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Stone Asset Management Limited Announces Fee Reductions on Series F and Series FF Funds

Date: January 4, 2017

TORONTO – December 28, 2016 – Stone Asset Management Limited (“SAM”), the investment fund
manager and portfolio manager of the Stone Mutual Funds, announced today it is reducing the
management fee it charges on Series F and Series FF securities, as applicable, offered by Stone Dividend Growth Class, Stone & Co. Resources Plus Class, Stone & Co. Flagship Growth & Income
Fund Canada, Stone Growth Fund, Stone & Co. Flagship Global Growth Fund and
Stone & Co. EuroPlus Dividend Growth Fund (collectively, the “Funds”).

The management fee reduction will take effect on or about January 1, 2017.

The new management fees are set out below:

Fund Name Series Management Fee % (1)
Stone Dividend Growth Class F 0.950
Stone Select Growth Class F 0.950
Stone Global Balanced Fund FF 0.950
Stone Growth Fund F 0.950
Stone & Co. Flagship Global Growth Fund F 0.980
Stone & Co. EuroPlus Dividend Growth Fund F 0.980

(1) Prior to the change, the management fee in respect of each of the Series F and Series FF securities, as
applicable, listed above was 1.00%.

Amendments to the simplified prospectus and annual information form of the Funds have been filed to
reflect the reduction in management fees on the Series F and Series FF securities.

About Stone Asset Management Limited
SAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stone Investment Group Limited, an independent Canadian-owned
wealth management company. SAM provides investment management services via distinctive
investment mandates, overseen daily by the disciplined execution of a proprietary investment process
and investment philosophy. Access to SAM investment mandates can be achieved via a family of openend
mutual funds, a pooled fund, and Private Wealth Management services. SAM’s expertise ranges
from servicing Canada’s retail investors and working with their financial advisors to the complexities of
working directly with Family Offices, endowments and foundations. At Stone, we want our investors to
sleep well, knowing they’ll have the financial resources to live well.

For more information, please contact:
Stone Asset Management Limited
Angela Passerini
Manager, Operations
p. 416 867 8303
e. angelap@stoneco.com