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Altus Group Limited Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Mar 21, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders and Management Proxy Circular

Annual and Special Meeting Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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ALTUS GROUP LIMITED

NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

WHEN : Wednesday, May 6, 2020 WHERE : Stikeman Elliott LLP 11:00 a.m. 5300 Commerce Court West 199 Bay Street, 53 Floor Toronto, ON M5L 1B9

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING:

  1. to receive the audited consolidated financial statements of Altus Group Limited (the " Company ") for the financial year 2019 and the auditor’s report thereon;

  2. to elect the Company’s directors;

  3. to appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s auditor for the financial year 2020 and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration;

  4. to approve resolutions to increase the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and to ratify the grant of awards made under it to executives and key employees;

  5. to consider an advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation; and

  6. to transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders or at any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “ Meeting ”).

The items of business covered at the Meeting are discussed in more detail beginning at page 8 of the management information circular.

Shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2020 will be entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Meeting. There were 40,469,840 common shares of the Company outstanding on March 20, 2020.

We use the “ Notice and Access ” system for delivery of our proxy materials to our shareholders. This means we will post the proxy materials on our website and on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“ SEDAR ”). Shareholders will receive a notice that explains how to access the proxy materials (including the management information circular, consolidated financial statements and our management’s discussion and analysis for 2019) on our website, www.altusgroup.com and on www.sedar.com and how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting in person are requested to complete, date, sign and return the proxy form for use at the Meeting by:

  1. mail in the envelope provided to AST Trust Company (Canada), Attention: Proxy Department, P.O. Box 721, Agincourt, Ontario M1S 0A1;

  2. e-mail at [email protected];

  3. facsimile at 416-368-2502 (toll free in North America at 1-866-781-3111);

  4. telephone vote at 1-888-489-5760 (toll free in North America); or

  5. internet at www.astvotemyproxy.com,

no later than Monday, May 4, 2020, 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time). The Chair of the Meeting reserves the right to accept late proxies and to waive the cutoff date with or without notice but is under no obligation to accept or reject any late proxy.

While as of the date of this circular, we intend to hold the Meeting in physical face to face format, we are continuously monitoring the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In light of the rapidly evolving

news and guidelines related to COVID-19, we ask that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow, among other things, the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html) and any applicable additional provincial and local instructions. All shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote prior to the Meeting by any of the means described on page 5 of this Circular.

We reserve the right to take any additional precautionary measures we deem appropriate in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak including, if we consider necessary or advisable, providing a webcast version of the Meeting and/or hosting the Meeting solely by means of remote communication. Changes to the Meeting date and/or means of holding the Meeting may be announced by way of press release. Please monitor our Company press releases as well as our Company website at www.altusgroup.com for updated information. We advise you to check our Company website one week prior to the Meeting date for the most current information. We do not intend to prepare or mail an amended Circular in the event of changes to the Meeting format.

DATED at Toronto, Ontario, this 20[th] day of March, 2020.

By Order of the Board of Directors

(signed) “Liana L. Turrin”

Liana L. Turrin General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

MARCH 20, 2020

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

Please join us at our Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to take place at 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The Meeting will be held at Stikeman Elliott LLP, 5300 Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, 53 Floor, Toronto, Ontario.

The Annual and Special Meeting is an opportunity for us to review with you the accomplishments and challenges of the past year, discuss the year ahead, and hear directly from you, our shareholders. We hope you will be able to attend and meet members of our Board of Directors and management team. If you are unable to attend in person, we encourage you to vote by proxy.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Eric Slavens who retired from the Board as of December 31, 2019. Mr. Slavens has served on our Board since Altus Group’s initial public offering in 2005. During that period, he has made numerous important contributions to our Company, including as the very accomplished Chair of our Audit Committee as well as a member of other committees. When Mr. Slavens joined the Board, Altus Group was a small Canadian commercial real estate consulting company with approximately 300 employees and approximately $60 million in revenues. Today, we are a global company with over 2,500 employees, offering software, data solutions and services, and generating over $500 million in annual revenues. Mr. Slavens has played a key role in our success and his contributions as a director have positioned us well for continued success.

The attached management information circular provides important information about the Meeting with detailed information on how to vote your proxy. If you are unable to attend the Meeting, you will be able to access a recorded webcast version of the Meeting available on our website following the Meeting at www.altusgroup.com. We encourage you to read the document and to vote by 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Monday, May 4, 2020. You can find more information about Altus Group in our 2019 Annual Report and on our website at www.altusgroup.com.

We are very grateful to you for your continued confidence in our Company; we will work hard to continue to earn it. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.

Sincerely,

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Raymond C. Mikulich Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Robert G. Courteau Chief Executive Officer

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR 1 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR 1
GENERAL PROXY AND VOTING
INFORMATION 2
Record Date 2
Who Can Vote 2
Majority Voting 2
Principal Holders 2
Quorum 2
Notice and Access 2
Voting Your Common Shares 3
Registered Shareholders 3
Beneficial (Non-Registered) Shareholders 3
COVID-19 Notice 3
HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES 5
Proxies and Voting by Proxy 6
Persons Making the Solicitation 6
Deadline for Proxies 6
How to Vote by Proxy 6
Appointing a Proxyholder 7
Changing Your Vote 7
ADDITIONAL MATTERS PRESENTED AT
THE MEETING 7
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING 8
1. Financial Statements 8
2. Election of Directors 8
3. Appointment of Auditor 9
4. Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan 10
5. Advisory Vote on Approach to
Compensation 12
6. Other Matters 13
INFORMATION ABOUT NOMINEE
DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR PROFILES 14
2019 Director Voting Results 14
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PROGRAM 19
Philosophy and Objectives 19
Fees and Retainers 19
Board Member, Board Chair, Committee
Chair and Committee Membership Retainer 20
Director Summary Compensation Table 20
DSU Awards: Value Vested or Redeemable
During the Year 21
DSUs Granted 21
Director Equity Ownership Requirement 22
Compensation Decisions 23
OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 25
OUR BOARD 31
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT 38
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND
NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT 41
HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE REPORT 43
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 46
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS 47
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS 50
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS 77
INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN
MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS 77
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND
COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED
UPON 77
DIRECTORS’ AND OFFICERS’ INSURANCE
AND INDEMNIFICATION 77
ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND
INFORMATION 78
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND
ENGAGEMENT 79
DIRECTORS’ APPROVAL 80
SCHEDULE A – DEFERRED ANNUAL
COMPENSATION PLANS SUMMARY 81
SCHEDULE B – EQUITY-BASED
COMPENSATION PLANS SUMMARY 83
SCHEDULE C – LONG-TERM EQUITY
INCENTIVE PLAN SUMMARY 87

INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

PROXY SOLICITATION

You have received this Management Information Circular, dated March 20, 2020 (“Circular”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Altus Group Limited (“Altus Group” OR the “Company”) for the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held at Stikeman Elliott LLP, 5300 Commerce Court West, 199 Bay Street, 53 Floor, Toronto, Ontario, on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “Meeting”). The Meeting has been called for the purposes set out in the Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders ( “Notice of Meeting” ) that accompanies this Circular.

In this document, references to “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms, as well as references to “Altus Group” or the “Company”, refer to Altus Group Limited, “common shares” refer to the common shares in the capital stock of Altus Group and “Meeting” refers to the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Unless otherwise indicated, the information in this Circular is given as at March 20, 2020 and all dollar references in this Circular are in Canadian dollars.

In this Circular we use certain non-International Financial Reporting Standards (“ non-IFRS ”) measures as indicators of financial performance. Readers are cautioned that they are not defined performance measures, and do not have standardized meaning under IFRS and may differ from similar computations as reported by other similar entities and, accordingly, may not be comparable to financial measures as reported by those entities. We believe that these measures are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing an investment in our shares and provide more insight into our performance.

Adjusted Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, (“ Adjusted EBITDA ”), represents profit (loss) before income taxes adjusted for the effects of occupancy costs calculated on a consistent basis to 2018, finance costs (income), amortization of intangibles, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, depreciation of right-of-use assets, acquisition and related transition costs (income), restructuring costs (recovery), share of profit (loss) of associates, unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses), gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and intangibles, gains (losses) on investments, impairment charges, non-cash Equity Compensation Plan and Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan costs, gains (losses) on derivatives, gains (losses) on hedging transactions, gains (losses) on equity derivatives net of mark-to-market adjustments on related restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) and deferred share units (“ DSUs ”) being hedged and other costs or income of a non-operating and/or non-recurring nature. Subsequent to the adoption of IFRS 16, Leases, on January 1, 2019, the measurement of Adjusted EBITDA has been modified to reflect occupancy costs on a consistent basis as 2018. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents the percentage factor of Adjusted EBITDA to revenues.

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GENERAL PROXY AND VOTING INFORMATION

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

TO BE COUNTED PROXIES MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 11:00 A.M. (TORONTO TIME) ON MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020

VOTING INFORMATION

Record Date: The record date of the meeting is March 20, 2020.

Who Can Vote: You can vote at the Meeting if you held Altus Group common shares at the close of business on March 20, 2020. Our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada), will prepare a list of the registered holders of our common shares as of the close of business on March 20, 2020. You are entitled to one vote per common share registered in your name or beneficially owned by you as of March 20, 2020.

Majority Voting: In an uncontested election of directors, any nominee proposed for election as a director who receives a greater number of “withheld” votes than “for” votes is expected to tender his or her resignation (which would be effective upon acceptance by the Board) to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (“ CGNC ”) will promptly consider the resignation and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Board will make a decision regarding acceptance of the resignation within 90 days of the Meeting and will publicly disclose the decision by news release and a report filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Board expects that resignations will be accepted unless there are exceptional circumstances that warrant a contrary decision. The director does not participate in these discussions.

Principal Holders: As of March 20, 2020, there were 40,469,840 common shares in Altus Group issued and outstanding. The Company's Board and executive officers are aware that the following investors beneficially own, or control or direct, directly or indirectly, security holdings of Altus Group in the following amounts:

  • T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. holds 6,494,542 common shares representing

  • 16.05% of the issued and outstanding common shares;

  • Capital Research Global Investors holds 4,245,500 common shares representing

  • 10.49% of the issued and outstanding common shares.

Quorum: Our common shares are the only shares entitled to be voted at the Meeting. The holders of common shares are entitled to one vote per share. A quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting is two persons present in person, holding or representing not less than 25% of our outstanding common shares. If a quorum is not present at the opening of the Meeting, shareholders present may adjourn the Meeting to a fixed time and place but may not transact any other business.

Notice and Access – We are using the “Notice and Access” system (National Instrument 54-101 - Why You Are Not Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations) for the delivery of

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Receiving A Paper our proxy materials through our website and through SEDAR for both registered and Copy Of The Circular: beneficial shareholders. Shareholders who receive a notice may access the proxy materials (including this Circular, consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for 2019) at our website, www.altusgroup.com, and at www.sedar.com and may request a paper copy of the proxy materials. The notice will contain instructions on completing the enclosed proxy. The notice will also contain instructions on how to access the proxy materials on our website or on the SEDAR website, or how to request a paper copy of the proxy materials. Delivery of our proxy materials to shareholders through the Notice and Access system reduces the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in large numbers.

Altus Group will not directly send a notice to beneficial (non-registered) shareholders. Instead, we will pay intermediaries to forward the notice to all beneficial (nonregistered) shareholders.

Voting Your Common The voting process is determined by whether you are a registered shareholder. Shares: Registered You are a registered shareholder if you hold common shares registered directly in your Shareholders: name and you have a share certificate. Registered shareholders can vote their proxy as set out below or in person at the Meeting by registering with AST Trust Company (Canada) when they arrive at the Meeting.

Beneficial (Non- You are a beneficial (non-registered) shareholder if your common shares are registered Registered) in the name of a nominee or intermediary such as a securities broker, trustee or Shareholders: financial institution. Most of our shareholders are beneficial (non-registered) holders. Generally, the voting instruction form or other form of proxy provided by your nominee or intermediary indicates whether you are a beneficial (non-registered) shareholder. In order to vote, follow the instructions set out on the voting instruction form or other form of proxy provided by your nominee or intermediary. You should contact your broker or other intermediary if you have any questions regarding the voting of common shares held by that broker or other intermediary.

COVID-19 Notice

While as of the date of this circular, we intend to hold the Meeting in physical face to face format, we are continuously monitoring the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In light of the rapidly evolving news and guidelines related to COVID-19, we ask that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow, among other things, the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-diseasecovid-19.html) and any applicable additional provincial and local instructions. All shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote prior to the Meeting by any of the means described below.

We reserve the right to take any additional precautionary measures we deem appropriate in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak including, if we consider necessary or advisable, providing a webcast version of the Meeting and/or hosting the Meeting solely by means of remote communication. Changes to the Meeting date and/or means of holding the Meeting may be announced by way of press release. Please monitor our Company press releases

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as well as our Company website at www.altusgroup.com for updated information. We advise you to check our Company website one week prior to the Meeting date for the most current information. We do not intend to prepare or mail an amended Circular in the event of changes to the Meeting format.

Voting results will be posted in the Investor Relations section of our website www.altusgroup.com. We will also file the voting results with the Canadian Securities Administrators at www.sedar.com.

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HOW TO VOTE YOUR SHARES

VOTING METHOD BENEFICIAL (NON-
REGISTERED)
SHAREHOLDERS
If your shares are held with a
broker, bank or other
intermediary
REGISTERED
SHAREHOLDERS
If your shares are registered in your
name
INTERNET@ Visitwww.proxyvote.com and
enter your 16-digit control
number located on the enclosed
voting instruction form.
Go towww.astvotemyproxy.com and
follow the instructions. You will need
your 13-digit control number, which is on
your proxy form.
TELEPHONE Canada:Call1-800-474-7493
and provide your 16-digit
control number located on the
enclosed voting instruction
form.
Call1-888-489-5760(toll-free in North
America) from a touch-tone phone and
follow the voice instructions. You will
need your 13-digit control number, which
is on your proxy form. If you vote by
telephone, you cannot appoint anyone
other than the appointees named on your
proxy form as your proxyholder.
FACSIMILE Canada:Fax your voting
instruction form to1-905-507-
7793or toll-free to1-866-623-
5305in order to ensure that your
vote is received before the
deadline.
Complete, sign and date your proxy form
and send it by fax to AST Trust Company
(Canada) at1-866-781-3111(toll-free in
North America) or1-416-368-2502
(outside North America).
EMAIL 📧 Confirm with your broker, bank
or intermediary.
Complete, sign and date your voting
instruction form and email it to
[email protected]
MAIL Complete, sign and date your
voting instruction form and
return it in the envelope
provided.
Complete, sign and date your proxy form
and return it in the envelope provided.

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PROXIES AND VOTING BY PROXY

Persons Making the This solicitation is made on behalf of the management of the Company. Our Solicitation: management and directors as well as agents of the Company may solicit proxies by mail, in person, by telephone or by other means of communication. We are paying all costs of solicitation.

Deadline for Proxies:

Any proxy to be used at the Meeting must be received by our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada), by no later than 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Monday, May 4, 2020 (or 48 hours excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting.

Registered and beneficial shareholders who are resident in Canada and who are not individuals, should provide their voting instructions by mail, hand delivery or courier and not by telephone or internet.

Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chair of the Meeting at the Chair’s discretion, and the Chair is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy. The Chair of the Meeting may waive or extend the proxy cut-off time without notice.

How to Vote by Proxy: On the proxy form, you may indicate how you want to vote your common shares or you may let your proxyholder decide for you.

All common shares represented by properly completed proxies received by our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada), no later than 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Monday, May 4, 2020, or 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting will be voted or withheld from voting, in accordance with your instructions as specified in the proxy, on any ballot vote that takes place at the Meeting.

If you give direction on how to vote your common shares on your proxy form, your proxyholder must vote your common shares according to your instructions. If you have not specified how to vote on a particular matter on your proxy form, your proxyholder can vote your common shares as he or she sees fit. If neither you nor your proxyholder gives specific instructions, your common shares will be voted as follows:

  • FOR the election of each proposed nominee as a director;

  • FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our external auditor for the financial year 2020, and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration;

  • FOR an increase in the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and to ratify the grant of awards made under it to executives and key employees; and

  • FOR the non-binding advisory resolution to accept the Company’s approach to executive compensation.

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Appointing a Proxyholder:

A proxyholder is the person you appoint to act on your behalf at the Meeting and to vote your common shares.

The persons named in the enclosed proxy are directors or executive officers of the Company. You have the right to appoint another person or company (who need not be a shareholder) to represent you at the Meeting. If you leave the space in the proxy form blank, the persons designated in the form, who are our Chairman and our Chief Executive Officer, are appointed to act as your proxyholder. To do so, insert the name of that person in the space provided in the blank space provided in the proxy form and strike out the other names, or complete and submit another form of proxy. In either case, deposit the proxy with the Company at the place and within the time specified above for the deposit of proxies.

Changing Your Vote:

If you give a proxy, you may revoke it at any time before it is used by doing any one of the following:

  • You may send another proxy form with a later date to our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada), at the place and within the time specified above for the deposit of proxies;

  • You may deliver a signed written statement, stating that you want to revoke your proxy, to our Corporate Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the last business day before the Meeting, at 33 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1G4, or by fax at 416-641-9501 or by e-mail at [email protected];

  • You may attend the Meeting and notify the Chair of the Meeting, prior to the commencement of the Meeting, that you want to revoke your proxy; or

  • You may revoke your proxy in any other manner permitted by law.

ADDITIONAL MATTERS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING

The enclosed proxy form or voting instruction form confers discretionary authority upon the persons named as proxies on it with respect to any amendments or variations to the matters identified in this Circular and with respect to other matters that may properly come before the Meeting. Our management is not currently aware of any matters to be considered at the Meeting other than the matters described in the Notice of Meeting. If other matters properly come before the Meeting, the Altus Group representatives named as proxies will vote according to their best judgment.

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BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

The Meeting will be held in order to:

  • (1) receive the audited consolidated financial statements of Altus Group for the financial year 2019 and the auditor’s report of those statements;

  • (2) elect each director of Altus Group;

  • (3) appoint Ernst & Young LLP, as Altus Group’s auditor for the financial year 2020, and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration;

  • (4) approve resolutions to increase the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and to ratify the grant of awards made under it to executives and key employees;

  • (5) consider a non-binding advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation; and

  • (6) transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.

1. Financial Statements

The audited consolidated financial statements of Altus Group for the financial year 2019 and the auditor’s report of those statements, which are available on Altus Group’s corporate website at www.altusgroup.com under Investor relations/Financial reports and corporate presentations, and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, will be presented to shareholders at the Meeting.

2. Election of Directors

The eight nominees proposed for election as directors of Altus Group were recommended to the Board of Directors by the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee (“ CGNC” ) to hold office for a oneyear term, expiring at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All of the nominees are current directors of Altus Group and have been directors since the dates indicated below under the heading “Nominee Director Profiles”. Our articles provide for a minimum of three and a maximum of 20 directors.

We believe that each nominee is well qualified to be a director of Altus Group. Each one has confirmed his or her willingness to serve if elected. Detailed information regarding each of the nominees and his or her qualifications, skills and expertise are set out below under the heading “Nominee Director Profiles”.

If there are more nominees for election as directors of the Company than there are vacancies to fill, those nominees receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected or appointed, as the case may be, until all such vacancies have been filled. If the number of nominees for election or appointment is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, all such nominees will be declared elected or appointed, subject to our Director Majority Voting Policy. See page 27 for more information about our Director Majority Voting Policy.

The enclosed proxy permits you to vote in favour of all of our nominees, to vote in favour of some nominees and withhold votes for other nominees, or to withhold votes for all nominees:

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Angela L. Brown Anthony Long
Robert G. Courteau Diane MacDiarmid
Colin Dyer Raymond C. Mikulich
Anthony Gaffney Janet P. Woodruff

Unless authority to do so is withheld, the persons named in the proxy form intend to vote FOR the election of each of the above director nominees.

3. Appointment of Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP (“ EY ”) has been our external auditor since December 2, 2011.

The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors unanimously recommend that EY be appointed as auditor to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The Audit Committee will recommend EY’s compensation to the Board of Directors for its review and approval.

The table below shows the fees billed by EY for professional services for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

2019 2018
Audit Fees(1) $1,263,343 $1,195,956
Audit Related Fees(2) $80,000 $212,421
Tax Fees(3) $155,498 $317,198
Total $1,498,841 $1,725,575

Notes:

(1) For professional services rendered for the audit and quarterly reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and fees associated with statutory audits of certain of our subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions.

(2) For professional services rendered for the review of financial accounting and reporting matters and review of purchase price allocations.

(3) For professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning with respect to Canadian, U.S. and certain international jurisdictions; review of tax filings; assistance with the preparation of tax filings; tax advice relating to potential asset and business acquisitions/combinations; and other tax related transaction services. The foregoing services are not related to the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

All non-audit services provided by EY are subject to pre-approval by our Audit Committee.

EY’s re-appointment was approved by 99.79% of votes cast at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Unless authority to do so is withheld, the persons named in the proxy form intend to vote FOR the appointment of EY as our external auditor until the close of our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the authorization of the Board, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, to fix the remuneration of the auditor.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the re-appointment of EY as our auditor, to hold office until our 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Unless instructed otherwise, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote FOR the re-appointment of EY.

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4. Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

Shareholders will be asked to approve resolutions to increase the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (“ LTIP ”) and to ratify the grant of awards made under the LTIP in 2020 to executives and key employees.

The LTIP was approved by shareholders at our 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and provides for awards of stock options, performance share units (“ PSU s”) and share-based equity awards. The Company’s only other equity-based incentive compensation arrangements that provide for the issuance of common shares from treasury are the legacy Share Option Plan and Equity Compensation Plan.

The LTIP currently provides that the maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance on the exercise or settlement of awards made under the LTIP is 2,225,000. It is proposed that this maximum number be increased by 1,850,000 to 4,075,000. The following table sets out the total potential maximum level of dilution under all of the Company’ equity-based incentive compensation arrangements if the increase in the maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP by 1,850,000 to 4,075,000 is approved, based on 40,425,634 outstanding common shares as at March 6, 2020 and after giving effect to the grant of awards made under the LTIP in 2020 to executives and key employees that are subject to shareholder ratification as set out below. The Board believes that the maximum level of dilution that could result if the increase is approved is within the levels recommended by major institutional shareholders.

Common
Shares
Subject to
Outstanding
Equity-Based
Awards
Approved by
Shareholders
(a)
Common
Shares
Subject to
Outstanding
Equity-Based
Awards to be
Ratified by
Shareholders
(b)
Common
Shares
Available for
Future Equity- Maximum
Based Awards Common
After Proposed
Shares Subject
Common Shares
Increase of


to Outstanding
Available for 1,850,000 Equity-Based
Future Equity- Common Awards and
Based Awards Shares, less the Available for
Before Proposed number of Future Grants
Increase of Common (the total of
1,850,000 Shares under columns (a), (b)
Common Shares column (b) (c) and (d))
(c) (d) (e)
Total number of
common shares
underlying equity-
based compensation
plans
2,181,410(1) 544,509(2) 2,606(3) 1,305,491 4,034,016
Total percentage of
common shares
underlying equity-
based compensation
plans
5.39% 1.35% 0.01% 3.23% 9.98%

____ Notes:

(1) This consists of the following common shares underlying awards:

Stock Options: 1,338,388 common shares underlying outstanding stock options issued under the LTIP; and (ii) 197,729 common shares underlying outstanding stock options issued under the legacy Share Option Plan. These stock options have a weighted average exercise price of $30.38 and a weighted average term of 3.40 years; and

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PSUs: a maximum of 645,293 common shares underlying outstanding PSUs issued under the LTIP. PSUs are subject to a performance cycle of 3 years and a performance payout multiplier ranging between 0% and 200% of the number of awards granted. For these awards, the amounts reported assumes the payout multiplier is 200%.

