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Doubleview Gold Corp. AGM Information 2024

Jan 18, 2024

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DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

822 - 470 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

Telephone: (604) 678-9587

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General and Special Meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of Doubleview Gold Corp. (the “ Company ”) will be held via teleconference and in person at Suite 1100 – 1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC, on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 10:30 am (Vancouver time) for the following purposes:

  1. To receive the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended February 28, 2023, the accompanying report of the auditors;

  2. To set the number of directors of the Company for the ensuing year at four (4) persons;

  3. To elect the directors for the ensuing year;

  4. To appoint Smythe LLP, Chartered Accountants, as the auditors of the Company until the next annual general meeting of the Company and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors;

  5. To consider and, if thought fit, ratify, confirm and approve, by ordinary resolution the Company’s Option Plan as set out in the attached Information Circular;

  6. To consider and, if thought fit, ratify, confirm and approve, by ordinary resolution the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as set out in the attached Information Circular; and

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

This Notice of Meeting is accompanied by: (a) the Circular; and (b) either a form of proxy for registered Shareholders or a voting instruction form for beneficial Shareholders. The Circular accompanying this notice of Meeting is incorporated into and shall be deemed to form part of this Notice of Meeting.

The record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting is January 11, 2024 (the “ Record Date ”). Persons who are registered shareholders at the close of business on the Record Date, will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting and will be entitled to one vote for each share held.

At the date of this Notice and the accompanying Circular, it is the intention of Management of the Company to hold the Meeting at the location stated above in this Notice. A Shareholder may attend the Meeting in person or may be represented by proxy. All Shareholders are encouraged to vote by

submitting their completed form of proxy (or voting instruction form) prior to the Meeting by one of the means described in the management information circular accompanying this Notice. Shareholders are invited to listen to the Meeting via teleconference if they wish (call in details below).

The above time limit for deposit of proxies may be waived or extended by the chair of the Meeting at his or her discretion without notice.

If you are a non-registered shareholder of the Company and received this notice through an intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your intermediary.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 15[th] day of January, 2024.

By Order of the Board of

DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

“Farshad Shirvani”

Farshad Shirvani

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

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DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

822-470 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(as at January 11, 2024, except as otherwise indicated)

Doubleview Gold Corp. (the “ Company ”) is providing this Information Circular and a form of proxy in connection with management’s solicitation of proxies for use at the annual general and special meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of the Company to be held by teleconference at 10:30 a.m. (Vancouver, British Columbia time) and at Suite 1100 – 1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC, on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, and at any adjournments. Unless the context otherwise requires, when we refer in this Information Circular to the Company. The Company will conduct its solicitation by mail and officers and employees of the Company may, without receiving special compensation, also telephone or make other personal contact. The Company will pay the cost of solicitation. All amounts referred to as $ or dollars means Canadian currency, unless otherwise indicated.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDER

The purpose of a proxy is to designate persons who will vote the proxy on a shareholder’s behalf in accordance with the instructions given by the shareholder in the proxy. The persons whose names are printed in the enclosed form of proxy are officers or directors of the Company (the “ Management Proxyholders ”).

A shareholder has the right to appoint a person other than a Management Proxyholder, to represent the shareholder at the Meeting by striking out the names of the Management Proxyholders and by inserting the desired person’s name in the blank space provided or by executing a proxy in a form similar to the enclosed form. A proxyholder need not be a shareholder.

VOTING BY PROXY

Only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Shares represented by a properly executed proxy will be voted or be withheld from voting on each matter referred to in the Notice of Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder on any ballot that may be called for and if the shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted accordingly.

If a shareholder does not specify a choice and the shareholder has appointed one of the Management Proxyholders as proxyholder, the Management Proxyholder will vote in favour of the matters specified in the Notice of Meeting and in favour of all other matters proposed by management at the Meeting.

The enclosed form of proxy also gives discretionary authority to the person named therein as proxyholder with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of the Meeting and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the date of this Information Circular, management of the Company knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters to come before the Meeting.

COMPLETION AND RETURN OF PROXY

Completed forms of proxy must be deposited at the office of the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, TSX Trust Company, 301 - 100 Adelaide Street W, Toronto, ON M5H 4H1, Attention: Proxy Department, not later than 10:30 am (Vancouver, British Columbia time) on Friday, February 16, 2024, unless the chairman of the Meeting elects to exercise his discretion to accept proxies received subsequently.

NON-REGISTERED HOLDERS

Only shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of shares or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Most shareholders of the Company are “non-registered” shareholders because the shares they own are not registered in their names but instead registered in the name of a nominee such as a brokerage firm through which they purchased the shares; bank, trust company, trustee or administrator of self-administered RRSP's, RRIF's, RESP's and similar plans; or clearing agency such as the Canadian Depository for Securities Limited and in the United Stated, under the name Cede & Co., as nominee for the Depository Trust Company (which acts as a brokerage

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depository for many U.S. firms and custodial banks) (the “ Nominees ”). If you purchased your shares through a broker, you are likely a non-registered holder.

In accordance with securities regulatory policy, the Company has distributed copies of the Meeting materials, being the Notice of Meeting, this Information Circular and the Proxy, to the Nominees for distribution to non-registered holders.

Nominees are required to forward the Meeting materials to non-registered holders to seek their voting instructions in advance of the Meeting. Shares held by Nominees can only be voted in accordance with the instructions of the non-registered holder. The Nominees often have their own form of proxy, mailing procedures and provide their own return instructions. If you wish to vote by proxy, you should carefully follow the instructions from the Nominee in order that your shares are voted at the Meeting.

If you, as a non-registered holder, wish to vote at the Meeting in person, you should appoint yourself as proxyholder by writing your name in the space provided on the request for voting instructions or proxy provided by the Nominee and return the form to the Nominee in the envelope provided. Do not complete the voting section of the form as your vote will be taken at the Meeting.

Non-registered holders who have not objected to their Nominee disclosing certain ownership information about themselves to the Company are referred to as “non-objecting beneficial owners” (“ NOBOs ”). Those non-registered holders who have objected to their Nominee disclosing ownership information about themselves to the Company are referred to as “objecting beneficial owners” (“ OBOs ”).

In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“ NI 54-101 ”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company has elected to send the Meeting materials indirectly to NOBOs.

If the Company or its agent has sent these materials directly to you (instead of through a Nominee), your name and address and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the Nominee holding on your behalf. By choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the Nominee holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions.

The Company does not intend to pay for Nominees to deliver the Meeting materials and Form 54-101F7 – Request for Voting Instructions Made by Intermediary to OBOs. As a result, OBOs will not receive the Meeting materials unless their Nominee assumes the costs of delivery.

The Company is not sending the Meeting materials to shareholders using “notice-and-access”, as defined under NI 54-101.

REVOCABILITY OF PROXY

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a shareholder, his attorney authorized in writing or, if the shareholder is a corporation, a corporation under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized, may revoke a proxy by instrument in writing, including a proxy bearing a later date. The instrument revoking the proxy must be deposited at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or with the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares without par value (the “ Shares ”), of which 188,364,551 Shares are issued and outstanding. Persons who are registered shareholders at the close of business on January 11, 2024, will be entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting and will be entitled to one vote for each share held. The Company has only one class of shares.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, no person beneficially owns, controls or directs, directly or indirectly, shares carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to all shares of the Company, other than as set forth below:

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Name of Shareholder Number of Common Shares
Owned
Percentage of Outstanding
Common Shares(1)
Farshad Shirvani 31,446,124 16.69%

Note:

(1) Based on 188,364,551 common shares issued and outstanding as of January 11, 2024.

MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE MEETING

1. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

At the Meeting, Shareholders will receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended February 28, 2023, and the auditor's report thereon will be placed before the Meeting. The financial statements, the auditor's report thereon together with management discussion and analysis (“ MD&A ”) for the financial year ended February 28, 2023, are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca.

2. FIXING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to fix the number of directors for the present time at four (4) as may be adjusted between Shareholders' meetings by way of resolution of the Board. Accordingly, unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in the accompanying form in favour of fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four (4).

3. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to elect each of the proposed directors set forth below to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. There are presently three (3) directors of the Company whose term on the board expires at the Meeting and the company wishes to appoint two new directors. Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in the accompanying form in favour of the election as directors of each of the nominees hereinafter set forth to hold office until the next annual meeting, or until their successors are elected or appointed.

The following table sets out the names of the nominees for election as directors, the offices they hold within the Company, their occupations, the length of time they have served as directors of the Company, and the number of shares of the Company which each beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, as of the date of this Circular.

Election of Directors
Name and place of
residence(1)
Principal occupation for the past
five years(1)
Director since Number of
shares(2)
FARSHAD SHIRVANI(1)(2)
British Columbia, Canada
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Director
President of Terracad Geoscience Services
Ltd. since 1996; CEO and President of the
Company; CEO and President of Casa
Minerals Inc.
Director - October 8
2009;
CEO and President -
June 6, 2011
31,446,124 shares
16.69 % Undiluted
18.3 % Fully Diluted
ANDREW H. REES(2)
British Columbia, Canada
Director
Owner of a private oil and gas production
company from 2018 to present. Director of
Casa Minerals Inc., Engineer Gold Mines
Ltd., Blende Silver Corp., Golden Cariboo
Resources Ltd. and Klondike Silver Corp.
June 6, 2011 350,000 shares
0.19 % Undiluted
1.0 % Fully Diluted

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JAMES E. RAINBIRD
Ontario, Canada
Management and financial professional who
is the Manager of Economic Development at
the municipality of Chatham-Kent. .
Proposed 2,114,000
1.12 % Undiluted
0.98 % Fully Diluted
DEEPAK VARSHNEY
British Columbia, Canada
Professional Geologist, CEO and Director of
Usha Resources Ltd. who is also a director
of severalpublic companies.
Proposed 0

Notes:

(1) 209,700 shares are held by Terracad Geoscience Services Ltd., and 360,320 shares held in a numbered company both of which are controlled by Mr. Shirvani. (2) A member of the audit committee.

Management recommends the approval of each of the four nominees listed above for election as directors of the Company until the next annual general meeting.

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 Management Proxyholders intend to exercise discretionary authority to vote the common shares represented by proxy for the election of any other persons as directors.

Background of Proposed Directors

The following is a brief description of each of the Board members of Doubleview (including details with regard to their principal occupations for the last five years):

Farshad Shirvani

Mr. Shirvani has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in geology from the Shiraz University in Shiraz, Iran and has more than 27 years of solid geological experience in mineral exploration. Mr. Shirvani is the President of Terracad Geoscience Services Ltd. and served as a member of the Board of Directors of several Junior Mining Companies including Gold Producer Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. (BGM-TSXV) for more than 7 years (bought out by Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. worth $ 338 million). Mr. Shirvani brings to Doubleview a wealth of experience in Mining Property Acquisition, Exploration, and Development.

Andrew H. Rees

Mr. Rees, B.Com. has over 20 years experience working with oil and gas and mining companies, and has raised over $100 million in the public markets. In executive management roles, Mr. Rees has taken projects from discovery to commercial production. Mr. Rees currently serves as a director of a number of publicly traded resource companies. Mr. Rees holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Royal Roads University (British Columbia).

James E. Rainbird

Mr. Rainbird, BA Econ. Has decades of management and development experience in public and private agencies. He has worked in the financial industry for about 17 years and subsequently held officer and director positions in several junior mining companies. For the past 10 years he has focused on economic development in the public sector.

Deepak Varshney

Deepak Varshney is a professional geologist and has over 15 years of experience in the capital markets and mineral exploration and development sector. He has developed long-standing relationships with an extensive network of high net worth retail investors, brokers, and private equity groups, and has personally raised over $40 million in the past 3 years. He is and has been senior management and a director of multiple publicly traded issuers and holds a Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences from Simon Fraser University.

Cease Trade Orders (CTO)

To the knowledge of management of the Company, other than Andrew Rees and Christopher Cherry, no director or executive officer of the Company, is or has been, within the ten years preceding the date of this Information Circular, a director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer of any company that:

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

  • (b) was subject to an order that was issued after the director or executive officer 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.

Christopher Cherry

Christopher P. Cherry was a director and/or officer of Wolfeye Resource Corp. (now Lexagene Holdings Inc.) (“ Lexagene ”). On August 7, 2013, the BCSC (the “ BCSC ”) and the Alberta Securities Commission (together, the “ Commissions ”) issued a CTO against Lexagene, its directors, officers and insiders for failure of Lexagene to file its audited financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis and related certifications (collectively, the “ Financial Materials ”) for the year ended March 31, 2013. On August 8, 2013, trading in Lexagene’s common shares was suspended by the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ TSXV ”) for failure to file the Financial Materials. Lexagene filed the Financial Materials with the Commissions and the CTO was lifted by the Commissions on September 26, 2013. Lexagene applied to the TSXV to lift the trading suspension and, after satisfying all of the conditions of the TSXV, the suspension was lifted and trading in Lexagene’s common shares recommenced on October 30, 2013.

