Emlen Harmon

JMP Securities LLC is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2002 by Joseph Jolson and they are a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by JMP Group, Inc. (NYSE: JMP). JMP Securities provides equity research, institutional brokerage and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that focuses on providing services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. JMP Securities specialize in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services and real estate.

Founded in 1962, Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC (NYSE: JEF) and their ultimate parent is Leucadia National Corp. (NYSE: LUK). Jefferies provides investment banking, sales and trading, research and asset management to a variety of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net-worth individuals. The firm specializes in growing, mid-sized companies in the following sectors: (1) aerospace and defense (2) clean technology (3) energy (4) financial services (5) business services (6) gaming and leisure (7) healthcare (8) industrials (9) maritime and oil service (10) media and communications (11) retail and consumer and (12) technology. They also offer private client services, prime brokerage, securities finance, correspondent clearing and NYSE brokerage services. Jefferies' research covers U.S. and international equity, high yield, convertibles, investment grade fixed-income and post-reorganization securities, as well as special situations and quantitative research.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC).The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch.MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines.Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries.The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.