Kevin W. McAleer

Penson Worldwide, Inc. is a provider of a broad range of critical securities and futures processing infrastructure products and services to the global financial services industry. Its products and services include securities and futures clearing and execution, financing and cash management technology and other related offerings, and provide tools and services to support trading in multiple markets, asset classes and currencies. Penson Worldwide was founded by Phil A. Pendergraft and Daniel P. Son in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

VarTec Telecom, Inc. provides local and long-distance telecommunications services to business and residential customers in the US, Canada and Europe. It has its own switching and network infrastructure in the U.S. and Europe. The company was founded by A. Joe Mitchell Jr. in February, 1989 and is located in Carrollton, TX.

CapRock delivers uncompromising communications solutions to customers anywhere in the world. The company's end-to-end solutions provide customers with integrated fixed and mobile satellite communications and network services. With nearly three decades of experience and projects completed in over ninety countries, CapRock has become the trusted leader for reliable communications to remote and harsh environments. CapRock serves its customers through three primary markets: Energy, Government and Maritime. CapRock provides reliable communications to oil and gas, mining, and engineering and construction customers with operations located in some of the world's harshest and most remote environments. CapRock Government Solutions™, CapRock's government division, is recognized as the most trusted and innovative specialty telecommunications and IT solutions partner for defense, intelligence and government organizations. CapRock supplies VSAT services for the maritime market from always-on corporate networking and crew morale solutions to robust global networks. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, CapRock's global assets include four self-owned and operated teleports, eleven regional support centers, four 24/7 Network Operations Centers (NOC's) and partner global networks strategically located around the world. This positions CapRock as a single source network provider for customers with operations virtually anywhere on the globe. Whether on a ship at sea, an offshore oil platform or stationed at a critical support facility, CapRock customers have access to the same communication capabilities found at the corporate office.

Founded in 1995 by Daniel P. Son and Phil Pendergraft, Penson Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm is a subsidiary of Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PNSN). They provide flexible, technology-based processing solutions for the execution, clearing, custody and settlement of securities transactions. PFSI also offers a platform for registered investment advisors and provides prime brokerage services to hedge funds and other institutional investors. The firm does not provide any internal research. PFSI is a member of FINRA and the SIPC

American Pad & Paper Co. LLC manufactures and markets paper-based office products. Its products include writing pads, notebooks, filing supplies, retail envelopes, and machine papers. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Northrop Grumman Corp., Varo, Inc. is a fintech leader that offers premium bank accounts, high-interest savings accounts, and tech-first features to help people save and manage their money more easily. The company is based in Garland, TX. Varo has been granted preliminary approval for a de novo national bank charter by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and is working to become the first mobile-centric national bank in history. Varo personal loans are offered by Varo Money, Inc., under state licenses, subject to application approval. Varo Money, Inc. was acquired by Litton Industries, Inc. from Imo Industries, Inc. on June 02, 1995.

RENN Fund, Inc. is a closed-end management investment company, which seeks capital appreciation through investing in a variety of financial instruments such as common stocks, fixed income securities, loans, notes, and others. The company was founded on January 20, 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.