FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COUNSEL ANNOUNCES DATE FOR 2014 FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR-END RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL TORONTO, ONTARIO, March 11, 2015 - Counsel Corporation ("Counsel" or the "Company") (TSX: CXS), a financial services company, today announced that it will host a conference call on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss its 2014 fourth quarter and year-end financial results. Allan Silber, CEO of Counsel Corporation and Ed Gettings, CEO of Street Capital Financial Corporation, will chair the call. The Company plans to release its financial results before market open on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Conference Call Details

To participate in the call, please dial 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191 ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A taped replay of the conference call will be available for two weeks following the call and may be accessed by calling 416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056, reference number 4461855.

About Counsel Corporation (www.counselcorp.com)

Counsel Corporation (TSX: CXS) is a financial services company operating in residential mortgage lending through its wholly owned subsidiary Street Capital Financial Corporation, one of the largest non-bank mortgage lenders in Canada. Founded in 1979 and a public company for more than a quarter century, Counsel's goal is to build consistently profitable, industry-leading financial services companies by investing in great leaders and providing them with the strategic guidance and financial resources they need to succeed.
For further information, please contact:

Counsel Corporation Loderock Advisors

Stephen Weintraub Jonathan Ross

EVP, Secretary & CFO jon.ross@loderockadvisors.com

saw@counselcorp.comTel: (905) 334-0095

Tel: (416) 866-3058

Counsel Corporation, 1 Toronto Street, Suite 700, P.O. Box 3 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V6

Voice 416-866-3000 Fax: 416-866-3061 www.counselcorp.com

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