Roberta A. Wilton

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

Arizona Star Resource Corp. explores and mines gold ore. The company in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. engages in gold and silver exploration, production and development throughout North America. The company became a subsidiary of U.S. Gold Canadian Acquisition Corp in 2007. The company was founded on March 11, 1997 and is located in Vancouver, Canada.

Yorkton Securities, Inc. is a private company based in Vancouver, CA. and has subsidiaries in United States. The Canadian company provides security brokerage services.

Masstech Group, Inc. provides software and hardware services. It provides software solutions and expertise that media organizations trust to manage their valuable digital media content and related information throughout its lifecycle. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

Endeavour Financial Ltd. operates as natural resources advisory company. Its services include structured finance, project finance, investment management, and mergers & acquisitions. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Bunting Warburg, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides investment and securities trading related services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. UBS Bunting Warburg was acquired by UBS AG, a subsidiary of UBS Group AG from UBS Securities Canada/Employees on January 19, 2006 for $122.84 million.

Coniston Investment Corp. provides investment and merchant banking services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. Paul A. Parisotto has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 1999.

Marleau, Lemire Securities, Inc. is a private company based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Richard T. Groome.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

Calico Resources Corp. is an exploration and development stage company, which is principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral property interests. The company is focused on continued advancement of its Grassy Mountain gold Project located in Malheur County, Oregon. Calico Resources was founded on June 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Part of National Bank of Canada, First Marathon Securities Ltd. is a Canadian company that provides security brokerage and flotation services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company was founded by Eric Savics, Richard S. Hallisey.

Noront Steel (1981) Ltd. operates as steel fabrication firm. Its services include detailing, fabrication and retail. The company was founded by James Nemis in 1945 and is headquartered in Copper Cliff, Canada.

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.