Horst Eckhard Hueniken

Westwind Partners, Inc. is a research and investment banking firm. The firm is privately held by a group of entrepreneurial partners who are experienced and have proven track records. The services that they offer include insightful equity research on Canadian and US companies, equity trading capability, and independent advice to corporations on M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Westwind is based in Toronto with additional offices in Montreal, Calgary and London. They are a member of the Investment Dealers Association and a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

Founded in 2002, Thomas Weisel Partners Canada, Inc., formerly Westwind Partners, Inc., is an institutional investment bank, investment advisor and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Thomas Weisel Partners Canada specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media, telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. They provide equity research on US, Canadian and UK-listed companies, equity trading capabilities and advice to corporations on M&A, financing and restructuring transactions. Thomas Weisel Partners Canada is a member of the CIPF/FCPE and the IIROC.

Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a full-service regional brokerage and investment banking firm that was founded in 1890. Stifel Nicolaus offers institutional investors differentiated, research-driven equity products with a focus on value and service. In addition to the company's comprehensive institutional coverage, the firm also maintains one of the largest retail distribution networks in the U.S. Stifel Nicolaus' Fixed Income Group offers the company’s institutional clients a comprehensive combination of products and services. The company expertise in trading, research and investment banking enables us to partner with the company clients to develop solutions designed to meet their needs. Stifel Nicolaus' research focuses on all market-caps, but the firm has particular expertise in small- and mid-cap research. The company research efforts focus on 45 specialties in 12 sectors including: aerospace, business services, consumer/retail, diversified industrials, education, energy/power, financial institutions, healthcare, Internet, metals/mining, real estate, technology and transportation.

AgriMarine Holdings, Inc. operates as an aquaculture company. It specializes in fish farming and in the development of sustainable aquaculture technologies. The company was founded by Richard B. Buchanan in 2001 and is headquartered in Comox, Canada.

Sweet Natural Trading Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of consumer-packaged goods with natural sweetener-based products such as xylitol and coconut sugar. It operates through the Canada and United States geographical segments. It offers candies; bread; cereal; snacks; dips and spreads; drinks; condiments, dressing, and sauces; baking products, pasta, and chocolate. The company was founded by Andrew Reid and Julie Reid in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Liberty Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral interests for the production of syngas and related products using underground coal gasification. The company is currently developing a urea fertilizer project in Queensland. Liberty Resources was founded on January 10, 2003 and is headquartered in Subiaco, Australia.

Blue Goose Capital Corp. produces and distributes beef products. It focuses on the production, distribution, and sale of organic and antibiotic and animal-byproduct free (AABF) beef, chicken, and fish. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.