OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

Official Rules – Version 2 – May 29, 2014 OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES TM The Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® “ROYALE® Tiger Towels VIP Photography Trip” C...
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Official Rules – Version 2 – May 29, 2014 OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES TM

The Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® “ROYALE® Tiger Towels VIP Photography Trip” Contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., and Irving Tissue Corporation (“Contest Sponsors”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. There are two (2) ways to enter this Contest, as described below. One (1) prize is available to be won, consisting of a trip for twelve (12) nights for two (2) adults to India, as described below, with an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $10,000 CDN, based on a Toronto, ON departure. Draw will be conducted from all entries received. All entrants are responsible for ensuring that their contact information is up-to-date and correct on their Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® account. Contest is open to holders of a valid Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® who meet all other eligibility requirements to enter (see below under General Rules for more details). If you do not have a Shoppers Optimum Card® /Pharmaprix Optimum Card®, visit any Shoppers / Pharmaprix store or visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca / www.pharmaprix.ca for details on how to become a cardholder. HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest and qualify for a chance to win a prize, you may enter in two (2) ways: AUTOMATIC ENTRY WITH PURCHASE: Between store opening on July 12, 2014 and store closing on August 8, 2014 (“Contest Period”), every time you purchase one (1) of the following products: ROYALE® Tiger Towel

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MEGA roll, ROYALE® Tiger Towel

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6 rolls and ROYALE® Tiger Towel

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12 rolls, while

supplies last, at any participating Shoppers Drug Mart® or Pharmaprix® store in Canada (each store a licensed operator of Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. or its affiliates, (collectively “Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix”)) and present your valid Shoppers Optimum Card®/Pharmaprix Optimum Card®, you will receive an automatic entry into the Contest. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry will be the computer server(s) of Contest Sponsor(s). NO PURCHASE ENTRY: To enter the Contest without making a purchase, on a plain piece of paper, handwrite, in 50-word or less, in English or French about “Why I love shopping for ROYALE® Tiger Towel

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products at Shoppers Drug Mart® / Pharmaprix®” and include your full name, email address,

Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® number, complete mailing address, postal code, and phone number. You may enter as many no-purchase entries as you would like during the Contest Period, but each essay must be original to the entrant submitting the essay, handwritten, not photocopied or otherwise mechanically reproduced, and created for the purposes of this Contest. All essays must be appropriate for the Contest, in good taste, and in keeping with Contest Sponsors’ image, as determined by Contest Sponsors in their sole and absolute discretion, or may be judged void and disqualified. For example, mail-in essays must not be indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, discriminatory, tortuous,

defamatory, slanderous, libelous or infringe any third party rights. Mail your no-purchase entry to: Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® “ROYALE® Tiger Towel

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VIP Photography Trip” Contest, c/o

Shoppers Drug Mart, 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8. All no purchase entries must be postmarked by August 8, 2014 (“Contest Closing Date”) and be received by Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® at the aforesaid address no later than 5:00:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 19, 2014 in order to be eligible for entry into the Random Draw. Limit of one (1) essay per envelope with sufficient postage. PRIZE: One (1) prize is available to be won consisting of a trip for two (2) adults to India with a private tour guide. The trip will consist of: (i) two (2) return, economy class air transportation tickets departing from the Canadian International Airport closest to the winner’s residence, as designated by Contest Sponsors, and arriving at Delhi, Indira Gandhi International Airport; (ii) twelve (12) nights hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy in one (1) standard room at moderate class hotels, as designated by the tour operator. An example of the hotels: Sheraton New Delhi in Delhi; ITC Rajputana in Jaipur; Vivanta by Taj Sawai Madhopur in Ranthambore; ITC Mughal in Agra; Radisson Jass in Khajuraho; and Bandhav Vilas in Bandhavgarh) with stays in New Delhi; Jaipur; Ranthambore; Agra; Khajuraho; (iii) return economy ground transportation to and from the hotel and airports in Delhi, as designated by the tour operator; (iv) two (2) one-way economy class air transfers between Jabalpur and Delhi; (v) twelve (12) breakfasts, three (3) lunches and four (4) dinners (all meals are pre-determined by the tour operator); and (vi) a private English speaking local guide during your trip and all transportation with private tour guide will be by air-conditioned car unless otherwise specified. An example of the private tour, (actual itinerary subject to modification by the tour operator and an opportunity to change the itinerary is available to the winner however the value of the prize must not exceed $10,000 CDN): Day 1: Arrive in Delhi. Day 2: Welcome to Delhi with a day of sightseeing with your camera in hand. Tour Old Delhi with visits Jama Masjid and explore Old Delhi’s narrow streets. Visit Mughal Empire’s most opulent fort for more photos. Tour New Delhi with more opportunities for some great photos with visit to Presidential Palace, India Gate, Qutab Minar and Humayun’s tomb. Breakfast included. Day 3: You will be driven by your private tour guide to Jaipur with the rest of day at leisure. Breakfast included. Day 4: Camera in hand for an excursion to Amber Fort and, if available, enjoy an elephant ride uphill and come back via jeep or both ways by jeep. The elephant ride is subject to availability on the day. Still with camera in hand, an afternoon visit to City Palace and Observatory. In the evening, capture the local bazaar of Jaipur on a heritage walk or cycle rickshaw to see the most colorful market. Breakfast included.

Day 5: After breakfast you will be driven from Jaipur to Ranthambore. Camera in hand! An afternoon game-viewing safari ride in the jungle. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Day 6: Early rise to the jungle for a game-viewing safari and a visit to Dastkar Ranthambore project. Didn’t capture enough of the wild! In the afternoon return for a second game-viewing. First opportunity to see tigers in the wild and other predators in the park such as: leopard, marsh-crocodile, jungle cat and hyena. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. Day 7: You will be driven to Agra after breakfast. En route you will stop for some sightseeing and photography of Fatehpur Sikri the abandoned capital, city of Mughal empire! Continue onto Agra. Breakfast included. Day 8: Amazing photography opportunities! Once again with your camera in hand, visit the Taj Mahal during sunrise for some great photos. Later proceed to visit Agra Fort. Breakfast included. Day 9: After breakfast you will be transferred to the Railway Station in time for your train to Jhansi. Once arrived in Jhansi Station you will be driven from Jhansi railway station to Khajuraho en-route visiting Orchha. After visit continue your drive to Khajuraho. In the evening, attending a sound and light show at the temple complex. Breakfast included. Day 10: Visit the Chandela Temple Complex. After visit you will be driven to Bandhavgarh. Breakfast and dinner are included. Day 11: Camera in hand for an early morning rise with your first game drive followed by a mid afternoon game drive. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are included. A great chance you will see the Lord of the Indian Jungle, the tiger. Day 12: Didn’t get enough pictures the day before! Early morning rise with your last game drive. Transfer to Jabulpur airport to board flight for Delhi. Breakfast is included. Day 13: Depart from Delhi airport for home. Breakfast is included. ARV of the prize is $10,000 based on a Toronto departure. The ARV of the prize is that stated by the prize supplier as being in effect ninety (90) days prior to the launching of this Contest. Actual retail value may vary depending on the departure date and departure city. Any difference between such approximate retail value and the actual value of the prize as taken will not be awarded. Alternatively, the prize winner can select a cash alternative of $10,000 CDN issued in the form of a cheque payable in the prize winner’s name as it appears on his/her entry form.

Travel Guest Eligibility: If prize winner chooses the trip, his/her travel guest (“Travel Guest”) must be a legal Canadian resident and must be at least the age of majority in his/her province or territory of residence as of July 12, 2014. Travel Guest must sign and return the a Travel Guest Release of Liability and Publicity Release Form (the "Guest Prize Form”) by the date indicated on the Guest Prize Form indicating, among other things, that he/she waives all recourse against the Contest Group (as defined below) relating to his/her participation in the prize and/or related activities (including, without limitation, any travel related thereto). Travel Dates and Restrictions: Travel must be taken between October 2014 and September 15, 2015 or the prize will be forfeited and will be awarded to an alternate entrant, and Contest Sponsors will have no further obligation to the original prize winner. Reservations, including air travel, hotels and tours will be accepted based on space availability and are subject to blackout dates and the tour operators availability, and must be booked a minimum of ninety (90) days prior to the departure. All economy transfers to airports, venues and other locations stated as included in the prize will be organized by tour operator, with the mode of transport to be determined. All travel arrangements must be made through Contest Sponsors or their agent, on an airline, at hotels and with a tour operator of Contest Sponsors’ choice, and all details and arrangements for the prize, including travel dates and times, air transportation, ground transfers, accommodations, included meals are subject to Contest Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion and final approval and availability. Any changes after booking are at Contest Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion. Once issued, tickets are nontransferable and may not be reissued once travel has commenced. Open tickets may not be issued and stopovers are not permitted. No frequent flyer miles will be available for this trip. General Conditions: (i) winner and his/her Travel Guest must provide proper legal identification to leave and re-enter Canada, and must be in possession of valid passports (valid for six (6) months past the return date) and, where necessary, all visas, permits and certificates, including vaccination certificates and insurance policies, required for the trip prior to ticketing, and winner and his/her Travel Guest accept full responsibility for obtaining these documents at their sole expense. It is recommended that the winner and Travel Guest obtain sufficient personal insurance including medical insurance, prior to departure and visit a travel clinic for consultation on any vaccinations or immunizations; (ii) winner and his/her Travel Guest must be able to legally enter India and obtain an India visa when entering India. Should the flights to or from India include connecting flights with any stops or stopovers in the United States of America and/or other countries, the winner and his/her Travel Guest must be eligible for entry to the United States of America, and/or other countries that the flight will arrive in before arriving in India or Canada, as applicable; (iii) winner and his/her Travel Guest must travel when required and together on the same itinerary, and all elements of travel must be taken during the same itinerary,

