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KLONDIKE GOLD CORP. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

Nov 24, 2022

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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KLONDIKE GOLD CORP.

Suite 3123 – 595 Burrard Street, PO Box 49139, Three Bentall Centre Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1J1 Tel: (604) 609-6138 / Fax: (604) 609-6145

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(Containing Information as at November 9, 2022, unless otherwise stated)

For the Annual General Meeting to be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

This Information Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Management of KLONDIKE GOLD CORP. (the "Company"), for use at the Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting"), of the shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders"), to be held on Thursday, the 15[th] day of December, 2022, at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. The solicitation will be primarily by mail, however, proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by the regular officers and employees of the Company. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.

APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

The persons named in the accompanying form of Proxy are Directors and/or Officers of the Company. A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR HIM ON HIS BEHALF AT THE MEETING OTHER THAN THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED INSTRUMENT OF PROXY. TO EXERCISE THIS RIGHT, A SHAREHOLDER SHALL STRIKE OUT THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS NAMED IN THE INSTRUMENT OF PROXY AND INSERT THE NAME OF HIS/HER NOMINEE IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED, OR COMPLETE ANOTHER INSTRUMENT OF PROXY. A PROXY WILL NOT BE VALID UNLESS IT IS DEPOSITED WITH THE COMPANY'S REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT, COMPUTERSHARE INVESTOR SERVICES INC., 100 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5J 2Y1, OR BY TOLL FREE FAX 1.866.249.7775 WITHIN NORTH AMERICA, AND OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA AT (416) 263-9524. PROXIES MUST BE RECEIVED NOT LESS THAN 48 HOURS (EXCLUDING SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS) BEFORE THE TIME OF THE MEETING OR ADJOURNMENT THEREOF. LATE PROXIES MAY BE ACCEPTED OR REJECTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING AT HIS DISCRETION, AND THE CHAIRMAN IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ACCEPT OR REJECT ANY PARTICULAR LATE PROXY.

The Instrument of Proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or by his attorney in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer.

A Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by his attorney authorized in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal, or signed by a duly authorized officer and deposited at the Company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment of it, at which the proxy is to be used, or to the Chairperson of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment of it. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to the revocation.

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VOTING OF SHARES AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION OF PROXIES

On any poll, the persons named in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy will vote the shares in respect of which they are appointed. Where directions are given by the Shareholder in respect of voting for or against any resolution, the proxy holder will do so in accordance with such direction.

IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY INSTRUCTION IN THE PROXY, IT IS INTENDED THAT SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTIONS PROPOSED TO BE MADE AT THE MEETING AS STATED UNDER THE HEADINGS IN THIS INFORMATION CIRCULAR. The Instrument of Proxy enclosed, when properly signed, confers discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations to the matters which may properly be brought before the Meeting. At the time of printing this Information Circular, the Management of the Company is not aware that any such amendments, variations or other matters are to be presented for action at the Meeting. However, if any other matters which are not now known to the Management should properly come before the Meeting, the Proxies hereby solicited will be exercised on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the nominee.

In order to approve a motion proposed at the Meeting, a majority of greater than 50% of the votes cast will be required (an "Ordinary Resolution") unless the motion requires a Special Resolution, in which case a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast will be required. In the event a motion proposed at the Meeting requires disinterested Shareholder approval, common shares held by Shareholders of the Company who are also "insiders", as such term is defined under applicable securities laws, will be excluded from the count of votes cast on such motion.

ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS

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

Applicable regulatory rules require intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their shares are voted at the Meeting. The purpose of the form of proxy or voting instruction form provided to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker, agent or nominee is limited to instructing the registered holder of the common shares on how to vote such shares on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Investor Communications ("Broadridge"). Broadridge typically supplies a voting instruction form, mails those forms to Beneficial Shareholders and asks those Beneficial Shareholders to return the forms to Broadridge or follow specific telephone or other voting procedures. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received by it and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of the shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a voting instruction form from Broadridge cannot use that form to vote common shares directly at the Meeting. Instead, the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge or the alternate voting procedures must be completed well in advance of the Meeting in order to ensure such common shares are voted.

Although Beneficial Shareholders may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purpose of voting common shares registered in the name of their broker, agent or nominee, a Beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as a proxyholder for a shareholder and vote common shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote their common shares as proxyholder for the registered shareholder should contact their

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broker, agent or nominee well in advance of the Meeting to determine the steps necessary to permit them to indirectly vote their common shares as a proxyholder.

The Company will not pay for an intermediary to deliver proxy related materials and voting instruction forms to objecting beneficial owners (called OBOs for Objecting Beneficial Owners). OBOs have objected to their intermediary disclosing ownership information about themselves to the Company. Accordingly, OBOs will not receive the materials unless their intermediary assumes the costs of delivery.

The Company is not relying on the "notice-and-access" delivery procedures outlined in National Instrument 54-101 to distribute copies of the proxy related materials in connection with the Meeting.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The Company's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As at November 9, 2022, (the " Record Date "), the Company had 152,079,042 common shares issued and outstanding, each share carrying the right to one vote. Any shareholder of record at the close of business on the Record Date who either personally attends the Meeting or who has completed and delivered a Proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above, shall be entitled to vote or to have such shareholder's shares voted at the Meeting.

To the best of the knowledge of the directors and senior officers of the Company, there are no person(s) or companies who beneficially own, or control or direct, directly or indirectly, common shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding common shares of the Company other than:

Name of Shareholder Number of Shares Percentage of Issued and
Outstanding
Frank Giustra 15,856,803(1) 10.43%

Note:

(1) 6,260,778 of these shares are held through Fiore Financial Corporation, a company owned and controlled by Frank Giustra; 1,774,478 of these shares are held through The Giustra Foundation (formerly The Radcliffe Foundation), a charitable organization controlled by Frank Giustra; and 7,821,547 shares are held personally by Frank Giustra.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

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

CEO ” means an individual who served as a chief executive officer of the Company, or performed functions similar to a chief executive officer, for any part of the most recently completed financial year;

CFO ” means an individual who served as a chief financial officer of the Company, or performed functions similar to a chief financial officer, for any part of the most recently completed financial year;

" Common Share " means a common share of the Company;

" 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 for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

NEO ” or “ Named Executive Officer ” means each of the following individuals:

  • (a) each individual who, in respect of the Company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief executive officer (“ CEO ”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CEO;

  • (b) each individual who, in respect of the company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief financial officer (“ CFO ”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CFO;

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  • (c) in respect of the company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000 for that financial year; and

  • (d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;

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

" Stock Option Plan " means the 10% rolling stock option plan of the Company; and

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

DIRECTOR AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

The following information is presented in accordance with Form 51-102F6V – Statement of Executive Compensatio n – Venture Issuers and provides details of all compensation for each of the directors and NEO of the Company for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021.