Mr. Cherry was the CFO of Mexivada Mining Corp. (“ Mexivada ”). On October 29, 2010, at the request of management of Mexivada, the BCSC issued a CTO against the insiders of Mexivada for not filing comparative financial statements for its financial year ended June 30, 2010 and the related management’s discussion and analysis for the same period. The CTO was rescinded on November 30, 2010 and is no longer in effect. On October 31, 2011, at the request of management, the BCSC issued a CTO against the insiders of Mexivada for not filing comparative financial statements for its financial year ended June 30, 2011 and the related management’s discussion and analysis for the same period. The CTO was rescinded on November 24, 2011 and is no longer in effect. On October 31, 2012, at the request of management, the BCSC issued a CTO against the insiders of Mexivada for not filing comparative financial statements for its financial year ended June 30, 2012 and the related management’s discussion and analysis for the same period. The cease trade order is still in effect.

Mr. Cherry was a director and officer of 1040426 BC Ltd., 1040433 BC Ltd., 1040440 BC Ltd., 1040442 BC Ltd. and Genix Pharmaceutical Corp., companies that are reporting issuers in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. On December 2, 2016, the BCSC issued a CTO against these companies, their directors, officers and insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended July 31, 2016. The BCSC also issued deficiency notices to each of 1040440 BC Ltd. and Genix Pharmaceutical Corp. for failure to file first quarter financial statements and management’s discussion & analysis for the period ended October 31, 2016. On May 23, 2017, the BCSC issued revocation orders for each of 1040426 BC Ltd., 1040433 BC Ltd. and 1040442 BC Ltd. (now Zenith Exploration Inc.) and the CTOs were lifted. On September 20, 2017, the BCSC issued a revocation order for 1040440 BC Ltd. and the CTO was lifted. On April 13, 2018, the BCSC issued a revocation order for Genix Pharmaceutical Corp. and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry is the CFO and a director of ESG Global Impact Inc. (formerly Block One Capital Inc.) (“ ESG Global ”). On January 2, 2019, the BCSC issued a CTO against ESG Global and Mr. Cherry, as an insider of ESG Global, for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended August 31, 2018. On January 31, 2019, the BCSC issued a revocation order for ESG Global and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry was the CFO of NetCents Technology Inc. (“ NetCents ”). On March 1, 2019, at the request of management of NetCents, the BCSC issued a CTO against the insiders of NetCents for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended October 31, 2018. On March 29, 2019, the BCSC issued a revocation order for NetCents and the CTO was lifted. Also, On March 1, 2020, the BCSC issued a CTO against NetCents and its insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended October 31, 2019. On March 29, 2019, the BCSC issued a revocation order for NetCents and the CTO was lifted. On June 17, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order for NetCents and the MCTO was lifted. Also on March 1, 2020, the BCSC issued a CTO against NetCents and its insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended October 31, 2019. On March 29, 2019, the BCSC issued a revocation order for NetCents and the CTO was lifted. On June 17, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order for NetCents and the MCTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry is the CFO and a director of Lithium South Development Corporation (“ LIS ”). On June 9, 2020, at the request of management, LIS submitted an application to the BCSC for a management cease trade order (the “ MCTO ”) for the postponement of filing its Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Financial Materials for the quarter

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ended March 31, 2020. On July 16, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order for LIS and its insiders and the MCTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry was the CFO of WPD Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“ WPD ”). On June 16, 2020, the BCSC issued a CTO against WPD and its insiders for failure to file the Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2019. On July 31, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry is the CFO and a director of Gold Port Corporation (“ Gold Port ”). On July 22, 2020, the BCSC issued a CTO against Gold Port and its insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2019. On September 3, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order for Gold Port and the CTO was lifted. Also on May 4, 2022, the BCSC issued a deficiency notice to Gold Port for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2021. On June 10, 2022, the BCSC issued a revocation order and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry was the CFO and a director of Energy Plug Technologies Corp. (formerly, VPN Technologies Inc.) (“ PLUG ”). On November 5, 2020, the BCSC and Ontario Securities Commission (the “ OSC ”) issued a CTO against PLUG and its insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended June 30, 2020. On December 31, 2020, the BCSC issued a revocation order for PLUG and the CTO was lifted. Also on November 4, 2021, the BCSC issued a CTO against PLUG and its insiders for failure to file Financial Materials for the year ended June 30, 2021. On June 15, 2022, the BCSC and OSC issued a revocation order and the CTO was lifted. On June 16, 2022, the CSE reinstated the common shares of PLUG for trading.

Mr. Cherry was the former CFO of Blackwell Intelligence Inc. (“ Blackwell ”). On May 9, 2022, the BCSC issued a CTO against Blackwell and its insider for failure to file the Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2021. On July 28, 2022, the BCSC issued a revocation order and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry was the CFO of AuQ Gold Mining Inc. On June 29, 2021, the BCSC issued a CTO against the Company and its insiders for failure to file the Financial Materials for the year ended February 28, 2021. On August 17, 2021, the BCSC issued a revocation order and the CTO was lifted.

Mr. Cherry is the Interim CEO and Interim CFO of Eon Lithium Corp. (formerly, Angel Gold Corp.) (“ EON ”). On May 3, 2021, at the request of management, EON submitted an application to the BCSC for an MCTO for the postponement of filing its Financial Materials for the year ended December 31, 2021. On May 30, 2022, the BCSC issued a revocation order and the MCTO was lifted.

Bankruptcies

To the knowledge of management of the Company, no director or executive officer of the Company, or shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Company to affect materially the control of the Company, is or has been, with the ten years preceding the date of this Information Circular:

  • (a) a director or an executive officer of any company that, while the person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in the capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets or made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcies or insolvency; or

  • (b) become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or been subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the individual.

Christopher Cherry

On March 24, 2017, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta granted an application of the Wellstar Energy Corp lenders, to appoint Grant Thornton Limited (the “ Receiver ”) as receiver and manager over the assets, undertakings and property of WellStar and its wholly owned subsidiary Nexxtep Resources Ltd (“ Nexxtep ”). The Receiver is charged with managing the day-to-day affairs of the Company and Nexxtep during the period of its appointment.

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Mr. Cherry resigned as CFO effective March 24, 2017, and as a director in May 2017. Mr. Cherry is not privy to any update on proceedings, to the best of my knowledge, the Company is still in the receivership with Grant Thornton subject to an asset sale of oil and gas assets.

Andrew H. Rees

CEO and a director of WellStar Energy Corp. (“ WellStar ”). On March 24, 2017, the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta granted an application of the WellStar lenders to appoint Grant Thornton Limited (the “ Receiver ”) as receiver and manager over the assets, undertakings and property of WellStar and its wholly owned subsidiary Nexxtep Resources Ltd. (“ Nexxtep ”). The Receiver was charged with managing the day-to-day affairs of WellStar and Nexxtep during the period of its appointment.

Penalties or Sanctions

No director or officer of the Company, or any shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Company to affect materially the control of the Company has:

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

  • (b) been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would be likely to be considered important to a reasonable investor making an investment decision.

The Corporation’s Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” the appointment of each of the nominees as Directors. In the absence of a contrary instruction, the persons designated by management of the Corporation in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the election of the directors set out in the table above.

4. APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

Unless otherwise directed, it is management's intention to vote the proxies in favour of an ordinary resolution to appoint the firm of Smythe LLP, Chartered professional Accountants, of Vancouver, British Columbia are the auditors of the Corporation. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the appointment of Smythe LLP, Chartered professional Accountants as the auditors of the Corporation to hold office for the ensuing year at a remuneration to be fixed by the directors. of Smythe LLP, Chartered professional Accountants was appointed as auditors of the Corporation on December 31, 2018.

To be approved, the resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the resolution. Proxies received in favour of management will be voted in favour of the appointment of Smythe LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, of Vancouver, British Columbia as auditors of the Corporation to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and the authorization of the directors to fix the auditors' remuneration and the terms of their engagement, unless the shareholder has specified in a proxy that his, her or its Common Shares are to be withheld from voting in respect thereof.

5. RE- APPROVING OF THE ROLLING STOCK OPTION PLAN

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve the continuation of the 10% rolling incentive stock option plan (the “ Option Plan ”). The Option Plan was approved by the Board on June 15, 2022, has been conditionally accepted by the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ Exchange ”). The Option Plan shall become effective upon the receipt of approval of the Shareholders and the final acceptance of the Exchange (the “ Effective Date ”) and will replace the Company’s current Stock Option Plan (the “ Option Plan ”). All of the on January 11, 2024 16,895,000 stock options (the “ Outstanding Options ”) currently outstanding under the Option Plan will remain outstanding and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms after the Effective Date. However, following the Effective Date, no additional grants shall be made pursuant to the Option Plan, and the Option Plan will terminate on the date upon which no Outstanding Options remain outstanding.

The purpose of the Option Plan is to, among other things: (i) provide the Company with a mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) reward directors, officers, employees and consultants that have been granted stock options (each, an “ Option ”) under the Option Plan for their

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contributions toward the long-term goals and success of the Company; and (iii) enable and encourage such directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire Shares of the Company as long-term investments and proprietary interests in the Company. The approval of the Option Plan by the Board is subject to approval by the Shareholders and to the final acceptance of the Exchange.

A summary of certain provisions of the Option Plan is set out below, and a full copy of the Option Plan is attached hereto as Schedule “B”. This summary is qualified in its entirety to the full copy of the Option Plan.

SUMMARY OF THE OPTION PLAN

Eligibility

The Option Plan allows the Company to grant Options to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Option Plan Participants”).

Number of Shares Issuable

The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued to Option Plan Participants under the Option Plan will be that number of Shares equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares on the particular date of grant of the Option, inclusive of the 16,895,000 Outstanding Options.

Limits on Participation

The Option Plan provides for the following limits on grants, for so long as the Company is subject to the requirements of the Exchange, unless disinterested Shareholder approval is obtained or unless permitted otherwise pursuant to the policies of the Exchange:

  • (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Option Plan Participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the Exchange, any company that is wholly owned by the Option Plan Participant) under the Option Plan, together with any other security- based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant;

  • (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the Option Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant; and

  • (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the Option Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time.

For so long as such limitation is required by the Exchange, the maximum number of Options which may be granted within any twelve (12) month period to Option Plan Participants who perform investor relations activities must not exceed 2% of the issued and outstanding Shares, and such Options must vest in stages over twelve (12) months with no more than 25% vesting in any three (3) month period. In addition, the maximum number of Shares that may be granted to any one consultant under the Option Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant.

ADMINISTRATION

The plan administrator of the Option Plan (the “ Option Plan Administrator ”) will be a executive board member or a committee of the Board, if delegated. The Option Plan Administrator will, among other things, determine which directors, officers, employees or consultants are eligible to receive Options under the Option Plan; determine conditions under which Options may be granted, vested or exercised, including the expiry date, exercise price and vesting schedule of the Options; establish the form of option certificate (“ Option Certificate ”); interpret the Option Plan; and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Option Plan.

Subject to any required regulatory or shareholder approvals, the Option Plan Administrator may also, from time to time, without notice to or without approval of the Shareholders or the Option Plan Participants, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Options granted pursuant thereto as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided that no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the Option Plan or any Option granted pursuant thereto may materially impair

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any rights of an Option Plan Participant or materially increase any obligations of an Option Plan Participant under the Option Plan without the consent of such Option Plan Participant, unless the Option Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any applicable securities laws or stock exchange requirements or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Option Plan.

All of the Options are subject to the conditions, limitations, restrictions, vesting, exercise and forfeiture provisions determined by the Option Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, subject to such limitations provided in the Option Plan and will be evidenced by an Option Certificate. In addition, subject to the limitations provided in the Option Plan and in accordance with applicable law, the Option Plan Administrator may accelerate the vesting of Options, cancel or modify outstanding Options and waive any condition imposed with respect to Options or Shares issued pursuant to Options.

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

Options shall be exercisable as determined by the Option Plan Administrator at the time of grant, provided that no Option shall have a term exceeding ten (10) years so long as the Shares are listed on the Exchange.

Subject to all applicable regulatory rules, the vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Option Plan Administrator. The Option Plan Administrator may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of an Option, and such acceleration will not be considered an amendment to such Option and will not require the consent of the Option Plan Participant in question. However, no acceleration to the vesting schedule of an Option granted to an Option Plan Participant performing investor relations services may be made without prior acceptance of the Exchange.

The exercise price of an Option shall be determined by the Option Plan Administrator and cannot be lower than the greater of: (i) the minimum price required by the Exchange; and (ii) the market value of the Shares on the applicable grant date.

An Option Plan Participant may exercise the Options in whole or in part through any one of the following forms of consideration, subject to applicable laws, prior to the expiry date of such Options, as determined by the Option Plan Administrator:

  • the Option Plan Participant may send a wire transfer, certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Company in an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option;

  • subject to approval from the Option Plan Administrator and the Shares being traded on the Exchange, a brokerage firm may be engaged to loan money to the Option Plan Participant in order for the Option Plan Participant to exercise the Options to acquire the Shares, subsequent to which the brokerage firm shall sell a sufficient number of Shares to cover the exercise price of such Options to satisfy the loan. The brokerage firm shall receive an equivalent number of Shares from the exercise of the Options, and the Option Plan Participant shall receive the balance of the Shares or cash proceeds from the balance of such Shares; and

  • subject to approval from the Option Plan Administrator and the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by reducing the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the Options, in lieu of a cash payment to the Company, an Option Plan Participant, excluding those providing investor relations services, only receives the number of Shares that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (i) the product of the number of Options being exercised multiplied by the difference between the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares and the exercise price of the Options, by (ii) the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares.

