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Group Eleven Resources Corp. AGM Information 2024

Jun 12, 2024

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TAKE NOTICE that the annual general meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of shareholders of Group Eleven Resources Corp. (the “ Company ”) will be held at the offices located at 15[th] Floor – 1111 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 2J3 on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time).

The purpose of the Meeting is:

  1. To receive the audited financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended December 31, 2023 and the report of the auditor thereon;

  2. To reappoint the auditor of the Company for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditor;

  3. To set the number of directors of the Company at five (5);

  4. To elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year;

  5. To consider and, if deemed appropriate, approve by ordinary resolution the Company's 10% rolling stock option plan, as more particularly set out in the Information Circular accompanying this Notice; and

  6. To consider any permitted amendment to or variation of any matter identified in this Notice, and to transact such other business as may be properly brought before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Information Circular contains details of matters to be considered at the Meeting. No other matters are contemplated, however any permitted amendment to or variation of any matter identified in this Notice may properly be considered at the Meeting.

The Company’s board of directors has fixed June 12, 2024 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each registered shareholder at the close of business on that date is entitled to such notice and to vote at the Meeting in the circumstances set out in the Information Circular.

Proxies submitted must be received by the proxy cut off date of Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time).

Regardless of whether a shareholder plans to attend the Meeting in person, we request that each shareholder please complete, date, and sign the enclosed form of proxy and deliver it in accordance with the instructions set out in the form of proxy and Information Circular.

Non-registered shareholders who plan to attend the Meeting must follow the instructions set out in the form of proxy or voting instruction form to ensure their shares will be voted at the Meeting. A shareholder who holds shares in a brokerage account is not a registered shareholder.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia this 12[th] day of June, 2024.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

“Bart Jaworski”

Bart Jaworski Chief Executive Officer

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INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(as at June 12, 2024 unless indicated otherwise)

This Information Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Group Eleven Resources Corp. (the “Company”) for use at the annual general meeting (the “Meeting”) of its shareholders to be held on July 22, 2024 at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of the Meeting.

In this Information Circular, references to the “Company”, “we” and “our” refer to Group Eleven Resources Corp. The “Board of Directors” or the “Board” refers to the Board of Directors of the Company. “Common Shares” means Common shares without par value in the capital of the Company. “Company shareholders”, “shareholders” and “shareholders of the Company” refer to the shareholders of the Company. “Beneficial Shareholders” means shareholders who do not hold Common Shares in their own name and “intermediaries” refers to brokers, investment firms, clearing houses and similar entities that own securities on behalf of Beneficial Shareholders. “Disinterested shareholders” means shareholders that are not Insiders nor an associate (as defined in the Securities Act (British Columbia) ) of an Insider.

GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION

Solicitation of Proxies

The solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, but proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by directors, officers and regular employees of the Company. The Company will bear all costs of this solicitation. We have arranged for intermediaries to forward the meeting materials to Beneficial Shareholders held of record by those intermediaries and we may reimburse the intermediaries for their reasonable fees and disbursements in that regard.

Appointment of Proxyholders

The individuals named in the accompanying form of proxy (the “ Proxy ”) are officers and/or directors of the Company. If you are a shareholder entitled to vote at the Meeting, you have the right to appoint a person or company other than any of the persons designated in the Proxy (who is not required to be a shareholder), to attend and act for you and on your behalf at the Meeting. You may do so either by inserting the name of that other person in the blank space provided in the Proxy or by completing and delivering another suitable form of proxy.

Voting by Proxyholder

The persons named in the Proxy will vote or withhold from voting the Common Shares represented thereby in accordance with your instructions on any ballot that may be called for. If you specify a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, your Common Shares will be voted accordingly. The Proxy confers discretionary authority on the persons named therein with respect to:

  • (a) each matter or group of matters identified therein for which a choice is not specified, other than the appointment of an auditor and the election of directors;

  • (b) any amendment to or variation of any matter identified therein; and

  • (c) any other matter that properly comes before the Meeting.

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In respect of a matter for which a choice is not specified in the Proxy, the management appointee acting as a proxyholder will vote in favour of each matter identified on the Proxy and, if applicable, for the nominees of management for directors and auditors as identified in the Proxy.

Proxies submitted must be received by the proxy cut off date of Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time).

Registered Shareholders

Registered shareholders (a shareholder whose name appears on the records of the Company as the registered holder of Common Shares) may wish to vote by proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person. Registered shareholders who choose to submit a proxy may do so by:

  • (a) completing, dating and signing the Proxy and returning it by mail or delivery to the address set forth on the accompanying return envelope to the Company’s transfer agent, TSX Trust (“ TSX Trust ”): Attention: Proxy Department, TSX Trust, 301, 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto Ontario M5H 4H1; or

  • (b) Delivery of proxies should be to the following address: 301, 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto Ontario M5H 4H1. If online voting is being used please go to www.voteproxyonline.com and enter the 12 digit control number listed on your proxy/VIF.

In all cases ensuring that the Proxy is received at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the Meeting or the adjournment or postponement thereof at which the Proxy is to be used.

Beneficial Shareholders

The following information is of significant importance to shareholders who do not hold Common Shares in their own name. Beneficial Shareholders should note that the only proxies that can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting are those deposited by registered shareholders or as set out in the following disclosure.

If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Common 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 names of intermediaries. In Canada the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms), and, in the United States of America (the “ United States ”), under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depositary for many United States brokerage firms and custodian banks).

Intermediaries are required to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of meetings of shareholders. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients.

There are two kinds of Beneficial Shareholders – those who object to their identity being made known to the issuers of securities which they own (called “ OBOs ” for Objecting Beneficial Owners) and those who do not object to the issuers of the securities they own knowing their identity (called “NOBOs ” for NonObjecting Beneficial Owners).

Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners

The Company is relying on the provisions of National Instrument 54-101 Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer that permit it to deliver proxy-related materials directly to its NOBOs. As a result, NOBOs can expect to receive a scannable voting instruction form (“ VIF ”) from Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. (“ Broadridge ”). The VIF is to be completed and returned to Broadridge

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as set out in the instructions provided on the VIF. Broadridge will tabulate the results of the VIFs received from NOBOs and will provide appropriate instructions at the Meeting with respect to the shares represented by the VIFs they receive.

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

By choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediary holding securities on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for: (a) delivering these materials to you; and (b) carrying out your voting instructions. Please return your VIF as specified in the request for voting instructions that was sent to you.

Objecting Beneficial Owners

The management of the Company does not intend to pay for intermediaries to forward the materials to OBOs. OBOs will not receive the materials unless their intermediaries assume the cost of delivery.

Beneficial Shareholders who are OBOs should follow the instructions of their intermediary carefully to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting.

The proxy form supplied to you by your broker will be similar to the Proxy provided to registered shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the intermediary on how to vote your Common Shares on your behalf. Most brokers delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge in Canada and in the United States. Broadridge mails a VIF in lieu of the Proxy provided by the Company. The VIF will name the same persons as the Company’s Proxy to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a shareholder of the Company, and who can be you) other than any of the persons designated in the VIF, to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting. To exercise this right, insert the name of the desired representative, who may be you, in the blank space provided in the VIF. The completed VIF must then be returned to Broadridge in accordance with Broadridge’s 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 and the appointment of any shareholder’s representative. If you receive a VIF from Broadridge, the VIF must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with its instructions well in advance of the Meeting in order to have your Common Shares voted or to have an alternate representative duly appointed to attend the Meeting and vote your Common Shares at the Meeting.

Notice to Shareholders in the United States

This solicitation of proxies involves securities of an issuer located in Canada and is being effected in accordance with the corporate laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and the securities laws of applicable provinces of Canada. The proxy solicitation rules under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended, are not applicable to the Company or this solicitation, and this solicitation has been prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of the securities laws of applicable provinces of Canada. Shareholders should be aware that disclosure requirements under the securities laws of applicable provinces of Canada differ from the disclosure requirements under United States securities laws.

The enforcement by shareholders of civil liabilities under United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is incorporated under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (the “ Business Corporations Act ”), as amended, and its directors and executive officers are residents of countries that, and a substantial portion of its assets and the assets of such persons, are located outside the United States. Shareholders may not be able to sue a foreign company or its officers or directors in a foreign court for violations of United States federal securities laws. It may be difficult to compel

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a foreign company and its officers and directors to subject themselves to a judgment by a United States court.

Revocation of Proxies

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a registered shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by:

  • (a) executing a proxy bearing a later date or by executing a valid notice of revocation, either of the foregoing to be executed by the registered shareholder or the registered shareholder’s authorized attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney duly authorized, and by delivering the proxy bearing a later date to TSX Trust at the address set forth in the Proxy, or to the Company at the address of the registered office of the Company at Suite 2200, 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3E8, at any time up to and including the last business day that precedes the day of the Meeting or, if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, the last business day that precedes any reconvening thereof, or to the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law; or

  • (b) personally attending the Meeting and voting the registered shareholder’s Common Shares.

A revocation of a proxy will not affect a matter on which a vote is taken before the revocation.

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

To the best of our knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed herein, no person who has been a director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the Company’s last completed financial year, nor any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the Meeting other than the election of directors or the appointment of auditors.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

Record Date

The Board has fixed June 12, 2024 as the record date (the “ Record Date ”) for determination of persons entitled to receive notice of the Meeting. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date who either: (a) attend the Meeting personally; or (b) complete, sign and deliver a form of proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above, will be entitled to vote or to have their Common Shares voted at the Meeting.

Voting Securities

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares without par value. The Common Shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the “ TSX-V ”) under the symbol “ZNG”. As of June 12, 2024, there were 200,643,118 Common Shares issued and outstanding. The quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting is at least two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who in the aggregate hold at least five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares (and to restrictions imposed on joint shareholders): (a) on a vote by a show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and (b) on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each Common Share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that

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shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy. If there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share: (a) any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting of shareholders, personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint shareholder were solely entitled to it; or (b) if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting of shareholders, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share will be counted. No group of shareholders of the Company has the right to elect a specified number of directors, nor are there cumulative or similar voting rights attached to the Common Shares.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, the only persons that beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, Common Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Common Shares of the Company as at June 12, 2024 were:

Shareholder Name Number of Shares
Held
Percentage of
Issued Shares
Michael Gentile 30,049,502 15%(2)
Glencore Canada Corporation 36,323,515 18%(3)
  • (1) Based on 200,434,818 Common Shares issued and outstanding, on an undiluted basis, as of June 12, 2024.

  • (2) The total does not include 8,349,777 warrants to purchase Common Shares issued to Mr. Gentile.

  • (3) The total does not include 15,112,950 warrants to purchase Common Shares issued to Glencore Canada Corporation.

VOTES NECESSARY TO PASS RESOLUTIONS

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, a simple majority of affirmative votes cast at the Meeting is required to pass the resolutions described herein. If there are more nominees for election as directors or appointment of the Company’s auditor than there are vacancies to fill, those nominees receiving the greatest number of votes will be elected or appointed, as the case may be, until all such vacancies have been filled. If the number of nominees for election or appointment is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, all such nominees will be declared elected or appointed by acclamation.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Board Size

The Company’s Board of Directors is currently set at five.

