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1 IA Clarington Investments Inc. Simplified Prospectus July 6, 2010 Offering Series A, Series B, Series F, Series F5, Series F6, Series F8, Series F10, Series I, Series M, Series M6, Series M8, Series O, Series Q, Series T4, Series T5, Series T6, Series T8, Series T10, Series V and Series X units or shares as indicated below: Fixed Income Funds IA Clarington Bond Fund (Series A, F, I, O and X) IA Clarington Money Market Fund (Series A, B, I, O, Q and X) IA Clarington Short-Term Bond Fund (Series A, F and I) IA Clarington Short-Term Income Class* (Series A) IA Clarington Real Return Bond Fund (Series A, F and I) IA Clarington Tactical Bond Fund (Series A, F and I) IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class* (Series A, F, F5 and T5) Canadian Cash Distribution Funds IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund (Series A, F, F6, I, T6 and X) IA Clarington Canadian Income Fund (Series F8 and T8) IA Clarington Dividend Growth Fund (Series F6, F10, I, O, T6 and T10) IA Clarington Dividend Growth Class* (Series F6, F10, T6 and T10) IA Clarington Dividend Income Fund (Series F6, I, O, T4 and T6) IA Clarington Tactical Income Fund (Series A, F, F6, F8, I, O, T6 and T8) IA Clarington Tactical Income Class* (Series A, F, F6, F8, T6 and T8) IA Clarington Monthly Income Balanced Fund (Series F6, F8, I, O, T6, T8 and X) Global Cash Distribution Funds IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund (Series F6, I, O, T6 and T8) IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Fund (formerly IA Clarington Global Income Fund) (Series A, F, F6, F8, I, O, T6 and T8) IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class* (Series A, F, F6, F8,T6 and T8) Canadian Funds IA Clarington Canadian Balanced Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Canadian Conservative Equity Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Canadian Growth Fund (formerly IA Clarington Canadian Equity Fund) (Series A, F and I) IA Clarington Canadian Growth Class* (formerly IA Clarington Canadian Equity Class) (Series A) IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Class* (Series A and F) IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund (Series A, F, I, O and X) IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Class* (Series A and F) IA Clarington Energy Class* (Series A and F) U.S. and Global Funds IA Clarington American Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Global Equity Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Global Equity Class* (Series A and F) IA Clarington Global Small Cap Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Global Value Fund (Series A, F, I and O) IA Clarington Sarbit U.S. Equity Fund (Series A, F, F6, I, O and T6) Distinction Portfolios Distinction Prudent Portfolio (Series A, I, M and O) Distinction Prudent Class* (Series A and M) Distinction Conservative Portfolio (Series A, I, M and O) Distinction Conservative Class* (Series A and M) Distinction Balanced Portfolio (Series A, I, M and O) Distinction Balanced Class* (Series A and M) Distinction Growth Portfolio (Series A, I, M and O) Distinction Growth Class* (Series A and M) Distinction Bold Portfolio (Series A, I, M and O) Distinction Bold Class* (Series A and M) Distinction Monthly Income Portfolio (Series I, M6, M8, O and T6) Distinction Monthly Income Class* (Series M6, M8 and T6) Inhance SRI Funds IA Clarington Inhance Monthly Income SRI Fund (Series A, F, I and V) IA Clarington Inhance Canadian Equity SRI Class* (Series A, F, I and V) IA Clarington Inhance Global Equity SRI Class* (Series A, F, I and V) IA Clarington Inhance Conservative SRI Portfolio (Series A) IA Clarington Inhance Balanced SRI Portfolio (Series A, T6, I and O) IA Clarington Inhance Growth SRI Portfolio (Series A, F and V) * each a class of shares of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. (collectively, the Funds ) No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about the merits of the Funds securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. The Funds and the securities of the Funds offered under this Simplified Prospectus are not registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and they are sold in the United States only in reliance on exemptions from registration. IA Clarington Investments Inc. also offers the IA Clarington Target Click Funds, which are described in a separate simplified prospectus.

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3 Table of Contents Page No. Introduction... 1 What is a Mutual Fund and What are the Risks of Investing in a Mutual Fund?... 2 What is a Mutual Fund?... 2 How is a Fund Structured? What are the General Risks of Investing in Mutual Funds? Different Mutual Funds have Different Risks What are the Specific Risks Associated with Mutual Funds?... 3 Organization and Management of the Funds... 8 Companies that Work with the Funds.. 8 Fund of Funds Certain Changes without Securityholder Approval Purchases, Switches and Redemptions Valuation of a Fund Foreign Currencies Series of Securities How to Purchase Funds Switching Securities of the Funds How to Redeem Funds Short-Term Trading Fees Optional Services Pre-Authorized Chequing Plan Systematic Withdrawal Plan Systematic Switch Plan Redirected Distributions and Dividends Registered Plans Fees and Expenses Fees and Expenses Payable by the Fund Fees and Expenses Payable Directly by You Impact of Sales Charges Dealer Compensation Sales Commissions Trailer Fees Other Sales Incentives Equity Interests Dealer Compensation from Management Fees Income Tax Considerations for Investors When You Earn Income Adjusted Cost Base Page No. Trust Funds Corporate Class Funds All Funds What Are Your Legal Rights? Specific Information about Each of the Mutual Funds Described in this Document General Information IA Clarington Bond Fund IA Clarington Money Market Fund IA Clarington Short-Term Bond Fund IA Clarington Short-Term Income Class IA Clarington Real Return Bond Fund IA Clarington Tactical Bond Fund IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund.. 47 IA Clarington Canadian Income Fund IA Clarington Dividend Growth Fund IA Clarington Dividend Growth Class IA Clarington Dividend Income Fund IA Clarington Tactical Income Fund IA Clarington Tactical Income Class IA Clarington Monthly Income Balanced Fund IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Fund (formerly IA Clarington Global Income Fund) IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class IA Clarington Canadian Balanced Fund.. 83 IA Clarington Canadian Conservative Equity Fund IA Clarington Canadian Growth Fund (formerly IA Clarington Canadian Equity Fund) IA Clarington Canadian Growth Class (formerly IA Clarington Canadian Equity Class) IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Fund IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Class IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Fund IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Class IA Clarington Energy Class IA Clarington American Fund IA Clarington Global Equity Fund IA Clarington Global Equity Class IA Clarington Global Small Cap Fund IA Clarington Global Value Fund IA Clarington Sarbit U.S. Equity Fund i

4 Table of Contents (continued) Page No. Distinction Prudent Portfolio Distinction Prudent Class Distinction Conservative Portfolio Distinction Conservative Class Distinction Balanced Portfolio Distinction Balanced Class Distinction Growth Portfolio Distinction Growth Class Distinction Bold Portfolio Distinction Bold Class Distinction Monthly Income Portfolio Distinction Monthly Income Class Page No. IA Clarington Inhance Monthly Income SRI Fund IA Clarington Inhance Canadian Equity SRI Class IA Clarington Inhance Global Equity SRI Class IA Clarington Inhance Conservative SRI Portfolio IA Clarington Inhance Balanced SRI Portfolio IA Clarington Inhance Growth SRI Portfolio ii

5 Introduction This document contains selected important information to help you make an informed investment decision and to help you understand your rights as an investor. Throughout this document: we, us, our or IA Clarington refers to IA Clarington Investments Inc., Industrial Alliance refers to Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., you refers to everyone who invests in our Funds, Funds refers to the mutual funds offered by IA Clarington under this simplified prospectus, Cash Distribution Funds refers to the Canadian Cash Distribution Funds, the Global Cash Distribution Funds, Distinction Monthly Income Portfolio, Distinction Monthly Income Class, IA Clarington Inhance Balanced SRI Portfolio, IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class, IA Clarington Sarbit U.S. Equity Fund and any other Fund that offers Series T securities, Target Click Funds refers to IA Clarington Target Click 2015 Fund, IA Clarington Target Click 2020 Fund, IA Clarington Target Click 2025 Fund and IA Clarington Target Click 2030 Fund, all mutual funds offered by IA Clarington under a separate simplified prospectus, IA Clarington Funds refers to the Funds and the Target Click Funds, Fixed Income Funds, Canadian Cash Distribution Funds, Global Cash Distribution Funds, Canadian Funds, U.S. and Global Funds, Distinction Portfolios and Inhance SRI Funds are categories of Funds listed on the front cover, Global Funds refers to IA Clarington Global Equity Fund, IA Clarington Global Equity Class, IA Clarington Global Small Cap Fund, IA Clarington Global Value Fund, IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund, IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Fund, IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class and IA Clarington Inhance Global Equity SRI Class, Trust Fund refers to a Fund that is a mutual fund trust, Corporate Class Fund refers to a Fund that is a separate class of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. as denoted by Class at the end of its name, unitholder refers to an investor in one or more of the Trust Funds, shareholder refers to an investor in one or more Corporate Class Fund, securityholder refers to either a unitholder or shareholder and securities refers to the units of the Trust Funds and the shares of the Corporate Class Funds. This document is divided into two parts: pages 1 to 27 contain general information applicable to all of the Funds and pages 28 to 162 contain specific information about each Fund described in this document. Additional information about each Fund is available in the following documents: the Funds Annual Information Form, the Funds most recently filed annual financial statements, any interim financial statements of the Fund filed after those annual financial statements, the most recently filed annual management report of fund performance, if any, and any interim management report of fund performance filed after that annual management report of fund performance. These documents are incorporated by reference into this document, which means that they legally form part of this document just as if they were printed as part of this document. You can get a copy of these documents, at your request and at no cost, by calling us toll free at or from your dealer. These documents are also available on IA Clarington s Internet site at or by contacting the Funds at funds@iaclarington.com. These documents and other information about the Funds are also available at 1

6 What is a Mutual Fund and What are the Risks of Investing in a Mutual Fund? What is a Mutual Fund? A mutual fund is a pool of money contributed by investors with similar investment objectives. Investors in the mutual fund share the income, expenses, gains and losses that the mutual fund makes on its investments according to the amount of the mutual fund they own. There are several benefits to investing in a mutual fund as opposed to investing by yourself. An investment in a mutual fund gives you the opportunity to participate with other investors with similar investment objectives in professionally managed investment portfolios. Professional portfolio advisors make the investment decisions for the mutual fund in accordance with its investment objectives. Mutual funds also enable you to diversify your investment portfolio, which may be difficult for most individual investors to achieve. How is a Fund Structured? Trust or Corporation A mutual fund may be set up as a trust or a corporation. At IA Clarington, we have both types. Each Trust Fund is an open-ended mutual fund trust governed by a master declaration of trust or a trust agreement. The property and investments of the Trust Funds are held in trust by IA Clarington as trustee. There is no limit to the number of units of a Trust Fund you can buy. Each Corporate Class Fund is a separate class of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. Clarington Sector Fund Inc. is a mutual fund corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario. Corporate Class Funds are primarily suitable for taxable investors, as they offer certain tax deferral benefits. See Income Tax Considerations for Investors on page 25 for more information. Series of Securities Most of the Funds issue securities in more than one series. A series of securities may be viewed as a subdivision of the Fund for certain purposes (e.g. calculation of fees), but for other purposes (e.g. investment activity) the Fund remains undivided. See Purchases, Switches and Redemptions Series of Securities on page 11 for more information. All of the Funds offer Series A securities, other than most of the Cash Distribution Funds (Series A securities are offered by the following Cash Distribution Funds: IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund, IA Clarington Tactical Income Fund, IA Clarington Tactical Income Class, IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Fund, and IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class), which generally offer Series T securities. In addition, many of the Funds also offer, Series F, Series F5, Series F6, Series F8, Series F10, Series I, Series M, Series M6, Series M8, Series O, Series T4, Series T5, Series T6, Series T8, Series T10, Series V and Series X securities. IA Clarington Money Market Fund also offers Series B and Series Q securities. Throughout this document, unless we specify otherwise, all references to Series F securities include Series F, Series F5, Series F6, Series F8 and Series F10 units or shares, all references to Series M securities include Series M, Series M6 and Series M8 units or shares and all references to Series T securities include Series T4, Series T5, Series T6, Series T8 and Series T10 units or shares. What are the General Risks of Investing in Mutual Funds? Mutual funds own different types of investments, depending upon their investment objectives. The value of these investments will change from day to day, reflecting changes in interest rates, economic conditions and market and company news. As a result, the value of a mutual fund s securities may go up and down and the value of your investment in a mutual fund may be more or less when you redeem it than when you purchased it. Securities held by a Fund that are traded on a public exchange are generally valued based on their most recent closing sale price. If the price is not available or if the price is not a true reflection of the value of the security, we will use another method to determine the value. This practice is called fair value pricing. It may happen for many reasons, including where the value is affected by events that occur after a market where the security is principally traded has closed or where there has been minimal or infrequent trading in a security. We use fair value pricing for all non-north American equity securities held by any of the Funds to avoid 2

7 stale prices being used in calculating the net asset value of the Funds. The full amount of your investment in any of the Funds is not guaranteed. Unlike bank accounts or GICs, mutual fund securities are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government deposit insurer. Under exceptional circumstances, a mutual fund may suspend redemptions. Please see Purchases, Switches and Redemptions on page 10 for more information. Different Mutual Funds have Different Risks All investments, including mutual funds, carry the risk that you will lose money or not make money. The degree of risk from one mutual fund to another varies considerably. Generally speaking, investments with the highest potential return carry the greatest risk. Money market funds are considered the least risky, but usually come with the lowest expected returns. The riskiest mutual funds tend to be aggressive growth mutual funds, but they also typically provide the highest potential return. We offer a selection of mutual funds within these two extremes. In deciding how much risk you are prepared to take, you should consider how soon you will need the money you are investing. The longer you can leave your money invested, the more time there is for short-term market declines to be reversed. What are the Specific Risks Associated with Mutual Funds? Below are some of the specific risks that can affect the value of your investments in a Fund. The descriptions of each Fund, provided later in this document, identify which risks apply to each Fund. Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk If a Fund invests in asset-backed or mortgage-backed securities and there are changes in the market s perception of the creditworthiness of the parties involved, or in the value of, or interest rate applicable to, the underlying assets or property, then the value of such securities (and the net asset value of the Fund which is invested in such securities) may be affected. Capital Depletion Risk Certain securities of certain Funds are designed to provide a monthly cash flow to investors. A significant portion of this cash flow will be paid as a return of capital. Returns of capital may reduce the net asset value per security of the particular series of a Fund. As well, returns of capital may reduce the total assets of the Fund available for investment, which may reduce the ability of the Fund to generate future returns. Concentration Risk Some Funds may have a concentrated number of investments. As a result, the securities in which they invest may not be diversified across all sectors or may be concentrated in specific regions or countries. By investing in a relatively small number of securities, the portfolio advisor may have a significant portion of the Fund invested in a single security. This may result in higher volatility, as the value of the portfolio will vary more in response to changes in the market value of an individual security. Corporate Class Risk Although each class of shares of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. has its own specific investments attributable to it, liabilities accruing to Clarington Sector Fund Inc. or any of the Corporate Class Funds represent obligations of the whole corporation. If the liabilities of one Corporate Class Fund exceed the assets attributable to that Corporate Class Fund, there is the risk of encroachment upon some or all of the assets attributable to the other Corporate Class Funds to satisfy those obligations. In addition, the tax position of any Corporate Class Fund will depend on the tax position of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. as a whole and, as a result, the tax implications of investing in a Corporate Class Fund may differ from the tax implications of investing in a Trust Fund. Further information concerning taxation of Clarington Sector Fund Inc. and its shareholders is contained in the Annual Information Form of the Funds. Credit Risk This is the risk that the issuer of debt securities purchased by a Fund will not pay that obligation. This includes the risk that an issuer may suffer adverse changes in its financial condition, causing 3

8 the credit rating of its security to lower and increasing the volatility of the security s price. Changes in the credit rating of a security can affect its liquidity, making it more difficult to sell. If any of these events occurs, the Fund may suffer a loss. Currency Risk This is the risk that changes in the value of the Canadian dollar, compared to foreign currencies, will affect the value of securities in Funds that invest outside of Canada. Deflation Risk Deflation risk occurs when the general level of prices falls. In the event deflation occurs, the interest payments on real return bonds would shrink and the market value of the real return bonds held by a Fund would be adjusted downward. Derivatives Risk A derivative is a contract between two parties, the value of which is based on the performance of other investments, such as equities, bonds, currencies or a market index. Derivatives may be traded in the overthe-counter market or on a stock exchange. A derivative is commonly a future or a forward contract or an option, but there are other types of derivative instruments as well. Futures or forward contracts are agreements to buy or sell a security, commodity or currency for a certain price on a certain future date. Options give the buyer the right to buy or sell a security, commodity or currency for a certain price on a certain future date. Derivatives may be used to limit, or hedge against, losses that may occur because of a Fund s investment in a security or exposure to a currency or market. This is called hedging. Derivatives may also be used to obtain exposure to financial markets, reduce transaction costs, create liquidity or increase the speed of portfolio transactions. These investments are made for non-hedging purposes. The following risks are associated with using derivatives: the use of derivatives for hedging may not be effective, a derivative contract may not be obtained when desired by a Fund because: (i) there may be a lack of parties wanting to buy or sell a derivative contract, or (ii) the exchanges on which some derivatives are traded may set daily trading limits on futures contracts, preventing the Fund from closing a contract, the other party to the derivative contract may not be able to meet its obligations and may default, if an exchange halts trading in a certain stock option, a Fund may not be able to close its position in that option, the cost of the derivative contract may increase, the price of a derivative may not accurately reflect the value of the underlying security or index, the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the Tax Act ), or its interpretation, may change in respect of the tax treatment of derivatives and a large percentage of the assets of the Fund may be placed on deposit with one or more counterparties, which exposes the Fund to the credit risk of those counterparties. Foreign Investment Risk There is a risk that investments in foreign companies outside Canada and the United States will be affected by world economic factors in addition to changes in the value of the Canadian dollar. In addition, information about foreign companies may not be as complete and may not be subject to the same accounting, auditing, financial reporting standards and practices and other disclosure requirements that apply in Canada and the United States. Different financial, political, social and environmental factors can significantly affect the value of a Fund s investment. Foreign markets may be volatile or lack liquidity, which may cause Fund prices to fluctuate more than if the Fund limited its investments to Canadian and United States securities. The costs of buying, selling and holding securities in foreign markets may be higher than those involved in domestic transactions. Government Securities Risk Some government agency securities may be subject to varying degrees of credit risk, particularly those not backed by the full faith and credit of the government. All government securities may be 4

9 subject to price declines due to changing interest rates. Income Trust Risk Income trusts generally hold securities in, or are entitled to receive royalties from, an underlying active business. To the extent that an underlying business is susceptible to industry risks, interest rate fluctuations, commodity prices and other economic factors, investment returns from an income trust may be similarly affected. Although their returns are neither fixed nor guaranteed, income trusts are structured in part to provide a constant stream of income to investors. As a result, an investment in an income trust may be subject to interest rate risk. There is also a risk that where claims against an income trust are not satisfied by that trust, investors in that trust could be held liable for any outstanding obligations. Changes relating to the taxation of income of, and distributions by, certain publicly traded trusts (including income trusts) and partnerships (other than certain real estate investment trusts) have been enacted. Generally, the changes of such trusts and