If an exercise date for an Option occurs during a trading black-out period imposed by the Company to restrict trades in its securities, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Option Plan, the Option shall be exercised no more than ten business days after the trading black-out period is lifted by the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES AND CHANGE IN CONTROL

The following describes the impact of certain events that may, unless otherwise determined by the Option Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Option Certificate, lead to the early expiry of Options granted under the Option Plan.

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Termination by the Company for cause:

Forfeiture of all unvested Options. The Option Plan Administrator may determine that all vested Options shall be forfeited, failing which all vested Options shall be exercised in accordance with the Option Plan.

Voluntary resignation of an Option Plan Participant:

Forfeiture of all unvested Options. Exercise of vested Options in accordance with the Option Plan.

Termination by the Company other than for cause:

Acceleration of vesting of a portion of unvested Options in accordance with a prescribed formula as set out in the Option Plan. Forfeiture of the remaining unvested Options. Exercise of vested Options in accordance with the Option Plan.

Death or disability of an Option Plan Participant:

Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Options. Exercise of vested Options in accordance with the Option Plan.

Termination or voluntary resignation for good reason Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Options. Exercise of vested within twelve (12) months of a change in control: Options in accordance with the Option Plan.

Any Options granted to an Option Plan Participant under the Option Plan shall terminate at a date no later than twelve (12) months from the date such Option Plan Participant ceases to be an Option Plan Participant.

In the event of a triggering event, which includes a change in control, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, a material alteration of the capital structure of the Company and a disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Option Plan Administrator may, without the consent of the Option Plan Participant, cause all or a portion of the Options granted to terminate upon the occurrence of such event.

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE OPTION PLAN

Subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, the Option Plan may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Option Plan Administrator, provided that no such suspension or termination shall alter or impact any rights or obligations under an Option previously granted without the consent of the Option Plan Participant.

The following limitations apply to the Option Plan and all Options thereunder as long as such limitations are required by the Exchange:

  • any adjustment to Options, other than in connection with a security consolidation or security split, is subject to prior Exchange acceptance;

  • any amendment to the Option Plan is subject to prior Exchange acceptance, except for amendments to reduce the number of Shares issuable under the Option Plan, to increase the exercise price of Options or to cancel Options;

  • any amendments made to the Option Plan shall require regulatory and Shareholder approval, except for amendments to: (i) fix typographical errors; and (ii) clarify existing provisions of the Option Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions; and

  • the exercise price of an Option previously granted to an insider must not be reduced, or the extension of the expiry date of an Option held by an insider may not be extended, unless the Company has obtained disinterested shareholder approval to do so in accordance with Exchange policies.

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Subject to the foregoing limitations and any necessary regulatory approvals, the Option Plan Administrator may amend any existing Options or the 2022 Option Plan or the terms and conditions of any Option granted thereafter, although the Option Plan Administrator must obtain written consent of the Option Plan Participant (unless otherwise excepted out by a provision of the Option Plan) where such amendment would materially decrease the rights or benefits accruing to an Option Plan Participant or materially increase the obligations of an Option Plan Participant.

COMPANY OPTION PLAN RESOLUTION

At the Meeting, the Shareholders of the Company will be asked to consider and approve an ordinary resolution, in substantially the following form, in order to approve the Option Plan, which resolution requires approval of greater than 50% of the votes cast by the Shareholders who, being entitled to do so, vote, in person or by proxy, on the ordinary resolution at the Meeting:

“BE IT RESOLVED, AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION, THAT:

  • (a) subject to final acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ TSXV ”), the Company’s stock option plan (the “ Option Plan ”), substantially in the form attached as Schedule “B” to the management information circular of Doubleview Gold Corp. (the “ Company ”) dated January 15, 2024, is hereby approved;

  • (b) the directors of the Company or any committee of the board of directors of the Company are hereby authorized to grant stock options (each, an “ Option ”) pursuant to the Option Plan to those eligible to receive Options thereunder;

  • (c) any one (1) director or officer of the Company is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company all such documents and instruments and to do all such other acts and things as in such director’s opinion may be necessary to give effect to the matters contemplated by these resolutions; and

  • (d) notwithstanding that this resolution be passed by the shareholders of the Company, the adoption of the proposed Option Plan is conditional upon receipt of final approval of the TSXV, and the directors of the Company are hereby authorized and empowered to revoke this resolution, without any further approval of the shareholders of the Company, at any time if such revocation is considered necessary or desirable to the directors.”

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

The Board has determined that the Option Plan is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders and unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of approving the Option Plan. In the absence of any contrary directions, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in the accompanying form FOR the foregoing resolution.

The Board reserves the right to amend any terms of the Option Plan or not to proceed with the Option Plan at any time prior to the Meeting if the Board determines that it would be in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders and to do so in light of any subsequent event or development occurring after the date of the Information Circular.

6. APPROVAL OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve a resolution approving the Company’s equity incentive plan (the “ Equity Incentive Plan ”). The Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the Board on June 15, 2022, has was accepted by the Exchange. Currently, the sole security-based compensation plan of the Company is its existing stock option plan, pursuant to which the Board may grant stock options to directors, officers, employees of and consultants to the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to adopt a security-based compensation plan which would provide the Company with the ability and flexibility to make broader and different forms of equity rewards as part of its need to retain a competitive compensation structure for its directors, officers, employees and consultants. The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to, among other things: (i) provide the Company with a mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) reward directors, officers, employees and consultants that have been granted Awards (as defined below) under the Equity Incentive Plan for their contributions toward the long-term goals and success of the Company; and (iii) enable and encourage such directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire Shares of the Company as long-term investments and proprietary interests in the Company. The

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approval of the Equity Incentive Plan by the Board is subject to approval of the Shareholders and to the final acceptance of the Exchange.

A summary of certain provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan is set out below, and a full copy of the Equity Incentive Plan can be viewed on the Information Circular posted August 2022. This summary is qualified in its entirety to the full copy of the Equity Incentive Plan.

SUMMARY OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ELIGIBILITY

The Equity Incentive Plan provides flexibility to the Company to grant equity-based incentive awards in the form of restricted share units (“ RSUs ”), performance share units (“ PSUs ”) and deferred share units (“ DSUs ”) (collectively, the “ Awards ”) to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding any persons who perform investor relations activities on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Equity Incentive Plan Participants ”).

NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUABLE

The aggregate number of common shares in the capital of the Company (each, a “ Share ”) that may be issued to Equity Incentive Plan Participants under the Equity Incentive Plan may not exceed 15,855,612 subject to adjustment as provided for in the Equity Incentive Plan.

LIMITS ON PARTICIPATION

The Equity Incentive Plan provides for the following limits on grants, for so long as the Company is subject to the requirements of the Exchange, unless disinterested Shareholder approval is obtained or unless permitted otherwise pursuant to the policies of the Exchange:

  • (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Equity Incentive Plan Participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the Exchange, any company that is wholly owned by the Equity Incentive Plan Participant) under the Equity Incentive Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant;

  • (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the Equity Incentive Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant; and

  • (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the Equity Incentive Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time.

For so long as such limitation is required by the Exchange, the maximum number of Shares that may be granted to any one consultant under the Equity Incentive Plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant.

ADMINISTRATION

The plan administrator of the Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Equity Incentive Plan Administrator ”) will be the Board or a committee of the Board, if delegated. The Equity Incentive Plan Administrator will, among other things, determine which directors, officers, employees or consultants are eligible to receive Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan; determine any vesting provisions or other restrictions on Awards; determine conditions under which Awards may be granted, vested or settled, including establishing performance goals; establish the form of Award agreement (“ Award Agreement ”); interpret the Equity Incentive Plan; and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Equity Incentive Plan.

Subject to any required regulatory or shareholder approvals, the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator may also, from time to time, without notice to or without approval of the Shareholders or the Equity Incentive Plan Participants, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Awards granted pursuant thereto as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided that no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the Equity Incentive Plan or any Award granted

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pursuant thereto may materially impair any rights of an Equity Incentive Plan Participant or materially increase any obligations of an Equity Incentive Plan Participant under the Equity Incentive Plan without the consent of such Equity Incentive Plan Participant, unless the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any applicable securities laws or stock exchange requirements or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan.

All of the Awards are subject to the conditions, limitations, restrictions, vesting, settlement and forfeiture provisions determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, subject to such limitations provided in the Equity Incentive Plan and will be evidenced by an Award Agreement. In addition, subject to the limitations provided in the Equity Incentive Plan and in accordance with applicable law, the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator may accelerate the vesting or payment of Awards, cancel or modify outstanding Awards and waive any condition imposed with respect to Awards or Shares issued pursuant to Awards.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Plan Administrator, may, in its discretion, credit outstanding Share Units and DSUs with dividend equivalents in the form of additional Share Units and DSUs, respectively, as of each dividend payment date in respect of which normal cash dividends are paid on Shares. Dividend equivalents credited to an Equity Incentive Plan Participant’s accounts shall vest in proportion to the Share Units and DSUs to which they relate, and shall be settled in accordance with terms of the Plan. Where the issuance of Shares pursuant to the settlement of dividend equivalents will result in the Company having insufficient Shares available for issuance or would result in the Company breaching its limits on grants of Awards, as set out above, the Company shall settle such dividend equivalents in cash.

SETTLEMENT OF VESTED SHARE UNITS

The Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of restricted share units (each, a “ RSU ”). A RSU is a unit equivalent in value to a Share which entitles the holder to receive one Share, or cash, or a combination thereof for each vested RSU. RSUs shall, unless otherwise determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator, and as specifically set out in the Award Agreement, vest, if at all, following a period of continuous employment of the Equity Incentive Plan Participant with the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

The Equity Incentive Plan also provides for the grant of performance share units (each, a “ PSU ”, together with RSUs, the “ Share Units ”), which entitles the holder to receive one Share, or cash, or a combination thereof, for each vested PSU. PSUs shall, unless otherwise determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator, and as specifically set out in the Award Agreement, vest, if at all, subject to the attainment of certain performance goals and satisfaction of such other conditions to vesting, if any, as many be determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator.

Except where an Equity Incentive Plan Participant dies or ceases to be an Equity Incentive Plan Participant due to a change in control of the Company, no Share Unit shall vest prior to the first anniversary of its date of grant. Upon settlement of the Share Units, which shall be within sixty (60) days of the date that the applicable vesting criteria are met, deemed to have been met or waived, and in any event no later than three years following the end of the year in respect of which the Share Units are granted, holders of the Share Units will receive any, or a combination of, the following (as determined solely at the discretion of the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator):

  • (i) one fully paid and non-assessable Share issued from treasury in respect of each vested Share Unit; or

  • (ii) a cash payment, which shall be determined by multiplying the number of Share Units redeemed for cash by the market value of a Share (calculated with reference to the five (5) day volume weighted average trading price, and subject to a minimum price as set out in the Equity Incentive Plan) (the “ Market Price ”) on the date of settlement.

The Company reserves the right to change its allocation of Shares and/or cash payment in respect of a Share Unit settlement at any time up until payment is actually made. If a settlement date for a Share Unit occurs during a trading black-out period imposed by the Company to restrict trades in its securities, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Share Unit shall be settled no more than ten (10) business days after the trading black-out period is lifted by the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

SETTLEMENT OF VESTED DSUS

The Equity Incentive Plan also provides for the grant of deferred share units (each, a “DSU ”). A DSU is a unit equivalent in value to a Share which entitles the holder to receive one Share, or cash, or a combination thereof, for each vested DSU on a

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future date following the Equity Incentive Plan Participant’s separation of services from the Company or its subsidiaries. Except where an Equity Incentive Plan Participant dies or ceases to be an Equity Incentive Plan Participant due to a change in control of the Company and as set out below, no DSU shall vest prior to the first anniversary of its date of grant. Upon settlement of the DSUs, which shall be no earlier than the date of the Equity Incentive Plan Participant’s termination of services to the Company or its subsidiaries and no later than one (1) year after such date, holders of DSUs will receive any or a combination of the following (as determined solely at the discretion of the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator):

  • (i) one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Share issued from treasury in respect of each vested DSU; or

(ii) a cash payment, determined by multiplying the number of DSUs redeemed for cash by the Market Price of a Share on the date of settlement.

In addition to grants made by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator to all Equity Incentive Plan Participants, directors of the Company may elect, subject to acceptance by the Company, in whole or in part, of such election, to receive any portion of their director’s fees to be payable in DSUs.

The Company reserves the right to change its allocation of Shares and/or cash payment in respect of a DSU settlement at any time up until payment is actually made. If a settlement date for a DSU occurs during a trading black-out period imposed by the Company to restrict trades in its securities, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Equity Incentive Plan, the DSU shall be settled no more than ten (10) business days after the trading black-out period is lifted by the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES AND CHANGE IN CONTROL

The following describes the impact of certain events that may, unless otherwise determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Award Agreement, lead to the early expiry of Awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Termination by the Company for Forfeiture of all unvested Awards. The Plan Administrator may determine that all cause: vested Awards shall be forfeited, failing which all vested Awards shall be settled in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. Voluntary resignation of an Equity Forfeiture of all unvested Awards. Settlement of all vested Awards in Incentive Plan Participant: accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. Termination by the Company Acceleration of vesting of a portion of unvested Awards in accordance with a other than for cause: prescribed formula as set out in the Equity Incentive Plan. Forfeiture of the remaining unvested Awards. Settlement of all vested Awards in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. Death or disability of an Equity Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Awards. Settlement of all vested Awards in Incentive Plan Participant: accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. Termination or voluntary Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Awards. Settlement of all vested Awards in resignation for good reason within accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan. twelve (12) months of a change in control:

Any Awards granted to an Equity Incentive Plan Participant under the Equity Incentive Plan shall terminate at a date no later than twelve (12) months from the date such Equity Incentive Plan Participant ceases to be an Equity Incentive Plan Participant.

In the event of a triggering event, which includes a change in control, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, a material alteration of the capital structure of the Company and a disposition of substantially all of the Company’s assets, the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of the Equity Incentive Plan Participant, cause all or a portion of the Awards granted to terminate upon the occurrence of such event, subject to any necessary approvals.

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AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Subject to the approval of the Exchange, where required, the Equity Plan Administrator may from time to time, without notice to or approval of the Equity Incentive Plan Participants or Shareholders, terminate the Equity Incentive Plan. Amendments made to the Equity Incentive Plan shall require regulatory and Shareholder approval, except for amendments to: (i) fix typographical errors; and (ii) clarify existing provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions.

COMPANY EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESOLUTION

At the Meeting, the Shareholders of the Company will be asked to consider and approve an ordinary resolution, in substantially the following form, in order to approve the Equity Incentive Plan, which resolution requires approval of greater than 50% of the votes cast by the Shareholders who, being entitled to do so, vote, in person or by proxy, on the ordinary resolution at the Meeting:

BE IT RESOLVED, AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION, THAT:

  • (a) subject to final acceptance of the TSXV, the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Equity Incentive Plan ”), substantially in the form attached as Schedule “B” to the management information circular of the Company dated January 15, 2024, is hereby approved;

  • (b) the directors of the Company or any committee of the board of directors of the Company are hereby authorized to grant restricted share units (“ RSUs ”), performance share units (“ PSUs ”) and deferred share units (“ DSUs ”) pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan to those eligible to receive RSUs, PSUs and DSUs thereunder;

  • (c) any one (1) director or officer of the Company is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company all such documents and instruments and to do all such other acts and things as in such director’s opinion may be necessary to give effect to the matters contemplated by these resolutions; and

  • (d) notwithstanding that this resolution be passed by the shareholders of the Company, the adoption of the proposed Equity Incentive Plan is conditional upon receipt of final approval of the TSXV, and the directors of the Company are hereby authorized and empowered to revoke this resolution, without any further approval of the shareholders of the Company, at any time if such revocation is considered necessary or desirable to the directors.”

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

The Board has determined that the Equity Incentive Plan is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders and unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of approving the Equity Incentive Plan. In the absence of any contrary directions, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in the accompanying form FOR the foregoing resolution.

The Board reserves the right to amend any terms of the Equity Incentive Plan or not to proceed with the Equity Incentive Plan at any time prior to the Meeting if the Board determines that it would be in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders and to do so in light of any subsequent event or development occurring after the date of the Information Circular.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

General

The following information, dated as of January 11, 2024, is provided as required under Form 51-102F6V for venture Issuers (the “ Form ”), as such term is defined in National Instrument 51-102.

For the purposes of this Form:

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“CEO” means an individual who acted as chief executive officer of the Company, or acted in a similar capacity, for any part of the most recently completed financial year;

“CFO” means an individual who acted as chief financial officer of the Company, or acted in a similar capacity, for any part of the most recently completed financial year;

“company” includes other types of business organizations such as partnerships, trusts and other unincorporated business entities;

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

“external management company” includes a subsidiary, affiliate or associate of the external management company;

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

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

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

  • (c) in respect of the company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer, other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year, whose total compensation was more than $150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5), for that financial year;

  • (d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the company, and was not 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;

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

During the financial year ended February 28, 2023, the Company had two NEOs, namely:

  • (i) Farshad Shirvani, who has been the Chief Executive Officer since June, 2011;

  • (ii) Christopher Cherry who has been the Chief Financial Officer since July 13, 2017.

Director and NEO Compensation, Excluding Options and Compensation Securities

The following table (presented in accordance with National Instrument Form 51-102F6 Statement of Executive Compensation) excluding options and compensation securities, provides a summary of the compensation paid by the Company to each NEO and director of the Company for the completed financial years ended February 28, 2023. Options and compensation securities are disclosed under the heading “ Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities and Instruments ” below. A copy of the Corporate stock option plan is attached hereto as Schedule “B”.

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Table of compensation excluding compensation securities Table of compensation excluding compensation securities Table of compensation excluding compensation securities Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Name and position Year Salary,
consulting
fee,
retainer or
commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committee
or meeting
fees ($)
Value of
perquisites
($)
Value of all
other
compensation ($)
Total
compensation
($)
Farshad Shirvani,
Director and CEO
2023
2022
200,000
198,000
300,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
500,000
198,000
Christopher Cherry
Director and CFO
2023
2022
6,000
6,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
6,000
6,000
Andrew H. Rees
Director
2023
2022
22,500
12,500
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
22,500
12,500
C. Hugh Maddin(1)
Former Director
2023
2022
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Bryan Wilson(2)
Former Director
2023
2022
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

Note: (1) Mr. Maddin resigned from the board on February 3, 2023.

(2) Mr. Wilson resigned on March 10, 2021.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities and Instruments

The following table of compensation securities provides a summary of all compensation securities held, granted, or issued by the Company to each NEO and director of the Company for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 and as at January 11, 2024, for services provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company.

Compensation Securities Compensation Securities
Name and
position
Type of
compensat
ion
security
Number of
compensatio
n securities,
number of
underlying
securities,
and
percentage
of class
Date of
issue or
grant
Issue,
conversion or
exercise price
($)
Closing price
of security or
underlying
security on
date of grant
($)
Closing price
of security or
underlying
security at
year end
($)
Expiry
date
Farshad Shirvani,
CEO, Director
Stock
Option
1,450,000
100,000
1,200,000
275,000
770,000
2022-10-12
2022-12-12
2023-04-13
2023-06-09
2023-09-11
$0.355
$0.41
$0.415
$0.395
$0.35
$0.36
$0.41
$0.41
$0.395
$0.34
$0.65
$0.65
2027-10-12
2027-12-12
2028-04-13
2028-06-09
2028-09-11
Christopher Cherry
CFO, Director
Option 50,000
150,000
50,000
50,000
2022-10-12
2023-04-13
2023-06-09
2023-09-11
$0.355
$0.415
$0.395
$0.35
$0.36
$0.41
$0.395
$0.34
$0.65 2027-10-12
2028-04-13
2028-06-09
2028-09-11

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Compensation Securities Compensation Securities
Name and
position
Type of
compensat
ion
security
Number of
compensatio
n securities,
number of
underlying
securities,
and
percentage
of class
Date of
issue or
grant
Issue,
conversion or
exercise price
($)
Closing price
of security or
underlying
security on
date of grant
($)
Closing price
of security or
underlying
security at
year end
($)
Expiry
date
Andrew H. Rees
Director
Option 275,000
350,000
50,000
50,000
2022-10-12
2023-04-13
2023-06-09
2023-09-11
$0.355
$0.415
$0.395
$0.35
$0.36
$0.41
$0.395
$0.34
$0.65 2027-10-12
2028-04-13
2028-06-09
2028-09-11
C. Hugh Maddin
Former Director
Option 150,000 2022-10-12 $0.355 $0.36 $0.65 2027-10-12

Notes:

1) Mr. Maddin resigned from the Board on February 3, 2023

Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs

During the most recently completed fiscal year ended February 28, 2023, the following directors and NEOs exercised securities.

Name and
position
Type of
compensat
ion
security
exercised
Number of
compensation
securities, number of
underlying securities,
exercised
Date of
exercise
Issue, conversion or
exercise price ($)
Closing price of security or
underlying security on date
of exercise ($)
Andrew Rees
Director
Stock
Option
100,000
100,000
12/05/2022
12/05/2022
0.12
0.10
0.41
0.41
Hugh Maddin
Former Director
Stock
Option
500,000
225,000
200,000
150,000
75,000
25,000
150,000
02/08/2023
02/08/2023
02/08/2023
02/27/2023
02/27/2023
02/08/2023
02/27/2023
0.10
0.105
0.22
0.55
0.55
0.35
0.355
0.39
0.39
0.39
0.67
0.67
0.39
0.67

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

The Company had entered into a written management contract with its President & CEO Farshad Shirvani in December 2020. In case of termination of Farshad Shirvani as President & CEO, the Company shall pay a severance payment equal to two (2) years of the Executive’s Annual Base Salary, and Annual Base Salary accrued as of the date of termination, the value of all benefits as of the date of termination and any other amounts the Executive is entitled to at law or any other terms and conditions od the Executive’s employment with the Company.

Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation

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The Company has not adopted any specific policies or practices to determine the compensation for the Company’s directors and officers, other than disclosed above. Given the Company’s current stage of development, the Company does not currently have an active compensation committee in place.

Executive compensation awarded to the named executive officers consists of two components: (i) management fees and (ii) stock options. The Company does not presently have a long-term incentive plan for its named executive officers. There is no policy or target regarding allocation between cash and noncash elements of the Company’s compensation program.

Pension

The Company does not provide any pension benefits for directors or executive officers.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table sets out those securities of the Company which have been authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans, for the financial year ended February 28, 2023:

Plan Category Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
Number of securities
remaining available for future
issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding
securities reflected in column
(a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans
approved by the security holders
16,325,000 options
11,502,715 warrants
$0.27
$0.36
1,821,470 options
Equity compensation plans not
approved by the security holders
0 0 0
Total 16,325,000 options
11,502,715 warrants
$0.27
$0.36
1,821,470

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the current or former directors, executive officers, employees of the Company, the proposed nominees for election to the Board, or their respective associates or affiliates, are or have been indebted to the Company since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year of the Company.

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

No director or executive officer of the Company or any proposed nominee of Management of the Company for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, since the beginning of the Company’s last financial year in matters to be acted upon at the Meeting, other than the election of directors, the appointment of auditors and the confirmation of the Stock Option Plan.

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INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

None of the persons who were directors or executive officers of the Company or a subsidiary at any time during the Company’s last completed financial year, the proposed nominees for election to the Board, any person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or who exercises control or direction over (or a combination of both) more than 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company, nor the associates or affiliates of those persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any transaction or proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this Circular, no management functions of the Company are to any substantial degree performed by a person or company other than the directors or NEOs of the Company.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company is required to have an audit committee (the “ Audit Committee ”) comprised of not less than three directors, a majority of whom are not officers, control persons or employees of the Company or an affiliate of the Company.

Audit Committee Charter

The text of the Audit Committee’s charter is attached as Schedule “A” to this Circular.

Composition of Audit Committee and Independence

The Company’s current Audit Committee consists of Farshad Shirvani, Andrew H. Rees and Chris Cherry. National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees , (“ NI 52-110 ”) provides that a member of an audit committee is “independent” if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company, which could, in the view of the Company’s Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of the member’s independent judgment. One member, Andrew H. Rees, is considered independent and all members are “financially literate” (as defined in NI 52-110).

Relevant Education and Experience

Farshad Shirvani, MSc. Geol. Mr. Shirvani has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in geology from the Shiraz University in Shiraz, Iran and has more than 23 years of solid geological experience in mineral exploration. Based on his experience, he is both knowledgeable and financially literate with respect to junior mining issuers.

Andrew H. Rees. BCom . Mr. Rees currently serves as an audit committee member and a director of a number of resourcebased issuers. Based on his experience, Mr. Rees is financially literate with respect to junior mining issuers.

Chris Cherry. Mr. Cherry is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified General Accountant. In his former experience as an auditor, he held positions with KPMG and Davidson and Co. LLP in Vancouver, and as an IPO specialist.

Audit Committee Oversight

Since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the Audit Committee of the Company has not made any recommendations to nominate or compensate an external auditor which were not adopted by the Board.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

Since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the Company has not relied on:

  • (a) the exemption in section 2.4 (De Minimis Non-audit Services) of NI 52-110; or

  • (b) an exemption from NI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 (Exemptions).

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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee has not adopted any specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services.

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Company’s external auditor in the last two fiscal years ended February 28, 2023, and February 28, 2022 by category, are as follows:

Financial Year Audit Related
Audit Fees ($)(1) Tax Fees ($)(3) All Other Fees ($)(4)
Ended February 28 Fees ($)(2)
2022 25,500 - 3,500 -
2023 30,000 4,500 6,000 **

Notes:

(1) “Audit fees” include aggregate fees billed by the Company’s external auditor in each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees.

(2) “Audited related fees” include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the Company’s external auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements and are not reported under “Audit fees” above.

(3) “Tax fees” include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Company’s external auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(4) “All other fees” include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the Company’s external auditor, other than “Audit fees”, “Audit related fees” and “Tax fees” above.

