Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix NBA Courtside Contest OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES (the Rules )

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1 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix NBA Courtside Contest OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES (the Rules ) CONTEST PERIOD: The Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix NBA Courtside Contest (the Contest ) begins on November 7, 2015 and ends on December 4, 2015 (the Contest Period ). ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is conducted by Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix and is open to all Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum Members who are residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry. Employees of Shoppers Drug Mart Inc./Pharmaprix Inc., Unilever Canada Inc. (collectively Contest Sponsors ), Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. ( Prize Supplier or MLSE ), the Toronto Raptors, National Basketball Association ( NBA ) and its member teams, NBA Media Ventures, LLC, NBA Properties Inc., the Associate-Owners of Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores, and each of their respective shareholders, parents, directors, officers, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, licensees, representatives, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, successors, assigns, fulfillment houses (altogether, the Released Parties ) and members of their respective immediate families (defined as a step, adoptive or biological mother, father, daughter, son, sister, brother or spouse) or those with whom they are domiciled, are not permitted to enter the Contest. All decisions of the Contest Sponsors are final and binding in all aspects related to the Contest. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. There are two (2) ways to enter this Contest, as described below. All entrants are responsible for ensuring that their contact information is up-to-date and correct on their Shoppers Optimum Card or Pharmaprix Optimum Card account. Entrants must hold a valid Shoppers Optimum Card or Pharmaprix Optimum Card and meet all other eligibility requirements to enter. If you do not have a Shoppers Optimum Card, visit any Shoppers Drug Mart store or visit shoppersdrugmart.ca for details on how to become a cardholder and to review the Shoppers Optimum Program terms and conditions. If you do not have a Pharmaprix Optimum Card, visit any Pharmaprix store or visit for details on how to become a cardholder and to review the Pharmaprix Optimum Program terms and conditions. There is no charge to become a Shopper Optimum Cardholder or a Pharmaprix Optimum Cardholder To enter the Contest and qualify for a chance to win, you may enter in two (2) ways: (1) AUTOMATIC ENTRY: Every time you purchase any three (3) full size (excluding travel size) Unilever Men s Personal Care products (Axe, Dove Men+Care, Vaseline Men s & Degree Men s) at one time, during one shop, between November 7, 2015 and December 4, 2015, at any participating Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix store (each store a licensed operator of Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix Inc. Pharmaprix ) and present your valid

2 Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum Card, you will be automatically eligible to receive one (1) entry (each, an Entry ) into the Contest, subject to your compliance with these Rules (as determined by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion.). (2) NO PURCHASE ENTRY: To enter and qualify for the Contest without making a purchase, please write a fifty (50) word minimum essay about Why I enjoy using Axe, Dove Men+Care, Vaseline Men s or Degree Men s products. Each essay must be an original and written by the entrant submitting the essay, and cannot be mechanically reproduced. Limit of one (1) essay per envelope bearing sufficient postage. Each entrant must include, with the essay,, his/her name, Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum Card number, address, postal code, address and daytime phone number and mail it to: Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum NBA Courtside Contest c/o Shoppers Drug Mart, 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8 (each, a No Purchase Entry ). All No Purchase Entries must be postmarked by December 4, 2015, and be received at the aforesaid address no later than five (5) days after the end of the Contest Period to be eligible for entry into the draw at the end of the Contest Period. All additional/duplicate No Purchase Entries will not be accepted. All Entries become the property of Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix. No responsibility is assumed by the Released Parties for any inability of a potential entrant to successfully enter the draw for any reason. THE GRAND PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: There is one (1) grand prize available to be won, consisting of a Toronto Raptors Courtside Experience for the confirmed winner and one (1) guest (the Grand Prize ). The Grand Prize includes: i. Roundtrip, economy class, airfare for the confirmed winner and his/her guest, departing from the major Canadian airport closest to the confirmed winner s residence in Canada (as determined by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion) to Toronto, Ontario (the Airfare ); ii. two (2) nights accommodation (based on one (1) room, double occupancy) in a hotel located in Toronto (as selected by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion); iii. two (2) courtside tickets to a regular season Toronto Raptors home game at Air Canada Centre (the Game )(the specific Game and seat selection will be determined by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion); iv. If required, return ground transportation (via car service) between the hotel and the Game (the Car Service ); v. two (2) seventy-five dollar ($75.00 CAD) gift baskets (one (1) for the confirmed winner and the other for his/her guest), each including Dove Men+Care, AXE, Degree Men s and Vaseline Men s products (as selected by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion); and vi. dinner for the confirmed winner and his/her guest at Real Sports Bar & Grill on the date of the Game (subject to a total maximum cap of four hundred dollars ($ CAD), including taxes and gratuities). The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is ten thousand five hundred dollars ($10, CAD), based on a Vancouver, British Columbia hypothetical departure example. The