partnerships on the amount of certain distributions or income allocations made by them, beginning in These distributions or allocations are treated as eligible dividends in the hands of investors. This new tax could affect the return on investment in respect of publicly traded income trusts or limited partnerships that may be held by a Fund. Interest Rate Risk A Fund that invests partially or completely in income trusts, bonds or other fixed income securities will tend to be affected by changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, the value of the income trust, bond or other fixed income security purchased tends to fall. Large Transaction Risk Securities of a Fund may be purchased by another Fund or a third party mutual fund (as part of that mutual fund s fund-of-funds portfolio), by large investors or by or in respect of other investment products. For example, the Distinction Portfolios may invest in other Funds, and banks or other institutional investors may purchase securities of a Fund for their own investment products. This could result in large investments in a Fund. Any significant transaction made by a large investor could significantly impact a Fund s cash flow. If the investor buys large amounts of securities of a Fund, the Fund could temporarily have a high cash balance. Conversely, if the investor redeems large amounts of securities of a Fund, the Fund may be required to fund the redemption by selling securities from its portfolio at an inopportune time. This could include selling investments in a market cycle downturn when many investments have declined in value or at any other time when a particular investment may have to be sold below its anticipated worth. This can have a negative impact on the performance of the Fund. Leveraged ETF Risk The Funds, other than IA Clarington Money Market Fund, have applied for regulatory relief to invest in certain exchange-traded funds ( Leveraged ETFs ) which attempt to magnify returns by a multiple of 200% or an inverse multiple of up to 200% of a specified widely-quoted market index (the benchmark index ). Leveraged ETFs typically achieve their objectives through the use of leverage or derivatives. This can result in the Leveraged ETF experiencing more volatility than the benchmark index, and achieving longer-term returns that deviate significantly from the benchmark index. An investment in a Leveraged ETF may therefore be highly speculative. In addition, Leveraged ETFs can magnify potential gains or losses, and as a result typically have a higher degree of risk than investing in an exchange-traded fund that simply tracks the benchmark index. The Funds will not invest in a Leveraged ETF with a benchmark index that is based on (i) a physical commodity or (ii) a specified derivative of which the underlying interest is a physical commodity. Liquidity Risk Some companies are not well known or have few securities outstanding. If these companies have only a few securities outstanding or relatively few persons who regularly transact in those securities, a sale or purchase of a small number of securities may have a greater impact on the price of the securities. Securities issued by these companies may be difficult to buy or sell and the value of Funds that buy these securities may experience volatility. 5

10 Market Risk This is the risk that the market value of a Fund s investments will rise or fall based on overall stock market conditions rather than each company s performance. The value of the market can vary with changes in the general economic and financial conditions. Political, social and environmental factors can also significantly affect the value of any investment. Regulatory Risk Some industries, such as financial services, health care and telecommunications are heavily regulated and may receive government funding. Investments in these sectors may be substantially affected by changes in government policy, such as increased regulation, ownership restrictions, deregulation or reduced government funding. The value of a Fund that buys these investments may rise and fall substantially due to changes in these factors. provides the Fund with collateral consisting of cash and/or securities. The risks associated with these types of transactions arise if the other party to the agreement defaults or goes bankrupt and the Fund experiences losses or delays in recovering its investment. In a repurchase or securities lending transaction, the Fund could incur a loss if the value of the securities sold or loaned has increased in value relative to the value of the cash or collateral held by the Fund. In the case of a reverse repurchase transaction, the Fund could incur a loss if the value of the securities purchased by the Fund decreases in value relative to the value of the collateral held by the Fund. To minimize these risks, a Fund will not enter into these types of transactions unless it is, at a minimum, fully collateralized by liquid securities Repurchase and Reverse Repurchase Transactions and Securities Lending Risk Some of the Funds may enter into repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions and/or securities lending agreements. Investors will be given 60 days prior written notice before a Fund starts to enter into these types of transactions. A repurchase transaction is where a Fund sells portfolio securities that it owns to a third party for cash and simultaneously agrees to buy back the securities at a later date at a specified price using the cash received by the Fund from the third party. While the Fund retains its exposure to changes in the value of the portfolio securities, it also earns fees for participating in the repurchase transaction. A reverse repurchase transaction is where a Fund purchases securities from a third party and simultaneously agrees to sell the securities back to the third party at a later date at a specified price. The difference between the Fund s purchase price for the securities and the resale price provides the Fund with additional income. A securities lending agreement is similar to a repurchase agreement except that instead of selling the securities and agreeing to buy them back later, the Fund loans the securities for a fee and can demand the return of the securities at any time. While the securities are on loan, the borrower 6

