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The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

Icahn Associates Holding LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm is affiliated with Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP), a Delaware master limited partnership and diversified holding company engaged in nine primary business segments: Investment, Automotive, Energy, Railcar, Mining, Food Packaging, Metals, Real Estate and Home Fashion. Icahn Associates Holding manages assets of high net-worth clients.

Brandes Investment Partners LP (Brandes) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in La Jolla, California. The firm was founded by Charles H. Brandes in 1974 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brandes Worldwide Holdings LP. Brandes provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors. They also participate in a number of wrap fee arrangements sponsored by unaffiliated brokers-dealers or program sponsors.

I.D. Systems, Inc. engages in the development, marketing, and sale of wireless machine to machine solutions for managing and securing enterprise assets. Its business activities focus on the following primary applications: industrial fleet management, transportation asset management, and rental fleet management. The company was founded by Kenneth S. Ehrman and Martin G. Rosansky in August 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Sawgrass Asset Management LLC (Sawgrass) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The firm was founded in 1998 by its principals Andrew Cantor, Dean McQuiddy, and Brian Monroe. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sawgrass Asset Management, Inc. (SAM). Sawgrass provides active equity and fixed income investment management services to institutional investors.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. provides mortgage banking services. The firm also engages in acquiring, holding, and managing real estate assets. It originates finances, sells, securitizes and services nonprime mortgage loans secured by single-family residence Flaherty. The company was founded by James A. Konrath and Ray Walton McKewon in September 1990 and is headquartered in Solano Beach, CA.

LPL Financial LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The firm was founded in 1989 as Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. They are a direct subsidiary of LPL Holdings, Inc., owned by LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPLA). LPL Financial offers various types of advisory services and programs to individual and institutional clients.

Summit Global Management, Inc. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in La Jolla, California. Founded in 1983, the firm provides investment advice to various types of clients.

Zui.com, Inc. offers online games. It provides online action, sports, puzzle and flash games. The firm sends weekly updates that inform about children activities through online for parents and teachers. The company was founded by Clifford T. Boro, Vidar Vignisson, Thomas C. Broadhead and William von Reis in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

WestPoint Home, Inc. manufactures broad woven fabrics. Its products include bed linens, towels, blankets, comforters and accessories under the brand names Grand Patrician, Patrician, Martex, Atelier Martex, Baby Martex, Utica, Lady Pepperell, Seduction, Vellux and Chatham. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

American Railcar Leasing LLC specializes in leasing and sale of railroad tank and covered hopper railcars. Its products include hopper cars, specifications, manuals and bulletins, outlets, photos, tank cars, specifications and service bulletins. The firm’s combination of industry knowledge, employees, flexible terms, equipment availability and client centered service enables them to provide you with the optimal leasing solution. The company was founded in July 2004 and is headquartered in Saint Charles, MO.

WestPoint International LLC manufactures, sources, markets and distributes bed and bath home fashion products. Its product portfolio include sheets, pillowcases, comforters, blankets, bedspreads, pillows, mattress pads, towels and related products. The firm conducts its operations exclusive in the consumer home fashion industry. It markets the products under trademarks, brand names and private labels, namely, WestPoint Home, Atelier Martex, Grand Patrician, Martex, Patrician, Lady Pepperell, Luxor, Utica and Vellux. The company was founded on February 25, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CargoSense, Inc. develops software solutions that optimize logistics networks in healthcare, foo and beverage, and other industries. The firm specializes in cold chain monitoring, supply chain logistics, and pharmaceutical shipment monitoring. The company was founded by Richard Kilmer in 2012 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (WFCS) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The firm was founded 1852 and formerly known as Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Wachovia Securities Financial Holdings LLC, a non-bank indirect subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), a financial and bank holding company. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC. WFCS provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions, as well as banks or thrift institutions. They also act as portfolio manager for certain wrap fee advisory programs.