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The ordinary shares have not been nor will they be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa. Subject to certain exceptions, the ordinary shares may not be offered or sold in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or to or for the account or benefit of any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any person located in the United States. The admission document does not constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy, any ordinary shares to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction and is not for distribution in, or into, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa. The distribution of the admission document in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons into whose possession the admission document comes should inform themselves of and observe such restrictions.
Peter O’Keefe is a professional in the financial services industry, a direct marketing media services consultant and an investor in and developer of renewable energy projects and technologies. His company is active in biomass, next-generation fuels and is currently developing a 500,000 ton/year wood pellet facility in southeast region of the US. He also serves as an advisor to the private equity firm Paladin Capital Group.
Peter previously worked at Carret Asset Management, a privately-owned investment advisory firm. During his five years at Carret, he is credited with increasing the value of assets under management by more than half-a-billion dollars. He served as senior advisor to the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, finance director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation and in the Clinton White House as associate director for business in the Office of Public Liaison. Peter is a registered representative of the National Association of Securities Dealers, holding both series 7 and 63 licenses. Peter is a member of the Company's Audit Committee.