March8, 2014 Stikeman Elliott LLP Attn: Steven D. Bennett 5300 Commerce Court West 199 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5L 1B9 Dear Sirs/ Mesdames: Re: Brigus Gold Corp. (the “Applicant”) securities legislation of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward (the “Jurisdictions”) that the Applicant The Applicant has applied to the local securities “Decision Maker”) in each of the Jurisdictions (the “Legislation”) of the Jurisdictions that the In this decision, “securityholder” means, for a The Applicant has represented to the Decision 1. the outstanding securities of the Applicant, including owned, directly or indirectly, by fewer jurisdictions of Canada and fewer than 2. no securities of the Applicant, including another country on a marketplace Marketplace Operation or any other facility securities where trading data is publicly 3. the Applicant is applying for a decision jurisdictions of Canada in which it is currently 4. the Applicant is not in default of any reporting issuer. Each of the Decision Makers is satisfied that provides the Decision Maker with the jurisdiction orders that the Applicant is deemed to have ceased Paul Radford, Q.C. Vice-chair Nova Scotia Securities Commission- Application for a decision under the Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador is not a reporting issuer regulatory authority or regulator (the for a decision under the securities legislation Applicant is not a reporting issuer. security, the beneficial owner of the security. Makers that: debt securities, are beneficially than 15 securityholders in each of the 51 securityholders in total worldwide; debt securities, are traded in Canada or as defined in National Instrument 21-101 for bringing together buyers and sellers of reported; that it is not a reporting issuer in all of the a reporting issuer; and of its obligations under the Legislation as a the test contained in the Legislation that to make the decision has been met and to be a reporting issuer.
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