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Ms. Blackman has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since July 2022, and she previously served as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer from May 2020 to June 2022. Prior to joining the Company, she served as the Senior Vice President of Business Operations at BET Networks from May 2017 to January 2019, where she oversaw finance, strategy, research, live events, security, facilities and operations. From July 2013 to May 2017, she held other senior roles at BET Networks, including Senior Vice President and Head of Finance, Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis and Senior Vice President Finance and Controller. Earlier in her career, Ms. Blackman worked for Marriott International and KPMG in a variety of leadership roles in accounting and finance. Ms. Blackman earned an MBA from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and a B.A. in Accounting from North Carolina State University and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. McMullen has served as the Company's General Counsel and Secretary since March 2025. Prior to this role, he was the Founder of GGM Legal Consulting from February 2024 to February 2025. From September 2020 to January 2024, he served as General Counsel and Company Secretary at LGC Ltd in London. From October 2016 to January 2020, he was Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel at Coty Inc. Prior to that, he held General Counsel roles at Schweitzer-Mauduit International, The ServiceMaster Company, CNL Hotels & Resorts and Global Signal Inc. He also spent several years with General Electric in various legal positions and began his private-sector legal career at Sullivan & Cromwell in Washington, D.C. and Paris.

On July 29, 2026, the Board appointed Robert E. Knowling, Jr. as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Robert E. Knowling, Jr previously served as CEO of the NYC Leadership Academy that is chartered with developing the next generation of principals in the New York City public school system. Mr. Knowling previously held roles as CEO of Telwares, Chairman and CEO of SimDesk Technologies, Inc. and Chairman, President and CEO of Covad Communications. Mr. Knowling serves as the Chairman of Eagles Landing Partners and on the boards of directors for Raken, CECO Environmental Corp., Rocket Software and Stream Companies. He also previously served on the boards of directors of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company from 2000 to 2005, Roper Technologies, Inc. from 2008 to 2021 and Citrix Systems Inc. from 2020 to September 2022.

On July 29, 2026, the Board elected, Steven B. Fink as Chair of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Fink is the Co-Chairman of Heron International. He served as a director of Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. from 2003 to 2011 and as Chairman of the Board of Life Storage, LLC from 2013 to 2016. In addition, Mr. Fink is a member of the boards of City of Hope, St. Helena Hospital, OLE Health Foundation and the Herb Ritts Foundation. From 1999 to 2009, Mr. Fink served as a director of Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. and was its Chairman from 2004 to 2009. From 2000 to 2008, Mr. Fink was the Chief Executive Officer of Lawrence Investments, LLC. Mr. Fink has also previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anthony Manufacturing, Chairman and Managing Director of Knowledge Universe and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nextera Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Fink holds a B.S. in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. and an L.L.M. from New York University.

Mr. Verbrugge served as Chief Commercial Officer of Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (Sirius XM), where he oversaw all commercial activities focused on marketing, subscription revenue, automotive and streaming partnerships and retail product development and sales for various SiriusXM brands from June 2022 to July 2024. Mr. Verbrugge held various senior roles at SiriusXM since 2004, including Executive Vice President, Sirius XM Digital Subscriptions. He served as a member of the board of directors of Sirius XM Canada Inc. (previously, Toronto: XSR), and since July 2020 also serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Verbrugge worked as a management consultant with The Dealy Strategy Group LLC, where he advised senior leaders of media, technology and services companies on strategy, operations and transactions. Mr. Verbrugge holds a doctorate in philosophy in management studies from University of Oxford, an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.

Mr. Smith currently serves as the Managing Director of The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR), which he launched in May 2010 as a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The CGLR supports a national network of 350+ communities in developing and implementing plans to ensure early school success for children of economically challenged families. From 1994 to 2016, Mr. Smith served on the senior management team at the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), first as Director of Planning and Development, then Senior Vice President, and Executive Vice President. At AECF, Mr. Smith led a comprehensive effort to assist local communities committed to improving economic and educational outcomes for families and children in disinvested communities across the nation. He also previously served on the boards of directors of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. from 2005 to 2009 and Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Smith served as Special Counsel and then as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for the School District of Philadelphia. From 1991 to 1993, he served as a senior advisor to Philadelphia's mayor, focusing on children and family policy. Mr. Smith was a tenured member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught education law and policy, corporations, and securities regulation from 1975 to 1997. Mr. Smith holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles and a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ms. McFadden founded LIZA and Partners LLC, which provides consulting services for nonprofits and foundations. She is the inaugural recipient of the Women Who Mean Business Award in her hometown of Tallahassee for her community service and serves on the boards of the Conservation Nation, the Florida State Parks Foundation, Village Square and the Suwannee River Area Council, Scouting America. Previously, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy from 2012 to 2018. She is a former high school teacher, Florida Department of Education administrator and served in Governor Jeb Bush's administration. Additionally, Ms. McFadden was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the National Institute for Literacy Board. Ms. McFadden holds an M.A. from Florida State University and a B.A. from Fitchburg State University.

Ms. Lawrence serves as chief impact and inclusion officer at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., where she has held progressive leadership roles since joining in 2003, most recently as president of eCommerce in the tools and outdoor division, business president, vice president and chief of staff to the chief executive officer. As president of eCommerce, Allison led a global team as they drove the strategic expansion of the eCommerce business and evolved the organization's digital capabilities to address the end-to-end customer journey. Ms. Lawrence currently leads the strategic development of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.'s enterprise culture and inclusion activities focused on driving business outcomes and maximizing positive impact for customers and end-users. Ms. Lawrence also serves on the board of Hartford Hospital, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New England. Ms. Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Oklahoma State University. She also earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Ms. Alvarez currently serves as Chair Emerita of the Latino Community Foundation. As Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, she was a member of President Clinton's Cabinet from 1997 to 2001. Previously, Ms. Alvarez served as the Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight from 1993 to 1997, where she was charged with financial oversight of the secondary housing market, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Prior to that, she worked for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Bear Stearns & Company, Inc. and the First Boston Corporation. She has served on the boards of directors of Fastly, Inc. since August 2019; and Bill.com since May 2022. From 2016 to April 2025, Ms. Alvarez served on the board of directors of HP Inc.; from 2006 to June 2016, served on the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and from 2004 to 2014, served on the boards of directors of MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation (formerly UnionBanCal Corporation) and MUFG Union Bank N.A. (formerly Union Bank N.A.). From 2014 to 2019, she served on the board of directors of Zoosk, Inc., and from 2011 to November 2022, on the board of Oportun Financial Corp. (formerly Progress Financial Corporation). Ms. Alvarez holds a B.A. from Harvard College.

On July 29, 2026, the Board elected, Brian Shepherd to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Shepherd most recently served as President, CEO, and a member of the board at CSG Systems International, Inc., a provider of software solutions for telecommunications, broadband and digital service providers, from 2021 through its acquisition by NEC Corporation in 2026. Prior to his role as President and CEO, he served as Executive Vice President and Group President from 2017 to 2021 where he focused on accelerating the growth and strategic development of the company. Prior to joining CSG, Mr. Shepherd held executive roles at TeleTech, Amdocs, DST Innovis, and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Shepherd received an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated from Wabash College with a B.A. in Economics.