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Genesis AI Corp. AGM Information 2023

Oct 27, 2023

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GENESIS AI CORP.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL & SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 2023

AND

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

DATED: OCTOBER 16, 2023

GENESIS AI CORP.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL & SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of Shareholders of GENESIS AI CORP. (formerly, Gallagher Security Corp.) (the "Company") will be held at Suite 750 – 1620 Dickson Ave. Kelowna, BC V1Y 9Y2 on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM (Vancouver Time) for the following purposes:

    1. to receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended June 30, 2023, together with the report of the auditors thereon;
    1. to fix the number of directors of the Company at three (3) and to elect the directors of the Company for the ensuing year;
    1. to re-appoint the auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors of the Company to determine the remuneration to be paid to the auditors;
    1. to consider and, if thought fit, pass an ordinary resolution of disinterested shareholders to approve the renewal of the Company's 10% rolling stock option plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying management information circular (the "Circular");
    1. to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution of the disinterested shareholders to ratify and approve the fixed restricted share unit plan of the Company (the "RSU Plan"), as described in the accompanying Information Circular; and
    1. to transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

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

The record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof is October 16, 2023 (the "Record Date"). Shareholders whose names have been entered in the register of Shareholders at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote, at the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

A Shareholder may attend the Meeting in person or may be represented by proxy. Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof in person are requested to complete, date, sign and return the accompanying form of proxy for use at the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. As a shareholder, you can choose from three different ways to vote your shares by proxy: (a) by mail or delivery in the addressed envelope provided or deposited at the offices of Computershare Investor Services Inc., Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1, on behalf of the Company, so as to arrive not later than 10:00 AM (Vancouver time) on Thursday, December 15, 2022, or if the Meeting is adjourned, at the latest 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time set for any reconvened meeting at which the proxy is to be used; (b) by telephone (toll free) at 1-866-732-VOTE (8683); or (c) on the internet at www.investorvote.com, unless the chair of the Meeting elects to exercise his or her discretion to accept proxies received subsequently.

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

DATED this 16th day of October, 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Devinder Randhawa" Devinder Randhawa CEO & Director

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GENESIS AI CORP.

750 - 1620 Dickson Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 9Y2

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

as at October 16, 2023

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

**This management information circular ("Circular") is provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by management of Genesis AI Corp. (**formerly, Gallagher Security Corp.) (the "Company") for use at an annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the holders ("Shareholders") of common shares ("Common Shares") in the capital of the Company. The Meeting will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 10:00 AM (Vancouver time) at Suite 750 – 1620 Dickson Ave. Kelowna, BC V1Y 9Y2 or at such other time or place to which the Meeting may be adjourned, for the purposes set forth in the notice of Meeting accompanying this Circular (the "Notice").

Although it is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, proxies may also be solicited personally or by telephone, facsimile or other means of electronic communication. In accordance with National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("NI 54-101"), arrangements have been made with brokerage houses and other intermediaries, clearing agencies, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the Common Shares held of record by such persons and the Company may reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by them in doing so. The costs thereof will be borne by the Company.

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

Accompanying this Circular (and filed with applicable securities regulatory authorities) is a form of proxy for use at the Meeting (a "Proxy"). Each Shareholder who is entitled to attend at meetings of Shareholders is encouraged to participate in the Meeting and all Shareholders are urged to vote on matters to be considered in person or by proxy.

All time references in this Circular are references to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada time.

APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

Appointment of a Proxy

Those Shareholders who wish to be represented at the Meeting by proxy must complete and deliver a proper Proxy to Computershare Investor Services Ltd. (the "Transfer Agent"), at Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5J 2Y1.

The persons named as proxyholders in the Proxy accompanying this Circular are directors or officers of the Company, or persons designated by management of the Company, and are representatives of the Company's management for the Meeting. A Shareholder who wishes to appoint some other person (who need not be a Shareholder) to attend and act for him, her or it and on his, her or its behalf at the Meeting other than the management nominee designated in the Proxy may do so by either: (i) crossing out the names of the management nominees AND legibly printing the other person's name in the blank space provided in the accompanying Proxy; or (ii) completing another valid form of proxy. In either case, the completed form of proxy must be delivered to the Transfer Agent, at the place and within the time specified herein for the deposit of proxies. A Shareholder who appoints a proxy who is someone other than the management representatives named in the Proxy should notify such alternative nominee of the appointment, obtain the nominee's consent to act as proxy, and provide instructions on how the Common Shares are to be voted. The nominee should bring personal identification to the Meeting. In any case, the Proxy should be dated and executed by the Shareholder or an attorney authorized in writing, with proof of such authorization attached (where an attorney executed the Proxy).

In order to validly appoint a proxy, Proxies must be received by the Transfer Agent, at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5J 2Y1, at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, prior to the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. After such time, the chairman of the Meeting may accept or reject a Proxy delivered to him in his discretion but is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late Proxy.

Revoking a Proxy

A registered shareholder who has returned a proxy may revoke it at any time before it has been exercised. A Shareholder who has validly given a proxy may revoke it for any matter upon which a vote has not already been cast by the proxyholder appointed therein. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked with an instrument in writing signed and delivered to either the registered office of the Company or the Transfer Agent at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5J 2Y1, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or deposited with the chairman of such Meeting on the day of the Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof. The document used to revoke a proxy must be in writing and completed and signed by the Shareholder or his or her attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized.

Also, a Shareholder who has given a proxy may attend the Meeting in person (or where the Shareholder is a corporation, its authorized representative may attend), revoke the proxy (by indicating such intention to the chairman before the proxy is exercised) and vote in person (or withhold from voting).

Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a proxy. Non-registered shareholders who wish to change their vote must, at least seven days before the Meeting, arrange for their Intermediary to revoke the proxy on their behalf. Intermediaries may have different rules and procedures relating to proxy instructions and non-registered shareholders should contact their Intermediary for additional information.

Signature on Proxies

The Proxy must be executed by the Shareholder or his or her duly appointed attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer whose title must be indicated. A Proxy signed by a person acting as attorney or in some other representative capacity should indicate that person's capacity (following his or her signature) and should be accompanied by the appropriate instrument evidencing qualification and authority to act (unless such instrument has been previously filed with the Company).

Voting of Proxies

Each Shareholder may instruct his, her or its proxy how to vote his, her or its Common Shares by completing the blanks on the Proxy. Only registered shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting.

The Common Shares represented by the enclosed Proxy will be voted or withheld from voting on any motion, by ballot or otherwise, in accordance with any indicated instructions. If a Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Common Shares will be voted accordingly. In the absence of such direction, such Common Shares will be voted FOR THE RESOLUTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE PROXY AND BELOW. If any amendment or variation to the matters identified in the Notice is proposed at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, or if any other matters properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the accompanying Proxy confers discretionary authority to vote on such amendments or variations or such other matters according to the best judgment of the appointed proxyholder. Unless otherwise stated, the Common Shares represented by a valid Proxy will be voted in favour of the election of nominees set forth in this Circular except where a vacancy among such nominees occurs prior to the Meeting, in which case, such Common Shares may be voted in favour of another nominee in the proxyholder's discretion. As at the date of this Circular, management of the Company knows of no such amendments or variations or other matters to come before the Meeting.

Advice to Beneficial Shareholders

The information set forth in this section is of significant importance to a substantial number of the Shareholders who do not hold their Common Shares in their own names. Shareholders who do not hold their Common Shares in their own names (referred to in this Circular as "Beneficial Shareholders") should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of Common Shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a Shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those shares will not be registered in the Shareholder's name on the records of the Company. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the name of the Shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker. In Canada, the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depositary for Securities Limited, which acts as nominees for many Canadian brokerage firms). Common Shares held by brokers or their nominees can only be voted (for or against resolutions) upon the instructions of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without specific instructions, the broker/nominees are prohibited from voting shares for their clients. The Company does not know for whose benefit the Common Shares registered in the name of CDS & Co. or other brokers/agents are held. Therefore, Beneficial Shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their Common Shares are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.

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

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

Generally, non-registered shareholders who have not waived the right to receive Meeting materials will receive either a voting instruction form or a form of proxy. Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge"). Broadridge typically provides a scannable voting instruction form in lieu of the Instrument of Proxy, mails those forms to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the voting instruction forms to Broadridge. Alternatively, Beneficial Shareholders sometimes are provided with a toll-free telephone number or website information to deliver the Beneficial Shareholder's voting instructions. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a voting instruction form cannot use that voting instruction form to vote Common Shares directly at the Meeting as the voting instruction form must be returned as directed by Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the Common Shares voted. Accordingly, it is strongly suggested that Beneficial Shareholders return their completed voting instruction form as directed by Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting.

All references to Shareholders in this Circular, the Instrument of Proxy and the Notice are to Shareholders of record unless specifically stated otherwise. Where documents are stated to be available for review or inspection, such items will be made available upon request to registered Shareholders who produce proof of their identity.

NOTICE-AND-ACCESS

The Company is not sending the Meeting materials to Shareholders using "notice-and-access", as defined under NI 54-101—Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer.

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

Except as disclosed herein, no person has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in matters to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors and as set out herein. For the purpose of this paragraph, "person" shall include each person: (a) who has been a director, senior officer or insider of the Company at any time since the commencement of the Company's last fiscal year; (b) who is a proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company; or (c) who is an associate or affiliate of a person included in subparagraphs (a) or (b). Certain of the directors and officers may be considered as having an interest in the affirmation, ratification and approval of the Plan (as defined herein) given their eligibility for stock options grants thereunder. Certain of the directors and officers may be considered as having an interest in the affirmation, ratification and approval of the Plan given their eligibility for stock options grants thereunder.

RECORD DATE AND QUORUM

The board of directors (the "Board") of the Company has fixed the record date for the Meeting as the close of business on October 16, 2023 (the "Record Date"). Shareholders of record as at the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of the Meeting and to vote their Common Shares at the Meeting.

Under the Company's articles, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of Shareholders is at least two (2) persons who are, or represent by proxy, Shareholders holding, in the aggregate, at least five percent (5%) or more of the issued and outstanding shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

On the Record Date, there were 61,710,742 Common Shares issued and outstanding, with each Common Share carrying the right to one vote. Only Shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote in person or by Proxy at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The outstanding Common Shares are listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol "AIG".

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, as of the date of this Circular, there are no Shareholders who beneficially own, or exercise control or direction over, directly or indirectly, Common Shares carrying 10% or more of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company, Company, except the following:

Shareholder Name Number ofCommon Shares Held(1) Percentage ofIssued Common Shares
Devinder Randhawa 17,489,143(2) 28.34%

(1) The above information was supplied to the Company by the Shareholder directly and from insider reports available at www.sedi.ca. (2) RD Capital Inc., a company wholly-owned by Devinder Randhawa, owns 6,129,982 of the shares.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

To the knowledge of the Company's directors, the only matters to be placed before the Meeting are those set forth in the accompanying notice of Meeting and more particularly discussed below.

1. PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The annual financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended June 30, 2023, together with the auditor's report thereon, will be placed before the Meeting. The financial statements have been sent to the Shareholders who have requested them in accordance with applicable securities laws and are available on the System of Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) website at www.sedar.com. No formal action will be taken at the Meeting to approve the financial statements, with the requirements of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) being met with the advance circulation of the financial statements to those to made request.

No approval or other action needs to be taken at the Meeting in respect of these documents.

2. SETTING NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Company proposes to fix the number of directors of the Company at three (3) and to nominate the persons listed below for election as directors. Each director will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company or until his successor is elected or appointed, unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) or the Company's Articles. Management does not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director. If, prior to the Meeting, any vacancies occur in the slate of nominees herein listed, it is intended that discretionary authority shall be exercised by the person named in the Proxy as nominee to vote the Common Shares represented by Proxy for the election of any other person or persons as directors. All of the nominees have expressed their willingness to serve on the Board.

Unless otherwise indicated, the persons designated as proxyholders in the accompanying Proxy will vote the Common Shares represented by such form of proxy, properly executed, FOR the election of each of the nominees whose names are set forth below.

The following table sets out the names of the management nominees; their positions and officesin the Company; principal occupations; the period of time that they have been directors of the Company; and the number of Common Shares which each beneficially owns or over which control or direction is exercised as at the date of this Circular.

Name, Residence and PresentPosition within the Company Director / Officer Since Principal Occupation Business orEmployment for PrecedingFive Years(2) Number of SharesBeneficially Owned,Directly or Indirectly, orOver Which Control orDiscretion is Exercised(1)
Devinder Randhawa(3)British Columbia, CanadaCEO & Director Director since June21, 2018; CEOAugust 13, 2019 CEO of the Corporation and of F3Uranium Corp and Shine MineralsCorp. Devinder is the Presidentand founder of RD Capital Inc. 17,489,143 (4)28.34%
Jamie Bannerman(3)British Columbia, CanadaDirector Director since August13, 2019 President of BannermanConsulting. Former manager ofsales at Kraft Foods Inc. 1,728,571Under 2.8%
Jeremy Wiebe(3)British Columbia, CanadaDirector Director sinceOctober 22, 2020 Partner with Drake WellingtonInsurance and a Private WealthAdvisor with Raintree Financial. 2,000Under 1%

Notes:

  • (1) Based on information from SEDI and/or provided by each nominee and does not include options or warrants.
  • (2) The information as to principal occupation, business or employment, and Common Shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees.
  • (3) Member of the Audit Committee
  • (4) 6,129,982 of these Common Shares are held by RD Capital Inc., a company owned and controlled by Devinder Randhawa.

The Company does not at present have an executive committee or any other committees, other than an audit committee (the "Audit Committee") as required by the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Devinder Randhawa, Jamie Bannerman and Jeremy Wiebe are the current members of the Audit Committee.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, and Sanctions

To the knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company is, or has been, within the 10 years prior to the date of this Circular, a director or executive officer of any companythat:

  • (a) wassubject to a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company accessto any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, that was issued while that person was acting in that capacity;
  • (b) wassubject to a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company accessto any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, that was issued after the proposed director ceased to act in that capacity, and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in that capacity; or
  • (c) while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or

trustee appointed to hold its assets.

To the knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company is, or has been, within the 10 years prior to 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 the proposed director.

To the knowledge of the Company, no proposed director of the Company is, or has been, within the 10 years prior to the date of this Circular, has been subject to 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 has been subject to any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable security holder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

Conflicts of Interest

The directors and officers of the Company may, from time to time, be involved with the business and operations of other issuers, in which case a conflict of interest may arise between their duties as officers and directors of the Company and as officer and directors of such other companies. Such conflicts must be disclosed in accordance with, and are subject to such procedures and remedies, as applicable, under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

3. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

Management is recommending that Shareholders vote to re-appoint DeVisser Gray LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants of Vancouver, British Columbia, as auditors of the Company until the next annual meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration.

Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the re-appointment of DeVisser Gray LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants as auditors of the Company to hold office until the next annual general meeting of Shareholders or until a successor if appointed, at a remuneration to be fixed by the Directors.

4. APPROVAL OF STOCK OPTION PLAN

The Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution approving the Company's 10% rolling stock option plan (the "Plan"). Summary details of the Plan are set forth below. Management recommends, and the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote in favour of, the approval of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide an incentive to employees, directors, officers, management companies and consultants who provide services to the Company, and to reduce the cash compensation the Company would otherwise have to pay. The Plan will also assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors, officers, management companies and consultants.

The following summary of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan. Shareholders may also obtain copies of the Plan from the Company prior to the Meeting on written request.

The Board approved and adopted the Plan on July 10, 2017. The purpose of the Plan is to provide an incentive to employees, directors, officers, management companies and consultants who provide services to the Company, and to reduce the cash compensation the Company would otherwise have to pay. The Plan will also assist the Company in attracting, retaining and motivating employees, directors, officers, management companies and consultants.

The following summary of the Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Plan. A full copy of the Plan is available upon request.

  • The number of Common Shares to be reserved and authorized for issuance pursuant to options granted under the Plan shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total number of issued and outstanding shares in the Company.
  • Under the Plan, the aggregate number of optioned Common Shares granted to any one optionee in a 12 month period must not exceed 5% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares. The number of optioned Common Shares granted to any one consultant in a 12 month period must not exceed 2% of the Company's

issued and outstanding shares. The aggregate number of optioned Common Shares granted to an optionee who is employed to provide investor relations' services must not exceed 2% of the Company's issued and outstanding Common Shares in any 12 month period.

  • The exercise price for options granted under the Plan will not be less than the market price of the Company's Common Shares at the time of the grant, less applicable discounts permitted by the policies of the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed and posted for trading or a quotation system for a published market upon which the price of the Common Shares is quoted, as may be selected for such purpose by the Board.
  • Options will be exercisable for a term of up to ten years, subject to earlier termination in the event of the optionee'' death or the cessation of the optionee's services to the Company.
  • Options granted under the Plan are non-assignable, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve, with or without variation, the following ordinary resolution:

"BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

  • (a) the Company's Stock Option Plan be approved, and that in connection therewith a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at the time of each grant be approved for granting as options; and
  • (b) any director or officer of the Company be authorized and directed to do all acts and things and to execute and deliver all documents required, as in the opinion of such director or officer may be necessary or appropriate in order to give effect to this resolution."

A copy of the Plan is available on request from the Company.

Management of the Company believes the approval of the Plan as described above is in the best interests of the Company and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of the ordinary resolution approving the Plan.

5. APPROVAL OF FIXED RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT PLAN

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve a resolution approving the Company's equity incentive plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"). The Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the Board on September 5, 2023, has been conditionally accepted by the Exchange. Currently, the sole security-based compensation plan of the Company is its existing stock option plan, pursuant to which the Board may grant stock options to directors, officers, employees of and consultants to the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company to adopt a security-based compensation plan which would provide the Company with the ability and flexibility to make broader and different forms of equity rewards as part of its need to retain a competitive compensation structure for its directors, officers, employees and consultants. The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to, among other things: (i) provide the Company with a mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) reward directors, officers, employees and consultants that have been granted Awards (as defined below) under the Equity Incentive Plan for their contributions toward the long-term goals and success of the Company; and (iii) enable and encourage such directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire Shares of the Company as long-term investments and proprietary interests in the Company. The approval of the Equity Incentive Plan by the Board is subject to approval of the Shareholders and to the final acceptance of the Exchange.

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

SUMMARY OF EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

ELIGIBILITY

The Equity Incentive Plan provides flexibility to the company to grant equity-based incentive awards in the form of restricted share units ("RSUS"), performance share units ("PSUS") and deferred share units ("DSUS") (collectively, the "awards") to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the company and its subsidiaries, excluding any persons who perform investor relations activities on behalf of the company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "equity incentive plan participants").

NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUABLE

The aggregate number of common shares in the capital of the company (each, a "share") that may be issued to equity incentive plan participants under the equity incentive plan may not exceed 6,171,074 subject to adjustment as provided for in the equity incentive plan and approved by disinterested shareholders at a duly called meeting.

limits on participation

the equity incentive plan provides for the following limits on grants, for so long as the company is subject to the requirements of the exchange, unless disinterested shareholder approval is obtained or unless permitted otherwise pursuant to the policies of the exchange:

  • (i) the maximum number of shares that may be issued to any one equity incentive plan participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the exchange, any company that is wholly owned by the equity incentive plan participant) under the equity incentive plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued shares calculated on the date of grant;
  • (ii) the maximum number of shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the equity incentive plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued shares calculated on the date of grant; and
  • (iii) the maximum number of shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the equity incentive plan, together with any other security-based compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued shares at any time.

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

ADMINISTRATION

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

Subject to any required regulatory or shareholder approvals, the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator may also, from time to time, without notice to or without approval of the Shareholders or the Equity Incentive Plan Participants, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Awards granted pursuant thereto as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided that no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the Equity Incentive Plan or any Award granted pursuant thereto may materially impair any rights of an Equity Incentive Plan Participant or materially increase any obligations of an Equity Incentive Plan Participant under the Equity Incentive Plan without the consent of such Equity Incentive Plan Participant, unless the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any applicable securities laws or stock exchange requirements or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan.

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

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

SETTLEMENT OF VESTED SHARE UNITS

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

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

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

  • (i) one fully paid and non-assessable Share issued from treasury in respect of each vested Share Unit; or
  • (ii) a cash payment, which shall be determined by multiplying the number of Share Units redeemed for cash by the market value of a Share (calculated with reference to the five (5) day volume weighted average trading price, and subject to a minimum price as set out in the Equity Incentive Plan) (the "Market Price") on the date of settlement.

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

SETTLEMENT OF VESTED DSUS

The Equity Incentive Plan also provides for the grant of deferred share units (each, a "DSU"). A DSU is a unit equivalent in value to a Share which entitles the holder to receive one Share, or cash, or a combination thereof, for each vested DSU on a future date following the Equity Incentive Plan Participant's separation of services from the Company or its subsidiaries. Except where an Equity Incentive Plan Participant dies or ceases to be an Equity Incentive Plan Participant due to a change in control of the Company and as set out below, no DSU shall vest prior to the first anniversary of its date of grant. Upon settlement of the DSUs, which shall be no earlier than the date of the Equity Incentive Plan Participant's termination of services to the Company or its subsidiaries and no later than one (1) year after such date, holders of DSUs will receive any or a combination of the following (as determined solely at the discretion of the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator):

  • (i) one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Share issued from treasury in respect of each vested DSU; or
  • (ii) a cash payment, determined by multiplying the number of DSUs redeemed for cash by the Market Price of a Share on the date of settlement.

In addition to grants made by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator to all Equity Incentive Plan Participants, directors of the Company may elect, subject to acceptance by the Company, in whole or in part, of such election, to receive any portion of their director's fees to be payable in DSUs. The Company reserves the right to change its allocation of Shares and/or cash payment in respect of a DSU settlement at any time up until payment is actually made. If a settlement date for a DSU occurs during a trading black-out period imposed by the Company to restrict trades in its securities, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Equity Incentive Plan, the DSU shall be settled no more than ten (10) business days after the trading black-out period is lifted by the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES AND CHANGE IN CONTROL

The following describes the impact of certain events that may, unless otherwise determined by the Equity Incentive Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Award Agreement, lead to the early expiry of Awards granted under the Equity Incentive PlanAny Awards granted to an Equity Incentive Plan Participant under the Equity Incentive Plan shall terminate at a date no later than twelve (12) months from the date such Equity Incentive Plan Participant ceases to be an Equity Incentive Plan Participant.

Termination by the Company for cause: Forfeiture of all unvested Awards. The PlanAdministrator may determine that all vested Awardsshall be forfeited, failing which all vested Awardsshall be settled in accordance with the EquityIncentive Plan.
Voluntary resignation of an EquityIncentive Plan Participant: Forfeiture of all unvested Awards. Settlement of allvested Awards in accordance with the EquityIncentive Plan.
Termination by the Company other thanfor cause: Acceleration of vesting of a portion of unvestedAwards in accordance with a prescribed formula asset out in the Equity Incentive Plan. Forfeiture of theremaining unvested Awards. Settlement of all vestedAwards in accordance with the Equity IncentivePlan.
Death or disability of an EquityIncentive Plan Participant: Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Awards.Settlement of all vested Awards in accordance withthe Equity Incentive Plan.
Termination or voluntary resignation forgood reason within twelve (12) monthsof a change in control: Acceleration of vesting of all unvested Awards.Settlement of all vested Awards in accordance withthe Equity Incentive Plan.

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

AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

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

COMPANY EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESOLUTION

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

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

  • a) subject to final acceptance of the CSE, the Company's Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), substantially in the form attached as Appendix "D" to the management information circular of the Company dated May 6, 2022, is hereby approved;
  • b) the directors of the Company or any committee of the board of directors of the Company are hereby authorized to grant restricted share units ("RSUs"), performance share units ("PSUs") and deferred share units ("DSUs") pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan to those eligible to receive RSUs, PSUs and DSUs thereunder;
  • c) any one (1) director or officer of the Company is hereby authorized to execute and deliver on behalf of the Company all such documents and instruments and to do all such other acts and things as in such director's opinion may be necessary to give effect to the matters contemplated by these resolutions; and
  • d) notwithstanding that this resolution be passed by the shareholders of the Company, the adoption of the proposed Equity Incentive Plan is conditional upon receipt of final approval of the CSE and the directors of the Company are hereby authorized and empowered to revoke this resolution, without any further approval of the shareholders of the Company, at any time if such revocation is considered necessary or desirable to the directors."

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD

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

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

6. OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this Circular, the management of the Company knows of no other mattersto be acted upon at the Meeting. However, should any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the Common Shares represented by the Proxy solicited hereby will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the persons voting the Common Shares represented by the Proxy.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Set out below are particulars of compensation paid to the directors and the named executive officers of the Company. "Named Executive Officer" or "NEO" means each of the following individuals:

  • (a) the Company's chief executive officer ("CEO");
  • (b) the Company's chief financial officer("CFO");
  • (c) in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000, for that financial year; and
  • (d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the Company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

As at June 30, 2023, the end of the most recently completed financial year of the Company, the Company had two (2) NEOs, whose name and positions held within the Company are set out in the summary compensation table below.

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation

The following table is a summary of compensation awarded to, earned by, paid to, or payable to the NEO and directors of the Company for the two (2) most recently completed financial years.

Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Nameandposition YearEnded(1) Salary,consultingfee,retainer orcommission($) Bonus($) Committeeor meetingfees($) Value ofperquisites($) Value of allothercompensation($) Totalcompensation($)
Devinder Randhawa (1) 2023 120,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 120,000
CEO and Director 2022 120,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 120,000
Ryan Cheung 2023 30,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 30,000
CFO & Corporate Secretary 2022 30,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 30,000
Jamie Bannerman 2023 28,500 Nil Nil Nil Nil 28,500
Director 2022 37,500 Nil Nil Nil Nil 37,500
Jeremy Wiebe 2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director 2022 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

(1) Mr. Randhawa is paid compensation through his corporation, RD capital.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The Company granted the following incentive stock options to directors and NEOs during the financial year ended June 30, 2023:

Name and position Type ofcompensationsecurity # ofcompensationsecurities, # ofunderlyingsecurities and% of class(1) Date of issue orgrant Issue,conversionor exerciseprice($) Closing priceof security orunderlyingsecurity ondate of grant($) Closingprice ofsecurity orunderlyingsecurity atyear end($) Expiry date
Devinder Randhawa stock options 700,000 June 28, 2023 0.10 0.95 0.10 June 28, 2028
Jamie Bannerman stock options 550,000 June 28, 2023 0.10 0.95 0.10 June 28, 2028
Jeremy Wiebe stock options 300,000 June 28, 2023 0.10 0.95 0.10 June 28, 2028
Ryan Cheung stock options 150,000 June 28, 2023 0.10 0.95 0.10 June 28, 2028

During the most recently completed financial year, the Named Executive Officers and Directors did not exercise any Options under the Plan in respect of the Common Shares.

Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans

See "Approval of Stock Option Plan" above for the material terms of the Company's Plan. The Board approved and adopted the Company's Plan on July 10, 2017, and will be submitted for approval by the Shareholders at the Meeting.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

There are no written employment contracts between the Company and any Named Executive Officer or director. There are no compensatory plans(s) or arrangements(s) with respect to the Named Executive Officers or directors resulting from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment of the officer or director's employment or from a change of any Named Executive Officer or director's responsibilities following a change in control.

Oversight and description of director and named executive officer compensation

The Company relies solely on Board discussions, without formal objectives, criteria or analysis, to determine the level of executive compensation. The Company and its subsidiaries currently have no employment contracts with any Named Executive Officers.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth securities of the Company that are authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans as at the end of the Company's most recently completed financial year.

Plan Category Number of securities to beissued upon exercise ofoutstanding Options,warrants and rights Weighted-average exerciseprice of outstanding Options,warrants and rights Number of securitiesremaining available forfuture issuance under equitycompensation plans
Equity compensation plansapproved by securityholders –(the Option Plan)(1) 2,755,000 10% Option plan(1) $0.14(1) 3,416,074(1)
Equity compensation plans notapproved by securityholders NIL RSU Plan N/A 6,171,074 (2)
Total

(1) The Option Plan provides that the aggregate number of securities reserved for issuance under the Option Plan may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at the time of granting of Options.

(2) Available for issuance on approval from disinterested shareholders

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year ended June 30, 2023, none of the directors, executive officers, employees, proposed nominees for election as directors or their associates have been indebted to the Company.

As of the date of this Circular, there is no indebtedness outstanding of any current or former director, executive officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is owing, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or owing to another entity which is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, either pursuant to a purchase of securities of the Company or otherwise.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Except as disclosed herein, no informed person (a director, officer or holder of 10% or more of the Common Shares) or nominee for election as a director of the Company or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director had any interest in any transaction since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Management functions of the Company are not to any substantial degree performed by anyone other than by the directors or executive officers of the Company.

STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance

Corporate governance relates to the activities of the Board, the members of which are elected by and are accountable to the Shareholders, and takes into account the role of the individual members of management who are appointed by the Board and charged with the day to day management of the Company. The Canadian Securities Administrators ("CSA") have adopted National Policy 58-201 Corporate Governance Guidelines, which provides non-prescriptive guidelines on corporate governance practices for reporting issuers such as the Company. In addition, the CSA have implemented National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("NI 58-101"), which prescribes certain disclosure by the Company of its corporate governance practices. This disclosure is presented below.

Board of Directors

The composition of the Board currently consists of the following three (3) members: Devinder Randhawa, Jamie Bannerman and Jeremy Wiebe. It is proposed that all three individuals will be nominated at the Meeting.

A director is independent if he or she has no direct or indirect "material relationship" with the Company. A "material relationship" is a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of the director's independent judgment. Of the proposed nominees, Devinder Randhawa, CEO, is considered to be nonindependent.

Other Directorships

The following table sets forth the directors of the Company who are directors of other reporting issuers as at the date of this Circular:

Name Name of other reporting issuer
Devinder Randhawa F3 Uranium Corp.; Shine Minerals Corp.;Strathmore Plus Uranium Corporation
Jamie Bannerman Shine Minerals Corp.

Orientation and Continuing Education

Orientation of new members of the Board is conducted informally by Management and members of the Board. The Company has not adopted formal policies respecting continuing education for Board members.

Ethical Business Conduct

Some of the directors of the Company also serve as directors and officers of other companies engaged in similar business activities. As such, the Board must comply with the conflict of interest provisions of the British Columbia Business Corporations Act, as well as the relevant securities regulatory instruments, in order to ensure that directors exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or officer has a material interest. Any interested director is required to declare the nature and extent of his interest and is not entitled to vote at meetings of directors which evoke any such conflict.

Nomination of Directors

The Board considers its size each year when it considers the number of directors to recommend to the Shareholders for election at the annual general meeting. The Board takes into account the number of directors required to carry out the Board's duties effectively and to maintain diversity of views and experience. The Board has not established a nominating committee and this function is currently performed by the Board as a whole.

Compensation

To determine compensation payable, the board will review compensation paid for directors and executive officers of companies of similar size and stage of development in the mineral exploration industry and determine an appropriate compensation reflecting the need to provide incentive and compensation for the time and effort expended by the directors and senior management while taking into account the financial and other resources of the Company. In setting the compensation, the board intends to annually review the performance of the senior officers in light of the Company's objectives and consider other factors that may have impacted the success of the Company in achieving its objectives.

Board Committees

The Board currently has no standing committees other than the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist in monitoring: (i) the integrity of the financial statements of the Company; (ii) the compliance by the Company with the legal and regulatory requirements; and (iii) the qualification, appointment, independence and performance of the Company's external auditors and senior financial executives.

Assessments

Neither the Company nor the Board has determined formal means or methods to regularly assess the Board, its Audit Committee, or the individual directors with respect to their effectiveness and contributions. Effectiveness is subjectively measured by comparing actual corporate results with stated objectives. The contributions of an individual director is informally monitored by the other Board members, having in mind the business strengths of the individual and the purpose of originally nominating the individual to the Board.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Audit Committee Disclosure

Pursuant to Section 224(1) of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and National Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators ("NI 52-110") the Company is required to have an audit committee (the "Committee") comprised of not less than three directors, a majority of whom are not officers, control persons or employees of the Company or an affiliate of the Company. NI 52-110 requires the Company, as a venture issuer, to disclose annually in its Circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor, as set forth below.

The primary function of the Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by: (i) reviewing the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to regulatory authorities and Shareholders; (ii) reviewing the systems for internal corporate controls which have been established by the Board and management; and (iii) overseeing the Company's financial reporting processes generally. In meeting these responsibilities the Committee monitors the financial reporting process and internal control system; reviews and appraises the work of external auditors and provides an avenue of communication between the external auditors, senior management and the Board. The Committee is also mandated to review and approve all material related party transactions.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The Committee is comprised of the following members: Jamie Bannerman and Jeremy Wiebe are independent and Devinder Randhawa is considered not to be independent. Each member of theCommittee is considered to be financially literate, as defined by NI 52-110, in that they have 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 are elected by the Board at itsfirst meeting following the annual Shareholders' meeting. Unless a chair is elected by the full Board, the members of the Committee designate a chair by a majority vote of the full Committee membership.

Relevant Education and Experience

All three Committee members have the ability to read and understand 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 reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements and are therefore considered "financially literate".

Devinder Randhawa: Mr. Randhawa is the President and founder of RD Capital Inc., a privately held consulting firm providing venture capital and corporate finance service to emerging companies since 1994 in the resources and nonresource sectors both in Canada and the United States. For more than 20 years Mr. Randhawa has been, and currently is, a director and/or officer of a number of TSX Venture Exchange listed companies. Mr. Randhawa obtained an MBA in Finance from the University of British Columbia in 1985.

Jamie Bannerman: Mr. Bannerman has significant experience providing consulting services for public and private companies. He has audit committee experience and has been involved in a variety of matters requiring financial literacy.

Jeremy Wiebe: Mr. Wiebe is a Partner with Drake Wellington Insurance and a Private Wealth Advisor with Raintree Financial, where he works with families and businesses to develop comprehensive financial plans and investment strategies. Mr. Wiebe is a Chartered Investment Manager, has a BA and MA from Trinity Western University, and previously was enrolled in PhD studies at McGill University.

The Audit Committee's Charter

The Company has adopted a Charter of the Audit Committee, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "A".

Audit Committee Oversight

Since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the Board has not failed to adopt a recommendation of the Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

Since the effective date of NI 52-110, the Company has not relied on the exemptions contained in sections 2.4, 6.1.1(4), 6.1.1(5), 6.1.1(6) or 8 of NI 52-110. Section 2.4 provides an exemption from the requirement that the audit committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the auditor, where the total amount of fees related to the nonaudit services are not expected to exceed 5% of the total fees payable to the auditor in the fiscal year in which the nonaudit services were provided. Sections 6.1.1(4) to 6.1.1(6) relate to the composition of the Committee. Section 8 permits a company to apply to a securitiesregulatory authority for an exemption from the requirements of NI 52-110, in whole or in part.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Committee has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services. Subject to the requirements of NI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Board, and where applicable the Committee, on a case-by-case basis.

External Auditor Service Fees

In the following table, "audit fees" are fees billed by the Company's external auditor for services provided in auditing the Company's annual financial statements for the subject year. "Audit-related fees" are fees not included in audit fees that are billed by the auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements. "Tax fees" are fees billed by the auditor for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. "All other fees" are fees billed by the auditor for products and services not included in the foregoing categories.

The fees paid by the Company to its auditor in the two most recently completed financial years, by category, are as follows:

Financial YearEnding Audit Fees Audit Related Fees Tax Fees All Other Fees
June 30, 2023 18,000 Nil 4,000 Nil
June 30, 2022 18,000 Nil 4,000 Nil

Exemption

The Company is relying on the exemption provided by section 6.1 of NI 52-110 which provides that the Company, as a venture issuer, is not required to comply with Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of NI 52-110.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Financial information is provided in the Company's comparative annual audited financial statements and management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for its most recently completed financial year, and will be available online at www.sedar.com. Shareholders may request additional copies by mail to 750 - 1620 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9Y2.

DIRECTORS' APPROVAL

The contents and the sending of the accompanying Notice of Meeting and this Circular have been approved by the Board.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 16th day of October, 2023.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Devinder Randhawa"

Devinder Randhawa, CEO & Director

SCHEDULE "A"

GENESIS AI CORP.

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

1. Overall Purpose / Objectives

The Audit Committee will assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibilities. The Audit Committee will review the financial reporting process, the system of internal control and management of financial risks and the audit process. In performing its duties, the committee will maintain effective working relationships with the Board of Directors, management, and the external auditors and monitor the independence of those auditors. To perform his or her role effectively, each committee member will obtain an understanding of the responsibilities of committee membership as well as the Company's business, operations and risks.

2. Authority

The Board authorizes the audit committee, within the scope of its responsibilities, to seek any information it requires from any employee and from external parties, to obtain outside legal or professional advice, to set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Audit Committee, to ensure the attendance of Company officers at meetings as appropriate and to communicate directly with the Company's external auditors.

3. Organization

Membership

3.1 The Audit Committee will be comprised of at least three members, all of whom shall be Directors of the Company. Whenever reasonably feasible a majority of the members of the audit committee shall have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. If less than a majority of the Board of Directors are independent, then a majority of the members of the audit committee may be made up of members that are not independent of the Company, provided that there is an exemption in the applicable securities law, rule, regulation, policy or instrument (if any).

