Keevin Gillespie

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.

Founded in 1988 by Richard Messina, the Benchmark Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides equity research, sales and trading services for institutional and private clients. They focus on the media, energy, enterprise software, infrastructure software, biotechnology, specialty pharmaceuticals, REITs, Internet and communications sectors. The Benchmark Co.'s clearing agent is JP Morgan Clearing Corp.

Edge Data Solutions, Inc. is an edge data center and cloud infrastructure provider. Its products include colocation services, mobile data center solutions, and traditional real estate leasing in opportunity zones. The company was founded on September 10, 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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.

Founded in 2000, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a subsidiary of EBC Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Firebrand Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFGI).

National Defense Industrial Association engages in the defense and national security education. It offers courses such as configuration and data management certification program, defense systems acquisitions management, mastering business development, and certified modeling and simulation professional certification program. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Arlington, VI.

Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants operates under the professional accountant’s ordinance and works in the public interest. It offers CPA qualification programme and promulgating financial reporting, auditing and ethical standards in Hong Kong. The company was founded on January 1, 1973 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

CPA Australia Ltd. is an Australian company that has been operating since 1954 and provides education, training, technical support, and advocacy services in the accounting profession. The private company is based in Southbank, Australia and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The company engages with governments, regulators, and industries to advocate for policies that stimulate sustainable economic growth. With over 166,000 members working in 100 countries and regions, CPA Australia is one of the world's largest accounting bodies. It was founded in 1886 by Andrew Lyell, Arthur Cleveland, Benjamin Doughty Smith, Thomas Brentnall, John McAlister Howden, Charles Morell Holmes, William Crellin, and Edward Langton. Andrew Paul Hunter has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Part of Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Ltd., Four Seas Mercantile Ltd. operates as an investment holding Chinese company. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Part of Mazars Harel Drouin LLP, Mazars CPA Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides auditing services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the company is Stephen Weatherseed.

Founded in 2010, Consilium Global Research LLC is an independent investment research firm located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm's research focuses on high-quality small- and mid-cap companies that are underfollowed by Wall Street. They provide coverage on all industry groups. Consilium Global Research seeks to help undercovered companies achieve greater recognition in the investment community.

Kei Advisors LLC is a private company that provides customized investor relations services to small and micro-cap companies across various industries. The company is based in Buffalo, NY, and was founded by Deborah K. Pawlowski, who has been the CEO since incorporation. The company's services include developing targeted IR strategies, strategic communications, shareholder engagement, crisis management, ESG plans, capital markets intelligence, leadership coaching, trading, and liquidity improvement.

Wannemacher, Inc. is an American company that operates jewelry stores. The CEO of the private company is Delray Wannemacher.

XiBiDi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. engages in the online, retail, and direct sale of hemp-based health products. Its products include CBD magic hemp series, a cosmetics line which included three initial products, namely, the CBDBIO TECH Brightening and Refreshing Moisturizer, the CBDBIO TECH Perfecting Shield Primer, and the CBDBIO TECH Peptide Collagen Solution. Its consumer division offers wholesale and distribution of liquor and alcoholic beverages. The company was founded in March 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Part of Bakhu Holdings Corp., CBD Biotech, Inc. operates as a biotechnology research and American development company.

Hemp Logic, Inc. provides business services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Gabriel, CA.