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Equity Metals Corporation — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025
Dec 23, 2025
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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EQUITY METALS CORPORATION
1100 – 1199 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3T5
Telephone: (604) 806-0626
www.equitymetalscorporation.com
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR
AS AT AND DATED DECEMBER 15, 2025
(unless otherwise noted)
This Management Information Circular (“Information Circular”) accompanies the Notice of Annual General Meeting (“Notice of Meeting”) of holders of common shares (“shareholders”) of Equity Metals Corporation (the “Company”) scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 (the “Meeting”), and is furnished in connection with a solicitation of proxies for use at that Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
PERSONS OR COMPANIES MAKING THE SOLICITATION
THE FORM OF PROXY ACCOMPANYING THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR
IS BEING SOLICITED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY
Solicitations will be made by mail and possibly supplemented by telephone, electronic means or other personal contact to be made without special compensation by directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Company may reimburse shareholders’ nominees or agents for the cost incurred in obtaining from their principals authorization to execute forms of proxy. It is not anticipated that any solicitation will be made by specially engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this Information Circular in connection with the solicitation of proxies. If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. The delivery of this Information Circular shall not create, under any circumstances, any implication that there has been no change in the Information set forth herein since the date of this Information Circular. This Information Circular does not constitute the solicitation of a proxy by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making such solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer of solicitation.
APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDER
Only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Those shareholders so desiring may be represented by proxy at the Meeting. The persons named in the form of proxy accompanying this Information Circular are directors and/or officers of the Company (“Management Appointees”). A shareholder has the right to appoint a person or company (who need not be a shareholder) to attend and act on the shareholder’s behalf at the Meeting other than the Management Appointees. To exercise this right, the shareholder must either insert the name of the desired person in the blank space provided in the form of proxy accompanying this Information Circular and strike out the names of the Management Appointees or submit another proper form of proxy.
NON-REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS
Only shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company (“registered shareholders”) or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Most shareholders of the Company are not registered shareholders because the shares they own are not registered in their names. More particularly, a person is not a registered shareholder in respect of shares which are held on behalf of that person (the “Non-Registered Holder”) but which are registered either: (a) in the name of an intermediary (an “Intermediary”) that the Non-Registered Holder deals with in respect of the shares including, among others, banks, trust companies, securities dealers or brokers and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans; or (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (“CDS”)) of which the Intermediary is a participant. In accordance with current securities regulatory policy, the Company has distributed copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Information Circular and the form of proxy accompanying this Information Circular (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”) to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries.
Current securities regulatory policy requires Intermediaries to forward the Meeting Materials to, and to seek voting instructions from, Non-Registered Holders unless a Non-Registered Holder has waived the right to receive them. Intermediaries will often use service companies to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Holders. Generally, Non-Registered Holders who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials will either:
(a) be given a form of proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary (typically by a facsimile, stamped signature), which is restricted as to the number of shares beneficially owned by the Non-Registered Holder but which is otherwise not completed. Because the Intermediary has already signed the form of proxy, this form of proxy is not required to be signed by the Non-Registered Holder when submitting the proxy. In this case, the Non-Registered Holder who wishes to submit a proxy should otherwise properly complete this
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form of proxy and submit it to the Company, c/o Computershare Investor Services Inc., Proxy Department, 320 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4A6, fax number: (416) 263-9524; or
(b) more typically, be given a voting instruction or proxy authorization form which is not signed by the Intermediary, and which, when properly completed and signed by the Non-Registered Holder and returned to the Intermediary or its service company, (such as Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.), will constitute voting instructions (often called a "proxy authorization form") which the Intermediary must follow. Typically, the proxy authorization form will consist of a one page pre-printed form. Sometimes, instead of the one page pre-printed form, the proxy authorization form will consist of a regular printed proxy form accompanied by a page of instructions which contains a removable label containing a bar-code and other information. In order for this proxy form to validly constitute a proxy authorization form, the Non-Registered Holder must remove the label from the instructions and affix it to the proxy form, properly complete and sign the proxy form and return it to the Intermediary or its service company, or otherwise communicate voting instructions to the Intermediary or its service company (by way of telephone or Internet, for example) in accordance with the instructions of the Intermediary or its service company. A Non-Registered Holder cannot use a proxy authorization form to vote shares directly at the Meeting.
In either case, the purpose of this procedure is to permit Non-Registered Holders to direct the voting of the shares which they beneficially own.
The Meeting Materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered owners of shares. If you are a Non-Registered Holder and the Company or its agent has sent the Meeting Materials directly to you as a non-objecting beneficial owner under National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("NI 54-101"), your name and address and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the Intermediary holding shares on your behalf. By choosing to send the Meeting Materials to you directly, the Company (and not the Intermediary holding shares on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering the Meeting Materials to you, and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in the request for voting instructions.
