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PLAN SUMMARY Group Savings Plan 2001 Type of Plan: Group Scholarship Plan Investment Fund Manager: C.S.T. Consultants Inc. May 9, 2017 This summary tells you some key things about investing in the Plan. You should read this Plan Summary and the Detailed Plan Disclosure carefully before you decide to invest. If you change your mind You have up to 60 days after signing your Contract to withdraw from your plan and get back all of your money except optional insurance premiums, if applicable. If you (or we) cancel your plan after 60 days, you ll get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You will lose the Earnings on your money. Your Government Grants will be returned to the government. Keep in mind that you pay sales charges up front. If you cancel your plan in the first few years, you could end up with much less than you put in. What is the Group Savings Plan 2001? Who is this Plan for? The Group Savings Plan 2001 is a group scholarship plan designed to help you save for a child s post-secondary education. When you open your Group Savings Plan 2001, we will apply to the Canada Revenue Agency to register your plan as a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This allows your savings to grow tax-free until the child named as the Beneficiary of the plan enrolls in Eligible Studies. The Government of Canada and some provincial governments offer Government Grants to help you save even more. To register your plan as an RESP, we need Social Insurance Numbers for yourself and the child you name in the plan as the Beneficiary. In a group scholarship plan, you are part of a group of investors. Everyone s Contributions are invested together. When your plan matures, each child in the group shares in the Earnings on that money. Your share of those Earnings, plus your Government Grant money is paid to your child as Educational Assistance Payments (EAPs). EAPs are paid for Eligible Studies that qualify under the Income Tax Act (Canada). There are two main exceptions. Your child will not receive EAPs, and you could lose your Earnings, Government Grants and Grant Contribution Room (also known as grant room), if: your child does not enroll in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan, or you leave the Plan before it matures. If you leave the Plan, your Earnings go to the remaining members of the group. However, if you stay in the Plan until it matures and collect one or more EAPs under the Plan, you will share in the Earnings of those who left early. A group scholarship plan can be a long-term commitment. It is for investors planning to save for a child s post-secondary education. You are eligible to enroll in this Plan if: your child is under 13 years of age; your child is a Canadian resident within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). This Plan is suitable if you are fairly sure that: you are comfortable making Contributions on a regular basis and on time; you intend to stay in the Plan until the Maturity Date; you are planning for your child to attend three or four years of post-secondary education. Group Savings Plan 2001 1

What does the Plan invest in? How do I make Contributions? What can I expect to receive from the Plan? If this doesn t describe you, then this Plan may not be appropriate for you and an Individual Savings Plan or Family Savings Plan offered by C.S.T. Consultants Inc. may be more suitable as these Plans have fewer restrictions. See the Plan Summaries for our Individual and Family Savings Plans or pages 38 and 46, respectively of the Detailed Plan Disclosure document for more information. The Plan invests Contributions, less sales charges and fees, and Government Grants mainly in fixed income securities, such as government and financial institution bonds. Income is invested in corporate bonds and equity securities, including exchange traded funds, listed on a Canadian stock exchange. The Plan s investments have some risk. Returns will vary from year to year. With your Contributions, you buy one or more Units of the Plan. These Units represent your share of the Plan. You can pay for them all at once, or you can make monthly or annual Contributions. You may change the amount of your Contribution as long as you make the minimum Contribution permitted under the Plan. You may also change your Contribution schedule after you ve opened your plan. All of the different Contribution options for this Plan are described in the Detailed Plan Disclosure, or you can ask your sales representative for more information. This Plan requires a minimum total investment of the greater of $9.50 per month or 1/10 th of a Unit. In your child s first year of post-secondary education, you are entitled to get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You can have this money paid to you or directly to your child. Your child will be eligible for EAPs in their first, second, third and fourth years of post-secondary education. For each year, your child must show proof they are enrolled in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan to receive an EAP. Any post-secondary program that would qualify for an EAP under the Income Tax Act (Canada) would be considered Eligible Studies under the Plan within the time allowed. Your Beneficiary can collect EAPs until the end of the 36 th year of the plan. EAPs are taxed in the child s hands. What are the If you do not meet the terms of the Plan, you could lose some or all of your investment. Your child may risks? not receive their EAPs. Cancellation Rate You should be aware of five things that could result in a loss: Of the last five 1. You leave the Plan before the Maturity Date. People leave the Plan for many reasons. For example, if Beneficiary Groups their financial situation changes and they can t afford the Contributions. If your plan is cancelled more of the Group than 60 days after signing your Contract, you ll lose part of your Contributions to sales charges and fees. Savings Plan 2001 You ll also lose the Earnings on your investment. Your Government Grants will be returned to the to reach maturity, government. Repayment of Government Grants, with the exception of the Canada Learning Bond, will an average of result in the loss of the Beneficiary s Grant Contribution Room which cannot be restored. 10.6% of the 2. You miss Contributions. If you want to stay in the Plan, you ll have to make up the Contributions you Plans in each missed. You ll also have to make up what the Contributions would have earned if you had made them group were on time. This could be costly. cancelled before If you have difficulty making Contributions, you have options. You can reduce or suspend your their Maturity Contributions, transfer to another of our Plans or to an RESP offered by a different provider, or cancel Date. your plan. Restrictions and fees apply. Some options will result in a loss of Earnings and Government Grants. If you miss a Contribution and don t take any action within 4 months, we may cancel your plan. 3. You miss the deadline for making changes to your plan. You have until the end of the year in which your child turns 20 to make changes to your plan if your child has not enrolled in Eligible Studies. This includes switching the plan to a different child, changing the Maturity Date if your child wants to start their program sooner or transferring to another RESP. Restrictions and fees apply. 4. Your child doesn t go to a qualifying school or program. If your child will not be going to a qualifying school or program under this Plan, you have the options to name another child as Beneficiary, transfer to another of our Plans or to an RESP offered by a different provider, or cancel your plan. Restrictions and fees apply. Some options can result in a loss of Earnings and Government Grants. 5. Your child doesn t qualify for all four EAPs. Your child may lose some or all of their EAPs if he or she does not enroll in Eligible Studies each year for four years. Your child may be able to defer an EAP for a year or more. If any of these situations arise with your plan, contact us or speak with your sales representative to better understand your options to reduce your risk of loss. 2 Group Savings Plan 2001

How much does it cost? Paying off the sales charges Assume, for example, you buy one Unit of the Group Savings Plan 2001 on behalf of your newborn child, and you commit to paying for that Unit by making monthly Contributions until your Plan s Maturity Date. Altogether, it will take 32 months to pay off the sales charges. During this time, 34% of your Contributions will be invested in your plan. There are costs for joining and participating in the Plan. The following tables show the fees and expenses of the Plan. The fees and expenses of this Plan are different from other Plans we offer. Fees you pay These fees are deducted from the money you put in the Plan. They reduce the amount that gets invested in your plan, which will reduce the amount available for EAPs. Who the fee is Fee What you pay What the fee is for paid to Sales charges $200 per Unit This is for paying A portion is paid to the This can be between 3.1% and commissions to your sales charge refund 24.1% of the cost of a Unit, sales representative, and account and the balance depending on the Contribution covering the costs of is paid to C.S.T. option you select for your plan selling your plan Consultants Inc. as a and how old your Beneficiary is distribution fee at the time you open your plan All of your Contributions go toward this fee until half of it has been paid off, and then half of each Contribution goes toward this fee until it has been paid in full Beneficiaries enrolled in Eligible Studies who collect all four EAPs will receive a refund of 50% of sales charges paid Account $10.00 per year for monthly This is for processing Canadian Scholarship maintenance Contributions your Contributions and Trust Foundation fee 1 $6.50 per year for annual for maintaining your Contributions plan $4.00 per year for annual Contributions over 2 years $3.50 per year for single Contributions plus applicable taxes 2 Notes: 1 Subject to change upon 60 days prior written notice by us. 2 The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies in lieu of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Group Savings Plan 2001 3

Other fees Fees the Plan pays Other fees apply You don t pay these fees directly. They are paid from the Plan s Earnings. These fees affect you because if you make they reduce the Plan s returns which reduces the amount available for EAPs. changes to your plan. See page 23 Fee What the Plan pays What the fee is for Who the fee is paid to of the Detailed All-Inclusive Administration fee 1 : 0.50% of the Operating and Canadian Scholarship Plan Disclosure for Management total amount of Contributions, administering your plan, Trust Foundation, which details. Fee less Sales charges and fees, including portfolio pays applicable fees to Government Grants and Income management, trustee, the portfolio managers earned on these amounts per record-keeping and who manage the Plan s year plus applicable taxes 2 custodial services investments and the Trustee and Custodian fees and trustee as trustee, record Portfolio management fees and keeper and custodian. expenses The Foundation pays amounts out of the For the year ended October 31, administration fee to 2016, the total of the C.S.T. Consultants Inc. for All-Inclusive Management Fee its management services was 0.62% of assets plus applicable taxes 2 Independent For the year ended October 31, This is for the services of Independent Review Review 2016, $74,689 shared by all the Plan s Independent Committee Committee Plans, including scholarship Review Committee. The plans no longer offered committee reviews conflict of interest matters between the investment fund manager and the Plan Notes: 1 Administration fee may not be changed without Subscriber approval. 2 The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies in lieu of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Are there any guarantees? For more information We cannot tell you in advance if your child will qualify to receive any payments from the Plan or how much your child will receive. We do not guarantee the amount of any payments or that the payments will cover the full cost of your child s post-secondary education. Unlike bank accounts or GICs, investments in scholarship plans are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government insurer. The Detailed Plan Disclosure delivered with this Plan Summary contains further details about this Plan, and we recommend you read it. You may also contact C.S.T. Consultants Inc. or your sales representative for more information about this Plan. C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Toll-free: 1-877-333-RESP (7377) 2235 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 1600 www.cst.org Toronto, ON M2J 5B8 4 Group Savings Plan 2001

PLAN SUMMARY Individual Savings Plan Type of Plan: Individual Scholarship Plan Investment Fund Manager: C.S.T. Consultants Inc. May 9, 2017 This summary tells you some key things about investing in the Plan. You should read this Plan Summary and the Detailed Plan Disclosure carefully before you decide to invest. If you change your mind You have up to 60 days after signing your Contract to withdraw from your plan and get back all of your money. If you (or we) cancel your plan after 60 days, you ll get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You will lose the Earnings on your money and we will pay them to a post-secondary institution we select unless you qualify for an Accumulated Income Payment. Your Government Grants will be returned to the government. Keep in mind that you pay sales charges up front. If you cancel your plan in the first few years, you could end up with less than you put in. What is the Individual Savings Plan? The Individual Savings Plan is an individual scholarship plan designed to help you save for a child s post-secondary education. When you open your Individual Savings Plan, we will apply to the Canada Revenue Agency to register the plan as a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This allows your savings to grow tax-free until the child named as the Beneficiary of your plan enrolls in their studies. The Government of Canada and some provincial governments offer Government Grants to help you save even more. To register your plan as an RESP, we need Social Insurance Numbers for yourself and the child you name in the plan as the Beneficiary. In an individual scholarship plan, you are part of a group of investors. Everyone s Contributions are invested together. You can withdraw any portion of your Contributions, less sales charges and fees at any time; however, if you withdraw Contributions, less sales charges and fees before your child enrolls in Eligible Studies, you must repay certain Government Grants. Once your child qualifies for Educational Assistance Payments (EAPs), you may withdraw 100% of your Contributions, less sales charges and fees and decide the amount, timing and number of EAPs within the limitations of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The Earnings, plus your Government Grant money are paid to your child as EAPs. EAPs are paid for Eligible Studies that qualify under the Income Tax Act (Canada). There are two main exceptions. Your child will not receive EAPs, and you could lose your Earnings, Government Grants and Grant Contribution Room (also known as grant room), if: your child does not enroll in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan, or you leave the Plan before your Beneficiary enrolls in Eligible Studies. If you meet certain conditions, you may keep the Earnings by transferring them to your Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP) or spousal RRSP, a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) or you can withdraw the Earnings and pay tax on them. Individual Savings Plan 5

