Ed A. Pennock

Founded in 1929, D&D Securities Co., formerly Dominick & Dominick, is a broker/dealer located in Toronto. The firm offers a full array of trading and execution services. They do not provide any internal research.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Founded in 2008, NCP Northland Capital Partners, Inc., formerly Sandfire Securities, Inc., (NCP) is an employee-owned broker/dealer and securities firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Northland Bancorp, a Toronto-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on real estate acquired Sandfire Securities, Inc. in 2010. NCP Capital Partners is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The firm provides services for a diverse group of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment counselors and high net-worth individuals. Their research coverage includes: special situations, technology, clean technology, telecommunications, new media, metals & mining, life sciences, industrials and infrastructure.

Integral Wealth Securities Ltd. is an independent Canadian securities dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by John Gibson in 2004 and provides a full array of trading and execution services to emerging companies in three principal sectors: oil + gas, metals + mining and diversified industries. They also work closely with institutional and ultra-high-net-worth investors who seek attractive risk adjusted returns through participation in these sectors via new issues or the secondary markets.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, DFI-Securities is a Canadian company that provides securities brokerage services. The company is located in Canada. The company was founded by Ed A. Pennock. DFI-Securities was acquired by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell on January 01, 1996.

Blackmont Capital, Inc., formerly First Associates Investments, Inc., is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (MCQEF.PK), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services to institutions, corporations and individuals. Blackmont Capital manages the Resolute Growth Fund, an open-end mutual fund and the Blackmont Corporate Bond Fund.