Douglas M. Cousins

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Doherty & Associates Ltd. (D&A) is a Canadian investment advisory firm headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of AGF Management Ltd. (TSE: AGF.B). D&A provides investment management services to individuals and tax-exempt institutions.

T.E. Financial Consultants Ltd. provides financial advisory services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of iA Financial Corp., Inc., ISL Lafferty Securites, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. ISL Lafferty Securites was acquired by Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. on February 06, 2002.

RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management) (RBC-IM) is the asset management division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp., ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. RBC-IM provides advisory services to individuals, foundations, endowments, employee benefit plans, trusts and estates, educational institutions, corporations, businesses, government entities and other entities.

Founded in 1997, Hampton Securities Ltd. is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with an additional office in Hong Kong. The firm's primary business lines include: (1) private client wealth management (2) global institutional agency trading and (3) specialist/market making for over 100 securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Hampton Securities provides international trade execution services to institutional investors including international fund managers, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds and mutual funds. The firm advises on and completes custom trade settlements and currency conversions associated with large institutional order flows. Hampton Securities provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research. The firm is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF)

Portfolio Management Association of Canada operates as a forum for portfolio management firms to share best practices and industry knowledge. The firm''s activities include annual national conference, annual compliance forums and regular seminars, networking events with peers, surveys on operational, compliance and best practice issues, government submissions, sharing member developed/legally vetted templates, policies and standards and offering insurance coverage. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management, Inc. (LSWM) is a management-owned, Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Montréal, Québec with an additional office in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Lorne Steinberg in 2009. LSWM provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations. Accounts are managed on both a segregated basis and through proprietary pooled funds, depending on client circumstances.