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Table of Contents
Letter to the Shareholders from the Chair of the
Board and the President and CEO i
Proxy Circular Summary ii
About CAE iii
Definitions 1
Notice of 2019 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 3
Section 1 About Voting Your Shares 5
Section 2 Business of the Meeting 8
Section 3 About the Nominated Directors 12
Section 4 Corporate Governance 20
Section 5 Board Committee Reports 25
Section 6 Director Compensation 34
Section 7 Executive Compensation 37
Compensation Discussion and Analysis 37
FY2019 CAE Performance Highlights 37
Compensation Objectives 39
Setting Executive Compensation 40
Comparator Group 41
Compensation Policy and Objectives 43
Executive Share Ownership Requirements 54
Risk Mitigation 55
Determination of the NEOs’ Compensation in FY2019 57
Shareholder Return Performance Graph 62
Pay for Performance Linkage 63
Pay for Performance Relative to Comparator Group 65
Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers 67
Summary Compensation Table 67
Incentive Plan Awards 68
Pension Arrangements 70
Termination and Change of Control Benefits 72
Section 8 Other Important Information 75
Section 9 Appendix A – Board of Directors’ Charter 76
Letter to the Shareholders
from the Chair of the Board
and the President and CEO
Dear fellow Shareholders,
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend CAE’s 2019 Annual Shareholder Meeting. As in prior years, we will meet to consider important matters affecting our Company. Whether or not you plan to attend the Meeting, we encourage you to review the enclosed information, consider the resolutions put forth by the Board and vote your Shares.
As a Shareholder, you have the right to vote your Shares on all items that come before the Meeting. Your vote is important to us and we encourage you to exercise your right either in person at the Meeting or by proxy.
This Circular also gives you details about all the items for consideration and how to vote. It also contains information about the nominated Directors, the auditors, reports from the various committees of the Board and CAE’s corporate governance practices.
At the Meeting, we will, as always, review our financial position, including the increased value we are delivering to Shareholders, and our business operations. We will also respond to your comments and questions.
Finally, we want to thank you for your continued confidence in and support of CAE and we remain committed to delivering world-class performance and creating long-term value for our Shareholders. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Meeting.
John P. Manley (signed) Marc Parent (signed)
Chair of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer
June 19, 2019
Proxy Circular Summary
This summary highlights some of the important information you will find in this Circular. These highlights do not contain all the information that you should consider, and you should read this entire Circular before voting your Shares.
Shareholder Voting Matters

Voting Matter | Board Vote Recommendation | Page Reference for More Information
Election of 10 Directors | FOR each nominee | 8
Appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | FOR | 9
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation | FOR | 10

FY2019 Performance Highlights

1. | Before specific items in FY2018: net gains related to our Asian joint ventures and the remeasurement of the previously held Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence Sdn.Bhd.(AACE) investment and the impacts of the enactment of the U.S. tax reform

2. | Before the costs arising from the acquisition and integration of Bombardier’s BAT Business in FY2019

3. | Combining dividends and share buy-back

Note: EPS from continuing operations before specific items, backlog, return of capital employed, and free cash flow are all non-GAAP financial measures and are defined in CAE’s FY2019 MD&A
Voting by Proxy is the Easiest Way
Please refer to the enclosed form of proxy or your voting instruction form or to Section 1 – “About Voting Your Shares” for more information on the voting methods available to you. If you elect to vote on the Internet, by telephone or in person at the Meeting, you do not need to return your proxy form or voting instructions.
Review this Proxy Circular and Vote in One of Four Ways
IN PERSON VIA THE INTERNET BY TELEPHONE BY MAIL
About CAE
CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. Backed by a record of more than 70 years of industry firsts, we continue to help define global training standards with our innovative virtual-to-live training solutions to make flying safer, maintain defence force readiness and enhance patient safety. We have the broadest global presence in the industry, with over 10,000 employees, 160 sites and training locations in over 35 countries. Each year, we train more than 220,000 civil and defence crewmembers, including more than 135,000 pilots, and thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide.
Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, CAE has built an excellent reputation and long-standing customer relationships based on experience, strong technical capabilities, a highly trained workforce and global reach.
Our Strategy

End-to-End Training Partner of Choice Our vision is to be the recognized global training partner of choice to enhance customer safety, efficiency and readiness. Achieving this goal depends on the successful implementation of four strategic imperatives, which will help protect our leadership position and grow our market share. Our global leadership stems from our: • Comprehensive training solutions • Highly qualified and passionate employees • Extensive experience and credibility delivering academic, simulator and live flying training • Industry-leading global training network • Commitment to excellence and innovation spanning more than 70 years • Close collaboration with regulators and policymakers to help shape the future of training • Ability to reduce customers’ environmental impact through simulation-based training | Four Areas of Strategic Priority Four areas of strategic priority to protect CAE’s leadership position, achieve superior growth, and ultimately realize our vision to be the recognized global training partner of choice:

Six pillars of strength
We believe there are six fundamental strengths that underpin our strategy and position us well for sustainable
long-term growth:

High Degree of Recurring Business We operate in highly regulated industries with mandatory and recurring training requirements for maintaining professional certifications. Approximately 60% of our business is derived from the provision of services, which is an important source of recurring business, and largely involves long-term agreements with many airlines, business aircraft operators and defence forces. | Headroom in Large Markets We provide innovative training solutions to customers in large addressable markets in civil aviation, defence and security and healthcare. Significant untapped market opportunities exist in these three core businesses, with substantial headroom to grow our market share over the long-term. | Potential for Superior Returns In each of our businesses, we anticipate growing at a rate superior to our underlying markets. Our rising proportion of revenue from training services provides potential for lower amplitude cyclicality as training is largely driven by the training requirements of the installed fleet. In addition, we leverage our leading market position to deepen and expand our customer relationships. We see opportunity to further utilize our training network and generate more revenue from existing assets and to deploy new assets with accretive returns.
Strong Competitive Moat Our global training network, unique end-to-end cadet-to captain training solutions, digitally-enabled training systems, training systems integrator (TSI) expertise, unrivalled customer intimacy and strong, recognizable brand further strengthen our competitive moat. | Underlying Secular Tailwinds The civil aviation and defence sectors are enjoying strong tailwinds. Air passenger traffic and defence budgets are expected to continue to increase globally over the next 10 years. | Culture of Innovation We derive significant competitive advantage as an innovative leader in simulation products and training solutions. In collaboration with our customers, we design and deliver the industry’s most sophisticated training systems, employing the latest in simulation, extended reality and digital technologies, which are shaping the future of training.

Executive Compensation Highlights

• | Executive bonus payout based on a corporate performance factor of 170% reflecting CAE’s attainment of strategic and financial objectives in FY2019.

• | 200% payout of the Performance Share Units that vested in FY2019 based on the performance of FY2018 EPS compared to the set target.

Our Executive Compensation Best Practices

• Minimum threshold levels of corporate performance to be met to allow for payments under the annual and long-term incentives | ü
• Caps on annual bonuses and PSU payouts | ü
• Balanced mix of short, medium and long-term compensation | ü
• 50% of FY2019 LTIP awards is performance based, directly tied to the achievement of the CAE strategic plan | ü
• Pensionable earnings based on actual years served (plus any severance period in certain circumstances) | ü
• Change of control severance limited to two times salary and bonuses | ü
• Clawback policy | ü
• Minimum share ownership and option profit retention guidelines | ü
• Anti-hedging policy | ü

Governance Highlights
The following table shows some of the ways CAE continues to adhere to the highest standards in corporate governance it has maintained throughout its history.

• Number of Director nominees | 10
• Number of non-employee Independent Director nominees | 9
• Board Committee members (including the Governance Committee, which is responsible for recommending new Directors to join the Board) are all independent | ü
• Average age of Director nominees | 61
• Annual election of Directors | ü
• Directors elected individually (rather than slate voting) | ü
• Majority voting guidelines for Directors | ü
• Other board commitments and interlocks policy | ü
• Separate Chair and CEO | ü
• Director tenure and age term limits | ü
• Share ownership requirements for Directors and executives | ü
• Board orientation/education program | ü
• Number of Board meetings held in FY2019 | 7
• Number of financial experts on the Audit Committee | 2
• Code of Business Conduct | ü
• Annual advisory vote on executive compensation | ü
• Formal Board and Committee evaluation processes | ü
• No dual-class shares | ü

Our Director Nominees

Name | Age | Director Since | Position | Indepen- dent | Committee Memberships 1 | Board and Committee Attendance FY2019 | Other Public Boards | Top Three Competencies
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson | 57 | 2015 | Corporate Director | YES | Governance HRC | 100% | N/A | • Knowledge of industry • Strategic leadership and management • Human Resources
Hon. Michael M. Fortier | 57 | 2010 | Vice-Chair, RBC Capital Markets | YES | HRC (Chair) | 100% | N/A | • Knowledge of industry • Finance/Accounting • Governance/Board
Marianne Harrison | 55 | N/A | President and CEO John Hancock Life Insurance Company | YES | N/A | N/A | N/A | • Finance/Accounting • Strategic leadership and management • Governance/Board
Alan N. MacGibbon | 63 | 2015 | Corporate Director | YES | Audit (Chair) HRC | 100% | 1 | • Finance/Accounting • Human Resources • Strategic leadership and management
Hon. John P. Manley | 69 | 2008 | Corporate Director | YES | N/A | 100% | 2 | • Strategic leadership and management • Human Resources • Governance/Board
François Olivier | 54 | 2017 | President and CEO, Transcontinental Inc. | YES | Audit Governance | 100% | 1 | • Strategic leadership and management • Finance/Accounting • Human Resources
Marc Parent | 58 | 2008 | President and CEO, CAE | NO | N/A | 100% | 1 | • Knowledge of industry • Strategic leadership and management • R&D
Michael E. Roach | 67 | 2017 | Corporate Director | YES | Audit | 100% | 1 | • Finance/Accounting • Strategic leadership and management • Human Resources
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.) | 67 | N/A | President and CEO Business Executives for National Security | YES | Audit | 100% | 2 | • Knowledge of industry • Strategic leadership and management • Governance/Board
Andrew J. Stevens | 62 | 2013 | Corporate Director | YES | GC (Chair) HRC | 95% | 2 | • Strategic leadership and management • Knowledge of industry • R&D

1 | Refer to page 1 for definitions.

Definitions

Certain Defined Terms | In this document, referred to as this “Circular”, the terms “you” and “your” refer to the Shareholder, while “we”, “us”, “our”, “Company” and “CAE” refer to CAE Inc. and where applicable, its subsidiaries. In this Circular, a reference to “fiscal year” is a reference to the fiscal or financial year from April 1 to March 31 of the year stated. We also use the following defined terms throughout this Circular.
$ | Canadian dollars.
Audit Committee | The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
Board | Our Board of Directors.
Civil | Civil Aviation Training Solutions.
Circular | This Management Proxy Circular.
Common Shares or Shares | Refers to Common Shares of CAE.
CSA | Canadian Securities Administrators.
Defence | Defence and Security.
DSU | Refers to Deferred Share Units of CAE. The value of a DSU is equivalent to the value of a Share.
ESOP | Employee Stock Option Plan.
ESPP | Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
EPS | Earnings per Share.
FY | Refers to a financial year of CAE, from April 1 to March 31 of the following calendar year. For example, FY2019 refers to the 12 months ended March 31, 2019.
Governance Committee or GC | The Governance Committee of our Board.
Healthcare | Healthcare business.
Human Resources Committee or HRC | The Human Resources Committee of our Board.
Independent Directors | Refers to the standards of independence established by CAE’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, applicable corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange and SEC, and under the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument, 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and National Policy 58-201.
LTU | Refers to a Long-Term Incentive Deferred Share Unit. The value of a LTU is equivalent to the value of a Share.
MD&A | Refers the Management Discussion and Analysis section of CAE’s annual report for the year ended March 31, 2019.

Meeting | The Annual Meeting of CAE Shareholders to be held on August 14, 2019.
NEOs or Named Executive Officers | The President and CEO, Chief Financial Officer and the three most highly compensated policy-making executives as at March 31, 2019.
NYSE | The New York Stock Exchange.
PSU | Refers to Performance Share Units of CAE. The value of a PSU is equivalent to the value of a Share.
PwC | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants in Montréal, Québec.
Rights Plan | The Shareholder Protection Rights Plan Agreement between CAE and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as rights agent, dated as of March 7, 1990, as amended and restated on August 14, 2018, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Record Date | June 19, 2019.
ROCE | Return on capital employed.
RSU (or time-RSU) | Refers to Restricted Share Units of CAE. The value of a RSU is equivalent to the value of a Share.
RSUP | Restricted Share Unit Plan.
SEC | United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
SOI | Segment operating income.
SOX | The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
STIP | Short-term incentive program.
TSX | The Toronto Stock Exchange.
Currency, Exchange Rates and Share Prices | All amounts referred to in this Circular are presented in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated. In a number of instances in this Circular, including with respect to calculation of the in-the-money value of stock options denominated in Canadian dollars, information based on our Share price has been calculated on the basis of the Canadian dollar.
Information Currency | The information in this Circular is current as of June 7, 2019 unless otherwise stated.

Notice of 2019 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
When
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
Where
CAE Head Office (Entrance 4 – Auditorium), 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent (Québec), Canada
What the Meeting is About

1. | Receive CAE Consolidated Financial Statements and the independent auditors’ report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019;

2. | Elect Directors who will serve until the end of the next annual shareholders’ meeting;

3. | Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent auditors who will serve until the end of the next annual shareholders’ meeting and to authorize the Company’s Board to fix the independent auditors’ remuneration;

4. | Vote, in an advisory, non-binding manner, on CAE’s approach to executive compensation described in the accompanying Circular;

5. | Transact any other business that may properly come before the Meeting.

You have the Right to Vote
As a holder of record of Common Shares at the close of business on June 19, 2019, you are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting.
You are asked to consider and to vote your Shares on items two to four listed above and any other items that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment.
If you are unable to attend the Meeting and want to ensure that your Shares are voted, please submit your votes by proxy as described under “How to Vote Your Shares” in the accompanying Management Proxy Circular (the “Circular”). To be valid, our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, must receive your proxy by 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2019. If the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, Computershare must receive your proxy no later than 24 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to any such adjournment or postponement.
Accompanying this Notice of Annual Meeting is the Circular, which contains more information on the matters to be addressed at the Meeting.
Notice-And-Access
As part of an effort to reduce environmental impacts of excessive printing, and to save postage costs, CAE is opting to use the “Notice-and-Access” provisions of Canadian securities rules.
The “Notice-and-Access” provisions allow Canadian companies to post electronic versions of shareholder meeting materials in lieu of mailing physical copies of such documents to shareholders.
Shareholders who have already signed up for electronic delivery of shareholder materials will continue to receive them by email.
Upon specific request, physical copies of such materials can be made available to shareholders.
How to Access Meeting Materials
On Computershare Investor Services Inc.’s (“Computershare”)
website: www.envisionreports.com/CAE2019e
On SEDAR: www.sedar.com
On CAE’s website: www.cae.com/investors/financial-reports/
Shareholders are reminded to read the Circular and other Meeting materials carefully before voting their Shares.
How to Request a Paper Copy of the Meeting Materials
Before the Meeting
If your name appears on a Share certificate, you are considered as a “registered shareholder”. You may request paper copies of the Meeting materials at no cost to you by calling Computershare toll-free, within North America
at 1-866-962-0498 or direct, from outside of North America at 514-982-8716 and entering your control number as indicated on your form of proxy.
If your Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to you by an intermediary, you are considered as a “non-registered shareholder”. You may request paper copies of the Meeting materials from Broadridge at no cost to you up to one year from the date the Circular was filed on SEDAR through the Internet by going to www.proxyvote.com or by telephone at 1-877-907-7643 and entering the 16-digit control number provided on the voting instruction form and following the instructions provided.
Please note that you will not receive another form of proxy or voting instruction form; please retain your current one to vote your Shares.
In any case, requests should be received at least five (5) business days prior to the proxy deposit date and time set out in the accompanying proxy or voting instruction form in order to receive the Meeting materials in advance of such date and the Meeting date.
After the Meeting
By telephone at 1-866-962-0492 or online at investor.relations@cae.com. A copy of the Meeting materials will be sent to you within ten (10) calendar days of receiving your request.
By order of the Board of Directors
June 19, 2019 MARK HOUNSELL (signed)
Montréal, Québec General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and
Corporate Secretary
Section 1
About Voting Your Shares
Record Date
June 19, 2019 is the record date for the Meeting.
Shareholders Entitled to Vote
Only holders of our Common Shares at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and to attend (in person or by proxy) and vote at the Meeting or any adjournment. The list of Shareholders on the Record Date is available for inspection during usual business hours at Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 100 University Avenue, 8 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, and at the Meeting.
Shares and Votes
As of June 18, 2019, 266,236,775 Common Shares are issued and outstanding. Each Common Share is entitled to one vote.
Principal Shareholders
To the knowledge of the Directors and officers of CAE (from records and publicly filed reports), there is no person who beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over more than 10% of the Common Shares.
All Directors and officers as a group (16 persons) owned beneficially or exercised control or direction over 435,360 Common Shares representing 0.16% of the class as at June 18, 2019.
Your Vote is Important
Your vote is important. Please read the information below to ensure your Shares are properly voted.
How to Vote your Shares
You may vote your Shares in one of the following ways:

1. | In person, at the Meeting if you are:

a) | a registered Shareholder, you do not need to complete and return the enclosed form of proxy. When you arrive at the Meeting, a Computershare representative will register your attendance before you enter the Meeting.

b) | a non-registered Shareholder (including a participant in the employee plan) AND you wish to vote in person, you MUST complete and return a voting instruction form no later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2019 appointing yourself.

2. | By proxy:

| by mail: sign, date and return your proxy form in the enclosed envelope
| by telephone: call the telephone number on your proxy form
| on the Internet: visit the website listed on your proxy form
| by appointing another person to attend and vote at the Meeting on your behalf

Refer to the enclosed proxy form for instructions.
Appointment of Proxyholder
If you choose to vote by proxy, you are giving the person or people named on your proxy form (referred to as a “Proxyholder”) the authority to vote your Shares on your behalf at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Proxies are being solicited by management
Through this Circular, management is soliciting your proxy in connection with the matters to be addressed at the Meeting (or any adjournment(s) or postponements(s) thereof) to be held at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of the Meeting.
The solicitation will be primarily made by mail but proxies may also be solicited personally by the officers of CAE at nominal cost. The cost of management’s solicitation of proxies will be borne by CAE.
Unless you specify a different proxyholder, the CAE officers and/or Directors whose names are pre-printed on the enclosed form of proxy (John P. Manley, Marc Parent and Andrew J. Stevens) will vote your Shares.
Proxyholders other than management
Shareholders desiring to appoint some person other than John P. Manley, Marc Parent and Andrew J. Stevens as their representative at the Meeting may do so either by inserting such other person’s name in the blank space provided or by completing another proper proxy form and, in either case, delivering the completed proxy to CAE’s Corporate Secretary at 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, Québec, H4T 1G6 or to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 100 University Avenue, 8 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 no later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2019 (or, in the case of an adjournment or postponement, no later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the last business day preceding the day of such adjournment or postponement thereof).
Voting of Proxies
You may indicate on the proxy form how you want your proxyholder to vote your Shares, or you can let your proxyholder decide for you. If you do not specify on the proxy form how you want your Shares to be voted, your proxyholder will have the discretion to vote your Shares as they see fit.
The enclosed proxy form gives the proxyholder discretion with respect to any amendments or changes to matters described in the Notice of Annual Meeting and with respect to any other matters which may properly come before the Meeting (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).
At the time of printing this Circular, the management of CAE knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting.
Unless you specify a different proxyholder or specify how you want your Shares to be voted, John P. Manley, Marc Parent and Andrew J. Stevens will vote your Shares:
a) FOR electing the nominated Directors who are listed in this Circular;
b) FOR appointing PwC as auditors and for the authorization of the Directors to fix their remuneration; and
c) FOR approving the advisory resolution on executive compensation.
Revocation of Proxies
You have the right to revoke a proxy by ANY of the following methods:

a) | Vote again by phone or Internet no later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2019 (or no later than 11:00 a.m. on the last business day prior to the date of any adjourned or postponed Meeting);

b) | Deliver another completed and signed proxy form, dated later than the first proxy form, by mail or fax such that it is received by CAE’s Corporate Secretary at 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, Québec, H4T 1G6 or by Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 100 University Avenue, 8 th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 no later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on August 13, 2019 (or no later than 11:00 a.m. on the last business day prior to the date of any adjourned or postponed Meeting); or

c) | Deliver a signed written notice revoking the proxy to the scrutineers of the Meeting, to the attention of the Meeting Chair, at or prior to the commencement of the Meeting (including in the case of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting).

Electronic Access to Proxy-Related Materials and Annual and Quarterly Reports
We offer our Shareholders the opportunity to view management proxy circulars, annual reports and quarterly reports through the Internet instead of receiving paper copies in the mail. You will find more information on this matter in the Notice-and-Access section above.
Section 2
Business of the Meeting
1 Receive CAE’s Financial Statements
CAE’s financial statements including the auditors’ report, for the year ended on March 31, 2019 will be presented to Shareholders at the Meeting. They can also be accessed on CAE’s website at www.cae.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, or on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. No Shareholder vote is required in connection with the financial statements.
2 Elect 10 Directors

10 Nominees | 90%1 Independent | 1 Interlock | 99.3% % Votes FOR in 2018 | 99.4% Average Board Meeting Attendance

1 | The only non-Independent Director is CAE’s President and CEO.

You will be electing a board of directors (“Board”) of 10 members. Each Director is elected annually for a term, which expires no later than the next annual meeting of Shareholders.

All of the following nominees, except for Ms. Marianne Harrison, are currently members of the Board of Directors, and have been recommended by the GC and the Board for election at the Meeting:
• Margaret S. (Peg) Billson • The Honourable Michael M. Fortier, P.C. • Marianne Harrison • Alan N. MacGibbon • The Honourable John P. Manley, P.C., O.C | • François Olivier • Marc Parent • Michael E. Roach • General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.) • Andrew J. Stevens

Katharine B. Stevenson is not standing for re-election at the Meeting as she is retiring on August 14, 2019.
Each nominee was elected at our 2018 annual Shareholders’ meeting held on August 14, 2018, by a majority of the votes cast except for Marianne Harrison who is a first time nominee.
Please refer to Section 3 – “About the Nominated Directors” for further information regarding the experience, the selection process and other relevant information you should consider in casting your vote for each nominee.
Self-imposed term and age limits ensure CAE benefits from a combination of experience and fresh perspectives
The Board of Directors has passed a resolution establishing term limits comprising the following:

• | up to two six-year periods of service, to aggregate twelve years maximum; and

• | no nominee may be proposed past their attaining 72 years of age.

The Board of Directors believes these limits, subject to reasoned exceptions, are appropriate to ensure fresh skill sets and perspectives are periodically brought to the oversight of CAE’s business.
Majority voting guidelines
Each Director of the Company must be elected by a majority (50% +1 vote) of the votes cast with respect to his or her election, other than at contested meetings (“Majority Voting Requirement”).
In accordance with the Board’s majority voting policy, any nominee for Director in an uncontested election who receives a greater number of “withhold” votes from his or her election than votes “for” his or her election (a “majority withhold vote”) shall tender his or her resignation to the Chair of the Governance Committee immediately following certification of the Shareholder vote.
The Governance Committee will promptly consider the tendered resignation and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject it. In the absence of exceptional circumstances, the Board expects the Governance Committee will recommend that the Board of Directors accept such resignation.
The Board will act on the Governance Committee’s recommendation not later than 90 days following the date of the Shareholders’ meeting at which the election occurred. In deciding whether to accept the tendered resignation, the Board will consider the factors considered by the Governance Committee and any additional information and factors the Board believes to be relevant. The Board shall accept the resignation absent exceptional circumstances.
The resignation of the Director whose election did not meet the Majority Voting Requirement will be effective when accepted by the Board. A Director who tenders a resignation pursuant to this policy will not participate in the Governance Committee recommendation or the Board consideration whether to accept or reject the resignation, and will not attend any part of a meeting of the Board or the Governance Committee at which his or her resignation is discussed or a related resolution is voted upon.
Promptly following the Board’s decision, the Company will issue a news release disclosing that decision and providing a full explanation of the decision reached. A copy of the news release with the Board’s decision will be provided to the Toronto Stock Exchange.
If the Board decides to accept the Director’s resignation, the Governance Committee will recommend to the Board whether to fill the resulting vacancy or to reduce the size of the Board. If a majority of the members of the Governance Committee received a majority withhold vote at the same election, then the independent Directors who did not receive a majority withhold vote will appoint a Board committee amongst themselves solely for the purpose of considering the tendered resignations and will recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject them.
Detailed voting results will be disclosed after the Meeting
Promptly, after the Meeting, we will publicly disclose the number and percentage of votes cast for and withheld in respect of each nominee, as well as those cast for and against each other matter voted on by Shareholders at the Meeting.
The Board of Directors recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the election of the 10 nominated members of the Board.
3 Appoint the Auditors
The Board, on recommendation by the Audit Committee, proposes that PwC, Chartered Accountants, Montréal, Québec be re-appointed as auditors of CAE to hold office until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders and that the Directors of CAE be authorized to fix their remuneration.
PwC has served as auditors of CAE since 1991.
PwC provides three types of services to CAE and its subsidiaries

1. | Audit Services: fees billed for professional services for the audit of CAE’s annual consolidated financial statements and services that are normally provided by PwC in connection with statutory and regulatory filings, including the audit of the internal controls and financial reporting as required by SOX and the equivalent rules adopted by the CSA.

2. | Audit-related Services: fees relating to work performed in connection with CAE’s acquisitions, translation and other miscellaneous accounting-related services.

3. | Tax Services: fees relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice.

Auditors independence
The Audit Committee has discussed with PwC its independence from management and CAE, has considered and concluded that the provision of non-audit services is compatible with maintaining such independence.
Furthermore, as per its policy, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves all non-audit services provided by the external auditors above a specified level.
The following chart shows all fees paid to PwC by CAE and its subsidiaries in the most recent and prior fiscal year.

FEE TYPE | 2019 ($ millions) | 2018 ($ millions)
1. Audit services | 4.6 | 4.6
2. Audit-related services | 0.1 | 0.2
3. Tax services | 0.6 | 0.6
Total | 5.3 | 5.4

In order to further support PwC’s independence, the Audit Committee has set a policy concerning CAE’s hiring of current and former partners and employees of PwC who were engaged on CAE’s account in the recent years.
The Board of Directors recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the appointment of PWC as CAE’s auditors.
4 Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
As detailed in Section 7 – ‘‘Executive Compensation”, CAE’s executive compensation philosophy and programs are based on the fundamental principle of pay-for-performance to align the interests of our executives with those of our Shareholders. This compensation approach allows CAE to attract and retain high-performing executives who are strongly incentivised to create value for CAE’s Shareholders on a sustainable basis.
We encourage you to carefully read this section of the Circular which describes our overall approach to executive compensation, the objectives of our executive compensation program, how compensation decisions are made and the compensation paid to our most highly paid executive officers in the last three years.
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and to cast an advisory, non-binding vote on CAE’s approach to executive compensation – this is often referred to as “say on pay”.
The text of the “say on pay” resolution reads as follows:
‘‘Resolved that the Shareholders accept the approach to executive compensation disclosed in this Management Proxy Circular’’.
Because your vote is advisory, it will not be binding upon the Board. However, the HRC will review and analyze the results of the vote and take into consideration such results when reviewing executive compensation philosophy and programs.
The Board of Directors recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the resolution set out above.
If a majority of the Shares represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting are voted against the above non-binding advisory resolution, the Board Chair or the HRC Chair will oversee a process to engage with Shareholders with a view to giving Shareholders the opportunity to express their specific concerns. The Board of Directors and the HRC will consider the results of this process and, if appropriate, review the Company’s approach to executive compensation in the context of Shareholders’ specific concerns.
Our approach to executive compensation was approved by 93.2% of the votes cast on the resolution during our August 14, 2018 annual meeting of Shareholders.
Other business
Following the conclusion of the formal business conducted at the Meeting, we will:

• | provide an update on our business operations, and

• | invite questions and comments from Shareholders.

Section 3
About the Nominated Directors
This Section presents biographical data, Board activity (i.e. Board and Committee meetings attended from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019) and Share ownership information with respect to each nominee the Board of Directors is recommending FOR election by Shareholders at the Meeting. A description of the Board Nominee selection criteria, and nomination process and Board Attributes follows the individual tables. “Market Value” refers to the product of the sum of the Common Shares and DSUs held by a Director multiplied by the closing price on the TSX of a Common Share on June 7, 2018 and June 7, 2019. Footnotes specific to each nominee are presented immediately below their biography.

99.3% Average 2018 Votes FOR | 90% Independent Directors | 61 Average Age | 4.6 Average Tenure 1 (years) | 99.4% Average Board Attendance

1 | For non-executive Directors.

Age: 57
Albuquerque,
New Mexico, U.S.
Director since: 2015
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 99.79%
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson
Ms. Billson is a veteran aviation business leader with over 30 years of experience leading technology rich companies, including serving as the President & CEO of BBA Aviation Aftermarket Services, a division of BBA Aviation plc., as President & General Manager of the Airplane Division of Eclipse Aviation and as the Vice-President & General Manager of Airframe Systems at Honeywell International Inc. Ms. Billson has a Master’s degree in Engineering-Aerospace and, in recognition of her industry accomplishments, has been inducted into Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Hall of Fame. Ms. Billson is also an instrument-rated pilot.

Board Membership and Attendance 1
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Audit Committee | 2 of 2 | 100 | %
Governance | 2 of 2 | 100 | %
Human Resources | 2 of 2 | 100 | %
Total | 13 of 13 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | N/A |
Former | Skywest, Inc. | ’07 – ’15

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | – | 29,561 | 29,561 | $1,016,898 | $501,000 | 202%
June 7, 2018 | – | 22,377 | 22,377 | $618,500 | $501,000 | 123%

1 | As part of the Board’s normal committee rotation process, Ms. Billson stepped down from the Audit Committee and was appointed to the Governance and Human Resources committees on August 14, 2018.

Age: 57
Mount-Royal,
Quebec, Canada
Director since: 2010
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 99.58%
The Honourable Michael M. Fortier, P.C.
Mr. Fortier joined RBC Capital Markets (RBCCM) as a Vice-Chair in 2010. Prior to joining RBCCM, Mr. Fortier was a partner of Ogilvy Renault LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP) and a Senior Adviser to Morgan Stanley in Canada.
Between 2006 and 2008, Mr. Fortier held various positions in the Government of Canada, as Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of International Trade and Minister responsible for Greater Montréal. Prior to that, Mr. Fortier was active in the investment banking industry, first as a Managing Director with Credit Suisse First Boston (1999 – 2004) and then as a Managing Director with TD Securities (2004 – 2006).
Mr. Fortier also practiced law with Ogilvy Renault LLP (1985 – 1999) in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He was based in London, England for several years during this period.

Board Membership and Attendance
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Human Resources Committee (Chair) | 5 of 5 | 100 | %
Total | 12 of 12 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | N/A
Former | Aimia Inc. | ’09 – ’18

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | – | 66,419 | 66,419 | $2,284,813 | $501,000 | 456%
June 7, 2018 | 10,000 | 58,382 | 68,382 | $1,890,078 | $501,000 | 377%

Age: 55
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Director since: N/A
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: N/A
Marianne Harrison
Marianne Harrison is President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, the U.S. division of Toronto-based Manulife Financial Corporation. She also is a member of Manulife’s Executive Leadership Team. Before taking on her current role in 2017, Ms. Harrison served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Canada, Manulife’s Canadian Division. Prior to assuming this role in 2013, she held several leadership positions across the company, including President and General Manager for John Hancock Long-Term Care Insurance, and Executive Vice President and Controller for Manulife. Before joining Manulife, Marianne had been Chief Financial Officer of Wealth Management at TD Bank Group after holding various positions there; before that she worked for PwC.
Ms. Harrison graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a B.A. in English and earned a Diploma in Accounting from Wilfrid Laurier University. She is a Chartered Accountant and in 2016 was elected a Fellow of the Profession.

Board Membership and Attendance
Board of Directors | N/A |

Other Public Company Boards
Current | N/A |
Former | N/A |

Age: 63
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
Director since: 2015 (Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 99.05%
Alan N. MacGibbon
Mr. MacGibbon is a Corporate Director. He was Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte LLP Canada (2004 – 2012) and served on the Executive and Global Board of Directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited during this term. Mr. MacGibbon served as Global Managing Director, Quality, Strategy and Communications of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited and as Senior Counsel to Deloitte LLP Canada from June 2012 to December 2013.
Mr. MacGibbon holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and an honorary doctorate degree from the University of New Brunswick. Mr. MacGibbon is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario.

Board Membership and Attendance
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Audit Committee (Chair) | 4 of 4 | 100 | %
Human Resources Committee | 5 of 5 | 100 | %
Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | TD Bank | ‘14 – present
Former | N/A |

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares 1 | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | 4,088 | 34,679 | 38,767 | $1,333,584 | $501,000 | 266%
June 7, 2018 | 4,088 | 26,729 | 30,817 | $851,782 | $501,000 | 170%

1 | 1,011 of these shares are owned beneficially by Mr. MacGibbon’s spouse, under the direction of Mr. MacGibbon.

Age: 69
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
Director since: 2008
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 98.84%
The Honourable John P. Manley, P.C., O.C.
Mr. Manley 1 was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada (not-for-profit) from 2010 to 2018 and is currently Chair of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. From 2004 to 2009, he served as Counsel to McCarthy Tétrault LLP, a national law firm. Prior to that, Mr. Manley had a 16-year career in politics, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister in the portfolios of Industry, Foreign Affairs and Finance. Mr. Manley obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Ottawa, is a certified Chartered Director from McMaster University and holds honorary doctorates from six Canadian universities.

Board Membership and Attendance 2
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Human Resources Committee | 3 of 3 | 100 | %
Governance Committee | 1 of 1 | 100 | %
Total | 11 of 11 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) | ‘05 – present
| Telus Corporation | ‘12 – present
Former | Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | ‘06 – ‘13
| Nortel Corporation | ‘04 – ‘09

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | – | 117,984 | 117,984 | $4,058,649 | $501,000 | 810%
June 7, 2018 | – | 106,550 | 106,550 | $2,945,042 | $501,000 | 588%

1 | Mr. Manley was a Director of Nortel Networks Corporation (“Nortel”) and Nortel Networks Limited (“NNL”) when Nortel and NNL were granted creditor protection under the CCAA on January 14, 2009 and under other similar bankruptcy legislation in the U.S. and other jurisdictions.

2 | Mr. Manley was appointed Chair of the Board on August 14, 2018. As a result, he stepped down from the Governance and Human Resources Committees. As Chair of the Board, Mr. Manley attends all Committee meetings.

Age: 54
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Director since: 2017 (Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 99.55%
François Olivier
François Olivier has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Transcontinental Inc. since 2008. After joining the Printing Sector of TC Transcontinental in 1993, he rose through the ranks to ultimately take on the role of President of the Information Products Printing Sector, and then becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Through the years, Mr. Olivier consolidated the Canadian printing industry and transformed the company by diversifying its assets into flexible packaging with strategic acquisitions. Under his leadership, TC Transcontinental has become Canada’s largest printer, a leader in flexible packaging in North America, and a Canadian leader in its specialty media segments. Prior to joining TC Transcontinental, François Olivier worked as General Manager of Canada Packers.
Mr. Olivier also serves on the boards of directors of The Conference Board of Canada, the Flexible Packaging Association and the Montreal Heart Institute Foundation. He has a B.Sc. from McGill University and is a graduate of the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.

Board Membership and Attendance 1
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Audit Committee | 4 of 4 | 100 | %
Governance | 2 of 2 | 100 | %
Total | 13 of 13 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | Transcontinental Inc. | ’08 – present
Former | N/A |

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | – | 14,847 | 14,847 | $510,736 | $501,000 | 101%
June 7, 2018 | – | 7,873 | 7,873 | $217,637 | $501,000 | 43%

1 | Mr. Olivier was appointed to the Governance Committee on August 14, 2018.

Age: 58
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Director since: 2008
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 99.75%
Marc Parent
Mr. Parent has been the President and CEO of CAE Inc. since October 2009. He joined the Company in February 2005 as Group President, Simulation Products, was appointed Group President, Simulation Products and Military Training & Services in May 2006, and then Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2008. Mr. Parent has over 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Before joining CAE, Mr. Parent held various positions with Canadair and within Bombardier Aerospace in Canada and the U.S. Mr. Parent is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) and of Aéro Montréal (Québec’s aerospace cluster). Mr. Parent graduated as an engineer from École Polytechnique, is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and holds an honorary doctorate from École Polytechnique. Mr. Parent is an active pilot holding a Transport Canada Airline Transport Pilot license.

Board Membership and Attendance 1
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Total | 7 of 7 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | Telus Corporation | ‘17 – present
Former | N/A |

Securities Held 2
Date | Common Shares | FY2004 LTUs | LTUs | Total | Market Value
June 7, 2019 | 270,780 | 43,325 | 228,551 | 542,656 | $18,667,366
June 7, 2018 | 245,103 | 41,719 | 225,273 | 512,095 | $14,154,306

1 | Upon invitation of Board Committees, Mr. Parent attended all or a part of their meetings.

2 | As President and CEO, Mr. Parent has a higher ownership target than an Independent Director (please refer to “Executive Share Ownership Requirements” in Section 7 for details concerning Mr. Parent’s Share ownership requirements).

Age: 67
Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Director since: 2017
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last Annual Meeting: 99.59%
Michael E. Roach
An experienced international business and technology leader, Mr. Roach served as President and Chief Executive Officer (2006-2016) of CGI Group Inc. until his retirement. In addition to serving on the board of directors of CGI Group Inc. (since 2006), he is Chairman of the Board of Interac Corp., a private company (since 2018). Prior positions include President and Chief Operating Officer of CGI Group Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Sygma Inc., a Bell Canada technology subsidiary. Mr. Roach holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.

Board Membership and Attendance
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Audit Committee | 4 of 4 | 100 | %
Total | 11 of 11 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | CGI Group Inc. | ‘06 – present
Former | N/A |

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement 1
June 7, 2019 | – | 9,471 | 9,471 | $325,802 | $501,000 | 65%
June 7, 2018 | – | 2,806 | 2,806 | $77,558 | $501,000 | 15%

1 | Mr. Roach joined the Board on November 10, 2017 and is required to receive his compensation in respect of his services as a Director in DSUs until his Minimum Ownership Requirement is attained.

Age: 67
McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Director since: N/A
First time nominee
(Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last Annual Meeting: 99.78%
General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (ret.)
General Schwartz is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Business Executives for National Security since 2013. General Schwartz is also a retired United States Air Force General who served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 2008 until 2012. As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Schwartz functioned as a military adviser to the Secretary of Defence, National Security Council and the President of the United States of America. During this time, General Schwartz served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of active duty, guard, and reserve forces and civilian workforce serving in the United States and overseas. He previously served as Commander, United States Transportation Command from September 2005 to August 2008 and Director for Operations and Director of the Joint Staff from 2002 to 2005. General Schwartz previously served on the board of directors of CAE, USA Inc. from 2014 to 2018.

Board Membership and Attendance 1
Board of Directors | 7 of 7 | 100 | %
Audit | 2 of 2 | 100 | %
Total | 9 of 9 | 100 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. | ‘13 – present
| Cobham, plc | ‘18 – present
Former | N/A |

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement 2
June 7, 2019 | – | 4,146 | 4,146 | $142,622 | $501,000 | 28%

1 | General Schwartz was appointed to the Audit Committee on August 14, 2018.

2 | General Schwartz joined the Board on August 14, 2018 and is required to receive his compensation in respect of his services as a Director in DSUs until his Minimum Ownership Requirement is attained.

Age: 62
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, U.K.
Director since: 2013 (Independent)
Votes in Favour at Last
Annual Meeting: 98.77%
Andrew J. Stevens
Mr. Stevens is a corporate Director based in the U.K. who has operating experience globally in the aerospace and defence sector. Beginning with the Dowty Group, a leading British manufacturer of aircraft equipment (1976 – 1994), he joined Bowthorpe plc (1994 – 1996), Messier-Dowty as Managing Director then Chief Operating Officer (1996 – 2000), Rolls-Royce, where he served as Managing Director Defence Aerospace (2001 – 2003), and Cobham plc as a Board member where he served variously as Group Managing Director, Aerospace Systems, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer (2003 – 2012).
Mr. Stevens is a Chartered Engineer, with a 1 st Class honour degree in Product Engineering from Aston University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and was awarded a honorary Doctor of Science in 2013.

Board Membership and Attendance
Board of Directors | 6 of 7 | 85.7 | %
Human Resources Committee | 5 of 5 | 100 | %
Governance Committee (Chair) | 3 of 3 | 100 | %
Total | 14 of 15 | 93.3 | %

Other Public Company Boards
Current | Héroux-Devtek Inc | ‘14 – present
| De La Rue plc | ‘12 – present
Former | Cobham plc | ‘03 – ‘12

Securities Held
Date | Common Shares | DSUs | Total | Market Value | Minimum Ownership Requirement | % of Achievement
June 7, 2019 | – | 61,100 | 61,100 | $2,101,840 | $501,000 | 419%
June 7, 2018 | – | 52,955 | 52,955 | $1,463,676 | $501,000 | 292%

Director Selection and Nomination Process
Part of the Governance Committee’s responsibility is to identify and recruit suitable potential Board members and recommend to the Board nominees for election at annual Shareholders meetings, taking into consideration the Policy Regarding Board and Executive Officer Diversity.
To fulfill this mandate, the GC:

• | Identifies desirable skill sets, industry experience, diverse backgrounds, international experience, relationships and other attributes that would assist the Board of Directors in the conduct of its responsibilities and also further CAE’s interests (refer to “Board Attributes” below).

• | Reviews with the Chair, President and CEO and other Directors possible candidates, including the existing members of the Board of Directors, which may meet some or all of such attributes.

• | Considers potential conflicts of interest, independence issues and interlocking directorships of potential candidates.

• | Approaches with the Chair and other Directors potential candidates not already serving as Directors to determine their availability and interest in serving on CAE’s Board, and will interview those interested to determine their suitability for nomination.

• | Reviews with other members of the Board of Directors the potential nomination of any new Director before a final determination to nominate them is made.

Board members must:

• | Demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity, including abiding by CAE’s Code of Conduct;

• | Act honestly and in good faith regarding CAE’s best interests;

• | Devote sufficient time to CAE’s affairs and exercise prudence and diligence in fulfilling all their Board-related responsibilities;

• | Give independent judgment on issues facing CAE;

• | Understand and challenge CAE’s business plans and strategy;

• | Effectively participate in all Board-related deliberations;

• | Make reasonable efforts to attend Board and committee meetings; and

• | Review the management materials provided in advance of, and otherwise prepare for, all Board meetings.

Under the articles of CAE, the Board of Directors may consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of twenty-one Directors. The Directors are to be elected annually as provided in CAE’s by-laws. Each Director will hold office until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is duly elected unless his or her office is earlier vacated in accordance with the by-laws. In accordance with the by-laws, the Board of Directors has fixed the number of Directors to be elected at the Meeting at ten.
Board Attributes

The following matrix identifying the age, tenure, professional skills, expertise and qualifications of nominated Directors is reviewed by the Governance Committee annually to ensure CAE benefits from an appropriate combination of skills, experience with CAE’s business matters and corporate governance standards and fresh perspectives: | • All non-employee Director nominees (9 out of a total number of 10 Directors) are independent. • All Board Committee members are independent.

| Age | Tenure at CAE | Competencies
| Under 60 | 60 – 69 | 70+ | 0 – 5 years | 6 – 10 years | More than 10 years | Knowledge of industry | Strategic leadership and management | Finance/Accounting | Human Resources | R&D | Governance/Board
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson | • |  |  | • |  |  | • | • |  | • | • |
Hon. Michael M. Fortier | • |  |  |  | • |  | • |  | • | • |  | •
Marianne Harrison | • |  |  | • |  |  |  | • | • |  |  | •
Alan N. MacGibbon |  | • |  | • |  |  |  | • | • | • |  |
Hon. John P. Manley |  | • |  |  | • |  |  | • | • | • |  | •
François Olivier | • |  |  | • |  |  |  | • | • | • |  |
Marc Parent | • |  |  |  |  | • | • | • |  | • | • |
Michael E. Roach |  | • |  | • |  |  | • | • | • |  |  | •
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.) |  | • |  | • |  |  | • | • |  | • |  | •
Andrew J. Stevens |  | • |  |  | • |  | • | • |  | • | • |

Section 4
Corporate Governance
Our Commitment to Sound Corporate Governance
The Board of Directors and management team take pride in knowing that CAE has maintained the highest standards in corporate governance. CAE’s corporate governance is rooted in the basic principle that proper and ethical practices lead to the creation and preservation of Shareholder value.
Our governance structure enables independent, experienced and accomplished Directors to provide advice, insight and oversight to advance the interests of the Company and our Shareholders.
Regulatory compliance
As a Canadian reporting issuer with Common Shares listed on the TSX and the NYSE, CAE’s corporate governance practices are required to meet and exceed applicable rules adopted by the CSA and the SEC, as well as provisions of the rules of the NYSE and of SOX.
Most of the NYSE’s corporate governance listing standards are not mandatory for CAE as a non-U.S. company, but CAE is required to disclose the significant differences between its corporate governance practices and the requirements applicable to United States companies listed on the NYSE. Except as summarized on CAE’s website (http://www.cae.com/investors/governance), CAE is in compliance with the NYSE requirements in all significant respects. CAE also complies with those provisions of SOX and the rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to that Act that are currently applicable to CAE.
Best practices and continuous improvement
The Board and its Governance Committee continue to monitor governance practices in Canada and the United States, and to implement changes to CAE’s governance policies and practices as necessary to comply with any new rules issued by the CSA and other applicable regulatory authorities. We also monitor recommended best practices of shareholder representatives and other organizations and will implement any such practice we believe to be in the best interest of the Company.
Communication and shareholder engagement
CAE is committed to ensure open, ongoing dialogue with Shareholders, employees, other investors and the public. Through CAE’s Disclosure Policy and procedures, the Board ensures that communication of material information to investors is timely and accurate, and broadly disseminated in accordance with all applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules.
CAE recognizes the importance of engaging in constructive and meaningful communications with Shareholders and values their input and insights. To that effect, we have put in place various means to ensure consistent and effective communication with Shareholders and to encourage them to express their views and provide direct feedback to the Board and management.

• We regularly communicate with our stakeholders through various channels, including via our website (www.cae.com). Shareholders, customers and other stakeholders can access comprehensive information about the Company through our investors webpage (www.cae.com/investors) where annual and quarterly reports, news releases, corporate social responsibility reports, corporate presentations and governance-related documents are available.
• We host quarterly earnings conference calls with financial analysts and institutional investors to review CAE’s most recently released financial and operating results. Our earning calls are webcast live and are followed by a question and answer period to which all Shareholders can access.
• The Board strongly encourages Shareholders to attend the Company’s annual Shareholders’ meetings and Directors make themselves available at every annual meeting to engage with and respond to questions from Shareholders. Each Shareholders’ meeting can be attended in person or via live webcast and provides valuable opportunities to discuss the Company, its corporate governance and other important matters.
• The Company is committed to effectively engaging with Shareholders and other stakeholders on the topic of executive compensation on an ongoing basis. This year again, Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to consider and to cast an advisory, non-binding vote on CAE’s approach to executive compensation – this is often referred to as “say on pay”. Although this is an advisory vote and the results are not binding, the HRC will review and analyze the results of the vote and take into consideration such results when reviewing executive compensation philosophy and programs.
• Shareholders are also always invited to submit proposals to be considered at an annual Shareholders’ meeting of the Company and included in our management proxy circular. More information is provided on p. 75 of this Circular.
• CAE’s Global Communications and Investor Relations departments actively engage with investors to address any specific questions or concerns they might have. Shareholders may send comments or questions via email to investor.relations@cae.com. In addition, CAE’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, has a toll-free number (1-800-564-6253) and website (www.computershare.com) to assist Shareholders.
• Shareholders may communicate with the Board or management in writing to express their views on matters that are important to them, by addressing their correspondence to the Chair of the Board or the Corporate Secretary, as the case may be, either (i) by mail in an envelope marked “confidential” to the attention of the Chair of the Board or the Corporate Secretary, CAE Inc., 8585 Ch. de la Côte-de-Liesse St-Laurent (Québec) Canada H4T 1G6 or (ii) by email at investor.relations@cae.com.
• Shareholders may ask to meet with the Chair of the Board, the Chair of any Board Committee or an individual Director to discuss compensation and governance-related topics for which the Board is directly responsible. The Chair of the Board will consider such meeting request in consultation with the Chair of the Governance Committee and the Corporate Secretary. The Board reserves the right to decline requests for meetings for any reason it deems appropriate, including where the proposed topics for the meeting are not related to compensation and corporate governance matters and are better handled by management.
• As part of our ongoing dialogue engagement with our Shareholders, we organize investors days and our President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Investor Relations, regularly meet in person or by telephone with institutional investors and proxy advisory groups.

Board and management roles
The purpose of the Board and its committees is to build long-term value for the Company’s Shareholders and to ensure the continuity and vitality of the Company’s businesses by setting policy for the Company, overseeing strategic planning, monitoring the Company’s performance, providing management with appropriate advice and performance feedback. Management is responsible for and the Board is committed to ensuring that CAE operates in a legal and ethically responsible manner. The Board’s stewardship role, specific responsibilities, compositional requirements and various other matters are set out in Appendix A – Board of Directors’ Charter – to this Circular.
President and CEO’s role and responsibilities
The position description for the President and CEO is developed with input from the President and CEO, and is approved by the Governance Committee and the Board of Directors. The description (which is available on our website) provides that the President and CEO is responsible for defining, communicating and implementing the strategic direction, goals and core values of CAE with a view to maximizing CAE’s value. It also provides that the President and CEO is accountable to the Board for, amongst other things, formulating and executing business strategies, overseeing CAE’s corporate governance structure and framework, overall responsibility for the management of CAE’s business, building and maintaining a network of strategic relationships with business leaders, governmental officials and investors, developing and implementing a human resource strategy which develops leadership capabilities, and creating an organizational structure and culture that optimize and sustain high levels of performance.
The Board Chair is independent
Mr. John P. Manley, the current non-executive Chair of the Board, is responsible for ensuring that the Board of Directors discharges its responsibilities independently of management. Correspondence to the Independent Directors may be sent to the attention of the Chair of the Board, at CAE’s address listed in this Circular.
The Board Chair position description (which is available on our website) sets out the Chair’s responsibilities and duties in guiding the Board in the fulfillment of their stewardship role, namely:

Board meeting attendance averaged 99.4% in FY2019.

• | Represent the Board in discussion with management;

• | Represent the Board in discussion with third parties;

• | Generally ensure that the Board functions independently of management;

• | Chair and encourage free and open discussions at the Board meetings;

• | Together with the GC, identify guidelines for the selection of, and evaluation of conduct of the Directors; and

• | Report to Shareholders on behalf of the Board.

Processes in place to ensure the Board may function independently of Management
The Independent Directors met separately from the President and CEO at each of the meetings of the Board of Directors during FY2019, and at each meeting of the HRC, GC and Audit Committee. At the Board meetings, the Independent Directors’ meetings are chaired by the non-executive Chair; at Committee meetings, by the Chair of that Committee. The Board, its Committees as well as individual Directors are also able to retain and meet with external advisors and consultants at the expense of CAE in appropriate circumstances. In fact, the Board has regular access to information independent of management through the external and internal auditors, as well as independent compensation consultants and the possibility of independent legal counsel. The Board believes that sufficient processes are in place to enable it to function independently of management.
Delegation to standing Board committees composed entirely of Independent Directors
In order to enable it to effectively fulfill its responsibilities, the Board has established three standing committees currently composed of the following Independent Directors as of the Record Date:

| Governance | Audit | Human Resources
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson | • |  | •
Hon. Michael M. Fortier |  |  | Chair
Alan N. MacGibbon |  | Chair | •
François Olivier | • | • |
Michael E. Roach |  | • |
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.) |  | • |
Andrew J. Stevens | Chair |  | •
Katharine B. Stevenson 1 | • | • |

1 | Ms. Katharine B. Stevenson is a current Director but she is retiring on August 14, 2019 and is not standing for re-election at the Meeting.

The nature and scope of authority and responsibility delegated to each standing committee is set forth in the Committee Charters presented in Section 5 – “Board Committee Reports” which can also be found on our website under “Corporate Governance” along with each Committee Chair’s position description.
The appointment of specific Directors to each of the standing Board Committees is generally intended to reflect the relevance of Independent Directors’ skills and experience to the applicable Committee’s Charter (refer to Section 3 – “About the Nominated Directors” for details about the selection process and criteria).
Orientation and continuing education
New Directors meet with CAE executive officers, including the President and CEO and Vice President, Finance and CFO, to discuss CAE’s expectations of its Directors and to discuss CAE business and strategic plans. New Directors also review CAE’s current business plan, detailed agendas and materials of previous Board meetings. New Directors of CAE receive a comprehensive reference manual containing all key corporate and Board policies, including the Code of Business Conduct and other relevant materials and executive briefing sessions. All Directors have regular access to senior management to discuss Board presentations and other matters of interest. CAE management and the Governance Committee keep all Directors aware of major developments in corporate governance, important trends and new legal or regulatory requirements. The Board also receives presentations from senior management on CAE’s performance and issues relevant to the business of CAE, the industry and the competitive environment in which it operates.
The Governance Committee encourages CAE’s Directors to attend conferences, seminars or courses whether they be industry-specific to CAE or whether relevant to fulfill their role as a Director, the cost of which will be borne by CAE. In recognition of the rapidly changing technology and competitive environment and emerging markets in our business, the Board requires management to provide an in-depth review of the business segments in which we operate at regularly scheduled meetings, as well as our industry in general. The Board and its Committees are continually updated by management on developments related to corporate governance, Directors’ fiduciary duties, changes in law, industry news and other educational material.
Ethical business conduct
CAE has a Code of Business Conduct that governs the conduct of CAE’s Directors, officers, employees, contractors and consultants. CAE uses Ethicspoint, a third-party whistleblower reporting service, to facilitate reporting of breaches of the Code of Business Conduct and any other misconduct. Apart from any individual reports the Board or its Committees may receive from management or the whistleblower service, the Governance Committee receives a quarterly and an annual report from management on CAE’s management’s compliance with the Code of Business Conduct.
Risk management oversight
Enterprise risk management is essential to CAE given the size, nature and complexity of its operations. CAE has implemented an Enterprise Risk Management Policy which sets out its framework and processes to ensure that risks are identified, measured, managed, and reported proactively and in a manner that is consistent with the expectations of the Board and the interests of CAE’s internal and external stakeholders, including employees, shareholders, clients, and suppliers.
Pursuant to our policy:

• | the Board is accountable for the oversight of risk management of all material risk factors related to CAE’s business, including risks related to ethics and governance, strategy, legislation, finances and operations. This oversight requires the Board and management to establish risk management policies and practices and to ensure that these policies and practices remain adequate, prudent and comprehensive at all times. The Board is accountable for understanding CAE’s key enterprise risks. The Board and its Committees review the key enterprise risks to ensure the adequacy of the risk management process for identifying, assessing and managing such risks.

• | our business units exercise the daily management of their risks and controls and implement corrective actions to address any process and control deficiencies.

• | the Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations provides operational risk oversight in various risk management, compliance, and controllership functions and advises senior management accordingly.

• | the Audit Committee and senior management provide an independent appraisal of CAE’s risk management framework, control environment and internal control systems.

At the annual strategy session, the Board evaluates CAE’s identified categories of risk. Further, the Board receives updates from the President and CEO and other members of management on enterprise risk throughout the year.
You can find a more comprehensive discussion of risk management in Section 9 – Business risk and uncertainty of our fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 Management Discussion and Analysis, filed with the Canadian securities commissions, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Form 6-K, and available on our website (www.cae.com), on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov).
Assessment of Directors by the GC
Refer to Section 5 – “Board Committee Reports”.
Compensation
Refer to Section 5 – “Board Committee Reports – The Human Resources Committee”, Section 6 – “Director Compensation” and Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Setting Executive Compensation – Role of the HRC”.
Section 5
Board Committee Reports
The Governance Committee
Assists the Board in developing and implementing our corporate governance guidelines, identifying individuals qualified to become members of the Board and determining the composition of the Board and its committees, preparing the Board’s succession plan, determining the Directors’ remuneration, developing and overseeing an assessment process for the Board, and reviewing and recommending for Board approval our corporate policies concerning business conduct, high standards of corporate governance, ethics, and human rights.
The members of the GC are all Independent Directors and the GC’s charter is available in the governance section of our website at CAE.com.
The GC held three meetings in FY2019; aggregate attendance: 100%.
A.J. Stevens (Chair) P. Billson F. Olivier K.B. Stevenson 1
1 Ms. Katharine B. Stevenson is a current Director but she is retiring on August 14, 2019 and is not standing for re-election at the Meeting.
The members of the Governance Committee are selected for their experience and knowledge with respect to governance matters generally. Descriptions of Mr. Stevens and Ms. Billson’s credentials and past experience can be found in the subsequent Human Resource Committee report. Descriptions of Mr. Olivier and Ms. Stevenson’s credentials and past experience can be found in the subsequent Audit Committee report.
Highlights for FY2019

• | The GC considered several possible candidates identified by an external recruitment firm for nomination to the Board to maintain the required skills and diversity profile of the Board in contemplation of the approaching retirement of Ms. Stevenson and considered and recommended the candidacy of Ms. Harrison for nomination to the Board.

• | The GC oversaw changes to the composition of Committees as a result of General Schoomaker’s retirement from the Board and the election of General Schwartz on August 14, 2018.

• | An Annual Board of Directors and Governance Committee Performance Review survey was carried out; the overall results continue to be positive and reinforce strong levels of support and engagement.

• | The GC reviewed amendments to the Corporate Governance Guidelines and recommended these for approval.

• | The GC reviewed and approved revisions to the Governance Committee Charter and Work Plan Checklist and recommended these modifications for approval by the Board.

• | The GC considered Mr. Parent’s recent appointments to the Board of Directors of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation and as a Trustee on the Lakefield College School Foundation.

• | The GC reviewed and approved CAE’s new Lobbying and Political Contributions Policy and proposed amendments to the Charitable Donations and Sponsorships Policy and to the Human Rights Policy.

• | The GC reviewed and agreed to recommend for approval to the Board an amendment to CAE’s Policy Regarding Board and Executive Officer Diversity to include an aspirational target of 30% female director representation by 2022.

• | The GC reviewed and approved the new revamped version of CAE’s Code of Business Conduct.

• | The GC reviewed and approved the location of the approved strategic plan coupled with other meetings with customers and CAE business units.

In addition to access through the Board’s website to an evergreen supply of current research and analysis, news reports and academic studies on best governance and compensation practices and other aspects of board and fiduciary responsibilities and use of research and educational tools, the following activities were conducted in FY2019 to ensure that all required educational resources are available to Directors to properly discharge their responsibilities:

• | Board meeting in Kuala Lumpur to review the Company’s FY2019 – FY2023 long term strategic plan and permitting site visits to CAE’s training facilities and customers.

• | Quarterly updates from management on CAE’s compliance with such matters as anti-corruption, the use of foreign representatives, ethics in the workplace, export control laws and data protection and privacy; and

• | Numerous presentations on CAE’s markets, technology, industry developments and other educational material.

Other Board commitments and Interlocks Policy
The following policy applies to all Directors:

(a) | No more than two Directors should serve on the same outside board or outside board committee, unless otherwise agreed by the Board.

(b) | Directors who are employed as chief executive officers, or in other senior executive positions on a full-time basis with a public company, should not serve on the boards of more than two public companies in addition to CAE’s Board.

(c) | Directors who: (i) have full time employment with non-public companies, (ii) have full-time employment with public companies but not as CEO, or (iii) do not have full time employment, should not serve on the boards of more than four public companies in addition to CAE’s Board.

(d) | The President and Chief Executive Officer of CAE should not serve on the board of more than one other public company and should not serve on the board of any other public company where the chief executive officer of that other company serves on the CAE Board.

(e) | Prior to accepting any additional public company board of directors’ appointment, a Director must first disclose the proposed appointment for review by the Governance Committee and the Chair of the Board.

Board evaluation process
The Governance Committee has the mandate and responsibility to review, on an annual basis, the performance and effectiveness of the Board as a whole and each individual Director. The Chair of the Governance Committee annually approves and distributes a comprehensive questionnaire to each member of the Board regarding various aspects of Board and individual performance. The questionnaire covers a wide range of issues, including the operation and effectiveness of the Board and its committees, the level of knowledge of the Directors relating to the business of CAE and the risks it faces, and the contribution of individual Directors, and allows for comment and suggestions. The Chair of the Governance Committee compiles responses to the questionnaire and prepares a report to the Governance Committee which provides a report to the full Board. The Governance Committee may then recommend changes based upon such feedback to enhance Board performance or refer any areas requiring follow-up to the relevant committees. In addition to the foregoing, each Director individually meets with the Chair of the Board at least once annually to discuss his or her individual performance and the performance of the Board as a whole. As well, the Chair of the Board’s performance is evaluated and assessed through one-on-one meetings between each Director and the Chair of the Governance Committee. Both the Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Governance Committee then report back to the full Board.
Review of Board members’ compensation
In light of the changes to Board compensation implemented as of January 1, 2018, no further changes to Board compensation were proposed, and the Governance Committee agreed to maintain the status quo.
Resolution of complaints under the Code of Business Conduct
The Governance Committee is kept apprised of every report filed with the independent third party responsible for receiving any complaints under CAE’s Code of Business Conduct, as well as relevant complaints received by CAE senior management. The GC is regularly informed of the resolution of such complaints (as is the Chair of the Audit Committee where misconduct relating to financial accounting, books and record keeping, fraud or similar financial impropriety is alleged) and the results of the annual certification process for CAE employees under CAE’s Code of Business Conduct.
Diversity initiatives
In May 2015, following the GC’s recommendation, the Board adopted the Policy Regarding Board and Executive Officer Diversity.
The Policy confirms the guiding principle that the Board will nominate Directors and appoint executive officers based on merit and the needs of CAE at the relevant time, and, that CAE is strongly committed to finding the best people to serve in such roles. The Policy also recognizes that diversity helps ensure that (a) Director and executive officers provide the necessary range of perspectives, experiences and expertise required to achieve effective stewardship and management of CAE, and (b) a variety of differing perspectives are included in addressing issues, while providing a greater likelihood that proposed solutions will be robust and comprehensive. Gender diversity is specifically acknowledged in the Policy as a significant aspect of diversity.
The Policy provides that:

• | in identifying potential candidates to serve on the Board, the Committee will (a) consider only candidates who are highly qualified based on their talents, experience, expertise and character (b) take into account criteria that promote diversity, including, but not limited to, gender, international background, nationality, age, and industry knowledge, (c) endeavor to use any available network of organizations and associations that may help identify diverse candidates, and (d) in order to support the specific objective of gender diversity, consider the level of representation of women on the Board; and in identifying potential candidates for appointment as President and CEO and for other executive officer positions, the Human Resources Committee and the President and CEO, respectively, will (a) consider individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives with the Company’s diversity objectives in mind, including, without limitation, the specific objective of gender diversity, and (b) consider the level of representation of women in executive office positions.

In May 2018, the Board, on the recommendation of the GC, updated the Policy Regarding Board and Executive Officer Diversity, and adopted a target that women represent at least 30% of directors by 2022. The Board remains committed to its diversity initiatives and will continue to include diversity as an important consideration in the selection process of any future candidates.
In order to ensure that the Policy is appropriately implemented and to measure its effectiveness, at least annually:

• | the Committee will assess and report to the Board regarding the efficacy of the Director nomination process at achieving the Company’s diversity objectives; and

• | the President and CEO will assess and report annually to the Human Resources Committee regarding the efficacy of the executive officer appointment process at achieving the Company’s diversity objectives.

CAE has not adopted targets for the number of women or other diverse groups in executive officer positions, due to the small size of this group and the challenge to effect change at this level of seniority in the organization. However, CAE recognizes that diversity is an essential consideration in the selection process for new executive officers and intends to implement proactive steps to increase the number of women in leadership positions.
Two of ten (or 20%) of CAE’s Director Nominees and three of ten (or 30%) of the Company’s current executives are women. A total of 7 women occupy senior management positions (i.e. vice president or above), which represents 19% of the Company’s total senior management population.
The Audit Committee
Assists the Board in its oversight of the integrity of our consolidated financial statements, compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, the independence, qualifications and appointment of the external auditors, the performance of both the external and internal auditors, management’s responsibility for assessing and reporting on the effectiveness of internal controls and our enterprise risk management processes.
Also see our Annual Information Form for the year ended March 31, 2019 (which you can access on our website at CAE.com, on SEDAR at sedar.com and on EDGAR at sec.gov), for information about the Audit Committee, including its mandate and Audit Committee policies and procedures for engaging the external auditors.
All members of the Audit Committee are Independent Directors. Mr. MacGibbon, and Ms. Stevenson have been determined by the Board to be the Audit Committee financial experts. In addition, the Board, in its judgment, has determined that each other member of the Audit Committee is financially literate. The Charter of the Audit Committee is available in the governance section of our website at CAE.com.
The Audit Committee held four meetings in FY2019; aggregate attendance: 100%.
A.N. MacGibbon (Chair) F. Olivier M.E. Roach Gen. N.A. Schwartz K.B. Stevenson 1
USAF (Ret.)
1 Ms. Katharine B. Stevenson is a current Director but she is retiring on August 14, 2019 and is not standing for re-election at the Meeting.
The members of the Audit Committee are selected for their experience and knowledge with respect to financial reporting, internal controls and risk management. Below are details of committee members’ career highlights that make them qualified and effective Audit Committee decision-makers:
Mr. MacGibbon, Chair of the Audit Committee, brings a wealth of financial expertise to the committee. He was formerly the Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte LLP (Canada), a member of Deloitte’s Board of Directors, and a member of the Executive and Board of Directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Mr. MacGibbon is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Fellow of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants.
Mr. Olivier has significant experience in driving profitable business growth through M&A and in managing large-scale manufacturing operations, in particular as President and Chief Executive Officer of publicly traded company Transcontinental Inc. Mr. Olivier holds a B.Sc. from McGill University and is a graduate of the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School.
Mr. Roach served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CGI Group Inc. for 10 years and has extensive international leadership experience in consulting and technology-focused companies. Mr. Roach holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario.
Gen. Schwartz is a seasoned executive with significant strategy and leadership experience with the United States Air Force, currently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Business Executives for National Security. Gen. Schwartz holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University.
Ms. Stevenson has extensive financial and accounting experience, including from her services as Treasurer of Nortel Networks Corporation, as a finance executive with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and as former Chair of the Audit Committee of OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She currently chairs the Audit Committee of Capital Power Corporation, serves on the Audit Committee of Open Text Corporation and chairs the Corporate Governance Committee of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Highlights for FY2019

• | The committee reviewed the internal audit plan and quarterly internal audit reports.

• | The committee reviewed the impact and the application of IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 which became effective on a retrospective basis in FY2019.

• | Throughout the past year, the committee reviewed, with and without management present, the results of PwC’s communications with CAE required by generally accepted auditing standards.

• | The committee reviewed in detail quarterly interim financial information and earnings press releases before their public release.

• | The committee also reviewed and recommended approval to the Board of the quarterly MD&A and the press releases for the quarterly results.

• | The committee reviewed the MD&A and audited consolidated financial statements of CAE prepared by management for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 with management and PwC, and thereafter recommended that they be approved and filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers and the SEC.

• | The committee reviewed and adopted minor changes to the Policy and Procedure for Audit and Non-Audit Services.

• | The committee reviewed the processes involved in evaluating CAE’s internal controls and oversaw the compliance process related to the certification and attestation requirements of SOX and related SEC rules, as well as of the rules relating to audit committees and certification of financial information adopted by the CSA.

• | The committee also reviewed export controls, fraud review processes, information technology and cyber security risks, insurance coverage, capital structure and treasury, controls and processes related to financial instruments and use of Non-GAAP measures, tax compliance and IFRS accounting standard changes.

• | The committee reviewed amendments to the Hiring Policy Regarding External Auditors to incorporate minor clarifications.

• | The committee reviewed amendments to the Disclosure Policy to incorporate changes that ensure timely, consistent, and fair disclosure of corporate information.

• | The committee reviewed and agreed to recommend for approval to the Board revisions to the dividend policy.

• | The committee reviewed amendments to the Enterprise Risk Policy and recommended these modifications for approval by the Board.

The Human Resources Committee
Assists the Board of Directors in its oversight responsibilities relating to compensation, nomination, evaluation and succession of the President and CEO, other officers and management personnel; oversees the Company’s environment, health and safety and aviation safety policies and practices, pension plan administration and pension fund investments, and management development and succession planning.
All members of the HRC are Independent Directors. The charter of the HRC is available in the governance section of our website at CAE.com.
The HRC held five meetings in FY2019, aggregate attendance: 100%.
Hon. M.M. Fortier (Chair) P. Billson A. MacGibbon A.J. Stevens
The HRC is responsible to oversee the Company’s executive compensation programs and succession planning. We constantly ensure that members of the HRC have the experience and knowledge to fulfill this role. Below are details of committee members’ career highlights that make them qualified and effective HR decision-makers:

• | The Honourable Mr. Fortier, Chair of the HRC, as past Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of Aimia Inc. and as past Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of International Trade and Minister responsible for Greater Montréal for the Canadian Government, has extensive experience dealing with human resources and compensation matters in both corporate and government entities.

