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Digital Asset Technologies Inc. AGM Information 2021

Jul 29, 2021

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EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.

1570 – 505 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V7X 1M5 Telephone: 604-961-0296

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(at at July 20, 2021, except as otherwise noted)

This Management Information Circular (“Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. for use at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of the Company’s shareholders (the “Shareholders”) to be held on August 27, 2021 at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of Meeting.

In this Circular, references to “the Company ”, “we” and “our” refer to Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc.Common Shares ” means common shares 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 his or her 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/or 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.

In respect of a matter for which a choice is not specified in the Proxy, the persons named in the Proxy will vote the Common Shares represented by the Proxy for the approval of such matter.

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 by choosing one of the following methods:

  • (a) complete, date and sign the Proxy and return it to the Company’s transfer agent, Olympia Trust Company (“ Olympia ”), by fax at 403-668-8307, or by mail or hand delivery to Suite 1900, 925 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6C 1T2;

  • (b) use a touch-tone phone to transmit voting choices to a toll-free number. Registered Shareholders 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 control number; or

  • (c) use the internet through the website of the Company’s transfer agent at https://css.olympiatrust.com. Registered Shareholders must follow the instructions that appear on the screen and refer to the enclosed Proxy form for the holder’s account number and the control number.

In either case you must ensure the Proxy is received at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays) before the Meeting or the adjournment thereof. Failure to complete or deposit the Proxy properly may result in its invalidation. The time limit for the deposit of proxies may be waived by the Company’s board of directors (the “ Board ”) at its discretion without notice. Please note that in order to vote your Common Shares in person at the Meeting, you must attend the Meeting and register with the scrutineer before the Meeting. If you have already submitted a Proxy, but choose to change your method of voting and attend the Meeting to vote, then you should register with the scrutineer before the Meeting and inform them that your previously submitted Proxy is revoked and that you personally will vote your Common Shares at the Meeting.

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 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 name of the Shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. 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). In the United States of America (the “ U.S. ” or the “ United States ”) the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depository for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian banks).

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

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

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

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Beneficial Shareholders who are OBOs should follow the instructions of their intermediary carefully to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting.

The form of proxy 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 on your behalf. Most brokers now 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 a proxy provided by the Company. The VIF will name the same persons as the Company’s Proxy to represent you at the Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Beneficial Shareholder of the Company), different from 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 your desired representative (which may be you) in the blank space provided in the VIF. Once you have completed and signed your VIF return it to Broadridge by mail or facsimile, or deliver your voting instructions to Broadridge by phone or via the internet, in accordance with Broadridge’s instructions. Broadridge tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting. If you receive a VIF from Broadridge, it must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with Broadridge’s instructions, well in advance of the Meeting in order to: (a) have your Common Shares voted at the Meeting as per your instructions; or (b) have an alternate representative chosen by you duly appointed to attend and vote your Common Shares at the Meeting.

Notice to Shareholders in the United States

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

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

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:

  1. 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 Olympia or to the Company at Suite 1570, 505 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1M5, 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

  2. 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.

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 completed financial year of the Company, nor any nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any

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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, adoption of the Stock Option Plan, adoption of the Restricted Share Unit Plan and as otherwise described below.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The Board of the Company has fixed July 20, 2021 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 the 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 without par value, which Common Shares are listed for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (the “ CSE ”) under stock symbol “EATS”. As of July 20, 2021, there were 33,944,806 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 cumaltive or similar voting rights attached to the Common Shares.

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

VOTES NECESSARY TO PASS RESOLUTIONS

A simple majority of affirmative votes cast in person or by proxy at the Meeting is required to pass the resolutions described herein as ordinary resolutions.

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.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial statements of the Company’s financial year ended December 31, 2020 and the report of the auditor thereon, will be placed before Shareholders at the Meeting for their consideration. No formal action will be taken at the Meeting to approve the financial statements. If any Shareholder has questions regarding such financial statements, such questions may be brought forward at the Meeting. Copies of the audited financial statements are available through the internet on SEDAR, which can be accessed at www.sedar.com.

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The size of the Company’s Board is currently set at three (3). The Board proposes that the number of directors remain at three (3). At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve an ordinary resolution to set the number of directors at three (3). An ordinary resolution needs to be passed by a simple majority of votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.

Management recommends the Shareholders approve the resolution to set the number of directors of the Company at three (3). Unless otherwise indicated on the form of Proxy received by the Company, the persons designated as proxyholders in the accompanying form of proxy will vote the Common Shares represented by such form of proxy, properly executed, in favour of the resolution to set the number of directors of the Company at three (3).

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

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

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

Name, Place of Residence
and Position(s) with the
Company
Principal Occupation, Business or
Employment for Last Five Years(1)
Director Since Number of
Common
Shares
Owned(1)
Ravinder Kang(2)(3)
Director
British Columbia, Canada
See director biographies below. January 29, 2020 115,000
Don Robinson(2)(4)
Director
Ontario, Canada
See director biographies below. June 25, 2020 Nil
Alexander Somjen(2)(5)
Director
British Columbia, Canada
See director biographies below. January 29, 2020 Nil

Notes: (1) Information has been furnished by the respective nominees individually.

(2) Member of the Company’s audit committee.

(3) Mr. Kang also holds options to purchase 350,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.50 per Common Share expiring on November 17, 2025.

(4) Mr. Robinson holds options to purchse 500,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.50 per Common Share expiring on November 17, 2025.

(5) Mr. Somjen holds options to purchase 300,000 Common Shares at a price of $0.50 per Common Share expiring on November 17, 2025.

None of the proposed 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.

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

Biographies of Director Nominees

Ravinder Kang

Mr. Kang has been self-employed since April 2015. He was the Director of Listed Issuer Services and held other positions with TMX Group from March 1992 to March 2015. He is a corporate finance professional who is experienced in all aspects of TSX Venture Exchang policy, corporate governance and public company obligations. Mr. Kang is currently the principal of RSJ Consulting Inc., a firm that provides corporate finance advice. Mr. Kang received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988 and obtained his C.A. designation while working at Ernst and Young.

Don Robinson

Mr. Robinson has 30 years of management and leadership experience in various consumer goods businesses. From 1983-2006 he served as the CEO of Mars Inc. and from 1998-2006 he was the CEO of Mars Canada Ltd. Further, Mr. Robinson was the CEO of Cara Operations Limited from 2006-2013. Mr. Robinson is also the Chairman of the

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Confectionary Manufacturers Association of Canada and is the Executive Vice-Chair of the Food and Consumer Products Association of Canada.

Alexander Somjen

Mr. Somjen has extensive experience serving as an officer and director of publicly listed and privately held companies. He currently serves as President of a diversified, multi-state cannabis company and as President and CEO of a publicly traded global investment company. He began his career in capital markets having spent over a decade at a large financial institution working in both investment banking and sales and trading related capacities. During his career, Mr. Somjen pivoted away from capital markets for a time as co-founder of an artificial intelligence related technology concern.

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

Cease Trade Orders

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

  • (1) was subject to a cease trade or similar order that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

  • (2) was subject to a cease trade or similar 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.

Geoffrey Balderson, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, was (from August 2014 to May 2017) the President and CEO, and was (from July 2007 to present) a director of Argentum Silver Corp. (“ Argentum ”), a company publicly trading on the TSX Venture Exchange. A management cease trade order was issued on November 2, 2015 for failure to file its annual financial statements in the required time. Argentum’s annual financial statements were subsequently filed and the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “ BCSC ”) issued a revocation order on December 16, 2015. In addition, a management cease trade order was issued on November 3, 2016 for failure to file its annual financial statements in the required time. Argentum’s annual financial statements were subsequently filed and the BCSC issued a revocation order on December 5, 2016. Mr. Balderson was CFO and Secretary of Core One Labs Inc. (“ Core ”), a company publicly trading on the CSE. A management cease trade order was issued on May 3, 2021 for failure to file its annual financial statements in the required time. Core’s annual financial statements were subsequently filed and the BCSC issued a revocation order on June 29, 2021. Mr. Balderson was CFO and Secretary of Thoughtful Brands Inc. (“ Thoughtful ”), a company publicly trading on the CSE. A management cease trade order was issued on May 4, 2021 and a cease trade order was issued on July 8, 2021. Thoughtful is in the process of completing its annual financial statements at which time Thoughtful anticipates that the cease trade order will be revoked.

Penalties and Sanctions

No proposed director is, as at the date of this Circular, or has been within ten (10) years before the date of this Circular, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company in respect of which the Circular is being prepared) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager of trustee appointed to hold its assets.

Personal Bankruptcies

Other than as described below, no proposed director has, within the past ten (10) years, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or become subject to or instituted any proceedings,

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arrangement, or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager, or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

On May 5, 2015, Patrick Morris, former CEO and Director of the Company, was the trustee of an estate that made a consumer proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) with respect to its consumer debt. On March 13, 2019, Mr. Morris received a Certificate of Full Performance of Proposal confirming the consumer proposal had been fully performed.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, located at 1200 - 609 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V7Y 1G6, will be nominated at the Meeting for re-appointment as auditor of the Company to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, at a remuneration to be fixed by the Board.

At the Meeting, Shareholders shall be called upon to appoint Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accounts, as auditors of the Company, to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.

The Board unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote for the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accounts, as auditors of the Company, to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and to authorize the Board to fix their remuneration.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

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

The Audit Committee’s Charter

The Audit Committee has a charter, a copy of which is attached as Schedule “A” to this Circular.

Composition of Audit Committee

The following persons are members of the Audit Committee:

Alexander Somjen Independent Financially Literate
Ravinder Kang Independent Financially Literate
Don Robinson Independent 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 Ccommittee 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:

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  • (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 Biographies of Director Nominees above, in particular the biographies of each Audit Committee member, for more information concerning each Audit Committee member’s education and experience.

Mandate and Responsibilities of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee’s mandate and responsibilities include: (i) reviewing and recommending for approval to the Board the financial statements, accounting policies that affect the statements, annual MD&A and associated press releases; (ii) being satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company’s financial statements and periodically assessing those procedures; (iii) establishing and maintaining complaint procedures regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters; (iv) overseeing the work of the external auditor engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing such other audit, review or attest services for the Company, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditor regarding financial reporting; (v) pre-approving all non-audit services to be provided to the Company or its subsidiary entities by the external auditor; (vi) reviewing and monitoring the processes in place to identify and manage the principal risks that could impact the financial reporting of the Company; and (vii) reviewing and approving the Company’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees, and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditor of the Company.

The Audit Committee meets at least quarterly to review financial statements and MD&A and meets with the Company’s external auditors at least once a year.

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, Chartered Professional Accountants.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

The Company’s auditors, Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, have not provided any material non-audit services.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee of the Company has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of nonaudit services but all such services are subject to the prior approval of the Audit Committees. It is not anticipated that the Company will adopt specific policies and procedures for the Audit Committee.

External Auditor Service Fees

The Audit Committee has reviewed the nature and amount of the non-audit services provided by Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, to the Company to ensure auditor independence. Fees incurred with Davidson & Company LLP for audit and non-audit services for the periods outlined in the following table.

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Nature of Services Fees Paid and/or Accrued to Fees Paid and/or Accrued to Davidson &
Davidson & Company LLP for Year Company LLP for the Period of
Ended December 31, 2020. Incorporation to December 31, 2019.
Audit Fees [(1)] $58,000 Nil
Audit-Related Fees [(2)] Nil Nil
Tax Fees [(3)] Nil Nil
All Other Fees [(4)] Nil Nil
Total $58,000 Nil
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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.

Exemption

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

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate governance relates to the activities of the Board, the members of which are elected by and are accountable to the shareholders, and takes into account the role of the individual members of management who are appointed by the Board and who are charged with the day-to-day management of the Company. The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices, which are both in the interest of its shareholders and contribute to effective and efficient decision making. The Board is of the view that the Company’s general approach to corporate governance, summarized below, is appropriate and substantially consistent with objectives reflected in the guidelines for improved corporate governance in Canada adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “ Governance Policy ”).

Board of Directors

The Board is composed of three directors.

The Governance Policy suggests that the board of directors of every listed company should be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as “unrelated”, or “independent”, directors. An “unrelated” director is a director who is independent of management and is free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could or could reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with a view to the best interests of the Company, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding. In addition, where a company has

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a significant shareholder, the Governance Policy suggests that the Board should include a number of directors who do not have interests in either the company or the significant shareholder.

The Company will have three “unrelated” directors within the meaning of the Governance Policy: Ravinder Kang, Alexander Somjen, and Don Robinson. In assessing the Governance Policy and making the foregoing determinations, the circumstances of each director have been examined in relation to a number of factors.

Directors are expected to attend Board meetings and meetings of committees on which they serve and to spend the time needed and meet as frequently as necessary to properly discharge their responsibilities.

Board Mandate

The Board will facilitate independent supervision of management through meetings of the Board and through frequent informal discussions among independent members of the Board and management. In addition, the Board will have access to the Company’s external auditors, legal counsel and to any of the Company’s officers.

The Board will have a stewardship responsibility to supervise the management of and oversee the conduct of the business of the Company, provide leadership and direction to management, evaluate management, set policies appropriate for the business of the Company and approve corporate strategies and goals.

The day-to-day management of the business and affairs of the Company will be delegated by the Board to the senior officers of the Company. The Board will give direction and guidance through the CEO to management and will keep management informed of its evaluation of the senior officers in achieving and complying with goals and policies established by the Board.

The Board will recommend nominees to the shareholders for election as directors, and immediately following each annual general meeting will appoint an Audit Committee.

The Board will exercise its independent supervision over management by: (a) holding periodic meetings of the Board be to obtain an update on significant corporate activities and plans; and (b) ensuring all material transactions of the Company are subject to prior approval of the Board. To facilitate open and candid discussion among its independent directors, such directors will be encouraged to communicate with each other directly to discuss ongoing issues pertaining to the Company.

Position Descriptions

Because the Board is a small, working board, it has not developed written position descriptions and does not have a process for assessing the performance of the directors or the chair of the Board committees. It is not anticipated that the Board will perform formal assessments of its members by the end of 2021.

Other Reporting Issuer Experience

The following table sets out the proposed directors, officers and promoters of the Company that are, or have been within the last five years, directors, officers or promoters of other issuers that are or were reporting issuers in any Canadian jurisdiction:

Geoffrey
Balderson
Goldeneye Resources
Corp.
TSXV President, CFO
and Director
March 2011 - Present
DMG Blockchain
Solutions Inc.
TSXV/NEX President, CEO,
CFO, Secretary
and Director
April 2011 - February 2018
Patriot One
Technologies Inc.
TSXV President, CEO
and Director
April 2016 - November 2016

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Central African Gold TSXV President and August 2016 - October 2017
Inc. CEO
Director August 2016 - February 2018
Electra Stone Ltd. TSXV CFO January 2017 - January 2018
Pure Global Cannabis TSXV CFO and January 2018 - March 2018
Inc. Director
DeepRock Minerals CSE CFO and February 2017 - January
Inc. Director 2019
EastWest Bioscience TSXV CFO April 2017 - December 2018
Inc.
Gambier Gold Corp. TSXV CFO and September 2017 - Present
Director
Tracker Ventures CSE CEO and January 2018 - Present
Corp. Director
Vangold Mining Corp. TSXV Secretary May 2018 – October 2019
Thoughtful Brands CSE CFO September 2018 - Present
Inc.
Balsam Technologies TSXV CFO and March 2019 - Present
Inc. Secretary
Director January 2019 - Present
Schwabo Capital NEX CFO January 2019 - Present
Corp.
Dynamo Capital Corp. TSXV CEO, CFO and January 2018 - Present
Secretary
Four Nines Gold Inc. CSE CFO and December 2018 - Present
Director
Shooting Star TSXV President, CEO, September 2018 - Present
Acquisition Corp. CFO and
Secretary
Spectre Capital Corp. TSXV President, CEO, May 2018 - Present
CFO and
Secretary
Hollister Biosciences CSE CFO and November 2019 - Present
Inc. Secretary
Makara Mining Corp. CSE Secretary September 2019 - Present
Lida Resources Inc. CSE CFO and March 2020 - Present
Director
Vinergy Capital Inc. CSE CFO May 2020 - Present
New Wave Holdings CSE CFO and June 2020 - Present
Corp. Secretary
Director September 2020 - Present
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Nexco Resources Inc. CSE CFO and August 2020 - Present
Director
Core One Labs Inc. CSE CFO and August 2020 -Present
Secretary
Director July 2021 - Present
Medaro Mining Corp. CSE Secretary August 2020 - Present
Hawkmoon Resources CSE CFO and August 2019 - Present
Corp. Director
AmmPower Corp. CSE Secretary August 202 - Present
Falcon Gold Corp TSXV CFO and November 2020 - Present
Secretary
Fasttask Technologies CSE CFO November 2020 – February
Inc 2021
Marvel Discovery TSXV CFO and January 2021 - Present
Corp. Secretary
Happy Supplements CSE CFO, Secretary March 2021 - Present
Inc. and Director
Plant Veda Foods Ltd. CSE CFO, Secretary January 2021 - Present
and Director
Ravinder Kang AAJ Capital 2 Corp. TSXV Director January 2019 - Present
Axion Ventures Inc. TSXV Director May 2016 – October 2017
(formerly Capstream
Ventures Inc.)
BetterU Education TSXV Director March 2017 – May 2020
Corp.
Blissco Cannabis CSE CFO February 2018 – July 2018
Corp.
Bluerock Ventures NEX Director March 2017 – Present
Corp.
Cannara Biotech Inc. CSE CFO December 2018 – December
2018
Confederation TSXV Director October 2017 – Present
Minerals Ltd.
Cognetivity CSE Director December 2017 – Present
Neurosciences Ltd.
CruzSur Energy Corp. TSXV Director May 2016 – April 2017
(formerly, PMI
Resources Ltd.)
Cryptanite Blockchain CSE CFO March 2018 – Dec 2019
Technologies Corp.
Element Lifestyle TSXV CFO December 2015 – December
Management Inc. 2016
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ESE Entertainment TSXV CFO and August 2020 - Present
Inc. Director
FogChain Corp. CSE CFO May 2018 – April 2021
Hempco Food and TSXV Corporate April 2016 – August 2019
Fiber Inc. Secretary
Maple Peak TSXV Director July 2016 – Present
Investment Inc.
MegaWatt Lithium CSE Director January 2021 - Present
and Battery Metals
Corp.
ME Resource Corp. CSE Director October 2015 – Present
New Wave Holdings CSE Director May 2020 - Present
Corp.
PharmaCielo Ltd. TSXV Director January 2018 – January 2019
(formerly, AAJ
Capital 1 Corp.)
Vangold Mining Corp. TSXV Director December 2018 – March
2019
Alexander Global Care Capital CSE President and June 2018 - Present
Somjen Inc. CEO
Hollister Biosciences CSE President December 2019 – Present
Inc.
Don Robinson City View Green CSE Director April 2020 – Present
Holdings Inc.
Golden Leaf Holdings CSE CEO and June 2015 – July 2017
Ltd. (presently Chalice Director
Holdings Ltd.)
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Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board has not adopted formal policies respecting continuing education for Board members. Board members are encouraged to communicate with management, legal counsel, auditors and consultants of the Company, to keep themselves current with industry trends and developments and changes in legislation with management’s assistance, and to attend related industry seminars and visit the Company’s operations. Board members will have full access to the Company’s records. It is not anticipated that the board of the Company intends to adopt formal guidelines by the end of 2021.

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Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has not adopted formal guidelines to encourage and promote a culture of ethical business conduct but does promote ethical business conduct by nominating board members it considers ethical, by avoiding or minimizing conflicts of interest and by having a sufficient number of its board members independent of corporate matters. It is not anticipated that the Board intends to adopt formal guidelines by the end of 2021.

The Board has found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by governing corporate legislation and the common law, and the restrictions placed by the BCBCA on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which the director has an interest, have helped to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.

Under corporate legislation, a director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of a company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. In addition, if a director of a company also serves as a director or officer of another company engaged in similar business activities to the first company, that director must comply with the conflict of interest provisions of the BCBCA, as well as the relevant securities regulatory instruments, in order to ensure that directors exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or officer has a material interest. Any interested director would be required to declare the nature and extent of his interest and would not be entitled to vote at meetings of directors that evoke such a conflict.

Nomination of Directors

The Company will not have a stand-alone nomination committee. The full Board has responsibility for identifying potential Board candidates. The Board assesses potential Board candidates to fill perceived needs on the Board for required skills, expertise, independence and other factors. Members of the Board and representatives of the industry are consulted for possible candidates. It is not anticipated that the nomination committee of the Company intends to adopt a formal process to determine new nominees by the end of 2021.

Compensation

The Board will conduct reviews with regard to directors’ and officers’ compensation at least once a year.

Other Board Committees

The Board has no other committees other than the Audit Committee.

Assessments

The Board will monitor the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and committees. On an ongoing annual basis, the Board will assess the performance of the Board as a whole, each of the individual directors and each committee of the Board in order to satisfy itself that each is functioning effectively.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

General

For the purpose of this Statement of Executive Compensation:

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

NEO ” or “ named executive officer ” means:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation

During financial year ended December 31, 2020, based on the definition above, the NEOs of the Company were: Patrick Morris (former CEO) and Geoffrey Balderson (CFO and Corporate Secretary). The Directors of the Company who were not NEOs during the financial year ended December 31, 2020 were Ravinder Kang, Don Robinson and Alexander Somjen.

During financial year ended December 31, 2019, based on the definition above, the Company’s only NEO was Karamveer Singh Thakur (President, Corporate Secretary and Director).

Director and NEO Compensation, Excluding Options and Compensation Securities

The following table of compensation, excluding options and compensation securities, provides a summary of the compensation paid by the Company to NEOs and directors of the Company who were not NEOs for the financial year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. Options and compensation securities are disclosed under the heading “Stock Options and Other Incentive Plans” below.

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Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Name and Principal Year Salary, Bonus Committee Value of Value of all Total
Position consulting ($) or meeting Perquisites other compensation
fee, retainer fees ($) compensation ($)
or ($) ($)
commission
($)
Patrick Morris [(1)] 2020 37,275 Nil Nil Nil Nil 37,275
Former CEO & Director 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Geoffrey Balderson [(2)] 2020 4,200 Nil Nil Nil Nil 4,200
CFO & Corporate 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Secretary
Karamveer Singh 2020 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Thakur [(3)] 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Former President,
Corporate Secretary &
Director
Ravinder Kang [(4)] 2020 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Alexander Somjen [(4)] 2020 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
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Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Name and Principal Year Salary, Bonus Committee Value of Value of all Total
Position consulting ($) or meeting Perquisites other compensation
fee, retainer fees ($) compensation ($)
or ($) ($)
commission
($)
Don Robinson [(5)] 2020 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
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Notes:

  1. Mr. Morris was appointed CEO of the Company on January 29, 2020 and a director on May 7, 2020. Mr. Morris resigned as CEO and Director on July 12, 2021.

  2. Mr. Balderson was appointed CFO and Corporate Secretary of the Company on January 29, 2020.

  3. Mr. Singh was President and Corporate Secretary of the Company from September 9, 2019 to January 29, 2020.

  4. Messrs. Kang and Somjen were appointed to the Board on January 29, 2020.

  5. Mr. Robinson was appointed to the Board on June 25, 2020.

Stock Options and Other Incentive Plans

Stock Option Plan (Option-Based Awards)

The Company has in place a 15% “rolling” stock option plan dated for reference May 22, 2020 (the “ Option Plan ”). The Option Plan was filed on SEDAR on November 16, 2020 and is attached to this Circular as Schedule “B”.

Material Terms of the Option Plan

Administration

The Option Plan shall be administered by the Board, a special committee of the Board (the “ Committee ”) or by an administrator appointed by the Board or the Committee (the “ Administrator ”) either of which will have full and final authority with respect to the granting of all Options thereunder. Options may be granted under the Option Plan to such directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company, as the Board, the Committee or the Administrator may from time to time designate.

Number of Common Shares Reserved

Subject to adjustment as provided for in the Option Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares which will be available for purchase pursuant to Options granted under to the Option Plan will not exceed 15% of the number of Common Shares which are issued and outstanding on the particular date of grant. If any Option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of Common Shares in respect of such expired or terminated Option shall again be available for the purposes of granting Options pursuant to the Option Plan.

Exercise Price

The exercise price at which an Option holder may purchase a Common Share upon the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option certificate (an “ Option Certificate ”) issued in respect of the Option. The exercise price shall not be less than the price determined in accordance with CSE policies while, and if, the Company’s Common Shares are listed on the CSE.

Maximum Term of Options

The term of any Option granted under the Option Plan (the “ Term ”) shall be determined by the Board, the Committee or the Administrator, as applicable, at the time the Option is granted but, subject to earlier termination in the event of termination, or in the event of death or disability of the Option holder. In the event of death or disability, the Option shall expire on the earlier of the date which is one year following the date of disability or death and the applicable

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expiry date of the Option. Options granted under the Option Plan are not to be transferable or assignable other than by will or other testamentary instrument or pursuant to the laws of succession.

Termination

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted under the Option Plan, an Option holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Term. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Term shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of the date of expiry of the Option. The expiry date of an Option shall be the date so fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate or, if no such date is set out in for the Option Certificate the applicable circumstances, the date established, if applicable, in paragraphs (a) or (b) below or in the event of death or disability (as discussed above under “Maximum Term of Options”) or in the event of certain triggering events occurring, as provided for under the Option Plan:

  • (a) Ceasing to Hold Office - In the event that the Option holder holds his or her Option as an executive and such Option holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or disability, the expiry date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Board or the Administrator, as applicable and expressly provided for in the Option certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option holder ceases to hold such position unless the Option holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

  • (i) ceasing to meet the qualifications set forth in the corporate legislation applicable to the Company;

  • (ii) a special resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Company removing the Option holder as a director of the Company or any subsidiary; or

(iii) an order made by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction to so order;

in which case the expiry date shall be the date the Option holder ceases to hold such position; or

  • (b) Ceasing to be Employed or Engaged - In the event that the Option holder holds his or her Option as an employee or consultant and such Option holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or disability, the expiry date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Board or the Administrator, as applicable, and expressly provided for in the Option certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

  • (i) termination for cause;

  • (ii) resigning or terminating his or her position; or

  • (iii) an order made by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction to so order;

in which case the expiry date shall be the date the Option holder ceases to hold such position.

In the event that the Option holder ceases to hold the position of executive, employee or consultant for which the Option was originally granted, but comes to hold a different position as an executive, employee or consultant prior to the expiry of the Option, the Committee, the Board or the Administrator, as applicable, may, in its sole discretion, choose to permit the Option to stay in place for that Option holder with such Option then to be treated as being held by that Option holder in his or her new position and such will not be considered to be an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option holder. Notwithstanding anything else contained in the Option Plan, in no case will an Option be exercisable later than the expiry date of the Option.

The foregoing summary of the Option Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Option Plan, which is available on the Company’s SEDAR profile page at www.sedar.com and attached to this Circular as Schedule “B”. A copy of the Option Plan will also be available at the Meeting.

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Restricted Share Unit Plan (Share-Based Awards)

The Company has in place a restricted share unit plan, dated effective November 17, 2020 (the “ RSU Plan ”). A copy of the RSU Plan was filed on SEDAR on November 16, 2020 and is attached to this Circular as Schedule “C”.

Material Terms of the RSU Plan

Administration

The RSU Plan shall be administered by the Board, which will have the full and final authority to provide for the granting, vesting, settlement and the method of settlement of RSUs granted thereunder. RSUs may be granted to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company, as the Board may from time to time designate. The Board has the right to delegate the administration and operation of the RSU Plan to a committee and/or any member of the Board.

Number of Common Shares Reserved

Subject to adjustment as provided for in the RSU Plan, the aggregate number of Common Shares which will be available for issuance under the RSU Plan will not, when combined with Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to other share compensation arrangements (including the Option Plan) exceed 25% of the number of Common Shares which are issued and outstanding on the particular date of grant. If any RSU expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of Common Shares in respect of such expired or terminated RSU shall again be available for the purposes of granting RSUs pursuant to the RSU Plan.

Granting, Settlement and Expiry of RSUs

Under the RSU Plan, eligible persons may (at the discretion of the Board) be allocated a number of RSUs as the Board deems appropriate, with vesting provisions also to be determined by the Board. Upon vesting, subject to the provisions of the RSU Plan, the RSU holder may settle its RSUs during the settlement period applicable to such RSUs, provided that no expiry date or any vesting date is a date that is later than December 1st (or December 31st, subject to certain extension provisions of the RSU Plan) of the third year following the end of the year in which the relevant services were rendered that gave rise to the RSU grant. Where, prior to the expiry date, an RSU holder fails to elect to settle an RSU, the holder shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSUs on the day immediately preceding the expiry date. An RSU holder shall be entitled to receive one Common Share for each vested RSU or, at the sole option of the Company, a cash payment equal to the number of RSUs vested, multiplied by the market price of Common Shares on the redemption date.

Termination

Except as otherwise determined by the Board:

  • (a) all RSUs held by the RSU holder (whether vested or unvested) shall terminate automatically on the date which the RSU holder cases to be eligible to participate in the RSU Plan or otherwise on such date on which the Company terminates its engagement of the RSU holder (the “ RSU Holder 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 RSU holder’s service by reason of (A) termination by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company other than for cause, or (B) the RSU holder’s death or disability, the RSU holder’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 RSU Holder Termination Date), the RSU holder (or their executor or administrator, or the person or persons to whom the 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 RSU Holder Termination Date) the RSU holder fails to elect to settle a vested RSU, the RSU holder shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSU on such 90th day (or, if earlier, the RSU Holder Termination Date) and to receive Common Shares in respect thereof;

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  • (c) in the case of a termination of the RSU holder’s services by reason of (A) voluntary resignation, or (B) death or disability, only the RSU holder’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 RSU Holder Termination Date), the RSU holder 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 RSU Holder Termination Date) the RSU holder fails to elect to settle a vested RSU, the RSU holder shall be deemed to have elected to settle such RSU on such 90th day (or, if earlier, the RSU Holder Termination Date) and to receive Common Shares in respect thereof;

  • (d) for greater certainty, where a RSU holder’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 RSU holder (whether unvested or vested) at the RSU Holder Termination Date, immediately terminate and are cancelled on the RSU Holder Termination Date or at a time as may be determined by the Board, in its discretion;

  • (e) a RSU holder’s eligibility to receive further grants of RSUs under the RSU Plan ceases as of the earliest of the date the RSU holder 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 RSU holder with written notification that the RSU holder’s employment, term of office or engagement, as the case may be, is terminated, notwithstanding that such date may be prior to the RSU Holder Termination Date; and

  • (f) for the purposes of the RSU Plan, a RSU holder shall not be deemed to have terminated service or engagement where the RSU holder: (i) remains in employment or office within or among the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or (ii) is on a leave of absence approved by the Board.