Who is this Plan for? What does the Plan invest in? How do I make Contributions? What can I expect to receive from the Plan? What are the risks? The Individual Savings Plan is for investors planning to save for a child s post-secondary education. You are eligible to enroll in this Plan if your Beneficiary is a Canadian resident within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). This Plan is suitable if: you want to save for one Beneficiary; you want flexibility over when and how much to contribute to your plan; you are fairly sure that your Beneficiary will attend a qualifying school or program under the plan; you want control over when and how much to withdraw from your plan for your Beneficiary s education. The Individual Savings Plan generally has fewer restrictions and is more flexible than our group scholarship plan, Group Savings Plan 2001, although it also has lower potential returns. The Plan invests Contributions, less sales charges and fees, and Government Grants mainly in fixed income securities, such as government and financial institution bonds. Income may be invested in corporate bonds and equity securities, including exchange traded funds, listed on a Canadian stock exchange. The Plan s investments have some risk. Returns will vary from year to year. You determine the amount and timing of your Contributions so long as your minimum initial investment is $150. There is no minimum Contribution for children eligible for a Canada Learning Bond. In your child s first year of post-secondary education, you are entitled to get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You can have this money paid to you or directly to your child. You decide the amount, timing and number of EAPs. Your child must show proof they are enrolled in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan to receive an EAP. EAPs are taxed in the child s hands. If you do not meet the terms of the Plan, you could lose some or all of your investment. Your child may not receive their EAPs. You should be aware of two things that could result in a loss: 1. You leave the Plan before your child attends post-secondary education. If your plan is cancelled more than 60 days after signing your Contract, you ll lose part of your Contributions to sales charges and fees. Your Government Grants will be returned to the government. Repayment of Government Grants, with the exception of the Canada Learning Bond, will result in the loss of the Beneficiary s Grant Contribution Room which cannot be restored. You may lose the Earnings if you do not qualify for an Accumulated Income Payment, or transfer the Earnings to an eligible RRSP or an RDSP. 2. Your child doesn t go to a qualifying school or program. If your child does not go to a school or program that qualifies for EAPs under this Plan, you have the options of naming a sibling as Beneficiary, cancelling your plan, transferring the Earnings to your RRSP or spousal RRSP or an RDSP, or withdrawing the Earnings and paying tax on them. Restrictions apply. Some options can result in a loss of Earnings and Government Grants. If either of these situations arise with your plan, contact us or speak with your sales representative to better understand your options to reduce your risk of loss. 6 Individual Savings Plan

How much does it cost? There are costs for joining and participating in the Plan. The following tables show the fees and expenses of the Plan. The fees and expenses of this Plan are different than the other Plans we offer. Fees you pay These fees are deducted from the money you put in the Plan. They reduce the amount that gets invested in your plan, which will reduce the amount available for EAPs. Fee What you pay What the fee is for Who the fee is paid to Sales charges $50 per Plan. No charge for This is for paying C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Plans only opened for children commissions to your to collect the Canada Learning sales representative, and Bond covering the costs of Paid with the first Contribution selling your plan Other fees Fees the Plan pays Other fees apply You don t pay these fees directly. They are paid from the Plan s Earnings. These fees affect you because if you make they reduce the Plan s returns which reduces the amount available for EAPs. changes to your plan. See page 41 Fee What the Plan pays What the fee is for Who the fee is paid to of the Detailed All-Inclusive Administration fee 1 : 1.00% of the Operating and Canadian Scholarship Plan Disclosure for Management total amount of Contributions, administering your plan, Trust Foundation, which details. Fee less sales charges and fees, including portfolio pays applicable fees to Government Grants and Income management, trustee, the portfolio managers earned on these amounts per record-keeping and who manage the Plan s year plus applicable taxes 2 custodial services investments and the Trustee and Custodian fees and trustee as trustee, record Portfolio management fees and keeper and custodian. expenses The Foundation pays amounts out of the For the year ended October 31, administration fee to 2016, the total of the C.S.T. Consultants Inc. for All-Inclusive Management Fee its management services was 1.14% of assets plus applicable taxes 2 Independent For the year ended October 31, This is for the services of Independent Review Review 2016, $74,689 shared by all the Plan s Independent Committee Committee Plans, including scholarship Review Committee. The plans no longer offered committee reviews conflict of interest matters between the investment fund manager and the Plan Notes: 1 Administration fee may not be changed without Subscriber approval. 2 The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies in lieu of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Individual Savings Plan 7

Are there any guarantees? For more information We cannot tell you in advance if your child will qualify to receive any payments from the Plan or how much your child will receive. We do not guarantee the amount of Income earned in your plan or that the Earnings will cover the full cost of your child s post-secondary education. Unlike bank accounts or GICs, investments in scholarship plans are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government insurer. The Detailed Plan Disclosure delivered with this Plan Summary contains further details about this Plan, and we recommend you read it. You may also contact C.S.T. Consultants Inc. or your sales representative for more information about this Plan. C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Toll-free: 1-877-333-RESP (7377) 2235 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 1600 www.cst.org Toronto, ON M2J 5B8 8 Individual Savings Plan

PLAN SUMMARY Family Savings Plan Type of Plan: Family Scholarship Plan Investment Fund Manager: C.S.T. Consultants Inc. May 9, 2017 This summary tells you some key things about investing in the Plan. You should read this Plan Summary and the Detailed Plan Disclosure carefully before you decide to invest. If you change your mind You have up to 60 days after signing your Contract to withdraw from your plan and get back all of your money. If you (or we) cancel your plan after 60 days, you ll get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You will lose the Earnings on your money and we will pay them to a post-secondary institution we select unless you qualify for an Accumulated Income Payment. Your Government Grants will be returned to the government. Keep in mind that you pay sales charges up front. If you cancel your plan in the first few years, you could end up with less than you put in. What is the Family Savings Plan? The Family Savings Plan is a family scholarship plan designed to help you save for your children s post-secondary education. When you open your Family Savings Plan, we will apply to the Canada Revenue Agency to register the plan as a Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). This allows your savings to grow tax-free until the child named as the Beneficiary of your plan enrolls in their studies. The Government of Canada and some provincial governments offer Government Grants to help you save even more. To register your plan as an RESP, we need Social Insurance Numbers for yourself and the child you name in the plan as the Beneficiary. In a family scholarship plan, you are part of a group of investors. Everyone s Contributions are invested together. You can withdraw any portion of your Contributions, less sales charges and fees at any time; however, if you withdraw Contributions, less sales charges and fees before your child enrolls in Eligible Studies, you must repay certain Government Grants. Once your child qualifies for Educational Assistance Payments (EAPs), you may withdraw 100% of your Contributions, less sales charges and fees and decide the amount, timing and number of EAPs within the limitations of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The Earnings, plus your Government Grant money are paid to your child as EAPs. EAPs are paid for Eligible Studies that qualify under the Income Tax Act (Canada). There are two main exceptions. Your child will not receive EAPs, and you could lose your Earnings, Government Grants and Grant Contribution Room (also known as grant room), if: your child does not enroll in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan, or you leave the Plan before your Beneficiary enrolls in Eligible Studies. If you meet certain conditions, you may keep the Earnings by transferring them to your Registered Retirement Saving Plan (RRSP) or spousal RRSP, a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) or you can withdraw the Earnings and pay tax on them. Family Savings Plan 9