3 confirmed prize winner is not entitled to any difference between the actual retail value of the Grand Prize and the approximate retail value of the Grand Prize as stated herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following terms and conditions apply to the Grand Prize: i. the Grand Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, assignable and/or convertible to cash (except as may be specifically permitted by Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion); ii. iii. no substitutions, except at the Contest Sponsors option; all travel related to the Grand Prize must be completed between January 1 st 2016 and December 31 st 2016 date, otherwise the Grand Prize may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsors, be forfeited in its entirety and, if forfeited, nothing will be substituted in its place; iv. the confirmed winner and his/her guest must: (a) travel on same itinerary; (b) have all necessary documentation to permit travel; and (c) must not have any legal barrier to travel to Toronto; v. the costs of everything not specifically and expressly stated above as included in the Grand Prize are the sole and absolute responsibility of the confirmed winner and his/her guest, including, without limitation: transportation for the confirmed winner and his/her guest to and from the Canadian departure airport, excess baggage and other fees, travel insurance, additional meal and beverages, souvenirs, and items of a personal nature (NOTE: the confirmed winner (or his/her guest) may be required to present a valid major credit card in his/her name at the time of hotel check-in to cover any incidental expenses which, for clarity, at not included in the Grand Prize); vi. if the confirmed winner and/or his/her guest do not utilize any part(s) of the Grand Prize, then any such part(s) not utilized may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsors, be forfeited in their entirety and, if forfeited, nothing will be substituted in their place; vii. the Contest Sponsors reserve the right at any time to: (a) place reasonable restrictions on the availability or use of the Grand Prize or any component thereof; and (b) substitute the Grand Prize or a component thereof for any reason with a prize or prize component(s) of equal or greater value, including, without limitation, but solely at the Contest Sponsors sole discretion, a cash award; viii. all travel arrangements relating to the Grand Prize must be made through the Contest Sponsors or their designated agents; ix. by accepting the Grand Prize, the confirmed winner agrees to waive all recourse against the Released Parties if the Grand Prize or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part; x. neither the Contest Sponsors nor any of its Prize Suppliers will replace any lost or stolen tickets; xi. the confirmed winner and his/her guest acknowledge and accept all risk of damages, injury or other loss incidental to the Game for which the tickets are issued, whether occurring before, during or after the Game, and hereby voluntarily agree to assume the same. Contest Sponsors and the Prize Supplier reserve the right to refuse admission and/or to expel from the Game and/or any other aspect of the Grand Prize, any person whose conduct is deemed by them to be objectionable. Expulsion from the Game cancels the tickets for the offending individual(s) and the individual(s) thereupon forfeit(s) all claims with respect to the tickets;

4 xii. xiii. xiv. xv. xvi. xvii. xviii. xix. the confirmed winner s guest must: (a) be a Canadian resident who has reached the legal age of majority in his/her province/territory of residence; and (b) sign and return the Contest Sponsors release (by the date indicated on the Release Form, as defined herein) indicating that he/she waives all recourse against the Released Parties relating to his/her participation in the Grand Prize (including, without limitation, any travel related thereto); all characteristics and features of the Grand Prize (and of each Grand Prize element), except as otherwise explicitly stated above, are at the Contest Sponsors sole and absolute discretion; precise travel arrangements are subject to space and flight availability and shall be made at the Contest Sponsors sole and absolute discretion; once booked, travel arrangements may not be changed by the Grand Prize winner or his/her guest; certain blackout dates and further restrictions may apply; the Released Parties will in no way be responsible or liable in the event that any part of the Grand Prize (including, without limitation, the Game) is delayed, cancelled, postponed or rescheduled for any reason whatsoever; in the event that the confirmed Grand Prize winner resides within two hundred kilometers (200 km) of Toronto (as determined by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion), the Airfare will be substituted with limousine ground transportation (as selected by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion); and in the event that the hotel is located within five kilometers (5 km) of the Air Canada Centre (as determined by the Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion), the Car Service will not be provided and no type of compensation or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof. ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible automatic and No Purchase Entries received. THE DRAW: The potential winner (or selected entrant) will be randomly selected after the Contest Period from among all eligible Entries of any kind received during the Contest Period. No Purchase Entries will be date-stamped and included in the draw if postmarked by no later than December 4, 2015, and received at the address stipulated above no later than five (5) days after the end of the Contest Period. The random draw will occur at the Shoppers Drug Mart central office in Toronto, Ontario on December 18 th, 2015, (the Draw Date ) at approximately 2:00 PM EST. A Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix representative will notify the selected entrant by phone at the number provided with the No Purchase Entry or as stated in the Shoppers Optimum/Pharmaprix Optimum member s account information within five (5) days of the Draw Date. In order to be eligible to claim the Grand Prize, the selected entrant must first correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill testing question to be administered by phone at a mutually convenient time. The selected entrant must then sign a standard declaration/release form ( Release Form ) confirming that he/she has read and is in compliance with the Contest Rules, and releases the Released Parties from all liability with