Management of the Company does not intend to pay for Intermediaries to forward to objecting beneficial owners under NI 54-101 the Meeting Materials and Form 54-101F7 – Request for Voting Instructions Made by Intermediary, and in the case of an objecting beneficial owner, the objecting beneficial owner will not receive the Meeting Materials unless the Intermediary holding shares on behalf of the objecting beneficial owner assumes the cost of delivery.
Non-Registered Holders cannot be recognized at the Meeting for purposes of voting their shares in person or by way of depositing a form of proxy. If you are a Non-Registered Holder and wish to vote in person at the Meeting, please see the voting instructions you received or contact your Intermediary well in advance of the Meeting to determine how you can do so.
Non-Registered Holders should carefully follow the voting instructions they receive, including those on how and when voting instructions are to be provided, in order to have their shares voted at the Meeting.
DEPOSIT AND VOTING OF PROXIES
To be effective, the instrument of proxy must be dated and signed and, together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy thereof, deposited either at the office of Computershare Investor Services Inc., Proxy Department, 320 Bay Street, 14th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 4A6, or at the Head Office of the Company at Suite 1100 - 1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3T5 not less than 48 hours, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, prior to the time of the holding of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the Meeting in the Chairman's discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY A PROPERLY EXECUTED AND DEPOSITED PROXY WILL BE VOTED OR WITHHELD FROM VOTING ON EACH MATTER REFERRED TO IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN (provided such instructions are certain) ON ANY BALLOT THAT MAY BE CALLED FOR AND, IF A CHOICE IS SPECIFIED WITH RESPECT TO ANY MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE MEETING, THE SHARES SHALL BE VOTED OR WITHHELD FROM VOTING ACCORDINGLY. WHERE NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED IN RESPECT OF ANY MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON AND ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT APPOINTEES IS NAMED IN THE FORM OF PROXY TO ACT AS THE SHAREHOLDER'S PROXYHOLDER, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF ALL SUCH MATTERS. THE FORM OF PROXY ACCOMPANYING THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR GIVES THE PERSON OR COMPANY NAMED AS PROXYHOLDER DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY REGARDING AMENDMENTS OR VARIATIONS TO MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. IN THE EVENT THAT AMENDMENTS OR VARIATIONS TO MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING ARE PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS IS PROPERLY BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE MANAGEMENT APPOINTEES TO VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BEST JUDGMENT ON SUCH MATTERS OR BUSINESS ON ANY BALLOT THAT MAY
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BE CALLED FOR. AT THE TIME OF PRINTING THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR, MANAGEMENT KNOWS OF NO SUCH AMENDMENTS, VARIATIONS OR OTHER MATTERS WHICH MAY BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE MEETING.
REVOCABILITY OF PROXY
In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by instrument in writing executed by the registered shareholder or the registered shareholder's attorney authorized in writing, or if the registered shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or attorney thereof, and deposited either at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or, as to any matter in respect of which a vote shall not already have been cast pursuant to such proxy, with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and upon either of such deposits the proxy is revoked.
Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy. Non-Registered Holders who wish to change their vote must arrange for their Intermediaries to revoke the proxy on their behalf.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares without par value. There is one class of shares only and there are 209,712,331 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The directors have determined that all shareholders of record as of the 15th day of December, 2025 will be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting.
At a General Meeting of the Company, on a show of hands, every registered shareholder present in person and entitled to vote and every proxyholder duly appointed by a registered shareholder who would have been entitled to vote shall have one vote and, on a poll, every registered shareholder present in person or represented by proxy or other proper authority and entitled to vote shall have one vote for each share of which such shareholder is the registered holder. Shares represented by proxy will only be voted as to the number of shares represented if a poll or ballot is called for. A poll or ballot may be requested by a registered shareholder or proxyholder present and entitled to vote at the Meeting or required because the number of votes attached to shares represented by proxies that are to be voted against a matter is greater than 5% of the votes attached to all shares that are entitled to be voted and to be represented at the Meeting.
To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, as at the date of this Information Circular, no person or company beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying 10% or more of the outstanding voting rights of the Company.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Each director of the Company is elected annually and holds office until the next Annual General Meeting of the shareholders unless that person ceases to be a director before then. Unless such authority is withheld, the Management Appointees intend to vote the shares represented by proxy for the election of the nominees herein listed on any poll or ballot that may be called for.
MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE THAT ANY OF THE NOMINEES HEREIN LISTED WILL BE UNABLE TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR. IN THE EVENT THAT PRIOR TO THE MEETING ANY VACANCIES OCCUR IN THE SLATE OF NOMINEES HEREIN LISTED, IT IS INTENDED THAT DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY SHALL BE EXERCISED BY THE MANAGEMENT APPOINTEES, IF NAMED IN THE PROXY, TO VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXY FOR THE ELECTION OF ANY OTHER PERSON OR PERSONS AS DIRECTORS UNLESS THE SHAREHOLDER HAS SPECIFIED THAT THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY PROXY ARE TO BE WITHHELD FROM VOTING IN THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Management proposes that the number of directors for the Company be determined at five (5) for the ensuing year, subject to such increases as may be permitted by the Articles of the Company, and that each of the following persons be nominated for election as a director of the Company for the ensuing year. Information concerning these persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is as follows:
| Name, Jurisdiction of Residence and Position Held | Director Since | Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned, Or Controlled Or Directed, Directly Or Indirectly At December 15, 2025 | Principal Occupation And If Not At Present An Elected Director, Occupation During The Past Five (5) Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH A. KIZIS, JR. | |||
| Nevada, USA | |||
| President and Director | August 23, 2019 | 50,000 | Geologist; President of the Company and Bravada Gold Corporation |
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| Name, Jurisdiction of Residence and Position Held | Director Since | Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned, Or Controlled Or Directed, Directly Or Indirectly At December 15, 2025 | Principal Occupation And If Not At Present An Elected Director, Occupation During The Past Five (5) Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE PAGE | |||
| British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Chairman and Director | August 23, 2019 | 1,033,332 | Barrister and Solicitor; President of Southern Silver Exploration Corp. |
| KILLIAN RUBY | |||
| British Columbia, Canada | |||
| CFO and Director | July 25, 2019 | 546,666(1) | Chartered Professional Accountant; CEO & President of Malaspina Consultants Inc. (“Malaspina”), an outsourced CFO and accounting services company; President of Manex Resource Group Inc., a private corporate, geological and administrative services company |
| COURTNEY SHEARER | |||
| Alberta, Canada | |||
| Director | January 28, 2019 | 250,000(2) | Chartered Professional Accountant |
| JOHN KERR | |||
| British Columbia, Canada | |||
| Director | December 2, 2019 | 150,000 | Geological Engineer |
(1) Killian Ruby holds 456,666 common shares directly and holds 90,000 common shares indirectly through Malaspina, a company controlled by Killian Ruby.
(2) Courtney Shearer holds 150,000 common shares directly and holds 100,000 common shares indirectly through Tobiano Strategies Inc., a company controlled by Courtney Shearer.
The Company has an Audit Committee, the members of which are Courtney Shearer (Chair), John Kerr and Joseph A. Kizis, Jr.
To the knowledge of management of the Company, no proposed director (including any of their respective holding companies):
(a) is, as at the date of this Information Circular, or has been, within the preceding 10 years, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company) that:
(i) was subject to a cease trade or similar order (including a management cease trade order whether or not such person was named in the order) or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (an “Order”) while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;
(ii) was subject to an Order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or
(b) is, as at the date of this Information Circular, or has been, within the preceding 10 years, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or
(c) has, within the 10 years before the date of this Information Circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director; or
(d) has been subject to:
(i) since December 31, 2000, any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a
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securities regulatory authority, or before December 31, 2000, the disclosure of which would likely be important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director;
(ii) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director; or
(e) is to be elected under any arrangement or understanding between the proposed director and any other person or company, except the directors and executive officers of the Company acting solely in such capacity.
STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
"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 ("CEO");
(b) each individual who, in respect of the Company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief financial officer, including an individual performing functions similar to a chief financial officer ("CFO");
(c) in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000 for that financial year;
(d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the Company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;
During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company had two NEOs: Joseph A. Kizis, Jr., President (CEO) and Killian Ruby, CFO.
Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation, Excluding Compensation Securities
The following table of compensation, excluding options and compensation securities, provides a summary of the compensation payable by the Company to each NEO and director of the Company for the two most recently completed financial years ended August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024:
| Table of compensation excluding compensation securities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and position | Year | Salary, consulting fee, retainer or commission ($) | Bonus ($) | Committee or meeting fees ($) | Value of perquisites ($) | Value of all other compensation ($) | Total compensation ($) |
| Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. (1) | |||||||
| CEO & Director | 2025 | 71,004 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 71,004 |
| 2024 | 54,722 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 54,722 | |
| Killian Ruby (2) | |||||||
| CFO & Director | 2025 | 45,346 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 45,346 |
| 2024 | 34,859 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | 34,859 | |
| Lawrence Page | |||||||
| Director | 2025 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2024 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| Courtney Shearer | |||||||
| Director | 2025 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2024 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| John Kerr | |||||||
| Director | 2025 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2024 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(1) Mr. Kizis charges US$600 per day for the provision of services as President and the amounts in the above table are reported in the Canadian dollar equivalent.
(2) Fees for CFO services and Director's fees were paid to Malaspina, a Company controlled by Mr. Ruby. During the year ended August 31, 2025, Malaspina charged $64,054 (2024 - $62,178) for non-CFO accounting and support services.
Manex Resource Group Inc. ("Manex"), a company controlled by Killian Ruby, provides the Company with administrative, corporate, consulting, accounting and corporate development services under a service agreement. During the year ended August 31, 2025, Manex charged $68,781 (2024 - $69,001) for the provision of office space and administration services, including geological modelling software, and $338,969 (2024 - $479,438) for the provision of consulting, professional and corporate development services.
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Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities
The following table sets out all compensation securities granted to each NEO and director by the Company for services provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company during the financial year ended August 31, 2025:
| Compensation Securities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and position | Type of Compensation security | Number of compensation securities, number of underlying securities(1), and percentage of class | Date of issue or grant | Issue, conversion or exercise price ($) | Closing price of security or underlying security on date of grant ($) | Closing price of security or underlying security at year end ($) | Expiry date |
| Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. (2) CEO & Director | stock options | 550,000 3.01% | March 4, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | March 4, 2030 |
| Killian Ruby (3) CFO & Director | stock options | 550,000 3.01% | March 4, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | March 4, 2030 |
| Lawrence Page (4) Director | stock options | 550,000 3.01% | March 4, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | March 4, 2030 |
| Courtney Shearer (5) Director | stock options | 550,000 3.01% | March 4, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | March 4, 2030 |
| John Kerr (6) Director | stock options | 550,000 3.01% | March 4, 2025 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.20 | March 4, 2030 |
(1) Each outstanding stock option of the Company entitles the holder thereof to acquire, upon exercise, one common share in the capital of the Company.
(2) As at August 31, 2025, Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. held 2,175,000 stock options of the Company.
(3) As at August 31, 2025, Killian Ruby held 1,900,000 stock options of the Company.
(4) As at August 31, 2025, Lawrence Page held 2,175,000 stock options of the Company.
(5) As at August 31, 2025, Courtney Shearer held 1,700,000 stock options of the Company. 250,000 of Mr. Shearer's stock options are registered to Larkspur Consulting Inc., his wholly-owned company.
(6) As at August 31, 2025, John Kerr held 1,650,000 stock options of the Company.
The following table sets out each exercise by NEOs and directors of compensation securities during the financial year ended August 31, 2025:
| Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and position | Type of Compensation security | Number of underlying securities exercised | Exercise price per security ($) | Date of exercise | Closing price per security on date of exercise ($) | Difference between exercise price and closing price on date of exercise ($) | Total value on exercise date ($) |
| Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. CEO & Director | stock options | 250,000 | 0.085 | November 25, 2024 | 0.18 | 0.095 | 23,750 |
| Killian Ruby CFO & Director | stock options | 150,000 | 0.085 | November 21, 2024 | 0.18 | 0.095 | 14,250 |
| Lawrence Page Director | stock options | 250,000 | 0.085 | October 29, 2024 | 0.175 | 0.09 | 22,500 |
| Courtney Shearer Director | stock options | 100,000(1) | 0.085 | December 4, 2024 | 0.205 | 0.165 | 16,500 |
| John Kerr Director | stock options | 100,000 | 0.085 | November 12, 2024 | 0.19 | 0.105 | 10,500 |
(1) These 100,000 options were registered to Larkspur Consulting Inc.
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Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans
The Company has adopted an incentive stock option plan (the "Stock Option Plan") for the purpose of attracting and motivating directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and advancing the interests of the Company by affording such persons the opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the Company through rights granted under the Stock Option Plan. "Rolling" stock option plans must receive annual shareholder approval in accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and, accordingly, the Stock Option Plan was approved by shareholders at the Company's last annual general meeting held on February 27, 2025. A summary of the Stock Option Plan is included under "Particulars of Other Matters to be Acted Upon – Stock Option Plan" herein.
Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements
Management functions of the Company are not, to any substantial degree, performed by anyone other than by directors or NEOs of the Company.
Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. provides the Company with the services of President for a daily fee of US$600.
The Company entered into an agreement with Malaspina Consultants Inc. (the "Malaspina Agreement") pursuant to which Killian Ruby, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, agreed to provide certain consulting services to the Company. The Malaspina Agreement may be terminated by either party on 60 days written notice to the other party. Under the terms of the Malaspina Agreement, the Company agreed to pay Mr. Ruby an hourly rate and Mr. Ruby is entitled to participate in any incentive stock option plan as may be available from time to time in the amounts, on the terms and at the time determined by the Board.
Oversight and Description of Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation
As the Company does not have a compensation committee, the Board determines any compensation payable to the directors and officers. The Board assesses the compensation of directors and officers on an ongoing basis taking into account the responsibilities and obligations involved with such positions as well as the financial status of the Company.
