Exhibit 99.3

Managements Report to the Shareholders

The accompanying consolidated
financial statements and all information in the Annual Report are the responsibility of management. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with the accounting policies in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements. When necessary, management has made informed judgments and estimates in accounting for transactions which were not complete at the balance sheet date. In the opinion of management, the consolidated financial statements have
been prepared within acceptable limits of materiality, and are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) appropriate in the circumstances. The financial information elsewhere in the Annual Report has been
reviewed to ensure consistency with that in the consolidated financial statements.

Management has prepared Managements Discussion
and Analysis (MD&A). The MD&A is based upon Precision Drilling Corporations (the Corporation) financial results prepared in accordance with IFRS. The MD&A compares the audited financial results for the years
ended December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2010 and the years ended December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2009.

Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Corporations financial reporting and is supported by an internal audit function who conducts periodic testing of these controls. Internal control over financial
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with IFRS. Because of its
inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation
and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with direction from our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting
officer, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Corporations internal control over financial reporting. Managements evaluation of internal control over financial reporting was based on the Internal Control 
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Corporations internal control over financial reporting was effective as of
December 31, 2011. Also management determined that there were no material weaknesses in the Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011.

KPMG LLP, an independent firm of Chartered Accountants, was engaged, as approved by a vote of shareholders at the Corporations most recent
annual meeting, to audit the consolidated financial statements and provide an independent professional opinion.

KPMG LLP completed an
audit of the design and effectiveness of the Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, as stated in their report included herein and expressed an unqualified opinion on design and effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is
comprised of five independent directors who are not employees of the Corporation, provides oversight to the financial reporting process. Integral to this process is the Audit Committees review and discussion with management and the external
auditors of the quarterly and annual financial statements and reports prior to their respective release. The Audit Committee is also responsible for reviewing and discussing with management and the external auditors major issues as to the adequacy
of the Corporations internal controls. The external auditors have unrestricted access to the Audit Committee to discuss their audit and related matters. The consolidated financial statements have been approved by the the Board of Directors of
Precision Drilling Corporation and its Audit Committee.



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|------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------
|LOGO                            |  | LOGO                          
|                                | 
|Kevin A. Neveu                  |  | Robert J. McNally             
|President and                   |  | Executive Vice President and  
|Chief Executive Officer         |  | Chief Financial Officer       
|Precision Drilling Corporation, |  | Precision Drilling Corporation
|                                | 
|March 9, 2012                   |  | March 9, 2012                 



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Statements



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Independent Auditors Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Precision Drilling Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Precision Drilling Corporation (the Corporation), which comprise
the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2010, the consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Managements Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance
with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves
performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the
consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the entitys preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to
design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstance. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the
Corporation as at December 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2010, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Other Matter

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Precision
Drilling Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on the criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 9, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporations internal control over financial reporting.



LOGO

Chartered Accountants

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

March 9, 2012



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Precision Drilling Corporation

We have audited Precision Drilling Corporations (the Corporation) internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2011, based on the criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Corporations management is responsible for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Managements Report to the Shareholders. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on the Corporations internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial
reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

An entitys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. An entitys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and
procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the entity; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the entity are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and
directors of the entity; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the entitys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2011, based on the criteria established in Internal Control  Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

We also have audited, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the consolidated statements of financial position of the Corporation as of December 31, 2011, December 31, 2010 and January 1, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive
income, changes in equity and cash flows for each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and our report dated March 9, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.



LOGO

Chartered Accountants

Calgary,
Alberta

March 9, 2012



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Statements



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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position



|                                           |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------ |  |  | -------- | - | ---------------- | - | --------- | ---------------- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | --------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)  |  |  |          |   | December 31,2011 |   |           | December 31,2010 |  |   | January 1,2010 |  
|ASSETS                                     |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Current assets:                            |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Cash                                       |  |  |          |   |                  | $ | 467,476   |                  |  | $ | 256,831        |   |  | $ | 130,799   |  
|Accounts receivable                        |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |                  |   | 576,243   |                  |  |   | 414,901        |   |  |   | 283,899   |  
|Income tax recoverable                     |  |  |          |   |                  |   |          |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 25,753    |  
|Inventory                                  |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 7,163     |                  |  |   | 4,933          |   |  |   | 9,008     |  
|Total current assets                       |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 1,050,882 |                  |  |   | 676,665        |   |  |   | 449,459   |  
|Non-current assets:                        |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Income tax recoverable                     |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 64,579    |                  |  |   | 64,579         |   |  |   | 64,579    |  
|Property, plant and equipment              |  |  | (Note 6  | ) |                  |   | 2,942,296 |                  |  |   | 2,532,398      |   |  |   | 2,653,204 |  
|Intangibles                                |  |  | (Note 7  | ) |                  |   | 6,471     |                  |  |   | 6,366          |   |  |   | 3,156     |  
|Goodwill                                   |  |  | (Note 8  | ) |                  |   | 363,646   |                  |  |   | 284,532        |   |  |   | 284,537   |  
|Total non-current assets                   |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 3,376,992 |                  |  |   | 2,887,875      |   |  |   | 3,005,476 |  
|Total assets                               |  |  |          |   |                  | $ | 4,427,874 |                  |  | $ | 3,564,540      |   |  | $ | 3,454,935 |  
|LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                     |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Current liabilities:                       |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |                  | $ | 436,667   |                  |  | $ | 217,799        |   |  | $ | 134,974   |  
|Income tax payable                         |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 3,786     |                  |  |   | 863            |   |  |   |          |  
|Long-term debt                             |  |  | (Note 12 | ) |                  |   |          |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 223       |  
|Total current liabilities                  |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 440,453   |                  |  |   | 218,662        |   |  |   | 135,197   |  
|Non-current liabilities:                   |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Share based compensation                   |  |  | (Note 10 | ) |                  |   | 11,303    |                  |  |   | 12,268         |   |  |   | 6,602     |  
|Provisions and other                       |  |  | (Note 11 | ) |                  |   | 16,121    |                  |  |   | 18,051         |   |  |   | 100,205   |  
|Long-term debt                             |  |  | (Note 12 | ) |                  |   | 1,239,616 |                  |  |   | 804,494        |   |  |   | 748,725   |  
|Deferred tax liabilities                   |  |  | (Note 13 | ) |                  |   | 587,790   |                  |  |   | 578,239        |   |  |   | 620,459   |  
|Total non-current liabilities              |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 1,854,830 |                  |  |   | 1,413,052      |   |  |   | 1,475,991 |  
|Contingencies and guarantees               |  |  | (Note 26 | ) |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Commitments                                |  |  | (Note 19 | ) |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Shareholders equity:                      |  |  |          |   |                  |   |           |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |           |  
|Shareholders capital                      |  |  | (Note 14 | ) |                  |   | 2,248,217 |                  |  |   | 2,244,417      |   |  |   |          |  
|Unitholders capital                       |  |  | (Note 14 | ) |                  |   |          |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 2,163,919 |  
|Contributed surplus                        |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 18,396    |                  |  |   | 11,266         |   |  |   |          |  
|Deficit                                    |  |  |          |   |                  |   | (83,160   | )                |  |   | (276,637       | ) |  |   | (320,172  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive loss       |  |  | (Note 15 | ) |                  |   | (50,862   | )                |  |   | (46,220        | ) |  |   |          |  
|Total shareholders equity                 |  |  |          |   |                  |   | 2,132,591 |                  |  |   | 1,932,826      |   |  |   | 1,843,747 |  
|Total liabilities and shareholders equity |  |  |          |   |                  | $ | 4,427,874 |                  |  | $ | 3,564,540      |   |  | $ | 3,454,935 |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Approved by the Board of Directors:



|                   |  |                  
|------------------ |  | -----------------
|LOGO               |  | LOGO             
|Robert J.S. Gibson |  | Patrick M. Murray
|Director           |  | Director         



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Consolidated Statements of Earnings



|                                                                                                          |  |  |          |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | -------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | -
|Years ended December 31,
(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)              |  |  |          |   | 2011 |   |           | 2010 | 
|Revenue                                                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 1,951,027 |      |  | $ | 1,429,653 |  
|Expenses:                                                                                                 |  |  |          |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |  
|Operating                                                                                                 |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |      |   | 1,131,022 |      |  |   | 886,751   |  
|General and administrative                                                                                |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |      |   | 124,941   |      |  |   | 107,994   |  
|Earnings before income taxes, other items, loss on assetdecommissioning and depreciation and amortization |  |  |          |   |      |   | 695,064   |      |  |   | 434,908   |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                             |  |  |          |   |      |   | 251,483   |      |  |   | 210,103   |  
|Loss on asset decommissioning                                                                             |  |  | (Note 6  | ) |      |   | 114,893   |      |  |   |          |  
|Operating earnings                                                                                        |  |  |          |   |      |   | 328,688   |      |  |   | 224,805   |  
|Other items:                                                                                              |  |  |          |   |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |  
|Foreign exchange                                                                                          |  |  |          |   |      |   | (23,674   | )    |  |   | (12,712   | )
|Finance charges                                                                                           |  |  | (Note 16 | ) |      |   | 115,332   |      |  |   | 211,327   |  
|Other                                                                                                     |  |  |          |   |      |   | (3,754    | )    |  |   |          |  
|Earnings before tax                                                                                       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 240,784   |      |  |   | 26,190    |  
|Income taxes:                                                                                             |  |  | (Note 13 | ) |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |  
|Current                                                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | 43,779    |      |  |   | 7,634     |  
|Deferred                                                                                                  |  |  |          |   |      |   | 3,528     |      |  |   | (24,979   | )
|                                                                                                          |  |  |          |   |      |   | 47,307    |      |  |   | (17,345   | )
|Net earnings                                                                                              |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 193,477   |      |  | $ | 43,535    |  
|Earnings per share:                                                                                       |  |  | (Note 20 | ) |      |   |           |      |  |   |           |  
|Basic                                                                                                     |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 0.70      |      |  | $ | 0.16      |  
|Diluted                                                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 0.67      |      |  | $ | 0.15      |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)



|                                                                                                                                    |  |  |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|Years ended December 31,
(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)                                                                  |  |  |  | 2011 |         |   | 2010 |  
|Net earnings                                                                                                                        |  |  |  | $    | 193,477 |   |      | $ | 43,535  |  
|Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of assets and liabilitiesof operations denominated in foreign currency                        |  |  |  |      | 33,050  |   |      |   | (61,037 | )
|Foreign exchange gain (loss) on net investment hedgewith U.S. denominated debt, net of tax ($2,148 recovery; 2010  $2,148
expense) |  |  |  |      | (37,692 | ) |      |   | 14,817  |  
|Comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                         |  |  |  | $    | 188,835 |   |      | $ | (2,685  | )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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Statements



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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow



|                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------ |  |  | -------- | - | ---- | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | -------- | -
|Years ended December 31,
(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) |  |  |          |   | 2011 |   |          | 2010 | 
|Cash provided by (used in):                                        |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|Operations:                                                        |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|Net earnings                                                       |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 193,477  |      |  | $ | 43,535   |  
|Adjustments for:                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|Long-term compensation plans                                       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 20,555   |      |  |   | 12,996   |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                      |  |  |          |   |      |   | 251,483  |      |  |   | 210,103  |  
|Loss on asset decommissioning                                      |  |  |          |   |      |   | 114,893  |      |  |   |         |  
|Foreign exchange                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | (24,330  | )    |  |   | (12,480  | )
|Finance charges                                                    |  |  |          |   |      |   | 115,332  |      |  |   | 211,327  |  
|Income taxes                                                       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 47,307   |      |  |   | (17,345  | )
|Other                                                              |  |  |          |   |      |   | (6,318   | )    |  |   | (1,093   | )
|Income taxes paid                                                  |  |  |          |   |      |   | (124,682 | )    |  |   | (11,187  | )
|Income taxes recovered                                             |  |  |          |   |      |   | 82,883   |      |  |   | 30,424   |  
|Interest paid                                                      |  |  |          |   |      |   | (79,902  | )    |  |   | (62,832  | )
|Interest received                                                  |  |  |          |   |      |   | 1,690    |      |  |   | 717      |  
|Funds provided by operations                                       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 592,388  |      |  |   | 404,165  |  
|Changes in non-cash working capital balances                       |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |      |   | (59,616  | )    |  |   | (97,901  | )
|                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | 532,772  |      |  |   | 306,264  |  
|Investments:                                                       |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired                        |  |  | (Note 21 | ) |      |   | (92,886  | )    |  |   |         |  
|Purchase of property, plant and equipment                          |  |  | (Note 6  | ) |      |   | (726,357 | )    |  |   | (175,901 | )
|Proceeds on sale of property, plant and equipment                  |  |  |          |   |      |   | 15,983   |      |  |   | 12,256   |  
|Changes in non-cash working capital balances                       |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |      |   | 87,798   |      |  |   | 45,532   |  
|                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | (715,462 | )    |  |   | (118,113 | )
|Financing:                                                         |  |  |          |   |      |   |          |      |  |   |          |  
|Repayment of long-term debt                                        |  |  |          |   |      |   | (175,000 | )    |  |   | (696,863 | )
|Premium paid on settlement of unsecured senior notes               |  |  | (Note 12 | ) |      |   | (26,688  | )    |  |   |         |  
|Debt issue costs                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | (13,303  | )    |  |   | (26,382  | )
|Debt facility amendment costs                                      |  |  |          |   |      |   | (1,134   | )    |  |   | (869     | )
|Re-purchase of trust units of dissenting unitholders               |  |  |          |   |      |   |         |      |  |   | (6       | )
|Increase in long-term debt                                         |  |  |          |   |      |   | 581,520  |      |  |   | 663,455  |  
|Issuance of common shares on the exercise of options               |  |  |          |   |      |   | 2,238    |      |  |   | 122      |  
|Changes in non-cash working capital balances                       |  |  | (Note 25 | ) |      |   | (746     | )    |  |   | 985      |  
|                                                                   |  |  |          |   |      |   | 366,887  |      |  |   | (59,558  | )
|                                                                   |  |  |         
|Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 26,448   |      |  |   | (2,561   | )
|Increase in cash and cash equivalents                              |  |  |          |   |      |   | 210,645  |      |  |   | 126,032  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year                       |  |  |          |   |      |   | 256,831  |      |  |   | 130,799  |  
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of year                             |  |  |          |   |      | $ | 467,476  |      |  | $ | 256,831  |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity



|                                                                                                                  |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |           |                    |  |   |                                              |   |  |         |         |   |              |   |          |   |  |   |           |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | -------- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --------- | ------------------ |  | - | -------------------------------------------- | - |  | ------- | ------- | - | ------------ | - | -------- | - |  | - | --------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)                                                                         |  |  |          |   | Shareholderscapital              |   |           | Contributedsurplus |  |   | Accumulated
othercomprehensiveloss (Note 15) |   |  | Deficit |         |   | Total equity |  
|Balance at January 1, 2011                                                                                        |  |  |          |   |                                   | $ | 2,244,417 |                    |  | $ | 11,266                                       |   |  | $       | (46,220 | ) |              | $ | (276,637 | ) |  | $ | 1,932,826 |  
|Net earnings for the period                                                                                       |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         |        |   |              |   | 193,477  |   |  |   | 193,477   |  
|Other comprehensive loss for the period                                                                           |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         | (4,642  | ) |              |   |         |   |  |   | (4,642    | )
|Share options exercised                                                                                           |  |  | (Note 14 | ) |                                   |   | 3,416     |                    |  |   | (1,178                                       | ) |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 2,238     |  
|Issued on redemption of non-management directors DSUs                                                             |  |  |          |   |                                   |   | 384       |                    |  |   | (384                                         | ) |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   |          |  
|Share based compensation expense                                                                                  |  |  | (Note 10 | ) |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   | 8,692                                        |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 8,692     |  
|Balance at December 31, 2011                                                                                      |  |  |          |   |                                   | $ | 2,248,217 |                    |  | $ | 18,396                                       |   |  | $       | (50,862 | ) |              | $ | (83,160  | ) |  | $ | 2,132,591 |  
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|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)                                                                         |  |  |          |   | Shareholders/unitholderscapital |   |           | Contributedsurplus |  |   | Accumulatedothercomprehensiveloss (Note 15)  |   |  | Deficit |         |   | Total equity |  
|Balance at January 1, 2010                                                                                        |  |  |          |   |                                   | $ | 2,163,919 |                    |  | $ |                                             |   |  | $       |        |   |              | $ | (320,172 | ) |  | $ | 1,843,747 |  
|Net earnings for the year                                                                                         |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         |        |   |              |   | 43,535   |   |  |   | 43,535    |  
|Other comprehensive loss for the period                                                                           |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         | (46,220 | ) |              |   |         |   |  |   | (46,220   | )
|Issued on redemption of non-management directors DSUs                                                             |  |  |          |   |                                   |   | 204       |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 204       |  
|Cancellation of units owned by dissenting unitholders                                                             |  |  |          |   |                                   |   | (9        | )                  |  |   | 3                                            |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | (6        | )
|Reclassification of exchangeable LP unit liability on conversion to a corporation                                 |  |  |          |   |                                   |   | 891       |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 891       |  
|Reclassification of warrants liability on conversion to a corporation                                             |  |  |          |   |                                   |   | 79,205    |                    |  |   |                                             |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 79,205    |  
|Reclassification of share option plan and non-management directors DSU liabilities on conversion to a corporation |  |  |          |   |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   | 7,271                                        |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 7,271     |  
|Share options exercised                                                                                           |  |  | (Note 14 | ) |                                   |   | 207       |                    |  |   | (85                                          | ) |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 122       |  
|Share based compensation expense                                                                                  |  |  | (Note 10 | ) |                                   |   |          |                    |  |   | 4,077                                        |   |  |         |        |   |              |   |         |   |  |   | 4,077     |  
|Balance at December 31, 2010                                                                                      |  |  |          |   |                                   | $ | 2,244,417 |                    |  | $ | 11,266                                       |   |  | $       | (46,220 | ) |              | $ | (276,637 | ) |  | $ | 1,932,826 |  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Tabular amounts are stated in thousands of Canadian dollars except share numbers and per share amounts)

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Precision Drilling Corporation (Precision or the Corporation) is incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta,
Canada and is a provider of contract drilling and completion and production services primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in Canada and the United States. The address of the registered office is 800, 525  8th
Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1G1.

On June 1, 2010 Precision Drilling Trust (the Trust) completed its
conversion (the Conversion) from an income trust to a corporation pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (the Arrangement). Pursuant to the Arrangement, Trust unitholders and Exchangeable LP unitholders exchanged their Trust units
and Exchangeable LP units for common shares of the Corporation on a one-for-one basis.

The Conversion has been accounted for on a
continuity of interest basis and accordingly these consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as if Precision had always carried on the business formerly carried on by the Trust. All
references to shares and shareholders in these financial statements pertain to common shares and common shareholders subsequent to the Conversion and units and unitholders prior to the Conversion.

NOTE 2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

(a) Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as
issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. These are the Corporations first annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS and IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards
has been applied.

An explanation of how the transition to IFRS has affected the reported financial position, financial performance and
cash flows of the Corporation is provided in Note 4.

These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of
Directors on March 9, 2012.

(b) Basis of measurement

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost basis except as detailed in the Corporations accounting
policies in Note 3 and are presented in thousands of Canadian dollars.

(c) Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingencies. These estimates and judgments are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The
estimation of anticipated future events involves uncertainty and, consequently, the estimates used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements may change as future events unfold, more experience is acquired or the Corporations
operating environment changes. Significant estimates and judgments used in the preparation of the financial statements are described in Note 3.



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NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Corporation and all of its subsidiaries and partnerships substantially all of
which are wholly-owned. The financial statements of the subsidiaries are prepared for the same period as the parent entity, using consistent accounting policies. All significant intercompany balances, transactions and any unrealized gains and losses
arising from intercompany transactions, have been eliminated.

Subsidiaries are entities (including special-purpose entities) controlled
by the Corporation. Control exists when Precision has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. In assessing control, potential voting rights that currently are exercisable
are taken into account. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

Precision does not hold investments in any companies where it exerts significant influence and does not hold interests in any special-purpose
entities.

The acquisition method is used to account for acquisitions of subsidiaries and assets that meet the definition of a business
under IFRS. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the fair value of the assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities
assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities acquired is recorded
as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized immediately in the statement of earnings. Transaction costs, other than those associated with the issuance
of debt or equity securities, that the Corporation incurs in connection with a business combination are expensed as incurred.

(b)
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term investments with original maturities of three
months or less.

(c) Inventory

Inventory is primarily comprised of operating supplies and is carried at the lower of average cost, being the cost to acquire the inventory, and net realizable value. Inventory is charged to operating expenses as
items are sold or consumed at the amount of the average cost of the item.

(d) Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses.

Cost includes an expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost
of materials and direct labour, any other costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a working condition for their intended use and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.

The cost of replacing a part of an item of property, plant and equipment is recognized in the carrying amount of the item if it is probable that
the future economic benefits embodied within the part will flow to the Corporation, and its cost can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant and
equipment (repair and maintenance) are recognized in net earnings as incurred.



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Property, plant, and equipment are depreciated as follows:



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|                             |  | Expected life          |  | Salvage value |  | Basis of depreciation
|Drilling rig equipment:      |  |                        |  |               |  |                      
| Power & Tubulars           |  | 1,700 utilization days |  |              |  | unit-of-production   
| Dynamic                    |  | 3,400 utilization days |  |              |  | unit-of-production   
| Structural                 |  | 5,000 utilization days |  | 20%           |  | unit-of-production   
|Service rig equipment        |  | 24,000 service hours   |  | 20%           |  | unit-of-production   
|Drilling rig spare equipment |  | up to 15 years         |  |              |  | straight-line        
|Service rig spare equipment  |  | up to 15 years         |  |              |  | straight-line        
|Rental equipment             |  | 10 to 15 years         |  | 0 to 25%      |  | straight-line        
|Other equipment              |  | 3 to 10 years          |  |              |  | straight-line        
|Light duty vehicles          |  | 4 years                |  |              |  | straight-line        
|Heavy duty vehicles          |  | 7 to 10 years          |  |              |  | straight-line        
|Buildings                    |  | 10 to 20 years         |  |              |  | straight-line        

Assets that are depreciated on a unit of production method that have less than 60 utilization days (drilling rig
equipment) or 600 service hours (service rig equipment) in a rolling 12 month period are deemed to be idle and are depreciated at a rate of five utilization days or 50 service hours per month until the asset exceeds the utilization threshold.
Commencing January 1, 2012 certain tier three drilling rigs will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated remaining life of four years. This change in estimate will increase depreciation expense by approximately $15 million
per year over this four year period.

Gains and losses on disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are determined by
comparing the proceeds from disposal with the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, and are recognized in the statements of earnings.

The estimated useful lives, residual values and methods or depreciation are reviewed annually, and adjusted prospectively if appropriate.

(e) Intangibles

Intangible assets that are acquired by the Corporation with finite lives are
initially recorded at estimated fair value and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses.

Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only when it increases the future economic benefits of the specific asset to which it relates.

Amortization is recognized in profit and loss using the straight-line method based over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as follows:



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|Customer relationships |  | 1 to 5 years
|Patents                |  | 10 years    
|Brand                  |  | 1 to 5 years

The estimated useful lives and methods of amortization are reviewed annually, and adjusted prospectively if
appropriate.

(f) Goodwill

Goodwill is the amount that results when the purchase price of an acquired business exceeds the sum of the amounts allocated to the assets acquired, less liabilities assumed, based on their fair values.

If the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the fair value of the consideration, Precision reassesses whether it has
correctly identified and measured the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If that excess remains after reassessment, Precision recognizes the resulting gain in profit or loss on the acquisition date.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill
acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, attributed to the cash generating unit or groups of cash generating units that are expected to benefit and as identified in the business combination.



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(g) Impairment

(i) Financial assets

A financial asset not carried at fair value through profit or loss
is assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any objective evidence that it is impaired. A financial asset is tested for impairment if objective evidence indicates that one or more events have had a negative effect on the
estimated future cash flows of that asset.

Objective evidence that financial assets are impaired can include default or delinquency by
a debtor, restructuring of an amount due to the Corporation on terms that the Corporation would not consider otherwise, and indications that a debtor will enter bankruptcy. Precision considers evidence of impairment for receivables at both a
specific asset and collective level. All individually significant receivables are assessed for specific impairment. All significant receivables found not to be specifically impaired are then collectively assessed for impairment by grouping together
receivables with similar risk characteristics.

An impairment loss in respect of a financial asset measured at amortized cost is
calculated as the difference between its carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the original effective interest rate.

Individually significant financial assets are tested for impairment on an individual basis. The remaining financial assets are assessed collectively in groups that share similar credit risk characteristics.

All impairment losses are recognized in net earnings.

An impairment loss is reversed if the reversal can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized. For financial assets measured at amortized cost the reversal is recognized
in net earnings.

(ii) Non-financial assets

The carrying amounts of the Corporations non-financial assets, other than inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment.
If any such indication exists, then the assets recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite lives or that are not yet available for use an impairment test is completed at the same time each
year.

For the purpose of impairment testing, assets are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows
from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the cash-generating unit or CGU). The recoverable amount of an asset or a CGU is the greater of its value in use and
its fair value less costs to sell.

In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value
using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Value in use is generally computed by reference to the present value of the future cash flows expected to be
derived from the cash generating unit.

An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU exceeds its
estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. Impairment losses recognized in respect of CGUs are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to reduce the
carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.

An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed. In
respect of other assets, impairment losses recognized in prior years are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the assets
carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.

(h) Borrowing costs

Interest and borrowing costs that are directly attributable to the
acquisition, construction or production of assets that take a substantial period of time to prepare for their intended use are capitalized as part of the cost of those assets. Capitalization ceases during any extended period of suspension of
construction or when substantially all activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use are complete.

All other interest
and borrowing costs are recognized in net earnings in the period in which they are incurred.



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(I) Income taxes

Income tax expense is recognized in net earnings except to the extent that it relates to items recognized directly in equity, in which case it is recognized in equity.

Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable earnings or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively
enacted at the reporting date, and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years.

Deferred tax is recognized using the
liability method, providing for temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax is not recognized on the initial recognition of
assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination. In addition, deferred tax is not recognized for taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill. Deferred tax is measured at the tax rates that
are expected to be applied to temporary differences when they reverse, based on the laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized
in net earnings in the period that includes the date of enactment or substantive enactment. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset if there is a legally enforceable right to offset and they relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority on
the same taxable entity, or on different tax entities that are expected to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis or their tax assets and liabilities will be realized simultaneously.

A deferred tax asset is recognized to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which the temporary
difference can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.

(j) Revenue recognition

The
Corporations services are generally sold based upon service orders or contracts with a customer that include fixed or determinable prices based upon daily, hourly or job rates. Customer contract terms do not include provisions for significant
post-service delivery obligations. Revenue is recognized when services and equipment rentals are rendered and only when collectability is reasonably assured. The Corporation also provides services under turnkey contracts whereby it drills a well to
an agreed upon depth under specified conditions for a fixed price, regardless of the time required or the problems encountered in drilling the well. Revenue from turnkey drilling contracts is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method
based upon costs incurred to date and estimated total contract costs. Anticipated losses, if any, on uncompleted contracts are recorded at the time the estimated costs exceed the contract revenue.

(k) Employee benefit plans

Precision sponsors various defined contribution retirement plans for its employees. The Corporations contributions to defined contribution
plans are expensed as employees earn the entitlement.

(l) Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Corporation has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an
outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties
surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows.

(m) Share based incentive compensation plans

The Corporation has established several cash settled share based incentive compensation plans for officers and other eligible employees. The fair values as estimated by management of the amounts payable to eligible
participants under these plans are recognized as an expense with a corresponding increase in liabilities over the period that the participants become unconditionally entitled to payment. The recorded liability is re-measured at the end of each
reporting period until settlement with the resultant change to the fair value of the liability recognized in net earnings for the period. When the plans are settled, the cash paid reduces the outstanding liability.



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An equity settled deferred share unit plan has been established whereby non-management directors of
Precision can elect to receive all or a portion of their compensation in fully-vested deferred share units. Compensation expense is recognized based on the fair value price of the Corporations shares at the date of grant with a corresponding
increase to contributed surplus. Upon redemption of the deferred share units into common shares, the amount previously recognized in contributed surplus is recorded as an increase to shareholders capital. Prior to the conversion from an income
trust to a corporation, Trust units issued upon settlement of this plan were redeemable and therefore were accounted for as a liability based award. The liability was re-measured, until settlement, at the end of each reporting period with the
resultant change being charged or credited to the statement of earnings as compensation expense. Upon conversion to a corporation the liability for the plan was reclassified to contributed surplus.

A share option plan has been established for certain eligible employees. Under this plan the fair value of share purchase options is calculated at
the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and that value is recorded as compensation expense over the grants vesting period with an offsetting credit to contributed surplus. A forfeiture rate is estimated on the grant date
and is adjusted to reflect the actual number of options that vest. Upon exercise of the equity purchase option, the associated amount is reclassified from contributed surplus to shareholders capital. Consideration paid by employees upon
exercise of the equity purchase options is credited to shareholders capital. Prior to the conversion from an income trust to a corporation, Trust units issued upon settlement of this plan were redeemable and therefore were accounted for as a
liability based award. The liability was re-measured, until settlement, at the end of each reporting period with the resultant change being charged or credited to the statement of earnings as compensation expense. Upon conversion to a corporation
the liability for this plan was reclassified from liabilities to contributed surplus with the remaining unamortized grant date fair value charged to earnings as compensation expense over the remaining service period of the awards.

(n) Foreign currency translation

Transactions of the Corporations individual entities are recorded in the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates (its functional currency). Transactions in currencies other than the
entities functional currency are translated at rates in effect at the time of the transaction. At each period end monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the prevailing period end rates. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of
historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated. Gains and losses are included in net earnings except for gains and losses on translation of long-term debt designated as a hedge of foreign operations which are deferred and included in
accumulated other comprehensive income.

For the purpose of preparing the Corporations consolidated financial statements, the
financial statements of each foreign operation that does not have a Canadian dollar functional currency are translated into Canadian dollars. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenues and
expenses are translated using average exchange rates for the month of the respective transaction. Gains or losses resulting from these translation adjustments are recognized initially in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to net
earnings on disposal or partial disposal of the foreign operation.

(o) Exchangeable LP units and warrants

Prior to Precisions conversion to a corporation, the issued and outstanding exchangeable LP units and warrants were treated as longterm
financial liabilities. These financial liabilities were revalued at the end of each reporting period based on the period end trading price of Precisions Trust units with the resulting gains or losses included in earnings. Upon the exchange of
LP units for Trust units, or the exercise of a warrant, the LP units or warrants were revalued to the trading price of Precisions Trust units on the date of exchange or exercise with the associated amount transferred from long-term liabilities
to Shareholders equity. Upon conversion to a corporation, the remaining exchangeable LP units and warrants were revalued and transferred to Shareholders equity.

(p) Per share amounts

Basic per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number
of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted per share amounts are calculated by using the treasury stock method for equity based compensation arrangements. The treasury stock method assumes that any proceeds obtained on exercise of equity based
compensation arrangements would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. The weighted average number of shares outstanding is then adjusted by the difference between the number of shares issued from the
exercise of equity based compensation arrangements and shares repurchased from the related proceeds.



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(q) Financial instruments

(i) Non-derivative financial assets

Financial assets are classified as either fair value through profit and loss, loans and receivables, held to maturity or available for sale. Financial liabilities are classified as either fair value through profit
and loss or other financial liabilities. Non-derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value plus, for instruments not at fair value through profit or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs. Transaction costs
attributable to fair value through profit or loss items are expensed as incurred. Subsequent to initial recognition non-derivative financial instruments are measured based on their classification.

Accounts receivable are classified as loans and receivables. After their initial fair value measurement, they are measured at amortized
cost using the effective interest rate method. For the Corporation, the measured amount generally corresponds to historical cost.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and long-term debt are classified as other financial liabilities. After their initial fair
value measurement, they are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. For the Corporation, the measured amount generally corresponds to historical cost.

(ii) Derivative financial instruments

The Corporation may enter into certain financial derivative contracts in order to manage the exposure to market risks from fluctuations in interest rates or exchange rates. These instruments are not used for
trading or speculative purposes. Precision has not designated its financial derivative contracts as effective accounting hedges, and thus not applied hedge accounting, even though it considers certain financial contracts to be economic hedges. As a
result, financial derivative contracts are classified as fair value through net earnings and are recorded on the balance sheet at estimated fair value. Transaction costs are recognized in profit or loss when incurred.

Derivatives embedded in other instruments or host contracts are separated from the host contract and accounted for separately when their economic
characteristics and risks are not closely related to the host contract. Embedded derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at estimated fair value and changes in the fair value are recognized in net earnings.

(r) Hedge accounting

The
Corporation utilizes foreign currency long-term debt to hedge its exposure to changes in the carrying values of the Corporations net investment in certain foreign operations as a result of changes in foreign exchange rates.

To be accounted for as a hedge, the foreign currency long-term debt must be designated and documented as a hedge, and must be effective at
inception and on an ongoing basis. The documentation defines the relationship between the foreign currency long-term debt and the net investment in the foreign operations, as well as the Corporations risk management objective and strategy for
undertaking the hedging transaction. The Corporation formally assesses, both at inception and on an ongoing basis whether the changes in fair value of the foreign currency long-term debt is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair value of the
net investment in the foreign operations. The portion of gains or losses on the hedging item that is determined to be an effective hedge is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax, and is limited to the translation gain or loss on the
net investment, while the ineffective portion is recorded in net earnings. If the hedging relationship is terminated or ceases to be effective, hedge accounting is not applied to subsequent gains or losses. The amounts recognized in other
comprehensive income are reclassified to net earnings when corresponding exchange gains or losses arising from the translation of the foreign operation are recorded in net earnings.

(s) Critical accounting estimates and judgments

(i) Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable

Precision performs ongoing credit
evaluations of its customers and grants credit based upon past payment history, financial condition and anticipated industry conditions. Customer payments are regularly monitored and a provision for doubtful accounts is established based upon
specific situations and overall industry conditions.

(ii) Property, plant and equipment

The componentization of Precisions property, plant and equipment, specifically drilling rig equipment, is based upon managements
judgment as to which components constitute a significant cost in relation to the entire item. The componentization process also requires managements judgment in assessing whether individual components have similar consumption patterns and
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(iii) Depreciation and amortization

Precisions property, plant and equipment and its intangible assets are depreciated and amortized based upon estimates of useful lives and
salvage values. These estimates are based on data and information from various sources including vendors, industry practice and Precisions own historical experience and may change as more experience is gained, market conditions shift or new
technological advancements are made.

(iv) Impairment of long-lived assets

Long-lived assets, which include property, plant and equipment, intangibles and goodwill, comprise the majority of Precisions assets. The
carrying value of these assets is periodically reviewed for impairment or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For property, plant and equipment this requires Precision to forecast
future cash flows to be derived from the utilization of these assets based upon assumptions about future business conditions and technological developments. Significant, unanticipated changes to these assumptions could require a provision for
impairment in the future.

The recoverability of goodwill requires a calculation of the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit
(CGU) or groups of CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated. A CGU is the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. Judgment
is required in the aggregation of assets into CGUs. The recoverability calculation requires an estimation of the future cash flows from the CGU or group of CGUs and the appropriate discount rate to be applied. Significant, unanticipated changes to
these assumptions could require a provision for impairment in the future.

(v) Income taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and contain estimates regarding the nature and timing of reversal for the temporary differences as well as the future tax rates that will apply to those reversals. Deferred tax assets also reflect the
benefit of unutilized tax losses that can be carried forward to reduce income taxes in future years. Judgment is required to assess the recoverability of these unutilized tax losses and requires Precision to make significant estimates related to
expectations of future taxable income. To the extent that future cash flows and taxable income differ significantly from estimates, or changes in tax laws in jurisdictions in which Precision operates occurs, the amount recorded as deferred taxes on
the balance sheet could be impacted.

Uncertainties exist with respect to the interpretation of complex tax regulations, changes in tax
laws, and the amount and timing of future taxable income. Differences arising between the actual results and the assumptions made, or future changes to such assumptions, could necessitate future adjustments to tax income and expense already
recorded. The Corporation establishes provisions, based on reasonable estimates, for possible consequences of audits by the tax authorities of the respective counties in which it operates. The amount of such provisions is based on various factors,
such as experience of previous tax audits and differing interpretations of tax regulations by the taxable entity and the responsible tax authority.

(vi) Share based compensation

Precision uses an option pricing model to determine the
fair value of certain share based compensation awards. Inputs to the model requires estimates be made of interest rates, expected lives and forfeiture rates of the awards, and the price volatility of the Corporations shares.



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NOTE 4. FIRST TIME ADOPTION OF IFRS

As discussed in Note 2(a), this is the first year that the Corporations
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS. The accounting policies as described in Note 3 have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and in
preparation of the Corporations opening statement of financial position at January 1, 2010 (the transition date).

In
previous years, the Corporation prepared its consolidated financial statements in accordance with previous Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (previous Canadian GAAP). An explanation of how the transition from previous
Canadian GAAP to IFRS has affected Precisions financial statements is set out in the following tables and accompanying notes.

Reconciliation of Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at January 1, 2010 (Transition Date)



|                                              |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | -------------------- | --------- | - | -------------------------- | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)     |  |                         |  | PreviousCanadianGAAP |           |   | Effect oftransitionto IFRS |   |          | IFRS | 
|ASSETS                                        |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Current assets:                               |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Cash                                          |  |                         |  | $                    | 130,799   |   |                            | $ |         |      |  | $ | 130,799   |  
|Accounts receivable                           |  |                         |  |                      | 283,899   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 283,899   |  
|Income tax recoverable                        |  |                         |  |                      | 25,753    |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 25,753    |  
|Inventory                                     |  |                         |  |                      | 9,008     |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 9,008     |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 449,459   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 449,459   |  
|Income tax recoverable                        |  |                         |  |                      | 64,579    |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 64,579    |  
|Property, plant and equipment                 |  | (b)                     |  |                      | 2,913,966 |   |                            |   | (260,762 | )    |  |   | 2,653,204 |  
|Intangibles                                   |  |                         |  |                      | 3,156     |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 3,156     |  
|Goodwill                                      |  | (a)                     |  |                      | 760,553   |   |                            |   | (476,016 | )    |  |   | 284,537   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  | $                    | 4,191,713 |   |                            | $ | (736,778 | )    |  | $ | 3,454,935 |  
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY          |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Current liabilities:                          |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      |  | (c)                     |  | $                    | 128,376   |   |                            | $ | 6,598    |      |  | $ | 134,974   |  
|Current portion of long-term debt             |  |                         |  |                      | 223       |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 223       |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 128,599   |   |                            |   | 6,598    |      |  |   | 135,197   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                     
|Long-term liabilities                         |  | (e),(f)                 |  |                      | 26,693    |   |                            |   | 80,114   |      |  |   | 106,807   |  
|Long-term debt                                |  |                         |  |                      | 748,725   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 748,725   |  
|Deferred tax liabilities                      |  | (b),(c)                 |  |                      | 703,195   |   |                            |   | (82,736  | )    |  |   | 620,459   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 1,607,212 |   |                            |   | 3,976    |      |  |   | 1,611,188 |  
|Shareholders equity:                         |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Shareholders capital                         |  | (a),(e),(f)             |  |                      | 2,770,708 |   |                            |   | (606,789 | )    |  |   | 2,163,919 |  
|Contributed surplus                           |  | (c)                     |  |                      | 4,063     |   |                            |   | (4,063   | )    |  |   |          |  
|Retained earnings (Deficit)                   |  | (a),(b),(c),(e),(f),(g) |  |                      | 107,227   |   |                            |   | (427,399 | )    |  |   | (320,172  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (g)                     |  |                      | (297,497  | ) |                            |   | 297,497  |      |  |   |          |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 2,584,501 |   |                            |   | (740,754 | )    |  |   | 1,843,747 |  
|                                              |  |                         |  | $                    | 4,191,713 |   |                            | $ | (736,778 | )    |  | $ | 3,454,935 |  



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Reconciliation of Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2010



|                                              |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- |  | -------------------- | --------- | - | -------------------------- | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)     |  |                         |  | PreviousCanadianGAAP |           |   | Effect oftransitionto IFRS |   |          | IFRS | 
|ASSETS                                        |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Current assets:                               |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Cash                                          |  |                         |  | $                    | 256,831   |   |                            | $ |         |      |  | $ | 256,831   |  
|Accounts receivable                           |  |                         |  |                      | 414,901   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 414,901   |  
|Income tax recoverable                        |  |                         |  |                      |          |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   |          |  
|Inventory                                     |  |                         |  |                      | 4,933     |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 4,933     |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 676,665   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 676,665   |  
|Income tax recoverable                        |  |                         |  |                      | 64,579    |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 64,579    |  
|Property, plant and equipment                 |  | (b)                     |  |                      | 2,812,281 |   |                            |   | (279,883 | )    |  |   | 2,532,398 |  
|Intangibles                                   |  |                         |  |                      | 6,366     |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 6,366     |  
|Goodwill                                      |  | (a)                     |  |                      | 736,897   |   |                            |   | (452,365 | )    |  |   | 284,532   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  | $                    | 4,296,788 |   |                            | $ | (732,248 | )    |  | $ | 3,564,540 |  
|LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY          |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Current liabilities:                          |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities      |  | (c)                     |  | $                    | 215,653   |   |                            | $ | 2,146    |      |  | $ | 217,799   |  
|Income tax payable                            |  |                         |  |                      | 863       |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 863       |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 216,516   |   |                            |   | 2,146    |      |  |   | 218,662   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                     
|Long-term liabilities                         |  | (e),(f)                 |  |                      | 30,319    |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 30,319    |  
|Long-term debt                                |  |                         |  |                      | 804,494   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 804,494   |  
|Deferred tax liabilities                      |  | (b),(c)                 |  |                      | 667,540   |   |                            |   | (89,301  | )    |  |   | 578,239   |  
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 1,718,869 |   |                            |   | (87,155  | )    |  |   | 1,631,714 |  
|Shareholders equity:                         |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Shareholders capital                         |  | (a),(e),(f)             |  |                      | 2,771,023 |   |                            |   | (526,606 | )    |  |   | 2,244,417 |  
|Contributed surplus                           |  | (c)                     |  |                      | 10,471    |   |                            |   | 795      |      |  |   | 11,266    |  
|Retained earnings (Deficit)                   |  | (a),(b),(c),(e),(f),(g) |  |                      | 169,318   |   |                            |   | (445,955 | )    |  |   | (276,637  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | (g)                     |  |                      | (372,893  | ) |                            |   | 326,673  |      |  |   | (46,220   | )
|                                              |  |                         |  |                      | 2,577,919 |   |                            |   | (645,093 | )    |  |   | 1,932,826 |  
|                                              |  |                         |  | $                    | 4,296,788 |   |                            | $ | (732,248 | )    |  | $ | 3,564,540 |  



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|60|        Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements



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Reconciliation of Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010



|                                                 |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------- |  | -------------------- | --------- | - | -------------------------- | - | -------- | ---- |  | - | --------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)        |  |                         |  | PreviousCanadianGAAP |           |   | Effect oftransitionto IFRS |   |          | IFRS | 
|Revenue                                          |  |                         |  | $                    | 1,429,653 |   |                            | $ |         |      |  | $ | 1,429,653 |  
|Expenses:                                        |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Operating                                        |  | (c)                     |  |                      | 886,748   |   |                            |   | 3        |      |  |   | 886,751   |  
|General and administrative                       |  | (c),(e)                 |  |                      | 107,522   |   |                            |   | 472      |      |  |   | 107,994   |  
|Depreciation and amortization                    |  | (b)                     |  |                      | 182,719   |   |                            |   | 27,384   |      |  |   | 210,103   |  
|Foreign exchange                                 |  |                         |  |                      | (12,712   | ) |                            |   |         |      |  |   | (12,712   | )
|Finance charges                                  |  |                         |  |                      | 211,327   |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 211,327   |  
|Earnings before income taxes                     |  |                         |  |                      | 54,049    |   |                            |   | (27,859  | )    |  |   | 26,190    |  
|Income taxes:                                    |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Current                                          |  |                         |  |                      | 7,634     |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   | 7,634     |  
|Deferred                                         |  | (b),(c)                 |  |                      | (15,676   | ) |                            |   | (9,303   | )    |  |   | (24,979   | )
|                                                 |  |                         |  |                      | (8,042    | ) |                            |   | (9,303   | )    |  |   | (17,345   | )
|Net earnings                                     |  |                         |  |                      | 62,091    |   |                            |   | (18,556  | )    |  |   | 43,535    |  
|Retained earnings (Deficit), beginning of period |  | (a),(b),(c),(e),(f),(g) |  |                      | 107,227   |   |                            |   | (427,399 | )    |  |   | (320,172  | )
|Retained earnings (Deficit), end of period       |  |                         |  | $                    | 169,318   |   |                            | $ | (445,955 | )    |  | $ | (276,637  | )
|Earnings per share:                              |  |                         |  |                      |           |   |                            |   |          |      |  |   |           |  
|Basic                                            |  |                         |  | $                    | 0.23      |   |                            |   |          |      |  | $ | 0.16      |  
|Diluted                                          |  |                         |  | $                    | 0.22      |   |                            |   |          |      |  | $ | 0.15      |  

Reconciliation of Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31,
2010



|                                                                                                                             |  |         |  |                      |         |   |                            |   |         |      |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------- |  | -------------------- | ------- | - | -------------------------- | - | ------- | ---- |  | - | ------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)                                                                                    |  |         |  | PreviousCanadianGAAP |         |   | Effect oftransitionto IFRS |   |         | IFRS | 
|Net earnings                                                                                                                 |  |         |  | $                    | 62,091  |   |                            | $ | (18,556 | )    |  | $ | 43,535  |  
|Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of assets and liabilities ofself-sustaining operations denominated in foreign
currency |  | (a),(b) |  |                      | (90,213 | ) |                            |   | 29,176  |      |  |   | (61,037 | )
|Foreign exchange gain on net investment hedge withU.S. denominated debt, net of tax of
$2,148                                |  |         |  |                      | 14,817  |   |                            |   |        |      |  |   | 14,817  |  
|Comprehensive income (loss)                                                                                                  |  |         |  | $                    | (13,305 | ) |                            | $ | 10,620  |      |  | $ | (2,685  | )



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(a) Business combinations

As permitted under IFRS 1, Precision has elected to apply IFRS 3 Business Combinations retrospectively to acquisitions occurring on or
after December 23, 2008. The only acquisition to be restated upon making this election was the acquisition of Grey Wolf Inc. (Grey Wolf) which was completed on December 23, 2008. The application of IFRS 3 would cause the
acquisition to be restated as follows:



|                               |  |              |           |   |      |   |           |  
|------------------------------ |  | ------------ | --------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | -
|                               |  | CanadianGAAP |           |   | IFRS |  
|Net assets at assigned values: |  |              |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Working capital                |  | $            | 470,586   |   |      | $ | 470,586   |  
|Property, plant and equipment  |  |              | 1,869,875 |   |      |   | 1,869,875 |  
|Intangible assets              |  |              | 4,428     |   |      |   | 77,643    |  
|Goodwill (no tax basis)        |  |              | 553,335   |   |      |   | (103,109  | )
|Long-term liabilities          |  |              | (23,308   | ) |      |   | (23,308   | )
|Long-term debt                 |  |              | (319,115  | ) |      |   | (319,115  | )
|Deferred tax liabilities       |  |              | (553,682  | ) |      |   | (581,504  | )
|                               |  | $            | 2,002,119 |   |      | $ | 1,391,068 |  
|Consideration:                 |  |              |           |   |      |   |           |  
|Cash                           |  | $            | 1,113,034 |   |      | $ | 1,091,522 |  
|Trust units                    |  |              | 889,085   |   |      |   | 299,546   |  
|                               |  | $            | 2,002,119 |   |      | $ | 1,391,068 |  

The principal changes from applying IFRS 3 was that:



| | ¡ | purchase consideration was valued based on the share price at the date the acquisition closed rather than on the date the acquisition was announced;
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | ¡ | acquisition costs of $22 million were expensed in the period incurred;
| | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------



| | ¡ | an additional intangible asset relating to the purchased name was recognized and, given Precisions intent not to use the name long-term, was fully
amortized in 2009; and
| | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| | ¡ | the negative goodwill created from the acquisition was immediately recognized in earnings.
| | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                              |  |                                              |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------- | - | -------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)     |  | As at and for
the year endedDecember 31,2010 |          |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Goodwill                                      |  | $                                            | (452,365 | ) |                     | $ | (476,016 | )
|Shareholders capital                         |  |                                              | (589,539 | ) |                     |   | (589,539 | )
|Retained earnings                             |  |                                              | 113,523  |   |                     |   | 113,523  |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |                                              | 23,651   |   |                     |   |         |  
|Other comprehensive income (loss)             |  |                                              | 23,651   |   |                     |   |         |  



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|62|        Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements



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(b) Property, Plant and Equipment

In accordance with IFRS 1, Precision has elected to fair value selected drilling rigs located in the United States and Canada. The fair value
election for certain rigs has resulted in an adjustment to the carrying value of $146 million at January 1, 2010. For the remaining property, plant and equipment, historical records were built from inception of Precision using principles of IAS
16 Property Plant and Equipment. This has resulted in a decrease in the carrying value of property, plant and equipment of $115 million at January 1, 2010. The adjustment to the carrying values resulted in a decrease to deferred income tax
liability of $82 million at the transition date.

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                          |  |                                             |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------- | - | -------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) |  | As at and forthe year endedDecember
31,2010 |          |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Property, plant and equipment             |  | $                                           | (279,883 | ) |                     | $ | (260,762 | )
|Deferred tax liabilities                  |  |                                             | (88,013  | ) |                     |   | (81,979  | )
|Retained earnings                         |  |                                             | (178,783 | ) |                     |   | (178,783 | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income    |  |                                             | 5,525    |   |                     |   |         |  
|Depreciation and amortization             |  |                                             | 27,384   |   |                     |   |         |  
|Deferred income tax expense               |  |                                             | (8,772   | ) |                     |   |         |  
|Other comprehensive income                |  |                                             | 5,525    |   |                     |   |         |  

(c) Share based compensation

Prior to Precisions conversion to a corporation, the capital structure consisted of Trust units and exchangeable LP units which contained features that allowed the units to be redeemed for cash at any time
and on demand by the unitholder. Under IFRS, as a result of this redemption feature, Precisions equity settled share based compensation plan for non-management directors and share option plan for employees were required to be accounted for as
liability based awards and be re-measured until settlement at the end of each reporting period. Under previous Canadian GAAP the share-based compensation plan for non-management directors was accounted for by reference to the trading value of the
Corporations shares at the date of grant while the share option plan was treated as an equity settled award and valued based on the fair value of the option at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The net effect of
these differences is to decrease retained earnings by $1 million for additional compensation expense (net of tax), remove $4 million from contributed surplus and record $5 million in current liabilities at the date of transition.

Precision has a cash settled share appreciation rights plan (SAR) which under previous Canadian GAAP was recorded based on the
intrinsic value method which uses the balance sheet date share price to value the associated liability. IFRS requires the use of an option pricing model to fair value the SAR. The differences in methodology resulted in a decrease to retained
earnings of $1 million for additional compensation expense (net of tax) and a $2 million increase to current liabilities at the date of transition.

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                          |  |                                              |        |   |                     |   |        |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------- | ------ | - | ------------------- | - | ------ | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) |  | As at and for
the year endedDecember 31,2010 |        |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  |  | $                                            | 2,146  |   |                     | $ | 6,598  |  
|Deferred tax liabilities                  |  |                                              | (1,288 | ) |                     |   | (757   | )
|Shareholders capital                     |  |                                              | 87     |   |                     |   |       |  
|Contributed surplus                       |  |                                              | 795    |   |                     |   | (4,063 | )
|Retained earnings                         |  |                                              | (1,778 | ) |                     |   | (1,778 | )
|Operating expense                         |  |                                              | 3      |   |                     |   |       |  
|General and administrative expense        |  |                                              | 490    |   |                     |   |       |  
|Deferred income tax expense               |  |                                              | (531   | ) |                     |   |       |  



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(d) Borrowing costs

Under previous Canadian GAAP, Precision expensed borrowing costs as incurred. At the date of transition, Precision elected to capitalize borrowing costs only in respect of qualifying assets for which the
commencement date for capitalization was on or after the date of transition.

(e) Exchangeable LP units

Prior to Precisions conversion to a corporation, it had issued and outstanding exchangeable LP units which under IFRS would be considered a
financial liability. This financial liability would be revalued at the end of each reporting period based on the period end trading price of Precisions Trust units with the resulting gains or losses included in earnings. Upon the exchange of
LP units for Trust units, the LP unit would be revalued to the trading price of Precisions Trust unit on the date of exchange with the associated amount transferred from long-term liabilities to Shareholders equity.

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                          |  |                                             |         |   |                     |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------- | - | ------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) |  | As at and forthe year endedDecember
31,2010 |         |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Long-term liabilities                     |  | $                                           |        |   |                     | $ | 909     |  
|Shareholders capital                     |  |                                             | 18,460  |   |                     |   | 17,569  |  
|Retained earnings                         |  |                                             | (18,478 | ) |                     |   | (18,478 | )
|General and administrative expense        |  |                                             | (18     | ) |                     |   |        |  

(f) Warrants

Prior to Precisions conversion to a corporation, the capital structure consisted of Trust units and exchangeable LP units which contained features that allowed the units to be redeemed for cash at any time
and on demand by the unitholder. Under IFRS as a result of this redemption feature, Precisions warrants were required to be accounted for as a liability and be re-measured until settlement at the end of each reporting period.

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                          |  |                                             |         |   |                     |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------- | - | ------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars) |  | As at and
forthe year endedDecember 31,2010 |         |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Long-term liabilities                     |  | $                                           |        |   |                     | $ | 79,205  |  
|Shareholders capital                     |  |                                             | 44,386  |   |                     |   | (34,819 | )
|Retained earnings                         |  |                                             | (44,386 | ) |                     |   | (44,386 | )

(g) Cumulative translation differences

In accordance with IFRS 1, Precision has elected to reset the cumulative translation adjustments included in accumulated other comprehensive loss
prior to the date of transition to be nil.

The impacts on the financial statements were as follows:



|                                              |  |                                             |          |   |                     |   |          |  
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------- | -------- | - | ------------------- | - | -------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)     |  | As at and forthe year endedDecember
31,2010 |          |   | As atJanuary 1,2010 |  
|Retained earnings                             |  | $                                           | (297,497 | ) |                     | $ | (297,497 | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |                                             | 297,497  |   |                     |   | 297,497  |  



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|64|        Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements



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(h) Retained earnings

The impact of IFRS on Precisions retained earnings as at the transition date is as follows:



|                                                                                 |  |      |  |                      |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- |  | -------------------- | -------- | -
|(Stated in thousands of Canadian dollars)                                        |  | Note |  | As atJanuary 1, 2010 |         
|Business combination:                                                            |  | (a)  |  |                      |          |  
|Acquisition costs                                                                |  |      |  | $                    | (21,512  | )
|Amortization of intangibles                                                      |  |      |  |                      | (68,677  | )
|Negative goodwill                                                                |  |      |  |                      | 103,109  |  
|Foreign exchange                                                                 |  |      |  |                      | 74,506   |  
|Deferred income tax                                                              |  |      |  |                      | 26,097   |  
|                                                                                 |  |      |  |                      | 113,523  |  
|Fair value of selected rigs net of depreciation                                  |  | (b)  |  |                      | (145,868 | )
|Calculation of historical property, plant and equipment cost net of depreciation |  | (b)  |  |                      | (114,894 | )
|Deferred tax on property, plant and equipment adjustments                        |  | (b)  |  |                      | 81,979   |  
|Unit based compensation                                                          |  | (c)  |  |                      | (1,778   | )
|Foreign currency translation adjustment                                          |  | (g)  |  |                      | (297,497 | )
|Exchangeable LP units                                                            |  | (e)  |  |                      | (18,478  | )
|Warrants                                                                         |  | (f)  |  |                      | (44,386  | )
|Decrease in retained earnings                                                    |  |      |  | $                    | (427,399 | )

(i) Statement of cash flow

The adoption of IFRS did not change the operating, investing and financing cash flows as prepared in accordance with previous Canadian GAAP.

