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Euro Manganese Inc. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2021

Jan 26, 2021

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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EURO MANGANESE INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL & SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN (the " Notice ") that an annual general and special meeting (the " Meeting ") of holders (the " Shareholders ") of common shares (including common shares held as CHESS Depositary Interests) of Euro Manganese Inc. (the " Corporation ") will be held at the offices of the Corporation at 1700 – 666 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2X8 , on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 , at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time). The Meeting is being convened to receive the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2020, together with the report of the auditors thereon, and to transact the following business as more particularly described in the management information circular of the Corporation dated January 18, 2021 (the " Circular ") accompanying this Notice. At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following matters:

  • 1) Setting the Number of Directors at Five. Shareholders will be asked to set the number of directors of the Corporation at five (5). Information respecting the number of directors of the Corporation may be found in the " Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Setting the Number of Directors at Five " section of the Circular.

  • 2) Election of Directors. Shareholders will be asked to elect directors of the Corporation who will serve until the next annual general and special meeting of Shareholders. Information respecting the election of directors may be found in the " Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Election of Directors " section of the Circular.

  • 3) Approval of Fees to Non-Executive Directors. Shareholders will be asked to approve an increase to the maximum aggregate amount of directors' fees that may be paid to the Corporation's non-executive directors as a group from $180,000 to $245,000 per annum. Information respecting the increase to directors' fees of the Corporation's non-executive directors may be found in the " Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Fees to Non-Executive Directors " section of the Circular.

  • 4) Appointment of the Auditor. Shareholders will be asked to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors of the Corporation to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor. Information respecting the appointment of auditor may be found in the " Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Appointment and Remuneration of Auditors " section of the Circular.

  • 5) Re-Approval of Stock Option Plan. Shareholders will be asked to re-approve the Corporation's stock option plan in accordance with the requirements of the TSX Venture Exchange. Information respecting the approval of the stock option plan may be found in the " Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Approval of Stock Option Plan " section of the Circular.

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  • 6) Other Business. Shareholders may be asked to consider and transact such other matters that may be brought before the Meeting.

While as of the date of this Circular, we are intending to hold the Meeting in physical face to face format, we are continuously monitoring the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In light of the rapidly evolving news and guidelines related to COVID-19, we ask that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow, among - other things, the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/public health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html) and any applicable additional provincial and local instructions. You should not attend the Meeting in person if you are experiencing any cold or flu-like symptoms, or if you or someone with whom you have been in close contact has travelled to/from outside of Canada within the 14 days prior to the Meeting. All shareholders are strongly encouraged to vote prior to the Meeting by any of the means described on pages 6 and 7 of the Circular accompanying this Notice.

We reserve the right to take any additional precautionary measures we deem appropriate in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak including, if we consider necessary or advisable, providing a webcast version of the Meeting and/or hosting the Meeting solely by means of remote communication. Changes to the Meeting date and/or means of holding the Meeting will be announced by way of press release and placed on the ASX. Please monitor our press releases as well as our website at www.mn25.ca for updated information. We advise you to check our website one week prior to the Meeting date for the most current information. We do not intend to prepare or mail an amended Circular in the event of changes to the Meeting format.

Website Where Meeting Materials are Posted

The Circular, financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2020 (" Financial Statements ") and management's discussion and analysis of the Corporation's results of operations and financial condition for the 2020 financial year (" MD&A ") may be viewed online via the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com or on the Corporation's website at www.mn25.ca.

Obtaining Paper Copies of Materials

Shareholders may also obtain paper copies of the Circular, Financial Statements and MD&A free of charge upon request to the Corporation's Corporate Secretary at 1500 - 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4H8, or by phone at 604-681-1010.

A request for paper copies which are required in advance of the Meeting should be sent so that they are received by the Corporation by February 18, 2021 to allow sufficient time for Shareholders to receive the paper copies and to return their proxies or voting instruction forms to Intermediaries not later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia) prior to the time set for the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Voting

The board of directors of the Corporation has fixed the close of business on January 18, 2021 as the record date (the " Record Date ") for the purpose of determining Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and vote at, the Meeting. The failure of any Shareholder to receive notice of the Meeting does not deprive such Shareholder of the right to vote at the Meeting. Only Shareholders of record at the close of business on January 18, 2021 are entitled to vote at the Meeting.

All Shareholders are invited to attend the Meeting and may attend in person or may be represented by proxy. However, a "beneficial" or "non-registered" Shareholder will not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting common shares registered in the name of his/her/its broker. Instead, a beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as proxyholder for a registered Shareholder and vote the common shares in that capacity.

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Only Shareholders as of the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting. Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting in person, or any adjournments or postponements thereof, are requested to complete, date and sign the form of proxy (registered holders) or voting instruction form (beneficial holders).

SHAREHOLDERS ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW THE CIRCULAR BEFORE VOTING.

Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia this 18[th] day of January, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(Signed) " John Webster " Chairman

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EURO MANGANESE INC.

1500 - 1040 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4H8 Telephone: 604-681-1010

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL & SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

(Containing Information as at January 18, 2021, unless otherwise stated)

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

This management information circular (the "Circular") is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Euro Manganese Inc. (the "Corporation") for use at the annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders of common shares in the capital of the Corporation (the "Shares") (including holders of Shares who hold their Shares through CHESS Depositary Interests ("CDIs")), to be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of meeting (the "Notice") or at any adjournment or postponement thereof. It is expected that the solicitation of proxies on behalf of management will be primarily by mail; however, proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by the regular officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. The cost of soliciting proxies on behalf of management will be borne by the Corporation. The Corporation may also reimburse brokers and other persons holding Shares in their names or in the name of nominees, for their costs incurred in sending proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining their proxies or voting instructions.

CHESS Depository Nominees Pty Ltd. (" CDN ") is the Shareholder of record for all Shares beneficially owned by holders of CDIs. Holders of CDIs are entitled to receive notice of the Meeting and attend the Meeting and may direct CDN to vote at the Meeting by using the method described in the special voting instructions for CDI holders below. Holders of CDIs are not directly registered Shareholders and must vote through CDN as described below under the heading " Special Voting Instructions for CDI Holders ".

APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES

The persons named in the accompanying form of proxy (the "Proxy") are representatives of management of the Corporation and are directors and/or officers of the Corporation. A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR HIM/HER ON HIS/HER BEHALF AT THE MEETING OTHER THAN THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED PROXY. TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, A SHAREHOLDER MAY STRIKE OUT THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE PROXY AND INSERT THE NAME OF HIS/HER NOMINEE IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED OR COMPLETE ANOTHER PROXY. A PROXY WILL NOT BE VALID UNLESS IT IS DEPOSITED WITH COMPUTERSHARE, AT ATTENTION: PROXY DEPARTMENT, AT 100 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5J 2Y1, NO LATER THAN 10:00 A.M. (VANCOUVER TIME) ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021, WHICH IS NOT LESS THAN 48 HOURS (EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS) BEFORE THE TIME OF THE MEETING (OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF, AS APPLICABLE) (THE "PROXY DEADLINE"). ALTERNATIVELY, A

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SHAREHOLDER MAY SUBMIT THEIR PROXY PRIOR TO THE PROXY DEADLINE ONLINE AT WWW.INVESTORVOTE.COM BY REGISTERING WITH THE CONTROL NUMBER PROVIDED ON THEIR FORM OF PROXY OR PROXIES MAY BE FAXED TO COMPUTERSHARE AT 1-866-249-7775 (WITHIN NORTH AMERICA) OR 1-416-263-9524 (INTERNATIONAL).

The Proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or by his/her attorney in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer. Only Registered Shareholders (as defined below) are entitled to sign and deposit a Proxy.

NON-REGISTERED HOLDERS

Only those Shareholders whose names appear on the central security register of the Corporation (the " Registered Shareholders "), or the persons they appoint as their proxies, are permitted to attend and vote at the Meeting. However, in many cases, Shares beneficially owned by a holder (a " Non-Registered Holder ") are registered either:

  • (a) in the name of an intermediary (an " Intermediary ") that the Non-Registered Holder deals with in respect of the Shares, such as, 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 CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.) of which the Intermediary is a participant.

As well, all holders of CDIs are Non-Registered Holders. See " Special Voting Instructions for CDI Holders ".

In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer , the Corporation has distributed copies of this Circular and the Notice (together, the " Meeting Materials ") to the clearing agencies and Intermediaries for onward distribution to Non-Registered Holders.

Intermediaries are required to forward Meeting Materials to 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 voting instruction form which must be completed and signed by the Non-Registered Holder in accordance with the directions on the voting instruction form (which may in some cases permit the completion of the voting instruction form by telephone); or

  • (b) be given a 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 uncompleted. This Proxy need not be signed by the Non-Registered Holder. In this case, the NonRegistered Holder who wishes to submit a Proxy should otherwise properly complete the form of Proxy and deposit it with Computershare, as described above.

The purpose of these procedures is to permit Non-Registered Holders to direct the voting of the Shares they beneficially own. Should a Non-Registered Holder who receives either a Proxy or a voting instruction form wish to attend and vote at the Meeting in person (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Holder), the NonRegistered Holder should strike out the names of the persons named in the Proxy and insert the Non-Registered Holder's (or such other person's) name in the blank space provided or, in the case of a voting instruction form, follow the corresponding instructions on the form. In either case, Non-Registered Holders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediaries and their service companies.

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REVOCATION

A Registered Shareholder who has given a Proxy may revoke the Proxy by:

  • (a) completing and signing a Proxy bearing a later date and depositing it with Computershare as described above;

  • (b) depositing an instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by the Shareholder's attorney authorized in writing: (i) at the registered office of the Corporation at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting, at which the Proxy is to be used, or (ii) with the chairman of the Meeting prior to the commencement of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting; or

  • (c) in any other manner permitted by law.

A Beneficial Shareholder may revoke a voting instruction form or a waiver of the right to receive meeting materials and to vote given to an Intermediary at any time by written notice to the Intermediary, except that an Intermediary may not be required to act on a revocation of a voting instruction form or of a waiver of the right to receive meeting materials and to vote that is not received by the Intermediary in accordance with the internal procedures of such Intermediary.

VOTING OF PROXIES

The management representatives designated in the enclosed Proxy will vote or withhold from voting the Shares in respect of which they are appointed by Proxy on any ballot that may be called for in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder as indicated on the Proxy and, if the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Shares will be voted accordingly. In the absence of such instructions, such Shares will be voted by the management representatives: (i) FOR setting the number of directors of the Corporation at five (5); (ii) FOR the election of each of the individual nominees named in this Circular as directors of the Corporation; (iii) FOR an increase to the maximum aggregate amount of directors’ fees that may be paid to the Corporation’s non-executive directors as a group from $180,000 to $245,000 per annum; (iv) FOR the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Corporation and the authorization of the directors of the Corporation to fix the auditor's remuneration; and (v) FOR the re-approval of the Corporation's stock option plan.

The enclosed Proxy confers discretionary authority upon the management representatives designated in the Proxy with respect to amendments to or variations of matters identified in the notice of Meeting and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the date of this Circular, management of the Corporation know of no such amendments, variations or other matters.

Voting by proxy may also occur over the Internet. The enclosed Proxy or voting instruction form you may receive from your broker or other Intermediary contains details on how to vote over the Internet.

SPECIAL VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CDI HOLDERS

CDI holders may attend the Meeting; however, they are unable to vote in person at the Meeting. Each CDI represents one Share. Therefore, each CDI holder will be entitled to one vote for every CDI that they hold. In order to have votes cast at the Meeting on their behalf, CDI holders must complete, sign and return the enclosed CDI Voting Instruction Form in accordance with the instructions below.

CDI Voting Instruction Forms may be lodged in one of the following ways:

Mail

Complete, sign and date the CDI Voting Instruction Form and send it to:

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Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne VIC 3001

Fax

Complete, sign and date the CDI Voting Instruction Form and fax it to: 1800 783 447 within Australia or +61 3 9473 2555 outside Australia

Internet

Lodge online at www.investorvote.com.au

Completed CDI Voting Instruction Forms must be provided to Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited no later than 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on February 19, 2021, or four full business days before any adjourned or postponed Meeting, in accordance with the instructions on that form. The CDI voting deadline is two business days prior to the date that Proxy Forms are due so that CDN may vote the Common Shares underlying the applicable CDIs.

A CDI holder may revoke a CDI Voting Instruction Form by giving written notice to CDN, or by submitting a new CDI Voting Instruction Form bearing a later date, well in advance of the Meeting.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CDI HOLDERS

CDI holders should note that the Corporation has been granted certain waivers from the Listing Rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (the " ASX "). In particular, the Corporation has received the following waivers.

  1. A waiver from ASX Listing Rule 14.2.1 which requires a notice of meeting to include a form of proxy which allows a security holder to vote for, against or abstain from voting on each resolution. Under applicable Canadian securities laws, the form of proxy to be provided must only allow security holders to vote in favor of, or to withhold their vote in respect of, a resolution to elect a director or in respect of appointment of auditor, but not to vote against it. The Corporation's waiver from ASX Listing Rule 14.2.1 only applies to the extent necessary to permit it to comply with the proxy requirements under applicable Canadian securities laws and for so long as such laws prevent the Corporation from permitting Shareholders to vote against a resolution to elect a director or appoint an auditor.

2. A waiver from ASX Listing Rule 14.3 to the extent necessary to permit the Corporation to accept nominations for the election of directors in accordance with the applicable Canadian securities laws. Under ASX Listing Rule 14.3, an ASX listed entity must accept nominations for the election of directors up to 35 business days before the date of the meeting at which directors may be elected, unless the entity's constitution provides otherwise. Sections 188 and 189 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the " BCBCA ") provide that a reasonable opportunity must be allowed for nominations. The waiver is granted to the extent necessary to permit the Corporation to comply with the BCBCA.

ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS

Pursuant to the Corporation's Articles, a shareholder of the Corporation wishing to nominate an individual to be a director, other than pursuant to a requisition of a meeting made pursuant to the BCBCA or a shareholder proposal made pursuant to the provisions of the BCBCA, is required to comply with the Advance Notice Provisions in the articles that provides that, in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, such as the Meeting, notice to the Corporation must be made not less than thirty-five (35) days nor more than sixty-five (65) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event the annual meeting is to be held on a date that is less than fifty (50) days after the

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date on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice may be made not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following such public announcement.

The foregoing is merely a summary of the Advance Notice Provisions in the Corporation's articles, is not comprehensive and is qualified by the full text of such provisions.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this Circular that are not statements of historical fact, including statements relating to each as more particularly described herein, may constitute "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Corporation's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this Circular, such statements use such words as "may", "will", "expect", "believe", "plan", "intend", "should", "anticipate" and other similar terminology. These statements reflect current assumptions and expectations regarding future events and operating performance as of the date of this Circular. Forwardlooking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to vary significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this Circular are based upon what management believes are reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Circular, and the Corporation assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, unless required by law. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

The authorized share capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Shares. The record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Meeting has been fixed at January 18, 2021 (the " Record Date "). As at the Record Date, the Corporation had 319,066,332 Shares issued and outstanding, each Share carrying the right to one vote.

Each Share entitles the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be acted upon at the Meeting. All such holders of record of Shares on the Record Date are entitled either to attend and vote in person the Shares held by them or, provided a completed and executed proxy shall have been delivered to the Corporation's transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., within the time specified in the Notice of Meeting, to attend and to vote by proxy the Shares held by them.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Corporation, as of the date hereof, no person or Corporation beneficially owns, controls or directs, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the Corporation carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Shares.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, none of:

  • (a) the directors or senior officers of the Corporation at any time since the beginning of the last financial year of the Corporation;

  • (b) the proposed nominees for election as a director of the Corporation; or

  • (c) any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons,

has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matters to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors.

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PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

1. SETTING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT FIVE

Since the size of the Corporation's board of directors (the " Board " or the " Board of Directors ") was last set at eight (8) directors (each a " Director "), management is proposing to set the number of directors of the Corporation for election at five (5).

Accordingly, at the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following ordinary resolution:

" BE IT RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution, that the size of the Corporation's board of directors be set at five (5) directors."

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the resolution setting the size of the Board at five (5) Directors. In the absence of contrary instructions, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy intend to vote any Shares represented by such Proxies held by them FOR setting the size of the Board at five (5) Directors.

2. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The persons whose names are set forth in the table below are the current Directors of the Corporation and are the five (5) proposed nominees of management for election as Directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year. The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the five (5) proposed nominees of management whose names are set forth in the table below. Shareholders have the option to (i) vote for all of the Directors of the Corporation listed in the table below; (ii) vote for some of the Directors and withhold for others; or (iii) withhold for all of the Directors. Unless the Shareholder has specifically instructed in the enclosed form of proxy that the Shares represented by such Proxy are to be withheld or voted otherwise, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy will vote FOR the election of each of the proposed nominees set forth below as Directors of the Corporation.

Each Director is elected annually and holds office until the next annual meeting of Shareholders or, if his office is earlier vacated, until his successor is duly elected in accordance with the Articles of the Corporation.

Information Concerning Nominees Submitted by Management

The following table sets out the names of the persons nominated by Management for election as a Director, the province or state and country in which he is ordinarily resident, the positions and offices which each presently holds with the Corporation, the period of time for which he has been a Director of the Corporation, their respective principal occupations or employment and the number of Shares of the Corporation which each beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised as of the date of this Circular. The information as to Shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly or over which control or direction is exercised, not being with the knowledge of the Corporation, has been furnished by the respective nominees individually.

The nominees for the office of Director and information concerning them as furnished by the individual nominees are as follows:

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Name, Province and Country No. of Shares
of Ordinary Residence and Beneficially Owned,
Positions Held with the Present Principal Occupation and/or Past Principal or Controlled,
Corporation Occupation Within the Previous Five Years Director Since(1) Directly or Indirectly
John Webster(2) (3)
BC, Canada
Non-Executive Chairman
Retired in June 2014 after 30 years with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; a director of Eldorado Gold
Corporation and chair of its audit committee.
September 14, 2015 1,401,713
Marco Antonio Romero(3)
BC, Canada
Director, Chief Executive
Officer and President
President and CEO of the Corporation since September 2015;
President and CEO and a director of Delta Gold Corp. from
January 2009 to July 2015; President and CEO of Polaris
Materials Corporation from 1999 to 2008, and a director
from of Polaris Materials Corporation from 1999 to 2017.
November 25, 2014 12,000,000
David Bruce Dreisinger(2) (4)
BC, Canada
Director
Professor at the University of British Columbia since 1984;
President of Dreisinger Consulting, providing consulting
services on major hydrometallurgical projects and plants; a
director of Polymet Mining Corp. since October 2003, Search
Minerals Inc. since July 2009, Cascadero Copper Corporation
since December 2020, and LeadFX Inc. since June 2017; Vice
President Metallurgy of Camrova Resources Inc. since July
2004; Vice President Metallurgy of Search Minerals Inc. from
July 2009; and from May 2009 to January 2018, held position
of Vice President Metallurgy with TriMetals Mining Inc.
September 14, 2015 1,068,409
Gregory Pentland Martyr(2) (3)
NSW, Australia
Director
From 2017 to August 2020, served as Executive Director of
WarpForge Limited (formerly Carbon Fibre Development
Technologies Pty Ltd.), a manufacturer of carbon fibre
industrial scale products; from 2011 to 2016, served as
Managing Director with Standard Chartered Bank, ultimately
as the Global Head of Advisory, Mining and Metals.
March 20, 2018 1,186,009
Thomas M. Stepien(4)
California, USA
Director
Since 2009, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Primus
Power, a company that produces stationary energy storage
systems.
September 22, 2020 -

Note:

(1) Each current director's term expires at the Meeting.

(2) Member of the Audit Committee.

(3) Member of the Governance, Compensation, Nominating & Sustainability Committee.

(4) Member of the Technical Committee.

As a group, the proposed directors beneficially own, control or direct, directly or indirectly, 15,656,131 Shares, representing approximately 4.91% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the date hereof.

The current members of the Audit Committee are John Webster (Chair), David Dreisinger and Gregory Martyr. The members of the Governance, Compensation, Nominating & Sustainability Committee are Gregory Martyr (Chair), John Webster and Marco Romero. The members of the Technical Committee are David Dreisinger (Chair) and Thomas Stepien.

The Board is currently constituted with four (4) independent directors, being John Webster, David Dreisinger, Gregory Martyr and Thomas Stepien, and one (1) director who is not independent, being Marco Romero, who is Chief Executive Officer and President of the Corporation.

Following the Meeting, the committees are expected to be reconstituted by the Board.

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Cease Trade Orders, Corporate and Personal Bankruptcies, Penalties and Sanctions

Other than as disclosed below, no other individual set forth in the above table is, as at the date of this Circular, or has been, within 10 years before the date of this Circular, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any Corporation (including the Corporation) that:

  • (a) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant Corporation access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued while such individual was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

  • (b) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant Corporation access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, that was issued after such individual ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while such proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

No individual set forth in the above table (or any personal holding company of any such individual) is, as of the date of this Circular, or has been within ten (10) years before the date of this Circular, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Corporation) that, while such individual 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.

No individual as set forth in the above table (or any personal holding company of any such individual) has, within the ten (10) years before the date of this 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 such individual.

No individual set forth in the above table (or any personal holding company of any such individual) has been subject to:

  • (a) 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 securities' regulatory authority; or

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

Advance Notice Provision

The Corporation's articles contain advance notice provisions (the " Advance Notice Provision "), which require that advance notice be given to the Corporation in circumstances where nominations of persons for election to the Board are made by Shareholders other than pursuant to: (i) a requisition of a meeting made pursuant to the provisions of the BCBCA; or (ii) a Shareholder proposal made pursuant to the provisions of the BCBCA.

Among other things, the Advance Notice Provision fixes a deadline by which Shareholders must submit director nominations to the Corporation prior to any annual or special meeting of Shareholders and sets forth the minimum information that a Shareholder must include in the notice to the Corporation for the notice to be in proper written form.

The Advance Notice Provision will allow the Corporation to receive adequate prior notice of director nominations, as well as sufficient information on the nominees. The Corporation will thus be able to evaluate the proposed nominees' qualifications and suitability as directors. It will also facilitate an orderly and efficient meeting process.

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The Corporation did not receive notice of any nominations in compliance with the Advance Notice Provision, and as such, any nominations other than nominations by or at the direction of the Board or an authorized officer of the Corporation will be disregarded at the Meeting.

3. FEES TO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

As more particularly described under " Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Director Compensation" of this Circular on page 29, effective with the commencement of the 2021 fiscal year on October 1, 2020, the Board is recommending an increase in the aggregate directors' fees paid to non-executive Directors as a group from $180,000 to $245,000 per annum. ASX Listing Rule 10.17 requires that the Corporation must not increase the total aggregate amount of directors' fees payable to all of its non-executive Directors without the approval of Shareholders.

The following table provides details of Shares issued to non-executive directors under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 with the approval of Shareholders during the three fiscal years ending September 30, 2020 and to the date of this Circular.

Name of Non-
Executive Director
Financial
Year
Issued under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 with Approval of Shareholders Issued under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 with Approval of Shareholders Issued under ASX Listing Rule 10.11 with Approval of Shareholders
Shares Issued Price
(CAD$)
Consideration
(CAD$)
John Webster 2020
) ) )
2019)
2018
181,818(1)
199,794)
52,632(1)
Nil
Nil)
$0.11)
$0.08)
$0.19)
Nil
Nil
$19,999.98(6)
$15,981.12(7)
$10,000.18(8)
Nil
Nil
David
B. Dreisinger
2020
2019)
2018
47,272)
100,000)
183,638)
Nil
Nil
$0.11)
$0.061)
$0.08)
Nil
Nil
$5,199.92(6)
$6,100.00(9)
$14,691.04(7)
Nil
Nil
Gregory
P. Martyr
2020
2019)
2018)
174,615(2)
400,000(3)
150,157)
Nil
Nil
AUD $0.13)
AUD $0.065)
$0.08)
Nil
Nil
AUD $22,699.95(6)
AUD $26,000.00(9)
$12,012.56(7)
Nil
Nil
Thomas
M. Stepien(10)
2020
2019
2018
Nil
N/A
N/A
Nil
N/A
N/A
Nil
N/A
N/A
Roman
Shklanka(11)
2020)
2019)
2018)
1,000,000(4)
151,671)
Nil
Nil
$0.11)
$0.08)
Nil
Nil
$110,000.00(6)
$12,133.68(7)
Nil
Nil
Harvey
N. McLeod(11)
2020
2019)
2018)
945,454)
1,000,000)
183,638)
Nil
Nil
$0.11)
$0.061)
$0.08)
Nil
Nil
$103,999.04(6)
$61,000.00(9)
$14,691.04(7)
Nil
Nil
Daniel
Rosický(11)
2020
2019)
2018)
118,181)
673,872(5)
122,409)
Nil
Nil
$0.11)
$0.11)
$0.08)
Nil
Nil
$12,999.91(6)
$74,125.92(6)
$9,792.72(7)
Nil
Nil

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Notes:

  1. Subscribed for by JJW Investments Ltd., a company controlled by John Webster.

  2. Subscribed for by Hogan’s Bluff Capital Pty Ltd., a company controlled by Gregory P. Martyr.

  3. Subscribed for by Martyr Superannuation Fund, a company controlled by Gregory P. Martyr.

  4. Subscribed for by Shklanka Holdings Ltd., a company controlled by Roman Shklanka.

  5. Subscribed for by PRK Raft s.a., a holding company controlled by a Czech law firm in which Daniel Rosický is a senior partner.

  6. Approved by Shareholders on May 1, 2020 and issued on May 6, 2020 in connection with a private placement announced on March 24, 2020.

  7. Approved by Shareholders on August 19, 2020 and issued on August 25, 2020 in settlement of outstanding directors fees as announced on July 16, 2020.

  8. Approved by Shareholders on December 10, 2020 and issued on December 16, 2020 in connection with a private placement announced on October 21, 2020.

  9. Approved by Shareholders on August 19, 2020 and issued on August 25, 2020 in connection with a private placement announced on July 16, 2020.

  10. Mr. Stepien was appointed to the Board effective September 22, 2020.

  11. Dr. Shklanka and Messrs. McLeod and Rosický resigned from the Board effective July 23, 2020.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if thought fit, to pass the following ordinary resolution:

" BE IT RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution, that, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.17, the maximum aggregate amount of directors' fees that may be paid to the Corporation's non-executive directors, as a group, be increased from $180,000 to $245,000 per annum."

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the resolution increasing directors' fees that may be paid to the Corporation's non-executive Directors. In the absence of contrary instructions, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy intend to vote any Shares represented by such Proxies held by them FOR increase in directors' fees that may be paid to the Corporation's non-executive Directors.

Voting Exclusion Statement

In accordance with ASX Listing Rules 10.17 and 14.11.1, the Corporation will disregard any votes cast in favour of this resolution 3 by or on behalf of any of the Directors, or any associates of the Directors.

However, the Corporation need not disregard a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:

  • a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or

  • the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or

  • a holder acting in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

  • the beneficiary provides a written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and

  • the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

4. APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

At the Meeting, the Board proposes to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (" PwC "), Chartered Professional Accountants, of Suite 1400, 250 Howe St, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3S7, as auditor of the Corporation and to authorize remuneration to be fixed by the Board. PwC will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Shareholders or until its successor is appointed.

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The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the appointment of PwC as auditor of the Corporation. In the absence of contrary instructions, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy intend to vote any Shares represented by such Proxies FOR the re-appointment of PwC as auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year.

5. APPROVAL OF STOCK OPTION PLAN

The Corporation's stock option plan (the " Stock Option Plan ") dated October 27, 2015 as amended and restated on February 21, 2018 and subsequently amended on June 11, 2018, is a "rolling" stock option plan. Under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the " TSXV "), a rolling stock option plan must be re- approved by shareholders on a yearly basis. Accordingly, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to re-approve the Stock Option Plan. Certain details of the Stock Option Plan are set forth below.

The Stock Option Plan is presently administered by the Board of Directors. Options may be granted to purchase Shares on terms that the Board may determine, with recommendations from the Corporate Governance, Compensation, Nominating & Sustainability Committee and subject to limitations of the Stock Option Plan and the requirements of applicable regulatory authorities. The Corporate Governance, Compensation, Nominating & Sustainability Committee is mandated to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding the remuneration of executive officers, the granting of stock options to directors, executive officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation, as well as regarding remuneration and compensation policies, including the Stock Option Plan.

Individual grants are determined by an assessment of the individual's current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities, the importance of his or her position and contribution to the Corporation. The Board of Directors may make amendments to the Stock Option Plan, subject to any necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals.

The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to allow the Corporation to grant options to directors, officers, employees and consultants, as additional compensation and as an opportunity to participate in the success of the Corporation. The granting of such options is intended to align the interests of such persons with that of the Corporation's shareholders.

Under the Stock Option Plan, options will be exercisable over periods as determined by the Board and are required to have an exercise price no less than the closing market price of the Shares on the trading day immediately preceding the day of the grant. Pursuant to the Stock Option Plan, the Board may from time to time authorize the issue of options to directors, senior officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiaries or employees of companies providing management or consulting services to the Corporation or its subsidiaries. The maximum number of Shares that may be reserved for issuance under outstanding stock options is 10% of the Corporation's issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis, as constituted on the date of any grant of options under the Stock Option Plan. In addition, the number of Shares which may be reserved for issuance to any one individual may not exceed (without the requisite disinterested shareholder approval) 5% of the issued Shares on a yearly basis or 2% if the optionee is engaged in investor relations activities or is a consultant. The Stock Option Plan permits the Board to specify a vesting schedule in its discretion, subject to any regulatory imposed minimum vesting requirements, if any. Unless otherwise specified by the Board at the time of granting an option, and subject to the other limits on option grants set out in the Stock Option Plan, all options granted under the Stock Option Plan shall vest and become exercisable in full upon grant, except options granted to consultants performing investor relations activities, which options must vest in stages over twelve months with no more than one-quarter of the options vesting in any three-month period.

The Stock Option Plan provides that in the event of a triggering event (" Triggering Event "), defined therein and including a change of control, proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Corporation, proposed merger or amalgamation or take-over of the Corporation, or a sale of substantially all of the Corporation's assets, all options vested may thereupon be exercised in whole or in part by the option holder. The Board may also accelerate the expiry date of outstanding options in connection with a Triggering Event by giving written notice to the option holders in question of not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a triggering event so as to permit the option holder the opportunity to exercise the vested portion of the options prior to such termination. Upon the giving of such notice and subject to any necessary regulatory

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approvals, all options or portions thereof granted under the Stock Option Plan which the Corporation proposes to terminate will become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any contingent vesting provision to which such options may have otherwise been subject. The Stock Option Plan also contains adjustment provisions with respect to outstanding options in cases of share reorganizations, special distributions and other corporation reorganizations.

The Stock Option Plan provides that on the death or disability of an Option Holder, all options will expire at the earlier of 365 days after the date of death or disability and the expiry date of such options. Unless the Board determines otherwise, options held by or exercisable by a personal representative of the deceased or disabled Option Holder will, during the period prior to their termination, continue to vest in accordance with any vesting schedule to which such Options are subject. Where an optionee is terminated for cause or voluntarily resigns, any outstanding options (whether vested or unvested) are cancelled as of the date of termination. If an optionee retires or is otherwise terminated by the Corporation other than for cause, then all vested options held by such optionee will expire at the earlier of (i) the expiry date of such options and (ii) the date which is 30 days after the optionee ceases its office, employment or engagement with the Corporation.

In accordance with good corporate governance practices and as recommended by National Policy 51-201 Disclosure Standards , the Corporation imposes black-out periods restricting the trading of its securities by directors, officers, employees and consultants during periods surrounding the release of annual and interim financial statements and at other times when deemed necessary by management and the Board. In order to ensure that holders of outstanding options are not prejudiced by the imposition of such black-out periods, the Stock Option Plan contains a provision to the effect that any outstanding options with an expiry date occurring during a management imposed black-out period or within five trading days thereafter will be automatically extended to a date that is 10 trading days following the end of the black-out period.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to vote on the following ordinary resolution:

" BE IT RESOLVED , as an ordinary resolution, that the Corporation's 10% rolling stock option plan is ratified, confirmed and approved, including the reserving for issuance under the stock option plan at any time of a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation, subject to regulatory approval, and any unallocated options or other entitlements thereunder, be and are hereby confirmed, ratified and approved in their entirety, as more particularly described in the Corporation's management information circular."

The Board recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the resolution re-approving the Stock Option Plan. In the absence of contrary instructions, the persons named in the accompanying Proxy intend to vote any Shares represented by such Proxies held by them FOR the re-approval of the Stock Option Plan.

Voting Exclusion Statement

Pursuant to one of the conditions upon which a waiver from ASX Listing Rule 10.11 is granted, the Corporation will disregard any votes cast in favour of this resolution 5 by or on behalf of a director of the Corporation excluded from voting (except one who is ineligible to participate in the Stock Option Plan) or an associate of that person or those persons.

However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of a resolution by:

  • a person as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the resolution in that way; or

  • the chair of the meeting as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the chair to vote on the resolution as the chair decides; or

  • a holder acting in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

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  • the beneficiary provides a written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and

  • the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

Equity Compensation Plans

The following table provides information as of September 30, 2020 regarding the number of Shares to be issued pursuant to the Stock Option Plan. The Corporation does not have any equity compensation plans that have not been approved by Shareholders.

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
19,725,000 $0.16 6,091,288
Equity compensation plans not
approved by securityholders
Nil Nil Nil
Total 19,725,000 $0.16 6,091,288

6. OTHER MATTERS

Management of the Corporation knows of no amendment, variation or other matter to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice. However, if any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, the form of proxy furnished by the Corporation will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the persons voting the proxy.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

The following section describes the significant elements of the Corporation's executive and director compensation programs, with particular emphasis on the compensation payable to: (i) the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation; (ii) the current Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation; (iii) the former Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation; (iv) the Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation; (v) the Chief Technical Officer of the Corporation; and (vi) the Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o, who were determined to be " Named Executive Officers " or " NEOs ". "Named Executive Officer" means: (a) each CEO, (b) each CFO, (c) each of the three most highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation, including any of its subsidiaries, or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and CFO, at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000; and (d) each individual who would be a NEO under (c) above but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Corporation, nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

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During the financial year ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation had the following NEOs: Marco A. Romero, President and Chief Executive Officer; Martina Blahova, Chief Financial Officer (from January 1, 2020); Pierre F. Massé, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer (who retired on December 31, 2019); Jan Votava, Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o.; Fausto Taddei, Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary; and Thomas Glück, Chief Technical Officer.

Compensation Governance

Responsibilities of the Governance, Compensation, Nominating and Sustainability Committee (the "GCNS Committee")

Effective December 14, 2017, the Board established the GCNS Committee to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities pertaining to compensation matters including the Corporation's compensation policies and practices. Prior to this date, all compensation matters were the responsibility of the Board. As they relate to compensation matters, the GCNS Committee, under the supervision of the Board, has responsibility for:

  1. ensuring levels of executive compensation that are competitive and motivating in order to attract, hire, hold and inspire the Corporation's President and CEO, CFO, other officers and certain key employees and for recommending compensation for directors;

  2. reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to the President and CEO's and CFO's compensation;

  3. periodically reviewing the terms of the Corporation's executive compensation programs to determine if they are properly coordinated and achieving their desired purpose;

  4. evaluating executive officer performance in light of such corporate goals and objectives, and making recommendations to the Board with respect to their compensation levels based on such evaluation;

  5. reviewing recommendations from the President and CEO regarding the appointment, compensation and other terms of employment of the CFO, and other officers, and making recommendations to the Board regarding the same; and

  6. administering and interpreting the Corporation's security-based compensation arrangements and its policies respecting the grant of Options and or other security-based compensation arrangements and reviewing and recommending to the Board grants of such security-based compensation and terms thereof.

The GCNS Committee also has the responsibility for approving compensation for executive officers of the Corporation who are also members of the Board. The GCNS Committee is composed of a minimum of three directors, the majority of whom shall be independent directors. Current members of the GCNS Committee include Gregory P. Martyr, John Webster and Marco Romero, with Messrs. Martyr and Webster being independent directors within the meaning of National Instrument - Audit Committees (" NI 52-110 "). Gregory P. Martyr is the current Chair of the committee. Pursuant to the mandate and terms of reference of the GCNS Committee, meetings are to take place at least twice per year and at such other times as the Chair of the GCNS Committee may determine. Each of the members of the GCNS Committee has business and other experience which is relevant to their work on the GCNS Committee and, in the case of Mr. Marco Romero, has served on a compensation committee of another public Canadian company. By virtue of their differing professional backgrounds, business experience, knowledge of the Corporation's industry, knowledge of corporate governance practices and, where appropriate, service on compensation committees of other reporting issuers and experience interacting with external consultants and advisors, the members of the GCNS Committee are able to make decisions on the suitability of the Corporation's compensation policies and practices.

The full text of the GCNS Committee charter is set out in Schedule "B" to this Circular.

Compensation Consultants

Pursuant to its mandate, the GCNS Committee has the authority to retain external legal counsel, consultants or other

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advisors to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities, including a compensation consultant, at the expense of the Corporation. Any other work or services performed by such compensation consultant at the request of management must, however, be pre-approved by the GCNS Committee.

During or since the Corporation's most recently completed financial year, the Corporation did not retain any compensation consultant or advisor to assist it in determining compensation for its directors or officers.

Executive Compensation-Related Fees

For the two most recently completed financial years ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation did not incur any consulting or other fees for services related to determining compensation for any of the Corporation's directors and executive officers.

Executive Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Philosophy

In assessing the compensation of its directors and executive officers, including the NEOs, the Corporation does not currently have in place any formal objectives, criteria or analysis. Compensation payable to executive officers and directors is currently reviewed and recommended by the Corporation's GCNS Committee, and ultimately approved by the Board, on an annual basis. The Corporation has not established any specific performance criteria or goals to which total compensation or any significant element of total compensation to be paid to any NEO is dependent. NEOs' performance is reviewed in light of the Corporation's objectives from time to time and such officers' compensation is also compared to that of executive officers of companies of similar size and stage of development in the mineral exploration industry.

Overall compensation for the Corporation's NEOs during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 included base salaries, and stock option grants, with the primary element of the Corporation's compensation program being base salary. The Corporation's view is that a competitive base salary is a necessary element for attracting and retaining qualified executive officers. The amount payable to an executive officer as base salary is determined primarily by the level of responsibility and the importance of the position to the Corporation, and the range of salaries offered by companies in a similar stage of development within the mining industry. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, on recommendation of the GCNS Committee, the Corporation granted stock options to NEOs, Board members, employees and certain consultants.

Though the Corporation does not have pre-existing performance criteria, objectives or goals, it is anticipated that the Corporation's GCNS Committee will be reviewing all compensation policies in place and considering recommending to the Board the adoption of formal compensation guidelines based on a "pay for performance" approach which aims to design compensation elements with the following objectives:

  • a) develop compensation programs that facilitate the attraction, retention and motivation of experienced and talented executives;

  • b) align overall compensation with the overall performance of the Corporation; and

  • c) encourage a long-term view to shareholder value creation, with a portion of each executive's variable pay will being equity-based and encourage executives to have a significant personal financial interest in the Corporation.

Accordingly, salaries will generally be targeted near market median levels, while variable compensation opportunities (short and long-term incentives) will be structured to provide above-market total compensation for high levels of corporate performance and will include bonuses awarded by the Board and stock option granted by the Board, both in its sole discretion, to executive officers, including NEOs, after consultation with the Corporation's GCNS Committee.

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Elements of Executive Compensation for NEOs

(i) Marco Romero – President and CEO

Effective January 1, 2018, Mr. Romero entered into an employment agreement with the Corporation (the " Romero Agreement "), setting out the terms of Mr. Romero's employment as President and CEO of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Romero Agreement, Mr. Romero was to be paid an annual salary of $300,000 which was subsequently increased by 2.5% to $307,500 effective January 1, 2019. Any additional remuneration paid to Mr. Romero may be paid by a combination of cash bonuses, stock options, or Shares of the Corporation, at the Board's sole discretion. As a result of COVID-19 related global pandemic and the resulting uncertainties on the global economy and the Corporation's operations, Mr. Romero agreed to a 33% reduction in salary for the period from December 2019 to July 31, 2020.

Upon the Corporation's termination of the Romero Agreement for cause, Mr. Romero shall not be entitled to reasonable written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination, or any other compensation or damages for severance. The Corporation may terminate Mr. Romero's employment without cause at any time by providing Mr. Romero with twelve months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to twelve months based on his base salary. Additionally, upon a termination without cause, all unvested stock options become vested. Mr. Romero may terminate the Romero Agreement by providing not less than six weeks advance written notice of the effective date of his intended resignation, which the Corporation may waive or reduce this notice requirement at its sole and absolute discretion. Upon a change of control, as defined in the Romero Agreement, the Corporation will pay Mr. Romero a lump sum equal to twenty-four months of his base salary and all unvested options shall immediately vest, provided that the Corporation or any successor corporation or person terminates Mr. Romero's employment within twelve months of the change of control or Mr. Romero's job duties are fundamentally and unilaterally changed by the Corporation within twelve months of the change of control and Mr. Romero resigns and terminates the agreement as a result of such change in writing within twelve months of the change of control.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Mr. Romero was granted stock options on September 11, 2020 entitling him to purchase 453,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.11 per Share. Such grant has an expiry of ten years, and vests as follows: (i) one-third upon the date of grant; (ii) one-third upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) onethird upon the second anniversary of the date of grant.

(ii) Martina Blahova - Chief Financial Officer (from January 1, 2020)

Effective September 1, 2018, Martina Blahova was appointed Corporate Controller and entered into an employment agreement with the Corporation (the " 2018 Blahova Agreement "), setting out the terms of her employment. Pursuant to the 2018 Blahova Agreement, Ms. Blahova was to be paid an annual salary of $150,000 which was subsequently increased by 2.5% to $153,750 effective January 1, 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, Ms. Blahova was appointed Chief Financial Officer and entered into a new employment agreement with the Corporation (the " 2020 Blahova Agreement "), setting out the terms of her employment as the Corporation's CFO. Pursuant to the 2020 Blahova Agreement, Ms. Blahova was to be paid an annual salary of $200,000 which was subsequently increased to $246,000 effective January 1, 2021. Any additional remuneration paid to Ms. Blahova may be paid by a combination of cash bonuses, stock options or Shares, at the Board's sole discretion. As a result of COVID-19 related global pandemic and the resulting uncertainties on the global economy and the Corporation's operations, Ms. Blahova agreed to a 33% reduction in salary for the period from April 1 to July 31, 2020.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Ms. Blahova was granted stock options on April 6, 2020 to purchase 150,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per Share, and on September 11, 2020 was granted options to purchase 382,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.11 per Share. Such grants have an expiry of ten years, and vests as follows: (i) one-third upon the date of grant; (ii) one-third upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) one-third upon the second anniversary of the date of grant.

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Upon the Corporation's termination of Ms. Blahova's employment for cause, Ms. Blahova shall not be entitled to reasonable written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination, or any other compensation or damages for severance. The Corporation may terminate Ms. Blahova's employment without cause at any time by providing Ms. Blahova with twelve months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to twelve months based on her base salary. Additionally, upon a termination without cause, all unvested stock options shall vest. Ms. Blahova may terminate the 2020 Blahova Agreement by providing not less than six weeks written advance notice of the effective date of her intended resignation, which the Corporation may waive or reduce this notice requirement at its sole and absolute discretion. There are no change of control provisions in the 2020 Blahova Agreement.

(iii) Pierre F. Massé – Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer (retired December 31, 2019)

Effective January 1, 2018, Mr. Massé entered into an employment agreement with the Corporation (the " Massé Agreement "), setting out the terms of Mr. Massé's employment as CFO of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Massé Agreement, Mr. Massé was to be paid an annual salary of $240,000 which was subsequently increased by 2.5% to $246,000 effective January 1, 2019. In accordance with the terms of the Massé Agreement, Mr. Massé provided appropriate notice to the Corporation of his resignation as Vice President Corporate Finance & Chief Financial Officer and of his retirement effective December 31, 2019. Mr. Massé was succeeded by Ms. Blahova who was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2020. Accordingly, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 and up to the effective date of his resignation, Mr. Massé was not granted any stock options.

(iv) Jan Votava – Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o.

Mr. Jan Votava is party to an employment agreement (the " Votava Agreement "), dated October 1, 2017, with the Corporation, which sets out the terms of Mr. Votava's employment as Managing Director of Mangan, the Corporation's sole subsidiary. Under the terms of the Votava Agreement, Mr. Votava is to be paid a base annual salary of 4,467,912 Czech Republic Koruna (" CZK ") (estimated to be $263,000 at the CZK to CAD exchange of 16.988 as at January 18, 2021), and a quarterly amount of €8,022 (estimated to be $12,300 at the Euro to CAD exchange of 1.5408 as at January 18, 2021). As a result of COVID-19 related global pandemic and the resulting uncertainties on the global economy and the Corporation's operations, Mr. Votava agreed to a 33% reduction in salary for the period from January 1 to July 31, 2020 having an estimated value of $51,000 and to forfeit this quarterly amount of €8,022 for the complete fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 having an estimated value of $48,000. Additionally, the Votava Agreement entitles Mr. Votava to a cash bonus of €215,000 (estimated to be $331,300 at the Euro to CAD exchange of 1.5408 as of January 18, 2021) upon the achievement of each of the following milestones:

  • a) acquisition or long-term leasing of all land required for the Chvaletice Manganese Project;

  • b) issuance of an Environmental Impact Assessment permit and all ancillary permits required to construct the Chvaletice Manganese Project production and processing facilities;

  • c) acceptance and approval of the Chvaletice Manganese Project feasibility study by the Corporation's board; and

  • d) achievement of commercial production.

Any additional remuneration paid to Mr. Votava, including stock options, is at the Board's sole discretion. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Mr. Votava was granted stock options on September 11, 2020 entitling him to purchase 518,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.11 per Share. Such grant has an expiry of ten years, and vests as follows: (i) one-third upon the date of grant; (ii) one-third upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) onethird upon the second anniversary of the date of grant.

Mr. Votava may terminate the Votava Agreement by providing not less than two months advance written notice of the effective date of his intended resignation. Upon the Corporation's termination of Mr. Votava's employment for cause, Mr. Votava shall not be entitled to reasonable written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination, or any other compensation or damages for severance. The Corporation may terminate Mr. Votava's employment without cause at any time by providing Mr. Votava with severance equivalent to twelve months. Additionally, upon a termination without cause, all unvested stock options shall become vested. Upon a change of control of the Corporation, which leads to a

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substantial change in Mr. Votava's duties and responsibilities or his termination, the Corporation will pay Mr. Votava a lump sum equal to twenty-four months of his base salary and all unvested options shall immediately vest. Change in control under the Votava Agreement is defined as a merger, change in the ownership structure or similar organizational change of the Corporation.

(v) Fausto Taddei, Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary

Effective November 1, 2018, Fausto Taddei was appointed Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary and entered into an employment agreement with the Corporation (the " Taddei Agreement ") setting out the terms of his employment. Pursuant to the Taddei Agreement, Mr. Taddei was to be paid an annual salary of $240,000 which was subsequently increased by 2.5% to $246,000 effective January 1, 2019. Any additional remuneration paid to Mr. Taddei may be paid by a combination of cash bonuses, stock options or Shares, at the Board's sole discretion. As a result of COVID-19 related global pandemic and the resulting uncertainties on the global economy and the Corporation's operations, Mr. Taddei agreed to a 33% reduction in salary for the period from April 1 to July 31, 2020.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Mr. Taddei was granted stock options on September 11, 2020 to purchase 401,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.11 per Share. Such grant has an expiry of ten years, and vests as follows: (i) one-third upon the date of grant; (ii) one-third upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) one-third upon the second anniversary of the date of grant.

Upon the Corporation's termination of Mr. Taddei's employment for cause, Mr. Taddei shall not be entitled to reasonable written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination, or any other compensation or damages for severance. The Corporation may terminate Mr. Taddei's employment without cause at any time by providing Mr. Taddei with twelve months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to twelve months based on his base salary. Additionally, upon a termination without cause, all unvested stock options shall vest. Mr. Taddei may terminate the Taddei Agreement by providing not less than six weeks written advance notice of the effective date of his intended resignation, which the Corporation may waive or reduce this notice requirement at its sole and absolute discretion. There are no change of control provisions in the Taddei Agreement.

(vi) Thomas Glück – Chief Technical Officer

Effective January 1, 2018, Thomas Glück entered into an employment agreement with the Corporation (the " Glück Agreement "), setting out the terms of Mr. Glück's employment as Vice President, Development of the Corporation. Pursuant to the Glück Agreement, Mr. Glück was to be paid an annual salary of $215,000 which was subsequently increased by 2.5% to $220,375 effective January 1, 2019. Any additional remuneration paid to Mr. Glück may be paid by a combination of cash bonuses, stock options or Shares, at the Board's sole discretion. As a result of COVID-19 related global pandemic and the resulting uncertainties on the global economy and the Corporation's operations, Mr. Glück agreed to a 33% reduction in salary for the period from April 1 to July 31, 2020, but was temporarily laid off effective May 1, 2020. Mr. Glück returned to work on August 31, 2020 and assumed the title of Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Glück's compensation and other terms and conditions of the Glück Agreement remain unchanged.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, Mr. Glück was granted stock options on September 11, 2020 to purchase 215,000 Shares at an exercise price of $0.11 per Share. Such grant has an expiry of ten years, and vests as follows: (i) onethird upon the date of grant; (ii) one-third upon the first anniversary of the date of grant; and (iii) one-third upon the second anniversary of the date of grant.

Upon the Corporation's termination of Mr. Glück's employment for cause, Mr. Glück shall not be entitled to reasonable written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination, or any other compensation or damages for severance. The Corporation may terminate Mr. Glück's employment without cause at any time by providing Mr. Glück with twelve months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to twelve months based on his base salary, if terminated within or after the third year of employment. Mr. Glück may terminate the Glück agreement by providing not less than six weeks advance written notice of the effective date of his intended resignation, which the

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Corporation may waive or reduce this notice requirement at its sole and absolute discretion. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Glück Agreement), the Corporation will pay Mr. Glück a lump sum amount equal to eighteen months of his base salary and all unvested options shall immediately vest, provided that the Corporation or any successor corporation or person terminates the Mr. Glück's employment within six months of the change of control, or Mr. Glück's job duties are fundamentally and unilaterally changed by the Corporation within six months of the change of control and Mr. Glück resigns and terminates the agreement as a result of such change in writing within six months of the change of control.

Compensation Benchmarking

The Corporation does not have a compensation peer group against which to benchmark market-competitive levels of executive compensation. Given the small number of executive officers as at the date of this Circular, the GCNS Committee has not mandated the development of a peer group for compensation benchmarking purposes at this time.

Managing Compensation Risk

At this time, the Corporation does not use any specific practices to identify and mitigate compensation policies and practices that could encourage a NEO or individual at a principal business unit or division to take inappropriate or excessive risks. The Board believes that the Corporation's compensation program for its existing executive officers is designed to provide executive incentives for the achievement of near-term and long-term objectives, without motivating such individuals to take inappropriate or excessive risk. The Board will provide regular oversight of the Corporation's risk management practices and may delegate to the GCNS Committee the responsibility to provide risk oversight of compensation policies and practices and to identify and mitigate compensation policies and practices that could encourage inappropriate or excessive risk taking by the executive team.

The Corporation's Security Trading Policy contains specific prohibitions hedging and against derivative Trading. Specifically, no director, NEO or employee is permitted to reduce or limit such person's economic risk with respect to such person's holdings, ownership or interest in or to the Corporation's securities. Prohibited activities include engaging in short selling, the purchase of financial instruments or the taking of any speculative or derivative positions, including without limitation, prepaid variable forward contracts, instruments for the short sale or purchase or sale of call or put options, equity swaps, spread bets, collars or units of exchangeable funds or other derivative securities that are designed to or that may reasonably be expected to have the effect of hedging or offsetting a decrease in the market value of any of the Corporation's securities. All directors, NEOs and employees are provided with a copy the Corporation's Security Trading Policy upon the start of their directorship or employment with the Corporation and are required to acknowledge having read and understood the policy.

Share-based and Option-based Awards

The Corporation has in effect a 10% rolling stock option plan, details of which are summarized under "Approval of Stock Option Plan" in this Circular. The Stock Option Plan is presently administered by the Board, and options may be granted by Board with recommendations from the GCNS Committee, subject to the limitations of the Stock Option Plan and the requirements of applicable regulatory authorities.

Stock option grants are designed to reward the NEOs for success on a similar basis as the shareholders of the Corporation, but these rewards are highly dependent upon the volatile stock market, much of which is beyond the control of the NEOs. When new options are granted, the Board takes into account the previous grants of options, the number of stock options currently held, position, overall individual performance, anticipated contribution to the Corporation's future success and the individual's ability to influence corporate and business performance. The purpose of granting such stock options is to assist the Corporation in compensating, attracting, retaining and motivating the officers, directors and employees of the Corporation and to closely align the personal interests of such persons to the interests of the shareholders.

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Performance Graph

Total cumulative shareholder return represents the overall financial benefit generated for shareholders (change in share price + dividends received) and is generally considered an effective measure of how the market evaluates the overall performance of a company over a specific period of time.

While the requirement to include a performance graph does not apply to venture companies, the Corporation is considered to be a non-venture company for reporting purposes due to its listing on the ASX. Accordingly, the Corporation has prepared the graph below showing the total shareholder return from October 2, 2018 (first day of trading on the TSXV) to the most recently completed financial year ended September 30, 2020, assuming $100 was invested in shares of the Corporation on October 2, 2018, as compared to the cumulative total return of the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index over the same period.

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Given the underperformance of the relative share price performance since the Company's initial public offering, NEO compensation levels have remained relatively static over that same time period.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table contains information about the compensation to, or earned by, individuals who were, as at the end of the financial year ended September 30, 2020, NEOs within the meaning of NI 51-102. The NEOs of the Corporation as at September 30, 2020 were Marco A. Romero, President and CEO, Martina Blahova who was appointed CFO on January 1, 2020, Pierre F. Massé, who retired as Vice President Finance & CFO on December 31, 2019, Fausto Taddei, Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary, Thomas Glück, Chief Technical Officer, and Jan Votava, Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o.

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Name and
Principal
Position
Year Salary (CAD$) Share-
based
Awards
(CAD$)
Option-based
Awards
(CAD$)
Non-equity Incentive Plan
Compensation
(CAD$)
Non-equity Incentive Plan
Compensation
(CAD$)
Pension
Value
(CAD$)
All Other
Compensation
(CAD$)
Total
Compensation
(CAD$)
Annual
Incentive
Plans
Long-term
Incentive
Plans
Marco
Romero(1)
President and
CEO
2020
2019
2018
$239,164
$305,625
$288,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
$32,616(2)
$21,551(3)
$38,950(4)
Nil
$15,000(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$271,780
$342,176
$326,950
Martina
Blahova(6) (10)
CFO
2020
2019
2018
$166,216
$152,812
$12,500
Nil
Nil
Nil
$41,004(2)
$16,163(3)
$63,000(4)
Nil
$2,500(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$207,220
$171,475
$75,500
Pierre Massé(6)
VP Finance and
CFO
2020
2019
2018
$61,500
$244,500
$266,263
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$21,551(3)
$33,500(4)
Nil
$12,000(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$61,500
$278,051
$299,763
Fausto Taddei(7)
VP Corporate
Development
and Corporate
Secretary
2020
2019
2018
$218,668
$224,500
N/A
Nil
Nil
N/A
$28,872(2)
$21,551(3)
N/A
Nil
$2,000(5)
N/A
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
Nil
N/A
$247,540
$248,051
N/A
Jan Votava(1) (8)
Managing
Director of
Mangan
Chvaletice s.r.o.
2020
2019
2018
$211,768
$310,242(9)
$316,505(9)
Nil
Nil
Nil
$37,296(2)
$21,551(3)
$33,500(4)
Nil
$13,234(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$44,529(9)
$52,224(9)
$58,506(9)
$293,593
$397,251
$408,511
Thomas
Glück(11)
Chief Technical
Officer
2020
2019
2018
$141,646
$219,031
$161,250
Nil
Nil
Nil
$15,480(2)
$21,551(3)
$33,500(4)
Nil
$10,750(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
$157,126
$251,332
$194,750

Notes:

  1. Mr. Romero is also a director of the Corporation and does not receive any additional remuneration from the Corporation pertaining specifically to his role as a director. Mr. Votava was also a director of the Corporation from September 21, 2017 to his resignation date on July 23, 2020, but did not receive any additional remuneration from the Corporation pertaining to his role as a director.

  2. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the "grant date fair value" of options granted to NEOs during such year was determined by using the Black-Scholes model for valuing options, as determined by the Corporation to be the most appropriate valuation method. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to NEOs on September 11, 2020: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 0.201%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 90%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to Ms. Blahova on April 6, 2020: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 0.356%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 90%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%.

  3. For the year ended September 30, 2019, the "grant date fair value" of options granted to NEO's during such year was determined by using the Black-Scholes model for valuing options, as determined by the Corporation to be the most appropriate valuation method. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to NEOs: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 1.78%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 90%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%.

  4. For the year ended September 30, 2018, the "grant date fair value" of options granted to NEO's during such year was determined by using the Black-Scholes model for valuing options, as determined by the Corporation to be the most appropriate valuation method. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to NEOs: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 2.20%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 67%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%.

  5. Represents a one-time discretionary cash bonus equivalent to 5% of the salary earned by the NEOs during the 2018 calendar year.

  6. Mr. Massé resigned as VP Finance and CFO effective December 31, 2019 and was succeeded by Ms. Blahova as CFO effective January 1, 2020. Information provided above for Ms. Blahova prior to January 1, 2020 relates to her capacity as Corporate Controller of the Corporation.

  7. Mr. Taddei was appointed Vice President Corporate Development and Corporate Secretary of the Corporation on November 1, 2018.

  8. Mr. Votava's salary for the year ended September 30, 2020 includes his base salary of 3,600,057 CZKK ($211,768 based on the average CZK to CAD exchange of 17.00 for the year ended September 30, 2020). Mr. Votava's salary for the year ended September 30, 2019 includes: his base salary of 4,467,912 CZK

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($263,273 based on the average CZK to CAD exchange of 16.97 for the year ended September 30, 2019); and four quarterly amounts of €8,022 each, payable in cash and having an aggregate value of $46,969 based on the CAD to Euro exchange rate at the time each payment was made. Mr. Votava's salary for the year ended September 30, 2018 includes: his base salary of 4,467,912 CZK ($267,420 based on the average CZK to CAD exchange of 16.71 for the year ended September 30, 2018); and four quarterly amounts of €8,022 each, having an aggregate value of $49,085 based on the CAD to Euro exchange rate at the time each payment was made.

  1. Other compensation to Mr. Votava includes the value of social and medical contributions made during the year by the Corporation, as required by Czech law.

  2. Ms. Blahova was appointed Corporate Controller of the Corporation on September 1, 2018 and was appointed CFO on January 1, 2020.

  3. Mr. Glück was appointed Vice President, Project Development on January 1, 2018, was temporarily laid off from May 1 to August 30, 2020 and returned to work on September 1, 2020 and assumed the title of Chief Technical Officer.

Incentive Plan Awards

The following table sets out, for each NEO, all outstanding Option-based Awards and Share-based Awards as at the end of the financial year ended September 30, 2020.

Option-based Awards Option-based Awards Share-based Awards Share-based Awards
Name Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
#
Option
exercise
price
(CAD$)
Option-expiry
date
Value of
unexercised in-
the-money
options(5)
(CAD$)
Number
of shares
or units
of shares
that
have not
vested
#
Market or
payout value
of Share-
based Awards
that have not
vested
(CAD$)
Market or
payout value
of vested
Share-based
Awards not
paid out or
distributed
(CAD$)
Marco Romero,
President and CEO
200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
75,000(1)
250,000(1)
100,000(2)
453,000(3)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Dec. 14, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$7,500
$2,500
Nil
$45,300
Nil Nil Nil
Martina Blahova(6) (7)
CFO
300,000 (1)
75,000(2)
150,000(4)
382,000(3)
$0.25
$0.28
$0.25
$0.11
Aug. 15, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
April 6, 2030
Sept. 11, 2030
Nil
Nil
Nil
$38,200
Nil Nil Nil
Pierre Massé(6)
VP Finance and CFO
200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
250,000(1)
100,000(2)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$2,500
Nil
Nil Nil Nil
Fausto Taddei(8)
VP Corporate
Development and
Corporate Secretary
100,000 (1)
400,000(1)
100,000(2)
401,000(3)
$0.20
$0.25
$0.28
$0.11
Feb. 21, 2028
Aug. 15, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$1,000
Nil
Nil
$40,100
Nil Nil Nil
Jan Votava(9)
Managing Directors
of Mangan Chvaletice
s.r.o.
250,000(1)
250,000(1)
100,000(2)
518,000(3)
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
Sept. 22, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$25,000
$2,500
Nil
$51,800
Nil Nil Nil
Thomas Glück(10)
Chief Technical
Officer
75,000 (1)
225,000(1)
250,000(1)
250,000(1)
100,000(2)
215,000(3)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$9,750
$24,750
$25,000
$2,500
Nil
$21,500
Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  1. Fully vested as of the date of this Circular.

  2. Two-thirds vested as of the date of this Circular, with the final one-third vesting on February 14, 2021.

  3. One-third vested as of the date of this Circular, with one-third vesting on September 11, 2021 and one-third vesting on September 11, 2022.

  4. One-third vested as of the date of this Circular, with one-third vesting on April 6, 2021 and one-third vesting on April 6, 2022.

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  1. Market value of Shares for purposes of determining the value of unexercised in-the-money options is $0.21 per Share, based on the Share price as of the close on trading on the TSXV on September 30, 2020.

  2. Mr. Massé resigned as VP Finance and CFO effective December 31, 2019 and was succeeded by Ms. Blahova as CFO effective January 1, 2020.

  3. Stock options granted to Ms. Blahova prior to January 1, 2020 were granted in her capacity as Corporate Controller of the Corporation.

  4. Stock options granted to Mr. Taddei prior to the start of his employment on November 1, 2018 were granted in his capacity as a consultant to the Corporation.

  5. Stock options granted to Mr. Votava prior to the start of his employment on October 1, 2017 were granted in his capacity as a director of the Corporation. Mr. Votava resigned as a director of the Corporation on July 23, 2020.

  6. Stock options granted to Mr. Glück prior to the start of his employment on January 1, 2018 were granted in his capacity as a consultant to the Corporation.

The following table sets out, for each NEO, the value vested or earned from incentive plan awards during the financial year ended September 30, 2020.

Name Option-based awards – Value
vested during the year(2) (3)
(CAD$)
Share-based Awards – Value
vested during the year
(CAD$)
Non-equity incentive plan
compensation – Value earned
during the year
(CAD$)
Marco Romero(1)
President and CEO
$500 Nil Nil
Martina Blahova(4)
CFO
Nil Nil Nil
Pierre Massé(4)
VP Finance and CFO
Nil Nil Nil
Fausto Taddei
VP Corporate Development and
Corporate Secretary
Nil Nil Nil
Jan Votava
Managing Director of Mangan
Chvaletice s.r.o.
Nil Nil Nil
Thomas Glück
Chief Technical Officer
Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  1. Represents the value of options vested during the year ended September 30, 2020 for Mr. Romero and includes 25,000 stock options to purchase Shares at $0.11 per Share which vested on December 14, 2019.

  2. The market value of the Shares vested on December 14, 2019, for purposes of determining the value of option-based awards for options, is $0.13 per Share based on the closing price on the TSXV on that date.

  3. Other options which vested during the 2020 fiscal year had exercise prices which were higher than the market value of the Shares on the date such options vested and accordingly would have no value on such vesting dates. Similarly, options granted during the 2020 fiscal year, of which one-third vested at the time of grant, were granted at an exercise prices which were equal to or higher than the market value of the Shares on the date of grant, and accordingly would have no value at the time of grant.

  4. Mr. Massé resigned as VP Finance and CFO effective December 31, 2019 and was succeeded by Ms. Blahova as CFO effective January 1, 2020.

Pension Plan Benefits

The Corporation does not have a defined benefit or a defined contribution pension plan that provide for payments or benefits to the NEOs or directors at, following, or in connection with retirement.

Deferred Compensation Plans

The Corporation does not have a deferred compensation plan.

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Termination and Change of Control Benefits

The Corporation has entered into new employment agreements with each of its NEOs. Such employment agreements include termination provisions for several scenarios, including a "Change of Control" (as defined in each respective employment agreement). During the year ended September 30, 2020, the Corporation entered into one new employment agreement with Martina Blahova (who was appointed as CFO on January 1, 2020 following the retirement of Pierre Masse on December 31, 2019) which included termination provisions, save for termination provisions relating to change of control. See " Executive Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Elements of Executive Compensation ". The following table summarizes the compensation that would be payable to each such NEO should their employment with the Corporation be terminated.

Termination Type Severance Bonus Share Awards Benefits
Termination for Cause None None All Share-based Awards expire on the termination
date.
None
Death None None Unvested Options continue to vest in accordance with
any vesting schedule to which such Options are
subject.
Vested stock options become exercisable on or before
the date which is the earlier of one year following the
date of death and the applicable expiry date.
None
Disability None None Unvested Options continue to vest in accordance with
any vesting schedule to which such Options are
subject.
Vested stock options become exercisable on or before
the date which is the earlier of one year following the
termination of employment due to disability and the
applicable expiry date.
None
Termination without
Cause
Corporation to provide 12 months
written notice of termination or pay in
lieu of notice of termination equivalent
to 12 months based on the NEO's base
salary applicable statutory deductions.
(1)
None All unvested stock options become immediately
vested and exercisable.
Executives have 30 days to exercise vested Options.
None
Termination Subsequent
to Change of Control or
Resignation for Good
Reason(2) within 12
Months of a Change in
Control
Payment equal to 24 months' salary. (3) None Unvested Options vest immediately.
Options are exchanged for new incentive stock
options of another corporation or are terminated. If
terminated, executives have 10 days to exercise
vested options prior to termination of Options.(4)
None

Notes:

  1. For Mr. Glück, in the event of termination without cause, the Corporation is to provide: three months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to three months if termination is within the first year of employment; six months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to six months if termination is within the second year of employment; or twelve months written notice of termination or pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to twelve months if termination is within or after the third year of employment.

  2. Resignation for good reason defined as the NEOs job duties being fundamentally and unilaterally changed by the Corporation.

  3. For Mr. Glück, a payment equal to 18 months' salary in the event of change of control. Mr. Taddei and Ms. Blahova have no change of control provisions in their respective employment agreements.

  4. Upon a change of control, the GCNS Committee or the Board may cause all or a portion of the Options granted to holders to be terminated or may cause such Options to be exchanged for incentive stock options of another corporation in such ratio and at such exercise price as the GCNS Committee or Board deems appropriate, acting reasonably. In the event that the GCNS Committee or Board wishes to cause all or a portion of the Options to terminate on the occurrence of a change of control, or any other Triggering Event as defined under the Stock Option Plan, it must give 10 days' written notice prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Option Holder the opportunity to exercise the vested portion of the Options prior to such termination.

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Each of the employment agreements for the NEOs, also contain non-solicitation, non-competition, non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions which will apply on a termination of employment with the Corporation. Non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions apply for a period of one year from the date the executive's employment with the Corporation ceases, and the confidentiality provisions apply, subject to certain exceptions, for an indefinite period of time following the termination of employment of an executive.

Estimated Incremental Payments

Estimated incremental amounts payable to NEOs, under the termination scenarios outlined in the table below, assuming such triggering events occurred on September 30, 2020, are as follows:

Name Disability
/Death(1)
(CAD)
Resignation(2)
(CAD)
Termination
with Cause
(CAD)
Termination
without
Cause(3),(4)
(CAD)
Change of
Control with
Termination(3),(5)
(CAD)
Marco A. Romero
Martina Blahova
Pierre F. Massé(7)
Fausto Taddei
Jan Votava
Thomas Glück
$89,850
$12,733
N/A
$14,367
$44,767
$69,167
$89,850
$12,733
N/A
$14,367
$44,767
$69,167
Nil
Nil
N/A
Nil
Nil
Nil
$427,550
$284,200
N/A
$287,100
$342,304(6)
$303,875
$735,050
$38,200
N/A
$41,100
$605,308(6)
$414,063

Notes:

  1. Represents value of Option-based awards vested as at September 30, 2020, based on market value of Shares at September 30, 2020 of $0.21 per Share.

  2. Assumes the exercise of all vested Option-based awards as at September 30, 2020 concurrent with resignation of NEO.

  3. Assumes the exercise of all vested and unvested Option-based awards as at September 30, 2020, based on market value of Shares at September 30, 2020 of $0.21 per Share, and having values of $120,050 for Mr. Romero, $38,200 for Ms. Blahova, $41,100 for Mr. Taddei, $79,300 for Mr. Votava, and $83,500 for Mr. Glück.

  4. Assumes pay in lieu of notice of termination equivalent to 12 months on termination without cause each NEO.

  5. Assumes payments equal to 24 months on a change of control with termination for Messrs. Romero and Votava, and a payment equal to 18 months on a change of control with termination for Mr. Glück. Mr. Taddei and Ms. Blahova have no change of control provisions in their respective employment agreements.

  6. Payments due to Mr. Votava on a termination without cause and a change of control with termination, are based on 12 months and 24 months, respectively of his annual salary of 4,467,912 CZK, converted to Canadian dollars at September 30, 2020 at the rate of 16.988 CZK to one Canadian dollar.

  7. Mr. Massé resigned as VP Finance and CFO effective December 31, 2019 and was succeeded by Ms. Blahova as CFO effective January 1, 2020.

Director Compensation

The following table contains information about the compensation provided to directors of the Corporation for the financial year ended September 30, 2020:

Name Fees earned
(CAD$)(1)
Share-based
Awards
(CAD$)
Option-
based
Awards(2)
(CAD$)
Non-equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
(CAD$)
Pension
Value
(CAD$)
All Other
Compensation
(CAD$)
Total
Compensation
(CAD$)
John Webster,
Non-Executive
Chairman
$37,953 Nil $21,600 Nil Nil Nil $59,553
David B.
Dreisinger
$35,000 Nil $21,600 Nil Nil Nil $56,600
Gregory P. Martyr $25,666 Nil $43,200 Nil Nil Nil $68,866
Thomas Stepien $489 Nil $51,500 Nil Nil Nil $51,989
Roman Shklanka $22,360 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil $22,360
Harvey N. McLeod $28,105 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil $28,105
Daniel Rosický $16,250 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil $16,250

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Notes:

  1. Represents fees earned by directors from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, and for Dr. Shklanka and Messrs. McLeod and Rosický, includes fees to the date of their resignation on July 23, 2020. For Mr. Stepien, includes fees from the date of his appointment on September 22, 2020.

  2. For the year ended September 30, 2020, the "grant date fair value" of options granted to directors during the year was determined by using the Black-Scholes model for valuing options, as determined by the Corporation to be the most appropriate valuation method. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to Messrs. Webster, Dreisinger and Martyr: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 0.201%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 90%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%. The following weighted average assumptions were used for the purposes of valuing options granted to Mr. Stepien: (i) expected life of 9 years; (ii) risk-free rate of 0.203%; (iii) annualized volatility of share price of 90%; and (iv) a dividend rate of 0%.

Since January 1, 2018, the following compensation has been paid to non-executive directors of the Corporation: an annual retainer of $20,000; $5,000 per annum to be paid to the Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of each sub-committee of the Board; and an additional $5,000 per annum to any member of a sub-committee of the Board. Effective as at the commencement of the 2021 fiscal year on October 1, 2020, the Board is recommending, subject to shareholder approval as required by ASX Listing Rule 10.17, the following compensation for non-executive directors of the Corporation: an annual retainer of $40,000; $30,000 per annum to be paid to the Chairman of the Board; and $5,000 to be paid to the Chairman of each sub-committee of the Board.

As a senior officer of the Corporation, Mr. Romero does not receive compensation for his service as a director. Compensation information for Mr. Romero is presented in the section relating to executive compensation above.

The following table sets out, for each director, all outstanding Option-based Awards and Share-based Awards as at the end of the financial year ended September 30, 2020.

Option-based Awards Option-based Awards Share-based Awards Share-based Awards
Name Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
#
Option
exercise
price
(CAD$)
Option-expiry
date
Value of
unexercised in-
the-money
options(5)
(CAD$)
Number
of shares
or units
of shares
that
have not
vested
#
Market or
payout value
of Share-
based Awards
that have not
vested
(CAD$)
Market or
payout value
of vested
Share-based
Awards not
paid out or
distributed
(CAD$)
John Webster,
Non-Executive
Chairman
200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
200,000(1)
250,000(1)
275,000(2)
300,000(3)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Dec. 14, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$20,000
$2,500
-
$30,000
Nil Nil Nil
David B. Dreisinger 200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
75,000(1)
250,000(1)
250,000(2)
300,000(3)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Dec. 14, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$7,500
$2,500
-
$30,000
Nil Nil Nil
Gregory P. Martyr 500,000(1)
100,000(2)
600,000(3)
$0.20
$0.28
$0.11
Mar. 20, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
Sept. 11, 2030
$5,000
-
$60,000
Nil Nil Nil
Thomas M. Stepien 500,000(4) $0.125 Sept. 22, 2030 $42,500 Nil Nil Nil

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Option-based Awards Option-based Awards Share-based Awards Share-based Awards
Name Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
#
Option
exercise
price
(CAD$)
Option-expiry
date
Value of
unexercised in-
the-money
options(5)
(CAD$)
Number
of shares
or units
of shares
that
have not
vested
#
Market or
payout value
of Share-
based Awards
that have not
vested
(CAD$)
Market or
payout value
of vested
Share-based
Awards not
paid out or
distributed
(CAD$)
Roman Shklanka(6) 200,000 (1)
200,000(1)
300,000(1)
75,000(1)
300,000(1)
300,000(2)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Dec. 14, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
$26,000
$22,000
$30,000
$7,500
$3,000
-
Nil Nil Nil
Harvey N. McLeod(6) 200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
275,000(2)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Dec. 14, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$12,500
$2,500
-
Nil Nil Nil
Daniel Rosický(6) 200,000 (1)
125,000(1)
250,000(1)
250,000(1)
250,000(2)
$0.08
$0.10
$0.11
$0.20
$0.28
May 16, 2026
April 6, 2027
Sept. 22, 2027
Feb. 21, 2028
Feb. 14, 2029
$26,000
$13,750
$25,000
$2,500
-
Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  1. Fully vested as of the date of this Circular.

  2. Two-thirds vested as of the date of this Circular, with the final one-third vesting on February 14, 2021.

  3. One-third vested as of the date of this Circular, with one-third vesting on September 11, 2021 and one-third vesting on September 11, 2022.

  4. One-third vested as of the date of this Circular, with one-third vesting on September 22, 2021 and one-third vesting on September 22, 2022.

  5. Market value of Shares for purposes of determining the value of unexercised in-the-money options is $0.21 per Share, based on the Share price as of the close on trading on the TSXV on September 30, 2020.

  6. Dr. Shklanka and Messrs. McLeod and Rosický resigned from the Board effective July 23, 2020.

The following table sets out, for each Director, the value vested or earned from incentive plan awards during the financial year ended September 30, 2020.

Name Option-based awards – Value
vested during the year(5) (6)
(CAD$)
Share-based Awards – Value
vested during the year
(CAD$)
Non-equity incentive plan
compensation – Value
earned during the year
(CAD$)
John Webster(1)
Non-Executive Chairman
$1,333 Nil Nil
David B. Dreisinger(2) $500 Nil Nil
Gregory P. Martyr Nil Nil Nil
Thomas Stepien Nil Nil Nil
Roman Shklanka(3) $500 Nil Nil
Harvey N. McLeod(4) $833 Nil Nil
Daniel Rosický Nil Nil Nil

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Notes:

  1. Represents the value of options vested during the year ended September 30, 2020 for Mr. Webster and include 66,668 Options to purchase shares at $0.11 per Share which vested on December 14, 2019.

  2. Represents the value of options vested during the year ended September 30, 2020 for Mr. Dreisinger and include 25,000 Options to purchase shares at $0.11 per Share which vested on December 14, 2019.

  3. Represents the value of options vested during the year ended September 30, 2020 for Dr. Shklanka, prior to his resignation on July 23, 2020, and include 25,000 Options to purchase shares at $0.11 per Share which vested on December 14, 2019.

  4. Represents the value of options vested during the year ended September 30, 2020 for Mr. McLeod, prior to his resignation on July 23, 2020, and include 41,666 Options to purchase shares at $0.11 per Share which vested on December 14, 2019.

  5. The market value of the Shares vested on December 14, 2019, for purposes of determining the value of option-based awards for options, is $0.13 per Share based on the closing price on the TSXV on that date.

  6. Other options which vested during the 2020 fiscal year had exercise prices which were higher than the market value of the Shares on the date such options vested and accordingly would have no value on such vesting dates. Similarly, options granted during the 2020 fiscal year, of which one-third vested at the time of grant, were granted at an exercise prices which were equal to or higher than the market value of the Shares on the date of grant, and accordingly would have no value at the time of grant.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Since the beginning of the last fiscal year of the Corporation, none of the executive officers, directors or employees or any former executive officers, directors or employees of the Corporation or any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation or any of their respective associates is or has been indebted to the Corporation or has been indebted to any other entity where that indebtedness was the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Corporation.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

For purposes of the following discussion, "Informed Person" means (a) a Director or Executive Officer of the Corporation; (b) a Director or Executive Officer of a person or company that is itself an Informed Person or a subsidiary of the Corporation; (c) any person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the Corporation or who exercises control or direction over voting securities of the Corporation or a combination of both carrying more than 10 percent of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, other than the voting securities held by the person or company as underwriter in the course of a distribution; and (d) the Corporation itself if it has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its securities, for so long as it holds any of its securities.

Except as disclosed below, elsewhere herein or in the notes to the Corporation's financial statements for the financial year ended September 30, 2020, none of:

  • (a) the Informed Persons of the Corporation;

  • (b) the proposed nominees for election as a director of the Corporation; or

  • (c) any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons,

has any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the last financial year of the Corporation or in a proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The Board of Directors is committed to sound corporate governance practices and believes that they enhance the Corporation's performance by contributing to effective and efficient decision-making, are essential to retaining the trust of shareholders, attracting the right people to the organization, and maintaining its social license in the communities in which it operates.

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The Corporation is incorporated in the Province of British Columbia, Canada and its shares were listed on the TSXV on October 2. 2018. Accordingly, the Board seeks to apply the corporate governance practices and procedures set out in National Policy 58-201 – Corporate Governance Guidelines (" NP 58-201 ") (published by the British Columbia Securities Commission and other Canadian corporate securities regulators) where possible, having regard to the Corporation's size and the nature of its operations. These corporate governance principles and practices were generally in compliance with the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Third Edition) (the " Third Edition ASX Recommendations ") published by the ASX Corporate Governance Council which were adopted by the Corporation prior to being officially admitted to the ASX on September 28, 2018. In February 2019, the ASX Corporate Governance Council introduced the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Fourth Edition) (the " Fourth Edition ASX Recommendations ") which take effect for an entity's first full financial year commencing on or after January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Corporation chose to adopt the Fourth Edition ASX Recommendations for its financial year ended September 30, 2020 and has prepared a Corporate Governance Statement setting out its "if not why not" report in relation to those matters of corporate governance where the Corporation's practice departs from the Fourth Edition ASX Recommendations, to the extent that they are currently applicable to the Corporation. A copy of the Corporation's Corporate Governance Statement dated December 17, 2020, as lodged on the ASX announcement platform, is also available on its website: https://www.mn25.ca.

The Corporation's approach to issues of corporate governance is designed with a view to ensuring that the business and affairs of the Corporation are effectively managed so as to enhance shareholder value. The Board fulfills its mandate directly and through its committees at regularly scheduled meetings or at meetings held as required. Frequency of meetings may be increased, and the nature of the agenda items may be changed depending upon the state of the Corporation's affairs and in light of opportunities or risks which the Corporation faces. The directors are kept informed of the Corporation's business and affairs at these meetings as well as through reports and discussions with management on matters within their particular areas of expertise.

Board of Directors

At the beginning of the Corporation's fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, the Board of Directors consisted of eight members, a majority of whom were independent. The non-independent members included Mr. Marco A. Romero, the President and CEO of the Corporation, Mr. Jan Votava, the Managing Director of Mangan Chvaletice s.r.o. (" Mangan "), the Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, and Daniel J. Rosický, as he was considered, pursuant to NI 52-110, to have a material relationship with the Corporation as he is a senior partner in a Czech law firm which provides legal services to the Corporation and Mangan. Dr. Roman Shklanka, and Messrs. David B. Dreisinger, Harvey N. McLeod, Gregory Martyr and John Webster were independent for the purposes of NI 58-101.

On July 23, 2020, Dr. Roman Shklanka, and Messrs. Harvey N. McLeod, Jan Votava and Daniel J. Rosický resigned as Directors, with Mr. Votava remaining as Managing Director of Mangan. Dr. Shklanka and Mr. McLeod were subsequently appointed advisors to the Corporation's Technical Committee, and Mr. Rosický continues to provide legal and strategic advisory services to the Corporation and Mangan in the Czech Republic. Further, on September 22, 2020, Mr. Thomas M. Stepien was appointed to the Board of Directors.

Accordingly, the Board of Directors currently consists of five (5) Directors, a majority of whom are independent. Messrs. John Webster, David B. Dreisinger, Gregory Martyr and Thomas M. Stepien are independent for the purposes of NI 58101. Only Mr. Romero is not independent.

John Webster is non-Executive Chairman of the Board and is independent. In accordance with the mandate of the Chairman, the Chairman presides at all meetings of the Board and, unless otherwise determined, and at all meetings of shareholders. Among other things, the Chairman is to endeavour to fulfill his Board responsibilities in a manner that will ensure that the Board is able to function independently of Management and is to consider and allow for, when appropriate, a meeting of independent directors, so that Board meetings can take place without Management being present. The Chairman is responsible in ensuring that reasonable procedures are in place to allow directors to engage outside advisors at the expense of the Corporation in appropriate circumstances.

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The following directors of the Corporation currently hold directorships in the following reporting issuers (or equivalent in a foreign jurisdiction) as noted below:

Name Name of Reporting Issuer
John Webster Eldorado Gold Corporation (TSX, NYSE)
David B. Dreisinger Search Minerals Inc. (TSX-V)
Polymet Mining Corp. (TSX, NYSE American)
Cascadero Copper Corporation (TSX-V)

Board Meetings

The non-Executive Chairman is primarily responsible for the agenda and for supervising the conduct of each meeting of the Board. Any director may propose the inclusion of items on the agenda, request the presence of or a report by any member of senior management, or at any Board meeting raise subjects that are not on the agenda for the meeting. Materials for each meeting are distributed to the Board in advance of the meeting. The following table sets out the summary of the attendance record of each director for all Board and subcommittee meetings held since the beginning of the financial year ended September 30, 2020.

Name of Director Board Meetings
Attended(1)
Audit Committee
Meetings Attended(3)
Governance, Compensation,
Nominating and Sustainability
Committee Meetings Attended(4)
Technical Committee
Meetings Attended(5)
John Webster 13 of 13 4 of 4 3 of 3 N/A
Marco Romero 13 of 13 N/A 3 of 3 N/A
David B. Dreisinger 12 of 13 4 of 4 N/A 4 of 4
Gregory Martyr 11 of 13 4 of 4 N/A N/A
Thomas Stepien(2) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Roman Shklanka 11 of 11 N/A N/A 3 of 3
Harvey McLeod 11 of 11 N/A 3 of 3 3 of 3
Daniel Rosický 10 of 11 N/A N/A N/A
Jan Votava 11 of 11 N/A N/A N/A

Notes:

  1. Dr. Roman Shklanka and Messrs. Harvey McLeod, Daniel Rosický and Jan Votava resigned from the Board of Directors effective July 23, 2020. The number of meetings attended is shown only for the period in which they were Directors.

  2. Mr. Thomas Stepien was appointed to the Board of Directors on September 22, 2020. No meetings of the Board were held between the date of his appointment and September 30, 2020.

  3. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. John Webster (Chair), David Dreisinger and Gregory Martyr.

  4. For the financial year ended September 30, 2020, the Governance, Compensation, Nominating and Sustainability Committee was comprised of Messrs. Harvey McLeod (Chair), John Webster and Marco Romero. Mr. McLeod resigned from the GCNS Committee effective July 23, 2020. Mr. Gregory Martyr was appointed Chairman of the GCNS Committee effective October 15, 2020.

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  1. For the financial year ended September 30, 2020, the Technical Committee was comprised of Messrs. David Dreisinger (Chair) and Harvey McLeod and Dr. Roman Shklanka. Mr. McLeod and Dr. Shklanka resigned from the Technical Committee effective July 23, 2020, and Mr. Thomas Stepien was appointed to Technical Committee effective December 10, 2020.

Meetings of Independent Directors

The independent Directors do not hold regularly scheduled meetings; however, the Board Mandate (as defined below) permits the independent Directors to hold a separate meeting of the independent Directors, if and when the need arises. The Board ensures open and candid discussion among its independent Directors by continuously monitoring situations where a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest with respect to a Director may exist. In cases where such a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest is identified, it is addressed in accordance with the BCBCA and the Board Mandate. The Board may determine that it is appropriate to hold an in-camera session excluding a Director with a conflict of interest or perceived conflict of interest or such Director may consider that it is appropriate to recuse himself from considering and voting with respect to the matter under consideration.

Board Mandate

The Board has adopted a written mandate (the " Board Mandate ") in which it assumes responsibility for the stewardship of the Corporation. The Board Mandate provides that the principal mandate is to oversee the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and monitor the performance of management. The Board discharges its responsibilities directly and through its committees, currently consisting of the Audit Committee, the GCNS Committee and the Technical Committee. The Board Mandate is attached to this Circular as Schedule "C".

The Board Mandate charges the Board with responsibility for, among other things: (i) overseeing the development and approval of the mission of the Corporation, its goals and objectives, and the strategy by which these objectives will be reached; (ii) bringing objectivity and a breadth of judgment to the strategic planning process and ultimately approving the strategy developed by Management as it evolves; (iii) monitoring Management's success in implementing strategies and monitoring the Corporation's progress towards achieving its goals; revising and altering direction in light of changing circumstances; (iv) reviewing and approving transactions that are either material or not in the ordinary course of business; (v) understanding and overseeing the principal risks associated with the Corporation's business and regularly monitoring the systems in place to manage those risks effectively; (vi) overseeing Management; (vii) reviewing a succession plan on a regular basis addressing the policies and principles for selecting a successor to the Chief Executive Officer and other key senior management positions; (viii) determining compensation; (ix) ensuring that the Corporation has policies in place to ensure effective and timely communication and disclosure to the shareholders of the Corporation, other stakeholders and the public in general; (x) monitoring the Corporation's compliance with applicable laws and corporate governance regulations; (xi) establishing the Corporation's Code of Conduct and Business Ethics and monitoring compliance thereof with the objective of promoting a culture of integrity throughout the Corporation; (xii) ensuring that the Corporation has in place effective control and information systems so that it can track those criteria needed to monitor the implementation of the Corporation's strategy; and (xiii) reviewing and approving financial information.

The Board Mandate sets forth procedures relating to the Board's operations such as director qualifications, director nomination, evaluations, and delegation to committees of the Board. The Board Mandate also sets forth expectations of Directors including: attendance at meetings; preparedness for meetings; being current and knowledgeable of the Corporation's operations, activities, and industry; confidentiality; the requirement to disclose any conflict of interest to the Chairman of the Board or the Chair of the GCNS Committee, should one arise; and refraining from voting on any issue when a conflict of interest exists.

The Board may at any time retain and terminate external legal counsel, consultants or other advisors at the expense of the Corporation to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities and to set and pay the respective reasonable compensation of these advisors.

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Position Descriptions

The Board has not developed written position descriptions for the Chairman of the Board, the Chair of the Audit Committee, Chair of the GCNS Committee or the Chair of the Technical Committee. The roles of the Chairman of the Board, the Chair of the Audit Committee, the Chair of the GCNS Committee and the Chair of the Technical Committee are well understood by each individual and are based on customary practices for such a position.

Chief Executive Officer

The Board has developed and adopted a written position description for the CEO whose primary responsibility is to provide effective leadership and vision for the Corporation to grow value responsibly, and in a profitable and sustainable manner.

The CEO's position description sets forth specific duties including, but not limited to: (i) providing leadership and vision to manage the Corporation, motivating employees and advisors to achieve optimum performance, while maintaining a healthy, productive and supportive environment; (ii) supporting and assisting the Board so it can best discharge its duties; (iii) providing full, plain and timely disclosure of all materials matters affecting the Corporation to the Board; (iv) ensuring compliance and implementation of the strategies, policies, and objectives approved by the Board; (v) striving to create shareholder value, while ensuring the Corporation and its employees maintain high ethical, moral, environmental, social, technical, and professional standards; (vi) ensuring that the Corporation and its employees and contractors treat local residents and communities in which it operates with respect, and ensuring that the Corporation contributes to the wellbeing and improvement of the communities in which it operates; (vii) building, preserving and protecting the Corporation's reputation and assets; (viii) serving as the Corporation's principal external spokesperson; and (ix) providing general supervision and management of the day-to-day affairs of the Corporation.

Audit Committee

See " Audit Committee Information " section below for further details.

Technical Committee

Until July 23, 2020, the Corporation's Technical Committee was composed of three independent directors, being David B. Dreisinger (Chair), Harvey N. McLeod, and Dr. Roman Shklanka. On July 23, 2020, Dr. Shklanka and Mr. McLeod resigned from the Board, and on December 10, 2020, Thomas M. Stepien was appointed to the Technical Committee. Accordingly, as of the Record Date, the Technical Committee is comprised of two independent directors, being David B. Dreisinger (Chair) and Thomas M. Stepien, as well as certain of the Corporations' operations team, and Dr. Shklanka and Mr. McLeod who remain as advisors to the Technical Committee.

Pursuant to the mandate and terms of reference of the Technical Committee, meetings are to take place at least once per year and at such other times as the chair of the committee may determine. The Technical Committee, under the supervision of the Board, has responsibility for overseeing technical matters relating to:

  1. the evaluation, development, permitting, construction and operation of the Corporation's projects and activities; operating and production plans for proposed and existing operations;

  2. goals, policies and programs relating to development of the Corporation's mineral projects with focus on the assessment and mitigation of geological, mining, metallurgical, other technical, community relations, health, safety and environmental risks;

  3. relevant regulatory changes, initiatives and trends that may affect the Corporation's operations; relevant objectives, procedures and performances with respect to technical and operational matters;

  4. on an annual basis the resource and reserve estimates of the Corporation's mineral properties and methodology behind those estimates, having regard to compliance of public disclosure with regulatory and listing requirements, and bringing any material non-compliance to the attention of the Board;

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  1. periodic benchmarking by management of the technical policies, systems and monitoring processes of the Corporation as compared to industry best practices; and

  2. reviewing and reporting to the Board on the sufficiency of financial, technical and human resources to ensure proper and timely development and advancement of the Corporation's project and operations.

Governance, Compensation, Nominating and Sustainability Committee

The GCNS Committee is composed of a minimum of three directors, the majority of whom shall be independent directors. The current members of the GCNS Committee are Gregory P. Martyr (Chair), John Webster, and Marco Romero, with Messrs. Martyr and Webster being independent directors. Mr. Martyr was appointed Chair of the GCNS Committee on October 15, 2020, and replaced Harvey N. McLeod who resigned from the Board on July 23, 2020.

Pursuant to the mandate and terms of reference of the GCNS Committee, meetings are to take place at least twice per year and at such other times as the Chair of the GCNS Committee may determine. The GCNS Committee, under the supervision of the Board, has responsibility for:

  1. monitoring and assessing the functioning of the Board, committees of the Board, and the individual members of the Board;

  2. ensuring the Board, directors and management adopt and observe good corporate governance practices;

  3. establishing a process for identifying, recruiting, appointing, and providing ongoing development for directors;

  4. ensuring levels of executive compensation that are competitive and motivating in order to attract, hire, hold and inspire the Corporation's President and CEO, CFO and other executive officers and certain key employees, and for recommending compensation for directors;

  5. establishing, monitoring, managing and coordinating the sustainable development strategy of the Corporation and its implementation based on very high ethical and moral standards, as approved by the Board of Directors; and

  6. monitoring, managing and coordinating sustainability matters, including environmental, health and safety and social matters, policies and programs, and overseeing performance in such areas based on very high standards, as approved by the Board of Directors.

As they relate to compensation, the GCNS Committee's responsibilities include, among other things, reviewing and recommending to the Board all compensation arrangements for the executive officers and directors of the Corporation, including stock option grants. The GCNS Committee also has the responsibility for approving compensation for executive officers of the Corporation who are also members of the Board.

To determine the recommended compensation levels, the GCNS Committee will review compensation paid to directors and executive officers of companies of similar size and stage of development in the mineral exploration industry and determine compensation reflecting the need to provide incentive and compensation for the time and effort expended by the directors and executive officers while taking into account the financial and other resources of the Corporation. In setting the compensation, the GCNS Committee will annually review the performance of the executive officers in light of the Corporation's objectives and consider other factors that may have impacted the success of the Corporation in achieving its objectives. For further information regarding the how the Corporation determines compensation for its directors and executive officers, refer to " Compensation Discussion and Analysis ".

Responsibilities of the GCNS Committee, as they relate to orientation and continuing education, nominations of directors, and Director assessments, are further outlined below in " Orientation and Continuing Education ," " Nomination of Directors ," and " Director Assessments " below.

Orientation and Continuing Education

In conjunction with the GCNS Committee, the Board oversees the establishment of suitable orientation programs for new Directors and continuing education opportunities for all Directors. New directors are provided with corporate policies,

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historical information about the Corporation, management reports, Chvaletice Manganese Project site visits, as well as information on the Corporation's performance and its strategic plan with an outline of the general duties and responsibilities entailed in carrying out their duties. Each Director will have access to an electronic Board Manual, updated annually, containing relevant management information, historical public information and the Terms of References for the Directors and for the Committees of the Board. The Board believes that these procedures will prove to be a practical and effective approach in light of the Corporation's particular circumstances, including the size of the Corporation, anticipated limited turnover of the directors and the experience and expertise of the members of the Board.

The Corporation also encourages Directors to attend, enrol or participate in courses and/or seminars dealing with financial literacy, corporate governance and related matters. Each director of the Corporation has the responsibility for ensuring that he maintains the skill and knowledge necessary to meet his obligations as a director.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct (the " Code ") for the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiary. The Corporation makes the Code available to all such individuals who are required to read the Code and acknowledge that they will abide by the Code.

In accordance with the Code, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiary are encouraged to raise questions regarding the application of any requirement under the Code with their immediate supervisor or the Chairman of the Audit Committee. All violations of a law or the Code are to be promptly reported to Chairman of the Audit Committee and reporting by an individual of a violation will be kept confidential unless required by law. Individuals who breach the Code may be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal. The Board monitors compliance with the Code by, among other things, obtaining reports from the Chair of the Audit Committee, and reviews and approves changes to the Code it considers appropriate, at least annually.

The Board takes steps to ensure that directors, officers and other employees exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director, officer or other employee of the Corporation has a material interest, which include ensuring that directors, officers and other employees are thoroughly familiar with the Code and, in particular, the rules concerning reporting conflicts of interest and obtaining direction from their superior or manager or the Chair of the Audit Committee regarding any potential conflicts of interest.

The Board encourages and promotes an overall culture of ethical business conduct by promoting compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; providing guidance to directors, officers and other employees to help them recognize and deal with ethical issues; promoting a culture of open communication, honesty and accountability; and ensuring awareness of disciplinary action for violations of ethical business conduct.

