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NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Readers are referred to the sections entitled Forward looking Statements and Non IFRS Financial Measures at the end of this release. The Corporation s financial results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and all comparative figures have been restated accordingly. Power Corporation of Canada Reports 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results and Dividends Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 5, 2011 Power Corporation of Canada's operating earnings for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were $594 million or $1.24 per share, compared with $481 million or $1.01 per share in the corresponding period of 2010. This represents a 23.7% increase on a per share basis. The increase in operating earnings reflects a higher contribution from Power Financial Corporation, a subsidiary of the Corporation, and higher income from investments. Subsidiaries contributed $587 million to Power Corporation's operating earnings for the sixmonth period ended June 30, 2011, compared with $530 million in the corresponding period of 2010. Results from corporate activities were a net contribution of $7 million in the sixmonth period ended June 30, 2011, compared with a charge of $49 million in the same period in 2010. This increase is mainly due to income from investments generated by the Corporation s interest in the Sagard 1 fund in Europe which is managed by Sagard SAS, a subsidiary of the Corporation. Other items represented a charge of $2 million in the six month period ended June 30, 2011. In the corresponding period of 2010, other items were a charge of $131 million and consisted mainly of an impairment charge on the value of the Corporation s investment in CITIC Pacific, as required by IFRS. Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders (including other items and after dividends on non participating shares) for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were $572 million or $1.24 per share, compared with $330 million or $0.72 per share in the corresponding period of 2010. 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results PAGE 1 OF 4

SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Operating earnings for the three month period ended June 30, 2011 were $366 million or $0.77 per share, compared with $262 million or $0.55 per share in the corresponding period in 2010. This represents an increase of 40.6% on a per share basis. The increase in operating earnings reflects a higher contribution from Power Financial Corporation and higher income from investments due principally to the income generated by Sagard 1 as mentioned above. Power Corporation s share of operating earnings from its subsidiaries was $339 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2011, compared with $291 million for the same period in 2010. Corporate activities represented a net contribution of $27 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2011, compared with a net charge of $29 million in the corresponding period in 2010. Other items were nil in the three month period ended June 30, 2011, compared with a charge of $87 million in the corresponding period of 2010 which consisted mainly of an impairment charge on the value of the Corporation s investment in CITIC Pacific, as required by IFRS. Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders (including other items and after dividends on non participating shares) for the three month period ended June 30, 2011 were $356 million or $0.77 per share, compared with $165 million or $0.36 per share in the corresponding period in 2010. RESULTS OF POWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION Power Financial Corporation s operating earnings for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were $931 million or $1.24 per share, compared with $829 million or $1.11 per share in the corresponding period in 2010. This represents an increase of 11.9% on a per share basis. The increase in operating earnings reflects a higher contribution from Power Financial s subsidiaries, Great West Lifeco Inc. (Lifeco), IGM Financial Inc. and from Pargesa Holding SA (Pargesa). Included in net earnings of Lifeco for the second quarter of 2011 was a release of a legal provision in Putnam Investments, LLC resulting from a settlement of a lawsuit pertaining to certain private equity investments with a net earnings impact of $55 million (Power Corporation s share: $26 million). Net earnings attributable to common shareholders of Power Financial (including other items and after dividends on perpetual preferred shares) for the six month period ended June 30, 2011 were $877 million or $1.24 per share, compared with $785 million or $1.11 per share in the corresponding period of 2010. For the three month period ended June 30, 2011, Power Financial reported operating earnings of $533 million or $0.72 per share, compared with $449 million or $0.61 per share for the same period in 2010. This represents an increase of 18.7% on a per share basis. 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results PAGE 2 OF 4

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders of Power Financial (including other items and dividends on perpetual preferred shares) for the three month period ended June 30, 2011 were $507 million or $0.72 per share, compared with $422 million or $0.60 per share in the corresponding quarter of 2010. DIVIDENDS ON PREFERRED SHARES The Board of Directors today declared quarterly dividends on the Corporation s preferred shares, as follows: TYPE OF SHARES RECORD DATE PAYMENT DATE AMOUNT 1986 Series September 23, 2011 October 15, 2011 To be determined in accordance with the articles of the Corporation Series A September 23, 2011 October 15, 2011 35 Series B September 23, 2011 October 15, 2011 33.4375 Series C September 23, 2011 October 15, 2011 36.25 Series D September 23, 2011 October 15, 2011 31.25 DIVIDENDS ON PARTICIPATING SHARES The Board of Directors also declared a dividend of 29 cents per share on the Participating Preferred and Subordinate Voting Shares of the Corporation, payable September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record September 9, 2011. For purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any similar provincial legislation, all of the above dividends on the Corporation s preferred shares (including the Participating Preferred Shares) and Subordinate Voting Shares are eligible dividends. Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this News Release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward looking statements based on certain assumptions and reflect the Corporation s current expectations, or with respect to disclosure regarding the Corporation s public subsidiaries, reflects such subsidiaries disclosed current expectations. Forward looking statements are provided for the purposes of assisting the reader in understanding the Corporation s financial performance, financial position and cash flows as at and for the periods ended on certain dates and to present information about management s current expectations and plans relating to the future and the reader is cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding the operations, business, financial condition, expected financial results, performance, prospects, opportunities, priorities, targets, goals, ongoing objectives, strategies and outlook of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, as well as the outlook for North American and international economies for the current fiscal year and subsequent periods. Forwardlooking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or include words such as expects, anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, seeks, intends, targets, projects, forecasts or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as may, will, should, would and could. By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results PAGE 3 OF 4

