Information Circular - About TELUS

USTON (rUSTY) E.T. GOEPEL
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
Age: 69
Director since (1) : 2004
Independent
TELUS Committees:
Corporate Governance
Pension
Total compensation for 2011:
$192,628
JOHN S. LACEY
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
Age: 68
Director since (1) : 2000
Independent
TELUS Committees:
Audit
Total compensation for 2011:
$197,464
(1) The Company or any of its predecessors.
(2) For 2011, based on the closing price of TELUS’ Common Shares ($57.64) and Non-Voting Shares ($54.64) on December 31, 2011 and for 2010, based on the closing
price of TELUS’ Common Shares ($45.48) and Non-Voting Shares ($43.25) on December 31, 2010.
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John Lacey is Chairman of the Advisory Board of Brookfield Special Situations Partners Ltd. (formerly Tricap).
John was previously the Chairman of the board of directors of Alderwoods Group, Inc., an organization operating
funeral homes and cemeteries within North America, until November 2006. John has completed the Program for
Management Development at Harvard Business School.
Attendance record
Board – 6 of 6
Audit – 5 of 5
Securities held and total market value as at December 31, 2010 and 2011:
Current directorships
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
Advisory Board of Brookfield Special Situations
Partners Ltd. (Chairman)
Loblaw Companies Limited
Doncaster Consolidated Ltd. (Chairman)
George Weston Limited
Past directorships (2006 to 2011)
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Alderwoods Group, Inc. (Chairman)
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
Western Forest Products Ltd.
Stelco Inc.
Year Common Non-Voting
DSUs
Options
Total market value
Shares
Shares (Non-Voting (Common Shares/
of shares and DSUs
Shares) Non-Voting Shares)
(excluding options) (2)
Meets share
ownership target
2011 13,446 3,120 37,584 – $2,999,094 Yes (10.0x)
2010 13,163 2,668 32,125 –/1,600 $2,103,450 Yes (7.0x)
voting results of 2011 annual general meeting:
rusty Goepel is Senior Vice-President of Raymond James Financial Ltd., an investment firm. Rusty currently serves
as Chair of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University
of British Columbia and received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for Business Leadership and Community Services.
Attendance record
Board – 6 of 6
Corporate Goverance – 4 of 4
Pension – 4 of 4
Securities held and total market value as at December 31, 2010 and 2011:
Year Common
Shares
Non-Voting
Shares
DSUs
(Non-Voting
Shares)
Current directorships
Amerigo Resources Ltd.
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Organizing Committee
(Chair, not-for-profit)
Baytex Energy Corp (formerly Baytex Energy Trust)
Yellow Point Equity Partners, LP
(Chair, private equity)
The Vancouver Airport Authority (not-for-profit)
Business Council of BC (Governor, not-for-profit)
Lift Philanthropy Partners (not-for-profit)
Past directorships (2006 to 2011)
Spur Ventures Inc.
Auto Canada Inc.
(formerly Auto Canada Income Fund)
Premium Brands Income Trust
Options Total market value
of shares and DSUs
(excluding options) (2)
Meets share
ownership target
2011 – 16,500 27,390 – $2,398,150 Yes (8.0x)
2010 – 16,500 24,207 – $1,760,578 Yes (5.9x)
voting results of 2011 annual general meeting:
Votes for Votes withheld Total votes cast
Number of votes 72,878,488 6,521,297 79,399,785
Percentage of votes 91.8% 8.2% 100%
Votes for Votes withheld Total votes cast
Number of votes 79,098,651 296,699 79,395,350
Percentage of votes 99.6% 0.4% 100%