During the financial years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, the Company had the following NEO’s: Peter Tallman, President and CEO and Jasvir Kaloti, CFO and Corporate Secretary. There were no other executive officers of the Company who individually earned more than $150,000 in total compensation.

All monetary amounts in this Statement of Executive Compensation are expressed in Canadian dollars.

Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation (excluding Compensation Securities)

The following table sets forth all compensation, excluding options and compensation securities, paid, payable, awarded, granted, given, or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company, or a subsidiary of the Company, for the two most recently completed financial years, to each NEO and 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, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director of the Company for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021.

Table of Compensation Excluding Compensation Securities

Name and
Position
Year
Ended
February
28
Salary,
consulting
fee,
retainer, or
commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committ
ee
or
meeting
fees
($)
Value of
perquisit
es ($)

Value of
all
other
compensat
ion ($)

Total
compensatio
n
($)
Peter Tallman (1)
CEO, President and
Director
2022
2021
150,000(2)
140,000(3)
Nil
Nil
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nil
Nil
150,000(2)
140,000(3)
Jasvir Kaloti(4)
CFO and Corporate
Secretary
2022
2021
Nil(5)
Nil(5)
Nil
Nil
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Nil
Nil
Nil(5)
Nil(5)
Gordon Keep(6) 2022 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Director 2021 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
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Table of Compensation Excluding Compensation Securities

Name and
Position
Year
Ended
February
28
Salary,
consulting
fee,
retainer, or
commission
($)
Bonus
($)
Committ
ee
or
meeting
fees
($)
Committ
ee
or
meeting
fees
($)
Value of
perquisit
es ($)

Value of
all
other
compensat
ion ($)

Value of
all
other
compensat
ion ($)

Total
compensatio
n
($)
John Pallot(7) 2022 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Director 2021 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Steven Brunelle(8) 2022 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Director 2021 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Anne Labelle(9) 2022 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Director 2021 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tara Christie(10) 2022 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil
Former Director 2021 Nil Nil Nil N/A Nil Nil

Notes:

  • (1) Mr. Tallman has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since December 4, 2013.

  • (2) Paid to Atlantic Zinc Resources Limited, a company wholly-owned by Peter Tallman, pursuant to a consulting agreement with the Company dated December 1, 2013 and amended January 1, 2021 (see "Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements" below).

  • (3) Paid to Atlantic Zinc Resources Limited, a company wholly-owned by Peter Tallman, pursuant to a consulting agreement with the Company dated January 1, 2022 (see "Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements" below).

  • (4) Ms. Kaloti has served as CFO of the Company since February 13, 2020 and Corporate Secretary of the Company since January 29, 2019.

  • (5) The Company paid to Fiore Management & Advisory Corp. (“FMAC”) a corporate administration consulting fee of $155,167 and $170,299 for the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 29, 2021 respectively. Ms. Kaloti is an employee of FMAC.

  • (6) Gordon Keep has been a director of the Company since December 4, 2013.

  • (7) John Pallot has been a director of the Company since December 4, 2013.

  • (8) Steven Brunelle has been a director of the Company since February 18, 2014.

  • (9) Anne Labelle has been a director of the Company since November 25, 2021.

  • (10) Tara Christie served as a director of the Company from September 13, 2016 to November 25, 2021.

Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities

There were no compensation securities granted or issued to directors of the Company and NEO’s during the financial year ended February 28, 2022, for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any subsidiary thereof.

From grants issued in prior financial years, the NEO’s and directors of the Company had the following stock options outstanding as at February 28, 2022:

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StockOptions StockOptions
Name and
position
Number of options(1) Exercise price
($)
Vesting Provisions(1)
Peter Tallman (2)
CEO and Director
250,000
250,000
175,000
1,000,000
150,000
500,000
0.19
0.28
0.26
0.29
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Jasvir Kaloti (3)
CFO, Corporate Secretary
75,000
200,000
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Gordon Keep(4)
Director
400,000
100,000
100,000
150,000
250,000
150,000
300,000
0.12
0.19
0.28
0.26
0.29
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
John Pallot(5)
Director
400,000
100,000
100,000
150,000
250,000
150,000
300,000
0.12
0.19
0.28
0.26
0.29
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Steven Brunelle(6)
Director
100,000
100,000
250,000
150,000
300,000
0.19
0.28
0.29
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Anne Labelle(7)
Director
Nil N/A N/A
Tara Christie(8)
Former Director
400,000
150,000
250,000
150,000
300,000
0.30
0.26
0.29
0.21
0.25
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested
Fully vested

Notes:

  • (1) Each option entitles the holder to acquire one Common Share upon exercise. All options vest on the date of grant.

  • (2) As at February 28, 2022, Mr. Tallman held a total of 2,325,000 options.

  • (3) As at February 28, 2022, Ms. Kaloti held a total of 275,000 options.

  • (4) As at February 28, 2022, Mr. Keep held a total of 1,450,000 options.

  • (5) As at February 28, 2022, Mr. Pallot held a total of 1,450,000 options.

  • (6) As at February 28, 2022, Mr. Brunelle held a total of 900,000 options.

  • (7) As at February 28, 2022, Ms. Labelle held Nil options.

  • (8) As at February 28, 2022, Ms. Christie held a total of 1,250,000 options.

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Exercise of Compensation Securities

No compensation securities granted to directors of the Corporation and Named Executive Officers were exercised during the financial year ended February 28, 2022.

Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans

The Company has adopted the Stock Option Plan, a “rolling” stock option plan which sets the number of options available for grant by the Company at an amount equal to up to a maximum of 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time, less any Common Shares reserved for issuance under other share compensation arrangements.

The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to promote the profitability and growth of the Company by facilitating the efforts of the Company to attract and retain key individuals. The Stock Option Plan provides an incentive for and encourages ownership of Common Shares by its key individuals so that they may increase their stake in the Company and benefit from increases in the value of the Common Shares.

Directors, officers, employees, consultants and eligible charitable organizations (as such terms are defined in the Stock Option Plan) are eligible to be granted stock options under the Stock Option Plan.

Pursuant to the Stock Option Plan: (i) the aggregate number of options granted to any one person (and companies wholly-owned by that person) pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and any other share compensation arrangement in a 12-month period must not exceed 5% of the issued Common Shares calculated on the date an option is granted to the person (unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval); (ii) the aggregate number of options granted to any one consultant in a 12-month period pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and any other share compensation arrangement must not exceed 2% of the issued Common Shares, calculated on the date an option is granted to the consultant; (iii) the aggregate number of options granted to all persons retained to provide investor relations activities in any 12-month period pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and any other share compensation arrangement must not exceed 2% of the issued Common Shares, calculated on the date an option is granted to any such person; (iv) the aggregate number of options reserved for issuance pursuant to the Stock Option Plan or any other share compensation arrangement to insiders within a one-year period shall not exceed 10% of the Common Shares outstanding from time to time; and (v) the aggregate number of options reserved for issuance pursuant to the Stock Option Plan or any other share compensation arrangement to insiders shall not exceed 10% of the Common Shares outstanding from time to time. Subject to the Stock Option Plan and otherwise in compliance with the policies of the TSXV, the Board shall determine the manner in which an option shall vest and become exercisable. Options granted to consultants performing investor relations activities shall vest over a minimum of 12 months with no more than onequarter (1/4) of such options vesting in any three-month period. All options are non-assignable and non-transferable. Disinterested shareholder approval will be required for any reduction in the exercise price of a stock option if the optionee is an insider of the Company at the time of the proposed amendment.