The foregoing summary of the RSU Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Option Plan, which is available on the Company’s SEDAR profile page at www.sedar.com and attached to this Circular as Schedule “C”. A copy of the RSU Plan is will also be available for inspection at the Meeting.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth incentive stock options (option-based awards) and restricted share units (share-based awards) granted to the NEOs, and Directors pursuant to the Option Plan during the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

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Compensation Securities
Number of
compensation Closing Closing
securities, price of price of
number of Date security or security or
underlying of Issue, underlying underlying
Name Type of securities, and issue conversion or security on security at
and compensation percentage of or exercise date of December Expiry
position security class [(1) ] grant price grant 31, 2020 Date
(#) D/M/Y (CAD$) (CAD$) (CAD$) D/M/Y
Patrick Morris Options 250,000 17/11/2020 $0.50 $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2025
Former CEO & (9%)
Director
Geoffrey Balderson Options 150,000 17/11/2020 $0.50 $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2025
CFO & Corporate (6%)
Secretary
Ravinder Kang Options 350,000 17/11/2020 $0.50 $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2025
Director (13%)
Alexander Somjen Options 300,000 17/11/2020 $0.50 $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2025
Director (11%)
Don Robinson Options 500,000 17/11/2020 $0.50 $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2025
Director (18%)
RSUs 500,000 17/11/2020 Nil $0.78 $2.37 17/11/2022
(100%)
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Exercise of Compensation Securities by NEOs and Directors

There were no stock options exercised, nor were there any restricted share units converted, by a NEO or a director of the Company during the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

The Company has entered into the following agreements:

  • Consulting agreement between the Company and Geoffrey Balderson as CFO on a month-to-month basis at $2,500 per month.

Oversight and description of director and NEO compensation

The Company does not have a compensation committee or a formal compensation policy. The Company relies solely on the directors to determine the compensation of the Named Executive Officers. In determining compensation, the directors consider industry standards and the Company’s financial situation, but the Company does not have any formal objectives or criteria. The performance of each executive officer is informally monitored by the directors, having in mind the business strengths of the individual and the purpose of originally appointing the individual as an officer.

In establishing compensation for executive officers, the Board as a whole seeks to accomplish the following goals:

  • To recruit and subsequently retain highly qualified executive officers by competitive offering overall

  • Compensation;

  • To motivate executives to achieve important corporate and personal performance objectives and reward them

  • When such objectives are met; and

  • To align the interests of executive officers with the long-term interests of shareholders through participation in the Option Plan.

When considering the appropriate executive compensation to be paid to our officers, the Board have regard to a number of factors including: (i) recruiting and retaining executives critical to the success of the Company and the enhancement of shareholder value; (ii) providing fair and competitive compensation; (iii) balancing the interests of management and the Company’s shareholders; (iv) rewarding performance, both on an individual basis and with respect to operations generally; and (v) available financial resources.

The Board did not use any formal peer group evaluation to determine executive compensation.

Pension Disclosure

The Company does not have a pension plan that provides for payments or benefits to the NEOs at, following, or in connection with retirement.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The Company is seeking shareholder approval at the Meeting to ratify and approve the adoption of the Company’s Option Plan. Refer to “PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON – “A. Adoption of Stock Option Plan” below. The Company is also seeking shareholder approval to ratify and approve the adoption of the Company’s

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RSU Plan. Refer to “PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON – B. Adoption of Restricted Share Unit Plan” below.

The following table sets out its equity compensation plan information as at the end of the Company’s financial year ended December 31, 2020.

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Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
Number of securities to Weighted-average equity compensation plans
be issued upon exercise of exercise price of (excluding securities
outstanding options, outstanding options reflected in column (a)
Plan Category (a) (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans not 2,810,000 Options $0.51 Options 156,988 Options
approved by securityholders – 500,000 RSUs $0.51 RSUs 1,634,979 RSUs
Option Plan and RSU Plan
Total 2,810,000 Options 156,988 Options
500,000 RSUs 1,634,979 RSUs
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INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the current or former directors, executive officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no associate or affiliate of any of them is or has been indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of the Company's most recently completed financial year nor has any such person been indebted to any other entity where such indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company.

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 financial year ended December 31, 2020, or has any interest in any material transaction during fiscal 2020 other than as disclosed in Note 5 - Related Party Transactions in the annual financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2020.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Other than as set out herein, there are no management functions of the Company, which are, to any substantial degree, performed by a person other than the directors or executive officers of the Company.

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PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

  • A. Set Number of Directors - see “ Election of Directors ” above (page 5).

  • B. Election of Directors – see “ Election of Directors ” above (page 5).

  • C. Appointment of Auditor – see “ Appointment of Auditor ” above (page 7).

  • D. Adoption of Stock Option Plan – see “Adoption of Option Plan ” below.

  • E. Adoption of Restricted Share Unit Plan – see “Adoption of RSU Plan” below.

Adoption of Option Plan

The purpose of the Option Plan is to provide the Company with a share related mechanism to enable the Company to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and other service providers to reward directors, officers, employees and other service providers for their contribution toward the long term goals of the Company and to enable and encourage such individuals to acquire shares of the Company as long term investments.

Option Plan Resolution

At the Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to ratify and approve the adoption of the Option Plan, with or without variation, as follows:

  • RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company, that:

  • the Company’s Option Plan dated for reference May 22, 2020, is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved; and

  • any one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized and directed to perform all such acts and things and to execute and deliver, under the corporate seal of the Company or otherwise, all such deeds, documents, instruments and assurances as in his opinion may be necessary or desirable to give effect to this resolution. including, without limitation, making any changes to the Option Plan required by applicable securities regulatory authorities and to complete all transactions in connection with the administration of the Option Plan.”

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 Option Plan Resolution.

Proxies received in favour of management will be voted in favour of the Option 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 Option Plan was filed under the Company’s SEDAR profile on November 16, 2020 and is attached as Schedule “B” to this Circular. The Option Plan will also be available for inspection at the Meeting.

B. Adoption of RSU Plan

Management of the Company is seeking shareholder approval at the Meeting to ratify, confirm and approve the adoption of the Company’s RSU Plan.

RSU Plan Resolution

At the Meeting, the Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, to pass an ordinary resolution to ratify and approve the RSU Plan, with or without variation, as follows:

  • RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution of the Shareholders of the Company, that:

  • the Company’s RSU Plan dated effective November 17, 2020, is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved; and

  • any one director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized and directed to perform all such acts and things and to execute and deliver, under the corporate seal of the Company or otherwise, all such deeds,

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documents, instruments and assurances as in his opinion may be necessary or desirable to give effect to this resolution. including, without limitation, making any changes to the RSU Plan required by applicable securities regulatory authorities and to complete all transactions in connection with the administration of the RSU Plan.”

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 was filed under the Company’s SEDAR profile on November 16, 2020 and is attached as Schedule “C” to this Circular. The RSU Plan will also be available for inspection at the Meeting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial information is provided in the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “ Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements will be placed before the Meeting.

Additional information relating the Company and a copy of the Financial Statements may be obtained under the Company’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com or upon request from the Company at Suite 1570, 505 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1M5, Telephone No. 604-961-0296. The Company may require payment of a reasonable charge from any person or company who is not a securityholder 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 Circular.

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

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, as of this 26[th] day of July, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

“Michael Aucoin”

Michael Aucoin Chief Executive Officer

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SCHEDULE “A”

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

PURPOSE AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

  1. This charter sets out the Audit Committee’s purpose, composition, member qualification, member appointment and removal, responsibilities, operations, manner of reporting to the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (the “ Company ”), annual evaluation and compliance with this charter.

  2. The primary responsibility of the Audit Committee is that of oversight of the financial reporting process on behalf of the Board. This includes oversight responsibility for financial reporting and continuous disclosure, oversight of external audit activities, oversight of financial risk and financial management control, and oversight responsibility for compliance with tax and securities laws and regulations as well as whistle blowing procedures. The Audit Committee is also responsible for the other matters as set out in this charter and/or such other matters as may be directed by the Board from time to time. The Audit Committee should exercise continuous oversight of developments in these areas.

MEMBERSHIP

  1. At least a majority of the Audit Committee must be comprised of independent directors of the Company as defined in sections 1.4 and 1.5 of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”), provided that should the Company become listed on a more senior exchange, each member of the Audit Committee will also satisfy the independence requirements of such exchange.

  2. The Audit Committee will consist of at least two members, all of whom shall be financially literate, provided that an Audit Committee member who is not financially literate may be appointed to the Audit Committee if such member becomes financially literate within a reasonable period of time following his or her appointment. Upon graduating to a more senior stock exchange, if required under the rules or policies of such exchange, the Audit Committee will consist of at least three members, all of whom shall meet the experience and financial literacy requirements of such exchange and of NI 52-110.

  3. The members of the Audit Committee will be appointed annually (and from time to time thereafter to fill vacancies on the Audit Committee) by the Board. An Audit Committee member may be removed or replaced at any time at the discretion of the Board and will cease to be a member of the Audit Committee on ceasing to be an independent director.

6.

The Chair of the Audit Committee will be appointed by the Board.

