At The Laurel Hill Advisory Group Company, a fundamental part of our commitment to
deliver exceptional service is protecting your privacy and maintaining the confidentiality
of your personal information. As our range of products and services expand, and as the
technology we use continues to evolve, Laurel Hill will maintain its commitment to the
steps outlined in this statement and to keeping you informed of any changes in a timely
manner.
 
What is Personal Information?
Personal information includes any factual or subjective information about an identifiable
individual. This may include information such as age, name, and ID numbers but does
not include the name, title, or business address or telephone number of an employee of an
organization. This Privacy Statement applies to the collection, use, and disclosure of
personal information by Laurel Hill.
 
Laurel Hill’s Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Laurel Hill may receive personal information about you if you hold, or held, securities in
a company, or successor company, and that company requests one of our products and
services. This information may come from you or by a party authorized by you, such as
the issuer or their transfer agent, your broker, or your attorney. Laurel Hill may be
instructed by you to assist you in responding to, or participating in, a Proxy Solicitation,
an Asset Recovery Program, or Information Agent campaign where we typically would
receive personal information that could include name, address, social insurance number,
and securities ownership information.
 
In providing our services to you and our clients, Laurel Hill uses personal information in
a variety of ways. We may mail you program materials, assist you with Proxy voting, or
mail you a cheque. Participation in our programs may result in Laurel Hill performing
transactions and administering accounts at your direction; often resulting in tax and other
reporting required by law.

We will generally not disclose your personal information other than for the identified
purpose unless we have your consent or are required to by law. In the ordinary course of
conducting our business, your information may have to be shared with a related, affiliate,
or outside company. These companies may use your information, on our behalf, by
performing certain securityholder database management or processing functions, printing
of tax forms, or the mailing of program materials and entitlement cheques.
For the purposes of this Privacy Statement, “Laurel Hill”, “we”, “our”, and “us” means
The Laurel Hill Advisory Group Company. “You” and “yours” is defined as an
individual whose personal information we may collect, use, and disclose as we conduct
our business.
 
Laurel Hill’s Privacy Responsibility
Our Privacy Statement reviews how we collect, use, retain and disclose personal
information. Protecting personal and financial information as we practice our business is
a principle Laurel Hill pays special attention to. We follow 10 principles of fair
information practices included in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
Documents Act (PIPEDA) 2001. These principles give an individual control over how
their personal information is handled while providing guidance to organizations on how
to responsibly protect information and ensure the fair handling of it all times.
 
Accountability: Laurel Hill accepts responsibility for personal information in our
possession and ensures that each of our employees is informed about the importance
of protecting personal information.
 
Identifying Purposes: Why do we collect personal information about you? We can
identify and describe the purpose for you in various ways and may do so by mail or
phone as our services are provided. If you are a shareholder in a corporate issuer, you
may receive a letter or phone call describing how we can assist you in proxy voting or
in claiming financial assets that you are entitled to.
 
Consent: We require your consent to collect, use, and disclose your information, with
certain exceptions. The choice to provide us with personal information is yours. We
commit to explaining your options to withhold consent; however, your ability to
withdraw consent may be limited by legal or contractual restrictions.
 
Limiting Collection: We fairly collect information for the purposes we identify in
our shareholder programs and events. You may visit our website without revealing
any personal information about yourself.
 
Limiting Use, Disclosure, and Retention: We maintain procedures and policies
governing the retention and destruction of recorded information. Statutory
requirements of regulators and our clients mandate certain information to be securely
stored for extended lengths of time. When we are required to utilize the expertise of
an outside company, either in Canada or not in Canada, we carefully ensure and
require that similar privacy standards are met. At times, we may be compelled to
release information by legislation (including securities law, terrorist financing,
income and tax reporting).
 
Accuracy: Laurel Hill attempts to ensure that your personal information is accurate
and that we will make efforts to maintain its accuracy.
 
Safeguards: We provide appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information
from loss, theft, or unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.
Laurel Hill and each of its employees are aware of the importance in protecting your
information and use security measures such as locked facilities and access
restrictions.
 
Openness: Our Privacy Statement outlines our commitment to fair information
practices and can be viewed electronically at www.laurelhillag.com. Questions or
concerns regarding privacy can be addressed to our Privacy Officer (contact below).
Individual Access: Upon written request, and subject to certain conditions, we will
provide access to all private information we have of you, describe how that
information is used and with whom that information was disclosed to.
Provide Recourse: Laurel Hill provides a straightforward process to voice your
inquiries or concerns regarding privacy. For inquiries, please contact our Privacy
Officer:
The Laurel Hill Advisory Group Company
366 Bay Street Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5H 4B2
Tel: (416) 637-4615
Fax: (416) 637-4662
privacyofficer@laurelhill.com
Laurel Hill is committed to protect confidential personal information in the course of
providing services to our clients and customers. For further inquiries or information, you
can also visit www.laurelhill.com