{"id":468459,"date":"2021-03-31T08:03:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T12:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=468459"},"modified":"2021-03-31T08:03:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T12:03:29","slug":"agf-management-limited-reports-first-quarter-2021-financial-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/agf-management-limited-reports-first-quarter-2021-financial-results\/","title":{"rendered":"AGF Management Limited Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>TORONTO, March  31, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <em>Mutual fund gross sales of $1 billion for the first quarter of 2021, an improvement of 85% year over year<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <em>Mutual fund net sales of $385 million for the quarter<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n          <em>Assets under management of $39.8 billion, 6% higher than prior year<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">AGF Management Limited (AGF or the Company) (TSX: AGF.B) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended February 28, 2021.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">AGF reported total assets under management (AUM) of\u00a0$39.8 billion\u00a0compared to\u00a0$37.4 billion\u00a0as at February 29, 2020.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cThis quarter marked one-year of managing our business through a pandemic. We acted swiftly to protect the health and safety of our employees, made effective use of technology and accelerated our digital transformation to put our clients first and position ourselves for success,\u201d said Kevin McCreadie, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, AGF.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cA year later, we are seeing the results of our efforts with higher retails sales numbers, strong investment performance and an improving share price,\u201d added McCreadie.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">AGF\u2019s mutual funds net sales improved $729 million year over year, with total net sales of $385 million in Q1 2021, compared to net redemptions of $344 million in Q1 2020. Excluding net flows from institutional clients invested in mutual funds, retail mutual fund net sales were $376 million\u00a0for the quarter compared to\u00a0net redemptions of $141 million\u00a0in the comparative period of 2020. AGF mutual fund gross sales totaled $1,042 million, an 85% improvement over prior year. Gross sales for long-term mutual funds improved 84% year-over-year, outpacing the industry year-over-year improvement of 36%.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Mutual fund sales momentum continued into March with AGF reporting mutual fund net sales of $211 million as at March\u00a029, 2021 compared to net redemptions of $73 million for the same time last year. Retail mutual fund gross sales were up 120% year-over-year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cThis quarter was our strongest retail sales quarter in over a decade,\u201d said Judy Goldring, President and Head of Global Distribution, AGF. \u201cI believe this is a testament to the quality and diversity of our relationships across channels, our consistent investment performance and a product line-up that is relevant, competitive and responsive to market trends with offerings through mutual funds, ETFs and separately managed accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Key Business Highlights: <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify\">March 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of AGF operating as a mostly virtual firm as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last 12 months, AGF continually evolved and embraced new ways of doing business while staying true to its legacy of delivering strong relative investment performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Effective March 1, AGF reduced management fees for AGF Global Real Assets Class (Series F) and AGF Global Real Assets Fund (Series F and W).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Subject to securityholder approval (at a meeting to be held on April 14, 2021), AGF is proposing changes to the investment objectives of AGF Diversified Income Class and AGF Diversified Income Fund to become sustainable balanced strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify\">AGF remains committed to building its private alternatives business and as part of its extended partnership with SAF Group is operationally ready and beginning fundraising for the launch of a direct lending private credit strategy in Canada. AGF expects to seed the private credit offering and complete the first close in Q3 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=f1zn138nh9ZyqHo4Hf9CusoVf8beVoMeu402P_elj4cNEwv8z6aS_qvI6oCUqRvfUuh1y83IzJDi0GWjIdiEoK2puUIlFfim2PmT1IrjwhNmWID-zilb8y2R6VzJONYuVcJtuxQ8FbuxHfoJflwhVA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>AGF\u2019s pandemic response plan statement<\/u><\/a> visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Fr1KcZLj7nHsguCLfJkbb-CeTK-uTy2xZTNBw0hm-ZvHqwcKogKUofh_dNJlvzE7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>AGF.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Financial Highlights: <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cWe delivered strong mutual fund sales in the quarter, which will lead to future top line revenue growth, while having an initial short-term impact on profitability,\u201d added McCreadie.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify\">The significant increase in mutual fund sales drove higher selling, general and administrative costs in the period associated with variable sales and investment performance-based compensation. Selling, general and administrative costs were $48.0 million for the three months ended February 28, 2021, compared to $45.3\u00a0million in 2020. In addition, the increase in the AGF.B share price during the quarter resulted in higher share-based compensation, which is marked to market. This increase in variable costs was partially offset by management\u2019s continued focus on cost control as well as lower travel and entertainment costs as a result of the ongoing pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>EBITDA before commissions for the three months ended February 28, 2021 was $26.8 million, compared to $30.2 million in the prior year comparative period<strong>. <\/strong>Excluding Smith &amp; Williamson (S&amp;WHL), EBITDA before commissions for the three months ended February 28, 2021 was $26.8 million, compared to $25.7 million in the prior year comparative period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Management, advisory, administration fees and deferred sales charges were $102.9 million for the three months ended February 28, 2021, compared to $99.4 million in 2020. The increase in revenue is attributable to higher sales, increase in daily average mutual fund AUM and higher average revenue rate as a result of product mix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>AGF\u2019s interest in private alternative managers generated EBITDA of $0.8 