NOTE 5. RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET APPLIED

In May 2011, the IASB issued IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statementswhich requires an entity to consolidate an investee when it is
exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Under existing IFRS, consolidation is required when an entity has the power to govern
the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities. IFRS 10 replaces SIC-12, Consolidation-Special Purpose Entitiesand parts of IAS 27, Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements. This
new standard is applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation does not anticipate the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2011, the IASB issued IFRS 11 Joint Arrangementswhich requires a venturer to classify its interest in a joint arrangement as a joint
venture or joint operation. Joint ventures will be accounted for using the equity method of accounting whereas for a joint operation the venturer will recognize its share of the assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses of the joint operation. Under
existing IFRS, entities have a choice to proportionately consolidate or equity account for interests in joint ventures. IFRS 11 supersedes IAS 31, Interests in Joint Venturesand SIC 13, Jointly Controlled Entities-Non-monetary
Contributions by Venturers. This new standard is applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation does not anticipate the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on
its financial statements.

In May 2011, the IASB issued IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interest in Other Entitieswhich aggregates and
amends disclosure requirements included within other standards. This standard introduces significant additional disclosure requirements that address the nature of, and risks associated with an entitys interest in subsidiaries, joint
arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. This new standard is applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
this standard on its financial statements.



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In May 2011, the IASB issued IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurementwhich is a comprehensive standard
for fair value measurement and disclosure requirements for use across all IFRSs. This standard clarifies that fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market
participants, at the measurement date. It also establishes disclosures about fair value measurement. This new standard is applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation is
currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard on its financial statements.

In June 2011, the IASB amended IAS 1,
Presentation of Financial Statements. This amendment requires that an entity present separately the items of other comprehensive income that may be reclassified to profit or loss in the future from those that would never be reclassified to
profit or loss. This amended standard is applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier adoption permitted. The Corporation does not anticipate the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial
statements.

NOTE 6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT



|                          |  |      |            |   |      |   |           |                |  |   |           |  
|------------------------- |  | ---- | ---------- | - | ---- | - | --------- | -------------- |  | - | --------- | -
|                          |  | 2011 |            |   | 2010 |   |           | January 1,2010 | 
|Cost                      |  | $    | 4,129,718  |   |      | $ | 3,497,575 |                |  | $ | 3,429,560 |  
|Accumulated depreciation  |  |      | (1,187,422 | ) |      |   | (965,177  | )              |  |   | (776,356  | )
|                          |  | $    | 2,942,296  |   |      | $ | 2,532,398 |                |  | $ | 2,653,204 |  
|Rig equipment             |  | $    | 2,432,867  |   |      | $ | 2,339,208 |                |  | $ | 2,468,572 |  
|Rental equipment          |  |      | 58,589     |   |      |   | 40,815    |                |  |   | 40,053    |  
|Other equipment           |  |      | 55,205     |   |      |   | 32,062    |                |  |   | 34,459    |  
|Vehicles                  |  |      | 10,239     |   |      |   | 9,374     |                |  |   | 13,453    |  
|Buildings                 |  |      | 28,133     |   |      |   | 25,244    |                |  |   | 27,860    |  
|Assets under construction |  |      | 336,605    |   |      |   | 66,721    |                |  |   | 49,641    |  
|Land                      |  |      | 20,658     |   |      |   | 18,974    |                |  |   | 19,166    |  
|                          |  | $    | 2,942,296  |   |      | $ | 2,532,398 |                |  | $ | 2,653,204 |  



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Statements



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Cost



|                                                |  |              |           |   |                 |   |         |                |  |   |          |   |  |           |        |   |                         |   |        |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |           |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------ | --------- | - | --------------- | - | ------- | -------------- |  | - | -------- | - |  | --------- | ------ | - | ----------------------- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | -------- | - |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | --------- | -
|                                                |  | RigEquipment |           |   | RentalEquipment |   |         | OtherEquipment |  |   | Vehicles |   |  | Buildings |        |   | Assetsunderconstruction |   |        | Land |  |   | Total    |  
|Balance, January 1, 2010                        |  | $            | 3,090,024 |   |                 | $ | 87,410  |                |  | $ | 112,937  |   |  | $         | 27,070 |   |                         | $ | 43,312 |      |  | $ | 49,641   |   |  | $ | 19,166 |   |  | $ | 3,429,560 |  
|Additions                                       |  |              | 96,588    |   |                 |   | 5,412   |                |  |   | 4,640    |   |  |           | 1,038  |   |                         |   | 861    |      |  |   | 67,362   |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 175,901   |  
|Disposals                                       |  |              | (10,865   | ) |                 |   | (2,798  | )              |  |   | (5,421   | ) |  |           | (1,508 | ) |                         |   | (1,128 | )    |  |   | (15      | ) |  |   | (104   | ) |  |   | (21,839   | )
|Reclassifications                               |  |              | 44,653    |   |                 |   | 581     |                |  |   | 2,763    |   |  |           | 9      |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   | (48,006  | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   |          |  
|Removal of fully depreciated assets             |  |              | (1,511    | ) |                 |   | (699    | )              |  |   | (149     | ) |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (2,359    | )
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |              | (80,376   | ) |                 |   | (12     | )              |  |   | (242     | ) |  |           | (531   | ) |                         |   | (178   | )    |  |   | (2,261   | ) |  |   | (88    | ) |  |   | (83,688   | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                      |  |              | 3,138,513 |   |                 |   | 89,894  |                |  |   | 114,528  |   |  |           | 26,078 |   |                         |   | 42,867 |      |  |   | 66,721   |   |  |   | 18,974 |   |  |   | 3,497,575 |  
|Business acquisitions                           |  |              | 23,650    |   |                 |   |        |                |  |   | 377      |   |  |           |       |   |                         |   | 1,271  |      |  |   |         |   |  |   | 357    |   |  |   | 25,655    |  
|Additions                                       |  |              | 119,973   |   |                 |   | 11,617  |                |  |   | 22,486   |   |  |           | 4,966  |   |                         |   | 3,848  |      |  |   | 562,196  |   |  |   | 1,271  |   |  |   | 726,357   |  
|Disposals                                       |  |              | (23,054   | ) |                 |   | (2,110  | )              |  |   | (3,948   | ) |  |           | (3,287 | ) |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (32,399   | )
|Asset decommissioning                           |  |              | (130,167  | ) |                 |   |        |                |  |   |         |   |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (130,167  | )
|Reclassifications                               |  |              | 271,770   |   |                 |   | 13,292  |                |  |   | 9,546    |   |  |           | 87     |   |                         |   | 39     |      |  |   | (294,734 | ) |  |   |       |   |  |   |          |  
|Removal of fully depreciated assets             |  |              | (1,923    | ) |                 |   |        |                |  |   | (676     | ) |  |           | (60    | ) |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (2,659    | )
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |              | 42,290    |   |                 |   | 14      |                |  |   | 250      |   |  |           | 267    |   |                         |   | 57     |      |  |   | 2,422    |   |  |   | 56     |   |  |   | 45,356    |  
|Balance, December 31, 2011                      |  | $            | 3,441,052 |   |                 | $ | 112,707 |                |  | $ | 142,563  |   |  | $         | 28,051 |   |                         | $ | 48,082 |      |  | $ | 336,605  |   |  | $ | 20,658 |   |  | $ | 4,129,718 |  
|                                                |  |              |           |   |                 |   |         |               
|Accumulated Depreciation                        |  |              |           |   |                 |   |         |                |  |   |          |   |  |           |        |   |                         |   |        |      |  |   |          |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |           |  
|                                                |  | RigEquipment |           |   | RentalEquipment |   |         | OtherEquipment |  |   | Vehicles |   |  | Buildings |        |   | Assetsunderconstruction |   |        | Land |  |   | Total    |  
|Balance, January 1, 2010                        |  | $            | 621,452   |   |                 | $ | 47,357  |                |  | $ | 78,478   |   |  | $         | 13,617 |   |                         | $ | 15,452 |      |  | $ |         |   |  | $ |       |   |  | $ | 776,356   |  
|Depreciation expense                            |  |              | 191,432   |   |                 |   | 5,295   |                |  |   | 9,159    |   |  |           | 4,515  |   |                         |   | 2,534  |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 212,935   |  
|Disposals                                       |  |              | (4,898    | ) |                 |   | (2,487  | )              |  |   | (4,952   | ) |  |           | (1,193 | ) |                         |   | (306   | )    |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (13,836   | )
|Reclassifications                               |  |              | 361       |   |                 |   | (377    | )              |  |   | 16       |   |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |          |  
|Removal of fully depreciated assets             |  |              | (1,511    | ) |                 |   | (699    | )              |  |   | (149     | ) |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (2,359    | )
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |              | (7,531    | ) |                 |   | (10     | )              |  |   | (86      | ) |  |           | (235   | ) |                         |   | (57    | )    |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (7,919    | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                      |  |              | 799,305   |   |                 |   | 49,079  |                |  |   | 82,466   |   |  |           | 16,704 |   |                         |   | 17,623 |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 965,177   |  
|Depreciation expense                            |  |              | 231,415   |   |                 |   | 5,542   |                |  |   | 10,073   |   |  |           | 3,939  |   |                         |   | 2,285  |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 253,254   |  
|Disposals                                       |  |              | (12,580   | ) |                 |   | (1,812  | )              |  |   | (3,764   | ) |  |           | (2,943 | ) |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (21,099   | )
|Asset decommissioning                           |  |              | (15,273   | ) |                 |   |        |                |  |   |         |   |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (15,273   | )
|Reclassifications                               |  |              | (466      | ) |                 |   | 1,148   |                |  |   | (682     | ) |  |           |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   |          |  
|Removal of fully depreciated assets             |  |              | (1,923    | ) |                 |   |        |                |  |   | (676     | ) |  |           | (60    | ) |                         |   |       |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (2,659    | )
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |              | 7,707     |   |                 |   | 161     |                |  |   | (59      | ) |  |           | 172    |   |                         |   | 41     |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 8,022     |  
|Balance, December 31, 2011                      |  | $            | 1,008,185 |   |                 | $ | 54,118  |                |  | $ | 87,358   |   |  | $         | 17,812 |   |                         | $ | 19,949 |      |  | $ |         |   |  | $ |       |   |  | $ | 1,187,422 |  

In 2011 the Corporation incurred a $114.9 million (2010  $nil) loss on the decommissioning of certain
drilling and service rigs. The assets were decommissioned due to the inefficient nature of the asset and the high cost to maintain. The charge was allocated $113.4 million (2010  $nil) to the Contract Drilling Services segment and $1.5 million
(2010  $nil) to the Completion and Production Services segment.



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NOTE 7. INTANGIBLES



|                                                          |  |                       |        |   |                   |   |        |                     |  |   |                |   |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------ | - | ----------------- | - | ------ | ------------------- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                          |  |                       |        |   | 2011              |   |        | 2010                |  |   | January 1,2010 |  
|Cost                                                      |  |                       |        |   |                   | $ | 9,925  |                     |  | $ | 10,157         |   |  | $ | 5,419  |  
|Accumulated amortization                                  |  |                       |        |   |                   |   | (3,454 | )                   |  |   | (3,791         | ) |  |   | (2,263 | )
|                                                          |  |                       |        |   |                   | $ | 6,471  |                     |  | $ | 6,366          |   |  | $ | 3,156  |  
|Customer relationships                                    |  |                       |        |   |                   | $ | 3,283  |                     |  | $ | 1,624          |   |  | $ | 3,024  |  
|Patents and brands                                        |  |                       |        |   |                   |   | 118    |                     |  |   | 39             |   |  |   | 132    |  
|Loan commitment fees related to revolving credit facility |  |                       |        |   |                   |   | 3,070  |                     |  |   | 4,703          |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                          |  |                       |        |   |                   | $ | 6,471  |                     |  | $ | 6,366          |   |  | $ | 3,156  |  
|                                                          |  |                       |        |  
|Cost                                                      |  |                       |        |   |                   |   |        |                     |  |   |                |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                          |  | Customerrelationships |        |   | Patents andbrands |   |        | Loancommitment fees |  |   | Total          |  
|Balance, January 1, 2010                                  |  | $                     | 4,488  |   |                   | $ | 931    |                     |  | $ |               |   |  | $ | 5,419  |  
|Additions                                                 |  |                       |       |   |                   |   |       |                     |  |   | 4,905          |   |  |   | 4,905  |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences           |  |                       | (167   | ) |                   |   |       |                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | (167   | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                                |  |                       | 4,321  |   |                   |   | 931    |                     |  |   | 4,905          |   |  |   | 10,157 |  
|Business acquisitions                                     |  |                       | 3,425  |   |                   |   | 793    |                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | 4,218  |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences           |  |                       | 556    |   |                   |   | 15     |                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | 571    |  
|Removal of fully amortized assets                         |  |                       | (3,702 | ) |                   |   | (1,319 | )                   |  |   |               |   |  |   | (5,021 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011                                |  | $                     | 4,600  |   |                   | $ | 420    |                     |  | $ | 4,905          |   |  | $ | 9,925  |  
|                                                          |  |                       |        |  
|Accumulated amortization                                  |  |                       |        |   |                   |   |        |                     |  |   |                |   |  |   |        |  
|                                                          |  | Customerrelationships |        |   | Patents andbrands |   |        | Loancommitment fees |  |   | Total          |  
|Balance, January 1, 2010                                  |  | $                     | 1,464  |   |                   | $ | 799    |                     |  | $ |               |   |  | $ | 2,263  |  
|Amortization expense                                      |  |                       | 1,328  |   |                   |   | 93     |                     |  |   | 202            |   |  |   | 1,623  |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences           |  |                       | (95    | ) |                   |   |       |                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | (95    | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                                |  |                       | 2,697  |   |                   |   | 892    |                     |  |   | 202            |   |  |   | 3,791  |  
|Amortization expense                                      |  |                       | 1,798  |   |                   |   | 722    |                     |  |   | 1,633          |   |  |   | 4,153  |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences           |  |                       | 524    |   |                   |   | 7      |                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | 531    |  
|Removal of fully amortized assets                         |  |                       | (3,702 | ) |                   |   | (1,319 | )                   |  |   |               |   |  |   | (5,021 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011                                |  | $                     | 1,317  |   |                   | $ | 302    |                     |  | $ | 1,835          |   |  | $ | 3,454  |  

NOTE 8. GOODWILL



|                           |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------- |  | - | ------- | -
|Balance, January 1, 2010   |  | $ | 284,537 |  
|Exchange adjustment        |  |   | (5      | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010 |  |   | 284,532 |  
|Business acquisitions      |  |   | 78,034  |  
|Exchange adjustment        |  |   | 1,080   |  
|Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 363,646 |  



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NOTE 9. BANK INDEBTEDNESS

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, Precision had available $25.0 million and US$15.0
million under secured operating facilities, of which no amounts had been drawn. Availability of the $25.0 million facility was reduced by outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $0.5 million (2010  $0.1 million). The facilities are
primarily secured by charges on substantially all present and future property of Precision and its material subsidiaries. Advances under the $25.0 million facility are available at the banks prime lending rate, U.S. base rate, U.S. Libor plus
applicable margin or Bankers Acceptance plus applicable margin, or in combination and under the US$15.0 million facility at the banks prime lending rate.

NOTE 10. SHARE BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

Liability classified plans



|                                                                       |  |                     |        |   |                         |   |        |                       |  |   |                        |   |  |                         |        |   |                             |   |       |                      |  |   |                           |   |  |       |        |   |  |   |      |   |  |   |         |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- | ------ | - | ----------------------- | - | ------ | --------------------- |  | - | ---------------------- | - |  | ----------------------- | ------ | - | --------------------------- | - | ----- | -------------------- |  | - | ------------------------- | - |  | ----- | ------ | - |  | - | ---- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                       |  | DeferredShare Units |        |   | Long-Term
IncentivePlan |   |        | RestrictedShare Units |  |   | PerformanceShare Units |   |  | ShareAppreciationRights |        |   | Non-ManagementDirectorsDSU |   |       | EmployeeShare Option |  |   | DeferredSigningBonus Plan |   |  | Total |       
|Balance, January 1, 2010                                               |  | $                   | 1,878  |   |                         | $ | 6,128  |                       |  | $ | 4,595                  |   |  | $                       | 2,507  |   |                             | $ | 1,547 |                      |  | $ | 2,224                     |   |  | $     | 2,827  |   |  | $ | 522  |   |  | $ | 22,228  |  
|Expensed (recovered) during the period                                 |  |                     | 335    |   |                         |   | 1,761  |                       |  |   | 6,312                  |   |  |                         | 6,179  |   |                             |   | 629   |                      |  |   | 206                       |   |  |       | 2,014  |   |  |   | (60  | ) |  |   | 17,376  |  
|Reclassification to contributed surplus on conversion to a corporation |  |                     |       |   |                         |   |       |                       |  |   |                       |   |  |                         |       |   |                             |   |      |                      |  |   | (2,430                    | ) |  |       | (4,841 | ) |  |   |     |   |  |   | (7,271  | )
|Payments                                                               |  |                     | (575   | ) |                         |   | (4,168 | )                     |  |   | (2,444                 | ) |  |                         | (31    | ) |                             |   |      |                      |  |   |                          |   |  |       |       |   |  |   | (462 | ) |  |   | (7,680  | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                                             |  |                     | 1,638  |   |                         |   | 3,721  |                       |  |   | 8,463                  |   |  |                         | 8,655  |   |                             |   | 2,176 |                      |  |   |                          |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |     |   |  |   | 24,653  |  
|Expensed (recovered) during the period                                 |  |                     | 313    |   |                         |   | (23    | )                     |  |   | 9,538                  |   |  |                         | 16,668 |   |                             |   | (403  | )                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |     |   |  |   | 26,093  |  
|Payments                                                               |  |                     | (1,189 | ) |                         |   | (3,698 | )                     |  |   | (5,472                 | ) |  |                         | (73    | ) |                             |   | (80   | )                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |     |   |  |   | (10,512 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011                                             |  | $                   | 762    |   |                         | $ |       |                       |  | $ | 12,529                 |   |  | $                       | 25,250 |   |                             | $ | 1,693 |                      |  | $ |                          |   |  | $     |       |   |  | $ |     |   |  | $ | 40,234  |  
|Current                                                                |  | $                   | 762    |   |                         | $ |       |                       |  | $ | 8,591                  |   |  | $                       | 17,885 |   |                             | $ | 1,693 |                      |  | $ |                          |   |  | $     |       |   |  | $ |     |   |  | $ | 28,931  |  
|Long-term                                                              |  |                     |       |   |                         |   |       |                       |  |   | 3,938                  |   |  |                         | 7,365  |   |                             |   |      |                      |  |   |                          |   |  |       |       |   |  |   |     |   |  |   | 11,303  |  
|                                                                       |  | $                   | 762    |   |                         | $ |       |                       |  | $ | 12,529                 |   |  | $                       | 25,250 |   |                             | $ | 1,693 |                      |  | $ |                          |   |  | $     |       |   |  | $ |     |   |  | $ | 40,234  |  

(a) Officers and employees

Precision has two cash settled share based incentive plans for officers and other eligible employees. Under the Restricted Share Unit (RSU) incentive plan shares granted to eligible employees vest
annually over a three year term. Vested shares are automatically paid out in cash in the first quarter of the year following vesting at a value determined by the fair market value of the shares as at December 31 of the vesting year. Under the
Performance Share Unit (PSU) incentive plan shares granted to eligible employees vest at the end of a three-year term. Vested shares are automatically paid out in cash in the first quarter following the vested term at a value determined
by the fair market value of the shares at December 31 of the vesting year and based on the number of performance shares held multiplied by a performance factor that ranges from zero to two times. The performance factor is based on
Precisions share price performance compared to a peer group over the three-year period. For performance shares granted in 2009 and 2010, Precisions Board of Directors has the discretion to reduce the plan payout by half if
Precisions average return on capital does not exceed 10% over the three year term.

2010 was the final year of the annual
long-term incentive plan (LTIP) which compensated eligible participants through cash payments at the end of a three year term. The compensation included a retention component that was a lump sum amount determined in equivalent notional
share units at the date of commencement in the LTIP. These notional shares vested at the end of a three year term and were automatically paid out in cash in the first quarter of the year following vesting at a value determined by the fair market
value of the shares as at December 31 of the vesting year.



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Prior to the implementation of the RSU and PSU incentive plans mentioned above, Precision had a
Performance Savings Plan. Certain liabilities under this plan continue to exist as eligible participants were able to elect to receive a portion of their annual performance bonus in the form of deferred share units (DSUs). These notional
share units are redeemable in cash and must be redeemed within 60 days of ceasing to be an employee of Precision or by the end of the second full calendar year after receipt of the DSUs. A summary of the DSUs outstanding under this share based
incentive plan is presented below:



|                                                  |  |             |         |  
|------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------- | -
|Deferred Share Units                              |  | Outstanding |        
|Balance, January 1, 2010                          |  |             | 245,916 |  
|Redeemed on employee resignations and withdrawals |  |             | (78,474 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010                        |  |             | 167,442 |  
|Redeemed on employee resignations and withdrawals |  |             | (95,872 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011                        |  |             | 71,570  |  

The Corporation has a U.S. dollar denominated Share Appreciation Rights (SAR) plan under which eligible
participants were granted SARs that entitle the rights holder to receive cash payments calculated as the excess of the market price over the exercise price per share on the exercise date. The SARs vest over a period of 5 years and expire
10 years from the date of grant. At December 31, 2011, the intrinsic value of these awards was $61 thousand (2010  $30 thousand).



|                                 |  |             |         |   |                              |  |                       |                                      |  |  |                |  |  |  |         | 
|-------------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------- | - | ---------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------------------------------------ |  |  | -------------- |  |  |  | ------- | 
|Share Appreciation Rights        |  | Outstanding |         |   | Range ofExercise Price(US $) |  |                       | Weighted AverageExercise Price(US $) |  |  | Exercisable    | 
|Outstanding at January 1, 2010   |  |             | 797,540 |   |                              |  | 9.26  17.92          |                                      |  |  | 14.79          |  |  |  | 607,168 | 
|Forfeited                        |  |             | (51,925 | ) |                              |  | 15.22  17.38         |                                      |  |  | 14.81          |  |  |  |         | 
|Outstanding at December 31, 2010 |  |             | 745,615 |   |                              |  | 9.26  17.92          |                                      |  |  | 14.79          |  |  |  | 707,327 | 
|Exercised                        |  |             | (25,163 | ) |                              |  | 9.26  15.79          |                                      |  |  | 12.83          |  |  |  |         | 
|Forfeited                        |  |             | (14,764 | ) |                              |  | 15.22  17.38         |                                      |  |  | 16.27          |  |  |  |         | 
|Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  |             | 705,688 |   |                              |  | $        9.26  17.92 |                                      |  |  | $        14.83 |  |  |  | 705,688 | 



|                                 |  |                                         |         |  |                                      |   |       |                                                  |  |  |      | 
|-------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - | ----- | ------------------------------------------------ |  |  | ---- | 
|                                 |  | Total SARs Outstanding and Exercisable |        
|Range of Exercise Prices (US $): |  | Number                                  |         |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price(US $) |   |       | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life(Years) | 
|$    9.26  11.99                |  |                                         | 60,624  |  |                                      | $ | 9.27  |                                                  |  |  | 2.23 | 
|12.00  14.99                    |  |                                         | 115,478 |  |                                      |   | 13.26 |                                                  |  |  | 3.10 | 
|15.00  17.92                    |  |                                         | 529,586 |  |                                      |   | 15.81 |                                                  |  |  | 5.44 | 
|$    9.26  17.92                |  |                                         | 705,688 |  |                                      | $ | 14.83 |                                                  |  |  | 4.78 | 

(b) Executive

In 2007 Precision instituted a Deferred Signing Bonus Share Plan for its Chief Executive Officer. Under the plan 178,336 notional DSUs were granted on September 1, 2007. The shares were redeemable one-third
annually beginning September 1, 2008 and were settled for cash based on the common share trading price on redemption. Prior to the conversion to a corporation, the number of notional DSUs were adjusted for each cash distribution to unitholders
by issuing additional notional DSUs based on the weighted average trading price on the Toronto Stock Exchange for the five days immediately following the ex-distribution date. The final tranche from this plan was redeemed during 2010.



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Equity settled plans

(c) Non-management directors

Precision has a deferred share unit plan for
non-management directors. Under the plan fully vested deferred share units are granted quarterly based upon an election by the non-management director to receive all or a portion of their compensation in deferred share units. These deferred share
units are redeemable into an equal number of common shares any time after the directors retirement. A summary of this share based incentive plan is presented below:



|                           |  |             |         |  
|-------------------------- |  | ----------- | ------- | -
|Deferred Shares Units      |  | Outstanding |        
|Balance, January 1, 2010   |  |             | 290,732 |  
|Granted                    |  |             | 131,571 |  
|Redeemed                   |  |             | (28,586 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010 |  |             | 393,717 |  
|Granted                    |  |             | 70,974  |  
|Redeemed                   |  |             | (47,196 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011 |  |             | 417,495 |  

For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Corporation expensed $0.8 million as share based compensation, with a
corresponding increase in contributed surplus. As discussed in Note 4(c), prior to the conversion to a corporation, this plan was treated as a cash settled award and for the year ended December 31, 2010 Precision expensed $0.4 million as share
based compensation with a corresponding increase to accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Upon conversion to a corporation on June 1, 2010, $2.4 million was transferred to contributed surplus and for the year ended December 31, 2010
Precision expensed an additional $0.8 million with a corresponding increase in contributed surplus.

(d) Option plan

The Corporation has a share option plan under which a combined total of 10,303,253 options to purchase shares are reserved to be
granted to employees. Of the amount reserved 6,161,324 options have been granted. Under this plan, the exercise price of each option equals the fair market of the option at the date of grant determined by the weighted average trading price for the
five days preceding the grant. The options are denominated in either Canadian or U.S. dollars and vest over a period of three years from the date of grant as employees render continuous service to the Corporation and have a term of seven years.

A summary of the status of the equity incentive plan is presented below:



|                                    |  |                    |           |   |                        |   |               |                               |  |   |                    |  |  |  |           | 
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --------- | - | ---------------------- | - | ------------- | ----------------------------- |  | - | ------------------ |  |  |  | --------- | 
|Canadian share options              |  | OptionsOutstanding |           |   | Range ofExercise Price |   |               | WeightedAverageExercise Price |  |   | OptionsExercisable | 
|Outstanding as at January 1, 2010   |  |                    | 1,189,625 |   |                        | $ | 5.22  7.26   |                               |  | $ | 5.85               |  |  |  |          | 
|Granted                             |  |                    | 1,236,310 |   |                        |   | 7.33  8.59   |                               |  |   | 8.56               |  |  |  |           | 
|Exercised                           |  |                    | (5,666    | ) |                        |   | 5.85  5.85   |                               |  |   | 5.85               |  |  |  |           | 
|Forfeitures                         |  |                    | (78,500   | ) |                        |   | 5.85  8.59   |                               |  |   | 7.12               |  |  |  |           | 
|Outstanding as at December 31, 2010 |  |                    | 2,341,769 |   |                        |   | 5.22  8.59   |                               |  |   | 7.24               |  |  |  | 386,013   | 
|Granted                             |  |                    | 1,241,050 |   |                        |   | 10.44  14.50 |                               |  |   | 10.66              |  |  |  |           | 
|Exercised                           |  |                    | (141,240  | ) |                        |   | 5.85  8.59   |                               |  |   | 6.81               |  |  |  |           | 
|Forfeitures                         |  |                    | (174,008  | ) |                        |   | 5.85  14.50  |                               |  |   | 9.17               |  |  |  |           | 
|Outstanding as at December 31, 2011 |  |                    | 3,267,571 |   |                        | $ | 5.22  14.50  |                               |  | $ | 8.45               |  |  |  | 1,008,305 | 



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|                                    |  |                    |           |   |                              |   |               |                                      |  |   |                    |  |  |  |         | 
|----------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --------- | - | ---------------------------- | - | ------------- | ------------------------------------ |  | - | ------------------ |  |  |  | ------- | 
|U.S. share options                  |  | OptionsOutstanding |           |   | Range ofExercise Price(US $) |   |               | WeightedAverageExercise Price
(US $) |  |   | OptionsExercisable | 
|Outstanding as at January 1, 2010   |  |                    | 598,075   |   |                              | $ | 4.95  7.02   |                                      |  | $ | 4.97               |  |  |  |        | 
|Granted                             |  |                    | 882,445   |   |                              |   | 7.12  8.06   |                                      |  |   | 7.82               |  |  |  |         | 
|Exercised                           |  |                    | (17,666   | ) |                              |   | 4.95  4.95   |                                      |  |   | 4.95               |  |  |  |         | 
|Forfeitures                         |  |                    | (81,500   | ) |                              |   | 4.95  8.06   |                                      |  |   | 5.37               |  |  |  |         | 
|Outstanding as at December 31, 2010 |  |                    | 1,381,354 |   |                              |   | 4.95  8.06   |                                      |  |   | 6.77               |  |  |  | 158,177 | 
|Granted                             |  |                    | 872,319   |   |                              |   | 10.55  15.21 |                                      |  |   | 10.95              |  |  |  |         | 
|Exercised                           |  |                    | (206,685  | ) |                              |   | 4.95  8.06   |                                      |  |   | 6.35               |  |  |  |         | 
|Forfeitures                         |  |                    | (160,436  | ) |                              |   | 4.95  10.55  |                                      |  |   | 8.36               |  |  |  |         | 
|Outstanding as at December 31, 2011 |  |                    | 1,886,552 |   |                              | $ | 4.95  15.21  |                                      |  | $ | 8.61               |  |  |  | 396,188 | 

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise for share options exercised in 2011 was $13.70 (2010
 $8.69) for the Canadian share options and US$14.37 (2010  US$8.68) for the U.S. share options.

The range of exercise
prices for options outstanding at December 31, 2011 are as follows:



|                          |  |                           |           |  |                                |   |       |                                                  |  |  |        |  |  |                                |           |  |  |   |      | 
|------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | --------- |  | ------------------------------ | - | ----- | ------------------------------------------------ |  |  | ------ |  |  | ------------------------------ | --------- |  |  | - | ---- | 
|Canadian share options    |  | Total Options Outstanding |           |  | Exercisable Options            |  
|Range of Exercise Prices: |  | Number                    |           |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price |   |       | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life(Years) |  |  | Number |  |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price |          
|$      5.22  6.99        |  |                           | 1,019,709 |  |                                | $ | 5.85  |                                                  |  |  | 4.35   |  |  |                                | 659,257   |  |  | $ | 5.85 | 
|7.00  8.99               |  |                           | 1,094,412 |  |                                |   | 8.56  |                                                  |  |  | 5.13   |  |  |                                | 349,048   |  |  |   | 8.56 | 
|9.00  14.50              |  |                           | 1,153,450 |  |                                |   | 10.65 |                                                  |  |  | 6.14   |  |  |                                |          |  |  |   |     | 
|$    5.22  14.50         |  |                           | 3,267,571 |  |                                | $ | 8.45  |                                                  |  |  | 5.24   |  |  |                                | 1,008,305 |  |  | $ | 6.79 | 



|                                 |  |                           |           |  |                                      |   |       |                                                  |  |  |        |  |  |                                      |         |  |  |   |      | 
|-------------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | --------- |  | ------------------------------------ | - | ----- | ------------------------------------------------ |  |  | ------ |  |  | ------------------------------------ | ------- |  |  | - | ---- | 
|U.S. share options               |  | Total Options Outstanding |           |  | Exercisable Options                  |  
|Range of Exercise Prices (US $): |  | Number                    |           |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price(US $) |   |       | Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life(Years) |  |  | Number |  |  | Weighted AverageExercise Price(US $) |        
|$      4.95  5.99               |  |                           | 366,693   |  |                                      | $ | 4.95  |                                                  |  |  | 4.35   |  |  |                                      | 216,501 |  |  | $ | 4.95 | 
|6.00  8.99                      |  |                           | 719,090   |  |                                      |   | 7.84  |                                                  |  |  | 5.13   |  |  |                                      | 179,667 |  |  |   | 7.94 | 
|9.00  15.21                     |  |                           | 800,769   |  |                                      |   | 10.99 |                                                  |  |  | 6.15   |  |  |                                      |        |  |  |   |     | 
|$    4.95  15.21                |  |                           | 1,886,552 |  |                                      | $ | 8.61  |                                                  |  |  | 5.45   |  |  |                                      | 396,168 |  |  | $ | 6.31 | 

The per option weighted average fair value of the share options granted during 2011 was $4.94 (2010  $3.78)
estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumption: average risk-free interest rate 2% (2010  2%), average expected life of four years (2010  four years), expected forfeiture rate of 5%
(2010  5%) and expected volatility of 59% (2010  59%). Included in net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 is an expense of $7.9 million (2010  $5.3 million).



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NOTE 11. PROVISIONS AND OTHER



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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ------ | - | -------------------- | - | ------ | ---------------- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                                           |  | Workerscompensation |        |   | ExchangeableLP units |   |        | Warrants         |  |   | Total          |  
|Balance January 1, 2010                                                    |  | $                    | 24,654 |   |                      | $ | 909    |                  |  | $ | 79,205         |   |  | $ | 104,768 |  
|Expensed (recovered) during the year                                       |  |                      | 9,657  |   |                      |   | (18    | )                |  |   |               |   |  |   | 9,639   |  
|Payment of deductibles and uninsured claims                                |  |                      | (9,326 | ) |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | (9,326  | )
|Reclassification to shareholders capital upon conversion to a corporation |  |                      |       |   |                      |   | (891   | )                |  |   | (79,205        | ) |  |   | (80,096 | )
|Effects of foreign currency exchange differences                           |  |                      | (1,244 | ) |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | (1,244  | )
|Balance December 31, 2010                                                  |  |                      | 23,741 |   |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 23,741  |  
|Expensed (recovered) during the year                                       |  |                      | 7,894  |   |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 7,894   |  
|Payment of deductibles and uninsured claims                                |  |                      | (8,179 | ) |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | (8,179  | )
|Effects of foreign currency exchange differences                           |  |                      | 528    |   |                      |   |       |                  |  |   |               |   |  |   | 528     |  
|Balance December 31, 2011                                                  |  | $                    | 23,984 |   |                      | $ |       |                  |  | $ |               |   |  | $ | 23,984  |  
|                                                                           |  |                      |        |   |                      |   |        |                  |  |   |                |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                                           |  |                      |        |   | December 31,2011     |   |        | December 31,2010 |  |   | January 1,2010 |  
|Current                                                                    |  |                      |        |   |                      | $ | 7,863  |                  |  | $ | 5,690          |   |  | $ | 4,563   |  
|Long-term                                                                  |  |                      |        |   |                      |   | 16,121 |                  |  |   | 18,051         |   |  |   | 100,205 |  
|                                                                           |  |                      |        |   |                      | $ | 23,984 |                  |  | $ | 23,741         |   |  | $ | 104,768 |  

Precision maintains a provision for the deductible and uninsured portions of workers compensation and general
liability claims. The amount accrued for the provision for losses incurred varies depending on the number and nature of the claims outstanding at the balance sheet dates. In addition, the accrual includes managements estimate of the future
cost to settle each claim such as future changes in the severity of the claim and increases in medical costs. Precision uses third parties to assist in developing the estimate of the ultimate costs to settle each claim, which is based upon
historical experience associated with the type of each claim and specific information related to each claim. The specific circumstances of each claim may change over time prior to settlement and as a result, the estimates made as of the balance
sheet dates may change.

