Ian Parkinson

Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc. (Stifel Canada) is a Canadian broker-dealer subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) in the US. Headquartered in Toronto, Stifel Canada provides institutional sales and trading to corporate clients and institutional investors. The firm also offers a much broader suite of products and services, while remaining the same group of dedicated professionals serving Canadian capital markets.

Founded in 1995, GMP Securities LP is broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Montreal. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They offer institutional sales, research, trading, investment banking and underwriting and advisory services. GMP Securities primarily focuses on the biotechnology, technology, mining, oil and gas, oil and gas income trusts, industrials, special situations and non-bank financial services sectors.

Versant Partners, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Montreal with additional offices in Toronto and Calgary. The firm offers a full array of investment services to institutional money managers and Canadian growth companies. They cover the aerospace, biotechnology, electronics manufacturing, communications equipment and services sectors. Within those sectors, Versant Partners focuses primarily on small- and mid-sized companies. The firm executes trades on all major North American stock exchanges. They are a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Norandafalconbridge, Inc. provides metal and aluminum mining services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada