John David Piermont

THCG, Inc. is currently providing a limited level of investment banking and other financial advisory services through Tower Hill. Prior to November 1, 1999, the Company was a closed-end management investment company with three business focuses: investing in start-up and early stage development companies; operating an investment vehicle that specialized in bridge financing to small and medium-sized companies; and providing accounts receivable-based commercial financing, or factoring and related services. During 2000, the Company provided a combination of venture funding, venture development and venture banking services to its partner companies, comprised of Internet and technology companies in which it acquired direct or indirect equity interests as well as to third parties to which it provided services for fees. THCG is located in New York, NY.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Chronix Biomedical, Inc. manufactures diagnostic substances chemicals. It develops DNA-based blood tests primarily for monitoring minimal residual disease in cancer patients. The firm also develops a technology that measures personalized biomarkers in cancers of the colorectum, prostate, lung, ovarian, pancreas, blood and central nervous system. The company was founded by Wiiliam A. Boeger and Howard B. Urnovitz in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Holdings, Inc. provides financial advisory services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Impulse Devices, Inc. designs and manufactures acoustic inertial confinement reactors for national laboratories and major universities. The company was founded by Ross Tessien & Mike Cannon in 1999 and is headquartered in Grass Valley, CA.

AirTreks, Inc. provides air ticketing services. It enables travelers and travel agents to create customized itineraries-with an unlimited number of destinations-and receive instant online price estimates with one click. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, WA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

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.

Part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Best Internet Communications, Inc. provides web hosting services. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Best Internet Communications was acquired by Hiway Technologies, Inc., part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. from January 05, 1999 on April 28, 1998.

Northrop Grumman Guidance & Electronics Co., Inc. manufactures communications and navigation instruments. The company is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Comtech AeroAstro, Inc. manufactures micro satellite systems and other related technology products. The company develops and operates Sensor Enabled Notification System, which provides satellite based low data rate communications and asset tracking in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, the Middle East, Asia, and South America. The company was founded by Dr. Rick Fleeter in 1988 and is headquartered in Ashburn, VA.

Central Park Conservancy, Inc. maintains and develops the Central Park. It offer lawns pruning, trees fertilization, shrubs and flowers plantation, ball fields and playgrounds maintenance, graffiti removing, and monuments conservation. The firm also provides water bodies and woodlands sanitation, erosion control, drainage cleanliness, pollution control, and salvation prevention services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The Capital Group Cos., Inc., Capital Research Co. (California) is a company based in Los Angeles, CA. The company provides investment advice. Bradley Johnston Vogt has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Cato Institute, Inc. provides public policy research services. The firm specializes in finance, banking, monetary policy, foreign policy, government and politics, health care, international economics, law and civil liberties, tax, budget policy, telecom, internet and information policy, trade and immigration. The company was founded by Edward H. Crane and Charles G. Koch in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.