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Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Apr 23, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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CAPTIVA VERDE WELLNESS CORP. 632 Foster Avenue Coquitlam, British Columbia V3J 2L7 Tel: (949) 903-5906 INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(as at April 12, 2024, except as otherwise indicated)

This Information Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. (the “Company”) for use at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of its Shareholders to be held on May 17, 2024 at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of the Meeting.

In this Information Circular, references to the “Company”, “we” and “our” refer to Captiva Verde Wellness Corp.Common Shares ” means common shares without par value in the capital of the Company. “ Beneficial Shareholders ” means shareholders who do not hold Common Shares in their own name and “intermediaries” refers to brokers, investment firms, clearing houses and similar entities that own securities on behalf of Beneficial Shareholders. “ Registered Shareholder ” means the person whose name appears on the central securities register maintained by or on behalf of the Company and who holds Common Shares in their own name.

GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION

Solicitation of Proxies

The solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, but proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by directors, officers and regular employees of the Company. The Company will bear all costs of this solicitation. We have arranged for intermediaries to forward the meeting materials to beneficial owners of the Common Shares held of record by those intermediaries and we may reimburse the intermediaries for their reasonable fees and disbursements in that regard.

Appointment of Proxyholders

The individuals named in the accompanying form of proxy (the “ Proxy ”) are officers and directors of the Company. If you are a shareholder entitled to vote at the Meeting, you have the right to appoint a person or company other than either of the persons designated in the Proxy, who need not be a shareholder, to attend and act for you and on your behalf at the Meeting. You may do so either by inserting the name of that other person in the blank space provided in the Proxy or by completing and delivering another suitable form of proxy.

Voting by Proxyholder

The persons named in the Proxy will vote or withhold from voting the Common Shares represented thereby in accordance with your instructions on any ballot that may be called for. If you specify a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, your Common Shares will be voted accordingly. The Proxy confers discretionary authority on the persons named therein with respect to:

  • (a) each matter or group of matters identified therein for which a choice is not specified, other than the appointment of an auditor and the election of directors,

  • (b) any amendment to or variation of any matter identified therein, and

  • (c) any other matter that properly comes before the Meeting.

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In respect of a matter for which a choice is not specified in the Proxy, the management appointee acting as a proxyholder will vote in favour of each matter identified on the Proxy and, if applicable, for the nominees of management for directors and auditors as identified in the Proxy.

Registered Shareholders

Registered Shareholders may wish to vote by proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person. Registered Shareholders electing to submit a proxy may do so using one of the following methods:

  • (a) complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc. (“ Computershare ”), by fax within North America at 1-866-249-7775, outside North America at (416) 263-9524, or by mail to the 8th Floor, 100 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 or by hand delivery at 3[rd] Floor, 510 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 3B9; or

  • (b) use a touch-tone phone to transmit voting choices to the toll-free number given in the proxy. Registered Shareholders who choose this option must follow the instructions of the voice response system and refer to the enclosed proxy form for the toll-free number, the holder's account number and the proxy access number; or

  • (c) via Computershare’s internet website www.investorvote.com. Registered Shareholders who choose this option must follow the instructions that appear on the screen and refer to the enclosed proxy form for the holder's account number and the proxy access number.

In each of the above cases Registered Shareholders must ensure the proxy is received at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the Meeting or the adjournment thereof.

Beneficial Shareholders

The following information is of significant importance to Shareholders who do not hold Common Shares in their own name. Beneficial Shareholders should note that the only proxies that can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting are those deposited by Registered Shareholders (those whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of Common Shares) or as set out in the following disclosure.

If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Common Shares will not be registered in the shareholder’s name on the records of the Company. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the names of intermediaries. In Canada the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered 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), and in the United States, 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).

Intermediaries are required to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of meetings of shareholders. Every intermediary has its own mailing process and provides its own return instructions to clients.

There are two kinds of Beneficial Shareholders: Objecting Beneficial Owners (“ OBOs ”) object to their name being made known to the issuers of securities which they own; and Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners (“ NOBOs ”) who do not object to the issuers of the securities they own knowing who they are.

Pursuant to National Instrument 54-101 - Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“ NI 54-101 ”) the Company distributes copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Information Circular and the form of Proxy (collectively, the “Meeting materials”) to the Depository and Intermediaries for onward distribution to Beneficial Shareholders. The Company does not send Meeting materials directly to Beneficial Shareholders. Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting materials to all Beneficial

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Shareholders for whom they hold Common Shares unless such Beneficial Shareholders have waived the right to receive them.

These securityholder materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered (beneficial) owners of the securities of the Company. If you are a beneficial owner, and the Company or its agent sent these materials to you directly, your name, address and information about your holdings of securities were obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements by the intermediary holding securities on your behalf.

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder:

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder you should carefully follow the instructions of your broker or intermediary in order to ensure that your Common Shares are voted at the Meeting.

The proxy form supplied to you by your broker will be similar to the proxy provided to Registered Shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the intermediary on how to vote your Common Shares on your behalf. Most brokers delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Broadridge ”) in Canada and in the United States. Broadridge mails a Voting Instruction Form (“ VIF ”) in lieu of the proxy provided by the Company. The VIF will name the same persons as are named on the Company’s form of Proxy to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Beneficial Shareholder of the Company), who is different from any of the persons designated in the VIF, to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting, and that person may be you. To exercise this right, insert the name of the desired representative, which may be you, in the blank space provided in the VIF. The completed VIF must then be returned to Broadridge in accordance with Broadridge’s instructions. Broadridge will then tabulate the results of all instructions received and provide appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting and the appointment of any shareholder’s representative. If you receive a VIF from Broadridge, the VIF must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with its instructions, well in advance of the Meeting in order to have your Common Shares voted or to have an alternate representative duly appointed to attend the Meeting to vote your Common Shares.

Revocation of Proxies

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a registered shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by:

  • (a) executing a proxy bearing a later date or by executing a valid notice of revocation, either of the foregoing to be executed by the registered shareholder or the registered shareholder’s authorized attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney duly authorized, and by delivering the proxy bearing a later date to Computershare, or at the address of the registered office of the Company at 1500 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4N7, at any time up to and including the last business day that precedes the day of the Meeting or, if the Meeting is adjourned, the last business day that precedes any reconvening thereof, or to the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law, or

  • (b) personally attending the Meeting and voting the registered shareholder’s Common Shares.

A revocation of a proxy will not affect a matter on which a vote is taken before the revocation.

Notice to Shareholders resident in the United States

The solicitation of proxies is not subject to the requirements of Section 14(a) of the U.S. Exchange Act by virtue of an exemption applicable to proxy solicitations by foreign private issuers as defined in Rule 3b-4 of the U.S. Exchange Act. Accordingly, this Circular has been prepared in accordance with applicable

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Canadian disclosure requirements. Residents of the United States should be aware that such requirements differ from those of the United States applicable to proxy statements under the U.S. Exchange Act.

This document does not address any income tax consequences of the disposition of the Company’s shares by Shareholders. Shareholders in a jurisdiction outside of Canada should be aware that the disposition of shares by them may have tax consequences both in those jurisdictions and in Canada, and are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances and the tax considerations applicable to them.

Any information concerning any properties and operations of the Company has been prepared in accordance with Canadian standards under applicable Canadian securities laws, and may not be comparable to similar information for United States companies.

If financial statements are included or incorporated by reference herein, they have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and are subject to auditing and auditor independence standards in Canada. Such consequences for the Company Shareholders who are resident in, or citizens of, the United States may not be described fully in this Circular.

The enforcement by the Company Shareholders of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is incorporated or organized under the laws of a foreign country, that some or all of their officers and directors and the experts named herein are residents of a foreign country and that the major assets of the Company are located outside the United States.

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

No director or executive officer of the Company, or any person who has held such a position since the beginning of the last two completed financial years of the Company, nor any nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any substantial or material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the Meeting other than the election of directors, the appointment of the auditor and as may be set out herein.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

The board of directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company has fixed April 12, 2024 as the record date (the “ Record Date ”) for determination of persons entitled to receive notice of the Meeting. Only Shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date who either attend the Meeting personally or complete, sign and deliver a form of proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above will be entitled to vote or to have their Common Shares voted at the Meeting.

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares, which Common Shares are listed for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “ CSE ”) under the symbol “PWR” and on the OTC Pink Market under the symbol “CPVIF”. As of Record Date, there were 356,116,067 Common Shares issued and outstanding, each carrying the right to one vote. No group of shareholders has the right to elect a specified number of directors, nor are there cumulative or similar voting rights attached to the Common Shares.

Principal Holders of Voting Securities

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, no persons or corporations that beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, Common Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Common of the Company as at Record Date.

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VOTES NECESSARY TO PASS RESOLUTIONS

A simple majority of affirmative votes cast at the Meeting is required to pass the resolutions described herein.

If there are more nominees for election as directors or appointment of the Company’s auditor than there are vacancies to fill, those nominees receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected or appointed, as the case may be, until all such vacancies have been filled. If the number of nominees for election or appointment is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, all such nominees will be declared elected or appointed by acclamation.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The size of the Board was set by resolution of the directors at four (4) directors. Accordingly, to continue the current number of directors and pursuant to the Articles of the Company (the “ Articles ”) the Board has not changed the number of directors to be elected and four (4) directors will be elected at the Meeting. Shareholders are asked to consider the persons set forth in the table below as director nominees, and to vote at the Meeting to elect them as directors for the ensuing year.

The term of office of each of the current directors will end at the conclusion of the Meeting. Unless a director’s office is vacated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), each director elected will hold office until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, or if no director is then elected, until a successor is elected.

Advance Notice Provision

Pursuant to the Advance Notice Provisions contained in the Articles, the Board has determined that notice of nominations of persons for election to the Board at the Meeting must be made following the requirements of such Advance Notice Provisions. To the date of this Information Circular, the Company has not received notice of a nomination in compliance with the Articles and, subject to the timely receipt of any such nomination, any nominations other than nominations by or at the direction of the Board or an authorized officer of the Company will be disregarded at the Meeting.

The following table sets out the names of management’s four nominees for election as director, all major offices and positions with the Company and any of its significant affiliates each now holds, each nominee’s principal occupation, business or employment (for the last five years for each director nominee), the period of time during which each has been a director of the Company and the number of Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned by each, directly or indirectly, or over which each exercised control or direction, at April 12, 2024.

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Name of Nominee;
Current Position with the
Company and Province and
Country of Residence
Present Principal Occupation Period as a
Director of
the Company
Since
Common
Shares
Beneficially
Owned or
Controlled(1)
Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski(3)
Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Coquitlam, B.C, Canada
CEO and director of Greenbriar Capital
Corp. (TSXV) from September 2009 to
present. CEO and director of Captiva
Verde Industries Ltd. (CSE) from
September 2013 to September 2016.
CEO and director of Western Wind
Energy Corp. (TSXV / OTCQX) from
January 1998 to March 2013.
November 2015 32,559,334(2)
Michael Boyd(3)
Director
Tucson, AZ, USA
Vice President and director of Western
Wind Energy Corp. (TSXV, OTCOX)
from 2004 to 2013. Director of Captiva
Verde Industries Ltd. (CSE) from
September 2014 to December 2016.
Director of Greenbriar Capital Corp.
(TSXV) from June 2011 to present.
April 2017 950,000(2)
Orest Kostecki(3)
Director
Kitchener, ON, Canada
Vice President of Sales for Canadian
Spirit Inc. from September 2016 to
present. National Sales Director in
Canada for Phillips Van Heusen from
December 2005 to February 2016.
April 2017 1,486,300(2)
Ronald Strasser
Director
Toronto, ON, Canada
Principal of Phantom Developments, a
leading
Canadian
commercial,
industrial,
and
residential
builder
(current);
President
and
Chief
Investment Officer, Strasser Asset
Management ltd. (current), vehicle for
private and public market investment;
President, Achei Temimim Charity;
Board of Directors: RHA School,
Shalva, UJA Executive Leadership
Cabinet (2020-2022); Former President
of Phantom Industries, international
hosiery and apparel company for 27
years
August 31, 2023 17,335,000

Notes:

  1. The information as to principal occupation, business or employment and Common Shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees.

  2. Messrs. Boyd and Kostecki also hold options to purchase 2,000,000 Common Shares at $0.04 each, expiring July 13, 2025.

  3. Member of Audit Committee.

None of the nominees for election as a director of the Company are proposed for election pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between the nominee and any other person, except the directors and senior officers of the Company acting solely in such capacity.

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Penalties, Sanctions and Cease Trade Orders

Other than as disclosed below, no proposed director is, as at the date of this information circular, or has been, within ten (10) years before the date of this information circular, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company, in respect of which the information circular is being prepared) that:

  • a. was subject to an order 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 an order 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; or

  • c. while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or

  • d. has, within the ten (10) years before the date of this information circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

Disclosure

On March 1, 2022, the BCSC issued an MCTO against Jeff Ciachurski, CEO and a director of the Company, and Anthony Balic, CFO of the Company, in connection with the late filing of the Company’s annual financial statements, management’s discussion and analysis and officers’ certifications for the year ended October 31, 2021 (the “ 2021 Financial Statements ”). The Company subsequently filed the 2021 Financial Statements and the BCSC revoked the MCTO on April 12, 2022.

Unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the election of the nominees named herein as directors of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, of 1200 – 609 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V7Y 1G6, will be nominated at the Meeting for reappointment as auditor of the Company to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders, at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors. Davidson & Company LLP was first appointed auditor of the Company effective July 25, 2019.

Unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Company until the close of the next annual general meeting.

AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH AUDITOR

The provisions of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”) requires the Company, as a venture issuer, to disclose annually in its Information Circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor, as set forth below.

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The Audit Committee’s Charter

The audit committee has a charter, a copy of which was attached as Schedule “A” to the Company’s Information Circular dated January 16, 2019 and filed on www.sedarplus.ca on January 22, 2019.

Composition of the Audit Committee

Members of the audit committee are Messrs. Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski, Michael Boyd and Orest Kostecki. Mr. Boyd and Mr. Kostecki are the independent members of the audit committee. Mr. Ciachurski is not independent as he is the CEO of the Company. All audit committee members are considered to be financially literate.

An audit committee member is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company that could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s independent judgment.

An audit committee member is financially literate if he has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

Relevant Education and Experience

Each member of the Company’s audit committee has adequate education and experience relevant to their performance as an audit committee member and, in particular, the requisite education and experience that provides the member with:

  • (a) an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements and the ability to assess the general application of those principles in connection with estimates, accruals and reserves;

  • (b) experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or 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 experience actively supervising individuals engaged in such activities; and

  • (c) an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

See further information for each audit committee member below.

Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski – CEO and Non-Independent Director

As CEO of Greenbriar Capital Corp. for 14 years, Mr. Ciachurski is the principal executive officer and advisor representing the operating and management team to the Board of Directors. Mr. Ciachurski formulates the mission statement and growth plans, appoints and designates senior management personnel, defines geographic areas of responsibility and engages senior independent consultants. Mr. Ciachurski maintains continuous and proactive relationships with leading retail and institutional shareholders, and maintains close associations with the banking and project finance community. Mr. Ciachurski launched Greenbriar after an 11-year career as CEO and director of Western Wind Energy Corp., which was subject to a take-over bid by Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners in March 2013.

Michael Boyd – Independent Director

Mr. Boyd held the position of Executive Vice President Communications for Western Wind Energy from 2004 to 2013. For the period from 2003 to 2008, Mr. Boyd was an elected board member for the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, which is Arizona’s largest water utility and power consumer. Prior

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to that position, Mr. Boyd was a news anchor and reporter for three Arizona television stations. Mr. Boyd is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Orest Kostecki – Independent Director

Mr. Kostecki is currently the Vice President of Sales for Canadian Spirit Inc. Mr. Kostecki has held those positions since September 2016. Prior to his current positions, Mr. Kostecki held the position of National Sales Director in Canada for Phillips Van Heusen from 2005 to 2016. Within the North American market, Mr. Kostecki has held progressive executive sales positions with Arrow Shirts/Cluett Peabody Inc., Forsyth of Canada, PVH Canada Inc. and CSI Inc. Mr. Kostecki is a graduate of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Audit Committee Oversight

The audit committee has not made any recommendations to the Board to nominate or compensate any auditor other than Davidson & Company LLP .

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time has the Company relied on the exemption in Section 2.4 of NI 52-110 ( De Minimis Non-audit Services), or an exemption from NI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 of NI 52-110.

The Company is a “venture issuer” as defined in NI 52-110 and is relying on the exemptions in section 6.1 of NI 52-110 relating to Parts 3 ( Composition of the Audit Committee ) and 5 (Reporting Obligations ).

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

See the Audit Committee Charter for specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services.

External Auditor Service Fees

The audit committee has reviewed the nature and amount of the non-audit services provided by Davidson & Company LLP, to the Company to ensure auditor independence. Fees incurred with Davidson & Company LLP for audit and non-audit services in the last two fiscal years for audit fees are outlined in the following table:

Nature of Services Fees Paid to Auditor in Year Ended
October 31, 2023
Fees Paid to Auditor in Year Ended
October 31, 2022
Audit Fees(1) $125,000 $54,850
Audit-Related Fees(2) $nil $nil
Tax Fees(3) $nil $nil
All Other Fees(4) $nil $nil
Total $125,000 $54,850

Notes:

(1) “Audit Fees” include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Audit Fees include fees for review of tax provisions and for accounting consultations on matters reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Audit Fees also include audit or other attest services required by legislation or regulation, such as comfort letters, consents, reviews of securities filings and statutory audits.

(2) “Audit-Related Fees” include services that are traditionally performed by the auditor. These audit-related services include employee benefit audits, due diligence assistance, accounting consultations on proposed transactions, internal control reviews and audit or attest services not required by legislation or regulation.

(3) “Tax Fees” include fees for all tax services other than those included in “Audit Fees” and “Audit-Related Fees”. This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.

(4) “All Other Fees” include all other non-audit services.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

General

Corporate governance refers to the policies and structure of the board of directors of a company, whose members are elected by and are accountable to the Shareholders of the company. Corporate governance encourages establishing a reasonable degree of independence of the board of directors from executive management and the adoption of policies to ensure the board of directors recognizes the principles of good management. The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices; as such practices are both in the interests of shareholders and help to contribute to effective and efficient decision-making.

Board of Directors

Directors are considered to be independent if they have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A “material relationship” is a relationship which could, in the opinion of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of a director’s independent judgment.

The Board facilitates its independent supervision over management by conducting quarterly reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and management discussion and analysis as well as requiring material transactions to be approved by the Board prior to the transaction taking place.

The independent Board members are Orest Kostecki and Michael Boyd. The non-independent director is Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski, CEO.

Directorships

The current directors are board members of other reporting issuers as follows:

Name of Director Name of Reporting Issuer Exchange
Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski Greenbriar Sustainable Living Inc. TSXV
Michael Boyd Greenbriar Sustainable Living Inc. TSXV

Orientation and Continuing Education

When new directors are appointed, they receive an orientation, commensurate with their previous experience, on the Company’s properties and on the responsibilities of directors.

Board meetings may also include presentations by the Company’s management and employees to give the directors additional insight into the Company’s business.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board finds 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 Board considers its size each year when it considers the number of directors to recommend to the Shareholders for election at the annual meeting of shareholders, taking into account the number required to carry out the Board’s duties effectively and to maintain a diversity of views and experience.

The Board does not have a nominating committee, and these functions are currently performed by the Board as a whole. However, if there is a change in the number of directors required by the Company, this policy will be reviewed.

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Compensation

Non-executive directors of the Company were not paid fees for the year ending October 31, 2021 . Directors of the Company will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred in order to attend meetings of the Board of Directors, committees of the Board of Directors or meetings of the Shareholders of the Company. It is anticipated that the Company will obtain customary insurance for the benefit of its directors and that the Company will enter into indemnification agreements with each director and officer.

Other Board Committees

The Board has no committees other than the audit committee.

Assessments

The Board monitors the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and it audit committee.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

General

The following compensation information is provided as required under Form 51-102F6V for Venture Issuers (the “Form”), as such term is defined in NI 51-102.

For the purposes 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 for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the company or any of its subsidiaries; and

NEO ” or “ named executive officer ” means each of the following individuals:

  • (a) each individual who, in respect of the company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief executive officer (“CEO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CEO;

  • (b) each individual who, in respect of the company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief financial officer (“CFO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CFO;

  • (c) in respect of the company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the 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), for that financial year;

  • (d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the company, requirements and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

During the financial year ended October 31, 2023, based on the definition above, the NEOs of the Company were Jeffrey (Jeff) Ciachurski, Chief Executive Officer and director, and Anthony Balic, Chief Financial Officer. The directors of the Company who were not NEOs during the financial year ended October 31, 2023 were Orest Kostecki, Michael Boyd and Ronald Strasser.

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation

The following table sets forth all annual and long-term compensation for services paid to or earned by each of the NEOs and directors during the Company’s financial years ended October 31, 2023 and October 31, 2022.

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Table of compe Table of compe nsation excl uding compens ation securities
Name and Principal
Position
Year Salary,
consulting
fee, retainer
or
commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committee
or meeting
fees
($)
Value of
Perquisites
($)
Value of all
other
compensation
($)
Total
compensation
($)
Jeffrey (Jeff)
Ciachurski(1)
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
2023
2022
$486,057
$465,718
$101,771
$97,025
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$587,828
$562,743
Anthony Balic(2)
Chief Financial Officer
2023
2022
$126,000
$90,000
$47,619
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$173,619
$90,000
Orest Kostecki
Director
2023
2022
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Michael Boyd(3)
Director
2023
2022
Nil
$6,200
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$6,200
Ronald Strasser(4)
Director
2023
2022
$224,820
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
$224,820
N/A

Notes:

  1. Mr. Ciachurski was paid USD $30,000/month starting August 1, 2022 and is paid USD $75,000 bonus on December 1[st] of every year. These amounts have been converted from US dollars at a rate of CAD$1 to US$0.732.

  2. Mr. Balic was paid $8,000/month until January 1, 2023 when his monthly fee increased to $11,000/month.

  3. Mr. Boyd was paid a one-time consulting fee of USD $4,800 in fiscal 2022. This amount has been converted from US dollars at a rate of CAD$1 to US$0.773.

  4. Mr. Strasser was appointed to the Board on August 31, 2023. Mr. Strasser was paid USD $8,000/month starting September 1, 2023 and was paid CAD 201,750 for consulting fees prior to his joining of the Board.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

10% Rolling Stock Option Plan (Option-based Awards)

The Company’s stock option plan was adopted by the Board on October 12, 2017 (the “ Stock Option Plan ”). The Stock Option Plan is designed to promote the long-term success of the Company by strengthening the ability of the Company to attract and retain highly competent employees and by promoting greater alignment of interests between executives and shareholders in the creation of long-term shareholder value. A copy of the Stock Option Plan is available under the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

The purpose of granting stock options (“ Options ”) is to assist the Company in compensating, attracting, retaining and motivating its executive officers and to closely align the personal interests of such persons to that of the shareholders.

The Board has the authority either to grant Options or has the authority to delegate to any Board committee (the “ Committee ”) appointed for the purpose of compensating the Company’s directors, officers, employees and consultants, the ability to grant Options to the Company’s directors, management, employees and consultants. Options can be granted, from time to time at the sole discretion of the Board or the Committee, to persons eligible to receive Options under the Stock Option Plan. Option exercise prices are set in accordance with CSE policies.

In determining the number of Options to be granted to the executive officers, the Board considers a number of factors including the amount and term of Options previously granted, base salary and annual performance incentives awarded to the executives and commensurate with those offered by other companies in our

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industry; and the exercise price of any outstanding options to ensure that such grants are in accordance with CSE policies. Options vest on terms established by the Board at the time of grant

The following is a summary of the material terms of the Plan.

Eligible Optionees

To be eligible to receive a grant of options under the Plan an Optionee must be an executive, or an employee, or a consultant of the Company providing services to the Company or a subsidiary at the time the option is granted.

Restrictions

The Plan is subject to the following restrictions:

  • (a) The maximum number of Options granted to any one Option Holder within any 12 month period shall be 5% of the Outstanding Common Shares issued, unless the company has obtained disinterested shareholder approval if required under regulations, to do so;

  • (b) If required under regulations to do so, the Company must obtain disinterested shareholder approval, in order to grant to Insiders under the Plan within a 12 month period, a number of Options which, when added to the number of outstanding Options granted to Insiders within the previous 12 months, will exceed 10% of the issued Common Shares;

  • (c) The maximum number of Options which may be granted to any one Consultant within any 12 month period must not exceed 2% of the issued Common Shares;

  • (d) The maximum number of Options that may be granted within any 12 month period to Employees or Consultants engaged in investor relations activities must not exceed 2% of the issued Common Shares, and such Options must vest in stages over 12 months with no more than 25% of the Options vesting in any three month period, and such limitation will not be an amendment to the Plan requirement the Option Holders consent.

Administration and Terms of the Plan:

  • (a) The Plan is administered by the Board or its appointed committee.

  • (b) The expiry date of an Option shall be no later than the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of the Option.

  • (c) Grant and expiry dates, the exercise price, the vesting schedule and the number of Common Shares which may be purchased pursuant to an Option shall be fixed by the Board or its committee appointed to grant options.

  • (d) The Company may implement such procedures and conditions as the Board or its committee deems appropriate with respect to withholding and remitting taxes imposed under applicable law, or the funding of related amounts for which liability may arise under such applicable law.

  • (e) All options granted under the Plan expire on a date not later than 10 years after the issuance of such options. However, should the expiry date for an option fall within a trading Blackout (as defined in the Plan, generally meaning circumstances where sensitive negotiations or other like information is not yet public), options may not be exercised during a Black-Out unless the Board or its appointed Committee determines otherwise.

  • (f) An Option granted to any Option Holder will continue intact during any military or sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days (or, if longer, for so long as the Option Holder’s right to re-employment or re-engagement by the Company is guaranteed either by statute or by contract.) If the period of such leave exceeds 90 days and the

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Option Holder’s re-employment or re-engagement is not so guaranteed, then his or her employment or engagement shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91[st] day of such leave.

  • (g) An Option may be exercised only by the Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder, who may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time following vesting and up to the expiry of the Option by delivering the required notice and payment pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Options may not be exercised during a Black-Out unless the Board or its appointed committee determines otherwise.

  • (h) The Board reserves the right, subject to regulatory requirements, in its absolute discretion to amend, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan with respect to all Plan shares in respect of options which have not yet been granted under the Plan. Where any amendment relates to an existing Option, if the amendment would:

  • materially decrease the rights or benefits accruing to an Option Holder; or

  • materially increase the obligations of an Option Holder;

then, unless otherwise excepted out by the Plan, the Committee must also obtain the written consent of the Option Holder in question to such amendment. If at the time the exercise price of an Option is reduced the Option Holder is an Insider of the Company, the Insider must not exercise the option at the reduced exercise price until the reduction in exercise price has been approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company, if such disinterested shareholder approval is required by the Exchange.

  • (i) A copy of any amendment to the Plan shall be promptly provided by the Administrator to each Option Holder.

As at Record Date, there were 356,116,067 Common Shares issued and outstanding. Accordingly, under the Stock Option Plan the Company has the authority to grant options to purchase up to 35,661,607 Common Shares. At the date of this Information Circular, options to purchase an aggregate of 12,000,000 Common Shares are granted and outstanding under the Stock Option Plan, representing 3.37% of the outstanding Common Shares.

Restricted Share Unit Plan (Share-Based Awards)

The Board adopted a fixed restricted share unit plan on October 24, 2023 (the “ RSU Plan ”) and is seeking Shareholder approval of the RSU Plan at the Meeting. The aggregate number of Common Shares made available for issuance pursuant to the RSU Plan shall be determined from time to time by the Board, but in any case, shall not exceed 10,000,000, subject to adjustments as provided in the RSU Plan.

The RSU Plan was designed to provide certain directors, officers, consultants and other key employees (an “ Eligible Person ”) of the Company and its related entities with the opportunity to acquire restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) of the Company. The acquisition of RSUs allows an Eligible Person to participate in the long-term success of the Company thus promoting the alignment of an Eligible Persons.

The following is a summary of the RSU Plan. Capitalized terms used but not defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the RSU Plan.

Nature and Administration of the RSU Plan

All Directors, Officers, Consultants and Employees (as defined in the RSU Plan) of the Company and its related entities (“ Eligible Persons ”) are eligible to participate in the RSU Plan (as “ Participants ”), and the Company reserves the right to restrict eligibility or otherwise limit the number of persons eligible for participation as Participants in the RSU Plan. Eligibility to participate as a Participant in the RSU Plan does not confer upon any person a right to receive an award of RSUs.

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Subject to certain restrictions, the Board or its appointed committee, can, from time to time, award RSUs to Eligible Persons. RSUs will be credited to an account (an “ Account ”) maintained for each Participant on the books of the Company as of the award date. The number of RSUs to be credited to each Participant’s account shall be determined at the discretion of the Board and pursuant to the terms of the RSU Plan.

