Ryan Edmund Schedler

Trellus Management Co. LLC is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida. The firm was founded by Adam Usdan in 1994 to manage assets of high net-worth investors.

Northair Silver Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. It operates through its subsidiary, Grupo Northair de Mexico, explores prospective mineral belts in Mexico. The company was founded on September 13, 1966 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

A subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. They provide global equity and fixed research. The equity research department covers more than 100 sectors. They use a fundamental, quantitative, strategic and tactical research approach. In addition to these Lehman has also developed special products, such as 10 uncommon values and 10 uncommon eurovalues.

CPMG, Inc. is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1972 and was known as Cardinal Investment Company, Inc. until 2005. CPMG provides investment management and other services to various private pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Part of CPMG, Inc., Condire Investors LLC is a private investment management company. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Condire Investors provides investment management services and can be contacted at ir@condirellc.com or (214) 572-8940. The company was founded by Bradley Jay Shisler, Ryan Edmund Schedler.

Part of CPMG, Inc., Condire Resource Offshore Partners Ltd. functions as a hedge fund. The company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands.