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BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

May 17, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC.

Notice of Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an annual and special meeting of the shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Brunswick Exploration Inc. (the “Corporation”) will be held on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), at 1, Place Ville Marie, 40[th] Floor, Montréal, Québec, for the following purposes:

  1. to receive the annual report of the Corporation, containing the financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the report of the auditors thereon (the “ Financial Statements ”);

  2. to elect the directors for the ensuing year;

  3. to appoint the auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year and authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;

  4. to consider and, if deemed advisable, to pass, with or without variation, a special resolution, approving an amendment of the Corporation's articles to include provisions to the effect that: (i) the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, appoint one or more directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring no later than the close of the annual meeting of shareholders following their appointment, provided that the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the annual meeting of shareholders preceding their appointment, all as more particularly set forth in the enclosed management proxy circular; and

  5. to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The management proxy circular enclosed herein provides detailed information on the items that will be brought before the Meeting and is therefore to be considered as forming a part of this notice.

Pursuant to Canadian securities laws, we are no longer required to distribute physical copies of the meeting materials to our Shareholders for the Meeting, namely the management poxy circular, our management’s discussion and analysis for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 (the “ MD&A ”) and the Financial Statements (collectively, the “ Meeting Materials ”)

Instead, we are posting electronic versions of the Meeting Materials on a website for shareholder review, a process known as “notice and access”. Electronic copies may be accessed at https://docs.tsxtrust.com/2365 or on the Corporation’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Should you wish to receive paper copies of the Meeting Materials prior to the Meeting, or should you have any questions regarding the use of notice-and-access by the Corporation, please contact TSX Trust Company (“ TSX Trust ”) at 1-866-600-5869 (toll free in Canada and the United States) or 416-361-0930 (other countries) or at [email protected], or the Corporation at (514) 861-4441, or send an email to [email protected], and we will send them by postal delivery at no cost within three business days of your request. We must receive your request no later than 5:00 p.m. (EDT), on June 10, 2024, to ensure you will receive paper copies in advance of the deadline to submit your vote.

Montréal, May 10, 2024.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(s) Robert P. Wares Robert P. Wares, Executive Chairman

IMPORTANT

Holders of shares may exercise their rights by attending the Meeting or by completing a proxy form. Those who are unable to attend the Meeting in person are urged to complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to the Corporation’s transfer agent, TSX Trust Company (“ TSX Trust ”), by mail, at 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, or by fax to 1-416-595-9593 before 10 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on June 17, 2024. A person appointed as proxy does not need to be a shareholder of the Corporation.

The Corporation urges shareholders to review the Meeting Materials before voting.

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BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC.

(the “Corporation”)

MANAGEMENT PROXY CIRCULAR

ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS

You will have received a form of proxy from the Corporation’s transfer agent, TSX Trust Company (“ TSX Trust ”). Complete, sign and mail your form of proxy in the postage envelope provided or if you prefer to submit the form by way of fax or Internet, follow the instructions on the form to that effect.

NON-REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS

Your shares of the Corporation are held in the name of an intermediary (securities broker, trustee or other financial institution). You will have received a request for voting instructions from your broker. Follow the instructions on your Voting Instruction Form to vote via Internet, or complete, sign and mail the Voting Instruction Form in the postage envelope provided.

PROXY VOTING

Who is soliciting my proxy?

The enclosed form of proxy is being solicited by the management of the Corporation in connection with the annual and special meeting of shareholders (the “ Meeting ”) to be held on June 19, 2024 and at every adjournment thereof and the associated costs will be borne by the Corporation. The solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, but may be by telephone or other personal contact by directors of the Corporation, such directors receiving no compensation therefore. In addition, the Corporation shall, upon request, reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians for their reasonable expenses in forwarding proxies and related material to beneficial owners of shares of the Corporation.

How do I vote?

If you are a registered shareholder, you may vote in person at the Meeting or you may sign the enclosed form of proxy appointing the named persons or some other person you choose, who need not to be a shareholder, to represent you as proxyholder and vote your shares at the Meeting.

If your shares are held in the name of an intermediary, please see the box on page 4 of this Management Circular.

What am I voting on?

The shareholders will be called upon to vote on the following matters:

  1. the election of directors to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year;

  2. the appointment of the auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year and the authorization given to the Board of Directors to establish their compensation;

  3. the approval of an amendment of the Corporation's articles to include provisions to the effect that: (i) the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, appoint one or more directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring no later than the close of the annual meeting of shareholders following their appointment, provided that the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the annual meeting of shareholders preceding their appointment; and

  4. any other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

For more information, please refer to the heading “ Agenda for Shareholders’ Meeting ”.

Other than as specifically discussed under the heading “ Agenda for Shareholders’ Meeting ”, no director, executive officer or proposed nominees for election as a director of the Corporation, past, present or nominated hereunder, or any associate or affiliate of such persons, or any person on behalf of whom this solicitation is made, has any interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of shares or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, except that such persons may be directly involved in the normal business of the Meeting or the general affairs of the Corporation.

What if I sign the form of proxy enclosed with this Management Circular?

Signing the enclosed form of proxy gives authority to Robert P. Wares or Anthony Glavac, each of whom is a director of the Corporation, or to another person you have appointed, to vote your shares at the Meeting.

Can I appoint someone other than these directors to vote my shares?

Yes. Write the name of this person, who does not need to be a shareholder, in the blank space provided in the form of proxy. It is important to ensure that any other person you appoint is attending the Meeting and is aware that he or she has been appointed to vote your shares. Proxyholders should, upon arrival at the Meeting, present themselves to a representative of TSX Trust.

What do I do with my completed proxy?

Return it to the Corporation’s transfer agent, TSX Trust, 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1, or by fax to 1-416-595-9593, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 17, 2024 . This will ensure that your vote is recorded.

What is Notice-and-Access?

The Corporation is using the “notice-and-access” system adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators for the delivery of the Meeting Materials through a website. Under the notice-andaccess system, the Corporation is no longer required to send physical copies of the Meeting Materials to its shareholders for the Meeting, namely the Management Circular, the MD&A and the Financial Statements. Instead, the Corporation is posting electronic versions of the Meeting Materials at https://docs.tsxtrust.com/2365 and on the Corporation’s SEDAR+ profile at

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www.sedarplus.ca. This is in line with the Corporation’s commitment to environmental stewardship as it will reduce the cost and environmental impact of producing and distributing paper copies of documents in very large quantities. It also provides shareholders with faster access to information about the Corporation.

The Corporation has mailed the notice of Meeting, and the form of proxy or voting instruction form to those shareholders who had previously been receiving a paper copy of the Meeting Materials. Shareholders have the ability to access the Meeting Materials at https://docs.tsxtrust.com/2365 and on the Corporation’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Shareholders may also request a paper copy of the Meeting Materials by contacting TSX Trust at 1-866-600-5869 (toll free in Canada and the United States) or 416-361-0930 (other countries) or at [email protected], or the Corporation at (514) 861-4441, or send an email to [email protected]. To facilitate timely delivery in advance of the voting deadline, all requests for paper copies of the Meeting Materials must be received no later than 5:00 pm (EDT), on June 10, 2024.

If I change my mind, can I take back my proxy once I have given it?

Yes. If you change your mind and wish to revoke your proxy, prepare a written statement to this effect. The statement must be signed by you or your attorney as authorized in writing or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney of the corporation duly authorized. This statement must be delivered at the above-mentioned registered office of TSX Trust, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, at which the proxy is to be used, or with the chair of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof, and upon either of such deposits the proxy is revoked.

How will my shares be voted if I give my proxy?

The persons named on the form of proxy must vote or withhold from voting your shares, or must vote for or against the matters on the agenda, in accordance with your directions, or you can let your proxyholder decide for you. Where shareholders have not specified in the form of proxy the manner in which the designated proxyholders are required to vote the shares represented thereby as to any matter to be voted on, such shares will be voted, on any ballot that may be called, FOR or IN FAVOUR of such matter. Please refer to the heading “ Agenda for Shareholders Meeting ”.

What if amendments are made to these matters or if other matters are brought before the Meeting?

The persons named in the form of proxy will have discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the enclosed form of proxy and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. As of the time of printing of this Management Circular, management of the Corporation knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter expected to come before the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the persons named in the form of proxy will vote on them in accordance with their best judgment.

Who counts the votes?

The Corporation’s transfer agent, TSX Trust, counts and tabulates the proxies. This is done independently of the Corporation to preserve the confidentiality of individual shareholder votes. Proxies are referred to the Corporation only in cases where a shareholder clearly intends to

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communicate with management or when it is necessary to do so to meet the requirements of applicable law.

If I need to contact the transfer agent, how do I reach it?

For general shareholder enquiries, you can contact the transfer agent by mail at:

TSX Trust Company 100 Adelaide Street West, Suite 301 Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4H1 by email: [email protected]

or by telephone: 1-866-600-5869 (within North America) or 1-416-361-0930 (outside North America) or by fax: 1-416-361-0470

If my shares are not registered in my name but are held in the name of an intermediary (a bank, trust company, securities broker, trustee or other), how do I vote my shares?

These beneficial owners of shares (the “ Beneficial Owners ”) must be aware of the fact that only proxies filed by shareholders whose names appear in the Corporation’s book as registered holders of shares may be recognized and may benefit from the right to vote at the Meeting. The voting rights attached to the shares held by an intermediary may be exercised by the intermediary, on behalf of the Beneficial Owner, only according to the Beneficial Owner’s specific instructions, which must be obtained before the Meeting. Each Intermediary has its own rules concerning the mailing and forwarding of voting instruction forms, notices of meeting, proxy circulars as well as all other documents sent to shareholders for a meeting. The Intermediary is prohibited from exercising the voting rights attached to the shares of its clients without specific voting instructions.

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation 54-101 respecting Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Corporation has elected to send the notice of Meeting, this Management Circular and the form of proxy directly to the non-objecting Beneficial Owners (the “ NOBOs ”). The intermediaries are responsible for forwarding these documents to each OBO who has objected to his intermediary disclosing ownership information about himself (the “ OBO ”), unless that OBO has waived the right to receive them.

There are two ways you can vote your shares held by your intermediary. As required by Canadian securities legislation, you will have received from your intermediary either a request for voting instructions or a form of proxy for the number of shares you hold. For your shares to be voted for you, please follow the voting instructions provided by your intermediary. Since the Corporation has limited access to the names of its Beneficial Owners, if you attend the Meeting, the Corporation may have no record of your shareholdings or your entitlement to vote unless your intermediary has appointed you as proxyholder. Therefore, if you wish to vote in person at the Meeting, insert your own name in the space provided on the request for voting instructions or form of proxy and return same by following the instructions provided. You can also write the name in the space provided thereof of someone else whom you wish to attend the Meeting and vote on your behalf. Do not otherwise complete the form as your vote will be taken at the Meeting. Please register with the transfer agent, TSX Trust, upon arrival at the Meeting.

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VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

As of May 10, 2024 (the “ Record Date ”), there were 194,553,707 common shares of the Corporation ( “Common Shares ”) issued and outstanding, each of which is entitled to one vote at the Meeting. Only shareholders registered at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting unless after that date a shareholder of record transfers his shares and the transferee, upon producing properly endorsed certificates evidencing such shares or otherwise establishing that he owns the shares, requests no later than 10 days before the Meeting that the transferee’s name be included on the list of shareholders entitled to vote, in which case such transferee is entitled to vote such shares at the Meeting.

To the knowledge of the directors and officers of the Corporation, as at the Record Date, the only person, firm or corporation who beneficially own, or control or direct, directly or indirectly, over voting shares of the Corporation carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Corporation, is Mr. Robert P. Wares, who currently holds 44,732,016 Common Shares, which represent 23.0% of Common Shares issued and outstanding entitled to be voted at the Meeting.

AGENDA FOR SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Articles of the Corporation provide that the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) shall consist of not less than three and not more than ten directors.

Pursuant to the Corporation’s articles and resolutions of its Board of Directors, the business of the Corporation is currently managed by a Board of Directors consisting of six directors. At the Meeting, the shareholders will be called upon to elect six directors to serve, subject to the power of the Board of Directors to appoint additional directors between annual meetings, until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed, unless their respective office is earlier vacated in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation.

At the Meeting, the persons named hereunder will be proposed for election as directors of the Corporation. You can vote for all of these proposed directors, vote for some of them and withhold for others, or withhold for all of them. Unless such authority is withheld, the persons designated in the enclosed form of proxy will vote FOR the election of each of the persons named hereunder as directors of the Corporation.

This proposal requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of Common Shares entitled to vote in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. Management does not contemplate that any nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the persons nominated for election as directors of the Corporation, including the office presently held in the Corporation, their principal occupation and their beneficial ownership of Common Shares as at the Record Date.

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Name, Residence and
Office Held
Director
Since
Principal Occupation Number and Percentage
of Common Shares
Beneficially Owned, or
Controlled or Directed,
Directly or Indirectly
Robert P. Wares
Québec, Canada
Executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors
2013 Chairman and CEO of Osisko Metals
Incorporated since 2017.
44,732,016
23.0%
Pierre Colas(1)
Québec, Canada
Director
2015 Corporate director since 2014. 1,001,621
0.51%
André Le Bel(1)
Québec, Canada
Director
2015 Vice President, Legal Affairs and
Corporate Secretary of Osisko Gold
Royalties Ltd since 2015.
281,000
0.14%
Mathieu Savard(1) (2)
Québec, Canada
Director
2017 President of Osisko Mining Inc. since
September 2020.
430,000
0.22%
Jeffrey Hussey(2)
Québec, Canada
Director
2020 President and COO of Osisko Metals
Incorporated since 2017.
4,487,218
2.31%
Amy J. Satov(2)
Québec, Canada
Lead Director
2020 General Counsel, Balcan Innovations
Inc. since March 2021.
20,000
0.01%

Note:

(1) Member of the Audit Committee; Pierre Colas is Chair of this committee.

(2) Member of the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee; Amy J. Satov is Chair of this committee.

Each nominee as director supplied the information concerning the number of Common Shares over which he or she exercises control or direction.

Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions

Other than as set out below, to the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, after having made due inquiry, the Corporation confirms that, no proposed director of the Corporation:

  • (a) 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, including the Corporation:

  • i. was subject to a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemption under securities legislation, 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

  • ii. was subject to a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the company access to any exemption under securities legislation, 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;

  • (b) is, as at the date hereof, or has been, within the 10 years before the date hereof, a director or executive officer of any company, including the Corporation, that, while that person was acting in that capacity or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity,

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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, except as provided below;

  • (c) 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 such proposed director; and

  • (d) has been subject to 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, nor has been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable shareholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

Amy J. Satov was previously a director and CEO of Litron Distributors Ltd., a private company which was deemed bankrupt on March 15, 2019.

2. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

Shareholders will be asked to vote for the appointment of Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP, chartered professional accountants (“ RCGT ”) as the auditors of the Corporation for the current financial year, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Corporation and to authorize the directors to establish their remuneration.

RCGT was initially appointed as auditors on September 15, 2020.

Unless instructions are given to abstain from voting with regard to the appointment of the auditors, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will vote the shares represented by such proxy at the Meeting FOR the appointment of RCGT as the auditors of the Corporation for the current financial year and authorize the directors to establish their remuneration.

This proposal requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting.

3. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES TO ALLOW APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS

The Business Corporations Act (Québec) provides that if the articles so allow, the directors of a corporation that is a reporting issuer may appoint one or more additional directors to hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the annual shareholders meeting following their appointment, provided that the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the annual shareholders meeting preceding their appointment.

The Board of Directors believes that it would be beneficial to the Corporation and its shareholders to give the Board flexibility to add directors who possess expertise and knowledge relevant to the Corporation’s operations from time to time between two annual shareholder meetings.

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The shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to consider and, if deemed advisable, to approve, a special resolution (the ‘‘ Articles Resolution’’ ) to amend the Corporation’s Articles to authorize the directors to appoint one or more additional directors to hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the annual shareholders meeting following their appointment, provided that the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the annual shareholders meeting preceding their appointment.

In order to be adopted, the Articles Resolution must be approved by at least two-thirds of the votes cast by the holders of the Common Shares either present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting.

The terms of the Articles Resolution are as follows:

“BE IT RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION:

  1. TO AUTHORIZE the Corporation to amend its Articles (the “ Amendment ”) in order to include provisions to the effect that the board of directors may, at its discretion, appoint one or more additional directors to hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the annual shareholders meeting following their appointment, provided that the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the annual shareholders meeting preceding their appointment;

  2. TO AUTHORIZE any one officer or director of the Corporation, to execute and to deliver, all such documents, and to do or to cause to be done all such other acts and things as any one of them shall consider necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing or in order to give effect to the intent of this special resolution, including to set the effective date of the Amendment and to file Articles of amendment with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec (the “ Registrar ”) at any time after the date of this special resolution; and

  3. TO AUTHORIZE the directors of the Corporation, notwithstanding the foregoing and if they deem it appropriate in the interest of the Corporation, to revoke this special resolution at any time before the issuance by the Registrar of a certificate of amendment or articles relating to the Amendment, without having to give notice to the shareholders of the Corporation and without having to obtain any other authorization from them.”

The Board of Directors recommends the adoption of the Articles Resolution. Unless the form of proxy states otherwise, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote FOR the approval of the Articles Resolution.

Notwithstanding whether the Articles Resolution is passed by shareholders at the Meeting, the Board of Directors may revoke it at any time prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Amendment giving effect to the amendment of the Corporation’s Articles without further notice to or approval of the shareholders. The amendment of the Corporation’s Articles is conditional upon the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (“ TSXV ”).

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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Named Executive Officer and Director Compensation, excluding Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth information required under Form 51-102F6V – Statement of Executive Compensation – Venture Issuers (the “ Form 51-102F6V ”) of Regulation 51-102 respecting Continuous Disclosure Obligations concerning all compensation paid, made payable, awarded, granted or otherwise provided by the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation for the two most recently completed financial years to all persons acting as Named Executive Officers (as defined herein) or director of the Corporation for services provided, directly or indirectly, to the Corporation and its subsidiaries during the financial year ended December 31, 2023. These amounts include the annual base salary and certain other forms of remuneration, the payment having been made or postponed.

“Named Executive Officers” means the following persons:

  • (a) the Chief Executive Officer;

  • (b) the Chief Financial Officer;

  • (c) the most highly compensated executive officer of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, other than the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who was serving as executive officer at the end of the most recently completed financial year and whose total compensation exceeded $150,000; and

  • (d) each individual for whom disclosure would have been provided under (c), except that the individual was not serving as an executive officer of the Corporation at the end of the most recently completed financial year.

Director Fees

In September 2020, the Board approved an annual stipend, paid quarterly, for non-executive directors, in the amount of $15,000, plus an additional $5,000 to each committee chair.

Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities
Name and
Position
Year Salary,
Consulting
Fee,
Retainer or
Commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committee
or Meeting
Fees(1)
($)
Value of
Perquisites
(2)
($)
Value of all Other
Compensation(3)
($)
Total
Compensation
($)
Killian Charles
President and
Chief Executive
Officer(5)
2022 79,000 37,500 - - 116,500
2023 175,000 120,25
0
- - 295,250
Anthony Glavac
Chief Financial
Officer
2022 48,000 24,000 - - 72,000
2023 55,000 35,750 - - 90,750
Robert P.
Wares
Executive
Chairman of the
Board(4)
2022 - 25,000 50,000 - - 75,000
2023 - 32,500 50,000 - - 82,500
Pierre Colas
Director
2022 - - 20,000 - - 20,000
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Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities
Name and
Position
Year Salary,
Consulting
Fee,
Retainer or
Commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committee
or Meeting
Fees(1)
($)
Value of
Perquisites
(2)
($)
Value of all Other
Compensation(3)
($)
Total
Compensation
($)
2023 - - 20,000 - - 20,000
Jeffrey Hussey
Director
2022 - - 15,000 - - 15,000
2023 - - 15,000 - - 15,000
André Le Bel
Director
2022 - - 15,000 - - 15,000
2023 - - 15,000 - - 15,000
Amy J. Satov
Lead Director
2022 - - 20,000 - - 20,000
2023 - - 23,750 - - 23,750
Mathieu Savard
Director
2022 - - 15,000 - - 15,000
2023 - - 15,000 - - 15,000

Notes:

  • (1) Annual retainer and fees paid to the Directors.

  • (2) Value of perquisites is indicated only if such perquisites are not generally available to all employees of the Corporation, are not integrally and directly related to the performance of the Director or Named Executive Officer’s duties and that, in aggregate, are greater than: a) $15,000, if the Named Executive Officer or Director’s total salary for the financial year is $150,000 or less, b) 10% of the Named Executive Officer or Director’s salary for the financial year, if the Named Executive Officer 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 Named Executive Officer or Director’s total salary for the financial year is $500,000 or greater.

  • (3) The Corporation does not offer any pension plan or defined benefit or contribution plans in favor of its directors and Named Executive Officers.

  • (4) Robert P. Wares served as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from November 9, 2020 until January 1, 2023. On January 1, 2023 Mr. Wares became Executive Chair of the Corporation.

  • (5) Killian Charles serves as President of the Corporation since November 9, 2020 and effective January 1, 2023, he has assumed the additional role of Chief Executive Officer.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth all compensation securities granted or issued by the Corporation or its subsidiaries to each Named Executive Officer and director of the Corporation in the most recently completed financial year ended December 31, 2023 for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

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Compensation Securities
Name and
Position
Type of
Compensation
Security
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Number of
Compensation
Security, Number
of Underlying
Securities, and
Percentage of
Class
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
Killian Charles
President and
Chief Executive
Officer
Stock Options 300,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Anthony Glavac
Chief Financial
Officer
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Robert P.
Wares
Executive
Chairman of the
Board
Stock Options 250,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Pierre Colas
Director
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Jeffrey Hussey
Director
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
André Le Bel
Director
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Amy J. Satov
Lead Director
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028
Mathieu Savard
Director
Stock Options 200,000 April 25,
2023
0.83 0.83 0.83 April 25,
2028

Notes:

(1) As of December 31, 2023, the following persons held the following number of stock options to acquire as many as Common Shares: Robert P. Wares: 1,550,000 options, Pierre Colas: 1,050,000 options, Jeffrey Hussey: 750,000 options, André Le Bel: 950,000 options, Amy J. Satov: 650,000 options, Mathieu Savard: 750,000 options, Killian Charles: 900,000 options and Anthony Glavac 750,000 options.

(2) The stock options have been granted pursuant to the Stock Option Plan (as defined herein) of the Corporation. Please refer to the heading “ Stock Option Plan ” below. In the most recently completed financial year, no stock option has been re-priced, cancelled, replaced or modified.

(3) The Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, determine whether the stock option shall vest immediately or be subject to such vesting schedule as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate in the circumstances.

(4) As at December 31, 2023, 4,133,330 options were exercisable without restrictions or conditions.

The following table sets forth each exercise of compensation securities by a Named Executive Officer or director during the most recently completed financial year ended December 31, 2023.

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Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers
Name and
Position
Type of
Compensation
Security
Number of
Underlying
Securities
Exercised
Exercise
Price per
Security
($)
Date of
Exercise
Closing
Price per
Security
on Date of
Exercise
($)
Difference
between
Exercise
Price and
Closing
Price on
Date of
Exercise
($)
Total Value
on Exercise
Date
($)
Killian Charles
President and
Chief
Executive
Officer
Stock Options - - - - - -
Anthony
Glavac
Chief Financial
Officer
Stock Options - - - - - -
Robert P.
Wares
Executive
Chairman of
the Board
Stock Options - - - - - -
Pierre Colas
Director
Stock Options - - - - - -
Jeffrey Hussey
Director
Stock Options - - - - - -
André Le Bel
Director
Stock Options - - - - - -
Amy J. Satov
Lead Director
Stock Options 100,000 0.21 October
30, 2023
0.97 0.76 76,000
Mathieu
Savard
Director
Stock Options - - - - - -

Stock Option Plan

In 2007, the Board of Directors established a stock option plan that was ratified by the shareholders on April 27, 2007 (the “ Stock Option Plan ”) pursuant to which options may be granted in favor of directors, officers, employees and consultants providing ongoing services to the Corporation. The Stock Option Plan was amended on April 26, 2022 to increase the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to exercise of options granted under the Stock Option Plan from 5,000,000 to 13,000,000 Common Shares.

On May 8, 2024, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution approving an amendment to the Stock Option Plan, subject to receipt of applicable regulatory approval, in order to increase the

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maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to exercise of options granted thereunder from 13,000,000 Common Shares to 19,400,000 Common Shares, which represents less that 10% of the number of Common Shares currently issued and outstanding.

The exercise price, terms and conditions of the options are established by the Board of Directors, subject to the rules of the regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over the securities of the Corporation. The exercise price at the time of the grant of the options shall not be less than the closing market price of the Common Shares listed on the TSXV on the day prior to their grant. The options granted may be exercised during a period not exceeding 10 years. The options are non-transferable. For any option granted under the Stock Option Plan, the Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, determine whether such option shall vest immediately or be subject to such vesting schedule as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate in the circumstances.

The Board of Directors is responsible for the revision of any required modifications to the Stock Option Plan.

As of the date hereof, 19,400,000 Common Shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options under the Stock Option Plan, 12,020,000 options are outstanding and 7,380,000 Common Shares remain available for future grant of options under the Stock Option Plan, subject to TSXV approval.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

The Corporation entered into employment agreements with both Named Executive Officers on terms and conditions comparable to market practice for public issuers in the same industry and market and of the same size as the Corporation. The following section describes the estimated potential payments and benefits under the employment agreements to which the Named Executive Officers would have been entitled if a termination of employment without cause or change in control occurred on December 31, 2023.

Both employment agreements provide the following:

  • › In the event of a termination without cause, the Named Executive Officer shall receive a payment equal to the sum of one time the annual base salary and the average annualized bonus paid or declared in the last two years.

  • › In the event of a termination of employment initiated by the Corporation for any reason (other than for cause, but including by way of constructive dismissal) within 18 months following the completion of a change of control, the Named Executive Officer shall receive a payment equal to the sum of one time the annual base salary and the average annualized bonus paid or declared in the last two years. Should the change of control event be deemed “hostile” by the Board of Directors, then the Named Executive Officer shall be entitled to the payments referred to above in case of the termination of his employment within six months following the “hostile” change of control, including by voluntary resignation.

Name Position Without Cause Change of Control
Killian Charles
President and Chief Executive
Officer
$253,875
$253,875
Anthony Glavac
Chief Financial Officer
$84,875
$84,875
Note:

All amounts are calculated as at December 31, 2023.

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Oversight and Description of Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation

Determination of Compensation

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has the responsibility to recommend to the Named Executive Officers the compensation policy in order to make sure it is consistent with the Corporation's business plan, strategies and objectives. The Board has the responsibility of analysing all questions relating to, namely, human resources planning, compensation for executive officers, directors and other employees, short and long term incentive programs and employee benefits programs, and recommends the appointment of executive officers.

General Principles of Executive Compensation

The compensation paid to Named Executive Officers has the following primary objectives:

  • offer total compensation capable of attracting and retaining top level executive officers required to ensure the Corporation’s short and long term goals and success; and

  • motivate the executive officers in achieving and exceeding the goals of the Corporation and of its shareholders.

Components of the Compensation Policy

The compensation policy consists of the sum of (i) base salary and (ii) long term incentive compensation.

Each of these elements, together with the Corporation’s philosophy with respect to same, is hereinafter detailed.

Base Salary

The Corporation’s base salary policy takes into account the current conditions of the competitive market, experience, return or expected return on investment and particular qualifications of executive officers. The base salary is not measured with market comparators.

The salaries of the Named Executive Officers are reviewed and recommended for approval to the Board of Directors yearly. The Board will consider the general experience of its members in assessing base salaries.

However, the Corporation paid a remuneration to the President and the Chief Financial Officer for management and consulting services rendered by them to the Corporation respectively. Please refer to the table under the heading “ Table of Compensation excluding Compensation Securities ” hereinabove.

Long Term Incentive Compensation

The establishment of a balance between short and long term compensation is essential for the Corporation's performance. For this reason, the Corporation has adopted the Stock Option Plan in 2007 (as subsequently amended) allowing the grant of options to officers, directors, key employees and consultants of the Corporation. Reference is made to the description of such plan under the heading “ Stock Option Plan ” hereinabove.

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In general, the Board of Directors determines the number of options granted annually according to the level of responsibility and authority of each of the executive officers. The total amount of stock options issued over the past years is looked at but does not have a material impact on the number of options to be granted to the executive officers. The options are granted at market value at time of grant and may be exercised over ten years.

For the directors of the Corporation, the number of options granted annually to them is determined by the Board of Directors without applying any known or measurable objectives. Criteria such as the Corporation’s global performance are looked at in determining the number of options to be granted to the directors.

The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to serve as an incentive for the directors, officers and consultants who will be motivated by the Corporation’s success as well as to promote ownership of Common Shares by these people. There is no performance indicator relating to profitability or risk attached to the Stock Option Plan.

The long term incentive compensation is not based on known or measured corporate or individual performance objectives but is determined in a view to improve the executive officers’ salaries and to encourage the work of these persons towards an increase of the earnings per share.

General

The compensation seeks to primary reward the superior performance through both individual and corporate results and the increased shareholder value. In reviewing executive officers compensation, the Board of Directors will take into consideration numerous factors that are not easily measurable but which consider the individual performance, experience, integrity and peer appreciation.

Pension Plan Benefits

The Corporation does not offer any pension plan benefits to any of its directors and Named Executive Officers.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information[(1) ]

Plan Category Number of Common
Shares to be Issued Upon
Exercise of Outstanding
Option
Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options
Number of Common
Shares Remaining
Available for Future
Issuance Under the
Equity Compensation
Plans
Equity Compensation Plans
of the Corporation approved
by the shareholders
9,200,000 $0.40 3,800,000
Equity Compensation Plans
of the Corporation not
approved bythe shareholders
- - -
Total: 9,200,000 $0.40 3,800,000

Note:

(1) As of December 31, 2023.

Indebtedness to the Corporation of Directors and Executive Officers

As of the date hereof, no amounts are owed to the Corporation by any director, executive officer, employees or any former director, executive officer or employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or any proposed director of the Corporation or associate of the foregoing. During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the Corporation did not grant any loan.

Interest of Informed Persons in Material Transactions

To the knowledge of the Corporation, no informed person of the Corporation, proposed director of the Corporation, or any person associated or affiliated to said officials has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in a transaction having been concluded since the beginning of the most recently completed fiscal year or in any proposed transaction which has or would affect in a material manner the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries.

AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION

Audit Committee Charter

The Audit Committee has a formal charter, the text of which is attached to this Management Circular as Schedule A. The Audit Committee Charter sets out the mandate and responsibilities of the Audit Committee after careful consideration of Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees (“ Regulation 52-110 ”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators and other applicable policies.

Composition of Audit Committee

Name Independent Financially Literate
Pierre Colas (Chairman) Yes Yes
Mathieu Savard Yes Yes
André Le Bel Yes Yes
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The Audit Committee is comprised of three directors, each of whom is independent under Regulation 52-110. All the members of the Committee are “financially literate” and have the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements.

Relevant Education and Experience

The education and experience of each Audit Committee member has enabled each to perform his responsibilities as an Audit Committee member and has provided the member with an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Corporation to prepare its financial statements, the ability to assess the general application of such accounting principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and provisions as well as experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issued that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more individuals engaged in such activities and an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Pierre Colas has been a corporate director since 2014. He was previously Vice President of Corporate Financing of Industrielle Alliance Securities from 2009 to 2014 and of Desjardins Securities from 2005 to 2009.

Mathieu Savard is President of Osisko Mining Inc. since 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he was VicePresident Exploration for Osisko Mining Inc. With over 20 years’ experience on several exploration projects in Northern Québec and Canada, Mathieu graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in earth sciences. He is a P.Geo. and a member of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec and has been chair of the board of directors of the Québec Mineral Exploration Association (QMEA). He sits on the board of director of Niobay Metals Inc.

André Le Bel is Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd since 2015. He was Vice President of Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Osisko Mining Corporation from 2007 to 2014.

During the last fiscal year, the Audit Committee met four times. At least two of the members, which constitutes the required quorum, attended these meetings.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since the commencement of the Corporation's most recently completed financial year have any recommendations by the Audit Committee respecting the appointment and/or compensation of the Corporation's external auditors not been adopted by the Board of Directors.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Corporation's most recently completed financial year has the Corporation relied on exemptions in Section 2.4 of Regulation 52-110 ( De Minimis NonAudit Services ) or any exemption from Regulation 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Parts 6 and 8 of Regulation 52-110, other than the exemption granted to venture issuers under Section 6.1 of Regulation 52-110.

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee approves the engagement terms for all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the Corporation’s accountants before such services are provided to the Corporation.

The Corporation has not adopted any specific policies or procedures for the engagement of nonaudit services other than the pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

External Auditor Service Fees

The fees charged to the Corporation by its external auditor in each of the last two fiscal years are as follows:

2022 Financial year ($) 2023 Financial year ($)
Audit Fee(1) 54,000 59,500
Audit-Related Fees(2) 5,500 15,000
Tax Fees(3) - -
All Other Fees(4) 5,450 -
Total 64,950 74,500

Notes:

(1) Audit fees include fees for services related to the audit of the Corporation’s financial statements or other services that are normally provided by the external auditors in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements. These fees also include fees for comfort letters, statutory audits, attest services, consents and assistance with the preparation and review of documents filed with regulators, as well as in connection with the interpretation of accounting and financial reporting standards.

(2) Audit-related fees include assurance and related services that are performed by the Corporation’s external auditors. These services also include accounting consultations in connection with acquisitions and divestitures and internal control reviews.

(3) Tax fees include fees for assistance with tax planning, during restructurings and when taking a tax position, as well as preparation and review of income and other tax returns and tax opinions.

  • (4) Administrative fees.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

The Board of Directors considers good corporate governance to be important to the effective operations of the Corporation and to ensure that the Corporation is managed so as to enhance shareholder value. The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that the Corporation addresses all relevant corporate governance issues in compliance with the corporate governance guidelines set forth in Policy Statement 58-201 - Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

The Corporation’s disclosure of corporate governance practices pursuant to Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices is set out in Schedule B to this Management Circular in the form required by Form 58-101F2.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Corporation is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Financial information is provided in the Corporation's financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 a copy of which may be obtained on request to Killian Charles, President and Chief Executive Officer, 1100, Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, suite 300, Montréal, Québec H3B 2S2. The Corporation may require the payment of a reasonable charge when the request is made by someone other than a shareholder.

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APPROVAL OF CIRCULAR

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved the contents of the Management Circular and its sending to the shareholders.

Montréal, Québec, May 10, 2024.

BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC.

(s) Robert P. Wares Robert P. Wares, Executive Chairman

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SCHEDULE A

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC. (the “Corporation”)

The following charter is adopted in compliance with Regulation 52-110 respecting Audit Committees (“ Regulation 52-110 ”).

1. COMPOSITION

The Committee shall be comprised of at least three directors as determined by the Board. The members of the Committee shall be independent, within the meaning of Regulation 52-110.

At least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise. All members of the Committee shall be financially literate.

For the purposes of this charter, the definition of “financially literate” is 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 presumably be expected to be raised by the Corporation’s financial statements.

The appointment of members to the Committee shall take place annually at the first meeting of the Board after a meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected. If the appointment of members of the Committee is not so made, the directors who are then serving as members of the Committee shall continue to serve as members until their successors are validly appointed. The Board may appoint a member to fill a vacancy that occurs in the Committee between annual elections of directors.

Unless a chairman is appointed by the Board, the members of the Committee may designate a chairman by a majority vote of all Committee members.

2. MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES

The Committee shall meet at least annually, or more frequently if required.

At all meetings of the Committee, every item brought to resolution shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall not be entitled to a second vote.

Quorum for meetings of the Committee shall be a majority of its members and the rules for calling, holding, conducting and adjourning meetings of the Committee shall be the same as those governing meetings of the Board.

The powers of the Committee may be exercised at a meeting at which a quorum of the Committee is present in person or by telephone or other electronic means or by a resolution signed by all members entitled to vote on that resolution at a meeting of the Committee.

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Each member (including the chairman of the Committee) is entitled to one vote in Committee proceedings.

The Committee may meet separately with senior management and may request that any member of the Corporation's senior management or the Corporation's outside counsel or independent auditors to attend meetings of the Committee or other meetings with any members of, or advisors to, the Committee.

Furthermore, the Committee has the authority to hire the services of outside advisors, from time to time, when it is necessary to do so for carrying out its mandate.

The Committee shall, at the meeting of the Board following its own meeting, report to the directors on its work, activities and recommendations.

3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The following are the general duties and responsibilities of the Committee:

3.1 Financial Statements and Disclosure Matters

  • 3.1.1 review the Corporation’s financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and any press releases regarding annual and interim (as required by the Board) profit or loss, before the Corporation publicly discloses such information, and any reports or other financial information which are submitted to any governmental body or to the public;

3.2 Independent Auditors

  • 3.2.1 recommend to the Board the selection and, where applicable, the replacement of the independent auditors to be appointed annually as well the compensation of such independent auditors;

  • 3.2.2 determine that the independent auditors appointed are a Public Accounting Firm that has entered into a Participation Agreement as such terms are defined in Regulation 52-108 respecting Auditor Oversight and that at the time of their report on the annual financial statements of the Corporation, they are in compliance with any restrictions or sanctions imposed by the Canadian Public Accountability Board;

  • 3.2.3 oversee the work and review annually the performance and independence of the independent auditors;

  • 3.2.4 on an annual basis, review and discuss with the independent auditors all significant relationships they may have with the Corporation that may impact their objectivity and independence;

  • 3.2.5 consult with the independent auditors about the quality of the Corporation’s accounting principles, internal controls and the completeness and accuracy of the Corporation’s financial statements;

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  • 3.2.6 review and approve the Corporation’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former independent auditors of the Corporation;

  • 3.2.7 review the audit plan for the year-end financial statements and intended template for such statements;

  • 3.2.8 review and pre-approve all audit and audit-related services and the fees and other compensations related thereto, as well as any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors to the Corporation or its subsidiary entities. The pre-approval requirement is satisfied with respect to the provision of non-audit services if:

  • 3.2.8.1 the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Corporation constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of fees paid by the Corporation and its subsidiary entities to its independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided;

  • 3.2.8.2 such services were not recognized by the Corporation or its subsidiary entities as non-audited services at the time of the engagement; and

  • 3.2.8.3 such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee by the Corporation and approved, prior to the completion of the audit, by the Committee or by one or more of its members to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee.

The Committee may delegate to one or more independent members of the Committee the aforementioned authority to pre-approve non-audited services, provided the preapproval of the non-audit services is presented to the Committee at its first scheduled meeting following such approval.

3.3 Financial Reporting Processes

  • 3.3.1 review with management, in consultation with the independent auditors, the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting process, both internal and external;

  • 3.3.2 consider the independent auditor’s judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Corporation’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting;

  • 3.3.3 consider and report to the Board changes to the Corporation’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the independent auditors and management;

  • 3.3.4 review any significant disagreement among management and the independent auditors in connection with the preparation of the financial statements;

  • 3.3.5 review, with the independent auditors and management, the extent to which changes and improvements in financial or accounting practices have been implemented;

  • 3.3.6 establish procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters and the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.

