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Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) chartered accountants, the Company’s independent external auditor, for the
fiscal years ended March 3, 2012 and February 26, 2011, respectively, for professional services rendered by EY for the audit of the
Company’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by EY in connection with statutory and regulatory
filings or engagements for such fiscal years were $3,331,000 and $2,811,000 respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended March 3, 2012 and February 26, 2011, respectively, for assurance and
related services rendered by EY that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit review of the Company’s financial
statements and are not reported above as audit fees were $195,000 and $65,000.
Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by EY for the fiscal years ended March 3, 2012 and February 26, 2011, respectively, for professional
services rendered by EY for tax compliance, tax advice, tax planning and other services were $Nil and $6,700 respectively. Tax
services provided included international tax compliance engagements.
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
To the Company’s knowledge, there were no directors or executive officers or any associate or affiliate of a director or executive
officer with a material interest in any transaction within the three most recently completed financial years or during the current
financial year that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect the Company.
TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
The Company’s transfer agent and registrar in Canada is Computershare Investor Services Inc. of Canada, 100 University Ave., 9
Fl., Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1. The co-transfer agent and registrar for the common shares in the United States is Computershare
Trust Company, Inc. at its offices in Denver, Colorado.
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Other than as noted below, the Company has not entered into any material contracts, on or after January 1, 2002, that are required to
be filed pursuant to NI 51-102 of the Canadian Securities Administrators. The Company has entered into a licensing and settlement
agreement with NTP, Inc. (the “Settlement and Licensing Agreements”) both of which can be found under the Company’s profile on
www.sedar.com. The Settlement and Licensing Agreements are summarized in the Company’s material change report filed on
SEDAR on March 10, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in the AIF.
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