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Certain information regarding Linamar set forth
in this presentation and oral summary, including
managements assessment of the Companys future
plans and operations may constitute
forward-looking statements. This information is
based on current expectations that are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict. Actual results may differ
materially from these anticipated in the
forward-looking statements due to factors such as
customer demand and timing of buying decisions,
product mix, competitive products and pricing
pressure. In addition, uncertainties and
difficulties in domestic and foreign financial
markets and economies could adversely affect
demand from customers. These factors, as well as
general economic and political conditions, may in
turn have a material adverse effect on the
Companys financial results. The Company assumes
no obligation to update the forward-looking
statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements.
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Scope of Operations
Transmission
29 Industrial
7 Other Industrial Products
Driveline
13 Med/Heavy Duty Truck
71 Powertrain/Driveline
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Scope of Capabilities

design test analysis prototype machined components simple assembly

modules powertrainsystems 1 off vehicles engineered products utilizing powertrain systems warranty failure/ analysis
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Global Presence Operational Philosophies
Manufacturing Facilities (38) Sales Offices
(10) Technology Development Centres (5)
Employees (11,752)
Manufacturing Facilities (25)CANADA
Manufacturing Facilities (1)GERMANY
Manufacturing Facilities (1)KOREA
Manufacturing Facilities (4) MEXICO
Manufacturing Facilities (2)JV Manufacturing
Facility (1)USA
Manufacturing Facilities (3)HUNGARY
Manufacturing Facilities (1)CHINA
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Sales GrowthQ3 2007
CAGR 13.4
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Earnings Growth - Net Earnings from Continuing
OperationsQ3 2007
CAGR 12.5
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Our People

• Technical Workforce
• 1,177 technical employees
• Average seniority, 9.8 years
• Apprentice workforce grew 37.0 in last 12
  months. (57)
• Training
• 104,782 training hours logged YTD in 2007.
• Management Depth
• Average seniority, 9.97 years
• Diversity
• 51 first languages spoken at Linamar

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A Struggling Manufacturing Sector
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Contributors to Linamars Success

• Relentless drive to improve competitiveness.
• Focus on maximizing opportunity.
• Strong culture

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Competitiveness, Opportunity Culture
Competitiveness
Innovation Efficiency Speed
SMART CAPABLE PEOPLE WITH A SKILL BASED FOUNDATION
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Competitiveness
Innovation
Efficiency
Speed
Labour Cost Efficiency
Manpower Utilization
Labour Rates
Consumer Good Costs
SMART CAPABLE PEOPLE WITH A SKILL BASED FOUNDATION
Government
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Competitiveness
Innovation
Efficiency
Speed
SMART CAPABLE PEOPLE WITH A SKILL BASED FOUNDATION
Labour Cost Efficiency
Manpower Utilization
Labour Rates
Consumer Good Costs
Government
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Serious Shortage in Ontario of Skilled Workers

• Fewer and fewer skilled workers actively working
  in Ontario
• Apprentice registration growing but not quickly
  enough
• Average age of an apprentice in Ontario 28 vs. 16
  in Europe

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Steering Committee Established to Address the
Problem
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The Solution

• Skills based education for all employees.
• Secondary and Post Secondary School level
  engagement.
• Build on Success of Specialist High Skills Major
  Program (SHSM).
• Top to bottom skills integration

Secondary School
College
University
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A Model for the Future

• Science Trade Technology Major Program

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Building On Our Successes . . .

• Specialist High Skills Major Program (SHSM)
• Recently launched by Government of Ontario.
• Encourages high school students to select a major
  in a skill area and complete course work and
  practical experience in accordance.
• Expand Concept to Next Level.
• Ensure course load creates full flexibility
  around eligibility for university, college,
  apprenticeship or work 1 path 4 destinations
• Create trade and non trade majors.
• Trade majors utilize 3rd, 4th and 5th years of
  high school to allow for close to 50 of required
  apprentice hours to be completed.
• Incorporate authentic/real life settings and
  tasks
• Develop a multi disciplinary reach
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• IT
• Media Arts Culture
• Business/Retail

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Vision

• Create a more flexible secondary school system
  that graduates students with the skills that
  align them with real-world opportunities and
  demand
• Have a society that equally values careers built
  on skilled trade designations, college diplomas
  or university degrees

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Goal

• A skill based workforce that drives innovation
  and competitiveness and stimulates our economy to
  thrive globally
• Every student, every school