No compensation is tied to one or more performance criteria or goals. No significant events have occurred during the most recently completed financial year that have significantly affected compensation, and no peer group analysis has been conducted in determining NEOs compensation.
The Company is an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral natural resource properties. The Company has no revenues from operations and often operates with limited financial resources to ensure that funds are available to complete scheduled programs. Accordingly, the granting of stock options is an important element of executive compensation which does not require cash disbursement by the Company. In determining compensation with respect to stock option grants, however, the Company is cognizant of the Exchange statement in its Policy 4.4 that: "Incentive stock options are a means of rewarding optionees for future services provided to the Issuer. They are not intended as a substitute for salaries or wages, or as a means of compensation for past services rendered." The Board, taking into consideration previous grants of stock options, determines the compensation in the form of stock options to its NEOs, as well as to its directors.
Pension Disclosure
The Company does not have any defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, deferred compensation plans or any other benefit plans in place that provide for payments or benefits at, following, or in connection with retirement.
SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
The following table sets out the number of the Company's shares to be issued and remaining available for future issuance under the Company's Incentive Stock Option Plan at the end of the Company's most recently completed financial year ended August 31, 2025:
| 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 securityholders | 18,275,000 | $0.18 | 1,406,680 |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by securityholders | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 18,275,000 | $0.18 | 1,406,680 |
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The maximum number of Common shares reserved for issuance under the Company's Stock Option Plan is 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company on a rolling basis. See "Particulars of Other Matters to be Acted Upon - Stock Option Plan" below for a general description of the Company's Stock Option Plan.
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
None of the current or former directors, executive officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, and no associate or affiliate of any of them is or has been indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries at any time since the beginning of the Company's last completed financial year nor has any such person been indebted to any other entity where such indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("NI 58-101"), adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators, requires issuers to disclose their governance practices in accordance with that instrument. The Company is a "venture issuer" within the meaning of NI 58-101. A discussion of the Company's governance practices within the context of NI 58-101 is set out below.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over management by ensuring that a sufficient number of its members are independent of the Company. Directors are considered to be independent if they have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A "material relationship" is a relationship which could, in the view of the Company's Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of a director's independent judgment. The independent members of the Board are Courtney Shearer and John Kerr. The non-independent directors are Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. who is the President, Killian Ruby who is the CFO and Lawrence Page who is the Chairman.
Directorships
Certain of the Company's directors are also directors of other reporting issuers (or equivalent), as disclosed in the following table:
| Name of Director | Directorship(s) held in other Reporting Issuers | |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph A. Kizis, Jr. | Bravada Gold Corporation | Paradigm Gold Corporation |
| Killian Ruby | Fraser Big Sky Capital Corp. | |
| Nexe Innovations Inc. | Paradigm Gold Corporation | |
| Lawrence Page | Bravada Gold Corporation | |
| Paradigm Gold Corporation | Southern Silver Exploration Corp. | |
| John Kerr | Bravada Gold Corporation | |
| Paradigm Gold Corporation | NV Gold Corporation | |
| Searchlight Resources Inc. |
Orientation and Continuing Education
The Company does not provide formal continuing education to its Board members, but does encourage them to communicate with management, auditors and technical consultants. Board members have full access to Company policies, corporate governance documents, technical data and financial information.
Ethical Business Conduct
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code") which addresses compliance with laws, conflicts of interest, honesty and integrity, fair dealing, discrimination and harassment, safety and health, honest and accurate record keeping, and specifically ethical conduct for financial managers. A copy of the Code is available on the Company's webpage at www.equitymetalscorporation.com and has also been provided to the Company's directors, officers and employees. Company personnel are encouraged to speak with their supervisors or other management to obtain guidance in complying with the Code or to report any violations of the Code.
The Company has also established a whistleblower policy to provide Company personnel with a channel to report serious concerns relating to financial reporting or unethical or illegal conduct.
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The Board takes steps to ensure that directors exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or executive officer has a material interest. The Board ensures that the directors are familiar with the Code as well as their obligations to disclose any material interest in a transaction or contract and to abstain from voting on any resolution to approve such transaction or contract.
Nomination of Directors
When a Board vacancy occurs or is contemplated, any director may make recommendations to the Board as to qualified individuals for nomination to the Board. In identifying new candidates, the directors will take into account the mix of director characteristics and diverse experiences, perspectives and skills appropriate for the Company at that time.
Compensation
As the Company does not have a compensation committee, the Board determines any compensation payable to the directors and officers. The Board assesses the compensation of directors and officers on an ongoing basis taking into account the responsibilities and obligations involved with such positions as well as the financial status of the Company.
The Board also determines compensation in the form of stock option grants to its directors and officers, although such options are considered a means of rewarding optionees for future services provided to the Company rather than as compensation for past services. No compensation is currently paid to the directors, other than by way of stock option grants.