Exemption in Section 6.1

The Company is a “venture issuer” as defined in NI 52-110 and is relying 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 DISCLOSURE

National Instrument 58-101, Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, requires all reporting issuers to provide certain annual disclosure of their corporate governance practices with respect to the corporate governance guidelines (the “ Guidelines ”) adopted in National Policy 58-201. These Guidelines are not prescriptive, but have been used by the Company in adopting its corporate governance practices. The Board and Management consider good corporate governance to be an integral part of the effective and efficient operation of Canadian corporations. The Company’s approach to corporate governance is set out below.

Board of Directors

Management is nominating four (4) individuals to the Board, of which two (2) are current directors of the Company and two (2) are new to the Company.

The Guidelines suggest that the board of directors of every reporting issuer should be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as “independent” directors under NI 52-110, which provides that a director is independent if he or she has no direct or indirect “material relationship” with the Company. The “material relationship” is defined as a relationship which could, in the view of the Company’s Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a director’s independent judgement. Mr. Rees is considered “independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110. Both Messrs. Shirvani and Cherry are not considered independent due to their positions at the Company – Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer respectively.

The Board has 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 is delegated by the Board to the CEO and President. 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.

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The Board recommends nominees to the shareholders for election as directors, and immediately following each annual general meeting appoints an Audit Committee and the Audit Committee chairperson. The Board establishes and periodically reviews and updates the committee mandates, duties and responsibilities, elects a chairperson of the Board and establishes his or her duties and responsibilities, appoints the CEO, CFO and President of the Company and establishes the duties and responsibilities of those positions and on the recommendation of the CEO and the President, appoints the senior officers of the Company and approves the senior management structure of the Company.

The Board exercises its independent supervision over management by its policies that (a) periodic meetings of the Board be held to obtain an update on significant corporate activities and plans; and (b) all material transactions of the Company are subject to prior approval of the Board. The Board shall meet not less than three times during each year and will endeavour to hold at least one meeting in each fiscal quarter. The Board will also meet at any other time at the call of the President, or subject to the Articles of the Company, of any director.

The mandate of the Board, as prescribed by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “ Act ”), is to manage or supervise management of the business and affairs of the Company and to act with a view to the best interests of the Company. In doing so, the Board oversees the management of the Company’s affairs directly and through its audit committee.

Directorships

The following directors of the Company are directors and/or officers of other reporting issuers:

Name of Director of the Company Names of Other Reporting Issuers
Farshad Shirvani Casa Minerals Inc.
Andrew H. Rees Casa Minerals Inc.
Blende Silver Corp.
Engineer Gold Mines Ltd.
Golden Cariboo Resources Ltd.
Klondike Silver Corp.
Wellstar Energy Corp.
Christopher Cherry AI Artificial Intelligence Ventures Inc.
American Biofuels Inc.
EON Lithium Corp.
Anquiro Ventures Ltd.
CloudMD Software & Services inc.
Critical Reagent Processing Corp.
ESG Global Impact Capital Inc.
Gold Port Corporation
Harvest Gold Corporation
Icanic Brands Company Inc.
Infinity Stone Ventures Corp.
Lithium South Development Corp.
Lynx Global Digital Finance Corp.
Sensible Meats Inc.
Treatment.com International Inc.
Medbright AI Investments Inc.
Deepak Varshney Asia Base Metals Inc.
Formation Metals Inc.
Mantra Exploration Inc.

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Name of Director of the Company Names of Other Reporting Issuers
Totec Resources Ltd.
Usha Resources Ltd.
Xander Resources Ltd.

Orientation and Continuing Education

The Board’s practice is to recruit for the Board only persons with extensive experience in identifying and targeting junior businesses for transactions and in public company matters. Prospective new board members are provided a reasonably detailed level of background information, verbal and documentary, on the Company’s affairs and plans prior to obtaining their consent to act as a director.

Ethical Business Conduct

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

Under the corporate legislation, a director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances, and disclose to the board the nature and extent of any interest of the director in any material contract or material transaction, whether made or proposed, if the director is a party to the contract or transaction, is a director or officer (or an individual acting in a similar capacity) of a party to the contract or transaction or has a material interest in a party to the contract or transaction. The director must then abstain from voting on the contract or transaction unless the contract or transaction (i) relates primarily to their remuneration as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or an affiliate of the Company, (ii) is for indemnity or insurance for the benefit of the director in connection with the Company, or (iii) is with an affiliate of the Company. If the director abstains from voting after disclosure of their interest, the directors approve the contract or transaction and the contract or transaction was reasonable and fair to the Company at the time it was entered into, the contract or transaction is not invalid and the director is not accountable to the Company for any profit realized from the contract or transaction. Otherwise, the director must have acted honestly and in good faith, the contract or transaction must have been reasonable and fair to the Company and the contract or transaction be approved by the shareholders by a special resolution after receiving full disclosure of its terms in order for the director to avoid such liability or the contract or transaction being invalid.

Nomination of Directors

The Board identifies new candidates for board nomination by an informal process of discussion and consensus-building on the need for additional directors, the specific attributes being sought, likely prospects, and timing. Prospective directors are not approached until consensus is reached. This process takes place among the Chairman and a majority of the non-executive directors.

Assessments

The Board annually reviews its own performance and effectiveness as well as the effectiveness and performance of its committees. Effectiveness is subjectively measured by comparing actual corporate results with stated objectives. The contributions of individual directors are informally monitored by other Board members, bearing to mind the business strengths of the individual and the purpose of originally nominating the individual to the Board.

The Board monitors the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between Board and Management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and its committees.

The Board believes its corporate governance practices are appropriate and effective for the Company, given its size and operations. The Company’s corporate governance practices allow the Company to operate efficiently, with checks and balances that control and monitor Management and corporate functions without excessive administration burden.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company may be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Financial information about the Company is provided in the Company’s comparative annual financial statements of February 28, 2023, a copy of which, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis thereon, can be found on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

BOARD APPROVAL

The contents of this Circular have been approved and its mailing authorized by the directors of the Company.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, the 15[th] day of January, 2024.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Farshad Shirvani”

Farshad Shirvani Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

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SCHEDULE “A”

DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

(the “Company”)

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

(Implemented pursuant to National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees )

National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (the “ Instrument ”) relating to the composition and function of audit committees was implemented for reporting issuers and, accordingly, applies to every TSX Venture Exchange listed company, including the Company. The Instrument requires all affected issuers to have a written audit committee charter which must be disclosed, as stipulated by Form 52-110F2, in the management information circular of the Company wherein management solicits proxies from the security holders of the Company for the purpose of electing directors to the board of directors. The Company, as a TSX Venture Exchange-listed company is, however, exempt from certain requirements of the Instrument.

This Charter has been adopted by the board of directors in order to comply with the Instrument and to more properly define the role of the Committee in the oversight of the financial reporting process of the Company. Nothing in this Charter is intended to restrict the ability of the board of directors or Committee to alter or vary procedures in order to comply more fully with the Instrument, as amended from time to time.

I. MANDATE

The Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Doubleview Gold Corp. (the “Company”) shall assist the Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities. The Committee’s primary duties and responsibilities under this mandate are to serve as an independent and objective party to monitor:

  1. The quality and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and other financial information;

  2. The compliance of such statements and information with legal and regulatory requirements;

  3. The qualifications and independence of the Company’s independent external auditor (the “Auditor”); and

  4. The performance of the Company’s internal accounting procedures and Auditor.

II. STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS

A. Composition

The Committee shall be comprised of three or more members.

B. Qualifications

Each member of the Committee must be a member of the Board.

Each member of the Committee must be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including the Company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.

C. Appointment and Removal

In accordance with the Articles of the Company, the members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve until such member’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such member’s earlier resignation or removal. Any member of the Committee may be removed, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board.

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D. Chair

Unless the Board shall select a Chair, the members of the Committee shall designate a Chair by the majority vote of all of the members of the Committee. The Chair shall call, set the agendas for and chair all meetings of the Committee.

E. Meetings

The Committee shall meet as frequently as circumstances dictate. The Auditor shall be given reasonable notice of, and be entitled to attend and speak at, each meeting of the Committee concerning the Company’s annual financial statements and, if the Committee feels it is necessary or appropriate, at every other meeting. On request by the Auditor, the Chair shall call a meeting of the Committee to consider any matter that the Auditor believes should be brought to the attention of the Committee, the Board or the shareholders of the Company.

At each meeting, a quorum shall consist of a majority of members that are not officers or employees of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company.

As part of its goal to foster open communication, the Committee may periodically meet separately with each of management and the Auditor to discuss any matters that the Committee or any of these groups believes would be appropriate to discuss privately. In addition, the Committee should meet with the Auditor and management annually to review the Company’s financial statements in a manner consistent with Section III of this Charter.

The Committee may invite to its meetings any director, any manager of the Company, and any other person whom it deems appropriate to consult in order to carry out its responsibilities. The Committee may also exclude from its meetings any person it deems appropriate to exclude in order to carry out its responsibilities.

III. DUTIES

A. Introduction

The following functions shall be the common recurring duties of the Committee in carrying out its purposes outlined in Section I of this Charter. These duties should serve as a guide with the understanding that the Committee may fulfill additional duties and adopt additional policies and procedures as may be appropriate in light of changing business, legislative, regulatory or other conditions. The Committee shall also carry out any other responsibilities and duties delegated to it by the Board from time to time related to the purposes of the Committee outlined in Section I of this Charter.

The Committee, in discharging its oversight role, is empowered to study or investigate any matter of interest or concern which the Committee in its sole discretion deems appropriate for study or investigation by the Committee.

The Committee shall be given full access to the Company’s internal accounting staff, managers, other staff and Auditor as necessary to carry out these duties. While acting within the scope of its stated purpose, the Committee shall have all the authority of, but shall remain subject to, the Board.

B. Powers and Responsibilities

The Committee will have the following responsibilities and, in order to perform and discharge these responsibilities, will be vested with the powers and authorities set forth below, namely, the Committee shall:

Independence of Auditor

  • 1) Review and discuss with the Auditor any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the Auditor and, if necessary, obtain a formal written statement from the Auditor setting forth all relationships between the Auditor and the Company.

  • 2) Take, or recommend that the Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the Auditor.

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  • 3) Require the Auditor to report directly to the Committee.

  • 4) Review and approve the Company’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the Auditor and former independent external auditor of the Company.

Performance & Completion by Auditor of its Work

  1. Be directly responsible for the oversight of the work by the Auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the Auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, including resolution of disagreements between management and the Auditor regarding financial reporting.

  2. Review annually the performance of the Auditor and recommend the appointment by the Board of a new, or reelection by the Company’s shareholders of the existing, Auditor for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company.

  3. Recommend to the Board the compensation of the Auditor.

  4. Pre-approve all non-audit services, including the fees and terms thereof, to be performed for the Company by the Auditor.

Internal Financial Controls & Operations of the Company

  1. Establish procedures for:

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

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

Preparation of Financial Statements

  1. Discuss with management and the Auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company’s financial statements, including any significant changes in the Company’s selection or application of accounting principles, any major issues as to the adequacy of the Company’s internal controls and any special steps adopted in light of material control deficiencies.

  2. Discuss with management and the Auditor any correspondence with regulators or governmental agencies and any employee complaints or published reports which raise material issues regarding the Company’s financial statements or accounting policies.

  3. Discuss with management and the Auditor the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives as well as offbalance sheet structures on the Company’s financial statements.

  4. Discuss with management the Company’s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including the Company’s risk assessment and risk management policies.

  5. Discuss with the Auditor the matters required to be discussed relating to the conduct of any audit, in particular:

  6. (a) The adoption of, or changes to, the Company’s significant auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the Auditor, internal auditor or management.

  7. (b) The management inquiry letter provided by the Auditor and the Company’s response to that letter.

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

Public Disclosure by the Company

  1. Review the Company’s annual and interim financial statements, management discussion and analysis (MD&A) and earnings press releases before the Board approves and the Company publicly discloses this information.

  2. Review the Company’s financial reporting procedures and internal controls to be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company’s public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from its financial statements, other than disclosure described in the previous paragraph, and periodically assessing the adequacy of those procedures.

  3. Review disclosures made to the Committee by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer during their certification process of the Company’s financial statements about any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls or material weaknesses therein and any fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.

Manner of Carrying Out its Mandate

  1. Consult, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, with the Auditor, but without the presence of management, about the quality of the Company’s accounting principles, internal controls and the completeness and accuracy of the Company’s financial statements.

  2. Request any officer or employee of the Company or the Company’s outside counsel or Auditor to attend a meeting of the Committee or to meet with any members of, or consultants to, the Committee.

  3. Meet, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, with management, any internal auditor and the Auditor in separate executive sessions.

  4. Have the authority, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, to retain special independent legal, accounting or other consultants to advise the Committee advisors.

  5. Make regular reports to the Board.

  6. Review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter annually and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.

  7. Annually review the Committee’s own performance.

  8. Provide an open avenue of communication among the Auditor, the Company’s financial and senior management and the Board.

  9. Not delegate these responsibilities.

C. Limitation of Audit Committee’s Role

While the Committee has the responsibilities and powers set forth in this Charter, it is not the duty of the Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company’s financial statements and disclosures are complete and accurate and are in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These are the responsibilities of management and the Auditor.

