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MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING
To the Shareholders of BlackBerry Limited
Management of BlackBerry Limited is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Consolidated Financial
Statements and all of the financial information in this Annual Report. The Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and include certain amounts based upon estimates and
judgments required for such preparation. The financial information appearing throughout this Annual Report is consistent with
the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been reviewed by the Audit and Risk
Management Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of BlackBerry Limited.
In fulfilling its responsibility for the reliability and integrity of financial information, management has developed and
maintains systems of accounting and internal controls and budgeting procedures. Management believes these systems and
controls provide reasonable assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions are executed in accordance with management’s
authorization and financial records are reliable for the preparation of accurate and timely Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company’s Audit and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of non-
management independent directors, usually meets two times per fiscal quarter with management and the independent registered
public accounting firm to ensure that each is discharging its respective responsibilities, to review the Consolidated Financial
Statements and either the quarterly review engagement report or the independent registered public accounting firm’s report and
to discuss significant financial reporting issues and auditing matters. The Company’s external registered public accounting firm
has full and unrestricted access to the Audit and Risk Management Committee to discuss audit findings, financial reporting and
other related matters. The Audit and Risk Management Committee reports its findings to the Board of Directors for
consideration when the Board approves the Consolidated Financial Statements for issuance to the shareholders.
The Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012 have been audited by Ernst & Young
LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm appointed by the shareholders, in accordance with Canadian generally
accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
/s/ John S. Chen
Waterloo, Ontario John S. Chen
March 28, 2014 President & CEO