John M. Geremia

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank operates as a development bank, which engages in the provision of financial and business development services for the agriculture and food industries. It operates through the following segments: Treasury Management, Promotional Activity, and Capital Investment. The Treasury Management segment shows the results of the Group’s liquidity supply and management. The Promotional Activity segment promotes investments in the agricultural sector and rural areas. The Capital Investment segment includes the investments of equity reported in the balance sheet and the investments of long-term provisions such as securities and promissory notes as well as in registered bonds issued by banks and public sector institutions. It offers loans for promotional purposes and assistance measures through banks; and short-term loans to pre-finance payments to farmers. The company was founded on May 11, 1949 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

JPMorgan Securities LLC (JPMS) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Broker-Dealer Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co., Inc. (NYSE: JPM). JPMS provides research on fixed income, credit, derivatives, emerging markets, foreign exchange, structured finance, technical analysis and bond indices. Their equity analysts cover equities throughout North America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and the emerging markets. The firm's fixed income team formulates trading and portfolio recommendations for investors in global bonds and other fixed-income markets based on valuations, analytics and market dynamics.

Deutsche Bank AG provides financial and banking services. It also offers commercial and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

Part of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, DaimlerChrysler Financial Services AG provides leasing and financing services. The company is based in Berlin, Germany.

RWE Power AG engages in the production, generation, and distribution of electricity. It operates coal, nuclear, hydroelectric, and other conventional power plants. The firm also specializes in the extraction of energy raw materials. The company is headquartered in Essen, Germany.

Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City and was founded in 1969. The firm is a division of Nomura Holding America, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR, TYO: 8604, AMS: 8604). NSI provides securities brokerage services, as well as asset management, domestic retail, global markets, global investment banking and global merchant banking services. The firm's fixed-income business consists of bond sales and trading, origination and product supply for securitization deals and real estate-focused asset finance operations (in cooperation with Investment Banking). In the equity markets, NSI offers sales and trading of domestic and foreign stocks on a global basis, primarily for institutional investors.

Argor-Heraeus SA refines gold, silver, platinum and palladium. The firm transforms finished and semi-finished products for banks, electronics, chemical, watch, and jewellery industries. It also provides support services for precious metals trading. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Mendrisio, Switzerland.

Part of DXC Technology Co., European Transaction Bank AG specializes in settlements of securities, funds, and derivatives. The company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. European Transaction Bank was acquired by Xchanging UK Ltd. from Deutsche Bank AG on May 27, 2004.

DHB Verwaltungs AG engages in the provision of mortgage banking services. It offers financial services that encompass public-sector lending, property finance, and risk management. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Mercedes-Benz USA LLC distributes and markets and Mercedes-Benz products in the United States. It offers sedans, coupes, SUV's and wagons and convertibles and roadsters. The firm also offers maybach, smart, and sprinter products. It has offices in Irvine, Jacksonville, Montvale, Parsippany and Rosemont. The company was founded by Karl Benz, Emil Jellinek, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in 1965 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.

Daimler Financial Services AG provides leasing and financial services. It offers financial services by providing tailor-made leasing and financing solutions to promote the vehicle sales of the DaimlerChrysler group’s brands worldwide. The firm’s products are offered to financial services for dealerships, commercial fleet management, the procurement of automotive insurance solutions, banking services, and mobility services like car2go. The company is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Commerzbank Auslandsbanken Holding AG provides commercial banking services. The company is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Part of Commerzbank AG, Commerzbank Corporates & Markets provides investment advice. The company is based in London, UK.

Commerzbank AG (Broker) (Commerzbank-Broker) is the brokerage division of Commerzbank AG (ETR: CBK) in Germany. In 2009, following Commerzbank's acquisition of Dresdner Kleinwort the group created a Corporates & Markets platform which integrated the business of Dresdner Kleinwort GmbH-Investment Management. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Commerzbank-Broker provides trade solutions to multinational corporations, institutional investors, public entities, SMEs and private clients. They also offer risk management and structured financing solutions.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

Mercedes-Benz Bank AG provides banking and financing services. Its products include investments, credit cards, leasing, loan financing, and insurances. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.

Commerz Real AG engages in the provision of asset and investment management services. Its products and services include open-ended real estate funds, institutional investments, infrastructure funds, alternative investment funds, asset structuring, and equipment leasing. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business operates as a forum for the formulation and discussion of Asia-Pacific-related economic and political interests concerning German and Asian business. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Deutsche Bank AG provides corporate banking and investment services. It offers asset and wealth management, corporate banking and securities and global transaction banking solutions. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank offers corporate and investment banking services to large corporate clients and financial institutions. Its products include debt optimization and distribution, structured finance, global markets division and international transaction banking products. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ally Financial, Inc. (NYSE:ALLY) is an independent, diversified, financial services company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The company was formed in 1919 as General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC), a provider of automotive financing. Since then, the business has expanded to include a full site of automotive financing products and services, including new and used auto and RV inventory and consumer financing, leasing, inventory insurance, commercial loans and vehicle remarketing services. Renamed Ally Financial in 2010, Ally Financial operates as a bank holding company.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

Frankfurt Stock Exchange operates as stock market. It provides free information includes free stock quotes, DAX and other information, information on selected companies traded and listed in the stock exchange. It also provides direct source for global investors to find up-to-date public information on Frankfurt listed stocks and bonds, featured companies and trading. The company was founded on 1585 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Part of Deutsche Börse AG, Eurex Germany is a company that offers secured financing for fixed income futures through their GC Pooling service. This service provides a ring-fenced basket that targets futures deliverables as a standardized basket, eliminating the need for clearing members to warehouse the Cheapest to Deliver (CTD) and finance them through their internal treasury.

EIS Einlagensicherungsbank GmbH is a deposit guarantee bank that supports the deposit guarantee fund and the compensation facility deutscher banken gmbh in handling banks, compensation for deposits, contribution collection, investment system, and other support services to secure financial market stability. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Klaus Vajc, Thorsten Drescher.

Interessengemeinschaft Frankfurter Kreditinstitute GmbH is a self-help organization for the banking industry. The private company was founded in 1949 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.