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Altai Resources Inc. AGM Information 2021

Sep 1, 2021

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ALTAI RESOURCES INC.

895 Don Mills Road, Two Morneau Shepell Centre, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 1W3 Tel: (416) 383-1328 Fax: (416) 383-1686 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.altairesources.com

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

The annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of ALTAI RESOURCES INC. (the "Corporation") will be held on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Ontario Room, Pan Pacific Toronto, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3B 3H2 at the hour of 11:30 o'clock in the morning (Toronto time), for the following purposes:

  1. To receive the audited consolidated financial statements and the report of the auditors for the financial year ended December 31, 2020;

  2. To elect directors;

  3. To appoint auditors and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;

  4. To transact such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The management information circular and the form of proxy accompany this notice.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maria Au” Maria Au Secretary-Treasurer

August 23, 2021

NOTES:

  1. Your vote is important regardless of the number of Altai Resources Inc. common shares you own. Shareholders who are unable to be present personally at the Meeting are requested to sign and return, in the envelope provided for that purpose, the accompanying form of proxy for use at the Meeting. The proxies to be used must be deposited at the offices of Computershare Investor Services Inc. (Attention: Proxy Department), 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Toronto, Ontario) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

  2. All beneficial shareholders who receive these materials through a broker or other intermediary should complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to them by such broker or intermediary.

  3. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the record date, August 19, 2021, will be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend, and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

ALTAI RESOURCES INC.

895 Don Mills Road, Two Morneau Shepell Centre, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 1W3 Tel: (416) 383-1328 Fax: (416) 383-1686 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.altairesources.com

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

Unless otherwise stated herein, all information set forth in this Management Information Circular is as at July 30, 2021 and all monetary figures referred to are in Canadian dollars.

MANAGEMENT SOLICITATION

This Information Circular accompanies the Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of ALTAI RESOURCES INC. (the "Corporation") to be held on Monday, the 27[th] day of September, 2021 at the Ontario Room, Pan Pacific Toronto, 900 York Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3B 3H2 at the hour of 11:30 o'clock in the morning (Toronto time), and is furnished in connection with the solicitation by and on behalf of the management of the Corporation of proxies for use at the Meeting . The solicitation will be primarily by mail but proxies may also be solicited by employees or representatives of the Corporation by advertisement, by telephone, by telecopier or other telecommunications, including electronic display such as the Internet. The cost of such solicitation will be borne by the Corporation.

APPOINTMENT AND COMPLETION OF PROXIES

A PROXY IN THE FORM ENCLOSED WITH THE NOTICE OF MEETING CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO AMENDMENTS OR VARIATIONS TO THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING OR TO OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING.

The completed proxy must be deposited at the offices of Computershare Investor Services Inc. (Attention: Proxy Department), 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Toronto, Ontario) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournments(s) thereof.

The common shares of the Corporation represented by a proxy will be voted for or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the

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shareholders, and if a shareholder specifies a choice with respect of any matter to be acted upon the common shares shall be voted accordingly. The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy are directors or representatives of the Corporation. A shareholder has the right to appoint a person (who need not be a shareholder) to attend, act and vote for him and on his behalf at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof, other than the persons designated in the enclosed form of proxy, by striking out the printed names and filling in the name of such person in the blank space provided in the form of proxy, or by completing another proper form of proxy. Such shareholder should notify the nominee of the appointment, obtain his consent to act as proxy and should provide instructions on how the shareholder's common shares are to be voted. In any case, an instrument of proxy should be dated and executed by the shareholder or an attorney authorized in writing, with proof of such authorization attached where an attorney has executed the instrument of proxy.

REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS

Shareholders registered on the books of the Corporation at the close of business on the record date, August 19, 2021 (“Registered Shareholders”) or the person they appoint as their proxies are permitted to vote at the Meeting,

The Registered Shareholders may wish to vote by proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person. Registered Shareholders electing to submit a proxy must complete, date and sign the proxy form and deposit it at the offices of Computershare Investors Services Inc. (Attention: Proxy Department), 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Toronto, Ontario) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournments(s) thereof.

BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS

Most shareholders of the Corporation are non-registered shareholders. Common shares beneficially owned by a person (a “Beneficial Shareholder”) may be registered either: (i) in the name of an intermediary (an “Intermediary”) that the Beneficial Shareholder deals with in respect of the common shares, such as securities dealers or brokers, banks, trust companies, and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans; or (ii) in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (“CDS”)) of which the Intermediary is a participant.

Under the National Instrument 54-101, the Corporation will have distributed copies of the notice of meeting, this information circular and the proxy form (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for distribution to the Beneficial Shareholders. Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to Beneficial Shareholders unless a Beneficial Shareholder has waived the right to receive it.

There are two types of Beneficial Shareholders – those who object to their identity being made known to the issuers of securities which they own (called OBOs” for Objecting Beneficial Owners) and those who do not (called “NOBOs” for Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners).

Under the National Instrument 54-101, the Corporation is sending the Meeting Materials directly to the NOBOs. These Meeting Materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered owners of the securities. If you are a non-registered owner, and the Corporation or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of securities, have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the intermediary holding on your behalf. By choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Corporation (and not the intermediary holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you, and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in the request for voting instructions.

Under the National Instrument 54-101, the Corporation does not intend to pay for the intermediaries to forward the Meeting Materials to the OBOs. An objecting beneficial owner will not receive the Meeting Materials unless the OBO’s intermediary assumes the cost of delivery of the Meeting Materials.

Intermediaries often use a service company to forward Meeting Materials to Beneficial Shareholders. Beneficial Shareholders who receive the Meeting Materials will either:

(a) typically, be provided with a computerized form (often called a “voting instruction form”) which is not signed by the Intermediary and which, when properly completed and signed by the Beneficial Shareholder and returned to the Intermediary or its service company, will constitute voting instructions which the Intermediary must follow; or

(b) less commonly, be given a proxy form which has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature), which is restricted to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Beneficial Shareholder but which is otherwise not completed. In this case, the Beneficial Shareholder who wishes to submit a proxy should properly complete the proxy form and submit it to Computershare Investor Services Inc. (Attention: Proxy Department), 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Toronto, Ontario) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournments(s) thereof.

In either case, the purpose of these procedures is to permit Beneficial Shareholders to direct the voting of the common shares which they beneficially own.

Should a Beneficial Shareholder who receives a voting instruction form wish to vote at the Meeting in person (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder), the Beneficial Shareholder should print his own name, or that of such other person, on the voting instruction form and return it to the Intermediary or its service company. Should a Beneficial Shareholder who receives a proxy form wish to vote at the Meeting in person (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder), the Beneficial Shareholder should strike out the names of the persons set out in the proxy form and insert the name of the Beneficial Shareholder or such other person in the blank space provided and submit it to the Intermediary or its service company.

In all cases, Beneficial Shareholders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary, including those regarding when, where and by what means the voting instruction form or proxy form must be delivered.

A Beneficial Shareholder may revoke voting instructions which have been given to an Intermediary at any time by following the instructions of the Intermediary.

REVOCATION OF PROXIES

Proxies given by shareholders for use at the Meeting may be revoked at any time prior to their use. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing executed by the Registered Shareholder or by his attorney authorized in writing or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized and deposited with Computershare Investor Services Inc. (Attention: Proxy Department), 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Toronto, Ontario) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournments(s) thereof.

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Beneficial Shareholders may revoke voting instructions by following the instructions of their Intermediary.

EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY PROXIES

All common shares represented by properly executed proxies received in a timely manner as described in this information circular will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholders. If a choice is specified in respect of any matter to be acted upon, the common shares will be voted accordingly.

On any ballot that may be called for, the common shares represented by proxies in favour of management nominees will be voted for or withheld from voting in each case in accordance with the specifications made by the shareholders in the manner referred to above.

IN RESPECT OF PROXIES IN WHICH THE SHAREHOLDERS HAVE NOT SPECIFIED THAT THE PROXY NOMINEES ARE REQUIRED TO VOTE FOR OR WITHHELD FROM VOTING IN RESPECT OF A MATTER IDENTIFIED IN THE FORM OF PROXY, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXIES IN FAVOUR OF MANAGEMENT NOMINEES WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF EACH SUCH MATTER.

The form of proxy forwarded to shareholders with the notice of meeting confers discretionary authority upon the proxy nominees with respect to amendments or variations of matters identified in the notice of meeting or other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the time of the printing of this information circular, the management of the Corporation knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES

The solicitation of proxies involves securities of an issuer located in Canada and is being effected in accordance with the corporate laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada and securities laws of the provinces of Canada. The proxy solicitation rules under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended, are not applicable to the Corporation or this solicitation, and this solicitation has been prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of the securities laws of the provinces of Canada. Shareholders should be aware that disclosure requirements under the securities laws of the provinces of Canada differ from the disclosure requirements under United States securities laws.

The enforcement by shareholders of civil liabilities under United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Corporation is incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (“ OBCA ”), certain of its directors and its officers are residents of Canada and elsewhere outside the United States and a substantial portion of its assets and the assets of such persons are located outside the United States. Shareholders may not be able to sue a foreign company or its directors or officers in a foreign court for violations of United States federal securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a foreign company and its directors and officers to subject themselves to a judgment by a United States court.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SHARES

The authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of common shares, of which as at August 19, 2021 (the “Record Date”), there were 56,033,552 common shares of the Corporation issued and outstanding. Each common share entitles the holder thereof to one vote.

To the best knowledge of the directors and officers of the Corporation, one person beneficially owns, controls or directs, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation. As at July 30, 2021, Niyazi Kacira owns 10,103,927 common shares representing approximately 18.03% of all issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

No proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation, nor any person who was a director or officer of the Corporation at any time since the beginning of the Corporation’s last financial year, or any associate or affililates of any such persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

To the best knowledge of the directors, the matters to be brought before the Meeting are the matters identified in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.

RECEIPT OF 2020 AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2020 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) have been forwarded to those shareholders who have requested them through the “Financial Statements Request – 2020” which was sent to shareholders with the meeting materials for the Corporation’s annual general meeting held in 2020.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

All the directors are elected annually. The Articles of the Corporation provide that the number of directors of the Corporation shall consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of eleven directors. The board of directors has set the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four.

Unless the shareholder directs that his shares be otherwise voted or withheld from voting in connection with the election of directors, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the election of the four nominees whose names are set forth below.

The following table states the names of all the persons proposed to be nominated for election as directors, their province and country of residence, all other positions and offices with the Corporation now held by them, their principal occupations and employment, the date upon which each became a director of the Corporation and the approximate number of shares of the Corporation beneficially owned, controlled or directed, directly or indirectly by each of them as of July 30, 2021 unless stated otherwise:

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Name, Province and Country of Residence and
Position
Principal Occupation or Employment Director
Since
Altai
Common
Shares
NIYAZI KACIRA, Ph.D. (Econ. Geol.), P.Eng.,
MBA, FGAC
Ontario, Canada – Chairman, President (also
performing the functions of a Chief Executive
Officer) and Director
Chairman and President (also performing the functions of
a Chief Executive Officer) of Altai Resources Inc.
2/05/1987 10,103,927
(1)
MEHMET F. TANER, Ph.D. (Geol. and
Mineralogy), M.Sc. (Geol. Engineering),
FGAC*
Ontario, Canada– Director
Consulting Geologist and Mineralogist 6/22/2012
JEFFREY S. ACKERT, B.Sc.(Geology
Specialist) *
Ontario, Canada– Director
Vice President Business Development of C3 Metals Inc.;
Director of Advance Gold Corp.
6/28/2013 20,000
MARIA AU, MBA, CPA, CGA
Ontario, Canada – Secretary-Treasurer (also
performing the functions of a Chief Financial
Officer) andDirector
Secretary-Treasurer (also performing the functions of a
Chief Financial Officer) of Altai Resources Inc.
8/30/2018 2,061,800
(2)
*
CURRENT MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE
(1)
Dr. Niyazi Kacira’s shareholding of 10,103,927 Altai common shares represents approximately 18.03% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the
Corporation as at July 30, 2021.
(2)
Maria Au’s shareholding of 2,061,800 Altai common shares represents approximately 3.68% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation
as at July 30, 2021.

The information concerning the principal occupation/employment and the number of Altai common shares owned as at July 30, 2021 has

been furnished by the respective nominees.

The directors will hold office until the next annual shareholders’ meeting of the Corporation.

To the best knowledge of the Corporation, no proposed director:

  1. is, as at the date hereof, or has been, within 10 years before the date hereof, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that,

(a) while that person was acting in that capacity, was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation (collectively, an “ Order ”), for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or

(b) was subject to an Order that was issued, after the director or executive officer ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer, in the company being the subject of such Order, that resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of that company;

  1. has, within the 10 years before the date hereof, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director;

  2. is, as at the date hereof, or has been within 10 years before the date hereof, a director or executive officer of any company that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or

  3. has been subject to: (a) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to Canadian securities legislation or by a Canadian securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a Canadian securities regulatory authority; or

(b) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

MS Partners LLP (“MS Partners”), Chartered Professional Accountants, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been auditors of the Corporation since October 3, 2018.

Unless the shareholder directs that his or her common shares are to be withheld from voting in connection with the appointment of auditors, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the appointment of MS Partners LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as auditors of the Corporation for the year ending December 31, 2021 and until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the authorization of the directors to fix their remuneration.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

National Policy 58-201 has set out a series of guidelines for effective corporate governance (the “Guidelines”). The Guidelines address matters such as the constitution and independence of corporate boards, the functions to be performed by boards and their committees and the effectiveness and education of board members. National Instrument 58-101 (“NI 58-101”) requires the disclosure by each reporting issuer of its approach to corporate governance with reference to the Guidelines as it is recognized that the unique characteristics of individual corporations will result in varying degrees of compliance.

