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Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies.

Blackmont Capital Securities is the broker subsidiary of Blackmont Capital, Inc. They focus on sectors such as energy, metals and minerals, biotechnology and health services, technology and special situations, business trusts and industrials, consumer staples, real estate and hospitality and financial services. Blackmont screens for emerging influences, shifts in market dynamics and changes in corporate fundamentals to identify immediate growth opportunities with the best risk-reward profile

Founded in 2002, Thomas Weisel Partners Canada, Inc., formerly Westwind Partners, Inc., is an institutional investment bank, investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Thomas Weisel Partners Canada specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media, telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. They provide equity research on US, Canadian and UK-listed companies, equity trading capabilities and advice to corporations on M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Thomas Weisel Partners Canada is a member of the CIPF/FCPE and the IIROC.

Gencor Ltd. engages in the mining of minerals. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Parktown, South Africa.

Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that was founded in 1890. Stifel Nicolaus offers institutional investors differentiated, research-driven equity products with a focus on value and service. In addition to the company's comprehensive institutional coverage, the firm also maintains one of the largest retail distribution networks in the U.S. Stifel Nicolaus' Fixed Income Group offers the company’s institutional clients a comprehensive combination of products and services. The company expertise in trading, research and investment banking enables us to partner with the company clients to develop solutions designed to meet their needs. Stifel Nicolaus' research focuses on all market-caps, but the firm has particular expertise in small- and mid-cap research. The company research efforts focus on 45 specialties in 12 sectors including: aerospace, business services, consumer/retail, diversified industrials, education, energy/power, financial institutions, healthcare, Internet, metals/mining, real estate, technology and transportation.

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.