RSUs and all other rights, benefits or interests in the RSU Plan are not transferable or assignable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant and after death only by the Participant’s legal representative.

Credit for Dividends

A Participant's Account will be credited with additional RSUs (the “ Dividend RSUs ”) as of each dividend payment date in respect of which cash dividends are paid on Common Shares. The number of Dividend RSUs credited to a Participant’s Account in connection with the payment of dividends on Common Shares will be based on the actual amount of cash dividends that would have been paid to such Participant had he or she been holding such number of Common Shares equal to the number of RSUs credited to the Participant’s Account on the date on which cash dividends are paid on the Common Shares and the market price of the Common Shares on the payment date. Note that the Company is not obligated to pay dividends on Common Shares.

Resignation, Termination, Leave of Absence or Death

Generally, if a Participant's employment or service is terminated, or if the Participant resigns from employment with the Company, then all RSUs held by the Participant (whether vested or unvested) shall terminate automatically upon the termination of the Participant’s service or employment.

In the event a Participant is terminated by reason of (i) termination by the Company other than for cause or (ii) the Participant’s death, the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest automatically as of such date. In the event the termination of the Participant’s services is by reason of voluntary resignation, only the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall terminate automatically as of such date.

Change of Control

In the event of a Change of Control, the Board may, in its discretion, without the necessity or requirement for the agreement or consent of any Participant: (i) accelerate, conditionally or otherwise, on such terms as it sees fit, the vesting date of any RSU; (ii) permit the conditional settlement of any RSU, on such terms as it sees fit; (iii) otherwise amend or modify the terms of the RSU, including for greater certainty permitting Participants to settle any RSU, to assist the Participants to tender the underlying Common Shares to, or participate in, the actual or potential Change of Control Event (as defined in the RSU Plan) or to obtain the advantage of holding the underlying Common Shares during such Change of Control Event; and (iv) terminate, following the successful completion of such Change of Control Event, on such terms as it sees fit, the RSUs not settled prior to the successful completion of such Change of Control Event, including, without limitation, for no payment or other compensation. The determination of the Board in respect of any such Change of Control Event shall for the purposes of this RSU Plan be final, conclusive and binding.

Adjustments

In the event there is a change in the outstanding Common Shares by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, amalgamation, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, or other corporate change, the Board shall make, subject to the prior approval of the CSE where necessary, appropriate substitution or adjustment in (i) the number or kind of Common Shares or other securities reserved for issuance pursuant to the RSU Plan, and (ii) the number and kind of Common Shares or other securities subject to unsettled and outstanding RSUs granted pursuant to the RSU Plan.

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Vesting

Each award of RSUs vests on the date(s) specified by the Board on the award date, and is reflected in the applicable RSU agreement certificate.

Limitations under the RSU Plan

The aggregate number of Common Shares made available for issuance pursuant to the RSU Plan shall be determined from time to time by the Board, but in any case, shall not exceed 10,000,000, subject to adjustments as provided in the RSU Plan.

The foregoing summary of the RSU Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the RSU Plan attached to this Information Circular as Schedule “A”.

Stock Option Grants

There were no stock options granted to NEOs or directors of the Company during the financial year ended October 31, 2023.

Exercise of Compensation Securities by NEOs and Directors

There were not stock options exercised by an NEO or director of the company during the financial year ended October 31, 2023.

Employment, consulting and management agreements

Other than as set out herein, the Company has no agreements or arrangements under which compensation was provided during the most recently completed financial year or is payable in respect of services provided to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that were performed by a director or NEO.

The Company currently does not have management contracts

Oversight and description of director and NEO compensation

Compensation Review Process

The Board determines the compensation of its executive officers. In determining compensation, the Board considers industry standards and financial situation but does not currently have any formal objectives or criteria. The performance of each executive officer is informally monitored by the Board having in mind the business strengths of the individual and the purpose of originally appointing the individual as an officer.

The Company does not have a compensation committee. The Board has not adopted any specific policies or practices to determine the compensation for the Company’s directors and executive officers other than as disclosed above.

Elements of Executive Compensation Program

The Company’s compensation program consists of the following elements:

  • (a) base salary or consulting fees;

  • (b) bonus payments; and

  • (c) equity participation through the Stock Option Plan.

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Base Salary or Consulting Fees

Base salary ranges for NEOs were initially determined upon review of salaries paid by other companies that are comparable in size to the Company.

In determining the base salary of a NEO, the Board considers the following factors:

  • (a) the particular responsibilities related to the position;

  • (b) salaries paid by other companies in the same industry, which were similar in size and stage of development as the Company;

  • (c) the experience level of the NEO;

  • (d) the amount of time and commitment which the NEO devotes to the Company; and

  • (e) the NEO’s overall performance and performance in relation to the achievement of corporate milestones and objectives.

Bonus Payments

Each of the NEOs, as well as all employees, are eligible for an annual bonus, payable in cash or through option-based compensation. The amount paid is based on the Board’s assessment of the Company’s performance for the year. Factors considered in determining bonus amounts include individual performance, financial criteria (such as cash management and share price performance) and operational criteria (such as significant acquisitions and the attainment of corporate milestones).

Equity Participation

The Company currently offers equity participation in the Company through the Stock Option Plan.

Executive Compensation

Except for the grant of incentive stock options, there are no arrangements under which NEOs were compensated by the Company during the two most recently completed financial years for their services in their capacity as NEOs, directors or consultants.

Director Compensation

There were no arrangements under which directors were compensated by the Company during the two most recently completed financial years for their services in their capacity as directors.

Share-based Awards – Restricted Share Unit Plan

The Restricted Share Unit Plan is a fixed plan whereby the Company may from time to time, at its discretion, and in accordance with CSE requirements, grant RSUs to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. See “Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities – Summary of the Restricted Share Unit Plan,” above.

Option-based Awards – Stock Option Plan

The Stock Option Plan, a “rolling” stock option plan, pursuant to which the Board may from time to time, at its discretion, and in accordance with CSE requirements, grant to directors, officers, employees and consultants, non-assignable and non-transferable options to purchase the Common Shares, provided that the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance will not exceed 10% of the then issued and outstanding Common Shares. See “Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities – Summary of the Stock Option Plan,” above.

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Pension Disclosure

The Company does not have any deferred compensation plan or pension plan in place that provides for payments or benefits at, following or in connection with retirement.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

See disclosure under “ Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities ” under “ Statement of Executive Compensation ” above for disclosure on the Company’s equity compensation regime.

The following table sets out the Company’s equity compensation plan information as at the October 31, 2023 financial year-end:

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected
in column (a))
Plan Category (a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans
to be approved by
securityholders - Option
Plan
15,000,000 $0.09 20,611,606
Equity compensation plans
not approved by
securityholders-RSU Plan
Nil N/A 10,000,000
Total 15,000,000 $0.09 30,611,606

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No directors, proposed nominees for election as directors, executive officers or their respective associates or affiliates, or other management of the Company were indebted to the Company or have any indebtedness that is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company, as of the end of the most recently completed financial year or as at the date hereof.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

To the knowledge of management of the Company, no informed person (a director, officer or holder of 10% or more of the Common Shares) or nominee for election as a director of the Company or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director had any interest in any transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the year ended October 31, 2023, or has any interest in any material transaction during fiscal 2023 other than as disclosed in Note 14 - Related Party Transactions in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended October 31, 2023.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

There are no management functions of the Company, which are to any substantial degree performed by a person or company other than the directors or executive officers of the Company.

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PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Items of Business

  1. Presentation of Financial Statements.

  2. Election of Directors – see page 5 above.

  3. Appointment of Auditor – see page 7 above.

  4. Adoption of Restricted Share Unit Plan – see below.

Adoption of Restricted Share Unit Plan

The Board is of the view that the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan provides the Company with the flexibility to attract and maintain the services of executives, employees and other service providers in competition with other companies in the industry.

Shareholder Resolution

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on an ordinary resolution to ratify and approve the adoption of the Restricted Share Unit Plan for a three-year period ending May 17, 2026, as follows:

  • RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution, that:

  • the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan adopted by the Board on October 24, 2023, a copy of which is attached as Schedule “A” to the management information circular of the Company dated April 18, 2024 (the “ RSU Plan ”), be ratified, confirmed and approved for continuation until May 17, 2026;

  • the aggregate number of Common Shares made available for issuance pursuant to the RSU Plan shall not exceed 10,000,000; and

  • any one or more of the directors or officers of the Company be authorized to perform all such acts, deeds and things and execute all such documents and make all such filings with the CSE that may be required to give effect to this resolution.”

An ordinary resolution requires a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders, in person or represented by proxy.

The Board unanimously recommends Shareholders vote FOR the above resolution approving the RSU Plan Resolution.

Proxies received in favour of management will be voted in favour of the RSU Plan Resolution unless the Shareholder has specified in the proxy that his or her Common Shares are to be voted against such resolution.

A copy of the RSU Plan is attached hereto as Schedule “A” and will be available for inspection at the Meeting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial information is provided in the Annual Financial Statements and MD&A, copies of which are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and will be available at the Meeting.

Additional information relating to the Company is available as filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and upon request from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at Suite 1201, 1166 Alberni Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3Z3, or at [email protected]. Copies of documents will be provided free of charge to

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security holders of the Company. The Company may require the payment of a reasonable charge from any person or company who is not a security older of the Company, who requests a copy of any such document.

OTHER MATTERS

The Board is not aware of any other matters which it anticipates will come before the Meeting as of the date of mailing of this Information Circular.

The contents of this Information Circular and its distribution to Shareholders have been approved by the Board.

APPROVED by the Board at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 18[th] day of April, 2024.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

“Jeffrey Ciachurski”

Jeffrey Ciachurski Chief Executive Officer

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CAPTIVA VERDE WELLNESS CORP.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN

EFFECTIVE AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2023

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION ..................................................................... 1 Section 1.1 Purpose ..................................................................................................................... 1 Section 1.2 Definitions ................................................................................................................ 1 Section 1.3 Interpretation ............................................................................................................ 8 Section 1.4 Headings ................................................................................................................... 8 Section 1.5 References to this RSU Plan .................................................................................... 8 Section 1.6 Canadian Funds ........................................................................................................ 8 ARTICLE 2 SHARE CAPITAL ..................................................................................................... 8 Section 2.1 Shares Reserved ....................................................................................................... 8 Section 2.2 Limits on RSU Grants .............................................................................................. 8 ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................. 9 Section 3.1 General ..................................................................................................................... 9 Section 3.2 Compliance with Legislation ................................................................................. 10 Section 3.3 Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................... 11 ARTICLE 4 RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS ............................................................................... 11 Section 4.1 Granting of RSUs ................................................................................................... 11 Section 4.2 Dividends ............................................................................................................... 12 Section 4.3 Settlement of Restricted Share Units ..................................................................... 12 Section 4.4 Termination of Service ........................................................................................... 13 Section 4.5 Non-transferability of RSUs ................................................................................... 15 ARTICLE 5 TERMINATION, AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS ................................. 15 Section 5.1 Amendment and Termination ................................................................................. 15 Section 5.2 Change of Control .................................................................................................. 15 Section 5.3 Adjustments ............................................................................................................ 16 ARTICLE 6 GENERAL ............................................................................................................... 16 Section 6.1 Effective Date ......................................................................................................... 16 Section 6.2 Notice ..................................................................................................................... 16 Section 6.3 Tax Withholdings ................................................................................................... 16 Section 6.4 Rights of Participants ............................................................................................. 17 Section 6.5 Right to Funds ........................................................................................................ 17 Section 6.6 Right to Issue Other Shares .................................................................................... 17 Section 6.7 Successors and Assigns .......................................................................................... 17

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Section 6.8 Funding of the Plan ................................................................................................ 17 Section 6.9 No Representation or Warranty .............................................................................. 17 Section 6.10 Governing Law ..................................................................................................... 18 Section 6.11 Severability ........................................................................................................... 18 SCHEDULE “A” RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT CERTIFICATE SCHEDULE “B” COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

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ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to promote and advance the interests of the Company by (i) providing Eligible Persons with additional incentive through an opportunity to receive bonuses in the form of Common Shares of the Company, (ii) encouraging stock ownership by such Eligible Persons, (iii) increasing the proprietary interest of Eligible Persons in the success of the Company, and (iv) increasing the ability to attract, retain and motivate Eligible Persons.

Section 1.2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • (a) “ Account ” means a notional account maintained for each Participant on the books of the Company which will be credited with Restricted Share Units and Dividend RSUs, in accordance with the terms of the Plan;

  • (b) “ Affiliate ” means any person that controls or is controlled by the Company or that is controlled by the same person that controls the Company;

  • (c) “ Affiliated Company ” means a company that is a Subsidiary of another company or if two or more companies are subsidiaries of the same company or two or more companies are controlled by the same person or company;

  • (d) “ Applicable Law ” mean any applicable law, including without limitation: (i) the BCBCA; (ii) Applicable Securities Laws; (iii) the ITA; (iv) any other applicable corporate, securities, tax or other laws, statutes, rules, requirements or regulations, whether federal, provincial, state, local or foreign; and (v) Stock Exchange Policy;

  • (e) “ Applicable Securities Law ” means the BCSA and the equivalent thereof in each province and territory of Canada in which the Company is a “reporting issuer” or the equivalent thereof, together with the regulations, rules and blanket orders of the securities commission or similar regulatory authority in each of such jurisdictions;

  • (f) “ BCBCA ” means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), together with the regulations thereto, as may be amended from time to time. Any reference to any section of the BCBCA shall also be a reference to any successor provision promulgated thereunder;

  • (g) “ BCSA ” means the Securities Act (British Columbia), together with the regulations thereto, as may be amended from time to time. Any reference to any section of the BCSA shall also be a reference to any successor provision promulgated thereunder;

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  • (h) “ Black-Out Period ” means a period when the Participant is prohibited from trading in the Company’s securities, including the Common Shares, pursuant to Applicable Securities Laws or the policies of the Company;

  • (i) “ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company or such delegate as referred to by the term in Section 3.1(1);

  • (j) “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory or civic holiday in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, on which the Stock Exchange is open for trading;

  • (k) “ Cause ” means:

  • (i) if the Participant has a written agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in which cause is defined, “cause” as defined therein; or

  • (ii) if the Participant has no written agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in which cause is defined,

    • (A) in the case of employee, director or officer Participants: (I) the inability of the Participant to perform their duties due to a legal impediment such as an injunction, restraining order or other type of judicial judgment, decree or order entered against the Participant; (II) the failure of the Participant to follow the Company’s reasonable instructions with respect to the performance of their duties; (III) any material breach by the Participant of their obligations under any code of ethics, any other code of business conduct or any lawful policies or procedures of the Company; (IV) excessive absenteeism, flagrant neglect of duties, serious misconduct, or conviction of crime or fraud; and (V) any other act or omission of the Participant which would in law permit an employer to, without notice or payment in lieu of notice, terminate the employment of an employee;

    • (B) in the case of Consultant Participants, for any reason, upon one (1) week’s notice, provided there is no conflict with Applicable Law;

  • (l) “ Certificate ” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.1(3);

  • (m) “ Change of Control Event ” means:

  • (i) the acquisition of a sufficient number of voting securities in the capital of the Company so that the acquiror, together with Persons or Entities acting jointly or in concert with the acquiror, becomes entitled, directly or indirectly, to exercise more than 50% of the voting rights attaching to the outstanding voting securities in the capital of the Company (provided that, prior to the acquisition, the acquiror was not entitled to exercise more than

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50% of the voting rights attaching to the outstanding voting securities in the capital of the Company);

  • (ii) the completion of a consolidation, merger, arrangement or amalgamation of the Company with or into any other entity whereby the voting securityholders of the Company immediately prior to the consolidation, merger, arrangement or amalgamation receive less than 50% of the voting rights attaching to the outstanding voting securities of the consolidated, merged, arranged or amalgamated entity;

  • (iii) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the completion of a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of transactions) whereby all or substantially all of the Company’s undertakings and assets become the property of any other entity and the voting securityholders of the Company immediately prior to the sale hold less than 50% of the voting rights attaching to the outstanding voting securities of that other entity immediately following that sale; or

  • (iv) an occurrence when a majority of the directors elected at any annual or extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company are not individuals nominated by the Company’s then-incumbent Board;

  • (n) “ Common Shares ” means the common shares in the share capital of the Company;

  • (o) “ Company ” means Captiva Verde Wellness Corp., a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia;

  • (p) “ Consultant ” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.22 of NI 45-106;

  • (q)

  • Control ” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1.4 of NI 45-106;

  • (r) “ Controlled Company ” means a company controlled by another person or company or by two or more companies;

  • (s) “ Disability ” means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and which causes an individual to be unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or any other condition of impairment that the Board, acting reasonably, determines constitutes a disability;

  • (t) “ Dividend RSUs ” means a bookkeeping entry credited to a Participant’s Account equivalent in value to the dividend, if any, paid on a Common Share in accordance with Section 4.2 of the Plan;

  • (u) “ Eligible Person ” means:

  • (i) any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any Affiliate;

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  • (ii) subject to confirmation of the receipt of independent tax advice having been obtained by the recipient Consultant, any Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate; and

  • (iii) subject to confirmation of the receipt of independent tax advice having been obtained by the recipient Personal Holding Company, any Personal Holding Company of any of the persons listed in Section 1.2(u)(i) above;

who is designated by the Board as eligible to participate in the Plan;

  • (v) “ Expiry Date ” means the expiry date set out by the Board on the date of approval of a grant and as described in the applicable Certificate (which for greater certainty may vary between RSUs granted from time to time), following which an RSU is expired and is thereafter incapable of settlement, and is of no value whatsoever, provided however that in no event shall an Expiry Date be a date that is more than three years from the Grant Date;

  • (w) “ Grant Date ” means any date determined from time to time by the Board as a date on which a grant of RSUs will be made to one or more Eligible Persons under this Plan;

  • (x) “ ITA ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any regulations thereunder, each as amended from time to time. Any reference to any section of the ITA shall also be a reference to any successor provision and any regulation promulgated thereunder;

  • (y) “ Investor Relations Activities ” means any activities, by or on behalf of the Company or Shareholder, that promote or reasonably could be expected to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company, but does not include:

  • (i) the dissemination of information provided, or records prepared, in the ordinary course of business of the Company

    • (A) to promote the sale of products or services of the Company, or

    • (B) to raise public awareness of the Company,

that cannot reasonably be considered to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company;

  • (ii) activities or communications necessary to comply with the requirements of:

  • (A) Applicable Securities Laws;

  • (B) Stock Exchange requirements, including Stock Exchange Policy, or the by-laws, rules or other regulatory instruments of any other selfregulatory body or exchange having jurisdiction over the Company;

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  • (iii) communications by a publisher of, or writer for, a newspaper, magazine or business or financial publication, that is of general and regular paid circulation, distributed only to subscribers to it for value or to purchasers of it, if:

    • (A) the communication is only through the newspaper, magazine or publication, and

    • (B) the publisher or writer receives no commission or other consideration other than for acting in the capacity of publisher or writer; or

  • (iv) activities or communications that may be otherwise specified by the Stock Exchange;

  • (z) “ Market Price ” means, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law or by any applicable accounting standard for the Company’s desired accounting for RSU Awards, with respect to any particular date, the last available closing market price of the Common Shares on the Stock Exchange. In the event that the Common Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any Stock Exchange, the Market Price shall be the fair market value of such Common Shares as determined by the Board in its discretion;

