Richard Lawrence Faiella

Middlefield Bancorp Ltd. is a Canadian merchant bank that provides asset and investment management services. The company engages in the corporate finance, merchant banking, financial advisory, security placement and real estate activities. The company provides services in three key areas, including oil and gas, mining and uranium. It was founded on December 23, 1980 and is headquartered in Toronto, ON.

Middlefield Tactical Energy Co. is a closed-end investment fund that provides long-term capital appreciation by investing in an actively managed, diversified portfolio comprised primarily of energy related equity securities of issuers that operate in or have exposure to the Canadian oil sands sector. The Fund's investment objectives are to achieve capital appreciation of the investment portfolio over the life of the Fund. The Fund invests predominantly in securities of issuers that operate in or have exposure to the Canadian oilsands sector. Its was founded on June 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It changed its name from Oilsands Canada Corp. in November 2010.

Uranium Focused Energy Fund is a closed-end investment fund. The fund invests predominantly in securities of issuers that operate in or have exposure to the uranium sector, supplemented with securities of other energy related issuers that operate in or have exposure to the energy sector. The fund has been designed to capitalize on the view that the uranium sector will continue to provide attractive opportunities for investment over the next several years. It was founded on February 27, 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Middlefield Income Plus II Corp. is a non-redeemable investment fund. Its objectives are to provide holders of equity shares with stable monthly cash distributions, and the opportunity for capital appreciation while emphasizing capital preservation, through an investment portfolio comprised primarily of high dividend paying common shares and fixed income securities of Canadian issuers. Middlefield Income Plus II was founded in January 25, 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada

COMPASS Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment trust in Canada. Its investment objective is to provide unitholders with a stable stream of monthly distributions. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio comprised primarily of high yielding equity securities of issuers operating in various industries and geographic regions. The company was founded on February 15, 2002 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Middlefield Capital Corp. (Middlefield Capital) is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Murray J. Brasseur in 1979 and is a subsidiary of Middlefield Group. Middlefield Capital offers institutional, professional and individual investors a variety of investment solutions which includes Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, Split-Share Funds and Flow-through LPs.

Caldwell Investment Management Ltd. (CIM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and was founded in 1990. The firm is a subsidiary of Caldwell Financial Ltd. CIM provides investment management and advisory services to Canadian and international retail and institutional investors, including financial institutions, public and private pension funds, endowment funds, foundations and family accounts.