A. Our Firm Cove Street Capital, LLC (“CSC”) is an SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered at 525 South Douglas Street, Suite 225, El Segundo, CA 90245. Cove Street Capital opened its doors in 2011. Listed below are the firm's principal shareholders (i.e., those individuals and/or entities controlling 25% or more of this company). Jeffrey Bronchick, CFA | Principal, Portfolio Manager | Mr. Bronchick is the Portfolio Manager and founder of Cove Street Capital. He has over 40 years’ experience running research-driven, concentrated, value-based strategies across all market capitalizations. Prior to the founding of CSC, Mr. Bronchick was the Chief Investment Officer and a principal of Reed Conner & Birdwell, LLC, a Los Angeles based investment manager. He was one of the first columnists for the TheStreet.com in the 1990’s and then moved on to a similar role with Grant’s Interest Rate Observer’s first online effort. Mr. Bronchick also previously worked in equity research, sales and trading roles at Neuberger Berman, Bankers Trust, and First Boston. He attended the London School of Economics and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Economics. The firm is a controlling owner of CSC Partners, LLC, a California limited liability company formed on May 25, 2021 (“CSC Partners”). CSC Partners serves as General Partner of CSC Partners Fund, LP; a Delaware limited partnership formed on May 24, 2021 (the “Partners Fund”). CSC’s ownership of CSC Partners creates an indirect controlling stake in the Partners Fund (See Item 10 – Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations). B & C. Types of Advisory Services & Client Restrictions CSC provides Portfolio Management for institutional and high net worth clients based upon the individual needs of the client. Through personal discussions with clients and their advisers, we agree upon goals and objectives that are compatible with our investment style, and then create and manage portfolios based on that policy. Relevant factors in this process include but are not limited to Investment objectives, risk-tolerance, liquidity needs and in the case of individuals, tax issues. CSC also provides investment advisory services to CSC Partners Fund, LP through its ownership of CSC Partners, the General Partner to the Fund. Portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis. Clients may impose reasonable restrictions on investing in certain

securities, types of securities, or industry sectors. Once the client's portfolio has been established, we review and rebalance the portfolio on a regular basis per the client’s objectives and investment considerations. Our investments are focused on publicly traded securities that may include but are not limited to:  Exchange-listed securities  Securities traded over-the-counter  Foreign issuers (ADRs and US listed)  Warrants  Corporate debt securities (other than commercial paper)  Loan participations  Certificates of deposit  Municipal securities  Mutual fund shares  United States governmental securities  Mortgage backed securities  Exchange traded funds (“ETFs”)  Public master limited partnerships  Real estate investment trusts (“REITs”)  Privately negotiated transactions  144a Because some types of investments involve certain additional degrees of risk, they will only be implemented when they are consistent with the client's stated investment objectives, tolerance for risk, liquidity and suitability. We are not limited to any specific product or service offered by a broker-dealer or insurance company. D. Wrap/UMA/Sub-Advisory/Advisory Aside from Portfolio Management Services, CSC has entered into relationships with select WRAP and UMA program sponsors (collectively “Manager”). These are sub-advisory relationships where the Manager provides investment supervisory services to its clients, including making recommendations concerning an investment adviser to render specific investment advice with respect to a client’s portfolio. The client enters into an agreement with the Manager who has a separate master agreement with CSC. For WRAP accounts, CSC may effect transactions through other broker-dealers, but it is expected that most of the transactions will be executed through the Manager because part of the negotiated fee includes brokerage commissions and trading costs. We manage these relationships on a discretionary basis. CSC attempts to manage these accounts in the same manner as our non-wrap accounts. For UMA program accounts, CSC provides a model to the Manager and the Manager effects the transactions in the client accounts. CSC has no discretion over trade execution for the UMA program account. E. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2023, we actively managed approximately $364 MM of clients’ assets on a discretionary basis.