ATOK-BIG WEDGE CO., INC.

Atok-Big Wedge Company, Inc. (AB) was established and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 1931 primarily as a mining company, and was publicly listed on January 8, 1948. On June 24, 1996, after decades of mining, AB evolved into a holding company with a principal business in general investment, while its secondary purposes consisted of, among others, mining, management and development of real estate, manufacturing, food products processing, and lending and borrowing money. AB's mining related activities and assets were spun off to its wholly owned subsidiary, Atok Gold Mining Co., Inc.