Subject to a minimum exercise price of $0.05 per Common Share, the exercise price per Common Share for an option shall be not less than the “Market Price” as calculated pursuant to the TSXV Corporate Finance Policies at the date of grant.

Every option granted under the Stock Option Plan shall have a term not exceeding and shall therefore expire no later than 10 years after the date of grant (subject to extension where the expiry date falls within a “blackout period”). An option will be automatically extended past its expiry date if such expiry date falls within a “blackout period” during which the Company prohibits optionees from exercising their options, subject to the following requirements: (a) the blackout period must (i) be formally imposed by the Company pursuant to its internal trading policies; and (ii) must expire upon the general disclosure of undisclosed material information; and (b) the automatic extension of an option will not be permitted where the optionee or the Company is subject to a cease trade order (or similar order under securities laws) in respect of the Company’s securities.

The Stock Option Plan contains provisions for adjustment in the number of Common Shares or other property issuable on exercise of a stock option in the event of a share consolidation, split, reclassification or other capital reorganization, or a stock dividend, amalgamation, merger or other relevant corporate transaction, or any other relevant change in or event affecting the Common Shares.

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The Stock Option Plan provides that, if a bona fide offer for Common Shares is made to an optionholder, shareholders of the Company generally or to a class of securityholders of the Company including optionholders, which offer, if accepted in whole or in part, would result in the offeror exercising control over the Company (within the meaning of applicable securities law), the Board will have the sole discretion to conditionally amend, abridge or otherwise eliminate any vesting schedules so that any options may be exercised by the holder thereof to permit such holder to tender the Common Shares received upon such exercise to said offer.

In connection with the exercise of an option, as a condition to such exercise the Company will require the optionee to pay to the Company an amount as necessary so as to ensure that the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial or local laws relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions relating to the exercise of such option.

According to the Stock Option Plan, if an optionee dies prior to otherwise ceasing to be an eligible person, each option held by such optionee shall terminate and shall therefore cease to be exercisable no later than the earlier of the expiry date and the date which is 12 months after the date of the optionee’s death. Unless an option agreement specified otherwise, if an optionee (other than an optionee who is involved in investor relations activities) ceases to be an eligible person for any reason other than death, each option held by such optionee shall cease to be exercisable 90 days after such terminating event. If an optionee involved in investor relations activities ceases to be an eligible person for any reason other than death, each option held by such optionee shall cease to be exercisable 30 days after such terminating event.

If any portion of an option is not vested at the time an optionee ceases, for any reason whatsoever, to be an eligible person, such unvested portion of the option may not be thereafter exercised by the optionee or its legal representative, as the case may be, provided that the Board may, in its discretion, thereafter permit the optionee or its legal representative, as the case may be, to exercise all or any part of such unvested portion of the option that would have vested prior to the time such option otherwise terminates.

As of the date hereof, the Company does not have any incentive plans other than the Stock Option Plan.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

Except as disclosed herein, the Company did not have any employment, consulting or management agreements or any formal arrangements with the Company’s current NEOs or directors regarding compensation during the most recently completed financial year ended February 28, 2022, in respect of services provided to the Company or subsidiaries thereof. Management functions of the Company are generally performed by directors and executive officers of the Company and not, to any substantial degree, by any other person to whom the Company has contracted.

Management Services Agreement with Atlantic Zinc Resources Limited

Peter Tallman, President, CEO and Director, provides his management services to the Company through Atlantic Zinc Resources Limited (“AZRL”). The Company entered into a management services agreement with AZRL dated January 1, 2022, with respect to the provision of certain management and administrative consulting services provided by AZRL to the Company (the “AZRL Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the AZRL Agreement, AZRL provides certain management consulting services to the Company as may be requested by and at the direction of the Board from time to time, including: (i) guidance, advice and services with respect to strategic planning, future growth, projects and business activities; (ii) guidance and advice in relation to the day to day operation and business of the Company; (iii) guidance and advice concerning proposed acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and business combinations, (iv) guidance and advice concerning any mineral properties owned by the Company or interests in mineral properties acquired by the Company, (v) guidance and advice in connection with the communications with our shareholders and responding to shareholder inquiries and other mutually agreed services. AZRL is paid a base fee rate of $12,500 per month (the “AZRL Base Fee”), subject to annual review by the Board. AZRL is also eligible for an incentive fee and the grant of Options as determined by the Board at its discretion.

  1. If the Company terminates the AZRL Agreement at any time without cause or reason by written notice to AZRL (the " Termination Notice "), the Company shall pay AZRL a termination fee equal to 24 months of the Base Fee plus any Accrued Obligations; and

  2. In the event that during the term of the AZRL Agreement there is a successful takeover bid of the Company

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or a change of control in the Company resulting from a merger by way of an amalgamation or plan of arrangement or if any shareholder except existing shareholders acquires in excess of 50% of the common shares of the Company, then at the option of AZRL or the Company at any time within 60 days of such event will be entitled to terminate the AZRL Agreement and within 30 days after the Date of Termination the Company shall pay AZRL the Accrued Obligation together with a termination fee equal to 24 months Base Fee payable hereunder plus an amount that is equivalent to all cash bonuses paid by the Company to AZRL in the past 24 months.

Separation Event Benefits

The following table presents the estimated total Change of Control and termination benefits of its NEOs, assuming the separation event occurred on February 28, 2022.

NEO Separation Event
Resignation Termination with
Cause
Termination without
Cause
Change of Control
Peter Tallman,
President, CEO, and
Director
Nil Nil $300,000 $300,000
Jasvir Kaloti, CFO
& Corporate
Secretary
Nil Nil Nil Nil

Oversight and Description of Director and Executive Officer Compensation

Compensation of Directors

The Company had no standard arrangement pursuant to which the Directors were compensated by the Company for their services in their capacity as directors or for committee participation, involvement in special assignments or for services as consultants or experts during the year ended February 28, 2022, although directors may be compensated on an ad hoc basis, subject to the approval of the other board members, for certain services provided to the Company. Directors may however, receive stock options for their role as directors or committee members with the Company, in such amounts and upon such terms as may be approved by the Board from time to time. The number of stock options granted will depend the performance of each director. Previous grants of stock options also provide a basic guideline in determining new stock option grants.

Compensation of Executive Officers

During the year ended February 28, 2022 the Board of directors has determined the compensation payable to the Company's executive officers. For the financial year ended February 28, 2022 the three basic components of executive officer compensation were:

  • (a) base salary;

  • (b) annual incentives (cash bonus); and

  • (c) option based awards (long term compensation).