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SCHEDULE “B”

DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP. (the “Company”)

STOCK OPTION PLAN

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DOUBLEVIEW GOLD CORP.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

Effective Date: June 15, 2022

Approved by the Board of Directors on June 15, 2022

Approved by the Shareholders on [MONTH] [DAY], 2022.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
STOCK OPTION PLAN ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
ARTICLE 1PURPOSE........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION.......................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Interpretation ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION....................................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 Administration ................................................................................................................................................... 11
3.2 Delegation to Committee ................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Determinations Binding ..................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 Eligibility ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.5 Board Requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 13
3.6 Liability Limitation andIndemnification............................................................................................................ 13
3.7 Total Shares Subject to Options ......................................................................................................................... 14
3.8 Limits on Options .............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.9 Option Certificates ............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.10 Non-transferability of Options ........................................................................................................................... 15
3.11 Resale Restrictions ............................................................................................................................................. 15
ARTICLE 4 OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Granting of Options ........................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 Options Account ................................................................................................................................................ 16
4.3 Exercise Period of Options ................................................................................................................................ 16
4.4 Number of Shares under anOption.................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Exercise Price of an Option ............................................................................................................................... 16
4.6 Vesting of Options and Acceleration ................................................................................................................. 17
4.7 Additional Terms ............................................................................................................................................... 17
4.8 Exercise of Options............................................................................................................................................ 17
4.9 Issue of Share Certificates or Direct Registration Statements ............................................................................ 18
4.10 Termination of Options ...................................................................................................................................... 18
ARTICLE 5 ADDITIONAL OPTION TERMS ................................................................................................................ 18
5.1 Black-Out Period ............................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2 WithholdingTaxes............................................................................................................................................. 18
5.3 Recoupment ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.4 No Other Benefit ............................................................................................................................................... 19
ARTICLE 6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES .............................................................................. 19
6.1 Termination of Participant ................................................................................................................................. 19
6.2 Leave of Absence .............................................................................................................................................. 21
6.3 Death or Disability ............................................................................................................................................. 21

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6.4 Discretion to Permit Acceleration ...................................................................................................................... 21
ARTICLE 7 EVENTS AFFECTING THE CORPORATION ........................................................................................... 21
7.1 Change inControl.............................................................................................................................................. 21
7.2 Triggering Events .............................................................................................................................................. 22
7.3 Reorganization of Corporation’s Capital ........................................................................................................... 22
7.4 Assumptions of Options in Acquisitions ............................................................................................................ 23
7.5 No Restriction on Action ................................................................................................................................... 23
7.6 Issue by Corporation of Additional Shares ........................................................................................................ 23
7.7 Fractions ............................................................................................................................................................ 23
ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN ...................................................... 24
8.1 Discretion of the Plan Administrator ................................................................................................................. 24
8.2 Amendment of Option or Plan ........................................................................................................................... 24
ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................................................................ 24
9.1 Legal Requirement ............................................................................................................................................. 24
9.2 Rights of Participant .......................................................................................................................................... 24
9.3 Conflict .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
9.4 Anti-Hedging Policy .......................................................................................................................................... 25
9.5 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences .................................................................................................................. 25
9.6 Participant Information ...................................................................................................................................... 25
9.7 Participation in the Plan ..................................................................................................................................... 25
9.8 Successors and Assigns ..................................................................................................................................... 25
9.9 Severability ........................................................................................................................................................ 25
9.10 Notices ............................................................................................................................................................... 26
9.11 Effective Date and Replacement ........................................................................................................................ 26
9.12 Governing Law .................................................................................................................................................. 26
9.13 Submission to Jurisdiction ................................................................................................................................. 26

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STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Corporation with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Executives, Employees and Consultants of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, to reward such of those Executives, Employees and Consultants as may be granted Options under the Plan by the Board from time to time for their contributions toward the long term goals and success of the Corporation and to enable and encourage such Executives, Employees and Consultants to acquire Shares as long term investments and proprietary interests in the Corporation.

ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION

2.1 Definitions

When used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the indicated meanings:

Applicable Laws ” means the applicable laws and regulations and the requirements or policies of any governmental, regulatory authority, securities commission and stock exchange having authority over the Corporation or the Plan;

Black-Out ” means a restriction formally imposed by the Corporation, pursuant to its internal trading policies as a result of the bona fide existence of undisclosed material information, on all or any of its Participants whereby such Participants are prohibited from exercising, redeeming or settling their Options;

Board ” means the board of directors of the Corporation;

Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the principal commercial banks in the City of Vancouver are open for commercial business during normal banking hours;

Cashless Exercise ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8(b);

Cause ” means:

  • (a) unless the applicable Option Certificate states otherwise, with respect to any Employee, Officer or Consultant:

  • (i) if such Employee, Officer or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or

  • (ii) if no such agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause, any act or omission that would entitle the Corporation to terminate the employment or service agreement of such Employee, Officer or Consultant, without notice or compensation under the common law for just cause, including, without in any way limiting its meaning under the common law: (A) the failure of the Employee, Officer or Consultant to carry out its duties properly or to comply with the rules,

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policies and practices of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (B) a material breach of any agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or a material violation of any written policy of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (C) the indictment for or conviction of an indictable offence or any summary offence involving material dishonesty or moral turpitude; (D) a material fiduciary breach with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (E) fraud, embezzlement or similar conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (F) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; and

  • (b) with respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following:

  • (i) gross misconduct or neglect;

  • (ii) willful conversion of corporate funds;

  • (iii) false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the Director’s appointment; or

  • (iv) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance;

Change of Business ” has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.2 – Change of Business and Reverse Takeovers , as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

Change in Control ” means, unless otherwise defined in the Participant’s employment or service agreement or in the applicable Option Certificate, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

  • (a) the direct or indirect acquisition or conversion from time to time of more than 20% of the issued and outstanding Shares, in aggregate, by a Person or group of Persons acting in concert, other than through an employee share purchase plan or employee share ownership plan;

  • (b) a change in the composition of the Board which results in the majority of the directors of the Corporation not being individuals nominated by the Corporation’s then incumbent directors; or

  • (c) a merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Corporation with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Corporation as a group, as they were immediately prior to such event, hold less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Shares of the surviving corporation;

Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2;

Company ” means a corporation, incorporated association or organization, body corporate, partnership, trust, association or other entity other than an individual;

Consultant ” means:

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  • (a) a Person (other than an Executive or Employee) that:

    • (i) is engaged to provide on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Corporation or to any of its Subsidiaries, other than services provided in relation to a distribution of securities (as defined under Applicable Laws);

    • (ii) provides the services under a written contract between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and the individual or the Company, as the case may be; and

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

  • (b) an individual (other than a Director, Officer or Employee) employed by a Company providing management services to the Corporation, which services are required for the ongoing successful operation of the business enterprise of the Corporation;

  • Corporate Policies ” means any of the policies of the Corporation;

Corporation ” means Doubleview Gold Corp.;

Date of Grant ” means, for any Option, the date specified by the Plan Administrator at the time it grants the Option (which, for greater certainty, shall be no earlier than the date on which the Board meets or otherwise acts for the purpose of granting such Option) or if no such date is specified, the date upon which the Option was granted;

Director ” means a director (as defined under Securities Laws) of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries;

Disabled ” or “ Disability ” means a physical injury or mental incapacity of a nature which the Plan Administrator determines prevents or would prevent the Participant from satisfactorily performing the substantial and material duties of his or her position with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

Effective Date ” means the date the Plan becomes effective, which shall be upon receipt of all shareholder and Regulatory Approvals;

Employee ” means an individual who:

  • (a) is considered an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under the Tax Act and for whom income tax, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan deductions must be made at source;

  • (b) works full-time for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source; or

  • (c) works for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee

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and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

Exercise Notice ” means the written notice of the exercise of an Option, in the form set out in the Option Certificate (or in such other form as may be approved by the Plan Administrator, duly executed by the Participant;

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 no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained;

Exercise Price ” means the price at which an Option is exercisable as determined in accordance with Section 4.5;

Expiry Date ” means the date the Option expires as set out in the Option Certificate or as otherwise determined in accordance with Sections 4.10, 5.1, 7.2, or Article 6;

Expiry Time ” means the time the Option expires on the Expiry Date, which is 5:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date;

Exchange ” means the TSXV and any other exchange on which the Shares are or may be listed from time to time;

Executive ” means an individual who is a Director or Officer;

Good Reason ” means any one or more of the following events occurring following a Change in Control and without the Participant’s written consent:

  • (a) the Participant is placed in a position of lesser stature than its current position and, is assigned duties that would result in a material change in the nature or scope of powers, authority, functions or duties inherent in such a position immediately prior to the Change in Control;

  • (b) a material decrease in the Participant’s base salary or a material decrease in the Participant’s short-term incentive grants, long-term incentive grants, benefits, vacation or other compensation;

  • (c) a requirement that the Participant relocate to a location greater than 40 kilometers from the Participant’s primary work location immediately prior to the Change in Control; or

  • (d) any action or event that would constitute constructive dismissal of the Participant at common law;

Insider ” means:

  • (a) a Director or senior officer of the Corporation;

  • (b) a Director or senior officer of a Company that is an Insider or a Subsidiary of the Corporation;

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  • (c) a Person that beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, Voting Shares of the Corporation carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Voting Shares of the Corporation; or

  • (d) the Corporation itself if it holds any of its own securities;

Investor Relations Service Providers ” has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 4.4 – Security Based Compensation , as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

Market Price ” means the market value of the Shares as determined in accordance with Section 4.5;

Net Exercise ” has the meaning set out in Section 4.8(c);

Officer ” means an officer (as defined under Securities Laws) of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries;

Option ” means an incentive share purchase option granted pursuant to the Plan entitling a Participant to purchase Shares of the Corporation;

Option Certificate ” means a certificate issued by the Corporation in the form or any one of the forms approved by the Plan Administrator, evidencing the terms and conditions on which an Option has been granted under the Plan and which need not be identical to any other such certificates;

Outstanding Options ” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.7;

Participant ” means an Executive, Employee or Consultant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan;

Person ” includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in his or her capacity as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;

Personal Representative ” means: (i) in the case of a deceased Participant, 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 a Participant who, for any reason, is unable to manage his or her affairs, the Person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Participant;

Plan ” means this Option Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

Plan Administrator ” means the Board, or if the administration of the Plan has been delegated by the Board to the Committee pursuant to Section 3.2, the Committee;

Prior Plan ” means the Corporation’s prior stock option plan;

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 the Plan or for the Options granted from time to time hereunder;

Regulatory Authorities ” means all Exchanges and all securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Corporation, the Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder;

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Reorganization ” has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of NonCash Assets , as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

Reverse Takeover ” has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.2 – Change of Business and Reverse Takeovers , as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

RRIF ” means a registered retirement income fund as defined in the Tax Act;

RRSP ” means a registered retirement savings plan as defined in the Tax Act;

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act (British Columbia, RSBC 1996, c. 418 as from time to time amended;

Securities Laws ” has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 1.1 – Interpretation , as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

Security Based Compensation Arrangement ” for the purposes of the Plan means any option, share option plan, share incentive plan, employee share purchase plan where the Corporation provides any financial assistance or matching mechanism, stock appreciation right or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of securities from the Corporation’s treasury to Executives, Employees or Consultants, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of a loan guarantee or otherwise, but for greater certainty does not involve compensation arrangements which do not involve the issuance or potential issuance of securities from the Corporation’s treasury or arrangements under which compensation arrangements are settled solely in cash and/or securities purchased on the secondary market;

Share ” means one (1) common share in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the Effective Date or after an adjustment contemplated by Article 7, such other shares or securities to which the holder of an Option may be entitled as a result of such adjustment;

Shareholder Approval ” means approval by the Corporation’s shareholders in accordance with the polices of the Exchange;

Subsidiary ” has the meaning attributed thereto in the Securities Act;

Tax Act ” means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and its regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time;

Termination Date ” means (i) the date designated by the Participant and the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation in a written employment agreement, or other written agreement between the Participant and Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, or (ii) if no written agreement exists, the date designated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, on which a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation or ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provided that, in the case of termination of employment or termination of services 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 mean the date of termination of any period of reasonable notice that the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as applicable, may be required by law to provide to the Participant;

Triggering Event ” means:

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  • (a) the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Corporation;

  • (b) a proposed Change in Control;

  • (c) the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; or

  • (d) a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Corporation which, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to the Plan or to the Options granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Options granted hereunder to stay in effect;

TSXV ” means the TSX Venture Exchange;

TSXV Manual ” means the TSXV Corporate Finance Manual;

Vested ” means a portion of the Option granted to the Participant which is available to be exercised by such Participant at any time and from time to time;

Voting Share” means a security of a Company that:

  • (a) is not a debt security; and

  • (b) carries a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing; and

VWAP ” means the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares on the TSXV calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of the Shares traded for the five trading days immediately preceding the exercise of the subject Option, provided that the TSXV may exclude internal crosses and certain other special terms trades from the calculation.

2.2 Interpretation

  • (a) Whenever the Plan Administrator exercises discretion in the administration of the Plan, the term “discretion” means the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator.

  • (b) As used herein, the terms “Article”, “Section” and “clause” mean and refer to the specified Article, Section and clause of the Plan, respectively.

  • (c) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.

  • (d) Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period begins, including the day on which the period ends, and abridging the period to the immediately preceding Business Day in the event that the last day of the period is not a Business Day. In the event an action is required to be taken or a payment is required to be made on a day which is not a Business Day such action shall be taken or such payment shall be made by the immediately preceding Business Day.

  • (e) Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to Canadian currency.

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

ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration

Subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, Applicable Laws and the provisions of any charter adopted by the Board with respect to the powers, authority and operation of the Committee (as amended from time to time), the Plan will be administered by the Plan Administrator, and the Plan Administrator has sole and complete authority, in its discretion, without limitation, to:

  • (a) determine the Persons who are eligible to be Participants in accordance with Section 3.4;

  • (b) make grants of Options under the Plan relating to the issuance of Shares in such amounts, to such Participants and, subject to the provisions of the Plan, on such terms and conditions as it determines including without limitation:

  • (i) the time or times at which Options may be granted, including the applicable Date of Grant

  • (ii) the conditions under which an Option or any portion thereof may be granted to a Participant including, without limitation, the Expiry Date, Exercise Price and vesting schedule (which need not be identical with the terms of any other Option):

  • (iii) the consequences of a termination with respect to an Option;

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

  • (v) whether restrictions or limitations are to be imposed on the Shares issuable pursuant to grants of any Option, and the nature of such restrictions or limitations, if any; and

  • (vi) any acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or waiver of termination regarding any Option, based on such factors as the Plan Administrator may determine;

  • (c) establish the form or forms of the Option Certificate and Exercise Notice;

  • (d) amend the terms of any Option, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan;

  • (e) cancel, amend, adjust or otherwise change any Option under such circumstances as the Plan Administrator may consider appropriate in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to:

  • (i) allowing non-Vested Options to be treated as Vested upon termination of employment or service of a Participant, as to any or all of termination, death or Disability;

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  • (ii) providing that the Options with respect to certain classes, types or groups of Participants will have different acceleration, forfeiture, termination, continuation or other terms than other classes, types or groups of Participants;

  • (iii) providing for the continuation of any Option for such period which is not longer than 12 months from the Termination Date or 12 months from the date of death or Disability of the Participant, and upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the Plan Administrator in the event that a Participant ceases to be an Executive, Employee or Consultant, as the case may be;

  • (iv) providing that Vested Options may be exercised for periods longer or different from those set forth in the Plan, subject to the applicable rules of the Exchange; and

  • (v) setting any other terms for the exercise or termination of an Option upon termination of employment or service;

  • (f) construe and interpret the Plan and all Option Certificates;

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

  • (h) 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;

  • (i) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Option may be exercised in cash, through a cashless exercise or through net exercise pursuant to Section 4.8;

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

  • (k) authorize Persons to execute such documents and instruments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan and grants of Options from time to time hereunder;

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

  • (m) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan.

3.2 Delegation to Committee

  • (a) The initial Plan Administrator shall be the Board.

  • (b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board may, from time to time, delegate to a committee of the Corporation (the “ Committee ”), consisting of not less than two of its members, all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, including the power to sub-delegate to any specified Directors or Officers all or any of the

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powers delegated by the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in their place, fill vacancies however caused ,or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.

  • (c) In the event the Board delegates to the Committee all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, the Committee or any sub-delegate will exercise the powers delegated to it in the manner and on the terms authorized by the delegating party. Any decision made or action taken by the Committee or any sub-delegate arising out of or in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan in this context is final and conclusive and binding on the Corporation and all affiliates of the Corporation, all Participants and all other Persons.

3.3 Determinations Binding

Any decision made or action taken by the Board, the Committee or any sub-delegate to whom authority has been delegated pursuant to Section 3.2 arising out of or in connection with the administration interpretation of the Plan is final, conclusive and binding on all affected Persons, including the Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries, the affected Participants and their Personal Representatives, any shareholder of the Corporation and all other Persons.

3.4 Eligibility

Subject to the discretion of the Plan Administrator, all Executives, Employees and Consultants are eligible to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and eligibility to participate does not confer upon any Executive, Employee or Consultant any right to receive any grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan. In addition, in order to be eligible to receive Options, in the case of Employees and Consultants, the Option Certificate to which they are a party must contain a representation of the Corporation and of such Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, that such Employee or Consultant is a bona fide Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be.

3.5 Board Requirements

Any Option granted under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Corporation shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares issuable pursuant to such Option upon any securities exchange or under any Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction, or the consent or approval of the Exchange and any securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Corporation is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant or exercise of such Option or the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, such Option may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Corporation to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval. Participants shall, to the extent applicable, cooperate with the Corporation in complying with such legislation, rules, regulations and policies.

3.6 Liability Limitation and Indemnification

No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of the Plan or any Option Certificate or any Option granted hereunder.

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3.7 Total Shares Subject to Options

Subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 7, the number of Shares hereby reserved for issuance to Participants under the Plan shall not exceed 10% of the number of Shares which are issued and outstanding on the particular date of grant of Options. There are 4,325,000 Options (the “ Outstanding Options ”) outstanding on the date hereof which were granted under the Prior Plan, which will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Outstanding Options shall be included in the calculation of the maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to Options. Any Shares subject to an Option which has been granted under the Plan and which has been cancelled, terminated, surrendered, forfeited or expired without having been exercised as provided for in the Plan shall again be available under the Plan.

3.8 Limits on Options

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, the following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder so long as such limitations are required by the TSXV:

  • (a) unless disinterested Shareholder Approval is obtained in accordance with the policies of the TSXV (or unless permitted otherwise by the policies of the TSXV):

  • (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the TSXV, any Company that is wholly-owned by the Participant) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation’s other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;

  • (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation’s other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant; and

  • (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation’s other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time;

  • (b) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Consultant under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation’s other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;

  • (c) the maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to Options which may be granted within any 12-month period to Investor Relations Service Providers (as a group) must not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;

  • (d) Options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers must vest in stages over 12 months with no more than 25% of the Options vesting in any three month period; and

  • (e) any Options granted to a Participant who ceases to be a Participant under the Plan for any reason whatsoever shall terminate at a date no later than 12 months from the date such Participant ceases to be a Participant under the Plan.

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3.9 Option Certificates

Each Option under the Plan will be evidenced by an Option Certificate. Each Option Certificate will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and will contain such provisions as are required by the Plan and any other provisions that the Plan Administrator may direct.

3.10 Non-transferability of Options

Except to the extent that certain rights may pass to a beneficiary or Personal Representative upon death of a Participant by will or as required by law, no Option is assignable or transferable.

3.11 Resale Restrictions

Any Shares issued by the Corporation upon exercise or settlement of an Option are subject to any resale and trading restrictions in effect pursuant to Applicable Laws and the policies of the Exchange, and the Corporation shall be entitled to place any restriction or legend on any certificates representing such Shares accordingly. Any Option Certificate will bear the following legend, if required pursuant to the policies of the TSXV:

“Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this certificate, and any securities issued upon exercise hereof, may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until [ NTD: The date that is four months and one day after the date of the grant of the Option will be inserted ].”

Any certificate representing Shares issued pursuant to an exercise of an Option before the date that is four month and one day after the date of grant of an Option will bear the following legend, if required pursuant to the policies of the TSXV:

“Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this certificate may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until [ NTD: The date that is four months and one day after the date of the grant of the Option will be inserted ].”

ARTICLE 4 OPTIONS

4.1 Granting of Options

The Plan Administrator may, from time to time, subject to Corporate Policies, the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may determine, grant Options to any Participant, and in doing so, may, without limitation, in its discretion, (a) designate the Participants who may receive Options under the Plan, (b) fix the number of Options to be granted to each Participant and the date or dates on which such Options shall be granted, and (c) determine the relevant conditions and vesting schedules in respect of any Options.

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4.2 Options Account

All Options received by a Participant shall be credited to an account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Corporation as of the Date of Grant. The terms and conditions of each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Option Certificate.

4.3 Exercise Period of Options

Subject to Sections 4.10, 5.1, and 7.4 and Article 6, the Date of Grant and the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the dates fixed by the Plan Administrator at the time the Option is granted and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of such Option, provided that the duration of such Option will not exceed the maximum term permitted by each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, being 10 years for the TSXV from the Date of Grant of such Option (subject to extension where the Expiry Date is within a Black-Out period pursuant to Section 5.1).

4.4 Number of Shares under an Option

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

4.5 Exercise Price of an Option

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

  • (a) for each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, Market Price will be:

  • (i) the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the issuance of the news release announcing the grant of the Option, or

  • (ii) if, in accordance with the policies of the TSXV, the Corporation is not required to issue a news release to announce the grant and exercise price of the Option, the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the Date of Grant,

and may be less than this price if it is within the discounts permitted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities;

  • (b) if the Shares are listed on more than one organized trading facility, the Market Price shall be the Market Price as determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) above for the primary organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Plan Administrator, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals;

  • (c) if the 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 Price will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Plan Administrator; and

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

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

4.6 Vesting of Options and Acceleration

Subject to the limitations in Section 3.8 and all applicable Regulatory Rules, the vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Plan Administrator 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 considered an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Participant under Section 8.2 of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, no acceleration to the vesting schedule of one or more Options granted to an Investor Relations Service Provider can be made without the prior written acceptance of the TSXV.

4.7 Additional Terms

Subject to all applicable Regulatory Rules and all necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Plan Administrator may attach additional terms and conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be set out in 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 the Plan and the records of the Corporation shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate.

4.8 Exercise of Options

An Option may be exercised only by the Participant or the Personal Representative of any Participant. A Participant or the Personal Representative of any Participant 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 Plan Administrator the required Exercise Notice, the applicable Option Certificate and one of following forms of consideration, subject to Applicable Laws:

  • (a) Cash Exercise - Consideration may be paid by a Participant sending a wire transfer, certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Corporation in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares then being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.

  • (b) Cashless Exercise - Subject to approval from the Plan Administrator and further subject to the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by a Participant as follows: (i) a brokerage firm loans money to the Participant in order for the Participant to exercise Options to acquire the underlying Shares (the “ Loan ”); (ii) the brokerage firm then sells a sufficient number of Shares to cover the Exercise Price of the Options that were exercised by the Participant in order to repay the Loan; and (iii) the brokerage firm receives an equivalent number of Shares from the exercise of the Options and the Participant receives the balance of the Shares or the cash proceeds from the balance of such Shares.

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  • (c) Net Exercise - Subject to approval from the Plan Administrator and further subject to the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by reducing the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the Options such that, in lieu of a cash payment to the Corporation, a Participant, excluding Investor Relations Service Providers, only receives the number of Shares that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (i) the product of the number of Options being exercised multiplied by the difference between the VWAP of the underlying Shares and the Exercise Price of the subject Options, by (ii) the VWAP of the underlying Shares.

In the event of a Cashless Exercise or Net Exercise, the number of Options exercised, surrendered or converted, and not the number of Shares actually issued by the Corporation, must be included in calculating the limits set forth in Sections 3.7, 3.8(a), 3.8(b) and 3.8(c).

4.9 Issue of Share Certificates or Direct Registration Statements

As soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Plan Administrator shall cause to be delivered to the Participant a certificate or direct registration statement for the Shares so purchased. If the number of Shares so purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Plan Administrator shall also provide a new Option Certificate for the balance of Shares available under the Option to the Participant concurrent with delivery of the certificate or direct registration statement for the Shares.

4.10 Termination of Options

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted hereunder, a Participant 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 Plan Administrator at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate and the date established, if applicable, pursuant to Article 6.

ARTICLE 5 ADDITIONAL OPTION TERMS

5.1 Black-Out Period

If the Expiry Date for an Option occurs during the Black-Out period, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Option shall be extended no more than ten Business Days after the date the BlackOut is lifted by the Corporation, unless the delayed expiration would result in tax penalties or the Participant or the Corporation is subject to a cease trade order in respect of the Corporation’s securities.

5.2 Withholding Taxes

The granting, vesting or exercise of each Option under the Plan is subject to the condition that if at any time the Plan Administrator determines, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities is necessary or desirable in respect of such grant, vesting or exercise, such action is not effective unless such withholding has been effected to the satisfaction of the Plan Administrator. In such circumstances, the Plan Administrator may require that a Participant pay to the Corporation the minimum amount as the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation is obliged to remit to the relevant taxing authority in respect of the granting, vesting or exercise of the Option. Any such additional payment is due no later than the date on which such amount with respect to the Option is required to be remitted to

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the relevant tax authority by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be. Alternatively, and subject to any requirements or limitations under applicable law, the Corporation may (a) withhold such amount from any remuneration or other amount payable by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation to the Participant, (b) require the sale of a number of Shares issued upon exercise or vesting of such Option and the remittance to the Corporation of the net proceeds from such sale sufficient to satisfy such amount or (c) enter into any other suitable arrangements for the receipt of such amount. For greater certainty, the application of this Section 5.2 to any granting, vesting or exercise of an Option shall not conflict with the policies of the Exchange that are in effect at the relevant time and the Corporation will obtain prior Exchange acceptance and/or shareholder approval of any application of this Section 5.2 if required pursuant to such policies.