  • (2) This consists of the maximum number of common shares underlying outstanding stock options and PSUs issued under the LTIP that are subject to shareholder ratification as set out below. For PSUs, the amounts reported assumes the payout multiplier is 200% (139,388 common shares underlying 69,694 PSUs).

  • (3) This consists of 2,606 common shares allocated for future issuance as share-based equity awards under the LTIP.

The Board granted 405,121 stock options and 69,694 PSUs to executives and key employees under the LTIP (from the proposed 1,850,000 increase in common shares) on March 6, 2020 as part of the Company’s customary annual compensation cycle. These awards may not be exercised or settled until the increase in the maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP and the grants made thereunder have been ratified by shareholders as discussed above. The following table summarizes the potential number of common shares underlying stock options and PSUs granted under the LTIP that are subject to shareholder ratification. None of the individuals who received awards are non-executive directors as non-executive directors are not eligible to participate in the LTIP.

Recipient of Awards Stock Options
(#)
Exercise Price
($)
Expiry Date
NEOs 99,201 $45.11 March 6, 2025
Key Employees and
Executives
305,920 $45.11 March 6, 2025
Total 405,121
Recipient of Awards PSUs
(#)
Minimum to Maximum
Number of Shares Issuable
on Settlement(1)
(#)
End of 3-Year Performance
Cycle
NEOs 17,066 Nil to 200% December 31, 2022
Key Employees and
Executives
52,628 Nil to 200% December 31, 2022
Total 69,694
Aggregate Total: 474,815

Note:

(1) Each PSU has a three-year performance cycle and a performance payout multiplier of between 0% and 200% of the number of awards granted. The performance criteria and performance vesting are based on the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR) over the performance cycle relative to the average total shareholder return of the TSR Peer Group. The number of PSUs reported assumes the payout multiplier is 100%, (or 69,694 common shares issued on settlement of the 69,694 PSUs). If the payout multiplier is 200%, 139,388 common shares would be issued on settlement of the 69,694 PSUs.

For further details about the LTIP, see Schedule “C” – Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Summary.

The increase in the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance under the LTIP and the grant of awards made under the LTIP to executives and key employees has been approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange, subject to complying with the exchange requirement including shareholder approval and ratification.

The resolution to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP by 1,850,000 to 4,075,000 and to ratify the grant of 405,121 stock options and 69,694 PSUs to executives and key employees thereunder is as follows:

RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution of the shareholders that:

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  1. the increase in the number of authorized common shares reserved for issuance under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan by 1,850,000, which represents approximately 4.58% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of March 6, 2020, is hereby approved, subject to the requirements or requests of any regulatory authority or stock exchange;

  2. the grant on March 6, 2020 of awards made under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan to executives and key employees of the Company and its affiliates consisting of:

  3. a. 405,121 stock options with an exercise price of $45.11 expiring March 6, 2025, and

  4. b. 69,694 performance share units (PSUs) with a three-year performance cycle ending December 31, 2022 and a performance payout multiplier of between 0% and 200% of the number of awards granted based on the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR) over the performance cycle relative to the average total shareholder return of the TSR Peer Group, for a maximum payout of 139,388 common shares issued on settlement of the 69,694 PSUs if the payout multiplier is 200%, is hereby ratified; and

  5. any one officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized to perform all such acts, execute and deliver on behalf of the Company all such other documents and agreements which in his or her opinion he or she deems necessary and in the best interest of the Company, in order to give effect to the foregoing resolution.”

If the increase in the number of authorized common shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP is approved, medium-to long-term equity-based incentive awards will continue to be granted by the Board under the LTIP.

If the increase in the number of authorized common shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP is not approved, the Company will have no further ability to grant stock options and PSUs under the LTIP other than with respect to the number of common shares that become available due to expiration or termination of stock options or PSUs or fewer common shares being required to settle PSUs. If the grants of stock options and PSUs that are subject to shareholder ratification are not ratified by shareholders, the grants will be cancelled.

The resolution must be passed, with or without amendment, by not less than a majority of votes cast by shareholders who vote in person or by proxy in respect of the resolution at the meeting. No shareholders are excluded from voting in respect of the resolution.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote FOR the resolution. Unless instructed otherwise, the persons named in our form of proxy will vote FOR the resolution .

5. Advisory Vote on Approach to Compensation

Shareholders will be asked to approve, on an advisory basis, a resolution on our approach to executive compensation. Details of our compensation program are set out in this Circular at the section entitled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”. This section describes the Company’s executive compensation principles and key design features of compensation for executives.

Our approach to executive compensation was approved by 90.57% of votes cast at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

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The Board is providing shareholders with the opportunity to vote FOR or AGAINST the following nonbinding resolution:

RESOLVED on an advisory basis, and not to diminish the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors of Altus Group, that the shareholders of Altus Group accept the approach to executive compensation described in Altus Group’s management information circular for the 2020 Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders.”

As this is an advisory vote, the results will not be binding upon the Board of Directors. However, the Board will consider the outcome of the vote as part of its ongoing review of executive compensation and, if there is a significant proportion of votes against the “Say on Pay” resolution, the Board of Directors will take steps to better understand any shareholder concerns that might have influenced the voting.

The Board unanimously recommends that you vote FOR the approach to executive compensation described in this Circular. Unless instructed otherwise, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote FOR the approach to executive compensation described in this Circular.

6. Other Matters

If any other matters, which are not known to management, properly come before the Meeting, the common shares represented by proxies in favour of management nominees will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of such nominees.

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NOMINEE DIRECTOR PROFILES

Key Information About Our Nominees

This year, 8 candidates have been nominated for election to the Board of Directors for a one-year term that expires at the next annual meeting. All of our nominees were elected at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. We believe that each nominee will be able to serve as a director and has the right skills, perspectives, experience and expertise necessary for proper oversight and effective decision-making.

If all of our nominees are elected at the meeting, 88% of our directors will be independent. Robert Courteau is not independent because he is our CEO.

Each incumbent director received over 99% votes FOR their election at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

2019 Director Voting Results

The table below shows the voting results for each of the nominated directors elected at our 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Independent Voted FOR %
Angela L. Brown Yes 32,576,692 99.68
Robert G. Courteau No 32,562,154 99.64
Colin Dyer Yes 32,588,189 99.72
Carl Farrell No 31,658,358 96.87
AnthonyGaffney Yes 32,579,581 99.69
AnthonyLong Yes 32,587,679 99.71
Diane MacDiarmid Yes 32,568,187 99.65
Raymond C. Mikulich Yes 32,668,547 99.96
Eric W. Slavens Yes 32,116,341 98.27
Janet P. Woodruff Yes 32,533,205 99.55

An overview of the nominees

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Tenure
Age Geographic Mix Gender
12%
25%
38%
60 & under Male 0 - 5
61-65 50% CanadaUSA 50% Female 50% 6 - 10 50%
66 & over 62%
63%
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The biographical and other information for each proposed nominee for election as a director is set out below. All information is as of March 20, 2020 unless otherwise indicated.

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Angela L. Brown

Florida, United States Age: 62 Director Since: June 10, 2016

Independent

Skills & Experience Leadership Strategy Global Experience Technology Governance HR & Compensation Financial Real Estate

Ms. Brown is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Moneris Solutions Corporation. Ms. Brown served as Group Executive, Enterprise Development, Merchants & Acceptance, for MasterCard Worldwide. Previously, Ms. Brown spent 13 years at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce within the payments business. Ms. Brown holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. She is also a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors’ Education Program, the Rotman School of Management's Financial Literacy Program and holds a CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Software Engineering Institute/Carnegie Mellon University.

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
0
$0
DSUs
15,205
$577,198
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
None
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%
Audit 4 of 5
80%
Corporate Governance & 5 of 5
100%
Nominating Committee

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Robert G. Courteau

Ontario, Canada Age: 64 Director Since: September 19, 2012 Non-Independent Skills & Experience Leadership Technology Strategy Global Experience Governance HR & Compensation Real Estate Financial

Mr. Courteau is the Chief Executive Officer of Altus Group. Prior to joining Altus Group, Mr. Courteau was President, North America, of SAP AG, a global market leader in enterprise application software, with other previous roles, including Chief Operating Officer of its Global Customer Operations. He has been an active board member of numerous North American not-forprofit organizations and has served on boards of several publiclytraded companies. Mr. Courteau served as a director of Real Matters Inc. (which became a public company in 2018) from January 24, 2013 until January 31, 2019. Mr. Courteau was appointed a director of Kinaxis Inc. on December 22, 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Concordia University and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Concordia University in 2011.

Securities Owned Value as at
as of December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
143,673
$5,453,827
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
Real Matters 2018 - Jan. 2019
Kinaxis Inc. 2016 - Present
NexJ Systems Inc. 2012 - 2015
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%

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Colin Dyer

Washington, DC, United States Age: 67

Director Since: May 7, 2019

Independent

Skills & Experience

Leadership Strategy Global Experience Real Estate Governance Financial Technology HR & Compensation

Mr. Dyer is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of UnibailRodamco-Westfield, a role he has held since 2017. He was previously global Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated from 2004 to 2016, when he retired. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Dyer served as Chief Executive Officer of WorldWide Retail Exchange in the USA and from 1996 to 2000, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Courtaulds Textiles Limited (UK). He has also been a member of the board of directors of Jones Lang LaSalle from 2004 to 2017 and of Northern Foods Limited (UK) from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Dyer holds a Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering) from Imperial College in London, England and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD in Fotainebleau, France.

Securities Owned Securities Owned Value as at
**as at December 31, ** 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares 0 $0
DSUs 2,027 US $59,138
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
Jones Lang LaSalle 2004 - 2017
Paramount Group 2019-Present
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 9 of 11(1)
82%
Audit Committee 4 of 5(2)
80%

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Anthony Gaffney

Ontario, Canada Age: 62 Director Since: June 1, 2012

Independent

Skills & Experience Leadership HR & Compensation Technology Strategy Global Experience Governance Financial

Mr. Gaffney is a corporate director with extensive chief executive officer experience. Most recently he was Managing Partner, Board and CEO Services at Odgers Berndtson, a global executive search firm. Prior to this he was Chief Executive Officer of Aon Hewitt Canada, a human capital and management consulting company. Previously, Mr. Gaffney was Managing Partner, Toronto, of Accenture Inc. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Emergis, a publicly-traded company, and Bell Nexxia. Mr. Gaffney has also held international leadership positions with MCI Telecommunications, SHL Systemhouse Inc. and Andersen Consulting. Mr. Gaffney served on the board of directors of Loblaw’s President’s Choice Bank from 2013 to 2018. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.A.I) degree and M.A. from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Mr. Gaffney is a graduate of the Rotman Corporate Directors program (ICD.D).

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
0
$0
DSUs
29,979
$1,138,025
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
HyperBlock Inc. 2018 - 2019
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%
Human Resources and 9 of 9
100%
Compensation Committee

Notes:

(1) Mr. Dyer was appointed to the Board on May 7, 2019.

(2) Mr. Dyer was appointed to the Audit Committee on May 7, 2019.

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Anthony Long

Texas, United States Age: 56 Director Since: May 7, 2019

Independent

Skills & Experience Leadership Real Estate Global Experience Strategy Technology HR & Compensation

Mr. Long is a Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of CLX Ventures, LLC , a real estate and private equity investment firm. Prior to founding CLX Ventures, he had a combined 31 plus years of commercial real estate experience with CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 Company, and with Trammell Crow Company, a leading US real estate development company and subsidiary of CBRE. At CBRE, he served as Global President of Client Care overseeing the company’s top 500 Enterprise clients. Immediately prior to that role, he served as the Global President of Asset Services. At Trammell Crow, Mr. Long served in many leadership roles including leading the Dallas Office and the President of the Central US Region of the company. Mr. Long is a member of the board of directors of GigaMonster, a U.S. based internet services provider. He has served on the boards of several not-for-profit companies and continues to do so. Mr. Long holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Data Processing and Analysis) from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
0
$0
DSUs
2,626
US $76,602
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
None
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 9 of 11(1)
82%
Human Resources and 7 of 9(2)
78%
Compensation Committee

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Diane MacDiarmid Ontario, Canada Age: 64 Director Since: June 1, 2012

Independent

Skills & Experience Leadership Strategy Governance HR & Compensation Real Estate Financial Global Experience

Ms. MacDiarmid is Chief Talent Officer of QuadReal Property Group, a global real estate company. Ms. MacDiarmid was formerly Senior Client Partner of Korn/Ferry International, a global executive search firm. Prior to joining Korn/Ferry International, she was Executive Vice President, Corporate Resources, with Bentall Kennedy, a North American real estate investment advisory and services company, and prior to that she served as President of Oliver Wyman Delta Canada (previously Mercer Management Consulting). Ms. MacDiarmid also served as a member of the board of directors of Morneau Shepell Inc. from 2008 to 2018. Earlier in her career, she was employed in financial services, consulting engineering and the oil industry. Ms. MacDiarmid is a licensed Professional Engineer. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from York University in Toronto.

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
1,000
$37,960
DSUs
31,499
$1,195,738
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
Morneau Shepell Inc. 2008 - 2018
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%
Human Resources and 9 of 9
100%
Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance and 5 of 5
100%
Nominating Committee

Notes:

(1) Mr. Long was appointed to the Board on May 7, 2019.

(2) Mr. Long was appointed to the Human Resources and Compensation Committee on May 7, 2019.

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Raymond C. Mikulich

New York, United States Age: 67 Director Since: December 9, 2013

Independent

Skills & Experience

Real Estate Strategy Financial Leadership Governance Global Experience HR & Compensation

Mr. Mikulich is the Chairman of our Board, appointed on April 27, 2015. Mr. Mikulich is the Managing Partner of Ridgeline Capital Group, LLC, a real estate investment and consulting company. He was appointed to the board of directors of Colony Capital, Inc. and its Strategic Asset Review Committee on February 11, 2019. He was previously Head of Apollo Global Real Estate North America. Mr. Mikulich was a member of the investment committee and the co-head of the Real Estate Private Equity Group of Lehman Brothers and the Group Head of Global Real Estate Investment Banking at Lehman Brothers. He has served as a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute, on the board of The Real Estate Roundtable, as a member of the Advisory Board of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) as well as numerous other industry organizations. Mr. Mikulich is a Chartered Surveyor (RICS) and holds a Counselor of Real Estate designation. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Knox College and is a graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019
Common Shares
8,257
$313,436
DSUs
29,054
US $847,350
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
Colony Capital 2019 - Present
Campus Crest Communities 2015 - 2016
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%
Human Resources and 9 of 9
100%
Compensation Committee
Corporate Governance and 5 of 5
100%
Nominating Committee

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Janet P. Woodruff, FCPA, FCA

British Columbia, Canada Age: 63 Director Since: May 7, 2015

Independent

Skills & Experience Financial Governance Leadership Strategy Global Experience Technology HR & Compensation

Ms. Woodruff is a corporate director who serves on the boards of Ballard Power Systems Inc., Capstone Infrastructure, FortisBC, and Keyera Corporation. Ms. Woodruff has over 30 years of experience in the energy, transportation and health sectors. As a consultant, she was acting Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer of Transportation Investment Corporation. Previously, she was Vice President and Special Advisor at B.C. Hydro and held senior executive roles at B.C. Transmission Corporation, Vancouver Coastal Health and Westcoast Energy. Ms. Woodruff is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Directors’ Education Program and is a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant of British Columbia. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario and a Master in Business Administration from York University in Toronto.

Securities Owned Value as at
as at December 31, 2019
December 31, 2019
Common Shares 0 $0
DSUs
17,718
$672,611
Other Public Company Directorships (for past five years)
Ballard Power Systems Inc. 2017 – Present
Keyera Corporation 2015 – Present
Capstone Infrastructure(1) 2013 – Present
FortisBC Energy Inc. & Fortis BC Inc.(2) 2013–Present
Board and Committee Meeting Attendance for 2019
Board 11 of 11
100%
Audit 5 of 5
100%
Human Resources and 9 of 9
100%
Compensation Committee

Notes:

(1)

Capstone Infrastructure became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Irving Infrastructure Corporation, a subsidiary of iCON Infrastructure Partners III, LP, as of April 2016. Capstone Infrastructure has no publicly traded securities other than preferred shares.

(2) FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc. are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Fortis Inc., a public company listed on the TSX. They have no publicly traded securities other than debentures.

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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Philosophy and Objectives

Altus Group's director compensation program is designed to:

  • (i) attract and retain individuals with appropriate experience and ability to serve as effective members of the Board;

  • (ii) provide compensation that is competitive with compensation paid by S&P TSX Composite Index peers as well as global companies serving the commercial real estate industry and appropriately reflects the responsibilities, time commitment and risks involved in being a director of Altus Group; and

  • (iii) align the interests of our directors and shareholders by requiring them to have a significant equity ownership interest in the Corporation the redemption value of which is “at risk” until the directors retire from the Board.

The CGNC reviews director compensation annually with a view to determining whether the amount and form of directors’ compensation aligns with these objectives. The CGNC, in accordance with its charter, reviews and makes recommendations to the Board annually with respect to compensation to ensure compensation appropriately reflects their contribution.

Our executive director (Mr. Courteau) participates in the Company's executive compensation program and is not entitled to additional compensation for director duties.

Our non-executive directors are not entitled to receive stock options or PSUs or otherwise participate in the Company’s executive compensation program.

Fees and Retainers

Compensation for our independent directors for service on the Board is payable in cash and deferred share units (" DSUs ") that track the value of the common shares) comprised of the following elements:

  • (i) Annual Retainer: Directors are paid an annual retainer of $165,000 for Board membership of which $75,000 is paid in cash and $90,000 is deferred in the form of DSUs that are settled in cash following retirement from the Board. Directors may elect to receive all or part of the cash portion of their annual retainer in DSUs. Directors resident in the U.S. are paid the above compensation amounts in USD.

  • (ii) Board Chair Retainer: The Chair of the Board is paid an annual retainer of U.S. $220,000 of which U.S. $100,000 is paid in cash and U.S. $120,000 is deferred in the form of DSUs that are settled in cash following retirement from the Board. The Chair may elect to receive all or part of the cash portion of his or her annual retainer in DSUs.

  • (iii) Committee Chair and Member Retainer: In order to recognize the additional workload of our Committee Chair and Committee members, additional retainers are paid to each independent director who acts in such capacity. The fees paid to each Committee Chair and Committee member are set out below. No meeting fees or work fees are paid to independent directors other than in respect to any special committee work.

Directors who travel out of province also receive a travel fee for attending Board and committee meetings and are reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings and when carrying out their duties as a director.

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Board Member, Board Chair, Committee Chair and Committee Membership Retainer

Annual Compensation(1) Annual Compensation(1) Annual Compensation(1)
Compensation Element Cash Retainer
Fees(1)
DSUs(1)
Board Service
Board Member Annual Retainer $75,000 $90,000
Board Chair Annual Retainer $100,000 $120,000
Committee Service
Committee Member (Non-Chair) Annual Retainer (per committee) $5,000 N/A
Audit Committee Chair Annual Retainer $20,000 N/A
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chair Annual Retainer $15,000 N/A
Human Resource and Compensation Committee Chair Annual Retainer $15,000 N/A
Compensation Element Fees(1)
Travel Time for Attending Board and Committee Meetings
Travel Time (per return trip from out of Director’s province or state of residence) $1,500

Note:

(1) Directors who are residents of the U.S. are paid the above compensation amounts in USD.

Director Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets out the total compensation earned by the directors during the year 2019.

Name Fees Earned
($)(1)
Deferred Share
Units
($)(2)
All other
Compensation
($)
Total
Compensation
($)
Angela L. Brown(5) 51,327 165,000 N/A 216,327
Robert G. Courteau(3) - - - -
Colin Dyer(4) US 61,082 US 58,599 N/A US 119,681
Carl Farrell(3) (6) - - - -
Anthony Gaffney(5) 46,928 165,000 N/A 211,928
Anthony Long(4) US 41,985 US 77,349 N/A US 119,334
Diane MacDiarmid 70,773 108,750 N/A 179,523
Raymond C. Mikulich(4) US 146,320 US 150,000 N/A US 296,320
Eric W. Slavens(6) 121,559 90,000 N/A 211,559
Janet P. Woodruff(5) 33,535 165,000 N/A 198,535

Notes:

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  • (1) Includes the cash portion of the retainer fees, meeting fees and travel time fees. Refer to discussion above under “Fees and Retainers” for changes in director compensation during the year. “Fees Earned” also includes fees paid to Ms. Brown and Messrs. Gaffney, Mikulich and Slavens as members of ad hoc committee formed to review long-term strategy.

  • (2) Includes the grant date fair value of directors’ DSU retainers and any portion of the directors’ cash retainers elected to be paid in DSUs. The number of DSUs granted is calculated by dividing the intended cash value of the grant by the market value of the common shares on the date such cash value is converted into DSUs (generally, the 15th business day after the last day of each quarter). The market value is the volume weighted average trading price of a common share on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“ TSX ”) over the five trading days prior to the date of grant. For the 2019 grants, the DSU market values were $26.46 (Q1), $32.63 (Q2), $39.16 (Q3) and $40.90 (Q4). The amounts reported exclude DSUs credited as dividend equivalents.

  • (3) In 2019, Mr. Courteau served as the Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Farrell served as President. They did not receive director compensation as a director of the Board as per the Company’s policy.

  • (4) Compensation for Mr. Mikulich, Mr. Dyer and Mr. Long is in USD.

  • (5) Ms. Brown, Mr. Gaffney and Ms. Woodruff elected to receive 100% of the cash component of their 2019 board retainer fees in DSUs. (6) Mr. Slavens and Mr. Farrell retired from the Board as of December 31, 2019.

DSU Awards: Value Vested or Redeemable During the Year

The following table sets out the values of outstanding DSUs held by independent directors that vested and were redeemed or redeemable during 2019.

Name DSUs – Value Vested During
the Year(1) (2)
($)
Non-equity Incentive Plan
Compensation – Value Earned
During the Year
($)
Angela L. Brown 172,353 N/A
Colin Dyer US 58,810(3) N/A
AnthonyGaffney 181,127 N/A
AnthonyLong US 77,560(3) N/A
Diane MacDiarmid 126,437 N/A
Raymond C. Mikulich US 161,598(3) N/A
Eric W. Slavens 106,950 N/A
Janet P. Woodruff 173,845 N/A

Notes:

(1) All DSUs vest on the date of grant. Amounts reported include DSUs credited as dividend equivalents.

(2) Based on the value of our common shares on the TSX as of grant date.

(3) DSUs credited as dividend equivalents were converted to USD at the closing exchange rate on the date of each transaction.

DSUs are fully vested at time of grant. However, directors can only redeem their DSUs for cash when they cease to be a director (and officer, if applicable) of the Company for an amount equal to the market value of the common shares at the time of redemption. Directors also receive dividend equivalents in the form of additional DSUs at the time and in the same amount as dividends declared and paid on common shares. DSUs carry no voting rights, cannot be transferred, and carry no right to be exchanged into common shares.

DSUs Granted

The following table provides the aggregate value of all DSUs granted to each independent director since appointment, as at December 31, 2019.

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VALUE OF DEFERRED SHARE UNITS VALUE OF DEFERRED SHARE UNITS VALUE OF DEFERRED SHARE UNITS
Share-based awards as at December 31, 2019
Name Number of DSUs paid
out or distributed(1)
($)
Market Value of DSUs(2)
($)
Historic value of DSUs(3)
($)
Angela L. Brown Nil 577,198 473,329
Colin Dyer Nil US 59,138(4) US 58,810(5)
AnthonyGaffney Nil 1,138,025 733,400
AnthonyLong Nil US 76,602(4) US 77,560(5)
Diane MacDiarmid Nil 1,195,738 682,153
Raymond C. Mikulich Nil US 847,350(4) US 622,468(5)
Eric W. Slavens Nil 1,141,881 530,727
Janet P. Woodruff Nil 672,611 508,780

Notes:

(1) All DSUs vest on the date of grant and are not paid until retirement from the Board. Amounts reported include DSUs credited as dividend equivalents.

(2) Based on the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

(3) Based on the value of our common shares on the TSX as of the grant date. Amounts reported include DSUs credited as dividend equivalents. (4) Converted to USD at the December 31, 2019 closing exchange rate of $1.30159.

(5) DSUs credited as dividend equivalents were converted to USD at the closing exchange rate on the date of each transaction.

Directors’ Equity Ownership Requirement

In order to align the interests of directors and shareholders, the non-executive directors are required to hold equity in the Company equal to three times his or her board member annual retainer (currently $495,000 or U.S. $495,000 for directors and U.S. $660,000 for the Chairman) within five years of joining the Board in the form of common shares or DSUs. To determine compliance with the director equity ownership requirement, the value of common shares or DSUs is assessed at the original common share purchase price or DSU issuance price. Accordingly, the directors do not receive the benefit of any increase in the price of our common shares in determining their equity ownership requirement.

The following table sets out the value of DSUs held by each independent nominee director calculated both as at December 31, 2019 and calculated in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines. All of our non-executive directors have either met or are on track to meeting their respective equity ownership requirement within the required five-year period.

VALUE OF
DEFFERRED SHARE
UNITS
VALUE OF
DEFFERRED SHARE
UNITS
VALUE OF SHARES VALUE OF SHARES Total Value
of Director
Equity
Ownership
($)
Required
Equity
Ownership
and per
centage of
requirement
met
Share-based awards Common Shares
Name Market
value of
share-based
awards as at
December
31, 2019(1)
($)
Value of
Deferred
Share Units
as of date of
grant(2)
($)
Market
Value of
Common
Shares as at
December
31, 2019(1)
($)
Value of
common
shares as at
date of
purchase
($)
Angela L. Brown 577,198 473,329 N/A N/A 473,329 $495,000
96% met
Colin Dyer US 59,138(3) US 58,810(4) N/A N/A US 58,810 US $495,000
12% met

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VALUE OF
DEFFERRED SHARE
UNITS
VALUE OF
DEFFERRED SHARE
UNITS
VALUE OF SHARES VALUE OF SHARES Total Value
of Director
Equity
Ownership
($)
Required
Equity
Ownership
and per
centage of
requirement
met
Share-based awards Common Shares
Name Market
value of
share-based
awards as at
December
31, 2019(1)
($)
Value of
Deferred
Share Units
as of date of
grant(2)
($)
Market
Value of
Common
Shares as at
December
31, 2019(1)
($)
Value of
common
shares as at
date of
purchase
($)
Anthony Gaffney 1,138,025 733,400 N/A N/A 733,400 $495,000
148% met
Anthony Long US 76,602(3) US 77,560(4) N/A N/A US 77,560 US $495,000
16% met
Diane MacDiarmid 1,195,738 682,153 37,960 19,434 701,587 $495,000
142% met
Raymond C. Mikulich US 847,350(3) US 622,468(4) US 240,810(3) US 162,690(4(5) US 785,158 US $660,000
119% met
Janet P. Woodruff 672,611 508,780 N/A N/A 508,780 $495,000
103% met

Notes:

(1) Based on the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

(2) Based on the value of our common shares on the TSX as of the grant date of all DSUs. Amounts reported include DSUs credited as dividend equivalents.

(3) Converted to USD at the December 31, 2019 closing exchange rate of $1.30159.

(4) DSUs credited as dividend equivalents were converted to USD at the closing exchange rate on the date of each transaction.

(5) Converted to USD at the closing exchange rate on the date of each transaction.

Compensation Decisions

In setting director compensation, the CGNC reviews the compensation practices of publicly traded companies similar to Altus Group in size, industry and complexity to determine whether directors are appropriately compensated for the responsibilities and risks involved in being a member of Altus Group’s Board. The review is based on publicly available information concerning director’s compensation and the data provided by Hugessen Consulting Inc. (“ Hugessen ”), an independent consultant.

The CGNC has adopted the 50% percentile as a reference point for director compensation. The peer group used for benchmarking director compensation is summarized below.

DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP
Company Enterprise
Value
Market
Cap
Total
Assets
Industry HQ
CoreLogic, Inc. $6,909 $4,468 $5,812 Property Data U.S.
RealPage, Inc. $7,610 $6,332 $4,150 Application Software U.S.
CBIZ, Inc. $1,885 $1,540 $1,958 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
Marcus & Millichap, Inc. $833 $1,236 $991 Real Estate Services U.S.
Hill International, Inc. $196 $120 $390 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.

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DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP DIRECTOR PAY COMPARATOR GROUP
Company Enterprise
Value
Market
Cap
Total
Assets
Industry HQ
CRA International, Inc. $550 $349 $745 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
The Descartes Systems
Group Inc.
$3,611 $3,654 $1,317 Logistics Software Canada
Kinaxis Inc. $2,474 $2,681 $490 Logistics Software Canada
Enghouse Systems Limited $2,167 $2,232 $692 Application Software Canada
IBI Group Inc. $318 $149 $318 Real Estate Services Canada
Median $2,026 $1,886 $868
Altus Group Limited $1,685 $1,588 $735 Real Estate Services Canada

All financial data in CAD MM from Market Data from FactSet as at March 16, 2020, Balance Sheet Data from Company Filings.

Based on a review of director compensation in 2019, the CGNC recommended that the Board Chair Annual Retainer be increased by $20,000 from $220,000 to $240,000, the Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee be increased by $5,000 from $15,000 to $20,000 and the Audit Committee members retainer be increased by $5,000 from $5,000 to $10,000. These changes were intended to better align Altus Group’s director compensation with the median of the peer group.

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OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Altus Group is committed to maintaining high standards of governance and ethics throughout our Company. We believe strong stewardship and good governance are essential to operating our business effectively and are important to our shareholders, employees and other stakeholders.

1. Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board, acting on the recommendation of the CGNC, has adopted policies, procedures and practices to promote the effective functioning of the Board and its committees, to promote the interests of our shareholders and to establish a common set of expectations as to how the Board, its committees, individual directors and senior management should perform. The Board believes that our corporate governance policies, procedures and practices are in compliance with applicable guidelines, rules and other legal requirements and are consistent with best practices appropriate to our current circumstances.

The Board intends that our corporate governance meets the expectations of shareholders, as well as applicable legal and regulatory requirements. See Altus Group's website at www.altusgroup.com/company/investor-relations for more information about our corporate governance policies, including our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Board and Committee Mandates, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and Board Diversity Policy.

Some highlights of our corporate governance practices are as follows:

Corporate Governance Shareholder Rights Compensation Governance
✓ 7 of 8 director nominees are
independent
✓ 38% of director nominees are
female
✓ All committees independent
✓ Standards for determining
director independence
✓ Board and all Committees meet
without management and non-
independent directors present
✓ Strong risk oversight
✓ Board Diversity Policy
✓ Corporate Governance
Guidelines setting the
responsibilities and
expectations for directors
✓ Board and Committee
Mandates
✓ Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics
✓ Written CEO, Board Chair and
Committee Chair Position
Descriptions
✓ Prohibition on directors having
more thanoneinterlocking
✓ Annual election of directors
✓ Director Majority Voting
Policy
✓ Director Equity Ownership
Requirement of 3x of the Board
annual retainer
✓ 55% of Director Annual
Retainer is not redeemable
until director retires from the
Board and is therefore “at
risk”
✓ Prohibition on hedging and
speculation
✓ CEO equity ownership
requirement of 3x base salary
✓ Individual director elections

✓ Non-binding advisory "Say on
Pay" Vote
✓ Advance Notice By-Law
✓ Ongoing shareholder
engagement
✓ Two Investor Days held in
2019 open to all investors

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Corporate Governance Shareholder Rights Compensation Governance
public company directorship
(without CGNC approval)
✓ Audit Committee
Whistleblower Policy and
procedures
✓ Timely Disclosure and
Confidentiality Policy
✓ Member of 30/30 Club
achieved forpast fouryears

2. Director Independence

All of our directors, who are currently members of each of our Board committees have been determined by the Board to be independent directors in accordance with the policies of the Canadian Securities Administrators ( CSA ) and our “Categorical Standards for Determining Independence of Directors”. To be independent a director must have no direct or indirect material relationship with us, being a relationship that could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with his or her independent judgment, and must not be in any relationship deemed to be not independent pursuant to such policies. Our Board Mandate containing our Categorical Standards for Determining Independence of Directors is available on our website www.altusgroup.com/company/investor-relations.

Independent directors constitute a majority of the Board, with 88% of the nominated directors being determined to be independent. Based upon information provided by each of our directors, the CGNC and the Board determined the independence status of our nominees as follows:

Name Independent Not
Independent
Reason for Non-Independent Status
Angela L. Brown
Robert G. Courteau Chief Executive Officer of Altus Group
Colin Dyer
Anthony Gaffney
Anthony Long
Diane MacDiarmid
Raymond C. Mikulich
Janet P. Woodruff

The Board has measures in place to exercise independent judgment in carrying out its responsibilities. In addition to having the majority of the Board composed of independent directors, the Board has adopted a variety of procedures to allow for the independent functioning of the Board from management. Those procedures include:

  • having a Chair who is an independent director with a formal mandate to assist the Board in fulfilling its duties effectively, efficiently and independent of management. The Chairman’s role safeguards that the directors have an independent leadership contact;

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  • members of the Board having the opportunity to initiate discussions with senior management so that they may freely discuss any concerns they may have;

  • restrictions on board interlocks;

  • members of the Audit Committee, the Human Resource and Compensation Committee and the CGNC are independent, such that the oversight and supervision of the accounting and financial reporting practices and procedures, the adequacy of internal accounting controls and procedures and the quality and integrity of consolidated financial statements, as well as decisions made with respect to compensation, the appointment and removal of officers and corporate governance practices, among other things, are independent;

  • ongoing monitoring of the relationship between the Board and senior management by the CGNC;

  • independent directors meet as a group in in camera sessions (without non-independent directors or management present) after every regularly scheduled meeting of the Board and after every committee meeting and otherwise as determined to be necessary. Independent members of the Board met 7 times during 2019; and

  • Board and Committees have the right to engage independent consultants and advisors at the Company’s expense.

The Board believes that it is in a position to function independently of senior management.

3. Majority Voting

In an uncontested election of directors, any nominee proposed for election as a director who receives a greater number of “withheld” votes than “for” votes is expected to tender his or her resignation (which would be effective upon acceptance by the Board) to the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The CGNC will promptly consider the resignation and recommend to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Board will make a decision regarding acceptance of the resignation within 90 days of the Meeting and will publicly disclose the decision by news release and a report filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Board expects that resignations will be accepted unless there are exceptional circumstances that warrant a contrary decision. The director does not participate in these discussions.

4. Board Interlocks

Under the terms of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our directors are prohibited from having more than one interlocking directorship (being one in which two or more of our directors sit together on another public company board), without the approval of our CGNC. Currently none of our nominees sit together on the Board of Directors of any other public company.

5. Age and Term Limits

Our Company has not adopted term limits or a retirement policy because we are focused on building a Board with the skills and expertise necessary to provide strong oversight for our Company as well as ensuring directors continue to be engaged and effective participants. The Board is of the view that a director with longer tenure is able to increase his or her contribution to the Board over time. The Board does recognize that some turnover is necessary in order to introduce new ideas and perspectives but that this must be balanced against the need for directors with increased insight into the Company gained over their years of service. The Board annually considers changes to the composition of the Board. The Board considers that its succession planning process has resulted in a mix of experience and talent which responds to the changing needs of the Company. Currently, 50% of the directors have been on the Board for five years or less.

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6. Board Succession Planning and Director Recruitment

The CGNC is responsible for implementing Altus Group’s Board succession planning and director recruitment program. The CGNC updates the Board of Directors’ skills matrix annually, with a view in particular to take into account the Company's strategic plan and needs of the Board. The CGNC Committee then reviews the overall Board composition to assess whether the Board has the right mix of backgrounds, knowledge, skills, experiences, diversity and expertise required for proper oversight and effective decision making, benchmarked against the skills matrix, the Company' s strategic plan, and the Board's diversity objectives. The CGNC considers these criteria along with the most recently completed Board performance assessment and expected director turnover in making recommendations to the Board of potential nominees for directors.

The Board intends to commence a search for a new director to be appointed in 2020 who will have strong technology/data analytics experience in support of the Company’s long-term strategic plan.

The Board considers its succession planning process to have been effective in developing a Board comprised of members with a wide mix of industry knowledge, perspective, diversity, international experience, technology and financial expertise, all of which are required to provide strong oversight of the Company.

To assist with the recruitment of new directors, the CGNC from time to time, retains the services of an executive search firm.

7. Board Diversity

We believe that having a mix of qualified directors from varied backgrounds and who bring a diverse range of perspectives and insights fosters enhanced decision-making, promotes better corporate governance and builds board capacity.

We were early adopters of a Board Diversity Policy, which reflects that only highly qualified candidates with the right personal qualities (such as governance and leadership skills, integrity, time and commitment), core business skills and industry experience will be considered as board members. While the qualifications of each individual director are paramount, diversity having regard to factors such as race, gender, age, nationality, cultural and educational background must also be given due consideration. In reviewing the composition of the Board, the CGNC considers candidates with regard to the benefits of diversity on the Board.

The implementation of the Board Diversity Policy is the responsibility of the CGNC. The Board Diversity Policy serves as a framework to achieve our diversity objectives and is reinforced by our board skills matrix, which is reviewed and updated annually by the CGNC as appropriate, and the board succession planning and recruitment process, which is also the responsibility of the CGNC. In addition to its own search, the CGNC may engage independent search firms to assist in identifying directors to recommend for election or appointment to the Board, in order to broaden its reach for qualified and diverse director candidates who are unknown to the incumbent directors. Diversity criteria include gender as well as functional expertise and global market experience.

At the present time, having carefully considered the question, the Board has not set any targets relating to Board diversity. The complexity of our business requires us to maintain flexibility to effectively address board refreshment, succession planning and diversity in its broadest sense in order to continue to attract and retain highly qualified individuals to serve as directors. The CGNC may recommend changes or additional objectives in the Board Diversity Policy to the Board of Directors for its approval.

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Of the number of directors elected at our annual meeting in 2019, three of ten (30%) were women and of the eight independent directors, three of eight (38%) were women. Three of the eight nominees (38%) and three of the seven independent nominees (43%), are women. Assuming all of our nominees, including our three incumbent women directors, are elected at the Meeting, these current numbers and percentages will not change. This aligns with the objectives of the 30% Club Canada, an organization of which we are a member, which is working towards having women represent at least 30% of board members in Canada by 2022.

Four of our nominees, Ms. Brown, and Messrs. Mikulich, Dyer and Long are based in the United States, and have global market experience, reflecting Altus Group's growing international focus. In addition, Mr. Long, at the age of 56, will be the youngest director. As a result, our Board nominees have a diversity of industry experience, including technology and software and data analytics, real estate investment, financial technology and investment banking, and have a range of tenure on the Board ranging from one to eight years.

8. Diversity and Inclusion

Our Board and senior leadership team dedicates considerable time and resources to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.

As a global organization, the ability to draw on a wide range of viewpoints, backgrounds, skills, and experience is critical to the Company’s success. Altus Group’s global growth plan requires an agile culture, and competitively, Altus Group needs to continue to develop an attractive employment proposition that appeals to a wide range of talent that will help the Company sustain its advantage. Diversity and inclusion are integral to Altus Group being successful and a key facet to building an efficient team of senior leaders. We regularly review our talent and succession pipeline, giving visibility of our top talent to our executive team across the business. We inform our Board regularly with regards to our key talent and ensure the Board has direct exposure to these individuals.

In our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics we commit to actions and policies designed to assure fair employment, including equal treatment in the hiring, promoting, training, compensation, termination and corrective action of employees, and do not tolerate discrimination. This is reinforced in the Company’s workplace communications and our policies and procedures, including Workplace Anti-Violence and Unlawful Discrimination and Bullying Policy, our Employee Handbooks and our Modern Slavery Act Policy. It is further supported by our confidential, externally-administered Compliance Hotline that employees, consultants and other persons in a similar relationship with the Company can access.

The Company promotes a diverse and inclusive environment within the organization on many fronts, including unconscious bias, diversity and inclusivity training which has been rolled out globally. Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee in North America, launched in 2018, meets regularly to educate, increase awareness and promote a wide variety of activities furthering our diversity and inclusion efforts. Some other highlights of our diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives in 2019 include the implementation of a Diversity and Inclusion Charter, launching a Global Cultural Diversity Awareness Month, and organizing global International Women’s Day and Pride celebrations and continuing our active involvement with the CRE Women’s (CREW) Network, which is dedicated to transforming the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally.

We track the number and percentage of women in senior leadership roles and we are focused on developing this talent “pipeline”. Currently, approximately 40% of our global workforce is female. 15% of our current Executive, and 19% of our senior leadership, is comprised of women.

Our Human Resources group, with oversight by the HRCC, is responsible for promoting diversity and

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inclusion within the organization, both at the executive level and within our workforce, and for annually assessing the effectiveness of the Company’s diversity and inclusion program.

Succession Planning

The HRCC is responsible for overseeing the leadership succession planning process and actively participates in talent reviews and succession planning for the CEO and other senior executives. The Company conducts regular annual talent management reviews focusing on both corporate executive and business unit critical roles. The purpose of this review is to identify key talent for retention, accelerate the development of high potential leaders, and establish a succession pipeline for executive positions. High potential candidates identified in the succession plans are encouraged to have interaction with the Board so that directors can get to know candidates and appreciate their skills and expertise in person, including through presentations by these candidates at board meetings and social events.

In 2019, the Board continued to invest significant time on talent management and succession planning. This year, the process included refreshing our CEO profile to ensure continued alignment with the Corporation’s direction, strategy and culture, as well as projected long-term needs. This leadership profile informs both our assessment and development of internal executives and the continuous mapping of external succession candidates for the CEO and other key leadership roles.

In 2019, we held over 50 training sessions globally for over 60% of our leaders to enable them to continue to build their leadership capability. The courses, held through our Manager Development Program, addressed numerous “leadership foundation” topics, such as communication and feedback, managing conflict, coaching for performance and smart interviewing.

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OUR BOARD

The Board and Board Committees

The Board of Directors is responsible for the stewardship of the Corporation and the oversight of management and the activities of the Corporation. The Board's principal duties include the appointment of the CEO, the review and approval of the Corporation's strategic plan and business objectives, and oversight and approval as appropriate of the Corporation's policies, procedures and systems for implementing strategy and managing risk.

The Board exercises its duties directly and through its three standing committees:

  • the Audit Committee,

  • the CGNC, and

  • the Human Resources and Compensation Committee (“ HRCC” ).

During 2019, the Board determined that given the Company’s evolving strategy it was important to ensure that the directors be able to devote an appropriate amount of time to the oversight and development of the Company’s long-term strategy. Accordingly, the Board formed an ad hoc strategy committee comprised of a number of the directors who, with the support of an independent management consultant, carried out a comprehensive review of the Company’s strategy, the results of which were reported to the Board.

During 2019, the Board committee members were appointed by the Board upon the recommendation of the CGNC, which reviews committee composition and membership annually.

The Board Mandate and Board committee charters may be viewed on our website at www.altusgroup.com. Each committee reviews and assesses its charter at least annually.

Strategic Planning

One of the Board’s key mandates is to oversee the Company’s annual and long-term strategic plan. Management, led by the CEO, formulates the business strategy annually, which is reviewed and approved by the Board. The Board also reviews the Company’s strategic priorities and planning at its two-day annual retreat at which comprehensive discussions of the Company’s objectives and priorities take place.

At each regularly scheduled Board meeting, the Board dedicates a portion of time to receive updates from the CEO and other members of management about the Company’s performance against the plan, address developments, opportunities and issues as they arise and determine whether any change in the plan is required. Updates include information about industry trends, the Company’s current financial position and forecast, the human, technological and capital resources required to implement the strategic plan, and regulatory, cultural or governmental constraints that may impact our business objectives, including those that are specific to the geographical locations where we do business. When appropriate, the Board also receives a competitive analysis of our performance against our peers in different facets of the business.

Our current strategic focus is to simplify our business model to maximize shareholder value, by leveraging our position as an industry leader at the center of the value chain in the commercial real estate (“ CRE” ) market, differentiated market offerings relative to our competitors and global reach in each of our four core business units:

  • evolving from legacy “diversified CRE services” to “CRE software, data analytics and advisory services” with higher recurring revenues;

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  • overweighting investment and innovation focus in our Altus Analytics business unit to leverage our global operating model and growth runway; and

  • taking advantage of our strategic position in our Property Tax business unit to further enhance value.

Risk Oversight

The activities of Altus Group expose the Company to risks in the normal course of business. The acceptance of certain risks is both necessary and advantageous in order to achieve the performance targets set for the Company and our strategic vision. A key responsibility of the CEO, the CFO and other members of senior management is to identify, assess and manage the Company’s exposure to risk. The Board is charged with overseeing management’s performance of these functions and taking reasonable steps to ensure that management has an effective risk management structure, systems and processes in place to monitor and manage material risks.

The Company has undertaken an enterprise risk management (“ ERM” ) process which seeks to identify and help manage material risks within the Company’s business units as well as general functional risks as they relate to, and may materially impact, our corporate and business unit strategies. The president of each business unit is responsible for management of risks associated with, or unique to, each business unit and reports to the CEO and/or CFO on such risks on a monthly basis. For those risks that cross business units and corporate functions, the aggregate risk to Altus Group is considered by senior management and an overall corporate risk is recorded and assessed. Additional mitigation strategies are developed by senior management for implementation where residual risk (after taking into account risk mitigation strategies) is considered to be unacceptably high.

