David Blain

Grand Banks Energy Corporation's ('Grand Banks' or 'the Company') principal business is the exploration, development and production of oil and gas properties. The Company was originally incorporated on June 25, 1969 under the British Columbia Companies Act and changed its name from Pacific Amber Resources Ltd. to Grand Banks Energy Corporation in 2003.The Company has been continued under the Alberta Business Corporations Act. On April 29, 2008, the Company announced it had entered into an agreement with Fairborne Energy Ltd. ('Fairborne') pursuant to which Fairborne has made an offer (the 'Offer') to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company by way of a takeover bid. Oil and gas operations are subject to the risks of exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties, including encountering unexpected formations or pressures, premature declines of reservoirs, blowouts, sour gas releases, fires and spills. Oil and natural gas exploration and development activities are dependent on the availability of drilling and related equipment in the particular areas where such activities will be conducted. Demand for such equipment or access restrictions may affect the availability and/or cost of such equipment to Grand Banks and may delay exploration and development activities. To the extent Grand Banks is not the operator of its oil and gas properties, the Company will be dependent on other operators for timing of activities related to non-operating properties and will be largely unable to direct or control the activities of the operators.

Ultimate Finance Holdings Ltd. provides various SME lending products. The company was founded by Mark William James Ferguson and Sharon O'Kane in 1998 and is headquartered in Bradley Stoke, the United Kingdom.

Reinnervate Ltd. operates as a life sciences company that develops, manufactures, and sells products for three dimensional (3D) cell culture applications that include cancer research, drug discovery, HTS, stem cell biology, and others. It offers Alvetex, a porous polystyrene scaffold designed for 3D cell culture. The company was founded by Stefan A. Przyborski in 2002 and is headquartered in Sedgefield, the United Kingdom.

Drew Scientific Group Plc designs and manufactures analytical instruments for laboratory testing particularly in the areas of diagnosing and monitoring diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and hematology. It sells its products to the veterinary market and has operations in the US and UK. The company was co-founded by Keith Drew and Conor Maxwell in 1980 and is headquartered in Barrow-in-Furness, UK.

eg solutions Ltd. provides information technology and software support services. It is a back office optimization software company, which is specialized in two core solutions: eg operational intelligence and eg operational management implementation. The eg operational intelligence software suite provides historic, real-time, and predictive management information about all the factors affecting operational performance. The eg operational management implementation and training services deliver a consistent approach to actively managing work, people and processes anywhere in the world. eg Solutions was founded by Elizabeth Gooch in January 1988 and is headquartered in Stafford, the United Kingdom.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP engages in the provision of accounting services. Its services include audit and assurance, accounting advisory, risk assurance, tax management, corporate insolvency, life cycle assessment, forensic services, private equity advisory, and financial reporting valuations. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.