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FROM THE CHAIRMAN
SPRING 2021 NEWSLETTER

          INDEPENDENT SPIRIT • RELENTLESS DEDICATION

                                       IN THIS ISSUE

                                       2    Letter from the Chairman

                                       5    Get to Know Our Team
                                            CNews

                                       6    California Privacy Act

                                       8    Virtual Shareholder Meetings

                                       9    Innovation and Transformation
                                            in the Corporate Action Space

                                       10   Latest News Highlights

                                       12   Continental Customer Care

                                       13   New Transfer Agent Customers
Notes FROM THE CHAIRMAN - Continental Stock Transfer and Trust ...
Notes From the Chairman
                                    I write to you now as the COVID pandemic continues to impact our lives
                                    dramatically even as there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. We at
                                    Continental continue to operate on a mostly remote basis, with approximately
                                    20% of our staff in the office at any point in time. This model has worked
                                    seamlessly since we declared our pandemic emergency on March 4, 2020.
                                    All of our customers have been served throughout without any interruption
                                    or diminution in our services.

                                    This is attributable to our advance planning and testing of our Pandemic
                                    Plan and Business Continuity Plan over many years. It is attributable as well
                                    to our incredible management team and employees who continue to work
           Steven Nelson
                                    for our customers 24 hours per day, 7 days per week in the face of incredibly
   President & Chairman
                                    challenging circumstances. I cannot tell you how proud I am of their
Connect with me directly            commitment and excellence.
        at 212.845.3201

                                    2021 BUSINESS CONDITIONS SO FAR
                                    In my last newsletter, I reported to you that 2019 was a record year across
                                    all business lines, and 2020 blew past those records early in the year. In
                                    terms of revenues, income and net income, we achieved record results in
                                    2020. Our core stock transfer business continues to grow in a meaningful
 Thanks for always                  way, particularly in the community and regional bank space. We also have
 providing great service, a         expanded dramatically our co-agent work on behalf of TSX Trust for dual
                                    listed Canadian issuers. This is a great partnership with TSX of which we are
 great product and being
                                    incredibly proud.
 so supportive and easy
                                    However, as has been the case for many years, the most significant
 to work with – especially          contributor to our explosive growth has been in the SPAC arena. While 2019
 during these uncertain             was a record year when we handled 53 SPAC IPOs, in 2020 we handled 243
 times! I really appreciate         SPAC IPOs and 59 Business Combinations! Even more shocking is the fact
                                    that we have handled already this year more than 300 additional SPAC IPOs.
 all of you!                        SPACs have constituted well more than 50% of the overall IPO market and we
   – Becky Johnson -                have over 400 SPACs looking for targets and more than 140 deals announced
 		CCFBANK                          already. Notably the size of several Business Combinations has exceeded $10
                                    billion in enterprise value, and the just announced SPAC merger between our
                                    client Altimeter Growth Corp and Asian ride-hailing company Grab is said to
                                    have an enterprise value of $40 billion!

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Significantly, Continental has continued to maintain       be able to provide unique bespoke servicing for
a more than 95% market share of the SPAC market,           these post-SPAC merger closings of significant size,
which is a testament to our proprietary platforms for      complexity and enterprise value.
handling the Business Combination/redemption stage
                                                           However, all is not completely rosy on the SPAC front
and for oversight of our hundreds of trust accounts for
                                                           as the SEC has recently chimed in with guidance
SPAC customers. It is also a testament to the expertise
                                                           in two principal areas: projections made by SPACs
and dedication of the SPAC trust services group, led by
                                                           prior to their proposed Business Combinations; and
Fran Wolf, and the Business Combination/redemption
                                                           accounting treatment for warrants. While the guidance
group led by Mark Zimkind.
                                                           on projections seems understandable albeit not
With SPACs proliferating at an unprecedented pace,         particularly new for major sponsor groups, the SEC
they have worked night and day with the overworked         position on warrant accounting treatment by SPACs
law firms, investment bankers, auditors and proxy          seems completely wrong-headed. First, the number of
solicitors to meet the needs of our customers. The         transactions in which this issue could present itself is
same can be said of our Account Management Group           miniscule. Indeed, I’m told by the most experienced
led by Maggie Villani. Her team of incredibly dedicated    SPAC lawyers in the country that they are unaware of
administrators has been severely tested by the deal        even one case in the past where this treatment would
flow, but they have come through with flying colors.       have yielded a materially different result. So the SEC is
All told Continental has handled more than 800 SPAC        in essence punishing the thousands of SPAC investors
IPOs since 2003, and more than 500 in just the past 15     that they are tasked with protecting by hammering
months – incredible!                                       SPAC share valuations in the public markets. Worse
                                                           still is the fact that the SEC has for the past seven years
Not surprisingly, we have hired new, experienced
                                                           accepted the warrant accounting treatment they are
staff at an unprecedented pace, mostly from large
                                                           now attacking.
agent competitors who have reduced staff as their
businesses have been challenged. Indeed, we have           The expectation is that hundreds of deals, both SPAC
expanded our staff by more than 40% to best serve          IPOs and announced Business Combinations, will
our expanding list of clients. Many of these have been     decide to restate their financials. This will surely
added to our relationship teams, but many have been        slow the SPAC market for 2-3 months at a minimum.
hired to build out our new Business Combination            However, the expectation here is that the SPAC market
group. Just as we have unique proprietary platforms        will regain its crazy pace in the second half of 2021.
for handling trust asset management and Business           Time will tell.
Combination redemptions and meetings, so we now
                                                           The foregoing will surely be discussed and analyzed
have developed a proprietary platform to handle the
                                                           at length at the Deal Flow SPAC Conference which
often complex consolidation merger and integration.
                                                           we are proud to sponsor again this year June 23-24.
We are excited about this Business Combination
                                                           Come join us for what will be an even more fascinating
Group led by Doug Reed, a veteran of more than 35
                                                           event this year!
years at CitiBank, Broadridge etc. This group will

                                                            (Continued on page 4)

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(Letter continued from page 3)

INDUSTRY UPDATE
In my continuing role as a member of the Executive          The STA has suggested to the Commission, in a
Committee of the Securities Transfer Association            comment letter which you can access via this link:
(“STA”) I have reported to you over many years about        STAletter041421 that they should as an interim
attempts by our industry and the SEC to attack the          measure mandate that intermediaries such as
fundamental flaws in the proxy plumbing system              banks and brokers should pay for all proxy
which has been in place for decades. Issuers continue       distribution costs to their customers. They already
to be dogged both in terms of excessive fees charged        have systems in place to pay such costs regarding
by intermediaries, particularly Broadridge, and the lack    corporate actions and dividend payments, so
of integrity in the current proxy voting system. Issuers    this proposal represents an easy fix consistent
simply do not get to communicate directly with their        with practices in place for other similar types of
beneficial holders, and over-voting and a lack of pre-      distribution costs.
mailing reconcilement by banks and brokers severely
                                                            If the STA proposal were adopted and intermediaries
undermines the integrity of the voting system.
                                                            were henceforth required to pay for proxy distribution
While we have worked long and hard with                     costs to their beneficial holders, the savings for issuers
Commissioner Roisman at the SEC to break this               large and small would be astronomical. Moreover,
decades-old logjam, there is now light at the end of the    such a result would be totally fair and equitable in
tunnel! The NYSE, which has for years been tasked with      addition to being immediately practicable. Feel free
setting fees for bank/broker proxy distribution of proxy    to contact the SEC or comment if you are supportive
materials, has now filed with the SEC to be relieved of     on this issue. I will keep you apprised of developments
that responsibility. It made no sense for the NYSE to set   as they arise.
proxy rates anyway, since they are owned by the same
brokers whose rates they have been setting!

              I am writing this email to give recognition to your compliance department. Our
              CES group at RBC has been assisted by Michele Jones and Theresa Scelzi with our
restricted transactions for many years. The service they have and continue to provide us is
superior. They are very knowledgeable of this business, responsive to time-sensitive situations,
which is very common with these transactions, and always punctual and pleasant to work with.
They are appreciated and hopefully recognized for the service they provide. Over the years we
have recommended Continental Stock Transfer to companies who have requested transfer
agent recommendations based on the service your department has provided us.

                                                     –   Jeff Eischens - RBC US Wealth Management

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Notes FROM THE CHAIRMAN - Continental Stock Transfer and Trust ...
Get to Know Our Team
Karri VanDell, Vice President and Director of                      Kenneth White, Mail Operations
Sales Strategy & Marketing
                                                                                           Kenneth is responsible for
                         Karri is responsible for                                          Continental’s daily production and
                         strategically growing the business                                prioritization of the company’s
                         by nurturing relationships with                                   workflow imaging process,
                         new clients and partnerships                                      manages incoming/outgoing
                         interested in tailored, flexible and                              mail operations, and coordinates
                         thoughtfully-designed services.                                   record retention and archiving.
                         She also spearheads Continental                                   Additionally, Kenneth executes
                         Stock Transfer & Trust brand and                                  monthly client billing relating to
marketing initiatives to enhance customer awareness                mail operations, manages inventory and vault protocol,
and foster industry engagement.                                    and supports the material inventory relating to important
                                                                   proxy material for the brokerage community.
She has more than 32 years of service in the transfer
agent industry holding a variety of roles in management,           Prior to his six years with Continental, Kenneth was
client relationships, strategy, stock plan administration          employed by The Bank of New York and Computershare,
and corporate trust/escrow services. She has been a                bringing over 20 years of stock transfer operations and
member of many industry organizations and served                   workflow data experience.
as the former President of Midwest Securities Transfer
                                                                   Kenneth enjoys time with family, friends, billiards and
Association.
                                                                   his local sports, including basketball, baseball, golf and
Karri lives in the Upper Midwest with her husband Keith.           football -- GO JETS!
They have four daughters and are expecting their first
granddaughter this year.                                                      He is a pleasure to work with, and at any time
                                                                              you need him to stay for any reason, he is
                                                                              always willing to go the extra mile to make
                                                                              our Mail and Scanning Operations
                                                                              a complete success.

                                                                     – Robert Zubrycki, VP & Director of
                                                                   		 Mail Operations at Continental
                                                                   		 Stock Transfer & Trust

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY ACT OF 2018
The California Privacy Act, also known as CCPA, created consumer rights relating to
Personal Identifying Information (“PII”) that is collected by businesses for consumers
with a residence status in the state of California (“CA”).

The CA Department of Justice (Attorney General)             off-line method to easily opt-out. The letter also
adopted sections §§ 999.300 through 999.341 of Title        provides information for consumers to opt-out
11, Division 1, Chapter 20, of the California Code of       electronically by utilizing a “do not sell my info” link
Regulations (CCR) concerning the CCPA. It went into         on our website. The link provides instructions to assist
effect on August 14, 2020 and additional amendments         shareholders who wish to opt-out electronically by
went into effect on March 15, 2021.                         completing a form and submitting.

Continental implemented a CCPA policy in October
of 2020. We comply with the CCPA regulations and            Effective on March 15, 2021 the following
additional amendments, effective on March 15, 2021,         sections of the CCPA were modified:
to the extent that those regulations do not conflict
                                                            Section 999.306 was modified to provide examples
with our recordkeeping requirements under current
                                                            of how businesses that sell personal information that
S.E.C. regulations.
                                                            they have collected in the course of interacting with
                                                            consumers offline can provide the notice of right to
We do NOT buy or sell PII.                                  opt-out of the sale of personal information through an
We furnished letters of instruction to all consumers        offline method. It has also been modified to provide a
with a CA resident status when the regulations became       uniform icon required by the CCPA for the purpose of
effective in August of 2020, and continue to furnish        promoting consumer awareness of the right to opt-out
letters to new consumers via USPS to provide an             of the sale of personal information.

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Section 999.315 was modified to provide guidance on
how a business’s methods for submitting requests to
opt-out should be easy and require minimal steps. The
provision includes illustrative examples of prohibited
methods because they are designed with the purpose
or substantial effect of subverting or impairing a
consumer’s choice to opt-out.

Section 999.326 was modified to clarify the proof
that a business may require an authorized agent to
provide, as well as what the business may require of a
consumer to verify their request.

Section 999.332 was modified to clarify that
businesses subject to either section 999.330, section
999.331, or both of these sections are required to
include a description of the processes set forth in
those sections in their privacy policies.

Except for the opt-out icon, our policy complied with
the March 15, 2021 amendments. The opt-out icon
on our website has recently been updated with the
required opt-out icon.

Continental provides certifications to all of our issuers
located within CA or other issuers with CA consumers
of resident status to the extent such shareholders
have provided PII to us. In addition, we require our
vendor partners who assist us with lost shareholder
searches, escheatment of abandoned property, OFAC
screening, etc. to confirm on an annual basis, that they
are in compliance with the CCPA regulations as to our
records.

Because of the extensive system programming as
well as the process required to effect this regulatory
change, it has become necessary to charge all affected
issuers an annual fee and transaction charges.
                                                                                      I’ve worked with Ana in the

Please contact your Account Manager                                                   past. Her support in the past
for more information.                                                  		             is the biggest reason I’m
                                                                       		             back with CST.
                                                                       		– Matt Lourie - Fresh Notion
                                                                       			 Financial Services

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Notes FROM THE CHAIRMAN - Continental Stock Transfer and Trust ...
VIRTUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING (VSM)
 We are dedicated to provide the means to achieve a safe and successful shareholder meeting.

 CSTT’s VSM provides all               Our Continental team is pleased to provide several updates relating to our
 elements of an in-person              VSM platform. The platform utilizes a dedicated, secure URL to ensure the
 meeting without the logistical        safety and confidentiality of your meeting. We now offer video services.
 concerns of an in-person              With a recent shareholder video meeting, our client was able to visually
 meeting:                              connect 12 Directors during the hour virtual meeting. In addition, we have
                                       expanded our capacity for verified shareholders to log in from 100 to 300
 • Fully secure, safe &
                                       accounts. We offer several thousand additional shareholders the ability
   effective platform
                                       to listen to the meeting through the VSM site or through a designated
 • Hosting & voting options            listen-only call-in number.

 • Shareholder mailing                 Another important feature relates to adjourned meetings. We have been
   coordination                        able to help many clients that have had to adjourn a meeting and resume
                                       the VSM within a few hours, or even on another day.
 • Multiple presenters
   availability                        Similar to last year, questions from shareholders can be submitted through
 • Issuer customization                the VSM site and/or an issuer designated email address. Shareholders can
                                       vote prior to the meeting or at the time the polls are open. A summary of
 • Slideshow hosting                   shareholders registered for the meeting, as well as questions submitted,

 • Attendee authentication             is provided to the company.

 • Voting review & tabulation          We have made joining our virtual meetings much easier for investors by
                                       allowing access simply by entering their name and email address. They
 • Up to 1,000 attending &             can listen in and view any presentations. Of course to be able to submit
   300 logged in accounts              questions or vote, they will still need to enter a valid control number.
 • Adjournment & resume
                                       We now have the ability to use Application Programming Interface (better
   meeting features
                                       known as API) with other intermediaries to connect beneficial holders into
 • Simplified investor access          our virtual meeting platform without the need for a legal proxy. When a
   to join meeting                     beneficial holder logs into our system with a control number not issued by
                                       Continental, our system can now authenticate with other intermediary’s
                                       systems and verify access. This allows investors to easily join our virtual
                                       meetings, ask questions, and vote.

                                          Playback recordings are available within 24 hours of the meeting and
                                          fully accessible for up to 12 months. VSM is not just for proxy/annual
                                          meetings; it can be used for periodic virtual investor calls as well.

                                          For more information regarding CSTT’s Virtual Shareholder Meeting
                                          services, please visit: https://www.cstproxy.com/virtualmeetings.html

Continental completed 175 Virtual Shareholder Meetings in the last year
and have at least 125 more scheduled this year.

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INNOVATION & TRANSFORMATION IN THE CORPORATE ACTION SPACE
Continental has been working on an exciting new product to eliminate paper-based payment
processes for paying agent M & A transactions. Our newly designed and innovative tool,
Corporate Action Online Transaction Portal, will allow for electronic delivery and completion
of offering documents.

This method is efficient and offers                                                     We are proud of our ability
                                      Shareholders will be able to
ease of use while allowing faster                                                       to provide innovative ways
turn-around than conventional         • manage payment information           for our shareholder base to interact
                                        online,                              with us. As such, we are proud
paper-based processes.
                                                                             to announce our soon to be live
Our Corporate Action professionals    • choose their preferred payment       Corporate Action Online Transaction
will tailor documentation to            method (fed wire, check)             Portal. We are confident that this
the unique requirements of                                                   exciting new product will simplify our
                                      • and know that their information
                                                                             shareholders’ experience and provide
each specific corporate action.         is being kept secure and private.
                                                                             them with a more streamlined way to
Shareholders can quickly review,                                             submit their offering documents.
                                      Continental clients will have access
complete and electronically sign
                                      to a reporting tool that will show       – John Ulla,
deal documents delivered securely
                                      the status of payments through a       		 Chief Operating Officer
through our online portal. The                                               		 of Continental Stock
                                      secure online report.
process enables deal documents                                               		 Transfer & Trust
to be completed accurately and        Stay tuned for more information
timely the first time therefore       on the rollout of this exciting new
expediting payments.                  product in our next newsletter.

                                                       Notes from the Chairman • Spring 2021 Newsletter • Page 9
Notes FROM THE CHAIRMAN - Continental Stock Transfer and Trust ...
LATEST NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Real Estate SPACs                                            2021 Emerging Growth
Virtual Forum                                                Virtual Conference
Continental was a proud sponsor of the Real                  Continental was a platinum sponsor of the
Estate SPACs Virtual Forum on March 2, 2021.                 2021 Emerging Growth Virtual Conference
                                                             on March 17-19, 2021.

                                                             Gold Sponsor of the
                                                             SPAC Conference 2021
                                                             Continental is proud to be a gold sponsor for the
                                                             SPAC Conference 2021 on June 23-24. Steven Nelson,
                                                             our President & Chairman will be moderating the
                                                             SPAC Incentive Structure panel on the first day of
                                                             the conference.

                                                             Register today and join us: https://spacconference.com

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Welcome New Talent/Employees
Account                      Compliance                    Customer Care                 Proxy Services
Management                   Marie Bolamba                 John Torres                   Catherine Contes
Keri-Ann Cuadros             Juan Sanchez                                                Ronald Urquiza
Michael Goedecke                                           Escrow Services
Erika Harris
                             Corporate Actions             Karen Guandique               SPAC Services
                             Jethroe Aure                  Lei Miao                      Miguel Aquino JR
Stephen Jones
                             Stephen Baran                                               Daniel Egan
Ian McKay
                             Anthony Cangro                Human Resources
Kassandra Nordeste
                             Victor Duarte                 Candy Ha
Luis Ortiz
                             Ruben Hearst
                                                           Operations
Accounting                   Pamela Knowles-Smith
                                                           Robert Bondurant
Tehillah Levy                Albert Kong
                                                           Jess-Ann Thompson
                             Donna Rodriguez
                             Arber Shehu
                             Joanne Simon

OTC Premium Provider Directory
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust is proud to be featured in the exclusive OTC Premium Provider Directory.

For more details: www.otcmarkets.com/corporate-services/premium-provider-directory/transfer-agents

                                                        Notes from the Chairman • Spring 2021 Newsletter • Page 11
CONTINENTAL CUSTOMER CARE
Our Manhattan-based call center
is staffed with Continental
employees during the hours
of 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM ET from
Monday through Friday.

At CSTT, we do not employ an interactive
voice response system because we believe
your questions are best answered by
our expertly trained staff that would be
delighted to address your specific needs.
Our phone queues are efficiently designed
to allow shareholders the opportunity to
direct their calls to the specific area of their
inquiry, avoiding the hassle of navigating
through a call system and being redirected.

We take inquiries seriously and ensure
every question is thoroughly answered.
Our knowledgeable staff is dedicated
to answering all emails sent within
business hours on the same day. Email
communication sent after business hours is                   Darren Thearle has 20 years of experience in the
promptly managed the next business day.                      transfer agent industry and has specialized in multiple
This order of business also applies to voicemails.           areas, including transfer and dividend reinvestment.
                                                             Darren excels in customer service, both on the phone
2020 was a record-breaking year for our business,
                                                             and over email, answering shareholders’ questions
especially with the escalation of SPACs. While our
                                                             and providing information they require. While he is
company quickly expanded and business thrived, our
                                                             originally from England, we are honored to have him
call center, as a result, received an influx of inquiries.
                                                             working with us in Manhattan.
Our Continental Customer Care team has                       Sidney Lau has over 20 years of experience in the
been exceptional throughout this growth. We                  transfer agent industry, specifically in various areas
have been fortunate to expand the team and                   including dividend/dividend reinvestment services.
continue to provide expert and timely responses.             Sidney is a native New Yorker, and we are grateful to
                                                             have him on our team.
A few of our exceptional team members are
                                                             Smith Simeon has 15 years of experience in the
highlighted to the right in appreciation for their
                                                             transfer agent industry, specifically in recordkeeping
excellent contributions throughout this growth. We
                                                             fundamentals and dividend/dividend reinvestment
are grateful for these employees and each individual
                                                             services. Smith is a native from New Jersey, and we
on our Continental Customer Care team.
                                                             are thankful for his contribution to our team.

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NEW TRANSFER AGENT CUSTOMERS

10/1/2020 – 3/31/2021
COMPANY                                     AREA          COMPANY                                         AREA
10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp         NY           ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II               MA
180 Life Sciences Corp                       CA           Arctos NorthStar Acquisition Corp.                TX
26 Capital Acquisition Corporation            FL          Ares Acquisition Corporation                     NY
5:01 Acquisition Corp                        CA           Ark Global Acquisition Corp                      TN
7GC & Co. Holdings, Inc.                     CA           ARKO Corp.                                        VA
890 5th Avenue Partners, Inc.                NY           Arrival                                     Grand Duchy of
ABG Acquisition Corp. I                      NY                                                        Luxembourg

Accelerate Acquisition Corp                   NJ          Arrowroot Acquisition Corp.                       CA

Acell Inc.                                   MD           ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. IV               NY

Acies Acquisition Corp                       CA           Astrea Acquisition Corp.                          FL

Ackrell SPAC Partners I Co.                  DE           Athena Technology Acquisition Corp.              GA

Adara Acquisition Corp.                      NC           Athlon Acquisition Corp.                         MA

Adit EdTech Acquisition Corp.                NY           Atlantic Avenue Acquisition Corp                  CT

Advanced Merger Partners, INC.               DE           Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.               NY

Advantage Solutions Inc.                     CA           Atlas Crest Investment Corp.                     NY

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc.           MA           Atlas Crest Investment Corp. II                  NY

AEA-Bridges Impact Corp                 Cayman Islands    Aurora Acquisition Corp.                         UK

Aequi Acquisition Corp.                       CT          Austerlitz Acquisition Corp I                    NV

Aersale Corporation                           FL          Austerlitz Acquisition Corp II                   NV

AEVA Technologies, Inc.                       CA          Authentic Equity Acquisition Corp.               NY

AF Acquisition Corp.                          FL          Avanti Acquisition Corp                     Cayman Islands

AFC Gamma, Inc.                               FL          B. Riley Principal 150 Merger Corp.              NY
African Gold Acquisition Corp                NY           Banxa Holdings, Inc.                           Canada
Agile Growth Corp                            MA           BCLS Acquisition Corp                            MA
AJAX I                                       NY           Belo Sun Mining Corp                           Canada
Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.                    CA           Benessere Capital Acquisition Corp                FL
Alpha Capital Acquisition Company            NY           Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp.              Canada
Altimar Acquisition Corp. III                NY           Better World Acquisition Corp.                   NY
Altimar Acquisition Corporation              NY           Big Cypress Acquisition Corp.                     FL
Altimar II Acquisition                       NY           Biotech Acquisition Company                      NY
Altimeter Growth Corp 2                      CA           Bite Acquisition Corp.                           NY
Altimeter Growth Corp.                       CA           Blue Water Acquisition Corp.                      CT
Altitude Acquisition Corp.                   GA           BlueRiver Acquisition Corp.                       TX
American Acquisition Opportunity, Inc         N           Bluescape Opportunities Acquisition Corp.         TX
Americas Technology Acquisition Corp.        TX           BOA Acquisition Corp.                            DC
Apollo Healthcare Corp.                    Canada         Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp.                 TX
Apollo Strategic Growth Capital              NY           Bridgetown 2 Holdings Limited                   China
Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II           NY           Bridgetown Holdings Limited                     China
AppHarvest, Inc.                              KY          Bright Lights Acquisition Corp.                   CA
Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co             DE           Brixton Metals Corporation                     Canada

                                                    Notes from the Chairman • Spring 2021 Newsletter • Page 13
New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                         AREA       COMPANY                                      AREA
Broadscale Acquisition Corp.                     PA        Compute Health Acquisition Corp.              DE
Brookline Capital Acquisition Corp               NY        Concord Acquisition Corp                      NY
BTRS Holdings, Inc.                              NJ        Consonance-HFW Acquisition Corp.               NJ
Build Acquisition Corp.                          TX        Constellation Acquisition Corp I              NY
Bull Horn Holdings Corp.                         FL        CONX Corp                                     CO
BurgerFi International, Inc.                     FL        Corazon Capital V838 Monoceros Corp            IL
Butterfly Network, Inc                           CT        Corner Growth Acquisition Corp.               CA
BYTE Acquisition Corp.                           NY        COVA Acquisition Corp.                        CA
CA Healthcare Acquisition Corp.                  MA        Crown PropTech Acquisitions                   NY
Canoo, Inc.                                      CA        Crucible Acquisition Corp                     CO
Capitol Investment Corp. V                       VA        Cullman Bancorp, Inc.                          AL
Carebook Technologies Inc.                     Canada      Curiosity Stream Inc.                         MD
Carney Technology Acquisition Corp II            CA        D and Z Media Acquisition Corp                GA
Cartesian Growth Corp.                           NY        Danimer Scientific, Inc.                      GA
Cascade Acquisition Corp                         FL        Datable Technology Corporation               Canada
Catcha Investment Corp.                        Malaysia    Datametrex AI Limited                        Canada
CBRE Acquisition Holdings, Inc.                  TX        DD3 Acquisition Corp. II                     Mexico
CC Neuberger Principal Holdings III              NY        Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp         CA
Centricus Acquisition Corp                       UK        Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. II     CA
Cerberus Telecom Acquisition Corp.               NY        Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. III    CA
Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.              MA        Deep Lake Capital Acquisition Corp.           NV
CF Acquisition Corp. IV                          NY        DeFi Technologies, Inc.                      Canada
CF Acquisition Corp. V                           NY        Delwinds Insurance Acquisition Corp.           TX
CF Acquisition Corp. VI                          NY        DHB Capital Corp                              NY
CF Acquisition Corp. VIII                        NY        DHC Acquisition Corp                           TX
CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III                 NY        Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.    WA
Chargepoint Holdings Inc.                        CA        Disruptive Acquisition Corp I                 CA
Churchill Capital Corp. V                        NY        DMY Technology Group Inc. IV                  NV
Churchill Capital Corp. VI                       NY        dMY Technology Group, Inc. III                NV
Churchill Capital Corp. VII                      NY        Docebo, Inc.                                 Canada
Clarim Acquisition Corp.                         NY        DPCM Capital, Inc                              FL
Class Acceleration Corp.                         CA        Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II       CA
Clen Inc.                                        UT        Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. III      CA
Climate Change Crisis Real Impact I              NJ        Duddell Street Acquisition Corp              China
Acquisition Corp                                           Dune Acquisition Corporation                   FL
Climate Real Impact Solutions II Acquisition     NJ        E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.                   TX
Corp
                                                           EarthRenew, Inc.                             Canada
Clover Health Investment Corp.                   TN
                                                           Eastern Bankshares, Inc.                      MA
CM Life Sciences II Inc.                         NY
                                                           Edify Acquisition Corp.                       NY
CM Life Sciences III Inc.                        NY
                                                           Edoc Acquisition Corp.                        NY
Colicity Inc.                                    WA
                                                           EdtechX Holdings Acquisition Corp II          UK
Colonnade Acquisition Corp. II                   FL

