John Hathaway, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Mr. Hathaway joined Tocqueville in 1997 where he is a co‐portfolio manager of the Tocqueville Gold Fund as well as other investment vehicles in the Gold Equity strategy. He is also the portfolio manager of private funds. Prior to joining Tocqueville, Mr. Hathaway co‐founded and managed Hudson Capital Advisors followed by seven years with Oak Hall Advisors as the Chief Investment Officer in 1986. In 1976, he joined the investment advisory firm David J. Greene and Company, where he became a Partner. Mr. Hathaway began his career in 1970 as an Equity Analyst with Spencer Trask & Co. Mr. Hathaway earned a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia. Mr. Hathaway is also the Chairman of Tocqueville Management Corporation, the General Partner of Tocqueville. He also holds the CFA designation.

Maria Smirova, CFA, first joined Sprott Asset Management LP in 2005 as a research associate supporting the metals and mining team. She currently serves as Lead Portfolio Manager of Sprott Silver Equities Class and Co-Portfolio Manager of Sprott Gold. She also serves as CIO for Sprott beginning in January 2022. Prior to joining Sprott, Maria served as a Product Development Analyst at Fidelity Investments. Ms. Smirnova holds a MBA from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto.

Shree began his career at Sprott Asset Management LP in May 2010 as an Analyst Intern. Subsequently, he joined the firm as a full-time analyst and was then promoted to an Associate Portfolio Manager. In 2017, Shree was promoted to the role of Portfolio Manager. Shree develops long and short ideas across various geographies and markets. He also leverages his expertise in derivatives across various mandates and implements strategies for risk mitigation, income generation and improving upside capture.

Justin Tolman has served as portfolio manager of the Fund since March 2024. He has more than 25 years of mining industry experience and more than 6 years of investment experience. He first joined Sprott, Inc in 2018 as an economic geologist and buy-side analyst. He currently serves as a Senior Portfolio on Sprott Hathaway Special Situations Strategy and a Co-Portfolio Manager on the Resource Exploration and Development Fund for Sprott Wealth Management. Prior to joining Sprott, Mr. Tolman held senior roles with global mining and exploration companies. He obtained his MBA from La Trobe University, Melbourne in 2007. Mr. Tolman holds a BSc Hons 1st Class (Economic Geology) from James Cook University.