Larry Sarbit

Portland Investment Counsel, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Mississauga, Ontario with an additional office in Burlington, Ontario. The firm manages the AIC Advantage Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Fund, the AIC Canadian Focused Fund, the AIC Diversified Canada Corporate Class, the AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Class, the AIC Global Financial Split Corp., the AIC Preferred Income Fund, the AIC Advantage Fund II, the AIC Advantage II Corporate Class, the AIC Global Advantage Corporate Class, the AIC American Advantage Fund, the AIC Global Advantage Fund and the AIC Global Wealth Management Fund.

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd. engages in the provision of commercial banking and financial services. It operates its business through following segments: Retail and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs); Payment Services; Corporate Banking; Treasury and Correspondent Banking; Wealth, Asset Management, and Investment Banking; Life Insurance and Pension Fund Management; General Insurance; and Other. The Retail and SMEs segment incorporates the provision of banking services to individual and small and medium business clients, and money remittance services. The Payment Services segment focuses on the provision of card related services. The Corporate Banking segment deals with the provision of banking services to large corporate clients. The Treasury and Correspondent Banking segment includes the company's liquidity and investment management function, management of correspondent bank relationships, and relationships with other financial institutions as well as foreign currency dealing activities. The Wealth, Asset Management, and Investment Banking segment engages in the provision of stock brokerage, securities trading, investment management, and other financial services. The Life Insurance and Pension Fund Management segment incorporates life insurance, pension, and investment management services. The General Insurance segment focuses on the provision of property and casualty insurance services. The Other segment deals with the brokerage services, trustee services, and registrar and transfer agent services. The company was founded in 1837 and is headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica.

Manitou Investment Management Ltd. (Manitou) is an independent, primarily employee-owned discretionary investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Robert Matthews and Stephen Scotchmer in 1998. Manitou Investment Management Ltd. Manitou offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, foundations and institutions through separately managed accounts.

CI Investments, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1965 as CI Mutual Funds, Inc. and adopted the name CI Investments in June 2005 to reflect its diverse line-up of investment options, including mutual funds, segregated funds, asset allocation programs, structured products and other alternative investments. They are a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX). CI Investments manages money on behalf of Canadian investors and provide them with an increasingly comprehensive Canadian, global and industry funds.

President's Choice Financial provides banking services. It focuses on payment and loyalty, engaging shoppers through its MasterCard credit card products and PC Plus. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Psynova Neurotech Ltd. provides commercial development and exploitation of novel biomarkers for Neuropsychiatric and other mental illnesses. The company was founded by Sabine Bahn on August 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

McElvaine Investment Management Ltd. is an independent, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded by Tim McElvaine in 1998 and provides investment advice to various types of clients.

Columbus International, Inc. provides telecommunications services. The firm's core business is offering cable television services, digital video, high speed internet access, digital telephony and corporate data services (retail) and‚ through the deployment and operation of an undersea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network, providing telecom capacity and IP services to large international telecom carriers, internet service providers and other value added service providers. The company was founded in 2005 by Brendan J. Paddick & Risley C. John and is headquartered in Freeport, Bahamas.

Barclay International Group provides lodging and boarding facilities. It offers hotel alternatives such as villas, apartments, condo, cottages and short term apartments in London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Italy, Greece and Spain. The company also provides cottage rentals in England and Ireland. The company was founded in 1963 and is located in Syosset, NY

PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (Pender) is an independent, value-based mutual fund firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Kelly Edmison in 2003. Pender manages a range of funds for various types of clients.

Clarien Group Ltd. operates as a financial institution. The company was founded by Keith Stock and is headquartered in Bermuda.

TD Waterhouse Private Investment Counsel, Inc. (TDWPIC) is an investment adviser headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices throughout Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). Founded in 1991, TDWPIC manages assets for individuals, families, estates and trusts, charitable and business organizations, and Aboriginal communities.

Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients.

Sarbit Advisory Services, Inc. (SASI) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was founded by Lawrence Allan Sarbit. SASI provides investment advice and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Chukka Caribbean Adventures is the largest nature-adventure tour operator in the Caribbean. The private company is based in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Jamaican company offers various guided tours and activities that promote exploration and adventure. Alexander Melville has been the CEO of the company since 1994.

Diverze Assets, Inc. is a Jamaican investment company with a strong asset base and three diverse income streams. Diverze Assets is based in Kingston, JM. The company has a proven track record of growing businesses and is led by a strong management team. Alexander Melville has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Clarien Investments Ltd. operates recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks, and camping grounds.

Portland Private Equity LP (Portland Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Saint Michael, Barbados.