• | Ms. Billson has extensive managerial experience within the aerospace sector. This managerial experience has provided her with significant insight into human resources and compensation issues encountered by companies conducting business within the aerospace sector.

• | Mr. MacGibbon was Managing Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte LLP Canada from 2004 to 2012, a professional services firm with over 8,500 partners and employees. Mr. MacGibbon served on the Executive and Global Board of Directors of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited from 2004 to 2012 and as Global Managing Director, Quality, Strategy and Communications from June 2012 to December 2013. Mr. MacGibbon also serves as a director of TD Bank. In these roles, Mr. MacGibbon has dealt extensively with human resources and compensations issues.

• | Mr. Stevens, as past CEO of a public company and a board member of Canadian and international companies, has extensive experience in compensation matters at both the executive and employee levels in a corporate environment.

As past CEOs and/or government leaders/managing directors, all members of the HRC possess the financial knowledge required in order to assess and determine the applicability of measures and targets utilized in determining variable compensation and assessing executive performance against targets and overall Company performance.
Highlights for FY2019
Talent management
In FY2019, CAE continued the execution of its leadership and succession initiative throughout the Company. In addition to the focus on identification and development of key talents deeper into the organization, an increased focus was also directed towards the identification and development of current and future female leaders across CAE as part of our Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative. Specific targets related to the D&I initiative have been set and our recruitment practices and policies have been further aligned to support our diversity efforts. Global awareness training on Diversity and Inclusion has been deployed to all CAE employees to further support this effort. The intention of the program is to create the awareness, tools and infrastructure to support the Company’s goals to increase the level of female representation in leadership positions.
CAE continued to further deploy the new approach to performance management that was developed in FY2018. In addition, to support the effectiveness of the new approach, focus was given to upskilling leaders in coaching as well as raising adoption of the feedback culture. This new approach was designed to facilitate a greater level of conversations, transparency and people development through multi-way feedback and feed-forward. In Q4, CAE implemented a “Conversation” tool to facilitate the exchange of feedback with employees and leaders and the entering/tracking of goals. This leading-edge Performance Management Program is now fully implemented as the company works on mastery and adoption of the program.
Through its commitment to leadership development, the Company continued to move and develop some of its key talents into development roles within various business units and regions, serving to develop these individuals and further strengthen leadership in certain areas. In FY2020, in conjunction with the Company-wide Talent and Leadership Reviews and the focus on diversity & inclusion, along with performance management, the Company will continue to develop these high potential individuals, further advance gender parity within leadership roles and look to further facilitate development opportunities for key talent across the organization. These actions will support the HRC’s oversight of the Company’s efforts to ensure the effective development of CAE’s future executive leaders so that a sufficient leadership and talent pipeline is in place to meet the Company’s future needs.
Executive compensation
The HRC also conducted a compensation risk assessment with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant to identify potential risks associated with CAE’s compensation programs, practices and policies. The assessment concluded that the risks are reasonably unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Health and safety
In FY2019, CAE continued to demonstrate its commitment to the health and safety of its employees and received clear signs that our culture is shifting in the right direction. Even though our injury and days lost rate increased compared to the previous year, a 22% increase in overall events reported demonstrates a more mature organization in which the reporting of any risks or events is encouraged and seen as positive, a message CAE has been focusing on. To continue to enable and support that behavior, we deployed a global health and safety management software across the entire organization. This new platform allows our employees to report events and observations for enhance safety for reporting and tracking of accidents and enables every CAE locations and leadership to get real time data and trends on their health and safety results.
Aviation Safety Programs
In FY2019, the HRC implemented a practice of reviewing CAE’s Aviation Safety Programs. Through the course of the year, leadership of both the Civil and D&S Aviation Safety Programs worked to align the Company’s Aviation Safety Programs to ensure a standardized approach. Presentations were made to the HRC in terms of progress to identified safety performance targets, incident investigations and related actions and on-going program initiatives.
Major activities and topics covered by the HRC are detailed on a by-meeting basis in the calendar below:

Regular Meetings | Agenda
May 2018 | Review of: • Executive compensation trends • Proxy circular • President and CEO FY2018 performance and FY2019 objectives • Annual HRC self-evaluation • Environment, health and safety • Aviation Safety Programs Approval of: • STIP, LTIP awards and merit increases for the President and CEO’s direct reports • Payouts under FY2018 STIP and Performance Share Unit grant awarded in FY2016 • FY2019 annual compensation plan • President and CEO objectives for FY2019
August 2018 | Review of: • Succession planning and Annual Leadership Development Process (ALDP) • Diversity Program • STIP update • Retirement and savings plans • Proxy advisory reports • Environment, health and safety
November 2018 | Review of: • FY2020 STIP and LTIP design • STIP update • Executive Share ownership guidelines status • Labour relations update • Independence letter from the Board’s compensation consultant • Environment, health and safety
February 2019 | Review of: • Environment, health and safety • Talent and leadership update (ALDP, diversity, performance management and values) • STIP update • FY2020 STIP and LTIP design • Review of HRC mandate and workplan • Glass Lewis and ISS updates and FY2019 proxy preparation • Executive compensation trends and updates • Aviation Safety Programs

Section 6
Director Compensation
This section provides information pertaining to the compensation, Share ownership and Share ownership requirements of our non-employee Directors.
Our compensation program for non-employee Directors has the following objectives:

• | Attract and retain highly qualified, committed and talented members of the Board with an extensive and relevant breadth of experience; and

• | Align the interests of Directors with those of our Shareholders.

The Board sets the compensation of non-employee Directors based on recommendations from the Governance Committee.
The Governance Committee reviews every second year the compensation of non-employee Directors and recommends to the Board such adjustments as it considers appropriate and necessary to recognize the workload, time commitment and responsibility of the Board and committee members and to remain competitive with directors’ compensation trends. Any Director who is also an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries does not receive any compensation as a Director.
Effective January 1, 2018, Directors’ all-inclusive fees were set as follows:

Position | Annual Fee |  | Form of Payment
Board Chair |  | $310,000 |  | $142,500 in DSUs $167,500 in cash or DSUs at Director’s election
Board Member |  | $167,000 |  | $104,500 in DSUs $62,500 in cash or DSUs at Director’s election
Board Committee Chair 1 |  | $25,000 |  | DSUs up to minimum ownership requirement Cash or DSUs at Director’s election thereafter
Board Committee Member |  | $10,000 |  | DSUs up to minimum ownership requirement Cash or DSUs at Director’s election thereafter
Special Ad Hoc Steering Committee Chair |  | $25,000 |  | Cash or DSUs at Director’s election
Special Ad Hoc Steering Committee Member |  | $15,000 |  | Cash or DSUs at Director’s election

1 | The Governance Committee chair compensation is of $20,000. Committee Chairs do not receive additional compensation for Committee membership.

The Board believes the all-inclusive annual flat fee (in lieu of retainers and attendance fees) compensate Directors fairly and equitably for the risks, time commitment and responsibilities in being effective Directors.
Director compensation benchmarking
and comparator group

To benchmark Directors’ compensation, the Governance Committee uses the same comparator group of companies as that used to benchmark NEOs’ compensation. This comparator group comprises Canadian and U.S. publicly-listed companies that have relevance to CAE in terms of head office location, market segment or business activities, revenue and market capitalization. The comparator group was reviewed in FY2018 as adjustments were made to account for merger and acquisition activities and to ensure it continues to reflect CAE’s employment market and financial results. Refer to Section 7 – “Executive Compensation” of this Circular for the companies included in CAE’s latest Comparator Group and detailed selection criteria. | • Same comparator group as for NEOs. • Director compensation last benchmarked and adjusted in FY2018. • Directors are paid a flat all-inclusive fee to reflect responsibilities, time commitment and risks related to being effective Directors.

Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Share Unit Plan (Directors’ DSU Plan)
A DSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE and accrues additional units in an amount equal to each dividend paid on Common Shares. DSUs earned by non-employee Directors vest immediately but are only redeemable after termination of the Director’s service with CAE. Payment in cash is then made based on the market value of the equivalent number of Common Shares, net of tax and any other applicable withholdings.
Minimum shareholding requirements

Directors are required to own the equivalent of three times the annual Board base retainer in the form of Common Shares and/or DSUs. Directors are required to receive their compensation in respect of their services, including, without limitation, the annual retainer for serving as a member of the Board or a committee thereof, in Deferred Share Units until such shareholding is attained. Non-employee Directors holding Common Shares and/or DSUs of a value that is less than the equivalent of three times the annual Board base retainer receive all fees in the form of DSUs. Once such minimum is reached, a non-employee Director may elect to continue to participate in the Directors’ DSU Plan in respect of part or all of his or her annual Board and Committee fees over and above the annual fee component paid in DSUs. | • Minimum shareholding requirements align Directors’ and Shareholders’ interests. • Equal to three times the annual Board base retainer. • Annual retainer paid in DSUs until the requirement is attained. • DSUs facilitate Directors’ achievement of minimum shareholding requirements.

A non-employee Director is not, once the minimum Common Share and/or DSU ownership target is reached, obligated to acquire more Shares or DSUs if the value of his/her investment in CAE drops due to stock market fluctuations.
Risk mitigation
As per the terms of the DSU Plan, the rights and interests of a Director in respect of the DSUs held in such participant’s account are not transferable or assignable other than for specific cases of legal succession.
CAE maintains Directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for its Directors and officers, as well as those of its subsidiaries as a group.
Anti-Hedging Policy
The policy provides that no Director or CAE executive (defined to include senior officers and vice-presidents) may, at any time, purchase or otherwise enter into financial instruments, including prepaid variable forward contracts, instruments for the short sale or purchase or sale of call or put options, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchangeable funds, that are designed to or that may reasonably be expected to have the effect of hedging or offsetting a decrease in the market value of any CAE securities, including but not limited to DSUs.
Directors’ compensation table
The following table summarizes compensation earned by non-employee Directors of CAE during FY2019:

Name | Total Fees Earned ($) | Paid in Cash ($) | Paid in DSUs ($)1
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson | 183,290 | – | 183,290
Hon. Michael M. Fortier | 192,000 | – | 192,000
James F. Hankinson 2 | 115,000 | 62,137 | 52,863
Alan N. MacGibbon | 202,000 | – | 202,000
Hon. John P. Manley | 264,371 | – | 264,371
François Olivier | 183,290 | – | 183,290
Michael E. Roach | 177,000 | – | 177,000
Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA (Ret.)2 | 69,371 | – | 69,371
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.)3 | 111,339 | – | 111,339
Andrew J. Stevens | 197,000 | – | 197,000
Katharine B. Stevenson | 187,000 | – | 187,000

1 | Represents the value of DSUs determined based on the grant date fair value of the award in accordance with accounting standards. The value of each unit is set to CAE’s closing Share price on the date of grant.

2 | Mr. Hankinson and Gen. Schoomaker ceased service as Directors on August 14, 2018.

3 | Gen. Schwartz joined the Board on August 14, 2018.

Directors’ share-based awards
The following table shows for each non-employee Director the number of DSUs outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, the number and the value of the DSUs that vested during such year, and the number and the value of all outstanding DSUs as at March 31, 2019. The non-employee Directors are not eligible to receive stock options or other option-based awards.

| Share-based Awards
Name | Number of DSUs at the Beginning of FY2019 (#) | Number of DSUs Vested During the Year 1 (#) | Value Vested During the Year 2 ($) | Number of DSUs at the End of FY2019 (#) | Market Value of DSUs not Paid Out or Distributed 3 ($)
Margaret S. (Peg) Billson | 22,377 | 7,185 | 193,094 | 29,561 | 875,310
Hon. Michael M. Fortier | 58,382 | 8,037 | 215,989 | 66,419 | 1,966,671
Alan N. MacGibbon | 26,729 | 7,950 | 213,633 | 34,679 | 1,026,832
Hon. John P. Manley | 106,550 | 11,434 | 307,466 | 117,984 | 3,493,512
François Olivier | 7,873 | 6,973 | 187,406 | 14,847 | 439,606
Michael E. Roach | 2,806 | 6,665 | 179,109 | 9,471 | 280,444
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF (Ret.) | – | 4,146 | 111,690 | 4,146 | 122,750
Andrew J. Stevens | 52,955 | 8,145 | 218,890 | 61,100 | 1,809,175
Katharine B. Stevenson | 109,153 | 8,591 | 230,872 | 117,744 | 3,486,410

1 | Represents the number of DSUs each non-employee Director earned during FY2019, including additional DSUs equivalent in value to the dividends paid on the Common Shares credited in-year, rounded to the nearest whole number. The DSUs vest immediately but are redeemable and paid out only after the non-employee Director ceases to be a Director of CAE in accordance with the terms of the Directors DSU Plan.

2 | The value was determined by multiplying the number of DSUs, including additional DSUs equivalent in value to the dividends paid on the Common Shares credited in-year, by the closing prices of the Common Shares on the TSX on the respective dates of each grant. The DSUs are granted at the end of each quarter.

3 | The market value of the DSUs was determined by multiplying the number of all DSUs vested but not paid out or distributed, including additional DSUs equivalent in value to the dividends paid on the Common Shares credited in-year, as at March 31, 2019 by the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on March 29, 2019, which was $29.61. Numbers containing fractions have been rounded up for calculation purposes.

Section 7
Executive Compensation

| Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This section describes our compensation philosophy, policies and programs, and provides the details with respect to the compensation awarded to our Named Executive Officers in FY2019. For FY2019, our NEOS were:

• | Marc Parent, President and Chief Executive Officer

• | Sonya Branco, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

• | Gene Colabatistto, Group President, Defence and Security

• | Nick Leontidis, Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions

• | Mark Hounsell, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary

FY2019 CAE Performance Highlights
In FY2019, CAE delivered a strong financial performance, with all segments showing year-over-year revenue growth. The results continue to validate our training strategy and represent an important step in our pursuit to be the Recognized Global Training Partner of Choice. The emphasis on training, continued strong execution, and supportive market conditions enabled solid financial performance in both Civil Aviation Training Solutions (“Civil”) and Defence & Security (“Defence”) businesses. The Healthcare business resumed growth with the launch of innovative products and a broader market reach.
The following chart outlines CAE’s strategy and highlights in relation to FY2019 achievements.
In FY2019, our strategy for capital and other resource allocation decisions was guided by four overarching strategic imperatives designed to enable us to be the recognized global training partner of choice:

• | Delight our customers

• | Optimize capital

• | Drive innovation

• | Bolster talent

Strategic Priority | CAE’s Key Achievement
Delight Customers | • Through additional simulator capacity into the Civil network coupled with high utilization levels, successfully supported our customers’ growth. • Within Defence, delivered above plan training volume in several of our live training programs, with positive customer feedback. • Best-in-class safety and standards program established in both Defence and Civil. • Exceeded all customer satisfaction metrics, reflecting continuous improvement in quality and on-time delivery. • Elevated CAE’s customer journey through the launch of two product offerings and the ramping up of the digital transformation team, adding new key talent and skills to the CAE team. • For the first time, our Civil business delivered one million hours of training.
Optimize Capital | • Year-over-year revenues increased by 17% to a record $3.3 billion. • Delivered a record Order Intake 1 of $4.0 billion and Backlog 1 of $9.5 billion. • 78 full-flight simulators sold. • Annual EPS before specific items 1 grew by 13% to $1.25 and strong ROCE 1 before specific items of 12.9%. • Strong financial position maintained with a net debt to total capital ratio of 43.9%. • Strong financial results translated into 23% share price appreciation during FY2019. • Completed key acquisitions during the course of fiscal 2019 including the acquisition of Bombardier’s Business Aircraft Training business, the largest acquisition in CAE’s history. Additionally, CAE completed the acquisition and integration of Alpha Omega Change Engineering (AOCE), giving CAE access to several new platforms including F15, F16, and F22 along with the A10. • Civil signed comprehensive long-term training agreements with airlines including easyJet, CityJet, Asiana and Avianca. In business aviation, Civil won long-term training contracts with customers worldwide, including OJets, Icon Aviation and Windsor Jets. Operationalized Singapore Airlines JV and Abu Dhabi Aviation partnership. • Defence won several Training Systems Integrator (TSI) contracts globally. Through CAE USA Mission Solutions and the acquisition of AOCE, gained access to previously unavailable markets and higher-level security programs CAE was excluded from. • CAE Healthcare broadened its market reach by expanding its sales force.
Drive Innovation | • Defence introduced innovative products: 700MR Mid-Fidelity FTD, 3D E-Visual System, and CAE Rise Defence. Civil implemented the training industry leading CAE Rise training system including successful deployment with three airlines. • Delivered next generation flight training devices (600XR) and CAE’s new 3D visual system. • CAE Healthcare launched several innovative products including CAE Ares, an emergency care manikin; Anesthesia SimSTAT Appendectomy and Robotic Surgery modules, screen-based simulation approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology for maintenance of certification credits; two new Blue Phantom skills trainers for ultrasound simulation training; and CAE Luna, an innovative infant simulator. • Implemented our digital strategy to enhance our customer experience and leverage the latest learning technologies. • Announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years with a focus on innovation. Additionally, successfully secured government funding participation through the federal government Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) and Investment Quebec.
Bolster Talent | • Launched a new global Environment Health and Safety platform to further promote a culture of safety at all levels across the organization. • Implemented a leading-edge performance management system focused on feedback, employee development, agile goal setting and leaders as coaches. • Launched a global Diversity & Inclusion initiative, with an initial focus on gender. Initiative focuses on building awareness, creating policies and practices to support our Diversity & Inclusion efforts, elimination of bias and championing the identification, development and promotion of female leaders. • Retained 98% of high potentials and leaders identified in key areas. • Launched an Employee Wellness effort. Several initiatives launched globally. Resulted in a 12% improvement in employee sense of well-being. • Stood up our Digital Transformation team, attracting over 80 highly skilled team members tasked to lead our digital transformation efforts, representing a significant new series of skills to help support our customer journey.

1 | The terms “EPS before specific items”, “Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)”, “Backlog” and “Order Intake” are non-GAAP financial measures and do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Therefore, they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the section ”Non-GAAP and other financial measures” in our fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 MD&A for more details.

Compensation Objectives
Much of CAE’s success in developing and growing its worldwide business is attributable to having highly qualified and motivated employees. The executive compensation programs are based on a pay-for-performance philosophy. Executives receive salaries, annual short-term incentive awards contingent upon attaining consolidated business results and individual achievements, and long-term incentive awards that motivate executives to create increasing and sustainable value for the Shareholders. In addition, executives receive perquisites and participate in pension and benefits programs.
The objectives of the CAE executive compensation programs are to:

• Attract, retain, and motivate qualified executives
• Align executives and Shareholders’ interests around the creation of incremental value
• Foster teamwork and entrepreneurial spirit
• Establish an explicit and visible link between all elements of compensation and corporate and individual performance
• Integrate compensation with the development and successful execution of strategic and operational plans

Setting Executive Compensation
Compensation principles
CAE’s compensation policies and practices are structured in a balanced way, such that they do not create risks that could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The emphasis of CAE’s executive compensation programs is on variable and long-term compensation that ties interests of our executives with those of our Shareholders.

The principles underlying CAE’s executive compensation programs are as follows:

Pay for performance | The majority of compensation is variable, contingent and directly linked to financial and operational performance metrics, as well as CAE’s Share price performance.
Balance | The portion of total compensation that is performance-based increases with an executive’s level of responsibility.
Long-term focus | For our most senior executives, long-term stock-based compensation opportunities outweigh short-term cash-based opportunities.
Shareholder alignment | The financial interests of executives are aligned with the interests of our Shareholders through stock-based compensation, and annual and long-term performance metrics that correlate with sustainable Shareholder value growth.
Competitiveness | Total compensation is competitive to attract, retain, and motivate CAE’s executive team while fostering entrepreneurial spirit. This is achieved by providing compensation at the median of our comparator group but paying above the median for superior performance.
Responsibility | Compensation takes into account each executive’s responsibility to always act in accordance with our ethical, environmental and health and safety objectives, channeled through our Code of Business Conduct. Commitment to ethical and corporate responsibilities is a fundamental belief underlying all aspects of our behavior and compensation plans, from setting targets to conducting regular performance assessments and succession planning. Financial and operational performance must not compromise these values.

Role of the HRC in setting executive compensation
The HRC acts as an advisory committee to the Board of Directors. The Board assigns responsibilities to the HRC with regards to the review, approval, and administration of CAE’s compensation programs. The main components of the HRC’s mandate with respect to compensation are:

• | Review and approve the design of executive compensation and benefits programs;

• | Review and consider the input of independent external consultants;

• | Review and approve the composition of CAE’s comparator group;

• | As appropriate, meet with Shareholders to discuss executive compensation and benefits;

• | Report to the Board on how changes to compensation and benefits plans impact CAE’s financial performance and obligations;

• | Recommend to the Board the President and CEO’s compensation;

• | Review and approve on behalf of the Board the President and CEO’s recommendations for annual compensation of his direct reports;

• | Review and approve changes to pension plans, including investment strategies; and

• | Prepare the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of the annual management proxy circular and other disclosure documents.

Role of compensation consultants
The HRC retains the services of an independent compensation consultant, Hugessen Consulting Inc. (“Hugessen”), to provide advice on executive compensation matters. Hugessen is responsible for reviewing materials presented to the HRC and the origination of materials on compensation-related matters. Furthermore, Hugessen advises on the design of the Company executive compensation programs. No CAE Director or officer has any affiliation with Hugessen.
CAE’s management also uses the services of PCI – Perrault Consulting Inc. (“PCI – Perrault”) to assist CAE in the review of the CAE comparator group, benchmarking of its executive and Board of Director positions, as well as drafting of the annual management proxy circular.
While the HRC and the Board receive input from others, they are responsible for the design, application and oversight of the CAE’s executive compensation programs.
The following table shows the fees paid by CAE to Hugessen and PCI-Perrault for FY2019 and FY2018.

| Fees paid to Hugessen | Fees paid to PCI – Perrault
Year | FY2019 |  | FY2018 |  | FY2019 |  | FY2018 |
Executive Compensation |  | $154,435 |  |  | $169,183 |  |  | $37,417 |  |  | $64,537 |
Other Mandates | – |  | – |  | – |  | – |
Total |  | $154,435 |  |  | $169,183 |  |  | $37,417 |  |  | $64,537 |

Comparator Group
Executive compensation is benchmarked every other year with the assistance of compensation consultants, PCI – Perrault, who prepare an analysis of CAE’s compensation against compensation practices within the comparator group. The most recent complete executive compensation benchmarking was conducted in FY2018.

The comparator group includes companies that operate in at least one of CAE’s market segments, have a similar financial and operational footprint, and with which CAE competes for talent.

CAE’s comparator group comprises a broad mixture of relevant Canadian and US companies. CAE’s business units compete within several market segments and not all CAE competitors are present in all the segments or publish or provide segment-specific compensation disclosure relevant to CAE. Therefore, CAE includes companies that are active in at least one of its activity segments. The table below indicates the main activities for which the comparator group companies were chosen.
The following criteria are also considered when selecting comparator group companies:

• | Head office location

• | Company financials (revenue and market capitalization)

• | Companies with business operations outside of Canada, reflecting the fact that over 90% of CAE’s revenues are generated outside of Canada

• | Companies that compete with CAE for talent (in and outside of Canada) reflecting CAE’s multinational reality. In FY2019, two out of three of the President and CEO’s direct reports leading a business unit were based outside of Canada.