The CGNC oversees our ERM process and annually reviews and recommends to the Board for approval any amendments to the ERM process. Management provides a risk report quarterly to the CGNC and to the Board semi-annually.

The Audit Committee oversees financial and legal compliance risk and regularly discusses with management and the Company’s independent auditors the Company’s risk assessment and risk management processes. The Audit Committee and the Board also receive regular reports from management and our independent auditors on prevailing material risks and the actions being taken to mitigate them.

The HRCC is responsible for assessing risks associated with talent retention, succession, compensation programs and retention and succession risk. For further information about managing compensation risk, see “Compensation Risk Management” at page 51.

Environmental, Social and Governance Matters

As a leading global provider of software and IT professional services to the CRE market, we encounter and manage a broad range of environmental, social and governance (“ ESG ”) issues. We have identified the following ESG priorities, by category, as being relevant to our business and of interest to our key stakeholders.

Environmental Reduce our Environmental Impact . To protect the environment and reduce waste the Company

  • promotes the efficient use of energy and natural resources

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  • strives to implement recycling programs wherever it is available in our offices, including reducing use of bottled water by installing drinking water filtrations systems, installing energy efficient lighting in many of our offices, and encouraging employees to save paper and only print documents when necessary, and

  • when possible, strives to reduce our carbon footprint by reducing air travel.

Our head office in Toronto is also LEED certified, and as we expand our geographical presence, we strive to choose offices that have similar environmental certifications.

Social

Promote a diverse and inclusive workplace . Highlights of the Company’s initiatives include:

  • a Diversity and Inclusion Charter

  • a Diversity and Inclusion Committee in North America

  • unconscious bias, diversity and inclusivity training, and

  • active involvement with the CRE Women’s (CREW) Network, which is dedicated to transforming the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally.

See “Our Corporate Governance – Diversity and Inclusion” for more information about our diversity and inclusion program and the percentage of women who hold leadership positions.

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Attract and retain key talent . Highlights of the Company’s initiatives include:

  • a formal university recruitment program in Canada (with the goal of expanding the program into other countries)

  • technical, leadership and personal training to help our employees advance their careers within the Company,

  • a management development program offered to over 60% of our global leaders, and

  • competitive compensation packages relative to our peers.

Improve Employee Well-Being . Highlights of the Company’s initiatives include:

  • social policies designed to assure fair employment and a safe and nondiscriminatory workplace culture, which are reinforced by our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct, and

  • mandatory training on health and safety policies, including on compliance with our Code of Business Ethics and Conduct.

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Governance

Board Oversight

The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight over our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

The HRCC has oversight over social issues that support our strategic goal of being a top employer relative to its peers.

Drive a culture of high ethical behavior and compliance . Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, reinforces that Altus Group has strict obligations regarding:

  • ethical business conduct including with respect to legal compliance, conflicts of interest, anti-bribery and corruption and fair dealing with third parties

  • confidential proprietary information, trade secrets and proper use of corporate assets, and

  • workplace behaviors.

The Code is supported by our confidential, externally-administered Compliance Hotline that employees, consultants and other persons in a similar relationship with the Company can access.

The Code may be found on our website at www.altusgroup.com

Protect our intellectual property and defend against claims of intellectual property rights by third parties . The Company has dedicated IP in-house lawyers who work closely with external counsel when required to manage the protection of our trade names and trademarks and other intellectual property, and to litigate disputes with third parties when necessary.

Securely process, maintain and transmit sensitive data that we have or collect from third parties . Highlights of our cyber and information security program include:

  • leadership and oversight, management processes and technology, and

  • operational functions including training, systems development, access right, suppliers, cryptography, protection against malware and patching.

We have implemented an Information Security Policy and standards and framework, controls, practices, processes and technologies in an information security management system (“ ISMS ”) based on the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 international standard, which helps us to identify and address gaps in our program to mitigate risk.

Following industry best practices, our cyber and security controls are applied using a risk-based approach, following the principles of defense in depth and least privileged.

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Board Oversight

The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight over financial and legal compliance risk management including compliance with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and the adequacy of our insurance coverage.

The CGNC is responsible for oversight of those governance issues relating to intellectual property and information security, including cyber security.

Director Orientation and Continuing Education

The CGNC is responsible for the continuing education and orientation program for the directors. Senior management, working with the Board, provides orientation for new directors to familiarize them with our Company and its businesses, as well as the expected contribution of individual directors.

New directors are provided with a comprehensive on-line manual that includes descriptions of our organizational structure, operations, governance and compensation plans, and copies of our most recent core public disclosure documents.

The directors usually attend a Board dinner the evening prior to regularly scheduled Board meetings. The dinners provide an opportunity for the directors to meet with the CEO and executives in an informal environment as well as receiving presentations from senior management employees regarding the business and its strategy.

The Board is regularly updated throughout the year regarding both operational and strategic developments in the Company’s businesses. The Board and Board committees also receives presentations regarding various governance and compensation matters from our General Counsel and from its legal advisors.

Over the course of the year, the directors attend real estate industry conferences and educational programs regarding governance and director responsibilities, corporate and boardroom culture, ethics, IFRS standards, financial literacy, emerging regulatory requirements, social media and cyber security trends and crisis planning.

The Board’s continuing education policy encourages directors to attend external conferences and educational programs at the Company’s expense, to enhance their knowledge of the industries in which the Company carries on business as well as governance and director responsibilities.

All of the directors are members of the National Association of Corporate Directors, the membership cost for which is paid by the Company. Several of our directors are also members of the Institute of Corporate Directors.

Board and Committee Attendance

We expect our directors to attend all meetings of the Board and its committees of which they are members. During 2019, the average attendance of the directors at Board meetings was 100% and at committee meetings was 99%. Our independent directors usually serve on two committees each.

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MEETING ATTENDANCE 2019 MEETING ATTENDANCE 2019 MEETING ATTENDANCE 2019
Directors Board of
Directors
Audit
Committee
Human
Resource and
Compensation
Committee
Corporate
Governance
and
Nominating
Committee
Totals
Meetings
attended
Meetings
attended
Meetings
attended
Meetings
attended
Meetings
attended
Overall %
Attendance
Angela L. Brown 11/11 4/5 5/5 20/21 95
Robert G. Courteau 11/11 11/11 100
Colin Dyer 9/11(1) 4/5(1) 13/13 100
Carl Farrell 11/11 11/11 100
AnthonyGaffney 11/11 9/9 20/20 100
AnthonyLong 9/11(1) 7/9(1) 16/16 100
Diane MacDiarmid 11/11 9/9 5/5 25/25 100
Raymond C. Mikulich 11/11 9/9 5/5 25/25 100
Eric W. Slavens 11/11 5/5 5/5 21/21 100
Janet P. Woodruff 11/11 5/5 9/9 25/25 100

____ Note:

(1) Mr. Dyer and Mr. Long were appointed to the Board effective May 7, 2019.

Board and Committee Evaluations

The CGNC is responsible for developing and implementing the Board and Board committee performance evaluation program. The focus of the evaluation is to assess whether the Board and each committee is performing effectively and whether each director is engaged and making a meaningful contribution to the Board and each committee on which he or she serves. The objective is to improve Board and committee performance and provide the Board Chair and the CGNC with information concerning possible changes to Board and committee composition in light of our strategic plan and individual performance.

In previous years, the annual board evaluation process included a detailed questionnaire to seek objective opinions and quantitative ratings as part of the evaluation process. The formal questionnaire was supplemented by individual discussions between the CGNC Chair and each Board member about each component of the questionnaire.

In 2019, the Board retained an external governance consulting firm to refresh the evaluation process. The firm reviewed the detailed questionnaire material, conducted interviews with all Board members, guided by a customized pre-interview discussion guide, which gave the director the opportunity to discuss key areas relating to the Board’s effectiveness. The firm provided the results of the process to the CGNC Chair, who shared the results with the Board.

Board Skills Matrix

Our CGNC has developed a skills matrix which identifies the professional skills, expertise and qualifications that the Board would ideally possess in light of the Company’s strategy. This skills matrix is used in evaluating potential nominees and by our directors in the self-assessment of their own skills.

The following provides a detailed explanation of each of the skills, experiences and qualifications the CGNC has determined to be important to the Company’s business and governance:

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Leadership
Experience, whether as a prior or current CEO, COO or other Senior Officer, in a profit
and loss role, of a public company or major organization, with a successful track record
of leading shareholder value creation, growth and strategic execution.
Leadership
Experience, whether as a prior or current CEO, COO or other Senior Officer, in a profit
and loss role, of a public company or major organization, with a successful track record
of leading shareholder value creation, growth and strategic execution.
Strategy Direct experience driving strategic innovation, transformation and direction to
challenge the organization; achieving significant growth and value creation.
Financial Expertise, whether as a professional accountant, a prior or current CFO, or otherwise,
with oversight of financial and/or audit matters, financial accounting, reporting,
corporate finance and capital structure, CPA designation or certification in financial
audit or evaluation.
Global Experience Expertise in global markets including growing/penetrating markets, scaling operations,
M&A (target identification acquisition and integration), and managing risks.
Real Estate Senior level global asset management professional in the global commercial real estate
industry.
Technology Experience in the strategic application and deployment of emerging and leading
information technologies and cyber security.
Governance Previous experience on a board of a public company (or major organization) with
mature governance and risk management practices.
HR & Compensation Expertise in human resources, including succession planning, talent development,
recruiting, performance management and executive compensation.

The table below shows the skills and experience of each of our nominee directors highlighting each of their top three skills.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP SENIOR LEADERSHIP SENIOR LEADERSHIP BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS SKILLS BUSINESS SKILLS INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCE
INDUSTRY
EXPERIENCE
Governance Leadership Strategy Financial Global
Experience
HR &
Compensation
Real Estate Technology
Angela L. Brown
Robert G. Courteau
Colin Dyer
Anthony Gaffney
Anthony Long
Diane MacDiarmid
Raymond C. Mikulich
Janet P. Woodruff

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AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

Mandate of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee of the Company is appointed by the Board to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities of oversight and supervision of the:

  • quality and integrity of the accounting and financial reporting practices and procedures of the Company;

  • adequacy of the internal accounting and financial reporting controls and procedures of the Company;

  • compliance by the Company with legal and regulatory requirements in respect of financial disclosure;

  • quality and integrity of the consolidated financial statements of the Company;

  • qualification, independence and performance of the independent auditor of the Company;

  • assessment, monitoring and management of the financial risks of the Company’s business; and

  • • any additional matters delegated to the Audit Committee by the Board.

In addition, the Audit Committee provides an avenue for communication between the independent auditor, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer ( “CFO” ) and other senior management, other employees and the Board concerning matters relating to accounting, financial reporting, auditing and risk management.

The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the recommendation to the Board of the selection, compensation, retention, termination, and oversight of the work of, the independent auditor (including oversight of the resolution of disagreements between senior management and the independent auditor regarding accounting and financial reporting) for the purposes of preparing or issuing audit reports or related work or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company. To fulfill such responsibilities in 2019, the Audit Committee carried out its comprehensive review of the independent auditor. The evaluation included, but was not limited to, the considerations identified in the Audit Committee Charter disclosed in our Annual Information Form dated March 21, 2019.

Committee Membership and Qualifications

The Audit Committee was composed of the following independent directors from January 1, 2019 to May 7, 2019: Eric W. Slavens (Chair), Janet P. Woodruff and Angela L. Brown. Following May 7, 2019, the Audit Committee was composed of the following independent directors: Janet P. Woodruff (Chair), Eric W. Slavens, Angela L. Brown and Colin Dyer.

Audit Committee members are appointed by the Board on an annual basis with a view to ensuring that the committee maintains an appropriate level of experience and financial literacy.

Financial Literacy of Members

The Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is “financially literate” within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees . In considering whether a member of the Audit Committee is financially literate, the Board looks at the director’s ability to read a set of consolidated financial statements (including a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement), of a breadth and complexity similar to that of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Meetings

The Audit Committee is required to meet at least quarterly and met five times in 2019. Each meeting included sessions with management present and in camera sessions without management present. In 2019, the Audit Committee also met five times with the independent auditor of the Company and each such meeting included an in camera session without management present.

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Key Activities 2019

The following highlights the key matters reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee in 2019:

Activity Details
Financial Reporting and Disclosure Reviewed and recommended for approval by the Board
Altus Group’s 2019 annual consolidated financial
statements and related disclosure contained in the
Management Discussion & Analysis (“MD&A”), and
2019 quarterly interim condensed consolidated financial
statements, and related disclosure contained in the
MD&A.
Reviewed and recommended for approval by the Board
material financial disclosure falling within the Audit
Committee’s
mandate
contained
in
the
Annual
Information Form, this Circular, earnings press releases,
and all other public disclosure documents containing
material financial information.
Internal Controls Oversaw and monitored the adequacy and effectiveness of
Altus Group’s system of internal controls and satisfied
itself through review and discussion that management
continues to systematically address any potential control-
related concerns.
Financial and Financial Reporting Risk
Management
Assessed with senior management Altus Group’s material
exposure to financial and financial reporting risks to
satisfy itself that Altus Group’s actions to identify and
monitor such risks are effective and appropriate.
Reviewed and discussed with management and the
independent auditor key accounting and financial matters,
financial
reporting
developments,
and
corporate
disclosure developments affecting financial reporting to
ensure that policies and practices adopted are appropriate
and consistent with Altus Group’s needs and applicable
requirements.
Significant Accounting Policies Reviewed and discussed with management and the
independent auditor the selection, use and application of,
including proposed material changes to significant
accounting policies, principles, practices and related
critical estimates and judgments in accordance with IFRS
and alternative IFRS treatments for policies and practices
relating to material items, including disclosure.

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Activity Details
Impairments, Restructuring Charges
and other Unusual or Significant Items
Discussed with management and the independent auditor
to satisfy itself regarding the accounting and disclosure
treatment of impairments, restructuring charges and other
unusual or significant items, including items related to
taxation, legal matters, related party transitions, off-
balance sheet transactions, and contingent liabilities, if
any, in Altus Group’s consolidated financial statements.
Legal and Regulatory Compliance Reviewed and assessed management’s activities relating
to compliance with applicable laws and regulations and
any material reports or inquiries received.
Comprehensive and Annual Review of
Independent Auditor
Completed its comprehensive review of EY as
independent auditor to evaluate their qualifications,
performance and independence and presented its
conclusions to the Board.
Recommended to the Board the appointment and
compensation of the independent auditor.
Reviewed and approved proposed audit, audit-related, and
non-audit services to be performed by the independent
auditor.
Monitored the effectiveness of the relationship between
the independent auditor, management and the Audit
Committee.
Reviewed with the independent auditor the contents of its
audit and review reports and findings.
Ethical Business Conduct Monitored compliance with Altus Group’s Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics and policies and procedures
regarding compliance.
Provided recommendations to the Board with respect to
the implementation, operation and effectiveness of Altus
Group’s Whistleblower Policy and monitored the
Whistleblower hotline.

All of the above items are core elements of the Audit Committee mandate and are expected to remain key areas of Audit Committee focus for 2020.

Committee Approval of the Report

In accordance with the Audit Committee’s charter, the Audit Committee reports to the Board on a regular basis and is satisfied that it has fulfilled the duties and responsibilities assigned to it under its charter in respect of the year ended December 31, 2019.

Janet P. Woodruff (Chair) Eric W. Slavens Angela L. Brown Colin Dyer

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

Mandate of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

The mandate of the CGNC is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:

  • establishing processes to identify, recruit and appoint new directors;

  • annually reviewing the Company’s enterprise risk management process;

  • developing and implementing appropriate corporate governance practices and principles;

  • reviewing and determining director compensation; and

  • annually evaluating the performance of the Board, its Committees and the individual directors.

Committee Membership and Qualifications

During 2019, the CGNC was composed of the following independent directors: Angela L. Brown (Chair) Diane MacDiarmid, Raymond C. Mikulich and Eric W. Slavens.

CGNC members are appointed by the Board on an annual basis. The CGNC members have developed experience in corporate governance principles and practices through experience on other governance committees of public companies, senior executive experience in public and private companies and/or a legal and compliance background.

Meetings

The CGNC is required to meet at least quarterly under its mandate and met five times in 2019. Members of management attended meetings at the invitation of the Chair of the CGNC. In addition, four of the CGNC meetings included an in-camera session without management.

Key Activities 2019

The following highlights the key matters reviewed and approved by the CGNC in 2019:

Activity Details
Recruitment of New Directors and
Director Succession
Reviewed Board composition matrix/Board skill set and
competencies required in anticipation of future director
searches.
Carried out recruitment of two nominees to the Board
with assistance of an executive search firm.
Board Survey and Performance Assessed and confirmed directors’ independence.
Retained and oversaw expert independent consultant to
evaluate the effectiveness of the Board, the Committees
of the Board and the directors.
Evaluated performance and skills of the Board,
committees,
and
directors,
including
director
relationships,
commitments
and
interlocking
directorships, and reported on assessment of same to
Board.
Confirmed effectiveness and commitment to the Board of
each director and to his/her committees.

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Activity Details
Assessed ownership of equity held by each director in
accordance
with
Directors’
Equity
Ownership
Guidelines.
Governance and Policies Reviewed regulatory and governance updates provided
by the General Counsel.
Considered shareholder advisory vote on approach to
compensation and recommended the Board implement an
advisory vote for next annual general meeting.
Recommended nominees for the Meeting.
Recommended
committee
Chairs
and
committee
members.
Monitored the Diversity Policy as it pertains to the Board
and the Company.
Monitored recent developments, emerging trends and
current best practices in corporate governance and
disclosure practices impacting the mandates of the Board
and its committees.
Reviewed directors’ equity ownership and determined
directors met or were on track to meeting ownership
requirements.
Led review and revision of Board Skills Matrix.
Board Compensation Reviewed Board compensation and recommended no
increase to director retainer for 2020 other than increases
to Chair and certain Committee Chair retainers.
Risk Oversight Monitored Company’s ERM program semi-annually and
made further recommendations and amendments to the
program and process.
Monitored information and cyber security program
quarterly.
Corporate Governance Disclosure Reviewed and approved this report and reviewed and
recommended for approval by the Board the corporate
governance disclosure contained in this Circular.
Board Education and Orientation Oversaw continuingeducationprogram for directors.

Committee Approval of the Report

In accordance with the CGNC’s charter, the CGNC reports to the Board on a regular basis and has reviewed and approved the corporate governance disclosure set out in this Circular. The CGNC is satisfied that it has fulfilled the duties and responsibilities assigned to it under its charter in respect of the year ended December 31, 2019.

Angela L. Brown (Chair) Diane MacDiarmid Raymond C. Mikulich Eric W. Slavens

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HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

Mandate of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee

The mandate of the HRCC is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities for:

  • executive succession and development;

  • executive compensation, including performance evaluation; and

  • human resource policies and strategy.

Committee Membership and Qualifications

The HRCC was composed of the following independent directors in 2019: Anthony Gaffney (Chair), Diane MacDiarmid, Anthony Long, Raymond C. Mikulich and Janet P. Woodruff.

All members of the HRCC have executive compensation and financial experience.

HRCC members are appointed by the Board on an annual basis with a view to ensuring that the committee maintains an appropriate level of human resources and financial literacy. All of the HRCC members have been determined to possess a thorough understanding of policies and governance principles relating to human resources and executive compensation. They also have the necessary financial acumen required to evaluate executive compensation programs. The HRCC members have acquired this relevant knowledge and experience through their current or prior executive roles at other publicly traded and private companies and as directors on other boards.

Meetings

The HRCC is required to meet at least quarterly under its mandate and met nine times during 2019 in order to carry out its mandate and work plan. Members of management, the CEO, attended meetings at the invitation of the Chair of the HRCC. Eight of the HRCC meetings included an in-camera session without management.

Key Activities 2019

The following highlights the key matters reviewed and approved by the HRCC in 2019:

Activity Details
CEO Performance and Compensation Developed a CEO annual performance Scorecard for 2019.
Reviewed the performance of the CEO against the CEO
Scorecard 2019 and broader corporate and individual
performance.
Recommended approval of the CEO’s compensation for
2019.
Reviewed the performance of the President confirming the
CEO’s recommendation of the President’s compensation
for 2019.

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Activity Details
Senior Executive Performance and
Compensation
Reviewed and approved annual performance assessments
of senior executives submitted by CEO, including the
CFO.
Succession Planning and Talent
Management
Refreshed the CEO profile to ensure continued alignment
with the Company’s direction, strategy and culture.
Along with the CEO, continued to assess internal
executives and map external succession candidates for the
CEO and other key leadership roles.
Engaged an external succession planning, leadership
development and search firm to support the Company’s
CEO and other key executive succession planning.
Reviewed succession plans, executive development and
talent management plans for senior management of all
business units.
Compensation Plan Design Reviewed the long-term equity incentive program.
Confirmed annual compensation plan design remains
appropriate.
Reviewed and recommended proposal to increase the
number of authorized commons shares for issuance under
the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.
Governance Reviewed and discussed regulatory and governance update
information provided by the General Counsel.
Compensation Risk Reviewed the Company’s executive compensation
programs and practices and whether, as they relate to risk
taking incentives, they are reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the Company.
Compensation Disclosure Reviewed and approved this report of the HRCC and
reviewed and recommended for approval by the Board the
Compensation, Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”)
contained in this Circular.

Independent Compensation Advisor

The HRCC engages an independent advisor that reports to and is instructed directly by the HRCC. The advisor’s role is to provide independent advice, analysis and expertise to assist the HRCC in reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the Company’s executive compensation programs.

In 2019, the Board retained Hugessen to advise it and the HRCC regarding executive compensation and related matters. Hugessen has been advising the Board and the HRCC since 2014.

During 2019, the nature and scope of services provided by Hugessen included:

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  • provide input on an as-needed basis, on the Company’s executive compensation programs;

  • compensation planning related to CEO succession;

  • review incentive compensation and long-term equity incentive plan;

  • assisting the committee in its review of the CD&A; and

  • director compensation data validation.

The HRCC reviewed and considered the information and advice provided by Hugessen, among other factors, in recommending major compensation decisions to the Board for its approval.

Hugessen does not provide any work to management without the pre-approval of the HRCC. The table below shows the fees paid to Hugessen for its work with the committees in the last two years:

Executive Compensation-Related Fees

2019 2018
Hugessen Consulting Inc. $167,169 $15,714

Committee Approval of the Report

In accordance with the HRCC’s charter, the HRCC reports to the Board on a regular basis and has reviewed and approved the CD&A in the Executive Compensation section of this Circular. The HRCC is satisfied that it has fulfilled the duties and responsibilities assigned to it under its charter in respect of the year ended December 31, 2019.