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New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                          AREA              COMPANY                                      AREA
EJF Acquisition Corp                               VA              FTAC Parnassus Acquisition Corp.               PA
Empower Ltd.                                       NY              Fusion Acquisition Corp. II                    NY
Empowerment & Inclusion Capital I Corp.            NY              Fusion Fuel Green PLC                        Ireland
Environmental Impact Acquisition Corp.             NY              G Squared Ascend I Inc.                        IL
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc.                       NJ              G&P Acquisition Corp                           RI
Epiphany Technology Acquisition Corp.              CA              G2 Goldfields, Inc.                          Canada
EQ Health Acquisition Corp.                        TX              Galway Metals, Inc.                          Canada
ESM Acquisition Corp.                              TX              Gamesquare Esports, Inc.                     Canada
Esports Technologies, Inc.                         NV              Gaming & Hospitality Acquisition Corp.         NV
Eucrates Biomedical Acquisition Corp               NY              GBS, Inc.                                      NY
European Biotech Acquisition Corp.             Netherlands         GCM Grosvenor Inc.                             IL
European Sustainable Growth Acquisition            CT              Genesis Park Acquisition Corp.                 TX
Corp.                                                              GigCapital4 Inc.                               CA
Evo Acquisition Corp.                              NV              Glass Houses Acquisition                       TX
Excelsior Mining Corp.                           Canada            Glenfarne Merger Corp.                         NY
Far Peak Acquisition Corporation                   NY              Global Synergy Acquisition Corp.               NY
FAST Acquisition Corp. II                          CT              Goal Acquisition Corp.                         TX
FG New America Acquisition Corp                    IL              Gold Royalty Corp                            Canada
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp I                      CA              Golden Arrow Merger Corp                       NY
Figure Acquisition Corp.                           CA              Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp                 DE
FinServ Acquisition Corp. II                       NY              Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.              TX
Fintech Acquisition Corp. V                        PA              Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited              China
Fintech Evolution Acquisition Grp                  NY              Good Works Acquisition Corp.                   TX
First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp              CT              Gores Holdings VI Inc.                         CA
FirstMark Horizon Acquisition Corp.                NY              Gratomic, Inc.                               Canada
Fisker Inc.                                        CA              Group Nine Acquisition Corp.                   NY
Foreseight Acquisition Corp.                       IL              Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.               NY
Forest Road Acquisition Corp.                      NY              H.I.G. Acquisition Corp                        FL
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II                   NY              Hamilton Lane Alliance Holdings I, Inc.        PA
Fortistar Sustainable Solutions Corp.              NY              Health Assurance Acquisition Corp.            MA
Fortress Capital Acquisition Corp.                 NY              Healthcare Capital Acquisition                 DE
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. III               NY              Healthcare Services Acquisition Corp.         MD
Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. IV                NY              Healthcor Catalio Acquisition Corp             NY
Forum Merger IV Corporation                        FL              Helix Acquisition Corp                        MA
FoxWayne Enterprises Acquisition Corp.             NY              Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V           WY
Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corporation       WA              HH&L Acquisition Co.                         China
Freedom Acquisition I Corp.                        NY              Highland Transcend Partners I Corp.           MA
Frontier Acquisition Corp                          NY              Hims & Hers Health Inc.                        CA
FS Development Corp. II                            CA              Horizon Acquisition Corp II                    CT
FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.                      PA              Hudson Executive Investment Corp. II           NY
FTAC Hera Acquisition Corp.                        PA              Hudson Executive Investment Corp. III          NY

