BRAND REPORT FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 2014

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Below are the Average contacts per occurrence, including frequency per period reported

Non-Paid Paid Average

PRODUITS POUR L'INDUSTRIE QUEBECOISE

MAGAZINE

(3 issues in the period)

13,605 - 13,605

www.bpaww.com

3 Issues in the period 13,605 average circulation

Annex Business Media

222 Edward St

Aurora, Ontario

L4G 1W6

Tel. No (905) 727-0077

Fax. No (905) 727-0017

nbishop@annexweb.com

www.piq-mag.ca

CHANNELS

PRODUITS POUR

L'INDUSTRIE

QUEBECOISE

MAGAZINE

BRAND REPORT

FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 2014

No attempt has been made to rank the information contained in this report in order of importance, since BPA Worldwide believes this is a judgment which must be made by the user of the report.

Every issue and digital media offering of

PRODUITS POUR L'INDUSTRIE QUEBECOISE

helps

keep readers informed about products, news, technologies and service developments in

Canada's French language industrial marketplace. With an audience ranging from the

president to the shop foreman, the PIQ brand is a recognized name that Quebec's industry

professionals have trusted since 1976.

PRODUITS POUR L'INDUSTRIE QUEBECOISE

is published in French, and serves the

manufacturing industry including fabricated metal products, machinery, computer and

electronic product, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, Component, Transportation Equipment,

Furniture and related products, and Miscellaneous and Other Manufacturing. Also qualified

are professional & engineering services, other non-manufacturing, and others allied to the

field.

Qualified recipients include executive management, administrative management,

maintenance management/engineering, purchasing, plant production and operations,

engineering, research and design/development, and other titled and non-titled personnel not

elsewhere classified.

DEFINITION OF RECIPIENT QUALIFICATION

FIELD SERVED

Primary Market

C.A.R.D. Class 62

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3b. QUALIFICATION SOURCE BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF APRIL/MAY 2014

Qualified Within

QUALIFICATION SOURCE 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Qualified Total Percent

I. Direct Request: 3,722 2,984 1,323 8,029 59.6

II. Request from recipient’s company: - - - - -

III. Membership Benefit: - - - - -

IV. Communication from recipient or recipient’s company (other

than request): 21 14 - 35 0.3

V. TOTAL – Sources other than above (listed alphabetically): 1 5,403 1 5,405 40.1

Association rosters and directories - - - - -

*Business directories - 5,403 1 5,404 40.1

Manufacturer’s, distributor’s, and wholesaler’s lists - - - - -

*Other sources 1 - - 1 -

VI. Single Copy Sales: - - - - -

TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 3,744 8,401 1,324 13,469 100.0 PERCENT 27.8 62.4 9.8 100.0

*See Additional Data

3b. Breakout of Qualification by Year

YEAR COPIES PERCENT

Year 1 3,744 27.8

Year 2 8,401 62.4

Year 3 1,324 9.8

TOTAL QUALIFIED

CIRCULATION 13,469 100.0

3 Year

2 Year

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AVERAGE ANNUAL AUDITED QUALIFIED CIRCULATION AND CURRENT UNAUDITED CIRCULATION STATEMENTS

Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Audited Data Circulation Claim 6-Month Period Ended: July - December 2011 January – June 2012 July – December 2012 January – June 2013 July – December 2013 January – June 2014*

Total Audit Average Qualified: 12,673 12,421 13,059 13,652 13,456 13,605

Qualified Non-Paid: 12,673 12,421 13,059 13,652 13,456 13,605

Qualified Paid: - - - -

Post Expire Copies included in

Total Qualified Circulation: **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC

Average Annual Order Price: **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC **NC

*NOTE: January – June 2014 data is unaudited. With each successive period, new data will be added until six 6-month periods are displayed.

**NC = None Claimed.

Newfoundland and Labrador - -

Prince Edward Island - -

Nova Scotia - -

New Brunswick 7 0.1

Quebec 13,445 99.8

Ontario 17 0.1

Manitoba - -

Saskatchewan - -

Alberta, N.W.T and Nunavut - -

B.C. and Yukon - -

TOTAL FOR CANADA 13,469 100.0

United States - -

Other Foreign - -

TOTAL OUTSIDE CANADA - -

TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 13,469 100.0

GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF APRIL/MAY 2014

Provinces Total Qualified Percent

3c. MAILING ADDRESS BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF APRIL/MAY 2014

MAILING ADDRESS Qualified Percent Total

Individuals by name and title and/or function 13,469 100.0

Individuals by name only - -

Titles or functions only - -

Company names only - -

Multi-Copy Same Addressee copies - -

Single Copy Sales - -

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ADDITIONAL DATA

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PUBLISHER’S AFFIDAVIT

About BPA Worldwide:

A not-for-profit organization since 1931, BPA Worldwide is governed by a tripartite board comprised of media owners, advertising agencies and advertisers. Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, USA, BPA has the largest membership of any media-auditing organization in the world, spanning more than 30 countries. Globally, BPA audits media properties including consumer magazines, newspapers, web sites, events, email newsletters, databases, wireless, social media and other advertiser-supported media—as well as advertiser and agency members. Visit www.bpaww.com for the latest audit reports, membership information and publishing and advertising industry news.

We hereby make oath and say that all data set forth in this statement are true. Nigel Bishop, Publisher

Urszula Grzyb, Circulation Analyst

(At least one of the above signatures must be that of an officer of the publishing company or its authorized representative.)

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This unaudited brand report has been checked against the previous audit report. It will be included in the annual audit made by BPA Worldwide.

Date signed August 18, 2014

City Aurora

Province Ontario Received by CCAB Inc. August 18, 2014

Type PD

ID Number P410B0J4 MAGAZINE:

PARAGRAPH 3b:

Business directories include 1 source of circulation for a quantity of 5,404 copies or 40.1%, including Scott's Directory. Other sources include 1 source of circulation for a quantity of 1 copy or -%.

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1. AVERAGE QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BREAKOUT FOR THE PERIOD

Total Qualified Qualified Non-Paid Qualified Paid

QUALIFIED

CIRCULATION Copies Percent Copies Percent Copies Percent

Individual 13,605 100.0 13,605 100.0 - -

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MAGAZINE CHANNEL

Official Publication of: None/Established: 1976/Issues Per Year: 5

AVERAGE NON-QUALIFIED CIRCULATION

NON-QUALIFIED

Not Included Elsewhere Copies

Other Paid Circulation -

Advertiser and Agency 293 Allocated for Trade Shows

and Conventions -

All Other 221

TOTAL 514

2. QUALIFIED CIRCULATION BY ISSUES FOR PERIOD

2014 Issue Total Qualified

January/February 13,541

April/May 13,469

June/July 13,805

3a. BUSINESS/OCCUPATIONAL BREAKOUT OF QUALIFIED CIRCULATION FOR ISSUE OF APRIL/MAY 2014 This issue is 1.5% or 204 copies below the average of the other 2 issues reported in Paragraph 2.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY QUALIFIED TOTAL PERCENT OF TOTAL Management Executive Administrative Management

Maintenance Management/

Engineering Purchasing Plant Production/ Operations Engineering

Research & Design Engineering/ Research &

Development

Other Qualified Personnel

n.e.c.

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 91 0.7 42 6 3 3 13 13 3 8

MINING 16 0.1 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 3

UTILITIES 53 0.4 2 7 7 - 2 27 3 5

CONSTRUCTION 108 0.8 56 9 1 11 14 10 3 4

MANUFACTURING

FOOD MANUFACTURING 1,469 10.9 930 190 25 35 206 16 49 18

BEVERAGE & TOBACCO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 159 1.2 98 23 5 1 19 8 2 3

TEXTILE MILLS 131 1.0 90 8 2 8 15 4 1 3

TEXTILE PRODUCT MILLS 184 1.4 156 12 1 1 10 - 2 2

APPAREL MANUFACTURING 235 1.7 184 17 3 6 18 2 1 4

LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS 41 0.3 32 3 - 1 4 1 - -

WOOD PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 797 5.9 584 47 14 25 85 15 18 9

