Leading Brands (LBIX)

Change in Reporting Currency

Effective for the year ended February 28, 2009, the Company changed its reporting currency from United States dollars (“U.S.”) to Canadian dollars (“Cdn$”). The Company believes that financial statements presented in Canadian dollars delivers more meaningful and relevant financial information to the shareholders as the majority of the Company’s transactions are denominated in Canadian dollars. For the year ended February 29, 2008 and for all prior periods, the Company reported its financial statements in U.S. dollars. The comparative figures disclosed in these financial statements have been restated to the Canadian dollar as if the Canadian dollar had been used as the reporting currency for all periods.

In accordance with Emerging Issue Committee Abstract 130, Translation Method When the Reporting Currency Differs from the Measurement Currency or there is a Change in the Reporting Currency, the financial statements for all years presented are translated into the reporting currency using the current rate method. Under this method, the income statement and the cash flow statement items for each year are translated into the reporting currency using the rates in effect at the date of the transactions, and assets and liabilities are translated using the exchange rate at the end of that year. All resulting exchange differences are reported as a separate component of other comprehensive income, which is included as part of shareholders’ equity. Results in the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss of prior years were translated using the weighted average exchange rate in effect for the applicable periods, and the results of prior year consolidated balance sheets were translated using applicable period end exchange rate. The effect of the change in reporting currency was substantially to eliminate the Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income created upon the conversion to a U.S. dollar reporting currency. The Company believes that financial statements presented in Canadian dollars delivers more meaningful and relevant financial information to the shareholders as the majority of the Company’s transactions are denominated in Canadian dollars.