  • (aa) “ NI 45-106 ” means National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions , as may be amended from time to time. Any reference to any section of the NI 45-106 shall also be a reference to any successor provision promulgated thereunder;

  • (bb) “ Outstanding Issue ” means the number of Common Shares that are outstanding (on a non- diluted basis) immediately prior to the Common Share issuance or grant of RSUs in question, as applicable;

  • (cc) “ Participant ” means an Eligible Person to whom RSUs have been granted and are outstanding;

  • (dd) “ Personal Holding Company ” means a personal holding company that is either wholly owned, or controlled by, any director, executive officer or employee of the Company or an Affiliated Company, and the shares of which are held directly or indirectly by any such person or the person s spouse, minor children and/or minor grandchildren;

  • (ee) “ Person ” or “ Entity ” means an individual, natural person, company, government or political subdivision or agency of a government, and where two or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of an issuer, such partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or group shall be deemed to be a Person or Entity;

  • (ff) “ Plan ” means this Restricted Share Unit plan of the Company, as amended from time to time;

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  • (gg) “ Related Entity ” means a Person that is controlled by the Company. For the purposes of this Plan, a Person (first person) is considered to control another Person (second person) if the first Person, directly or indirectly, has the power to direct the management and policies of the second person by virtue of

  • (i) ownership of or direction over voting securities in the second Person,

  • (ii) a written agreement or indenture,

  • (iii) being the general partner or controlling the general partner of the second Person, or

  • (iv) being a trustee of the second Person;

  • (hh) “ Related Person ” means:

  • (i) a Related Entity of the Company;

  • (ii) a partner, director or officer of the Company or Related Entity;

  • (iii) a promoter of or Person who performs Investor Relations Activities for the Company or Related Entity; and

  • (iv) any Person that beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, or exercises voting control or direction over at least 10% of the total voting rights attached to all voting securities of the Company or Related Entity;

  • (ii) “ Restricted Share Unit ” or “ RSU ” means a bookkeeping entry equivalent in value to a Common Share credited to a Participant’s Account and representing the right of a Participant to whom a grant of such restricted share units is made to receive one Common Share (or, pursuant to Section 4.3, an amount of cash equal to the Market Value thereof), pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan and in the applicable Certificate;

  • (jj) “ RSU Award ” means the number of RSUs determined by the Board to be awarded to the Participant and credited to a Participant’s Account, as evidenced by a Certificate;

  • (kk) “ Settlement Date ” means the Business Day during the Settlement Period on which a Participant elects to settle an RSU in accordance with Section 4.3;

  • (ll) “ Settlement Notice ” has the meaning set out in Section 4.3;

  • (mm) “ Settlement Period ” means the period starting on the Vesting Date and ending on the Expiry Date;

  • (nn) “ Shareholder ” means a holder of a Common Share in the capital of the Company;

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  • (oo) “ Share Compensation Arrangement ” means any stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, restricted share unit, or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of Common Shares, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Company by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise including, without limitation, this Plan;

  • (pp) “ Stock Exchange ” means the Canadian Securities Exchange or if the Common Shares are not listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange, any stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed or traded, as determined by the Board;

  • (qq) “ Stock Exchange Policy ” means the rules and policies of the Stock Exchange, as may be amended from time to time;

  • (rr) “ Subsidiary ” means a person or company that is:

  • (i) controlled directly or indirectly by:

    • (A) that other, or

    • (B) that other and one or more persons or companies each of which is controlled by that other, or

    • (C) two or more persons or companies, each of which is controlled by that other; or

(ii) a subsidiary of a person or company that is the other’s subsidiary;

  • (ss) “ Termination Date ” means the date on which a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person or otherwise on such date on which the Company terminates its engagement of the Participant. For greater certainty, in the case of a Participant whose employment or term of office with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company terminates in the circumstances set out in Section 4.4(1)(a), Section 4.4(1)(b) or Section 4.4(1)(c), the date that is designated by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, as the last day of the Participant’s employment or term of office with the Company or such Subsidiary of the Company, provided that in the case of termination of employment or term of office by voluntary resignation by the Participant, such date shall not be earlier than the date notice of resignation was given, and “Termination Date” specifically does not include any period of reasonable notice that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may be required at law to provide to the Participant; and

  • (tt) “ Vesting Date ” means the date on which an RSU is vested for the purposes of the Plan.

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Section 1.3 Interpretation

Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine shall include the feminine.

Section 1.4 Headings

The headings of all Articles, Sections, and paragraphs in the Plan are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of the Plan.

Section 1.5 References to this RSU Plan

The words “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder”, “hereof” and similar expressions mean or refer to the Plan as a whole and not to any particular article, Section, paragraph or other part hereof.

Section 1.6 Canadian Funds

Unless otherwise specifically provided, all references to dollar amounts in the Plan are references to lawful money of Canada.

ARTICLE 2 SHARE CAPITAL

Section 2.1 Shares Reserved

(1) Subject to adjustment under Section 5.3(1), the securities that may be acquired by Participants pursuant to RSUs granted under this Plan shall consist of authorized but unissued Common Shares.

(2) The Company shall at all times during the term of this Plan ensure that the number of Common Shares it is authorized to issue shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of RSUs granted under this Plan.

(3) The aggregate maximum number of Common Shares made available for issuance under the Plan, subject to adjustment under Section 5.3(1), shall not exceed 10,000,000.

Section 2.2 Limits on RSU Grants

(1) The Company shall only grant RSU Awards under this Plan in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof. For greater certainty, all RSU Awards granted under the Plan which may be denominated or settled in Common Shares, and all such Common Shares issued under the Plan, will be issued pursuant to the prospectus and registration requirements of Applicable Securities Laws or an exemption from such prospectus and registration requirements.

(2) The Company shall only grant RSU Awards under this Plan in compliance with Section 2.24 of NI 45-106. Until such time as the Company obtains shareholder approval of this RSU Plan and other Share Compensation Arrangements in accordance with section 2.24 of NI 45-106, such compliance shall be evidenced by a Compliance Certificate executed by the Company, in

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substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule “B”, as may be amended by the Board from time to time.

(3) The maximum number of listed securities of the Company (either issued directly or issuable on settlement of any RSUs or other convertible securities) which may be granted within any 12-month period to Persons engaged in Investor Relations Activities for the Company must not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Issue.

ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION

Section 3.1 General

(1) This Plan shall be administered by the Board, in its discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision contained herein, the Board shall have the right to delegate (to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) the administration and operation of this Plan, in whole or in part, to a committee of the Board and/or to any member of the Board. Any delegation pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall be documented in a resolution of the Board.

(2) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and Applicable Law, the Board is authorized to provide for the granting, vesting, settlement, and method of settlement of RSUs, all on such terms (which may vary between RSUs granted from time to time) as it shall determine. In addition, the Board shall have the authority to:

  • (a) select any directors, officers, employees or Consultants of the Company or subsidiary of the Company to participate in this Plan; provided that RSUs granted to any Participant shall be approved by the Shareholders if the rules of the Stock Exchange require such approval;

  • (b) construe and interpret this Plan and all agreements entered into hereunder;

  • (c) prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan; and

  • (d) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. All determinations and interpretations made by the Board shall be binding on all Participants and on their legal, personal representatives and beneficiaries.

(3) An RSU Award shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Unit Grant Agreement Certificate (the “ Certificate ”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule “A”, as may be amended by the Board from time to time. Each such Certificate shall include the following terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions (in either case not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and such provisions of the Plan shall prevail in the event of a conflict between the Plan and a Certificate or any other communications) as the Board shall determine, in its discretion:

  • (a) the number of RSUs subject to the RSU Award to be credited to the Participant’s Account;

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  • (b) the Grant Date;

  • (c) the Vesting Date or Vesting Dates applicable to the RSUs subject to the RSU Award;

  • (d) the Settlement Period and Expiry Date applicable to an RSU subject to the RSU Award;

  • (e) the nature and duration of the restrictions, if any, to be imposed upon the sale or other disposition of Common Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSU;

  • (f) the nature of the events, if any, and the duration of the period in which any Participant’s rights in respect of Common Shares acquired upon settlement of an RSU may be forfeited; and

  • (g) such other terms, conditions and limitations permitted by and not inconsistent with this Plan as the Board may determine.

(4) No member of the Board (or person acting under delegated authority) nor the Company, will be liable for any action or determination taken or made in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of this Plan, any Certificate or any RSU issued pursuant to this Plan, or otherwise in any way in respect of any Participant’s participation in this Plan or the holding or settlement of RSUs. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Company shall indemnify and save harmless, and shall advance and reimburse the expenses of, each Person made, or threatened to be made, a party to any action or proceeding in respect of the Plan by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a member of the Board or is or was a member of the committee responsible for administering and operating the Plan in respect of any claim, loss, damage or expense (including legal fees) arising therefrom.

Section 3.2 Compliance with Legislation

(1) The Plan, the terms of the issue or grant and the settlement of RSUs hereunder and the Company’s obligation to sell and deliver Common Shares upon settlement of RSUs shall be subject to all Applicable Laws and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, be required. The Company shall not be obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any RSU hereunder to issue or sell Common Shares in violation of such laws, rules and regulations or any condition of such approvals.

(2) No RSU shall be granted and no Common Shares issued or sold thereunder where such grant, issue or sale would require registration of the Plan or of Common Shares under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction and any purported grant of any RSU or issue or sale of Common Shares hereunder in violation of this provision shall be void.

(3) The Company shall have no obligation to issue any Common Shares pursuant to the Plan unless such Common Shares shall have been duly listed, upon official notice of issuance, with the Stock Exchange. Common Shares issued and sold to Participants pursuant to the settlement of RSUs may be subject to restrictions or limitations on sale or resale under Applicable Securities Laws.