NOTE 12. LONG-TERM DEBT



|                                                |  |      |           |   |      |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                |  | 2011 |           |   | 2010 |  
|Secured revolving credit facility               |  | $    |          |   |      | $ |        |  
|Unsecured senior notes:                         |  |      |           |   |      |   |         |  
|6.625% senior notes due 2020 (US$650.0 million) |  |      | 661,050   |   |      |   | 646,490 |  
|6.5% senior notes due 2021 (US$400.0 million)   |  |      | 406,800   |   |      |   |        |  
|6.5% senior notes due 2019                      |  |      | 200,000   |   |      |   |        |  
|10% senior notes                                |  |      |          |   |      |   | 175,000 |  
|                                                |  |      | 1,267,850 |   |      |   | 821,490 |  
|Less net unamortized debt issue costs           |  |      | (28,234   | ) |      |   | (16,996 | )
|                                                |  | $    | 1,239,616 |   |      | $ | 804,494 |  



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(a) Secured revolving credit facility:

The secured revolving credit facility provides Precision with senior secured financing for general corporate purposes, including for acquisitions,
of up to US$550 million with a provision for an increase in the facility of up to an additional US$100 million. The secured revolving credit facility is secured by charges on substantially all of Precisions present and future assets and the
present and future assets of its material U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and, if necessary, in order to adhere to covenants under the revolving credit facility, on certain assets of certain subsidiaries organized in a jurisdiction outside of Canada
or the U.S. The secured revolving credit facility requires that Precision comply with certain financial covenants including leverage ratios of consolidated senior debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization as defined in
the agreement (EBITDA) of less than 3:1 and consolidated total debt to EBITDA of less than 4:1 for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters; and a interest coverage ratio of greater than 2.75:1 for the most recent four
consecutive fiscal quarters. As well the revolving credit facility contains certain covenants that place restrictions on Precisions ability to incur or assume additional indebtedness; dispose of assets; make or pay dividends, share redemptions
or other distributions; change its primary business; incur liens on assets; engage in transactions with affiliates; enter into mergers, consolidations or amalgamations; and enter into speculative swap agreements. At December 31, 2011 Precision
complied with the covenants of the revolving credit facility.

The revolving credit facility has a term of four years, with an annual
option on Precisions part to request that the lenders extend, at their discretion, the facility to a new maturity date not to exceed four years from the date of the extension request. The current maturity date of the revolving credit facility
is November 17, 2015.

Under the revolving credit facility amounts can be drawn in U.S. dollars and/or Canadian dollars and was
undrawn as at December 31, 2011 and 2010. Up to US$200 million of the revolving credit facility is available for letters of credit denominated in United States and/or Canadian dollars and as at December 31, 2011 outstanding letters of
credit amounted to US$22.6 million (2010  US$23.4 million).

The interest rate on loans that are denominated in U.S. dollars is,
at the option of Precision, either a margin over a U.S. base rate or a margin over LIBOR. The interest rate on loans denominated in Canadian dollars is, at the option of Precision, either a margin over the Canadian prime rate or a margin over the
bankers acceptance rate; such margins will be based on the then applicable ratio of consolidated total debt to EBITDA.

(b)
Unsecured senior notes:

Precision has outstanding the following unsecured senior notes:



| | ¡ | US$650.0 million of 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020. These notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.625% per annum, and mature on November 15, 2020.
Interest is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2011.
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| | ¡ | $200.0 million of 6.5% Senior Notes due 2019. These notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.5% per annum, and mature on March 15, 2019. Interest is
payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2011.
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| | ¡ | US$400.0 million of 6.5% Senior Notes due 2021. These notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.5% per annum, and mature on December 15, 2021.
Interest is payable semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on December 15, 2011.
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The 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 and the 6.5% Senior Notes due 2019 are unsecured, ranking equally with existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and have been guaranteed by current and future U.S. and
Canadian subsidiaries that guaranteed the revolving credit facility. These notes contain certain covenants that limit Precisions ability and the ability of certain subsidiaries to, incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock;
create liens; make restricted payments; create or permit to exist restrictions on the ability of Precision or certain subsidiaries to make certain payments and distributions; engage in amalgamations, mergers or consolidations; make certain
dispositions and transfers of assets; and engage in transactions with affiliates. If the notes receive an investment grade rating by Standard & Poors and Moodys Investors Service and Precision and its subsidiaries are not in
default under the indenture governing the notes, then Precision will not be required to comply with particular covenants contained in the indenture.



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The 6.5% Senior Notes due 2021 are unsecured, ranking equally with existing and future senior
unsecured indebtedness, and have been guaranteed by current and future U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that guaranteed the revolving credit facility. These notes contain certain covenants that limit Precisions ability and the ability of certain
subsidiaries to, incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock; create liens; make restricted payments; create or permit to exist restrictions on the ability of Precision or certain subsidiaries to make certain payments and distributions;
engage in amalgamations, mergers or consolidations; make certain dispositions and transfers of assets; and engage in transactions with affiliates. If the notes receive an investment grade rating by Standard & Poors or Moodys
Investors Service and Precision and its subsidiaries are not in default under the indenture governing the notes, then Precision will not be required to comply with particular covenants contained in the indenture.

Precision may redeem, prior to November 15, 2013, up to 35% of the 6.625% Senior Notes due 2020 with the net proceeds of certain equity
offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.625% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest. Prior to December 15, 2016, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at 100.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest and
the greater of 1.0% of the principal amount of the note to be redeemed and the excess, if any, of the present value of the December 15, 2016 redemption price plus required interest payments through December 15, 2016 (calculated using the
United States Treasury rate plus 50 basis points) over the principal amount of the note. As well, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at any time on or after November 15, 2015 and before November 15, 2018, at redemption
prices ranging between 103.313% and 101.104% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. Anytime on or after November 15, 2018 the notes can be redeemed for their principal amount plus accrued interest. Upon specified change of control
events, each holder of a note will have the right to sell to Precision all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.

Precision may redeem, prior to March 15, 2014, up to 35% of the 6.5% Senior Notes due 2019 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings
at a redemption price equal to 106.5% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Prior to March 15, 2015, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at 100.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest and the greater of 1.0%
of the principal amount of the note to be redeemed and the excess, if any, of the present value of the March 15, 2015 redemption price plus required interest payments through March 15, 2015 (calculated using the Government of Canada rate
plus 100 basis points) over the principal amount of the note. As well, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at any time on or after March 15, 2015 and before March 15, 2017, at redemption prices ranging between 103.250% and
101.625% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. Anytime on or after March 15, 2017 the notes can be redeemed for their principal amount plus accrued interest. Upon specified change of control events, each holder of a note will have
the right to sell to Precision all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.

Precision may redeem, prior to December 15, 2014, up to 35% of the 6.5% Senior Notes due 2021 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.5% of the principal amount
plus accrued interest. Prior to December 15, 2016, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at 100.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest and the greater of 1.0% of the principal amount of the note to be redeemed and the
excess, if any, of the present value of the December 15, 2016 redemption price plus required interest payments through December 15, 2016 (calculated using the United States Treasury rate plus 50 basis points) over the principal amount of
the note. As well, Precision may redeem the notes in whole or in part at any time on or after December 15, 2016 and before December 15, 2019, at redemption prices ranging between 103.250% and 101.083% of their principal amount plus accrued
interest. Anytime on or after December 15, 2019 the notes can be redeemed for their principal amount plus accrued interest. Upon specified change of control events, each holder of a note will have the right to sell to Precision all or a portion
of its notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.

In March
2011, Precision repaid the $175 million 10% senior unsecured notes. The total repayment of approximately $204 million included the $175 million in principal, accrued interest and a make-whole premium. The make-whole premium of $27 million was
recorded in financing charges.

At December 31, 2011 no mandatory principal repayments are required in the next five years.



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(c) Guarantor disclosures:

The Corporation issued senior unsecured notes that were fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by certain current and
future U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries. The Corporation has not presented supplemental financial information concerning the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 as the assets and operations of
the non-guarantor companies are not significant. In addition, the parent company has no significant independent assets, except for cash of $440.8 million (2010  $229.2 million), or significant independent operations except for general and
administrative costs of $45.5 million (2010  $40.5 million) and financing charges of $115.3 million (2010  $211.3 million).

NOTE 13. INCOME TAXES

The provision
for income taxes differs from that which would be expected by applying statutory Canadian income tax rates. A reconciliation of the difference at December 31 is as follows:



|                                       |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                       |  | 2011 |         |   | 2010 |  
|Earnings before income taxes           |  | $    | 240,784 |   |      | $ | 26,190  |  
|Federal and provincial statutory rates |  |      | 27%     |   |      |   | 28%     |  
|Tax at statutory rates                 |  | $    | 65,012  |   |      | $ | 7,333   |  
|Adjusted for the effect of:            |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Non-deductible expenses                |  |      | 7,857   |   |      |   | 15,790  |  
|Non-taxable capital gains              |  |      | (1,245  | ) |      |   | (2,601  | )
|Income taxed at lower rates            |  |      | (32,260 | ) |      |   | (43,557 | )
|Taxes related to prior years           |  |      | 10,986  |   |      |   |        |  
|Other                                  |  |      | (3,043  | ) |      |   | 5,690   |  
|Income tax expense (recovery)          |  | $    | 47,307  |   |      | $ | (17,345 | )

Taxes related to prior years of $11.0 million, (2010  $nil) includes the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial
income tax settlement of prior years income taxes totaling $34.8 million offset by a reduction in prior period unrecognized tax benefits (including interest and penalties) of $23.8 million.

The net deferred tax liability is comprised of the tax effect of the following temporary differences:



|                                              |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|--------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- |  | ---- | - | ------- | -------------- |  | - | ------- | 
|                                              |  | 2011 |         |  | 2010 |   |         | January 1,2010 | 
|Deferred income tax liability:                |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|Property, plant and equipment and intangibles |  | $    | 735,815 |  |      | $ | 676,803 |                |  | $ | 665,800 | 
|Partnership deferrals                         |  |      | 91,319  |  |      |   | 55,819  |                |  |   | 37,674  | 
|Other                                         |  |      | 5,704   |  |      |   | 2,094   |                |  |   | 14,296  | 
|                                              |  |      | 832,838 |  |      |   | 734,716 |                |  |   | 717,770 | 
|Deferred income tax assets:                   |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|Losses (expire from time to time up to 2031)  |  |      | 221,982 |  |      |   | 136,056 |                |  |   | 84,365  | 
|Debt issue costs                              |  |      | 2,568   |  |      |   | 6,802   |                |  |   | 3,769   | 
|Long-term incentive plan                      |  |      | 13,026  |  |      |   | 8,846   |                |  |   | 5,164   | 
|Other                                         |  |      | 7,472   |  |      |   | 4,773   |                |  |   | 4,013   | 
|Net deferred income tax liability             |  | $    | 587,790 |  |      | $ | 578,239 |                |  | $ | 620,459 | 

Included in the net deferred tax liability is $324.9 million (2010  $ 353.2 million) of tax effected
temporary differences related to the Corporations United States operations.



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The movement in temporary differences is as follows:



|                                                |  |                                           |         |   |                      |   |        |                                    |  |   |         |   |  |                 |          |   |                        |   |        |                               |  |   |                                |   |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------- | ------- | - | -------------------- | - | ------ | ---------------------------------- |  | - | ------- | - |  | --------------- | -------- | - | ---------------------- | - | ------ | ----------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------ | - |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                |  | Property,plant andequipmentandintangibles |         |   | Partnershipdeferrals |   |        | Otherdeferredincome taxliabilities |  |   | Losses  |   |  | Debt issuecosts |          |   | Long-termincentiveplan |   |        | Otherdeferredincome taxassets |  |   | Netdeferredincome taxliability |  
|Balance January 1, 2010                         |  | $                                         | 665,800 |   |                      | $ | 37,674 |                                    |  | $ | 14,296  |   |  | $               | (84,365  | ) |                        | $ | (3,769 | )                             |  | $ | (5,164                         | ) |  | $ | (4,013 | ) |  | $ | 620,459 |  
|Recognized in net earnings                      |  |                                           | 35,756  |   |                      |   | 18,145 |                                    |  |   | (14,350 | ) |  |                 | (57,094  | ) |                        |   | (3,033 | )                             |  |   | (3,722                         | ) |  |   | (681   | ) |  |   | (24,979 | )
|Recognized in other comprehensive income        |  |                                           |        |   |                      |   |       |                                    |  |   | 2,148   |   |  |                 |         |   |                        |   |       |                               |  |   |                               |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 2,148   |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |                                           | (24,753 | ) |                      |   |       |                                    |  |   |        |   |  |                 | 5,403    |   |                        |   |       |                               |  |   | 40                             |   |  |   | (79    | ) |  |   | (19,389 | )
|Balance December 31, 2010                       |  |                                           | 676,803 |   |                      |   | 55,819 |                                    |  |   | 2,094   |   |  |                 | (136,056 | ) |                        |   | (6,802 | )                             |  |   | (8,846                         | ) |  |   | (4,773 | ) |  |   | 578,239 |  
|Recognized in net earnings                      |  |                                           | 45,686  |   |                      |   | 35,500 |                                    |  |   | 5,712   |   |  |                 | (80,896  | ) |                        |   | 4,234  |                               |  |   | (4,011                         | ) |  |   | (2,697 | ) |  |   | 3,528   |  
|Recognized in other comprehensive income        |  |                                           |        |   |                      |   |       |                                    |  |   | (2,148  | ) |  |                 |         |   |                        |   |       |                               |  |   |                               |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | (2,148  | )
|Acquired in business acquisitions (Note 21)     |  |                                           | 844     |   |                      |   |       |                                    |  |   |        |   |  |                 |         |   |                        |   |       |                               |  |   |                               |   |  |   |       |   |  |   | 844     |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange differences |  |                                           | 12,482  |   |                      |   |       |                                    |  |   | 46      |   |  |                 | (5,030   | ) |                        |   |       |                               |  |   | (169                           | ) |  |   | (2     | ) |  |   | 7,327   |  
|Balance December 31, 2011                       |  | $                                         | 735,815 |   |                      | $ | 91,319 |                                    |  | $ | 5,704   |   |  | $               | (221,982 | ) |                        | $ | (2,568 | )                             |  | $ | (13,026                        | ) |  | $ | (7,472 | ) |  | $ | 587,790 |  

On December 31, 2011 Precision had $34.3 million (2010  $54.8 million) of unrecognized tax benefits that,
if recognized, would have a favourable impact on Precisions effective income tax rate in future periods. Precision classifies interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits and income tax penalties as income tax expense. Included in the
unrecognized tax benefit as at December 31, 2011 is interest and penalties of $8.6 million (2010  $10.3 million).

Reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits



|                                             |  |      |         |   |      |   |        |  
|-------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|Year ended December 31,                      |  | 2011 |         |   | 2010 |  
|Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year |  | $    | 54,825  |   |      | $ | 48,652 |  
|Additions:                                   |  |      |         |   |      |   |        |  
|Prior years tax positions                   |  |      | 2,133   |   |      |   | 6,825  |  
|Reductions:                                  |  |      |         |   |      |   |        |  
|Prior years tax positions                   |  |      | (22,658 | ) |      |   | (652   | )
|Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year       |  | $    | 34,300  |   |      | $ | 54,825 |  

It is anticipated that approximately $1.2 million (2010  $24.4 million) of an unrecognized tax position that
relates to prior year activities will be realized during the next 12 months. Subject to the results of audit examinations by taxing authorities and/or legislative changes by taxing jurisdictions, Precision does not anticipate further adjustments of
unrecognized tax positions during the next 12 months that would have a material impact on the financial statements of Precision.



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NOTE 14. SHAREHOLDERS CAPITAL



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|(a) Authorized unlimited number of voting common shares                                                                                       
|  unlimited number of preferred shares, issuable in series, limited to an amount equal to one
half of the issued and outstanding common shares

| | 
| | 

(b) Issued



|                                                                                         |  |        |             |   |        |   |           |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------ | ----------- | - | ------ | - | --------- | -
|Common shares                                                                            |  | Number |             |   | Amount |  
|Balance, May 31, 2010                                                                    |  |        |            |   |        | $ |          |  
|Issued for Trust units                                                                   |  |        | 275,544,524 |   |        |   | 2,164,114 |  
|Issued for LP units                                                                      |  |        | 118,820     |   |        |   | 891       |  
|Reclassification of warrants from long-term liabilities                                  |  |        |            |   |        |   | 79,205    |  
|Options exercised  cash consideration                                                   |  |        | 23,332      |   |        |   | 122       |  
| reclassification from contributed surplus                                              |  |        |            |   |        |   | 85        |  
|Balance, December 31, 2010                                                               |  |        | 275,686,676 |   |        | $ | 2,244,417 |  
|Options exercised  cash consideration                                                   |  |        | 347,925     |   |        |   | 2,238     |  
| reclassification from contributed surplus                                              |  |        |            |   |        |   | 1,178     |  
|Issued on redemption of non-management directors DSUs                                   |  |        | 47,196      |   |        |   | 384       |  
|Balance, December 31, 2011                                                               |  |        | 276,081,797 |   |        | $ | 2,248,217 |  
|The following provides a
continuity of Trust units up to the Conversion on June 1, 2010. |  |        |             |   |        |   |           |  
|Trust units                                                                              |  | Number |             |   | Amount |  
|Balance, January 1, 2010                                                                 |  |        | 275,516,778 |   |        | $ | 2,163,919 |  
|Issued on redemption of non-management directors DSUs                                   |  |        | 28,586      |   |        |   | 204       |  
|Cancellation of units owned by dissenting shareholders                                   |  |        | (840        | ) |        |   | (9        | )
|Balance, May 31, 2010                                                                    |  |        | 275,544,524 |   |        | $ | 2,164,114 |  

(c) Warrants

On April 22, 2009 the Corporation issued 15,000,000 purchase warrants pursuant to a private placement. Each warrant is exercisable into common shares of the Corporation at a price of $3.22 per share for a
period of five years from the date of issue. No warrants have been exercised as at December 31, 2011.

