Reflecting on our strong 2017 achievements

The TELUS team realized a number of key achievements in 2017 that contributed to our success. Specifically, we delivered strong customer growth, data revenue expansion and financial performance across both our wireless and wireline operations. Notably, our consolidated operating revenue and EBITDA were up 3.9 per cent and 4.4 per cent, respectively, in 2017. This growth was underpinned by quality client loading as we realized industry-leading growth in high-speed Internet and TV additions. Moreover, in 2017, we achieved our fourth consecutive year of postpaid churn below one per cent, a performance unmatched by our North American peers. Our leadership in customer service excellence was again detailed in the annual report from the Commission for Complaints for Telecom-television Services (CCTS). For the past six years, we have garnered the fewest customer complaints of any national wireless service provider,

with TELUS receiving less than seven per cent of all CCTS complaints in 2017, while our two national peers accounted for nearly half of all complaints. These successes contributed to the TELUS brand being ranked number one in respect of reputation among national telecommunications companies by Leger Marketing.

Achieving our fourth consecutive year of postpaid churn below one per cent

We are dedicated to bridging digital and socio-economic divides and are working diligently to enhance our world-class broadband networks. This includes expanding our leading-edge fibre-optic network, TELUS PureFibre™, which, by the end of 2017, reached 48 per cent of our Optik ®  footprint in British

Columbia, Alberta and Eastern Quebec. In addition, we continued to invest in the enhancement of our wireless network, which led to TELUS earning global recognition for network excellence. As just one example, TELUS was awarded Fastest Overall Download Speed and Best Availability among three national providers by OpenSignal in both its 2017 and 2018 reports. This recognition builds on our team’s 2017 success in capturing top marks in respect of network speed, coverage and reliability from J.D. Power, PC Mag and Ookla.

Enabling the success of Canadians in the global digital economy

Our TELUS team is helping Canadians succeed in our increasingly digital economy and society. Leveraging our leadership in innovation and network excellence, we offer Canadians access to secure, fast and reliable voice, Internet, TV, security and healthcare solutions that enhance business productivity, improve educational outcomes, support environmental sustainability and promote wellness across the country.

We embrace our commitment to keep citizens safe and secure while online. We have achieved 3.6 million touchpoints with TELUS WISE ®  in the past five years, empowering youth with the tools and knowledge to stay safe online and rise above cyberbullying.

Passionately volunteering 8.7 million hours to create stronger communities

TELUS is passionately committed to helping create safer and healthier communities in the areas where we operate around the world. Through our 13 Canadian community boards and five international boards, we are providing funding and support for local organizations, having contributed more than $67 million to 6,280 grassroots community programs since 2005, enriching the lives of more than two million children and youth. Moreover, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than half a billion dollars and the equivalent of more than one million days of volunteering and caring to improve the health and strength of our communities since 2000.

In 2017, we introduced TELUS Mobility for Good, which helps youth aging out of foster care gain their independence by providing them with a smartphone and 3 GB rate plan at no charge, keeping them connected to the people and opportunities

that matter most. This initiative complements our Internet for Good program launched in 2016 that provides 33,000 low-income, single-parent families in British Columbia and Alberta with high-speed Internet service for $9.95 per month, a low-cost computer and access to TELUS WISE and digital literacy programming. Reflective of our team’s dedication to giving where we live, TELUS was recognized for our support of the citizens in Fort McMurray during the 2016 wildfires, receiving the Response and Recovery of the Year award from the New York-based Disaster Recovery Institute International, as well as the Most Effective Recovery award from the Business Continuity Institute.

These are but a few examples that demonstrate our team’s unparalleled commitment to volunteerism, to charitable giving and to leveraging our technology innovation to enable positive social outcomes. This passionate dedication to creating stronger, healthier communities contributed to TELUS being listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the 17th year, a feat unequalled by any North American telecom or cable company. We were also included on its World Index for the second year in a row – one of only nine telecommunications companies globally cited on the World Index last year. Moreover, TELUS earned recognition as: one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights for the seventh time; the only company in the world to receive 12 BEST Awards from the Association for Talent Development, earning a place in its BEST of the Best Hall of Fame for a second year in a row; and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and Best Diversity Employers by Mediacorp for the eighth and ninth consecutive years, respectively.

Consistently leading the world in total shareholder return

Reflecting the consistency of TELUS’ performance in a dynamic world, we have met three of our four consolidated financial targets in each of the past eight years, which has supported the return of capital to shareholders. Notably, our share price reached an all-time high in 2017, contributing to an annual total shareholder return of 16 per cent in 2017, the seventh year out of the past eight that we have delivered double-digit returns. Since the beginning of 2000 through the end of 2017, TELUS has generated a total shareholder return of 432 per cent, demonstrating leadership among our telecom incumbent peers. Moreover, this is more than double the return for the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX Composite Index of 199 per cent and a stark contrast to the MSCI World Telecom Index

(MSCI Index) return of two per cent over the same period. During the 14 multi-year time periods since 2000, for the years ending from 2004 until today, TELUS’ total shareholder return was number one in the world versus our incumbent peers 12 times and TELUS has surpassed the second place finisher by an average of 43 percentage points over those 12 periods.

Looking back over the last 18 years, the transformation of your company has been nothing short of astounding. By way of example, in 2000 voice services represented circa 80 per cent of our revenue while data represented only 20 per cent, and today, reflecting the evolving needs of citizens in our digital society and economy, it is the reverse. Eighteen years ago, we were a Western-exclusive company serving only British Columbia and Alberta; today we are an international organization with 53,000 highly engaged team members creating remarkable outcomes for customers and communities around the world. We have more than tripled our customer connections since 2000, inclusive of growing our wireless subscriber base by more than 700 per cent and significantly increasing the number of high-speed Internet and TV clients we serve, from 26,000 to 2.8 million today. In addition, over nearly two decades, we have made strategic decisions that have resulted in an exciting and rewarding expansion of our asset composition to include high-growth areas such as TELUS Heath and TELUS International. These achievements are reflected in the TELUS brand increasing in value from a few hundred million dollars in 2000 to $8.6 billion in 2017, according to Brand Finance. Without question, it is thanks to the passion and skill of the TELUS team, the strength and consistency of our strategy, and the support and loyalty of our customers and shareholders alike that we have been able to realize numerous, unique achievements such as these over the course of the past 18 years.

Generating a global best total shareholder return of 432 per cent since 2000

We have a superior track record of returning capital to shareholders. In 2017, we returned more than $1.1 billion to shareholders and increased our dividend by 7.1 per cent. As part of our transparent, multi-year dividend growth program, since 2011, TELUS has increased its dividend 14 times, representing a total dividend increase of 92 per cent. Notably, TELUS has returned $15.1 billion to shareholders, including $9.9 billion in dividends, representing more than $25 per share since 2004.

Concurrently, TELUS continues to maintain a strong balance sheet. At the end of 2017, 89 per cent of our total indebtedness was at fixed interest rates, with a weighted average interest rate of 4.18 per cent, down from 5.44 per cent five years ago. Moreover, with an average term to maturity of 10.7 years, nearly double the 5.5 year average at the end of 2012, and a well-laddered maturity schedule, TELUS is strongly positioned to weather any volatility in the credit markets.

Returning an unprecedented $15 billion+ to shareholders since 2004

Delivering transparent executive compensation explicitly aligned with shareholder interests

Reflecting our commitment to transparent disclosure, executive pay is based on a set of measures clearly defined by our Board, quantifying company and personal performance. Our overall philosophy for executive compensation – to pay for performance – ensures executive pay is aligned with the shareholder value that is highlighted above. More information about pay for performance is located on page 55.

Seventy-five per cent of our executives’ pay, and a full 85 per cent of the CEO’s pay, is dependent upon company and personal performance. In terms of annual bonuses, 80 per cent is based on company performance for the executive team and 20 per cent on individual performance, while long-term incentives are performance-granted. Moreover, annual bonuses are disbursed in 50 per cent cash and 50 per cent executive performance stock units (EPSUs). The EPSUs are linked to the company’s share price and reflect medium-term share performance. Notably, in-year EPSUs are calculated based on the share price at either the beginning or end of the prior year, whichever is highest. As such, TELUS’ 2017 executive compensation reflects the achievements outlined above, including leadership in financial and operational performance, customer service excellence, total shareholder return and passionately enabling improved social outcomes in our country through philanthropy, volunteerism and leveraging the transformation capabilities of our world-leading technology.

In 2017, TELUS generated an annual total shareholder return of 16 per cent, which compared favourably to the S&P/TSX at nine per cent and the MSCI Index at seven per cent, while comparatively, direct compensation for the CEO decreased

in the year and direct compensation for all named executive officers increased slightly, by approximately 1.8 per cent. Moreover, on a two-year basis, TELUS’ total shareholder return was 36 per cent, again outpacing the S&P/TSX at 32 per cent and the MSCI Index at 14 per cent; within this same timeframe, CEO compensation decreased by 5.7 per cent. Details about executive compensation can be found on page 57.

Maintaining our commitment to strong governance, diversity and Board renewal

Our TELUS team shares a commitment to high standards in corporate governance and ensuring integrity in everything we do. This includes engaging with our shareholders and maintaining an open and constructive dialogue. Furthermore, our voluntary disclosure goes beyond legal requirements, which has contributed to TELUS being consistently recognized for excellence in corporate governance disclosure and corporate reporting. See page 27 for details of our governance practices.

Over the last four years, we have increased our focus on Board succession, diversity and renewal. Notably, in the past year, one director retired and three directors were added, enhancing diversity and bringing new skills and expertise to our Board. We regularly review our Board’s skills matrix, diversity policy, term limits and pending retirements to ensure we have the appropriate mix of directors to meet TELUS’ future needs.

In support of our Board diversity policy, we have set targets to have diversity represented by no less than 30 per cent of our Board’s independent members, and a minimum representation of 30 per cent of each gender by the end of 2018. Based on the current nominees for our 2018 annual meeting, 42 per cent of our independent directors represent diversity and 25 per cent are women. We are on track to meet the target of 30 per cent of each gender in 2018. See page 35 for more details.

Creating a stronger future, together

In closing, we would like to thank all of our shareholders for your continued support and confidence and ask that you please remember to vote your shares. TELUS remains well positioned for the future and we are committed to delivering on our long-standing strategy and the benefits it entails for investors, customers and the communities in which we live, work and serve as citizens.

The annual general meeting (Meeting) of shareholders of TELUS Corporation (the Company or TELUS) will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (PT) at TELUS Garden, 5th Floor, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia.

At the Meeting, shareholders will:

1.          Receive the Company’s 2017 audited Consolidated financial statements together with the report of the auditors on those statements

2.   Elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year

3.   Appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors for the ensuing year and authorize the directors to fix their remuneration

4.          Consider an advisory resolution on the Company’s approach to executive compensation

and transact any other business that may properly come before the Meeting and any postponement or adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors (Board) has approved in substance the content and sending of this information circular to the holders of Common Shares (Shareholders).

Meeting materials

Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the electronic availability of the information circular and the annual report instead of receiving a paper copy?

Canadian securities rules (Notice and Access) permit us to provide you with electronic access to the information circular and the annual report (the Meeting materials) for the Meeting instead of sending you a paper copy. This is more environmentally friendly as it helps reduce paper use. It also decreases the cost of printing and mailing materials to Shareholders. The notice you received includes instructions on how to access and review an electronic copy of our information circular and annual report or how to request a paper copy. The notice also provides instructions on voting by proxy at the Meeting. If you would like to receive a paper copy of our information circular and annual report, please follow the instructions in the notice.

Why did I receive a paper copy of the information circular and annual report with a notice regarding their electronic availability?

For those Shareholders who have already provided instructions to receive paper copies of Meeting materials, we sent you a paper copy again this year, along with the notice regarding its electronic availability.

Meeting procedures

Who can vote at the Meeting, what are we voting on and what is required for approval?

If you hold Common Shares (Shares) as of the close of business on March 12, 2018 (the Record Date), you can cast one vote for each Share you hold on that date on the following items of business:

·    The election of directors

·    The appointment of auditors

·    The approval of the Company’s approach to executive compensation.

All of these items require approval by a majority of votes cast by Shareholders.

How many Shareholders do you need to reach a quorum?

We need to have at least two people present at the Meeting who hold, or represent by proxy, in the aggregate at least 25 per cent of the issued and outstanding Shares entitled to be voted at the Meeting. On March 7, 2018, the Company had 595,131,107 Shares outstanding.

Does any Shareholder beneficially own 10 per cent or more of the outstanding Shares?

No. To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of TELUS, as of March 7, 2018, no one Shareholder beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, 10 per cent or more of the outstanding Shares.

Voting procedures

Am I a registered or non-registered Shareholder?

You are a registered Shareholder if you have a share certificate or Direct Registration System (DRS) Advice issued in your name.

You are a non-registered Shareholder if:

1.          Your Shares are registered in the name of an intermediary such as a bank, trust company, trustee, investment dealer, clearing agency or other institution (Intermediary), or

2.          You hold your Shares through any TELUS-sponsored employee share plans (i.e. the Employee Share Purchase Plan) (the Employee Shares), for which Computershare is the trustee.

How can I vote if I am a registered Shareholder?

As a registered Shareholder, you can vote in any of the following ways:

·           By attending the Meeting and voting in person

·           By appointing someone else as proxy to attend the Meeting and vote your Shares for you

·           By completing your proxy form and returning it by mail or hand delivery, following the instructions on your proxy

·           By phoning the toll-free telephone number shown on your proxy form. To vote by phone, simply refer to your control number (shown on your proxy form) and follow the instructions. Note that you cannot appoint anyone other than Dick Auchinleck or Darren Entwistle as your proxy if you vote by phone

·           By Internet by visiting the website shown on your proxy form. Refer to your control number (shown on your proxy form) and follow the online voting instructions.

How can I vote if I am a non-registered Shareholder?

If you are a non-registered Shareholder and you receive your materials through an Intermediary, complete and return the form(s) your Intermediary provided to you or otherwise follow the instructions on such forms.

How can I vote if I hold Employee Shares?

If you hold Employee Shares, you can direct Computershare, in its capacity as trustee of your Employee Shares, to vote your Employee Shares as you instruct. You can give instructions to Computershare:

·           By completing your voting instruction form and returning it by mail or hand delivery, following the instructions on the form

·           By phoning the toll-free telephone number shown on your voting instruction form. To vote by phone, simply refer to your control number (shown on your form) and follow the instructions. Note that you cannot appoint anyone other than Dick Auchinleck or Darren Entwistle as your proxy if you vote by phone

·           By Internet by visiting the website shown on your voting instruction form. Refer to your control number (shown on your form) and follow the online voting instructions.

Your Employee Shares will be voted for, voted against or withheld from voting only in accordance with your instructions. If your voting instruction form is not received by Computershare in its capacity as trustee according to the above procedures, your Employee Shares will not be voted by Computershare.

What if I hold other Shares in addition to my Employee Shares?

If you hold Shares other than Employee Shares, you must complete and return another proxy form to vote those Shares. Please review the above questions and answers on how to vote those Shares.

How do I appoint someone else to go to the Meeting and vote my Shares for me?

Two directors of the Company, Dick Auchinleck and Darren Entwistle, have been named in the proxy form to represent Shareholders at the Meeting. You can appoint someone else to represent you at the Meeting by completing a paper proxy or Internet proxy and inserting the person’s name in the appropriate space on the proxy form, or by completing another acceptable paper proxy. The person you appoint does not need to be a Shareholder but must attend the Meeting to vote your Shares.

Is there a deadline for my proxy to be received?

Yes. Whether you vote by mail, telephone or Internet, your proxy must be received by TELUS, c/o Computershare (8th floor, 100 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1), no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 8, 2018. If the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, your proxy must be received by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on the second-last business day before the reconvened Meeting date. Note that if you are a non-registered Shareholder, your Intermediary will need your voting instructions sufficiently in advance of this deadline to enable your Intermediary to act on your instructions prior to the deadline.

How will my Shares be voted if I return a proxy?

By completing and returning a proxy, you are authorizing the person named in the proxy to attend the Meeting and vote your Shares on each item of business that you are entitled to vote on, according to your instructions. If you have appointed Dick Auchinleck or Darren Entwistle as your proxy and you do not provide them with instructions, they will vote your Shares in favour of:

·           Electing as a director each person nominated by the Company

·           Appointing Deloitte LLP as auditors and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration

·           Accepting the Company’s approach to executive compensation.

Your voting instructions provided by proxy give discretionary authority to the person you appoint as proxyholder to vote as he or she sees fit on any amendment or variation to any of the matters identified in the Notice of annual meeting above and any other matters that may properly be brought before the Meeting, to the extent permitted by law whether or not the amendment or other matter that comes before the Meeting is routine and whether or not the amendment or other matter that comes before the Meeting is contested. As of March 7, 2018, no director or executive officer of the Company is aware of any variation, amendment or other matter to be presented for a vote at the Meeting.