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Key Elements of the Program

• BALANCE - Balance our secondary school curriculum
  around our students skills, interests and
  aptitudes
• FLEXIBILITY - Develop course content that
  sufficiently allows graduate to go to work,
  finish apprenticeship, or attend college or
  university
• TARGETED - Enhance the curriculum in high schools
  to match the current and future employment
  demands
• CREATIVE PRACTICAL - Establish learning that is
  creative, innovative, appealing to the student
  and practical, based on authentic, real-life
  activities

• FOCUSED - Guide/encourage students to pick a
  sector and skill area to major in at an earlier
  stage
• COMPREHENSIVE - Teach sector specific courses,
  academic courses contextualized for that sector,
  and on the job training that includes completion
  of a portion of apprenticeship hours for trade
  majors

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Grades 5 - 8 Introduction to hands on learning
technology
Grades 9 12/13 Science, Trade Technology
Major Pathway
Grades 9 12General Pathway

• More technically focused classes (English, math,
  science via contextualized units)
• Trade non trade majors
• Best brightest students, the high achievers
• Theory taught around a skill
• Trade majors utilize 3rd - 5th years to log
  between 2,100 3,800 on the job apprentice hours

OSSD
University
College
Apprenticeship/Work
Remaining hours to 8,000 required can be
completed through 6-7 coop terms at university or
college or 2 years of full time work
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Some Practical Examples
Machinist
Mechanical Engineering Technology, Automated
Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer
College
University
IT
Computer Programmer Software Engineering
Technology Systems Engineer
College
University
Business Retail
Merchandising/Marketing Bachelor of Commerce
College
University
Media Arts Culture
Theater Arts Technical Production Bachelor of Arts
College
University
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Example
school for innovationin manufacturing

• On-site Early shop floor experience
• Hands-on training with theory
• Project and problem-based curriculum An
  authentic business development project.
• Identify a problem and design a product to fill
  that market.
• Build a business plan.
• Design a manufacturing process.
• Build the product.
• Entrepreneurial business models building a
  business on your ideas
• Robotics competitions
• integrating programming
• Environmental issues / product development
• Executive in Residence Programs learning from
  the entrepreneurs

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Example School for Young Writers Media Arts
Culture Stream

• What If? Magazine
• Radio Broadcasting
• national schools web-streamed radio station
  managed from SJK
• Writer-in-Residence programs
• New Media websites / animation ...
• Community arts involvement
• Elora Writers Festival, Eden Mills Festival
• Multiple majors in some sectors writing,
  drama, choral musicpossible. Decisions informed
  by local industry needs, labour market trends

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Pilot Projects

• Target more than 1 Secondary School in Ontario.
• In advanced discussion with St. Johns Kilmarnock
  School to be a pilot site.
• Proposing pilot concept to other school boards
  currently.

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Time Line

• Stage 1 Planning Establishing Framework
• Feb 2007 Advisory Council Formed
• Feb 2007 Steering Committee Formed
• Feb 2007 Steering Committee Meetings Started
• Aug 2007 Update to Advisory Council
• Stage 2 SJK Launch
• Sept 2007 SJKs Fifth Year Program Introduced
• Sept 2008 SJK - Manufacturing / Arts Culture
  Major launched
• Sept 2009 SJK - Construction / Information
  Technology Major launched
• Sept 2010 SJK Business/Retail Major launched
• June 2011 SJK - First Science, Trade Technology
  Major Graduating Class (4 year)
• Stage 3 2008 Promote Beyond SJK
• 2008 Share Program success to inspire other
  schools in Ontario Canada to follow suit.

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Benefits STTM Program
COLLEGES
Students already conversant with skills motivated
to complete their skills education or build on
those skills in an applied program.
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Top to Bottom Skills Integration
Secondary School
College
University

• Closing the loop on a skill based workforce to
  drive Innovation and Competitiveness

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Certain information regarding Linamar set forth
in this presentation and oral summary, including
managements assessment of the Companys future
plans and operations may constitute
forward-looking statements. This information is
based on current expectations that are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties that are
difficult to predict. Actual results may differ
materially from these anticipated in the
forward-looking statements due to factors such as
customer demand and timing of buying decisions,
product mix, competitive products and pricing
pressure. In addition, uncertainties and
difficulties in domestic and foreign financial
markets and economies could adversely affect
demand from customers. These factors, as well as
general economic and political conditions, may in
turn have a material adverse effect on the
Companys financial results. The Company assumes
no obligation to update the forward-looking
statements, or to update the reasons why actual
results could differ from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements.