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Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, dba Barrow Hanley Global Investors (Barrow Hanley), is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by Michael C. Mewhinney in 1979. They are a subsidiary of Perpetual US Holding Co., Inc., ultimately held by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. The firm provides US and global equity and fixed income management strategies to institutional investors, mutual funds, and other clients. Barrow Hanley is a signatory to the United Nations' Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

XTO Energy Inc. operates as a domestic energy producer engaged in the acquisition, development, and discovery of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It specializes in the development of tight gas, shale gas, coal bed methane, and unconventional oil resources. The company was founded by Steve Palko, Bob Simpson and Jon Brumley in 1986 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Mobil Corp. operates primarily in the petroleum industry. The company is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

Stephens, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The firm was founded in 1933 and is a subsidiary of Susi Holdings, Inc., which is owned by Stephens Financial Services LLC. Stephens provides comprehensive securities sales and trading services, including customized solutions for clients in North America and abroad.

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (Charlesbank Capital Partners) is a private equity firm co-founded in 1997 by Michael Eisenson, Kim Davis, Tim Palmer, Michael Thonis, Mark Rosen and Brandon White. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kleinheinz Capital Partners, Inc. (Kleinheinz Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The firm was founded by John B. Kleinheinz in 1996. Kleinheinz Capital provides investment advice to high net worth clients.

Highland Capital Management LP (Highland) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded by James (Jim) Dondero and Mark Okada in 1993. They are owned by the Highland Claimant Trust. Highland acts as an investment adviser or sub-adviser to structured product vehicles (which include but not limited to CLOs and Collateralized Debt Obligations unregistered investment funds, and single Client accounts).

Frost Bank provides banking services. The company was Founded in 1868 and is San Antonio, TX.

Three Rivers Operating Co., Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas. Its drilling activities are primarily focused in the operating areas including bone spring formation, the wolfberry, conventional permian within permian basin. The company was founded on March 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

Hilltop Securities, Inc. (dba HilltopSecurities) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1946 as Southwest Securities, Inc. and they a subsidiary of Hilltop Securities Holdings LLC. Hilltop Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients.

Bear Stearns FOF Asset Management (Bear Stearns FoF Asset Management) is a private equity subsidiary of Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. founded in 1998. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Texas American Resources Co. LLC operates as an independent oil & gas exploration and production company. It operates assets located in Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, and Zavala Counties. The firm specializes in geology, engineering, finance, and land. The company was founded by David E. Honeycutt in 1990 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Part of Amber Parent Ltd., Sureland Industrial Fire Safety Ltd. is a Chinese company that manufactures and distributes fire protection products. The company is based in Shunyi, China. The company was founded by Wei Gang Li, Gangjin Li. Sureland Industrial Fire Safety was acquired by China Fire Protection Group Ltd., part of Amber Parent Ltd. from October 27, 2006 on June 02, 2006.

Crestline Investors, Inc (Crestline Investors) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Douglas Bratton. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.

Palmer Square Capital Management LLC (Palmer Square) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Mission Woods, Kansas. The firm was founded by Christopher Long in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Palmer Square Holdings LLC. Palmer Square provides investment advisory services to institutions, high-net worth individuals, collective investment trusts, investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) (NSI-IM) is the investment management division of Nomura Securities International, Inc., a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Nomura Holding America, Inc., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. NSI-IM provides advisory research services for a fee to institutional clients, such as banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations or other businesses, state government entities, investment companies, other investment advisers, corporations, or other businesses.

Three Rivers Operating Co. LLC provides oil and gas exploration services. It focuses on the acquisition, development and exploitation of oil and natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

NFJ Investment Group LLC (NFJ) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 2020 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Virtus Partners, Inc., which is wholly-owned by Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS). NFJ provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management or sub-advisory services to institutional clients and non-institutional clients principally through separate accounts, wrap fee programs and a variety of commingled funds and SEC registered closed-end investment companies.

Tricolor Auto Group LLC provides car dealer ship and finance services. The firm specializes in auto financing, job opportunity, marketing, auto financing, hispanic market, sales, branding and auto industry. The company was founded by Daniel Chu in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Goodman Financial Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded by Steven “Steve” Goodman in 1989. Goodman Financial provides personalized investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, families and institutions.

Kimmeridge Energy Management Co., LLC (Kimmeridge Energy Management) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2012 by Benjamin P. Dell, Henry Makansi and Neil McMahon. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Bynum School is a special needs school located in Midland, TX. The school is dedicated to providing high-quality education to individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, unique and rare syndromes, and medical fragility. Bynum School focuses on the abilities of its students and is committed to helping them achieve their various needs, passions, and dreams. The school has experienced significant growth over the past five years, reflecting the community's need for quality education for its special needs population.

Hersh Family Investments (Hersh Family Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Circuitronics, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic manufacturing services. It offers system assembly, prototyping, supply chain solutions, and advanced engineering support. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Weihai Ploumeter Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, production, and sale of Internet of Things (IoT) ultrasonic metering instruments. Its products and services include ultrasonic heat meters, ultrasonic water meters, and heating energy saving management. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Weihai, China.

NLM Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded by Randy Chappell in 2004. The firm is headquartered in Irving, Texas.