Anthony Gaffney (Chair) Anthony Long Diane MacDiarmid Raymond C. Mikulich Janet P. Woodruff

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS ........................................................................................................ 47 COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................ 50 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 50 Annual Oversight of Compensation ............................................................................................ 50 Compensation Philosophy .......................................................................................................... 51 Compensation Risk Management ............................................................................................... 51 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DESIGN ....................................................................................... 52 Elements of Executive Compensation ........................................................................................ 54 CEO COMPENSATION ....................................................................................................................... 59 CEO Compensation and Review ................................................................................................ 59 OTHER NEO COMPENSATION ....................................................................................................... 62 Other NEO Accomplishments 2019 ........................................................................................... 62 Other NEOs Summary of LTI Awards 2019 .............................................................................. 65 PERFORMANCE GRAPH ................................................................................................................... 65 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE ............................................................................................ 66 INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS ............................................................................................................ 68 BURN RATE .......................................................................................................................................... 72 NEO CONTRACTS, TERMINATION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS ................... 73 DEFERRED ANNUAL COMPENSATION PLANS SUMMARY (SCHEDULE “A”) .................. 80 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN SUMMARY (SCHEDULE “B”) ............................. 82 LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN SUMMARY (SCHEDULE “C”) ............................. 86

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Message from the Chair of the Human Resource and Compensation Committee

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Fellow Shareholders:

I am pleased to provide you with an overview of Altus Group’s approach to executive compensation and performance during 2019 and how it is reflected in our executive compensation decisions.

Our Approach to Executive Compensation

Altus Group’s business strategy is to drive sustainable and profitable growth in all areas of our business, both organically and through acquisitions, with the underlying objective to maximize shareholder value. A fundamental principle of our compensation philosophy is to align the interests of our senior executives with the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders. In designing our executive compensation programs, we strive to align compensation outcomes to the performance of the Company, while ensuring that we remain competitive in the market, and continue to attract, retain and motivate top talent.

Altus Group’s 2019 Performance

2019 was a pivotal year for Altus Group, as exemplified by a number of financial and operational achievements that enhanced our position in the Commercial Real Estate (“ CRE ”) market and positioned us favourably for long term growth. Financially, we had strong consolidated results and growth in key financial metrics. The strong financial results from 2019 set a strong foundation for growth and demonstrate our ability to leverage past investments in innovation and acquisitions in generating solid returns.

Financial Highlights :

Highlights of our 2019 financial performance include the following:

  • We increased consolidated revenue by 11.2% to $567.4 million over 2018, primarily driven by continued strength from our Altus Analytics and Property Tax businesses where we have been focussing our growth strategy.

  • Consolidated adjusted EBITDA increased by 24.3% to $88.1 million over 2018.

  • Consolidated profit across all of our businesses grew by 198.7% to $18.2 million over 2018.

  • Reflecting our focus on enhancing our recurring revenue streams, Altus Analytics’ recurring revenues grew by 18.0% to $153.6 million over 2018.

  • Adjusted earnings per share was $1.47, up 40% over 2018.

  • We returned $24.0 million to shareholders in the year through quarterly dividends of $0.15 per common share, or $0.60 per share for the year.

  • Our 2019 Total Shareholder Return (“ TSR ”) was 62.91% as at December 31, 2019, (compared to a 19.13% increase for the TSX Composite).

Strategic & Operational Highlights

Highlights of our 2019 strategic and operational performance include the following:

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  • Delivery of ARGUS Enterprise in the cloud to market, which has opened up attractive long-term growth opportunities for our Altus Analytics business.

  • Improved alignment of product development and sales with our long- term strategy which advances our goal of becoming an enterprise-grade software and data analytics market leader that unifies valuation, asset and investment management capabilities into a single, cloud-based platform.

  • Commenced the transition of our ARGUS software pricing model from perpetual terms to a subscription-based model that benefits clients while also building a predictable and strong recurring revenue base for Altus Group.

  • Contributing to our growth strategy for Property Tax and Altus Analytics, two tuck-in acquisitions were completed (One 11 Advisors at Altus Analytics, and Caruthers & Associates at Property Tax), and identified a strategic alternative for the non-core Geomatics business unit that is scheduled to close in the second quarter of 2020.

For more information on the Company’s annual performance in 2019, we invite you to review our 2019 Annual Report, available on our website at www.altusgroup.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

2019 CEO Performance Highlights

The performance of our CEO, Robert Courteau, is measured against specific financial, strategic, and organizational objectives set by the Board at the beginning of each year. Although the objectives are focused on annual performance, they factor in numerous long-term oriented key performance indicators (“ KPIs ”) and initiatives that we expect will drive sustainable shareholder value over the long-term. In 2019, the CEO compensation was based on specific objectives that considered financial targets (60% weighting), execution of strategic initiatives (20% weighting) and organizational initiatives (20% weighting).

Under Mr. Courteau’s leadership, the Company made significant progress against its long-term growth objectives and successfully executed on specific 2019 deliverables related to that strategy, as discussed above.

After considering our CEO’s personal performance against his Scorecard and taking into consideration the performance of the Company under his leadership and market compensation levels, the Board approved a short-term incentive award of $1,121,442 (149.5% of target). For 2020, an annual long-term award of $1,500,000, in the form of performance share units (50%) and stock options (50%) was approved.

In addition, the Board also approved the payout of the 2017 PSU award at 59.7% of the target award. The low payout reflected the decline in Total Shareholder Return experienced in 2018.

Further details of the compensation of the CEO can be found on page 59 of this Circular.

Share Pool Refresh for our Long-Term Incentive Program

We are asking shareholders to approve an increase in the pool of shares underlying our Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, first implemented in 2017. Our long-term incentive program is an important part of our overall approach to compensation and provides an opportunity to align both shareholder and executive interests using equity. Altus Group is requesting 1,850,000 common shares or approximately 4.58% of the issued and outstanding common shares as of March 6, 2020.

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Having Your Say

Shareholder input is a key aspect of our engagement process, and, as such, we are pleased to invite you to have a say on our approach to executive compensation at our Annual and Special Meeting. While this vote is advisory and non-binding, the Board will consider the result in future compensation planning.

Conclusion

We are committed to continuing to review, and as appropriate, evolve our approach to compensation. We also strive to improve our compensation and disclosure practices and monitor emerging best practices. The following CD&A provides detailed information regarding our executive compensation framework and approach. We invite you to provide us with your feedback by contacting the Board by email at [email protected].

Yours truly, Anthony Gaffney Chair,

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

INTRODUCTION

This CD&A describes and explains Altus Group’s executive compensation programs and our approach to compensation for our Named Executive Officers ( “NEOs” ) during 2019. In 2019, our NEOs were:

Name Position
Robert G. Courteau Chief Executive Officer
Angelo Bartolini Chief Financial Officer
Carl Farrell President
Richard Kalvoda Senior Executive Vice President, Advisory, Altus Analytics
Sung Lee Executive Vice President, Altus Analytics

ANNUAL OVERSIGHT OF COMPENSATION

At the Outset of the Year:

Establish Target Compensation Levels and Mix

The HRCC recommends to the Board target compensation level and mix for the CEO considering pay comparator group benchmarking data. The HRCC reviews and approves the CEO’s recommendations for compensation levels and mix for senior executives, including the NEOs, considering level of responsibility, skill and experience.

Establish Performance Goals

Annually, the Board sets goals for the CEO which are formalized in the CEO Scorecard and are weighted to drive annual financial, strategic and operational performance and deliver sustainable shareholder value over the long-term.

Each senior executive and NEO establishes business unit-specific and individual goals with the CEO that are aligned with the Company’s overall strategic and financial objectives.

During the Year and Following Year-End:

Assess Compensation Programs

The HRCC reviews the executive compensation programs against the Company’s philosophy, corporate strategy, compensation best practices and the expectations of our shareholders, taking into consideration advice of its independent advisor.

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Assess Performance Against Objectives

Throughout the year, the HRCC monitors the CEO’s performance against the established goals in the CEO Scorecard. At year-end, the HRCC carries out a formal performance assessment and recommends compensation awards for the CEO to the Board.

The CEO reviews business unit performance monthly and assesses the annual performance of the senior executives, including the other NEOs, based on the achievement of key financial, operational and strategic goals and priorities set out in the business plan. The CEO makes recommendations to the HRCC for the HRCC’s review and approval.

COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY

The Company’s philosophy is to provide compensation that is aligned with the overall performance of the Company and achievement of strategic goals and individual performance in attaining those goals.

The main objectives of the executive compensation philosophy and programs are to:

  • provide competitive compensation to attract, retain and motivate top talent;

  • maintain a pay-for-performance approach that aligns the interests of executives with the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders by structuring a significant portion of the NEO total compensation in the form of performance-based incentive pay; and

  • develop and maintain incentive plans that do not encourage excessive risk taking but are calibrated so that superior performance by the Company and individuals will result in above-market compensation and so that, conversely, performance below expectations will result in below-market compensation.

Compensation Risk Management

The compensation programs for our executives are designed to provide an appropriate balance of risk and reward in achieving our business strategy and objectives so that our executives are incented to achieve “stretch objectives” without taking on excessive risk. In addition, incentive compensation is based on a number of balanced performance measures (both quantitative and qualitative in measurement) to ensure that performance is not focused on achievement of a single measure at the expense of others. See discussions under “Short-Term Incentive Compensation: Annual Incentive Awards” and “Long-Term Incentives”.

In the HRCC's review of the Company's compensation program, the committee has not identified any risks arising from the Company's compensation policies and practices that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Additionally, the following policies and practices further mitigate against compensation risk.

WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DON’T DO
Require minimum share ownership requirements at 3x
base salary (CEO)(1)
Provide guaranteed, multi-year bonuses
Maintain claw back practices for LTI awards Reprice or replace underwater stock options
Enforce Code of Business Conduct and Ethics Implement single trigger voluntary change of control
termination provisions for new executive contracts

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WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DON’T DO
Require significant percentage of “at risk” compensation
(75%) for CEO
Do not make loans to employees
Maintain caps on LTI awards Include the value of unexercised option awards in
determining ownership compliance
Consult with external independent compensation advisor
Include competitive target positioning against peer group
Enforce trading restrictions (Timely Disclosure and
Confidentiality Policy)
Understand the impact of operating and share price
performance over a multi-year period to assess the effect
of different performance scenarios on future incentive
payouts

____

Note:

(1) Based on the closing price of $37.96 of our common shares on December 31, 2019, Mr. Courteau holds common shares in the amount of $5,453,827 (as at December 31, 2019) and therefore meets this requirement.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DESIGN

We combine fixed and variable/at risk compensation elements to provide a total compensation designed to attract well-qualified executives by incentivizing them to deliver strong company performance and create sustainable shareholder returns over the long-term.

The HRCC does not take into account previous grants of equity incentives when considering new grants.

Altus Group does not currently offer a retirement plan to its employees.

KEY ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Element Objective Design Term/Vesting Form
Total Direct Compensation
Fixed Short-term Incentive Base Salary • Fixed compensation
reflects the knowledge,
skills and responsibilities
required of the position.
• Reviewed annually.
• Set to reflect market value,
individual performance,
economic factors that affect
Altus Group and experience,
as well as recognize internal
equity.
• Base salary provides a
reference point for other
compensation elements.
One year Cash

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KEY ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Element Objective Design Term/Vesting Form
Variable / At-Risk Short-term Incentive Annual
Incentive
• At-risk annual • Metrics, weighting and One Year Cash and
RSs/RSUs
compensation to motivate
executives to meet annual
corporate, business unit
and individual goals
related to the Company’s
strategy.

performance standards
determined annually based
on annual and strategic
business plans.
• Payouts are determined
based on actual performance
relative to pre-determined
goals and are not guaranteed.
• Maximum upside
opportunity of two times
target incentive.
• Restricted Shares (RSs) or
Restricted Share Units
(RSUs) awarded as part of
the annual incentive plan as
a mandatory mechanism for
bonus deferral.
Variable / At-Risk
Long-term Incentives
PSUs • Performance Share Units • Represents 50% of long-term Three years Treasury
Common Shares
or Cash
(PSUs) granted annually
incentives.

with performance-based
Vesting
contingent on
performance
at the end of
the three-year
performance
period.

vesting conditions linked
• Performance multiplier

to the Company’s TSR
based on TSR relative to

relative to the average
PSU Peer Group.

TSR of a performance

comparator group.
• Aligns executive interest
with those of our
shareholders. Three-year
vesting enhances
retention.
• Available only to
members of our senior
management team and key
talent.
• Overlapping awards align
executives with the creation
of shareholder value over
successive three-year
periods.
• Payouts are based on share
price at the end of the
performance period and the
resulting performance
multiplier.
• Performance multiplier has a
threshold level of
performance required (no
guaranteed payout) and a
maximum multiplier of two
times target.
Stock
Options
• Links future rewards to
long-term share price
appreciation
• Overlapping stock option
awards align senior
management with the
creation of long-term
• Represents 50% of long-term Prior to 2017, Options to
purchase
treasury
common shares
at the exercise
price determined
at the time of
grant

incentives
options
• Potential value based on
increase in share price from
the date of grant.
awarded vest
equally over
three years
and have six-
year terms.
From 2017
onwards,
KEY ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Element Objective Design Term/Vesting Form
Variable / At-Risk Short-term Incentive Annual
Incentive
• At-risk annual • Metrics, weighting and One Year Cash and
RSs/RSUs
compensation to motivate
executives to meet annual
corporate, business unit
and individual goals
related to the Company’s
strategy.

performance standards
determined annually based
on annual and strategic
business plans.
• Payouts are determined
based on actual performance
relative to pre-determined
goals and are not guaranteed.
• Maximum upside
opportunity of two times
target incentive.
• Restricted Shares (RSs) or
Restricted Share Units
(RSUs) awarded as part of
the annual incentive plan as
a mandatory mechanism for
bonus deferral.
Variable / At-Risk
Long-term Incentives
PSUs • Performance Share Units • Represents 50% of long-term Three years Treasury
Common Shares
or Cash
(PSUs) granted annually
incentives.

with performance-based
Vesting
contingent on
performance
at the end of
the three-year
performance
period.

vesting conditions linked
• Performance multiplier

to the Company’s TSR
based on TSR relative to

relative to the average
PSU Peer Group.

TSR of a performance

comparator group.
• Aligns executive interest
with those of our
shareholders. Three-year
vesting enhances
retention.
• Available only to
members of our senior
management team and key
talent.
• Overlapping awards align
executives with the creation
of shareholder value over
successive three-year
periods.
• Payouts are based on share
price at the end of the
performance period and the
resulting performance
multiplier.
• Performance multiplier has a
threshold level of
performance required (no
guaranteed payout) and a
maximum multiplier of two
times target.
Stock
Options
• Links future rewards to
long-term share price
appreciation
• Overlapping stock option
awards align senior
management with the
creation of long-term
• Represents 50% of long-term Prior to 2017, Options to
purchase
treasury
common shares
at the exercise
price determined
at the time of
grant

incentives
options
• Potential value based on
increase in share price from
the date of grant.
awarded vest
equally over
three years
and have six-
year terms.
From 2017
onwards,

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KEY ELEMENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Element Objective Design Term/Vesting Form
sustainable shareholder
value.
• Available only to
members of our senior
management team and key
talent.
options
awarded vest
equally over
four years and
have terms of
five years.
Variable / At-Risk
Long-term Incentives
Share-
Based
Equity
Awards
• Full value shares granted
from time to time with a
restricted period of three
years.
• Aligns executive interest
with those of our
shareholders. Three-year
restriction enhances
retention.
• Available only to certain
members of our senior
management team and key
talent.
• Granted as part of LTIP
award from time to time.
• Potential value based on
increase in share price from
the date of grant
Three years
other than the
full value
shares granted
in 2017 to be
released
March 29,
2021
Full value shares
Indirect Compensation
Fixed
Other Elements
Benefits
and
Perquisites
• Provide market
competitive benefits to
attract and retain
employees.
• NEOs participate in same
benefit program as all
employees.
Ongoing Not Applicable

Elements of Executive Compensation

Salary

Salaries for NEOs and executives are the fixed component of Altus Group’s executive compensation package and are determined by evaluating the scope of responsibilities of each position, as well as the experience and knowledge of the individual, while considering market competitiveness. Annual salary reviews take into account the market value of the executive’s role, the executive’s performance throughout the year and the economic factors that affect Altus Group. Salaries provide a reference point for other compensation elements and, therefore, the HRCC pays particular attention to its positioning based on the factors described above.

The HRCC reviews and recommends for Board approval the CEO’s salary on an annual basis and considers appropriate positioning relative to the pay comparator group. Using a similar approach, the CEO recommends the salaries of the executives, including the other NEOs, to the HRCC for approval.

Compensation Pay Comparator Group

The Company utilizes a pay comparator group in order to provide competitive market data to support decision-making on pay levels and mix. The compensation pay comparator group is comprised of companies engaged in data and software, analytics, professional real estate services or professional services

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with operations in Canada and the U.S. and of similar size and scope to Altus Group. In identifying this peer group, the Board acknowledges that no one company is entirely comparable with Altus Group in terms of size, scope, industry, complexity and services provided. The HRCC reviews pay comparator group benchmark data for external market context and considers pay comparator group medians as a point of reference but does not target executive compensation to a fixed percentile relative to the pay comparator group.

The following table sets out the current re-approved pay comparator group, including relevant size and industry statistics:

PAY COMPARATOR GROUP
Company Total Enterprise
Value (millions)
Market Cap
(millions)
Total Assets
(millions)
Industry HQ
Morneau Shepell Inc. $2,509 $1,957 $1,530 Human Resource and
Employment Services
Canada
Exponent Inc. $4,379 $4,490 $787 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
Mistras Group, Inc. $588 $153 $1,017 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
RE/MAX Holdings,Inc. $1,429 $1,144 $758 Real Estate Services U.S.
Enghouse Systems
Limited
$2,167 $2,232 $692 Application Software Canada
CBIZ, Inc. $1,885 $1,540 $1,958 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
Resources Connection
Inc.
$501 $418 $694 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
VSE Corp. $729 $312 $1,182 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
Hill International, Inc. $196 $120 $390 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
CRA International Inc. $550 $349 $745 Research and Consulting
Services
U.S.
Median $1,079 $781 $773
Altus GroupLimited $1,685 $1,588 $735 Real Estate Services Canada

All financial data in CAD MM from Market Data from FactSet as at March 16, 2020, Balance Sheet Data from Company Filings.

Annual Incentive Awards

CEO Annual Incentive

In 2019, the HRCC set the financial, strategic and operational objectives for the annual Scorecard for the assessment of CEO performance under the annual incentive plan against which to access performance:

Metric Weighting Description
Revenue Growth 30% Financial metric which measures our success in executing
against the Company’sgrowth strategy
Adjusted EBITDA 30% Financial metric followed by investors to evaluate
profitable growth of the Company’s business and
capabilitytogenerate income and returns for investors

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Metric Weighting Description
Strategic Initiatives 20% Strategic initiatives are assessed against a variety of
measurable criteria including performance against key
milestones, quality of execution and return on investments
including
acquisitions,
product
development
and
infrastructure
Organizational Initiatives 20% Organizational initiatives are assessed against criteria that
support the development of a talent plan that enables the
successful execution of our strategy

Annual Incentive for Other NEOs

The annual bonus plan for our other NEOs is determined by a combination of overall Altus Group performance and individual business unit performance, and individual strategic and organizational initiatives specifically:

  • For the CFO, Adjusted EBITDA (excluding bonus) for the Company, revenue and individual strategic objectives; and

  • For other NEOs, for business units, Adjusted EBITDA (excluding bonus), business unit revenue and individual strategic objectives.

The CEO assesses performance of the other NEOs and makes recommendations to the HRCC regarding the NEOs’ annual bonuses for its approval.

Annual Bonus Deferral (RS and RSU Plans)

As part of the annual bonus plan, the Company established a Restricted Share Plan ( “RS Plan” ) (for Canadian-based employees) and a Restricted Share Unit Plan ( “RSU Plan” ) (for employees based outside of Canada) to further align compensation with the creation of long-term sustainable value for our shareholders. The RS Plan and the RSU Plan were designed as part of the annual incentive awards program as a mandatory deferral mechanism for senior management, including the CEO and other NEOs. Each year the CEO recommends the proportion of annual incentive award to be deferred to the HRCC for its consideration and approval.

On average, approximately 70% of the annual incentive award has been paid in cash and 30% has been deferred in the form of RSs or RSUs. For 2019, the cash component of the annual incentive award was approximately 73% and the RS or RSU component was approximately 27%. RSs and the RSUs vest in the year of the award but are not available to employees until three years following the date of each grant.

Grants of RSs and RSUs to NEOs and other eligible employees are reviewed and approved by the HRCC and the Board.

Long-Term Incentives

Our NEOs, as well as other executives and key employees, are eligible to receive long-term incentive awards ( “LTI” ) in the form of annual grants of stock options, PSUs and full value shares subject to restrictions.

The Company currently has the following broad-based share-settled incentive compensation arrangements:

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  • the legacy amended and restated equity compensation plan (the “ Equity Compensation Plan” ), and (ii) the legacy amended and restated common share option plan (the “ Share Option Plan” ) approved by shareholders in 2014 (collectively, the “ Equity-Based Compensation Plans” ); and

  • a long-term incentive plan (the “ Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan” ) approved by shareholders in 2017, which provides for the issuance of medium to long-term share-settled incentive awards, including stock options, PSUs and full value shares, subject to restrictions.

The following table summarizes the long-term incentive program design features of our Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan implemented in 2017:

LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
Review Area Design Feature 2017 Change
Performance Share
Units
Percent of overall Award 50% of overall award is delivered in PSUs
Payout Range 0x to 2x of target
Relative Performance Range -25percentagepoints to +25percentagepoints
Performance Period 3years
Stock Options Percent of overall Award 50% of overall award is delivered in stock
options
Vesting Equal ratable vestingover fouryears
Term Stock options granted in 2018 and after have a
five-year term
Share-Based Equity
Awards (Full Value
Shares with
restrictions)
Percentage of overall Award Awards of full value shares with restrictions are
made to senior executives from time to time
Vesting Vest on grant
Term The restrictedperiod is three or moreyears
Plan Governance Plan Documentation Oneplan text
Grant Guidelines Consistentgrantguidelines across the Company
Plan Design Claw back Claw back applies if restatement due to illegal
or fraudulent act occurs
Change of Control Double trigger vestingapplies to all awards

Please see Schedule “C” – Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Summary for details regarding this plan.

PSU Awards

The performance vesting conditions attached to the PSUs are based on the Company’s TSR relative to the average TSR of a performance comparator group (detailed below). The value of awards ultimately vested is based on the change in the Company’s share price and dividends paid over the vesting period and the relative TSR performance multiplier achieved.

PSUs are settled and paid out at the end of each three-year performance period. The number of PSUs that vest depends on the Company’s TSR relative to the average TSR of the performance comparator group during each year of the performance period as well as over the full three-year performance period, and are paid out in common shares or cash at the end of the three-year performance period as follows:

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Relative TSR Performance Payout
Multiplier(1)
Less than or equal to -25% vs. performance comparator group average TSR 0%
Equal to performance comparator group average TSR 100%
More than or equal to +25% vs. performance comparator group average TSR 200%

Note:

(1) The performance payout multiplier is interpolated between these points on a linear basis

The following illustration sets out the performance measurement periods used to calculate the aggregate performance payout multiplier for PSUs granted:

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1-Year Period 1-Year Period 1-Year Period
TSR TSR TSR
20% Weighting 20% Weighting 20% Weighting
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
PSUs are granted PSUs vest
3-Year Period
TSR
40% Weighting
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Performance Comparator Group

The performance comparator group for relative TSR measurement includes real estate services, software and data analytics companies in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. as well as relevant non-real estate application software and data processing peers that investors may consider as alternative investments to Altus Group.

