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American Copper Development Corporation Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Aug 20, 2025

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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AMERICAN COPPER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2025

AND

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

August 11, 2025

This document requires immediate attention. If you are in doubt as to how to deal with the documents or matters referred to in this notice and information circular, you should immediately contact your advisor.


AMERICAN COPPER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
710 – 1030 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2Y3
Telephone: (778) 372-9888

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of shareholders of American Copper Development Corporation (the “Company”) will be held at the offices of the Company, 710 – 1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the hour of 9:30 a.m. (Vancouver time) for the following purposes

(1) to receive the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, and the accompanying report of the auditors;
(2) to set the number of directors of the Company at four (4);
(3) to elect Gerhard Daniel Schieber, Michael Darren Murphy, Marcio Bastos Fonseca, and Stuart R. Ross as directors of the Company;
(4) to appoint DeVisser Gray LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;
(5) to consider and, if thought fit, to pass an ordinary resolution to re-approve the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, as described in the accompanying management information circular (the “Information Circular”); and
(6) to transact such further or other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The accompanying Information Circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be dealt with at the Meeting and is supplemental to, and expressly made a part of, this Notice of Meeting.

The board of directors of the Company has fixed August 6, 2025 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each registered shareholder at the close of business on that date is entitled to such notice and to vote at the Meeting in the circumstances set out in the accompanying Information Circular.

If you are a registered shareholder of the Company and unable to attend the Meeting in person, please vote by proxy by following the instructions provided in the form of proxy at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) before the time and date of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.


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If you are a non-registered shareholder of the Company and received this Notice of Meeting and accompanying materials through a broker, a financial institution, a participant, or a trustee or administrator of a retirement savings plan, retirement income fund, education savings plan or other similar savings or investment plan registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada), or a nominee of any of the foregoing that holds your securities on your behalf (each, an "Intermediary"), please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your Intermediary.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 11th day of August, 2025.

By Order of the Board of Directors of

AMERICAN COPPER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

"Daniel Schieber"

Daniel Schieber

Chief Executive Officer and Director

PLEASE VOTE. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND DATE THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY AND PROMPTLY RETURN IT IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED.


AMERICAN COPPER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
710 – 1030 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2Y3
Telephone: (778) 372-9888

INFORMATION CIRCULAR
August 11, 2025

INTRODUCTION

This information circular (the “Information Circular”) accompanies the notice of annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Notice”) of American Copper Development Corporation (the “Company”) and is furnished to shareholders (each, a “Shareholder”) holding common shares (the “Shares”) of the Company in connection with the solicitation by the management of the Company of proxies to be voted at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Shareholders to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at the offices of the Company, 710 – 1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Date and Currency

The date of this Information Circular is August 11, 2025. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts herein are in Canadian dollars.

Consolidation

Effective February 24, 2025, the Company completed a share consolidation on the basis of one (1) Share for every five (5) Shares held. All Share figures in this Information Circular reflect post-consolidated Shares.

PROXIES AND VOTING RIGHTS

Management Solicitation

The solicitation of proxies by management of the Company will be conducted by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other personal contact to be made without special compensation to any of the directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Company does not reimburse Shareholders, nominees or agents for costs incurred in obtaining from their principals authorization to execute forms of proxy, except that the Company has requested brokers and nominees who hold stock in their respective names to furnish this proxy material to their customers who are NOBOs (as defined below), and the Company will reimburse such brokers and nominees for their related out of pocket expenses. No solicitation will be made by specifically engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.

No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this Information Circular in connection with the solicitation of proxies. If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. The delivery of this Information Circular shall not create, under any circumstances, any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth herein since the date of this Information Circular. This Information Circular does not constitute the solicitation of a proxy by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making such solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer of solicitation.


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Appointment of Proxy

Registered Shareholders are entitled to vote at the Meeting. A Shareholder is entitled to one vote for each Share that such Shareholder holds on the record date of August 6, 2025 on the resolutions to be voted upon at the Meeting, and any other matter to come before the Meeting.

The persons named as proxyholders (the "Designated Persons") in the enclosed form of proxy are directors and/or officers of the Company.

A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON OR COMPANY (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THAT SHAREHOLDER AT THE MEETING.

A SHAREHOLDER MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT BY INSERTING THE NAME OF SUCH OTHER PERSON IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED ON THE FORM OF PROXY. SUCH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD NOTIFY THE NOMINEE OF THE APPOINTMENT, OBTAIN THE NOMINEE'S CONSENT TO ACT AS PROXY AND SHOULD PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO THE NOMINEE ON HOW THE SHAREHOLDER'S SHARES SHOULD BE VOTED. THE NOMINEE SHOULD BRING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TO THE MEETING.

The Shareholder may vote by mail, by telephone or via the Internet by following instructions provided in the form of proxy at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) prior to the scheduled time of the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Chairman of the Meeting, in their sole discretion, may accept completed forms of proxy on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

A proxy may not be valid unless it is dated and signed by the Shareholder who is giving it or by that Shareholder's attorney-in-fact duly authorized by that Shareholder in writing or, in the case of a corporation, dated and executed by a duly authorized officer or attorney-in-fact for the corporation. If a form of proxy is executed by an attorney-in-fact for an individual Shareholder or joint Shareholders, or by an officer or attorney-in-fact for a corporate Shareholder, the instrument so empowering the officer or attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must accompany the form of proxy.

Revocation of Proxies

A Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at anytime before it is exercised by an instrument in writing: (a) executed by that Shareholder or by that Shareholder's attorney-in-fact authorized in writing or, where the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer of, or attorney-in-fact for, the corporation; and (b) delivered either: (i) to the Company at the address set forth above, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, (ii) to the Chairman of the Meeting prior to the vote on matters covered by the proxy on the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, or (iii) in any other manner provided by law.

Also, a proxy will automatically be revoked by either: (i) attendance at the Meeting and participation in a poll (ballot) by a Shareholder, or (ii) submission of a subsequent proxy in accordance with the foregoing procedures. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to any such revocation.

Voting of Shares and Proxies and Exercise of Discretion by Designated Persons

A Shareholder may indicate the manner in which the Designated Persons are to vote with respect to a matter to be voted upon at the Meeting by marking the appropriate space on the proxy. The Shares represented by a proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot that may be called for and if the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Shares will be voted accordingly.


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IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED IN THE PROXY WITH RESPECT TO A MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON, THE PROXY CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THAT MATTER UPON THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE FORM OF PROXY. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE DESIGNATED PERSONS WILL VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY IN FAVOUR OF EACH MATTER IDENTIFIED IN THE PROXY.

The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting, including any amendments or variations to any matters identified in the Notice. At the date of this Information Circular, management of the Company is not aware of any such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting.

In the case of abstentions from, or withholding of, the voting of the Shares of a Shareholder on any matter, the Shares that are the subject of the abstention or withholding will be counted for determination of a quorum, but will not be counted as affirmative or negative on the matter to be voted upon.

ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS

The information set out in this section is of significant importance to those Shareholders who do not hold Shares in their own name. Shareholders who do not hold their Shares in their own name (referred to in this Information Circular as "Beneficial Shareholders") should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of Shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Shares are listed in an account statement provided by a broker, then in almost all cases those Shares will not be registered in the Beneficial Shareholder's name on the records of the Company. Such Shares will more likely be registered under the names of the Beneficial Shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker. In the United States, the vast majority of such Shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depositary for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian banks), and in Canada, under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Beneficial Shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their Shares are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.

The Company does not have access to the names of all Beneficial Shareholders. Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Shares are voted at the Meeting. The form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by his, her or its broker (or the agent of the broker) is similar to the form of proxy provided to registered Shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered Shareholder (the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge") in the United States and in Canada. Broadridge typically prepares a special voting instruction form, mails this form to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks for appropriate instructions regarding the voting of Shares to be voted at the Meeting. If Beneficial Shareholders receive the voting instruction forms from Broadridge, they are requested to complete and return the voting instruction forms to Broadridge by mail or facsimile. Alternatively, Beneficial Shareholders can call a toll-free number and access Broadridge's dedicated voting website (each as noted on the voting instruction form) to deliver their voting instructions and to vote the Shares held by them. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form as a proxy to vote Shares directly at the Meeting – the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the applicable Shares voted at the Meeting.

Although a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Shares registered in the name of his, her or its broker (or agent of the broker), a Beneficial Shareholder may attend at the Meeting as proxyholder for the registered Shareholder and vote the Shares in that capacity. Beneficial


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Shareholders who wish to attend at the Meeting and indirectly vote their Shares as proxyholder for the registered Shareholder should enter their own names in the blank space on the instrument of proxy provided to them and return the same to their broker (or the broker’s agent) in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker (or agent), well in advance of the Meeting.

Alternatively, a Beneficial Shareholder may request in writing that his, her or its broker send to the Beneficial Shareholder a legal proxy which would enable the Beneficial Shareholder to attend at the Meeting and vote his, her or its Shares.

Beneficial Shareholders consist of non-objecting beneficial owners (each, a “NOBO”) and objecting beneficial owners (each, an “OBO”). A NOBO is a beneficial owner of securities that has provided instructions to an intermediary holding the securities in an account on behalf of the beneficial owner that the beneficial owner does not object, for that account, to the intermediary disclosing ownership information about the beneficial owner under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“NI 54-101”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators. An OBO means a beneficial owner of securities that has provided instructions to an intermediary holding the securities in an account on behalf of the beneficial owner that the beneficial owner objects, for that account, to the intermediary disclosing ownership information about the beneficial owner under NI 54-101.

The Company is sending proxy-related materials indirectly to NOBOs of the Shares. The Company will not pay for the delivery of proxy-related materials to OBOs of the Shares. The OBOs of the Shares will not receive the materials unless their intermediary assumes the costs of delivery.

All references to Shareholders in this Information Circular are to registered Shareholders, unless specifically stated otherwise.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

On February 24, 2025, the Company completed a share consolidation on the basis of one (1) Share for every five (5) Shares, reducing its share capital to 18,580,449 post-consolidated Shares.

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares without par value. As of the record date, determined by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to be the close of business on August 6, 2025, a total of 18,580,449 Shares were issued and outstanding. Each Share carries the right to one vote at the Meeting.

Only registered Shareholders as of the record date are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the outstanding Shares of the Company.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, together with the accompanying report of the auditors thereon, will be presented to the Shareholders at the Meeting. The Company’s financial statements and management discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.


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NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to set the number of directors of the Company at four (4). An ordinary resolution needs to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

Management recommends the approval of setting the number of directors of the Company at four (4).

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At present, the directors of the Company are elected at each annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed in accordance with the Company's Articles or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.

Management of the Company proposes to nominate all of the current directors of the Company, as set out in the table below, for election by the Shareholders as directors of the Company. Information concerning such persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is as follows:

Name, Place of Residence and Position(s) with the Company Principal Occupation, Business or Employment for Last Five Years^{(1)} Director Since Number of Shares Owned^{(1)}
Gerhard Daniel Schieber^{(2)}
British Columbia, Canada
Chief Executive Officer and Director Mr. Schieber began his career in metals and mining finance as an analyst with the Stabilitas Group of Funds in 2005. In 2009, he co-founded Euroscandic International Group, where he facilitated over $350 million in project financing for mining development projects. From 2011 to 2015, he served as Chief Investment Officer at Dynamis Capital Corp., focusing on Canadian-based farmland investments and long-term, recession-resistant assets with an emphasis on gold and silver. He has also held director and officer roles with several other public and private companies. August 5, 2022 462,800^{(3)}
Michael Darren Murphy
British Columbia, Canada
Director Mr. Murphy is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Global Battery Metals Ltd., President and Chief Executive Officer of Woodman Capital Ltd., and Executive Chairman of South Pacific Metals Corp. He was the founder of Torex Gold Resources Inc. and has previously served as a director and officer of several other public companies. Prior to his work in the resource sector, Mr. Murphy spent over 15 years in the financial services industry in London, UK. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of British Columbia, an MBA from Saint Mary's University, and a graduate degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. December 19, 2024 Nil

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Name, Place of Residence and Position(s) with the Company Principal Occupation, Business or Employment for Last Five Years^{(1)} Director Since Number of Shares Owned^{(1)}
Marcio Bastos Fonseca^{(2)}
British Columbia, Canada
Director Mr. Fonseca has over 20 years of experience in the mining and finance sectors. He currently serves as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of GR Silver Mining Ltd., and as an Independent Director of Strategx Elements Corp. Mr. Fonseca is also a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, the Society of Economic Geologists, and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Previously, he held executive and board roles at Soleil Capital Corp. (President and Chief Executive Officer), Goldplay Exploration Ltd. (President, Chief Executive Officer and Director), and Atacama Pacific Gold Corp. (Independent Director). He also held senior roles at Macquarie Bank (Division Director, Metals and Energy, 2004–2013) and SilverCrest Mines Inc. (VP, Corporate Development, 2013–2015). Mr. Fonseca holds a graduate degree from Imperial College London, an undergraduate degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a graduate degree from the Royal School of Mines. November 4, 2024 Nil
Stuart R. Ross^{(2)}
British Columbia, Canada
Director Mr. Stuart R. Ross has extensive experience in corporate leadership across the resource and investment sectors. He currently serves as an Independent Director of Cobra Venture Corp. (since 2018) and as Chief Financial Officer of Domestic Metals Corp. (since 2025). He is also President and Director of several private entities, including S&C Ross Enterprises Ltd. (since 1989), SRR Consulting Ltd. (since 2007), and J&S Ross Consulting Inc. (since 2012). Mr. Ross previously held executive and board positions with numerous public companies, including President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Secretary of El Tigre Silver Corp. (2014–2015), President and Chief Executive Officer of Cardero Resource Corp. (2017–2022), and Director roles at International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd., Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., Canadian Spirit Resources Inc., Gold Finder Explorations Ltd., MGM Resources Corp., Herdron Capital Corp., Angkor Resources Corp., New Energy Metals Corp., GoldHaven Resources Corp., World Copper Ltd., and REV Exploration Corp. He also served as Secretary of Tagish Lake Gold Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of SKYE Life Ventures Ltd. (2018–2019). February 5, 2020 20,000^{(4)}

(1) Information has been furnished by the respective nominees individually.
(2) Member of the Audit Committee.
(3) 114,500 of these Shares are held in the name of Edelmetall Finance Inc. and 22,200 of these Shares are held in the name Dynamis Capital Corp., both companies of which are wholly owned by Mr. Schieber. Does not include 120,000 stock options held by Mr. Schieber which are exercisable into one Share, at a price of $1.25 per Share until September 9, 2027.
(4) Does not include 80,000 stock options held by Mr. Ross, of which 40,000 are exercisable into one Share, at a price of $0.50 per Share until January 18, 2026 and 40,000 are exercisable into one Share, at a price of $1.25 per Share until September 9, 2027.

Management does not contemplate that any of its nominees will be unable to serve as directors. If any vacancies occur in the slate of nominees listed above before the Meeting, then the Designated Persons intend to exercise discretionary authority to vote the Shares represented by proxies for the election of any other persons as directors.

Management recommends the election of each of the nominees listed above as a director of the Company.


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Orders

To the best of management's knowledge, no proposed director of the Company is, or within the ten (10) years before the date of this Information Circular has been, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that:

(a) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order, or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

(b) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order, or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

Bankruptcies

To the best of management's knowledge, no proposed director of the Company is, or within ten (10) years before the date of this Information Circular, has been, a director or an executive officer of any company that, while the person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in the 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 made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcies or insolvency.

Penalties and Sanctions

To the best of management's knowledge, no proposed director of the Company has been subject to: (a) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a 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.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

General

For the purpose of this Statement of Executive Compensation:

"compensation securities" includes stock options, convertible securities, exchangeable securities and similar instruments including stock appreciation rights, deferred share units and restricted stock units granted or issued by the Company or one of its subsidiaries (if any) for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly to the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if any);

"NEO" or "named executive officer" means:

(a) each individual who served as chief executive officer ("CEO") of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CEO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,

(b) each individual who served as chief financial officer ("CFO") of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CFO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,


(c) the most highly compensated executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if any) other than individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5) of Form 51-102F6V, for that financial year, and

(d) each individual who would be an NEO under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company or its subsidiaries (if any), nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;

“plan” includes any plan, contract, authorization or arrangement, whether or not set out in any formal document, where cash, compensation securities or any other property may be received, whether for one or more persons; and

“underlying securities” means any securities issuable on conversion, exchange or exercise of compensation securities.

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation, Excluding Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any subsidiary thereof to each NEO and each director of the Company, in any capacity, including, for greater certainty, all plan and non-plan compensation, direct and indirect pay, remuneration, economic or financial award, reward, benefit, gift or perquisite paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any subsidiary thereof for each of the two most recently completed financial years, other than stock options and other compensation securities:

Name and Position Year Salary, Consulting Fee, Retainer or Commission ($) Bonus ($) Committee or Meeting Fees ($) Value of Perquisites^{(1)} ($) Value of All Other Compensation ($) Total Compensation ($)
Gerhard Daniel Schieber^{(2)}
CEO and Director 2024
2023 $137,500
$150,000 Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil $137,500
$150,000
Blaine Bailey^{(3)}
CFO, Corporate Secretary and Former Director 2024
2023 $60,000
$60,000 Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil $60,000
$60,000
Michael Darren Murphy^{(4)}
Interim Chairman and Director 2024
2023 N/A
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A N/A
N/A Nil
N/A
Marcio Bastos Fonseca^{(5)}
Director 2024
2023 Nil
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A Nil
N/A
Stuart R. Ross^{(6)}
Director 2024
2023 Nil
$7,500 Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
$7,500
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse^{(7)}
Former Director and Chairman of the Board 2024
2023 Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil Nil
Nil

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Name and Position Year Salary, Consulting Fee, Retainer or Commission ($) Bonus ($) Committee or Meeting Fees ($) Value of Perquisites(1) ($) Value of All Other Compensation ($) Total Compensation ($)
Curtis Freeman(8) 2024 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Former Director 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Tom Peregoodoff(9) 2024 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Former Director 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

(1) "Perquisites" include perquisites provided to an NEO or director that are not generally available to all employees and that, in aggregate, are: (a) $15,000, if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is $150,000 or less, (b) 10% of the NEO or director’s salary for the financial year if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is greater than $150,000 but less than $500,000, or (c) $50,000 if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is $500,000 or greater.

(2) Gerhard Daniel Schieber has been the CEO and a director of the Company since August 5, 2022.

(3) Blaine Bailey has been the CFO of the Company since May 2, 2020 and Corporate Secretary of the Company since April 1, 2024. He was a director of the Company from May 2, 2020 to August 5, 2022.

(4) Michael Darren Murphy has been the Interim Chairman and a director of the Company since December 19, 2024.

(5) Marcio Bastos Fonseca has been a director of the Company since November 4, 2024.

(6) Stuart R. Ross has been a director of the Company since February 5, 2020.

(7) Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse was the Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company from August 5, 2022 to December 19, 2024.

(8) Curtis Freemans was a director of the Company from August 5, 2022 to December 19, 2024.

(9) Tom Peregoodoff was a director of the Company from November 1, 2022 to June 11, 2024.

External Management Companies

The Company has not engaged the services of an external management company to provide executive management services to the Company, directly or indirectly.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The Company did not grant or issue any compensation securities to any director or NEO in the financial year ended December 31, 2024.

As at December 31, 2024:

Compensation Securities
Name and Position Type of compensation security Number of compensation securities, number of underlying securities, and percentage of class(1)(2) Date of issue or grant Issue, conversion or exercise price ($) Closing price of security or underlying security on date of grant ($) Closing price of security or underlying security at year end ($) Expiry date
Gerhard Daniel Schieber
CEO and Director Options 120,000 (0.65%) September 9, 2022 $1.25 $1.25 $0.20 September 9, 2027

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Compensation Securities
Name and Position Type of compensation security Number of compensation securities, number of underlying securities, and percentage of class^{(1)(2)} Date of issue or grant Issue, conversion or exercise price ($) Closing price of security or underlying security on date of grant ($) Closing price of security or underlying security at year end ($) Expiry date
Blaine Bailey
CFO, Corporate Secretary and Former Director Options 40,000 (0.22%) September 9, 2023 $1.25 $1.25 $0.20 September 9, 2027
Options 46,000 (0.25%) January 18, 2021 $0.50 N/A^{(3)} $0.20 January 18, 2026
Michael Darren Murphy
Interim Chairman and Director Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Marcio Bastos Fonseca
Director Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Stuart R. Ross
Director Options 40,000 (0.22%) September 9, 2023 $1.25 $1.25 $0.20 September 9, 2027
Options 40,000 (0.22%) January 18, 2021 $0.50 N/A^{(3)} $0.20 January 18, 2026
Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse^{(4)}
Former Director and Chairman of the Board Options 120,000 (0.65%) September 9, 2022 $1.25 $1.25 $0.20 September 9, 2027
Curtis Freeman^{(5)}
Former Director Options 40,000 (0.22%) September 9, 2022 $1.25 $1.25 $0.20 September 9, 2027

(1) The numbers indicated represent the number of stock options and the same number of Shares underlying the related stock options. All stock options are fully vested.
(2) The percentage indicated has been calculated based off the issued and outstanding undiluted securities as at December 31, 2024 being 18,580,449 Shares.
(3) As at January 18, 2021, the Company's common shares were not yet listed on any stock exchange and there is no discernible closing price.
(4) Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse was the Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company from August 5, 2022 to December 19, 2024.
(5) Curtis Freemans was a director of the Company from August 5, 2022 to December 19, 2024.

Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs

No compensation securities were exercised by any director or NEO during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans

On January 18, 2021, the Board adopted the Company's current Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), which was subsequently approved by the Shareholders on May 27, 2022. The Equity Incentive Plan provides that the Board may from time-to-time, at its discretion, grant to directors, officers, employees and technical consultants of the Company, non-transferable stock options to purchase Shares, subject to the requirements of the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE"). The number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan may not exceed 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares from time to time, less the aggregate number of Shares then reserved for issuance under any other equity compensation


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arrangements. The vesting of stock options is determined at the discretion of the Board, and all stock options are exercisable for a maximum term of 10 years.

The Equity Incentive Plan provides for stock options to be granted in consideration of the level of responsibility of the executive as well as their impact or contribution to the longer-term operating performance of the Company. In determining the number of stock options to be granted to the executive officers, the Board will take into account the number of stock options, if any, previously granted to each executive officer, and the exercise price of any outstanding stock options to ensure that such grants were in accordance with the policies of CSE, and closely aligned the interests of the executive officers with the interests of Shareholders. The directors of the Company will also be eligible to receive stock option grants under the Equity Incentive Plan, and the Company will apply the same process for determining such awards to directors as with NEOs.

The Company's current Equity Incentive Plan is now due for reapproval in accordance with the policies of the CSE, which require Shareholder approval every three (3) years. The Equity Incentive Plan is now being submitted for reapproval at the upcoming Meeting, to ensure continued compliance with CSE requirements and to retain the ability to grant equity-based incentives to eligible participants.

As of the date hereof, the Company has granted an aggregate of 570,000 stock options to its directors, officers and consultants.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

There are no employment contracts or arrangements in existence between the Company and any NEO, director or officer of the Company. There is no arrangement or agreement made between the Company and any of its NEOs pursuant to which a payment or other benefit is to be made or given by way of compensation in the event of that officer's resignation, retirement or other termination of employment, or in the event of a change of control of the Company or a change in the NEO's responsibilities following such a change of control.

Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation

As of the date hereof, the Board does not have a compensation committee given the Company's current size and stage of development. All tasks related to developing and monitoring the Company's approach to the compensation of the Company's NEOs and directors are performed by the members of the Board. The compensation of the NEOs, directors and the Company's employees or consultants, if any, is reviewed, recommended and approved by the Board without reference to any specific formula or criteria. NEOs that are also directors of the Company are involved in discussions relating to compensation, but disclose their interest in, and abstain from voting on, decisions related to their own respective compensation.

The overall objective of the Company's compensation strategy is to offer short, medium and long-term compensation components to ensure that the Company has in place programs to attract, retain and develop management of the highest calibre and has in place a process to provide for the orderly succession of management, including receipt on an annual basis of any recommendations of the CEO, if any, in this regard. The Company currently has a short term compensation component in place, which includes the payment of management fees to certain NEOs, and a long-term compensation component in place, which includes the grant of stock options under the Equity Incentive Plan. The Company intends to further develop these compensation components. Although it has not to date, the Board may in the future consider, on an annual basis, an award of bonuses to key executives and senior management. The amount and award of such bonuses is expected to be discretionary, depending on, among other factors, the financial performance of the Company and the performance of the executive. The Board considers that the payment of such discretionary annual cash bonuses may satisfy the medium term compensation component.

The objectives of the Company's compensation policies and procedures are to align the interests of the Company's employees with the interests of the shareholders of the Company. Therefore, a significant portion of total


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compensation granted by the Company, being the grant of stock options, is based upon overall corporate performance. The Company relies on Board discussion, without formal objectives, criteria and analysis, when determining executive compensation. There are currently no formal performance goals or similar conditions that must be satisfied in connection with the payment of executive compensation.

Pension Plan Benefits

The Company does not have any pension, defined benefit, defined contribution or deferred compensation plans in place.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth details of the Equity Incentive Plan, being the Company's only equity compensation plan, as of December 31, 2024.

Plan Category Number of shares to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options (1) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders 955,000 $1.10 903,044
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders N/A N/A N/A
Total 955,000 N/A 903,044

(1) The Company does not have any warrants or rights outstanding under any equity compensation plan.

The Equity Incentive Plan is subject to the approval of the Shareholders. At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to re-approve the Equity Incentive Plan. See "Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Re-Approval of Equity Incentive Plan", below for a summary of the Equity Incentive Plan.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to appoint DeVisser Gray LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be to be paid to the auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. An ordinary resolution needs to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

Management recommends that Shareholders vote for the appointment of DeVisser Gray LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company's auditors for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and the authorization of the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

Under National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees ("NI 52-110"), a reporting issuer is required to provide disclosure annually with respect to its audit committee, including the text of its audit committee charter, information regarding composition of the audit committee, and information regarding fees paid to its external auditor. The Company provides the following disclosure with respect to its audit committee (the "Audit Committee"):


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The Audit Committee Charter

The full text of the Company's audit committee charter (the "Audit Committee Charter") is as follows:

I. Purpose

The primary objective of the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of the Company is to act as a liaison between the Board and the Company's independent auditors (the "Auditors") and to oversee (a): the accounting and financial reporting processes of the Company, including the financial statements and other financial information provided by the Company to its shareholders, the public and others, (b) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (c) the audit of the Company's financial statements, (d) the qualification, independence and performance of the Auditors, and (e) the Company's risk management policies and procedures and internal financial and accounting controls, and management information systems. For greater certainty, references to the financial statements of the Company will include, where applicable, the financial statements of the Company's subsidiary entities.

Although the Committee has the powers and responsibilities set forth in this Charter, the role of the Committee is oversight. The members of the Committee are not full-time employees of the Company and may or may not be accountants or auditors by profession or experts in the fields of accounting or auditing and, in any event, do not serve in such capacity. Consequently, it is not the duty of the Committee to conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibilities of management and the Auditors.

The responsibilities of a member of the Committee are in addition to such member's duties as a member of the Board.

II. Organization

A majority of the members of the Committee will be non-executive directors of the Company who satisfy, at a minimum, the laws governing the Company and the independence, financial literacy and financial experience requirements under applicable securities laws, rules and regulations, stock exchange and any other regulatory requirements applicable to the Company.

Members of the Committee must be financially literate as the Board interprets such qualification in its business judgment. A majority of the members of the Committee will not have participated in the preparation of the financial statements of the Company or any current subsidiary at any time during the past three years. All members will be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company's balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.

The Committee will consist of three or more directors of the Company, a majority of whom are not executive officers of the Company. The members of the Committee and the Chair of the Committee will be appointed by the Board. A majority of the members of the Committee will constitute a quorum, provided that if there are only three members, the quorum shall be three. A majority of the members of the Committee will be empowered to act on behalf of the Committee. Matters decided by the Committee will be decided by majority votes. The chair of the Committee will have an ordinary vote and will not be entitled to exercise a casting vote.

Any member of the Committee may be removed or replaced at any time by the Board and will cease to be a member of the Committee as soon as such member ceases to be a director.

The Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees when appropriate.


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III. Meetings

The Committee will meet as frequently as circumstances require, but not less frequently than four times per year. The Committee will meet at least quarterly with management, the Company's financial and accounting officer(s) and the Auditors in separate executive sessions to discuss any matters that the Committee or each of these groups believe should be discussed privately. Meetings may be held telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company's organizational documents and applicable law. A resolution in writing signed by all members who are entitled to vote on the resolution at the meeting of the Committee is as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting.

In the absence of the appointed Chair of the Committee at any meeting, the members will elect a chair from those in attendance at the meeting. The Chair, in consultation with the other members of the Committee, will set the frequency and length of each meeting and the agenda of items to be addressed at each upcoming meeting. Notice of the time and place of every meeting shall be given in writing, either by email, fax or personal delivery to each member of the Committee at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

The Committee will appoint a recording secretary who will keep minutes of all meetings. The recording secretary may be any person and does not need to be a member of the Committee. The recording secretary for the Committee can be changed by simple notice from the Chair.

The Chair will ensure that the agenda for each upcoming meeting of the Committee is circulated to each member of the Committee as well as the other directors in advance of the meeting.

The Committee may invite, from time to time, such persons as it may see fit to attend its meetings and to take part in discussion and consideration of the affairs of the Committee. The Company's accounting and financial officer(s) and the Auditors will attend any meeting when requested to do so by the Chair of the Committee.

IV. Authority and Responsibilities

The Board, after consideration of the recommendation of the Committee, will nominate the Auditors for appointment by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with applicable law. The Auditors report directly to the Audit Committee. The Auditors are ultimately accountable to the Committee and the Board as representatives of the shareholders.

In fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under this Charter, the Committee will be entitled to reasonably rely on (a) the integrity of those persons within the Company and of the professionals and experts (such as the Auditors) from whom it receives information, (b) the accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the Committee by such persons, professionals or experts and (c) the representations made by the Auditors as to any services provided by them to the Company.

The Committee will have the following responsibilities:

(a) Auditors

  1. Be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention (including termination) and oversight of the work of any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company (including for the purposes of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attestation services or other work for the Company and including the resolution of disagreements between management and the Company's independent registered public accounting firm regarding financial reporting) and ensure that such firm will report directly to it; recommend to the Board the independent auditors to be nominated for appointment as Auditors of the Company at the Company's annual meeting, the remuneration to be paid to the Auditors for services performed during the preceding year; and recommend to the Board and the shareholders the termination of the appointment of the Auditors, if and when

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advisable.

  1. When there is to be a change of the Auditor, review all issues related to the change, including any notices required under applicable securities law, stock exchange or other regulatory requirements, and the planned steps for an orderly transition.

  2. Review the Auditor’s audit plan and discuss the Auditor’s scope, staffing, materiality, and general audit approach.

  3. Review on an annual basis the performance of the Auditors, including the lead audit partner.

  4. Take reasonable steps to confirm the independence of the Auditors, which include:

(a) ensuring receipt from the Auditors of a formal written statement in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements delineating all relationships between the Auditors and the Company;

(b) considering and discussing with the Auditors any disclosed relationships or services, including non-audit services, that may impact the objectivity and independence of the Auditors;

(c) approving in advance all auditing services and any non-audit related services provided by the Auditors to the Company, and the fees for such services, with a view to ensuring the independence of the Auditors and, in accordance with applicable regulatory standards, including applicable stock exchange requirements, with respect to approval of non-audit related services performed by the Auditors; and

(d) as necessary, taking or recommending that the Board take appropriate action to oversee the independence of the Auditors.

  1. Review and approve any disclosures required to be included in periodic reports under applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and stock exchange and other regulatory requirements with respect to non-audit services.

  2. Confirm with the Auditors and receive written confirmation at least once per year as to (i) the Auditor’s internal processes and quality control procedures; and (ii) disclosure of any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, or per review within the preceding five years respecting independent audit carried out by the Auditors or investigations or government or professional enquiries, reviews or investigations of the Auditors within the last five years.

  3. Consider the tenure of the lead audit partner on the engagement in light of applicable securities law, stock exchange or applicable regulatory requirements.

  4. Review all reports required to be submitted by the Auditors to the Committee under applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and stock exchange or other regulatory requirements.

  5. Receive all recommendations and explanations which the Auditors place before the Committee.


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(b) Financial Statements and Financial Information

  1. Review and discuss with management, the financial and accounting officer(s) and the Auditors, the Company's annual audited financial statements, including disclosures made in management's discussion and analysis, prior to filing or distribution of such statements and recommend to the Board, if appropriate, that the Company's audited financial statements be included in the Company's annual reports distributed and filed under applicable laws and regulatory requirements.

  2. Review and discuss with management, the financial and accounting officer(s) and the Auditors, the Company's interim financial statements, including management's discussion and analysis, and the Auditor's review of interim financial statements, prior to filing or distribution of such statements.

  3. Review any earnings press releases of the Company before the Company publicly discloses this information.

  4. Be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company's disclosure of financial information and extracted or derived from the Company's financial statements and periodically assess the adequacy of these procedures.

  5. Discuss with the Auditor the matters required to be discussed by applicable auditing standards requirements relating to the conduct of the audit including:

(a) the adoption of, or changes to, the Company's significant auditing and accounting principles and practices;

(b) the management letter provided by the Auditor and the Company's response to that letter; and

(c) any difficulties encountered in the course of the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of activities or access to requested information, or personnel and any significant disagreements with management.

  1. Discuss with management and the Auditors major issues regarding accounting principles used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements, including any significant changes in the Company's selection or application of accounting principles. Review and discuss analyses prepared by management and/or the Auditors setting forth significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the financial statements, including analyses of the effects of alternative approaches under generally accepted accounting principles.