NOTE 15. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS



|                           |  |                                                      |         |   |                                                    |   |         |                                   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------- | - | -------------------------------------------------- | - | ------- | --------------------------------- |  | - | ------- | -
|                           |  | Unrealizedforeign currencytranslation 
gains(losses) |         |   | Foreign exchangegain (loss) on netinvestment
hedge |   |         | Accumulatedothercomprehensiveloss | 
|Balance, January 1, 2010   |  | $                                                    |        |   |                                                    | $ |        |                                   |  | $ |        |  
|Other comprehensive loss   |  |                                                      | (61,037 | ) |                                                    |   | 14,817  |                                   |  |   | (46,220 | )
|Balance, December 31, 2010 |  |                                                      | (61,037 | ) |                                                    |   | 14,817  |                                   |  |   | (46,220 | )
|Other comprehensive loss   |  |                                                      | 33,050  |   |                                                    |   | (37,692 | )                                 |  |   | (4,642  | )
|Balance, December 31, 2011 |  | $                                                    | (27,987 | ) |                                                    | $ | (22,875 | )                                 |  | $ | (50,862 | )



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NOTE 16. FINANCE CHARGES



|                                                                            |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- | - | ---- | - | ------- | -
|                                                                            |  | 2011 |         |   | 2010 |  
|Interest:                                                                   |  |      |         |   |      |   |         |  
|Long-term debt                                                              |  | $    | 69,959  |   |      | $ | 67,570  |  
|Tax settlement and reassessment                                             |  |      | 15,372  |   |      |   |        |  
|Other                                                                       |  |      | 164     |   |      |   | 97      |  
|Income                                                                      |  |      | (1,683  | ) |      |   | (803    | )
|Amortization of debt issue costs                                            |  |      | 3,444   |   |      |   | 27,097  |  
|Accelerated amortization of debt issue costs from voluntary debt repayments |  |      |        |   |      |   | 1,590   |  
|Loss on settlement of debt facilities                                       |  |      | 26,942  |   |      |   | 115,776 |  
|Debt amendment fees                                                         |  |      | 1,134   |   |      |   |        |  
|Finance charges                                                             |  | $    | 115,332 |   |      | $ | 211,327 |  

NOTE 17. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Corporation has a defined contribution pension plan covering a significant number of
its employees. Under this plan, the Corporation matches individual contributions up to 5% of the employees eligible compensation. Total expense under the defined contribution plan in 2011 was $8.6 million (2010  $7.2 million).

NOTE 18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Compensation of key management personnel

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows:



|                                        |  |      |        |  |      |   |        | 
|--------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------ |  | ---- | - | ------ | 
|                                        |  | 2011 |        |  | 2010 |  
|Salaries and other benefits             |  | $    | 6,065  |  |      | $ | 4,356  | 
|Equity settled share based compensation |  |      | 3,297  |  |      |   | 2,192  | 
|Cash settled share based compensation   |  |      | 7,106  |  |      |   | 4,260  | 
|                                        |  | $    | 16,468 |  |      | $ | 10,808 | 

Key management personnel are comprised of the directors and executive officers of the Corporation. Certain executive
officers have entered into employment agreements with Precision which provide termination benefits of up to 24 months base salary plus up to two times targeted incentive compensation upon dismissal without cause.

NOTE 19. COMMITMENTS

(a) Operating lease commitments

The Corporation has commitments under various operating lease agreements, primarily for vehicles and office space. Terms of the office leases run for a period of one to ten years while the vehicle leases are
typically for terms of between three and four years. Expected non-cancellable operating lease payments are as follows:



|                           |  |      |        |  |      |   |        |                |  |   |        | 
|-------------------------- |  | ---- | ------ |  | ---- | - | ------ | -------------- |  | - | ------ | 
|                           |  | 2011 |        |  | 2010 |   |        | January 1,2010 | 
|Less than one year         |  | $    | 12,874 |  |      | $ | 13,187 |                |  | $ | 11,034 | 
|Between one and five years |  |      | 39,555 |  |      |   | 34,638 |                |  |   | 15,069 | 
|Later than five years      |  |      | 28,528 |  |      |   | 30,415 |                |  |   | 1,562  | 
|                           |  | $    | 80,957 |  |      | $ | 78,240 |                |  | $ | 27,665 | 

One of the leased properties was sublet by the Corporation. The lease and sublease expired in 2011.



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The following amounts were recognized as expenses in respect of operating leases in the consolidated
statement of earnings:



|                     |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |  
|-------------------- |  | ---- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|                     |  | 2011 |        |   | 2010 |  
|Operating leases     |  | $    | 13,789 |   |      | $ | 11,490 |  
|Sub-lease recoveries |  |      | (814   | ) |      |   | (1,105 | )
|                     |  | $    | 12,975 |   |      | $ | 10,385 |  

(b) Capital commitments

At December 31, 2011 the Corporation has commitments to purchase property, plant and equipment totaling $195.0 million (2010  US$16.5 million). Payments for these commitments are expected to be made in
2012.

NOTE 20. PER SHARE AMOUNTS

The following tables reconcile the net earnings and weighted average shares outstanding used in computing basic and diluted
earnings per share:



|                                                            |  |      |         |  |      |   |         | 
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- |  | ---- | - | ------- | 
|                                                            |  | 2011 |         |  | 2010 |  
|Net earnings  basic and diluted                            |  | $    | 193,477 |  |      | $ | 43,535  | 
|                                                            |  |      |         |  |      |   |         | 
|(Stated in thousands)                                       |  | 2011 |         |  | 2010 |  
|Weighted average shares outstanding  basic                 |  |      | 275,899 |  |      |   | 275,655 | 
|Effect of share warrants                                    |  |      | 11,106  |  |      |   | 8,787   | 
|Effect of stock options and other equity compensation plans |  |      | 1,711   |  |      |   | 619     | 
|Weighted average shares outstanding  diluted               |  |      | 288,716 |  |      |   | 285,061 | 

NOTE 21. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

On March 29, 2011 Precision acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Drake
Directional Drilling, LLC and Drake MWD Service, LLC (collectively Drake). These companies provide directional drilling services in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Colorado and have been included in the Contract Drilling Services segment.

On September 9, 2011 Precision acquired all the issued and outstanding shares of Axis Energy Services Holdings Inc.
(Axis). Axis provides directional drilling and MWD (measurement while drilling) services, primarily in Western Canada and has been included in the Contract Drilling Services segment.

In conjunction with the Axis acquisition, the purchase price will be adjusted to the extent that earnings before finance charges, foreign exchange,
income taxes and depreciation and amortization during the period from acquisition to December 31, 2011 and working capital at December 31, 2011 for the acquired entities is above or below a predetermined amount. As at the date of the
acquisition, Precision estimated the amount of this additional consideration to be $20.4 million and recorded the contingent consideration in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. As at December 31, 2011 Precision reduced the estimated
contingent liability to $18.1 million and recognized a $3.8 million recovery in the statement of earnings and a $1.5 million increase to goodwill as a result of working capital adjustments.



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The details of the acquisitions are as follows:



|                               |  |       |        |     |      |   |        |       |  |   |         |  
|------------------------------ |  | ----- | ------ | --- | ---- | - | ------ | ----- |  | - | ------- | -
|                               |  | Drake |        |     | Axis |   |        | Total | 
|Net assets at assigned values: |  |       |        |     |      |   |        |       |  |   |         |  
|Working capital                |  | $     | 3,292  | (1) |      | $ | 6,363  | (2)   |  | $ | 9,655   |  
|Property, plant and equipment  |  |       | 5,513  |     |      |   | 20,142 |       |  |   | 25,655  |  
|Intangible assets              |  |       | 1,460  |     |      |   | 2,759  |       |  |   | 4,219   |  
|Goodwill (not deductible)      |  |       | 25,521 |     |      |   | 52,514 |       |  |   | 78,035  |  
|Deferred income taxes          |  |       |       |     |      |   | (844   | )     |  |   | (844    | )
|                               |  | $     | 35,786 |     |      | $ | 80,934 |       |  | $ | 116,720 |  
|Consideration:                 |  |       |        |     |      |   |        |       |  |   |         |  
|Cash                           |  | $     | 35,786 |     |      | $ | 59,034 |       |  | $ | 94,820  |  
|Contingent consideration       |  |       |       |     |      |   | 21,900 |       |  |   | 21,900  |  
|                               |  | $     | 35,786 |     |      | $ | 80,934 |       |  | $ | 116,720 |  

(1) Working capital includes cash of $2,609

(2) Working capital includes bank overdraft of $675

NOTE 22. SEGMENTED INFORMATION

To
align with the management of the operating divisions, Precision now considers the camp and catering division to be within the Completion and Production Services segment. In addition, Precision views its corporate segment as a support function that
provides assistance to more than one segment and commencing in 2011 has included United States based corporate costs, previously included in Contract Drilling Services, in the Corporate and Other segment. Prior period amounts have been restated to
reflect these changes. The Corporation operates primarily in Canada and the United States, in two industry segments; Contract Drilling Services and Completion and Production Services. Contract Drilling Services includes drilling rigs, directional
drilling, procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies, and manufacture, sale and repair of drilling equipment. Completion and Production Services includes service rigs, snubbing units, oilfield equipment rental, camp and catering services, and
wastewater treatment units.



|                              |  |                          |           |  |                                 |   |         |                    |  |   |                           |   |  |       |         |   |  |   |           | 
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --------- |  | ------------------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------ |  | - | ------------------------- | - |  | ----- | ------- | - |  | - | --------- | 
|2011                          |  | ContractDrillingServices |           |  | CompletionandProductionServices |   |         | Corporateand Other |  |   | Inter-segmentEliminations |   |  | Total |        
|Revenue                       |  | $                        | 1,632,037 |  |                                 | $ | 330,225 |                    |  | $ |                          |   |  | $     | (11,235 | ) |  | $ | 1,951,027 | 
|Operating earnings            |  |                          | 332,829   |  |                                 |   | 77,127  |                    |  |   | (81,268                   | ) |  |       |        |   |  |   | 328,688   | 
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                          | 219,194   |  |                                 |   | 25,598  |                    |  |   | 6,691                     |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 251,483   | 
|Loss on asset decommissioning |  |                          | 113,366   |  |                                 |   | 1,527   |                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 114,893   | 
|Total assets                  |  |                          | 3,380,843 |  |                                 |   | 473,811 |                    |  |   | 573,220                   |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 4,427,874 | 
|Goodwill                      |  |                          | 251,507   |  |                                 |   | 112,139 |                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 363,646   | 
|Capital expenditures*         |  |                          | 637,060   |  |                                 |   | 76,922  |                    |  |   | 12,375                    |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 726,357   | 

* Excludes business acquisitions



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|                              |  |                          |           |  |                                 |   |         |                    |  |   |                           |   |  |       |         |   |  |   |           | 
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --------- |  | ------------------------------- | - | ------- | ------------------ |  | - | ------------------------- | - |  | ----- | ------- | - |  | - | --------- | 
|2010                          |  | ContractDrillingServices |           |  | CompletionandProductionServices |   |         | Corporateand Other |  |   | Inter-segmentEliminations |   |  | Total |        
|Revenue                       |  | $                        | 1,186,007 |  |                                 | $ | 255,827 |                    |  | $ |                          |   |  | $     | (12,181 | ) |  | $ | 1,429,653 | 
|Operating earnings            |  |                          | 256,651   |  |                                 |   | 42,315  |                    |  |   | (74,161                   | ) |  |       |        |   |  |   | 224,805   | 
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                          | 177,516   |  |                                 |   | 24,128  |                    |  |   | 8,459                     |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 210,103   | 
|Loss on asset decommissioning |  |                          |          |  |                                 |   |        |                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |        |   |  |   |          | 
|Total assets                  |  |                          | 2,796,665 |  |                                 |   | 417,040 |                    |  |   | 350,835                   |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 3,564,540 | 
|Goodwill                      |  |                          | 172,393   |  |                                 |   | 112,139 |                    |  |   |                          |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 284,532   | 
|Capital expenditures          |  |                          | 158,274   |  |                                 |   | 12,435  |                    |  |   | 5,192                     |   |  |       |        |   |  |   | 175,901   | 

The Corporations operations are carried on in the following geographic locations:



|             |  |        |           |  |               |   |           |               |  |   |                           |  |  |       |         |   |  |   |           | 
|------------ |  | ------ | --------- |  | ------------- | - | --------- | ------------- |  | - | ------------------------- |  |  | ----- | ------- | - |  | - | --------- | 
|2011         |  | Canada |           |  | United States |   |           | International |  |   | Inter-segmentEliminations |  |  | Total |        
|Revenue      |  | $      | 1,071,526 |  |               | $ | 866,776   |               |  | $ | 22,994                    |  |  | $     | (10,269 | ) |  | $ | 1,951,027 | 
|Total assets |  |        | 2,252,084 |  |               |   | 2,027,676 |               |  |   | 148,114                   |  |  |       |        |   |  |   | 4,427,874 | 
|             |  |        |           |  |              
|             |  |        |           |  |               |   |           |               |  |   |                           |  |  |       |         |   |  |   |           | 
|2010         |  | Canada |           |  | United States |   |           | International |  |   | Inter-segmentEliminations |  |  | Total |        
|Revenue      |  | $      | 772,332   |  |               | $ | 634,885   |               |  | $ | 27,239                    |  |  | $     | (4,803  | ) |  | $ | 1,429,653 | 
|Total assets |  |        | 1,720,785 |  |               |   | 1,789,441 |               |  |   | 54,314                    |  |  |       |        |   |  |   | 3,564,540 | 

NOTE 23. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Risk Management

The Board of Directors is responsible for identifying the principal risks of Precisions business and for ensuring the implementation of
systems to manage these risks. With the assistance of senior management, who report to the Board of Directors on the risks of Precisions business, the Board of Directors considers such risks and discusses the management of such risks on a
regular basis.

Precision has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments:

(a) Credit risk

Accounts receivable includes balances from a large number of customers primarily operating in the oil and gas industry. The Corporation manages
credit risk by assessing the creditworthiness of its customers before providing services and on an ongoing basis as well as monitoring the amount and age of balances outstanding. In some instances the Corporation will take additional measures to
reduce credit risk including obtaining letters of credit and prepayments from customers. When indicators of credit problems appear the Corporation takes appropriate steps to reduce its exposure including negotiating with the customer, filing liens
and entering into litigation. The Corporation views the credit risks on these amounts as normal for the industry. Precisions most significant customer accounted for $43.8 million of the trade receivables amount at December 31, 2011 (2010
 $28.3 million; January 1, 2010  $20.8 million).

The movement in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the year
was as follows:



|                                     |  |      |        |   |      |   |        |  
|------------------------------------ |  | ---- | ------ | - | ---- | - | ------ | -
|                                     |  | 2011 |        |   | 2010 |  
|Balance at January 1                 |  | $    | 12,848 |   |      | $ | 16,299 |  
|Impairment loss recognized           |  |      | 915    |   |      |   | 1,132  |  
|Amounts written off as uncollectible |  |      | (418   | ) |      |   | (4,101 | )
|Impairment loss reversed             |  |      | (1,328 | ) |      |   | (61    | )
|Effect of movement in exchange rates |  |      | 162    |   |      |   | (421   | )
|Balance at December 31               |  | $    | 12,179 |   |      | $ | 12,848 |  



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The ageing of trade receivables at December 31 was:



|                            |       |      |         |                         |      |   |        |                 |  |                         |         |  |       |   |        |                         |  |   |         |  |  |   |        | 
|--------------------------- | ----- | ---- | ------- | ----------------------- | ---- | - | ------ | --------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------- |  | ----- | - | ------ | ----------------------- |  | - | ------- |  |  | - | ------ | 
|                            |       | 2011 |         |                         | 2010 |   |        | January 1, 2010 | 
|                            | Gross |      |         | Provision forimpairment |      |   | Gross  |                 |  | Provision forimpairment |         |  | Gross |   |        | Provision forimpairment | 
|Not past due                |       | $    | 235,461 |                         |      | $ |       |                 |  | $                       | 156,668 |  |       | $ |       |                         |  | $ | 105,442 |  |  | $ |       | 
|Past due 0-30 days          |       |      | 97,200  |                         |      |   |       |                 |  |                         | 84,485  |  |       |   |       |                         |  |   | 55,012  |  |  |   |       | 
|Past due 31-120 days        |       |      | 35,866  |                         |      |   | 305    |                 |  |                         | 15,853  |  |       |   | 2,722  |                         |  |   | 22,960  |  |  |   |       | 
|Past due more than 120 days |       |      | 11,874  |                         |      |   | 11,874 |                 |  |                         | 10,126  |  |       |   | 10,126 |                         |  |   | 18,029  |  |  |   | 16,299 | 
|                            |       | $    | 380,401 |                         |      | $ | 12,179 |                 |  | $                       | 267,132 |  |       | $ | 12,848 |                         |  | $ | 201,443 |  |  | $ | 16,299 | 

(b) Interest rate risk

As at December 31, 2011 and 2010, all of Precisions long-term debt bears fixed interest rates. As a result Precision is not exposed to significant fluctuations in interest expense as a result of changes
in interest rates based on the debt outstanding at the end of the year.

(c) Foreign currency risk

The Corporation is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations in relation to the working capital and long-term debt of its United States operations
and certain long-term debt facilities of its Canadian operations. The Corporation has no significant exposures to foreign currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Corporation monitors its foreign currency exposure and attempts to minimize the
impact by aligning appropriate levels of U.S. denominated debt with cash flows from U.S. based operations.

The following financial
instruments were denominated in U.S. dollars:



|                                                                                                   |  |                       |         |   |                |   |          |                       |  |   |                |   |  |   |          |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------- | - | -------------- | - | -------- | --------------------- |  | - | -------------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                                                                                   |  | 2011                  |         |   | 2010           |  
|                                                                                                   |  | CanadianOperations(1) |         |   | U.S.Operations |   |          | CanadianOperations(1) |  |   | U.S.Operations |  
|Cash                                                                                               |  | $                     | 297,553 |   |                | $ | 37,385   |                       |  | $ | 144,094        |   |  | $ | 41,887   |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                                |  |                       | 50      |   |                |   | 224,275  |                       |  |   | 189            |   |  |   | 177,044  |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                           |  |                       | (16,969 | ) |                |   | (205,143 | )                     |  |   | (6,048         | ) |  |   | (109,804 | )
|Long-term liabilities, excluding long-term incentive plans                                         |  |                       |        |   |                |   | (15,851  | )                     |  |   |               |   |  |   | (18,149  | )
|Net foreign currency exposure                                                                      |  | $                     | 280,634 |   |                | $ | 40,666   |                       |  | $ | 138,235        |   |  | $ | 90,978   |  
|Impact of $0.01 change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate on net
earnings         |  | $                     | 2,806   |   |                | $ |         |                       |  | $ | 1,382          |   |  | $ |         |  
|Impact of $0.01 change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar exchange rate on comprehensive
income |  | $                     |        |   |                | $ | 407      |                       |  | $ |               |   |  | $ | 910      |  



|(1) | excludes US$1,050 million (2010  US$650 million) of long-term debt that has been designated as a hedge of the Corporations net investment in
certain foreign operations.
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(d) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the exposure of the Corporation to the risk of not being able to meet its financial obligations as they become due. The
Corporation manages liquidity risk by monitoring and reviewing actual and forecasted cash flows to ensure there are available cash resources to meet these needs. The following are the contractual maturities of the Corporations financial
liabilities as at December 31, 2011:



|                               |  |      |         |  |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |  |  |      |        |  |            |   |        |       |  |   |           |  |  |   |           | 
|------------------------------ |  | ---- | ------- |  | ---- | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ |  |  | ---- | ------ |  | ---------- | - | ------ | ----- |  | - | --------- |  |  | - | --------- | 
|(Stated in thousands)          |  | 2012 |         |  | 2013 |   |        | 2014 |  |   | 2015   |  |  | 2016 |        |  | Thereafter |   |        | Total | 
|Long-term debt                 |  | $    |        |  |      | $ |       |      |  | $ |       |  |  | $    |       |  |            | $ |       |       |  | $ | 1,267,850 |  |  | $ | 1,267,850 | 
|Interest on long-term debt (1) |  |      | 83,237  |  |      |   | 83,236 |      |  |   | 83,237 |  |  |      | 83,236 |  |            |   | 83,237 |       |  |   | 329,520   |  |  |   | 745,703   | 
|Commitments                    |  |      | 207,881 |  |      |   | 12,374 |      |  |   | 10,615 |  |  |      | 8,590  |  |            |   | 7,976  |       |  |   | 28,528    |  |  |   | 275,964   | 
|Total                          |  | $    | 291,118 |  |      | $ | 95,610 |      |  | $ | 93,852 |  |  | $    | 91,826 |  |            | $ | 91,213 |       |  | $ | 1,625,898 |  |  | $ | 2,289,517 | 



|(1) | interest has been calculated based upon debt balances, interest rates and foreign exchange rates in effect as at December 31, 2011 and excludes
amortization of long-term debt issue costs.
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Fair values

The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity of the instruments. The fair value of the
unsecured senior notes at December 31, 2011 was approximately $1,290 million (2010 -$846 million).