million for the three months ended February 28, 2021 (2020 \u2212 $0.1 million), an increase of $0.7 million, as a result of the Company\u2019s equity earnings in its private alternative managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align:justify\">Adjusted net income for the three months ended February 28, 2021 was $5.6 million ($0.08 adjusted diluted EPS), compared to $10.8 million ($0.13 adjusted diluted EPS) in the prior year comparative period. Excluding S&amp;WHL, net income for the prior year comparative period was $6.3 million ($0.07 adjusted diluted EPS). The significant growth in mutual fund sales as well as the increase in the Company\u2019s stock price in the current quarter resulted in a short-term increase in variable sales compensation, DSC commissions and stock compensation, which were fully recognized in the period, resulting in a $0.06 negative impact to EPS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"9\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three months ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:64%;width:64%;min-width:64%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>February 28,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>February 29,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share data)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<sup>1<\/sup><\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Management, advisory, administration fees<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">and deferred sales charges<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">102.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">97.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">99.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Share of profit of joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">1.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Dividend income (S&amp;WHL)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">4.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Gain on sale of assets classified as held for sale,<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">net of currency hedge (S&amp;WHL)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">104.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Fair value adjustments and other income<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">3.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Total Income<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">107.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">209.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">106.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Selling, general and administrative<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">48.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">43.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">45.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">EBITDA before commissions<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">26.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">137.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">30.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted EBITDA before commissions<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">26.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">31.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">30.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net income<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">110.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted net income<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">15.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">10.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Diluted earnings per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.08<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">1.43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Adjusted diluted earnings per share<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.08<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.19<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Free cash flow<sup>2<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">10.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">9.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">14.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Dividends per share<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.08<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.08<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">0.08<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Long-term debt<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u2013<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">216.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;padding-left: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">(end of period)<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"15\" style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>Three months ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:40%;width:40%;min-width:40%;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>February 28,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>November 30,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>August 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>May 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:10%;width:10%;min-width:10%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>February 29,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">(in millions of Canadian dollars)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Mutual fund assets under management (AUM)<sup>3<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">21,394<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">20,322<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">19,232<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">18,259<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">18,492<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Institutional, sub-advisory and ETF accounts AUM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">9,403<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">9,638<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">9,252<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">9,591<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">10,313<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Private client AUM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">6,300<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">6,043<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5,773<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5,624<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">5,905<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Private alternatives AUM<sup>4<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2,689<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2,810<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2,755<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2,862<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">2,716<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Total