John David Rothstein

Aston Hill Financial, Inc. is an asset management company, which engages in the business of management, marketing, distribution and administration of mutual funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, segregated institutional funds, as well as oil and gas property, and other fee based investment products for Canadian investors. It operates through its sole segment of activity related to management, sub advisory services and administration services for the Company's funds under management. Its services include high net worth investment management, institutional investment management, portfolio advisory services and other fee based investment products in Canada. The company was founded by Marcel J. Tremblay and Eric J. Tremblay in 2001 and is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Sprott Asset Management LP (Sprott AM) is a Canadian alternative investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Eric Sprott in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Sprott Asset Management GP, Inc., which is owned by Sprott, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SII). Sprott AM offers a wide variety of investment solutions to Canadian and international investors.