• | Companies with similar business profiles, specifically:

o | Size

o | Business mix/industry similarity

o | Scale of operations outside home country

o | Talent requirements/primary competitors for talent

During FY2018, with the assistance of PCI-Perreault, the CAE comparator group was updated to ensure all companies still meet the criteria outlined on the previous page. For FY2019, the same comparator group was considered. Thus, the following is the list of comparator companies adopted by the HRC for FY2019 benchmarking exercise:

| Aerospace | Med. Devices | Indus. Controls | IT/Software | Training/Simul. | Constr./Engin. | Other Services
Canadian Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BRP Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  | •
Linamar Corp. |  |  |  |  |  |  | •
Maxar Technologies (formerly MDA) |  |  |  | • |  |  | •
Open Text |  |  |  | • |  |  |
ShawCor Ltd |  |  |  | • |  |  | •
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. |  |  |  |  |  | • |
Stantec Inc. |  |  |  |  |  | • | •
WestJet Airlines Ltd. | • |  |  |  |  |  |
US Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AAR Corp. | • |  |  |  |  |  |
AMETEK Inc. | • | • | • |  |  | • |
Autodesk Inc. |  |  |  | • |  |  |
Cadence Design Systems |  |  |  | • |  | • |
Crane Co. | • |  | • | • |  |  | •
Cubic Corp. | • |  |  | • | • |  |
Curtiss-Wright Corp | • |  | • |  |  |  |
Esterline Technologies | • |  |  |  |  |  |
Gartner Inc. |  |  |  | • |  |  |
Hexcel Corporation | • |  | • |  |  | • |
Moog Inc. | • | • | • |  |  |  |
Rockwell Collins Inc. | • |  |  |  | • |  |
Synopsys Inc. |  |  |  | • |  |  |
Teledyne Technologies | • | • |  | • |  |  |
TransDigm Group | • |  |  |  |  |  |
Triumph Group | • |  |  |  |  | • |
Varian Medical Systems |  | • |  |  |  |  |
Woodward Inc. | • |  | • |  |  |  |

CAE utilizes the compensation data from each of the Canadian and the U.S. group of comparator companies for benchmarking purposes. The Canadian and U.S. companies are weighted in aggregate equally and the compensation value between the two comparator groups is compared at par.
Comparator group financials

| Canadian Comparator Group | US Comparator Group | Combined Comparator Group
| Revenue 1 | Market Cap 1 | Revenue 1 | Market Cap 1 | Revenue 1 | Market Cap 1
P25 | $3,180M | $2,413M | $2,177M | $2,951M | $2,223M | $2,721M
Median | $4,558M | $3,276M | $2,762M | $6,230M | $2,910M | $4,704M
P75 | $6,194M | $5,650M | $3,225M | $11,872M | $3,695M | $10,032M
CAE | $3,304M | $7,848M | $3,304M | $7,848M | $3,304M | $7,848M
CAE Position | P43 | P100 | P80 | P60 | P69 | P69

1 | Based on the most recent annual reports at the time of the benchmarking in FY2019.

Compensation Policy and Objectives
CAE’s executive compensation program consists of five main elements: base salary, short-term incentive, long-term incentives (Restricted Share Units, Performance Share Units and stock options), pension, and perquisites and benefits. The table below illustrates CAE’s compensation policy. Total target compensation is positioned at the median of the comparator group but may result in paying above the median for superior performance.
Compensation Policy Summary

| Form | Plan Highlights | Plan Objectives | Policy
Base Salary | • Cash | • Fixed rate of pay • Annual review | • Provide a base of regular income to attract and retain qualified leaders • Recognize scope and responsibilities of the position as well as the experience of the individual • Reward individual performance | • Set at the 50 th percentile of the comparator group
Short-term Incentive (STIP) | • Cash | • Annual award based on corporate and where appropriate, business unit metrics (75%) and personal objectives (KPIs) (25%) for the President and CEO and his direct reports • As of FY2017, executives can elect to receive a portion of or their entire STIP payment in the form of Executive Deferred Share Units • For other eligible employees, annual award based on corporate and business unit metrics multiplied by an individual performance multiplier | • Reward the achievement of the Company’s financial and operational objectives • Reward the achievement of personal objectives aligned with an individual’s area of responsibility and role in realizing operational results • Drive superior individual and corporate performance | • Set at the 50 th percentile of the comparator group but may result in paying above the median for superior performance
Long-term Incentive (LTIP) | • Performance Share Units (50% weight) • Stock options (30% weight) • Restricted Share Units (20% weight) | • LTIP value is awarded in different medium to long-term compensation vehicles with both time and performance vesting based on achievement of longer-term financial objectives | • Align management’s interests with Shareholder value growth • Reward the achievement of sustained market performance • Recognize individual contribution and potential • Attract and retain key talent | • Set at the 50 th percentile of the comparator group but may result in paying above the median for superior performance
Pension | • Monthly pension in cash at retirement | • Defined Benefit Plan for executives representing 2% of average 5 best years of earnings (salary plus STIP), multiplied by pensionable service • Supplementary Plan offered to the NEOs for pension rights exceeding limits for basic registered plans | • Support retention of key executives | • Set at the 50 th percentile of the comparator group
Perquisites and Other Benefits | • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) • Perquisites | • ESPP: Employees and executives may purchase CAE Shares up to 18% of their base salary; CAE matches 50% of the employee contributions, up to a maximum of 3% of the employee’s annual base salary • Perquisites: cash allowance to cover certain expenses, such as car, club membership and health spending account | • Provide executives with a Share ownership building vehicle | • Set to be market competitive

The following illustrates the relative weight of each compensation policy element, at target:

President and CEO | Other NEOs’ Average

Base salaries
The base salaries of CAE’s executives are positioned at the median of the comparator group. While an executive’s salary is generally targeted at a specific range around the market median, such salary may vary depending on the individual’s performance and level of experience.

Base salaries are set to recognize the position’s scope and responsibilities, and individual experience and performance.

Base salaries are reviewed by the HRC annually, considering individual achievements, general performance, benchmark information and market conditions.
Annual short-term incentive program (STIP)
The STIP provides for an annual cash incentive for executives and management employees based on CAE’s consolidated performance and individual achievements (KPIs for the President and CEO and his direct reports).

The annual short-term incentive plan motivates the achievement of specific annual financial and operational results.

Financial targets and KPIs are established by the Board of Directors for the President and CEO at the beginning of each fiscal year; the same financial targets apply for the STIP globally.
Starting in FY2019, STIP for all NEOs was modified to be based 100% on overall CAE results to reinforce collaboration across all regions and business units. The focus on business results will remain important and will be reflected through the individual STIP multiplier for the business unit Group Presidents.
Thus, the split between CAE consolidated corporate results and individual KPIs for executives in FY2019 was 75% and 25% respectively.
Financial and non-financial targets were specifically based on the four metrics detailed below.

• | Earnings per Share (“EPS”)1

• | Order Intake 1

• | Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”)1

• | Customer Satisfaction

The combination of financial and customer satisfaction metrics at the corporate and business unit levels ensures all executives are accountable for CAE executing on its vision of being the “Training Partner of Choice”.
The respective weighting of each individual metric is as follows:
Why EP0S ?
Intended to keep management focused on Earnings per Share achievement.
Why Order Intake 1?
Demonstrates the level of growth in sales for the Company’s products and services, thus is a representation of future operational growth.
Why ROCE 1?
ROCE is a measure that is used to quantify the value that is generated by our assets. It demonstrates the profitability that is generated by the investments made by the Company, such as CAPEX, R&D, etc. Within the Healthcare business unit, ROCE is replaced with cashflow to ensure the business unit President focuses on measures directly under her control, specifically the amount of cash generated and invested in the unit.
Why Customer Satisfaction?
Supports CAE’s “Training Partner of Choice” value proposition as it is critical in ensuring sustained and continued business with CAE’s clients, thus further strengthening the Company’s market leader position for the future.
KPIs for the President and CEO and his direct reports are quantitative and qualitative performance targets set for the reporting business units as well as the corporate functions. These relate to, among others, quality measures, customer experience, operational efficiency, technology enhancements, risk management, and leadership development and employee engagement.
Short-term incentives are paid in the form of cash bonuses based on a percentage of salary that varies depending on the level of responsibility. Actual STIP awards can reach up to two times target levels depending upon the achievement of the previously noted performance metrics and personal objectives. The STIP payments for the President and CEO’s direct reports are approved by the HRC, and by the Board in the case of the President and CEO, following a review at year-end that considers overall corporate and individual performance and other factors. Effective FY2017, Canadian and US-based executives can elect to defer a portion of, or their entire STIP payment to the Executive Deferred Share Unit Plan. Such deferred amount is converted to a number of DSUs, one DSU being equal in value to one Common Share of CAE (see details under “Executive Deferred Share Unit Plan”).
The table below outlines target and maximum short-term incentive levels by position:

| STIP Range as % of Base Salary
Position | Target |  | Maximum |
President and CEO | 100 | % | 200 | %
Group Presidents and Vice President, Finance and CFO | 75 | % | 150 | %
Vice-Presidents reporting to President and CEO | 45 | % | 90 | %

In accordance with the STIP terms, the overall corporate performance multiplier is capped at 100% if the EPS result does not meet the target approved by the Board of Directors.
Long-term incentive plan (LTIP)
The LTIP is designed to reward executives for their contribution to the creation of Shareholder value. These awards are considered annually as part of the total compensation review. The value of the LTIP grants varies by the level of responsibility and is granted within the range detailed below, based on each executive’s performance as assessed by the HRC and the Board.

CAE’s long-term incentive plan aligns management’s interests with Share price growth and related Shareholder value creation, and rewards sustained market performance.

| LTIP Range as % of Base Salary
Position | Minimum |  | Maximum |
President and CEO 1 | 250 | % | 350 | %
Group Presidents and Vice President, Finance and CFO | 100 | % | 250 | %
Vice-Presidents reporting to President and CEO | 40 | % | 150 | %

1 | For FY2020, the LTIP range will be increased to align with the benchmark of CAE comparator group, resulting in a minimum and maximum of 300% and 400% respectively.

For FY2019, CAE’s LTIP was comprised of Performance Share Units (“PSUs”), stock options and Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”). All NEOs were eligible for an annual grant under each of these plans, and awards were allocated as follows:
Stock Options
The purpose of the Employee Stock Option Plan (“ESOP”) is to provide key employees of CAE with an opportunity to purchase Common Shares and to benefit from the related Share price appreciation, thus aligning closely the interests of such employees with those of our Shareholders, and to increase the ability of CAE to attract and retain individuals with exceptional skills. The ESOP was amended on June 15, 2016 and approved by Shareholders at the 2016 Annual and Special Shareholder Meeting on August 10, 2016.
Following the Shareholder approval of an additional 10,000,000 Shares under the ESOP at the 2016 Annual and Special Shareholder Meeting on August 10, 2016, the ESOP provides for the issuance of a maximum of 16,381,839 Common Shares upon exercise of options granted under the plan. The total maximum number of Shares available under the ESOP represents approximately 5% of CAE’s issued and outstanding Shares.
The HRC establishes rules and guidelines for the administration of the ESOP, selects the employees to whom awards are granted, determines the types of awards to be granted and the number of Shares covered by such awards, sets the terms and conditions of such awards and cancels, suspends and amends awards. The HRC has the sole discretion to make determinations under, and to interpret, the ESOP.
The number of options issued to each NEO under the ESOP varies as a percentage of the executive’s base salary divided by the fair value of an option at that time, which is determined by applying the Black-Scholes option-pricing valuation methodology. The number of outstanding options, as well as the other LTIP elements are considered by the HRC in determining how many new options may be granted in a fiscal year. During FY2019, stock options were granted to the NEOs and other key employees of CAE and its subsidiaries. CAE’s burn rate (the ratio of options granted vs CAE’s issued and outstanding Shares) was 0.65% in FY2019.

The plan permits stock option grants having a term of up to ten years (should the expiry date for an option fall within a blackout period or within nine business days following the expiration of a blackout period, such expiry date shall be automatically extended to the tenth business day after the end of the blackout period). However, options issued as of FY2012 have a term of seven years. In prior years, the option term was six years. Vesting is incremental in 25% tranches, starting on the first anniversary date of the grant. | • Option term for all options granted effective FY2012: 7 years • Vesting: 25% per year starting on the first anniversary of the grant date • FY2019 burn rate (ratio of granted options during the year versus issued and outstanding Shares): 0.65%

The ESOP permits, at the discretion of the HRC, the surrender and cancellation without re-issue of an in-the-money option for cash equal to the fair market value of the Share underlying the option less the option exercise price, in lieu of the Share itself (the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price of a Share on the TSX on the trading day on which the election described above is made).
The ESOP includes the following provisions:

Eligibility | Any salaried employee of CAE or its subsidiaries is eligible to participate in the ESOP. The ESOP does not permit grants to non-employee Directors. Subject to ESOP provisions related to employee death, retirement, or termination without cause, no option granted under ESOP may be exercised unless that employee wishing to exercise such option is currently employed by CAE or one of CAE’s subsidiaries and has served continuously in such capacity since the date of the grant of such option. The ESOP does not contain any financial assistance provisions to facilitate employees’ participation in the program.
Limitations on Grants | An ESOP participant (which may include an employee management insider of CAE) may not hold options on more than 5% (on an undiluted basis) of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The number of Common Shares issuable to insiders of CAE at any time under all security-based compensation arrangements cannot exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The number of Common Shares issued to insiders of the Company within any one-year period under all security-based compensation arrangements cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares.
Exercise Price | The weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of a blackout period, the grant date shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period).

Termination of Employment | Death: options may be exercised to the extent that the optionee was entitled to do so at the time of death. The options can be exercised only during the period expiring on the day that is earlier of six months following the date of death and the option termination date. Retirement: all unvested options shall continue to vest following the retirement date. Such retired optionee shall be entitled, (a) to exercise any vested options held as of the retirement date until the termination date for each such option; and (b) to exercise any options vesting after the retirement date only during the 30-day period following the vesting date of the post retirement vesting options, after which any such options which remain unexercised shall expire. Involuntary termination for cause: each unvested option shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect on the date on which the optionees ceases to serve the Company. Involuntary termination without cause and resignation: the optionee has the right for a period of 30 days (or until the normal expiry date of the option if earlier) from the date of ceasing to be an employee to exercise his or her option to the extent that he/she was entitled to exercise it on the date of ceasing to be an employee. Upon the expiration of such 30-day period (subject to extension if the end of the period falls within a blackout period), each option shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect on the date on which such optionee ceases to serve the Company.
Transferability/ Assignment of Options | Options are not transferable or assignable otherwise than by will or by operation of estate law.
Financial Assistance | The ESOP does not contain any financial assistance provisions to facilitate employees’ participation in the program.
Amendments | The ESOP provides that its terms, as well as those of any option, may be amended, terminated or waived in certain stated circumstances. The ESOP specifies in what situations Shareholder approval is required.

Amendments not Requiring Shareholder Approval | The HRC has the authority, in accordance with and subject to the terms of the ESOP, to amend, suspend or terminate the ESOP or any option granted under the ESOP without obtaining Shareholder approval to: (a) (i) amend any terms relating to the granting or exercise of options, including the terms relating to the eligibility for (other than for non-executive Directors) and limitations or conditions on participation in the ESOP, the amount and payment of the option price (other than a reduction thereof) or the vesting, exercise, expiry (other than an extension of the termination date except as contemplated in the ESOP), assignment (other than for financing or derivative-type transaction purposes) and adjustment of options, or (ii) add or amend any terms relating to any cashless exercise features; (b) amend the ESOP to permit the granting of Deferred or Restricted Share Units under the ESOP or to add or amend any other provisions which result in participants receiving securities of the Company while no cash consideration is received by the Company; (c) make changes that are necessary or desirable to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations of any regulatory authorities having jurisdiction or any applicable stock exchange; (d) correct or rectify any ambiguity, defective provision, error or omission in the ESOP or in any option or make amendments of a “housekeeping” nature; (e) amend any terms relating to the administration of the ESOP; and (f) make any other amendment that does not require Shareholder approval by virtue of the ESOP, applicable laws or relevant stock exchange or regulatory requirements; provided such amendment, suspension or termination (i) does not adversely alter or impair any previously granted option without the optionee’s consent and (ii) is made in compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, by-laws and policies of, and receipt of any required approvals from, any applicable stock exchange or regulatory authorities having jurisdiction.

Amendments Requiring Shareholder Approval | The ESOP provides that Shareholder approval is required to make the following amendments: (a) increase the maximum number of Shares issuable under the ESOP, except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Article VIII thereof (subdivisions, consolidations or reclassifications of Shares or other such events); (b) increase the number of Shares that may be issued to insiders or to any one optionee under the ESOP, in both cases except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Article VIII thereof (subdivisions, consolidations or reclassifications of Shares or other such events); (c) allow non-employee Directors to be eligible for awards of options; (d) permit any option granted under the ESOP to be transferable or assignable other than by will or pursuant to succession laws (estate settlements); (e) reduce the exercise price of an option after the option has been granted or cancel any option and substitute such option by a new option with a reduced exercise price granted to the same optionee, except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Article VIII of the ESOP; (f) extend the term of an option beyond the original expiry date, except in case of an extension due to a blackout period; (g) add a cashless exercise feature payable in cash or Shares, which does not provide for a full deduction of the number of underlying Shares from the ESOP reserve; (h) add any form of or amendment to financial assistance provisions in the ESOP which is more favourable to optionees; and (i) amend any provisions to the amendment provisions of the ESOP.
Change of Control | Change in the beneficial ownership or control over the majority of the Shares of CAE or the sale of all or substantially all of CAE’s assets. In such circumstance, the vesting of all options issued would be accelerated.
Adjustments | If certain corporate events affect the number or type of outstanding Common Shares, including, for example, a dividend in stock, stock split, stock consolidation or rights offering, adjustments will be made to the terms of the outstanding option grants as appropriate in such circumstances.

A copy of the ESOP can be accessed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com or on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
The below chart is based on March 31, 2019 information. As of that date, the weighted average remaining contractual life for the outstanding options was 4.68 years.

| Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options | Percentage of CAE’s Outstanding Share Capital Represented By Such Securities |  | Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options |  | Number of Securities Remaining Available For Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in 1 st Column) | Percentage of CAE’s Outstanding Share Capital Represented by Such Securities |
Employee Stock Option Plan | 6,504,125 | 2.45 | % |  | $20.41 |  | 6,941,989 | 2.62 | %

The following table details the annual burn rate for the last three fiscal years ended March 31:

| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Annual burn rate | 0.65 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.77 | %

This burn rate indicates the number of Stock Options granted in each year as a percentage of the weighted average number of securities outstanding in the applicable fiscal year. CAE monitors its long-term dilution by limiting the equity compensation to reasonable awards under the ESOP.
Performance Share Unit Plan

In FY2015, CAE adopted a Performance Share Unit Plan (“PSUP”) for executives and senior management of CAE and its subsidiaries. The PSUP helps ensure that executives’ long-term incentive compensation includes an element directly tied to the achievement of the CAE strategic plan. The determination of the number of PSUs to be granted to a participant is made by dividing the dollar value of the PSU grant (a percentage of the participant’s base salary) by the weighted average market price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the five trading days preceding the date of grant (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of a blackout period, the date of grant shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period). | • PSUP directly ties CAE executives to the achievement of the CAE strategic plan. • PSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. • PSUP is non-dilutive as all vested PSUs are paid out in cash. • Vesting: 3-year cliff subject to the achievement of set performance criteria and the participant’s continued employment with CAE. • FY2019 performance condition: EPS targets as set in the 3-year strategic plan approved by the Board of Directors. • Maximum payout multiplier set at 200%.

A PSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. PSUs vest three years from the grant date, provided the participant is still employed by the Company on the vesting date. Further, FY2016 PSU grant vesting is subject to the EPS achievement compared to target for the fiscal year ended on March 31 st immediately preceding the grant vesting date.
Starting FY2017, the EPS achievement is determined each year and a final PSU payout multiplier is applied as follows:
However, the final payout is only issued at the end of three years, provided the participant is still employed by the Company on the third anniversary of the grant date. This change was introduced to promote continuous improvement in our performance against the strategic plan and to improve the retention value of the plan.
EPS targets are determined on the basis on the strategic plan approved by the Board of Directors.
Based on the EPS result and the EPS payout grid approved by the HRC in respect of the original grant, the target rate of granted units is multiplied by a factor ranging from 0% to 200%. PSUP participants are entitled to receive their vested PSUs at the average fair market value of the Common Shares on the TSX for the 20 trading days preceding the final vesting date of the grant.
The PSUP is an unfunded plan and non-dilutive as all vested PSUs are paid out in cash. Therefore, no disclosure of the annual burn rate is provided. For details concerning the treatment of PSUs following the executive termination, resignation, retirement and change of control, please refer to Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Termination and Change of Control Benefits”.
Restricted Share Unit Plan

In FY2015, CAE adopted a time-based Restricted Share Unit Plan (“RSUP”) for executives and senior management of CAE and its subsidiaries. The determination of the number of RSUs to be granted to a participant is made by dividing the dollar value of the RSU grant (a percentage of the participant’s base salary) by the weighted average market price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the five trading days preceding the date of grant (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of a blackout period, the date of grant shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period). | • RSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. • RSUP is non-dilutive as all vested RSUs are paid out in cash. • Vesting: 3-year cliff subject to the participant’s continued employment with CAE.

The RSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. RSUs are granted for a three-year period and vest on the third anniversary of the grant based on the participant’s continued employment with CAE until that time. RSUP participants are entitled to receive their vested RSUs at the average fair market value of the Common Shares on the TSX for the 20 trading days preceding the final vesting date of the grant.
The RSUP is an unfunded plan and non-dilutive as all vested RSUs are paid out in cash. Therefore, no disclosure of the annual burn rate is provided. For details concerning the treatment of RSUs following the executive termination, resignation, retirement and change of control, please refer to Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Termination and Change of Control Benefits”.
Executive Deferred Share Unit Plan
In FY2017, CAE adopted an Executive Deferred Share Unit Plan (“Executive DSUP”). The purpose of the plan is to attract and retain talented individuals to serve as officers and executives of the Company and to help them build their Share ownership in CAE, thus promoting a greater alignment of interests between the executives and the Shareholders of the Company.

Under the Executive DSUP, Canadian and US-based executives can elect to defer a portion of or their entire short-term incentive payment to the Executive DSUP on an annual basis. Such deferred short-term incentive amount is converted to DSUs based on the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX during the last five trading days prior to the date on which such incentive compensation becomes payable to the executive. If the five-trading-day period falls within a blackout period, then the volume weighted average price is calculated based on the five-trading day period following the end of such blackout period. | • Executive DSUP helps our executives build their Share ownership in CAE. • Allows for elective deferral of STIP to DSUs. • DSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. • DSUs are only payable when the executive leaves CAE. • Executive DSUP is non-dilutive as all DSUs are paid out in cash.

A DSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. The DSUs accrue dividend equivalents payable in additional units in an amount equal to dividends paid on Common Shares. The DSUs are only payable when the executive leaves the Company. Upon or within a defined period following the termination of their employment, DSU holders are entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the number of DSUs credited to their account as of that date multiplied by the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX during the last five trading days prior to the settlement date.
Inactive Equity-Based Plans with Legacy Participants
Some NEOs have outstanding participation in the following long-term incentive plans, which are no longer active (no further awards are made under the plans) but have yet to be fully paid out.
Fiscal 2005 Deferred Share Unit Plan
CAE adopted a Long-Term Incentive Deferred Share Unit Plan (“LTUP”) in FY2005 that, as amended from time to time, applies to all grants made thereafter.
Deferred Share Units (“LTUs”) vest in 20% increments over five years, commencing one year after the grant date. LTUs accrue dividend equivalents payable in additional units in amounts equal to dividends paid on Common Shares. LTUs are only redeemable in cash, following the unit holder’s retirement or termination of employment. No LTUs have been granted by CAE after FY2014.
Fiscal 2004 Deferred Share Unit Plan
In FY2004, CAE adopted a Long-Term Incentive Deferred Share Unit Plan (“FY2004 LTUP”) for executives of CAE and its subsidiaries to partially replace the grant of options under CAE’s ESOP. No FY2004 Long-Term Incentive Deferred Share Units (“FY2004 LTUs”) have been granted by CAE since FY2004. All FY2004 LTUs are fully vested for remaining plan participants. FY2004 LTUs accrue dividend equivalents payable in additional units in amounts equal to dividends paid on Common Shares. FY2004 LTUs are only redeemable in cash, following the unit holder’s retirement or termination of employment.
Deferral of cash incentives
CAE had a Deferred Share Unit Plan (“legacy DSUP”) for executives under which an executive elected to receive cash incentive compensation in the form of Deferred Share Units (“legacy DSUs”). A legacy DSU is equal in value to one Common Share of CAE. The units were issued based on the average closing board lot sale price per Share of Common Shares on the TSX during the last 10 days on which such Shares traded prior to the date of issue. The legacy DSUs accrue dividend equivalents payable in additional units in an amount equal to dividends paid on Common Shares. Upon or within a defined period following termination of their employment, legacy DSU holders are entitled to receive the fair market value of the equivalent number of Common Shares based on the average closing board lot sale price per Share of Common Shares on the TSX during the last 10 days on which such Shares traded prior to the settlement date.
Pension, Benefits and Perquisites
Pension Benefits

Eligible employees participate in the Retirement Plan for Employees of CAE Inc. and Associated Companies. Executives at a vice president level and higher participate in the Pension Plan for Designated Executive Employees of CAE Inc. and Associated Companies (the “Designated Pension Plan”), and in the Supplementary Pension Plan of CAE Inc. and Associated Companies (the “Supplementary Pension Plan”). The Designated Pension Plan is a defined benefit plan to which CAE and participants contribute. | • Promote long-term employment with the Company. • Pensions payable under the Supplementary Pension Plan are conditional upon compliance with non-competition and non-solicitation clauses. • No extra years of service are generally granted under the pension plans.

Pensions payable under the Supplementary Pension Plan are paid directly by CAE. See Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Pension Arrangements” for details about the value of the accrued benefit to each of the NEOs. Except as discussed in “Change in Control Contracts” below, CAE does not grant extra years of credited service under its pension plans. Receipt of pension benefits under the Supplementary Pension Plan is conditional upon compliance with non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Under the CAE Employee Stock Purchase Plan, employees may make contributions towards the purchase of Common Shares of up to 18% of their annual base salary. Under the plan, CAE contributes $1 for every $2 of employee contributions, to a maximum contribution of 3% of the participant’s annual base salary. | • Provide employees with a Share ownership building vehicle and a savings vehicle beyond the pension plan.

Change in control contracts
Three out of five NEOs are entitled to termination of employment benefits following a change of control of CAE where the executive’s employment is terminated without cause within two years following the change of control. This is to safeguard the Company’s normal course of business in case of change of control. See Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Termination and Change of Control Benefits” for a summary of the impact of various events on the different compensation programs for the NEOs and details about the approximate incremental value that could be realized by a NEO following termination or a change of control event.
Perquisites
Flexible perquisites provide executives with a cash allowance to cover certain expenses such as vehicle expenses, club memberships, personal legal and tax advice, and a health spending account. Such allowance is typical for senior executive positions and is capped at predetermined levels by position.
Executive Share Ownership Requirements
Under CAE’s Share Ownership Guidelines Policy, each executive is expected to own a minimum number of Common Shares and units under the DSUP and LTUP. The value of the required holding in Common Shares and units under the DSUP and LTUP represents:

Executives | % of Base Salary |
President and CEO | 500 | %
Group Presidents and Vice President, Finance and CFO | 250 | %
Other executives reporting directly to CEO | 200 | %

The required holding may be acquired over a five-year period from the date of hire or promotion to the executive position. Following the adoption of the RSUP in FY2015, the HRC decided to include 50% of the RSUs granted when calculating the Share ownership requirement as the executives are required to buy Common Shares with after-tax proceeds from the RSUs vested until they reach their minimum ownership requirements. Since February 2014, the Share ownership requirements are to be tested monthly until the requirement is met. At the time the required Share ownership value is reached, the minimum number of Shares/units to be held by the executive is locked-in and the executive is required to hold at least this number of Shares/units until retirement or termination of employment.

In addition, for each option exercise, the President and CEO has agreed to, and the Group Presidents and Vice President, Finance and CFO must retain ownership or control over CAE Shares equivalent in value to 25% of the net profit realized on such option exercise for the duration of their employment with CAE. This policy encourages all key executives to hold a meaningful ownership interest in CAE to further align their interests with those of our Shareholders. | • Share ownership requirements must be achieved within 5 years from hire or promotion to executive position. • Only Common Shares, DSUs and 50% of RSUs are included. • President and CEO, CFO, and Group Presidents retain 25% of the net profit realized from option exercise in CAE Shares for the duration of their employment at CAE.

As of March 31, 2019, all NEOs held CAE Shares and units under the DSUP, LTUP and RSUP valued in excess of the ownership guidelines. The table below sets forth the minimum number of Shares/units to be held by the NEOs who have already met the requirement, the required value in dollars to meet the ownership guidelines and the actual value held as a percent of the annual base salary.

NEO | Share Ownership Requirement as Percent of Salary (%) | Ownership Status | Target Date | Number of Shares/Units to be Held Once Requirement Met (#) | Value Required to Meet Guidelines 1 ($) | % Completion to Meet Share Ownership Guidelines (%) | Value Held in Shares/ Units 2 ($) | Value of Shares/ Units Held as Percent of Salary 3 (%)
Marc Parent | 500 | Already Met | N/A | 286,858 | 4,300,000 | 100 | 17,457,171 | 1,735
Sonya Branco | 250 | Already Met | N/A | 36,553 | 1,087,500 | 100 | 1,640,255 | 377
Gene Colabatistto | 250 | Already Met | N/A | 73,302 | 1,100,250 | 100 | 3,541,321 | 559
Nick Leontidis | 250 | Already Met | N/A | 65,044 | 975,000 | 100 | 8,691,571 | 1,841
Mark Hounsell | 200 | Already Met | N/A | 28,093 | 835,800 | 100 | 977,200 | 234

1 | If the requirement is already met, the value that was required at the later of: February 2014 (the date at which Share ownership started to be tested monthly) or the time the NEO met the ownership requirements.

2 | Calculated based on the number of Shares, DSUs, LTUs, and 50% of RSUs held as of March 31, 2019 and the average closing Share price during five trading days preceding March 31, 2019 ($29.75) in accordance with the Share Ownership Guidelines Policy.

3 | Calculated based on the annual base salary as of March 31, 2019. For Mr. Colabatistto, the base salary was converted to Canadian dollars using March 29, 2019 exchange rate of $1.28.

The following table details the total value of all accumulated Common Shares, LTUs and RSUs of the President and CEO as of March 31, 2019. The table excludes PSUs and stock options as their ultimate value is uncertain.

Equity Instrument | Number of Units 1 (#) | Total Value 2 ($)
Common Shares | 269,821 | 7,989,406
FY2004 LTUs | 42,183 | 1,249,039
LTUs | 227,782 | 6,744,595
RSUs 3 | 93,940 | 2,781,563
Total | 633,726 | 18,764,633

1 | Represents the number of all Common Shares, LTUs and RSUs held as of March 31, 2019.

2 | The total value disclosed is calculated by multiplying the number of Shares/units by the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on March 29, 2019, which was $29.61.

3 | RSUs are subject to a time-vesting condition, specifically vesting three years from the grant date.

Risk Mitigation
The HRC and the Board of CAE believe that executive compensation should be contingent on performance relative to pre-established targets and objectives. Also, management must achieve targets and objectives in a manner consistent with legal standards, as well as CAE’s ethical standards and internal policies. The HRC and the Board regularly review the Company’s compensation policies and practices to ensure that they do not encourage inappropriate risk-taking.

There are numerous risk management practices in place to ensure CAE compensation programs do not encourage inappropriate short-term risk-taking behaviors, but rather focus on long-term Shareholder value creation.

The HRC conducts an annual compensation risk assessment with the assistance of its independent compensation consultant Hugessen to identify potential risks associated with CAE’s compensation programs, practices and policies. In FY2019, the assessment concluded that the risks associated with the compensation programs are reasonably unlikely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
The following characteristics of our compensation program in FY2019 were identified as having risk-mitigating effects:

• | A compensation risk assessment is completed annually by the HRC’s independent compensation consultant Hugessen.

• | Our mix of short, medium and longer-term compensation encourages CAE executives to take a balanced view and mitigates against excessive risk-taking or overly conservative behavior.

• | Our emphasis on long-term performance: at target, only 19% to 21% of a NEO’s target total direct compensation is tied to short-term results (annual short-term incentive award), while 40% to 64% is tied to long-term incentives (PSUs, options and RSUs). For purpose of this paragraph, target total direct compensation is defined as the sum of base salary, target STIP and target LTIP.

• | Our cap on NEO annual short-term incentive awards is directly linked to, and determined by, overall corporate financial performance (as measured by the STIP financial targets) and individual performance, so the NEO cannot reap an excessive reward based only on his/her own performance against financial or other targets.

• | Threshold level of corporate performance and a cap on annual incentive awards provide that the annual short-term incentive award payout can be zero, if minimum threshold levels of corporate and individual performance are not met and is capped at 200% where corporate and individual performance objectives are exceeded, to prevent excessive payouts and to act as a disincentive against excessive risk-taking. Moreover, for the annual short-term incentive award, the corporate performance multiplier is capped at 100% if the EPS target is not met.

• | Our clawback policy for executives provides that CAE may seek repayment of incentive compensation for years in which financial results are restated as a result of the executive’s fraudulent or intentional misconduct or in the event of the executive misconduct constituting cause for dismissal (such as, but not limited to, a breach of the CAE Code of Business Conduct or a breach of employment duties or obligations to the Company), or following a breach by the executive of his/her post-employment duties and obligations to the Company.

• | Our anti-hedging policy prohibits executives from purchasing or otherwise entering into financial instruments, including prepaid variable forward contracts, instruments for the short sale or sale of call or put options, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchangeable funds designed to hedge or offset a decrease in the market value of any CAE securities, including but not limited to DSUs they hold.

• | The President and CEO has agreed to, and the Vice President, Finance and CFO, and the Group Presidents must retain ownership or control over CAE Shares equivalent in value to 25% of the net profits from any option exercise until their retirement or termination. This reduces the risk of short-term maneuvers designed to temporarily lift the CAE Share price to the detriment of sustainable long-term results.

• | CAE’s Corporate Policies and Procedures preclude individual executives from acting unilaterally without approval in the case of material transactions identified in those policies.

• | Our Share Ownership Guidelines Policy for the NEOs to own multiples of their annual base salary in CAE Shares (see Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Executive Share Ownership Requirements” above for details) discourages excessive short-term risk-taking given the executives’ exposure to the longer-term CAE Share price movements through both their direct ownership and the LTIP elements they hold.

• | Optional deferral of the annual short-term incentive to the Executive DSUP further aligns the executives with the long-term interests of our Shareholders through additional exposure to the long-term CAE Share price movements.

• | Use of external compensation consultants ensures that the HRC gets an independent opinion on our executive compensation programs to validate the plans’ alignment with our pay-for-performance philosophy and market best practices.

After considering the overall compensation program and taking into account both its knowledge of the past performance of the CAE management team and the nature of CAE’s various businesses, the HRC is not aware of any risks arising from the CAE’s compensation policies and practices that would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on CAE.
Determination of the NEOs’ Compensation in FY2019
Base salary
The salaries of the President and CEO and other NEOs are determined in accordance with CAE’s compensation philosophy and policy, and are reviewed and approved, in the case of the President and CEO, annually by the independent members of the Board of Directors. The HRC reviews benchmark data to ensure that the President and CEO’s and his direct reports’ total direct compensation (base salary, short-term and long-term incentives) are in line with CAE’s compensation philosophy.
Short-Term Incentive Plan – Corporate and individual performance
75% of short-term incentive awards for the President and CEO and other NEOs corporate-wide responsibilities was based on the achievement of corporate performance metrics, namely EPS, Order Intake, ROCE and Customer Satisfaction, as detailed under Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Annual Short-Term Incentive Program”.
The table below illustrates the respective weights given to each FY2019 CAE corporate performance metric, as well as the actual results and related payout levels.

| Weighting |  | Threshold |  | Target |  | Maximum |  | Achieved |  | Payout Level |
STIP Payout |  | 0 | % | 100 | % | 200 | % |  |
Earnings per Share 1 | 50 | % |  | $1.08 |  |  | $1.20 |  |  | $1.32 |  | 1/25/2002 |  | 65.0 | %
Order Intake | 20 | % | $3,055M |  | $3,394M |  | $3,734M |  |  | $3,971.4 |  | 40.0 | %
Return on Capital (ROCE) | 20 | % | 11.7 | % | 12.8 | % | 13.8 | % | 12/9/2002 |  | 21.8 | %
Customer Satisfaction | 10 | % | Various Customer Satisfaction Indices | 19.46 | %
Weighted Average STIP Payout |  |  |  |  |  | 146 | %

1 | If the EPS target is not met, the corporate performance multiplier is capped at 100%.

2 | Adjusted for certain elements as per plan provisions.

The HRC believes the evaluation of performance and payouts under the Annual Short-Term Incentive Program is one of its key responsibilities. The annual incentive payments are based predominantly on the achievement of financial results as compared to budgeted and targeted amounts set prior to the beginning of each applicable financial year. Often, actual results for a given year are impacted by events that either materialized during the year or which management could not reasonably predict or estimate in these budgeted amounts. As such, the HRC considers it important to use judgment, as appropriate, when evaluating performance results. Therefore, actual bonuses paid to executives (including NEOs) are not purely formulaic. Rather, the Board retains the discretion to adjust the final bonus payable (either positively or negatively) based on evaluation of other relevant factors. For FY2019, after careful consideration of CAE’s performance, the Board exercised its discretion to make adjustments to fully reflect FY2019 corporate performance. The Weighted Average STIP Payout was adjusted upwards from 146% to 170% to take into consideration the progress made towards achieving strategic objectives and unprecedented operational achievements correlating with sustainable Shareholder value creation. Among other things, the Board took into consideration the unprecedented record level of Order Intake, the significant efforts expanded by management to close ahead of schedule the purchase of Bombardier’s Business Aviation Training business, CAE’s largest-ever acquisition, and the AOCE acquisition and integration. The results of this decision for the NEO actual payout levels are reflected in the FY2019 STIP Payouts table below. The decision positively impacted 1,250 participating employees, including the five NEOs and resulted in a total incremental cost of $4.6 million for CAE.
The remaining 25% of the NEOs’ annual incentive is awarded based on them achieving their business unit or function pre-determined individual objectives. As with other performance measures, such achievement is translated into an individual multiplier that ranges from 0% to 200%. For FY2019, the individual performance multiplier for the President and CEO was 200% while the average multiplier for other NEOs was 188%. The HRC determined the President and CEO’s individual performance multiplier and reviewed and approved the President and CEO’s recommendations on the individual performance multiplier for his direct reports following a detailed discussion about corporate and individual performance (described in detail in the next section).
The table below sets out the STIP targets, maximums and actual payout levels for the NEOs earned for FY2019, expressed as a percentage of base salary:

Position | Target |  | Max |  | Actual Payout Level |
President and CEO | 100 | % | 200 | % | 178 | %
Vice President, Finance and CFO | 75 | % | 150 | % | 133 | %
Group President, Defence & Security | 75 | % | 150 | % | 130 | %
Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions | 75 | % | 150 | % | 133 | %
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | 45 | % | 90 | % | 78 | %

Long-Term Incentive Plan
FY2019 LTIP Grants
The table below sets out the LTIP ranges and actual awards to the NEOs granted for FY2019, expressed as a percentage of salary.

| LTIP Range | Actual Grant |
Position | Minimum |  | Max |
President and CEO | 250 | % | 350 | % | 350 | %
Vice President, Finance and CFO | 100 | % | 250 | % | 210 | %
Group President, Defence & Security | 100 | % | 250 | % | 230 | %
Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions | 100 | % | 250 | % | 250 | %
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | 40 | % | 150 | % | 135 | %

FY2016 PSU Payouts
The vesting of the PSUs granted in FY2016 was tied to the performance of CAE EPS compared to predetermined target at the end of FY2018. As per the terms of the FY2016 PSUP, the HRC reviewed CAE’s EPS performance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and approved the following results for Performance Share Units granted in FY2016:

| Threshold |  | Target |  | Maximum |  | Achieved | Payout Level |
PSU Payout | 0 | % | 100 | % | 200 | % |  |
EPS FY2018 |  | $0.88 |  |  | $0.98 |  |  | $1.08 |  | 1/10/2001 |
PSU Payout |  |  |  |  | 200 | %

1 | Adjusted for certain elements as per plan provisions

The PSUs were paid out in FY2019, in June 2018. The final cash payout was based on a Share price of $24.71, the average fair market value of the Common Shares on the TSX for the 20 trading days preceding the final vesting date of the grant, which was May 29, 2018. The actual amounts paid to each eligible NEO in FY2019 are disclosed in the table “Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned During the Year”.
President and CEO – FY2019 Accomplishments
Main targets and objectives for FY2019 and related results of Marc Parent, the President and CEO, are set out below:

1. Delight Customers • Through additional simulator capacity into the Civil network coupled with high utilization levels, successfully supported our customers’ growth. Within Defence, delivered above plan training volumes in several of our live training programs, with positive customer feedback • Exceeded all customer satisfaction metrics, reflecting continuous improvement in quality and on-time delivery • Elevated the CAE customer journey through development and implementation of CAE’s digital transformation including the launch of two product offerings and the ramping up of the digital transformation team, adding key new talent & skills to the CAE team • Best in class safety and standards program established in Defence and Civil • Delivered 1 million training hours in CAE’s Civil business for the first time ever

2. Optimize Capital • Achieved record performance: annual revenues of $3.3 billion (increase of 17%), EPS before specific items 1 of $1.25 (increase of 13%), Order Intake 1 of $4.0 billion, strong ROCE 1 before specific items performance of 12.9% and a backlog of $9.5 billion. Achieved record sales of 78 Full Flight Simulators (previous record of 53) for a market share of 81% • Strong financial results helped lead to a 23% share price appreciation during the 2019 fiscal year • Completed key acquisitions during the course of FY2019 including the acquisition of Bombardier’s Business Aircraft Training business, the largest acquisition in CAE’s history. Additionally, CAE completed the acquisition and integration of Alpha Omega Change Engineering (AOCE) giving the company access to several new platforms including F15,16, 22 and the A10 • Achieved several key training outsourcings including easyJet, Asiana, Avianca and City Jet. In addition, operationalized Singapore Airlines JV and Abu Dhabi Aviation partnership • Growth of new Mission Solutions business significantly exceeded plan in terms of proposals submitted and new business won. Through the acquisition and integration of AOCE, gained access to higher-level security programs CAE was excluded from • Won several significant Training System Integrator (TSI) contracts globally • Significantly expanded the Healthcare sales team, leading to a record fourth quarter revenue performance
3. Drive Innovation • Defence introduced innovative products: 700MR Mid-Fidelity FTD, 3D E-Visual System, and CAE Rise Defence. Civil implemented the training industry leading CAE Rise training system including successful deployment with three airlines • Civil implemented the training industry leading CAE Rise including successful deployment with three airlines • Delivered next generation flight training devices (600XR) and CAE’s new 3D visual system • CAE Healthcare launched several innovative products including CAE Ares, an emergency care manikin; Anesthesia SimSTAT Appendectomy and Robotic Surgery modules, screen-based simulation approved by the American Board of Anesthesiology for maintenance of certification credits; two new Blue Phantom skills trainers for ultrasound simulation training; and CAE Luna, an innovative infant simulator • Implemented our digital strategy to enhance our customer experience and leverage the latest learning technologies • Announced plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a program focused on innovation • Successfully secured government funding participation through the federal governments Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) and Investment Quebec
4. Bolster Talent • Launched a new Global Environment, Health & Safety platform to further promote a culture of safety at all levels across the organization. Global “near miss” training delivered globally to all employees • Successful in retaining high-potentials and leaders identified in key areas (98%) • Launched a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiative including the implementation globally of D&I awareness training to all employees, alignment of HR practices and policies to support the D&I efforts and the implementation of leadership & talent practices to better identify, develop and promote current and future female leaders • Implemented Employee Wellness initiative globally, resulting in a 12% improvement in employees’ sense of well-being • Stood up our digital transformation team of over 80 people which represents a significant new series of skills being introduced into our business to help support our customer journey • Implemented a leading edge Employee Performance Management system across the organization, focusing on employee development, frequent conversations, agile goal setting and upskilling leadership coaching skills

1 | The terms “earnings per share (EPS) before specific items”, “Order Intake” and “Return on capital employed (ROCE)” are non GAAP financial measures and do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Therefore, they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Refer to the section “Non-GAAP and other financial measures” in our fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2019 MD&A for more details.

The Board reviewed Mr. Parent’s achievements against each of these objectives in detail, and considered he had exceeded most of his objectives, as noted above. Thus, for FY2019, Mr. Parent received a short-term incentive award of $1,785,830 based on the corporate financial performance against the STIP financial objectives and his other accomplishments. The level of achievement was 170% against the short-term incentive plan performance targets, which comprise 75% of his STIP. The Board awarded Mr. Parent a 200% achievement rate on his personal KPIs, which comprise the remaining 25% of his STIP. Thus, his aggregate annual incentive payment represented 178% of his target bonus.
Other NEOs – FY2019 Accomplishments
As previously discussed, this section paints a portrait of the major achievements of each NEO for FY2019. These were the main key performance indicators (KPIs) in determining the individual performance multiplier applicable to their annual incentive awards.

Sonya Branco Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | • Strong financial stewardship, partnering with the Business Units to set appropriate objectives and successfully achieving and exceeding financial objectives • Delivered 17% revenue growth and 13% growth in EPS before specific items • Under Ms. Branco’s direction, free cash flow generation was $323.8M for the year, for an annual cash conversion rate of 98%, which is in line with our annual average conversion target • Achieved return on capital employed target with ROCE increasing to 12.9% from 12.7% last year, excluding the impacts of specific items. • Led our M&A, JV and partnership efforts this year, highlighted by the closing of Bombardier Business Aircraft Training business acquisition • Successfully led CAE’s US$550M unsecured notes financing, securing CAE’s borrowing costs at attractive interest rates and expanding the number of institutional investors • Effectively planned and executed the conversion to IFRS 15 (revenue recognition) and IFRS 16 (leases) and effectively managed the communication and transition with internal and external stakeholders • Played a key role in securing our R&D funding with the federal government Strategic Innovation Fund and Investment Quebec • Played a leadership role in several CAE initiatives including Diversity & Inclusion, our Digital Transformation, cybersecurity and our new work space initiative
Gene Colabatistto Group President, Defence & Security | • Delivered strong financial performance in a very competitive business environment. Revenue growth of 21% and SOI growth of 9.0% (normalized) over the previous year. Achieved order intake of $1.1B and grew backlog to $4.5B. Achieved record levels of revenue and profit • High level of customer satisfaction and product quality was realized. Achieved objectives while experiencing no accidents and fully implemented a best-in-class Aviation Safety program with no accidents or injuries in the last year • Further enhanced CAE position as Training Systems Integrator (TSI), winning six new TSI/ATS contracts, acquired two TSI contracts and established three national level training partnerships • Achieved new product introductions including the 700MR Mid-Fidelity FTD, 3D E-Visual System, and CAE Rise Defence. Additionally, deployed the first Certified Predator Mission Trainer with the Italian Air Force • Successfully retained and grew key talent, with retention of 100% Key Leaders/Succession Candidates • Successfully integrated AOCE acquisition under CAE USA Mission Solutions, facilitating access to a $3B market previously unavailable to CAE. The acquisition allowed us to gain access to programs we were previously excluded from (F15, F16, F22, V22 and A10)

Nick Leontidis Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions | • While operating in a very competitive environment delivered superior financial performance, in many cases, record setting • Revenue growth of 15.4%, normalized increase in SOI of 12.6% to a record $351.1 M and an increased order intake of 18.4% • Sold a record 78 FFS (vs previous best of 53). Deployed a net of 30 simulators into our network, comprised of organic growth and through acquisition/partnership • Achieved strategically significant training partnerships including Avianca, Bombardier, easyJet, Asiana and Endeavor • Successfully led the acquisition and integration of Bombardier’s Business Aircraft Training business. The largest acquisition in CAE’s history • Championed the launch and operationalization of our Digital Transformation. Led the implementation of digital lighthouses (projects) in Civil including delivering two projects to customers, identifying eight others, with four of these launched. Developed a two-year roadmap for digital initiatives within Civil • Implemented several actions that further established CAE as the global training partner of choice • Operationalized Singapore Airlines JV and Abu Dhabi Aviation partnership • Deployed CAE Rise at Air Asia X and in deployment at two other airlines
Mark Hounsell General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | • Mr. Hounsell and his team successfully supported and helped close numerous deals/activities in both Civil and D&S including in respect of the Bombardier Business Aviation Training acquisition, Avianca outsourcing and the conclusion of the AOCE deal • Partnered very closely with the business units to support a record volume of sales and procurement initiatives throughout FY19 including long term training partnerships and joint ventures in Civil (Singapore Airlines, easyJet, & Asiana) and D&S (USN CNTRA, USAF C130H) • Continued to enhance our over-all compliance practices. Further enhanced our compliance structure, team and processes through the addition of some key talent, a streamlining of the Corporate Policies and Procedures and clarity of roles & responsibilities • In conjunction with the business, Mr. Hounsell played a leadership role in managing our Export Control practices including expanding and reorganizing the Export Control team and reinforcing compliance efforts through continued communications efforts and training to enhance awareness

Not all details of the NEO targets have been disclosed due to the potential competitive prejudice to CAE of doing so. The NEOs’ performance against their objectives was reviewed by the HRC after the end of FY2019, in addition to having been reviewed by the President and CEO during the fiscal year.
Shareholder Return Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative Shareholder return of the Common Shares with the cumulative returns of each of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P Aerospace & Defence Index for a five-year period commencing March 31, 2014 .
Comparison of Five-year Cumulative Total Return of CAE Inc. vs.
S&P/TSX Composite Index and S&P Aerospace & Defence Index

| 2014 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2019 |
CAE Inc. |  | $100 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $148 |  |  | $177 |  |  | $222 |
S&P/TSX Composite Index |  | $100 |  |  | $107 |  |  | $100 |  |  | $119 |  |  | $121 |  |  | $130 |
S&P Aerospace & Defence Index |  | $100 |  |  | $116 |  |  | $104 |  |  | $134 |  |  | $175 |  |  | $186 |

Pay for Performance Linkage
The following chart compares the evolution of CAE’s total Shareholder return with the evolution of executive compensation (as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table) for both the President and CEO and the other Named Executive Officers. The total Shareholder return assumes $100 invested in Common Shares traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange on March 31, 2014. Values are as at the last trading day in the month of March in the specified years, including the reinvestment of dividends.
Change in President and CEO and Average NEO Compensation vs. Total Shareholder Return
Notes:

1 | In FY2017, the former CFO’s compensation was included up to his resignation from the Company on May 30, 2016.

The President and CEO’s and the NEO’s total compensation is not specifically based on the performance of CAE’s Common Shares on the TSX, but rather on the overall Company financial and operational performance.
In general, the trend in the President and CEO’s total compensation follows the trend in the CAE’s total Shareholder return. The performance graph shows a steady, year-over-year increase of CAE’s total Shareholder return from FY2014 to FY2016. In FY2017 to FY2019, the increase is accelerated by an outstanding Company performance and related Share price appreciation and total Shareholder return growth. A similar trend can also be observed in the President and CEO’s total compensation, which was increasing year-over-year from FY2014 to FY2016. In FY2017 to FY2019, the President and CEO’s compensation reflected CAE’s growth in EPS, record revenue and backlog results, which resulted in a STIP achievement of 177% on average during these years. With regards to other NEOs, the trend in their average compensation was impacted by changes in the positions of Group Presidents in FY2014. The new incumbents were hired or promoted at lower compensation levels compared to their predecessors given they were new in their roles. This contributed to the average non-CEO NEO compensation being relatively unchanged from FY2014 to FY2016. In FY2017 to FY2019, the average NEO compensation slightly increased as a result of the outstanding Company performance and related STIP payouts.
In Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Pay for Performance Relative to Comparator Group” there is a more robust comparison of the President and CEO’s compensation, both declared and realizable, with our comparator group and relative financial performance.

Pay for Performance Linkage | FY2019 |  | FY2018 |  | FY2017 |
Market Capitalization (as of March 31) | $7,848 billion |  | $6.420 billion |  | $5.454 billion |
Return on equity excluding specific items 1 | 14.3 | % | 14.0 | % | 14.3 | %
Total Shareholders average return – three-year compounded annual growth rate | 13.6 | % | 14.1 | % | 7.2 | %
Diluted Earnings per Share from continuing operations |  | $1.23 |  |  | $1.29 |  |  | $0.93 |
Diluted Earnings per Share excluding specific items 1 |  | $1.25 |  |  | $1.11 |  |  | $1.03 |

1 | Specific items for fiscal 2019 include the costs arising from the acquisition and integration of Bombardier Business Aviation Training business.

Specific items for fiscal 2018 include the net gains on disposal of our equity interest in the joint venture Zhuhai Xiang Yi Aviation Technology Company Limited (ZFTC) and the remeasurement of the previously held Asian Aviation Center of Excellence Sdn. Bhd. investment upon acquisition and the impact of the enactment of the US tax reform
Specific items for fiscal 2017 include the effects of restructuring, acquisition and integration costs and one-time tax items. The terms “Return on equity excluding specific items” and “Earnings per share excluding specific items” are non-GAAP financial measures and do not have any standardized meaning under IFRS. Therefore, they are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
Given the value and conditions related to the long-term incentive awards, it takes time to determine the effectiveness of our pay-for-performance approach and the alignment between the NEOs’ compensation and the Shareholders’ return. The following table compares for each year the NEOs’ total compensation, as presented for the past 5 years (or lesser period as an executive with CAE), to the actual value realized over time.

Name and Principal Position | Year | Disclosed Compensation Less Pension Value 1 ($) | Actual Realized Compensation 2 ($)
| at March 31, 2019
M. Parent President and Chief Executive Officer | 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 | 6,892,220 6,328,181 5,937,841 5,005,577 4,419,854 | 6,541,625 6,493,065 2,906,125 13,650,735 9,703,786
| Total | 28,583,673 | 39,295,336
S. Branco Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 | 2,097,261 1,547,928 1,110,905 458,259 547,334 | 1,081,101 1,225,061 784,639 590,695 702,678
| Total | 5,761,687 | 4,384,174
G. Colabatistto Group President, Defence and Security | 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 | 3,237,677 3,430,644 2,647,407 1,840,079 1,660,048 | 3,262,374 3,590,084 1,729,159 2,708,325 2,250,281
| Total | 12,815,855 | 13,540,223
N. Leontidis Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions | 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 | 2,564,477 2,267,257 1,873,988 1,548,314 1,521,480 | 3,006,486 1,611,271 1,284,667 2,835,386 2,389,407
| Total | 9,775,516 | 11,127,217
M. Hounsell General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | 2019 2018 2017 2016 | 1,425,596 1,300,766 1,148,905 575,377 | 797,788 1,152,343 761,227 573,631
| Total | 4,450,644 | 3,284,989

1 | Sum of base salary, annual STIP paid, all other compensation, and the grant value of Share-based and option-based awards during the fiscal year as disclosed in the Circular.

2 | Sum of base salary, annual STIP paid, all other compensation, the payout value of RSUs and PSUs and the current market value of the vested DSUs associated with the grant awarded for that fiscal year, and the gains from any option exercise during the period.

Pay for Performance Relative to Comparator Group
To ensure alignment between pay and performance, the HRC reviews the competitiveness of CAE President and CEO’s compensation in the context of the Company’s relative performance across several key financial metrics. The chart below provides a comparison of the three-year President and CEO’s compensation and CAE’s three-year performance relative to CAE’s comparator group (as measured on an “as reported” basis and on a realizable basis).
The chart below depicts the following:

1. | The percentile rank of CAE’s relative performance on the following metrics (measured over the last three fiscal years against the comparator group):

• | Earnings per Share (EPS) growth;

• | Total Shareholder Return (TSR);

• | Average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE);

• | Average Operating Margin; and

• | Overall performance – based on the weighted performance of each of these four metrics with weightings of 35%, 35%, 15% and 15% respectively.

2. | The percentile rank of CAE on declared and realizable President and CEO compensation over the past three fiscal years as defined below.

Three-year Declared Compensation = Total compensation for a three-year period as reported in the summary compensation table, excluding the pension value.
Three-year Realizable Compensation = Cash compensation plus the market value of equity awards granted over the past three years. It is equal to the sum of salary, the annual incentive paid, long-term incentives and all other compensation excluding the pension value. Long-term incentive values are based on the following:

• | For time-vested equity: Value of all time-vested awards granted (Share units and options) during the measurement period of three years valued at the closing price on the last day of the measurement period.

• | For performance-based equity: Value of all performance-based awards (regardless of the date it was granted) for which the final performance result was established during the measurement period, i.e., it is the value of performance-based awards earned based on the final performance results achieved during the measurement period of three years, and valued at the closing price on the last day of the measurement period.

Note: President and CEO compensation for the US and Canadian companies was compared at par.
Pay-for-Performance FY2017-2019
CAE’s Percentile in Peer Group
The chart above shows that overall Company performance for the three-year period of FY2017 to FY2019, as defined by the EPS growth, TSR, average ROCE and average operating margin, compared to the performance of our peers during the same period was ranked at the 74 th percentile of the whole group. When comparing the three-year realizable compensation of the CAE President and CEO for the same period, it was aligned with the overall Company performance by being at the 77 th percentile when compared to the realizable compensation of CEOs of companies in the CAE comparator group.

The overall Company performance for the three-year period of FY2017 to FY2019 compared to CAE peers was close to the top quartile, while the President and CEO’s realizable compensation for the same period followed the overall Company performance by being ranked at the 77 th percentile. The declared President and CEO’s compensation was about midway between the median and the 3 rd quartile of the comparator group.

| Compensation of Our Named Executive Officers

Summary Compensation Table
The first of the following tables provides a summary of compensation earned during the last three fiscal years ended March 31 by the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and by the three most highly compensated policy-making executives who served as executive officers of CAE or its subsidiaries as at March 31, 2019 (collectively, “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”).

|  |  |  |  | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation |  |  |
Name And Principal Position | Year | Salary | Share-Based Awards 1 | Option-Based Awards 2 | Annual Incentive Plan 3 | Long-Term Incentive Plan | Pension Value 4 | All Other Compen- sation 5 | Total Compen- sation
|  | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $
Marc Parent President and Chief Executive Officer | 2019 2018 2017 | 999,650 961,200 924,233 | 2,465,126 2,370,416 2,116,296 | 1,450,890 1,126,080 915,420 | 1,785,830 1,695,370 1,818,540 | 0 0 0 | 653,000 596,000 563,000 | 190,724 175,114 163,352 | 7,545,220 6,924,180 6,500,841
Sonya Branco 6 Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 2019 2018 2017 | 424,800 365,667 325,000 | 639,690 471,113 227,715 | 376,470 223,836 98,550 | 579,094 413,049 397,150 | 0 0 0 | 604,000 289,000 565,000 | 77,207 74,263 62,490 | 2,701,261 1,836,928 1,675,905
Gene Colabatistto 7 Group President, Defence & Security | 2019 2018 2017 | 634,424 606,663 556,287 | 1,030,506 988,339 640,994 | 606,582 469,476 277,254 | 826,124 603,665 635,373 | 0 0 0 | 528,000 560,000 473,000 | 140,041 762,501 537,499 | 3,765,677 3,990,644 3,120,407
Nick Leontidis Group President, Civil Aviation Training Solutions | 2019 2018 2017 | 469,167 451,433 436,467 | 826,413 794,573 552,815 | 486,450 377,568 239,148 | 628,616 504,621 516,013 | 0 0 0 | 756,000 529,000 222,000 | 153,831 139,062 129,545 | 3,320,477 2,796,257 2,095,988
Mark Hounsell General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | 2019 2018 2017 | 415,217 399,217 384,417 | 395,158 366,027 270,513 | 232,650 173,880 117,165 | 324,395 307,377 326,810 | 0 0 0 | 225,000 198,000 172,000 | 58,176 54,266 50,001 | 1,650,596 1,498,767 1,320,906

1 | Represents the value of Share-based awards granted under the RSUP and the PSUP. The value disclosed for the RSUs and PSUs represents the award date value calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs and PSUs awarded at target (100%) by CAE’s weighted average Share price during the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date ($16.15 for units awarded in FY2017, $22.17 for units awarded in FY2018 and $27,14 for units awarded in FY2019). Such value differs from the accounting grant date fair value determined in accordance with IFRS2, Share-based Payments, as the accounting fair value is assessed with the Share price on the date of the award (rather than on an average price). The accounting grant date fair value would be as follows if using the Common Share closing price on the TSX on the respective grant date ($16.39 on May 31, 2016, $22.18 on June 9, 2017 and $27,42 on June 5, 2018): Mr. Parent: $2,147,746 in FY2017 (a difference of $31,450), $2,371,486 in FY2018 (a difference of $1,070) and $2,490,559 in FY2019 (a difference of $25,432); Ms. Branco $231,099 in FY2017 (a difference of $3,384), $471,325 in FY2018 (a difference of $212) and $646,289 in FY2019 (a difference of $6,600); Mr. Colabatistto: $650,520 in FY2017 (a difference of $9,526), $988,784 in FY2018 (a difference of $445) and $1,041,137 in FY2019 (a difference of $10,632); Mr. Leontidis: $561,030 in FY2017 (a difference of $8,215), $794,931 in FY2018 (a difference of $358) and $834,939 in FY2019 (a difference of $8,526); and for Mr Hounsell: $274,533 in FY2017 (a difference of $4,020), $366,192 in FY2018 (a difference of $165) and $399,235 in FY2019 (a difference of $4,077). Note that the actual value paid, if any, will differ.

2 | Represents the value of option-based awards granted under the ESOP and determined based on the grant date fair value of the award in accordance with IFRS2. Note that actual value received, if any, will differ. The value of each option is determined using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions:

| FY2019 |  | FY2018 |  | FY2017 |
Dividend yield | 1.31 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.83 | %
Expected volatility | 18.34 | % | 18.39 | % | 19.66 | %
Risk-free interest rate | 2.07 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.75 | %
Expected option term | 4 |  | 3.75 |  | 4 |
Black-Scholes Value | 15.41 | % | 12.45 | % | 13.56 | %

3 | Represents the STIP payout earned in each fiscal year and paid in the first quarter of the following year (see Section 7 – “Short-Term Incentive Plan – Corporate and Individual performance” for details). Ms. Branco has elected to defer a portion of her FY2017 and FY2018 STIP payouts to the Executive DSUP. Mr. Hounsell has elected to defer a portion of his FY2019 STIP payout to Executive DSUP.

4 | The pension value shown corresponds to the compensatory value reported in the Defined Benefit Plan Table and includes the service cost and the impact of the increase in earnings in excess of actuarial assumptions. For Mr. Colabatistto, the value in FY2018 also includes Company contributions to the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation (NQDC) plan in the amount of $80,000. Mr. Colabatistto stopped his participation in the NQDC plan as of January 1, 2018.

5 | All other compensation in FY2019 comprises other benefit expenses and allowances paid by CAE as follows:

| Automobile Expenses |  | Health & Insurance Benefits |  | Other Perquisites |  | Tax Equalization |  | Employer ESPP Contributions |  | Dividend Equivalents |  | Total |
M. Parent |  | $23,193 |  |  | $23,461 |  |  | $9,378 |  | – |  |  | $29,990 |  |  | $104,702 |  |  | $190,724 |
S. Branco | – |  |  | $12,896 |  |  | $44,500 |  | – |  |  | $12,744 |  |  | $7,067 |  |  | $77,207 |
G. Colabatistto | – |  |  | $1,223 |  |  | $57,850 |  |  | $48,259 |  |  | $10,290 |  |  | $22,419 |  |  | $140,041 |
N. Leontidis |  | $25,148 |  |  | $15,461 |  |  | $15,892 |  | – |  |  | $14,075 |  |  | $83,255 |  |  | $153,831 |
M. Hounsell |  | $11,464 |  |  | $15,461 |  |  | $18,794 |  | – |  |  | $12,457 |  | – |  |  | $58,176 |

6 | Ms. Branco was promoted to the position of Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer as of May 23, 2016.

7 | Mr. Colabatistto was transferred to the United States as of June 27, 2016. Amounts paid in US dollars have been converted to Canadian dollars using a conversion rate of $1.31 in FY2017, $1.28 in FY2018 and $1.29 in FY2019, same as used in the MD&A and financial statements.

Incentive Plan Awards
The following tables provide information relating to each option-based awards and Share-based awards outstanding as at March 31, 2019 for each NEO, as well as the value vested or earned during FY2019 in respect of such incentive plan awards.
Share and option based awards granted in FY2019
The following table details the awards made under CAE’s Share and option based plans for the NEOs in FY2019.

Name | Award Type | Award Date | Number of Securities, units or Other Rights | Payout or Expiration Date | Grant Price 4
M. Parent | RSU 1 PSU 2 Stock Option 3 | 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 | 25,950 64,880 343,000 | 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 05/06/2025 | $27.14 $27.14 $27.14
S. Branco | RSU 1 PSU 2 Stock Option 3 | 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 | 6,740 16,830 89,000 | 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 05/06/2025 | $27.14 $27.14 $27.14
G. Colabatistto | RSU 1 PSU 2 Stock Option 3 | 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 | 10,850 27,120 143,400 | 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 05/06/2025 | $27.14 $27.14 $27.14
N. Leontidis | RSU 1 PSU 2 Stock Option 3 | 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 | 8,700 21,750 115,000 | 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 05/06/2025 | $27.14 $27.14 $27.14
M. Hounsell | RSU 1 PSU 2 Stock Option 3 | 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 05/06/2018 | 4,160 10,400 55,000 | 05/06/2021 05/06/2021 05/06/2025 | $27.14 $27.14 $27.14

1 | RSU awards under the RSUP (see Section 7 – “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” for details). Under this plan, 100% of the granted units will vest in June 2021, subject to the participant’s continued employment with CAE. Vested RSUs will be paid based on the average Common Share price on the TSX during the 20 trading days preceding the final vesting date of the grant.

2 | PSU awards under the PSUP (see Section 7 – “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” for details). Under this plan, the granted units may vest in June 2020, subject to CAE’s EPS performance and the EPS payout grid approved by the HRC and the participant’s continued employment with CAE. Depending on the EPS performance each year during the performance period, the target rate of granted units will be multiplied by a factor ranging from 0% to 200%. Vested PSUs will be paid based on the average Share price on the TSX during the 20 trading days preceding the final vesting date of the grant.

3 | Stock options awards under the ESOP (see Section 7 – “Compensation Discussion & Analysis” for details). Under this plan options are granted with an exercise price equal to the weighted average price per Common Share on the TSX on the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of the blackout period, the date of grant shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period). At each of the first four anniversaries of the grant, 25% of the award vests and becomes exercisable.

4 | The grant price on grant date is equal to the weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date, (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of the blackout period, the date of grant shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period).

Outstanding Share-based awards and option-based awards
The following table details the outstanding awards under the CAE’s Share and option based plans for the NEOs.

|  |  | Option-Based Awards |  | Share-Based Awards Market or Payout
Name | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options | Option Exercise Price 1 | Option Expiration Date | Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options 2 | Number of Shares or Units of Shares that have not Vested 3 | Market or Payout value of Share- based Awards that have not Vested 4 | Value of Vested Share-Based Awards not Paid Out or Distributed 5
| # | $ |  | $ | # | $ | $
M. Parent | 343,000 408,000 418,000 335,400 | 27.14 22.17 16.15 15.14 | 05/06/2025 08/06/2024 30/05/2023 28/05/2022 | 847,210 3,035,520 5,626,280 4,853,238 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 14,362,248 | 328,790 | 12,506,968 | 7,993,656
S. Branco | 89,000 81,100 33,750 5,200 4,050 | 27.14 22.17 16.15 15.14 14.66 | 05/06/2025 08/06/2024 30/05/2023 28/05/2022 20/05/2021 | 219,830 603,384 454,275 75,244 60,548 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 1,413,281 | 58,920 | 2,042,794 | 540,665
G. Colabatistto | 143,400 170,100 126,600 96,500 78,600 | 27.14 22.17 16.15 15.14 14.66 | 05/06/2025 08/06/2024 30/05/2023 28/05/2022 20/05/2021 | 354,198 1,265,544 1,704,036 1,396,355 1,175,070 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 5,895,203 | 122,240 | 4,458,970 | 1,711,614
N. Leontidis | 115,000 136,800 109,200 22,125 | 27.14 22.17 16.15 15.14 | 05/06/2025 08/06/2024 30/05/2023 28/05/2022 | 284,050 1,017,792 1,469,832 320,149 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 3,091,823 | 100,520 | 3,700,362 | 6,519,071
M. Hounsell | 55,000 63,000 53,500 45,000 | 27.14 22.17 16.15 15.00 | 05/06/2025 08/06/2024 30/05/2023 15/03/2023 | 135,850 468,720 720,110 657,450 |  |  |
Total |  |  |  | 1,982,130 | 47,820 | 1,770,086 | Nil

1 | Pursuant to the terms of the plan, options under the ESOP were granted with an exercise price equal to the weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date (if the grant date falls within a blackout period or within five trading days following the end of a blackout period, the date of grant shall be presumed to be the sixth trading day following the end of such blackout period).

2 | Options are in-the-money if the market value of the Common Shares covered by the options is greater than the option exercise price. The value shown is equal to the excess, if any, of the Common Share closing price on the TSX on March 29, 2019 ($29.61) over the option’s exercise price. The actual value realized will be based on the actual in-the-money value upon exercise of the options, if any. The options vest at 25% per year commencing one year after the grant date.

3 | Represents the aggregate number of units that have not met all performance or employment conditions for payment.

4 | Payout value is established based on the expected payout as per the performance targets achieved as of March 31, 2019 for PSUs and based on the Common Share closing price on March 29, 2019 ($29.61) for LTUs, and for RSUs and PSUs payable in May 2019, June 2020 and June 2021.

5 | Represents the portion of units under the LTUP that are vested at the end of the fiscal year and the units under the Executive DSUP and for which payment is deferred to the termination of employment.

Incentive plan awards – value vested or earned during the year
The following table shows the value that was vested or earned, as well as the gain earned from options exercised, by the Named Executive Officers during FY2019 in respect of incentive plans.

Name | Option-Based Awards-Value Vested During the Year 1 | Number of Options Exercised During the Year | Gain on Exercise During the Year | Share-based Awards-Value Vested During the Year 2 | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation-Value Earned During the Year 3
| $ | # | $ | $ | $
M. Parent | 3,352,254 | 266,000 | 3,565,421 | 5,913,984 | 1,785,830
S. Branco | 306,762 | – | – | 190,706 | 579,094
G. Colabatistto | 1,059,147 | 110,100 | 1,661,785 | 1,710,048 | 839,024
N. Leontidis | 959,768 | 151,675 | 1,754,872 | 1,603,697 | 628,616
M. Hounsell | 555,570 | – | – | 362,754 | 324,395

1 | This represents the value of potential gains from options that vested during FY2019. These generally include the portion of the options that were awarded in the last four fiscal years that vested in the year. The potential gains are calculated as the excess, if any, of the closing price of Common Shares on the TSX on each of the option vesting dates in FY2019 over the exercise price. The actual value realized, if any, will differ and will be based on the Common Share price on the actual exercise date.

2 | The value of Share units that vested during FY2019 include: (i) the portion of units under the LTUP that were awarded in the last five fiscal years that vested during the year, based on the closing price of Common Shares on each of the respective vesting dates, for which payment is deferred to the termination of employment; (ii ) the PSUs that vested on May 29, 2018 based on the average closing price of Common Shares on the 20 trading days preceding the vesting date on May 29, 2018, specifically $4,744,320 for Mr. Parent, $146,777 for Ms. Branco, $1,364,980 for Mr. Colabatistto and $1,251,314 for Mr. Leontidis, M. Hounsell did not benefit from this grant; (iii) the RSUs that vested on May 29, 2018 based on the average closing price of Common Shares on the 20 trading days preceding the vesting date on May 29, 2018, specifically $948,864 for Mr. Parent, $29,405 for Ms. Branco, $273,046 for Mr. Colabatistto, $250,312 for Mr. Leontidis and the RSUs that vested on March 16, 2019 based on the average closing price of Common Shares on the 20 trading days preceding the vesting date on March 16, 2019, specifically $362,754 for Mr. Hounsell. None of the other PSUs or RSUs have vested as of March 31, 2019.

3 | This represents the value paid to the NEOs under the short-term incentive plan for FY2019 year (see Section 7 – “Short-Term Incentive Plan – Corporate and Individual performance” for details).

Pension Arrangements
The NEOs and key executives are members of the contributory Designated Pension Plan registered in Canada and the non-contributory Supplementary Pension Plan. The amounts payable under these arrangements are based on “average annual earnings” which are calculated on the basis of the 60 highest-paid consecutive months of base salary and STIP payouts.
The Supplementary Pension Plan provides a pension benefit upon normal retirement at age 65 so that the pensions payable under CAE’s pension arrangements will result in an annual pension equal to 2% of average annual earnings (being the five-year top average salary and actual short-term incentive compensation for NEOs other than the President and CEO for each year of pensionable service, assuming no limitation on the amount paid from a registered pension plan imposed by Canadian tax legislation). The President and CEO’s short-term incentive compensation used for the purpose of determining his average pensionable annual earnings is the target bonus. His maximum annual pension benefit is limited to one million fifty thousand dollars ($1,050,000). Executives may retire from the Company from age 60 with full pension entitlement. An executive is considered as having retired for the purposes of the Supplementary Pension Plan if, at the time of termination of employment with CAE, he/she is at least age 55 with a minimum of 5 years of participation in the Supplementary Pension Plan. The annual pension benefit will be reduced by between 0.5% and 0.25% per month prior to NEO’s normal retirement age depending on the age of the NEO at time of retirement.

Pensions payable under the Supplementary Pension Plan are paid directly by CAE. In Canada, CAE is obligated to fund or provide security to ensure payments under the Supplementary Pension Plan upon retirement of the executive. CAE has elected to provide security by obtaining letters of credit for a trust fund established for those executives who have retired. CAE has secured certain NEO’s and key executives’ pension benefits by a letter of credit for a trust fund established for the executives. | Pensions payable under the Supplementary Pension Plan are conditional upon compliance with non-competition and non-solicitation clauses. No extra years of service are generally granted under the pension plans.

CAE does not generally grant extra years of credited service under its pension plans. Receipt of pension benefits under the Supplementary Pension Plan is conditional upon the compliance with non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
The following table sets forth the credited years of pensionable service and the present value of the NEOs’ accumulated benefits as at March 31, 2019 under the Designated Pension Plan and the Supplementary Pension Plans in connection with retirement.

| Annual Benefits Payable |  |  |
Name | Number of years of credited service | At March 31, 2019 | At age 65 | Accrued obligation at start of the year | Compensatory change 1 | Non- compensatory change 2 | Accrued obligation at year-end 3
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $
M. Parent | 14.17 | 506,000 | 826,000 | 9,095,000 | 653,000 | 612,000 | 10,360,000
S. Branco | 10.25 | 84,000 | 445,000 | 1,780,000 | 604,000 | 148,000 | 2,532,000
G. Colabatistto 4 | 6.83 | 134,000 | 312,000 | 2,238,000 | 528,000 | 264,000 | 3,030,000
N. Leontidis | 19.00 | 299,000 | 438,000 | 5,201,000 | 756,000 | 363,000 | 6,320,000
M. Hounsell | 3.17 | 41,000 | 228,000 | 495,000 | 225,000 | 50,000 | 770,000

1 | The change in benefit obligation that is compensatory includes the service cost and the increase in earnings in excess or below what was assumed. The service cost is the estimated value of the benefits accrued during the calendar year.

2 | The change in benefit obligation that is not compensatory includes interest cost, change in assumptions, and gains and losses other than for a difference in earnings and the decrease in the discount rate used to value the pension plans which increases the accrued obligation.

3 | The present values of the accumulated benefits reported in the above table are calculated in accordance with the assumptions used for financial reporting purposes. See Note 14 to CAE’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. The total present value of accumulated benefits in our financial statements is calculated in accordance with IFRS.

4 | Mr. Colabatistto’s pension is payable in US dollars converted to Canadian dollars using a conversation rate of $1.29 as of March 29, 2019.

For additional information about the Designated Pension Plan and the Supplementary Pension Plan, see Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Termination and Change of Control Benefits” below.
Termination and Change of Control Benefits
Payment entitlements upon termination
The various compensation plans applicable to the NEOs also contain different provisions that apply upon termination of employment or change of control of CAE. CAE does not have a formal policy for providing severance payment in the case of termination of employment but may provide severance payments and benefits as required by law.
CAE has nevertheless entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Parent, Colabatistto and Hounsell that provide for the payment of severance amounts and certain other benefits in the event of involuntary termination other than for cause. Mr. Parent’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is two years’ salary plus target bonus, benefits and expenses. Mr. Parent would also be entitled to two years of service credited to the Supplemental Pension Plan. Mr. Colabatistto’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 18 months of salary plus target bonus. Mr. Hounsell’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 14 months’ salary plus target bonus.
CAE is also party to agreements with three executive officers who are NEOs, specifically Messrs. Parent, Colabatistto and Leontidis, pursuant to which such executives are entitled to termination of employment benefits following a change of control of CAE where the executive’s employment is expressly or implicitly (constructive dismissal) terminated without cause within two years following the change of control. In such event, the executive is entitled to 24 months of annual compensation (salary, short-term incentive and employee benefits, payable as a lump sum), payment for long-term incentive Deferred Share Units, the immediate vesting of supplementary credited service for the purposes of any pension or retirement income plans, vesting of all options which vest within two years from the date of the termination or resignation of the executive and an extension of the exercise period for the options to permit the executive to exercise such options within 24 months from the date of termination or resignation.
The following is a summary of compensation that the NEOs are entitled to receive upon the occurrence of specific events of termination.

Compensation Programs | Resignation and Termination for Cause | Involuntary Termination | Retirement | Change of Control 1
Annual Short-Term Incentive | Forfeit | Partial payment based on performance and time in position | Partial payment based on performance and time in position | Two times the greater of average three-year bonus or target bonus in case of termination 2
Stock Options | Resignation: 30 days to exercise vested options Termination for cause: All options are cancelled | 30 days to exercise vested options | Exercise vested options up to expiry date; unvested options continue to vest and must be exercised within 30 days following vesting date | All options become vested
Performance Share Units | All units are forfeited | PSUs granted as of FY2017: units partially vest at a rate of 1/6, 1/3 and 1/2 for each full year of employment completed since the grant date | All units will be paid out as scheduled subject to performance criteria | Unvested units vest at the greater of 100% or the multiplier resulting from the actual EPS performance as of the Change of Control date; all vested units become payable at the closing price of CAE Shares on the TSX on such date
Restricted Share Units | All units are forfeited | Units partially vest at a rate of 1/3 for each full year of employment completed since the grant date | All units will be paid out as scheduled | Unvested units vest as of the Change of Control date; all vested units become payable at the closing price of CAE Shares on the TSX on such date
Deferred Share Units Grants from 04/2004 | Vested units are paid out | Vested units are paid out | All units become vested | All units become vested
Supplemental Pension Plan (SPP) | Resignation: If five or more years of participation in the SPP, accrued deferred pension at age 65 Termination for cause: No benefits payable from the SPP | If five or more years of participation in the SPP, accrued deferred pension benefits at age 65 | If age 55 or older with a minimum of five years of participation in SPP, immediate monthly pension payable | Immediate vesting and two years of additional service in case of termination 2
Severance payments | – | Severance amount 3 in case of termination | – | Severance amount 4 in case of termination 2

1 | Change of control is defined in the Change of Control Agreements between CAE and each Named Executive Officer, except for Ms. Branco and Mr. Hounsell who do not benefit from such agreement. A change of control may be triggered by a number of events, notably an acquisition by a person of 20% of CAE’s voting rights which is accompanied by a change in the composition of the Board, an acquisition by a person of 35% of CAE’s voting rights or an acquisition of Shares representing half the equity of CAE. Compensation programs have various definitions of change of control events with different impacts on compensation. The provisions illustrated in the above table are for specific events that would provide the maximum benefits to the executives.

2 | Pursuant to the Change of Control Agreements between CAE and each Named Executive Officer, except for Ms. Branco and Mr. Hounsell who do not benefit from such agreement, following a change of control, termination is defined as an involuntary termination that occurs within the first two years following the change of control.

3 | In the event of involuntary termination when severance is payable, it will be determined at the time of termination, taking into consideration the appropriate factors and current state of legislation and jurisprudence. Mr. Parent’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is two years’ salary plus target bonus, benefits and expenses. Mr. Parent would also be entitled to two years of service credited to the Supplemental Pension Plan. Mr. Colabatistto’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 18 months of salary plus target bonus. Mr. Hounsell’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 14 months’ salary plus target bonus. The severance amount is undetermined for other NEOs.

4 | The severance amount is equal to two times the sum of base salary, target bonus (or actual bonus averaged over the last three years, if greater), and the sum of the value of employee benefits and perquisites provided to the executive.

In the event of death during active employment with CAE, the executive is deemed to have retired the day before his/her death if he/she was at least age 55, otherwise, he/she is deemed to have terminated his/her employment the day before his/her death.
Amounts payable to NEOs upon specified termination events
The following table sets forth estimates of the amounts payable to the NEOs upon specified events, assuming that each such event took place on March 31, 2019. The table does not quantify benefits under plans that are generally available to salaried employees and do not discriminate in favour of executive officers, including the Retirement Plan For Employees of CAE Inc. and Associated Companies, the ordinary DSU plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In addition, the table does not include the value of outstanding equity awards that have previously vested, such as stock options and DSUs/ LTUs, which are set forth above in Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Incentive Plan Awards”. For descriptions of the compensation plans and agreements that provide for the payments set forth in the following table, including our change in control agreements, see Section 7 – “Executive Compensation – Termination and Change of Control Benefits”.

| M. Parent | S. Branco | G. Colabatistto | N. Leontidis | M. Hounsell
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $
Involuntary Termination |  |  |  |  |
Salary/Severance 1 | 4,124,400 | Undetermined | 1,676,194 | Undetermined | 706,948
LTUs | – | – | – | – | –
Options | – | – | – | – | –
RSUs 2 | 1,015,994 | 136,166 | 341,331 | 287,173 | 137,804
PSUs 2 | 3,368,333 | 422,780 | 1,095,747 | 928,878 | 448,018
Supplementary Plan | 1,431,000 | – | – | – | –
Total | 9,939,727 | 558,946 | 3,113,272 | 1,216,051 | 1,292,770
Retirement | Eligible | Not eligible | Eligible | Eligible | Not eligible
LTUs | – | – | – | – | –
RSUs | – | – | – | – | –
PSUs | – | – | – | – | –
Options | – | – | – | – | –
Supplementary Plan | – | – | – | – | –
Total | – | – | – | – | –
Termination Following Change in Control |  |  |  |  |
Salary/Severance 3 | 5,645,360 | Undetermined | 2,769,574 | 2,143,900 | 706,948
LTUs 4 | – | – | – | – | –
Options 5 | 7,150,300 | 1,012,840 | 2,504,463 | 2,102,459 | 1,176,170
RSUs 6 | 2,781,563 | 498,632 | 1,034,277 | 850,399 | 404,769
PSUs 6 | 8,641,165 | 1,455,006 | 3,130,675 | 2,589,049 | 1,234,796
Supplementary Plan 7 | 1,431,000 | – | 757,000 | 597,000 | –
Total | 25,649,388 | 2,966,478 | 10,195,989 | 8,282,807 | 3,522,683

1 | In the event of involuntary termination when severance is payable, it will be determined at the time of termination, taking into consideration the appropriate factors and current state of legislation and jurisprudence. Mr. Parent’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is two years’ salary plus target bonus, benefits and expenses. Mr. Parent would also be entitled to two years of service credited to the Supplemental Pension Plan. Mr. Colabatistto’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 18 months’ salary plus target bonus. Mr. Colabatistto’s severance was converted into Canadian dollars using March 29, 2019 exchange rate of $1.29. Mr. Hounsell’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 14 months’ salary plus target bonus.

2 | The time-RSU and the PSU values have been established by multiplying the number of units that would have vested upon involuntary termination as of March 31, 2019, based on performance during completed years, where applicable, and using the average fair market value of Common Shares on the TSX during the 20 trading days preceding the vesting date of $ 28,91. Note that actual value will would differ.

3 | Severance amounts for Messrs. Parent, Leontidis and Colabatistto are as per their Change of Control Agreements, Ms. Branco and Mr. Hounsell do not benefit from such agreement. Mr. Hounsell’s severance entitlement on termination of employment other than for cause is 14 months’ salary plus target bonus as per note 1 above.

4 | The LTU value has been calculated by multiplying the number of units that would have vested upon a change of control as of March 31, 2019, and which will be redeemable within the year following the year the executive’s employment is terminated. As of March 31, 2019, all LTUs had already vested.

5 | Option value has been calculated by multiplying the number of options that would have vested upon a change of control as of March 31, 2019 using a closing price of Common Shares of $29.61 on March 29, 2019, less the applicable option exercise price. Note that actual value will differ.

6 | RSU and PSU value has been established by multiplying the number of units that would have vested upon a change of control as of March 31, 2019 using a closing price of Common Shares on the TSX of $29.61 on March 29, 2019. Note that actual value will differ.

7 | The Supplementary Pension Plan benefits set forth for each NEO reflect the incremental value of benefits for each termination event that exceeds the present value of benefits set forth in the “Pension Benefits” tables above. While only Messrs. Parent, Colabatistto and Leontidis are eligible for retirement, it was assumed for this purpose that each of the other NEOs will retire at the age of 60.

Section 8
Other Important Information
The management of CAE is aware of no business to be presented for action by the Shareholders at the Meeting other than that mentioned herein or in the Notice of Meeting.
Interest of informed persons in material transactions
No informed person (including any Director or executive officer) of CAE, any proposed Director of CAE, or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed Director, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of CAE’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect CAE or any of its subsidiaries.
Indebtedness of Directors and executive officers
CAE does not offer its Directors or executive officers loans. CAE and its subsidiaries have not given any guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding to any other entity in connection with indebtedness of CAE’s Directors or executive officers.
Shareholder proposals
To propose any matter for a vote by the Shareholders at an annual meeting of CAE, a Shareholder must send a proposal to the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at CAE’s office at 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, Québec H4T 1G6 at least 90 days before the anniversary date of the notice for the previous year’s annual meeting. Proposals for CAE’s 2020 annual meeting must be received no later than March 18, 2020. CAE may omit any proposal from its Proxy Circular and annual meeting for a number of reasons under applicable Canadian corporate law, including receipt of the proposal by CAE subsequent to the deadline noted above.
Request additional information
CAE shall provide to any person or company, upon written request to the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of CAE at CAE Inc., 8585 Côte-de-Liesse, Saint-Laurent, Québec, H4T 1G6, telephone number 514-734-5779 and facsimile number 514-340-5530:

1. | one copy of the latest Annual Information Form of CAE together with one copy of any document or the pertinent pages of any document incorporated by reference therein;

2. | one copy of the 2019 Annual Financial Report containing comparative financial statements of CAE for FY2019, together with the Auditors’ Report thereon and Management’s Discussion and Analysis; and

3. | one copy of this Circular.

All such documents may also be accessed on CAE’s website (www.cae.com). Additional financial information is provided in CAE’s comparative financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com for the most recently completed financial year.
The contents of this Circular have been approved by the Board of Directors of CAE.
Mark Hounsell (signed)
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Montréal, Québec
June 19, 2019
Section 9
Appendix A – Board of Directors’ Charter
CAE Inc. Board of Directors’ responsibilities
CAE’s President and Chief Executive Officer and the Company’s other executive officers are responsible for the management of the Company. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) is responsible for the stewardship of the Company and for monitoring the actions of, and providing overall guidance and direction to management.
Mandate
The Board shall act in the best interest of the Company. In fulfilling its mandate, the Board shall, among other things:
Committees
The Board may establish committees, as it deems necessary or desirable, to assist it in the fulfillment of its duties and responsibilities, with such terms of reference as the Board may determine, and may delegate from time to time to such committees or other persons any of the Board’s responsibilities that may be lawfully delegated. As such, the Board currently maintains an Audit Committee, a Human Resources Committee and a Governance Committee. Each committee is comprised entirely of independent directors, as determined by the Board in light of securities laws and applicable exchange rules, and each member of a committee is appointed by the Board after thorough review of the requirements for membership on each such committee. The independent directors will periodically, as they see fit, hold meetings without management.
Strategy
The Board will maintain a strategic planning process and annually approve a strategic plan that takes into account, among other things, the opportunities and principal risks of the Company’s business. The Board also supervises management in the implementation of appropriate risk management systems. Separately from the strategic plan, the Board also approves an annual budget for financial performance.
Corporate governance
Corporate governance issues are the responsibility of the full Board. This includes the disclosure thereof in the Company’s annual report and Management Proxy Circular.
The Board periodically reviews a Disclosure Policy for the Company that, inter alia, addresses how the Company shall interact with Shareholders, analysts and other stakeholders and covers the accurate and timely communication of all important information. The Company communicates with its stakeholders through a number of channels including its website, and they in turn can provide feedback to the Company in a number of ways, including e-mail.
The Board, through its Governance Committee, regularly reviews reports on compliance with the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and ethical practices. It periodically reviews Company policies with respect to decisions and other matters requiring Board approval.
Audit, finance and risk management
The Board, directly and through the Audit Committee, oversees:

(i) | the integrity and quality of the Company’s financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal controls and the Company’s risk management processes;

(ii) | the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

(iii) | the qualifications and independence of the Company’s external auditors;

(iv) | the performance of the Company’s internal accounting function and external auditors; and

(v) | the adequacy of the Company’s material public documents prior to their release.

Succession planning
The Board, with the help of the Human Resources Committee, ensures a succession plan is in place for the Chief Executive Officer and for other senior employees of the Company and monitors such plan.
Oversight and compensation of management
The Board considers recommendations of the Human Resources Committee with respect to:

(i) | the appointment and compensation of senior officers of the Company at the level of Vice President and above;

(ii) | the implementation of processes for the recruitment, training, development and retention of senior employees who exhibit the highest standards of integrity and competence and any recommendation for improvement of the processes in place to develop high potential individuals, such as the Annual Leadership Development Process;

(iii) | the compensation philosophy for the Company generally;

(iv) | the adoption of any incentive compensation and equity-based plans, including stock option, stock purchase, deferred share unit, restricted share unit or other similar plans, in which employees are or may be eligible to participate; and

(v) | the Company’s retirement policies and special cases.

The Board communicates to the President and Chief Executive Officer and periodically reviews the Board’s expectations regarding management’s performance and conduct of the affairs of the Company. The Board also periodically reviews the President and Chief Executive Officer’s position description and objectives and his performance against these objectives. Each year, after a performance evaluation, the Board approves, with the recommendation of the Human Resources Committee, the President and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation.
Health, Safety and Environment matters
The Board ensures, through reasonable measures, that the Company has appropriate health, safety and environment policies and procedures and reviews any material issues relating to such matters and management’s response thereto.
Directors’ qualifications, compensation, education and orientation
The Board, through the Governance Committee, develops a process to determine, in light of the opportunities and risks facing the Company, what competencies, skills and personal qualities are required for new Directors in order to add value to the Company while ensuring that the Board is constituted of a majority of individuals who are independent. With regards to Board composition, the Board ensures adherence to the term limits imposed on all directors and takes into account criteria that promote diversity, including but not limited to gender, international background, nationality, age and industry knowledge, in light of the Company’s Policy Regarding Board and Executive Officer Diversity.
The Board, through the Governance Committee, develops a program for the orientation and education of new directors, and ensures that prospective candidates for Board membership understand the role of the Board and its committees, the nature and operation of the Company’s business, and the contributions that individual directors are expected to make, and develops a program of continuing education if needed for directors.
The Board considers recommendations of the Governance Committee with respect to the level and forms of compensation for directors, which compensation shall reflect the responsibilities and risks involved in being a director of the Company.
Assessment of board and committee effectiveness
The Board considers recommendations of the Governance Committee for the development and monitoring of processes for assessing the effectiveness of the Board, the committees of the Board, the committees’ chairs, the Chair of the Board and the contribution of individual Directors, which assessments shall be made annually. These results are assessed by the Chair of the Board and/or the Chair of the Governance Committee and are reported to the full Board, which decides on actions deemed necessary, if any. The Board ensures that the number of Directors and the composition of the Board permit the Board to operate in a prudent and efficient manner.
Pension plans
The Board is responsible for overseeing the management of the Company’s pension plans and does this through its Human Resources Committee.
Outside advisors
Directors may hire outside advisers at the Company’s expense, subject to the approval of the Chair of the Board, and have access to the advice and services of the Company’s Corporate Secretary, who is also the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
November 10, 2017
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