3.2 The chairman of the Audit Committee (if any) will be nominated by the Audit Committee from the members of the Audit Committee who are not officers or employees of the Company, or a company associated or affiliated with the Company, from time totime.

3.3 A quorum for any meeting will be twomembers.

3.4 The secretary of the Audit Committee will be the Company secretary, or such person as nominated by the Chairman of the Audit Committee, if there is one, or by the members of the Audit Committee.

Attendance at Meetings

3.5 The Audit Committee may invite such other persons (e.g. the President or Chief Financial Officer) to its meetings, as it deems appropriate.

3.6 Meetings shall be held not less than four times a year. Special meetings shall be convened as required. External auditors may convene a meeting if they consider that it is necessary.

4. Roles and Responsibilities

The Audit Committee will:

4.1 Review and recommend to the Board of Directors any revisions or updates to the Audit Committee Charter.

4.2 Recommend to the board of directors:

(a) the external auditor to be nominated for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor's report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company; and

(b) the compensation of the external auditor.

4.3 Directly oversee the work of the external auditor engaged for the purpose of preparing or issuing an auditor's report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditor regarding financialreporting.

4.4 Pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the Company or its subsidiary entities by the Company's external auditor provided that the Committee shall have the authority to delegate such responsibility to one or of its members to the extent permitted under applicable law and stock exchange rules.

4.5 Review the Company's financial statements, MD&A and annual and interim earnings press releases before the Company publicly discloses this information.

4.6 Ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Company's public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company's financial statements, other than the public disclosure referred to in subsection 4.5, and shall periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures.

4.7 Establish procedures for:

  • (a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and
  • (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Company of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

4.8 Review and approve the Company's hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditor.

SCHEDULE "B"

GENESIS AI CORP.

FIXED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

Approved by the Board of Directors on September 5, 2023

Approved by the Shareholders on December , 2023

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN 1
ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE 4
1.1 Purpose 4
ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION 4
2.1 Definitions8
2.2 Interpretation9
ARTICLE 3ADMINISTRATION9
3.1 Administration9
3.2 DelegationtoCommittee10
3.3 DeterminationsBinding10
3.4 Eligibility10
3.5 BoardRequirements11
3.6 LiabilityLimitationandIndemnification11
3.7 TotalSharesSubjecttoAwards11
3.8 LimitsonAwards11
3.9 AwardAgreements12
3.10 Non-transferabilityofAwards12
3.11 ResaleRestrictions12
ARTICLE 4SHAREUNITS12
4.1 GrantingofShareUnits12
4.2 ShareUnitAccount12
4.3 VestingofShareUnits12
4.4 SettlementofVestedShareUnits12
ARTICLE 5DEFERREDSHAREUNITS13
5.1 GrantingofDSUstoDirectorsforDirector Fees13
5.2 GrantingofDSUstoParticipants13
5.3 DSUAccount13
5.4 VestingofDSUs13
5.5 SettlementofVestedDSUs14
ARTICLE 6 ADDITIONAL AWARD TERMS 14
6.1 DividendEquivalents14
6.2 Black-OutPeriod14
6.3 WithholdingTaxes15
6.4 CompliancewiththeTaxAct15
6.5 Recoupment15
6.6 NoOther Benefit15
ARTICLE 7TERMINATIONOFEMPLOYMENTORSERVICES16
7.1 TerminationofParticipant16
7.2 LeaveofAbsence17
7.3 DeathorDisability17
7.4 DiscretiontoPermitAcceleration17
ARTICLE 8EVENTSAFFECTINGTHECORPORATION17
8.1 ChangeinControl18
8.2 TriggeringEvents18
8.3 ReorganizationofCorporation'sCapital18
8.4 AssumptionsofAwardsinAcquisitions18
8.5 NoRestrictiononAction18
8.6 IssuebyCorporationofAdditionalShares18
8.7 Fractions18
ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN 19
9.1 Amendment,SuspensionorTerminationofthePlan19
9.2 ShareholderApproval19
ARTICLE MISCELLANEOUS1910
10.1 LegalRequirement19
10.2 RightsofParticipant19
10.3 Conflict19
10.4 Anti-HedgingPolicy19
10.5 NoGuaranteeofTaxConsequences19
10.6 ParticipantInformation20
10.7 ParticipationinthePlan20
10.8 SuccessorsandAssigns20
10.9 Severability20
10.10 Notices20
10.11 EffectiveDateandReplacement20
10.12 GoverningLaw20
10.13 Submission toJurisdiction……………………………………………………………………………………………….20

EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE

1.1 PURPOSE

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

2. ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION

2.1 DEFINITIONS

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

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

"Award" means any Share Unit or Deferred Share Unit granted under the Plan;

"Award Agreement" means a signed, written agreement between a Participant and the Corporation, in the form or any one of the forms approved by the Plan Administrator, evidencing the terms and conditions on which an Award has been granted under the Plan and which need not be identical to any other such agreements;

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

"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;

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

"Cash Fees" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a); "Cause" means:

  • a) unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, with respect to any Employee, Officer or Consultant:
    • (i) if such Employee, Officer or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or
    • (ii) if no such agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause, any act or omission that would entitle the Corporation to terminate the employment or service agreement of such Employee, Officer or Consultant, without notice or compensation under the common law for just cause, including, without in any way limiting its meaning under the common law: (A) the failure of the Employee, Officer or Consultant to carry out its duties properly or to comply with the rules, policies and practices of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (B) a material breach of any agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or a material violation of any written policy of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (C) the indictment for or conviction of an indictable offence or any summary offence involving material dishonesty or moral turpitude; (D) a material fiduciary breach with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (E) fraud, embezzlement or similar conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (F) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; and
  • b) with respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following:
    • (i) gross misconduct or neglect;
    • (ii) willful conversion of corporate funds;
    • (iii) false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the Director's appointment; or
    • (iv) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance;

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

"Change in Control" means, unless otherwise defined in the Participant's employment or service agreement or in the applicable Award Agreement, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

  • a) a change in the composition of the Board which results in the majority of the directors of the Corporation not being individuals nominated by the Corporation's then incumbent directors; or
  • b) a merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Corporation with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Corporation as a group, as they were immediately prior to such event, hold less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Shares of the surviving corporation;

"Committee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2;

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

"Consultant" means:

  • a) a Person (other than an Executive or Employee) that:
    • (i) is engaged to provide on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Corporation or to any of its Subsidiaries, other than services provided in relation to a distribution of securities (as defined under Applicable Laws);
    • (ii) provides the services under a written contract between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and the individual or the Company, as the case may be; and
    • (iii) in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries, or
  • b) an individual (other than a Director, Officer or Employee) employed by a Company providing management services to the Corporation, which services are required for the ongoing successful operation of the business enterprise of the Corporation;

"Corporate Policies" means any of the policies of the Corporation; "Corporation" means Shine Minerals Corp.

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

"Deferred Share Unit" or "DSU" means a right, granted to a Participant in accordance with ARTICLE 5, subject to the provisions of the Plan;

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

"Director Fees" means any compensation (including annual retainer and meeting fees, if any) paid by the Corporation to a Director in a calendar year for service on the Board;

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

"DSU Settlement Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a);

"Effective Date" means the date the Plan becomes effective, which shall be upon receipt of all shareholder and regulatory approvals and the Corporation being listed on either the CSE exchange;

"Elected Amount" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a);

"Electing Person" means a Participant who is, on the applicable Election Date, a Director;

"Election Date" means the date on which the Electing Person files an Election Notice in accordance with Section 5.1(b);

"Election Notice" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b);

"Employee" means an individual who:

  • a) is considered an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under the Tax Act and for whom income tax, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan deductions must be made at source;
  • b) works full-time for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source; or
  • c) works for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

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

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

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

  • a) the Participant is placed in a position of lesser stature than its current position and, is assigned duties that would result in a material change in the nature or scope of powers, authority, functions or duties inherent in such a position immediately prior to the Change in Control;
  • b) a material decrease in the Participant's base salary or a material decrease in the Participant's short-term incentive grants, long-term incentive grants, benefits, vacation or other compensation;
  • c) a requirement that the Participant relocate to a location greater than 40 kilometers from the Participant's primary work location immediately prior to the Change in Control; or
  • d) any action or event that would constitute constructive dismissal of the Participant at common law;

"Insider" means:

  • a) a Director or senior officer of the Corporation;
  • b) a Director or senior officer of a Company that is an Insider or a Subsidiary of the Corporation;
  • c) a Person that has
    • (i) beneficial ownership of, or control or direction over, directly or indirectly, or
    • (ii) a combination of beneficial ownership of, and control or direction over, directly or indirectly, securities of the Issuer carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all the Issuer's outstanding voting securities, excluding, for the purpose of the calculation of the percentage held, any securities held by the Person as underwriter in the course of a distribution;
  • d) the Corporation itself if it holds any of its own securities;

"Investor Relations Activities" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 1.1 – Interpretation, as amended from time to time, of the CSE Policy Manual;

"Market Price" at any date in respect of the Shares shall be the volume weighted average closing price of Shares on the CSE for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding such date (or, if such Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the CSE, on such stock exchange on which the Shares are listed and posted for trading as may be selected for such purpose by the Board), subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, provided that if the Corporation is listed on an Exchange, such price shall not be less than the market price determined in accordance with the rules of such Exchange. In the event that such Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any Exchange, the Market Price shall be the fair market value of such Shares as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals;

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

"Participant" means an Executive, Employee or Consultant to whom an Award has been granted under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of the Plan, no Person who performs Investor Relations Activities on behalf of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation shall be a Participant;

"Participant Service Separation Date" means the date of a Participant's death, or retirement from, or loss of office or employment with, or provision of services to, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, including: (i) the voluntary resignation or retirement of a Director from the Board; or (ii) the removal of such Director from the Board whether by shareholder resolution or failure to achieve re-election;

"Performance Goals" means performance goals expressed in terms of attaining a specified level of the particular criteria or the attainment of a percentage increase or decrease in the particular criteria, and may be applied to one or more of the Corporation, a Subsidiary of the Corporation, a division of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, or an individual, or may be applied to the performance of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation relative to a market index, a group of other companies or a combination thereof, or on any other basis, all as determined by the Plan Administrator;

"Performance Period" means the period specified by the Plan Administrator for achievement of any applicable Performance Goals as a condition to vesting;

"Performance Share Unit" or "PSU" means a right, granted to a participant in accordance with Article 4, subject to the provisions of the Plan, that generally becomes Vested, if at all, subject to the attainment of certain Performance Goals and satisfaction of such other conditions to vesting, if any, as may be determined by the Plan Administrator;

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

"Personal Representative" means: (i) in the case of a deceased Participant, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so; and (ii) in the case of a Participant who, for any reason, is unable to manage his or her affairs, the Person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Participant;

"Plan" means this Equity Incentive Plan, as may be amended from time to time;

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

"Regulatory Approvals" means any necessary approvals of the Regulatory Authorities as may be required from time to time for the implementation, operation or amendment of the Plan or for the Awards granted from time to time hereunder;

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

"Reorganization" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Cash Assets, as amended from time to time, of the CSE Manual;

"Restricted Share Unit" or "RSU" means a right, granted to a Participant in accordance with ARTICLE 4, subject to the provisions of the Plan, that generally becomes Vested, if at all, following a period of continuous employment of the Participant with the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation;

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

"RRIF" means a registered retirement income fund as defined in the Tax Act; "RRSP" means a registered retirement savings plan as defined in the Tax Act;

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

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

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

"Share" means one (1) common share in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the Effective Date or after an adjustment contemplated by ARTICLE 8, such other shares or securities to which the holder of an Award may be entitled as a result of such adjustment;

"Share Unit" means an RSU or a PSU, as applicable;

"Share Unit Settlement Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4;

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

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

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

"Termination Date" means (i) the date designated by the Participant and the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation in a written employment agreement, or other written agreement between the Participant and Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, or (ii) if no written agreement exists, the date designated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, on which a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation or ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provided that, in the case of termination of employment or termination of services by voluntary resignation by the Participant, such date shall not be earlier than the date notice of resignation was given, and "Termination Date" specifically does not mean the date of termination of any period of reasonable notice that the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as applicable, may be required by law to provide to the Participant;

"Triggering Event" means:

  • a) the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Corporation;
  • b) a proposed Change in Control;
  • c) the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; or
  • d) a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Corporation which, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to the Plan or to the Awards granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Awards granted hereunder to stay in effect;

"Vested" means the applicable vesting criteria, Performance Goals and/or any other conditions for settlement in relation to a whole number, or a percentage of the number of Awards determined by the Plan Administrator in connection with a grant of PSUs, RSUs or DSUs as the case may be, (i) have been met; or (ii) have been waived or deemed to have been met;

"Vesting Date" means the date on which the applicable vesting criteria, Performance Goals and/or any other conditions for an Award becoming Vested are met, deemed to have been met, or waived, as contemplated in the definition of "Vested"; and

"Voting Share" means a security of a Company that:

  • a) is not a debt security; and
  • b) carries a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing.

2.2 INTERPRETATION

Whenever the Plan Administrator exercises discretion in the administration of the Plan, the term "discretion" means the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator.

  • a) As used herein, the terms "Article", "Section" and "clause" mean and refer to the specified Article, Section and clause of the Plan, respectively.
  • b) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.
  • c) Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period begins, including the day on which the period ends, and abridging the period to the immediately preceding Business Day in the event that the last day of the period is not a Business Day. In the event an action is required to be taken or a payment is required to be made on a day which is not a Business Day such action shall be taken or such payment shall be made by the immediately preceding Business Day.
  • d) Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to Canadian currency.
  • e) headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan.

3. ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION

3.2 ADMINISTRATION

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

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

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

    • (i) the time or times at which Awards may be granted, including the applicable Date of Grant;
    • (ii) the conditions under which an Award or any portion thereof may be:
      • A. granted to Participants;
      • B. forfeited to the Corporation, cancelled or expired; and
      • C. Vested, including terms relating to lump sum or instalment vesting, the Performance Goals, the Performance Period and the conditions, if any, upon which vesting of an Award or a portion thereof will be waived or accelerated without any further action by the Plan Administrator;
    • (iii) the number of Shares to be covered by any Award and the terms, if any, upon which any Shares delivered upon exercise or settlement of an Award must continue to be held by a Participant for any specified period;
    • (iv) the consequences of a termination with respect to an Award;
    • (v) the forms of consideration, if any, to be paid by a Participant in connection with the purchase of Shares covered by any Awards (except to the extent certain forms of consideration must be paid to satisfy the requirements of applicable law);
    • (vi) the manner of exercise or settlement of the Vested portion of an Award, including whether an Award shall be settled on a current or deferred basis;
    • (vii)whether restrictions or limitations are to be imposed on the Shares issuable pursuant to grants of any Award, and the nature of such restrictions or limitations, if any; and
    • (viii) any acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or waiver of termination regarding any Award, based on such factors as the Plan Administrator may determine;
  • c) establish the form or forms of the Award Agreements;

  • d) amend the terms of any Award Agreements, provided, however, that subject to the terms of the Plan, no amendment of an Award may, without the consent of the holder of such Award, adversely affect such Participant's rights with respect to such Award in any material respect;

  • e) determine whether and the extent to which any Performance Goals or other conditions applicable to the vesting of an Award have been satisfied or shall be waived or modified;

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

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

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

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

    • (i) providing that Vested Awards may be exercised for periods longer or different from those set forth in the Plan, subject to the applicable rules of the Exchange; and
  • (ii) setting any other terms for the exercise or termination of an Award upon termination of employment or service;

  • j) construe and interpret the Plan and all Award Agreements;

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

  • l) determine the number of RSUs, DSUs or PSUs, as applicable, subject to any grant of an Award;

  • m) determine the form of settlement of an Award, whether cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares;

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

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

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

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

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

3.3 DELEGATION TO COMMITTEE

  • a) The initial Plan Administrator shall be the Board.
  • b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board may, from time to time, delegate to a committee of the Corporation (the "Committee"), consisting of not less than two of its members, all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, including the power to sub-delegate to any specified Directors or Officers all or any of the powers delegated by the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in their place, fill vacancies however caused ,or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.
  • c) n the event the Board delegates to the Committee all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, the Committee or any sub-delegate will exercise the powers delegated to it in the manner and on the terms authorized by the delegating party. Any decision made or action taken by the Committee or any sub- delegate arising out of or in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan in this context is final and conclusive and binding on the Corporation and all affiliates of the Corporation, all Participants and all other Persons.

3.4 DETERMINATIONS BINDING

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

3.5 ELIGIBILITY

Subject to the discretion of the Plan Administrator, all Executives, Employees and Consultants are eligible to participate in the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any other provision of the Plan, no Person who performs Investor Relations Activities on behalf of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation shall be a Participant. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and eligibility to participate does not confer upon any Executive, Employee or Consultant any right to receive any grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan. In addition, in order to be eligible to receive Awards, in the case of Employees and Consultants, the Award Agreement to which they are a party must contain a representation of the Corporation and of such Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, that such Employee or Consultant is a bona fide Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be.

3.6 BOARD REQUIREMENTS

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

3.7 LIABILITY LIMITATION AND INDEMNIFICATION

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

3.8 TOTAL SHARES SUBJECT TO AWARDS

Subject to adjustment pursuant to ARTICLE 8, the number of Shares hereby reserved for issuance to Participants under the Plan shall not exceed 6,171,074 Shares of the Company unless approved by disinterested shareholders of the Corporation at a duly held meeting but shall not exceed 10% of the issued at outstanding as at the date of such approval, and by the Exchange on which the Shares are then listed. Any Shares subject to an Award which has been granted under the Plan and which has been settled in cash, cancelled, terminated, surrendered, forfeited or expired without having been settled through the issuance of Shares as provided for in the Plan shall again be available under the Plan. To the extent that any Share Units that may be paid out in cash or Shares or a combination thereof are paid out in cash, then the Shares that were potentially issuable in respect of such Awards shall again be available under the Plan. For greater certainty, any Awards which may only be paid out in cash shall not be subject to this Section 3.7.

3.9 LIMITS ON AWARDS

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

  • a) unless disinterested Shareholder Approval is obtained in accordance with the policies of the CSE (or unless permitted otherwise by the policies of the CSE):
    • (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the CSE, any Company that is wholly- owned by the Participant) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;
    • (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant; and
    • (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time;
  • b) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Consultant under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;
  • c) no Awards may be granted under the Plan to Persons retained to provide Investor Relations Activities on behalf of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation; and
  • d) any Awards granted to a Participant who ceases to be a Participant under the Plan for any reason whatsoever, shall terminate at a date no later than 12 months from the date such Participant ceases to be a Participant under the Plan.

3.10 AWARD AGREEMENTS

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

3.11 NON-TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS

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

3.12 RESALE RESTRICTIONS

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

4. ARTICLE 4 SHARE UNITS

4.1 GRANTING OF SHARE UNITS

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

4.2 SHARE UNIT ACCOUNT

All Share Units received by a Participant shall be credited to an account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Corporation as of the Date of Grant. The terms and conditions of each Share Unit grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

4.3 VESTING OF SHARE UNITS

  • a) For each Share Unit grant, subject to Corporate Policies and the provisions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall establish, as applicable, the vesting schedule, the Performance Period, the Performance Goals and other vesting conditions which must be met in order for the Share Units to be deemed Vested.
  • b) Notwithstanding Section 4.3(a), the Vesting Date of a Share Unit shall not be prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, other than in the event a Participant ceases to be a Participant due to death of the Participant or in connection with a Change in Control, as set out more particularly in Sections 7.3 and 8.1, respectively.

4.4 SETTLEMENT OF VESTED SHARE UNITS

Subject to Section 6.2 and ARTICLE 7, on or within 60 days following the Vesting Date of a Share Unit, unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator or specified in the applicable Award Agreement, and in any event no later than three years following the end of the year of the Date of Grant (the "Share Unit Settlement Date"), or such other shorter term as may be required in respect of an Award so that such Award does not constitute a "salary deferral arrangement" as defined in Section 248(1) of the Tax Act, the Corporation shall settle each Vested Share Unit by any of the following methods or by a combination of such methods as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, subject to any necessary Exchange approvals:

  • a) issuing the Participant one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Share from treasury for each Vested Share Unit and delivering a share certificate to the Participant representing the amount thereof (or in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, causing the issuance of the aggregate number of Shares as the Participant shall then be entitled to receive to be evidenced by a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation); or
  • b) making a cash payment to the Participant, which shall be calculated by multiplying the number of Vested Share Units to be redeemed for cash by the Market Price Per Share as at the Share Unit Settlement Date, net of applicable withholding taxes. Cash payment may be made through the Corporation's payroll in the pay period that the Share Unit

Settlement Date falls within.

For greater certainty, nothing in this Section 4.4 shall cause Share Units which have not Vested to vest by the Share Unit Settlement Date if such Share Units would not have otherwise Vested pursuant to the terms of the Award Agreement or the Plan Administrator's determinations.

A holder of Share Units shall not have any right to demand, to be paid in, or receive any specific allocation of Shares or a cash payment in respect of a Vested Share Unit at any time. Notwithstanding any allocation by the Plan Administrator to settle Vested Share Units, or a portion thereof, in Shares or make a cash payment therefore, the Corporation reserves the right to change its allocation in respect thereof at any time up until payment is actually made, and the holder of such Vested Share Units shall not have the right, at any time to enforce settlement as to the allocation of Shares or cash payment.

The Share Units in respect of which Shares are issued or a cash payment is made shall be cancelled and no further issuances or payments shall be made to the Participant under the Plan in relation to such Share Units.

5. ARTICLE 5 DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

5.1 GRANTING OF DSUS TO DIRECTORS FOR DIRECTOR FEES

  • a) Subject to Corporate Policies, the Board may fix from time to time a portion of the Director Fees that is to be payable in the form of DSUs. In addition, each Electing Person is given, subject to the conditions stated herein, the right to elect in accordance with Section 5.1(b) to participate in the grant of additional DSUs pursuant to this Section 5.1. The Board shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to accept or reject such request, in whole or in part, which acceptance or rejection shall be binding on the Electing Person for the applicable year. An Electing Person who elects to participate in the grant of additional DSUs pursuant to this ARTICLE 5.1 and whose request is accepted by the Board shall receive their accepted Elected Amount in the form of DSUs in lieu of cash. The "Elected Amount" shall be an amount, as elected by the Director, in accordance with applicable tax law, between 0% and 100% of any Director Fees that are otherwise intended to be paid in cash (the "Cash Fees").
  • b) Each Electing Person who elects to receive their Elected Amount in the form of DSUs in lieu of cash will be required to file a notice of election in the form as provided by the Corporation (the "Election Notice") with the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation:
  • c) (i) in the case of an existing Electing Person, by the end of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year to which such election is to apply; and (ii) in the case of a newly appointed Electing Person, within 30 days of such appointment with respect to compensation paid for services to be performed after such date. If no election is made within the foregoing time frames, or if the Corporation rejects the election request in its entirety, the Electing Person shall be paid the entire amount of his or her Elected Amount in cash.
  • d) The number of DSUs (including fractional DSUs) granted to an Electing Person at any particular time pursuant to this Section 5.1 will be calculated by dividing (a) the amount of any Director Fees that are to be paid in DSUs (including any Elected Amount), by (b) the Market Price of a Share on the Date of Grant.

5.2 GRANTING OF DSUS TO PARTICIPANT

In addition to DSUs granted pursuant to Section 5.1, the Plan Administrator may, from time to time, subject to Corporate Policies, the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may determine, grant DSUs to any Participant, and, in doing so, may, without limitation, in its discretion, (a) designate the Participants who may receive DSUs under the Plan, (b) fix the number of DSUs, if any, to be granted to each Participant and the date or dates on which such DSUs shall be granted, (c) determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including Performance Goals, if any, and the Performance Period), and (d) the vesting schedule of the DSUs.

5.3 DSU ACCOUNT

All DSUs received by a Participant (which, for greater certainty includes Electing Persons) shall be credited to an account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Corporation, as of the Date of Grant. The terms and conditions of each DSU grant shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

5.4 VESTING OF DSUS

The Vesting Date of a DSU shall not be prior to the first anniversary of the Date of Grant, other than:

  • a) in the event a Participant ceases to be a Participant due to death of the Participant as set out in Section 7.3; and
  • b) in the event a Participant ceases to be a Participant in connection with a Change in Control, as set out more particularly

in Section 8.1.

5.5 SETTLEMENT OF VESTED DSUS

  • a) Subject to Section 6.2 and ARTICLE 7, each Vested DSU shall be settled on the date established in the Award Agreement; provided, however that in no event shall a DSU Award be settled:
    • (i) prior to the Participant Service Separation Date; or
    • (ii) later than 12 months following the Participant Service Separation Date.

If the Award Agreement does not establish a date for the settlement of the DSUs, then the settlement date shall be the Participant Service Separation Date (the "DSU Settlement Date").

b) On the DSU Settlement Date, the Corporation shall settle each Vested DSU by any of the following methods or by a combination of such methods as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion (subject to any necessary Exchange approvals):

(i) issuing the Participant one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Share from treasury for each Vested DSU and delivering a Share certificate to the Participant representing the amount thereof (or in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, causing the issuance of the aggregate number of Shares as the Participant shall then be entitled to receive to be evidenced by a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation); or

(ii) making a cash payment to the Participant, which shall be calculated by multiplying the number of Vested DSUs to be redeemed for cash by the Market Price Per Share as at the DSU Settlement Date, net of any applicable withholding taxes. Cash payment may be made through the Corporation's payroll in the pay period that the DSU Settlement Date falls within or via cheque.

A holder of DSUs shall not have any right to demand, to be paid in or receive any specific allocation of Shares or a cash payment in respect of a Vested DSU at any time. Notwithstanding any allocation by the Plan Administrator to settle Vested DSUs, or portion thereof, in Shares or make a cash payment therefore, the Corporation reserves the right to change its allocation in respect thereof at any time up until payment is actually made, and the holder of such Vested DSUs shall not have the right at any time to enforce settlement as to the allocation of Shares or cash payment.

The DSUs in respect of which Shares are issued or a cash payment is made shall be cancelled, and no further issuances or payments shall be made to the Participant under the Plan in relation to such DSUs.

6. ARTICLE 6 ADDITIONAL AWARD TERMS

6.1 DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

  • a) Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Plan Administrator, may, in its discretion, credit outstanding Share Units and DSUs with dividend equivalents in the form of additional Share Units and DSUs, respectively, as of each dividend payment date in respect of which normal cash dividends are paid on Shares. Such dividend equivalents shall be computed by dividing: (a) the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the dividend declared and paid per Share by the number of Share Units and DSUs, as applicable, held by the Participant on the record date for the payment of such dividend, by (b) the Market Price at the close of the first Business Day immediately following the dividend record date, with fractions computed to three decimal places. Dividend equivalents credited to a Participant's accounts shall vest in proportion to the Share Units and DSUs to which they relate, and shall be settled in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 5.5, respectively. Where the proposed issuance of Shares by the Corporation would result in the limits contained in Sections 3.8 or 3.9 being exceeded, the dividend equivalents which have vested in proportion to the Share Units and DSUs to which they relate shall instead be settled in cash in accordance with Sections 4.4(b) and 5.5(b)(ii), respectively.
  • b) The foregoing does not obligate the Corporation to declare or pay dividends on Shares, and nothing in the Plan shall be interpreted as creating such an obligation.

6.2 BLACK-OUT PERIOD

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

6.3 WITHHOLDING TAXES

The granting, vesting or settlement of each Award under the Plan is subject to the condition that if at any time the Plan Administrator determines, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities is necessary or desirable in respect of such grant, vesting or settlement, such action is not effective unless such withholding has been effected to the satisfaction of the Plan Administrator. In such circumstances, the Plan Administrator may require that a Participant pay to the Corporation the minimum amount as the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation is obliged to remit to the relevant taxing authority in respect of the granting, vesting or settlement of the Award. Any such additional payment is due no later than the date on which such amount with respect to the Award is required to be remitted to the relevant tax authority by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be. Alternatively, and subject to any requirements or limitations under applicable law, the Corporation may (a) withhold such amount from any remuneration or other amount payable by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation to the Participant, (b) require the sale of a number of Shares issued upon exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award and the remittance to the Corporation of the net proceeds from such sale sufficient to satisfy such amount or (c) enter into any other suitable arrangements for the receipt of such amount. For greater certainty, the application of this Section 6.3 to any granting, vesting or settlement of an Award shall not conflict with the policies of the Exchange that are in effect at the relevant time and the Corporation will obtain prior Exchange acceptance and/or shareholder approval of any application of this Section 6.3 if required pursuant to such policies.

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

6.4 COMPLIANCE WITH THE TAX ACT

The terms and conditions applicable to any Award (or portion thereof) granted to a Participant who is subject to taxation under the Tax Act are intended to comply with the Tax Act. Without limiting the foregoing,

  • a) the terms of any such Award (or portion thereof) permitting the deferral of payment or other settlement thereof shall be subject to such requirements and shall be administered in such manner as the Plan Administrator may determine to be necessary or appropriate to comply with the applicable provisions of the Tax Act; and
  • b) any elections allowed to be exercised by a Participant shall be deemed to be void or shall be deemed amended or altered so as not to cause the Award to be considered a "salary deferral arrangement" under the Tax Act, as defined in Section 248(1) of the Tax Act, or create adverse tax consequences under the Tax Act.

c)

6.5 RECOUPMENT

Notwithstanding any other terms of the Plan, Awards may be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of any clawback, recoupment or similar policy adopted by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and in effect at the Date of Grant of the Award, or as otherwise required by law or the rules of the Exchange. The Plan Administrator may at any time waive the application of this Section 6.5 to any Participant or category of Participants.

6.6 NO OTHER BENEFIT

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

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

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

7. ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES

7.1 TERMINATION OF PARTICIPANT

Subject to ARTICLE 8 and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Award Agreement:

  • a) where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, then each Award held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause. In addition, where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, determine that all Awards held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall immediately become forfeited, cancelled, null and void, failing which, all Awards held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be settled in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 5.5, as applicable, at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (ii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Award that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;
  • b) where a Participant ceases to hold office or his or her position, as applicable, by reason of voluntary resignation by the Participant, then each Award held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. All Awards held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be settled in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 5.5, as applicable, at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (ii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Award that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;
  • c) where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause (whether such termination occurs with or without any or adequate reasonable notice, or with or without any or adequate compensation in lieu of such reasonable notice); then:
  • d) a portion of any Awards held by the Participant that are not yet Vested shall immediately vest, with such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Awards multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the Termination Date and the denominator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the date the unvested Awards were originally scheduled to vest. For clarity and by way of example, if a Participant's employment is terminated 400 days following the Date of Grant and unvested Awards were originally scheduled to vest 600 days from the Date of Grant, two-thirds of the unvested Awards will immediately vest;
    • (i) subject to Section 7.1(c)(i), any Awards held by the Participant that are not yet Vested at the Termination Date after the application of Section 7.1(c)(i) shall be immediately forfeited to the Corporation; and
    • (ii) any Awards held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date or Vested pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(i) shall be settled in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 5.5, as applicable, at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (ii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Award that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;
  • e) notwithstanding that such date may be prior to the Termination Date, a Participant's eligibility to receive further grants of Awards under the Plan ceases as of the date that: (i) the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provides the Participant with written notification that the Participant's employment or services are terminated in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 7.1, or (ii) the Participant provides the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, with written notification of the Participant's voluntary resignation;
  • f) unless the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, otherwise determines, at any time and from time to time, Awards shall not be affected by a change of employment agreement or arrangement, or directorship within or among the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for so long as the Participant continues to be an Executive, Employee or Consultant, as applicable, of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation.

7.2 LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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

7.3 DEATH OR DISABILITY

Where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by reason of the death of the Participant or the Participant becomes Disabled, then each Award held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the date of the death or Disability, as applicable, of such Participant shall vest on such date, and be settled in accordance with Sections 4.4 and 5.5, as applicable, at any time during the period that terminates on the first anniversary of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant. Any Award that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period. A Participant's eligibility to receive further grants of Awards under the Plan ceases as of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant.

7.4 DISCRETION TO PERMIT ACCELERATION

Notwithstanding the provisions of this ARTICLE 7, subject to Section 4.3(b) and Section 5.4 and any necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, at any time prior to, or following the events contemplated in ARTICLE 7, permit the acceleration of vesting of any or all Awards, should a Participant who dies or who ceases to be an eligible Participant under the Security Based Compensation Plan in connection with a change of control, take-over bid, RTO or other similar transaction then such Awards will be settled in accordance with Sections4.4 and 5.5, as applicable.

8. ARTICLE 8

EVENTS AFFECTING THE CORPORATION

8.1 CHANGE IN CONTROL

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

  • a) Unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator, if within 12 months following the completion of a transaction resulting in a Change in Control, (i) a Participant's employment or directorship is terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause or (ii) a Participant resigns for Good Reason, without any action by the Plan Administrator, the vesting of all Awards held by such Participant shall immediately accelerate and vest on the date of such Participant's termination or resignation for Good Reason and the Corporation shall settle such Awards in accordance with Section 4.4 and 5.5, as applicable, provided that in the event that any Awards are subject to the satisfaction of Performance Goals, then the vesting of such Awards shall accelerate and vest only to the extent that such Performance Goals have been satisfied, and further provided that if the Performance Goals are, in the Plan Administrator's discretion, capable of being partially performed, then vesting shall be accelerated on a pro rata basis to reflect the degree to which such Performance Goals have been satisfied, as determined solely by the Plan Administrator.
  • b) Notwithstanding Section 8.1(a), the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of any Participant, and subject to prior CSE acceptance, as applicable, take such steps as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with a Change in Control, including, without limitation, to cause: (i) the conversion or exchange of any outstanding Awards into or for, rights or other securities of substantially equivalent value (or greater value), as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, in any entity participating in or resulting from a Change in Control; (ii) outstanding Awards to vest and become realizable, or payable; (iii) restrictions applicable to an Award to lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such Change in Control, and, to the extent the Plan Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such Change in Control; (iv) the termination of an Award in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the settlement of such Award or realization of the Participant's rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Plan Administrator determines in good faith that no

amount would have been attained upon the settlement of such Award or realization of the Participant's rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Corporation without payment); (v) the replacement of such Award with other rights or property selected by the Board in its discretion; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 8.1(a), the Plan Administrator will not be required to treat all Awards similarly in the transaction.

8.2 TRIGGERING EVENTS

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

8.3 REORGANIZATION OF CORPORATION'S CAPITAL

Should the Corporation effect a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or any similar capital reorganization or a payment of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend that is in lieu of a cash dividend), or should any other change be made in the capitalization of the Corporation that does not constitute a Change in Control, or in the event of an amalgamation, combination, arrangement, merger or other transaction or reorganization involving the Corporation and occurring by exchange of Shares, by sale or lease of assets or otherwise, that does not constitute a Change in Control, that would warrant the amendment or replacement of any existing Awards in order to adjust the number of Shares that may be acquired on the vesting of outstanding Awards and/or the terms of any Award in order to preserve proportionately the rights and obligations of the Participants holding such Awards, the Plan Administrator may, subject to prior CSE acceptance, authorize such steps to be taken as it may consider to be equitable and appropriate to that end, including, but not limited to, permitting the immediate vesting of any unvested Awards.

8.4 ASSUMPTIONS OF AWARDS IN ACQUISITIONS

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

8.5 NO RESTRICTION ON ACTION

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

8.6 ISSUE BY CORPORATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES

Except as expressly provided in this ARTICLE 8, neither the issue by the Corporation of shares of any class or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class, nor the conversion or exchange of such shares or securities, affects, and no adjustment by reason thereof is to be made with respect to the number of Shares that may be acquired as a result of a grant of Awards.

8.7 FRACTIONS

No fractional Shares will be issued pursuant to an Award. Accordingly, if, as a result of any adjustment under this ARTICLE 8 or a dividend equivalent, a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Share, the Participant has the right to acquire only the adjusted number of full Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number) and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional Shares, which shall be disregarded.

9. ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

9.1 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

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

9.2 SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

Notwithstanding Section 9.1 and subject to any rules of the Exchange, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, the approval of shareholders of the Corporation shall be required for any amendment to the Plan except for the following:

  • a) amendments to fix typographical errors; and
  • b) amendments to clarify existing provisions of the Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions.
  • c)

10. ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 LEGAL REQUIREMENT

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

10.2 RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANT

No Participant has any claim or right to be granted an Award and the granting of any Award is not to be construed as giving a Participant a right to remain as an Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation. Neither the Participant nor such Participant's Personal Representatives shall have any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Corporation in respect of Shares issuable pursuant to any Award until the allotment and issuance to such Participant or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant, of certificates representing such Shares (or in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, receipt of evidence of a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation).

10.3 CONFLICT

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

10.4 ANTI-HEDGING POLICY

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

10.5 NO GUARANTEE OF TAX CONSEQUENCES

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

10.6 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

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

10.7 PARTICIPATION IN THE PLAN

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

10.8 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

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

10.9 SEVERABILITY

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.

10.10 NOTICES

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

Genesis AI Corp.

Attention: Ryan Cheung – CFO -- [email protected]

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

10.11 EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPLACEMENT

The Plan shall become effective upon the receipt of all required shareholder and regulatory approvals, being the Effective Date.

10.12 GOVERNING LAW

The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

10.13 SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION

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