Nominees for Election

The current directors will cease to hold office immediately before the election of directors at the Meeting. Unless the director’s office is vacated earlier in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act or the terms of the Company’s Articles, each director elected at the Meeting will hold office until immediately before the election of directors at the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company, or, if no director is then elected, until a successor is elected, or until he otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or the terms of the Company’s Articles.

None of the proposed nominees for election as a director of the Company are proposed for election pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between the nominee and any other person or company, except the directors and senior officers of the Company acting solely in such capacity.

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Each of the five director nominees has agreed to stand for election. If, however, one or more of them should become unable to stand for election, it is likely that one or more other persons would be nominated for election at the Meeting.

The Company has adopted bylaws requiring advance notice of the nomination of directors in certain circumstances (the “Advance Notice Bylaws”). To be timely, the advance notice by the nominating Shareholder (the “Nominating Shareholder”) must be made:

  • (a) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 30 and not more than 65 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of Shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting of Shareholders is to be held on a date that is less than 50 days after the date (the “Notice Date”) on which the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was made, notice by the Nominating Shareholder is to be made not later than the close of business on the 10th day after the Notice Date in respect of such meeting; and

  • (b) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of Shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors (whether or not called for other purposes), not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting of Shareholders was made.

For further information about the Advance Notice Bylaws, please see the Company’s information circular dated May 1, 2018.

No nominations of directors for the Meeting by Nominating Shareholders were received in accordance with the Advance Notice Bylaws.

The following disclosure sets out each of the management’s nominees for election as directors: (a) the nominee’s name and the nominee’s province or county, and country of residence; (b) the nominee’s principal occupation, business or employment for the five preceding years, unless the nominee is now a director and was elected to the present term of office by a vote of security holders at a meeting, the notice of which was accompanied by an information circular; (c) the period of time during which each has been a director of the Company; (d) the members of each committee of the Board; and (e) the number of Common Shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the nominee:

Name, and Province or
County and Country of
Residence
Director Since Occupation, Business or
Employment(1)
Common Shares
Beneficially Owned or
Controlled(2)
Alessandro Bitelli(3)(4)
Vancouver, BC Canada
Director
December 2017 Former Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer of Lundin
Gold Inc. from 2016 to 2023;
former Chief Financial Officer of
Orca Gold Inc. from 2013 to 2016;
and former Chief Financial Officer
of RB Energy Inc. from 2011 to
2014.
125,000
Brendan Cahill(3)(4)
Toronto, ON Canada
Director
December 2017 President of Seanchaidh
Consulting Inc., a mining advisory
firm. Former President & CEO of
Excellon Resources Inc. from 2012
to 2022; prior thereto, Vice
President Corporate Development
of Pelangio Exploration Inc. from
2008 to 2012.
570,452
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Name, and Province or
County and Country of
Residence
Director Since Occupation, Business or
Employment(1)
Common Shares
Beneficially Owned or
Controlled(2)
Daniel MacInnis(3)(4)
Vancouver, BC Canada
Director and Chair
December 2017 Businessman; formerly President
and Chief Executive Officer of MAG
Silver Corp. from 2005 to 2013.
Also currently a Board member of
MAG Silver.
150,000
Bart Jaworski(4)
County Wicklow, Ireland
Director and
Chief Executive Officer
December 2016 Chief Executive Officer of the
Company (since December 2016);
Chief Executive Officer, Group
Eleven Resources Limited
(subsidiary of the Company) (May
2015 to present); Board member
and operator of 0890763 BC Ltd
(2010 to present); Mining Equity
Analyst, J & E Davy (January 2012
to April 2015); Mining Equity
Analyst, Raymond James Ltd. (May
2003 to December 2011).
3,357,301
Ken Klassen(4)
Toronto, ON Canada
Director
August 2020 General Counsel of Jervois Mining
Limited (since June 2019); formerly
General counsel of Glencore plc
(2012 to 2016); Senior Partner,
Bennet Jones (2010 to 2012); and
Senior Partner at Davies Ward
Phillips & Vineberg (2001 to 2010).
Nil

Notes:

  1. The information as to principal occupation, business or employment may not be within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees.

  2. The information as to Common Shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, is not within the knowledge of management of the Company and has been furnished to the Company by the respective nominees or has been extracted from insider reports available at www.sedi.ca.

  3. Member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

  4. Member of the Company’s Nominating Governance and Compensation Committee

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT EACH SHAREHOLDER VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS. Unless authority to do so with respect to one or more directors is withheld, the persons designated as proxyholders in the accompanying Proxy intend to vote the Common Shares represented by such Proxy, properly executed, FOR the election of each of the nominees set forth in the above disclosure.

The Company’s management does not contemplate that any of the above nominees will be unable to serve as a director, but if that should occur for any reason prior to the Meeting, it is intended that discretionary authority will be exercised by the persons designated in the accompanying Proxy to vote the Common Shares represented by such Proxy, properly executed, FOR the election of any other person or persons in place of any nominee or nominees unable to serve, unless authority to do so with respect to the nominee or nominees unable to serve is withheld.

Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties and Sanctions

Other than as set forth below, no proposed director of the Company:

  • (a) is, as at the date of this Information Circular, or has been, within 10 years before the date of this Information Circular, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company

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(including the Company) that (i) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days (an “ order ”) that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer, or (ii) was subject to an order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;

  • (b) is, as at the date of this Information Circular, or has been within 10 years before the date of this Information Circular, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or

  • (c) has, within the 10 years before the date of this Information Circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

Mr. Alessandro Bitelli was the Chief Financial Officer of RB Energy Inc. (“ RBI ”) when it sought court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “ CCAA ”) and was granted such protection by an order of the Québec Superior Court on October 14, 2014. The Toronto Stock Exchange delisted RBI common shares effective at the close of business on November 24, 2014 for failure to meet its continued listing requirements. Since that time, RBI common shares have been suspended from trading. On May 8, 2015, the Québec Superior Court appointed Duff & Phelps Canada Restructuring Inc., now KSV Advisory Inc., as receiver of RBI and its Canadian subsidiaries to administer and realize upon the assets of RBI.

Mr. Brendan Cahill was the sole director of an indirect, wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary of Excellon Resources Inc., San Pedro Resources SA de CV (“San Pedro”) that, on November 30, 2022, filed a petition for bankruptcy with the Mexican bankruptcy court which, on December 15, 2022, accepted such petition for adjudication and, on March 28, 2023, declared San Pedro bankrupt.

No proposed director has been subject to:

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

  • (b) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would be likely to be considered important to a reasonable security holder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT EACH SHAREHOLDER VOTE “FOR” THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVIDSON AND COMPANY LLP, CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS, AS AUDITOR. Unless authority to do so is withheld, the persons designated as proxyholders in the accompany Proxy intend to vote the Common Shares represented by such Proxy, properly executed, FOR the appointment of Davidson and Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Company to serve until the close of the next annual general meeting of shareholders and the authorization of the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor.

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PARTICULARS OF OTHER MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Approval of Stock Option Plan

The Board has approved the Company’s current form of 10% “rolling” stock option plan (the “ Stock Option Plan ” or the “ Plan ”). The Stock Option Plan incorporates certain requirements of Exchange Policy 4.4 – Security Based Compensation (“ Policy 4.4 ”), which was amended on November 24, 2021. The information below should be read in conjunction with the Stock Option Plan. Any definitions or capitalized terms used or referenced below have the same meaning attributed to them in the Stock Option Plan which is attached to this Information Circular as Schedule “B” and will be accessible on the Company’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

The purpose of the Plan is to give to Eligible Persons (as defined herein) additional compensation, the opportunity to participate in the success of the Company by granting to such individuals Stock Options, exercisable over periods of up to ten (10) years as determined by the Board, to buy shares of the Company at a price not less than the Market Price (as defined herein) prevailing on the date the Stock Option is granted less applicable discount, if any, permitted by the policies of the Exchange and approved by the Board. The general terms and conditions of the Stock Option Plan are reflected in the disclosure below.

Key Terms Summary Administration The Board shall, without limitation, have full and final authority in their discretion, but subject to the express provisions of the Stock Option Plan, to interpret the Stock Option Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Stock Option Plan and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable in respect of the Stock Option Plan. Except as set forth in certain sections of the Stock Option Plan and subject to any required prior Exchange approval, the interpretation and construction of any provision of the Stock Option Plan by the Board shall be final and conclusive. Administration of the Stock Option Plan shall be the responsibility of the appropriate officers of the Company and all costs in respect thereof shall be paid by the Company.

Number of Common The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that are issuable Shares pursuant to security-based compensation granted or issued under the Stock Option Plan and all of the Company's other previously established or proposed security-based compensation plans (to which the following limits apply under Exchange policies):

(a) to all Eligible Persons granted a Stock Option pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and their heirs, executors, and administrators (“ Optionees ”) as a group (including for greater certainty Insiders (as a group) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis at any point in time;

(b) to Insiders (as a group) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis on the date specified in an agreement whereby the Company grants an Optionee a Stock Option (an “ Option Agreement as the date on which a Stock Option is granted (the “ Grant Date ”), unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to applicable Exchange policies;

(c) to any one Optionee (including, where permitted under applicable policies of the Exchanges, any companies that are wholly owned by such Optionee) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis on the

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Key Terms Summary Grant Date, unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to applicable Exchange policies. (d) to any one Consultant (as defined under the policies of the Exchange) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 2% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date; (e) to Investor Relations Service Providers (as defined under the policies of the Exchange) (as a group) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 2% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date, and Investor Relations Service Providers shall not be eligible to receive any security- based compensation other than Stock Options if the Common Shares are listed on the Exchange at the time of any issuance or grant; and

(f) to Eligible Charitable Organizations (as defined under the policies of the Exchange) (as a group) shall not exceed 1% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date.

Securities Each Stock Option entitles the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances) at an exercise price determined by the Board.

Participation Any directors, officers, Employees (as defined under the policies of the Exchange), Management Company Employees (as defined under the policies of the Exchange), Consultants and Eligible Charitable Organizations (as defined under the policies of the Exchange) of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively " Eligible Persons ").

  • Stock Option Price The price per Common Share specified in an Option Agreement, adjusted from time to time, (the “ Option Price ”) under each Stock Option shall be not less than the Market Price on the Grant Date less the applicable discount permitted under the policies of the Exchanges or, if the Common Shares are not listed on any Exchange, less 25%.

Exercise Period The exercise period of a Stock Option will be the period from and including the Grant Date up to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the expiry date that will be determined by the Board at the time of grant (the “ Expiry Date ”), provided that the Expiry Date of a Stock Option will be no later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date of the Stock Option. In the event that the Expiry Date of a Stock Option falls during, or within five (5) trading days of, a trading blackout period imposed by the Company (the “ Blackout Period ”), the Expiry Date of such Stock Option shall automatically be extended to a date which is ten (10) trading days following the end of such Blackout Period (the “ Extension Period ”), subject to no cease trade order being in place under applicable securities laws; provided that if an additional Blackout Period is subsequently imposed by the Company during the Extension Period, then such Extension Period shall be deemed to commence following the end of such additional Blackout Period to enable the exercise of such Stock Option within ten (10) trading days following the end of the last imposed Blackout Period.

