COMPANY INFORMATION AND BIOGRAPHY:

Standard Life Canada was established in 1825. It is the top source of long-term savings and investment solutions to more than 6 million customers globally. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, Standard Life has about 10,000 employees across the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, Austria, India, USA, Hong Kong and mainland China. It had $311 billion in assets under the current administration based on the September 30, 2010 reports.

In 2006, after 80 years of service as a mutual company, The Standard Life Assurance Company demutualized and Standard Life plc was placed on the London Stock Exchange. Standard Life plc at present has more or less 1.5 million shareholders in over 50 countries, together with 13,000 found in Canada.

In Canada, Standard Life has been providing their services for more than 175 years. Standard Life Financial Inc., which completely holds The Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada and Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd., is Standard Life plc's major operation externally of UK. With greater than 2,000 employees based in Montréal and in offices around Canada, it offers long-term savings, investment and insurance solutions to over 1.3 million Canadians, taking in group insurance and retirement plan members. It had $38.2 billion of assets belonging to the existing administration.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Standard Life Assurance Company
1245 Sherbrook Street West
Montreal, QC H3G 1G3
Website: http://www.standardlife.ca