I confirm that one of the following definitions under I, II or III and that one of the following categories under IV applies to my company:

1. Authorised or regulated by a financial regulatory authority:

   1. Ontario Securities Commission
   2. Autorité des marchés financiers
   3. British Columbia Securities Commission
   4. Alberta Securities Commission
   5. Nova Scotia Securities Commission
   6. Superintendent of Financial Institutions - Canada
   7. Provincial pension authority
   8. Provincial financial services regulator
   9. Other (please specify above)

2. Large entity meeting at least two of the following size requirements on a company basis:

   1. Balance sheet total of EUR 20,000,000 (or equivalent)
   2. Net turnover of EUR 40,000,000 (or equivalent)
   3. Own funds of EUR 2,000,000 (or equivalent)

3. Government body or Local authority

   
   

4. One of the following definitions must apply to my company:

   1. A Canadian financial institution* or a schedule III bank*
   2. The Business Development Bank of Canada incorporated under the Business Developmanr Bank of Canada Act (Canada),
   3. A subsidary* of any person* referred to in paragraph (A) or (B), if the person or company owns all of the voting securities of the subsidary, except the voting securities required by law to be owned by directors of the subsidary,
   4. a person* or company registered under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada as an adviser, investment dealer, mutual fund dealer or exempt market dealer,
   5. A pension fund that is regulated by either the federal Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions or a pension commission or similar regulatory authority of a jurisdiction of Canada or a wholly-owned subsidiary* of such a pension fund,
   6. An entity organized in a foreign jurisdiction* that is analogous to any of the entities referred to in paragraphs (A) to (E),
   7. the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada, or any Crown corporation, agency or wholly owned entity of the Government of Canada or a jurisdiction of Canada,
   8. Any national, federal, state, provincial, territorial or municipal government of or in any foreign jurisdiction, or any agency of that government,
   9. A municipality, public board or commission in Canada and a metropolitan community, school board, the Comité de gestion de la taxe scolaire de l'île de Montréal or an intermunicipal management board in Québec,
   10. A trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction*, acting on behalf of a managed account* managed by the trust company or trust corporation, as the case may be,
   11. A person* or company acting on behalf of a managed account* managed by the person or company, if the person or company is registered or authorized to carry on business as an adviser or the equivalent under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction*,
   12. An investment fund* if one or both of the following apply:
       1. the fund is managed by a person* or company registered as an investment fund manager under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada;
       2. the fund is advised by a person* or company authorized to act as an adviser under the securities legislation of a jurisdiction of Canada
   13. A registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) that obtains advice on the securities to be traded from an eligibility adviser, as defined in section 1.1 of NI 45-106, or an adviser registered under the securities legislation of the jurisdiction of the registered charity,
   14. A person* or company that is entirely owned by an individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (O) of the definition of 'permitted client', who holds the beneficial ownership interest in the person or company directly or through a trust, the trustee of which is a trust company or trust corporation registered or authorized to carry on business under the Trust and Loan Companies Act (Canada) or under comparable legislation in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction,
   15. A person* or company, other than an individual or an investment fund, that has net assets of at least C$25 million as shown on its most recently prepared financial statements,
   16. A person* or company that distributes securities of its own issue in Canada only to persons* or companies referred to in paragraphs (A) to (N), or to an individual or individuals referred to in paragraph (N) of the definition of 'permitted client' under NI 31-103

*As defined under NI 31-103 and related definitions