11 with a value of at least 102% of the market value of the securities sold, purchased or loaned, as the case may be. A Fund will not enter into a repurchase or securities lending agreement if, immediately thereafter, the aggregate market value of all securities loaned by the Fund and not yet returned to it or sold by the Fund and not yet repurchased would exceed 50% of the total assets of the Fund, exclusive of cash held by the Fund. To minimize the risk of loss to the Fund, these transactions will only be entered into with parties that have adequate resources and financial strength to meet their obligations under the agreement. Sector Risk This is the risk that changes in a particular industrial, commercial or service sector will affect a Fund s investments that are heavily concentrated in that sector. Series Risk Most of the Funds are available in more than one series of units or shares. Each series has its own fees and expenses, which the Fund tracks separately. If, for any reason, a Fund cannot pay the expenses of one series using its proportionate share of the Fund s assets, the Fund will be required to pay those expenses out of the other series proportionate share of the assets. This could lower the investment return of the other series. Short Selling Risk Mutual funds may be permitted to engage in a limited amount of short selling as a result of exemptive relief obtained from Canadian securities regulators. A short sale is where a mutual fund borrows securities from a lender and sells those securities in the open market (or sold short ). Where a fund sells securities short, it will generally see a profit if the securities decrease in value and a loss if they increase in value. Unlike a purchase of securities, where the maximum amount of the loss is limited to the amount invested, there is theoretically no limit to the fund s exposure on a short sale. In addition, the securities loaned for the short sale may be recalled by the lender, and limitations on availability of securities may limit the fund s freedom of action in connection with short sales. Small Cap Risk Since the value of small capitalization ( small cap ) companies may be less stable than those of large capitalization ( large cap ) companies, Funds that invest in small cap companies are more likely to be exposed to volatility. Tax Treatment Risk Gains or losses on the disposition of Canadian securities in the investment portfolios of IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class, IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class, and IA Clarington Tactical Income Class upon delivery under the forward transactions, if any, will be treated by Clarington Sector Fund Inc. as capital gains (or losses). If the character and timing of gains under the forward contracts were treated other than as a capital gain on the sale of the Canadian securities thereunder, after-tax returns to investors could be reduced and Clarington Sector Fund Inc. could be subject to a non-refundable income tax on such gains. This tax would be expected to adversely affect these Funds. Tracking Risk Some of the Funds may seek to have all or a substantial portion of their returns linked to the performance of units of another mutual fund (the Reference Fund ) by either directly purchasing securities of the Reference Fund or by entering into forward contracts and other derivative instruments. The return (performance) of a Fund may be lower than that of its respective Reference Fund because the Fund bears its own fees and expenses, including the costs of any forward contracts and other derivatives that it may use to achieve its investment objectives. Additionally, there may be a delay between the time an investor buys securities of a Fund and the time the Fund gets additional exposure to the Reference Fund. During this delay, the Fund may be unable to track the performance of its corresponding Reference Fund. Such performance lags and tracking errors could result in the security price of the Fund not precisely tracking the security price of its Reference Fund. 7

12 Organization and Management of the Funds IA Clarington Investments Inc. is wholly-owned by Industrial Alliance, a leading financial institution in Canada and an industry leader in the insurance and financial services sectors. Industrial Alliance is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol IAG. Companies that Work with the Funds Manager IA Clarington Investments Inc. 522 University Avenue, Suite 700 Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Y Trustee IA Clarington Investments Inc. Toronto, Ontario Portfolio Advisor Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. Québec City, Québec Catapult Financial Management Inc. Toronto, Ontario Custodian RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust Montréal, Québec The manager manages the overall business of the Funds, including administration services, promoting sales of each Fund s securities, arranging for the provision of other services and hiring each Fund s portfolio advisor. The Trust Funds are organized as trusts. When you invest in a Trust Fund, you buy units of a trust. The trustee holds legal title to the property of the Trust Funds for the benefit of all of the unitholders of those Funds. The Corporate Class Funds are organized as classes of shares of a corporation and do not have a trustee. The portfolio advisor and the sub-advisors are companies retained to manage the investment portfolio of the Funds. It may be difficult to enforce any legal rights against any of the non-canadian subadvisors because they are foreign companies and their assets are located outside Canada. Industrial Alliance acts as portfolio advisor to all of the Funds other than IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class, IA Clarington Tactical Income Class and IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class. For many of the Funds, it has delegated its responsibilities to a sub-advisor. See Fund Details to find out the sub-advisor responsible for each Fund. Catapult Financial Management Inc. acts as portfolio advisor to IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class, IA Clarington Tactical Income Class and IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class. The custodian is responsible for the safekeeping of the assets of the Funds. It may retain the services of subcustodians in Canada and throughout the world to hold the investments of the Funds. 8

13 Registrar and Transfer Agent IA Clarington Investments Inc. Toronto, Ontario Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Québec City, Québec Independent Review Committee Stephen J. Griggs (Chair) Jean Morissette S. Robert Munroe The registrar and transfer agent keeps track of the owners of securities of each of the Funds, processes purchase, switch and redemption orders and issues investor account statements, trade confirmations and annual tax reporting information. The auditors audit the annual financial statements of the Funds. Securityholder approval will not be required for a change of auditor of a Fund if the independent review committee of the Fund has approved the change and notice of the change is sent to securityholders of the Fund at least 60 days before the change. The independent review committee reviews matters that involve a conflict of interest within the meaning of National Instrument Independent Review Committee for Investment Funds. The independent review committee provides an annual report of its activities, which is available on IA Clarington s website at or, at your request and at no cost, by contacting us at funds@iaclarington.com or calling us toll free at Additional information about the independent review committee is available in the Funds annual information form. 9

