LAUREL HILL CORPORATION

The Laurel Hill Advisory Group is North America’s leading independent Corporate Communications firm, offering services including Proxy Solicitation, Unclaimed Property, and Corporate Actions. With offices in the U.S. and Canada, Laurel Hill is regularly engaged in high profile, complex and contentious transactions involving Proxy Solicitation, Proxy Contests, Bank Conversions, M&A, and Shareholder Activism. Laurel Hill Advisory Group (“Laurel Hill”) is Canada’s leader in strategic shareholder communications and advisory services. Since our founding in 2008, Laurel Hill has steadily earned a reputation as a trusted advisor. Our expertise is built on strategic shareholder communication, corporate governance, executive compensation, shareholder engagement, and shareholder activism matters. Laurel Hill has Canada’s best win-loss record in formal board-related proxy contests, with 48 wins to only 11 losses in our 15-year history, a win rate of more than 80% and a winning head-to-head record against each of our competitors. Laurel Hill is Canada's top provider in unsolicited takeover bid mandates, having acted on 16 of the 22 hostile bids mandates since the takeover bid regime took effect in 2016.