DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST ...
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condominium units, nursing homes or retirement homes. This investment restriction will not apply to:<br />
(a) passive real estate investments made by DRC or any of its affiliates which are each less than $10<br />
million and represent less than a 25% interest in the real property; (b) investments in properties that do<br />
not meet the investment criteria of the REIT; (c) investments in any property that will be used as office<br />
space by DRC or any affiliates; (d) investments made on behalf of fiduciary, managed or client accounts;<br />
(e) investments that result from the realization of a loan secured by the property; and (f) investments<br />
made by any affiliate of DRC that is a public company or any Subsidiaries or affiliates of such public<br />
companies (other than DRC and its direct Subsidiaries).<br />
The Non-Competition Agreement provides that DRC and its affiliates are no longer be bound by the<br />
terms of the Non-Competition Agreement when DRC is no longer our asset manager or, in the case of any<br />
affiliate, when such entity has ceased to be an affiliate of DRC.<br />
<strong>INVESTMENT</strong> GUIDELINES AND OPERATING POLICIES<br />
Our investment and operating activities are limited because our operating business is carried out by our<br />
Subsidiaries and the Dundee FCPs. The investment guidelines governing our investments in real estate<br />
and other assets and the operating policies governing our investments are set out below.<br />
Investment Guidelines<br />
Pursuant to the Declaration of Trust and other documents governing us, our assets may be invested only<br />
in accordance with the following investment guidelines:<br />
1. the REIT will only invest in units, notes and securities of its Subsidiaries, the Dundee FCPs and<br />
Lorac, amounts receivable in respect of such units, notes and securities, cash and similar deposits<br />
in a Canadian chartered bank or trust company and, subject to certain limitations summarized in<br />
paragraph 2 below, such other investments as the Trustees deem advisable from time to time;<br />
2. the REIT will not make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries or the Dundee FCPs to make, any<br />
investment that could result in:<br />
(a) the Units being disqualified for investment by Plans;<br />
(b) the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries or the Dundee FCPs being liable under the Tax Act to<br />
pay a tax imposed under either paragraph 122(1)(b), subsection 197(2) or Part XII.2 of<br />
the Tax Act; or<br />
(c) the REIT ceasing to qualify as a “mutual fund trust” for purposes of the Tax Act;<br />
3. Subsidiaries of the REIT and the Dundee FCPs may only invest in revenue producing real<br />
properties or assets or assets ancillary thereto located outside of Canada;<br />
4. when making investments, Subsidiaries of the REIT and the Dundee FCPs shall consider the<br />
following factors: the political environment and governmental and economic stability in the<br />
relevant jurisdiction(s), the long-term growth prospects of the assets and the economy in the<br />
relevant jurisdiction(s) and the income-producing stability of the assets;<br />
5. Subsidiaries of the REIT and the Dundee FCPs will not invest in raw land (except for the<br />
acquisition of properties adjacent to our existing properties for the purpose of renovation or<br />
expansion of existing facilities where the total cost of all such investments does not exceed 10%<br />
of our Adjusted Unitholders’ Equity); and<br />
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