| 5 | FUTURE GROWTH PLANS | 68 | ||
| 5.1 | CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS | 68 | ||
| 5.2 | ARGENTINA EXPANSION | 68 | ||
| 5.3 | PARAGUAY EXPANSION | 71 | ||
| 5.4 | WASHINGTON EXPANSION | 73 | ||
| 5.5 | CANADA EXPANSION | 74 | ||
| 6 | DIVIDENDS | 75 | ||
| 7 | DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 75 | ||
| 8 | MARKET FOR SECURITIES | 75 | ||
| 8.1 | TRADING PRICE AND VOLUME | 75 | ||
| 8.2 | ESCROWED SECURITIES AND SECURITIES SUBJECT TO CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER | 76 | ||
| 8.3 | PRIOR SALES | 76 | ||
| 9 | DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS | 77 | ||
| 9.1 | NAME, OCCUPATION AND SECURITY HOLDING | 77 | ||
| 9.2 | BIOGRAPHY | 79 | ||
| 9.3 | CEASE TRADE ORDERS, BANKRUPTCIES, PENALTIES OR SANCTIONS | 81 | ||
| 9.4 | CODE OF CONDUCT AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST | 82 | ||
| 10 | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 82 | ||
| 11 | INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS | 83 | ||
| 12 | TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR | 83 | ||
| 13 | MATERIAL CONTRACTS | 84 | ||
| 14 | INTERESTS OF EXPERTS | 84 | ||
| 15 | COMMITTEES | 85 | ||
| 15.1 | AUDIT COMMITTEE | 85 | ||
| 15.2 | GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE | 86 | ||
| 15.3 | COMPENSATION COMMITTEE | 87 | ||
| 15.4 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE | 87 | ||
| 15.5 | RISK COMMITTEE | 87 | ||
| 16 | PROMOTERS | 88 | ||
| 17 | REGULATORY COMPLIANCE | 89 | ||
| 18 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | 89 | ||
| SCHEDULE A | 90 |
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Audit Fees(1) | $ | 444,000 | $ | 651,000 | ||||
| Audit Related Fees(2) | $ | 287,000 | $ | 310,000 | ||||
| Tax Fees (3) | $ | — | $ | 23,000 | ||||
| All Other Fees | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Total | $ | 731,000 | $ | 984,000 | ||||
