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Justiniano Gomes — Director. Justiniano Gomes (age 35) is currently controller at Amorim Holding Financeira, a Portuguese investment company. He joined the Amorim Group of companies in October 2008. From January 2003 through September 2008, Mr. Gomes worked at Sociedade Portuguesa de Inovacão, as Chief Financial Manager. In this role, Mr. Gomes provided consultancy, training and research and development regarding budgetary control, consolidation and assessment of representative officials. Since January 2006, Mr. Gomes has been an accounting manager responsible for accounting and budgetary control for Debaixo D’Olho, Serviços Culturais, Lda, a company primarily dedicated to photography and web design services. Since January 2006, Mr. Gomes has been an accounting manager responsible for accounting and budgetary control for Accive Insurance — Maia, an insurance company. Since January 2006, Mr. Gomes has been a partner accounting manager responsible for strategic development and accounting budgetary controls for BlueStains, Concepão e Comercialização de Artigos Temáticos, Lda, a company that develops innovative concepts for cultural products, such as t-shirts. From January 2005 until December 2008, Mr. Gomes worked as an accounting manager responsible for accounting budgetary control for Cores Livres, Obras de Arte e Molduras, Unipessoal, Lda. From January 2004 until December 2005, Mr. Gomes worked as an accounting manager responsible for accounting budgetary control for Rial & Ponte, Lda. Mr. Gomes received a Master of Science, specializing in Finance, in 2009, and a degree in Economics in 2002 from University of Porto.


Audit Committee.  The Company has established an Audit Committee and is charged with assisting and representing the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to (i) assessing the integrity of the financial statements of the Company, (ii) our Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (iii) assessing the qualifications, independence and performance or our independent public accountants, (iv) accessing our Company’s financial risks, and (v) performing our Company’s internal audit function. The Audit Committee’s current members are Mr. Pino (Chairman) and Mr. Gomes. Each member of the committee satisfies the independence standards specified in Section 803(B) of the NYSE MKT Company Guide and the related rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and each member of the committee has been determined by the Board to be “financially literate” with accounting or related financial management experience. The Board has also determined that Mr. Pino is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under SEC rules and regulations. The Board has adopted a charter for the Audit Committee, a copy of which is posted on our website at www.americassuppliers.com. The Audit Committee did not meet separately during fiscal 2013.


During the past ten years none of the persons serving as executive officers and/or directors of the Company has been the subject matter of any of the following legal proceedings that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K including: (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (b) any criminal convictions; (c) any order, judgment, or decree permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; (d) any finding by a court, the SEC or the CFTC to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud; or (e) any sanction or order of any self-regulatory organization or registered entity or equivalent exchange, association or entity. Further, no such legal proceedings are believed to be contemplated by governmental authorities against any director or executive officer.


The table below sets forth the beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock as December 31, 2013 by each person who serves as a director and/or an executive officer of the Company on that date, the number of shares beneficially owned by all of the Company’s directors and named executive officers as a group, and any persons that beneficially own more than 5% of its outstanding common stock who does not serve as an executive officer or director of the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, except as indicated by footnotes and subject to applicable community property laws in the United States, each person named in the table below has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite such person’s name. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of the Company’s officers and directors is c/o: America’s Suppliers, Inc., 7575 E. Redfield Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.