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SDTC Funds

SDTC operates two funds:

$550 million SD Tech Fund™ was launched on April 4, 2002.

$500 million NextGen Biofuels Fund™ was launched on September 12, 2007.

The funds are complementary and address different gaps in the Innovation Chain

The funds are complementary and address different gaps in the Innovation Chain

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SD Tech Fund

The SD Tech Fund is positioned to address the Pre-Commercial Gap in the Innovation Chain

The SD Tech Fund is positioned to address the Pre-Commercial Gap in the Innovation Chain

Public and Private Sector Research in 2009$29.9B (preliminary)Source: Stats Canada

VC Funding in 2009$1B

Source: Thomson Financial

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• As of December 2009, on a cumulative basis, SDTC has allocated $463M in 183 projects, for a total leveraged value of $1.6B.

• The $550M fund is leveraged 2-3 times with consortia partners.

• Strong commitment in Canada to clean technology.

SDTC will bring to the cleantech market an investment envelope of between $1.6B and $2.2B by the end of 2010.

SDTC will bring to the cleantech market an investment envelope of between $1.6B and $2.2B by the end of 2010.

SD Tech Fund Investment Envelope

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SDTC is Making the Cleantech Market in Canada

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Source: Thomson Reuters

SDTC and its partners invest over 2x the total private investment in cleantech, driving overall cleantech venture capital funding in Canada.

SDTC and its partners invest over 2x the total private investment in cleantech, driving overall cleantech venture capital funding in Canada.

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41 Projects into which SDTC has invested $126M have raised $1.3B in follow-on funding in the past five years.

41 Projects into which SDTC has invested $126M have raised $1.3B in follow-on funding in the past five years.

*Based on publicly disclosed financings to SDTC-funded companies as of December 31, 2009.

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SDTC has invested over $52M in Clean Water Companies.SDTC has invested over $52M in Clean Water Companies.

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Sustainable Development Technology Canada

45 O’Connor Street, Suite 1850

Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1A4

www.sdtc.ca

Thank You.

Zoltan Tompa

Director, Applications

613 234 6313 x234

z.tompa@sdtc.ca