Power Corporation Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and 2024 Financial Results, and Dividend Increase of 9%

POWER CORPORATION

• Net earnings from continuing operations ¹ for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $933 million or $1.44 per share ², compared with $409 million or $0.63 per share in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations ^{1 3 4} were $829 million or $1.28 per share, compared with $688 million or $1.06 per share in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Net earnings from continuing operations in 2024 were $2,792 million or $4.31 per share, compared with $2,282 million or $3.45 per share in 2023.
  Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations were $2,971 million or $4.58 per share in 2024, compared with $2,671 million or $4.04 per share in 2023.
• Adjusted net asset value per share ³ was $60.44 at December 31, 2024, compared with $53.53 at December 31, 2023.
  Book value per share ⁵ was $35.56 at December 31, 2024, compared with $32.49 at December 31, 2023.
• In 2024, the Corporation purchased for cancellation 10.6 million subordinate voting shares for a total of $430 million.

GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. (LIFECO)

• Fourth quarter net earnings from continuing operations were $1,116 million, compared with $743 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations ⁶ were $1,115 million, compared with $971 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Lifeco announced an increase of 10% in its quarterly dividend payable March 31, 2025, and its intention to purchase an additional $500 million of its common shares under its existing Normal Course Issuer Bid (NCIB) ⁷.
• Fourth quarter adjusted net earnings were over $1 billion for the third consecutive quarter, reflecting Lifeco's focus to deliver on growth strategies enabling it to exceed its previously announced medium-term financial objectives, including record results and strong value-creating performance at Empower.

IGM FINANCIAL INC. (IGM OR IGM FINANCIAL)

• Fourth quarter net earnings were $254.7 million, compared with $419.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  Adjusted net earnings ³ were $250.0 million, compared with $204.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
• Assets under management and advisement ⁵ were $270.4 billion, a quarter-end record high, an increase of 12.6% from the fourth quarter of 2023 and 2.1% from September 30, 2024.
• Assets under management and advisement including strategic investments ⁵ were $483.5 billion at December 31, 2024, compared with $390.6 billion at December 31, 2023 and $461.6 billion at September 30, 2024.

GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT (GBL)

• GBL reported a net asset value ⁵ of €15.7 billion or €113.30 per share at December 31, 2024, compared with €16.7 billion or €113.64 per share at December 31, 2023.
• In 2024, GBL completed €292 million of share buybacks, and cancelled 8.3 million treasury shares.

SAGARD HOLDINGS INC. (SAGARD)

• On March 13, 2025, Sagard and GBL announced a partnership whereby GBL will acquire a 5% interest in Sagard Holdings Management Inc. (SHMI) and commits to invest €250 million in Sagard strategies over the next five years. This partnership reinforces Sagard's long-term growth strategy, strengthening its capital base as well as solidifying GBL's relationship as an anchor LP.

STANDALONE BUSINESSES

• The Corporation completed the sale of its 42.6% interest in Peak Achievement Athletics Inc. (Peak) on December 23, 2024, for proceeds of US$325 million.

Fourth Quarter

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating shareholders were $933 million or $1.44 per share, compared with $409 million or $0.63 per share in 2023.

Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating shareholders ¹ were $829 million or $1.28 per share, compared with $688 million or $1.06 per share in 2023.

Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders were $933 million or $1.44 per share, compared with $406 million or $0.63 per share in 2023.

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Publicly traded operating companies: contribution to net earnings from continuing operations was $933 million and to adjusted net earnings from continuing operations was $928 million, representing an increase of 58.7% and 15.6%, respectively, from the fourth quarter of 2023:

Lifeco: contribution to net earnings and adjusted net earnings increased by $254 million or 50.1%, and by $98 million or 14.8%, respectively.

IGM: contribution to net earnings decreased by $101 million or 38.8% and contribution to adjusted net earnings increased by $29 million or 22.8%. Net earnings reported by IGM in 2023 included a net gain on its sale of Investment Planning Counsel (IPC) to Lifeco of $221 million, which was eliminated by the Corporation on consolidation ⁸.

GBL: contribution to net earnings and adjusted net earnings ³ of $18 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with a negative contribution to net earnings of $1 million and a positive contribution to adjusted net earnings of $26 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Sagard and Power Sustainable Capital Inc. (Power Sustainable): Sagard had a contribution to net earnings and adjusted net earnings of $49 million and $33 million, respectively, and Power Sustainable's contribution to net earnings and adjusted net earnings were negative $71 million and negative $43 million, respectively.

Standalone businesses: contribution to net earnings of $106 million and a negative contribution to adjusted net earnings ³ of $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with negative contributions of $21 million and $13 million, respectively, in the fourth quarter of 2023. Contribution to net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2024 included the gain recognized on the sale of the Corporation's interest in Peak, partially offset by impairment charges on The Lion Electric Company (Lion) and LMPG Inc. (LMPG).

Adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024, excluded from adjusted net earnings from continuing operations, were a positive net impact to earnings of $104 million or $0.16 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Adjustments of Standalone businesses. In the fourth quarter of 2023, Adjustments were a negative net impact to earnings of $279 million or $0.43 per share, mainly related to the Corporation's share of Adjustments of Lifeco and Power Sustainable as well as Adjustments identified on the contribution from GBL.

Twelve months

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating shareholders were $2,792 million or $4.31 per share, compared with $2,282 million or $3.45 per share in 2023.

Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating shareholders ¹ were $2,971 million or $4.58 per share, compared with $2,671 million or $4.04 per share in 2023.

Net earnings attributable to participating shareholders were $2,743 million or $4.23 per share, compared with $2,195 million or $3.32 per share in 2023.

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GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC.

Fourth Quarter

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders were $1,116 million or $1.20 per share, compared with $743 million or $0.80 per share in 2023.

Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations ¹ attributable to common shareholders were $1,115 million or $1.20 per share, compared with $971 million or $1.04 per share in 2023.

Net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $1,116 million or $1.20 per share, compared with $740 million or $0.79 per share in 2023.

Adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a net positive impact of $1 million, compared with a net negative impact of $228 million in 2023. Lifeco's adjustments consisted of:

• Market experience relative to expectations of positive $38 million;
• Assumption changes and management actions of positive $16 million; and
• A positive earnings impact from tax legislative changes and other tax impacts of $14 million.
  
  Partially offset by:
  
  
• Amortization of acquisition-related finite life intangible assets of negative $37 million; and
• Business transformation impacts of negative $30 million.

IGM FINANCIAL INC.

Fourth Quarter

Net earnings available to common shareholders were $254.7 million or $1.07 per share, compared with $419.6 million or $1.76 per share in 2023.

Adjusted net earnings attributable to common shareholders were $250.0 million or $1.05 per share, compared with $204.9 million or $0.86 per share in 2023. Adjusted net earnings of IGM in the fourth quarter of 2024 excluded a positive impact of $4.7 million related to the benefit recognized on a tax loss consolidation transaction.

Assets under management and advisement (AUM&A) ² at December 31, 2024 were $270.4 billion, an increase of 2.1% from September 30, 2024 and 12.6% from December 31, 2023.

GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT

Fourth Quarter

GBL reported net earnings of €77 million, compared with a net loss of €3 million in 2023. Net loss in the fourth quarter of 2023 included a negative contribution from Imerys of €73 million which included an impairment of its assets serving the paper market.

GBL reported a net asset value ² of €15,681 million or €113.30 per share at December 31, 2024, compared with €16,671 million or €113.64 per share at December 31, 2023.

Fourth Quarter

Net loss of the alternative asset investment platforms was $22 million, compared with a net loss of $65 million in 2023. The adjusted net loss of the alternative asset investment platforms was $10 million, compared with an adjusted net loss of $9 million in 2023.

The adjusted net loss is comprised of:

• A positive contribution of $33 million from Sagard comprised of a negative contribution of $1 million from asset management activities and a positive contribution of $34 million from investing activities. Adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a positive impact of $16 million related to the Corporation's share of the remeasurement of deferred tax assets by Wealthsimple, compared with nil in 2023; and
• A negative contribution of $43 million from Power Sustainable comprised of a negative contribution of $9 million from asset management activities and a negative contribution of $34 million from investing activities. Adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024, excluded from adjusted net earnings, were a negative impact of $28 million, compared with a negative impact of $56 million in 2023. Power Sustainable adjustments consisted primarily of a revaluation of non-controlling interests liabilities ¹ within the Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Partnership (PSEIP).

Summary of assets under management ² (including unfunded commitments):

Fourth Quarter

Net earnings from standalone businesses was $106 million, compared with a net loss of $21 million in 2023. The adjusted net loss from standalone businesses was $5 million, compared with an adjusted net loss of $13 million in 2023.

The adjusted net loss in the fourth quarter of 2024 excludes Adjustments of a net positive impact of $111 million, primarily related to i) a net gain of $279 million ⁵ on the sale of the Corporation's interest in Peak, partially offset by ii) an impairment charge on the Corporation's investment in Lion of $81 million reducing the carrying value of the investment to nil, and iii) the Corporation's share of a non-cash impairment charge recognized on the goodwill of LMPG, net of other market-related impacts, of $87 million.

Adjusted Net Asset Value

The Corporation's adjusted net asset value per share was $60.44 at December 31, 2024, compared with $53.53 at December 31, 2023, representing an increase of 12.9%.

Participating Shareholders' Equity

The Corporation's book value per participating share was $35.56 at December 31, 2024, compared with $32.49 at December 31, 2023, representing an increase of 9.4%.

Dividend on Power Corporation Participating Shares

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 61.25 cents per share on the Participating Preferred Shares and the Subordinate Voting Shares of the Corporation, an increase of 8.9%, payable May 1, 2025 to shareholders of record March 31, 2025.

Dividends on Power Corporation Non-Participating Preferred Shares

The Board of Directors also declared quarterly dividends on the Corporation's preferred shares, payable April 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at March 27, 2025:

Investor Information

About Power Corporation

Power Corporation is an international management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are leading insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment businesses, including a portfolio of alternative asset investment platforms. To learn more, visit www.powercorporation.com.

At December 31, 2024, Power Corporation held the following economic interests:

Earnings Summary

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Sagard and Power Sustainable

Corporate operations and Other

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The 2024 Consolidated Financial Statements of the Corporation have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) unless otherwise noted and are the basis for the figures presented in this news release, unless otherwise noted.

NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating shareholders are comprised of:

• Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations (adjusted net earnings) attributable to participating shareholders; and
• Adjustments, which include the after-tax impact of any item that in management's judgment, including those identified by management of Lifeco and IGM, would make the period-over-period comparison of results from operations less meaningful. Includes the Corporation's share of Lifeco's impact of market-related impacts, where actual market returns in the current period are different than longer-term expected returns; assumption changes and management actions that impact the measurement of assets and liabilities; realized gains (losses) on the sale of assets measured at FVOCI; direct equity and interest rate impacts on the measurement of surplus assets and liabilities; and amortization of acquisition-related finite life intangible assets, as well as items that management believes are not indicative of the underlying business results which include those identified by management of a subsidiary or a jointly controlled corporation, including: business transformation impacts (including restructuring or reorganization and integration costs, acquisition and divestiture costs); material legal settlements; material impairment charges; material impacts of the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities including those as a result of income tax rate changes, and other tax impairments; certain non-recurring material items, net gains, losses or costs related to the disposition or acquisition of a business, including those related to an investment in an associate or jointly controlled corporation; impacts related to remeasurements due to market changes that result in an accounting mismatch including the remeasurement of derivatives where the hedged item is not also measured at fair value and hedge accounting is not applied, and the revaluation of redemption liabilities, share warrants and conversion options on convertible and exchangeable debt obligations; the impact of the revaluation of non-controlling interests liabilities related to PSEIP which result from changes in fair value of assets held within the fund, and the share of earnings (losses) from the consolidated activities of PSEIP attributable to third-party investors; and other items that, when removed, assist in explaining underlying operating performance.

Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations (or adjusted net earnings) represents net earnings from continuing operations excluding Adjustments. In 2024, the Corporation modified the definition of adjusted net earnings, a non-IFRS earnings measure, to better reflect the underlying performance of the Corporation. Effective the first quarter of 2024, the definition of Adjustments, used to calculate adjusted net earnings, was modified to include the impact of the revaluation of non-controlling interests liabilities related to PSEIP which result from changes in fair value of assets held within the fund, and the share of earnings (losses) from the consolidated activities of PSEIP attributable to third-party investors. Effective the fourth quarter of 2024, the definition of Adjustments was modified to include the impacts from applying the definition of Adjustments to the net earnings disclosed by GBL, the results of the Corporation's investing activities and the standalone businesses. The definition was also expanded to include impacts related to remeasurements due to market changes that result in an accounting mismatch. The comparative periods have been restated to reflect these changes.

Management uses these financial measures 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. Adjusted net earnings, as defined by the Corporation, assists the reader in the comparison of the current period's results to those of previous periods as it reflects management's view of the operating performance of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, excluding items that are not considered to be part of the underlying business results.

Fee-related earnings is presented for Sagard and Power Sustainable and includes management fees and fee-related performance revenues earned across all asset classes, less investment platform expenses which include i) fee-related compensation including salary, bonus, and benefits, and ii) operating expenses. Fee-related performance revenues represents the realized portion of performance revenues from perpetual capital vehicles that are i) measured and expected to be received on a recurring basis, ii) not dependent on realization events from underlying investments, and iii) not subject to clawback. Fee-related earnings is presented on a gross pre-tax basis, including non-controlling interests. Fee-related earnings excludes i) share-based compensation expenses, ii) amortization of acquisition-related finite life intangible assets, iii) foreign exchange-related gains and losses, iv) net interest, and v) other items that in management's judgment are not indicative of underlying operating performance of the alternative asset investment platforms, which include restructuring costs, transaction and integration costs related to business acquisitions and certain non-recurring material items. Management uses this measure to assess the profitability of the asset management activities of the alternative asset investment platforms. This financial measure provides insight as to whether recurring revenues from management fees and fee-related performance revenues, which are not based on future realization events, are sufficient to cover associated operating expenses.

Adjusted net asset value is commonly used by holding companies to assess their value. Adjusted net asset value represents the fair value of the participating shareholders' equity of Power Corporation. Adjusted net asset value is calculated as the fair value of the assets of the combined Power Corporation and Power Financial holding company less their net debt and preferred shares. The investments held in public entities (including Lifeco, IGM and GBL) are measured at their market value and investments in private entities and investment funds are measured at management's estimate of fair value. The definition of adjusted net asset value involves a number of assumptions, judgments and estimates that may prove to be inaccurate, and the adjusted net asset value per share is not a representation or guarantee of the value a participating shareholder will be able to realize. This measure presents the fair value of the participating shareholders' equity of the holding company, and assists the reader in determining or comparing the fair value of investments held by the holding company or its overall fair value.

Adjusted net earnings attributable to participating shareholders, fee-related earnings, adjusted net asset value, gross asset value, adjusted net earnings from continuing operations per share (adjusted net earnings per share) and adjusted net asset value per share are non-IFRS financial measures and ratios that do not have a standard meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other entities.

Presentation of Holding Company Activities

The Corporation's reportable segments include Lifeco, IGM and GBL, which represent the Corporation's investments in publicly traded operating companies, as well as the holding company. These reportable segments, in addition to the asset management activities, reflect Power Corporation's management structure and internal financial reporting. The Corporation evaluates its performance based on the operating segment's contribution to earnings.

The holding company comprises the corporate activities of the Corporation and Power Financial, on a combined basis, and presents the investment activities of the Corporation. The investment activities of the holding company, including the investments in Lifeco, IGM and controlled entities within the alternative asset investment platforms, are presented using the equity method. The holding company activities present the holding company's assets and liabilities, including cash, investments, debentures and non-participating shares. The discussions included in the sections Financial Position and Cash Flows of the Corporation's most recent MD&A present the segmented balance sheets and cash flow statements of the holding company, which are presented in Note 35 of the 2024 Consolidated Financial Statements. This presentation is useful to the reader as it presents the holding company's (parent) results separately from the results of its consolidated operating subsidiaries.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

Power Corporation

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Adjustments (excluded from Adjusted net earnings)