Mark Purdy

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.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

Part of CI Financial Corp., BPI Financial Corp. provides investment banking and brokerage services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (Manulife IM (US)) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of John Hancock Subsidiaries LLC, ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSX: MFC), a Canadian-based financial services firm. Manulife IM-US manages assets for a variety of institutional and other types of clients, such as public and private pension funds, foundations, mandatory provident funds outside the US, financial institutions, investment trusts, separately managed account clients, and high net-worth individuals. The firm also manages registered funds, which includes UCITS, US and Canadian open- and closed-end mutual funds and privately offered unregistered investment funds.

Formula Growth Ltd. (FG) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded by John Dobson in 1960 and is a subsidiary of Formula Growth International Ltd. FG manages equity portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors.

Fidelity Investments Canada ULC (FIC) is a Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of FIC Holdings ULC and their ultimate parent is 483A Bay Street Holdings LP in Bermuda. Founded in 1987, Fidelity Investments Canada provides Canadian investors a full range of domestic, international and global equity and income-oriented mutual funds, as well as asset allocation, managed solutions, ETFs, sustainable investment funds and a high-net-worth program.

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (Mawer) is a privately-owned, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm was founded as a partnership in 1974 by Charles Mawer. They provide discretionary portfolio management services in certain jurisdictions in Canada for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, institutions, pension funds, and not-for-profit organizations.

HempNova Lifetech Corp. engages processing of industrial hemp related services and products. Its services include germination, propagation, flower drying and processing, biomass drying and processing, marketing and sales of hemp related products to retailers, wholesalers, industrial users and consumers. The company was founded on April 26, 1993 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

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.

KJ Harrison & Partners, Inc. (KJH) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by K. James Harrison in 2001 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harrison & Partners Holdings, Inc. KJH offers investment advisory services to select individuals and families.

Dancap Private Equity Inc (Dancap Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Aubrey Dan. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd. (LOM) is an independent Canadian broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1970, the firm combines objective research and value-added financing ideas with institutional sales, trading and investment banking. They are a provider of value-added North American research. LOM focuses exclusively on advising small and mid-cap companies, with a strong focus on select emerging growth companies in industries that include Technology, Healthcare, and Mining.

AIMA Canada, Inc. operates as an investment management firm. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

BLue Opal Capital Inc (Blue Opal Capital) is a venture capital/ private equity firm founded in 2019 by Federico A Jost. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Trust Company Canada is a company based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Robert Baillie.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Part of Schroders Plc, Schroders Asia Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Forge First Asset Management, Inc. (Forge First) is an independent Canadian alternative asset manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Andrew S. McCreath in 2012. Forge First actively manages long/short funds that invest in a diversified basket of North American securities.

Part of Laurentian Bank of Canada, AGF Trust Co. is a Canadian company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. AGF Trust was acquired by B2B Bank from AGF Management Ltd. on August 01, 2012 for $252.06 million. The CEO of the company is Blake Charles Goldring.

Inerjys Ventures Inc (Inerjys) is a global investment company founded in 2011 by Stephan Ouaknine. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Castle Ridge Asset Management Ltd. (Castle Ridge) is a private investment fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Adrian de Valois-Franklin in 2015. Castle Ridge provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to Castle Ridge Funds, Funds managed by third-party investment advisers, and a Canadian listed exchange traded fund sponsored by a third-party.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. (Private Equity) is a Private Equity, a subsidiary of Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. founded in 2012 by John Michael Nicola. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, the United States.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte & Touche, Inc. provides accounting services. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.