| License / Permit | Document Type | Holder / Entity | Issuing Authority | Issue / Effective Date | Expiry / Renewal | Stated Restrictions | Transfer Requirement | Change-of-Control Requirement | Supporting Documentation | Documentation Gap | Evidence Status | Source Reference | Review Note | | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Business Operating License — BOL-2024-1187 | Business Operating License | Meridian Components Manufacturing Ltd. | UNKNOWN — not identified in supplied document | Effective 15 March 2024 | Expires 14 March 2027; renewal should be initiated before expiry per supplied permit guidance, but no license-specific renewal procedure is supplied | No specific restriction stated in supplied license information | UNKNOWN — no license-specific transfer requirement supplied | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — supplied regulatory guidance states that certain operating licenses may require prior notification or approval upon change of control, but the materials do not establish whether BOL-2024-1187 is subject to that requirement | Regulatory guidance on possible change-of-control notification/approval; board-approved transaction summary identifying proposed acquisition | License-specific provisions addressing transfer/change of control, and any applicable notification/approval procedure, were not supplied | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE | Source 1: Business Operating License — BOL-2024-1187; Supplied Regulatory Requirements 1 and 3; Source 5: Board-approved transaction summary | Proposed acquisition by Northbridge Industrial Holdings is documented, but the supplied evidence does not establish whether prior notification or approval is required for this license. Human legal/regulatory review required. | | Environmental Operating Permit — EOP-24-031 | Environmental Operating Permit | Meridian Components Manufacturing Ltd. | UNKNOWN — not identified in supplied document | Effective 1 April 2024 | Expires 31 March 2027; supplied permit guidance states renewal should be initiated before expiry, but no permit-specific renewal process is supplied | No specific restriction stated in supplied permit information | UNKNOWN — no permit-specific transfer requirement supplied | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — supplied regulatory guidance addresses possible change-of-control notification/approval for certain operating licenses, but the materials do not establish whether this permit specifically requires prior approval or notification | Supplied permit guidance; board-approved transaction summary | Permit-specific change-of-control/transfer provisions and applicable notification or approval procedure were not supplied | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE | Source 2: Environmental Operating Permit — EOP-24-031; Supplied Regulatory Requirements 1–3; Source 5: Board-approved transaction summary | Renewal timing is identifiable from the supplied guidance, but transaction-specific change-of-control requirements are not established by the supplied evidence. Human legal/regulatory review required. | | Fire Safety Certificate — FSC-2025-442 | Fire Safety Certificate | Meridian Components Manufacturing Ltd. | UNKNOWN — not identified in supplied document | Dated 10 January 2025 | UNKNOWN — no expiry or renewal information supplied | No specific restriction stated in supplied certificate information | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN — no supplied evidence addresses whether the certificate is affected by a change of control | Board-approved transaction summary; supplied regulatory guidance is general and does not establish applicability to this certificate | Certificate-specific expiry/renewal information and transfer/change-of-control provisions were not supplied | UNKNOWN / UNAVAILABLE | Source 3: Fire Safety Certificate — FSC-2025-442; Source 5: Board-approved transaction summary | The certificate is identified and dated, but the supplied evidence does not establish validity period or transaction-related requirements. Human review required. | | Registered operating address update | Regulatory correspondence | Meridian Components Manufacturing Ltd. | UNKNOWN — authority/counterparty not identified in supplied correspondence description | 18 July 2025 | Not applicable / not established | Correspondence discusses an update to the registered operating address; no specific restriction stated | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN — correspondence, as described, does not establish a change-of-control requirement | Regulatory correspondence dated 18 July 2025 | Full correspondence content and any associated filing, approval, confirmation, or updated license/permit records were not supplied; relationship of the address update to the current license/permit records is therefore not established | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE | Source 4: Regulatory correspondence dated 18 July 2025 | Address-update correspondence may be relevant to license/permit records, but the supplied material does not establish whether corresponding licenses or permits were formally updated. Human review may be required. | | General change-of-control requirement | Regulatory guidance | APPLICABILITY TO MERIDIAN COMPONENTS UNKNOWN | Authority not identified in supplied guidance | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | Guidance states that certain operating licenses may require prior notification or approval when control of the licensed entity changes | Stated requirement: some operating licenses may require prior notification or approval upon change of control; applicability to identified instruments is not established | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE — no supplied authority provision identifies BOL-2024-1187, EOP-24-031, or FSC-2025-442 as subject to the stated requirement | Supplied regulatory guidance; transaction summary | The specific governing provision, applicability criteria, and any transaction-specific notice/approval procedure were not supplied | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE | Supplied Regulatory Requirement 1; Supplied Regulatory Requirement 3 | This is a stated general requirement, not a confirmed requirement for the identified licenses/certificate. No independent legal determination should be inferred. | | Renewal timing requirement | Regulatory guidance | APPLICABILITY TO IDENTIFIED PERMITS UNKNOWN | Authority not identified in supplied guidance | UNKNOWN | Guidance states renewal should be initiated before expiry | No other restriction stated | Not addressed | Not addressed | Supplied permit guidance | The guidance does not identify a specific renewal lead time, filing process, or applicability to each identified instrument | INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE | Supplied Regulatory Requirement 2 | The expiry dates of BOL-2024-1187 and EOP-24-031 are known, but the supplied evidence does not specify the required renewal initiation period. |