Structured Retail Products (SRP) is a UK-based research and data company specializing in the global structured products industry. For more than 20 years, SRP has tracked structured products across over 50 countries and maintains one of the industry's most comprehensive proprietary databases. The “SRP Americas Awards” recognize excellence among manufacturers, distributors and service providers in the structured products marketplace.
For the manufacturer awards (“Best House Awards”), SRP evaluated institutions with more than 10 products issued and more than 10 products reaching maturity in its database between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Ratings are calculated using annual sales recorded in SRP's database (75%) and an industry survey score (25%) reflecting market perception and client satisfaction. Desjardins received the “Best House, Capital Protection (Americas)” and “Best House, Canada - Principal Protected” awards.
For the distributor awards, SRP evaluated institutions with more than 10 products issued and more than 10 products reaching maturity in its database between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026. Ratings are calculated using annual sales recorded in SRP's database (50%) and the sales-weighted average performance of products maturing during the evaluation period (50%). Desjardins received the “Best Capital Protected Distributor, Americas” award.
Awards in the Other Awards category are granted following the evaluation of submissions reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by SRP. Judges assess submissions based on category-specific criteria, including innovation, performance, scale and impact of the initiative, investor reach, quality of execution and client satisfaction. Desjardins received the “Deal of the Year, Structured Products” awards.

Structured Products Intelligence (SPI), a division of the WSD Group, is a London-based company that provides market intelligence, benchmark data, and lifecycle information for the structured products industry. The SPI Structured Products Conference presents awards to Canadian financial institutions that offer structured products. The Best Principal Protected Issuer award recognizes the Canadian issuer of principal-protected structured products that has most distinguished itself over the past year. The evaluation is based on a data-driven methodology that takes into account sales volume (33% weighting), product diversity (33% weighting), and the performance of matured products (34% weighting) during the period from June 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026. Desjardins received the “Best Principal Protected Issuer” award.

MTN-i is a real-time news, data and analytics platform providing global private debt market coverage, focussed on MTNs (Medium Term Notes), private investments, and structured notes based in the U.K. It has been analyzing and recognizing MTN market performance with MTN Awards since 2003, before launching Americas and Asia Pacific Awards in 2010. All notes and activity must be from 12 months prior to the date of submission to be valid. Among the different categories, the Investor Solutions category relates to notes or series of notes that addressed investor needs in a ground-breaking way, whether the biggest deals of the year or smaller transactions that seeded new trends. The diversification of exposures is a trend that has transcended the pre- and post-coronavirus eras as investors have accelerated their search for new structures and underlying. Desjardins is one of four recipients in the Opening Avenues of Diversification, Investor Solutions category (capital guaranteed international equity exposure Notes), for having brought greater international equity exposure to its market.

Principal protected notes may not be suitable for all investors. Important information is contained in the information statement and oral disclosure document for each principal protected note. Documents regarding note issues are provided on the summary page for each issue. Before purchasing investments, investors should read these documents carefully and discuss the investment's suitability with their investment advisor or dealer representative. The notes can only be purchased in the Canadian jurisdictions where they are legally distributed, and only from people who are registered and authorized to sell them. Investments in these notes carry certain risks. Returns on notes are determined by the change in value of the underlying assets over the course of the term. There may be no return payable to the investor. Returns cannot be determined before maturity and past performance is not indicative of future returns. Some notes may be subject to caps, participation rates or other limits affecting returns. For principal protected notes, the full principal amount is only repaid at maturity.

Non-principal protected notes may not be suitable for all investors. Important information is contained in the base shelf prospectus, prospectus supplement and pricing supplement for each non-principal protected note. Before purchasing investments, investors should read these documents carefully and discuss the investment's suitability with their investment advisor or dealer representative. The notes can only be purchased in the Canadian jurisdictions where they are legally distributed, and only from people who are registered and authorized to sell them. Investments in these notes carry certain risks. Repayment of the full principal amount is not guaranteed and depends on the performance of the reference portfolio. You could lose part or virtually all of your initial investment. Returns on notes are determined by the change in value of the underlying assets over the course of the term. There may be no return payable to the investor. Returns cannot be determined before maturity and past performance is not indicative of future returns. Some notes may be subject to caps, thresholds, participation rates or other features affecting returns.

Neither principal protected notes nor non-principal protected notes are considered insured deposits under Quebec's Deposit Institutions and Deposit Protection Act, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, or any other deposit insurance plan.

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