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3.4 Risk Management

  • 3.4.1 oversee the identification, prioritisation and management of the risks faced by the Corporation;

  • 3.4.2 direct the facilitation of risk assessments and measurement to determine the material risks to which the Corporation may be exposed and to evaluate the strategy for managing those risks;

  • 3.4.3 monitor the changes in the internal and external environment and the emergence of new risks;

  • 3.4.4 review the adequacy of insurance coverage;

  • 3.4.5 monitor the procedures to deal with and review disclosure of information to third parties insofar as these disclosure represent a risk for the Corporation.

3.5 Whistleblowing Policy

  • 3.5.1 monitor and review compliance with the Corporation’s Whistleblowing Policy;

  • 3.5.2 establish a procedure for the receipt and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.

3.6 Reporting Responsibilities

  • 3.6.1 the Committee shall report to the Board on a regular basis, and in any event:

  • 3.6.1.1 at least annually, with an assessment of the performance of management in the preparation of financial statements and Auditors in conducting the annual audit of the Corporation and discuss the report with the full Board following the end of each fiscal year;

  • 3.6.1.2 before the public disclosure by the Corporation of its financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and any press releases regarding annual and interim profit or loss and any reports or other financial information which are submitted to any governmental body or to the public; and

  • 3.6.1.3 as required by applicable legislation, regulatory requirements and policies of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

3.7 Annual Evaluation

  • 3.7.1 annually, the Committee shall, in a manner it determines to be appropriate:

  • 3.7.1.1 conduct a review and evaluation of the performance of the Committee and its members, including the compliance of the Committee with this charter; and

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  • 3.7.1.2 review and assess the adequacy of this charter and the position description for the chairman of the Committee and recommend to the Board any improvements to this charter or the position description that the Committee determines to be appropriate, except for minor technical amendments to this charter, authority for which is delegated to the Corporate Secretary, who will report any such amendments to the Board at its next regular meeting.

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SCHEDULE B

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

BRUNSWICK EXPLORATION INC. (the “Corporation”)

The Board of Directors has carefully reviewed the corporate governance guidelines of Policy Statement 58-201 to Corporate Governance Guidelines . Regulation 58-101 respecting Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ( “Regulation 58-101 ”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators requires the Corporation to annually disclose certain information regarding its corporate governance practices. Those practices are as follows:

Board of Directors

The board delegates to management the responsibility for the development of these strategies and holds itself responsible for the approval of the strategies finally adopted. In addition to those matters which must by law be approved by the board, management is required to seek board approval for significant acquisitions, divestitures and capital expenditures. Other matters of strategic importance to the Corporation or which impact significantly on the operations of the Corporation are brought to the board’s attention for its input, consideration and approval.

The board oversees the identification of the principal risks of the Corporation's business and the implementation by management of appropriate systems to manage such risks. The board reviews from time to time organizational matters such as succession planning. Given current management’s tenure, their vast experience and low turnover, succession planning is not seen as critical at the present time by the board.

The following directors are “independent” pursuant to Regulation 58-101 in that they are free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the director's ability to act with the best interests of the Corporation, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding: Pierre Colas, Jeffrey Hussey, André Le Bel, Amy J. Satov and Mathieu Savard.

Robert P. Wares is considered not to be an independent director of the Corporation since he is the Executive Chair of the Corporation.

The independent directors hold meetings regularly without the attendance of the non-independent director and the executive officers.

Directorships

The following directors of the Corporation are presently directors of other reporting issuers, as follows:

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Director Reporting Issuers
Pierre Colas Odessa Capital Ltd.
Jeff Hussey Osisko Metals Incorporated
Kobo Resources Inc.
André Le Bel -
Amy J. Satov O3 Mining Inc.
Osisko Metals Incorporated
Osisko Mining Inc.
Mathieu Savard Niobay Metals Inc.
Robert P. Wares Osisko Metals Incorporated

Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board of Directors of the Corporation takes the following steps to ensure that all new directors receive orientation regarding the role of the board, its committees and its directors, and the nature and operation of the Corporation.

Reports and other documentation relating to the Corporation's business and affairs are provided to new directors.

Orientation and education of directors is an ongoing matter. As such, ongoing informal discussions between management and members of the board are encouraged and visits to the Corporation’s operations are organized.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Corporation is committed to promoting the highest standard of ethic and integrity in the pursuance of all of its activities.

Furthermore, the directors, officers and employees of the Corporation are expected to act and to hold their office within the best interests of the Corporation. The Corporation expects that all directors shall act in compliance of all laws and regulations applicable to their office as director of the Corporation.

In the event any transactions or agreements occur in respect of which a director or executive officer has a material interest, the matter must be initially reviewed by the Audit Committee and is then submitted to the Board of Directors. The board may implement any measures that it finds necessary in order to ensure the exercise of independent judgment. In the event a director has a material interest in any transaction or agreement, such director will abstain from voting in that regard.

Nomination of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Corporation is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become new directors and recommending to the Board new director nominees for the next annual meeting of the shareholders. New nominees must have a track record in general business management, special expertise in an area of strategic interest to the Corporation, the ability to devote the time required, shown support for the Corporation's mission and strategic objectives, and a willingness to serve.

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Compensation

On an annual basis, the Board of Directors evaluates the adequacy of compensation of the directors and executive officers.

Other Board Committees

The board has no standing committees other than the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee.

Assessments

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has not established any formal procedures for assessing the performance of the board or its committees and members. Generally, those responsibilities have been carried out on an informal basis by the Board of Directors.

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