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Key Terms Summary

Ceasing to be an Eligible Person

If an Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, his or her Option shall be exercisable as follows:

(a) Death or Disability

If the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, due to his or her death or disability or, in the case of an Optionee that is a company, the death or disability of the person who provides management or consulting services to the Company or to any entity controlled by the Company, the Stock Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire the number of Common Shares, at a particular time, which have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of a Stock Option but which have not been issued, as adjusted from time to time (“ Unissued Option Shares ”) that have become exercisable in respect of a number of Option Shares by the Optionee pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement (“ Vested ”) at any time up to but not after the earlier of:

  • (i) 365 days after the date of death or disability; and

  • (ii) the Expiry Date;

(b) Termination For Cause

If the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company (as defined under the policies of the Exchange), the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of termination for cause as that term is interpreted by the courts of the jurisdiction in which the Optionee, or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, of the Optionee’s employer, is employed or engaged; any outstanding Stock Option held by such Optionee on the date of such termination, whether in respect of Option Shares that are Vested or not, shall be cancelled as of that date.

(c) Early Retirement, Voluntary Resignation or Termination Other than For Cause

If the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person due to his or her retirement at the request of his or her employer earlier than the normal retirement date under the Company’s retirement policy then in force, or due to his or her termination by the Company other than for cause, or due to his or her voluntary resignation, the Stock Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of the Expiry Date and the date which is 90 days (30 days if the Optionee was engaged in Investor Relations Activities) after the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person.

(d) Spin-Out Transactions

If pursuant to the operation of section 5.3(c) of the Stock Option Plan (in connection with a corporate reorganization) an Optionee receives options (the " New Options ") to purchase securities of another company (the " New

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Key Terms

Summary

Company ") in respect of the Optionee's Stock Options (the " Subject Options "), subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges, the New Options shall expire on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date of the Subject Options; (ii) if the Optionee does not become an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company, the date that the Subject Options expire pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above, as applicable; (iii) if the Optionee becomes an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company, the date that the New Options expire pursuant to the terms of the New Company's stock option plan that correspond to section (a), (b) or (c) above; and (iv) the date that is one (1) year after the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company or such shorter period as determined by the Board.

(e) Eligible Charitable Organizations

If the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person due to no longer being an Eligible Charitable Organization, the Stock Options then held by that Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of the Expiry Date and the date which is 90 days after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may, in its sole discretion if it determines such is in the best interests of the Company and subject to the policies of the Exchanges, extend the early Expiry Date (as set out above in paragraphs (a) to (e)) of any Stock Option held by an Optionee who ceases to be an Eligible Person to a later date within a reasonable period, subject to such period not exceeding 12 months from the date the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person.

Vesting

Acceleration Events (Take-Over Bid and Change of Control)

The Board shall determine the terms upon which each Stock Option shall vest at the time of grant, subject to the policies of the Exchanges. Unless otherwise specified by the Board at the time of granting an Stock Option, all Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable in full upon grant, except Stock Options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers, which Stock Options must vest in stages over twelve months with no more than one-quarter of the Stock Options vesting in any three month period.

If at any time when a Stock Option granted under the Stock Option Plan remains unexercised with respect to any Unissued Option Shares, an Offer is made by an offeror, the Board may, upon notifying each Optionee of full particulars of the Offer and subject to the approval of the Exchanges with respect to Investor Relations Service Providers, declare all Option Shares issuable upon the exercise of Stock Options granted under the Stock Option Plan, Vested, and declare that the Expiry Date for the exercise of all unexercised Stock Options granted under the Stock Option Plan is accelerated so that all Stock Options will either be exercised or will expire prior to the date upon which Common Shares must be tendered pursuant to the Offer.

If a Change of Control occurs, all Option Shares subject to each outstanding Stock Option will become Vested, whereupon such Stock Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee, subject to

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Key Terms Summary
the approval of the Exchanges with respect to Investor Relations Service
Providers or if otherwise necessary.
Amendments
The Board may from time to time, subject to applicable law and to the prior
approval, if required, of the shareholders (or disinterested shareholders, if
required), Exchanges or any other regulatory body having authority over
the Company or the Stock Option Plan, suspend, terminate or discontinue
the Stock Option Plan at any time, or amend or revise the terms of the
Stock Option Plan or of any Stock Option granted under the Stock Option
Plan and the Option Agreement relating thereto, provided that no such
amendment, revision, suspension, termination or discontinuance shall in
any manner adversely affect any Stock Option previously granted to an
Optionee under the Stock Option Plan without the consent of that
Optionee.
Common Shares Not
Acquired
Any Unissued Option Shares not acquired by an Optionee under a Stock
Option which has been settled in cash, cancelled, terminated,
surrendered, forfeited or expired without being exercised may be made
the subject of a further Stock Option pursuant to the provisions of the Stock
Option Plan.
Adjustments
The Stock Option Plan provides for certain standard adjustments to the
Option Price and the number of Unissued Option Shares in the event of a
share
reorganization,
special
dividend
distribution
or
corporate
reorganization. Any adjustment is subject to the prior approval of the
Exchange, other than adjustments due to a share subdivision,
combination or consolidation.
Rights of Optionees
An Optionee shall have no rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the
Company in respect of any of the Unissued Option Shares (including,
without limitation, voting rights or any right to receive dividends, warrants
or rights under any rights offering).
Previously Granted
Stock Options
Stock Options which are outstanding under pre-existing stock option
plan(s) of the Company as of the effective date of the Stock Option Plan
shall continue to be exercisable and shall be deemed to be governed by
and be subject to the terms and conditions of the Stock Option Plan except
to the extent that the terms of the Stock Option Plan are more restrictive
than the terms of such pre-existing plan(s) under which such stock options
were originally granted, in which case the applicable pre-existing plan(s)
shall govern, provided that any stock options granted, issued or amended
after November 23, 2021 must comply with TSXV Policy 4.4 -Incentive
Stock Options(as at November 24, 2021).

Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve, with or without variation, the following ordinary resolution (the “ Stock Option Resolution ”):

“BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

  • (a) the Company’s Stock Option Plan be confirmed and approved, and that in connection therewith a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the time of each grant be approved for granting as options; and

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  • (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.”

The Board unanimously recommends that each Shareholder vote FOR the Stock Option Resolution.

In the absence of instructions to the contrary, Common Shares represented by proxies in favour of management will be voted FOR the Stock Option Resolution. In order to be effective, the Stock Option Resolution must be passed by majority of the votes cast on the matter at the Meeting in person or by proxy.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee’s Charter

The Company’s Audit Committee Charter sets out the Audit Committee’s mandate and responsibilities and is attached as Schedule “A” hereto.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The current members of the Audit Committee are comprised of three directors, consisting of Messrs. Bitelli, Cahill and MacInnis. Each member is independent within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”). All members of the Audit Committee are financially literate within the meaning of NI 52-110. All of the Audit Committee members are “financially literate”, as defined in NI 52-110, as all have the industry experience necessary to understand and analyze financial statements of the Company, as well as the understanding of internal controls and procedures necessary for financial reporting.

The Audit Committee is responsible for review of both interim and annual financial statements for the Company. For the purposes of performing their duties, the members of the Audit Committee have the right, at all times, to inspect all the books and financial records of the Company and any subsidiaries and to discuss with management and the external auditors of the Company any accounts, records and matters relating to the financial statements of the Company. The Audit Committee members meet periodically with management and annually with the external auditors.

Relevant Education and Experience

The following is a summary of the education and experience of each Audit Committee member that is relevant to the performance of his responsibilities as an Audit Committee member:

  • Mr. Bitelli is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lundin Gold Inc. (a reporting issuer) and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant.

  • Mr. Cahill is President of Seanchaidh Consulting Inc., a mining advisory firm, and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Excellon Resources Inc. (a reporting issuer) and is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

  • Mr. MacInnis is the former President and Chief Executive Officer and a current director of MAG Silver Corp. (a reporting issuer).

Such education and experience provide each member with:

  • an understanding of the accounting principles used by the issuer to prepare its financial statements;

  • the ability to assess the general application of such accounting principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals and provisions;

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  • experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the issuer’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising individuals engaged in such activities; and

  • an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has the Company relied on:

  • (a) the exemption in section 2.4 ( De Minimis Non-audit Services );

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

  • (c) the exemption in subsection 6.1.1(5) ( Events Outside Control of Member );

  • (d) the exemption in subsection 6.1.1(6) ( Death, Incapacity or Resignation ); or

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

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee pre-approves fees for non-audit services.

Exemption

The Company is a “venture issuer” as defined in NI 52-110 and is relying upon the exemption in section 6.1 of NI 52-110 relating to Parts 3 ( Composition of Audit Committee ) and 5 ( Reporting Obligations ).

External Auditor Service Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Company’s auditors for the past two fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 are shown in the table below.

Nature of Services Auditors fees for the Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Auditors fees for the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
AuditFees(1) 35,427 28,000
Tax Fees(2) 7,000 7,250
**Total ** 42,427 35,250

Notes:

  1. “Audit Fees” include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly review of the Company’s interim financial statements. Audit Fees include fees for review of tax provisions and for accounting consultations on matters reflected in the financial statements. Audit Fees also include audit or other attest services required by legislation or regulation, such as comfort letters, consents reviews of securities filings and statutory audits.

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  3. “Tax Fees” include fees for all tax services other than those included in “Audit Fees” and “Audit-Related Fees”. This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.

STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices , the Company is required to disclose its corporate governance practices with respect to the corporate governance guidelines (the “ Guidelines ”) adopted in National Policy 58-201. These Guidelines are not prescriptive but have been used by the Company in adopting its corporate governance practices. The Company’s approach to corporate governance is set out below.

General

The Company recognizes the importance of good corporate governance to the long term and successful management of the Company. The Company values accountability, and honest and ethical behaviour. The Company’s Board and Management have adopted policies and established committee structures to provide the best corporate governance standards suitable to the Company’s current stage of development. The policies, codes and charters adopted, including a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and a Corporate Disclosure Policy, are available on the Company’s website at www.groupelevenresources.com.

Board of Directors

Directors are independent if they have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A “material relationship” is a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of a director’s independent judgment.

Members of the current Board who are independent are Messrs. Bitelli, Cahill and MacInnis. Mr. Jaworski is not independent as he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Ken Klassen is not considered independent as he receives remuneration from Glencore Canada Corporation. The Board facilitates its independent supervision over management by holding periodic Board meetings to discuss the operation of the Company and by ensuring representation on the Board by directors who are independent of management.

Directorships

The following directors of the Company hold directorships in other reporting issuers as set out below:

Name of Director Name of Other Reporting Issuer
Alessandro Bitelli Montage Gold Corp.
NGEx Minerals Ltd.
Brendan Cahill Excellon Resources Inc.
Flora Growth Corp.
Daniel MacInnis MAG Silver Corp.
MAX Resource Corp.
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Mandate of the Board

The mandate of the Board is to manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company and to act with a view to the best interests of the Company. In doing so, the board oversees the management of the Company’s affairs directly and through its committees. In fulfilling its mandate, the Board, among other matters, is responsible for reviewing and approving the Company’s overall business strategies and its annual business plan, reviewing and approving the annual corporate budget and forecast, reviewing and approving significant capital investments outside the approved budget; reviewing major strategic initiatives to ensure that the Company’s proposed actions accord with shareholder objectives; reviewing succession planning; assessing management’s performance against approved business plans and industry standards; reviewing and approving the reports and other disclosure issued to shareholders; ensuring the effective operation of the Board; and safeguarding shareholders’ equity interests through the optimum utilization of the Company’s capital resources.