Base salary comprises the portion of executive compensation that is fixed, whereas annual incentives and option based compensation represent compensation that is "at risk" and thus may or may not be paid to the respective executive officer depending on: (i) whether the executive officer is able to meet or exceed his or her applicable performance expectations; (ii) market performance of the Company’s common shares; and, (iii) the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise further capital in the prevailing economic environment.

No specific formulae have been developed to assign a specific weighting to each of these components. Instead, the Board of Directors review each element of compensation for market competitiveness, and they may weigh a particular element more heavily based on the NEO’s role and responsibilities within the Company. The focus is on remaining competitive in the market with respect to ‘total compensation’ as opposed to within any one component of executive

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compensation.

The Board of Directors reviewed on an annual basis the cash compensation, performance and overall compensation package of each active NEO.

The Company does not currently have in place a share award program.

The Board of Directors has not conducted a formal evaluation of the implications of the risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies. Risk management is a consideration of the Board of Directors when implementing its compensation policies and the Board of Directors do not believe that the Company’s compensation policies result in unnecessary or inappropriate risk taking including risks that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

(a) Base Salaries

During the year ended February 28, 2022, the Board of Directors approved the salary ranges for the active NEOs. Base salaries were set with the goal of being competitive with corporations of a comparable size and at the same stage of development, thereby enabling the Company to compete for and retain executives critical to the Company’s longterm success. In determining the base salary of an executive officer, the Board of directors places equal weight on the following criteria:

  • the particular responsibilities related to the position;

  • salaries paid by comparable businesses;

  • the experience level of the executive officer; and

  • his or her overall performance or expected performance (in the case of a newly hired executive officer).

The Board of directors made an assessment of these criteria, and using this information together with budgetary guidelines and other internally generated planning and forecasting tools, and performed an annual assessment of the compensation of all executive officer and employee compensation levels. To date, comparative data for the Company’s peer group has been accumulated internally, without the use of any external independent consultants or compensation specialists.

For employees of the Company, management is responsible for preparing an individual evaluation process for each employee and then conducting reviews on an annual basis. The evaluation framework is objective where a number of factors are judged for each employee. The results of said reviews and management recommendations with respect to compensation levels are then submitted to the Board of Directors for consideration.

(b) Annual Incentives (Cash Bonuses)

Executive officers are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, payable in cash. The Board approves such annual incentives based on its assessment of each active NEO's performance and his or her respective contribution to the Company’s success, and after taking into account the financial and operating performance of the Company.

(c) Stock Option Awards

The Company has adopted the Stock Option Plan that provides for the Board to grant, from time to time, to its directors, officers, employees and consultants, non-transferable stock options to purchase Common Shares, provided that the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan does not exceed 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding at any given time.

The process for determining stock option awards for executive officers of the Company is based on discussions by the members of the Board and the executive team and determined and recommended for approval by the Board. The Board of Directors determined the ranges of stock option grants for each level of executive officer, the key employees to whom it recommends that grants be made, and the terms and conditions of the options forming part of such grants., and made recommendations to the Board accordingly. Individual grants are determined by an assessment of an

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individual’s current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities and the importance of the position and contribution to the Company. Previous grants of stock options also provide a basic guideline in determining new stock option grants.

Equity participation is accomplished through the Company’s Stock Option Plan which is designed to give each option holder an interest in preserving and maximizing shareholder value in the longer term, to enable the Company to attract and retain individuals with experience and ability, and to reward individuals for current performance and expected future performance.

The Company considers stock option grants when reviewing executive officer compensation packages as a whole. Stock options granted to NEOs during the financial year ended February 28, 2022, are disclosed above in the “ Compensation Securities” table.

The Company’s Stock Option Plan provides for the grant of stock options to directors, executive officers and key employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and to Eligible Charitable Organizations (as defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Company and its shareholders through the motivation, attraction and retention of these individuals. It is generally recognized that stock option plans aid in attracting, retaining and encouraging these individuals due to the opportunity offered to them to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company.

The Board of Directors determined the ranges of stock option grants for each level of executive officer, the key employees to whom it recommends that grants be made, and the terms and conditions of the options forming part of such grants, and made recommendations to the Board accordingly. Individual grants are determined by an assessment of an individual’s current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities and the importance of the position and contribution to the Company. The existing number and terms of the outstanding options are taken into account when granting new options.

The number of stock options which may be issued under the Stock Option Plan in the aggregate and in respect of any fiscal year is limited under the terms of the Stock Option Plan and cannot be increased without shareholder approval. Details of the Company’s Stock Option Plan are provided above under "Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans.”

Pension Plan Benefits

The Company does not have a pension, retirement, deferred compensation or similar plan.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Management functions of the Company are, and since March 1, 2021 have been, performed by the directors and senior officers of the Company and are not to any substantial degree performed by any other person or company.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth information with respect to all compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance as of February 28, 2022.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan Category Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(A)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
(B)
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (A))
(C)
Equity compensation plans(1)
approved bysecurityholders
11,669,500 $0.2419 3,538,404
Equity compensation plans not
approved bysecurityholders
Nil Nil Nil
TOTAL 11,669,500 $0.2419 3,538,404

Note:

(1) Represents the Stock Option Plan of the Company. As at February 28, 2022, the Stock Option Plan reserved shares equal to a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company from time to time for issue pursuant to the Stock Option Plan.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR OFFICERS

Other than indebtedness that has been entirely repaid on or before the date of this Circular, "routine indebtedness" (as defined in Form 51-102F5 – Information Circular, of the Canadian Securities Administrators) or otherwise as disclosed hereunder, none of the Directors, Senior Officers, proposed nominees for election as directors or their associates have been indebted to the Company since March 1, 2021.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

None of:

  • (a) the directors or senior officers of the Company at any time since March 1, 2021;

  • (b) the proposed nominees for election as a Director of the Company; or

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

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

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

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

Except as disclosed elsewhere herein or in the Notes to the Company's financial statements for the financial year ended February 28, 2022, none of:

  • (a) the Informed Persons of the Company;

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  • (b) the proposed nominees for election as a Director of the Company; or

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

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

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended February 28, 2022 (the " Financial Statements "), together with the Auditor's Report thereon, will be presented to Shareholders at the Meeting. The Financial Statements, together with the Auditor's Report thereon and the Management Discussion and Analysis, are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. The Notice of Annual General Meeting, Information Circular, Request for Financial Statement (NI 51-102) and form of Proxy will be available from the Company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., 510 Burrard Street, 2[nd] Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B9, or from the Company’s head office located at Suite 3123, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1J1.

REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

National Instrument 51-102 "Continuous Disclosure Obligations" sets out the procedures for a shareholder to receive financial statements. If you wish to receive financial statements, you may use the enclosed form or provide instructions in any other written format. Registered shareholders must also provide written instructions in order to receive the financial statements.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND FIXING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The persons named in the enclosed Instrument of Proxy intend to vote in favour of fixing the number of Directors at five (5).

