Tania Maciver

RBC Europe Ltd. is the Great Britain-based broker/dealer subsidiary of RBC Europe Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1970 and provides a full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors. The firm is active in several markets, exchanges, and electronic trading platforms.

S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP (SP Angel) is a registered broker headquartered in London and was founded in 2006. SP Angel produces interactive feedback on market developments, peer activity, share price movements and trading volumes. The firm produces daily morning notes providing news and views on each of the Mining and Oil & Gas sectors with periodic single company and broader thematic pieces. They also cover companies in the healthcare, technology, special situation sectors and other sectors that are of interest to their clients.

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.

Founded in 2008 by Jonathan Robinson, Sandfire Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. Their clients include a variety of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds and insurance funds, as well as, investment advisors and high net-worth individuals. Sandfire's research focuses on small-cap US and Canadian companies in the clean technology, alternative energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.

Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their research focuses on companies in the mining, oil & gas, biotechnology, telecommunications and technology sectors. They focus on young companies that are built around innovative ideas and offer the potential for rapid growth. Haywood Securities is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. They are also registered to transact securities business in the U.S. and are a member of the NASD.

UBS Ltd. (Broker) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of UBS Ltd.,the wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Established in 1975, the firm is located in London. UBS Ltd.'s business is organized in three departments: fixed-income, rates and currencies; equity and investment banking. UBS Ltd. (Broker) engages in equity trading, equity derivatives and equity-linked products. The equity research department covers a diverse range of sectors globally and also supplies macroeconomic analysis, quantitative and derivative research. The fixed-income, rates and currency business covers credit, rates, commodities including energy and metals, municipal bonds, Forex and cash and collateral trading globally. Their investment banking activities include analysis, structuring, transaction negotiation and communication.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.