Zainelabdin bin Abdullah Bari

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

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.

Apro Bio Pharmaceutical Corp. develops and manufactures drugs. It is a biotechnology company that develops novel drugs for bio-weapon attacks and other bacterial infections. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT

Meco IV, LLC operates as an oil and gas acquisition, exploitation, and exploration company. It acquires and develops stable, oil and gas producing properties and undeveloped leaseholds, enhancing their value through the application of new and existing technologies, exploiting previously unrealized value. The company was founded by Sam D. Winegrad and Thomas J. Corley in December 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Part of UMC Merger Corp., General Atlantic Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas concern. The company is based in Denver, CO. General Atlantic Resources was acquired by UMC Merger Corp. on November 18, 1994 for $156 million.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Bullivant Houser Bailey PC provides legal advisories in the areas of construction, transportation, insurance law, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group Plc, Lloyds Bank Plc (New York Branch) is a commercial banking company. The company is based in New York, NY.

International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (Dubai) engages in the business of insurance and re-insurance. The firm serves in the area of energy upstream, energy downstream, property, marine, construction and engineering, treaty reinsurance, financial institutions, general aviation, professional indemnity, political violence, ports and terminals, and forestry. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

American Association of Professional Landmen consists of landmen and land-related persons throughout affiliated local associations in the United States and in Canada. It promotes standards of performance for all land professionals, which encourage responsible stewardship of energy and mineral resources. The company was founded on March 17, 1987 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Colorado UpLift is a non-profit organization that aims to provide urban students with a positive and caring adult mentor who can help them navigate life's toughest challenges. The non-profit company is based in Denver, CO. The organization recognizes that students living in low-income and underserved areas face a complex set of experiences and circumstances, including education failure, employment, incarceration, family dysfunction, and mental health issues. Colorado UpLift builds long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth to help them overcome these challenges.

Part of Al Tuwairqi Holding, Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Co. is a steel manufacturer based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ittefaq Steel is one of the largest and reputed steel manufacturers in GCC, with an integrated facility that is embraced with state-of-art technologies, skilled manpower, continuous innovation/investments, and social responsibilities. It is also the largest private sector steel manufacturer in the region. The Saudi Arabian company was founded in 2003. The CEO is Sharjeel Azhar.

Society of Mining Engineers represents all professions serving the mining, minerals and underground construction industries. Its memebers include engineers, geologists, metallurgists, educators, students and researchers. The company was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Wapwallopen, PA.

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a non-profit organization, which engages in empowering pro-Israel activists across all ages, religions, races, and political parties to be politically engaged and build relationships. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

General Organization for Social Insurance (Saudi Arabia) (GOSI) is the Government of Saudi Arabia's body which was established by Royal Decree in 1969 to apply and regulate social insurance, a form of social protection for private sector workers (and a category of workers in the public sector) which provides for workers and their families after termination of employment due to retirement, disability or death. It also provides medical care for occupational injuries and diseases and compensation for occupational disability or death. GOSI is a semi-state body which is supervised by a board of directors consisting of the Minister of Labor, GOSI Governor, members representing Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health, qualified insured members and employers' members. Based in Riyadh, the Organization also has field offices distributed throughout the Kingdom's provinces and districts.

Meritage Energy Company, LLC ('Meritage') is an oil & gas acquisition and exploitation company, formed in July of 2006 by Samuel D. Winegrad, Thomas J. Corley other institutional and individual investors. Messrs. Winegrad and Corley each have over twenty years of oil & gas experience with both private and public concerns and in senior executive capacities. Meritage was formed for the purpose of acquiring stable, long life oil & gas fields, enhancing their value through implementation of cost efficiencies and the application of new and existing technologies, exploiting previously unrealized value, and gaining the arbitrage value associated with the bundling of smaller properties into a larger and hence more attractive package for divestiture. In summary, Meritage can demonstrate sound financial backing, a rational business plan based on a proven formula which invests in 'bricks and mortar' assets, as well as seasoned management with a proven track record of building, managing and divesting oil and gas companies.

DUNN Capital Management LLC (DUNN Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Stuart, Florida. The firm was founded by William "Bill" Dunn in 1974. DUNN Capital manages client assets worldwide.

Western Energy Alliance is a nonprofit trade association based in Denver, CO, representing 300 companies engaged in environmentally responsible exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the west. The company believes in the principle of multiple use of non-park, non-wilderness public lands and has consistently stressed the importance of public lands advocacy over many years. The company is an advocacy organization promoting the best practices in the industry.

Saudi Industrial Development Fund provides finance, consulting, and advisory services. The private company is based in Dubbat, Saudi Arabia. The CEO of the Saudi Arabian company is Ibrahim Saad Almojel.