What if I change my mind?

If you are a registered Shareholder or holder of Employee Shares and have voted by proxy or voting instruction form, you may revoke your instructions by providing new voting instructions on a proxy or voting instruction form with a later date, or at a later time if you are voting by telephone or on the Internet. Any new voting instructions, however, will only take effect if received by TELUS, c/o Computershare ( 8th floor, 100 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 ), by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on May 8, 2018 or, if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on the second-last business day before the date of the reconvened Meeting. You may also revoke your proxy or voting instruction form without providing new voting instructions by delivering a revocation of proxy or voting instruction form to the registered office of the Company, to the attention of TELUS’ Chief Governance Officer, 7th Floor, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3, any time up to 5:00 p.m. (PT) on May 9, 2018 or, if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, by 5:00 p.m. (PT) on the business day before the date of the reconvened Meeting.

Additionally, you may revoke your proxy or voting instruction form and vote in person at the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, by delivering a form of revocation of proxy or voting instruction form to the Chair of the Meeting at the Meeting before the vote for which the proxy is to be used is taken. You may also revoke your proxy in any other manner permitted by law.

If you are a non-registered Shareholder, you may revoke your proxy or voting instructions by contacting your Intermediary.

Is my vote by proxy confidential?

Yes. All proxies are received, counted and tabulated by our transfer agent, Computershare, in a way that preserves the confidentiality of individual Shareholders’ votes, except:

·           As necessary to meet applicable law

·           In the event of a proxy contest

·           In the event a Shareholder has made a written comment on the proxy.

Who is soliciting my proxy?

Your proxy is being solicited by TELUS management and the Company will pay for the cost of solicitation.

TELUS management will solicit proxies either by mail to your latest address shown on the register of Shareholders or by electronic mail to the email address you provided. Additionally, TELUS employees or agents may solicit proxies by telephone or other ways at a nominal cost to the Company. We may also use the services of an outside agency to solicit proxies on behalf of the Company. The cost of such solicitation will be borne by the Company.

What if I have more questions?

Contact Computershare if you have additional questions regarding the Meeting:

·           phone:         1-800-558-0046 (toll-free within North America)

+1 (514) 982-7129 (outside North America)

·           email:             telus@computershare.com

·           mail:                    Computershare Trust Company of Canada

8th floor, 100 University Avenue

Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1

What are the restrictions on the ownership of Shares by non-Canadians?

As a communications provider of wireline, wireless and digital television services, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries must comply with the restrictions on ownership and control of voting shares by non-Canadians prescribed by Canadian laws, namely the Telecommunications Act, the Broadcasting Act, and the regulations and other instruments issued under such Acts. Specifically, in order to maintain the eligibility of certain of its subsidiaries to operate as Canadian carriers, the Telecommunications Act and underlying regulations require, among other things, that the level of Canadian ownership and control of the Company’s Shares must not be less than 66 2 / 3  per cent and the Company must not otherwise be controlled by non-Canadians. Substantially similar rules apply under the Broadcasting Act, but an additional requirement under the Broadcasting Act is that the chief executive officer of a company that is a licensed broadcasting undertaking must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.

The regulations underlying the Telecommunications Act give the Company, which is a carrier-holding corporation of Canadian carriers, certain powers to monitor and control the level of non-Canadian ownership and control of voting Shares. These powers and constraints have been incorporated into the articles of TELUS (Articles) and were extended to also ensure compliance under both the Radiocommunication Act and the Broadcasting Act. These powers include the right to (i) refuse to register a transfer of Shares to a non-Canadian, (ii) repurchase or redeem excess Shares from a non-Canadian or require a non-Canadian to sell any Shares if that person’s holdings would affect TELUS’ compliance with foreign ownership restrictions, and (iii) suspend the voting rights attached to the Shares considered to be owned or controlled by non-Canadians. The Company monitors the level of non-Canadian ownership of its Shares and provides periodic reports to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

The report of management and the audited Consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, including Management’s discussion and analysis, are contained in the TELUS 2017 annual report. All Shareholders should have received the 2017 annual report by Notice and Access or

by mail. If you did not receive a copy, you may view it online at telus.com/annualreport or obtain a copy upon request to TELUS’ Chief Governance Officer, 7th Floor, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3.

The Board has fixed the number of directors at 13 in accordance with the Articles. At the Meeting, we will ask you to vote for the election of the 13 nominees proposed by the Company as directors. All of the nominees were elected as directors at last year’s annual meeting, other than Marc Parent, who was appointed by the Board on November 7, 2017. See pages 12 to 20 for biographical and other relevant information about all of the nominees.

One of our independent directors, John Lacey, is retiring this year, and therefore, will not be standing for re-election at the Meeting. John is one of our longest-serving directors and has been a TELUS director since 2000. In addition to his duties as a Board member, John has served on the Audit, Corporate Governance, and Human Resources and Compensation Committees. He also served as Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee for a total of six years, from 2002 to 2007 and 2016 to 2017. John’s leadership and extensive expertise in governance and compensation practices and programs have been invaluable in guiding TELUS’ executive compensation practices and disclosure. His efforts have been important in allowing us to properly consider the interests of our Shareholders and to facilitate a deeper understanding of our approach to executive compensation. In addition, his experience and knowledge of the consumer and retail business have provided invaluable insights into our customers first initiatives. We thank John for his outstanding contribution to TELUS.

Each Shareholder will be entitled to vote for, or withhold his or her votes from, the election of each director. Dick Auchinleck and Darren Entwistle have been named in the proxy as proxyholders (management proxyholders), and they intend to vote FOR the election of all 13 nominees whose names and

profiles are set forth on pages 12 to 20, except in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder who instructs otherwise.

Our majority voting policy applies to director elections. Under this policy, if a director is elected in an uncontested election where more votes are withheld than voted in favour of his or her election, then the director will be required to tender his or her resignation to the Chair of the Board. The resignation will be effective when accepted by the Board. The Board expects that resignations will be accepted, unless extenuating circumstances warrant a contrary decision. Any director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the deliberations of either the Corporate Governance Committee or the Board. If applicable, we will announce the Board’s decision (including the reason for not accepting any resignation) by news release within 90 days of the Meeting where the election was held. You can download a copy of our majority voting policy at telus.com/governance .

We believe that all 13 nominees are able to serve as directors. Unless his or her office is vacated in accordance with applicable law or the Articles, each director elected at the Meeting will hold office from the date of his or her election until the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected or appointed.

Advance notice

Our Articles contain an advance notice requirement for director nominations. These requirements are intended to provide a transparent, structured and fair process with a view to providing Shareholders an opportunity to submit their proxy voting instructions on an informed basis. Shareholders who wish to nominate candidates for election as directors must provide timely notice in writing to Monique Mercier, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, and Chief Legal and Governance Officer,

7th Floor, 510 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0M3, and include the information set forth in our Articles. The notice must be made not less than 30 days nor more

than 65 days prior to the date of the Meeting, namely between March 10 and April 9, 2018. See our Articles, available on sedar.com and on telus.com/governance .

Deloitte LLP (Deloitte) have been our external auditors since 2002. They were last re-appointed at our annual meeting on May 11, 2017.

Upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee and the Board, Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve the

appointment of Deloitte as auditors and authorize the directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration for the ensuing year.

The management proxyholders intend to vote FOR the appointment of Deloitte as auditors of the Company, except in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder who instructs otherwise.

The Board is accountable to the Shareholders for its compensation decisions. The purpose of a say-on-pay advisory vote is to provide Shareholders with a formal opportunity to provide direct feedback to the Board on the Company’s approach to executive compensation. We are, therefore, asking Shareholders to vote on the following resolution at the Meeting:

“Resolved, on an advisory basis and not to diminish the role and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, that the Shareholders accept the approach to executive compensation disclosed in the Company’s information circular furnished in advance of the 2018 annual general meeting of Shareholders.”

Since this is an advisory vote, the results will not be binding on the Board. The Board remains fully responsible for its compensation decisions and is not relieved of this responsibility by a positive or negative advisory vote. However, the Board will take the results of the vote into account when considering future compensation policies, procedures and decisions and in determining whether there is a need to increase its engagement with Shareholders on compensation and related matters. For information on our approach to executive compensation, see pages 54 to 94.

The management proxyholders intend to vote FOR TELUS’ approach to executive compensation, except in relation to Shares held by a Shareholder who instructs otherwise. In 2017, our approach to executive compensation received the support of 93.12 per cent of the votes cast by Shareholders.