General

The responsibility to oversee the conduct of the business and to guide management of the Corporation resides with the board of directors of the Corporation. As prescribed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), the mandate, duties and objectives of the Board are to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In practice, Board approval is sought in respect to material decisions involving the business and affairs of the Corporation which are not routine and therefore not dealt with by management of the Corporation.

The Directors

The board of directors as at July 30, 2021 consisted of five directors. Three of them, Mehmet F. Taner, Jeffrey S. Ackert and Raymond Savoie were independent directors. Dr. Niyazi Kacira, being the Chairman and President (also performing the functions of a CEO) of the Corporation, and Maria Au, being the Secretary-Treasurer (also performing the functions of a Chief Financial Officer) of the Corporation, were not independent directors.

The information set forth below reflects the attendance of each director of the Corporation at the meetings of the Board and the Audit Committee thereof during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

Name Board of Directors Meetings
(5intotal)
Audit Committee Meetings
(4 intotal)
Niyazi Kacira 5 –(1)
MehmetF. Taner 5 4
Jeffery S. Ackert 4 3
Raymond Savoie 4 3
MariaAu 5 –(1)

(1) Not an audit committee member.

Directorships

The table below sets out the director of the Corporation as at July 30, 2021 who is also a director of another reporting issuer (or equivalent).

Name Names ofOther ReportingIssuers
Jeffrey S. Ackert Advance Gold Corp.

Orientation and Continuing Education

While the Corporation does not have formal orientation and training programs, new Board members are provided with:

  1. information respecting the functioning of the Board and committees;

  2. publicly filed documents of the Corporation; and

  3. access to management.

Board members are encouraged to communicate with management to keep themselves current with industry trends and development and changes in legislation with management’s assistance.

Ethical Business Conduct

Given the relatively small size of the Corporation, the Board believes that through the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Corporation’s corporate governance practice and the common law and the restrictions placed by applicable corporate legislation on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which a director has an interest have been sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management, in the best interest of the Corporation and reflects a culture of integrity and ethical business conduct. The Corporation has not adopted a Code of Ethics.

Nomination of Directors

The Corporation does not have a formal process for determining nominations to the board of directors. Names of potential nominees are provided to the board of directors for consideration by management, individual board members or shareholders.

Compensation

Given the relatively small size of the Corporation, the Board does not have a compensation committee for directors and officers. These functions are currently performed by the Board as a whole.

Response to Shareholders Comments and Concerns

Management is available to shareholders to receive feedback and to respond to questions or concerns on a prompt basis. It is available for any shareholder to contact the Corporation by telephone, fax, mail or email at its head office. The Board believes that the Corporation's approach to communicating with shareholders and other interested parties is both responsive and effective.

Assessments

The Board monitors the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board. The Board through the careful selection of its members and from fostering a culture of openness has established an environment where its members are given ongoing feedback on their performance.

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The Board believes that it carries out governance of the Corporation's affairs effectively, and will continue to review the Corporation's governance practices and to make changes as deemed appropriate.

Audit Committee

NI 52-110 relating to the composition and function of audit committees requires all affected issuers, including the Corporation, to have a written audit committee charter (the “Charter”) which must be disclosed in the management information circular of the Corporation wherein management solicits proxies from the shareholders of the Corporation for the purpose of electing directors to the Board of the Corporation.

The Audit Committee Charter

The Charter has been adopted by the Board in order to comply with the Instrument and to more properly define the role of the audit committee (the “Committee”) in the oversight of the financial reporting process of the Corporation. Nothing in the Charter is intended to restrict the ability of the Board or the Committee to alter or vary procedures in order to comply more fully with the Instrument, as amended from time to time. The full text of the Charter is at Schedule “A”.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The members of the Committee as at July 30, 2021 were Mehmet F. Taner, Jeffrey S. Ackert and Raymond Savoie. All members were considered independent. All were financially literate. “Independent” and “financially literate” have the meaning used in NI 52-110.

Relevant Education and Experience

Mehmet F. Taner, Ph.D. (Geol. and Mineralogy), M.Sc. (Geol. Engineering), FGAC, has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry in geology, mineralogy and production.

Jeffrey S. Ackert, B.Sc. (Geology Specialist), has over 30 years’ experience in the mining industry in exploration and production. He is an officer of a Canadian public resource company and a director of another Canadian public resource company.

Raymond Savoie, B.A., LI.L, has 35 years’ experience in various aspects of exploration and development of resource projects and of the resource industry. He is an officer of two Canadian resource companies.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time during the most recently completed fiscal year was a recommendation of the Committee to nominate or compensate the external auditors, MS Partners LLP not adopted by the Board.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

In the most recently completed fiscal year, the Corporation has not relied on the exemptions in section 2.4 or Part 8 of NI 52-110. Section 2.4 provides an exemption from the requirement that the audit committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the auditors, where the total amount of fees related to the non-audit services are not expected to exceed 5% of the total fees payable to the auditors in the fiscal year in which the non-audit services were provided. Part 8 permits a company to apply to a securities regulatory authority for an exemption from the requirements of NI 52-110, in whole or in part.

Pre-Approval and Procedures

Formal policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services have yet to be formulated and adopted. Subject to the requirements of the Instrument, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Board, and where applicable by the Committee, on a case by case basis.

Exemption

In respect of the most recently completed fiscal year, the Corporation is relying upon the exemption set out in section 6.1 of NI 52-110 with respect to compliance with the requirements of Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of NI 52-110.

External Auditors Service Fees (By Category)

Financial Year End 2020 Financial Year End 2019
$ $
Auditfeesforthe yearended 14,000 14,000
Auditrelatedfees
Tax fees 1,000 1,000
Allother fees (non-tax)
Total fees 15,000 15,000

COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Under applicable securities legislation, the Corporation is required to disclose certain financial and other information relating to the compensation of its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and all of the other most highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation who meet the applicable disclosure threshold (each, a Named Executive Officer or “NEO”). During the financial year ended December 31, 2020, there were two NEOs, being Niyazi Kacira, the Chairman and President (also performing the functions of a Chief Executive Officer), and Maria Au, the Secretary-Treasurer (also performing the functions of a Chief Financial Officer).

The executive officers’ compensation comprises two components: (1) the payment of an amount in cash; and (2) the grant of options to purchase common shares of the Corporation under existing stock option plan.

The use of stock options as a form of remuneration allows the Corporation to recognize and reward performance of its executives and directors while conserving cash.

The Corporation does not have a share-based incentive plan, or a pension plan that provides for payment or benefits to the NEOs at, following, or in connection with retirement.

Principles of Executive Compensation

The primary components of the Corporation’s executive compensation are cash compensation and option-based awards. The Board believes that the mix between cash compensation and incentives must be reviewed and tailored to each executive based on their role within the organization as well as

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their own personal circumstances and financial circumstances of the Corporation. The following principles form the basis of the Corporation’s executive compensation program:

  1. align interest of executives and shareholders;

  2. attract and motivate executives who are instrumental to the success of the Corporation and the enhancement of shareholder value;

  3. compensate within the context of the financial condition of the Corporation; and

  4. ensure compensation methods have the effect of retaining those executives whose performance has enhanced the Corporation’s long term value.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

The Board is responsible for the Corporation’s compensation policies and practices. The Board has the responsibility to review and make recommendations to the directors concerning all forms of compensation of the directors and the NEOs within the context of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Board also reviews and approves the hiring of executive officers.

As of the date of this information circular, the Board had not, collectively, considered the implications of any risks associated with policies and practices regarding compensation of its directors or executive officers.

The Corporation does not prohibit its NEOs or directors from purchasing financial instruments, including for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the NEOs or directors.

Cash Compensation

The Board approves the cash compensation ranges for the NEOs. The Corporation’s policy for determining cash compensation for executive officers is consistent with the administration of compensation for other staff.

Annual Incentives

The Corporation is not currently awarding any annual incentives. However, the Corporation, in its discretion, may award annual incentives in order to motivate executives to achieve short-term corporate goals. The Board approves annual incentives, if there is any.

The success of NEOs in achieving their individual objectives and their contribution to the Corporation in reaching its overall goals are both factors in the determination of their annual incentives. The Board assesses each NEO’s performance on the basis of his or her respective contribution to the achievement of the predetermined corporate objectives, as well as to needs of the Corporation that arise on a day to day basis and the financial condition of the Corporation. This assessment is used by the Board in developing its recommendations with respect to the determination of annual incentives for the NEOs.