or trip/elements will be forfeited; (iv) winner and his/her Travel Guest are responsible for ground transfers to and from the winner and/or Travel Guest’s residence and the Canadian International Airport closest to the prize winner’s residence, as designated by Contest Sponsors; and (v) winner and his/her Travel Guest are solely responsible for all costs and other expenses not specified herein, including but not limited to Indian visas, any required vaccinations or immunizations, baggage costs, meals and beverages not expressly included, telephone, internet or fax charges, room service, gratuities, optional tours, insurance, medical travel documents, medical expenses, personal expenses, any flight cancellation/delay charges, overnight layover expenses, and any other costs not specifically stated herein as being included. Any special dietary requests must be made upon booking, and Contest Group takes no responsibility for meeting such requests. If any special dietary requests can’t be accommodated by the tour operator, the Contest Group will advise the prize winner. NOTE: Prize winner and/or his/her Travel Guest will be required to present a valid major credit card at the time of hotel check-in to cover any incidental expenses. Should the prize winner and/or Travel Guest not be able to obtain the necessary legal identification, to leave and re-enter Canada and any necessary visas or other documents required, he/she will be disqualified and another entrant may be randomly selected. Contest Sponsors are not liable if the winner and/or his/her Travel Guest are refused access to a plane, entry into India, or re-entry into Canada. If travel is delayed, impeded, cancelled or refused by the Canadian or any authorities or for any reason, prize may be forfeited (in whole or in part) and winner and/or his/her Travel Guest will be responsible for any additional expenses incurred. PRIZE DISCLAIMERS: Prize must be accepted as awarded without substitution, transfer, exchange or assignment. Prize is non-refundable, not for resale, and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen. Prize is provided "as is" without further representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind, express or implied. Notwithstanding anything else in these Official Contest Rules, Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole and absolute discretion, if the prize or any component of the prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute a similar prize or component of prize of equal or greater value (based on the ARV of the prize as stated in these Official Contest Rules), without liability. Prize winner is solely responsible for all costs not expressly described herein. CHANCES OF WINNING: The odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of entries received from all participating Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® stores during the Contest Period and no purchase entries postmarked by Contest Closing Date and received by 5:00:00 PM EDT on August 19, 2014. DRAWS: One (1) entry will be randomly selected from among all entries received from all participating Shoppers Drug Mart®/Pharmaprix® stores together with all those submitted by the no-purchase entry method during the Contest Period. No purchase entries will be date stamped and included in the draw if

postmarked by Contest Closing Date and received by 5:00:00 PM EDT on August 19, 2014. The draw will occur at the Shoppers Drug Mart central office in Toronto, Ontario on Thursday August 21, 2014, (“Draw Date”) at approximately 2:00 PM EDT. All entries become the property of Contest Sponsors and none will be returned. No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Group (as defined below) for any inability for a potential entrant to successfully enter the Contest for any reason. A representative from 6Degrees, the Contest administrator, will notify the selected entrant by phone or by email at the number or address provided within his/her profile on his/her Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® account or on the No Purchase entry within ten (10) days of the Draw Date. To be confirmed a winner, the selected entrant must first: (1) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill testing question to be administered by phone at a mutually convenient time or by email; (2) sign and return within ten (10) days of its receipt a standard declaration/liability release and consent to publicity form (“Declaration and Release”) confirming compliance with the Official Contest Rules, and releasing Contest Sponsors,   the Associate/Owners of Shoppers Drug Mart® stores and the Associate/Owners of Pharmaprix® stores and each of their agents, representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, fulfillment houses, and all of their respective shareholders, employees, parents, directors, officers, franchisees, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Contest Group”) from all liability with respect to any entrant’s participation in this Contest and the awarding, use and/or misuse of the prize or for matters that inhibit, reduce or prevent enjoyment of the prize; and (3) if applicable, the Travel Guest must sign and return a Travel Guest Declaration and Release within ten (10) days of its receipt. If the selected entrant cannot be confirmed a winner as above, including if a selected entrant cannot be contacted within ten (10) days of the Draw Date, does not correctly answer the skill-testing question, fails to return the Declaration and Release and, if applicable, the Travel Guest Declaration and Release within the specified time, or otherwise does not meet all of the Contest conditions, the selected entrant may be disqualified and shall forfeit any rights to the prize without any liability to Contest Sponsors, and the prize will be awarded to an alternate entrant upon confirmation. The selected entrant may be required to show proof of identification as part of the confirmation process. In case of a dispute concerning the identity of the individual who submitted an entry, the entrant will be deemed to be the account holder of the Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card ® account under which the entry was submitted. GENERAL RULES: This Contest is conducted by Contest Sponsors and is open to all Shoppers Optimum Members® / Pharmaprix Optimum Members® who are residents of Canada and who have reached the age of majority or older in his/her province/territory of residence at the time of entry. Employees of Contest Sponsors, the Associate/Owners of Shoppers Drug Mart® stores and the Associate/Owners of Pharmaprix® stores, and each of their agents, representatives, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, fulfillment houses and members of their respective immediate families or those with whom they are domiciled, are not permitted to enter the Contest. In these Official Contest Rules, “immediate family” means mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, legal or common-law spouse, regardless of