                                                             Notes from the Chairman • Spring 2021 Newsletter • Page 15
New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                        AREA         COMPANY                                     AREA
HumanCo Acquisition Corp                        TX          L&F Acquisition Corp.                         IL
Hyliion Holdings Inc.                           TX          L. Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp        Singapore
I-80 Gold Corp.                               Canada        Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc                   TX
IBERE Pharmaceuticals                           PA          Landcadia Holdings III, Inc.                 TX
IG Acquisition Corp.                            NY          Landsea Holdings Corporation                 CA
Ignyte Acquisition Corp                         NY          Lazard Growth Acquisition Corp I             NY
IM Cannabis Corp.                             Canada        LDH Growth Corp I                             FL
INSU Acquisition Corp. III                      PA          Lead Edge Growth Opportunities, Ltd          NY
InterPrivate II Acquisition Corp.               NY          Lefteris Acquisition Corp                    MA
InterPrivate III Financial Partners Inc.        NY          Legato Merger Corp.                          NY
InterPrivate IV Infra Tech Partners Inc.        NY          Leo Holdings Corp. II                        CA
Investindustrial Acquisition Corp.         United Kingdom   Leo Holdings Corp. III                    Bahamas
ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd                     Israel       Leocor Gold Inc.                           Canada
ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd                    Israel       Lerer Hippeau Acquisition Corp.              NY
Ion Energy, Ltd                               Canada        Levere Holdings Corp.                   Cayman Islands
Isleworth Healthcare Acquisition Corp.           FL         Liberty Media Acquisition Corporation        CO
Isos Acquisition Corp                           CT          LifeSci Acquisition II Corp                  NY
ITHAX Acquisition Corp.                         NY          LightJump Acquisition Corp.                  CA
Itiquira Acquisition Corp.                      NY          Live Oak Acquisition Corp. II                TN
Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp.            Singapore      Live Oak Mobility Acquisition Corp.          TN
Jack Creek Investment Corp.                     NY          LMF Acquisition Opportunities Inc.            FL
Jack Nathan Medical Corp                      Canada        Locust Walk Acquisition Corp.                MA
Jaws Mustang Acquisition Corporation             FL         Longview Acquisition Corp. II                NY
Jaws Spitfire Acquisition Corporation            FL         Luminar Technologies Inc.                     FL
Jiya Acquisition Corp.                          CA          Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp.            NY
JOFF Fintech Acquisition Corp.                  NY          M3 Brigade Acquisition Corp. II              NY
Jourdan Resources, Inc.                       Canada        Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited             China
Kadem Sustainable Impact Corporation            NY          Mallard Acquisition Corp.                    NC
Kairos Acquisition Corp.                        CT          Marlin Technology Corporation                CA
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II         NY          Marquee Raine Acquisition Corp.              NY
Kernel Group Holdings, Inc.                     CA          Mason Industrial Technology, Inc             NY
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Corp                CA          MCAP Acquisition Corp                         IL
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Corp II             CA          MDH Acquisition Corp.                        TX
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Corp III            CA          Medicus Sciences Acquisition Corp.           NY
Kingswood Acquisition Corp.                     NY          MedTech Acquisition Corporation              NY
KINS Technology Group, Inc.                     CA          Metromile, Inc.                              CA
Kismet Acquisition Three Corp.             Cayman Islands   Mission Advancement Corp.                    AZ
Kismet Acquisition Two Corp.               Cayman Islands   Montes Archimedes Acquisition Corp.          CA
KKR Acquisition Holdings I Corp                 NY          Monument Circle Acquisition Corp.             IN
KL Acquisition Corp.                            NY          Moringa Acquisition Corp                     NY
KludeIn I Acquisition Corp.                     CA          Motion Acquisition Corp.                     NY
KWESST Micro Systems Inc.                     Canada        Motive Capital Corp.                         NY

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New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                          AREA          COMPANY                                          AREA
Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. II               NY           Petra Acquisition Corp                            NY
MP Materials Corp                                 NV           Pine Island Acquisition Corp.                     FL
MSD Acquisition Corp.                             NY           Pine Technology Acquisition Corp.                 OH
Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II        NY           Pioneer Merger Corp.                              NY
Multiplan Corp.                                   NY           Pivotal Investment Corporation III                NY
Multiplan Corp.                                   NY           PLBY Group, Inc.                                  CA
Natural Order Acquisition Corp                    MA           Plum Acquisition Corp. I                          CA
NeoImmuneTech Inc.                                MD           POEMA Global Holdings Corp.                  Cayman Islands
New Beginnings Acquisition Corp.                  FL           Pontem Corporation                                NY
New Vista Acquisition Corporation                  IL          Pontus Protein Ltd                              Canada
Newbury Street Acquisition Corporation            MA           Population Health Investment Co Inc.              NY
Nexe Innovations, Inc.                          Canada         Porch Group Inc.                                  WA
NextGen Acquisition Corp. II                      FL           Portofino Resources, Inc.                       Canada
NextGen Acquisition Corporation                   FL           Power & Digital Infrastructure Acquisition         IL
NextPoint Acquisition Corp.                     Canada         Corp.
Noble Rock Acquisition Corporation                DE           Powered Brands                                    NY

North Atlantic Acquisition Corporation       Cayman Islands    PriceMDs.com INC.                                 FL

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II             MO           Primavera Capital Acquisition Corp.              China

Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. III            MO           Priveterra Acquisition Corp.                      FL

Northern Star Acquisition Corp.                   NY           Progress Acquisition Corp.                        MA

Northern Star Investment Corp. II                 NY           Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. II           NY

Northern Star Investment Corp. III                NY           PropTech Investment Corp II                       WY

Northern Star Investment Corp. IV                 NY           Prospector Capital Corp                           CA

Novus Capital Corporation II                      IN           Provenance Gold Corp                            Canada

Nuvation Bio Inc                                  NY           Provident Acquisition Corp                       China

Nuvve Holding Corp                                CA           Psyched Wellness Ltd                            Canada

OCA Acquisition Corp.                             NY           Pure Extractions Corp.                          Canada

Omega Alpha SPAC                                  MA           PureCycle Technologies, Inc.                      FL

Omnichannel Acquisition Corp                      NJ           PWP Forward Acquisition Corp I                    NY

One Equity Partners Open Water I Corp.            NY           Qell Acquisition Corp.                            CA

Organice Garage Ltd                             Canada         Quantum FinTech Acquisition Corp                  FL

Orion Acquisition Corp.                           NY           QuantumScape Corporation                          CA