AUTHORITY

  1. In addition to all authority required to carry out the duties and responsibilities included in this charter, the Audit Committee has specific authority to:

(i) engage, set and pay the compensation for independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities, and any such consultants or professional advisors so retained by the Audit Committee will report directly to the Audit Committee;

(ii) communicate directly with management and any internal auditor, and with the external auditor without management involvement; and

(iii) incur ordinary administrative expenses that are necessary or appropriate in carrying out its duties, which expenses will be paid for by the Company.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee include:

(i) recommending to the Board the external auditor to be nominated by the Board;

(ii) recommending to the Board the compensation of the external auditor to be paid by the Company in connection with (i) preparing and issuing the audit report on the Company’s financial statements, and (ii) performing other audit, review or attestation services;

(iii) reviewing the external auditor’s annual audit plan, fee schedule and any related services proposals (including meeting with the external auditor to discuss any deviations from or changes to the original audit plan, as well as to ensure that no management restrictions have been placed on the scope and extent of the audit examinations by the external auditor or the reporting of their findings to the Audit Committee);

(iv) overseeing the work of the external auditor;

(v) ensuring that the external auditor is independent by receiving a report annually from the external auditors with respect to their independence, such report to include disclosure of all engagements (and fees related thereto) for non-audit services provided to the Company;

(vi) ensuring that the external auditor is in good standing with the Canadian Public Accountability Board by receiving, at least annually, a report by the external auditor on the audit firm’s internal quality control processes and procedures, such report to include any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality control review, or peer review, of the firm, or any governmental or professional authorities of the firm within the preceding five years, and any steps taken to deal with such issues;

(vii) ensuring that the external auditor meets the rotation requirements for partners and staff assigned to the Company’s annual audit by receiving a report annually from the external auditors setting out the status of each professional with respect to the appropriate regulatory rotation requirements and plans to transition new partners and staff onto the audit engagement as various audit team members’ rotation periods expire;

(viii) reviewing and discussing with management and the external auditor the annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements and related Management Discussion and Analysis (“ MD&A ”), including the appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policies, disclosures (including material transactions with related parties), reserves, key estimates and judgements (including changes or variations thereto) and obtaining reasonable assurance that the financial statements are presented fairly in accordance with IFRS and the MD&A is in compliance with appropriate regulatory requirements;

(ix) reviewing and discussing with management and the external auditor major issues regarding accounting principles and financial statement presentation including any significant changes in the selection or application of accounting principles to be observed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries;

(x) reviewing and discussing with management and the external auditor the external auditor’s written communications to the Audit Committee in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and other applicable regulatory requirements arising from the annual audit and quarterly review engagements;

(xi) reviewing and discussing with management and the external auditor all earnings press releases, as well as financial information and earnings guidance provided to analysts and rating agencies prior to such information being disclosed;

(xii) reviewing the external auditor’s report to the shareholders on the Company’s annual financial statements;

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(xiii) reporting on and recommending to the Board the approval of the annual financial statements and the external auditor’s report on those financial statements, the quarterly unaudited financial statements, and the related MD&A and press releases for such financial statements, prior to the dissemination of these documents to shareholders, regulators, analysts and the public;

(xiv) satisfying itself on a regular basis through reports from management and related reports, if any, from the external auditors, that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company’s disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company’s financial statements that such information is fairly presented;

(xv) overseeing the adequacy of the Company’s system of internal accounting controls and obtaining from management and the external auditor summaries and recommendations for improvement of such internal controls and processes, together with reviewing management’s remediation of identified weaknesses;

(xvi) reviewing with management and the external auditors the integrity of disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting;

(xvii) reviewing and monitoring the processes in place to identify and manage the principal risks that could impact the financial reporting of the Company and assessing, as part of its internal controls responsibility, the effectiveness of the over-all process for identifying principal business risks and report thereon to the Board;

(xviii) satisfying itself that management has developed and implemented a system to ensure that the Company meets its continuous disclosure obligations through the receipt of regular reports from management and the Company’s legal advisors on the functioning of the disclosure compliance system, (including any significant instances of non-compliance with such system) in order to satisfy itself that such system may be reasonably relied upon;

(xix) resolving disputes between management and the external auditor regarding financial reporting;

  • (xx) establishing procedures for:

  • the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company from employees and others regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and questionable practises relating thereto; and

  • the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

(xxi) reviewing and approving the Company’s hiring policies with respect to partners or employees (or former partners or employees) of either a former or the present external auditor;

(xxii) pre-approving all non-audit services to be provided to the Company or any subsidiaries by the Company’s external auditor;

(xxiii) overseeing compliance with regulatory authority requirements for disclosure of external auditor services and Audit Committee activities;

  • (xxiv) establishing procedures for:

  • reviewing the adequacy of the Company’s insurance coverage, including the Directors’ and Officers’ insurance coverage;

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  1. reviewing activities, organizational structure, and qualifications of the Chief Financial Officer (“ CFO ”) and the staff in the financial reporting area and ensuring that matters related to succession planning within the Company are raised for consideration at the Board;

  2. obtaining reasonable assurance as to the integrity of the Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) and other senior management and that the CEO and other senior management strive to create a culture of integrity throughout the Company;

  3. reviewing fraud prevention policies and programs, and monitoring their implementation;

  4. reviewing regular reports from management and others (e.g., external auditors, legal counsel) with respect to the Company’s compliance with laws and regulations having a material impact on the financial statements including:

  5. (I) Tax and financial reporting laws and regulations;

  6. (II) Legal withholding requirements;

  7. (III) Environmental protection laws and regulations; and

  8. (IV) Other laws and regulations which expose directors to liability;

  9. A regular part of Audit Committee meetings involves the appropriate orientation of new members as well as the continuous education of all members. Items to be discussed include specific business issues as well as new accounting and securities legislation that may impact the organization. The Chair of the Audit Committee will regularly canvass the Audit Committee members for continuous education needs and in conjunction with the Board education program, arrange for such education to be provided to the Audit Committee on a timely basis.

  10. On an annual basis the Audit Committee shall review and assess the adequacy of this charter taking into account all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements as well as any best practice guidelines recommended by regulators or stock exchanges with whom the Company has a reporting relationship and, if appropriate, recommend changes to the Audit Committee charter to the Board for its approval.

MEETINGS

  1. The quorum for a meeting of the Audit Committee is a majority of the members of the Audit Committee.

  2. The Chair of the Audit Committee shall be responsible for leadership of the Audit Committee, including scheduling and presiding over meetings, preparing agendas, overseeing the preparation of briefing documents to circulate during the meetings as well as pre-meeting materials, and making regular reports to the Board. The Chair of the Audit Committee will also maintain regular liaison with the CEO, CFO, and the lead external audit partner.

  3. The Audit Committee will meet in camera separately with each of the CEO and the CFO of the Company at least annually to review the financial affairs of the Company.

  4. The Audit Committee will meet with the external auditor of the Company in camera at least once each year, at such time(s) as it deems appropriate, to review the external auditor’s examination and report.

  5. The external auditor must be given reasonable notice of, and has the right to appear before and to be heard at, each meeting of the Audit Committee.

  6. Each of the Chair of the Audit Committee, members of the Audit Committee, Chair of the Board, external auditor, CEO, CFO or secretary shall be entitled to request that the Chair of the Audit Committee call a

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meeting which shall be held within 48 hours of receipt of such request to consider any matter that such individual believes should be brought to the attention of the Board or the shareholders.

REPORTS

  1. The Audit Committee will report, at least annually, to the Board regarding the Audit Committee’s examinations and recommendations.

  2. The Audit Committee will report its activities to the Board to be incorporated as a part of the minutes of the Board meeting at which those activities are reported.

MINUTES

  1. The Audit Committee will maintain written minutes of its meetings, which minutes will be filed with the minutes of the meetings of the Board.

ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

  1. The Board will conduct an annual performance evaluation of the Audit Committee, taking into account the Charter, to determine the effectiveness of the Committee.

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SCHEDULE “B”

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

DATED FOR REFERENCE MAY 22, 2020

Approved by the board of directors effective on May 22, 2020

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STOCK OPTION PLAN

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1. Definitions

As used herein, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

  • (a) “ Administrator ” means such Executive or Employee of the Company as may be designated as Administrator by the Committee from time to time, or, if no such person is appointed, the Committee itself.

  • (b) “ Associate ” means, where used to indicate a relationship with any person:

  • (i) any relative, including the spouse of that person or a relative of that person's spouse, where the relative has the same home as the person;

  • (ii) any partner, other than a limited partner, of that person;

  • (iii) any trust or estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity; and

  • (iv) any corporation of which such person beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the corporation.

  • (c) “ Black-Out ” means a restriction imposed by the Company on all or any of its directors, officers, employees, insiders or persons in a special relationship whereby they are to refrain from trading in the Company's securities until the restriction has been lifted by the Company.

  • (d) “ Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

  • (e) “ CSE ” means the Canadian Securities Exchange.

  • (f) “ Change of Control ” means an occurrence when either:

  • (i) a Person or Entity, other than the current “control person” of the Company (as that term is defined in the Securities Act ), becomes a “control person” of the Company; or

  • (ii) 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 thenincumbent Board.

  • (g) “ Committee ” means a committee of the Board to which the responsibility of approving the grant of stock options has been delegated, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board itself.

  • (h) “ Company ” means Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc.;

  • (i)

  • Consultant ” means an individual who:

  • (i) is engaged to provide, on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Company or any Subsidiary other than services provided in relation to a “distribution” (as that term is described in the Securities Act );

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  • (ii) provides the services under a written contract between the Company or any Subsidiary and the individual or a Consultant Entity (as defined in clause (h)(v) below);

  • (iii) in the reasonable opinion of the Company, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or any Subsidiary; and

  • (iv) has a relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary that enables the individual to be knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the Company or is otherwise permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be granted Options as a Consultant or as an equivalent thereof,

and includes:

  • (i) a corporation of which the individual is an employee or shareholder or a partnership of which the individual is an employee or partner (a “ Consultant Entity ”); or

  • (ii) an RRSP or RRIF established by or for the individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

  • (j) “ 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 which cannot be accommodated under applicable human rights laws without imposing undue hardship on the Company or any Subsidiary employing or engaging the Person, that the Committee, acting reasonably, determines constitutes a disability.

  • (k) “ Employee ” means:

  • (i) an individual who works full-time or part-time for the Company or any Subsidiary and such other individual as may, from time to time, be permitted by applicable Regulatory Rules to be granted Options as an employee or as an equivalent thereto; or

  • (ii) an individual who works for the Company or any Subsidiary either full-time or on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Company or any Subsidiary over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source,

and includes:

  • (i) a corporation wholly-owned by such individual; and

  • (ii) any RRSP or RRIF established by or for such individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

  • (l) “ Exchange ” means the stock exchange upon which the Company’s shares principally trade.

  • (m) “ Executive ” means an individual who is a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary, and includes:

  • (i) a corporation wholly-owned by such individual; and

  • (ii) any RRSP or RRIF established by or for such individual under which he or she is the beneficiary.

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  • (n) “ Exercise Notice ” means the written notice of the exercise of an Option, in the form set out as Schedule B hereto, or by written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, duly executed by the Option Holder.

  • (o) “ Exercise Period ” means the period during which a particular Option may be exercised and is the period from and including the Grant Date through to and including the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date provided, however, that the Option has Vested pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Plan and any additional terms and conditions imposed by the Committee, and that no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained.

  • (p) “ Exercise Price ” means the price at which an Option is exercisable as determined in accordance with section 5.3.

  • (q) “ Expiry Date ” means the date the Option expires as set out in the Option Certificate or as otherwise determined in accordance with sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 or 11.4.

  • (r) “ Expiry Time ” means the time the Option expires on the Expiry Date, which is 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date.

  • (s) “ Grant Date ” means the date on which the Committee grants a particular Option, which is the date the Option comes into effect provided however that no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained.

  • (t)

  • Insider ” means an insider as that term is defined in the Securities Act .

  • (u) “ Investor Relations Activities ” means any activities, by or on behalf of the Company or shareholder of the Company, 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) Exchange requirements or the by-laws, rules or other regulatory instruments of any other self-regulatory body or exchange having jurisdiction over the Company;

  • (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 Exchange.

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  • (v) “ Market Value ” means the market value of the Shares as determined in accordance with section 5.3.

  • (w) “ NI 45-106 ” means National Instrument 45-106— Prospectus Exemptions .

  • (x) “ Option ” means an incentive share purchase option granted pursuant to this Plan entitling the Option Holder to purchase Shares of the Company.

  • (y) “ Option Certificate ” means the certificate, in substantially the form set out as Schedule A hereto, evidencing the Option.

  • (z) “ Option Holder ” means a Person or Entity who holds an unexercised and unexpired Option or, where applicable, the Personal Representative of such person.

  • (aa) “ Outstanding Issue ” means the number of Shares that are outstanding (on a non-diluted basis) immediately prior to the Share issuance or grant of Option in question.

  • (bb) “ Person or Entity ” means an individual, natural person, corporation, 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.

  • (cc) “ Personal Representative ” means:

  • (i) in the case of a deceased Option Holder, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so; and

  • (ii) in the case of an Option Holder who for any reason is unable to manage his or her affairs, the person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Option Holder.

  • (dd) “ Plan ” means this stock option plan as from time to time amended.

  • (ee) “ Pre-Existing Options ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in section 4.1.

  • (ff) “ Regulatory Approvals ” means any necessary approvals of the Regulatory Authorities as may be required from time to time for the implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or for the Options granted from time to time hereunder.

  • (gg) “ Regulatory Authorities ” means all organized trading facilities on which the Shares are listed, and all securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Company, this Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder.

  • (hh) “ Regulatory Rules ” means all corporate and securities laws, regulations, rules, policies, notices, instruments and other orders of any kind whatsoever which may, from time to time, apply to the implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder including, without limitation, those of the applicable Regulatory Authorities.

  • (ii) “ 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,

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  • (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.

  • (jj) “ 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.

  • (kk) “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c.418 as from time to time amended.

  • (ll) “ Share ” or “ Shares ” means, as the case may be, one or more common shares without par value in the capital stock of the Company.

  • (mm) “ Subsidiary ” means a wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary corporation of the Company.

  • (nn) “ Triggering Event ” means:

  • (i) the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Company;

  • (ii) a proposed merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Company with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Company as a group, as they were immediately prior to such event, are expected to hold less than a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the surviving corporation;

  • (iii) the proposed acquisition of all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company by one or more Persons or Entities;

  • (iv)

    • a proposed Change of Control of the Company;
  • (v) the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or

  • (vi) a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Company which, in the opinion of the Committee, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to this Plan or to the Options granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Options granted hereunder to stay in effect.

  • (oo) “ Vest ”, “ Vesting ” or “ Vested ” means that a portion of the Option granted to the Option Holder which is available to be exercised by the Option Holder at any time and from time to time.

1.2. Choice of Law

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The Plan is established under, and the provisions of the Plan shall be subject to and interpreted and construed solely in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof and without reference to the laws of any other jurisdiction. The Company and each Option Holder hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of British Columbia.

1.3. Headings

The headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan.

SECTION 2.

GRANT OF OPTIONS

2.1. Grant of Options

The Committee shall, from time to time in its sole discretion, grant Options to such Persons or Entities and on such terms and conditions as are permitted under this Plan.

2.2. Record of Option Grants

The Committee shall be responsible to maintain a record of all Options granted under this Plan and such record shall contain, in respect of each Option:

  • (a) the name and address of the Option Holder;

  • (b) the category (Executive, Employee or Consultant) under which the Option was granted to him, her or it;

  • (c) the Grant Date and Expiry Date of the Option;

  • (d) the number of Shares which may be acquired on the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option;

  • (e) the vesting and other additional terms, if any, attached to the Option; and

  • (f) the particulars of each and every time the Option is exercised.

2.3. Effect of Plan

All Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan notwithstanding the fact that the Option Certificates issued in respect thereof do not expressly contain such terms and conditions but instead incorporate them by reference to the Plan. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan.

2.4. Hold Period

Pursuant to Exchange Policies, where a hold period is applicable, the Option Certificate will include a legend stipulating that the Option is and the Shares upon the exercise of the Option are subject to a four-month hold period commencing on the date of distribution of the Option.

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SECTION 3. PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION

3.1. Purpose of Plan

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Company with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Executives, Employees and Consultants to contribute toward the long term goals of the Company, and to encourage such individuals to acquire Shares of the Company as long term investments.

3.2. Participation in Plan

The Committee shall, from time to time and in its sole discretion, determine those Executives, Employees and Consultants to whom Options are to be granted.

3.3. Limits on Option Grants

The Company shall only grant Options under this Plan in accordance with Section 10 hereof and, for greater certainty, may not grant any Options under this Plan unless an exemption under NI 45-106 is available. Section 2.24 of NI 45-106 shall not apply to the Plan and all Options granted thereunder to any Employees or Consultants who are engaged in Investor Relations Activities for the Company, any associated Consultant, any executive officer of the Company, any director of the Company or any permitted assign of those Persons if, after the grant:

  • (a) the number of securities, calculated on a fully diluted basis, reserved for issuance under options granted to

  • (i) Related Persons, exceeds 10% of the outstanding securities of the Company, or

  • (ii) a Related Person, exceeds 5% of the outstanding securities of the Company, or

  • (b) the number of securities, calculated on a fully diluted basis, issued within 12 months to

  • (i) Related Persons, exceeds 10% of the outstanding securities of the Company, or

  • (ii) a Related Person and the associates of the Related Person, exceeds 5% of the outstanding securities of the Company;

unless the Company obtains security holder approval in accordance with the Regulatory Rules, including the requirements under NI 45-106.

3.4. Limits on Option Grants for Investor Relations Activities

The maximum number of Options which may be granted within an 12 month period to Employees or Consultants engaged in Investor Relations Activities must not exceed 1% of the Outstanding Issue.

3.5. Notification of Grant

Following the granting of an Option, the Administrator shall, within a reasonable period of time, notify the Option Holder in writing of the grant and shall enclose with such notice the Option Certificate representing the Option so granted. In no case will the Company be required to deliver an Option Certificate to an Option Holder until such time as the Company has obtained all necessary Regulatory Approvals for the grant of the Option.

3.6. Copy of Plan

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Each Option Holder, concurrently with the notice of the grant of the Option, shall be provided with a copy of the Plan. A copy of any amendment to the Plan shall be promptly provided by the Administrator to each Option Holder.

3.7. Limitation on Service

The Plan does not give any Option Holder that is an Executive the right to serve or continue to serve as an Executive of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor does it give any Option Holder that is an Employee or Consultant the right to be or to continue to be employed or engaged by the Company or any Subsidiary.

3.8. No Obligation to Exercise

Option Holders shall be under no obligation to exercise Options.

3.9. Agreement

The Company and every Option Holder granted an Option hereunder shall be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. By accepting an Option granted hereunder, the Option Holder has expressly agreed with the Company to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Plan. In the event that the Option Holder receives his, her or its Options pursuant to an oral or written agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, whether such agreement is an employment agreement, consulting agreement or any other kind of agreement of any kind whatsoever, the Option Holder acknowledges that in the event of any inconsistency between the terms relating to the grant of such Options in that agreement and the terms attaching to the Options as provided for in this Plan, the terms provided for in this Plan shall prevail and the other agreement shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.

3.10. Notice

Any notice, delivery or other correspondence of any kind whatsoever to be provided by the Company to an Option Holder will be deemed to have been provided if provided to the last home address, fax number or email address of the Option Holder in the records of the Company and the Company shall be under no obligation to confirm receipt or delivery.

3.11. Representation

As a condition precedent to the issuance of an Option, the Company must be able to represent to the Exchange as of the Grant Date that the Option Holder is a bona fide Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary.

SECTION 4. NUMBER OF SHARES UNDER PLAN

4.1. Committee to Approve Issuance of Shares

The Committee shall approve by resolution the issuance of all Shares to be issued to Option Holders upon the exercise of Options, such authorization to be deemed effective as of the Grant Date of such Options regardless of when it is actually done. The Committee shall be entitled to approve the issuance of Shares in advance of the Grant Date, retroactively after the Grant Date, or by a general approval of this Plan.

4.2. Number of Shares

Subject to adjustment as provided for herein, the number of Shares which will be available for purchase pursuant to Options granted pursuant to this Plan, plus any other outstanding incentive stock options of the Company granted pursuant to a previous stock option plan or agreement, will not exceed 15% of the Outstanding Issue. If any Option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of Shares in respect

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of such expired or terminated Option shall again be available for the purposes of granting Options pursuant to this Plan.

4.3. Fractional Shares

No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Option and, if as a result of any adjustment, an Option Holder would become entitled to a fractional share, such Option Holder shall have the right to purchase only the next lowest whole number of Shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made for the fractional interest.

SECTION 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

5.1. Exercise Period of Option

Subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 11.4, the Grant Date and the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the dates fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of such Option.

5.2. Number of Shares Under Option

The number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option.

