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HEXO Corp. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

Feb 14, 2022

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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HEXO Corp. (the “Corporation”)

FORM OF PROXY (“PROXY”)

Annual and Special Meeting Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EST) web.lumiagm.com/283055768 Meeting ID: 283-055-768 / Password: hexo2022 (the “Meeting”)

RECORD DATE: February 4, 2022 CONTROL NUMBER: SEQUENCE #: FILING DEADLINE FOR PROXY: Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (EST)

VOTING METHOD

**VOTING METHOD ** **VOTING METHOD **
INTERNET Go towww.voteproxyonline.comand enter the 12
digit control numberabove
FACSIMILE 416-595-9593
MAIL TSX Trust Company
301 - 100 Adelaide Street West
Toronto,Ontario,M5H 4H1

The undersigned hereby appoints Scott Cooper , whom failing Roch Vaillancourt (the “Management Nominees”), or instead of any of them, the following Appointee

Please print appointee name

as proxyholder on behalf of the undersigned with the power of substitution to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned in respect of all matters that may properly come before the Meeting and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, to the same extent and with the same power as if the undersigned were personally present at the said Meeting or such adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof in accordance with voting instructions, if any, provided below.

- SEE VOTING GUIDELINES ON REVERSE -

RESOLUTIONS – MANAGEMENT VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXT ABOVE THE BOXES

1. Election of Directors FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR WITHHOLD WITHHOLD WITHHOLD WITHHOLD WITHHOLD
a)
John K. Bell
b)
Scott Cooper
c)
Rose Marie Gage
d)
Dr. Lauren Chung
e)
Hélène F. Fortin
f)
Brad Kotush
g)
Peter Stringham
h)
Peter James Montour
i)
Will Montour
2. Appointment of Auditor FOR WITHHOLD
Appointment ofPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPas
Auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and
authorizing the Directors to fix their remuneration.
3. Change of Registered Office Municipality FOR AGAINST
To consider and, if thought advisable, pass, with or

To consider and, if thought advisable, pass, with or without variation, a special resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the accompanying management information circular (the “Circular”), approving a change in the municipality in Ontario in which the Corporation’s registered office is located to Belleville.

4. Increase to the Maximum Number of Directors FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST
To consider and, if thought advisable, pass, with or without
variation, a special resolution, the full text of which is set
forth in the accompanying Circular, authorizing the
Corporation to amend its articles to increase the maximum
number of directors from ten (10) to twelve (12).
5. Share Consolidation
FOR
AGAINST
To consider and, if thought advisable, pass, with or without

To consider and, if thought advisable, pass, with or without variation, a special resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the Circular, authorizing and approving an amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to effect a consolidation of the issued and outstanding Common Shares on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation Common Share for a number of pre-consolidation Common Shares to be determined within a range of two (2) and fourteen (14) pre-consolidation Common Shares, and authorizing the Board of Directors of the Corporation to determine the final consolidation ratio within such range in its sole discretion, as more particularly described in the Circular.

6. Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST AGAINST
To consider and, if thought advisable, pass an ordinary
resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the Circular,
approving the unallocated awards under the Corporation’s
Amended and Restated Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan
and ratifying the previous grants of certain awards
thereunder, as more particularly described in the Circular.

This proxy revokes and supersedes all earlier dated proxies and MUST BE SIGNED

PLEASE PRINT NAME

Signature of registered owner(s) Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

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Proxy Voting – Guidelines and Conditions

  1. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY MANAGEMENT OF THE CORPORATION.

  2. THIS PROXY SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEETING MATERIALS PRIOR TO VOTING.

  3. If you appoint the Management Nominees to vote your securities, they will vote in accordance with your instructions or, if no instructions are given, in accordance with the Management Voting Recommendations highlighted for each Resolution on the reverse. If you appoint someone else to vote your securities, they will also vote in accordance with your instructions or, if no instructions are given, as they in their discretion choose.

  4. This proxy confers discretionary authority on the person named to vote in his or her discretion with respect to amendments or variations to the matters identified in the Notice of the Meeting accompanying the proxy or such other matters which may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

  5. Each security holder has the right to appoint a person or company other than the Management Nominees specified herein to represent them at the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Such right may be exercised by inserting in the space labeled “ Please print appointee name ”, the name of the person to be appointed, who need not be a security holder of the Corporation.

  6. To be valid, this proxy must be signed. Please date the proxy. If the proxy is not dated, it is deemed to bear the date of its mailing to the security holders of the Corporation.

  7. To be valid, this proxy must be filed using one of the Voting Methods and must be received by TSX Trust Company before the Filing Deadline for Proxies , noted on the reverse or in the case of any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting not less than 48 hours (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted) before the time of the adjourned or postponed meeting. Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the Meeting in his discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy. The Chairman of the Meeting shall have the discretion to waive or extend the proxy deadlines without notice.

  8. If the security holder is a corporation, the proxy must be executed by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized, and the security holder may be required to provide documentation evidencing the signatory’s power to sign the proxy.

  9. Guidelines for proper execution of the proxy are available at www.stac.ca. Please refer to the Proxy Protocol.

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