Ed A. Pennock

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.

Blackmont Capital, Inc., formerly First Associates Investments, Inc., is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (MCQEF.PK), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services to institutions, corporations and individuals. Blackmont Capital manages the Resolute Growth Fund, an open-end mutual fund and the Blackmont Corporate Bond Fund.

Founded in 1929, D&D Securities Co., formerly Dominick & Dominick, is a broker/dealer located in Toronto. The firm offers a full array of trading and execution services. They do not provide any internal research.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, DFI-Securities is a Canadian company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is located in Canada. The company was founded by Ed A. Pennock. DFI-Securities was acquired by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell on January 01, 1996.

Integral Wealth Securities Ltd. is an independent Canadian securities dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by John Gibson in 2004 and provides a full array of trading and execution services to emerging companies in three principal sectors: oil + gas, metals + mining and diversified industries. They also work closely with institutional and ultra-high-net-worth investors who seek attractive risk adjusted returns through participation in these sectors via new issues or the secondary markets.

Founded in 2008, NCP Northland Capital Partners, Inc., formerly Sandfire Securities, Inc., (NCP) is an employee-owned broker/dealer and securities firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Northland Bancorp, a Toronto-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on real estate acquired Sandfire Securities, Inc. in 2010. NCP Capital Partners is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The firm provides services for a diverse group of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment counselors and high net-worth individuals. Their research coverage includes: special situations, technology, clean technology, telecommunications, new media, metals & mining, life sciences, industrials and infrastructure.