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

In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the shares represented by Proxy will be voted for the nominees herein listed. Management does not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a Director.

Advance Notice Provisions

At the Company's February 28, 2014 annual general and special meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted to adopt amendments to the Company's Articles to include advance notice provisions (the " Advance Notice Provisions "). The Advance Notice Provisions include, among other things, a provision that requires advance notice be given to the Company in circumstances where nomination of persons for election to the Board are made by shareholders of the Company. The Advance Notice Provisions set a deadline by which shareholders must submit nominations (a " Notice ") for the election of directors to the Company prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders. The Advance Notice Provisions also set forth the information that a shareholder must include in the Notice to the Company, and establish the form in which the shareholder must submit the Notice for that notice to be in proper written form.

In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, a Notice must be provided to the Company not less than 30 days and not more than 65 days prior to the date of the annual meeting.

As of the date of this Circular, the Company has not received notice of a nomination in compliance with the Advance Notice Provisions.

INFORMATION CONCERNING NOMINEES SUBMITTED BY MANAGEMENT

The following table sets out the names of the persons proposed to be nominated by Management for election as a Director, the province or state and country in which he is ordinarily resident, the positions and offices which each

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presently holds with the Company, the period of time for which he has been a Director of the Company, the respective principal occupations or employment during the past five years if such nominee is not presently an elected Director and the number of shares of the Company which each beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised as of the date of this Information Circular. All of the nominees are currently Directors of the Company.

Name, Province and
Country of Residence
and Positions Held with
the Company
Present Principal Occupation of
Each Existing Director and Principal
Occupations, Businesses or Employments
of each Proposed Director Within the
Five Preceding Years(1)
Date First Became
a Director
No. of Shares
Beneficially
Owned,
Directly or
Indirectly(2)
PETER TALLMAN
President, Chief Executive
Officer and a Director
BritishColumbia, Canada
Geologist; President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director of Klondike Gold
Corp.
December 4, 2013 6,738,070
GORDON KEEP
Director
BritishColumbia, Canada
CEO of Fiore Management and Advisory
Corp. (private financial advisory firm).
December 4, 2013 3,167,136
JOHN PALLOT
Director
BritishColumbia, Canada
Retired businessman. December 4, 2013 Nil
STEVEN BRUNELLE
Director
Ontario, Canada
Geologist; Director of Peruvian Metals
Corp. since July 2010; Director of Rio
Silver Inc. since April 2006; Director of
Eagle Graphite Incorporated from January
2011 to September 2022; Director of Bold
Ventures Inc. since August 2017. Director
of Imperial Mining Group Limited since
December 2017.
February 18, 2014 270,000
ANNE LABELLE
Director
British Columbia, Canada
Anne Labelle is a geologist, lawyer, and
corporate director, working in mineral
exploration and development since the mid-
1990s. Ms. Labelle is the President & CEO
of Sterling Green Law Corporation, a law
firm she founded in 2014; Director of Fiore
Gold Ltd. since September 2017; Director of
HighGold Mining Inc. since March 2020.
Ms. Labelle was a mining company
executive, responsible for managing all
aspects of the legal, sustainability and
regulatory affairs of Midas Gold Corp., and
the Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho from 2011
to2018.

n/a
Nil

Notes:

(1) The information as to principal occupation, business or employment and common shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees.

(2) The information as to the number of shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, has been furnished by the respective nominees.

CEASE TRADE ORDERS, CORPORATE AND PERSONAL BANKRUPTCIES, PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS

Other than as set out below, no proposed director (including any personal holding company of a proposed director):

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  • (1) 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 (including the Company) that:

  • (A) was the subject of a cease trade order (including a management cease trade order which applies to directors or executive officers), 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, that was issued while such person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;

  • (B) was subject to an order that was issued after such person 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 a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;

  • (2) 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;

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

  • (4) 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 since December 31, 2000 or before December 31, 2000 the disclosure of which would likely be important to a reasonable security holder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director; or

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

Gordon Keep is a director of Rusoro Mining Ltd. ("Rusoro"). On May 21, 2013, the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") issued a cease trade order against Rusoro for failure to file its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 and related MD&A. On June 5, 2013 and June 7, 2013 respectively, similar cease trade orders were issued against Rusoro by the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers ("AMF"). On August 19, 2013 Rusoro filed its December 31, 2012 financial statements and related MD&A. On August 21, 2013, (BCSC), August 28, 2013 (AMF) and on September 4, 2013 (OSC) granted full revocations of the cease trade order issued by each of them. Rusoro was unable to file its December 31, 2012 financial statements and MD&A by the required filing deadline because it experienced significant delays in preparing them due to the nationalization by the Venezuelan government of Rusoro's gold mining assets in Venezuela.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

The charter of the Company's audit committee and the other information required to be disclosed by Form 52-110F2 is attached to this Information Circular as Schedule "A".

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required to be disclosed by National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices is attached to this Information Circular as Schedule "B".

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APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF AUDITORS

The Board of Directors proposes to re-appoint Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, of Vancouver, British Columbia. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxies given pursuant to this solicitation will be voted for the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting of the Company. It is proposed that the remuneration to be paid to the auditors of the Company be fixed by the Board of Directors of the Company. Davidson & Company LLP were first appointed as auditors of the Company on March 15, 2016.

PARTICULARS OF OTHER MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

A. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF AMENDED STOCK OPTION PLAN

As of the Record Date, options to purchase 10,619,500 common shares were outstanding.

The Corporation’s Stock Option Plan which was approved at the Corporation’s annual general and meeting held on November 24, 2021, pursuant to which its directors, officers, employees, consultants and eligible charitable organizations may be granted options to acquire common shares of the Corporation, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval. A maximum of 10% of the issued common shares of the Corporation, from time to time, may be reserved for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options.

Under the policies of the Exchange, a rolling stock option plan, such as the Corporation’s, must be approved by Shareholders on a yearly basis.

On November 24, 2021, the Exchange adopted a new policy, Policy 4.4 Security Based Compensation (the “ New Policy 4.4 ”) governing security-based compensation. The changes to the policy relate to, among other things, the expansion of the policy to cover a number of types of security based compensation in addition to stock options.

Accordingly, at the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an Ordinary Resolution approving the Corporation’s Stock Option Plan, as amended in accordance with the New Policy 4.4 (the “ Amended Stock Option Plan ”). A summary of the material provisions of the Amended Stock Option Plan are as follows:

  • (a) the Amended Stock Option Plan reserves, for issuance pursuant to the exercise of stock options, Common Shares of the Corporation equal to up to a maximum of 10% of the issued Common Shares of the Corporation at the time of any stock option grant;

  • (b) under the New Policy, an optionee must either be an Eligible Charitable Organization or a Director, Officer, Employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee of the Corporation at the time the option is granted in order to be eligible for the grant of a stock option to the optionee;

  • (c) the aggregate number of options granted to any one Person (and companies wholly owned by that Person) in a 12 month period under this Amended Stock Option Plan and any other Security Based Compensation must not exceed 5% of the issued Common Shares of the Corporation calculated on the date an option is granted to the Person (unless the Corporation has obtained the requisite Disinterested Shareholder Approval);

  • (d) the aggregate number of options granted to any one Consultant in a 12 month period under this Amended Stock Option Plan and any other Security Based Compensation must not exceed 2% of the issued Common Shares of the Corporation, calculated at the date an option is granted to the Consultant;

  • (e) the aggregate number of options granted to all Investor Relations Service Providers must not exceed 2% of the issued shares of the Corporation in any 12 month period, calculated at the date an option is granted to any such Person;

  • (f) if the Common Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange, then, notwithstanding anything in the Amended Stock Option Plan to the contrary, the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) pursuant to Options granted under the Amended Stock Option Plan and under any other Security Based Compensation, must not exceed 10% of the outstanding Shares at any point in time, unless the Corporation has obtained the requisite Disinterested Shareholder Approval;

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  • (g) if the Common Shares are listed for trading on the Exchange then, notwithstanding anything in the Amended Stock Option Plan to the contrary, the aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) pursuant to Options granted under the plan and under any other Security Based Compensation in any 12 month period shall not exceed 10% of the outstanding Shares at the time of the grant, unless the Corporation has obtained the requisite Disinterested Shareholder Approval;

  • (h) options issued to Investor Relations Service Providers must vest in stages over a period of not less than 12 months with no more than 1/4 of the options vesting in any 3 month period;

  • (i) the minimum exercise price per Common Share of a stock option must not be less than the Market Price of the Common Shares of the Corporation;

  • (j) options can be exercisable for a maximum of 10 years from the date of grant (subject to extension where the expiry date falls within a “blackout period” (see (o) below);

  • (k) stock options (other than options held by Investor Relations Service Providers) will cease to be exercisable 90 days after the optionee ceases to be a Director (which term includes a senior officer), Employee, Consultant, Eligible Charitable Organization or Management Company Employee otherwise than by death, or for a “reasonable period” not exceeding 12 months after the optionee ceases to serve in such capacity, as determined by the Board. Stock options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers will cease to be exercisable 30 days after the optionee ceases to serve in such capacity otherwise than by death, or for a “reasonable period” after the optionee ceases to serve in such capacity, as determined by the Board;

  • (l) all options are non-assignable and non-transferable;

  • (m) Disinterested Shareholder Approval will be obtained for any reduction in the exercise price of a stock option, or the extension of the term of a stock option, if the optionee is an Insider of the Corporation at the time of the proposed amendment;

  • (n) the Amended Stock Option Plan contains provisions for adjustment in the number of Common Shares or other property issuable on exercise of a stock option, subject to prior acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange, in the event of an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, reorganization, spin-off, dividend or recapitalization, other than in connection with a share consolidation or split;

  • (o) upon the occurrence of an Accelerated Vesting Event (as defined in the Amended Stock Option Plan), the Board will have the power, at its sole discretion and subject to the prior acceptance of the Exchange, to make such changes to the terms of stock options as it considers fair and appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to: (a) accelerating the vesting of stock options, conditionally or unconditionally; (b) terminating every stock option if under the transaction giving rise to the Accelerated Vesting Event, options in replacement of the stock options are proposed to be granted to or exchanged with the holders of stock options, which replacement options treat the holders of stock options in a manner which the Board considers fair and appropriate in the circumstances having regard to the treatment of holders of Common Shares under such transaction; (c) otherwise modifying the terms of any stock option to assist the holder to tender into any take-over bid or other transaction constituting an Accelerated Vesting Event; or (d) following the successful completion of such Accelerated Vesting Event, terminating any stock option to the extent it has not been exercised prior to successful completion of the Accelerated Vesting Event. The determination of the Board in respect of any such Accelerated Vesting Event shall for the purposes of the Stock Option Plan be final, conclusive and binding;

  • (p) in connection with the exercise of an option, as a condition to such exercise the Corporation shall require the optionee to pay to the Corporation an amount as necessary so as to ensure that the Corporation is in compliance with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial or local laws relating to the withholding of tax or other required deductions relating to the exercise of such option; and

  • (q) a stock option will be automatically extended past its expiry date if such expiry date falls within a blackout period during which the Corporation prohibits optionees from exercising their options, subject to the following requirements: (a) the blackout period must (i) be formally imposed by the Corporation pursuant to its internal trading policies; and (ii) must expire following the general disclosure of undisclosed Material Information; (b) the automatic extension of an optionee's stock option will not be permitted where the optionee or the Corporation is subject to a cease trade order (or similar order under Securities Laws) in respect

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of the Corporation's securities; and (d) the automatic extension is available to all Eligible Persons under the same terms and conditions.

“Consultant”, “Director”, “Disinterested Shareholder Approval”, “Eligible Charitable Organization”, “Employee”, “Investor Relations Activities”, “Investor Relations Service Provider”, “Management Company Employee”, “Market Price”, “Material Information”, “Person”, “Securities Laws” and “Security Based Compensation” all have the same definition as in the policies of the Exchange.

Pursuant to the Board's authority to govern the implementation and administration of the Amended Stock Option Plan, all previously granted and outstanding stock options shall be governed by the provisions of the Amended Stock Option Plan.

A copy of the Amended Stock Option Plan is available on request from the Corporation and a copy will be available for viewing at the Meeting.

The text of the resolution to be passed is as follows. In order to be passed, a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting or in person or by proxy must be voted in favour of the resolution. Management recommends and, unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to vote FOR such resolution :

“BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Corporation's Amended Stock Option Plan be and is hereby ratified, confirmed and approved with such additional provisions and amendments, provided that such are not inconsistent with the Policies of the TSX Venture Exchange, as the directors of the Corporation may deem necessary or advisable.”

B. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AND DEFERRED SHARE UNIT PLAN (“RSU/DSU PLAN”)

The Corporation is proposing to approve a restricted share unit and deferred share unit compensation plan (the “ RSU/DSU Plan ”) of the Corporation. A copy of the RSU/DSU Plan is available on request from the Corporation and will be available for viewing at the Meeting.

On November 9[th] , 2022, the Board approved the adoption of a fixed number restricted share unit and deferred share unit plan. The implementation of the RSU/DSU Plan is intended to provide a vehicle by which equity-based incentives may be awarded to the Directors, Employees, Consultants and other persons or companies engaged to provide ongoing services to the Corporation and its Affiliates, other than persons involved in Investor Relations Activities relating to the Corporation (as such terms are defined in the RSU/DSU Plan) (collectively, the “ Eligible Persons ”), to recognize and reward their significant contributions to the long-term success of the Corporation and to align their interests more closely with Shareholders, as well as to bring the Corporation’s compensation policies in line with trends in industry practice, and to preserve working capital of the Corporation by paying Eligible Persons with compensation in the form of share-based awards as opposed to cash. Pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan, the Board (or a committee thereof) may grant restricted share unit awards (“ RSUs ”) and deferred share unit awards (“ DSUs ” and collectively with the RSUs, “ Awards ”) as incentive payments to eligible persons. The Board intends to use the Awards as part of the Corporation’s overall executive compensation plan.

The maximum number of Awards that may be reserved for issuance under the RSU/DSU Plan is 15,207,904.

RSU/DSU Plan

The implementation of the RSU/DSU Plan is intended to provide a vehicle by which equity-based incentives may be awarded to the Eligible Persons to recognize and reward their significant contributions to the long- term success of the Corporation and to align their interests more closely with the Shareholders, as well as to bring the Corporation’s compensation policies in line with trends in industry practice, and to preserve working capital of the Corporation by paying Eligible Persons with compensation in the form of share-based awards as opposed to cash. Eligible Persons who are granted RSUs or DSUs under the RSU/DSU Plan are collectively referred to herein as “Participants” or “Grantees”. Under the RSU/DSU Plan, settlement of RSUs or DSUs shall be made by payment of (i) delivery of one Common Share for each such RSU or DSU then being settled; or (ii) subject to approval of the Board in its sole discretion, a cash equivalent.

RSUs are performance-based share units which will be granted to Eligible Persons under the RSU/DSU Plan based on both individual and corporate performance criteria as determined by the Board or the Granting Authority (as such

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term is defined in the RSU/DSU Plan). The RSUs vest and are paid out to the Participant at no later than three years after the year in which the RSUs were granted. Non-vested RSUs are forfeited if the Participant voluntarily leaves his or her employment with the Corporation. RSUs provide the Corporation with a more transparent and objective tool for rewarding performance or compensating Participants, while providing the Participant with a better defined incentive award.

The RSU/DSU Plan also makes provision for the use of DSUs as partial payment of an Eligible Person's fees. A DSU is a notional share that has the same value as one Common Share as at the grant date. DSUs are paid out to the Participant as Common Shares when they retire from or no longer provide service to the Corporation. A retiring Participant can defer the payout of his or her DSUs to the year following his or her departure from the Corporation. The use of DSUs has the advantage of encouraging higher levels of share ownership by the Participants, thereby aligning their interests more closely with that of the Corporation while also preserving cash for the Corporation.

The following is a summary of the additional important provisions of the RSU/DSU Plan. It is not a comprehensive discussion of all of the terms and conditions of the RSU/DSU Plan. Readers are advised to review the full text of the RSU/DSU Plan to fully understand all terms and conditions of the RSU/DSU Plan.

Purpose

The RSU/DSU Plan is intended to bring the Corporation's compensation policies in line with trends in industry compensation practice. The RSU/DSU Plan includes provisions for granting RSUs as well as DSUs. Under the RSU/DSU Plan, settlement of RSUs or DSUs shall be made by payment of (i) delivery of one Common Share for each such RSU or DSU then being settled; or (ii) subject to approval of the Board in its sole discretion, a cash equivalent.

The RSU/DSU Plan will advance the interests of the Corporation by encouraging Participants to receive equity-based compensation and incentives, thereby (i) increasing the proprietary interests of such persons in the Corporation, (ii) aligning the interests of such persons with the interests of Shareholders generally, (iii) encouraging such persons to remain associated with the Corporation, and (iv) furnishing such persons with an additional incentive in their efforts on behalf of the Corporation. The Board also contemplates that through the RSU/DSU Plan, the Corporation will be better able to compete for and retain the services of the individuals needed for the continued growth and success of the Corporation.

Administration

Under the RSU/DSU Plan, the Board may, at any time, appoint a committee to, among other things, interpret, administer and implement the RSU/DSU Plan on behalf of the Board in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, consistent with the RSU/DSU Plan.

Eligible Persons

Under the RSU/DSU Plan, Awards may be granted to any Eligible Person. A Participant or Grantee is an Eligible Person to whom an Award has been granted under the RSU/DSU Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the RSU/DSU Plan and TSXV policies, no Awards may be granted to persons performing investor relations activities for the Corporation.

Number of Securities Issued or Issuable

Subject to the adjustment provisions provided for in the RSU/DSU Plan and applicable rules and regulations of all regulatory authorities to which the Corporation is subject (including the TSXV), the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Awards under the RSU/DSU Plan is 15,207,904, being 10% of the number of common shares of the Corporation as at the Record Date.

If any Award is cancelled in accordance with the terms of the RSU/DSU Plan or the agreements evidencing the grant, the Common Shares reserved for issue pursuant to such Award will, upon cancellation of such Awards, revert to the RSU/DSU Plan and will be available for other Awards. Any Award that is settled through the issuance of Common Shares from treasury shall not be considered cancelled, and that number of Common Shares issued shall not be available for other Awards.

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Maximum Grant to Any One Participant

The issue of Awards to Eligible Persons is subject to, among other things, the following restrictions:

  • (a) the number of Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan together with the Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to any other security based compensation plan of the Corporation or options for services granted by the Corporation, including the Amended Stock Option Plan, to any one Eligible Person within a 12 month period may not exceed in the aggregate 5% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis on the date of the grant of the Award unless the Corporation has received disinterested shareholder approval;

  • (b) the number of Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan together with the Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to any other security based compensation plan of the Corporation or options for services granted by the Corporation, including the Amended Stock Option Plan, to all insiders of the Corporation shall not exceed 10% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis at any point in time unless the Corporation has received disinterested shareholder approval;

  • (c) the number of Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan together with the Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to any other security based compensation plan of the Corporation or options for services granted by the Corporation, including the Amended Stock Option Plan, to all insiders of the Corporation within a 12 month period may not exceed in the aggregate 10% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis on the date of the grant of the Award unless the Corporation has received disinterested shareholder approval; and

  • (d) the number of Common Shares which may be reserved for issued pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan together with the Common Shares which may be reserved for issue pursuant to any other security based compensation plan of the Corporation, including the Amended Stock Option Plan, to any one consultant in any 12 month period may not exceed 2% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding on a non-diluted basis on the date of the grant of the Award.

Restricted Share Units

The Granting Authority may determine the vesting schedule of any RSUs at the time of grant, provided that notwithstanding such determination and provided that no RSUs may vest within one year of the date of grant except in the event of the death of the Participant or if the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person in connection with a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the RSU/DSU Plan), takeover bid, reverse takeover or similar transaction, in the event of a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the RSU/DSU Plan) while the Grantee is employed by the Corporation or a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, the termination of the Grantee by the Corporation without cause or in the event that the Grantee terminates employment with the Corporation and its subsidiaries by reason of Eligible Retirement (as such term is defined in the RSU/DSU Plan), death or total disability (as determined by the Granting Authority in good faith) (each an “ Accelerated Vesting Event ”), the non-vested RSUs will: (i) in the case of a Change of Control, termination without cause, Eligible Retirement or death being the Accelerated Vesting Event, immediately become 100% vested, or (ii) in the case of total disability being the Accelerated Vesting Event, vest on the 60th day following the date on which the Participant is determined to be totally disabled.