the Corporation s and its subsidiaries control, affect the operations, performance and results of the Corporation and its subsidiaries and their businesses, and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in North America and internationally, interest and foreign exchange rates, global equity and capital markets, management of market liquidity and funding risks, changes in accounting policies and methods used to report financial condition (including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates), the effect of applying future accounting changes, business competition, operational and reputational risks, technological change, changes in government regulation and legislation, changes in tax laws, unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings, catastrophic events, the Corporation s and its subsidiaries ability to complete strategic transactions, integrate acquisitions and implement other growth strategies, and the Corporation s and its subsidiaries success in anticipating and managing the foregoing factors. The reader is cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward looking statements. Information contained in forward looking statements is based upon certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including management s perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances, including that the foregoing list of factors, collectively, are not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation and its subsidiaries. While the Corporation considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, they may prove to be incorrect. Other than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, the Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forwardlooking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise. Additional information about the risks and uncertainties of the Corporation s business and material factors or assumptions on which information contained in forward looking statements is based is provided in its disclosure materials, including this MD&A and its Annual Information Form filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, available at www.sedar.com. Non IFRS Financial Measures In analysing the financial results of the Corporation and consistent with the presentation in previous years, net earnings are subdivided into the following components: operating earnings; and other items, which include the after tax impact of any item that management considers to be of a non recurring nature or that could make the period over period comparison of results from operations less meaningful, and also include the Corporation s share of any such item presented in a comparable manner by its subsidiaries. Management has used these financial measures for many years in its presentation and analysis of the financial performance of Power Corporation, and believes that they provide additional meaningful information to readers in their analysis of the results of the Corporation. Operating earnings and operating earnings per share are non IFRS financial measures that do not have a standard meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other entities. 30 Attachments: FINANCIAL INFORMATION For further information, please contact: Mr. Edward Johnson Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 514 286 7400 2011 Second Quarter Financial Results PAGE 4 OF 4

(unaudited) [in millions of Canadian dollars] POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 2011 December 31, 2010 January 1, 2010 Assets Cash and cash equivalents 3,342 4,016 5,383 Investments Bonds 73,831 74,250 67,942 Mortgages and other loans 20,940 20,209 20,613 Shares 8,002 7,736 7,584 Investment properties 3,206 2,959 2,615 105,979 105,154 98,754 Loans to policyholders 6,765 6,827 6,957 Funds held by ceding insurers 9,659 9,856 10,984 Reinsurance assets 2,642 2,533 2,800 Investments in associates 2,617 2,566 2,948 Deferred tax assets 1,184 1,272 1,332 Other assets 7,401 7,444 7,355 Intangible assets 4,269 4,317 4,433 Goodwill 8,792 8,755 8,686 Segregated funds for the risk of unit holders 96,776 94,827 87,495 Total assets 249,426 247,567 237,127 Liabilities Insurance contract liabilities 108,225 107,367 104,988 Investment contract liabilities 775 791 841 Deposits and certificates 778 835 907 Funds held under reinsurance contracts 160 149 331 Obligation to securitization entities 3,507 3,505 3,310 Debentures and other borrowings 6,311 6,720 6,339 Capital trust securities and debentures 534 535 540 Preferred shares of subsidiaries 499 Deferred tax liabilities 1,158 1,165 1,043 Other liabilities 6,892 7,772 7,110 Insurance and investment contracts on account of unit holders 96,776 94,827 87,495 Total liabilities 225,116 223,666 213,403 Equity Stated capital Non participating shares 781 783 787 Participating shares 570 549 526 Retained earnings 7,893 7,578 7,395 Reserves 425 541 894 Total shareholders equity 9,669 9,451 9,602 Non controlling interests 14,641 14,450 14,122 Total equity 24,310 23,901 23,724 Total liabilities and equity 249,426 247,567 237,127

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS Three months ended June 30 Six months ended June 30 (unaudited) [in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts] 2011 2010 2011 2010 Premium income Gross premiums written 4,980 4,887 9,921 10,135 Ceded premiums (708) (672) (1,354) (1,310) Total net premiums 4,272 4,215 8,567 8,825 Regular net investment income 1,492 1,245 2,958 2,665 Change in fair value 715 1,170 524 2,746 2,207 2,415 3,482 5,411 Fee and media income 1,484 1,392 2,955 2,796 Total revenues 7,963 8,022 15,004 17,032 Policyholder benefits 3,690 3,860 7,780 7,748 Policyholder dividends and experience refunds 377 351 730 734 Change in insurance and investment contract liabilities 1,231 1,447 1,367 3,808 5,298 5,658 9,877 12,290 Commissions 593 542 1,178 1,094 Operating expenses 958 989 1,989 1,995 Financing charges 111 118 226 236 Total expenses 6,960 7,307 13,270 15,615 1,003 715 1,734 1,417 Share of earnings of investment in associates 63 53 64 57 Earnings before income taxes 1,066 768 1,798 1,474 Income taxes 232 184 367 347 Net earnings before non controlling interests 834 584 1,431 1,127 Attributable to non controlling interests (468) (409) (839) (777) Net earnings attributable to shareholders 366 175 592 350 Non participating share dividends (10) (10) (20) (20) Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders 356 165 572 330 Earnings per participating share Basic 0.77 0.36 1.24 0.72 Diluted 0.77 0.35 1.23 0.71

SEGMENTED INFORMATION INFORMATION ON PROFIT MEASURE Three months ended June 30, 2011 Lifeco IGM Parjointco Other Total Premium income 4,272 4,272 Regular net investment income 1,416 34 42 1,492 Change in fair value 707 8 715 2,123 42 42 2,207 Fee and media income 739 668 77 1,484 7,134 710 119 7,963 Policyholder benefits, dividends and experience refunds, and change in insurance and investment contract liabilities 5,298 5,298 Commissions 390 229 (26) 593 Operating expenses 651 172 135 958 Financing charges 72 26 13 111 6,411 427 122 6,960 723 283 (3) 1,003 Share of earnings of investment in associates 63 63 Earnings before income taxes 723 283 63 (3) 1,066 Income taxes 161 64 7 232 Contribution to net earnings before non controlling interests 562 219 63 (10) 834 Attributable to non controlling interests (324) (136) (21) 13 (468) Contribution to net earnings attributable to shareholders 238 83 42 3 366 Three months ended June 30, 2010 Lifeco IGM Parjointco Other Total Premium income 4,215 4,215 Regular net investment income 1,335 12 (102) 1,245 Change in fair value 1,160 10 1,170 2,495 22 (102) 2,415 Fee and media income 703 617 72 1,392 7,413 639 (30) 8,022 Policyholder benefits, dividends and experience refunds, and change in insurance and investment contract liabilities 5,658 5,658 Commissions 355 212 (25) 542 Operating expenses 705 160 124 989 Financing charges 70 28 20 118 6,788 400 119 7,307 625 239 (149) 715 Share of earnings (losses) of investment in associates 53 53 Earnings before income taxes 625 239 53 (149) 768 Income taxes 126 57 1 184 Contribution to net earnings before non controlling interests 499 182 53 (150) 584 Attributable to non controlling interests (292) (115) (18) 16 (409) Contribution to net earnings attributable to shareholders 207 67 35 (134) 175

SEGMENTED INFORMATION INFORMATION ON PROFIT MEASURE Six months ended June 30, 2011 Lifeco IGM Parjointco Other Total Premium income 8,567 8,567 Regular net investment income 2,843 83 32 2,958 Change in fair value 520 4 524 3,363 87 32 3,482 Fee and media income 1,459 1,343 153 2,955 13,389 1,430 185 15,004 Policyholder benefits, dividends and experience refunds, and change in insurance and investment contract liabilities 9,877 9,877 Commissions 767 463 (52) 1,178 Operating expenses 1,375 341 273 1,989 Financing charges 144 56 26 226 12,163 860 247 13,270 1,226 570 (62) 1,734 Share of earnings of investment in associates 65 (1) 64 Earnings before income taxes 1,226 570 65 (63) 1,798 Income taxes 230 137 367 Contribution to net earnings before non controlling interests 996 433 65 (63) 1,431 Attributable to non controlling interests (570) (270) (22) 23 (839) Contribution to net earnings attributable to shareholders 426 163 43 (40) 592 Six months ended June 30, 2010 Lifeco IGM Parjointco Other Total Premium income 8,825 8,825 Regular net investment income 2,752 65 (152) 2,665 Change in fair value 2,736 10 2,746 5,488 75 (152) 5,411 Fee and media income 1,427 1,228 141 2,796 15,740 1,303 (11) 17,032 Policyholder benefits, dividends and experience refunds, and change in insurance and investment contract liabilities 12,290 12,290 Commissions 718 426 (50) 1,094 Operating expenses 1,423 319 253 1,995 Financing charges 144 55 37 236 14,575 800 240 15,615 1,165 503 (251) 1,417 Share of earnings (losses) of investment in associates 57 57 Earnings before income taxes 1,165 503 57 (251) 1,474 Income taxes 215 127 5 347 Contribution to net earnings before non controlling interests 950 376 57 (256) 1,127 Attributable to non controlling interests (548) (237) (20) 28 (777) Contribution to net earnings attributable to shareholders 402 139 37 (228) 350