where they reside. Groups, clubs, organizations, businesses and commercial and non-commercial entities cannot participate. All decisions of Contest Sponsors are final. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial/territorial and municipal laws. Void wherever prohibited by law. Entries obtained through fraudulent means or through an abuse of the Shoppers Optimum Program®/Pharmaprix Optimum Program® or are in any way tampered with, forged, mutilated, illegible, incomplete or are photocopied or otherwise mechanically reproduced essays or essays not original to entrants may, at the sole and absolute discretion of Contest Sponsors, be judged void and disqualified. All entries are subject to verification by Contest Sponsors and Contest Sponsors reserve the right in their sole and absolute discretion 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 the Official Contest Rules. The Contest Group is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, stolen, damaged, garbled, illegible, incomplete, contain inaccurate information, delayed for any reason or do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of these Official Contest Rules, as determined by Contest Sponsors, in their sole and absolute discretion. Mailed no-purchase entries must bear sufficient postage, which is the sole responsibility of the entrant. The Contest Group is not responsible for any postal delays or strikes, or delivery failures. Proof of sending an entry or purchasing a participating product is not proof of receipt by Contest Sponsors. By entering the Contest and/or accepting the prize, entrants/winner consent to the use of their name, city of residence, voice, photograph and/or other likeness in any publicity or advertisement carried out by Contest Sponsors and publication of the name of the winner without further compensation. The Contest Group shall not be liable to the confirmed winner of the prize for any guarantee, warranty, condition or representation, express or implied, relating to the prize, including without limitation, its quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose. The Contest Group does not assume any responsibility or liability for, and each entrant and winner assumes liability for, and releases and holds harmless the Contest Group from and against any and all losses, damages, costs, actions, liabilities, claims, demands, or injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participation or attempted participation in the Contest, the administration of the Contest, the selection and confirmation of winner, the awarding of the prize, and/or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize awarded, including but not limited to claims/damages for personal injury, property damage or death. For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by September 30, 2014, to Shoppers Optimum/Pharmaprix Optimum “ROYALE®Tiger Towels

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Photogrophy Trip” Contest

c/o Shoppers Drug Mart, 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8.

The Contest Group and its agents 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 Official Contest Rules, the selection and announcement of winner, distribution of 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 Contest Sponsors for any reason. For Quebec residents: Any litigation regarding the conduct or organization of this Contest may be submitted to the Régie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. Subject to the approval of the Régie with respect to the province of Quebec, Contest Sponsors may, in their sole and absolute discretion and without liability, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or amend the Official Contest Rules, in whole or in part, without prior individual notice, at any time, including, but not limited to, 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 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 Official Contest Rules. In no event will the number of prizes awarded exceed the available number of prizes as specified in these Official Contest Rules. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these English Official Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to: the French version of these Official Contest Rules, and/or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these English Official Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,

interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules or the rights and obligations of entrant and Contest Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Province of Ontario without regard to Ontario conflict of law principles. All entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts in Toronto, in the Province of Ontario. PRIVACY: Contest Sponsors respect your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants using their Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® is subject to the privacy information terms and conditions of the Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card ® Program and will also be used by Contest Sponsors to administer the Contest. By entering the Contest and using your Shoppers Optimum Card® / Pharmaprix Optimum Card® to provide your information, you consent and agree to Contest Sponsors’ collection and use of the entry information to administer this Contest. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Contest Sponsors, please visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca and www.royale.ca.

Contest Sponsors: Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario M2J 4W8 and Irving Tissue Corporation, P.O. Box 5777 - 300 Union St, St. John, NB, E2L 4M3 Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Shoppers Optimum Program, Pharmaprix Optimum Program, Shoppers Optimum Card, Pharmaprix Optimum Card are trademarks of 911979 Alberta Ltd., used under license. ROYALE® and Tiger Towels

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are trademarks of Irving Tissue Corporation.  

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