Meetings of the Board

The Board meets as required to review, among other things, the performance of the Company. Results are compared and measured against a previously established plan. The Board also holds a meeting to review and assess the Company’s financial budget and business plan for the ensuing year and its overall strategic objectives. This process establishes, among other things, benchmarks against which the Board may measure the performance of management. Other meetings of the Board are called to deal with special matters as circumstances require.

Orientation and Continuing Education

The Company does not provide a formal orientation or education program for new directors. However, new directors are educated about the nature and operation of the Company’s business, current issues, corporate strategy and the role of the Board, its committees and its directors by the current directors and senior officers.

The Board encourages directors to participate in continuing education opportunities in order to ensure that directors maintain or enhance their skills and abilities as directors and maintain a current and thorough understanding of the Company’s business.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board views good corporate governance as an integral component to the success of the Company and to meet responsibilities to Shareholders. The Board has adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which may be viewed on the Company’s website at www.groupelevenresources.com. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics clearly sets out the Company’s standard requirements for honest and ethical conduct of its management and employees pertaining to conflicts of interest, timely disclosure, compliance with the law and accountability. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics also clearly states the Company’s requirements for fair dealing, and its corporate position on conflicts of interest and corporate opportunities and gifts, confidentiality and corporate assets, intellectual property, reporting and the effects of violations.

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

Under the corporate legislation, a director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances, and disclose to the board the nature and extent of any interest of the director in any material contract or material transaction, whether made or proposed, if the director is

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a party to the contract or transaction, is a director or officer (or an individual acting in a similar capacity) of a party to the contract or transaction or has a material interest in a party to the contract or transaction. The director must then abstain from voting on the contract or transaction unless the contract or transaction (i) relates primarily to their remuneration as a director, officer, employee or Agents of the Company or an affiliate of the Company, (ii) is for indemnity or insurance for the benefit of the director in connection with the Company, or (iii) is with an affiliate of the Company. If the director abstains from voting after disclosure of their interest, the directors approve the contract or transaction and the contract or transaction was reasonable and fair to the Company at the time it was entered into, the contract or transaction is not invalid and the director is not accountable to the Company for any profit realized from the contract or transaction. Otherwise, the director must have acted honestly and in good faith, the contract or transaction must have been reasonable and fair to the Company and the contract or transaction be approved by the shareholders by a special resolution after receiving full disclosure of its terms in order for the director to avoid such liability or the contract or transaction being invalid.

Nomination of Directors

Based on the development of the Company’s business, the Board will periodically review the size and composition of the Board to determine if any changes are required as well as assess any potential nominees. The Board anticipates that should it determine to increase the number of directors, it will endeavour to seek new nominees who have a track record in general business management, special expertise in an area of strategic interest to the Company, the ability to devote the time required, demonstrated support for the Company’s mission and strategic objectives, and a willingness to serve. The Board will also consider diversity and gender in its decisions with respect to nominations to the Board.

Compensation

The Board has established a Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee (hereafter referred to as the Governance Committee) to establish the compensation for directors and senior management, including the granting of stock options, as well as for the purposes of reviewing new nominees to the Board. This committee will review the adequacy and form of compensation to ensure it realistically reflects the responsibilities and risks involved in being an effective officer or director and recommend changes to the Board if required.

The Governance Committee is comprised of Dan MacInnis, Alessandro Bitelli, Bart Jaworski, Ken Klassen and Brendan Cahill, which, together with the Board of Directors, has the responsibility to administer compensation policies related to executive management of the Company and make recommendations to the Board of Directors, including with respect to option-based awards and performance bonus awards. The Governance Committee and Board recognize the need to provide a total compensation package that will attract and retain qualified and experienced executives as well as align the compensation level of each executive’s level of responsibility. The Governance Committee annually reviews each of the components and relevant competitive factors listed below and makes recommendations to the Board based on corporate and individual performance, considering leadership abilities, retention, risk and succession plans. Interested executives do not participate in reviews, discussions, or decisions of the Board of Directors regarding this remuneration.

Dan MacInnis, Alessandro Bitelli and Brendan Cahill are considered to be independent directors for purposes of the Governance Committee. Bart Jaworski is not considered independent as he is the CEO of the Company and Ken Klassen is not considered independent as he receives remuneration from Glencore Canada Corporation.

The Board of Directors is of the view that the Governance Committee collectively has the knowledge, experience and background to fulfill its mandate, and that each of the members of the Compensation Committee has direct experience relevant to his responsibilities regarding executive compensation. The three independent directors have been associated with numerous public companies and have extensive experience with executive compensation at such public companies. These collective skills and extensive experience enable the Governance Committee to make decisions on the suitability of the Company’s compensation policies and practices.

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Other Board Committees

The Board has no committees other than the Audit Committee and the Governance Committee.

Assessments

On an ongoing basis, the Board monitors the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and committees. On an ongoing annual basis, the Board assesses the performance of the Board as a whole, each of the individual directors and each committee of the Board in order to satisfy itself that each is functioning effectively.

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

General

For the purpose of this Statement of Executive Compensation:

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

NEO ” or “ named executive officer ” means:

  • (a) each individual who served as chief executive officer (“ CEO ”) of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CEO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,

  • (b) each individual who served as chief financial officer (“ CFO ”) of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CFO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,

  • (c) the most highly compensated executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if any) other than 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 an NEO under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company or its subsidiaries (if any), nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;

plan ” includes any plan, contract, authorization or arrangement, whether or not set out in any formal document, where cash, compensation securities or any other property may be received, whether for one or more persons; and

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

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation, excluding Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company thereof to each NEO and each director of the Company, in any capacity, including, for greater certainty, all plan and non-plan compensation, direct and indirect pay, remuneration, economic or financial award, reward, benefit, gift or perquisite paid, payable,

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awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company:

Name and
Position
Fiscal
Year
Ended
Salary,
Consulting
Fee, Retainer
or Commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committee
or Meeting
Fees
($)
Value of
Perquisites
($)
Value of all
other
Compensation
($)
Total
Compensation
($)
Bart
Jaworski
CEO,
Director
2023
2022
201,425
191,296
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
201,425
191,296
Jeannine
Webb,
CFO(2)
2023
2022
96,000
60,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
96,000
60,000
David
Furlong
Chief
Operating
Officer
2023
2022
162,454
153,985
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
162,454
153,985
Alessandro
Bitelli
Director
2023
2022
Nil
Ni
Nil
Nil
20,000(4)
20,000(5)
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
20,000
20,000
Brendan
Cahill
Director
2023
2022
Nil
Ni
Nil
Ni
20,000(4)
20,000(5)
Nil
Ni
Nil
Ni
20,000
20,000
Daniel
MacInnis
Director
2023
2022
Nil
Ni
Nil
Ni
20,000(4)
20,000(5)
Nil
Ni
Nil
Ni
20,000
20,000
Ken Klassen
Director(3)
2023
2022
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Shaun
Heinrichs
Former
CFO(1)
2023
2022
N/A
49,500
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
Nil
N/A
49,500

(1) Mr. Heinrichs resigned as CFO effective May 17, 2022.

(2) Ms. Webb was appointed CFO on May 17, 2022.

(3) Mr. Klassen received an hourly consulting fee from Glencore Canada Corporation for time spent in his role as a Director, in the amount of US$109,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

(4) On June 7, 2023, each non-executive director’s fees other than Mr. Klassen were settled by way of issuance of 571,428 Deferred Share Units at $0.07 each in respect of services provided during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2022.

(5) On September 13, 2022, each non-executive director’s fees other than Mr. Klassen were settled by way of issuance of 200,000 Deferred Share Units at $0.10 each in respect of services provided during the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

The following table sets out information concerning all compensation securities granted or issued to each director and NEO by the Company in the financial year ended December 31, 2023, for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Compensation Securities
Name
and
position
Type of
compensati
on security
Number of
compensation
securities, number
of underlying
securities, and
percentage of class
Date of
issue or
grant
Issue,
conversion
or exercise
price
($)
Closing price of
security or
underlying
security on
date of grant
($)
Closing price
of security or
underlying
security at
year end
($)
Expiry date
Bart Jaworski(1)
CEO, Director
Stock
Options
300,000
20.9%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
Jeannine Webb(2)
CFO
Stock
Options
200,000
13.9%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
David Furlong(3)
Chief Operating
Officer
Stock
Options
200,000
13.9%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
Alessandro
Bitelli(4)
Director
Stock
Options
150,000
10.5%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
Brendan Cahill(5`)
Director
Stock
Options
150,000
10.5%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
Daniel MacInnis(6)
Director
Stock
Options
150,000
10.5%
October 13,
2023
$0.11 $0.09 $0.18 October
13, 2028
Ken Klassen(7)
Director
Stock
Options
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notes:

  • (1) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. Jaworski held an aggregate of 900,000 stock options, of which 300,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025, 300,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027 and 300,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028.

  • (2) As at December 31, 2023, Ms. Webb held an aggregate of 400,000 stock option, of which 200,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027 and 200,000 stock options exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028.

  • (3) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. Furlong held an aggregate of 550,000 stock options, 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025, 200,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027 and 200,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028.

  • (4) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. Bitelli held an aggregate of 450,000 stock options, of which 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025, 150,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027 and 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028; and 588,889 deferred share units. The deferred share units received on September 13, 2022 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the year ended December 31, 2021, and the deferred share units received on June 7, 2023 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2022.

  • (5) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. Cahill held an aggregate of 450,000 stock options, 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025, 150,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027; 150,000 stock options exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028 and 588,888 deferred share units. The deferred share units received on September 13, 2022 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the year ended December 31, 2021, and the deferred share units received on June 7, 2023 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2022.

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  • (6) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. MacInnis held an aggregate of 450,000 stock options, 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025, 150,000 stock options exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027 and 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.11 per Common Share until expiry on October 13, 2028; and 588,889 deferred share units. The deferred share units received on September 13, 2022 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the year ended December 31, 2021, and the deferred share units received on June 7, 2023 were received in settlement of directorship services provided during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2022.

  • (7) As at December 31, 2023, Mr. Klassen held an aggregate of 350,000 stock options, of which 200,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.09 per Common Share until expiry on October 2, 2025 and 150,000 stock options are exercisable at $0.10 per Common Share until expiry on September 13, 2027.

Exercise Compensation Securities by Directors and Named Executive Officers

The following table sets out information concerning each exercise by a director or an NEO of compensation securities during the financial year ended December 31, 2023.

Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs
Name and position Type of
compensation
security
Number of
underlying
securities
exercised
Exercise
price per
security
($)
Date of
exercise
Closing price
per security
on date of
exercise
($)
Difference
between
exercise
price and
closing price
on date of
exercise
($)
Total
value on
exercise
date
($)
Bart Jaworski
CEO, Director
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Jeannine Webb
CFO
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
David Furlong
Chief Operating
Officer
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Alessandro Bitelli
Director
n/a, n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Brendan Cahill
Director
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Daniel MacInnis
Director
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ken Klassen
Director
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shaun Heinrichs
Former CFO
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Stock Plans and other Incentive Plans

10% Rolling Share Option Plan

The Company’s current stock option plan (the “Plan”) is a “rolling” share option plan, whereby the aggregate number of Shares reserved for issuance, together with any other Shares reserved for issuance under any other plan or agreement of the Company, shall not exceed ten (10%) percent of the total number of issued Shares (calculated on a non-diluted basis) at the time an option is granted. The Plan provides that the Board may, from time to time, in its discretion, grant to directors, officers, employees, consultants and other personnel of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates, options to purchase shares of the Company. As at the date hereof, there are 4,330,000 options outstanding under the Plan. The Plan was last approved by the shareholders of the Company on July 27, 2023.

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A copy of the Plan is available for review by contacting the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at: [email protected] during normal business hours up to and including the date of the Meeting. See “Particulars of Matters To Be Acted Upon – Approval of Stock Option Plan ”.

Deferred Share Unit Plan

The Board adopted the DSU Plan effective as of January 1, 2018. The purpose of the DSU Plan is to promote the alignment of interests between the directors and Shareholders while enabling directors to participate in the long-term success of the Company through the grant of DSUs. Upon vesting, each DSU awarded entitles the DSU holder to receive, subject to adjustment as provided for in the DSU Plan, the issuance of either Common Shares or the equivalent of a lump sum cash payment at the option of the Company. For the purposes of the DSU Plan, the value of the DSU on the Settlement Date is the market price, being the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX for the five trading days immediately preceding such Settlement Date, but if the Common Shares did not trade on such trading days, the market price shall be average of the bid and ask prices in respect of the Common Shares at the close of trading on such trading day. As at the date hereof, there are 3,480,950 DSU’s outstanding under the Plan.

A copy of the DSU Plan is available for review by contacting the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at: [email protected] during normal business hours up to and including the date of the Meeting.

Restricted Share Unit Plan

The Board adopted the RSU Plan effective as of July 2, 2019. The Board decided that it is desirable to have a wide range of incentive plans including the RSU Plan in place to attract, retain and motivate employees, directors and consultants of the Company. The RSU Plan is subject to the receipt of the requisite approvals of the TSX-V and the Shareholders. As at the date hereof, there were no RSU’s outstanding under the Plan.

A copy of the RSU Plan is available for review by contacting the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at: [email protected] during normal business hours up to and including the date of the Meeting.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

No new employment, consulting or management agreements were entered into since the Company’s last Annual General Meeting.

Other than as disclosed below, the Company or any of its subsidiaries has not entered into any agreement or arrangement under which compensation was provided during the most recently completed financial year or is payable in respect of services provided to the Company or any of its subsidiaries that were (a) performed by a director or NEO, or (b) performed by any other party but are services typically provided by a director or a NEO.

The Company has an employment agreement in place with its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), and a consulting agreement in place for the Chief Financial Officer (collectively, the “Management Agreements” and individually a “Management Agreement”). The Management Agreements provide for base salary or fee, discretionary bonuses and stock option awards, as approved by the Board, paid vacation and enrolment in the Company’s benefits plan as applicable, which benefits are generally available to all employees of the Company and provide payment on termination without just cause as described below.

Termination and Change of Control Benefits

The Management Agreements provide certain payments to each NEO as well as the COO (together, the “Officers”) in the event his or her services are terminated by the Company without cause. No amounts

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except accrued services up to the date of the termination are payable in the event the Officers are terminated for cause or resigns voluntarily.

Each Management Agreement provides that:

  • a) The Officers may terminate their engagement with the Company upon three months’ written notice to the Company; and

  • b) The Company may terminate its engagement with the Officers upon delivery of three months’ written notice to the respective party; and

  • c) If the Officers are terminated other than “for cause”, the Company is required to pay to the respective party a severance amount equal to 24 months salary (Jaworski) and, 12 months fees (Furlong) based on the current approved retainer amounts plus any bonuses that are payable as well as full vesting of any outstanding options.

  • d) Termination payments that would have been payable to each of the Officers had his or her services been terminated without cause on December 31, 2023 are as follows:

  • Jaworski − €276,000

  • Webb – $nil

  • Furlong - €103,500

Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation

The Governance Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its obligations relating to compensation issues. The Governance Committee acts alone when considering the compensation of the CEO. The proposed executive compensation is then presented to the Board for approval. The Governance Committee also makes recommendations to the Board respecting the Company’s incentive compensation plans, including administration of the Share Option Plan, DSU Plan and RSU Plan and must discharge all responsibilities imposed on the Governance Committee by the Company’s incentive compensation plans. It has the responsibilities of reviewing and recommending director compensation, overseeing the Company’s base compensation structure and equity-based compensation program, recommending compensation of the Company’s officers and employees to the Board, and evaluating the performance of officers generally and in light of annual goals and objectives.

Furthermore, the Governance Committee may, at the request of the Board, review, approve and/or monitor compensation programs and strategies applicable to senior management, and review the corporate succession and development plans of the Company at the executive level. It reviews the compensation of senior management on a semi-annual basis and keeps current with developments in executive compensation for companies engaged in similar industries or that are of a similar size. The Governance Committee also reviews and approves any proposed severance termination payments to be made and prepares and issues all evaluations and reports under applicable law.

The compensation program for senior management of the Company is designed to ensure that the level and form of compensation achieves certain objectives, including alignment with Shareholders’ interests, attracting and retaining highly qualified management, stewardship of existing capital resources, and focusing on linking compensation with achieving business objectives and financial results. To meet these objectives, the Board has focused primarily on stock-based compensation to ensure long term alignment of senior management and allow for the focused use of existing funds on exploration at the Company’s properties.

Pension Plan Benefits

The Company does not operate any pension plans or provide any retirement benefits for its directors or employees.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

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The following table sets forth, as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding stock options, the weighted-average exercise price and the number of securities remaining to be issued under equity compensation plans approved and not approved by the Shareholders:

Plan Category Number of
securities to be
issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options and rights
(a)
Weighted-
average exercise
price of
outstanding
options and
rights
(b) (1)
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
column (a))
(c)
Equity compensation plans
approved by security
holders
4,405,000
2.20% (2)
$0.100 15,591,817
7.80% (2)
Equity compensation plans
not approved by security
holders
Nil Nil Nil
Total 4,405,000 $0.100 15,591,817

(1) In respect of stock options, as an exercise price in respect of Deferred Share Units is not applicable.

(2) Calculation based on 199,968,168 common shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No executive officers or directors, or former executive officers or directors, nor any associate of such individuals, is as at the date hereof, or has been since the beginning of the financial year ended December 31, 2023, indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries in connection with a purchase of securities or otherwise. In addition, no indebtedness of these individuals to another entity has been the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Other than as disclosed herein, no informed person of the Company, any proposed director of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director, has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

An “informed person” means a director or executive officer of a reporting issuer; a director or executive officer of a person or company that is itself an informed person or subsidiary of a reporting issuer; any person or company who beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, voting shares of a reporting issuer or a combination of both carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the reporting issuer; and a reporting issuer that has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its securities, for so long as it holds any of its securities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Financial information is provided in the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in the related management discussion and analysis, which will be placed before shareholders at the Meeting. Additional information relating to the Company can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Copies of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and

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management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 will be available upon request from the Company’s Chief Financial Officer at: [email protected] Copies of these documents will be provided free of charge to security holders of the Company. The Company may require payment of a reasonable charge from any person or company who is not a security holder of the Company, who requests a copy of any such document.

OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this Information Circular, the Board is not aware of any other matters which may come before the Meeting other than as set forth in the Notice of Meeting that accompanies this Information Circular. If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed Proxy to vote the shares represented thereby in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.

The contents of this Information Circular and its distribution to shareholders have been approved by the Board.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia this 12[th] day of June, 2024.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

“Bart Jaworski”

Bart Jaworski Chief Executive Officer

Schedule “A”

Group Eleven Resources Corp.

Audit Committee Charter

PURPOSE

The overall purpose of the Audit Committee (the “ Committee ”) of Group Eleven Resources Corp. (the “ Company ”) is to ensure that the Company’s management has designed and implemented an effective system of internal financial controls, to review and report on the integrity of the financial statements and related financial disclosure of the Company, and to review the Company’s compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements as they relate to financial statements, taxation matters and disclosure of financial information. It is the intention of the Board that through the involvement of the Committee, the external audit will be conducted independently of the Company’s Management to ensure that the independent auditors serve the interests of Shareholders rather than the interests of Management of the Company. The Committee will act as a liaison to provide better communication between the Board and the external auditors. The Committee will monitor the independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditors.

COMPOSITION, PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATION

  1. The Committee shall consist of at least three members of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”).

  2. At least two (2) members of the Committee shall be independent and the Committee shall endeavour to appoint a majority of independent directors to the Committee, who in the opinion of the Board, would be free from a relationship which would interfere with the exercise of the Committee members’ independent judgment. At least one (1) member of the Committee shall have accounting or related financial management expertise. All members of the Committee that are not financially literate will work towards becoming financially literate to obtain a working familiarity with basic finance and accounting practices applicable to the Company. For the purposes of this Charter, an individual is financially literate if he or she has 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 reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

  3. The Board, at its organizational meeting held in conjunction with each annual general meeting of the shareholders, shall appoint the members of the Committee for the ensuing year. The Board may at any time remove or replace any member of the Committee and may fill any vacancy in the Committee.

  4. Unless the Board shall have appointed a chair of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall elect a chair and a secretary from among their number.

  5. The quorum for meetings shall be a majority of the members of the Committee, present in person or by telephone or other telecommunication device that permits all persons participating in the meeting to speak and to hear each other.

  6. The Committee shall have access to such officers and employees of the Company and to the Company’s external auditors, and to such information respecting the Company, as it considers to be necessary or advisable in order to perform its duties and responsibilities.

  7. Meetings of the Committee shall be conducted as follows:

  8. (a) the Committee shall meet at least four times annually at such times and at such locations as may be requested by the chair of the Committee. The external auditors or any member of the Committee may request a meeting of the Committee;

  9. (b) the external auditors shall receive notice of and have the right to attend all meetings of the Committee; and

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  11. (c) management representatives may be invited to attend all meetings except private sessions with the external auditors.

  12. The internal auditors and the external auditors shall have a direct line of communication to the Committee through its chair and may bypass management if deemed necessary. The Committee, through its chair, may contact directly any employee in the Company as it deems necessary, and any employee may bring before the Committee any matter involving questionable, illegal or improper financial practices or transactions.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. The overall duties and responsibilities of the Committee shall be as follows:

  2. (a) to assist the Board in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to the Company’s accounting principles, reporting practices and internal controls and its approval of the Company’s annual and quarterly financial statements and related financial disclosure;

  3. (b) to establish and maintain a direct line of communication with the Company’s internal and external auditors and assess their performance;

  4. (c) to ensure that the management of the Company has designed, implemented and is maintaining an effective system of internal financial controls; and

  5. (d) to report regularly to the Board on the fulfillment of its duties and responsibilities.