5.3. Exercise Price of Option

The Exercise Price at which an Option Holder may purchase a Share upon the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Exercise Price shall not be less than the Market Value of the Shares as of the Grant Date. The Market Value of the Shares for a particular Grant Date shall be determined as follows:

  • (a) if the Company’s Shares are listed on the CSE, and the Committee determines the CSE to be the Company’s primary Exchange, Market Value will be the greater of the closing trading price of the Shares on (i) the trading day prior to the Grant Date and (ii) the Grant Date;

  • (b) subject to subparagraph (a) above, for each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, Market Value will be the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the Grant Date, and may be less than this price if it is within the discounts permitted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities;

  • (c) if the Company’s Shares are listed on more than one organized trading facility, the Market Value shall be the Market Value as determined in accordance with subparagraphs (a) or (b) above for the primary organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Committee, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals;

  • (d) subject to subparagraph (a), if the Company’s Shares are listed on one or more organized trading facilities but have not traded during the ten trading days immediately preceding the Grant Date, then the Market Value will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Committee; and

  • (e) if the Company's Shares are not listed on any organized trading facility, then the Market Value will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Committee to be the fair value of the Shares, taking into consideration all factors that the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Shares in private transactions negotiated at arms' length. Notwithstanding

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anything else contained herein, in no case will the Market Value be less than the minimum prescribed by each of the organized trading facilities that would apply to the Company on the Grant Date in question.

5.4. Termination of Option

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted hereunder, an Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise Period shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option shall be the earlier of the date so fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate and the date established, if applicable, in paragraphs (a) or (b) below or sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, or 11.4 of this Plan:

  • (a) Ceasing to Hold Office - In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Executive and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or Disability, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position unless the Option Holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

  • (i) ceasing to meet the qualifications set forth in the corporate legislation applicable to the Company;

  • (ii) a special resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Company removing the Option Holder as a director of the Company or any Subsidiary; or

(iii) an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order, in which case the Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position; OR

  • (b) Ceasing to be Employed or Engaged - In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or Consultant and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or Disability, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position, unless the Option Holder ceases to hold such position as a result of:

  • (i) termination for cause;

  • (ii) resigning his or her position; or

(iii) an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order, in which case the Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position.

In the event that the Option Holder ceases to hold the position of Executive, Employee or Consultant for which the Option was originally granted, but comes to hold a different position as an Executive, Employee or Consultant prior to the expiry of the Option, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, choose to permit the Option to stay in place for that Option Holder with such Option then to be treated as being held by that Option Holder in his or her new position and such will not be considered to be an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in no case will an Option be exercisable later than the Expiry Date of the Option.

5.5. Vesting of Option and Acceleration

The vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Committee may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of one or more Options including, without limitation, on a Triggering Event, and such acceleration will not be

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considered an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan.

5.6. Additional Terms

Subject to all applicable Regulatory Rules and all necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may attach additional terms and conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be set out in a schedule attached to the Option Certificate. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only, and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of this Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan.

SECTION 6. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS

6.1. Non-transferable

Except as provided otherwise in this section 6, Options are non-assignable and non-transferable.

6.2. Death of Option Holder

In the event of the Option Holder's death, any Options held by such Option Holder shall pass to the Personal Representative of the Option Holder and shall be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the date of death and the applicable Expiry Date.

6.3. Disability of Option Holder

If the employment or engagement of an Option Holder as an Employee or Consultant or the position of an Option Holder as a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary is terminated by the Company by reason of such Option Holder's Disability, any Options held by such Option Holder shall be exercisable by such Option Holder or by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the termination of employment, engagement or appointment as a director or officer and the applicable Expiry Date.

6.4. Disability and Death of Option Holder

If an Option Holder has ceased to be employed, engaged or appointed as a director or officer of the Company or a Subsidiary by reason of such Option Holder's Disability and such Option Holder dies within one year after the termination of such engagement, any Options held by such Option Holder that could have been exercised immediately prior to his or her death shall pass to the Personal Representative of such Option Holder and shall be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the death of such Option Holder and the applicable Expiry Date.

6.5. Vesting

Unless the Committee determines otherwise, Options held by or exercisable by a Personal Representative shall, during the period prior to their termination, continue to vest in accordance with any vesting schedule to which such Options are subject.

6.6. Deemed Non-Interruption of Engagement

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Employment or engagement by the Company shall be deemed to 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 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 ninety-first day of such leave.

SECTION 7. EXERCISE OF OPTION

7.1. Exercise of Option

An Option may be exercised only by the Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder. An Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period up to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date by delivering to the Administrator the required Exercise Notice, or by written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, the applicable Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft or wire transfer payable to the Company or its legal counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares then being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, Options may not be exercised during a Black-Out unless the Committee determines otherwise.

7.2. Black Out Period

If an Option expires, terminates or is cancelled (other than an expiry, termination or cancellation pursuant to section 5.4(a)(i)(ii) or (iii) or section 5.4(b)(i)(ii) or (iii) above) within or immediately after a Black-Out, the Holder may elect for the term of such Option to be extended to the date which is ten (10) business days after the last day of the BlackOut; provided, that, the expiration date as extended by this section 7.2 will not in any event be beyond the later of: (i) December 31 of the calendar year in which the Option was otherwise due to expire; and (ii) the 15th day of the third month following the month in which the Option was otherwise due to expire.

7.3. Issue of Share Certificates

As soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the notice of exercise as described in section 7.1 and payment in full for the Optioned Shares being acquired, the Administrator will direct its transfer agent to issue to the Option Holder the appropriate number of Shares in either certificate form or at the election of the Option Holder, on an uncertificated basis pursuant to the instructions given by the Option Holder to the Administrator. If the number of Shares so purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Administrator shall also provide a new Option Certificate for the balance of Shares available under the Option to the Option Holder concurrent with delivery of the Shares.

7.4. No Rights as Shareholder

Until the date of the issuance of the certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option, no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option, unless the Committee determines otherwise. In the event of any dispute over the date of the issuance of the Shares, the decision of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding.

7.5. Tax Withholding and Procedures

Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Plan, the Company may, from time to time, implement such procedures and conditions as it determines appropriate with respect to the withholding and remittance of taxes imposed under applicable law, or the funding of related amounts for which liability may arise under such applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an Option Holder who wishes to exercise an Option must, in addition to following the procedures set out in section 7.1 and elsewhere in this Plan, and as a condition of exercise:

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  • (a) deliver a certified cheque, wire transfer or bank draft payable to the Company for the amount determined by the Company to be the appropriate amount on account of such taxes or related amounts; or

  • (b) otherwise ensure, in a manner acceptable to the Company (if at all) in its sole and unfettered discretion, that the amount will be securely funded;

  • (c) and must in all other respects follow any related procedures and conditions imposed by the Company.

SECTION 8. ADMINISTRATION

8.1. Board or Committee

The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator with oversight by the Committee.

8.2. Powers of Committee

The Committee shall have the authority to do the following:

  • (a) oversee the administration of the Plan in accordance with its terms;

  • (b) appoint or replace the Administrator from time to time;

  • (c) determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, including all questions relating to the Market Value;

  • (d) correct any defect, supply any information or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

  • (e) prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan;

  • (f) determine the duration and purposes of leaves of absence from employment or engagement by the Company which may be granted to Option Holders without constituting a termination of employment or engagement for purposes of the Plan;

  • (g) do the following with respect to the granting of Options:

  • (i) determine the Executives, Employees or Consultants to whom Options shall be granted, based on the eligibility criteria set out in this Plan;

  • (ii) determine the terms of the Option to be granted to an Option Holder including, without limitation, the Grant Date, Expiry Date, Exercise Price and vesting schedule (which need not be identical with the terms of any other Option);

  • (iii) subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and section 9.2, amend the terms of any Options;

  • (iv) determine when Options shall be granted; and

  • (v) determine the number of Shares subject to each Option;

  • (h) accelerate the vesting schedule of any Option previously granted; and

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  • (i) make all other determinations necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, for the administration of the Plan.

8.3. Administration by Committee

All determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Committee shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish its duties under this Plan.

8.4. Interpretation

The interpretation by the Committee of any of the provisions of the Plan and any determination by it pursuant thereto shall be final, conclusive and binding and shall not be subject to dispute by any Option Holder. No member of the Committee or any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by it hereunder shall be personally liable for any action or determination in connection with the Plan made or taken in good faith and each member of the Committee and each such person shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to any such action or determination in the manner provided for by the Company.

SECTION 9.

APPROVALS AND AMENDMENT

9.1. Shareholder Approval of Plan

If required by a Regulatory Authority or by the Committee, this Plan may be made subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Company as prescribed by the Regulatory Authority. If shareholder approval is required, any Options granted under this Plan prior to such time will not be exercisable or binding on the Company unless and until such shareholder approval is obtained.

9.2. Amendment of Option or Plan

Subject to any required Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may from time to time amend any existing Option or the Plan or the terms and conditions of any Option thereafter to be granted provided that where such amendment relates to an existing Option and it would:

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

  • (b) materially increase the obligations of an Option Holder; then, unless otherwise excepted out by a provision of this 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 required by the Exchange.

SECTION 10.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS AND SHARES

10.1. Compliance with Laws

An Option shall not be granted or exercised, and Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Option, unless the grant and exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with all applicable Regulatory Rules, and such Options and Shares will be subject to all applicable trading restrictions in effect pursuant to such Regulatory Rules and the Company shall be entitled to legend the Option Certificates and the certificates for the Shares or the written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares representing such Shares accordingly.

10.2. Regulatory Approvals

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In administering this Plan, the Committee will seek any Regulatory Approvals which may be required. The Committee will not permit any Options to be granted without first obtaining the necessary Regulatory Approvals unless such Options are granted conditional upon such Regulatory Approvals being obtained. The Committee will make all filings required with the Regulatory Authorities in respect of the Plan and each grant of Options hereunder. No Option granted will be exercisable or binding on the Company unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained. The Committee shall be entitled to amend this Plan and the Options granted hereunder in order to secure any necessary Regulatory Approvals and such amendments will not require the consent of the Option Holders under section 9.2 of this Plan.

10.3. Inability to Obtain Regulatory Approvals

The Company's inability to obtain Regulatory Approval from any applicable Regulatory Authority, which Regulatory Approval is deemed by the Committee to be necessary to complete the grant of Options hereunder, the exercise of those Options or the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares pursuant to such Options, shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the failure to complete such transaction.

SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENTS AND TERMINATION

11.1. Termination of Plan

Subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may terminate or suspend the Plan. Unless earlier terminated as provided in this section 11, the Plan shall terminate on, and no more Options shall be granted under the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the date of the Exchange’s acceptance of the Plan.

