R. Jeffrey White

Stonecap Securities, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was formerly the capital markets division of Blackmont Capital Inc. and was founded in 2010 when Blackmont's parent, CI Financial Corp., divested their investment dealer. They are now a subsidiary of Edgecrest Capital Corp. and their ultimate parent is Edgecrest Capital Holdings, Inc. Stonecap Securities seeks to help clients maximize their absolute and relative investment performance through a global perspective on corporate fundamental analysis and valuation. They seek to identify emerging growth opportunities with attractive risk-reward profiles. Their research focuses on small-cap and large-cap companies that are listed on the S&P/TSX and TSX Venture exchanges. Stonecap Securities offers coverage of the following sectors: special situations, mining exploration/development, clean technology, energy (services and industrials), oil and gas exploration/production and financial services.

Founded in 2010, CI Capital Markets Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (Toronto: CIX.TO). CI Capital Markets consists of the former capital markets group of Blackmont, Inc. The firm offers independent research, specialized trading services and institutional sales. They also provide a full range of services to the investment banking sector including raising capital and providing financial advice for new or expanding ventures. CI Capital Markets' trading desk professionals provide investment ideas and trading services to institutional money managers throughout Canada and the US. They look for superior quality companies with experienced, reputable management teams and favorable risk/reward profiles. CI Capital Markets strategically prices each offering to balance the interests of the issuing company with its new retail and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking professionals focus on leading transactions for Canadian issuers in the mid-size market and they play a supporting role in transactions for larger issuers. They offer clients a complete suite of alternatives when sourcing equity for their public and private ventures, as well as advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions. CI Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: energy, metals and minerals, real estate, technology, special situations, industrials and financial services. The firm seeks opportunities that have a sustainable competitive advantage over their competition. Companies should have coherent and actionable business plans and clear strategic objectives. CI Capital Markets offers coverage for entrepreneurs and companies at every stage of development including both equity financing and financial advising. Their services include: equity financing services, private placements, bought deals, secondary sales, cross border transactions, fully-marketed offerings, IPOs, financial advisory services, takeover defense preparation, financial restructuring, formal valuations, fairness opinions, sales and divestitures advisory services, buy-side mergers & acquisitions advisory services, sell-side mergers & acquisitions advisory and structured finance vehicles. CI Capital Market's research team focuses on the following sectors: diversified Industries energy, financial services, metals/minerals, real estate and lodging and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT). Their diversified industries research focuses on infrastructure and renewable energy. They look for companies whose operating characteristics are best positioned to generate sustainable competitive advantages and rising free cash flow. Within the energy sector, CI Capital Markets targets companies involved in domestic and international oil and gas exploration and production, oil sands and alternative energy drilling and energy services. Within the financial services sector, they provide coverage on Canada's big six domestic banks and selected niche financial sector players with above-average growth potential. The firm's real estate research coverage focuses on REITs that specialize in investments in hotels, industrial, multi-residential, office, retail and senior living properties. They also follow some undercovered high growth, small-cap and mid-cap REITs and real estate companies. Within the TMT sector, CI Capital Markets focuses on a variety of high-technology sub-sectors including, but not be limited to, information technology services, mobile data, enterprise applications, e-commerce, semiconductors, Internet infrastructure services, software and telecommunications.

Blackmont Capital Securities is the broker subsidiary of Blackmont Capital, Inc. They focus on sectors such as energy, metals and minerals, biotechnology and health services, technology and special situations, business trusts and industrials, consumer staples, real estate and hospitality and financial services. Blackmont screens for emerging influences, shifts in market dynamics and changes in corporate fundamentals to identify immediate growth opportunities with the best risk-reward profile

Founded in 2013, Edgecrest Capital Corp provides a full range of services including investment banking, equity sales & trading, and research products to global corporate and institutional clients. The firm is located in Toronto, Ontario.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Bank (Canada) operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Sarah Bevan.

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.