Other Board Committees
Other than the Audit Committee discussed below, the Board has no other standing committees.
Assessments
The Company does not have a formal process to review the performance of the Board, its committees and individual directors. The Board conducts ongoing informal assessments and evaluations, including considering the skills and experiences of each director individually and as part of a team. Particular consideration is given to the composition of the Audit Committee with skilled members that are both financially literate and independent.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company is comprised of Courtney Shearer, John Kerr and Joseph A. Kizis, Jr., a majority of whom are "independent" and considered to be "financially literate" as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees. The education and experience of each member relevant to the performance of such member's responsibilities as an Audit Committee member are as follows:
Courtney Shearer: Mr. Shearer graduated from Oregon State University in 1980 with a B.Sc. degree in Forest Engineering, in 2001 obtained a Masters of Business Administration from Queen's University and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant. He has served as a director of several public companies and has been responsible for receiving financial information relating to a company and obtaining an understanding of the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows and how these statements are integral in assessing the financial position of a company and its operating results.
John Kerr: Mr. Kerr graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1964 with a BASc degree in Geological Engineering. He has served as a director of several public companies and is an audit committee member of Bravada Gold Corporation, Equity Metals Corporation, Searchlight Resources Inc. and previously of Quaterra Resources Inc. He also serves as President of Paradigm Gold Corporation. Through such positions he has been responsible for receiving financial information relating to a company and obtaining an understanding of the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows and how these statements are integral in assessing the financial position of a company and its operating results.
Joseph A. Kizis, Jr.: Mr. Kizis is a Certified Professional Geologist with a B.S. in Geology from Kent State University and an M.S. in Geology from the University of Colorado. He has over 40 years of experience in the exploration industry and has served as a director of several public companies and exploration companies. Through such positions he has been responsible for receiving financial information relating to a company and obtaining an understanding of the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows and how these statements are integral in assessing the financial position of a company and its operating results.
The Audit Committee's mandate and charter can be described as follows:
- Each member of the Audit Committee shall be a member of the Board, in good standing, and the majority of the members of the Audit Committee shall be independent in order to serve on this committee.
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At least one of the members of the Audit Committee shall be financially literate.
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Review the Audit Committee's charter annually, reassess the adequacy of this charter, and recommend any proposed changes to the Board. Consider changes that are necessary as a result of new laws or regulations.
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The Audit Committee shall meet at least four times per year, and each time the Company proposes to issue a press release with its quarterly or annual earnings information. These meetings may be combined with regularly scheduled meetings, or more frequently as circumstances may require. The Audit Committee may ask members of the management or others to attend the meetings and provide pertinent information as necessary.
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Conduct executive sessions with the outside auditors, outside counsel, and anyone else as desired by the Audit Committee.
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The Audit Committee shall be authorized to hire outside counsel or other consultants as necessary (this may take place any time during the year).
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Approve any non-audit services provided by the independent auditors, including tax services. Review and evaluate the performance of the independent auditors and review with the full Board any proposed discharge of the independent auditors.
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Review with the management the policies and procedures with respect to officers' expense accounts and perquisites, including their use of corporate assets, and consider the results of any review of these areas by the independent auditor.
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Consider, with the management, the rationale for employing accounting firms rather than the principal independent auditors.
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Inquire of the management and the independent auditors about significant risks or exposures facing the Company; assess the steps the management has taken or proposes to take to minimize such risks to the Company; and periodically review compliance with such steps.
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Review with the independent auditor, the audit scope and plan of the independent auditors. Address the coordination of the audit efforts to assure the completeness of coverage, reduction of redundant efforts, and the effective use of audit resources.
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Inquire regarding the "quality of earnings" of the Company from a subjective as well as an objective standpoint.
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Review with the independent accountants: (a) the adequacy of the Company's internal controls including computerized information systems controls and security; and (b) any related significant findings and recommendations of the independent auditors together with the Management's responses thereto.
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Review with the management and the independent auditor the effect of any regulatory and accounting initiatives, as well as off-balance-sheet structures, if any.
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Review with the management the annual financial reports before they are filed with the regulatory authorities.
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Review with the independent auditor that performs an audit: (a) all critical accounting policies and practices used by the Company; and (b) all alternative treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles that have been discussed with the management of the Company, the ramifications of each alternative and the treatment preferred by the Company.
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Review all material written communications between the independent auditors and the management.
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Review with the management and the independent auditors: (a) the Company's annual financial statements and related footnotes; (b) the independent auditors' audit of the financial statements and their report thereon; (c) the independent auditor's judgments about the quality, not just the acceptability, of the Company's accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting; (d) any significant changes required in the independent auditors' audit plan; and (e) any serious difficulties or disputes with the management encountered during the audit.
