Randy Steven LeClair

Founded in 1985 by Michael Lee-Chin, AIC Ltd. is a mutual fund manager located in Burlington, Ontario with an additional office in Mississauga, Ontario. AIC offers the AIC family of mutual funds to investors in Canada.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (MIML) is the global asset management arm of Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1949 and formerly known as MFC Global Investment Management and as Manulife Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML and their affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors worldwide, as well as for Manulife and John Hancock's wealth management and retirement products.

North American Dividend Plus Fund is a closed-end investment trust. It intends to invest in an actively managed diversified portfolio, comprised primarily of preferred shares and dividend-paying common shares of North American issuers. Its investment objectives are to provide holders of Units with monthly cash distributions; and to preserve and enhance the net asset value of the Fund. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Mississauga, Ontario with an additional office in Burlington, Ontario. The firm manages the AIC Advantage Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Fund, the AIC Canadian Focused Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Corporate Class, the AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Class, the AIC Global Financial Split Corp., the AIC Preferred Income Fund, the AIC Advantage Fund II, the AIC Advantage II Corporate Class, the AIC Global Advantage Corporate Class, the AIC American Advantage Fund, the AIC Global Advantage Fund and the AIC Global Wealth Management Fund.

Cumis Life Insurance Company offers group credit life and disability insurance services as well as insurance programs for Canadian credit unions. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada