Acquires Excellence Community Management, LLC

TORONTO, Ontario, June 20, 2011 – FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ: FSRV; TSX: FSV and
FSV.PR.U) today announced the acquisition of Excellence Community Management, one of the
leading providers of residential property management services in the greater Las Vegas, Nevada
market. Jamie McCafferty, Founder & CEO of Excellence, will retain a significant equity stake in
the company and continue to manage its day-to-day operations. The acquisition adds a total of
38,000 units to FirstService’s market leading North American platform, which now includes 5,000
properties comprising over 1.3 million residential units. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.

“Our seasoned management team is just thrilled to be joining FirstService and its highly successful
residential property management group,” said McCafferty. “FirstService’s proven track record of
success, industry-leading operating systems, and proprietary programs will help us add significant
value to our clients and accelerate our growth in the years to come.”
“Excellence Community Management has long been considered one of the highest regarded
property management firms in the greater Las Vegas area and has been recognized for its
outstanding client service on numerous occasions by the Community Associations Institute. This
acquisition, combined with our existing operations in Las Vegas, solidifies our position as the
leader in this important market,” said Gene Gomberg, CEO of FirstService Residential
Management. “We look forward to working with Excellence’s management team to enhance our
value proposition to clients, while advancing our position as North America’s leader in residential
property management.”
 

ABOUT FIRSTSERVICE

FirstService Corporation is a global leader in the rapidly growing real estate services sector,
providing a variety of services in commercial real estate, residential property management and
property services. In total, FirstService manages more than 2.2 billion square feet of residential
and commercial properties through its three industry-leading service platforms: Colliers
International, the third largest global player in commercial real estate services; FirstService
Residential Management, the largest manager of residential communities in North America; and
TFC, North America’s largest provider of property preservation and other services through
franchise and contractor networks.
FirstService generates over $2.0 billion in annual revenues and has more than 20,000 employees
worldwide. More information about FirstService is available at www.firstservice.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements included in this release contain words such as “could”, “expects”,
“expectations”, “may”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates” and “plans” (and similar
expressions) and constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable
securities law. These statements are based on FirstService’s current expectations, estimates,
forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which
FirstService and its subsidiaries operate. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are difficult to predict and may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of FirstService, or outcomes or results, to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following: general
economic and business conditions which will, among other things, impact demand for the
FirstService’s services, service industry conditions and capacity and the cost of providing services;
the ability of FirstService to implement its business strategy, including FirstService’s ability to
acquire suitable acquisition candidates on acceptable terms and successfully integrate newly
acquired businesses with its existing businesses; changes in or the failure to comply with
government regulations (especially safety and environmental laws and regulations); and other
factors which are described in FirstService’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and Canadian regulatory authorities. These statements, although considered
reasonable by FirstService at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate and
consequently FirstService’s actual results could differ materially from its expectations as set out or
implied in this release. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, FirstService
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.


 

Jun 19, 2011