The eight companies set out below comprise the performance comparator group:

PERFORMANCE COMPARATOR GROUP
Company Total
Enterprise
Value
Market
Cap
Total
Assets
Industry HQ
CBRE Group, Inc. $22,635 Real Estate Services U.S.
$21,933 $17,966
Jones Lang LaSalle
Incorporated
$11,023 $8,105 $19,107 Real Estate Services U.S.
CoStar Group Inc. $5,383 Internet Research and Data
Services
U.S.
$28,803 $30,090
Stantec Inc. $4,562 Research and Consulting
Services
Canada
$5,178 $3,842
Countrywide plc $744 Real Estate Services U.K.
$379 $43

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PERFORMANCE COMPARATOR GROUP
Company Total
Enterprise
Value
Market
Cap
Total
Assets
Industry HQ
Colliers International
GroupInc.
$4,134 $3,016 $4,042 Real Estate Services Canada
RealPage, Inc. $4,150 Application Software U.S.
$7,610 $6,332
Savills plc $2,830 Real Estate Services U.K.
$2,211 $1,740
Median $4,356
$6,394 $5,087
Altus Group Limited $735 Real Estate Services Canada
$1,685 $1,588

All financial data in CAD MM from Market Data from FactSet as at March 16, 2020, Balance Sheet Data from Company Filings.

See the “CEO Compensation” and “Other NEO Compensation” sections for details regarding PSUs granted to NEOs during 2019.

Stock Options

Stock options granted to executives are intended to incent and reward for long-term share price appreciation. In each year, stock options are granted at an exercise price determined at the date of grant. Stock options vest equally over three years or four years and have a six-year term for awards granted in and prior to 2017. The HRCC has determined that stock options granted in or after 2018 will vest equally over four years and have a five-year term.

CEO COMPENSATION

CEO Compensation and Review

Overview of Key Achievements

In 2019, under Mr. Courteau’s leadership, the Company made substantial progress executing on its strategic plan and delivered strong financial results. Mr. Courteau’s key performance achievements in 2019 included the following:

  • Delivered strong financial and operational performance as outlined on page 47;

  • Realized positive return on capital invested in the development capacity for ARGUS cloud and through the acquisition of CVS for the UK Property Tax business;

  • Continued to lead Altus Group’s culture and employee development programs, including with respect to diversity and inclusion;

  • Led the overall strategy refresh initiative with three‐year business and workforce organizational plans;

  • Strengthened management skills and critical talent across all business units;

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  • Drove record financial performance in the Global Property Tax business, restructured the leadership teams and initiated digital transformation; and

  • Oversaw the acquisition and integration of Caruthers & Associates (Property Tax) and One 11 Advisors (Altus Analytics).

CEO Base Salary

The HRCC reviewed Mr. Courteau’s base salary and recommended to the Board that base salary remain unchanged at $750,000 for 2019.

CEO Short-Term Incentive

The annual cash bonus award for the CEO is determined based on the formula set out below:

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Base Salary X Target Bonus X Performance Multiplier = Actual Short-Term
(% of (0 - 2 x) Incentive Award
Base Salary)
100% 0 - 2 x Payout ranges from 0
Based on achievement to a maximum of
against annual 200% of Target
financial, Bonus Opportunity
organizational and
strategic goals
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Mr. Courteau’s employment agreement provides that any annual incentive award greater than $750,000 is paid in RSs.

2019 Assessment of CEO Performance

The HRCC assessment of the CEO’s 2019 performance against key performance indicators embedded in the CEO Scorecard is set out below.

Metric Measure Weight Target Actual
Result
Target
Bonus
($)
Actual Bonus
($)
Financial
Performance
Gross Revenue ($000s) 30% 562,966 567,426 225,000 230,942
Adjusted EBITDA ($000s) 30% 82,541 89,656 225,000 440,500
Strategic
Initiatives
Execution of Strategic
Plan
20% 100% 200% 150,000 300,000
Organizational
Initiatives
Execution of Talent
Strategy
20% 100% 100% 150,000 150,000
Total Annual Incentive Bonus $750,000 $1,121,442

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Based on its assessment of the CEO’s performance against the Scorecard set out above and discussed in the Letter to Shareholders, the HRCC recommended to the Board that Mr. Courteau receive an annual bonus equal to 150% of base salary, being $1,121,442.

In addition, the HRCC recommended the CEO’s LTI award be $1,500,000.

Summary of CEO Compensation 2019

2019 2019 2018
Total Direct Compensation Target Actual Actual
($) ($) Total to
target
($)
Base salary 750,000 750,000 100% 750,000
Annual Incentive(1) 750,000 1,121,442 150% 572,574
Total 1,500,000 1,871,442 125% 1,322,574
Long-Term Incentives
PSUs 750,000 750,000 100% 750,000
Stock options 750,000 1,279,923 171% 750,000
Full Value Shares (restricted) 275,367
Total 1,500,000 2,305,290 154% 1,500,000
Total Direct Compensation 3,000,000 4,176,732 139% 2,822,574
Total Direct Compensation –
Variance from 2018
48%

____ Note:

(1) Mr. Courteau’s target annual incentive award is 100% of his base salary.

Value of CEO’s Shares and Restricted Shares

The table below sets out the number and value of the CEO’s accumulated common shares and restricted shares (comprising part of annual incentive award) held as at December 31, 2019.

Current Market Value of CEO's Accumulated Shares and Share Units Current Market Value of CEO's Accumulated Shares and Share Units Current Market Value of CEO's Accumulated Shares and Share Units
Type Number Value(1)
Shares 143,673 $5,453,827
Restricted Shares 19,402 $736,500
Total 163,075 $6,190,327

Note:

(1) Based on the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

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Summary of CEO Compensation Mix

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A large portion of the total value of the CEO’s total direct compensation is weighted towards the variable incentive components, such that long-term incentives comprise about 55% and short-term incentives comprise about 27% of his total annual compensation package. About 18% of the CEO’s total annual compensation package is comprised of fixed compensation.

OTHER NEO COMPENSATION

Other NEO Accomplishments 2019

The following table highlights key accomplishments of our other NEOs during 2019 and sets out the total compensation paid to each NEO. The award values for the Long-Term Incentives are the nominal values of the PSUs and options as at the date of grant. These values differ from the values of the Long-Term Incentives set out in the Summary Compensation Table at page 66:

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ANGELO BARTOLINI Chief Financial Officer

● Developed joint venture concept for the Altus Geomatics business as a
solution to disposition and led implementation plan with WSP
2019
Performance
Results
● Participated and co-developed strategy and material for the June Investor
day and the December Investor day
● Led various strategic initiatives through the year to streamline the operating
model for the Company
Short Term Incentives
Long-Term Incentives
2019 Compensation Base Salary
Cash
RS/RSU
PSU
Options
Full Value
Shares
(restricted)

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$420,000 $213,006 $142,004 $100,000 $100,000 $75,000
2018 Comparison $405,000 $132,528 $88,352 $62,500 $62,500 N/A
CARL FARRELL
President, Altus Group Limited
2019
Performance
Results(1)
● Supported the CEO and the Board of Directors in developing a three- year
Corporate strategy
● Led the acquisition and integration of One 11 Advisors
Led implementation of the Argus Cloud strategy and the transition of
perpetual pricing to subscription pricing for on-premise software sales
2019 Compensation Base Salary Short Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives
Cash RS/RSU PSU Cash Full Value
Shares
(restricted)
$600,000 $589,000 N/A $300,000 $300,000 N/A
2018 Comparison $566,154 $469,497 N/A $1,000,000(1) $1,000,000(2) N/A

Notes:

  • (1) Mr. Farrell departed the Company on December 31, 2019.

  • (2) Mr. Farrell received an award of options in the amount of $1,000,000 and PSUs in the amount of $1,000,000 when he became President of the Company.

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RICHARD KALVODA Senior Executive Vice President, Advisory, Altus Analytics

  • Strong revenue growth through increased marketing efforts, extending our customer base and adding new global clients

  • Initiated Appraisal Management’s European footprint including our overall

  • 2019 data strategy. Also established strong presence in Asia to support global

  • Performance customer Results

  • Directed Appraisal Management’s technology roadmap, including several new releases to DataExchange and an increased focus on dashboard reporting

  • Increased margins through process automation and delivery efficiency

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2019 Compensation Base Salary Short Term Incentives Short Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives
Cash RS/RSU PSU Cash Full Value
Shares
(restricted)
US$500,000 US$109,380 US$109,380 $87,500 $61,250 $26,500
2018 Comparison US$500,000 US$96,840 US$64,560 $87,500 $87,500 N/A

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SUNG LEE, Executive Vice President, Altus Analytics

  • Strong revenue growth in the Global Accounts program.

  • Implemented significant expansion of relationships with Altus’ largest and most strategically important clients with new valuation management, due diligence and daily pricing engagements.

  • 2019 Enhanced Altus’ position as the dominant provider of real estate analytics

  • Performance and valuation advisory services to the expanding, closed-end core fund Results sector.

  • Added key senior personnel to New York City office staff to accommodate client account growth and provide leadership depth.

  • Advanced Altus’ technology platform with multiple large clients, preparing for pilot projects during 2020.

Short Term Incentives Short Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives Long-Term Incentives
2019 Compensation Base Salary Cash RS/RSU PSU Options Full Value
Shares
(restricted)
US$500,000 US$153,700 US$153,700 $167,638 $117,346 $50,291
2018 Comparison US$468,365 US$100,000 US$250,000 $87,500 $87,500 N/A

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Other NEOs Summary of LTI Awards 2019

The table below summarizes the actual LTI awards ( LTI ) (both performance-based equity awards and stock options) for each NEO, with the exception of the CEO, for 2019.

NEO PSUs (#) PSUs
(Fair Value at
**Grant Date (1)) **
Options (#) Options
(Fair Value at
**Grant Date (2)) **
Angelo Bartolini 4,450 $82,767 17,391 $79,131
Carl Farrell(3) 13,351 $248,298 52,174 $237,399
Richard Kalvoda 3,894 $72,421 10,652 $48,468
Sung Lee 7,461 $138,747 20,408 $92,859

Notes:

(1) The 2019 PSUs were calculated using a model based on Monte-Carlo simulations with the following assumptions, which include both Altus Group and the performance comparator group:

erformance comparator group:
Grant March 2019
Share price on date of grant $0.18 - $614.25
Risk-free interest rate 1.15% - 2.56%
Dividend yield 0% - 3.31%
Expected volatility 18.11% - 102.26%
Performance payout multiplier range 0 - 200%

(2) The March 2019 option awards were calculated based on a value of $5.44 per option. This value was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:

9 option awards were calculated based on a value of $5.44 per option.
model with the following assumptions:
This value was determined usi
Grant March 2019
Exercise price $26.23
Risk-free interest rate 1.69%
Expected dividend yield 2.3%
Expected volatility 25.3 – 26.6%
Expected option life 3.0 – 4.5 years
Weighted average grant-date fair value per option $4.06 – $5.00

(3) Amounts for Mr. Farrell represent the number and value of awards as at the grant date prior to his departure on December 31, 2019

Details regarding the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan are set out at Schedule “C” – Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Summary attached.

PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph compares the total cumulative shareholder return on the S&P/TSX Composite Index for $100 invested in common shares of Altus Group (as applicable), assuming the reinvestment of distributions, with the total return of the S&P/TSX Composite Index for the five-year period from January 2015 through December 31, 2019.

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Altus Group’s TSR, since mid-2015, has outperformed the S&P/TSX composite index as illustrated above. Although salaries and annual incentives are not directly linked to share performance, stock options, RS/RSU grants, and PSU grants ensure that a significant portion of each NEO’s compensation package is linked to our share price performance.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table provides information respecting compensation received in, or in respect of, the financial years ended December 31, 2017, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 for each of the NEOs.

Total Compensation for all NEOs comprised $9,066,788 equivalent to 10.29% of Altus Group’s 2019 Adjusted EBITDA. This does not include incremental departure payments paid to Mr. Farrell of $1,749,919.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Name and principal
position
Year Salary
($)
Share-
based
awards(1)
($)
Option
awards
(2)
($)
Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation(3)
($)
All other
compensation
($)(4)
Total
compensation
($)
Robert G. Courteau(5)
CEO
2019
2018
2017
750,000
750,000
725,000
1,494,152
519,035
921,989
847,305
510,000
575,800
750,000
572,574
750,000
26,812
26,754
26,235
3,868,269
2,378,363
2,999,024
Angelo Bartolini
CFO
2019
2018
2017
420,000
405,000
405,000
299,771
131,605
242,251
79,131
42,500
44,793
213,006
132,528
180,000
2,181
2,149
1,934
1,014,089
713,782
873,978
Carl Farrell(6)
President
2019
2018
600,000
566,154
248,298
692,046
237,399
680,000
589,000
469,497
1,776,349(6)
23,528
10,862(6)
3,451,046
2,442,087
Richard Kalvoda(7)
Senior Executive Vice
President, Advisory,
Altus Analytics
2019
2018
2017
663,282
647,850
648,910
243,771
144,204
255,603
48,468
59,500
57,141
145,100
125,476
129,782
14,858
16,008
16,119
1,115,479
993,038
1,107,555
Sung Lee(7)
Executive Vice
President, Altus
Analytics
2019
2018
2017
663,282
606,861
584,019
392,932
384,479
279,932
92,859
59,500
43,134
203,893
129,570
129,782
14,858
15,872
15,574
1,367,824
1,196,282
1,052,441

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____ Notes:

(1) The awards represent the annual award under the RS Plan and the RSU Plan (deferrals under the annual incentive plan) and PSUs under the Equity Compensation Plan and Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. The PSUs were calculated using a model based on Monte-Carlo simulations with the following assumptions, which include both Altus Group and the performance comparator group. The dollar amounts set out in the above table represent the fair value of the awards on grant date. This methodology is used to ensure consistent long-term incentive valuation across competitive markets.

across competitive markets.
Grant March 2017 August 2017 March 2018 March 2019 June 2019
Share price on date of grant $3.06 - $274.94 $2.51 - $361.65 $1.57 - $462.03 $0.18 - $614.25 $0.07 - $733.73
Risk-free interest rate 0.65% - 1.83% 0.59% - 1.62% 1.18% - 2.61% 1.15% - 2.56% 0.82% - 1.70%
Dividend yield 0% - 9.26% 0% - 3.72% 0% - 3.15% 0% - 3.31% 0% - 3.39%
Expected volatility 22.22% - 36.76% 20.52% - 44.75% 19.06% - 44.87% 18.11% - 102.26% 16.93% - 105.42%
Performance payout multiplier range 0-200% 0-200% 0-200% 0%-200% 0%-200%
  • (2) The dollar amounts set out in the above table represent the fair value of the awards on grant date. This methodology is used to ensure consistent long-term incentive valuation across competitive markets. The value of option awards was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
Grant March 2017 August 2017 March 2018 March 2019 June 2019 August 2019
Exercise price $29.72 $31.86 $31.59 $26.23/$26.30 $31.96 $37.93
Risk-free interest rate 1.04% 1.22% 1.96% 1.69% 1.35% 1.29%
Expected dividend yield 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 2.3% 1.9% 1.6%
Expected volatility 27.7 - 28.2% 27.3% - 27.7% 20.5 – 25.6% 25.3 – 26.6% 24.1 – 25.7% 24.4 – 25.8%
Expected option life 3.5 - 5.0 years 3.5 - 5.0 years 3.0 – 4.5 years 3.0 – 4.5 years 3.0 – 4.5 years 3.0 – 4.5 years
Weighted average grant-
datefairvalue peroption $5.11 -$5.95 $5.85-$6.75 $5.03–$5.89 $4.06-$5.00 $4.80-$6.02 $5.93-$7.43

(3) Non-equity incentive plan compensation reflects cash payments under the annual incentive plan.

(4) All other compensation includes parking, car allowances, medical benefits and other.

(5) Mr. Courteau’s base salary was raised to $750,000 from $700,000 effective July 1, 2017. Actual 2017 salary reflects the pro-rated salary earned that year. Due to a blackout period, awards were made on June 20, 2019, and August 20, 2019 instead of the originally intended March date. Note the 2019 share-based and option awards were granted at target, but the grant date fair value was increased to reflect the appreciation in the stock price during blackout period.

(6) Mr. Farrell became President of the Company on January 23, 2018. Other compensation in 2018 includes $10,862, consisting of director’s fees and DSUs, received prior to becoming President. All other compensation in 2019 includes departure payments. Share-based awards and option awards represent the value of awards as at grant date prior to Mr. Farrell’s departure on December 31, 2019.

(7) Mr. Kalvoda and Mr. Lee are paid in USD which has been converted to CAD using the 2019, 2018 and 2017 annual average foreign exchange rate of $1USD:$1.32657 CAD, $1USD:$1.29570 CAD, and $1USD:$1.29782 CAD, respectively.

INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS

The following table sets out the value of incentive plan awards outstanding for each NEO as of December 31, 2019.

INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
Share-based Awards
Option Awards
Name Grant
**Year **
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
Option
exercise
price
($)
Option
expiration
date
Value of
unexercised
in-the-
money
options(1)
($)
Number of
common
shares that
have not
vested(2)
(#)
Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Minimum(3)
($)



Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Target(4)
($)


Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Maximum
(5)
($)


Market or
payout value
of vested
share-based
awards not
paid out or
distributed(1)
($)
Robert G.
Courteau
2019
2019
2018
2017
2017
90,909
53,774
93,750
30,000
70,000
31.96
37.93
31.59
31.86
29.72
Jun 20/24
Aug 20/24
Mar 6/23
Aug 14/23
Mar 7/23
545,454
1,613
597,188
183,000
576,800
26,702
12,235
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,013,617
464,437
0
0
2,027,234
928,874
0
0
1,009,891(6)
354,550
0
837,808

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INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS
Share-based Awards
Option Awards
Name Grant
Year
Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
Option
exercise
price
($)
Option
expiration
date
Value of
unexercised
in-the-
money
options(1)
($)
Number of
common
shares that
have not
vested(2)
(#)
Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Minimum(3)
($)



Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Target(4)
($)


Market or
payout
value of
share-based
awards that
have not
vested at
Maximum
(5)
($)


Market or
payout value
of vested
share-based
awards not
paid out or
distributed(1)
($)
2016
2015
52,500
41,250
19.64
19.29
Mar 8/22
May 20/21
961,800
770,138
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
325,203
0
Angelo
Bartolini
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
17,391
7,812
8,100
8,000
8,000
6,000
26.23
31.59
29.72
19.64
19.29
23.85
Mar 6/24
Mar 6/23
Mar 7/23
Mar 8/22
May 20/21
Jun 13/20
204,000
49,762
66,744
146,560
149,360
84,660
3,560
1,020
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135,150
38,703
0
0
0
0
270,299
77,407
0
0
0
0
255,618(6)
108,725
200,304
59,559
0
0
Carl
Farrell(8)
2019
2018
52,174
31,250
26.23
31.59
Mar 6/24
May 20/20
612,001
199,063
1,780
7,251
0
0
67,565
275,233
135,130
550,466
202,722(6)
472,731
Richard
Kalvoda
2019
2018
2017
10,652
8,203
5,167
26.30
31.59
29.72
Mar 6/24
Mar 6/23
Mar 7/23
124,202
52,253
42,576
3,115
1,427
0
0
0
0
118,256
54,184
0
236,512
108,368
0
239,492(6)(7)
168,337
267,546
Sung Lee 2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
20,408
10,938
7,800
940
334
26.30
31.59
29.72
19.64
19.29
Mar 6/24
Mar 6/23
Mar 7/23
Mar 8/22
May 20/21
237,957
69,675
64,272
17,221
6,236
5,968
1,427
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
226,560
54,184
0
0
0
453,121
108,368
0
0
0
386,104(6)(7)
533,095
287,091
200,526
0

Notes:

(1) Based on the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

  • (2) The number of common shares not vested relates to the PSUs and assumes a performance payout multiplier of 100%.

  • (3) Market or payout values at minimum relate to the PSUs and were determined using a performance payout multiplier of 0% for the grants under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

  • (4) Market or payout values at target relate to the PSUs and were determined using a performance payout multiplier of 100% and the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

  • (5) Market or payout values at maximum relate to the PSUs and were determined using a performance payout multiplier of 200% for the grants under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and the closing price of our common shares on the TSX of $37.96 on December 31, 2019.

  • (6) This includes the vested PSUs granted in 2019 and the 2019 awards under the RS and RSU Plans assuming that these awards were made on December 31, 2019. Mr. Farrell did not receive any share-based awards prior to 2018 other than DSUs received in his capacity as an independent director.

(7) Mr. Kalvoda and Mr. Lee are paid in US dollars which has been converted to Canadian dollars using the 2019 closing foreign exchange rate of $1USD:$1.30159 CAD.

  • (8) Amounts for Mr. Farrell represent the number and value of outstanding awards based on Plan treatment of awards as a result of his departure on December 31, 2019.

The following table sets out the value of the awards granted to NEOs in 2019.

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Name
Robert G. Courteau
Angelo Bartolini
Carl Farrell(1)
Richard Kalvoda(2)
SungLee(2)
2019 SHARE BASED AWARDS($) 2019 SHARE BASED AWARDS($) 2019 SHARE BASED AWARDS($)
PSUs RSs & RSUs Full Value
Shares
(restricted)
TOTAL
847,343 371,442 275,367 1,494,152
299,771
248,298
243,771
392,932
82,767 142,004 75,000
248,298 0 0
72,421 145,100 26,250
138,747 203,894 50,291

Notes:

(1) Amount represents the value of awards as at the grant date prior to Mr. Farrell’s departure December 31, 2019.

(2) Mr. Kalvoda and Mr. Lee are paid in USD which has been converted to CAD using the 2019 annual average foreign exchange rate of $1USD:$1.32657 CAD.

The following table sets out the value of incentive plan awards that vested or were earned in 2019, including non-equity incentive awards.

INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS – VALUE VESTED OR EARNED DURING YEAR INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS – VALUE VESTED OR EARNED DURING YEAR INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS – VALUE VESTED OR EARNED DURING YEAR INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS – VALUE VESTED OR EARNED DURING YEAR
Name Option awards – value
vested during the year
($)
Share-based awards –
value vested during
theyear($)
Non-equity incentive
plan compensation –
value earned during
theyear(1)($)
Robert G. Courteau 154,725 1,837,113 750,000
Angelo Bartolini 16,476 340,647 213,006
Carl Farrell 0 615,552 589,000
Richard Kalvoda(2) 5,809 305,227 145,100
SungLee(2) 5,809 432,756 203,893

Notes:

(1) Non-equity incentive award compensation reflects cash payments under the annual incentive award.

(2) Mr. Kalvoda and Mr. Lee are paid in USD which has been converted to CAD using the 2019 annual average foreign exchange rate of $1USD:$1.32657 CAD.

