This management proxy circular (the “Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation by management of BRP Inc. (“BRP” or the “Company”) of proxies for use at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “Meeting”) to be held on June 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or any postponements or adjournments thereof, and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of 2023 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Notice of Meeting”).
The Meeting will be held as a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. A summary of the information shareholders will need to join the Meeting online is provided below.
Unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires, all information provided in this Circular is given as at April 19, 2023, and references to the “Company” and “BRP” refer to BRP Inc., its direct and indirect subsidiaries, predecessors and other entities controlled by them. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “dollars” in this Circular refer to Canadian dollars.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with any other matters to be considered at the Meeting other than those contained in this Circular and, if given or made, any such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Circular about the Company’s current and future plans, prospects, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions, results, levels of activity, performance, objectives, targets, goals or achievements, including the Company’s environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) targets, goals and initiatives set forth under its CSR25 Program and announced intention to electrify its existing product lines and launch new electric product lines, research and product development activities, including projected design, characteristics, capacity or performance of future products and their expected scheduled entry to market, or any other future events or developments and other statements in this Circular that are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The words “may”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “could”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “plans”, “intends”, “trends”, “indications”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “outlook”, “predicts”, “projects”, “likely” or “potential” or the negative or other variations of these words or other comparable words or phrases, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are presented for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding certain key elements of the Company’s current objectives, goals, targets, strategic priorities, expectations and plans, and in obtaining a better understanding of the Company’s business and anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes; readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, involve inherent risks and uncertainties and are based on a number of assumptions, both general and specific. The Company cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that global economic and political conditions, combined with one or more of the risks and uncertainties discussed under the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual information form dated March 22, 2023 (the “AIF”), may render such assumptions, although believed reasonable at the time they were made, inaccurate. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or performance of the Company or the industry to be materially different from the outlook or any future results or performance implied by such statements.
In addition, many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements or future events, or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
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2023 Proxy Circular