Who is this Plan for? What does the Plan invest in? How do I make Contributions? What can I expect to receive from the Plan? What are the risks? The Family Savings Plan is for investors planning to save for their children s post-secondary education. You are eligible to enroll in this Plan if: your Beneficiary is your child, grandchild or great grandchild and under the age of 21 years; your Beneficiary is a Canadian resident within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). The Plan is suitable if: you want to save for one or more children who are siblings; you want more flexibility over when and how much to contribute to your plan; you are fairly sure that one or more of your Beneficiaries will attend a qualifying school or program under the plan; you want control over when and how much to withdraw from your plan for your Beneficiary s education. The Family Savings Plan generally has fewer restrictions and is more flexible than our group scholarship plan, Group Savings Plan 2001, although it also has lower potential returns. The Plan invests Contributions, less sales charges and fees, and Government Grants mainly in fixed income securities, such as government and financial institution bonds. Income is invested in corporate bonds and equity securities, including exchange traded funds, listed on a Canadian stock exchange. The Plan s investments have some risk. Returns will vary from year to year. You determine the amount and timing of your Contributions so long as your minimum initial investment is $150. There is no minimum Contribution for children eligible for a Canada Learning Bond. In your child s first year of post-secondary education, you are entitled to get back your Contributions, less sales charges and fees. You can have this money paid to you or directly to your child. You decide the amount, timing and number of EAPs. Your child must show proof they are enrolled in a school or program that qualifies under this Plan to receive an EAP. EAPs are taxed in the child s hands. If you do not meet the terms of the Plan, you could lose some or all of your investment. Your child may not receive their EAPs. You should be aware of two things that could result in a loss: 1. You leave the Plan before your child attends post-secondary education. If your plan is cancelled more than 60 days after signing your Contract, you ll lose part of your Contributions to sales charges and fees. Your Government Grants will be returned to the government. Repayment of Government Grants, with the exception of the Canada Learning Bond, will result in the loss of the Beneficiary s Grant Contribution Room which cannot be restored. You may lose the Earnings if you do not qualify for an Accumulated Income Payment, or transfer the Earnings to an eligible RRSP or an RDSP. 2. Your child doesn t go to a qualifying school or program. If none of your children go to a school or program that qualifies for EAPs under this Plan, you have the options of naming a sibling as Beneficiary, cancelling your plan, transferring the Earnings to your RRSP or spousal RRSP or an RDSP, or withdrawing the Earnings and paying tax on them. Restrictions apply. Some options can result in a loss of Earnings and Government Grants. If either of these situations arise with your plan, contact us or speak with your sales representative to better understand your options to reduce your risk of loss. 10 Family Savings Plan

How much does it cost? There are costs for joining and participating in the Plan. The following tables show the fees and expenses of the Plan. The fees and expenses of this Plan are different than the other Plans we offer. Fees you pay These fees are deducted from the money you put in the plan. They reduce the amount that gets invested in your plan, which will reduce the amount available for EAPs. Fee What you pay What the fee is for Who the fee is paid to Sales charges $50 per Plan. No charge for This is for paying C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Plans only opened for children commissions to your to collect the Canada Learning sales representative, and Bond covering the costs of Paid with the first Contribution selling your plan Other fees Other fees apply if you make changes to your plan. See page 49 of the Detailed Plan Disclosure for details. Fees the Plan pays You don t pay these fees directly. They are paid from the Plan s Earnings. These fees affect you because they reduce the Plan s returns, which reduces the amount available for EAPs. Fee What the Plan pays What the fee is for Who the fee is paid to All-Inclusive Administration fee 1 : 1.00% of the Operating and Canadian Scholarship Management total amount of Contributions, administering your plan, Trust Foundation, which Fee less sales charges and fees, including portfolio pays applicable fees to Government Grants and Income management, trustee, the portfolio managers earned on these amounts per record-keeping and who manage the Plan s year plus applicable taxes 2 custodial services investments and the Trustee and Custodian fees and trustee as trustee, record Portfolio management fees and keeper and custodian. expenses The Foundation pays amounts out of the For the year ended October 31, administration fee to 2016, the total of the All- C.S.T. Consultants Inc. for Inclusive Management Fee was its management services 1.14% of assets plus applicable taxes 2 Independent For the year ended October 31, This is for the services of Independent Review Review 2016, $74,689 shared by all the Plan s Independent Committee Committee Plans, including scholarship Review Committee. The plans no longer offered committee reviews conflict of interest matters between the investment fund manager and the Plan Notes: 1 Administration fee may not be changed without Subscriber approval. 2 The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) applies in lieu of the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Family Savings Plan 11

Are there any guarantees? For more information We cannot tell you in advance if your child will qualify to receive any payments from the Plan or how much your child will receive. We do not guarantee the amount of Income earned in your plan or that the Earnings will cover the full cost of your child s post-secondary education. Unlike bank accounts or GICs, investments in scholarship plans are not covered by the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government insurer. The Detailed Plan Disclosure delivered with this Plan Summary contains further details about this Plan, and we recommend you read it. You may also contact C.S.T. Consultants Inc. or your sales representative for more information about this Plan. C.S.T. Consultants Inc. Toll-free: 1-877-333-RESP (7377) 2235 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 1600 www.cst.org Toronto, ON M2J 5B8 12 Family Savings Plan