Corporate Information Administration Office Head Office Normal Course Issuer Bid Shareholder rights plan Investor Relations Trading Symbol Auditors Digital Repor t Registrar and Transfer Agent 89 2 Queen Street East  Twentieth Floor Toronto, Ontario M5C 3G7 Telephone: 416-364-1145 Toll Free: 1 800 268-9374 www.cifi nancial.com 15 York Street Second Floor Toronto, Ontario M5J 0A3 Effective May 29, 2012, the Toronto Stock Exchange accepted CI’s notice of  intention to commence a normal course issuer bid (the “Notice”) through the  facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange. Under the bid, CI may purchase up  to 6,000,000 Shares at the prevailing market price. Purchases under the bid  will terminate no later than May 28, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, CI has acquired  an aggregate of 528,100 Shares under the normal course issuer bid at an average  price of $22.80 per Share. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Notice, without  charge, by contacting the Corporate Secretary of CI. The Corporation intends to  renew its Normal Course Issuer Bid effective May 29, 2013, subject to receipt of  approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Corporation entered into an agreement (the “Rights Plan Agreement”) dated  as of January 1, 2009 with Computershare Investor Services Inc., as rights agent,  in connection with the adoption of a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”).  The Corporation obtained the approval to amend and continue the Rights Plan  for a further term of three years, at the annual and special meeting of shareholders  held on June 1, 2011. Accordingly, the Rights Plan will terminate at the close of the  annual meeting of shareholders in 2014. The Notice of Meeting and Management  Information Circular of the Corporation dated May 2, 2011 includes a summary  of the Amended and Restated Rights Plan approved by the shareholders. The  complete text may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Contact: Douglas J. Jamieson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Offi cer Telephone: 416-364-1145 Toll Free: 1 800 268-9374 E-mail: investorrelations@ci.com CI Financial trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CIX”. Ernst & Young LLP Chartered Accountants Toronto-Dominion Centre P.O. Box 251 Toronto, Ontario M5K 1J7 Computershare Investor Services Inc. 9th Floor, 100 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 Telephone: 1 800 564-6253  E-mail: caregistry@computershare.com This Annual Report can be downloaded from CI’s website at www.cifi nancial.com  under “Reports”.