Evan Richert

Samsung Asset Management (New York), Inc. (SAMNY) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SAM CO), itself a subsidiary of Samsung Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (KRX: 032830) in South Korea. Founded in 1994, SAMNY provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to Korean institutional clients, which includes its parent company, SAM CO, a Korea-based and Korean registered investment adviser, which is also registered with the SEC.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.