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Review the procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters that may be submitted by any party internal or external to the organization. Review any complaints that might have been received, current status, and resolution if one has been reached.
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Review procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the organization of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. Review any submissions that have been received, the current status, and resolution if one has been reached.
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The Audit Committee will perform such other functions as assigned by law, the Company's articles, or the Board.
The Audit Committee provides review and oversight of the Company's accounting and financial reporting process, and the audit process, including the selection, oversight, and compensation of the Company's external auditor. Since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the Company's Board of Directors has not failed to adopt a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor.
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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Audit Committee has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services but will review the engagement of all such services.
Audit Fees
For the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company's external auditor charged the Company $34,700 plus GST in audit fees (2024: $34,000).
Audit-Related Fees
For the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company's external auditor charged the Company $nil in audit-related fees (2024: $nil).
Tax Fees
For the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company's external auditor charged the Company $5,100 plus GST in tax fees, representing tax compliance filing fees (2024: $5,100).
All Other Fees
For the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company's external auditor charged the Company $nil plus GST in all other fees (2024: $nil).
Exemption
The Company, as a "venture issuer", is relying on the exemption in section 6.1 of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees which provides that the Company is not required to comply with Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of National Instrument 52-110.
APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
It has been proposed that Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, be re-appointed as Auditor of the Company for the ensuing year.
INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
Except as otherwise disclosed herein, no: (a) director, proposed director or executive officer of the Company; (b) person or company who beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, or a combination of both, common shares of the Company carrying more than ten percent of the voting rights attached to the outstanding common shares of the Company (an "Insider"); (c) director or executive officer of a person or company that is itself an Insider or subsidiary of the Company; or (d) any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, or in any proposed transaction that has materially affected or would materially affect the Company, except with respect to an interest arising from the ownership of common shares of the Company where such person or company will receive no extra or special benefit or advantage not shared on a pro-rata basis by all holders of common shares of the Company.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Except as otherwise set out herein, none of the directors or executive officers of the Company, no management proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, none of the persons who have been directors or executive officers of the Company since the commencement of the Company's last financial year and no associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
There are no management functions of the Company, which are, to any substantial degree, performed by a person other than the directors or executive officers of the Company.
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PARTICULARS OF OTHER MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Stock Option Plan
At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to approve the Company's proposed 2026 10% rolling incentive stock option plan (the "Plan").
The purpose of the proposed Plan is to provide the Company's directors, officers, employees and management company employees of, or consultants to, the Company and its subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase shares of the Company and benefit from any appreciation in the value of the Company's shares. This will provide an increased incentive for these individuals to contribute to the future success and prosperity of the Company, thus enhancing the value of the Company's shares for the benefit of all the shareholders and increasing the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to attract and retain skilled and motivated individuals in the service of the Company.
The following is a description of the key terms of the Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which will be available for inspection at the Meeting:
(a) Eligible Persons: Directors, officers, employees, management company employees of, or consultants to, the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Plan. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines when and whether to grant options under the Plan to eligible persons.
(b) Number of Shares Reserved: The Plan is a "rolling" plan that provides that the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under it, and all of the Company's other previously established and outstanding security based compensation plans, is 10% of the Company's issued common shares at the time of the grant of a stock option under the Plan. As at the date of this Information Circular, the Company has 18,125,000 options granted with a remaining balance of 2,846,233 options eligible for future grants under the Plan. Options that expire or terminate without being exercised will again be available under the Plan.
(c) Limitations: The maximum aggregate number of shares issuable pursuant to all of the Company's security based compensation, including the Plan, in any 12 month period to any one consultant must not exceed 2% of the issued shares of the Company, calculated as at the date any security based compensation is granted or issued to the consultant. The aggregate number of options granted to investor relations service providers in any 12 month period must not exceed 2% of the issued shares of the Company, calculated at the time of grant of the stock option.
(d) Disinterested Shareholder Approval: Disinterested Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Plan) is required for any amendment to options held by insiders that would have the effect of decreasing the exercise price of such options or that results in a benefit to an insider. Unless Disinterested Shareholder Approval is obtained, the maximum aggregate number of shares issuable pursuant to all of the Company's security based compensation, including this Plan, granted or issued to:
(i) any one optionee in any 12 month period must not exceed 5% of the issued shares, calculated as at the date any security based compensation is granted or issued;
(ii) insiders (as a group) must not exceed 10% of the issued shares at any point in time; and
(iii) insiders (as a group) in any 12 month period must not exceed 10% of the issued shares, calculated as at the date any security based compensation is granted or issued.
(e) Exercise Price: The Plan provides that the option exercise price, as determined by the Board of Directors, must not be less than the last closing price of the Company's common shares on the TSX Venture Exchange ("Exchange") before the date of grant, less the applicable discount permitted by the policies of the Exchange.
