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Sylvie Lalande

Dear shareholders, dear fellow directors, dear members of the Quebecor family, good morning, and welcome to Quebecor’s Annual Shareholders Meeting. We are delighted to welcome you back to our offices and to take stock together of another eventful year.

The business of the meeting will be conducted in French. However, the proceedings are being interpreted into English, and audio devices are available at the entrance to the room.

With that, allow me to introduce you to the individuals joining me on this stage. Firstly, Mr. Pierre Karl Peladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer; Mr. Hugues Simard, Chief Financial Officer; Marie-Pierre Simard, Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary, who is on my immediate right — my left rather, who will serve as Secretary of this meeting.

Before officially opening the meeting, allow me to share a few words about the year just ended. Last April, we celebrated the third anniversary of the acquisition of Freedom Mobile, a landmark and profoundly transformative event for Quebecor. Three years later, this decision, which lies at the heart of our success, continues to be lauded within the company and is told by many shareholders, analysts, investors and financial columnists.

Quebecor embarked on this major shift toward geographic expansion in 2023 with a clear ambition of becoming the fourth major player in Canada’s telecommunications landscape. Today, when we look at the prominent position Freedom has carved out for itself in the Canadian

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