5 respect to the entrant s participation in this Contest and the awarding, use and/or misuse of the Grand Prize or for matters that inhibit, reduce or prevent enjoyment of the Grand prize. Winner and his/her travelling companion will be required to sign and return the Release Form within two (2) days of its receipt or the Grand Prize may be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected. If the selected entrant cannot be contacted within five (5) days of the Draw Date, or does not meet all of the Contest conditions, the selected entrant shall forfeit any rights to the Grand Prize, and another entrant may be randomly selected from the remaining eligible Entries, time permitted, subject to disqualification in the same manner. The selected entrant may be required to show proof of identification as part of the verification process. In case of a dispute concerning the identity of a selected entrant who submitted an automatic Entry as described above, the entrant will be deemed to be the cardholder of the Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum account under which the Entry was submitted. The account holder shall be the person whose name appears on the account associated with the Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum card number. If a dispute cannot be resolved to the Contest Sponsors satisfaction, the potential winning Entry will be deemed null and void. GENERAL RULES: By entering the Contest, all entrants automatically agree to accept and abide by these Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and local laws. Void wherever prohibited by law. Entries obtained through fraudulent means or through an abuse of the Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum Program or that are in any way tampered with, forged, mutilated, illegible, or incomplete may, at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsors, be disqualified. All Entries are subject to verification by Contest Sponsors and Contest Sponsors reserve the right to cancel and revoke any Entries if they are found to be improper or if the entrant is subsequently found to be ineligible pursuant to these Contest Rules. If, for any reason, in the opinion of the Contest Sponsors, in their sole discretion and subject to applicable law, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond their control, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right, subject to the approval of the RACJ, to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the Contest including canceling any method of entry, and shall be entitled to select a winner from previously received eligible Entries up to the point of cancellation. All Entries become the property of Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix and shall not be acknowledged or returned. The Released Parties are not responsible for Entries that are lost, late, misdirected, contain inaccurate information, are illegible or delayed for any reason. Each No Purchase Entry must bear sufficient postage, which is the sole responsibility of the entrant. Proof of sending an Entry or purchasing a participating product is not proof of receipt by Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix.

6 By accepting the Grand Prize, the confirmed winner consents to the use of his/her name, city/province or territory of residence, voice and/or photograph in any publicity or advertisement carried out by the Contest Sponsors in association with this Contest, as well as publication of same on a winner s list, without further compensation. For Quebec Residents: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of this Contest may be submitted to the Régie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux du Quebec (the RACJ ) for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the board only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix the right to use his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, month and year of birth, and Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix Optimum account number ( Personal Information ) for the purpose of administering the Contest including, but not limited to, contacting and announcing the winner; (ii) acknowledges that Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and/or service providers only for the purpose of administering this Contest as listed in (i) above. Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix will use the entrant s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and protect the entrant s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Shoppers Drug Mart Privacy Policy at and Prize Supplier: By entering the Contest, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that MLSE s sole and exclusive role in the Contest is that of Prize Supplier and that MLSE is in no way responsible for the administration of the Contest or the selection of winners and that all such responsibility rests with the Contest Sponsors. The Released Parties shall not be liable to the confirmed winner of the Grand Prize for any guarantee, warranty, condition or representation, express or implied, relating to the Grand Prize including, without limitation, its quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Entrants and/or confirmed prize winner assume liability for, and release and hold harmless the Released Parties from injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, by the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Grand Prize awarded including, but not limited to, claims/damages for personal injury, property damage or death. To obtain the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope bearing sufficient postage by January 31, 2016, to Shoppers/Pharmaprix Optimum NBA Courtside Contest c/o Shoppers Drug Mart, 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8. The Released Parties are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in advertising, the Contest Rules, the selection and announcement of winner, distribution of the Grand Prize or technical malfunctions of telephone network lines, computer online systems or providers, software and hardware configurations, or failure of any Entry to be received by Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix for any reason.

7 The Contest Sponsors may, at their sole discretion and without liability, but subject to the approval of the RACJ, terminate the Contest in whole or in part, without notice, or modify or suspend the Contest at any time, if fraud, technical failures, including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or communications or other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Contest Sponsors corrupt the administration, integrity or security of the Contest or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. In no event will the number of prizes awarded exceed the available number of prizes as specified in these Contest Rules. In the event of any discrepancies between the English language rules and the French language rules, the English rules shall prevail. Contest Sponsors: Shoppers Drug Mart Inc, Pharmaprix Inc, and Unilever Canada Inc. Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Shoppers Optimum Program, Pharmaprix Optimum Program, Shoppers Optimum Card, Pharmaprix Optimum Card are trademarks of Alberta Ltd, used under license. Toronto Raptors, Raptors and associated words marks and logos are trademarks of the National Basketball Association and/or Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd., used under license.