  6. The duties and responsibilities of the Committee as they relate to the external auditors shall be as follows:

(a) to recommend to the Board a firm of external auditors to be engaged by the Company, and to verify the independence of such external auditors;

  • (b) to review and approve the fee, scope and timing of the audit and other related services rendered by the external auditors;

  • (c) review the audit plan of the external auditors prior to the commencement of the audit;

  • (d) to review with the external auditors, upon completion of their audit:

    • (i) be non audit services provided by the external auditors;

    • (ii) to discuss with the external auditors the quality and not just the acceptability of the Company’s accounting principles; and

    • (iii) to implement structures and procedures to ensure that the Committee meets the external auditors on a regular basis in the absence of management.

  • The duties and responsibilities of the Committee as they relate to the internal control procedures of the Company are to:

  • (a) review the appropriateness and effectiveness of the Company’s policies and business practices which impact on the financial integrity of the Company, including those relating to internal auditing, insurance, accounting, information services and systems and financial controls, management reporting and risk management;

  • (b) review compliance under the Company’s business conduct and ethics policies and to periodically review these policies and recommend to the Board changes which the Committee may deem appropriate;

  • (c) review any unresolved issues between management and the external auditors that could affect the financial reporting or internal controls of the Company; and

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  • (d) periodically review the Company’s financial and auditing procedures and the extent to which recommendations made by the internal audit staff or by the external auditors have been implemented.

  • The Committee is also charged with the responsibility to:

  • (a) review the Company’s quarterly statements of earnings, including the impact of unusual items and changes in accounting principles and estimates and report to the Board with respect thereto;

  • (b) review and approve the financial sections of:

    • (i) the annual report to Shareholders;

    • (ii) the annual information form, if required;

    • (iii) annual and interim MD&A;

    • (iv) prospectuses;

    • (v) news releases discussing financial results of the Company; and

    • (vi) other public reports of a financial nature requiring approval by the Board,

    • (vii) and report to the Board with respect thereto;

  • (c) review regulatory filings and decisions as they relate to the Company’s financial statements;

  • (d) review the appropriateness of the policies and procedures used in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements and other required disclosure documents, and consider recommendations for any material change to such policies;

  • (e) review and report on the integrity of the Company’s financial statements;

  • (f) review the minutes of any audit committee meeting of subsidiary companies;

  • (g) review with management, the external auditors and, if necessary, with legal counsel, any litigation, claim or other contingency, including tax assessments that could have a material effect upon the financial position or operating results of the Company and the manner in which such matters have been disclosed in the financial statements;

  • (h) review the Company’s compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements as they relate to financial statements, tax matters and disclosure of financial information; and

  • (i) develop a calendar of activities to be undertaken by the Committee for each ensuing year and to submit the calendar in the appropriate format to the Board of Directors following each annual general meeting of shareholders.

  • The Committee shall have the authority:

  • (a) to engage independent counsel and other advisors as it determines necessary to carry out its duties,

  • (b) to set and pay the compensation for any advisors employed by the Committee; and

  • (c) to communicate directly with the internal and external auditors.

Schedule “B”

GROUP ELEVEN RESOURCES CORP.

May 31, 2022

10% ROLLING STOCK OPTION PLAN

1. PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

The Company hereby establishes a stock option plan for Directors, Officers, Employees, Management Company Employees, Consultants and Eligible Charitable Organizations (as such terms are defined below) of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively " Eligible Persons "), to be known as the "Group Eleven Resources Corp. Stock Option Plan" (the " Plan "). The purpose of the Plan is to give to Eligible Persons as additional compensation, the opportunity to participate in the success of the Company by granting to such individuals Options, exercisable over periods of up to ten (10) years as determined by the board of directors of the Company, to buy shares of the Company at a price not less than the Market Price prevailing on the date the Option is granted less applicable discount, if any, permitted by the policies of the Exchanges and approved by the Board.

2. DEFINITIONS

In this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • 2.1 " Board " means the Board of Directors of the Company.

  • 2.2 " Change of Control " means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

  • (i) a consolidation, reorganization, amalgamation, merger, acquisition or other business combination (or a plan of arrangement in connection with any of the foregoing), other than solely involving the Company and any one or more of its affiliates, with respect to which all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners of the Shares and other securities of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, reorganization, amalgamation, merger, acquisition, business combination or plan of arrangement do not, following the completion of such consolidation, reorganization, amalgamation, merger, acquisition, business combination or plan of arrangement, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the resulting voting rights (on a fully-diluted basis) of the Company or its successor;

  • (ii) the sale, exchange or other disposition to a person other than an affiliate of the Company of all, or substantially all of the Company’s assets;

  • (iii) a resolution is adopted to wind-up, dissolve or liquidate the Company;

  • (iv) a change in the composition of the Board, which occurs at a single meeting of the shareholders of the Company or upon the execution of a shareholders’ resolution, such that individuals who are members of the Board immediately prior to such meeting or resolution cease to constitute a majority of the Board, without the Board, as constituted immediately prior to such meeting or resolution, having approved of such change; or

  • (v) any person, entity or group of persons or entities acting jointly or in concert (an “ Acquiror ”) acquires or acquires control (including, without limitation, the right to vote or direct the voting) of Voting Securities of the Company which, when added to the Voting Securities owned of record or beneficially by the Acquiror or which the Acquiror has the right to vote or in respect of which the Acquiror has the right

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to direct the voting, would entitle the Acquiror and/or associates and/or affiliates of the Acquiror to cast or to direct the casting of 20% or more of the votes attached to all of the Company's outstanding Voting Securities which may be cast to elect directors of the Company or the successor Company (regardless of whether a meeting has been called to elect directors);

For the purposes of the foregoing, “ Voting Securities ” means Shares and any other shares entitled to vote for the election of directors and shall include any security, whether or not issued by the Company, which are not shares entitled to vote for the election of directors but are convertible into or exchangeable for shares which are entitled to vote for the election of directors including any options or rights to purchase such shares or securities;

  • 2.3 " Company " means Group Eleven Resources Corp. and its successors.

  • 2.4 " Consultant " means a "Consultant" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.5 " Consultant Company " means a "Consultant Company" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.6 " Director " means a “Director” as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.7 " Disability " means any disability with respect to an Optionee which the Board, in its sole and unfettered discretion, considers likely to prevent permanently the Optionee from:

  • a. being employed or engaged by the Company, its subsidiaries or another employer, in a position the same as or similar to that in which he was last employed or engaged by the Company or its subsidiaries; or

  • b. acting as a director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries.

  • 2.8 " Eligible Charitable Organization " means an "Eligible Charitable Organization" as defined in TSXV Policies.

  • 2.9 " Eligible Persons " has the meaning given to that term in section 1 hereof.

  • 2.10

  • " Employee " means an "Employee" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.11 " Exchanges " means the TSX Venture Exchange and, if applicable, any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed.

  • 2.12 “ Exchange Hold Period ” means “Exchange Hold Period" as defined in TSXV Policies.

  • 2.13 " Expiry Date " means the date set by the Board under section 3.1 of the Plan, as the last date on which an Option may be exercised.

  • 2.14 " Grant Date " means the date specified in an Option Agreement as the date on which an Option is granted.

  • 2.15 " Insider " means an "Insider" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.16 " Investor Relations Activities " means "Investor Relations Activities" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.17 “ Investor Relations Service Provider ” means "Investor Relations Service Provider" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

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  • 2.18 " Joint Actor " means a person acting "jointly or in concert with" another person as that phrase is interpreted in National Instrument 62-104 – Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids .

  • 2.19 " Management Company Employee " means a "Management Company Employee" as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.20 " Market Price " of Shares at any Grant Date means the market price per Share as determined by the Board, provided that if the Company is listed on an Exchange, such price shall not be less than the market price determined in accordance with the rules of such Exchange.

  • 2.21 "Officer" means an “Officer” as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.22 " Option " means an option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to, or governed by, this Plan and any pre-existing stock option plan of the Company.

  • 2.23 " Option Agreement " means an agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule "A", whereby the Company grants to an Optionee an Option.

  • 2.24 " Optionee " means each of the Eligible Persons granted an Option pursuant to this Plan and their heirs, executors and administrators.

  • 2.25 " Option Price " means the price per Share specified in an Option Agreement, adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section 5.

  • 2.26 " Option Shares " means the aggregate number of Shares which an Optionee may purchase under an Option.

  • 2.27

  • " Plan " means this Group Eleven Resources Corp. Stock Option Plan.

  • 2.28 " Securities Act " means the Securities Act (British Columbia), R.S.B.C. 1996, c.418, as amended, as at the date hereof.

  • 2.29 "Security Based Compensation" means “Security Based Compensation” as defined in the TSXV Policies.

  • 2.30 " Shares " means the common shares in the capital of the Company as constituted on the Grant Date provided that, in the event of any adjustment pursuant to section 5, "Shares" shall thereafter mean the shares or other property resulting from the events giving rise to the adjustment.

  • 2.31 " TSXV Policies " means the policies included in the TSX Venture Exchange Corporate Finance Manual and “ TSXV Policy ” means any one of them.

  • 2.32 " Unissued Option Shares " means the number of Shares, at a particular time, which have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of an Option but which have not been issued, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section 5, such adjustments to be cumulative.

  • 2.33 " Vested " means that an Option has become exercisable in respect of a number of Option Shares by the Optionee pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement.

3. GRANT OF OPTIONS

3.1 Option Terms

The Board may from time to time authorize the issue of Options to Eligible Persons. Where permitted under applicable policies of the Exchanges, companies that are wholly owned by Eligible Persons may also be

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issued Options. The Option Price under each Option shall be not less than the Market Price on the Grant Date less the applicable discount permitted under the policies of the Exchanges or, if the Shares are not listed on any Exchange, less 25%. The Expiry Date for each Option shall be set by the Board at the time of issue of the Option and shall not be more than ten years after the Grant Date, subject to the operation of section 4.1. Options shall not be assignable or transferable by the Optionee.

3.2 Limits on Shares Issuable on Exercise of Options

The maximum aggregate number of Shares that are issuable pursuant to Security Based Compensation granted or issued under the Plan and all of the Company's other previously established or proposed Security Based Compensation plans (to which the following limits apply under Exchange policies):

  • (a) to all Optionees as a group (including for greater certainty Insiders (as a group)) shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis at any point in time;

  • (b) to Insiders (as a group) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date, unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to applicable Exchange policies;

  • (c) to any one Optionee (including, where permitted under applicable policies of the Exchanges, any companies that are wholly owned by such Optionee) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date, unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to applicable Exchange policies.

  • (d) to any one Consultant in any 12-month period shall not exceed 2% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date;

  • (e) to Investor Relations Service Providers (as a group) in any 12-month period shall not exceed 2% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date, and Investor Relations Service Providers shall not be eligible to receive any Security Based Compensation other than Options if the Shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange at the time of any issuance or grant; and

  • (f) to Eligible Charitable Organizations (as a group) shall not exceed 1% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis on the Grant Date.

3.3 Option Agreements

Each Option shall be confirmed by the execution of an Option Agreement. Each Optionee shall have the option to purchase from the Company the Option Shares at the time and in the manner set out in the Plan and in the Option Agreement applicable to that Optionee. In respect of Options granted to Employees, Consultants, Consultant Companies or Management Company Employees, the Company and the Optionee is representing herein and in the applicable Option Agreement that the Optionee is a bona fide Employee, Consultant, Consultant Company or Management Company Employee, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiary. The execution of an Option Agreement shall constitute conclusive evidence that it has been completed in compliance with this Plan. All Options shall be subject to any applicable resale restrictions pursuant to applicable securities laws. In addition, Options and Option Shares that are subject to the Exchange Hold Period pursuant to TSXV Policy 1.1 must be legended with the Exchange Hold Period commencing on the Grant Date, and the Option Agreement shall contain any applicable resale restriction or Exchange Hold Period.

4. EXERCISE OF OPTION

4.1 When Options May be Exercised

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Subject to sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5, an Option may be exercised to purchase any number of Shares up to the number of Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time after the Grant Date up to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the Expiry Date and shall not be exercisable thereafter. In the event that the Expiry Date of an Option falls during a trading blackout period imposed by the Company (the “ Blackout Period ”), the Expiry Date of such Option shall automatically be extended to a date which is ten (10) trading days following the end of such Blackout Period (the “ Extension Period ”), subject to no cease trade order being in place under applicable securities laws; provided that if an additional Blackout Period is subsequently imposed by the Company during the Extension Period, then such Extension Period shall be deemed to commence following the end of such additional Blackout Period to enable the exercise of such Option within ten (10) trading days following the end of the last imposed Blackout Period.

4.2 Manner of Exercise

The Option shall be exercisable by delivering to the Company a notice specifying the number of Option Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised together with payment in full of the Option Price for each such Option Share. Upon notice and payment there will be a binding contract for the issue of the Option Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised, upon and subject to the provisions of the Plan. Delivery of the Optionee's cheque payable to the Company or such other method of cash payment as is acceptable to the Company in the amount of the Option Price shall constitute payment of the Option Price unless the cheque or other method of cash payment, as the case may be, is not honoured upon presentation in which case the Option shall not have been validly exercised.

4.3 Vesting of Option Shares

The Board, subject to the policies of the Exchanges, may determine and impose terms upon which each Option shall become Vested in respect of Option Shares. Unless otherwise specified by the Board at the time of granting an Option, and subject to the other limits on Option grants set out in Section 3.2 hereof, all Options granted under the Plan shall vest and become exercisable in full upon grant, except Options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers, which Options must vest in stages over twelve months with no more than one-quarter of the Options vesting in any three month period.

4.4 Termination of Employment

If an Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, his or her Option shall be exercisable as follows:

(a) Death or Disability

If the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, due to his or her death or Disability or, in the case of an Optionee that is a company, the death or Disability of the person who provides management or consulting services to the Company or to any entity controlled by the Company, the Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of:

  • (i) 365 days after the date of death or Disability; and

  • (ii) the Expiry Date;

(b) Termination For Cause

If the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of termination for cause as that term is interpreted by the courts of the jurisdiction in which the Optionee, or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, of the Optionee’s employer, is employed or engaged; any outstanding Option held by such Optionee on the date of such termination, whether in respect of Option Shares that are Vested or not, shall be cancelled as of that date.

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(c) Early Retirement, Voluntary Resignation or Termination Other than For Cause

If the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person due to his or her retirement at the request of his or her employer earlier than the normal retirement date under the Company’s retirement policy then in force, or due to his or her termination by the Company other than for cause, or due to his or her voluntary resignation, the Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of the Expiry Date and the date which is 90 days (30 days if the Optionee was engaged in Investor Relations Activities) after the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee’s employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person.

(d) Spin-Out Transactions

If pursuant to the operation of sub-section 5.3(c) an Optionee receives options (the " New Options ") to purchase securities of another company (the " New Company ") in respect of the Optionee's Options (the " Subject Options "), subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges, the New Options shall expire on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date of the Subject Options; (ii) if the Optionee does not become an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company, the date that the Subject Options expire pursuant to sub-section 4.4(a), (b) or (c), as applicable; (iii) if the Optionee becomes an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company, the date that the New Options expire pursuant to the terms of the New Company's stock option plan that correspond to sub-section 4.4(a), (b) or (c) hereof; and (iv) the date that is one (1) year after the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person in respect of the New Company or such shorter period as determined by the Board.

(e) Eligible Charitable Organizations

If the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person due to no longer being an Eligible Charitable Organization, the Options then held by that Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of the Expiry Date and the date which is 90 days after the date the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may, in its sole discretion if it determines such is in the best interests of the Company and subject to the policies of the Exchanges, extend the early Expiry Date (as set out above in this section 4.4) of any Option held by an Optionee who ceases to be an Eligible Person to a later date within a reasonable period, subject to such period not exceeding 12 months from the date the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person.

For purposes of this section 4.4, the dates of death, Disability, termination, retirement, voluntary resignation, ceasing to be an Eligible Person and incapacity shall be interpreted to be without regard to any period of notice (statutory or otherwise) or whether the Optionee or his or her estate continues thereafter to receive any compensatory payments from the Company or is paid salary by the Company in lieu of notice of termination.

For greater certainty, an Option that had not become Vested in respect of certain Unissued Option Shares at the time that the relevant event referred to in this section 4.4 occurred, shall not be or become vested or exercisable in respect of such Unissued Option Shares and shall be cancelled.

4.5 Effect of a Take-Over Bid

If a bona fide offer ( an " Offer ") for Shares is made to the Optionee or to shareholders of the Company generally or to a class of shareholders which includes the Optionee, which Offer, if accepted in whole or in part, would result in the offeror becoming a control person of the Company, within the meaning of subsection 1(1) of the Securities Act, the Company shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of the Offer, notify each Optionee of full particulars of the Offer, whereupon (subject to the approval of the Exchanges with respect

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to Investor Relations Service Providers) all Option Shares subject to such Offer will become Vested and the Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee so as to permit the Optionee to tender the Option Shares received upon such exercise, pursuant to the Offer. However, if:

  • (a) the Offer is not completed within the time specified therein; or

  • (b) all of the Option Shares tendered by the Optionee pursuant to the Offer are not taken up or paid for by the offeror in respect thereof,

then the Option Shares received upon such exercise, or in the case of clause (b) above, the Option Shares that are not taken up and paid for, may be returned by the Optionee to the Company and reinstated as authorized but unissued Shares and with respect to such returned Option Shares, the Option shall be reinstated as if it had not been exercised and the terms upon which such Option Shares were to become Vested pursuant to section 4.3 shall be reinstated. If any Option Shares are returned to the Company under this section 4.5, the Company shall immediately refund the exercise price to the Optionee for such Option Shares.

4.6 Acceleration of Expiry Date

If at any time when an Option granted under the Plan remains unexercised with respect to any Unissued Option Shares, an Offer is made by an offeror, the Board may, upon notifying each Optionee of full particulars of the Offer and subject to the approval of the Exchanges with respect to Investor Relations Service Providers, declare all Option Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan, Vested, and declare that the Expiry Date for the exercise of all unexercised Options granted under the Plan is accelerated so that all Options will either be exercised or will expire prior to the date upon which Shares must be tendered pursuant to the Offer. The Board shall give each Optionee as much notice as possible of the acceleration of the Options under this section, except that not less than 5 business days of notice is required and more than 30 days of notice is not required.

4.7 Compulsory Acquisition or Going Private Transaction

If and whenever, following a take-over bid or issuer bid, there shall be a compulsory acquisition of the Shares pursuant to Division 6 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) or any successor or similar legislation, or any amalgamation, merger or arrangement in which securities acquired in a formal take-over bid may be voted under the conditions described in Section 8.2 of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions , then following the date upon which such compulsory acquisition, amalgamation, merger or arrangement is effective, an Optionee shall be entitled to receive, and shall accept, for the same exercise price, in lieu of the number of Option Shares to which such Optionee was theretofore entitled to purchase upon the exercise of his or her Options, the aggregate amount of cash, shares, other securities or other property which such Optionee would have been entitled to receive as a result of such bid if he or she had tendered such number of Option Shares to the take-over bid.

4.8 Effect of a Change of Control

If a Change of Control occurs, all Option Shares subject to each outstanding Option will become Vested, whereupon such Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee, subject to the approval of the Exchanges with respect to Investor Relations Service Providers or if otherwise necessary.

4.9 Exclusion from Severance Allowance, Retirement Allowance or Termination Settlement

If the Optionee, or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee's employer, retires, resigns or is terminated from employment or engagement with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, the loss or limitation, if any, pursuant to the Option Agreement with respect to the right to purchase Option Shares which were not Vested at that time or which, if Vested, were cancelled, shall not give rise to any right to damages and shall not be included in the calculation of nor form any part of any severance allowance, retiring allowance or termination settlement of any kind whatsoever in respect of such Optionee.

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4.10 Shares Not Acquired

Any Unissued Option Shares not acquired by an Optionee under an Option which has been settled in cash, cancelled, terminated, surrendered, forfeited or expired without being exercised may be made the subject of a further Option pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

5. ADJUSTMENT OF OPTION PRICE AND NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES

5.1 Share Reorganization

Subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges (other than in the case of a Share subdivision or consolidation), whenever the Company issues Shares to all or substantially all holders of Shares by way of a stock dividend or other distribution, or subdivides all outstanding Shares into a greater number of Shares, or combines or consolidates all outstanding Shares into a lesser number of Shares (each of such events being herein called a " Share Reorganization ") then effective immediately after the record date for such dividend or other distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or consolidation, for each Option:

  • (a) the Option Price will be adjusted to a price per Share which is the product of:

  • (i) the Option Price in effect immediately before that effective date or record date; and

  • (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of Shares outstanding on that effective date or record date before giving effect to the Share Reorganization, and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares that are or would be outstanding immediately after such effective date or record date after giving effect to the Share Reorganization; and

  • (b) the number of Unissued Option Shares will be adjusted by multiplying (i) the number of Unissued Option Shares immediately before such effective date or record date by (ii) a fraction which is the reciprocal of the fraction described in subsection 5.1 (a)(ii).

Any increase in the number of Unissued Option Shares as a result of the adjustment provisions provided in this section 5.1 is subject to compliance with the limits set out in section 3.2 and, if any increase in the number of Unissued Option Shares as a result of the adjustment provisions provided in this section 5.1 would result in any limit set out in section 3.2 being exceeded, then the Company may, if determined by the Board in its sole and unfettered discretion (subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges), make payment in cash to the Optionee in lieu of increasing the number of Unissued Option Shares in order to properly reflect any diminution in value of the Option Shares as a result of such Share Reorganization.

5.2 Special Distribution

Subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges, whenever the Company issues by way of a dividend or otherwise distributes to all or substantially all holders of Shares;

  • (a) shares of the Company, other than the Shares;

  • (b) evidences of indebtedness;

  • (c) any cash or other assets, excluding cash dividends (other than cash dividends which the Board has determined to be outside the normal course); or

  • (d) rights, options or warrants;

then to the extent that such dividend or distribution does not constitute a Share Reorganization (any of such non-excluded events being herein called a " Special Distribution "), and effective immediately after the record date at which holders of Shares are determined for purposes of the Special Distribution, for each Option the Option Price will be reduced, and the number of Unissued Option Shares will be correspondingly

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increased, by such amount, if any, as is determined by the Board in its sole and unfettered discretion to be appropriate in order to properly reflect any diminution in value of the Option Shares as a result of such Special Distribution.

Any increase in the number of Unissued Option Shares as a result of the adjustment provisions provided in this section 5.2 is subject to compliance with the limits set out in section 3.2 and, if any increase in the number of Unissued Option Shares as a result of the adjustment provisions provided in this section 5.2 would result in any limit set out in section 3.2 being exceeded, then the Company may, if determined by the Board in its sole and unfettered discretion (subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges), make payment in cash to the Optionee in lieu of increasing the number of Unissued Option Shares in order to properly reflect any diminution in value of the Option Shares as a result of such Special Distribution.

5.3 Corporate Organization

Subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges, whenever there is:

  • (a) a reclassification of outstanding Shares, a change of Shares into other shares or securities, or any other capital reorganization of the Company, other than as described in sections 5.1 or 5.2;

  • (b) a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into another corporation resulting in a reclassification of outstanding Shares into other shares or securities or a change of Shares into other shares or securities;

  • (c) an arrangement or other transaction under which, among other things, the business or assets of the Company become, collectively, the business and assets of two or more companies with the same shareholder group upon the distribution to the Company's shareholders, or the exchange with the Company's shareholders, of securities of the Company, or securities of another company, or both; or

  • (d) a transaction whereby all or substantially all of the Company's undertaking and assets become the property of another corporation,

(any such event being herein called a " Corporate Reorganization ") the Optionee will have an option to purchase (at the times, for the consideration, and subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Plan) and will accept on the exercise of such option, in lieu of the Unissued Option Shares which he/she would otherwise have been entitled to purchase, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property that he/she would have been entitled to receive as a result of the Corporate Reorganization if, on the effective date thereof, he/she had been the holder of all Unissued Option Shares or if appropriate, as otherwise determined by the Board.

5.4 Determination of Option Price and Number of Unissued Option Shares

If any questions arise at any time with respect to the Option Price or number of Unissued Option Shares deliverable upon exercise of an Option following a Share Reorganization, Special Distribution or Corporate Reorganization, such questions shall be conclusively determined by the Company’s auditor, or, if they decline to so act, any other firm of Chartered Accountants in Vancouver, British Columbia, that the Board may designate and who will have access to all appropriate records and such determination will be binding upon the Company and all Optionees.

5.5 Regulatory Approval

Any adjustment to the Option Price or the number of Unissued Option Shares purchasable under the Plan pursuant to the operation of any one of sections 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 is subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges and any other governmental authority having jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, adjustments pursuant to section 5.1 due to a Share subdivision or consolidation do not require prior TSX Venture Exchange approval.

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6. MISCELLANEOUS

6.1 Right to Employment

Neither this Plan nor any of the provisions hereof shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to employment or continued employment with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to terminate such employment.

6.2 Necessary Approvals

The Plan shall be effective upon the approval of the Plan by the Board and the Exchange or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the securities of the Company and shall be ratified thereafter by the shareholders of the Company by way of an ordinary resolution at the next duly convened meeting of the shareholders of the Company. Disinterested shareholder approval (as required by the Exchanges) will be obtained for any reduction in the exercise price, or any extension of the term, of any Option granted under this Plan if the Optionee is an Insider of the Company at the time of the proposed amendment. In addition, any amendment to an Option (including any cancellation of an Option and subsequent grant of a new Option to the same Person within one year) that results in a benefit to an Insider of the Company at the time of amendment will be subject to disinterested shareholder approval (as required by the Exchanges). The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares in accordance with the Plan is subject to the approval of the Exchanges and any governmental authority having jurisdiction. If any Shares cannot be issued to any Optionee for any reason, including, without limitation, the failure to obtain such approval, then the obligation of the Company to issue such Shares shall terminate and any Option Price paid by an Optionee to the Company shall be immediately refunded to the Optionee by the Company.

6.3 Administration of the Plan

The Board shall, without limitation, have full and final authority in their discretion, but subject to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable in respect of the Plan. Except as set forth in section 5.4 and subject to any required prior Exchange approval, the interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Board shall be final and conclusive. Administration of the Plan shall be the responsibility of the appropriate officers of the Company and all costs in respect thereof shall be paid by the Company.

6.4 Withholding Taxes

The exercise of each Option granted under the Plan is subject to the condition that if at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities is necessary or desirable in respect of such exercise, such exercise is not effective unless such withholding has been effected to the satisfaction of the Company. In such circumstances, the Company may require that the Optionee pay to the Company, in addition to and in the same manner as the exercise price for the Shares, such amount as the Company is obliged to remit to the relevant tax authority in respect of the exercise of the Option. Alternatively, the Company shall have the right in its discretion to satisfy any such liability for withholding or other required deduction amounts by retaining or acquiring any Shares acquired upon exercise of any Option, or retaining any amount payable, which would otherwise be issued or delivered, provided or paid to an Optionee by the Company, whether or not such amounts are payable under the Plan. For greater certainty, the application of this section 6.4 to any exercise of an Option shall not conflict with the policies of the Exchanges that are in effect at the relevant time and the Company will obtain prior Exchange acceptance and/or shareholder approval of any application of this section 6.4 if required pursuant to such policies.

6.5 Amendments to the Plan

The Board may from time to time, subject to applicable law and to the prior approval, if required, of the shareholders (or disinterested shareholders, if required), Exchanges or any other regulatory body having authority over the Company or the Plan, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan at any time, or amend or revise the terms of the Plan or of any Option granted under the Plan and the Option Agreement relating

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thereto, provided that no such amendment, revision, suspension, termination or discontinuance shall in any manner adversely affect any Option previously granted to an Optionee under the Plan without the consent of that Optionee.

6.6 Form of Notice

A notice given to the Company shall be in writing, signed by the Optionee and delivered to the head business office of the Company.

6.7 No Representation or Warranty

The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of any Shares issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

6.8 Compliance with Applicable Law

If any provision of the Plan or any Option Agreement contravenes any law or any order, policy, by-law or regulation of any regulatory body or Exchange having authority over the Company or the Plan, then such provision shall be deemed to be amended to the extent required to bring such provision into compliance therewith.

6.9 No Assignment or Transfer

No Optionee may assign or transfer any of his or her rights under the Plan or any option granted thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where permitted under applicable policies of the Exchanges, companies that are wholly owned by Eligible Persons may be issued Options.

6.10 Rights of Optionees

An Optionee shall have no rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company in respect of any of the Unissued Option Shares (including, without limitation, voting rights or any right to receive dividends, warrants or rights under any rights offering).

6.11 Previously Granted Options

Stock options which are outstanding under pre-existing stock option plan(s) of the Company as of the effective date of this Plan shall continue to be exercisable and shall be deemed to be governed by and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan except to the extent that the terms of this Plan are more restrictive than the terms of such pre-existing plan(s) under which such stock options were originally granted, in which case the applicable pre-existing plan(s) shall govern, provided that any stock options granted, issued or amended after November 23, 2021 must comply with TSXV Policy 4.4 - Incentive Stock Options (as at November 24, 2021) .

6.12 Conflict

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Plan and an Option Agreement, the provisions of this Plan shall govern.

6.13 Governing Law

The Plan and each Option Agreement issued pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the province of British Columbia.

6.14 Time of Essence

Time is of the essence of this Plan and of each Option Agreement. No extension of time will be deemed to be or to operate as a waiver of the essentiality of time.

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6.15 Entire Agreement

This Plan and the Option Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Company and the Optionees relative to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, undertakings and understandings, whether oral or written.

Approved by the Board of Directors of the Company effective May 31, 2022.

Approved by the shareholders of the Company on July 27, 2023.

SCHEDULE "A"

GROUP ELEVEN RESOURCES CORP.

STOCK OPTION PLAN - OPTION AGREEMENT

[If the Company is listed on the TSXV at the time of the option grant, the following legend is required in respect of: (i) Options with an Option Price at a discount to the Market Price; or (ii) Options granted to directors, officers, promoters of the Company or persons holding securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights and who have elected or appointed or have the right to elect or appoint one or more directors or senior officers of the Company: Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this agreement and any securities issued upon exercise thereof may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until, 20(being four months and one day after the date of grant). ]

This Option Agreement is entered into between GROUP ELEVEN RESOURCES CORP. (the " Company ") and the OPTIONEE named below pursuant to the Company Stock Option Plan (the " Plan "), a copy of which is attached hereto, and confirms that:

  1. on ⚫, 20⚫ (the " Grant Date ");

  2. ⚫ (the " Optionee ");

  3. was granted the option (the " Option ") to purchase ⚫ common shares (the " Option Shares ") of the Company;

  4. for the price (the " Option Price ") of $⚫ per share;

  5. which rights to purchase the Option Shares under the Option may be exercised and will vest on the Grant Date [OR set forth applicable vesting schedule – NOT LESS THAN QUARTERLY VESTING OVER A MINIMUM OF 1 YEAR FOR INVESTOR RELATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS ]; and

  6. the Option will terminate on ⚫ (the " Expiry Date ");

all on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Plan. For greater certainty, Option Shares continue to be exercisable until the termination or cancellation thereof as provided in this Option Agreement and the Plan.

Where the Optionee is resident in or otherwise subject to the securities laws of the United States, the Optionee acknowledges that any Option Shares received by him/her upon exercise of the Option have not been registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 , as amended, or the Blue Sky laws of any state (collectively, the " Securities Acts "). The Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register, under the Securities Acts, the Option Shares received by him/her or to assist him/her in complying with any exemption from such registration if he/she should at a later date wish to dispose of the Option Shares. The Optionee acknowledges that the Option Shares shall bear a legend restricting the transferability thereof, such legend to be substantially in the following form:

" The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered or qualified under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or state securities laws. The shares may not be offered for sale, sold, pledged or otherwise disposed of unless so registered or qualified, unless an exemption exists or unless such disposition is not subject to U.S. federal or state securities laws, and the Company may require that the availability of any exemption or the inapplicability of such securities laws be

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established by an opinion of counsel, which opinion of counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. "

By signing this Option Agreement, the Optionee acknowledges that the Optionee has read and understands the Plan and agrees to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement (including without limitation all representations set out therein with respect to the Optionee).

Acknowledgement – Personal Information

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and consents to:

  • (a) the disclosure to the TSX Venture Exchange and all other regulatory authorities of all personal information of the undersigned obtained by the Company; and

  • (b) the collection, use and disclosure of such personal information by the TSX Venture Exchange and all other regulatory authorities in accordance with their requirements, including the provision to third party service providers, from time to time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Option Agreement as of the ⚫ day of ⚫, 20 ⚫.

GROUP ELEVEN RESOURCES CORP.

Signature

Print Name

Per: Authorized Signatory

Address

GROUP ELEVEN RESOURCES CORP. STOCK OPTION PLAN NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION

TO: Group Eleven Resources Corp. (the “Company”)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the stock option plan of the Company (the of the exercise of stock options (“ Options ”) to acquire and hereby subscribes for (cross out inapplicable item):

  • (a) all of the Option Shares; or

(b) of the Option Shares,

which are the subject of the Option Agreement attached hereto.

The undersigned tenders herewith payment to " Group Eleven Resources Corp. ", or such other payee as directed by the Company, in an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price of the aforesaid Option Shares and directs the Company to issue the certificate evidencing said Option Shares in the name of the undersigned and mail a copy of that certificate to the undersigned at the following address:

DATED the day of , 20 .

Signature of Option Holder