Roland R. Perry

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Dr. TATTOFF, Inc. owns and operates a chain of laser tattoo and hair removal clinics. It uses lasers in a series of treatments to break down tattoo pigments. The company was founded in July 2004 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA.

Blank Check Capital LP operates as a blank check company. The company provides investment and security services. It serves as a vehicle to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, and asset acquisition. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cboe Exchange, Inc. provides options exchange services. It trades equity options, security index options, options on exchange traded notes and products, binary options, one-week and quarterly options, long-term equity anticipation securities options, and flexible exchange options. The firm also provides information on various stock and options trading strategies, options trading tools, stock and option quotes and data; and options information and education. Additionally, they offer access to product information, conference notices, portfolio management tools, and educational materials for institutional investors and products and strategies for advisors to protect client’s portfolios. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1995 by Rick Perry, Institutional Analyst, Inc.. (IA) is an independent research firm located in Oak Brook, Illinois with additional offices in Beverly Hills, California and Port Jefferson, New York. The firm is a publisher of news, perspective and market intelligence reports on the equity markets. Their research focuses on publicly-traded small-cap companies with 'best-of-breed' products or services. The firm tends to focus on the biotechnology and Internet software/services sectors. IA typically seeks to have 90% of their retainer represented by an equity stake in their client companies.