  2. Prepare, or ensure the preparation of, and review any report under applicable securities law, stock exchange or other regulatory requirements, including any reports required to be included in statutory filings.

(c) Ongoing Reviews and Discussions with Management and Others

  1. Obtain and review an annual report from management relating to the accounting principles used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements, including those policies for which management is required to exercise discretion or judgments regarding the implementation thereof.

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  • Periodically review separately with each of management, the financial and accounting officer(s) and the Auditors; (a) any significant disagreement between management and the Auditors in connection with the preparation of the financial statements, (b) any difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information and (c) management's response to each.

  • Periodically discuss with the Auditors, without management being present, (a) their judgments about the quality, integrity and appropriateness of the Company's accounting principles and financial disclosure practices as applied in its financial reporting and (b) the completeness and accuracy of the Company's financial statements.

  • Consider and approve, if appropriate, significant changes to the Company's accounting principles and financial disclosure practices as suggested by the Auditors or management and the resulting financial statement impact. Review with the Auditors or management the extent to which any changes or improvements in accounting or financial practices, as approved by the Committee, have been implemented.

  • Review and discuss with management, the Auditors and the Company's independent counsel, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters that could have a significant impact on the Company's financial statements, including applicable changes in accounting standards or rules, or compliance with applicable laws and regulations, inquiries received from regulators or government agencies and any pending material litigation.

  • Enquire of the Company's financial and accounting officer(s) and the Auditors on any matters which should be brought to the attention of the Committee concerning accounting, financial and operating practices and controls and accounting practices of the Company.

  • Review the principal control risks to the business of the Company, its subsidiaries and joint ventures; and verify that effective control systems are in place to manage and mitigate these risks.

  • Review and discuss with management any earnings press releases, including the use of "pro forma" or "adjusted" non-GAAP information, as well as any financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies. Such discussions may be done generally (i.e. discussion of the types of information to be disclosed and the types of presentations made).

  • Review and discuss with management any material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations) and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons, that may have a material current or future effect on financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital resources, capital reserves or significant components of revenues or expenses. Obtain explanations from management of all significant variances between comparative reporting periods.

  • Review and discuss with management the Company's major risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor, control and manage such exposures, including the Company's risk assessment and risk management guidelines and policies.

(d) Risk Management

  1. Review, based upon the recommendation of the Auditors and management, the scope and plan of the work to be done by the Company's financial and accounting group and the

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responsibilities, budget and staffing needs of such group.

  1. Ensure that management has designed and implemented effective systems of risk management and internal controls and, at least annually, review the effectiveness of the implementation of such systems.

  2. Approve and recommend to the Board for adoption policies and procedures on risk oversight and management to establish an effective and efficient system for identifying, assessing, monitoring and managing risk relating to financial management and internal control.

  3. Review the appointment of the chief financial officer and any key financial executives involved in the financial reporting process and recommend to the Board any changes in such appointments.

(e) Other Responsibilities

  1. Create an agenda for the ensuing year.

  2. Review and approve related-party transactions if required under applicable securities law, stock exchange or other regulatory requirements.

  3. Review and approve (a) any change or waiver in the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to senior financial officers and (b) any disclosures made under applicable securities law, stock exchange or other regulatory requirements regarding such change or waiver.

  4. Establish, review and approve policies for the hiring of employees, partners, former employees or former partners of the Company's Auditors or former independent auditors.

  5. Review and reassess the duties and responsibilities set out in this Charter annually and recommend to the Board any changes deemed appropriate by the Committee.

  6. Review its own performance annually, seeking input from management and the Board.

  7. Confirm annually that all responsibilities outlined in this Charter have been carried out.

  8. Perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company's constating documents and governing law, as the Committee or the Board deems necessary or appropriate.

V. Reporting

The Committee will report regularly to the Board and will submit the minutes of all meetings of the Audit Committee to the Board. The Committee will also report to the Board on the proceedings and deliberations of the Committee at such times and in such manner as the Board may require. The Committee will review with the full Board any issues that have arisen with respect to quality or integrity of the Company's financial statements, the Company's compliance with legal or regulatory requirements, the performance or independence of the Auditors or the performance of the Company's financial and accounting group.

VI. Resources and Access to Information

The Committee will have the authority to retain independent legal, accounting and other advisors or consultants to advise the Committee, as it determines necessary to carry out its duties.


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The Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities. The Committee has direct access to anyone in the organization and may request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company's outside counsel or the Auditors to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee with or without the presence of management. In the performance of any of its duties and responsibilities, the Committee will have access to any and all books and records of the Company necessary for the execution of the Committee's obligations.

The Committee will determine the extent of funding necessary for payment of (a) compensation to the Company's independent public accounting firm engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attestation services for the Company, (b) compensation to any independent legal, accounting and other advisors or consultants retained to advise the Committee and (c) ordinary administrative expenses of the Committee that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The Company's Audit Committee is comprised of three directors consisting of Gerhard Daniel Schieber, Marcio Bastos Fonseca and Stuart R. Ross. As defined in NI 52-110, Mr. Schieber, the Company's CEO, is not "independent" as he is an executive officer of the Company. Each of Messrs. Fonseca and Ross are "independent". All of the Audit Committee members are "financially literate", as defined in NI 52-110, as all have the industry experience necessary to understand and analyze financial statements of the Company, as well as the understanding of internal controls and procedures necessary for financial reporting.

The Audit Committee is responsible for review of both interim and annual financial statements for the Company. For the purposes of performing their duties, the members of the Audit Committee have the right, at all times, to inspect all the books and financial records of the Company and any subsidiaries and to discuss with management and the external auditors of the Company any accounts, records and matters relating to the financial statements of the Company. The Audit Committee members meet periodically with management and annually with the external auditors.

Relevant Education and Experience

The following sets out the education and experience of each Audit Committee member that is relevant to the performance of his responsibilities as an Audit Committee member.

Gerhard Daniel Schieber

Mr. Schieber began his career in metals and mining finance as an analyst with the Stabilitas Group of Funds in 2005. In 2009, he co-founded Euroscandic International Group, where he facilitated over $350 million in project financing for mining development projects. From 2011 to 2015, he served as Chief Investment Officer at Dynamis Capital Corp., focusing on Canadian-based farmland investments and long-term, recession-resistant assets with an emphasis on gold and silver. He has also held director and officer roles with several other public and private companies.

Marcio Bastos Fonseca

Mr. Fonseca has over 20 years of experience in the mining and finance sectors. He currently serves as President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director of GR Silver Mining Ltd., and as an Independent Director of Strategx Elements Corp. Mr. Fonseca is also a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, the Society of Economic Geologists, and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Previously, he held executive and board roles at Soleil Capital Corp. (President and CEO), Goldplay Exploration Ltd. (President, CEO and Director), and Atacama Pacific Gold Corp. (Independent Director). He also held senior roles at Macquarie Bank (Division Director, Metals and Energy, 2004-2013) and SilverCrest Mines Inc. (VP, Corporate Development, 2013-


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2015). Mr. Fonseca holds a graduate degree from Imperial College London, an undergraduate degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and a graduate degree from the Royal School of Mines.