Participants (or their beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to any Options granted under the Plan, whether arising as a result of the grant or payment in respect of the Option or otherwise. The Corporation, the Plan Administrator and the Board make no guarantees to any Person regarding the tax treatment of an Option or issuances of Shares and none of the Corporation, the Board, the Plan Administrator or any of the Executives, Employees, Consultants, agents, advisors or representatives of the Corporation or the Subsidiary of the Corporation shall have any liability to a Participant with respect thereto.

5.3 Recoupment

Notwithstanding any other terms of the Plan, Options may be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of any clawback, recoupment or similar policy adopted by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and in effect at the Date of Grant of the Option, or as otherwise required by law or the rules of the Exchange. The Plan Administrator may at any time waive the application of this Section 5.3 to any Participant or category of Participants.

5.4 No Other Benefit

  • (a) No amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of a Share or the value of any Option granted, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose.

  • (b) The Corporation makes no representations or warranties to Participants with respect to the Plan or any Options whatsoever. Participants are expressly advised that the value of any Options issued pursuant to the Plan will fluctuate as the trading price of the Shares fluctuates.

  • (c) In seeking the benefits of participation in the Plan, the Participant shall exclusively accept all risks associated with a decline in the trading price of the Shares and all other risks associated with the holding of any Options.

ARTICLE 6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES

6.1 Termination of Participant

Subject to Article 7 and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Option Certificate:

  • (a) where a Participant’s employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, then each Option held by the Participant that has

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not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause. In addition, where a Participant’s employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, determine that all Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall immediately become forfeited, cancelled, null and void, failing which, all Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;

  • (b) where a Participant ceases to hold office or his or her position, as applicable, by reason of voluntary resignation by the Participant, then each Option held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. All Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;

  • (c) where a Participant’s employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause (whether such termination occurs with or without any or adequate reasonable notice, or with or without any or adequate compensation in lieu of such reasonable notice); then:

  • (i) a portion of any Options held by the Participant that are not yet Vested shall immediately vest, with such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Options multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the Termination Date and the denominator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the date the unvested Options were originally scheduled to vest. For clarity and by way of example, if a Participant’s employment is terminated 400 days following the Date of Grant and unvested Options were originally scheduled to vest 600 days from the Date of Grant, twothirds of the unvested Options will immediately vest;

  • (ii) subject to Section 6.1(c)(i) , any Options held by the Participant that are not yet Vested at the Termination Date after the application of Section 6.1(c)(i) shall be immediately forfeited to the Corporation; and

  • (iii) any Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date or Vested pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) shall be settled in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;

  • (d) notwithstanding that such date may be prior to the Termination Date, a Participant’s eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the date that: (i)

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the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provides the Participant with written notification that the Participant’s employment or services are terminated in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 6.1, or (ii) the Participant provides the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, with written notification of the Participant’s voluntary resignation;

  • (e) unless the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, otherwise determines, at any time and from time to time, Options shall not be affected by a change of employment agreement or arrangement, or directorship within or among the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for so long as the Participant continues to be an Executive, Employee or Consultant, as applicable, of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation.

6.2 Leave of Absence

If a Participant is on sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence, such Participant shall continue to be deemed a “Participant” for the purposes of an outstanding Option during the period of such leave, provided that it does not exceed 90 days (or such longer period as may be determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion). If the period of leave exceeds 90 days (or such longer period as may be determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion), the relationship shall be deemed to have been terminated by the Participant voluntarily on the 91st day (or the first day immediately following any period of leave in excess of 90 days as approved by the Plan Administrator) of such leave, unless the Participant’s right to reemployment or reengagement of services with the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as applicable, is guaranteed by statute or contract.

6.3 Death or Disability

Where a Participant’s employment or services are terminated by reason of the death of the Participant or the Participant becomes Disabled, then each Option held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the date of the death or Disability, as applicable, of such Participant shall vest on such date, and be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; and (ii) first anniversary of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period. A Participant’s eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant.

6.4 Discretion to Permit Acceleration

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 6, subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and, in the case of Options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers, Section 3.8(d) and Section 4.6, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, at any time prior to, or following the events contemplated in Article 6, permit the acceleration of vesting of any or all Options, all in the manner and on the terms as may be authorized by the Plan Administrator, and if such discretion is taken and the vesting of any or all Options occurs, then such Options will be exercised in accordance with Section 4.8.

ARTICLE 7 EVENTS AFFECTING THE CORPORATION

7.1 Change in Control

Except as may be set forth in an employment agreement or other written agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and the Participant and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals:

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  • (a) Unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator, if within 12 months following the completion of a transaction resulting in a Change in Control, (i) a Participant’s employment or directorship is terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause or (ii) a Participant resigns for Good Reason, without any action by the Plan Administrator, the vesting of all Options held by such Participant shall immediately accelerate and vest on the date of such Participant’s termination or resignation for Good Reason and the Options shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

  • (b) Notwithstanding Section 7.1(a), the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of any Participant, and subject to prior TSXV acceptance pursuant to Section 8.2(a), as applicable, take such steps as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with a Change in Control, including, without limitation, to cause: (i) the conversion or exchange of any outstanding Options into or for, rights or other securities of substantially equivalent value (or greater value), as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, in any entity participating in or resulting from a Change in Control; (ii) outstanding Options to vest and become realizable, or payable; (iii) restrictions applicable to an Option to lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such Change in Control, and, to the extent the Plan Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such Change in Control; (iv) the termination of an Option in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the settlement of such Option or realization of the Participant’s rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Plan Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the settlement of such Option or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Option may be terminated by the Corporation without payment); (v) the replacement of such Option with other rights or property selected by the Board in its discretion; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 7.1(a), the Plan Administrator will not be required to treat all Options similarly in the transaction.

7.2 Triggering Events

Subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Option Certificate, the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of the Participant in question cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to terminate upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, provided that the Corporation must give written notice to the Participant in question not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Participant 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 Corporation proposes to terminate shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any contingent vesting provision to which such Options may have otherwise been subject.

7.3 Reorganization of Corporation’s Capital

Should the Corporation effect a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or any similar capital reorganization or a payment of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend that is in lieu of a cash dividend), or should any other change be made in the capitalization of the Corporation that does not constitute a Change in

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Control, or in the event of an amalgamation, combination, arrangement, merger or other transaction or reorganization involving the Corporation and occurring by exchange of Shares, by sale or lease of assets or otherwise, that does not constitute a Change in Control, that would warrant the amendment or replacement of any existing Options in order to adjust the number of Shares that may be acquired on the vesting of outstanding Options and/or the terms of any Option in order to preserve proportionately the rights and obligations of the Participants holding such Options, the Plan Administrator may, subject to the prior approval of the Exchange, if required, authorize such steps to be taken as it may consider to be equitable and appropriate to that end, including, but not limited to, permitting the immediate vesting of any unvested Options and amending the Exercise Price payable per Share.

7.4 Assumptions of Options in Acquisitions

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in connection with a Reverse Takeover, a Change of Business, a Reorganization or an acquisition pursuant to Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of NonCash Assets of the TSXV Manual, subject to prior TSXV acceptance, security based compensation of a target Company may be cancelled and replaced with substantially equivalent Options under the Plan without shareholder approval, provided that: (a) the number of Shares issuable pursuant to the Options (and their applicable exercise price) is adjusted in accordance with the share exchange ratio applicable to the particular transaction, regardless of whether the adjusted exercise price is below the current Market Price; and (b) any other applicable policies of the TSXV have been complied with.

7.5 No Restriction on Action

The existence of the Plan and of any Options granted hereunder shall not affect, limit or restrict in any way the right or power of the Corporation, the Board or the Corporation’s shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Corporation’s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Corporation or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation 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. No Participant or any other Person shall have any claim against any member of the Committee or the Corporation or any Employees, Officers or agents of the Corporation as a result of any such action.

7.6 Issue by Corporation of Additional Shares

Except as expressly provided in this Article 7, neither the issue by the Corporation of shares of any class or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class, nor the conversion or exchange of such shares or securities, affects, and no adjustment by reason thereof is to be made with respect to the number of Shares that may be acquired as a result of a grant of Options.

7.7 Fractions

No fractional Shares will be issued pursuant to an Option. Accordingly, if, as a result of any adjustment under this Article 7, a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Share, the Participant has the right to acquire only the adjusted number of full Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number) and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional Shares, which shall be disregarded.

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ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

8.1 Discretion of the Plan Administrator

Subject to any Regulatory Approvals, including, where required, the approval of the TSXV and to Section 8.2, the Plan Administrator may, from time to time, without notice to or approval of the Participants or of the shareholders of the Corporation, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Plan or any Options granted pursuant to the Plan as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided, however, that, no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the Plan or any Options granted hereunder may materially impair any rights of a Participant or materially increase any obligations of a Participant under the Plan without the consent of the Participant, unless the Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any Applicable Laws or Exchange requirements or as otherwise set out in the Plan.

8.2 Amendment of Option or Plan

Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and subject to any rules of the Exchange, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, the following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder so long as such limitations are required by the TSXV:

  • (a) any adjustment to Options, other than in connection with a security consolidation or security split, is subject to the prior acceptance of the TSXV;

  • (b) any amendment to the Plan is subject to the prior acceptance of the TSXV, except for amendments to: (i) reduce the number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan, (ii) increase the Exercise Price of Options, or (iii) cancel Options;

  • (c) subject to any rules of the TSXV, approval of shareholders of the Corporation shall be required for any amendment to the Plan except for amendments to: (i) fix typographical errors, and (ii) clarify existing provisions of the Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions; and

  • (d) any reduction in the Exercise Price of an Option, or extension to the Expiry Date of an Option, held by an Insider at the time of the proposed amendment is subject to disinterested shareholder approval in accordance with the policies of the TSXV.

ARTICLE 9

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Legal Requirement

The Corporation is not obligated to grant any Options, issue any Shares or other securities, make any payments or take any other action if, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, such action would constitute a violation by a Participant or the Corporation of any provision of any applicable statutory or regulatory enactment of any government or government agency or the requirements of any Exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.

9.2 Rights of Participant

No Participant has any claim or right to be granted an Option and the granting of any Option is not to be

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construed as giving a Participant a right to remain as an Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation. Neither the Participant nor such Participant’s Personal Representatives shall have any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Corporation in respect of Shares issuable pursuant to any Option until the allotment and issuance to such Participant or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant, of certificates representing such Shares (or in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, receipt of evidence of a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation).

9.3 Conflict

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of an Option Certificate, an employment agreement or another written agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and a Participant, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

9.4 Anti-Hedging Policy

By accepting the Option, each Participant acknowledges that he or she is restricted from purchasing financial instruments such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of Options.

9.5 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences

Neither the Plan Administrator nor the Corporation makes any commitment or guarantee that any specific tax treatment will apply or be available to the Participants.

9.6 Participant Information

Each Participant shall provide the Corporation with all information (including personal information) required by the Corporation in order to administer the Plan. Each Participant acknowledges that information required by the Corporation in order to administer the Plan may be disclosed to any custodian appointed in respect of the Plan and other third parties, and may be disclosed to such Persons (including Persons located in jurisdictions other than the Participant’s jurisdiction of residence), in connection with the administration of the Plan. Each Participant consents to such disclosure and authorizes the Corporation to make such disclosure on the Participant’s behalf.

9.7 Participation in the Plan

The participation of any Participant in the Plan is entirely voluntary and not obligatory and shall not be interpreted as conferring upon such Participant any rights or privileges other than those rights and privileges expressly provided in the Plan. In particular, participation in the Plan does not constitute a condition of employment or engagement nor a commitment on the part of the Corporation to ensure the continued employment or engagement of such Participant.

9.8 Successors and Assigns

The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Corporation and its affiliates.

9.9 Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability

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of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.

9.10 Notices

All written notices to be given by the Participant to the Corporation shall be delivered by (a) hand or courier, with all fees and postage prepaid, addressed using the information specified below, or designated otherwise by the Corporation in writing; or (b) email to the email address that the parties regularly use to correspond with one another or to any other email address specified by the Corporation in writing to the Participant:

Doubleview Gold Corp. 470 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5 Attention: Corporate Secretary

Such notices are, if delivered by hand or by courier, deemed to have been given by the sender and received by the addressee at the time of delivery. Any notice sent by email will be deemed to have been given by the sender and received by the addressee on the first Business Day after it was transmitted. Any notice given by either the Participant or the Corporation is not binding on the recipient thereof until received.

9.11 Effective Date and Replacement

The Plan shall become effective upon the receipt of all required shareholder and regulatory approvals, being the Effective Date, and will replace the Prior Plan. All awards granted under the Prior Plan and which remain outstanding at the Effective Date will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms; however, following the Effective Date, no additional grants shall be made under the Prior Plan, and the Prior Plan will terminate on the date upon which no further Outstanding Options remain outstanding.

9.12 Governing Law

The 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 federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

9.13 Submission to Jurisdiction

The Corporation and each Participant irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction in the Province of British Columbia in respect of any action or proceeding relating in any way to the Plan, including with respect to the grant of Options and any issuance of Shares made in accordance with the Plan.