Long Term Compensation

The Corporation provides long term incentive compensation to its NEOs, directors and employees through the Stock Option Plan. The Stock Option Plan is described in detail below under the heading “Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans”. The Board grants stock options to officers, employees and directors from time to time based on its appropriateness of doing so in light of the long term strategic objectives of the Corporation, its current stage of development, and the need to retain or attract particular key personnel.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Corporation paid a total of $54,000 cash compensation to the two NEOs during the financial year ended December 31, 2020. [(1) ]

Summary Compensation Table Summary Compensation Table Summary Compensation Table
Share-
Name and Principal Based
Occupation Year Salary Awards
($) ($)
Niyazi Kacira 2020
Chairman and President 2019
2018
Maria Au 2020
Secretary-Treasurer 2019
2018
Summary Compensation Table Summary Compensation Table Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal
Occupation
Year Salary
($)
Share-
Based
Awards
($)
Option-
Based
Awards
($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation($)
Pension
Values
($)
Cash
Compensation
($)
Total
Compensation
($)
Annual
Incentive
Plans
Long-Term
Incentive
Plans
Niyazi Kacira
Chairman and President
2020 (1)
2019 (1)
2018 13,000 (1) 13,000
Maria Au
Secretary-Treasurer
2020 54,000 54,000
2019 54,000 54,000
2018 54,000 54,000

(1) Niyazi Kacira, Chairman and President (also performing the functions of a CEO) of the Corporation, voluntarily offered to provide his professional services to the Corporation without any cash compensation effective January 1, 2015, to help the Corporation to reduce its expenses.

Outstanding Option-Based Awards

The following table provides details of outstanding option-based awards granted to NEOs as at December 31, 2020.

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Option-Based Awards Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
Name Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)(1)
Option Exercise
Price
($)
Option Expiration
Date
Value of
Unexercised in-
the-Money
Options
($) (2)
Number of
Shares or Units
of Shares That
Have Not Vested
(#)
Market or
Payout Value of
Share-Based
Awards That
Have not Vested
($)
Niyazi Kacira 200,000 0.10 August 29, 2023
Maria Au 80,000 0.10 July 6, 2022

(1) As at December 31, 2020, two NEOs have the following outstanding vested options as directors of the Corporation:-

Each of Niyazi Kacira and Maria Au – 200,000 shares at $0.10 exercise price and expiring August 29, 2023. The value of each of their unexercised in-the-money options is $0.

(2) The difference between the closing price of Altai common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on December 31, 2020 ($0.07) and the exercise price of any in-themoney unexercised options to acquire Altai common shares

Value Vested or Earned During the Year

The following table provides information regarding value vested or earned through option-based awards by the NEOs during the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

Name Option-Based Awards – Value
Vested During the Year
($)
Share-Based Awards – Value
Vested During the Year
($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation – Value Earned
During the Year
($)
Niyazi Kacira
MariaAu

Termination and Change of Control Benefits

Agreement with Niyazi Kacira

Dr. Kacira has served the Corporation as Director and President (& CEO) for more than thirty years (and as Chairman effective October 1, 2010). In 1987, the Corporation entered into an agreement with Dr. Kacira. The Agreement provides that in the event that his service is terminated without just cause, Dr. Kacira will receive a termination cash payment equivalent in value to 2.5 percent of the Market Value of the Corporation as calculated by multiplying the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation by the market price of such shares determined in the five business days prior to the date of the termination of service. If Dr. Kacira had been terminated without just cause on December 31, 2020, he would have received a payment of $98,058.71.

Agreement with Maria Au

Ms. Au has served the Corporation as Secretary-Treasurer for thirty years and as a director from time to time until June 21, 2010 and since August 30, 2018. In 2010, the Corporation entered into an agreement with Ms. Au to pay her $50,000 at the termination (in any manner) of her service with the Corporation at any time.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

The directors of the Corporation received no cash compensation in their capacity as directors during the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

Outstanding Option-Based Awards

The following table provides details of outstanding option-based awards granted to Directors of the Corporation who were not NEOs as at December 31, 2020.

Option-Based Awards Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
Name Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Option Exercise
Price
($)
Option Expiration
Date
Value of
Unexercised in-
the-Money
Options
($)
Number of
Shares or Units
of Shares That
Have Not Vested
(#)
Market or
Payout Value of
Share-Based
Awards That Have
not Vested
($)
Mehmet F. Taner 200,000 $0.10 August 29, 2023
Jeffery S. Ackert 200,000 $0.10 August 29, 2023
Raymond Savoie 200,000 $0.10 August 29, 2023

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

No individual who is, or at any time during the most recently completed financial period of the Corporation was, a director or executive officer of the Corporation, and no associate of any of the foregoing (or at any time since January 1, 2020) has been indebted to the Corporation or its subsidiaries or has (or at any time since January 1, 2020, has had) any indebtedness to another entity that is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

As of the date hereof, no employee, or former executive officer, director or employee is indebted to the Corporation or indebted to another entity where such indebtedness was the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

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SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets out certain details as at December 31, 2020 with respect to compensation plans pursuant to which equity securities of the Corporation are authorized for issuance.

