Leo Carpio

A unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), Prudential Equity Group LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Chicago, Kansas City, Missouri, Menlo Park, California and San Francisco. The firm provides indpendent equity research, sales and trading to domestic and international institutional clients

Founded by Darren Caris in 2002, Caris & Co., Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Del Mar, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley & Co. They offer research that is independent of their investment banking activities, as well as a full array of trading and execution services. Caris & Co.'s coverage includes large-, mid- and small-cap companies in the healthcare, technology, energy and consumer sectors. Their research is written for the longer-term investor with an investment horizon of at least 12 months. Caris & Co., Inc. is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance, annuities, and employee benefits programs. It operates through the US, and MetLife Holdings segments. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance solutions. It offers financial guaranty, mortgage insurance, and mortgage services for credit enhancement on public finance and structured finance securities. The company was founded by Roger K. Taylor in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1997, Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Joseph Gunnar Holding Co. LLC They provide financial advisory, brokerage and trading for investors in connection with listed equities, corporate and municipal bonds, preferred stock, mutual funds, IRA, pension plans and NASDAQ NMS securities.