Makoto Hoshino

BRIAZZ, Inc. sells high-quality branded lunch and breakfast foods for the on-the-go consumer. It sells products primarily through its operated cafes through delivery of box lunches and catered platters directly to corporate customers and through selected wholesale accounts. The company's core products are hot and cold sandwiches, salads and soups which are complemented by a variety of fresh baked goods, premium juices, starbucks coffees and fresh fruit. It operates a total of 38 cafes in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles. It is focused on achieving profitable operations in its core cafes and has no plans to open additional cafes during the current fiscal year. Its target customers are office workers.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1984 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BFA manages assets for US registered investment companies, including ETFs. Mandates include cash management, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and index strategies.

Part of NatWest Group Plc, Natwest Investment Services provides custody business services.

PIMCO Investments LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO), ultimately owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. PIMCO Investments offers trading services in stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds and private placements for qualified investors.