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(4) If Common Shares cannot be issued to a Participant upon the settlement of an RSU due to legal or regulatory restrictions, the obligation of the Company to issue such Common Shares under the Plan shall terminate, at no cost to the Company nor obligation to otherwise compensate a Participant in any way.

Section 3.3 Miscellaneous

(1) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to any required Shareholder or Stock Exchange approval.

(2) Nothing contained in the Plan nor in any RSU granted hereunder shall be deemed to give any Participant any interest or title in or to any Common Shares of the Company or any rights as a Shareholder or any other legal or equitable right against the Company whatsoever other than as set forth in the Plan and pursuant to the settlement of any RSU.

(3) The Plan does not give any Participant or any employee of the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies or Controlled Companies or subsidiaries the right or obligation to continue to serve as a Consultant, director, officer or employee of, or be engaged by, as the case may be, the Company or any of its Affiliated Companies or Controlled Companies or subsidiaries. The awarding of RSUs to any Eligible Person is a matter to be determined solely in the discretion of the Board. The Plan shall not in any way fetter, limit, obligate, restrict, or constrain the Board with regard to the allotment or issue of any Common Shares or any other securities in the capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than as specifically provided for in the Plan.

(4) The existence of any RSUs shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its Shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Company or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Company or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.

(5) No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the settlement of RSUs granted under the Plan and, accordingly, if a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Common Share upon the settlement of an RSU, or from an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.3(1) such Participant shall only have the right to receive the next lowest whole number of Common Shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional interest so disregarded.

ARTICLE 4 RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

Section 4.1 Granting of RSUs

(1) Where the Board determines to grant an RSU Award to an Eligible Person under the terms and conditions applicable to such RSU Award, the Company shall deliver to the Eligible Person a Certificate, containing the terms and condition applicable to such RSU Award.

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(2) On the grant of an RSU Award, the Company will credit the Participant’s Account with the number of RSUs granted to such Participant under the terms of the RSU Award.

(3) The grant of an RSU Award shall entitle the Participant to the conditional right to receive for each RSU credited to the Participant’s Account, at the election of the Company, either one Common Share or an amount in cash, net of applicable taxes and contributions to government sponsored plans, as determined by the Board, equal to the Market Price of one Common Share for each RSU credited to the Participant’s Account on the Settlement Date, subject to the conditions set out in the Certificate and in the Plan, and subject to all other terms of this Plan.

(4) An Eligible Person may receive an RSU Award on more than one occasion under the Plan and may receive separate RSU Awards on any one occasion.

(5) RSUs granted under this Plan to an Eligible Person in a calendar year will (subject to any applicable terms and conditions) represent a right to a bonus or similar award to be received for services rendered by such Eligible Person to the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be, in the fiscal year ending in, coincident with or before such calendar year, subject to any other determination by the Company.

Section 4.2 Dividends

(1) Unless the Board determines otherwise, additional RSUs (“ Dividend RSUs ”) will be credited to a Participant’s Account where the Company declares and pays a dividend on Common Shares. The number of Dividend RSUs credited to a Participant’s Account in connection with the payment of dividends on Common Shares will be based on the actual amount of cash dividends that would have been paid to such Participant had they been holding such number of Common Shares equal to the number of RSUs credited to the Participant’s Account on the date on which cash dividends are paid on the Common Shares and the Market Price of the Common Shares on the payment date.

(2) Dividend RSUs credited to a Participant’s Account shall vest and be settled in the same manner and on the same date as the RSUs to which they relate.

Section 4.3 Settlement of Restricted Share Units

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in particular Section 4.4 and Section 5.2 and any vesting limitations imposed by the Board in its sole unfettered discretion at the time of grant, RSUs subject to an RSU Award may be settled by a Participant during the Settlement Period applicable to the RSU by delivery to the Company of a notice (the “ Settlement Notice ”) in a form attached to the Certificate. As soon as practicable following the receipt of the Settlement Notice, RSUs will be settled by the Company through the delivery by the Company of such number of Common Shares equal to the number of RSUs then being settled or, at the Company’s election, an amount in cash, net of applicable taxes and contributions to government sponsored plans, equal to the Market Price at the Settlement Date of one Common Share for each RSU then being settled. Where, prior to the Expiry Date, a Participant fails to elect to settle an RSU, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSUs on the day immediately preceding the Expiry Date.

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(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company elects to issue Common Shares in settlement of RSUs:

  • (a) the Company may arrange for such number of the Common Shares to be sold as it deems necessary or advisable to raise an amount at least equal to its determination of such applicable taxes, with such amount being withheld by the Company; or

  • (b) the Company may elect to settle for cash such number of RSUs as it deems necessary or advisable to raise funds sufficient to cover such withholding taxes with such amount being withheld by the Company; or

  • (c) the Company may, as a condition of settlement in the form of Common Shares, require the Participant to pay the applicable taxes as determined by the Company or make such other arrangement acceptable to the Company in its discretion (if at all) as it deems necessary or advisable.

(3) Subject to the terms of the Plan, as soon as practicable after receipt of any of the amount, undertaking or election listed in Section 4.3(2), the Company will forthwith cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Common Shares to deliver to the Participant a certificate or certificates in the name of the Participant or a statement of account, at the discretion of the Company, representing in the aggregate Common Shares issued to the Participant.

  • (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan:

  • (a) no RSU shall be capable of settlement after the Expiry Date, provided, however, that if the Expiry Date in respect of an RSU falls on a date upon which such Participant is prohibited from exercising such RSU due to a Black-Out Period or other trading restriction imposed by the Company, then the Expiry Date of such RSU shall be automatically extended to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the date the relevant Black-Out Period or other trading restriction imposed by the Company is lifted, terminated, or removed. The foregoing extension applies to all RSUs regardless of the Grant Date and shall not be considered an extension of the term thereof as otherwise referred to in the Plan. In addition, the Participant acknowledges that such as extension may result in less favourable tax consequences to the Participant than if the RSUs had been settled on the original Expiry Date;

  • (b) the Settlement Period shall be automatically reduced in accordance with Section 4.4 upon the occurrence of any of the events referred to therein; and

  • (c) no RSU in respect of which Shareholder approval is required under the rules of the Stock Exchange shall be settled until such time as such RSU has been so approved.

Section 4.4 Termination of Service

  • (1) Except as otherwise determined by the Board:

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  • (a) all RSUs held by the Participant (whether vested or unvested) shall terminate automatically on the Termination Date for any reason other than as set forth in paragraph (b) and (c) below;

  • (b) in the case of a termination of the Participant’s service by reason of (A) termination by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company other than for Cause, or (B) the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall vest automatically as of such date, and on the earlier of the original Expiry Date and any time during the ninety (90) day period commencing on the date of such termination of service (or, if earlier, the Termination Date), the Participant (or their executor or administrator, or the person or persons to whom the Participant’s RSUs are transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution) will be eligible to request that the Company settle their vested RSUs. Where, prior to the 90th day following such termination of service (or, if earlier, the Termination Date) the Participant fails to elect to settle a vested RSU, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSU on such 90th day (or, if earlier, the Termination Date) and to receive Common Shares in respect thereof;

  • (c) in the case of a termination of the Participant’s services by reason of voluntary resignation, only the Participant’s unvested RSUs shall terminate automatically as of such date, and any time during the ninety (90) day period commencing on the date of such termination of service (or, if earlier, the Termination Date), the Participant will be eligible to request that the Company settle their vested RSUs. Where, prior to the 90th day following such termination of service (or, if earlier, the Termination Date) the Participant fails to elect to settle a vested RSU, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSU on such 90th day (or, if earlier, the Termination Date) and to receive Common Shares in respect thereof;

  • (d) for greater certainty, where a Participant’s employment, term of office or other engagement with the Company terminates by reason of termination by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company for Cause then any RSUs held by the Participant (whether unvested or vested) at the Termination Date, immediately terminate and are cancelled on the Termination Date or at a time as may be determined by the Board, in its discretion;

  • (e) a Participant’s eligibility to receive further grants of RSUs under this Plan ceases as of the earliest of the date the Participant resigns from or terminates its engagement with the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and the date that the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company provides the Participant with written notification that the Participant’s employment, term of office or engagement, as the case may be, is terminated, notwithstanding that such date may be prior to the Termination Date; and

  • (f) for the purposes of the Plan, a Participant shall not be deemed to have terminated service or engagement where: (i) the Participant remains in employment or office

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within or among the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or (ii) the Participant is on a leave of absence approved by the Board.

Section 4.5 Non-transferability of RSUs

(1) RSUs shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of a Participant only by the Participant and after death only by the Participant’s legal representative.

ARTICLE 5 TERMINATION, AMENDMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS

Section 5.1 Amendment and Termination

(1) The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time in accordance with applicable law, and subject to any required regulatory approval.

(2) No such amendment, suspension or termination shall alter or impair any RSUs or any rights pursuant thereto granted previously to any Participant without the consent of such Participant.

(3) If the Plan is terminated, the provisions of the Plan and any administrative guidelines, and other rules and regulations adopted by the Board and in force at the time of the Plan termination shall continue in effect during such time as an RSU or any rights pursuant thereto remain outstanding.

(4) With the consent of the affected Participant, the Board may amend or modify any outstanding RSU in any manner to the extent that the Board would have had the authority to initially grant such award as so modified or amended, including without limitation, to change the date or dates as of which the RSU becomes exercisable, subject to the prior approval of the Stock Exchange where necessary.