The Corporation has adopted a written " Whistleblower Policy " wherein employees and consultants of the Corporation are provided with the mechanics by which they may raise concerns with respect to falsification of financial records, unethical conduct, harassment, theft, and violation of the Code, or any other "wrong-doing" in a confidential, anonymous process. The Whistleblower Policy provides employees and contractors with information regarding who to contact with a complaint, how the Corporation will respond to a complaint, and timeframes for the Corporation to respond. The Corporation will respect the confidentiality of any whistle blowing complaint received by the Corporation where the complainant requests that confidentiality.

The Corporation has adopted an insider trading policy to summarize the insider trading restrictions to which directors, officers and certain employees are subject under applicable securities legislation, and to set forth a policy governing investing in shares of the Corporation and the reporting thereof which is consistent with the applicable legislation (the " Insider Trading Policy "). All directors, officers and employees of the Corporation will be subject to certain trading prohibitions relating to investments in the Corporation's securities. The Corporation may impose black-out periods during which certain persons will be prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise effecting transactions in any securities of the

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Corporation, even though the trading window would otherwise be open. The Insider Trading and Reporting Policy also summarizes the applicable legislation on insider reporting obligations.

The Corporation has also adopted a disclosure policy to complement the Insider Trading Policy (the " Disclosure Policy "). The Disclosure Policy outlines the Corporation's approach to disclosure of material information and maintaining the confidentiality of information. The objective of the Disclosure Policy is to ensure that communications to the investing public about the Corporation are timely, factual and accurate and broadly disseminated in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Its goal is to raise awareness of the Corporation's approach to disclosure among the Board, senior management, employees and consultants.

Nomination of Directors

The GCNS Committee is responsible for recruiting and identifying individuals qualified to become new Board members and making recommendations to the Board regarding new director nominees. In making such recommendations, the GCNS Committee considers the competencies and skills that the Board considers to be necessary for the Board as a whole to possess, for each existing director to possess, the competencies and skills which each new nominee to the Board is expected to bring; and whether the proposed nominee to the Board will be able to devote sufficient time and resources to the Corporation.

The GCNS Committee may also recommend for approval by the Board the removal of a director from the Board or a committee thereof if he or she is no longer qualified or able to serve as a director or for any other appropriate reason. The size of the Board will be reviewed on a regular basis. The Board will take into account the number of directors required to carry out the Board's duties effectively, and to maintain a diversity of views and experience.

In addition, the GCNS Committee has been delegated the responsibility of, among other things: (i) making recommendations to the Board regarding director remuneration; (ii) evaluating the effectiveness of the Board as a whole as well as its committees; (iii) monitoring conflicts of interest of both the Board and management; (iv) conducting periodic reviews of the Corporation's corporate governance policies and making policy recommendations aimed at enhancing Board and committee effectiveness; (v) annually reviewing the Board and committee mandates and position descriptions of the Chairman and the CEO, and recommending to the Board any necessary changes; (vi) reviewing and recommending to the Board the appropriate structure, size, composition, mandate and members for Board committees, and the procedures to ensure that the Board and its committees function independently of management; (vii) providing the Board with updates on developments in corporate governance; (viii) conducting periodic reviews of the relationship between management and the Board; and (ix) reviewing monitoring and making recommendations regarding new director orientation and ongoing development of existing directors.

Director Assessments

Through the GCNS Committee, the Board assesses the overall effectiveness of (i) the Board as a whole, (ii) individual directors (including the Chairman, and any Lead Director, if appointed) and (iii) each of the committees (other than the GCNS Committee which shall be evaluated by the full Board) from a corporate governance perspective and compliance with the relevant mandate, charter or terms of reference as applicable. In connection with such evaluations, each director will be required to provide his or her assessment of the effectiveness of the Board and each committee as well as the performance of the individual directors, annually. Such evaluations take into account the competencies and skills each director is expected to bring to his or her particular role on the Board or on a committee, as well as any other relevant facts.

The Audit Committee must also assess, on an annual basis, its effectiveness.

Term Limits

The Corporation has not implemented a policy mandating term limits for directors, which the Board believes is in the best interest of the Corporation. The Corporation values the comprehensive knowledge of the Corporation and its operations

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that long serving directors possess and the contribution that this makes to the Board as a whole. Tenure will be determined on the basis of contribution and continued evidence of the exercise of sound, independent judgment.

Diversity and Representation of Women on the Board and in Executive Officer Roles

The Board has adopted a Diversity Policy in which it sets forth its goal of striving to create an inclusive culture in which diversity is valued and sought after. A copy of this policy can be found on the Corporation's website at www.mn25.ca. The Board recognizes that having diversity, including gender diversity, throughout the organization, including on the executive team and the Board, gives the Corporation access to a far wider and deeper talent pool, enhances and improves decision making, enables the Corporation to attract and retain the best talent to build a highly engaged workforce, better positions the Corporation to deliver on its business objectives, and assists the Corporation in adapting to and understanding the communities in which it does business. The GCNS Committee annually reviews the Diversity Policy and assesses its effectiveness in promoting diversity, including policies with respect to the representation of women on the Board and in executive officer positions. The Corporation does not otherwise have a formal policy for the nomination of women to the Board.

The Board believes that experiential, demographic and personal attributes are essential in creating an appropriate balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge on the Board and the executive team. These attributes, which specifically include gender diversity, are factored into the recruitment and decision-making process when new Board and executive appointments are made. When assessing Board composition or identifying suitable candidates for appointment or re-election to the Board, candidates are considered on merit, having due regard to the benefits of diversity and the needs of the Board. These same criteria are used for assessing the composition of the senior management team or identifying suitable management candidates.

Given its current size and stage of development, the Corporation does not believe that it is in its best interests to set any specific targets or quotas for recruiting women for Board positions as such targets or quotas may have the effect of unduly restricting its commitment to selecting the most capable nominee.

Currently, the Board is comprised of all male directors; however, the Board will seek out female nominees for future Board vacancies, provided that any such nominee meets the needs of the Corporation in relation to attributes and skills.

Consistent with the Corporation's approach to diversity at the Board level, the Corporation's hiring practices of executive officers include consideration of diversity across a number of areas, including gender. As of the Record Date, two executive officer positions, being the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President Operations, are held by women, representing 33% of the executive officers of the Corporation and its subsidiary. The Corporation considers the number of women in executive officer positions and the desirability of achieving an appropriate level of representation in its hiring practices by reference to its Diversity Policy. However, given the size of its executive team, the Corporation believes that implementing targets for the number of women in executive positions would not be appropriate at this time, as the Corporation's focus is on selecting the most capable candidates available.

AUDIT COMMITTEE INFORMATION

The Audit Committee provides assistance to the Board in fulfilling its obligations relating to the integrity of the internal financial controls and financial reporting of the Corporation. The external auditors of the Corporation report directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee's primary duties and responsibilities include:

  1. reviewing and reporting to the Board on the annual audited financial statements (including the auditor's report thereon) and unaudited interim financial statements and any related management's discussion and analysis, if any, and other financial disclosure related thereto that may be required to be reviewed by the Audit Committee pursuant to applicable legal and regulatory requirements;

  2. reviewing material changes in accounting policies and significant changes in accounting practices and their impact on the financial statements;

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  1. overseeing the audit function, including engaging in required discussions with the Corporation's external auditor and reviewing a summary of the annual audit plan at least annually, overseeing the independence of the Corporation's external auditor, and pre-approving any non-audit services to the Corporation;

  2. reviewing at least annually, the Corporation's policies for risk assessment and risk management;

  3. reviewing with management and the Corporation's external auditors, at least annually, the integrity of the internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure;

  4. reviewing management reports related to legal or compliance matters that may have a material impact on the Corporation and the effectiveness of the Corporation's compliance policies; and

  5. establishing whistleblowing procedures and investigating any complaints or concerns it deems necessary.

The full text of the Audit Committee charter is set out in Schedule "A" to this Circular.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three directors, being John Webster, David B. Dreisinger, and Gregory P. Martyr. Each of these individuals are "independent" directors within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 - Audit Committees (" NI 52-110 "). John Webster is the current chair of the Audit Committee.

Relevant Education and Experience

Each of John Webster, David B. Dreisinger, and Gregory P. Martyr, are "financially literate" within the meaning of NI 52110. Each member of the Audit Committee has a good command of IFRS and has the ability to understand a set of financial statements that presents a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation's financial statements. Each of the members of the Audit Committee has had several years of experience as a senior executive and a member of the board of directors of significant business enterprises in which he has assumed substantial financial and operational responsibility. In the course of these duties, the members have gained an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Corporation; an ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves; experience analyzing and evaluating financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more individuals engaged in such activities; and an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

John Webster is a senior finance professional who spent over 30 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers until his retirement in 2014. His former roles include BC Managing Partner, Assurance Leader in Romania and head of the firm's mining practice in Canada. He has extensive experience as audit partner and advising private and listed clients, and he has valuable international experience with mine development projects. He is currently a director of Eldorado Gold Corporation and serves as its audit committee chair.

Dr. David Dreisinger is a Professor and Chairholder of the Industrial Research Chair in Hydrometallurgy at the University of British Columbia. He has published over 300 papers and is co-inventor of 21 U.S. patents for work in hydrometallurgical research. He runs an active international consulting practice focused on various major hydrometallurgical projects and plants. His experience includes director positions at PolyMet Mining, Search Minerals, LeadFX and officer positions with Camrova Resources, Clifton Star Resources and South American Silver. Dr. David Dreisinger has also served on the audit committee of PolyMet Mining.

Gregory P. Martyr has over 30 years' experience in resources investment banking and corporate finance, as well as the management of international mining companies. From 2017 to August 2020, he served as Executive Director of WarpForge Limited (formerly Carbon Fibre Development Technologies Pty Ltd.), a company manufacturing carbon fibre industrial scale products using mass production robotics. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Martyr was a Managing Director with Standard Chartered Bank, ultimately as the Global Head of Advisory, Mining and Metals. From 2005 until its 2011 acquisition by Standard Chartered Bank, he was a partner with Gryphon Partners, a boutique resource advisory firm. From 1994 to 2003,

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he was employed in several executive roles by Normandy Mining Ltd., including President, Americas. Prior to that he held positions with Deutsche Bank and Morgan Grenfell. Mr. Martyr obtained a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney, Australia.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since incorporation was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Corporation's Board of Directors.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

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

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

  • (b) the exemption in subsection 6.1.1(4) ( Circumstance Affecting the Business or Operations of the Venture Issuer ) of NI 52-110; or

  • (c) the exemption in subsection 6.1.1(5) ( Events Outside Control of Member ) of NI 52-110; or

  • (d) the exemption in subsection 6.1.1(6) ( Death, Incapacity or Resignation ) of NI 52-110; or

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

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve any services and fees to be provided by the auditor of the Corporation for the performance of any non-audit services that the Corporation deems advisable in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to the provision of such non-audit services if: the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Corporation constitutes not more than twenty percent of the total amount of fees paid by the Corporation to its external auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided; such services were not recognized by the Corporation at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee by the Corporation and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Committee who are members of the Board to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee. The Audit Committee is permitted to delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members; however, the decision of any member of the Audit Committee to whom such authority has been delegated must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

External Auditor Service Fees

The following table provides information about the fees billed to the Corporation, for professional services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, during the financial years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

2020 2019
($) ($)
Audit Fees(1) 52,430 45,150
Audit Related Fees(2) 36,763 36,225
Tax Fees(3) - -
All Other Fees - -
Total:(4) 89,193 81,375

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Notes:

  • (1) Audit fees were for professional services rendered by the Corporation's auditors for the audit of the Corporation's annual consolidated financial statements.

  • (2) Audit related fees were for services related to limited procedures performed by the Corporation's auditors related to interim reports as well as services provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

  • (3) Tax fees are for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

  • (4) These fees only represent professional services rendered and do not include any out-of-pocket disbursements or fees associated with filings made on the Corporation's behalf. These additional costs are not material as compared to the total professional services fees for each year.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, management functions of the Corporation are not, to any substantial degree, performed by a person other than the directors and executive officers of the Corporation.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Copies of this Circular, the comparative audited annual financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended September 30, 2020, and management discussion and analysis for the year ended September 30, 2020 may be obtained on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com or free of charge from the Corporation upon request, at 1500 - 1040 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4H8, by telephone at 604-681-1010, or by email at [email protected]; and such documents will be sent by mail or electronically by email as may be specified at the time of the request. Financial information on the Corporation is provided in the Financial Statements and the MD&A.

BOARD APPROVAL

The contents of this Circular and the sending thereof to the Shareholders of the Corporation have been approved by the Board of Directors.

Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia this 18[th] day of January 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Signed " John Webster " Chairman

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SCHEDULE "A" AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

EURO MANGANESE INC.

Mandate

The primary function of the audit committee (the "Committee") is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by Euro Manganese Inc (the "Company") to regulatory authorities and shareholders, the Company's systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting and the Company's auditing, accounting and financial reporting processes. Consistent with this function, the Committee will encourage continuous improvement of, and should foster adherence to, the Company's policies, procedures and practices at all levels. The Committee's primary duties and responsibilities are to:

  • a) Serve as an independent and objective party to monitor the Company's financial reporting and internal control system and review the Company's financial statements.

  • b) Review and appraise the performance of the Company's external auditors.

  • c) Provide an open avenue of communication among the Company's auditors, financial and senior management and the Board of Directors.

  • d) Provide guidance to the Company's management team and, in particular, the Chief Financial Officer, on appropriate disclosure, accounting and risk management practices and procedures.

Composition

The Committee shall be comprised of three Directors as determined by the Board of Directors, all of whom shall be "independent" directors as defined in section 1.4 of National Instrument 52-110 and free from any relationship that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of his or her independent judgment as a member of the Committee.

At least one member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise. All members of the Committee that are not financially literate will work towards becoming financially literate to obtain a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices. For the purposes of the Company's Charter, the definition of "financially literate" is the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can presumably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements.

The members of the Committee shall be elected by the Board of Directors as possible after its first meeting following the annual shareholders' meeting. Unless a Chair is elected by the full Board of Directors, the members of the Committee may designate a Chair by a majority vote of the full Committee membership.

Meetings

The Committee shall meet a least twice annually, or more frequently as circumstances dictate. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee will meet at least annually with the Chief Financial Officer and the external auditors and, if requested by the Committee, in separate sessions.

Responsibilities and Duties

To fulfill its responsibilities and duties, the Committee shall:

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Documents/Reports Review

  • a) Periodically review and update this Charter.

  • b) Review the Company's financial statements, MD&A and any annual and interim earnings, press releases before the Company publicly discloses this information and any reports or other financial information (including quarterly financial statements), which are submitted to any governmental body, or to the public, including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the external auditors.

External Auditors

  • a) Review annually, the performance of the external auditors who shall be ultimately accountable to the Board of Directors and the Committee as representatives of the shareholders of the Company.

  • b) Obtain annually, a formal written statement of external auditors setting forth all relationships between the external auditors and the Company, consistent with Independence Standards Board Standard 1.

  • c) Review and discuss with the external auditors any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the external auditors.

  • d) Take, or recommend that the full Board of Directors take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditors.

  • e) Recommend to the Board of Directors the selection and, where applicable, the replacement of the external auditors nominated annually for shareholder approval.

  • f) At each meeting, consult with the external auditors, 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.

  • g) Review and approve the Company's hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors of the Company.

  • h) Review with management and the external auditors the audit plan for the year-end financial statements and intended template for such statements.

  • i) Review and pre-approve all audit and audit-related services and the fees and other compensation related thereto, and any non-audit services, provided by the Company's external auditors. The pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services if:

  • a) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Company constitutes not more than twenty percent of the total amount of revenues paid by the Company to its external auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided;

  • b) such services were not recognized by the Company at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

  • c) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee by the Company and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Committee or by one or more members of the Committee who are members of the Board of Directors to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee.

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Provided the pre-approval of the non-audit services is presented to the Committee's first scheduled meeting following such approval such authority may be delegated by the Committee to one or more independent members of the Committee.

5. Financial Reporting Processes

  • a) In consultation with the external auditors, review with management the integrity of the Company's financial reporting process, both internal and external.

  • b) Consider the external auditors' judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Company's accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting.