Osprey Bitcoin Trust                              NY           Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital                     NY

OTR Acquisition Corp                              FL           Real Luck Group, Ltds.                          Canada

Ouster Inc.                                       CA           Recharge Acquisition Corp.                        FL

Oyster Enterprises Acquisition Corp.              CT           Red Light Holland Corp.                         Canada

Parts ID, Inc.                                    NJ           Reinvent Technology Partners Y                    NY

Pathfinder Acquisition Corp.                      CA           Reinvent Technology Partners Z                    NY

Paya Holdings Inc                                 GA           Research Alliance Corp II                         NV

Paysafe Limited                                   UK           Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.              MA

Periphas Capital Partnering Corp.                 NY           Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp.         DC

Permian Production Holdings LLC                   CO           Revolution Healthcare Acquisition Corp            MA

                                                         Notes from the Chairman • Spring 2021 Newsletter • Page 17
New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                           AREA         COMPANY                                            AREA
Reyna Silver Corp.                               Canada        Spartan Acquisition Corp. III                       NY
Rice Acquisition Corp.                             PA          Sports Entertainment Acquisition Corp.              NY
RMG Acquisition Corp. III                          NY          Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp.                    FL
RMG Acquisition Corp. II                           NY          Sportstek Acquisition Corp                          OK
Rocket Internet Growth Opportunities Corp.    Cayman Islands   Spring Valley Acquisition Corp.                     TX
Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp.           CA          Star Peak Corp II                                    IL
Roman DBDR Tech Acquisition Corp                   CA          Star Royalties Ltd                                Canada
Rosecliff Acquisition Corp. I                      NY          Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp.                     NV
Ross Acquisition Corp. II                           FL         Studio Bank                                         TN
Roth CH Acquisition II Co.                         CA          Supernova Partners Acquisition Company, Inc.        DC
Roth CH Acquisition III Co.                        CA          Sustainable Development Acquisition I Corp          CA
Rotor Acquisition Corp.                            NY          SVF Investment Corp.                           Cayman Islands
Rush Street Interactive, Inc.                       IL         SVF Investment Corp. 2                         Cayman Islands
RXR Acquisition Corp.                              NY          SVF Investment Corp. 3                         Cayman Islands
Sandbridge X2 Corp.                                NY          Switchback II Corporation                           CA
Sarissa Capital Acquisition Corp                   CT          Tailwind International Acquisition Corp             NY
Science Strategic Acquisition Corp Alpha           CA          Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp                       NY
ScION Tech Growth I                           United Kingdom   Tastemaker Acquisition Corp.                        NY
ScION Tech Growth II                          United Kingdom   Tattooed Chef, Inc.                                 CA
SCP & Co Healthcare Acquisition Company             FL         TB SA Acquisition Corp.                        Cayman Islands
Seaport Global Acquisition Corp.                   NY          TCW Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.               CA
Senior Connect Acquisition Corp. I                 AZ          Tech and Energy Transition Corp.                    NY
Seven Oaks Acquisition Corp.                       NY          Tekkorp Digital Acquisition Corp.                   NV
Shift Technologies, Inc.                           CA          Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation             CA
Silver Crest Acquisition Corporation              China        The Music Acquisition Corporation                   CA
Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. II                  NY          Thimble Point Acquisition Corp.                     CT
Silverbox Engaged Merger Corp. I                   TX          Thoma Bravo Advantage                                IL
Simon Property Group Acquisition                    IN         Thunder Bridge Capital Partners III Inc.            VA
Holdings, Inc.                                                 Tiga Acquisition Corp.                           Singapore
Skillz, Inc                                        CA          Tishman Speyer Innovation Corp. II                  NY
Skillz, Inc.                                       OR          TLG Acquisition One Corp.                            FL
Slam Corp                                          NY          TPG Pace Beneficial Finance Corp.                   TX
Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp                     CA          TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Corp.                   TX
SOC Telemed, Inc.                                  VA          Trepont Acquisition Corp. I                         CA
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. IV        CA          Tribe Capital Growth Corp I                         CA
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V         CA          Triterras, Inc.                                  Singapore
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI        CA          TS Innovation Acquisition Corp                      NY
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I                 AZ          Tuatara Capital Acquisition Corporation             NY
Spartacus Acquisition Corp.                        GA          Turmeric Acquisition Corp.                          MA
Spartan Acquisition Corp. II                       NY          Twelve Seas Investment Company II                   CA

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New Transfer Agent Customers (continued)
COMPANY                                 AREA             COMPANY                                        AREA
Twin Ridge Capital Acquisition Corp.      CA             VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II               IL
TZP Strategies Acquisition Corp.          NY             VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III              IL
United Wholesale Mortgage LLC             MI             Vy Global Growth                           Cayman Islands
VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. II              NY             Waldencast Acquisition Corp.               Cayman Islands
Vector Acquisition Corporation II         CA             Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-A          NY
Velocity Acquisition Corp                 CT             Warburg Pincus Capital Corporation I-B          NY
Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp              CT             Warrior Technologies Acquisition Company        TX
Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp.       FL             William Penn Bancorporation                     PA
VG Acquisition Corp.                      NY             XL Fleet Corp.                                  MA
Vickers Vantage Corp. I                Singapore         Yellowstone Acquisition Company                 NE
View, Inc                                 CA             Zanite Acquisition Corp.                        OH
Vincerx Pharma, Inc.                      CA             Zonetail Inc.                                 Canada
Virgin Acquisition Corp. II               NY             Z-Work Acquisition Corp                         NY
Virtuoso Acquisition Corp.                CT
Viveon Health Acquisition Corp.           GA

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