Jimmie N. Carter

Bristol Hotels & Resorts, Inc. owns and operates hotels. It has operations in Dallas, Houston, and Wichita, Kansas. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX

Expert Group, Inc. engages in bottling and distribution of pure mountain spring water under the brand Pleasant Springs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Tiger, GA.

Basic Energy Services, Inc. engages in the provision of well site services to oil and natural gas drilling and producing companies. It operates its business through the following segments: Completion and Remedial Services, Well Servicing and Water Logistics. The Completion and Remedial Services segment utilizes coiled tubing services, air compressor packages specially configured for underbalanced drilling operations, an array of specialized rental equipment and fishing tools, thru-tubing, and snubbing units. The Well Servicing segment encompasses a full range of services performed with a mobile well servicing rig, including the installation and removal of downhole equipment and elimination of obstructions in the well bore to facilitate the flow of oil and natural gas. The Water Logistics segment focuses on the fleet of trucks and related assets, including specialized tank trucks, storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities water treatment, and related equipment. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

The Company's principal activity is to arrange private placements and other financing for public companies. It provides retail brokerage activities primarily for officers, directors and other related and affiliated parties. It also provides limited range of other corporate finance functions which include business consulting and merger, acquisition services and retail brokerage services.

Part of Citigroup, Inc., Argent Securities, Inc. provides mortgage securities. The company is based in Orange, CA.