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Savaria Corporation Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Apr 6, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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savaria.

Computershare

8th Floor, 100 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1

www.computershare.com

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Form of Proxy - Annual General Meeting to be held on May 13, 2020

This Form of Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management.

Notes to proxy

  1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person or company of their choice, who need not be a holder, to attend and act on their behalf at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other than the persons whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse).
  2. If the securities are registered in the name of more than one owner (for example, joint ownership, trustees, executors, etc.), then all those registered should sign this proxy. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation or another individual you must sign this proxy with signing capacity stated, and you may be required to provide documentation evidencing your power to sign this proxy.
  3. This proxy should be signed in the exact manner as the name(s) appear(s) on the proxy.
  4. If this proxy is not dated, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it is mailed by Management to the holder.
  5. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the holder, however, if such a direction is not made in respect of any matter, this proxy will be voted as recommended by Management.
  6. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted in favour or withheld from voting or voted against each of the matters described herein, as applicable, in accordance with the instructions of the holder, on any ballot that may be called for and, if the holder has specified a choice with respect to any matter to be acted on, the securities will be voted accordingly.
  7. This proxy confers discretionary authority in respect of amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting or other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
  8. This proxy should be read in conjunction with the accompanying documentation provided by Management.

Poxies submitted must be received by 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, on May 11, 2020.

VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK!

To Vote Using the Telephone

  • Call the number listed BELOW from a touch tone telephone. 1-866-732-VOTE (8683) Toll Free

To Vote Using the Internet

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To Receive Documents Electronically

  • You can enroll to receive future securityholder communications electronically by visiting www.investorcentre.com and clicking at the bottom of the page.

If you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this proxy.

Voting by mail may be the only method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being voted on behalf of another individual.

Voting by mail or by Internet are the only methods by which a holder may appoint a person as proxyholder other than the Management nominees named on the reverse of this proxy. Instead of mailing this proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above to vote this proxy.

To vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below.

CONTROL NUMBER

01L9RA


Appointment of Proxyholder

I/We, being holder(s) of Savaria Corporation hereby appoint(s): Marcel Bourassa (President and CEO Savaria), falling him Jean-Marie Bourassa (Board member), falling him, Sébastien Bourassa (VP Operation/ Integration Savaria), falling him, Mauro Ferrara (CFO Savaria) falling him, Sylvain Aubry (Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Savaria).

OR

Print the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Management Nominees listed herein.

As my/our proxyholder with full power of substitution and to attend, act and to vote for and on behalf of the shareholder in accordance with the following direction (or if no directions have been given, as the proxyholder sees fit) and all other matters that may properly come before the Annual General Meeting of Savaria Corporation to be held at the Hôtel Le Crystal in the Crescent room, located at 1100, rue de la Montagne, Montréal, Québec, on May 13, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) (the "Notice of Meeting)". In light of the ongoing public health concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak and in order to comply with the measures imposed by the federal and provincial governments, the Corporation is encouraging shareholders and others not to attend the Meeting in person. Shareholders are urged to vote on the matters before the Meeting by proxy and to view the Meeting online by way of a live webcast that will be available at https://bit.ly/3aEm7VM. Shareholders will be able to submit questions to management of the Corporation through the webcast at the conclusion of the Meeting. The Corporation may take additional precautionary measures in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in the COVID-19 outbreak, including changing the date, time or location and in an such event it will issue a press release to inform shareholders.

VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY NONLIGHTED TEXT OVER THE BOXES.

  1. Election of Directors
For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold
01. Caroline Bérubé 02. Jean-Marie Bourassa 03. Marcel Bourassa
04. Sébastien Bourassa 05. Jean-Louis Chapdelaine 06. Peter Drutz
07. Sylvain Dumoulin 08. Alain Tremblay

For Withhold

  1. Appointment of Auditors

Appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year and authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration.

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Authorized Signature(s) – This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed.

I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the Meeting. If no voting instructions are indicated above, this Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management.

Signature(s)

Date

MM / DD / YY

Interim Financial Statements – Mark this box if you would like to receive Interim Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail.

Annual Financial Statements – Mark this box if you would like to receive the Annual Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail.

Information Circular – Mark this box if you would like to receive the Information Circular by mail for the next securityholders' meeting.

If you are not mailing back your proxy, you may register online to receive the above financial report(s) by mail at www.computershare.com/mailinglist.

SVCQ

294425

AR1

01L9SC