Maria Bruno

Fiera Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (FCC-IM) is the investment management division of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ), a publicly listed asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 through a merger with Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. FCC-IM offers customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail, and private wealth clients across North America, Europe, and key markets in Asia.

Fiera Capital, Inc. is a Canada-based independent investment advisor headquartered in Montreal with an additional office in Toronto. The firm was founded in 1983 and was formerly known as Fiera YMG Capital. Fiera Capital offers a range of traditional and quantitative products for institutional investors, retail and private clients, and third-party funds.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

Van Berkom & Associates, Inc. (Van Berkom) is a specialized investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Sebastian van Berkom in 1991 and is owned by JSVB Investments, Inc. They manage stock portfolios for large North American pension funds, corporations, foundations, and endowment funds. Van Berkom is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

PineStone Asset Management, Inc. (PineStone) is a boutique investment manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded by Nadim Rizk in 2021 as StonePine Asset Management, Inc. PineStone provides advisory services to a broad range of institutional, private wealth clients and to the Funds offered to certain investors on a private placement basis as well as private funds sub-advised by PineStone.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Fiera Capital Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Wilkinson O'Grady & Co, Inc. and they were acquired in 2013 by Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ) in Canada through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fiera US Holding, Inc. Fiera Capital provides investment management services on a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to separately managed accounts for predominantly US high net-worth individuals, such as affluent families and their foundations, and institutional clients which include pension plans, profit sharing plans and other charitable organizations.

Nymbus Capital, Inc. provides financial services. It offers investment management, alternative investments, financial markets, quantitative investing, fixed income, fintech and artificial intelligence. The company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

3iQ Corp. is a holding firm and digital asset investment fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Jean-Luc Landry and Frederick Thomas Pye in 2012. 3iQ manages a public bitcoin investment fund – The Bitcoin Fund (TSX: QBTC.U) – and offers exposure to cryptocurrencies via familiar investment products for Canadian individual investors and their advisors, institutions, and both single and multi-family offices.

Northstone Power Corp. engages in the distribution and transmission of power. It operates through Elmworth Station, a natural gas power plant, which generates power in the cold winter and warm summer months, or when there are unplanned outages of larger coal generating plants. The company was founded on December 17, 1997 and is headquartered in Spruce Grove, Alberta.

Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is the investment management subsidiary of State-owned Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. AIMCo manages investments on behalf of public sector pension, endowment and special purpose funds as designated by the Alberta Ministry of Finance and Enterprise.

IA Private Wealth, Inc. (Broker) (IA Private Wealth-Broker) is the brokerage division of IA Private Wealth, Inc., wealth management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., which is owned by iA Financial Corp., Inc. (TSE: IAG). IA Private Wealth-Broker offers brokerage services in stocks, bonds and mutual funds to individuals and institutions.

Hydro-Qu?bec engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. It supplies residential and businesses. The company was founded on April 14, 1944 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Technoparc Montréal operates as a scientific research park in Canada. Its services include transportation, daycare, restaurants, meeting rooms and conferences. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Optimum Reassurance, Inc. engages in life and health reinsurance industry. Its services include individual health, individual life, group and travel insurance. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

CTI Capital Securities, Inc. (CTI) is the brokerage subsidiary of CTI Capital Groupe, Inc. The firm is headquartered in Montréal and was founded in 1987. CTI provides brokerage services in the fixed-income, money market and stock markets. Their fixed-income research seeks to identify the optimal strategy for the term, duration and tactical opportunities between different sectors of the market. Their equity research focuses on continuous global monitoring of the Canadian stock market.

LionGuard Capital Management, Inc. (LionGuard) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Westmount, Canada. The firm was founded by Andrey Omelchak in 2014. LionGuard manages capital for institutional investors, family offices, funds of funds, and investment advisors.

OMA Enterprises Corp.'s current business plan is to attempt to identify and negotiate with a business target for the merger of that entity with and into the Company. In certain instances, a target company may wish to become a subsidiary of it's or may wish to contribute or sell assets to the Company rather than to merge. No assurances can be given that it will be successful in identifying or negotiating with any target company, or, if it does enter into such a business combination, no assurances can be given as to the terms of a business combination, or as to the nature of the target company. The firm seeks to provide a method for a foreign or domestic private company to become a reporting or public company whose securities are qualified for trading in the United States secondary markets.

The Bank of Canada provides banking and financial services. Its services include mortgage and payment processing, loan application, credit card application, accounting solutions, tax preparation, financial analysis, insurance, and payroll processing services to its clients. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1978 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA FM provides investment advisory services to US investment companies and certain pooled investment vehicles.

Dundee Capital Markets, Inc. provided financing and advisory services. It focused on specific sectors namely, resources, comprising mining, energy, forestry, fertilizers and agriculture, real estate, and infrastructure. The company was founded in December 10, 2010 and was headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) is a subsidiary of Corus Group Plc, ultimately owned by Tata Steel Ltd. (BM: 500470) in India. Located in Glasgow, Scotland, the BSPS is sponsored by Corus UK Ltd. The day-to-day administration of the Scheme is supervised by a Management Committee, and investment decisions are supervised by the firm's Investment Committee, assisted by independent advisors. Pension Services Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSPS, manages the Scheme's investments.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (Investment Management) (RBC Dominion Securities-IM) is the investment management division of RBC Dominion Securities, Inc., a brokerage firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSX: RY). RBC Dominion Securities-IM offers a complete range of investment solutions and wealth management services to individuals, families, businesses, charitable foundations and other organizations across Canada and worldwide.

Walter Public Investments, Inc. (WPI) is an independent Canadian investment advisory firm headquartered in Westmount, Québec. WPI offers its global equity strategy to external investors.

Walter Financial, Inc. is a privately-held investment management firm headquartered in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. The firm manages the assets of individual and institutional clients.

State Street Global Advisors Ltd. (SSgA) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montreal, Quebec with an additional office in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors International Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSgA provides asset allocation models on a non-discretionary basis to investment advisers and other financial institutions. They also provide investment advice to pensions and profit-sharing plans.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada provides life insurance and other financial services. It offers saving, retirement and pension products and life and health insurance to individuals and groups through its operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. The company was founded in 1865 by Mathew Hamilton Gault and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.