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Court File No. CV-14-514423-00CP

ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

) THE HONOURABLE ) ______THE ____ DAY ) JUSTICE PAUL M. PERELL ) OF ______, 2020 )

SAMUEL BERG

Plaintiff and

CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE, ONTARIO MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE, , , MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE INC., INC., HOCKEY INC., JUNIOR HOCKEY LTD., BELLEVILLE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CORP., ERIE HOCKEY CLUB LIMITED, JAW HOCKEY ENTERPRISES LP, LIMITED, KINGSTON FRONTENAC HOCKEY LTD., KINGSTON FRONTENACS HOCKEY CLUB, 2325224 ONTARIO INC., MISSISSAUGA STEELHEADS HOCKEY CLUB INC., NIAGARA ICEDOGS HOCKEY CLUB INC., BRAMPTON BATTALION HOCKEY CLUB LTD., NORTH BAY BATTALION HOCKEY CLUB LTD., GENERALS HOCKEY INC., OTTAWA 67’S LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, THE OWEN SOUND ATTACK INC., LIMITED., COMPUWARE SPORTS CORPORATION, IMS HOCKEY CORP., SAGINAW HOCKEY CLUB, L.L.C., 649643 ONTARIO INC c.o.b. as SARNIA STING, 211 SSHC ULC o/a SARNIA STING HOCKEY CLUB, SOO GREYHOUNDS INC., McCRIMMON HOLDINGS, LTD. and 32155 MANITOBA LTD., A PARTNERSHIP c.o.b. as BRANDON WHEAT KINGS., 1056648 ONTARIO INC., REXALL SPORTS CORP., EHT, INC., KAMLOOPS BLAZERS HOCKEY CLUB, INC., KELOWNA ROCKETS HOCKEY ENTERPRISES LTD., HURRICANES HOCKEY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, HOCKEY CLUB INC., BRODSKY WEST HOLDINGS LTD., REBELS SPORTS LTD., QUEEN CITY SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LTD., BLADES HOCKEY CLUB LTD., JUNIOR HOCKEY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 8487693 CANADA INC., CLUB DE HOCKEY JUNIOR MAJEUR DE BAIE-COMEAU INC., CLUB DE HOCKEY DRUMMOND INC., CAPE BRETON MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY CLUB LIMITED, LES OLYMPIQUES DE GATINEAU INC., HOCKEY CLUB INC., CLUB HOCKEY LES REMPARTS DE QUEBEC INC., LE CLUB DE HOCKEY JUNIOR ARMADA INC., WILDCATS HOCKEY CLUB LIMITED, LE CLUB DE HOCKEY L’OCEANIC DE RIMOUSKI INC., LES HUSKIES DE ROUYN- NORANDA INC., 8515182 CANADA INC. c.o.b. as , LES TIGRES DE VICTORIAVILLE (1991) INC., SAINT JOHN MAJOR JUNIOR HOCKEY CLUB LIMITED, CLUB DE HOCKEY SHAWINIGAN INC., CLUB DE HOCKEY JUNIOR MAJEUR VAL D’OR INC., WEST COAST HOCKEY ENTERPRISES LTD., HOCKEY CLUB LTD., PORTLAND WINTER HAWKS, INC., BRETT SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC., THUNDERBIRD HOCKEY ENTERPRISES, LLC, TOP SHELF ENTERTAINMENT, INC., SWIFT CURRENT TIER 1 FRANCHISE INC., 7759983 CANADA INC., HOCKEY CLUB, INC., KITCHENER RANGER JR A HOCKEY CLUB, KITCHENER RANGERS JR “A” HOCKEY CLUB, SUDBURY WOLVES HOCKEY CLUB LTD., GROUPE SAGS 7-96 INC., MOOSE JAW TIER ONE HOCKEY INC. DBA MOOSE JAW WARRIORS, KOOTENAY CLUB LTD., LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES HOCKEY CLUB, and LE TITAN ACADIE BATHURST (2013) INC./THE ACADIE BATHURST TITAN (2013) INC.

Defendants

Proceeding under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, C.6

ORDER

THIS MOTION, made by the Plaintiff, for an Order directing the Notice of Hearing of the Motion for Settlement Approval, Distribution Protocol Approval, Fee Approval was heard in writing on this day at the Court House at 361 University Avenue in Toronto, Ontario;

ON READING correspondence from class counsel, the draft Notice of Hearing, the

proposed Dissemination Plan and proposed Settlement Agreement;

AND ON BEING ADVISED that the Plaintiff and the Defendants consent to this Order;

THIS COURT ORDERS that:

1. The notice of the settlement, distribution protocol and fee approval hearing (the “Notice of

Hearing”) is approved, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A”.

2. The Plaintiff, through class counsel, shall have the Notice of Hearing translated into

French, and, subject to the Defendants’ confirmation of the accuracy of the translation, the

translated French Notice of Hearing shall be deemed to be approved by the Court without

any further step needing to be taken. The translated Notice of Hearing shall only be mailed

to class members in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, but shall be posted on all

websites specified in paragraph three below.

3. The Notice of Hearing be disseminated by:

a. Direct mailings via email to class members with valid email addresses;

b. Direct mailings via postal mail to all class members at their last known address, or

as updated;

c. Direct text message to all class members with a valid phone number, advising the

class member that “The Major Junior Hockey Class Action has a proposed

settlement, for more information [link redirecting to www.CHLClassAction.com];

d. Publication on the Notice of Hearing on www.CHLClassAction.com and

www.CHLDefence.com; and

e. Publication on class counsel’s websites. (the “Dissemination Plan”)

4. RicePoint Administration Inc. (“RicePoint”) be appointed to disseminate the Notice of

Hearing in accordance with paragraph three above, 5. Within 20 days following the signing of this Order, RicePoint will disseminate the Notice

of Hearing and class counsel will publish the Notice of Hearing in accordance with

paragraph three above.

THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE PAUL M. PERELL

SAMUEL BERG - and - et al. Plaintiff Defendants

Court File No. CV-14-514423-00CP

ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

Proceeding commenced at TORONTO

ORDER

CHARNEY LAWYERS P.C. 151 Bloor St. W., Suite 602 Toronto, ON M5S 1P7 Theodore P. Charney (LSO# 26853E) Phone: 416.964.7950 / Fax: 416.964.7416

GOLDBLATT PARTNERS LLP 20 Dundas Street West, Suite 1039 Toronto, ON M5G 2G8 Steven M. Barrett (LSO# 24871B) James K. McDonald (LSO# 17518T) Jody Brown (LSO# 588441D) Joshua Mandryk (LSO# 68823D) Tel: 416-979-6422 / fax: 416-591-7333

Solicitors for the Plaintiff