David Dixon Lewis

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Founded in 1982, Ragen MacKenzie Group, Inc. (NYSE: RMG) is a full-service brokerage firm headquartered in Seattle. They are an affiliate of Wells Fargo Investments LLC and a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC). With additional offices nationwide, the firm provides value-oriented, objective research. They focus on the following industries: aerospace, air freight, biotechnology, financial services, forest products, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, retail, semiconductors, software, technology, transportation, utilities and other special situations. Ragen Mackenzie searches for companies nationwide that are undervalued in the marketplace and that demonstrate strong long-term fundamental characteristics, yet have not been recognized by the majority of investors. The firm is a member of the SIPC.

First Washington Corp. (FWCO) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 1937 and is a subsidiary of Lewis Investors LLC. FWCO provides discretionary advisory services through separately managed accounts to individuals, corporations or other business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans.

Foster & Marshall LLC provides real estate services. The private company is based in Seattle, WA.

Founded in 1937, First Washington Corp. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer located in Seattle, Washington. The firm is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. First Washington Corp. also operates as an SEC-registered investment advisor. The firm's brokerage business focuses mainly on making purchases and sales of securities for their clients for a disclosed commission. Publicly-traded stocks and bonds are held by their clients in different types of accounts to achieve many objectives, including IRAs, corporate accounts, charitable trusts and more. First Washington Corp. offers a full range of investments and services including: (1) stocks (2) options (3) government, corporate and municipal bonds (4) money market funds (5) mutual funds (6) certificates of deposit (7) retirement plans (8) rule 144 stock plans and (9) margin accounts.