Disclosure Policy

OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

As a reporting issuer under Canadian provincial securities laws having its units publicly traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange, Aeroplan Income Fund ("Aeroplan") is subject by law to numerous disclosure obligations in Canada, i.e. to disclose material information in a timely, factual and accurate manner as well as to distribute to its unitholders and file with applicable regulatory authorities annual and quarterly reports and other continuous disclosure documents. It is important for Aeroplan to establish guidelines that deal effectively with the dissemination and disclosure of information to the financial community and investors in accordance with applicable laws.

2. DISCLOSURE POLICY COMMITTEE

The Board and the board of trustees have established a disclosure policy committee (the "Committee") responsible for overseeing Aeroplan's disclosure practices and implementing, administering and monitoring the effectiveness of, and compliance with, this policy. The Committee consists of the Chief Executive Officer (or his designate), the Chief Financial Officer, the General Counsel and the Vice President, Corporate Services. The Vice President, Operations, the Vice President, Partnerships, the Director, Investor Relations and the Director, Corporate Reputation as well as any other individuals identified by the Committee may be involved in discussions of the Committee as appropriate. A member of the Committee may, as appropriate, delegate his or her functions as a member to other persons within Aeroplan from time to time.

3. MATERIAL INFORMATION

For Canadian disclosure purposes, material information is generally defined as any information regarding, or change in the business, operations or capital of an issuer that would reasonably be expected to have a significant effect on the market price or value of any of the securities of the issuer.

4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

The Chief Financial Officer, or his designate (to be designated in writing), has the responsibility of managing the dissemination and disclosure of all information to be provided to the investing public and other members of the financial community. He must ensure that the information provided other than by means of press release (or other approved method of broad dissemination) directly to members of the financial community does not qualify as material non-public information about Aeroplan and, to this end, will consult with the General Counsel.

5. BASIC DISCLOSURE PRINCIPLES

Aeroplan should endeavour to comply with the following basic principles in respect of the requirement to disclose in a timely manner all material information under applicable laws and stock exchange rules or policies:

6. AEROPLAN'S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ACTIVITIES

Aeroplan's financial disclosure activities may generally be divided into two categories.

7. CONTINUOUS AND OTHER DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS

Under applicable securities laws, an issuer may be liable for misrepresentations contained in any document disclosed by or on behalf of the issuer. This includes disclosure in core documents and all other documents or communications, regardless of whether the document or communication is required to be filed with any securities regulatory or other governmental authority. To ensure that all documents and statements disclosed or made by or on behalf of Aeroplan are accurate and factual, Aeroplan should adhere to the following principles:

8. NEWS RELEASES

Once the Committee determines that a development is material, it should authorize the issuance of a news release, unless the Committee determines that such developments must remain confidential for the time being, and ensure that appropriate confidential filings are made and control of the inside information is instituted. Should material undisclosed information inadvertently be disseminated in a selective forum, Aeroplan should promptly issue a news release in order to generally disclose that information.

9. MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY

Any director, trustee, senior manager or employee of Aeroplan privy to material undisclosed information is prohibited from communicating such information to anyone else, except in the necessary course of business (as construed for securities law purposes). Efforts should be made to limit access to such information to only those who need to know the information and such persons should be advised that the information is to be kept confidential.

10. MODEL FOR DISCLOSURE THROUGH PUBLIC ORAL STATEMENTS

In addition to liability for misrepresentations contained in documents filed by or on behalf of Aeroplan, Aeroplan may also be liable for misrepresentations contained in public oral statements made by or on behalf of Aeroplan. Prior to making any public oral statements, Aeroplan should adhere to the following principles that relate specifically to public oral statements made by or on behalf of Aeroplan (these should be complied with in addition to the principles governing the content of disclosure generally, set out elsewhere in this policy):

11. MANAGING EXPECTATIONS

Aeroplan should try to ensure, through its regular public dissemination of quantitative and qualitative information, that analysts' estimates are in line with Aeroplan's own expectations. Aeroplan should not confirm, or attempt to influence, an analyst's opinions or conclusions and should not express comfort with analysts' models and earnings estimates.