(f) Term: The term of any option granted under the Plan will be determined by the Board of Directors and, subject to any applicable blackout extension as noted below, shall not be greater than 10 years from the date of grant.
(g) Vesting: The vesting of options is at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Options granted to any investor relations service providers shall vest in 4 stages over 12 months with no more than one-quarter of such options vesting no sooner than 3 months after the date of grant and, thereafter, no more than one-quarter of such options vesting no sooner than on each of the 6, 9, and 12 month anniversaries of the date of grant. Subject to the approval of the Exchange, if required, the Board of Directors shall have the right to accelerate the date of vesting of any portion of any option which remains unvested. Upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan), all options shall become immediately exercisable, notwithstanding any contingent vesting provisions.
(h) Expiry and Termination: An option shall terminate at the earliest of the following dates:
(i) the expiry date specified in the option agreement, subject to any applicable blackout extension;
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(ii) in the event of death, any options held by the deceased optionee shall pass to a qualified successor and be exercisable until the earlier of 12 months following the date of death and the expiry of the option term;
(iii) upon an optionee's employment or engagement as a service provider being terminated for cause, or if an optionee is a director or officer and is removed from office, any options not then exercised shall terminate immediately. If an optionee becomes permanently disabled, any options shall be exercisable until the earlier of 6 months after the date of disability and the expiry of the option term. If an optionee's employment, office, term as a director, or engagement as a service provider is ended or expires otherwise than by reason of termination for cause or by removal, such optionee's option shall be exercisable until the earlier of 90 days after such termination and the expiry of the option term;
(iv) in the event the Company proposes to amalgamate, merge, or consolidate or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or in the event an offer to purchase shares of the Company is made to all shareholders, the Company shall have the right to provide written notification to all optionees of the expiry of all options within 30 days; and
(v) the date of any sale, transfer, assignment or hypothecation, or any attempted sale, transfer, assignment or hypothecation, of such option in violation of the terms of the stock option plan.
(i) Blackout Extension: If an option expires during a formal blackout period self-imposed by the Company pursuant to its internal trading policies, then the option shall expire 10 days after the blackout period is lifted by the Company; provided that, such automatic extension is not applicable if the Company or optionee is subject to a cease trade order or similar trading restriction.
(j) Cashless Exercise: The Plan allows for "cashless exercise" which is an arrangement that the Company has with a brokerage firm pursuant to which the brokerage firm will loan money to the optionee to purchase the common shares that are subject to the option. The brokerage firm then sells a sufficient number of shares to cover the option price in order to repay the loan made to the optionee. The brokerage firm receives an equivalent number of shares from the exercise of the option and the optionee then receives the balance of shares, or the cash proceeds from the balance of such shares, from the exercise of the option.
(k) Amendments: Subject to approval of the Exchange, if required, the Board may terminate, suspend or discontinue the Plan, or amend or revise the terms of the Plan or an outstanding option, provided that for certain amendments, the Board of Directors must obtain shareholder approval.
The Exchange requires that this Plan be approved by the Company's shareholders every year at the Company's annual general meeting. If shareholder approval of the proposed Plan or a modified version thereof is not obtained, the Company will not proceed to implement the proposed Plan nor grant options under it. Even if approved, the directors may determine not to proceed with the proposed Plan.
The directors recommend that the shareholders approve the proposed Plan. The Management Appointees named in the accompanying Instrument of Proxy intend (in the absence of direction to the contrary) to vote FOR the above resolution at the Meeting.
MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER MATTER TO COME BEFORE THE MEETING OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE OF MEETING. IF ANY OTHER MATTER PROPERLY COMES BEFORE THE MEETING, IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE MANAGEMENT APPOINTEES TO VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE FORM OF PROXY ACCOMPANYING THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR ON ANY BALLOT THAT MAY BE CALLED FOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR BEST JUDGMENT ON SUCH MATTER.
GENERAL
Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Appointees to vote proxies in favour of the resolutions set forth herein. All ordinary resolutions require, for the passing of the same, a simple majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the shareholders. All special resolutions require, for the passing of the same, a 2/3 majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the shareholders.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information relating to the Company can be found at www.sedarplus.ca and at the Company's website at www.equitymetalscorporation.com. A copy of the following documents may be obtained, without charge, upon request to the President of the Company at 1100-1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3T5, Phone: (604) 806-0626, Email: [email protected]:
(a) the comparative annual audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended August 31, 2025 together with the accompanying report of the auditor thereon and related Management's Discussion and Analysis and any interim financial statements of the Company for periods subsequent to August 31, 2025 and related Management's Discussion and Analysis; and
(b) this Information Circular.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EQUITY METALS CORPORATION
"Joseph A. Kizis, Jr."
Joseph A. Kizis, Jr.
President