PlanCategory Number of shares to be issued
upon
exercise
of
outstanding
options, warrants and rights
(a)
Weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and
rights
(b)
Number
of
shares
remaining
available for future issuance under
the Equity Compensation Plans
(excluding securities reflected in
column (a)
(c)
Equity compensation plans
previously approved by
shareholders
1,280,000 $0.100 2,750,000
Equity compensation plans not
previously approved by
shareholders
Nil Nil Nil

2010 Stock Option Plan

The 2010 Stock Option Plan was adopted on May 3, 2010 for the purpose of granting incentive options to directors, officers, employees and certain service providers to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

The main terms of the 2010 Stock Option Plan are as following:-

  1. An aggregate of 4.950 million Altai shares which was less than 10% of the issued shares at May 2010, were reserved in the plan for option purpose.

  2. The number of shares for each option, the option price, the expiration date of each option, the extent to which each option is exercisable from time to time during the term of the option and other terms and conditions for each option are determined by the Board and subject to the policies of the applicable Stock Exchange.

  3. Unless specific restrictions and provisions are stipulated for the option, option may be exercised for a period of up to 5 years.

  4. The option exercise price shall not be lower than the discounted market price of the shares at the grant date or the minimum exercise price per policies of applicable Stock Exchange, whichever is higher.

  5. The total number of option shares for any optionee cannot exceed 5% of the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation at the grant date or the maximum percentage allowed under the applicable policies of the stock exchange on which the shares may then be listed, whichever percentage is smaller, or such greater number of shares as may be determined by the Board and approved by the applicable stock exchange and any other relevant regulatory authority.

  6. No more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation may be granted to any one optionee in any 12 months period unless the Corporation has obtained disinterested shareholder approval.

  7. No more than 2% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation may be granted to any one consultant in any 12 month period.

  8. No more than an aggregate of 2% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation may be granted to an employee conducting investor relations activities, in any 12 month period.

  9. The option can only be exercised by the optionee and only so long as the optionee is a director, officer, employee of or on-going service provider to the Corporation or of any of its subsidiaries or within a period of 30 days after ceasing to be a director, officer and employee of or on-going service provider to the Corporation or of any of its subsidiaries.

  10. In the event of death of an optionee, an outstanding option previously granted to him shall be exercisable as to all or any of the shares in respect of which such option has not previously been exercised at the date of the optionee’s death by legal representatives of the optionee at any time within either one year of the date of death of the optionee or the remaining term of the option, whichever time period is shorter, but in any case only to the extent that the optionee was entitled to exercise such option at the date of his death.

  11. If, before the expiry of an option in accordance with the terms thereof, the Corporation shall sell or agree to sell all or substantially all the property and assets of the Corporation, such option may be exercised as to all or any of the shares in respect of which such option has not previously been exercised by the optionee at any time up to an including the earlier of (i) the date which is 30 days following the date of completion of such sale or (ii) the date on which such option expires.

  12. If, before the expiry of an option in accordance with the terms thereof, a take-over bid is made in respect to the common shares or any other voting securities of the Corporation, such option may be exercised immediately thereafter as to all or any of the shares in respect of which such option has not previously been exercised by the optionee at any time up to and including the date on which such option expires, without regard to any restrictions on time of exercise that might otherwise be imposed on such option whether pursuant of this plan, the option or otherwise.

  13. Disinterested shareholder approval has to be obtained for any reduction in the exercise price of any option granted to an optionee who is an insider of the Corporation at the time of the proposed price amendment.

  14. Subject to the approval of relevant regulatory authorities, the Board may amend or discontinue the plan at any time, provided, however, that no such amendment may increase the maximum number of shares that may be optioned under that plan, change the manner of determining the minimum option price or, without the consent of the optionee, alter or impair in any material respect any material term of any option previously granted to an optionee under the plan.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this information circular and to the best knowledge of the Corporation, no “informed person” (as such term is defined in National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations) of the Corporation, or any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has or had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the beginning of the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year that has materially affected the Corporation, or in any proposed transaction which could materially affect the Corporation, or in any matter to be acted upon at this Meeting.

OTHER MATTERS

Management of the Corporation knows of no matters to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matters which are not known to the management should properly come before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020 and additional information about the Corporation are available on our website at www.altairesources.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, or you can obtain a copy, at no cost to you, by sending your request to the Corporation at its office address.

APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The contents and sending of this Management Information Circular and the Form of Proxy have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Maria Au” Maria Au Secretary-Treasurer

August 23, 2021

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SCHEDULE “A” AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

  • A. NAME

There shall be a committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Altai Resources Inc. (the “Corporation”) known as the Audit Committee (the “Committee”).

  • B. PURPOSE OF AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Committee has been established to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the following principal areas:

  1. the Corporation’s external audit function; including the qualifications, independence, appointment and oversight of the work of the external auditors;

  2. the Corporation’s accounting and financial reporting requirements;

  3. the Corporation’s reporting of financial information to the public;

  4. the Corporation’s compliance with law and regulatory requirements;

  5. the Corporation’s risks and risk management policies;

  6. the Corporation’s system of internal controls and management information systems; and 7. such other functions as are delegated to it by the Board.

Specifically, with respect to the Corporation’s external audit function, the Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities relating to: the quality and integrity of the Corporation's financial statements; the independent auditors' qualifications; and the performance of the Corporation's independent auditors.

G. RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. The Committee shall be responsible for making the following recommendations to the Board:

a) the external auditors to be nominated for the purpose of preparing or issuing auditors’ report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Corporation; and b) the compensation of the external auditors.

  1. The Committee shall be directly responsible for overseeing the work of the external auditors engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing auditors’ report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Corporation, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting. This responsibility shall include:

  2. a) reviewing the audit plan with management and the external auditors;

b) reviewing with management and the external auditors any proposed changes in major accounting policies, the presentation and impact of significant risks and uncertainties, and key estimates and judgments of management that may be material to financial reporting;

  • c) reviewing with management and the external auditors regarding significant financial reporting issues discussed during the fiscal period and the method of resolution;

  • d) reviewing audited annual financial statements, in conjunction with the report of the external auditors, and obtain an explanation from management of all significant variances between comparative reporting periods;

  • e) reviewing interim unaudited financial statements before release to the public;

C. MEMBERSHIP

The Committee shall consist of as many members as the Board shall determine but, in any event not fewer than three directors appointed by the Board. Each member of the Committee shall continue to be a member until a successor is appointed, unless the member resigns, is removed or ceases to be a director of the Corporation. The Board may fill a vacancy which occurs in the Committee at any time. Members of the Committee shall be selected based upon the following and in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations:

Financially Literate: Each member shall be financially literate or must become financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his appointment to the Committee. For these purposes, an individual is financially literate if he has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation’s financial statements.

D. CHAIR AND SECRETARY

The Chair of the Committee shall be designated by the Board. If the Chair is not present at a meeting of the Committee, the members of the Committee may designate an interim Chair for the meeting by majority vote of the members present. The Secretary of the Corporation shall be the Secretary of the Committee, provided that if the Secretary is not present, the Chair of the meeting may appoint a secretary for the meeting with the consent of the Committee members who are present. A member of the Committee may be designated as the liaison member to report on the deliberations of the Audit Committees of affiliated companies (if applicable).

E. MEETINGS

The Chair of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee members, shall determine the schedule and frequency of the Committee meetings as circumstances require provided that the Committee will meet at least once in every fiscal quarter.

F. AUTHORITY

The Committee shall have the authority to:

  1. engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties,

  2. set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Committee, 3. communicate directly with the internal and external auditors; and

f) reviewing all public disclosure documents containing audited or unaudited financial information before release, including any prospectus, the annual information form and management's discussion and analysis;

  • g) reviewing the evaluation of internal controls by the external auditors, together with management's response;

  • h) reviewing the terms of reference of the internal auditor, if any;

  • i) reviewing the reports issued by the internal auditor, if any, and management's response and subsequent follow up to any identified weaknesses; and j) reviewing the appointments of the chief financial officer and any key financial executives involved in the financial reporting process, as applicable.

  • The Committee shall ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Corporation’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Corporation’s financial statements, and shall periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.

  • When there is to be a change of auditors, the Committee shall review all issues related to the change, including the information to be included in the notice of change of auditors and the planned steps for an orderly transition.

  • The Committee shall review all reportable events, including disagreements, unresolved issues and consultations, on a routine basis, whether or not there is to be a change of auditors.

  • The Committee shall, as applicable, establish procedures for:

a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and

b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

  1. As applicable, the Committee shall establish, periodically review and approve the Corporation’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors of the Corporation.

  2. The responsibilities outlined in this Charter are not intended to be exhaustive. The Committee should consider any additional areas which may require oversight when discharging their responsibilities.

  3. The Committee shall review and reassess the adequacy of the Committee’s Charter on an annual basis.

  4. recommend the amendment or approval of audited and interim financial statements to the Board.

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