Michael Lee Fisher

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.

SIR Royalty Income Fund operates as a closed ended mutual fund investment trust. The Fund is a trust governed by the laws of the province of Ontario that receives distribution income from its investment in the SIR Royalty Limited Partnership and interest income from the SIR Loan. It intends to pay distributions to unit holders on a monthly basis. SIR Royalty Income Fund was founded on August 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Part of BGC Group, Inc., Freedom International Brokerage Co. provides inter-dealer broker services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Freedom International Brokerage was acquired by eSpeed, Inc. on April 11, 2001 for $6.69 million. Kevin Kirby has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 1994.