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Foresters Financial Announces Agreement for Sale of its Canadian Asset Management Business

May 15, 2019

Foresters Financial Announces Agreement for Sale of its Canadian Asset Management Business to Fiera Capital.

On August 16, 2019, Fiera Capital Corporation (“Fiera Capital”) completed a transaction whereby it acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Foresters Asset Management Inc. (renamed Fiera Capital Fund Management Inc. (“FCFM”). For more information, please see the press release announcing the closing of the transaction. Following closing of the transaction, Fiera Capital will incorporate the FCFM business into its existing Canadian operations, by amalgamating Fiera Capital and FCFM, as well as by effecting certain changes to FCFM’s senior officers and directors and portfolio managers during the interim period between closing and amalgamation. As a result of these changes, Fiera Capital will become manager and portfolio manager of the funds previously managed by FCFM to be effective on or around September 1, 2019.

About Fiera Capital

With more than $149 billion in assets under management, Fiera Capital, an independent firm, is one of Canada’s leading investment managers.

Firm Profile

Fiera Capital Corporation is a global independent asset management firm with over C$149 billion in AUM as at June 30, 2019. We deliver customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail and private wealth clients across North America, Europe and key markets in Asia. We strive to be at the forefront of investment-management science and we are passionate about creating sustainable wealth for clients.

Our unique approach to investing is rooted in the firm’s deep Canadian heritage, our expanding international presence, and a commitment to being both disciplined and entrepreneurial in how we evaluate opportunities. Our integrated model offers clients the scale, resources and reach of a global asset manager coupled with the client-centric approach of a multi-boutique firm.

At Fiera Capital, we recognize that the investment landscape is constantly evolving. Our teams collaborate and seek to draw on the global industry’s most innovative and diverse offerings to craft strategies that meet the needs of any client, anywhere they are located. We have the ambition to extend our reach globally and the determination to provide the best solutions with excellence.

As a public company, we seek to adhere to the highest governance and risk management standards and operate with transparency and integrity to create value for our customers and our shareholders over the long term.

Fiera Capital trades under the ticker FSZ on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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