Edward Reevey

Stratos Global Corp. provides telecommunications services. It offers customers operating in remote locations a variety of satellite and microwave wireless technologies to provide Internet Protocol, data and voice solutions through a range of newly emerging and established technologies. The firm also serves an array of diverse markets including government, military, oil and gas, maritime, industrial, aeronautical, media and recreational users anywhere in the world. The company was founded on October 10, 1960 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund through its operating entities is one of North America's largest regional communications providers. Through its operating entities it serves customers in six Canadian province with information, communications and technology services, including voice, data, Internet, video and value-added business solutions and it also provides IT professional services in Canada and the U.S. It will maintain and build strong customer relationships and ties with the communities it serves in Atlantic Canada, Ontario and Quebec. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Bell Aliant, Inc. provides a innovative communications, information and entertainment services, including voice, TV, Internet, data, video, wireless, value-added business solutions, and shortly, next generation home security. It also provides services directly into customer's homes and businesses. The company was founded on April 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Bell Aliant Preferred Equity, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc. It was formed for the purpose of being the issuer of preference shares. The company intends to lend the net proceeds from the issue and sale of the Series C Shares to sell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, Inc., which in turn intends to lend substantially all of such amount to Bell Aliant LP to be used to make a lump-sum voluntary contribution to certain of the Bell Aliant Group's pension plans and for general corporate purposes. It was founded on January 31, 2011 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

Grant Thornton LLP provides accounting, tax and business consulting services. It offers advisory, business consulting, business risk, enterprise technology and innovation, transaction services, data analytics, cyber risk, and data integrity services. The firm serves the construction, real estate and hospitality, consumer and industrial products, energy, financial services, health care and life sciences, not for profit organizations, private equity, public sector, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Inc. provides regional communications services. It offers communications, information, and entertainment services, including voice, TV, Internet, data, video, wireless, and value-added business solutions. The company was founded on January 1, 2011 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.