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ENERFLEX SYSTEMS INCOME FUND. – INFORMATION CIRCULARInformation CircularFOR THE ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF UNITHOLDERSTO BE HELD ON APRIL 7, 2009MANAGEMENT SOLICITATION OF PROXIESThis Information Circular dated March 3, 2009 is <strong>be</strong>ing furnished in connection with the solicitation <strong>of</strong> proxies bythe management <strong>of</strong> <strong>Enerflex</strong> Holdings General Partner Ltd. (the "General Partner"), the administra<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>Enerflex</strong>Systems Income Fund (the "Fund"), <strong>and</strong> <strong>Enerflex</strong> Systems Ltd. (the "Company") <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> used at the Annual <strong>and</strong>Special Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Fund (the "Meeting") <strong>of</strong> the holders ("Unitholders") <strong>of</strong> trust units ("Trust Units") <strong>and</strong><strong>special</strong> voting units ("Special Voting Units") <strong>of</strong> the Fund <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> held at the Shera<strong>to</strong>n Suites Eau Claire in theWildrose North room, 255 Barclay Parade S.W., Calgary, Al<strong>be</strong>rta on April 7, 2009, at 4:00 p.m. Calgary time, <strong>and</strong> atany adjournment there<strong>of</strong>, <strong>and</strong> for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice <strong>of</strong> Meeting <strong>and</strong> in thisInformation Circular. The Fund, the General Partner, the Company <strong>and</strong> the direct <strong>and</strong> indirect subsidiaries <strong>of</strong> the Fundare collectively referred <strong>to</strong> herein as "<strong>Enerflex</strong>".Solicitation <strong>of</strong> proxies will <strong>be</strong> primarily by mail, but may also <strong>be</strong> by telephone, facsimile or oral communication by thedirec<strong>to</strong>rs, <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>and</strong> employees <strong>of</strong> the General Partner <strong>and</strong> the Company, at no additional compensation. The cost <strong>of</strong>the solicitation <strong>of</strong> proxies will <strong>be</strong> borne by the Fund. The General Partner or the Company will reimburse brokeragehouses, cus<strong>to</strong>dians, nominees <strong>and</strong> other fiduciaries for their reasonable charges <strong>and</strong> expenses incurred in forwardingproxy material <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong>neficial owners <strong>of</strong> Trust Units.The Fund has two classes <strong>of</strong> securities outst<strong>and</strong>ing that entitle holders <strong>to</strong> exercise voting rights at <strong>meeting</strong>s <strong>of</strong>Unitholders, <strong>be</strong>ing the Trust Units <strong>and</strong> Special Voting Units. A single Special Voting Unit was issued <strong>to</strong> ComputershareTrust Company <strong>of</strong> Canada, as trustee, for the <strong>be</strong>nefit <strong>of</strong> holders <strong>of</strong> exchangeable limited partnership units (the"Exchangeable LP Units") issued by the <strong>Enerflex</strong> Holdings Limited Partnership <strong>to</strong> certain holders that previously heldcommon shares <strong>of</strong> the Company <strong>and</strong> who elected <strong>to</strong> receive Exchangeable LP Units pursuant <strong>to</strong> the plan <strong>of</strong> arrangement(the "Arrangement"), which was completed on Oc<strong>to</strong><strong>be</strong>r 2, 2006, the purpose <strong>of</strong> the which was <strong>to</strong> move the business <strong>of</strong> theCompany in<strong>to</strong> an income trust structure. The Special Voting Unit carries an aggregate num<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> votes equal <strong>to</strong> thenum<strong>be</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Trust Units issuable upon the exchange <strong>of</strong> all outst<strong>and</strong>ing Exchangeable LP Units, <strong>and</strong> is intended <strong>to</strong> permitholders <strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units <strong>to</strong> indirectly cast the votes that they would <strong>be</strong> entitled <strong>to</strong> cast if they held the Trust Unitsissuable upon the exchange <strong>of</strong> their Exchangeable LP Units directly as at the record date for any <strong>meeting</strong> <strong>of</strong> Unitholders.The Trust Units <strong>and</strong> the Special Voting Unit vote <strong>to</strong>gether as a single class on all matters. Computershare TrustCompany <strong>of</strong> Canada is required <strong>to</strong> exercise the voting rights attached <strong>to</strong> the Special Voting Unit as instructed by holders<strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units <strong>and</strong> <strong>to</strong> abstain from exercising voting rights attached <strong>to</strong> the Special Voting Unit <strong>to</strong> the extent itdoes not receive voting instructions from holders <strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units. The procedures that must <strong>be</strong> followed byholders <strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units who wish <strong>to</strong> indirectly vote at the Meeting (by instructing Computershare TrustCompany <strong>of</strong> Canada <strong>to</strong> exercise voting rights attached <strong>to</strong> the Special Voting Unit) are discussed <strong>be</strong>low under the heading"Voting <strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units" <strong>and</strong> in the accompanying Voting Direction for Holders <strong>of</strong> Exchangeable LP Units.Appointment <strong>and</strong> Revocation <strong>of</strong> ProxiesThe management nominees named in the enclosed form <strong>of</strong> proxy are <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the General Partner <strong>and</strong> the Company.A Unitholder has the right <strong>to</strong> appoint some other person (who need not <strong>be</strong> a Unitholder) <strong>to</strong> represent suchUnitholder at the Meeting instead <strong>of</strong> the management nominees designated in the enclosed form <strong>of</strong> proxy. Toexercise this right, a Unitholder should insert the name <strong>of</strong> the desired person in the blank space provided in the form <strong>of</strong>proxy or should complete another appropriate form <strong>of</strong> proxy. A proxy will not <strong>be</strong> valid unless it is deposited at the <strong>of</strong>fices<strong>of</strong> Computershare Trust Company <strong>of</strong> Canada, 9 th Floor – 100 University Avenue, Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1, notless than forty-eight (48) hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays <strong>and</strong> holidays) <strong>be</strong>fore the time <strong>of</strong> the Meeting or anyadjournment.Proxies given by Unitholders for use at the Meeting may <strong>be</strong> revoked at any time prior <strong>to</strong> their use. In addition <strong>to</strong>revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a Unitholder giving a proxy may revoke the proxy by an instrument inwriting executed by the Unitholder or his at<strong>to</strong>rney authorized in writing, or if the Unitholder is a corporation, under itscorporate seal or by an <strong>of</strong>ficer or at<strong>to</strong>rney there<strong>of</strong> duly authorized, <strong>and</strong> deposited at the <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> the ComputershareTrust Company <strong>of</strong> Canada, 9 th Floor – 100 University Avenue, Toron<strong>to</strong>, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1, at any time up <strong>to</strong> <strong>and</strong>including the last business day preceding the Meeting, or any adjournment there<strong>of</strong>, at which the proxy is <strong>to</strong> <strong>be</strong> used, orwith the Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Meeting on the day <strong>of</strong> the Meeting or adjournment, <strong>and</strong> upon either <strong>of</strong> such deposits, the proxyis revoked.PAGE 3

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