Financial assets and liabilities
recorded or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels are based on the amount of subjectivity
associated with the inputs in the fair determination and are as follows:

Level I  Inputs are unadjusted, quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level II  Inputs (other than
quoted prices included in Level I) are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instruments anticipated life.

Level III  Inputs reflect managements best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

The estimated fair value of unsecured senior notes is based on level II inputs. The fair value is estimated considering the risk free interest rates on government debt instruments of similar maturities, adjusted
for estimated credit risk, industry risk and market risk premiums.

NOTE 24. CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT

The Corporations strategy is to carry a capital base to
maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. The Corporation seeks to maintain a balance between the level of long-term debt and shareholders equity to ensure access to capital markets to
fund growth and working capital given the cyclical nature of the oilfield services sector. The Corporation strives to maintain a conservative ratio of long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity. As at December 31, 2011 and 2010 these ratios
were as follows:



|                                                   |  |      |           |  |      |   |           | 
|-------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | --------- |  | ---- | - | --------- | 
|                                                   |  | 2011 |           |  | 2010 |  
|Long-term debt                                     |  | $    | 1,239,616 |  |      | $ | 804,494   | 
|Shareholders equity                               |  |      | 2,132,591 |  |      |   | 1,932,826 | 
|Total capitalization                               |  | $    | 3,372,207 |  |      | $ | 2,737,320 | 
|Long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity ratio |  |      | 0.37      |  |      |   | 0.29      | 

During 2011, Precision pursued market opportunities to put long-term debt financing in place. The Company issued
US$400 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2021 and $200 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% senior unsecured notes due 2019 in private placements and retired the $175 million 10% senior unsecured notes.

As at December 31, 2011 liquidity remains sufficient as Precision has $467.5 million (2010  $256.8 million) in cash and
access to a US$550.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (2010  US$550 million) and $40.3 million (2010  $39.9 million) secured operating facilities. The US$550 million Secured Revolver remains undrawn except for US$22.6
million (2010  US$23.4 million) in outstanding letters of credit. Availability of the $25 million secured operating facility was reduced by $0.5 million (2010  $0.1 million) of outstanding letters of credit and, and there was no amount
drawn on the US$15 million secured operating facility.



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NOTE 25. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Components of change in non-cash working capital balances:



|                                         |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|---------------------------------------- |  | - | -------- | - |  | - | -------- | -
|                                         |  |   | 2011     |   |  |   | 2010     |  
|Accounts receivable                      |  | $ | (137,620 | ) |  | $ | (142,038 | )
|Inventory                                |  |   | (1,712   | ) |  |   | 4,028    |  
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |   | 166,768  |   |  |   | 86,626   |  
|                                         |  | $ | 27,436   |   |  | $ | (51,384  | )
|Pertaining to:                           |  |   |          |   |  |   |          |  
|Operations                               |  | $ | (59,616  | ) |  | $ | (97,901  | )
|Investments                              |  | $ | 87,798   |   |  | $ | 45,532   |  
|Financing                                |  | $ | (746     | ) |  | $ | 985      |  

|                                                                           |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---- | ------- |  | ---- | - | ------- | -------------- |  | - | ------- | 
|The components of accounts receivable are as
follows:                      |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|                                                                           |  | 2011 |         |  | 2010 |   |         | January 1,2010 | 
|Trade                                                                      |  | $    | 368,222 |  |      | $ | 254,284 |                |  | $ | 185,144 | 
|Accrued trade                                                              |  |      | 161,581 |  |      |   | 123,170 |                |  |   | 67,918  | 
|Prepaids and other                                                         |  |      | 46,440  |  |      |   | 37,447  |                |  |   | 30,837  | 
|                                                                           |  | $    | 576,243 |  |      | $ | 414,901 |                |  | $ | 283,899 | 
|The components of accounts payable and accrued liabilities
are as follows: |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|                                                                           |  | 2011 |         |  | 2010 |   |         | January 1,2010 | 
|Accounts payable                                                           |  | $    | 255,194 |  |      | $ | 127,708 |                |  | $ | 53,546  | 
|Accrued liabilities:                                                       |  |      |         |  |      |   |         |                |  |   |         | 
|Payroll                                                                    |  |      | 85,613  |  |      |   | 46,022  |                |  |   | 42,524  | 
|Other                                                                      |  |      | 95,860  |  |      |   | 44,069  |                |  |   | 38,904  | 
|                                                                           |  | $    | 436,667 |  |      | $ | 217,799 |                |  | $ | 134,974 | 

Precision presents expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings by function with the exception of depreciation
and amortization and loss on asset decommissioning which are presented by nature. Operating expense and general and administrative expense would include $359.7 million and $6.7 million (2010  $201.6 million and $8.5 million) respectively of
depreciation and amortization and loss on asset decommissioning if the statements of earnings were presented purely by function. The following table presents operating and general and administrative expenses by nature:



|                                           |  |      |           |  |      |   |         | 
|------------------------------------------ |  | ---- | --------- |  | ---- | - | ------- | 
|                                           |  | 2011 |           |  | 2010 |  
|Wages, salaries and benefits               |  | $    | 736,365   |  |      | $ | 593,460 | 
|Purchased materials, supplies and services |  |      | 484,813   |  |      |   | 379,628 | 
|Share-based compensation                   |  |      | 34,785    |  |      |   | 21,657  | 
|                                           |  | $    | 1,255,963 |  |      | $ | 994,745 | 
|Allocated to:                              |  |      |           |  |      |   |         | 
|Operating expense                          |  | $    | 1,131,022 |  |      | $ | 886,751 | 
|General and administrative                 |  |      | 124,941   |  |      |   | 107,994 | 
|                                           |  | $    | 1,255,963 |  |      | $ | 994,745 | 



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NOTE 26. CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

The business and operations of the Corporation are complex and the Corporation has executed a number of significant
financings, business combinations, acquisitions and dispositions over the course of its history. The computation of income taxes payable as a result of these transactions involves many complex factors as well as the Corporations interpretation
of relevant tax legislation and regulations. The Corporations management believes that the provision for income tax is adequate and in accordance with IFRS and applicable legislation and regulations. However, there are tax filing positions
that have been and can still be the subject of review by taxation authorities who may successfully challenge the Corporations interpretation of the applicable tax legislation and regulations, with the result that additional taxes could be
payable by the Corporation and the amount owed, with estimated interest but without penalties, could be up to $58 million. This amount is included in the estimated amount pertaining to the long-term income tax recoverable on the balance sheet of $65
million.

The Corporation, through the performance of its services, product sales and business arrangements, is sometimes named as a
defendant in litigation. The outcome of such claims against the Corporation is not determinable at this time; however, their ultimate resolution is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation.

The Corporation has entered into agreements indemnifying certain parties primarily with respect to tax and specific third party claims associated
with businesses sold by the Corporation. Due to the nature of the indemnifications, the maximum exposure under these agreements cannot be estimated. No amounts have been recorded for the indemnities as the Corporations obligations under them
are not probable or estimable.

NOTE 27. SUBSIDIARIES

Significant subsidiaries



|                                                |  |                         |               |  |                    |  |     |      |  |  |                |  |  |  |     | 
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------- | ------------- |  | ------------------ |  | --- | ---- |  |  | -------------- |  |  |  | --- | 
|                                                |  |                         |               |  | Ownership interest |  |     |      | 
|                                                |  | Country ofincorporation |               |  | 2011               |  |     | 2010 |  |  | January 1,2010 | 
|Precision Limited Partnership                   |  |                         | Canada        |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Drilling Canada Limited Partnership   |  |                         | Canada        |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp.   |  |                         | Canada        |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Axis Energy Services Ltd.                       |  |                         | Canada        |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  |               |  |  |  |    | 
|Precision Drilling (US) Corporation             |  |                         | United States |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Drilling Holdings Company             |  |                         | United States |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Drilling Company LP                   |  |                         | United States |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Completion & Production Services Ltd. |  |                         | United States |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 
|Precision Directional Services, Inc.            |  |                         | United States |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  |               |  |  |  |    | 
|Grey Wolf Drilling Limited                      |  |                         | Cyprus        |  |                    |  | 100 |      |  |  | 100            |  |  |  | 100 | 



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Statements



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Supplemental Information

SHARE TRADING SUMMARY  2011



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Consolidated Statements of Earnings



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|Years ended
December 31, (Stated in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |      | 2011 |         |                    | 2010 |   |         | 2009 |  |   | 2008    |   |  | 2007 |        
|                                                                                            | IFRS |      |         | Previous 
CGAAP(1) |     
|Revenue                                                                                     |      | $    | 1,951.0 |                    |      | $ | 1,429.7 |      |  | $ | 1,197.4 |   |  | $    | 1,101.9 |   |  | $ | 1,009.2 | 
|Expenses:                                                                                   |      |      |         |                    |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         | 
|Operating                                                                                   |      |      | 1,131.0 |                    |      |   | 886.8   |      |  |   | 692.2   |   |  |      | 598.2   |   |  |   | 516.1   | 
|General and administrative                                                                  |      |      | 124.9   |                    |      |   | 108.0   |      |  |   | 98.2    |   |  |      | 67.2    |   |  |   | 56.0    | 
|EBITDA                                                                                      |      |      | 695.1   |                    |      |   | 434.9   |      |  |   | 407.0   |   |  |      | 436.5   |   |  |   | 437.1   | 
|Depreciation and amortization                                                               |      |      | 251.5   |                    |      |   | 210.1   |      |  |   | 138.0   |   |  |      | 83.8    |   |  |   | 71.6    | 
|Loss on decommissioning                                                                     |      |      | 114.9   |                    |      |   |        |      |  |   | 82.1    |   |  |      |        |   |  |   | 6.7     | 
|Operating earnings                                                                          |      |      | 328.7   |                    |      |   | 224.8   |      |  |   | 186.9   |   |  |      | 352.7   |   |  |   | 358.8   | 
|Foreign exchange                                                                            |      |      | (23.7   | )                  |      |   | (12.7   | )    |  |   | (122.8  | ) |  |      | (2.0    | ) |  |   | 2.4     | 
|Finance charges                                                                             |      |      | 115.3   |                    |      |   | 211.3   |      |  |   | 147.4   |   |  |      | 14.1    |   |  |   | 7.4     | 
|Other                                                                                       |      |      | (3.8    | )                  |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   |        | 
|Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes                                     |      |      | 240.8   |                    |      |   | 26.2    |      |  |   | 162.3   |   |  |      | 340.6   |   |  |   | 349.0   | 
|Income taxes                                                                                |      |      | 47.3    |                    |      |   | (17.3   | )    |  |   | 0.6     |   |  |      | 37.9    |   |  |   | 6.2     | 
|Earnings from continuing operations                                                         |      |      | 193.5   |                    |      |   | 43.5    |      |  |   | 161.7   |   |  |      | 302.7   |   |  |   | 342.8   | 
|Discontinued operations, net of tax                                                         |      |      |        |                    |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |   |  |   | 3.0     | 
|Net earnings                                                                                |      |      | 193.5   |                    |      |   | 43.5    |      |  |   | 161.7   |   |  |      | 302.7   |   |  |   | 345.8   | 
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|Earnings per share from continuing operations:                                              |      |      |         |                    |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         | 
|Basic                                                                                       |      | $    | 0.70    |                    |      | $ | 0.16    |      |  | $ | 0.65    |   |  | $    | 2.23    |   |  | $ | 2.54    | 
|Diluted                                                                                     |      | $    | 0.67    |                    |      | $ | 0.15    |      |  | $ | 0.63    |   |  | $    | 2.23    |   |  | $ | 2.54    | 
|Earnings per share:                                                                         |      |      |         |                    |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         | 
|Basic                                                                                       |      | $    | 0.70    |                    |      | $ | 0.16    |      |  | $ | 0.65    |   |  | $    | 2.23    |   |  | $ | 2.57    | 
|Diluted                                                                                     |      | $    | 0.67    |                    |      | $ | 0.15    |      |  | $ | 0.63    |   |  | $    | 2.23    |   |  | $ | 2.57    | 

(1) Financial information prepared using previous Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.



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Additional Selected Financial Information



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|Years ended
December 31, (Stated in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts) |      | 2011 |         |                   | 2010 |   |         | 2009 |  |   | 2008    |  |  | 2007 |        
|                                                                                            | IFRS |      |         | Previous
CGAAP(1) |     
|Return on sales  % (2)                                                                     |      |      | 9.9     |                   |      |   | 3.0     |      |  |   | 13.5    |  |  |      | 27.5    |  |  |   | 34.0    | 
|Return on assets  % (3)                                                                    |      |      | 4.9     |                   |      |   | 1.3     |      |  |   | 3.6     |  |  |      | 12.4    |  |  |   | 19.9    | 
|Return on equity  % (4)                                                                    |      |      | 9.5     |                   |      |   | 2.2     |      |  |   | 6.2     |  |  |      | 19.6    |  |  |   | 27.0    | 
|Working capital                                                                             |      | $    | 610.4   |                   |      | $ | 458.0   |      |  | $ | 320.9   |  |  | $    | 345.3   |  |  | $ | 140.4   | 
|Current ratio                                                                               |      |      | 2.4     |                   |      |   | 3.1     |      |  |   | 3.5     |  |  |      | 2.0     |  |  |   | 2.1     | 
|PP&E and intangibles                                                                        |      | $    | 2,942.3 |                   |      | $ | 2,532.4 |      |  | $ | 2,917.1 |  |  | $    | 3,248.9 |  |  | $ | 1,210.9 | 
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|Total assets                                                                                |      | $    | 4,427.9 |                   |      | $ | 3,564.5 |      |  | $ | 4,191.7 |  |  | $    | 4,833.7 |  |  | $ | 1,763.5 | 
|Long-term debt                                                                              |      | $    | 1,239.6 |                   |      | $ | 804.5   |      |  | $ | 748.7   |  |  | $    | 1,368.3 |  |  | $ | 119.8   | 
|Shareholders equity                                                                        |      | $    | 2,132.6 |                   |      | $ | 1,932.8 |      |  | $ | 2,584.5 |  |  | $    | 323.9   |  |  | $ | 1,316.7 | 
|Long-term debt to long-term debt plus equity                                                |      |      | 0.37    |                   |      |   | 0.29    |      |  |   | 0.22    |  |  |      | 0.37    |  |  |   | 0.08    | 
|Interest coverage (5)                                                                       |      |      | 2.8     |                   |      |   | 1.1     |      |  |   | 1.3     |  |  |      | 24.9    |  |  |   | 49.0    | 
|Net capital expenditures from continuing operations excluding business acquisitions         |      | $    | 710.4   |                   |      | $ | 163.6   |      |  | $ | 177.5   |  |  | $    | 219.1   |  |  | $ | 181.2   | 
|EBITDA                                                                                      |      | $    | 695.1   |                   |      | $ | 434.9   |      |  | $ | 407.0   |  |  | $    | 436.5   |  |  | $ | 437.1   | 
|EBITDA  % of revenue                                                                       |      |      | 35.6    |                   |      |   | 30.4    |      |  |   | 34.0    |  |  |      | 39.6    |  |  |   | 43.3    | 
|Operating earnings                                                                          |      | $    | 328.7   |                   |      | $ | 224.8   |      |  | $ | 186.9   |  |  | $    | 352.7   |  |  | $ | 358.8   | 
|Operating earnings  % of revenue                                                           |      |      | 16.8    |                   |      |   | 15.7    |      |  |   | 15.6    |  |  |      | 32.0    |  |  |   | 35.6    | 
|Cash flow from continuing operations                                                        |      | $    | 532.8   |                   |      | $ | 306.3   |      |  | $ | 504.7   |  |  | $    | 343.9   |  |  | $ | 484.1   | 
|Cash flow from continuing operations per share:                                             |      |      |         |                   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |  |  |      |         |  |  |   |         | 
|Basic                                                                                       |      | $    | 1.93    |                   |      | $ | 1.11    |      |  | $ | 2.02    |  |  | $    | 2.54    |  |  | $ | 3.59    | 
|Diluted                                                                                     |      | $    | 1.85    |                   |      | $ | 1.07    |      |  | $ | 1.94    |  |  | $    | 2.53    |  |  | $ | 3.59    | 
|Book value per share (6)                                                                    |      | $    | 7.72    |                   |      | $ | 7.01    |      |  | $ | 9.38    |  |  | $    | 14.51   |  |  | $ | 10.47   | 
|Price earnings ratio (7)                                                                    |      |      | 15.00   |                   |      |   | 41.74   |      |  |   | 11.77   |  |  |      | 4.21    |  |  |   | 5.49    | 
|Basic weighted average shares outstanding (000s)                                           |      |      | 275,899 |                   |      |   | 275,655 |      |  |   | 249,925 |  |  |      | 135,568 |  |  |   | 134,765 | 

(1) Financial information prepared using previous Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

(2) Return on sales was calculated by dividing earnings from continuing operations by total revenues.

(3) Return on assets was calculated by dividing net earnings by quarter average total assets.

(4) Return on equity was calculated by dividing net earnings by quarter average total shareholders equity.

(5) Interest coverage was calculated by dividing operating earnings by net interest expense.

(6) Book value per share was calculated by dividing shareholders equity by shares outstanding.

(7) Year end closing price divided by basic earnings per share.



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