AUM, including private alternatives AUM<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">39,786<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">38,813<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">37,012<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">36,336<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">37,426<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Net mutual fund sales (redemptions)<sup>3<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">385<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">88<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">(22)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">(93)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">(344)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">Average daily mutual fund AUM<sup>3<\/sup><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">21,118<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">19,487<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">18,879<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">17,386<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">19,462<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:2%;width:2%;min-width:2%;vertical-align: top\">\n            <sup>1<\/sup>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:98%;width:98%;min-width:98%;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <sub>Refer to Note 3 in the 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the adoption of IFRS 16.<\/sub>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <sub>EBITDA before commissions (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and deferred selling commissions), adjusted EBITDA before commissions, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share and Free Cash Flow are not standardized measures prescribed by IFRS. The Company utilizes non-IFRS measures to assess our overall performance and facilitate a comparison of quarterly and full-year results from period to period. They allow us to assess our investment management business without the impact of non-operational items. These non-IFRS measures may not be comparable with similar measures presented by other companies. These non-IFRS measures and reconciliations to IFRS, where necessary, are included in the Management\u2019s Discussion and Analysis available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agf.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.agf.com<\/u><\/a><u>.<\/u><\/sub>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <sub>Mutual fund AUM includes retail AUM, pooled fund AUM and institutional client AUM invested in customized series offered within mutual funds.<\/sub>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\n            <sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <sub>Represents fee-earning committed and\/or invested capital from AGF and external investors held through joint ventures. AGF\u2019s portion of this AUM is $175.9\u00a0million. Of the $2.7 billion of AUM, 20% are non-fee earning assets.<\/sub>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <br \/>For further information and detailed financial statements for the first quarter ended February 28, 2021, including Management\u2019s Discussion and Analysis, which contains discussions of non-IFRS measures, please refer to AGF\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=P834NJpeR87aRuLlQvS9t6IraVx0g-xzyASpMhc6HX6gcNjEqrw9a645AM-iXMhq38CJ48qtDPMprWS5ih74aA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.agf.com<\/u><\/a> under \u2018About AGF\u2019 and \u2018Investor Relations\u2019 and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=8JOKT-fLTd360WEZPRGxLC2pW4KM9vyogjOpu1jVcj5k_YoNKZuSEuMZjvob7TK0QriZ7iVO1h4286SmNWWuww==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.sedar.com<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Conference Call <\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">AGF will host a conference call to review its earnings results today at 11 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The live audio webcast with supporting materials will be available in the Investor Relations section of AGF\u2019s website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=P834NJpeR87aRuLlQvS9t8btUEeQKQlSNbYTgV_CNi-TCA8bm4xCYnZNnbejpo_H0W5yn_X5s_E6mqMFoXfjng==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>www.agf.com<\/u><\/a> or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=6ToiIuo5F_LmDwiwsvwPOadpjhE8sUjeNmM1gLefqjLvWRYDByrm1dI6QhaiNqi897r7KEEAggjVujNKMudtJhKU1ztL3Q604sKfcfS4OvrQuy0MKo2KypDnyNpkcEJ93KWWr4sDAXKrIe0PHEkc0Q==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https:\/\/edge.media-server.com\/mmc\/p\/zdnh924m<\/u><\/a>. Alternatively, the call can be accessed toll-free in North America by dialing 1\u00a0(800)\u00a0708-4540 (Passcode #: 50108057).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A complete archive of this discussion along with supporting materials will be available at the same webcast address within 24 hours of the end of the conference call.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About AGF Management Limited<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited (AGF) is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. AGF brings a disciplined approach to delivering excellence in investment management through its fundamental, quantitative, alternative and high-net-worth businesses focused on providing an exceptional client experience. AGF\u2019s suite of investment solutions extends globally to a wide range of clients, from financial advisors and individual investors to institutional investors including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds and endowments and foundations.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">AGF has investment operations and client servicing teams on the ground in North America, Europe and Asia. With nearly $40 billion in total assets under management, AGF serves more than 700,000 investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>AGF Management Limited shareholders, analysts and media, please contact:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Adrian Basaraba <br \/><\/strong>Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer <br \/> 416-865-4203, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Ody0rGfGESbRiMM1Bw2Byb6ACUIMeW_cQsad7LvFzoGWjyJ8OMUvmyqYczh8M3yCjary3jidodOdUZ9zrkJ22XU2t99nhrr9OnffYDWWUmQ=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>InvestorRelations@agf.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Baoqin Guo<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>Vice-President, Finance<br \/>416-865-4228, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/Tracker?data=Ody0rGfGESbRiMM1Bw2Byb6ACUIMeW_cQsad7LvFzoFWdSkROI4_TnT1mnr_zmMwaHd8wnECpo5yJxqh6VJFFT6z2Mr1ij4yMWpAhyx3c08=\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">InvestorRelations@agf.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This press release includes forward-looking statements about the Company, including its business operations, strategy and expected financial performance and condition. 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