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Annual Information Form for the Financial Year ANNUAL INFORMATION FORM FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 March 22 , 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXPLANATORY NOTES ........................................................................................................................... 1 Forward-Looking Statements .................................................................................................................... 1 Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................... 2 CORPORATE STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................... 2 Name, Address and Incorporation ............................................................................................................ 2 Intercorporate Relationship ....................................................................................................................... 3 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUSINESS ................................................................................... 3 History ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 THE BUSINESS ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Overview ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Structure of the Business ........................................................................................................................... 7 Financial Highlights .................................................................................................................................. 7 Coalition Loyalty .................................................................................................................................... 11 Americas Coalitions ................................................................................................................................ 13 International Coalitions ........................................................................................................................... 22 Global Loyalty Solutions ........................................................................................................................ 26 Corporate and Other ................................................................................................................................ 27 Competition ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Logos and Trademarks ............................................................................................................................ 29 Regulatory ............................................................................................................................................... 29 Employees ............................................................................................................................................... 31 Facilities .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Environmental ......................................................................................................................................... 31 RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES AFFECTING THE BUSINESS ............................................................ 31 Risks Related to the Business and the Industry ...................................................................................... 32 Risks Related to Aimia ........................................................................................................................... 40 DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STRUCTURE .......................................................................................... 42 Common Shares ...................................................................................................................................... 42 Preferred Shares ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Senior Secured Notes .............................................................................................................................. 47 Ratings .................................................................................................................................................... 49 Debt Financing ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Redemption Reserve ............................................................................................................................... 50 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS ...................................................................................................... 51 Dividend Policy....................................................................................................................................... 51 MARKET FOR SECURITIES ................................................................................................................... 51 Trading Price and Volume ...................................................................................................................... 52 PRIOR SALES............................................................................................................................................ 55 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ................................................................................................................. 56 Directors .................................................................................................................................................. 56 Officers ................................................................................................................................................... 58 Biographies ............................................................................................................................................. 58 i Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions ..................................................................... 64 Conflicts of Interest ................................................................................................................................. 65 AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION .................................................................................................. 66 Charter of the Audit Committee .............................................................................................................. 66 Composition of the Audit Committee ..................................................................................................... 66 Relevant Education and Experience of the Audit Committee Members................................................. 66 Pre-approval Policies and Procedures ..................................................................................................... 68 Audit Fees ............................................................................................................................................... 68 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND REGULATORY ACTIONS ................................................................... 69 Class Action Contesting Changes to Aeroplan’s Mileage Accumulation and Expiry rules ................... 70 Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Reassessment ................................................................................. 70 Revenue Quebec Notice Of Assessment ................................................................................................. 71 INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS.......................... 71 TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR ................................................................................................. 71 MATERIAL CONTRACTS ....................................................................................................................... 71 INTERESTS OF EXPERTS ....................................................................................................................... 72 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 72 SCHEDULE A – GLOSSARY OF TERMS ............. ........................................................................... A-1 SCHEDULE B – CHARTER OF THE AUDIT, FINANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE ................ B-1 ii EXPLANATORY NOTES The information in this Annual Information Form is stated as at December 31, 2016, unless otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise indicated in this Annual Information Form, “Aimia ”, “we”, “us ”, “our ”, or “the Corporation ” refers to Aimia Inc., and, where the context requires, its Subsidiaries and associated companies or Aeroplan Income Fund, the predecessor entity to Aimia, and, where the context requires, its Subsidiaries and associated companies. For an explanation of the capitalized terms and expressions and certain defined terms, please refer to the Glossary of Terms set out in Schedule “A” of this Annual Information Form. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars and references to $ are
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