14 Fund of Funds Each of the Funds may invest in other mutual funds, including mutual funds managed by IA Clarington or an affiliate of IA Clarington. IA Clarington Canadian Leaders Class, IA Clarington Canadian Small Cap Class, the Distinction Portfolios, IA Clarington Inhance Balanced SRI Portfolio, IA Clarington Inhance Conservative SRI Portfolio and IA Clarington Inhance Growth SRI Portfolio invest, and IA Clarington Tactical Bond Class, IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Class and IA Clarington Tactical Income Class may invest, primarily in other mutual funds, including the Funds and third-party mutual funds. Where IA Clarington is the manager of both a top fund and an underlying fund, it will not vote the securities of the underlying fund held directly by the top fund. Instead, where applicable, IA Clarington may arrange for such securities to be voted by the beneficial securityholders of the applicable top fund. Certain Changes without Securityholder Approval A Fund may engage in a reorganization or transfer of assets with another mutual fund managed by us or an affiliate that meets certain criteria set out in National Instrument Mutual Funds, without securityholder approval, if the reorganization or transfer is approved by its independent review committee and the Fund sends written notice of the change to its securityholders at least 60 days prior to making the change. Purchases, Switches and Redemptions Securities of the Funds may be purchased, switched (transferred from one Fund to another IA Clarington Fund) or redeemed through a registered dealer across Canada. Securities are purchased, switched or redeemed at their net asset value per security. See Valuation of a Fund below for details on how to calculate the net asset value for each series of securities. If we receive a completed purchase, switch or redemption order on or before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on a day that the Toronto Stock Exchange is open for business or before the Toronto Stock Exchange closes for the day, whichever is earlier, it will be processed at the net asset value per security on that day. If we receive the order after that time, it will be processed at the net asset value per security calculated on the next business day. Valuation of a Fund The value of a mutual fund is its net asset value ( NAV ). We calculate a separate NAV for each series of securities of the Funds. The NAV per series is calculated by adding together the total of the series share of a Fund s assets and subtracting the total of the liabilities allocated to that series of securities. The NAV of each series of securities of a Fund is calculated at the close of business on each day that the Toronto Stock Exchange is open for trading. Once the NAV of a series of securities of a Fund is determined, the NAV for each security of that series can be calculated by dividing the series NAV by the total number of securities outstanding in that series of the Fund. Further details concerning the valuation of each Fund s securities are included in the Annual Information Form. Foreign Currencies Each Fund is valued in Canadian dollars for the purposes of purchases, switches and redemptions. However, you may elect to purchase or redeem the series of securities of the Funds specified below in U.S. dollars: IA Clarington Global Equity Fund (Series A) IA Clarington Sarbit U.S. Equity Fund (Series A, F, F6, T6) IA Clarington Global Dividend Fund (Series F6, T6, T8) IA Clarington Global Tactical Income Fund (Series T6, T8) We may extend this privilege to investors in the other Funds or the other series of securities at some future date. If you choose to purchase or redeem securities in a currency other than the one in which the Fund is denominated, you may experience a foreign exchange gain or loss due to a fluctuation in the relative value of the currencies between the date the purchase or redemption order is made and the date that the order is settled or paid. You must redeem securities of a Fund in the same currency in which the securities were purchased. Series I and Series O securities may also be available for 10

15 purchase or redemption in currencies other than Canadian dollars. Any such privileges must be specified in the Series I agreement or Series O agreement pertaining to those securities. Series of Securities Each Fund is permitted to have an unlimited number of series of securities and may issue an unlimited number of securities of each series. Please refer to Fund Details in the description of each Fund to determine what series of securities each Fund offers. Series A and Series T securities of the Funds are available to all investors. Other than the amount of the monthly distribution and, in some cases, the management fee, Series T securities have the same features as Series A securities of the Funds. Series B units of IA Clarington Money Market Fund are available to investors who invest at least $100,000 in the Fund. Series F securities are available to investors who participate in fee-based programs through their dealer and whose dealer has signed a Series F agreement with us. Instead of paying sales charges, these investors pay an annual fee to their dealer for investment advice and other services. We do not pay any commission to dealers who sell Series F securities, which means that we can charge a lower management fee. Series F securities are also available to other groups of investors for whom we do not incur distribution costs. Series I and Series O securities are special purpose securities not sold to the general public. They are used in fund of fund arrangements and are available to such investors as we may determine from time to time on a case-by-case basis. No management fees are charged to the Funds with respect to the Series I or Series O securities, although Series O securities are charged a fixed expense charge of 0.15%. Instead, each investor negotiates a separate management fee that is paid directly to us and enters into an agreement with us governing the investment in Series I or Series O securities. Series I and Series O securities are not generally sold through dealers. There are no sales commissions payable to dealers on the sale of these securities. If a top fund managed by us purchases Series I or Series O securities of an underlying fund, no management fee is paid by the top fund in respect of those securities and we will reimburse the top fund for any fixed expense