Esther Waybrant

Battle Financial, Inc. is a next-generation branchless, direct bank that aims to provide high yield FDIC insured deposit products and opportunities to diversify into foreign currencies and non-FDIC insured precious metals accounts. The company is based in St. Louis, MO. The company is actively seeking its national banking charter and is scheduled to launch the bank in the second half of 2022. Battle Bank's founding leadership team has led several successful banking start-up experiences and is dedicated to launching and growing the bank into a successful national player in the banking industry. Frank Orchard Trotter has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Rule Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Anacortes, WA. The company was founded in 2020 by Arthur Richards Rule. Arthur Richards Rule has been the CEO since 2020.

Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. (SAM USA) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The firm was founded by Arthur Richards “Rick” Rule in 2005. They are a subsidiary of Sprott US Holdings, Inc., owned by Sprott, Inc. (TSX: SII) in Canada. SAM USA provides investment advisory services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis to individuals and institutions with separately managed accounts and private funds.

Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. (Sprott Global) is a SEC-registered broker-dealer headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The firm was founded in 1993 and they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott, Inc. (TSE: SII) in Canada. Sprott Global offers full-service investment brokerage services including both secondary market and, for qualified investors, private placement products for retail and institutional investors. They focus on the natural resources sectors including precious metals, base metals, oil & gas, agriculture, water and alternative energy.

Sprott US Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of investment management services. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Sprott Asset Management LP (Sprott AM) is a Canadian alternative investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Eric Sprott in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Sprott Asset Management GP, Inc., which is owned by Sprott, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SII). Sprott AM offers a wide variety of investment solutions to Canadian and international investors.

Cornerstone Standards Council operates as an organization that creates, administers and promotes widespread support for voluntary certification of responsibly sourced aggregate materials. Its focus has been to engage industry and community stakeholders to develop its Responsible Aggregate Standard, which sets a high but achievable bar for socially and environmentally responsible practices in the aggregates sector. The company was founded in July 2012 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, Canada.