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<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="11" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>As at May 31, 2013</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><b>Cost</b></font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Accumulated</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Depreciation</b></p></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Net Book</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Value</b></p></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>As at</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>November 30,</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>2012</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Net Book</b></p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><b>Value</b></p></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Sombra site:</font></td>
<td colspan="3" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td colspan="3" style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="width: 52%; text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Land</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">409,134</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">—</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">409,134</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="width: 9%; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">409,134</font></td>
<td style="width: 1%; line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Building</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2,944,356</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">205,104</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2,739,252</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2,651,631</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Equipment</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 749,972</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">332,181</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 417,791</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">469,545</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Equipment - Denami 3000</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 4,164,968</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 106,228</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4,058,740</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3,939,234</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Mississauga site:</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Computer equipment</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 34,151</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">24,572</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9,579</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9,425</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Leasehold improvements</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">102,201</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 50,414</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">51,787</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">56,984</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Equipment and fixtures</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">255,463</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"> 164,477</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">90,986</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">108,681</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="text-indent: 0pt; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Equipment - Denami 600</font></td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">720,042</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">147,251</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">572,791</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">587,192</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td></tr>
<tr style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #CCEEFF">
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">9,380,287</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1,030,227</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8,350,060</font></td>
<td style="line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="text-align: right; line-height: 115%"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: black 2.25pt double; text-align: right; line-height: 115%"><font style="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">8,231,826</font></td>
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<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"> </p>
<p style="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 45pt">Total depreciation expense included in
selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to property, plant
and equipment for the three and six months ended May 31, 2013 was $117,177 and $233,593, respectively (three and six months ended
May 31, 2012 - $56,049 and $99,475, respectively).</p>
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