PSU Awards Granted in 2017, 2018, 2019 and Projected to Vest

The following table sets out, in respect of the 2017 PSU grant, the number of PSU awards vested in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#)
2018 Grant Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout
@69.56%
Year 2
Award
Actual
Payout
@29.02%
Year 3
Award
Actual
Payout
@200.00%
Cumulative
Award
Actual
Payout
@0%
Total
Actual
Payout
@59.72%
Robert G. Courteau 24,623 3,426 1,429 9,849 0 14,704
Angelo Bartolini 1,994 277 116 798 0 1,191

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2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#) 2017 GRANT – VESTED PSU AWARDS(#)
2018 Grant Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout
@69.56%
Year 2
Award
Actual
Payout
@29.02%
Year 3
Award
Actual
Payout
@200.00%
Cumulative
Award
Actual
Payout
@0%
Total
Actual
Payout
@59.72%
Carl Farrell 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard Kalvoda 2,544 354 148 1,018 0 1,519
SungLee 1,921 267 111 768 0 1,147

The following table sets out, in respect of the 2018 PSU grant, the number of PSU awards vested in 2018 and 2019 and the number of PSU awards projected to vest in 2020.

2018 GRANT – VESTED AND 2018 GRANT – VESTED AND 2018 GRANT – VESTED AND PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#) PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#) PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#)
2018 Grant Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout
@29.02%
Year 2
Award
Actual
Payout
@200.00%
Year 3
Award
Projected
Payout
@100.00%
Cumulative
Award
Projected
Payout
@100.00%
Total
Projected
Payout
@105.80%
Robert G. Courteau 20,392 1,184 8,157 4,078 8,157 21,575
Angelo Bartolini 1,699 99 680 340 680 1,798
Carl Farrell(1) 27,189 1,578 10,875 0 7,251 19,704
Richard Kalvoda 2,379 138 952 476 952 2,517
SungLee 2,379 138 952 476 952 2,517

____ Note:

(1) PSU awards vested and projected to vest are based on Plan treatment of awards on departure.

The following table sets out, in respect of the 2019 PSU grant, the number of PSU awards vested in 2019, and the number of PSU awards projected to vest in 2020 and 2021.

2019 GRANT - VESTED AND
2019 Grant
Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout @
200.00%
Robert G. Courteau
33,378
13,351
Angelo Bartolini
4,450
1,780
Carl Farrell(1)
13,351
5,340
Richard Kalvoda
3,894
1,558
SungLee
7,461
2,984
2019 GRANT - VESTED AND
2019 Grant
Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout @
200.00%
Robert G. Courteau
33,378
13,351
Angelo Bartolini
4,450
1,780
Carl Farrell(1)
13,351
5,340
Richard Kalvoda
3,894
1,558
SungLee
7,461
2,984
2019 GRANT - VESTED AND
2019 Grant
Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout @
200.00%
Robert G. Courteau
33,378
13,351
Angelo Bartolini
4,450
1,780
Carl Farrell(1)
13,351
5,340
Richard Kalvoda
3,894
1,558
SungLee
7,461
2,984
PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#) PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#) PROJECTED PSU AWARDS(#)
Initial
Grant
Year 1
Award
Actual
Payout @
200.00%
Year 2
Award
Projected
Payout
@100.00%
Year 3
Award
Projected
Payout
@100.00%
Cumulative
Award
Projected
Payout
@100.00%
Total
Projected
Payout @
120.00%
33,378 13,351 6,676 6,676 13,351 40,053
5,340
7,120
4,673
8,953
4,450 1,780 890 890 1,780
13,351 5,340 0 0 1,780
3,894 1,558 779 779 1,558
7,461 2,984 1,492 1,492 2,984

____ Note:

(1) PSU awards vested and projected to vest are based on Plan treatment of awards on termination.

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Number of Securities Issuable and Issued as at December 31, 2019

The following table presents prescribed disclosure of the total potential maximum level of dilution under all of the Company’s equity-based incentive compensation arrangements providing for the issuance of common shares from treasury as required under Form 51-102F5 – Information Circular. All information in the table is given based on the 40,191,464 common shares outstanding as at December 31, 2019.

EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019
Plan Category Number of
securities to
be issued
upon exercise
of outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
(a)
Weighted-
average
exercise price
of outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
(b)
Number of
outstanding
PSUs(1)
(maximum
payout)
(c)
Number of
securities
remaining
available for
future
issuance
under equity-
based
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
reflected in
column (a) &
(c)
Equity-based compensation plans
approved byshareholders in 2014
276,313 $22.42 - -
Equity-based compensation plans
approved byshareholders in 2017
1,302,970 $30.36 514,363 252,295
Total Number 1,579,283 $28.98 514,363 252,295
Total Percentage 3.93% 1.28% 0.63%

Note:

(1) Each PSU has a three-year performance cycle and a performance payout multiplier of between 0% and 200% of the number of awards granted. The performance criteria and performance vesting are based on the Company’s total shareholder return (TSR) over the performance cycle.

Value Gained from Exercising Stock Options

The following table discloses the dollar value received by NEOs from exercising options over 2019:

VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS VALUE GAINED FROM EXERCISING STOCK OPTIONS
Unexercised Options at
December 31, 2019
Value of Unexercised in-
the-money Options at
December 31, 2019(2)
NEO Securities
Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
Aggregate
Value
Realized(1)
($)
Exercisable
(#)
Unexercisable
(#)
Exercisable
($)
Unexercisable
(#)
Robert G. Courteau 41,250 578,238 167,188 264,995 2,261,138 1,374,855
Angelo Bartolini - - 28,003 27,300 426,392 274,694

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Carl Farrell - - 31,250 52,174 199,063 612,001
Richard Kalvoda 14,018 180,555 - 24.022 - 219,031
SungLee - - 7,909 32,511 73,014 322,347

Notes:

(1) The aggregate value realized upon exercise is the difference between the fair market value of the common shares on the exercise date and the exercise price of the option.

(2) The value of unexercised options at year end is the difference between the exercise price of the options and the TSX list price at closing on December 31, 2019 of $37.96.

  • (3) Amounts for Mr. Farrell represent the number and value of outstanding awards based on Plan treatment of awards as a result of his departure December 31, 2019.

BURN RATE

The annual burn rates over the last three years is the number of common shares granted annually under each of the Company’s security-based compensation arrangements which provide for the issuance of securities from treasury. In accordance with the rules of the Toronto Stock exchange, the burn rate is calculated by dividing the number of equity-based awards granted under the security-based compensation arrangement during the year by the weighted average number of securities outstanding for the year, expressed as a percentage.

Legacy Share-Based Compensation Arrangements 2017 2018 2019
Stock Option Plan – Stock Options(1) - - 0.04%
EquityCompensation Plan – PSUs(2) - - -
Equity Compensation Plan – Share-Based Equity Awards
(Full-Value Shares with restrictions)(3)
0.30% - 0.19%
Total Annual Burn Rate 0.30% 0% 0.23%

Notes:

(1) Stock options awarded under the legacy Share Option Plan will continue to vest and be exercised and settled until all stock options are exercised, expire or are terminated in accordance with their terms (the last expiry date is in 2024). No further stock options may be granted under the legacy Share Option Plan other than with respect to the number of common shares that become available due to expiration or termination of stock options.

(2) PSUs awarded under the legacy Equity Compensation Plan are subject to performance multipliers ranging between 50% and 150% of the number of PSUs granted. For these awards, the amount reported assumes the payout multiplier is 100%. The last performance cycle applicable to PSUs awarded under the legacy Equity Compensation Plan ended December 31, 2018. No further PSUs may be granted under the legacy Equity Compensation Plan other than with respect to the number of common shares that become available due to expiration or termination of stock options issued under the legacy Share Option Plan.

(3) The last restricted period applicable to share-based equity awards (full-value restricted shares) awarded under the legacy Equity Compensation Plan ends in 2022. No further full-value restricted shares may be awarded under the legacy Equity Compensation Plan.

For further details about the legacy plans, see Schedule “B” – Legacy Equity-Based Compensation Plans Summary.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan 2017 2018 2019
Long-Term EquityIncentive Plan(LTIP)– Stock Options 1.21% 1.60% 1.12%
Long-Term EquityIncentive Plan(LTIP)– PSUs(1) 0.27% 0.31% 0.47%
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Share-Based Equity
Awards(Full-Value Shares with restrictions)
- - 0.03%
Total Annual Burn Rate 1.48% 1.91% 1.62%

Note:

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  • (1) PSUs issued under the LTIP are subject to a performance cycle of 3 years and a performance payout multiplier ranging between 0% - 200% of the number of awards granted. For these awards, the amount reported assumes the payout multiplier is 100%.

For further details about the LTIP, see Schedule “C” Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Summary.

NEO CONTRACTS, TERMINATION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS

Summary of NEO Employment Terms

The following table describes the termination provisions in the NEOs’ employment agreements. The Company has not entered into any change in control agreements with its NEOs and does not have a retirement plan. Details regarding the treatment of LTI awards on termination are described in Schedule A – Deferred Annual Compensation Plans Summary, Schedule B – Equity Based Compensation Plans Summary and Schedule C – Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Summary. All of our LTI plans have double trigger change-of-control provisions requiring both a change of control and termination of the executive.

Scenario Employment Terms
Robert G. Courteau
Termination
Without Cause
Cash payment or salary continuance equal to:
• 2 years’ salary; and
• Annual incentive prorated to the termination date, plus two years’ annual
incentive, based on the average annual incentive over the prior two-year
period.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI, RS and Common Share awards in
accordance with the Company’s long-term incentive plans and Mr. Courteau’s
employment agreement.
Termination With
Cause
No severance payment.
All RSs and LTI are forfeited.
Resignation All RSs and LTI are forfeited other than RSs granted from and after 2017 which
are subject to restrictive covenant obligations.
Retirement The Company has no retirement plan.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI held determined in accordance with the
applicable plan.
Outstanding RSs in accordance with RS Plan.
Angelo Bartolini
Termination
Without Cause
Cash payment or salary continuance equal to:
• 2 years’ salary; and
• 2 years’ annual incentive, based on the average annual incentive over the prior
2-year period.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI, common share awards and RSs, as
follows:

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Scenario Employment Terms

outstanding RSs in accordance with the RS Plan;

outstanding common share awards in accordance with the Equity
Compensation Plan;

PSUs in accordance with the Equity Compensation Plan and LTIP; and

stock options in accordance with the Share Option Plan and LTIP.
Termination With
Cause and
Resignation
No severance payment.
All RSs, common share awards, and LTI are forfeited.
Retirement The Company has no retirement plan.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI held determined in accordance with the
applicable plan.
Outstanding RSs in accordance with RS Plan.
Outstanding common share awards in accordance with Equity Compensation
Plan.
Carl Farrell
Termination
Without Cause
Cash payment or salary continuance equal to:
• 18 months’; and
• 18 months’ annual incentive, based on the average annual incentive over the
prior 2-year period.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI as follows:
• Options vested and not exercised within 90 days of termination plus unvested
options will expire;
• PSUs will vest and be settled on a pro-rata basis based on termination date.
Any LTI or RSs awarded commencing 2019 will be subject to the terms of the
LTIP and RS Plan.

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Scenario Employment Terms
Richard Kalvoda
Termination
Without Cause
Cash payment or salary continuance equal to:

1 year’s salary.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI, common share awards and RSUs, as
follows:

outstanding RSUs in accordance with the RSU Plan;

outstanding common share awards in accordance with the Equity
Compensation Plan;

PSUs in accordance with the Equity Compensation Plan and LTIP; and

stock options in accordance with the Share Option Plan and LTIP.
Termination With
Cause and
Resignation
No severance payment.
All RSUs, common share awards and LTI are forfeited.
Retirement The Company has no retirement plan.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI held determined in accordance with the
applicable plan.
Outstanding RSUs in accordance with RSU Plan.
Outstanding common share awards in accordance with Equity Compensation
Plan.
Sung Lee
Termination
Without Cause
Cash payment or salary continuance equal to:
• 1 year’s salary.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI, common share awards and RSUs, as
follows:

outstanding RSUs in accordance with the RSU Plan;

outstanding common share awards in accordance with the Equity
Compensation Plan;

PSUs in accordance with the Equity Compensation Plan and LTIP; and

stock options in accordance with the Share Option Plan and LTIP.
Termination With
Cause and
Resignation
No severance payment.
All RSUs, common share awards and LTI are forfeited.
Retirement The Company has no retirement plan.
Vesting and settlement of outstanding LTI held determined in accordance with the
applicable plan.

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Scenario Employment Terms
Outstanding RSUs in accordance with RSU Plan.
Outstanding common share awards in accordance with Equity Compensation
Plan.

Termination Payments to NEOs

The table below shows the incremental amounts that would be paid to the NEOs if any of them had been terminated on December 31, 2019 without cause, with cause, following retirement or resignation. No NEO has a change in control clause in his employment agreement nor has any NEO entered into a change in control agreement with the Company.

ESTIMATED TERMINATION ESTIMATED TERMINATION ESTIMATED TERMINATION PAYMENTS TO NEOS PAYMENTS TO NEOS
Name Termination
Without
Cause(1)
Termination
With
Cause(3)
Retirement(2) Resignation
(3)
Change of
Control-
Without
Termination
Robert G. Courteau 7,109,844 0 5,253,609 638,693 N/A
Angelo Bartolini 2,162,289 0 868,599 0 N/A
Carl Farrell(4) 3,380,166(5) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Richard Kalvoda 1,741,194 0 1,187,809 0 N/A
SungLee 2,538,585 0 2,078,784 0 N/A

Notes:

(1) The termination amount includes severance payment as applicable pursuant to each NEO employment agreement, accrued and unused vacation, benefits, incremental unvested stock options, PSUs, and RSs or RSUs as applicable.

(2) The retirement amount includes amounts payable for accrued and unused vacation, benefits, incremental unvested stock options, PSUs, and RSs or RSUs as applicable.

(3) Each NEO would receive an amount for accrued and unused vacation. Pursuant to Mr. Courteau’s employment agreement, any unreleased RSs granted in respect of the 2017 annual bonus award and any subsequent years may be retained upon his resignation.

(4) Mr. Farrell’s departure date was December 31, 2019.

  • (5) This amount includes departure payments and the value at December 31, 2019 of accelerated and unvested PSUs and unexpired options.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

None of the current or former executive officers, directors, proposed management nominee for election as a director, or employees of the Company or any of our subsidiaries or associate of any director, senior officer or proposed management nominee is indebted to the Company or any of our subsidiaries, including by way of a guarantee between another entity and the Company or any of our subsidiaries.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

We are not aware of any material interest, direct or indirect, of any “informed” person of the Company (as such term is defined under applicable Canadian securities laws), any proposed director of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director, in any transaction since the start of our most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has or would materially affect us or any of our subsidiaries.

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INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

To the knowledge of management of the Company, other than as described herein, no director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last completed financial year, no nominee for election as a director of the Company and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the meeting.

DIRECTORS’ AND OFFICERS’ INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION

We have purchased insurance for the benefit of the directors and officers of Altus Group and its subsidiaries against any liability incurred by them in their capacity as directors and officers, subject to certain limitations contained in the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).

Our insurance coverage extends to our obligation to indemnify directors as required by law or as provided by the Company as permitted by law.

The aggregate insurance premium for the policy year May 2019 to May 2020 is $185,402.

ADDITIONAL REPORTS AND INFORMATION

Altus Group files reports and other information with the CSA. These reports and information are available to the public free of charge on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Additional information relating to our Company can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.altusgroup.com, including the Company’s financial information which is provided in our audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019. Shareholders may also request paper copies of these documents by contacting AST Trust Company (Canada) toll free at 1-888-433-6443, or Altus Group’s Corporate Secretary by e-mail at [email protected].

A reference made in this circular to other documents or to information or documents available on a website does not constitute the incorporation by reference into this circular of such other documents or such information or documents available on such websites unless otherwise stated.

SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND CONTACTING THE BOARD

Altus Group believes that it is important to have regular and constructive engagement with our shareholders.

Shareholders are encouraged to participate in the Company’s governance by attending the annual meeting and posing questions to the Board and management. The Board believes that including an advisory vote on executive compensation opens additional channels of communication between the Board and shareholders. Shareholders who vote against the advisory resolution are encouraged to contact the Board to discuss their specific concerns, which are considered and passed on to either or both of the Board Chair or the HRCC Chair. Please see below for contact details.

We also facilitate votes on shareholder proposals submitted in compliance with applicable law. Voting results are given appropriate consideration in developing the Company’s governance policies and compensation philosophy.

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Below are some highlights of our communications and external engagement activities for shareholders and other stakeholders:

other stakeholders:
Say on Pay Vote Our say on pay vote reinforces our commitment to have meaningful and
constructive shareholder engagement and to consider the results of our
advisory vote on executive compensation.
Public Disclosure Each year, we facilitate various channels of communication through the
Company’s various public disclosures, such as the annual report,
management proxy circular, annual information form, consolidated financial
statements, news releases and regular updates to our webpage.
ESG Report Our 2018 Environmental Social Governance brochure is meant to
communicate our sustainability priorities with shareholders and other
stakeholders.
Conference Calls with
Investment
Community
Management hosts quarterly earnings calls to review financial and operating
results, which are accessible to all.
Investor Days Altus Group hosted two investor day that were open to everyone and
periodically hosts investor days with analysts and institutional investors with
presentations by our senior officers. These events and presentations are also
made available by webcast and the presentations are posted on our website.
Investor Road Shows Our management team undertakes investor road shows in Canada and the
United States throughout the year.
Industry Conferences Our management team regularly attends industry and investor conferences to
promote and answer questions about our business.
Contact Information We have a dedicated email address and phone number for general inquiries
and investor and corporate relations contacts and phone numbers on our
website.
Whistleblower Policy
and Reporting Hotline
We have a Whistleblower Policy available on our website which includes
access to the Audit Committee to communicate complaints concerning the
Corporation’s accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters
and an anonymous incident reporting hotline maintained by Altus Group
through a third party.

Shareholders may contact the Board by mailing the corporate head office at: Attention: Chair of the Board, Altus Group, 33 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1G4 in a sealed envelope marked “Private and Confidential” – Attention, Chair of the Board of Directors of Altus Group Limited.

If you want to confidentially contact Altus Group’s Chair of the Audit Committee, please send your sealed envelope to the same address, marked as follows: "Private and Strictly Confidential” – Attention: Chair of the Audit Committee of Altus Group Limited.

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You can also contact our Board through our Corporate Secretary by sending an email to [email protected].

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND ENGAGEMENT

Shareholder proposals to be considered for inclusion in the 2021 Management Information Circular must be received by us on or before March 6, 2021, by facsimile at 416-641-9501, or by mail or courier to 33 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1G4, Attention: Corporate Secretary, or by e-mail to [email protected].

Altus Group is eager to engage with its shareholders and believes that it is important to have regular and constructive engagement with them. The Company communicates with shareholders regularly through: our annual report, annual information form, quarterly reports, news releases, and management proxy circular, among other channels. Moreover, our quarterly earnings call is open for all shareholders to attend. Other key elements of shareholder engagement include our say on pay vote and meetings with various shareholders.

Shareholders may also contact the Board by mailing the corporate head office at: Attention: Chair of the Board, Altus Group, 33 Yonge Street, Suite 500, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1G4 in a sealed envelope marked "Private and Confidential" – Attention, Chair of the Board of Directors of Altus Group Limited.

DIRECTORS’ APPROVAL

The contents and the distribution of this Circular have been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of Altus Group.

By Order of the Board of Directors

(signed) “Liana L. Turrin”

Liana L. Turrin General Counsel & Secretary

MARCH 20, 2020

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SCHEDULE “A”

DEFERRED ANNUAL COMPENSATION PLANS SUMMARY

The following is a summary of certain provisions of our deferred compensation plans, namely the Restricted Share Plan and the Restricted Share Unit Plan. The provisions of the Restricted Share Plan and the Restricted Share Unit Plan are the same in all material respects except where otherwise noted.

Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans
Eligibility • Eligibility is determined by the HRCC (for executive officers) and the Chief
Executive Officer (for all other eligible participants).
• Eligible participants include executives and key employees.
• Non-executive directors are not eligible to participate.
Grant of
Award
As early as possible in the financial year, the HRCC (for executive officers) and the
Chief Executive Officer (for all other eligible participants):
• establish the target award of RSs or RSUs (as applicable) for each eligible
participant; and
• determine the annual performance measures (except in respect of discretionary
awards) to be achieved in respect of each award.
Targets Targets are based on each business unit achieving a certain percentage of target
Adjusted EBITDA on a sliding scale set for each business; for 2019, the target
Adjusted EBITDA was set as the average Adjusted EBITDA achieved by a business
unit over the previous two years.
Release of
Award
After three years from the date of grant:
• RSs held by RS holders are released to the RS holders; and
• RSUs held by RSU holders are settled in cash, equal in value to the then current
market of common shares of the Company.
Ceasing to be
an Eligible
Participant
Reasons for
Termination
Treatment of Awards
Restricted Shares
Termination without
Cause, Death or
Disability
Entitlements to awards that have not yet been paid but that
were earned on or before the termination date are released as
of the termination date and paid out.
Termination with
Cause or
Resignation
Entitlements to awards that have not yet been paid are
forfeited.
Retirement Age 65
or 62 + 10 Years’
Service
Same as Termination without Cause.

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Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans Description of Deferred Annual Compensation Plans
Termination without
Cause - Within 2
years of a Change in
Control
Same as Termination without Cause.
Change in Control Holders may vote or otherwise participate in change in control
transactions on the same basis as if RSs had been common
shares.
Restricted Share Units
Termination without
Cause, Death or
Disability
RSUs vest immediately and become payable.
Termination with
Cause or
Resignation
RSUs are immediately forfeited.
Retirement Age 65
or 62 + 10 Years’
Service
RSUs vest immediately and become payable.
Termination without
Cause - Within 2
years of a Change in
Control
RSUs vest immediately and become payable.
Change in Control Paid out at discretion of directors. RSUs vest if termination
takes place within 24 months of change in control.
No
Assignment or
Transfer
Awards of RSs or RSUs may not be transferred or assigned by the participant.

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SCHEDULE “B”

LEGACY EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS SUMMARY

The following is a summary of certain provisions of our two legacy Equity-Based Compensation Plans, being the Equity Compensation Plan and the Share Option Plan, approved by shareholders in 2014.

(i) Equity Compensation Plan .