PAPER MANUFACTURING 223 1.6 97 15 14 6 57 13 10 11

PRINTING AND RELATED SUPPORT ACTIVITY 685 5.1 548 38 5 8 58 7 8 13

PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING 37 0.3 17 3 - - 10 4 2 1

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING 529 3.9 267 33 10 32 129 22 32 4

PLASTIC AND RUBBER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING 627 4.6 356 33 18 27 127 27 33 6

NONMETALIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 103 0.8 50 8 3 2 30 6 1 3

PRIMARY METAL MANUFACTURING 177 1.3 85 9 7 14 36 14 9 3

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 2,524 18.7 1,592 262 21 133 306 101 77 32

MACHINERY MANUFACTURING 1,574 11.7 912 168 11 94 189 115 64 21

COMPUTER AND ELECTRIC PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 511 3.8 256 76 7 35 46 40 46 5

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCE AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 463 3.4 239 61 6 28 64 36 22 7

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 521 3.9 278 73 6 24 64 40 25 11

FURNITURE AND RELATED PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 283 2.1 211 18 2 8 29 7 6 2

MISCELLANEAOUS MANUFACTURING 1,355 10.1 993 106 5 51 82 37 45 36

Sub-Total Manufacturing 12,628 93.7 7,975 1,203 165 539 1,584 515 453 194

PROFESSIONAL & ENGINEERING SERVICES 308 2.3 108 36 9 9 20 75 21 30

OTHER NON-MANUFACTURING 265 2.0 118 39 10 17 15 40 8 18

TOTAL QUALIFIED CIRCULATION 13,469 100.0 8,303 1,302 197 580 1,650 681 494 262

JOB TITLE CLASSIFICATIONS

1. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT: includes President, Vice-President n.e.c., Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Owner, Partner, General Manager, Proprietor, Associate, Principal, Managing Director, Executive Director, Directors n.e.c.

2. ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT: includes Administrative Manager n.e.c., Assistant Director, Assistant General Manager, Branch Manager, Consultant n.e.c., Department Managers n.e.c., Divisional Managers, Marketing Manager, Systems Analyst, Systems Manager n.e.c., Safety Director, Sales Manager

3. MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT/ENGINEERING: includes Equipment Maintenance Director, Maintenance Administrator/Manager/Leader/Foreman/Supervisor/Superintendent/Engineer, Plant Maintenance Supervisor, Manager Engineering Maintenance, Millwright, Master Mechanic, Mechanic, Facilities Manager, Vice President Maintenance, Electrical Technician/Supervisor, Mechanical Supervisor

4. PURCHASING: includes Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Engineer, Purchasing Manager, Buyer, and Estimator.

5. PLANT/PRODUCTION OPERATIONS: includes Plant Manager, Plant Superintendent, Manager Operations Engineering, Operations Manager, Product Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, Planner, Production Manager, Production Engineer, Project Supervisor, Manager Production Engineering, Instrument and Instrumentation Supervisor.

6. ENGINEERING: includes Chief Engineer, Director of Engineering, Electrical Engineer, Industrial Engineer, Tooling Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Plant Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Planning Engineer, Vice President Engineering, Engineering Manager/Supervisor/Superintendent, Manager Operations and Engineering, Technician, Technologist, Process Engineer, Engineering Technician/Technologist, Technical Manager/Supervisor, Equipment Engineer, Civil Engineer, Consulting Engineer, other Engineering titles n.e.c.

7. DESIGN ENGINEERING/RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: includes

Chief Designer, Designer, Design Engineer, Design Draftsman, Design Technician, Electrical Designer, Industrial Designer, Plant Technician, Product Designer, Project Designer, Project Engineer, Design Supervisor, Tool Designer, Methods Engineer, Group Leader, Draftsman, Vice President Design Engineering, Packaging Development Manager, Director Research and Development, Research Engineer, Quality Control/Assurance Engineer, Quality Manager, Quality Supervisor, Testing Engineer.