12. QUIET PERIOD

Without the express consent of the Committee, Aeroplan's spokespersons will not initiate or participate in any meetings or telephone contacts with analysts or investors regarding financial information or comment, discuss, provide guidance on or disclose related information (such as quarterly results and earnings estimates and cash flow and earnings projections for the current and following periods) during a "quiet period" which shall begin on the first day following the end of each quarter and end with the public release of Aeroplan's quarterly results. If disclosure of material non-public information inadvertently occurs, a press release should be promptly issued in order to ensure that the information is broadly disseminated to the investing public.

13. TRADING RESTRICTIONS AND BLACKOUT PERIODS

It is generally illegal for anyone to purchase or sell securities of any public issuer with knowledge of material information affecting that issuer that has not been generally disclosed. Except in the necessary course of business (e.g. in appropriate cases to lenders, underwriters, employees, auditors, counsel, directors, trustees, senior management, regulators, advisors, etc.), it is also illegal for anyone to inform any other person of material non-public information.

14. RECORD OF INFORMATION DISCLOSED

Aeroplan will maintain a record of all material information that has been publicly disclosed as well as public information about Aeroplan. This will include core documents and other continuous disclosure documents and tapes or transcripts of investor and analyst conference calls, webcasts, debriefings following analyst contacts and/or meetings, meeting notes, news releases, reports in the press and analyst research reports. After public dissemination of a material development, the Committee or its designates, will monitor all of Aeroplan's disclosure, both print and electronic, including disclosure to employees, to ensure accurate reporting and to correct and/or update, if and when necessary.

15. POLICY ON RUMORS

All queries from the financial community or stock exchanges regarding rumors should be directed to the Chief Financial Officer. Aeroplan should not comment, affirmatively or negatively, on rumours, unless otherwise authorized by the Committee. The Chief Financial Officer or his designate will advise the financial community and stock exchanges that Aeroplan's general policy is not to comment on rumors or speculations. Should a stock exchange request that Aeroplan make a definitive statement in response to a market rumour that is causing significant volatility in Aeroplan's securities, the Committee will consider the matter and decide whether to make a policy exception.

16. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

This policy also applies to electronic communications. The procedures set forth below regarding electronic communications should be observed at all times:

17. COMMUNICATION AND ENFORCEMENT

This disclosure policy extends to all employees and senior management of Aeroplan, the Board, the board of trustees and authorized spokespersons as well as to any persons or companies engaging in professional or business activities for Aeroplan. New directors, trustees, officers and senior management, as well as employees who are or may be directly involved in disclosure decisions, should be provided with a copy of this disclosure policy and should be educated about its importance. This disclosure policy should be circulated to all such personnel initially and from time to time when changes are made. Written confirmations from such personnel may be required in the Committee's discretion.

18. STATUTORY CIVIL LIABILITY

Effective December 31, 2005, provisions of the OSA have created a new regime providing investors with the right to sue for damages arising from misrepresentations in public disclosure by "responsible issuers" or the failure to make timely disclosure of a material change. Investors in the secondary market are thereby provided with a possible statutory right of action against public issuers, their directors and officers, other persons acting in similar capacity and certain other persons, for such misrepresentations and failure to make timely disclosure. This liability regime distinguishes between "core documents" and documents that are not core documents. In the case of core documents, a plaintiff is not required to prove that the defendant acted knowingly, deliberately avoided acquiring knowledge or was guilty of gross misconduct, but needs to do so in respect of non-core documents, oral statements or failures to make timely disclosure of material changes.

19. REVIEW OF POLICY

The Committee will review and monitor the effectiveness of this Policy and, subject to Audit Committee approval of any material amendments, update, as appropriate, this disclosure policy on at least an annual basis or as needed to ensure compliance with changing regulatory requirements and to ensure that it is consistent with "best practices". The Committee will report to the Audit Committee with respect to this disclosure policy on an annual basis or at such other time as deemed appropriate by the Committee.

  
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