Kamran Siddiqui

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Invesco Canada Ltd. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1981 and formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd. and as AIM Funds Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. Invesco Canada primarily provides investment advice to the Canadian Funds. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to investment companies, charitable organizations, pension plans, endowments, charities and corporations, banks, pooled investment vehicles, provincial or municipal government entities and insurance companies.

MyCo Sciences Ltd. engages in the development of solubilized copper zinc ammonium complex that kills pathogenic fungi in plants. The company was founded on May 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Aylesbury, the United Kingdom.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada Asset Management is a company based in Toronto, Canada.

Hydra Capital Partners, Inc. provides capital markets services to public and private companies. It offers financing to companies at various stages of its growth plans. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Tembo Financial, Inc. provides mortgages, deposit loans, and financial solutions. The private company is based in North York, Canada. The Canadian company was founded by Arryn Greenspan, Alan Friedman, and Steven Isenberg. Arryn Greenspan has been the CEO since incorporation.

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).

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.

Stark Investments (Canada) Corp. (Stark Investments) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Founded in 1992, the firm is a subsidiary of Stark & Roth LLC, which is owned by Stark & Roth Holdings, Inc. in the US. Stark Investments manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Brookfield Asset Management PIC Canada LP (BAM PIC Canada) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. They are a subsidiary of Brookfield Infrastructure GP ULC, and their ultimate parent is Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BN). BAM PIC Canada provides investment advisory services to private investment funds structured as limited partnerships (and alternative investment vehicles and parallel or co-investment vehicles formed for investments made outside or alongside the limited partnerships) and publicly listed operating partnerships. Investors in Brookfield Funds generally include public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, corporations and high-net worth individuals.

Veritas Investment Research Corp. (Veritas) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Palmer and Anthony Scilipoti. Veritas provides in-depth analysis of Canadian and international companies, identifying upside and downside catalysts. Their unique forensic accounting-based research approach has proven that a careful understanding of financial information is the key to a secure investment decision.

Mondiale Asset Management Ltd. is an independent, Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1998 by Vince Grdina and they offer quantitative managed futures trading for institutional clients.

Jemekk Capital Management (2017), Inc. (Jemekk Capital) is a Canadian alternative asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Gerard J. Ferguson, Rick Ummat and Louis A. de Jong in 2004. They are a subsidiary of J2 Capital Management, Inc. Jemekk Capital offers private investment funds that are available to Canadian accredited investors such as High Net Worth, Fund of Fund and Family offices.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.