About CIRI
CIRI is a professional, not-for-profit association of executives responsible for communication between public corporations, investors and the financial community. CIRI contributes to the transparency and integrity of the Canadian capital market by advancing the practice of investor relations, the professional competency of its members and the stature of the profession. With more than 600 members, CIRI is the world’s second-largest society of investor relations professionals. For further information, please visit www.ciri.org.

Computershare is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialize in corporate trust, mortgage, bankruptcy, class action, utility and tax voucher administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.

Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high-integrity data management, high-volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world’s leading organizations use us to streamline and maximize the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers. Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has more than 12,000 employees worldwide.

For more information, visit www.computershare.com

Georgeson is the world’s leading provider of strategic proxy and corporate governance advisory services to corporations and shareholder groups working to influence corporate strategy. For more than half a century, Georgeson has specialized in complex solicitations such as hostile and friendly acquisitions, proxy contests and takeover defenses. The firm also provides issuers with expertise in corporate events solutions such as post-merger unexchanged holder programs and information agent services. For more information, visit www.georgeson.com.

Ipreo is a global leader in the provision of market‐leading intelligence, robust technology and superior customer service to publicly listed companies and investment banks around the world. Built on a legacy of experience and a thorough understanding of the capital markets, Ipreo provides critical insights and flexible solutions to help our clients run better investor relations programs. Ipreo’s IR products and services include:

- Global market intelligence

- Shareholder identification and analysis

- Institutional investor targeting

- Investment community perception studies

– Online investor relationship management software

Visit us at www.ipreo.com 

Marketwire electronically delivers news and information to media and financial communities around the world via traditional and social media channels including newspapers, magazines, databases, analyst terminals, online portals, blogs, and more.  Leveraging the latest in search engine optimization (SEO), multimedia, social media, monitoring and reporting, Marketwire maximizes the power and reach of its clients’ communications.  Sysomos, a Marketwire company, provides unparalleled business intelligence for social media through advanced monitoring and analytics. Serving more than 12,000 clients worldwide through 20 offices on four continents, Marketwire is a dominant distributor of company news releases and other communications. For more information, visit us online at www.marketwire.com and blog.marketwire.com, or on Twitter @marketwire. 

RBC Capital Markets is a Premier Investment Bank that provides a focused set of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and high net worth clients around the world. With over 6,300 professional and support staff, we operate out of 75 offices in 15 countries and deliver our products and services through operations in Asia and Australasia, the U.K. and Europe, and in every major North American city.  

Please visit www.rbccm.com to learn more.