EQB Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Mar 10, 2025

EQB

Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

When

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
10:00 a.m. (Eastern)

Where

IN PERSON
351 King Street East, 2nd floor
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 0N1

LIVE WEBCAST
https://web.lumiagm.com/293368728
Password: EQB2025 (case sensitive)

Record Date

Close of business on February 12, 2025

Business of the meeting

1. Receive EQB’s financial statements for the year ended October 31, 2024 and the auditors’ report;
2. Elect 10 directors to serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders;
3. Appoint KPMG LLP as auditors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;
4. Vote on a non-binding advisory resolution to accept EQB’s approach to executive compensation;
5. Consider the shareholder proposal set out in Schedule A of the circular that is properly introduced at the meeting, and
6. Consider any other business that may properly come before the meeting, and any adjournment thereof.

Materials

A notice and access notification to shareholders (Notice) is being mailed to shareholders on or about March 3, 2025. We are providing access to the information circular and annual report via the internet using the “notice and access” system. These materials are available on the website referenced in the Notice (https://odysseytrust.com/client/eqb/).

Attending the meeting, in person or online, gives you an opportunity to ask questions, vote on a number of important matters and hear directly from management.

Shareholders will have the opportunity to attend the meeting virtually, or to attend in person at 351 King Street East, 2nd floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Attending the meeting, in person or online, provides an opportunity to ask questions, vote on several important matters and hear directly from management. Attending the meeting in person or online, provides registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders the opportunity to participate and ask questions, and vote. Non-registered (or beneficial) shareholders who have not appointed themselves as proxyholder will be able to attend the meeting as guests, but will not be able to vote or ask questions. See pages 13 to 16 of the management information circular for information about how to participate, ask questions and vote at the meeting.

EQB Inc. | Management Information Circular • Page 10 of 144

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EQB Inc. | Management Information Circular • Page 11 of 144

Your vote is important

Please read the circular carefully before voting your shares. We recommend you vote by proxy using the various voting methods provided to ensure your vote is received prior to the meeting. Your vote must be received by our transfer agent, Odyssey Trust Company, by 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) on April 7, 2025.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Michael Mignardi
Vice-President and General Counsel
February 13, 2025