Stuart R. Ross

Mr. Stuart R. Ross has extensive experience in corporate leadership across the resource and investment sectors. He currently serves as an Independent Director of Cobra Venture Corp. (since 2018) and as CFO of Domestic Metals Corp. (since 2025). He is also President and Director of several private entities, including S&C Ross Enterprises Ltd. (since 1989), SRR Consulting Ltd. (since 2007), and J&S Ross Consulting Inc. (since 2012). Mr. Ross previously held executive and board positions with numerous public companies, including President, Co-CEO, and Secretary of El Tigre Silver Corp. (2014–2015), President and CEO of Cardero Resource Corp. (2017–2022), and Director roles at International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd., Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., Canadian Spirit Resources Inc., Gold Finder Explorations Ltd., MGM Resources Corp., Herdron Capital Corp., Angkor Resources Corp., New Energy Metals Corp., GoldHaven Resources Corp., World Copper Ltd., and REV Exploration Corp. He also served as Secretary of Tagish Lake Gold Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of SKYE Life Ventures Ltd. (2018–2019).

The educational background and experience of each member of the Audit Committee has enabled each to perform his or her responsibilities as an Audit Committee member and has provided the member with an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements, including the ability to assess the general application of such accounting principles in connection with the accounting estimates, accruals and reserves. All members have experience analyzing and evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements, or have experience actively supervising one or more individuals engaged in such activities, and all have an understanding of internal controls and financial reporting procedures.

Audit Committee Oversight

Since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the Board has not failed to adopt a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

Since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the Company has not relied on the exemptions in Sections 2.4, 6.1.1(4), 6.1.1(5) or Part 8 of NI 52-110. Section 2.4 (De Minimis Non-audit Services) provides an exemption from the requirement that the Audit Committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the auditor, 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 auditor in the financial year in which the non-audit services were provided. Sections 6.1.1(4) (Circumstance Affecting the Business or Operations of the Venture Issuer), 6.1.1(5) (Events Outside Control of Member) and 6.1.1(6) (Death, Incapacity or Resignation) provide exemptions from the requirement that a majority of the members of the Company's Audit Committee must not be executive officers, employees or control persons of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company. Part 8 (Exemptions) permits a company to apply to a securities regulatory authority or regulator for an exemption from the requirements of National Instrument 52-110 in whole or in part.

Pre-Approval Policies 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 NI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by, as applicable, the Board and the Audit Committee, on a case-by-case basis.


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External Auditor Service Fees

In the following table, “audit fees” are fees billed by the Company’s external auditor for services provided in auditing the Company’s annual financial statements for the subject year. “Audit-related fees” are fees not included in audit fees that are billed by the auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit review of the Company’s financial statements. “Tax fees” are fees billed by the auditor for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. “All other fees” are fees billed by the auditor for products and services not included in the foregoing categories.

The aggregate fees billed by the Company’s external auditor in the last two fiscal years, by category, are as follows:

Year Ended December 31 Audit Fees Audit Related Fees Tax Fees All Other Fees
2024 $26,500 Nil $1,000 Nil
2023 $30,000 Nil $4,100 Nil

Exemption

The Company is relying on the exemption provided by section 6.1 of NI 52-110 which provides that the Company, as a venture issuer, is not required to comply with Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of NI 52-110.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No current or former director, executive officer, proposed nominee for election to the Board, or associate of such persons is, or at any time since the beginning of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has been, indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

No indebtedness of current or former director, executive officer, proposed nominee for election to the Board, or associate of such person is, or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year has been, the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, no: (a) director, proposed director or executive officer of the Company; (b) person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, Shares or who exercises control or direction of Shares, or a combination of both, carrying more than ten percent of the voting rights attached to the Shares outstanding (an “Insider”); (c) director or executive officer of an Insider; or (d) associate or affiliate of any of the directors, executive officers or Insiders, has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company, except with an interest arising from the ownership of Shares where such person or company will receive no extra or special benefit or advantage not shared on a pro rata basis by all holders of the same class of Shares.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

There were no management functions of the Company, which were, to any substantial degree, performed by a person other than the directors or executive officers of the Company, except as otherwise described in this Information Circular.


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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, the Company is required to disclose its corporate governance practices as follows:

Board of Directors

The Board facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over the Company's management through frequent meetings of the Board.

Each of Messrs. Fonseca and Ross are "independent" in that they are independent and free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with each their respective ability to act in the best interests of the Company. As Mr. Schieber is the CEO of the Company and Mr. Murphy is the Interim Chairman of the Company, each of them are therefore not "independent".

Directorships

The following table sets out information regarding other directorships presently held by the directors of the Company with other reporting issuers (or the equivalent) in Canada or any foreign jurisdiction:

Name of Director of the Company Names of Other Reporting Issuers Stock Exchange
Gerhard Daniel Schieber N/A N/A
Michael Darren Murphy Global Battery Metals Ltd. TSXV
South Pacific Metals Corp. TSXV
Marcio Bastos Fonseca GR Silver Mining Ltd. TSXV
StrategX Elements Corp. CSE
Stuart R. Ross Cobra Venture Corporation TSXV

Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board briefs all new directors with respect to the policies of the Board and other relevant corporate and business information. The Board does not provide any continuing education.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Company's governing corporate legislation 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 the director has an interest have been sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.

Nomination of Directors

The Company does not have a formal process or committee for proposing new nominees for election to the Board. The nominees proposed are generally the result of recruitment efforts by the members of the Board, including both formal and informal discussions among the members of the Board.

Compensation


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As of the date hereof, the Board has not created or appointed a compensation committee given the Company's current size and stage of development. All tasks related to developing and monitoring the Company's approach to the compensation of the Company's named executive officers and directors are performed by the members of the Board. The compensation of the Company's NEOs, directors and the Company's employees or consultants, if any, is reviewed, recommended and approved by the Board without reference to any specific formula or criteria.

Other Board Committees

As of the date hereof, the Board has no other committees other than the Audit Committee.

Assessments

The Board regularly monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of information given to directors, communications between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and its committees.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Information Circular, no director or executive officer of the Company who was a director or executive officer since the beginning of the Company's last financial year, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliates of any such directors, officers or nominees, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of Shares or other securities in the Company or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, other than the election of directors.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Re-Approval of Equity Incentive Plan

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if thought advisable, pass an ordinary resolution to re-approving the Company's Equity Incentive Plan in the form filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca on July 8, 2021.

The following information is intended as a brief description of the Equity Incentive Plan and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Equity Incentive Plan.

Purpose

The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of Shareholder value by: (i) encouraging the attraction and retention of eligible persons; (ii) encouraging such eligible persons to focus on critical long-term objectives; and (iii) promoting greater alignment of the interests of such eligible persons with the interests of the Company.

The Equity Incentive Plan provides flexibility to the Company to grant equity-based incentive awards in the form of stock options to eligible persons.

Shares Subject to the Equity Incentive Plan

The Equity Incentive Plan provides that the Board may from time-to-time, at its discretion, grant to directors, officers, employees and technical consultants of the Company, non-transferable stock options to purchase Shares, subject to the requirements of the CSE. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under the plan may not exceed 10% of the Company's issued and outstanding Shares from time to time, less the aggregate number of Shares then reserved for issuance under any other equity compensation arrangements. The vesting of stock options is determined at the discretion of the Board, and all stock options are exercisable for a maximum term of 10 years.


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The Equity Incentive Plan provides for stock options to be granted in consideration of the level of responsibility of the executive as well as their impact or contribution to the longer-term operating performance of the Company. In determining the number of stock options to be granted to the executive officers, the Board will take into account the number of stock options, if any, previously granted to each executive officer, and the exercise price of any outstanding stock options to ensure that such grants were in accordance with the policies of CSE, and closely aligned the interests of the executive officers with the interests of Shareholders. The directors of the Company will also be eligible to receive stock option grants under the Equity Incentive Plan, and the Company will apply the same process for determining such awards to directors as with NEOs.

Participation Limits

The Equity Incentive Plan provides that:

(a) The Equity Incentive Plan is administered by the Board or by a special committee of directors appointed from time to time by the Board;

(b) All stock options granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan are subject to applicable rules and policies of any stock exchange or exchanges on which the Shares are listed and any other regulatory body having jurisdiction;

(c) The aggregate number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of all stock options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan are not to exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares from time to time. If any stock option granted under the Equity Incentive Plan expires for any reason without being exercised, the unpurchased Shares are available for the purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan;

(d) Directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, and employees of a person or company which provides management services to the Company or its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Equity Incentive Plan. Subject to compliance with requirements of the applicable regulators, participants may elect to hold stock options granted to them in an incorporated entity wholly owned by them and such entity is bound by the Equity Incentive Plan in the same manner as if the stock options were held by the participant;

(e) No single participant may be granted stock options to purchase a number of Shares equaling more than 5% of the issued Shares in any 12 month period unless the Company has obtained disinterested shareholder approval in respect of such grant and meets applicable regulatory requirements;

(f) Stock options shall not be granted if the exercise thereof would result in the issuance of more than 2% of the issued Shares in any 12 month period to a consultant of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries);

(g) Stock options shall not be granted if the exercise thereof would result in the issuance of more than 2% of the issued Shares in any 12 month period to persons employed to provide investor relations activities. Stock Options granted to consultants performing investor relations activities will contain vesting provisions such that vesting occurs over a minimum of 12 months with no more than 1/4 of the stock options vesting in any three month period;

(h) The exercise price of the Shares subject to each stock option shall be determined by the Board, subject to approval by the regulators (if applicable), at the time any stock option is granted;


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(i) Each stock option and all rights thereunder shall expire on the date set out in an stock option agreement, provided that in no circumstances shall the duration of an stock option exceed 10 years, or such other the maximum term permitted by the applicable regulators;

(j) If any stock options expire during a period when trading of the Company’s securities by certain persons as designated by the Company is prohibited or within 10 business days after the end of such a period, the term of those stock options will be extended to ten business days after the end of the prohibited trading period, unless such extension is prohibited by any applicable law or the policies of the applicable regulators;

(k) If a participant ceases to be a director, officer, consultant or employee of the Company, or its subsidiaries, or ceases to be a management company employee, for any reason (other than death), such participant may exercise their stock option to the extent that the participant was entitled to exercise it at the date of such cessation, provided that such exercise must occur within 90 days after the participant ceases to be a director, officer, consultant or employee, or a management company employee, unless such participant was engaged in investor relations activities, in which case such exercise must occur within 30 days after the cessation of the participant’s services to the Company; and

(l) In the event of the death of a participant, the stock option previously granted shall be exercisable only within 12 months after such death and only if and to the extent that such participant was entitled to exercise the stock option at the date of death.

Obtaining a Copy of the Equity Incentive Plan

A copy of the Equity Incentive Plan is filed under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca on July 8, 2021 and is available at the office of the Company, at 710 – 1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3 during normal business hours up to and including the date of the Meeting.

Approval of the Equity Incentive Plan

Accordingly, at the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and if thought fit, approve an ordinary resolution re-approving and confirming the Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan Resolution”). In order to be effective, an ordinary resolution requires approval by a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders for such resolution. The text of the proposed resolution is set forth below. Unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed proxy intend to vote IN FAVOUR of this resolution.

“RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of American Copper Development Corporation (the “Company”), that:

  1. The Company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) as described in the Company’s information circular dated August 11, 2025, including approval of a 10% rolling plan for stock options, adopted by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) effective as of January 18, 2021, in the form filed under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile on July 8, 2021, be and is hereby confirmed, ratified and approved, and the Company has the ability to grant awards under the Equity Incentive Plan;

  2. The Board is hereby authorized to make such amendments to the Equity Incentive Plan from time to time, as may be required by the applicable regulatory authorities, or as may be considered appropriate by the Board, in its sole discretion, provided always that such amendments be subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities, if applicable,


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and in certain cases, in accordance with the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the approval of the shareholders; and

  1. any one director or officer of the Company is hereby authorized and directed, acting for, in the name of and on behalf of the Company, to execute or cause to be executed, under the seal of the Company or otherwise and to deliver or to cause to be delivered, all such other deeds, documents, instruments and assurances and to do or cause to be done all such other acts as, in the opinion of such director or officer of the Company, may be necessary or desirable to carry out the terms of the foregoing resolutions."

The form of the Plan Resolution set forth above is subject to such amendments as management of the Company may propose at the Meeting, but which do not materially affect the substance of the Plan Resolution.

Management of the Company recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the Plan Resolution at the Meeting. It is the intention of the Designated Persons named in the enclosed form of proxy, if not expressly directed otherwise in such form of proxy, to vote such proxy FOR the Plan Resolution.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Shareholders may contact the Company at its office by mail at 710 – 1030 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 2Y3, to request copies of the Company's financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis (the "MD&A"). Financial information is provided in the Company's audited financial statements and MD&A for the most recently completed financial year and in the financial statements and MD&A for subsequent financial periods, which are filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

OTHER MATTERS

Other than the above, management of the Company know of no other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice. If any other matters that are not currently known to management should properly come before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the Designated Persons named therein to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The contents of this Information Circular have been approved, and the delivery of it to each Shareholder of the Company entitled thereto and to the appropriate regulatory agencies has been authorized, by the Board.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 11th day of August, 2025.

By Order of the Board of Directors of

AMERICAN COPPER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

"Daniel Schieber"

Daniel Schieber

Chief Executive Officer and Director