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During the past ten years, Mr. Laboucan-Avirom has not been the subject of the following events:

 

1. A petition under the Federal  bankruptcy  laws or any state  insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the  business or property of such  person,  or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing,  or any  corporation  or business  association  of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;

 

2. Convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal   proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

 

3. The subject of any order,  judgment, or decree, not subsequently  reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise  limiting,  the following activities; associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser,  underwriter,  broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person,  director or employee of any investment company,  bank, savings and loan  association  or insurance  company,  or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

 

i)

Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or

ii)

Engaging in any type of business practice; or

 

iii)

Engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of Federal or State securities laws or Federal commodities laws;

 

4. The subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph 3.i in the preceding paragraph or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity;

 

5. Was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;

 

6. Was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;

 

7. Was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

 

i)

Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or

ii)

Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or

iii)

Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

 

8. Was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order,  not subsequently reversed,  suspended or vacated,  of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26)), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29)), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization  that has  disciplinary  authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

There are no family relationships among our directors or executive officers.

 

 

The following specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills of Mr. Laboucan-Avirom led the Company to the conclusion that she should serve as a director in light of our business and structure:

 

Mr. Laboucan-Avirom is qualified to be Company director because he has been a leader for the past 7 years in a First Nations that has focused on economic development and thus brings management, organizational, operational and administrative experience to our Board.