  • c) Consider and approve, if appropriate, changes to the Company's auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the external auditors and management.

  • d) Review significant judgments made by management in the preparation of the financial statements and the view of the external auditors as to appropriateness of such judgments.

  • e) Following completion of the annual audit, review separately with management and the external auditors any significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information.

  • f) Review any significant disagreement among management and the external auditors in connection with the preparation of the financial statements.

  • g) Review with the external auditors and management the extent to which changes and improvements in financial or accounting practices have been implemented.

  • h) Review any complaints or concerns about any questionable accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters.

  • i) Review certification process.

  • j) Establish a procedure for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

6. Risk Management

  • 1) To review, at least annually, and more frequently, if necessary, the Company's policies for risk

assessment and risk management (the identification, monitoring, and mitigation of risks).

  • 2) To request the external auditor's opinion of management's assessment of significant risks facing the Company and how effectively they are being managed or controlled.

  • 3) To assess the effectiveness of the over-all process for identifying principal business risks and report thereon to the Board.

7. Other

  • 1) Review and approve any related-party transactions and material asset dispositions.

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SCHEDULE "B"

GOVERNANCE, COMPENSATION, NOMINATING AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE CHARTER

GENERAL

The Governance, Compensation, Nominating and Sustainability Committee (the "Committee"), under the supervision of the Board, has responsibility:

  1. monitoring and assessing the functioning of the Board, committees of the Board, and the individual members of the Board;

  2. ensuring the Board, directors and management adopt and observe good corporate governance practices;

  3. establishing a process for identifying, recruiting, appointing, and providing ongoing development for directors;

  4. ensuring levels of executive compensation that are competitive and motivating in order to attract, hire, hold and inspire the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President and other executive officers (collectively, the "Management") and certain key employees and non-executive officers below the vice-president level (collectively, the "Non-Management Officers") and for recommending compensation for directors;

  5. establishing, monitoring, managing and coordinating the sustainable development strategy of the Company and its implementation based on very high ethical and moral standards, as approved by the Board of Directors.

  6. monitoring, managing and coordinating sustainability matters, including environmental, health and safety and social matters, policies and programs and oversees performance in such areas based on very high standards, as approved by the Board of Directors

COMPOSITION

The Committee shall be comprised of a minimum of three (3) members, the majority of whom shall be "independent" directors as defined in section 1.4 of National Instrument 52-110.

The Committee shall meet as often as the Chair shall determine to be necessary or appropriate, but at least twice during each year, and more frequently if deemed necessary by the Chair of the Committee or requested by the Board.

Committee Duties and Responsibilities

Subject to the powers and duties of the Board, the Board hereby delegates to the Committee the following powers and duties to be performed by the Committee on behalf of and for the Board:

  • a) establish qualifications and skills necessary for an effective Board and for the various committees of the Board, including but not limited to factors such as professional experience, areas of competency, skill and expertise, personal character, potential conflicts of interest,

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diversity, and other commitments, such as service on other boards, all in the context of the needs of the Board and the Company as a whole;

  • b) determine the number of independent directors who should sit on the Board and review the size, composition, mandate/charter and performance of the Board and the various committees of the Board, and make recommendations for appointment, removal of directors or other adjustment as appropriate;

  • c) establish and oversee orientation of new directors and ongoing education of directors;

  • d) review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to CEO compensation, evaluating the CEO's performance in light of those corporate goals and objectives and determine (or make recommendations to the Board with respect to) the CEO's compensation level based on this evaluation;

  • e) make recommendations to the Board with respect to officer and director compensation, incentive compensation plans and equity-based plans;

  • f) review and monitor the sustainability (including environmental, health and safety) policies, systems and activities of the Company on behalf of the Board and seek assurance that the Company is in compliance with applicable laws, regulations and the conditions of applicable permits and licences;

  • g) review quarterly and special environmental, health and safety reports prepared by management to advise the Board whether the Company is taking all necessary action in respect of those matters;

  • h) review results of environment, health and safety audits conducted by management and outside advisors;

  • i) at the request of the Board, ensuring that principle areas of sustainability (including environmental, health and safety) risk and potential impacts are identified by management;

  • j) review the assumptions and methodology underpinning of the Company's mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, and satisfy itself that the judgement exercised was reasonable; and, if satisfactory, recommend Board approval of technical reports and annual mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates;

  • k) review technical and operational matters on behalf of the Board.

The Committee shall also periodically, or at least annually:

  • a) assess the overall effectiveness of (i) the Board as a whole, (ii) individual directors (including the Chair, and any Lead Director, if appointed) and (iii) each of the committees (other than the Committee which shall be evaluated by the full Board) from a corporate governance perspective and compliance with the relevant mandate, charter or terms of reference as applicable;

  • b) review compliance with applicable securities and corporate legislation, and stock exchange policies;

  • c) review the Company's corporate governance policies, including without limitation any mandate, charter, terms of reference, policy or code that comprises the Company's Corporate Governance Policies, the Company's performance in respect of such policies, and any matters arising pursuant to such policies, as well as any waivers from compliance granted to officers or directors, and make recommendations to the Board as appropriate;

  • d) recommend to the Board for approval, and periodically review, the process for the determination of the independence of the directors, and financial literacy and financial expertise of directors as necessary, in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including any stock exchange upon which the Company's shares are listed;

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  • e) review and address all complaints to the Board, except those to be reviewed by the Audit Committee;

  • f) ensure that any issues relating to corporate governance which are identified by the directors involving management are resolved with management;

  • g) be responsible for ensuring all public disclosure requirements concerning the Company's corporate governance system are observed;

  • h) with the CEO, develop or review position descriptions for the CEO, President, CFO and COO, if applicable, defining limits to management's authority; and

  • i) undertake such other initiatives as are necessary or desirable to provide effective corporate governance for the Company.

The Committee shall have authority to engage outside consultants to review corporate governance, nominating and sustainability issues as appropriate, and shall have the sole authority to engage search firms to assist in the identification of director candidates and the sole authority to set the fees and other retention terms of such firms (subject to any annual spend limitations specified by the Board).

The Committee shall have the right to conduct a portion of each meeting without the presence of nonindependent directors and management and may invite other directors and/or management to attend Committee meetings.

The Committee shall also have such other powers and duties as are delegated to it by the Board from time to time.

The Committee shall conduct a periodic self-assessment of its performance and report the results of such assessment to the Board.

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SCHEDULE "C" BOARD MANDATE

GENERAL

The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Euro Manganese Inc. ("EMI" or the "Company") is responsible for the stewardship and the general supervision of the management of the business and affairs of EMI in order to ensure the long-term financial strength of EMI and the creation of enduring and sustainable shareholder value. The Board seeks to discharge such responsibility by reviewing, discussing and approving EMI's strategic plans and organizational structure, and by supervising management to oversee that the strategic planning and organizational structure enhance and preserve the business of EMI and its underlying value.

The Board shall be constituted always of a majority of "independent" directors as such term is defined in section 2. (QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS ).

1. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD

The Board discharges its responsibility for overseeing the management of EMI's business by delegating to EMI's senior officers the responsibility for day-to-day management of EMI. The Board discharges its responsibilities both directly and by delegation through its standing committees, namely the Audit Committee and the Governance, Compensation Nominating, and Sustainability Committee.

The principal duties and responsibilities of the Board include:

  • i. Strategic Planning . Assisting in the development of and regularly reviewing and monitoring the Company's longterm goals and the strategic planning process which takes into consideration.

  • a. opportunities and risks of the business and provides objectivity and judgement to the process. The Board is responsible for the approval of and for monitoring the process on at least an annual basis.

  • ii. Performance Review. Regularly reviewing the short and long-term performance of the Company. The Board shall review and consider for approval all significant amendments or departures proposed by management from established strategy, capital and operating.

  • a. budgets, matters of policy or corporate structure, outside of the ordinary course of business.

  • iii. Budgeting. Reviewing and approving the Company's annual budgets, including capital expenditures.

  • iv. Risk Management . Understanding and overseeing the principal risks associated with the Company's business and regularly monitoring the systems in place to manage those risks effectively.

  • v. Reviewing Material Transactions . Reviewing and approving transactions that are either material or not in the ordinary course of the Company's business.

  • vi. CEO Appointment and Evaluation. Appointing a Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company, approving the CEO's compensation and establishing and administering appropriate processes to measure the CEO's performance in carrying out the Company's stated objectives, in conjunction with and on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee.

  • vii. Succession Planning . Establishing and administering a plan for the succession of the CEO and senior management.

  • viii. Determining Compensation . Upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approving the appointment and compensation of senior management and approving the compensation of the directors of the Company ("Directors").

  • ix. Management. Establishing limits of authority to be delegated to senior management and appropriate evaluation criteria for the CEO and senior management.

  • x. Director Nomination . Requiring that a plan be in place for the nomination of the Chairman of the Board and Directors, including those Directors who are independent in accordance with applicable securities laws and stock

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exchange requirements ("Independent Directors"), in conjunction with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

xi. Internal Controls . In conjunction with the Audit Committee, regularly reviewing and monitoring the effectiveness of the Company's internal controls and management information systems.

xii. Disclosure Policy . If and when warranted, overseeing the adoption of a disclosure policy for fair, accurate, transparent and timely public disclosure to all stakeholders, consistent with obligations of confidentiality.

xiii.

Reserves and Resources . Reviewing any reserve or resource reports prepared by the Company or the Reserve & Resource Panel. The Reserve & Resource Panel may be constituted at the discretion of the Board and will consist of certain Independent Directors who possess experience with or a working knowledge of estimating reserves and

resources.

xiv. Shareholder Communication . Reviewing the Company's communication policy and requiring that it be in compliance with applicable law and the regulations and guidelines of applicable.

securities regulatory authorities and the stock exchanges on which the Company's securities trade.

xv. Shareholder Feedback. Establishing measures for shareholders to provide feedback to the Board or the Independent Directors directly.

xvi. Corporate Governance . Monitoring the Company's compliance with the law and the corporate governance regulations and guidelines as required by the securities regulatory authorities and the stock exchanges on which the Company's securities trade, in conjunction with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

xvii.

Code of Conduct and Business Ethics . Establishing and regularly reviewing the Company's Code of Conduct and Business Ethics and regularly monitoring compliance thereof with the objective of promoting a culture of integrity throughout the Company.

xviii. Integrity . To the extent feasible, satisfying itself as to the integrity of the CEO and other executive officers and that the CEO and other executive officers are creating a culture of integrity through the Company.

xix. By-laws . If required, adopting, amending or repealing the By-laws of the Company, in accordance with applicable law.

xx. Financial Disclosure. Reviewing and approving in advance prescribed public disclosure documents including, but not limited to, the quarterly and annual Financial Statements of the Company and associated Management's Discussion and Analysis, the Annual Information Form and Management Proxy Circular, in conjunction with the Committees of the Board as applicable.

  • xxi. Committees of the Board. Upon the recommendation of the Nominating, Governance, Compensation and Sustainability Committee, establishing the Committees and selecting Independent Directors to act on the Committees. The Board shall establish the following standing Committees of the Board:

  • i. Audit Committee,

  • ii. Governance, Compensation, Nominating and Sustainability Committee,

  • iii. From time to time the Board may create other Committees or ad hoc committees to oversee specific issues or projects on behalf of the Board.

xxii. Terms of Reference . Establishing, approving and annually reviewing the Terms of Reference for itself and its Committees, setting out duties and responsibilities including organizational and

administrative procedures, in conjunction with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

xxiii. Evaluation of Board and Committees. Regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the Board, its Committees and the members thereof, in conjunction with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

  • xxiv. Meetings with Management . Encouraging the CEO to bring into Board meetings, managers who can provide additional insight into the items being discussed because of personal involvement in those areas, and/or employees who have the potential to take on greater responsibilities within the Company and whom the CEO believes should be given more exposure to the Board.

  • xxv. Continuing Education. In conjunction with the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, overseeing the establishment of suitable orientation programs for new Directors and continuing education opportunities for all Directors such as receipt of management reports, third party presentations and mine site visits. Each Director will

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have access to an electronic Board Manual, updated annually, containing relevant management information, historical public information and the Terms of References for the Directors and for the Committees of the Board. xxvi. Regulatory Compliance . Ensuring that processes are in place to address applicable regulatory, corporate, securities and other compliance matters in a timely manner.

xxvii.

Goodwill. Enhancing the reputation, goodwill and image of the Company.

xxviii. General. Making other corporate decisions required to be made by the Board, or as may be reserved by the Board, to be made by itself, from time to time and not otherwise delegated to a Committee or to the management of the Company.

2. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS

The Board shall be constituted always of a majority of "independent" directors as this term is defined in NI 58-101- Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and National Policy 58-201- Corporate Governance Guidelines and under applicable securities laws and the rules of any stock exchange on which EMI's securities are listed for trading.

3. EXPECTATIONS OF A DIRECTOR

  • i. Commitment and Attendance . All Directors are expected to maintain a high attendance record at meetings of the Board (including in-camera meetings) and meetings of the Committees of which they are members. Directors are expected to participate on Committees of the Board and become familiar with the Terms of Reference for each Committee on which they serve.

  • ii. Preparation for Meetings. All Directors are expected to prepare in advance of meetings of the Board and its Committees and be willing to fully and frankly participate in the deliberations of the Board and its Committees with the intent to make informed decisions. Directors are expected to review the agenda and related materials circulated in advance of the meeting and are encouraged to contact the Chair of the Board, the CEO or any other appropriate person to discuss agenda items prior to the meetings.

  • iii. Knowledge of Operations. All Directors are expected to be knowledgeable about the Company's operations, activities and industry and to gain and maintain a reasonable understanding of the current regulatory, legislative, business, social and political environments within which the Company operates.

  • iv. Other Directorships and Significant Activities. Each Director should, when considering membership on another board or committee, make every effort to ensure that such membership will not impair the Director's time and availability for his or her commitment to the Company. No Director should serve on a board of a competitor of the Company or of a regulatory body with oversight of the Company. Directors should advise the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee prior to accepting membership on any other public company boards of directors. All Directors should disclose any conflict of interest on any issue to the Chair of the Board or the Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee as soon as it arises. Directors must refrain from voting on any issue when a conflict of interest exists.

  • v. Contact with Management and Employees. Directors should become familiar with senior management and their role and have access to them. Directors should be available to management and the Board as a resource and use their abilities, knowledge and experience for the benefit of the Company.

  • vi. Speaking on behalf of the Company. Directors are required to adhere to the Company's Disclosure Policy, if and when one is developed.

  • vii. Confidentiality. The proceedings and deliberations of the Board and its Committees are confidential. Each Director shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received in connection with his or her service as a Director.

  • viii. General. Directors are expected to perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Director by the Board from time to time or as may be required by applicable regulatory authorities or legislation.

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4. OUTSIDE ADVISORS

The Board or the Independent Directors, with approval of the Chairman of the Board, may, at the expense of the Company, engage such outside advisors as may be reasonable or desirable to the Board or the Independent Directors in the performance of Directors' duties.

5. LIMITATION ON THE BOARD'S DUTIES

Nothing in these Terms of Reference is intended or may be construed as imposing on any member of the Board a standard of care or diligence that is in any way more onerous or extensive than the standard to which the Directors are subject under applicable law. These Terms of Reference are not intended to change or interpret the constating documents of the Company or any federal, provincial, state or exchange law, regulation or rule to which the Company is subject, and these Terms of Reference should be interpreted in a manner consistent with all such applicable laws, regulations and rules. The Board may, from time to time, permit departures from the terms hereof, either prospectively or retrospectively, and no provision contained herein is intended to give rise to civil liability to shareholders, competitors, employees or other persons, or to any other liability whatsoever.

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  1. Number of Directors To set the number of Directors at five (5). 2. Election of Directors 2.1 John Webster 2.2 Marco A. Romero 2.3 David B. Dreisinger 2.4 Gregory P. Martyr 2.5 Thomas M. Stepien 3. Approval of Fees to Non-Executive Directors An ordinary resolution approving an increase to the maximum aggregate amount of directors' fees that may be paid to the Corporation's non-executive directors, as a group, from $180,000 to $245,000 per annum, in the form of resolution set out on page 13 of the Corporation's management information circular dated January 18, 2021.

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