Section 5.2 Change of Control

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, in the event of an actual or potential Change of Control Event, the Board may, in its discretion, without the necessity or requirement for the agreement or consent of any Participant: (i) accelerate, conditionally or otherwise, on such terms as it sees fit, the vesting date of any RSU; (ii) permit the conditional settlement of any RSU, on such terms as it sees fit; (iii) otherwise amend or modify the terms of the RSU, including for greater certainty permitting Participants to settle any RSU, to assist the Participants to tender the underlying Common Shares to, or participate in, the actual or potential Change of Control Event or to obtain the advantage of holding the underlying Common Shares during such Change of Control Event; and (iv) terminate, following the successful completion of such Change of Control Event, on such terms as it sees fit, the RSUs not settled prior to the successful completion of such Change of Control Event, including, without limitation, for no payment or other compensation.

(2) The determination of the Board in respect of any such Change of Control Event shall for the purposes of this Plan be final, conclusive, and binding.

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Section 5.3 Adjustments

(1) If there is a change in the outstanding Common Shares by reason of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, amalgamation, consolidation, combination or exchange of shares, or other corporate change, the Board shall make, subject to the prior approval of the Stock Exchange where necessary, appropriate substitution or adjustment in

  • (a) the number or kind of Common Shares or other securities reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan, and

  • (b) the number and kind of Common Shares or other securities subject to unsettled and outstanding RSUs granted pursuant to the Plan;

provided, however, that no substitution or adjustment shall obligate the Company to issue fractional RSUs or shares. If the Company is reorganized, amalgamated with another company, or consolidated, the Board shall make such provisions for the protection of the rights of Participants as the Board in its discretion deems appropriate.

(2) For greater certainty, no amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan or pursuant to any other arrangement, and no additional RSUs, Common Shares or other securities of the Company will be granted to a Participant to compensate the Participant for any downward fluctuations in the Market Price of a Common Share nor will any other form of benefit, cash or otherwise, be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such a purpose.

ARTICLE 6 GENERAL

Section 6.1 Effective Date

The Plan shall be effective upon the approval of the Plan by the Board.

Section 6.2 Notice

Any notice required to be given by this Plan shall be in writing and shall be given by registered mail, postage prepaid, or delivered by courier or by electronic transmission addressed, if to the Company, to the operations office of the Company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Attention: CFO; or if to a Participant, to such Participant at their address as it appears on the books of the Company or in the event of the address of any such Participant not so appearing, then to the last known address of such Participant; or if to any other person, to the last known address of such person.

Section 6.3 Tax Withholdings

The Company shall be entitled to withhold such number of Common Shares or amount of cash payable to a Participant, either under this Plan or otherwise, or make such other arrangement as are contemplated under Section 4.3(2), as it may deem necessary or advisable so as to ensure that the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial or local law relating to the withholding or remittance of tax or other relevant amounts. It is the

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responsibility of the Participant to complete and file any tax returns which may be required within the periods specified under applicable laws as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Company shall not be responsible for any tax consequences to a Participant as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

Section 6.4 Rights of Participants

No person entitled to settle any RSU granted under this Plan shall have any of the rights or privileges of a Shareholder in respect of any Common Shares issuable upon settlement of such RSU until such Common Shares have been issued to such person. Subject to Section 4.2 and Section 5.3, no holder of any RSUs shall be entitled to receive, and no adjustment shall be made for, any dividends, distributions or any other rights declared for Shareholders for which the record date is prior to the date on which Common Shares are issued in satisfaction of a Participant’s RSUs.

Section 6.5 Right to Funds

(1) Neither the establishment of this Plan nor the granting of RSUs under this Plan shall be deemed to create a trust.

(2) Amounts payable to any Participants under this Plan shall be a general, unsecured obligation of the Company.

(3) The right of the Participant to receive payment pursuant to this Plan shall be no greater than the right of other unsecured creditors of the Company.

Section 6.6 Right to Issue Other Shares

The Company shall not by virtue of this Plan be in any way restricted from declaring and paying stock dividends, issuing further Common Shares, varying, or amending its share capital or corporate structure or conducting its business in any way whatsoever.

Section 6.7 Successors and Assigns

The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including without limitation, the legal representatives of such Participant or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s creditors.

Section 6.8 Funding of the Plan

The Plan shall be unfunded. No funds will be set aside to guarantee the payment of RSUs, which will remain an unfunded liability recorded on the books of the Company.

Section 6.9 No Representation or Warranty

The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of any Common Shares issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

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Section 6.10 Governing Law

This Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

Section 6.11 Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.

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SCHEDULE “A” RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT CERTIFICATE

TO: [Name of Participant] (the “ Participant ”)

Dear [�],

Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. (the “ Company ”) hereby confirms a grant of restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) described in the table below to the Participant pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan (the “ RSU Plan ”), as amended from time to time. The RSU Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this letter agreement. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the RSU Plan.

Each RSU granted to the Participant named herein represents the right of the Participant to receive one common share in the share capital of the Company (an “ RSU Share ”) or, at the Company’s election, an amount in cash, net of applicable taxes and contributions to government sponsored plans, equal to the Market Price of one RSU Share for each RSU then being settled, on the date(s) or pursuant to the terms specified below. Upon each Vesting Date, the Participant may deliver a written notice in the form attached hereto as Appendix “1” specifying the number of RSUs to be denominated or settled, in the Company’s discretion, in Common Shares or cash.

Provided that no Expiry Date or any Vesting Date is a date that is more than three years from the Grant Date, and subject to any further vesting conditions noted herein or the RSU Plan, the following number of RSUs are awarded with the following Grant Date(s), Expiry Date(s) and Vesting Date(s):

No. of RSUs Grant Date Vesting Date Expiry Date

[Any additional vesting conditions added here]

The Participant hereby acknowledges and consents that:

  1. The Participant has received a copy of the RSU Plan and has read, understands and agrees to be bound by the provisions of the RSU Plan, including provisions relating to the tax treatment, tax withholding obligations and tax reassessment risks that apply or may apply in certain circumstances;

  2. The Participant is, under the terms and conditions of the RSU Plan, a bona fide Eligible Person, entitled to receive RSUs under the RSU Plan and Applicable Law;

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  1. The RSUs granted hereunder shall vest, be redeemed and terminate in accordance with the provisions set out in this Agreement and the provisions of the RSU Plan;

  2. RSU Shares will be subject to restrictions on disposition for a period of four (4) months from the Grant Date and, if issued before the date that is four (4) months after the Grant Date, will be legended accordingly and, in any event, will comply with the restrictions on disposition of Applicable Securities Laws and Stock Exchange Policy;

  3. If the Participant is, or becomes, a resident of the United States of America, the Participant will (and it shall be a condition of the redemption of the Participant’s RSUs) that the Participant will execute such additional certificate of representation that may be reasonably required by the Company; and

  4. The Participant acknowledges and consents to the Company collecting the Participant’s personal information for the purposes of this Certificate; retaining the personal information for as long as permitted or required by Applicable Law or business practices; and providing to various governmental and regulatory authorities, as may be required by Applicable Securities Laws, Stock Exchange rules, including Stock Exchange Policy, and the rules of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) or to give effect to this agreement any personal information provided by the Participant.

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DATED , 20 .

CAPTIVA VERDE WELLNESS CORP.

Per:

Authorized Signatory

The undersigned hereby accepts such grant, acknowledges being a Participant under the RSU Plan, agrees to be bound by the provisions thereof and agrees that the RSU Plan will be effective as an agreement between the Company and the undersigned with respect to the RSUs granted or otherwise issued to the undersigned.

DATED , 20 .

Participant’s Signature

Name of Participant (print)

[OR]

[NAME OF COMPANY PARTICIPANT]

By:

Authorized Signatory

Name of Authorized Signatory

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APPENDIX “1”

RSU NOTICE FORM

To: The Board of Directors of Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. (the “ Company ”)

  1. The undersigned (the “ Participant ”), being the holder of restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) of the Company pursuant to the RSU plan of the Company (the “ RSU Plan ”), hereby elects, in accordance with and subject to the RSU Plan and the Certificate granting the RSUs to the Participant, to acquire common shares in the capital of the Company (each, an “ RSU Share ”) on a basis of, and at the Company’s election, either: (a) one (1) RSU Share for each vested RSU held by the RSU Holder, or (b) an amount in cash, net of applicable taxes, equal to the Market Price of one RSU Share for each vested RSU.

  2. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the issuance of the RSU Shares, if applicable, is subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate representing the RSUs and the RSU Plan.

  3. If the Company elects to denominate or settle the RSUs on the basis of RSU Shares, the Participant directs the Company to register and deliver certificates or DRS Statements evidencing the RSU Shares as follows:

  4. If the Company elects to denominate or settle the RSUs on the basis of cash, the Participant directs the Company to issue and deliver a cheque as follows in respect of the portion of the RSU Shares settled in cash:

All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributable to such terms as in the RSU Plan.

DATED the day of , 20 .

Signature of Witness

Signature of Participant

Name of Witness (please print)

Name of Participant (please print)

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SCHEDULE “B” COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. (the “ Company ”) has granted or proposes to grant to (the “ Recipient ”) a total of restricted share units (“ RSUs ”) pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Share Unit Plan (the “ RSU Plan ”), as amended from time to time. The RSU Plan is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this compliance certificate. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the RSU Plan.

In connection with such grant, the Company confirms that, for the purposes of NI 45-106, either of the following apply:

  • (a) The Recipient is not one of the following (a “ Specified Recipient ”): an investor relations person of the Company, an associated consultant of the Company, an executive officer of the Company, a director of the Company, or a permitted assign of those persons; or

  • (b) if the Recipient is a Specified Recipient, after the grant, the number of Common Shares, calculated on a fully diluted basis,

  • (i) reserved for issuance under stock options of the Company granted to (A) Related Persons does not exceed 20% of the outstanding shares of the Company, and (B) a Related Person does not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company; and

  • (ii) issued within 12 months to (A) Related Persons does not exceed 20% of the outstanding shares of the Company, and (B) a Related Person and the associates of the Related Person does not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.

Dated 20

.

CAPTIVA VERDE WELLNESS CORP.

Authorized Signatory

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