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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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