In 2017, we also made great strides in increasing our sales in the U.S. Our distributor, Industrial Finishes, has
been selling our coatings products through multiple sales channels including directly through the contractor
supply retail store, White Cap. This has helped to significantly increase our sales from approximately .5 tons
per month at the beginning of the year to 7 tons per month in December. These increased sales figures will be
reflected in HCT’s quarterly and annual financial filings with the SEC, which it will make its best effort to
submit by the end of the first quarter of 2018.