Description of Equity Compensation Plan Description of Equity Compensation Plan Description of Equity Compensation Plan
Eligibility

Granted at the discretion of the Board.
Eligible participants include executives and key employees.
Non-executive directors are not eligible to participate.
Number of Securities
Issuable and Issued
As

at December 31, 2019:
Number of Common Shares Underlying Outstanding Awards- there are no
outstanding rights to acquire any common shares under this Plan.
Number of Common Shares Available for Future Grants–
o No further PSUs may be granted under the legacy Equity Compensation
Plan other than with respect to the number of common shares that
become available due to expiration or termination of stock options issued
under the legacy Share Option Plan.
o No further full-value shares may be awarded under this plan.
Plan Limits
The total number of common shares issuable to any participant under this
Plan together with any common shares reserved for issuance to such
participant under any other security-based compensation arrangement shall
not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares at the date of
the issue of the common shares.
No issued shares shall be issued to any participant if such grant could result
in:
o the number of common shares issuable to insiders at any time exceeding
10% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted
basis;
o the issuance to insiders, within a one-year period, of a number of
common shares exceeding 10% of the issued and outstanding common
shares on a non-diluted basis; or
o the issuance to any one insider and such insider’s associates, within a
one-year period, of a number of common shares exceeding 5% of the
issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.
Issue Price The volume weighted average closing price of the common shares on the TSX
for the five business days ending on the day prior to such issuance.
Amending Provision The amending provision of the Equity Compensation Plan currently provides
that the Board may amend or discontinue the Equity Compensation Plan at any
time, provided, however, that no such amendment may materially and adversely
affect any participant without the consent ofthe participant, except to the extent

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Description of Equity Compensation Plan Description of Equity Compensation Plan
required by law. The provisions of the Equity Compensation Plan may be
amended at any time and from time to time by resolution of the Board subject to
the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and shareholders. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following may not be amended without shareholder approval:
• increase the fixed maximum number of underlying common shares reserved
for issuance under the Plan (including a change from a fixed maximum
number of underlying common shares to a fixed maximum percentage of
underlying common shares);
• revise the Plan to remove or exceed the insider participation limits set out in
the Plan;
• amend the definition of eligible persons that may permit the introduction or
re-introduction of non-employee directors on a discretionary basis; and
• amend the amending provisions of the Plan.
Financial Assistance The Company does not provide financial assistance to plan participants in
connection with the Equity Compensation Plan.
Adjustments In the event of any subdivision or redivision of the common shares into a greater
number of shares, or in the event of any consolidation of the common shares into
a lesser number of common shares, or in the event that the Company shall
consolidate, merge or amalgamate with or into another person or entity, the
directors in their discretion shall make such adjustments deemed appropriate.
No Assignment or
Transfer
Awards of common shares may not be transferred or assigned by the participant.

(ii) Share Option Plan

Description of Share Option Plan Description of Share Option Plan Description of Share Option Plan
Eligibility

Granted at the discretion of the Board.
Eligible participants include senior management, officers, employees and
consultants.
Non-executive directors are not eligible to participate.
Number of Securities
Issuable and Issued
As

at December 31, 2019:
Number of Common Shares Underlying Outstanding Options–there are
outstanding stock options exercisable for 276,313 common shares under this
Plan, representing 0.7% of the common shares outstanding; and
Number of Common Shares Available for Future Grants–No further stock
options may be granted under the legacy Share Option Plan other than with
respect to the number of common shares that become available due to
expiration or termination of stock options.

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Description of Share Option Plan Description of Share Option Plan Description of Share Option Plan
Plan Limits The total number of underlying common shares issuable to any optionee under
this Plan together with any common shares reserved for issuance to such
optionee under any other security-based compensation arrangement shall not
exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding common shares at the date of the grant
of the stock option.
No options shall be granted to any optionee if such grant could result, in:
• the number of underlying common shares issuable to insiders at any time
pursuant to options and any other security-based compensation
arrangements exceeding 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares
on a non-diluted basis;
• the issuance to insiders, within a one-year period, of a number of underlying
common shares and any other security-based compensation arrangements
exceeding 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares on a non-
diluted basis; or
• the issuance to any one insider and such insider’s associates, within a one-
year period, of a number of underlying common shares exceeding 5% of the
issued and outstanding common shares on a non-diluted basis.
Exercise Price The exercise price is based on the volume-weighted average closing price of the
common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the five business days
immediately preceding the date of grant.
Vesting Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, stock options
vest no earlier than 12 months from the date of grant.
The Administrators may accelerate the vesting of options at their discretion.
Exercise Period Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, the period during
which stock options are exercisable is:
• for stock options issued before February 18, 2014, 12 months from the
vesting date; and
• for stock options issued on and after February 18, 2014, 60 months from the
vesting date.
Term In no event may the term of a stock option exceed 72 months from the date of
the grant of the stock option.
Circumstances
Involving Cessation of
Entitlement to
Participate
Reasons for
Termination
Treatment of Awards
Retirement Age
65 or Age 62 +
10 Years’ Service
Rights in vested and unvested stock options continue until
expiry.
Death, Disability
or Termination
Without Cause
Rights in vested and unvested stock options continue until
expiry.
Termination with
Cause
Vested and unvested stock options expire on termination
date.
Resignation Vested and unvested stock options expire on resignation
date.
Change in
Control
The vesting of all stock options held by Participant may be
accelerated in full by the directors in their discretion.

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Description of Share Option Plan Description of Share Option Plan
Other
Assignability A stock option is personal to each optionee and is non-assignable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, stock options may be transferred or assigned
between an eligible individual and their related eligible corporation or eligible
trust provided the assignor delivers notice to the Company prior to the
assignment and the Administrators approve such assignment.
Amending Provisions The Board may amend or discontinue the Share Option Plan at any time,
provided, however, that no such amendment may materially and adversely
affect any stock option previously granted to an optionee without the consent of
the optionee, except to the extent required by law. The provisions of the Share
Option Plan may be amended at any time and from time to time by resolution
of the Board subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and
shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following may not be
amended without shareholder approval:
• reduce the exercise price of stock options, or the cancellation of outstanding
stock options in exchange for cash, other awards, awards with an exercise
price that is less than the exercise price of the original stock options, or
reissuance of any awards so as to in effect reduce the exercise price of any
stock options;
• extend the term of awards beyond its original expiry date, other than by
reason of trading blackouts as permitted by the Share Option Plan;
• increase the fixed maximum number of underlying common shares reserved
for issuance under the Plan (including a change from a fixed maximum
number of underlying common shares to a fixed maximum percentage of
underlying common shares);
• revise the Plan to remove or exceed the insider participation limits set out in
the Plan;
• amend the definition of eligible persons that may permit the introduction or
re-introduction of non-employee directors on a discretionary basis;
• revise the transferability provisions to permit stock options granted under
the Plan to be transferable or assignable other than for normal estate
settlement purposes; and
• amend the amending provisions of the Plan.
Financial Assistance The Company does not provide financial assistance to plan participants in
connection with the Share Option Plan.
Adjustments The Share Option Plan includes adjustment provisions.
Blackout Periods Where a stock option expires during, or within 9 business days after a trading
blackout period, then the stock option shall expire 10 days after the blackout
period is lifted.
Recent Amendments
None.

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SCHEDULE “C” LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN SUMMARY

The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan approved by shareholders in 2017. The full text of the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan can be accessed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com filed March 16, 2017 as “Management Information Circular”.

Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Eligibility • Granted at the discretion of the Board.
• Eligible participants include executives, officers, employees and consultants.
• Non-executive directors are not eligible to participate.
Type of Awards • PSUs.
• Stock options.
• Full value share-based awards.
Number of Securities
Issuable and Issued
As at December 31, 2019:
Plan Fixed Maximum– the total fixed plan maximum of common shares issued
and issuable under this Plan is 2,225,000 common shares, representing 5.5% of
the common shares outstanding, allocated as follows:

Stock Options– 1,500,000 common shares
o Total Common Shares Issued Since Inception - the total number of
common shares issued under this Plan since inception is 89,577
representing 0.2% of the common shares outstanding; and
o Number of Common Shares Underlying Outstanding Awards - there
are outstanding stock options exercisable for 1,302,970 common
shares representing 3.2% of the common shares outstanding.

PSUs– 700,000 common shares
o Total Common Shares Issued Since Inception - the total number of
common shares issued under this Plan since inception is 54,707,
representing 0.1% of the common shares outstanding; and
o Number of Common Shares Underlying Outstanding Awards - there
are outstanding PSUs with a maximum payout of 514,363 common
shares representing 1.3% of the common shares outstanding.

Share-Based Awards (Full-Value Shares)– 25,000 common shares
o
Total Common Shares Issued Since Inception - the total number of
common shares issued and outstanding under this Plan since
inception is 11,088 representing 0.03% of the common shares
outstanding.
On March 6, 2020 the Board granted to the following awards to officers and key
employees, subject to shareholder approval of the increase from 2,225,000 by
1,850,000 to 4,075,000 in the number of shares reserved for issuance under the
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and ratification of those grants:
• 405,121 stock options that may be exercised for up 405,121 common shares,
and
• 69,694 PSUs with a maximum payout of 139,388 common shares.

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Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Please see page 8, “Business of the Meeting – Long-Term Equity Incentive
Plan”.
Common shares underlying awards that are not issued are available for future
grants of awards or that are settled in cash are available for future grants.
Insider Participation
Limits
Under no circumstances shall the Plan, together with all other equity-based
compensation arrangements, result, at any time, in:
• the number of common shares issuable to insiders (as a group) at any point
in time exceeding 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common
shares; and
• issued to insiders (as a group), within a one-year period, of a number of
common shares exceeding 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding
shares.
Market Value The volume weighted average trading price of the common shares on the TSX for the
five trading days ending on the day prior to such issuance.
Awards The Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan provides for awards of PSUs, stock
options and full value share-based awards of common shares.
Award Form of Payment Performance Period
PSUs PSUs are settled in
treasury common shares,
cash or combination of
both
Determined by the
Board (typically 3 years)
Stock Options Options to purchase
treasury common shares
at the exercise price
(which shall not be less
than the Market Value)
determined at the time of
grant
Vest equally over 4
years and expire in no
more than 6 years
(unless otherwise
determined)
Full Value Share-
Based Awards
Awards of treasury
common shares
May be restricted
(typically over a 3 year
period) or unrestricted
Amending Provision The Board may, in its sole discretion, suspend, terminate or revise the Long-
Term Equity Incentive Plan or the terms of the plan or of any outstanding award
provided that such suspension, termination, amendment, or revision shall (i) not
adversely alter or impair any award previously granted except as permitted by
the plan; (ii) be in compliance with applicable law and subject to any regulatory
approvals including, where required, the approval of the Stock Exchange; and
(iii) be subject to shareholder approval, where required by law, the requirements
of the TSX or the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.
Shareholder approval is required for the following amendments to the Long-
Term Equity Incentive Plan: (i) any increase in the maximum number of
common shares that may be issuable from treasury pursuant to awards granted
under the plan; (ii) any reduction in the exercise price, cancellation or reissue of

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Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
stock options or extension of the expiry date of an award or a substitution of
stock options with cash or other awards on terms that are more favourable to the
participant; (iii) an amendment that removes or exceeds the insider participation
limits; (iv) an amendment that may permit the introduction or re-introduction of
non-employee directors on a discretionary basis; (v) an amendment that permits
the assignment or transfer of an award other than for normal estate settlement
purposes; (vi) any amendment to the amending provisions; and (vii) any other
circumstances where the TSX requires shareholder approval.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may from time to time, in its sole
discretion and without the approval of shareholders, make changes to the Long-
Term Equity Incentive Plan, which may include: (i) any amendment of a
“housekeeping” nature, including those made to clarify the meaning of an
existing provision of the plan, correct or supplement any provision of the plan
that is inconsistent with any other provision of the plan, correct any grammatical
or typographical errors or amend the definitions in the plan regarding
administration of the Plan; (ii) any amendment to the plan respecting
administration and eligibility for participation under the plan; and (iii) an
amendment of the Plan or an Award as necessary to comply with applicable law
or the requirements of the TSX or any other regulatory body having authority
over the Company, the plan, the participants or the shareholders.
Termination or amendment may not occur if it would adversely affect or impair
any award previously granted under the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.
Financial Assistance The Company does not provide financial assistance to participants.
Recoupment All or a portion of awards may be subject to recoupment in circumstances where
a restatement of the financial results is required under applicable laws, resulting
in an award that would not have been granted to the participant that engaged in
fraud or intentional illegal conduct which contributed to the need for the
restatement.
Adjustments In the event of any merger, amalgamation, arrangement, rights, equity or debt
offering, subdivision, consolidation, or reclassification of the common shares or
other relevant change in the capitalization of the Corporation, the Board in it sole
discretion shall make such adjustments deemed appropriate.
No Assignment or
Transfer
Awards may not be transferred or assigned by the participant.
Description of PSUs under Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Shareholder Rights Each award of PSUs credited to the Participant does not entitle the holder to
voting or other shareholder rights including the right to receive dividends or other
distributions.

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Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan

Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Performance Metrics The Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan requires that grants of PSUs describe the
performance criteria or metrics and the performance cycles established by the
Board that must be achieved in order for participants to receive a payment of
PSUs. The Board may provide that each award will be multiplied by an
adjustment factor such that a PSU may be more or less than one common share.
PSUs link vesting conditions to the Company’s TSR relative to the average TSR
of the TSR Peer Group set out below in this summary. In addition, in order to
further align employee objectives with the interests of shareholders, the Board
has implemented an adjustment factor (or performance multiplier) which
provides as follows:
Relative TSR
Performance Payout
Multiplier
Less than or equal to 25% vs TSR Peer Group
0%
Equal to TSR Peer Group
100%
More than or equal to 25% vs TSR Peer Group
200%
The Company’s TSR and the average TSR of the Peer Group will be calculated
on an absolute basis, with no reference to currency and based on the assumption
that dividends are paid in cash and not reinvested in the applicable company.
TSR Peer Group Until changed by resolution of the directors prior to the commencement of a 3-
year performance cycle, the peer group of companies (TSR Peer Group) that
will be used to benchmark the Company's TSR shall be comprised of the
companies listed below. If a company, at any time during the 3-year performance
cycle ceases to be a public company, it will be excluded from the calculation of
the 3-year performance cycle. However, in calculating the 1-year performance
period, such company’s performance will be included for any full year (but not
for any partial year) that such company was in existence.
CBRE Group, Inc.
Colliers International Group Inc.
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Savills plc
Stantec Inc.
CoStar Group Inc.
Countrywide plc
RealPage, Inc.
Vesting and
Performance Cycles
Each award of PSUs (unless otherwise determined) will not vest until the
completion of separate performance cycles:
• one cycle is comprised of three one-year periods (each a 1-year period)
commencing on January 1 of the year of grant and ending on December 31
of the same year; and
• the second cycle is a three year period (each a 3-year period) commencing on
January 1 of the year of grant and ending on December 31 of the third year
of grant.
Following each 1-year period and after each 3-year period, performance criteria
will be measured and PSUs will vest based on performance at the relevant time.
After each 3-year period, the applicable adjustment factor (if any) will be applied
to calculate the number of PSUs to be settled for each participant.
Equal to TSR Peer Group
100%
More than or equal to 25% vs TSR Peer Group
200%
The Company’s TSR and the average TSR of the Peer Group will be calculated
on an absolute basis, with no reference to currency and based on the assumption
that dividends are paid in cash and not reinvested in the applicable company.
Equal to TSR Peer Group
100%
More than or equal to 25% vs TSR Peer Group
200%
The Company’s TSR and the average TSR of the Peer Group will be calculated
on an absolute basis, with no reference to currency and based on the assumption
that dividends are paid in cash and not reinvested in the applicable company.
Equal to TSR Peer Group
100%
More than or equal to 25% vs TSR Peer Group
200%
The Company’s TSR and the average TSR of the Peer Group will be calculated
on an absolute basis, with no reference to currency and based on the assumption
that dividends are paid in cash and not reinvested in the applicable company.
TSR Peer Group Until changed by resolution of the directors prior to the commencement of a 3-
year performance cycle, the peer group of companies (TSR Peer Group) that
will be used to benchmark the Company's TSR shall be comprised of the
companies listed below. If a company, at any time during the 3-year performance
cycle ceases to be a public company, it will be excluded from the calculation of
the 3-year performance cycle. However, in calculating the 1-year performance
period, such company’s performance will be included for any full year (but not
for any partial year) that such company was in existence.
CBRE Group, Inc. Colliers International Group Inc.
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated Savills plc
Stantec Inc. CoStar Group Inc.
Countrywide plc RealPage, Inc.
Vesting and Each award of PSUs (unless otherwise determined) will not vest until the
Performance Cycles completion of separate performance cycles:
• one cycle is comprised of three one-year periods (each a 1-year period)
commencing on January 1 of the year of grant and ending on December 31
of the same year; and
• the second cycle is a three year period (each a 3-year period) commencing on
January 1 of the year of grant and ending on December 31 of the third year
of grant.
Following each 1-year period and after each 3-year period, performance criteria
will be measured and PSUs will vest based on performance at the relevant time.
After each 3-year period, the applicable adjustment factor (if any) will be applied
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Settlement At the end of the performance period, each vested award shall be paid in cash,
common shares, or a combination of both (at the option of the Company), in an
amount equal to the issue price per common share represented by a vested award.
For purposes of determining the number of common shares to be issued from
treasury, such calculation will be made on the settlement date based on the whole
number of common shares equal to the number of vested PSUs.
Circumstances
Involving Cessation of
Entitlement to
Participate
Reasons for
Termination
Treatment of Awards
Death,
Disability or
Retirement Age
65 or 62 + 10
Years’ Service
Outstanding awards as of the date of death, disability or
retirement shall continue to vest and be settled in accordance
with their terms throughout the applicable performance cycles.
Resignation or
Termination
with Cause
Outstanding
awards
(whether
vested
or
unvested)
automatically terminate on the date of resignation or
termination date, as applicable, and are forfeited.
Termination
without Cause
or Resignation
with Good
Reason (No
Change in
Control)
Outstanding awards as of the date of termination or date of
resignation with good reason shall continue to vest and be
settled in accordance with their terms throughout the
performance cycles as follows:
a) for each 1-year award that vests each December 31 of the
3-year performance cycle, the Participant shall be entitled
to the full award for each year in which the Participant
continued in employment and the full award for any partial
year in which the Participant was terminated or resigned
with good reason (and, for greater certainty, awards for any
year following the year in which the Participant was
terminated or resigned with good reason, shall terminate or
be forfeited); and
b) for each 3-year award that vests upon completion of the 3-
year performance cycle, the Participant shall be entitled to
a pro-rata award calculated as the number of 1-year awards
the Participant is entitled to (as calculated in paragraph a)
above) divided by 3.
Each such vested award shall be paid out and settled at the
same time and on the same basis set out above under
“Settlement” as if the Participant had continued employment
throughout the performance cycle (for greater certainty, with
performance calculated as at December 31 of each year period
of the 3-year performance cycle).
Change in
Control
In the event of a Change in Control and one of the two
following additional events occurs:
a) on the effective date of the Change in Control (the CIC
Date), the awards are not converted or exchanged for
awards, rights or other securities of the successor company
having a value and providing for rights that do not
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b) the outstanding awards are converted or exchanged as set
forth above but the employment of the participant is
terminated without cause or the participant resigned with
good reason within 24 months of the CIC Date,
all outstanding awards credited to the participant as of the CIC
Date shall vest and be paid out on the CIC Date or the date of
termination without cause or resignation with good reason of
the participant, as applicable (the Payout Date); provided that
if the successor entity converts or exchanges the participant’s
awards (in the circumstances set out in paragraph b)), in no
event will the value of the Payout Amount of the replacement
awards granted to the participant from the successor entity be
less than the CIC Amount, where “CIC Amount” is the dollar
value of all awards determined on the basis that such awards
have vested in accordance with their terms (with awards
subject to accelerated vesting determined based on the
Company’s TSR performance relative to the TSR Peer Group
calculated on the trading day immediately preceding the CIC
Date), and the “Payout Amount” is equal to the dollar amount
of all the vested and unvested replacement awards multiplied
by the share price of the successor entity on the day
immediately preceding the Payout Date.
Definition of Change
in Control and Good
Reason
See below for the definition of change in control and good reason.
Description of Stock Options under Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Stock Options under Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan Description of Stock Options under Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Exercise Price The exercise price is determined by the Board but cannot be less than the volume-
weighted average trading price of the common shares on the Toronto Stock
Exchange for the five business days immediately preceding such date.
Vesting Unless otherwise determined by the Board at the time of grant, stock options vest
equally over 4 years.
Term In no event may the term of a stock option exceed 6 years from the date of the
grant of the stock option.
Circumstances
Involving Cessation
of Entitlement to
Participate
Reasons for
Termination
Treatment of Awards
Death, Disability or
Retirement Age 65
or Age 62 + 10
Years’ Service
Outstanding stock options as of the date of death, disability
or retirement shall continue to vest and be exercisable in
accordance with their terms until their applicable expiry
date.
Resignation
Without Good
Reason or
Termination with
Cause
Outstanding stock options (whether vested or unvested)
automatically terminate on the date of resignation or
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Termination
without Cause
(including
Resignation with
Good Reason) (No
Change in Control)
Outstanding stock options as of the termination date shall
continue to vest and be exercisable in accordance with
their terms until their applicable expiry date.
Change in Control On the effective date of the Change in Control (the CIC Date), the awards are not
converted or exchanged for awards, rights or other securities of the successor
company having a value and providing for rights that do not materially adversely
affect the right of participants; or the outstanding awards are converted or
exchanged as set forth above but the employment of the participant is terminated
without cause or the participant resigns with good reason within 24 months of the
CIC Date, all outstanding awards credited to the participant as of the CIC Date
shall vest and be paid out on the CIC Date or the date of termination or resignation
with good reason of the participant, as applicable.
Definition of Change
in Control and Good
Reason
See below for the definition of change in control and good reason.
Blackout Period Where a stock option expires during, or within 9 business days after a trading blackout
period, then the stock option shall expire 10 days after the blackout period is lifted.
Other The Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan provides for a cashless exercise of stock options.
Description of Full Value Share-Based Awards under Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan
Terms of Award Details are provided in the grant agreements. The Company can grant other types
of equity based or equity related awards (including the grant of unrestricted or
restricted common shares in satisfaction of compensation (including salary, bonus
or other incentive)). Such awards may be subject to vesting conditions (including
time and/or performance conditions).
Circumstances
Involving
Cessation of
Entitlement to
Participate
Details are provided in the grant agreements.
Other
Definition of
Change in Control
and Good Reason
In our Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, we define change in control as follows:
• the acquisition by a person or entity of 50% or more of the common shares;
• a sale or other disposition of 50% or more of the book value of the fixed assets
of the Corporation, or the fixed assets of substantially all of a business unit of
the Company (but only with respect to the executives responsible for such
business unit);
• a business combination with another person or entity, unless the total voting
power of common shares before the business combination is at least 50% of
the total voting power of the surviving person or entity, and the total such
voting power among the holders of common shares after the business
combination is in substantially the same proportion as the total voting power
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• a board resolution indicates that a change in control of the Corporation has
occurred or is imminent.
We define good reason as follows:
• a material, adverse reduction or diminishment of the executive’s authorities,
duties, position or responsibilities;
• a reduction in increase annual base salary or bonus, other than in line with
other similarly-situated employees; or
• the assignment of any significant, ongoing duties inconsistent with the
executive’s skills, duties, position, responsibilities or status.
Recent
Amendments
The directors amended Section 2.2(1) of the Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan to
increase the number of authorized common shares to be reserved for issuance
under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan from 2,225,000 by
1,850,000 to a maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under
the LTIP to 4,075,000. The amendment is subject to the approval of shareholders
and the Toronto Stock Exchange. See “Business of the Meeting – Long-Term
Equity Incentive Plan”.
Subject to shareholder approval of the increase in authorized common shares as
set out above, the directors also amended Section 2.2(2) of the Long-Term Equity
Incentive Plan to change the cap on the maximum number of common shares
which may be reserved for issuance underlying specific awards as follows:
• the maximum number of common shares which may be reserved for issuance
underlying stock options is increased from 1,500,000 by 1,300,000 to
2,800,000; and
• the maximum number of common shares which may be reserved for issuance
underlying PSUs is increased from 700,000 by 550,000 to 1,250,000.
These amendments shall apply to all awards made from and after March 6, 2020
and do not require approval by shareholders or the Toronto Stock Exchange,
subject to complying with the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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LISTINGS

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