11.2. No Grant During Suspension of Plan

No Option may be granted during any suspension, or after termination, of the Plan. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the Option Holder, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted.

11.3. Alteration in Capital Structure

If there is a material alteration in the capital structure of the Company and the Shares are consolidated, subdivided, converted, exchanged, reclassified or in any way substituted for, the Committee shall make such adjustments to this Plan and to the Options then outstanding under this Plan as the Committee determines to be appropriate and equitable under the circumstances, so that the proportionate interest of each Option Holder shall, to the extent practicable, be maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Such adjustments may include, without limitation:

  • (a) a change in the number or kind of shares of the Company covered by such Options; and

  • (b) a change in the Exercise Price payable per Share provided, however, that the aggregate Exercise Price applicable to the unexercised portion of existing Options shall not be altered, it being intended that any adjustments made with respect to such Options shall apply only to the Exercise Price per Share and the number of Shares subject thereto.

For purposes of this section 11.3, and without limitation, neither:

  • (c) the issuance of additional securities of the Company in exchange for adequate consideration (including services); nor

  • (d) the conversion of outstanding securities of the Company into Shares shall be deemed to be material alterations of the capital structure of the Company. Any adjustment made to any Options pursuant to this section 11.3 shall not be considered an amendment requiring the Option Holder's consent for the purposes of section 9.2 of this Plan.

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11.4. Triggering Events

Subject to the Company complying with section 11.5 and any necessary Regulatory Approvals and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan or any Option Certificate, the Committee may, without the consent of the Option Holder or Holders in question:

  • (a) cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to terminate upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event; or

  • (b) cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to be exchanged for incentive stock options of another corporation upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event in such ratio and at such exercise price as the Committee deems appropriate, acting reasonably.

Such termination or exchange shall not be considered an amendment requiring the Option Holder's consent for the purpose of section 9.2 of the Plan.

11.5. Notice of Termination by Triggering Event

In the event that the Committee wishes to cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under this Plan to terminate on the occurrence of a Triggering Event, it must give written notice to the Option Holders in question not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Option Holder the opportunity to exercise the vested portion of the Options prior to such termination. Upon the giving of such notice and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, all Options or portions thereof granted under the Plan which the Company proposes to terminate shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any contingent vesting provision to which such Options may have otherwise been subject. Furthermore, if any of the Options granted under this Plan are cancelled prior to their Expiry Date, the Company shall not grant new Options to the same Persons or Entities until thirty (30) days have lapsed from the date of cancellation.

11.6. Determinations to be Made By Committee

Adjustments and determinations under this section 11 shall be made by the Committee, whose decisions as to what adjustments or determination shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final, binding, and conclusive.

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SCHEDULE A

[Include legends prescribed by Regulatory Authorities, if required.]

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. STOCK OPTION PLAN - OPTION CERTIFICATE

This Option Certificate is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) of Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc.(the “ Company ”) and evidences that  [Name of Option Holder] is the holder (the “ Option Holder ”) of an option (the “ Option ”) to purchase up to  common shares (the “ Shares ”) in the capital stock of the Company at a purchase price of Cdn.$  per Share (the “ Exercise Price ”). This Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time from and including the following Grant Date through to and including up to 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia (the “ Expiry Time ”) on the following Expiry Date:

(a) the Grant Date of this Option is ●; and

(b) subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 and 11.4 of the Plan, the Expiry Date of this Option is  , 20  . To exercise this Option, the Option Holder must deliver to the Administrator of the Plan, prior to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date, an Exercise Notice, in the form provided in the Plan, or written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares, which is incorporated by reference herein, together with the original of this Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Company or its legal counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate of the Exercise Price of the Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised.

This Option Certificate and the Option evidenced hereby is not assignable, transferable or negotiable and is subject to the detailed terms and conditions contained in the Plan. This Option Certificate is issued for convenience only and in the case of any dispute with regard to any matter in respect hereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Company shall prevail. This Option is also subject to the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached hereto.

[Include legends on the certificate or the written notice in the case of uncertificated shares prescribed by Regulatory Authorities, if required.]

If the Option Holder is a resident or citizen of the United States of America at the time of the exercise of the Option, the certificate(s) representing the Shares will be endorsed with the following or a similar legend:

“The securities represented hereby have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or the securities laws of any state of the United States. The holder hereof, by purchasing such securities, agrees for the benefit of the Company that such securities may be offered, sold or otherwise transferred only (a) to the Company; (b) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act; (c) in accordance with the exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder, if available, and in compliance with any applicable state securities laws; or (d) in a transaction that does not require registration under the U.S. Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, and, in the case of paragraph (c) or (d), the seller furnishes to the Company an opinion of counsel of recognized standing in form and substance satisfactory to the Company to such effect.

The presence of this legend may impair the ability of the holder hereof to effect “good delivery” of the securities represented hereby on a Canadian stock exchange.”

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC. by its authorized signatory:


The Option Holder acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents to the Company that the Option Holder is familiar with the terms and conditions of the Plan, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Option Holder agrees to execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the

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Company in filing any report, undertaking or document with respect to the awarding of the Option and exercise of the Option, as may be required by the Regulatory Authorities. The Option Holder further acknowledges that if the Plan has not been approved by the shareholders of the Company on the Grant Date, this Option is not exercisable until such approval has been obtained.

Signature of Option Holder:

Signature Date signed: Print Name Address

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OPTION CERTIFICATE – SCHEDULE

[Complete the following additional terms and any other special terms, if applicable, or remove the inapplicable terms or this schedule entirely.]

The additional terms and conditions attached to the Option represented by this Option Certificate are as follows:

  1. The Options will not be exercisable unless and until they have vested and then only to the extent that they have vested. The Options will vest in accordance with the following:

  2. (a)  Shares (  %) will vest and be exercisable on or after the Grant Date;

  3. (b)  additional Shares (  %) will vest and be exercisable on or after  [date];

  4. (c)  additional Shares (  %) will vest and be exercisable on or after  [date]; (d)  additional Shares (  %) will vest and be exercisable on or after  [date];

  5. Upon the Option Holder ceasing to hold a position with the Company, other than as a result of the events set out in paragraphs 5.4(a) or 5.4(b) of the Plan, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be  [Insert date desired that is longer or shorter than the standard 30 days as set out in the Plan] following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position.

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SCHEDULE B

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION

  • TO: The Administrator, Stock Option Plan

[ Address]

(or such other address as the Company may advise)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) of Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc.(the “ Company ”), of the exercise of the Option to acquire and hereby subscribes for ( cross out inapplicable item):

(a) all of the Shares; or (b) of the Shares;

which are the subject of the Option Certificate attached hereto (attach your original Option Certificate) . The undersigned tenders herewith a certified cheque or bank draft ( circle one ) payable to the Company or to  in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the aforesaid Shares and directs the Company to issue a certificate OR a written notice in the case of uncertificated Shares evidencing said Shares in the name of the undersigned to be issued to the undersigned [in the case of issuance of a share certificate, at the following address ( provide full complete address )]:




The undersigned acknowledges the Option is not validly exercised unless this Notice is completed in strict compliance with this form and delivered to the required address with the required payment prior to 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, BC on the Expiry Date of the Option.

DATED the day of , 20

.

Signature of Option Holder

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SCHEDULE “C”

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.

RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN

EFFECTIVE AS OF NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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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) “ Associate ” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.22 of NI 45-106;

  • (e) “ 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;

  • (f) “ 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;

  • (g) “ 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;

  • (h) “ 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;

  • (i) “ 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;

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

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  • (k) “ 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;

  • (l) “ Cause ” means:

  • (i) if the Participant has a written agreement with the Company or a 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 a 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;

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

  • (n) “ 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 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;

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

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  • (p) “ Company ” means Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia;

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

  • (r) “ control ” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 1.4 of NI 45-106;

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

  • (t) “ 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.

  • (u) “ 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;

  • (v) “ Eligible Person ” means:

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

  • (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(v)(i) above;

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

  • (w) “ 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;

  • (x) “ 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;

  • (y) “ 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;

  • (z) “ 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,

    • (b) that cannot reasonably be considered to promote the purchase or sale of securities of the Company;

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  • (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 self-regulatory body or exchange having jurisdiction over the Company;

  • (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;

  • (aa) “ 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;

  • (bb) “ 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;

  • (cc) “ 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;

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

  • (ee) “ 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 Entity, 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;

  • (ff) “ 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;

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

  • (hh) “ 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,

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

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

  • (ii) “ 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;

  • (jj) “ Reporting Insider ” means a reporting insider as defined under National Instrument 55-104 – Insider Reporting Requirements , as may be amended from time to time;

  • (kk) “ 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;

  • (ll) “ 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;

  • (mm) “ 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;

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

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

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

  • (qq) “ 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;

  • (rr) “ 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;

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

  • (tt) “ subsidiary ” means a person or company that is:

  • (i) controlled directly or indirectly by:

    • (A) that other, or

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  - (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;

  • (uu) “ 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary Company, as the last day of the Participant’s employment or term of office with the Corporation or such Subsidiary 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 Corporation or any Subsidiary Company may be required at law to provide to the Participant; and

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

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.

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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, including any other Share Compensation Arrangements, subject to adjustment under Section 5.3(1), shall be determined from time to time by the Board, but in any case, shall not exceed 25% of the Outstanding Issue from time to time, subject to adjustments as provided in the Plan.

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(4) The Plan shall be a “rolling plan” and therefore when RSUs are cancelled (whether or not upon payment with respect to vested RSUs) or terminated, Common Shares shall automatically be available for issuance pursuant to RSUs granted under the Plan.

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 Corporation 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 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 1% of the Outstanding Issue.

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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 an Restricted Share Unit Grant Agreement Certificate (“ 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;

  • (b) the Grant Date;

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  • (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.

(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

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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.

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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.

(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 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.

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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.

  • (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:

  • (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;

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  • (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 (A) voluntary resignation, or (B) death or Disability, 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 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.

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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.

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(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.

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.

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GENERAL

Section 6.1 Effective Date

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

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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 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.

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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.

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.

SCHEDULE “A” RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT CERTIFICATE

  • TO: [Name of Participant] (the “ Participant

Dear 

Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (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.

DATED ____, 20__.

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.

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 Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (the “ Company ”)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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

Eat Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (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 10% 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 10% 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___.

EAT BEYOND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.


Authorized Signatory

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