charges paid by it in respect of its holdings of Series O securities. The Distinction Portfolios offer Series M securities. Series M securities are only available to investors who invest at least $15,000 in the relevant Fund. Series M securities have a lower management fee than, but are otherwise identical to, Series A or Series T securities of the relevant Fund. Series M8 securities of Distinction Monthly Income Portfolio and Distinction Monthly Income Class have a different distribution policy from that applicable to the Series T6 and Series M6 securities of the applicable Fund. Series Q units of IA Clarington Money Market Fund are available to all investors. Other than the amount of the up-front commission and the trailer fee rate, they are identical to Series A units of the Fund. Holders of Series Q units may not switch into any other Fund or any other series of units of IA Clarington Money Market Fund. Series V securities are also special purpose securities not sold to the general public. Series V securities are only available to certain investors who have entered into a discretionary management relationship with a portfolio manager that has signed a Series V agreement with us. No management fees are charged to the Funds with respect to the Series V securities. Instead, the portfolio manager of each Series V investor negotiates a separate fee for our discretionary management services that is paid directly to us and enters into a Series V securities agreement with us. There are no sales commissions payable to dealers on the sale of these securities. Series X units are available to certain investors in connection with mutual fund reorganizations or other changes, and are not otherwise available for purchase. Series X units of IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund can only be issued in exchange for Series A units of IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund or pursuant to a pre-authorized chequing plan established in respect of Series A units of IA Clarington Canadian Dividend Fund. Series X units of the other Funds that offer Series X units were previously issued to certain investors in exchange for their holdings in certain mutual funds formerly managed by us. Series X units of any Fund that are issued in exchange for securities of another mutual fund or another series of securities of a mutual fund are treated as if they were purchased under the same sales charge option (the front end 11

16 option, low load option or deferred sales charge option) as the securities for which the Series X units were issued. Holders of Series X units of any Fund may elect to receive cash instead of reinvesting their distributions. The consideration that you and other investors pay to purchase securities of any series is tracked on a series by series basis in your Fund s administration records. However, the assets of all series of a Fund are combined in a single pool to create one portfolio for investment purposes. How to Purchase Funds You may purchase securities of any Fund through your dealer. For Series A, Series Q and Series T securities of the Funds your initial investment should be at least $500 in each Fund. Any subsequent purchase of units of a Fund should be at least $50. For Series B units of IA Clarington Money Market Fund, your initial investment must be at least $100,000 in the Fund. For Series F securities, your initial investment must be $10,000 in each Fund. For Series M securities, your initial investment must be at least $15,000 in each Fund. If you subscribe for Series B or Series M securities of a Fund but do not meet the initial investment requirements for those securities, we will purchase Series A or Series T securities of that Fund (as applicable). These minimum amounts apply to both Canadian dollar and U.S. dollar investments. We do not currently enforce the minimum investment requirements applicable to Series A, Series F, Series Q or Series T securities but may enforce them in our discretion in the future without notice to you. Where we enforce a minimum investment requirement, we may waive it at our discretion. Series I, Series O and Series V securities do not have a minimum purchase threshold, but are only available to investors who enter into a Series I or Series O agreement, or to investors whose portfolio manager has entered into a Series V agreement, as applicable, with us. Once you have given a purchase order to your dealer, the dealer must send your order to us on the same day it is received, if received by the dealer within normal business hours, and otherwise on the next business day. Generally, your dealer will transmit purchase orders by courier, Priority Post or telecommunications facilities. It is the responsibility of your dealer to transmit orders to us in a timely manner and to assume all associated costs. We have the right to accept or reject any purchase order within one business day of receiving the order. If an order is rejected, any amounts received will be returned to your dealer immediately. If your cheque for the purchase of securities is not honoured, we may reverse the purchase order and hold you responsible for any costs involved. If we receive a purchase order that is otherwise valid but fails to specify a Fund, it will be treated as an order to purchase units of IA Clarington Money Market Fund under the Front End Option at a 0% sales charge. We must receive payment for all purchases within three business days of receiving the order. If the payment and all necessary documents are not received within three business days, securities regulations require us to redeem the securities on the next business day. The proceeds of the redemption will be used to reduce any amount owing to the Fund. Any excess will belong to the Fund. We will pay any shortfall to the Fund, but we may collect such amount, together with the charges or expenses incurred, with interest, from the dealer who placed the order. Your dealer has the right to collect these amounts from you. We may at any time suspend or cease sales of a Fund or of any series of securities of a Fund. This is commonly called a cap of the Fund or the series of the Fund. Even if we cap a Fund or a series of securities of a Fund, we may re-open it for investment at our discretion. If you purchase securities of a Fund during a period when the NAV is suspended, you may either withdraw your purchase order prior to the end of the suspension period or receive the securities based on the NAV per security first calculated following the end of the suspension period. Purchase Options You may purchase Series A, Series M or Series T securities under three options: Front End Option, Low Load Option or Deferred Sales Charge Option. If you do not specify an option, your purchase will be considered to be a purchase under the Front End Option, at a 0% sales charge. 12