If the Grantee terminates employment with the Corporation and its subsidiaries for any reason other than such Eligible Retirement, total disability or death or termination without cause, any non-vested RSUs granted thereunder will be immediately cancelled without liability or compensation therefor and be of no further force and effect. For clarity, where the Grantee voluntarily terminates his/her employment with the Corporation or is otherwise terminated by the Corporation for cause, all non-vested RSUs of the Grantee shall be immediately cancelled without compensation or liability therefor and be of no further force and effect.

The term of the RSUs shall be determined by the Granting Authority on the date of the award of RSUs and shall not exceed ten years from the date the RSUs are awarded. Each RSU outstanding and all rights thereunder shall expire at the expiry time determined by the Granting Authority, subject to earlier termination in accordance with the RSU/DSU Plan.

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Settlement of Restricted Share Units

Payment to the Grantee in respect of vested RSUs will be made in the form of (i) fully paid Common Shares, which will be evidenced by book entry registration or by a share certificate registered in the name of the Grantee; or (ii) subject to approval of the Board, in its sole discretion, a cash equivalent, as soon as practicable following the date on which the RSUs become vested, provided that the settlement date may not be later than the third anniversary of the date of grant of the RSU and all payments in respect of vested RSUs in the Grantee's notional account maintained by the Corporation will be paid in full on or before December 31 of the same calendar year.

Deferred Share Units

DSUs granted pursuant to the RSU/DSU Plan will be used as a means of reducing the cash payable by the Corporation in respect of a Participant's compensable amounts. In so doing, the interests of a Participant will become more closely aligned with those of the Corporation and its Shareholders.

Vesting of Deferred Share Units

Subject to the vesting provisions otherwise stipulated by the Granting Authority, where a Grantee is terminated for cause or resigns and, in the case of a director of the Corporation, is otherwise removed as a result of losing his or her eligibility to serve on the Board due to an order by a regulatory body or stock exchange or for culpable conduct as determined by the Granting Authority, all unvested DSUs in the Grantee's notional account maintained by the Corporation will be immediately cancelled without liability or compensation therefor and be of no further force and effect (unless otherwise determined by the Granting Authority).

No DSUs may vest within one year of the date of grant except in the event of the death of the Participant or if the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person in connection with a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the RSU/DSU Plan), takeover bid, reverse takeover or similar transaction. Subject to the above, in the event of a Change of Control while the Grantee is employed by or is a director of the Corporation or a related entity or in the event of the Grantee being terminated without cause, the non-vested DSUs will immediately become 100% vested.

Settlement of Deferred Share Units

DSUs will be settled upon the third business day (or such other period of time as permitted by the Granting Authority under the grant agreement) following the Eligible Retirement or death of the applicable Participant or at the time the Participant otherwise ceases to hold office subject to payment or other satisfaction of all related withholding obligations in accordance with the provisions of the RSU/DSU Plan. Settlement of DSUs shall be made by payment of (i) one Common Share for each such DSU then being settled; or (ii) subject to the approval of the Board, in its sole discretion, a cash equivalent.

Assignability

Awards granted under the RSU/DSU Plan are non-transferable and non-assignable to anyone other than to the estate of a Participant in the event of death and then only in accordance with the terms of the RSU/DSU Plan.

Procedure for Amending of the RSU/DSU Plan

Subject to the terms of the RSU/DSU Plan and any applicable requirements of the TSXV, the Granting Authority has the right at any time to amend the RSU/DSU Plan or any Award agreement thereunder, provided that the requisite shareholder approval has been obtained by ordinary resolution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, shareholder approval is not required for the amendments set out below:

  • (a) amendments of a technical, clerical or “housekeeping” nature including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amendments for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error or omission in the RSU/DSU Plan or to correct or supplement any provision of the RSU/DSU Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the RSU/DSU Plan;

  • (b) amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law and the applicable rules of the TSXV; and

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  • (c) any other amendment, whether fundamental or otherwise, not requiring shareholder approval under applicable law or the rules of the TSXV.

Financial Assistance

The Corporation does not provide financial assistance to Participants to facilitate the purchase of Common Shares upon exercise of Awards under the RSU/DSU Plan.

Other Material Information

Appropriate adjustments to the RSU/DSU Plan and to Awards granted thereunder will be made by the Corporation to give effect to adjustments in the number and type of Common Shares (or other securities or other property) resulting from subdivisions, consolidations, substitutions, or reclassifications of Common Shares, payment of stock dividends or other prescribed changes in the capital of the Corporation. In the event of any merger, acquisition, amalgamation, arrangement or other scheme of reorganization that results in a Change of Control, the Corporation may take whatever action with respect to the Awards outstanding that it deems necessary or desirable including accelerating the vesting date of Awards to the date which is immediately preceding the Change of Control. Any such adjustment other than a Common Share consolidation or Common Share split shall be subject to approval of the TSXV. If approved by the Board prior to or within 30 days after such time as a Change of Control is be deemed to have occurred, the Board has the right to require that all or any portion of the Awards be settled and discharged in cash based on the “cash value” of such Awards in lieu of settlement by issue of Common Shares.

The foregoing is a summary of the RSU/DSU Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the RSU/DSU Plan, which can be obtained from the Corporation on request. A copy of the RSU/DSU Plan will be available for viewing at the Meeting..

Pursuant to the policies of the TSXV, the Corporation is required to obtain Shareholder approval of the RSU/DSU Plan in connection with the implementation thereof and subsequently at each annual meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, at the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve an ordinary resolution to approve the RSU/DSU Plan. The RSU/DSU Plan has been filed with the TSXV and is pending TSXV approval. The RSU/DSU Plan will not be implemented by the Corporation until it has been approved by shareholders.

The text of the ordinary resolution to be considered at the Meeting will be substantially as follows:

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED as an ordinary resolution of the Corporation that:

  • (a) the restricted share unit and deferred share unit plan of the Corporation (the “ RSU/DSU Plan ”), substantially in the form as described in the Management Information Circular of the Corporation, be and is hereby ratified, approved and adopted as the restricted share unit and deferred share unit plan of the Corporation;

  • (b) the form of the RSU/DSU Plan may be amended in order to satisfy the requirements or requests of any regulatory authorities without requiring further approval of the shareholders of the Corporation;

  • (c) the shareholders of the Corporation hereby expressly authorize the Board of Directors to revoke this resolution before it is acted upon without requiring further approval of the shareholders in that regard; and

  • (d) any one director or officer of the Corporation is authorized and directed, on behalf of the Corporation, to take all necessary steps and proceedings and to execute, deliver and file any and all declarations, agreements, documents and other instruments and do all such other acts and things (whether under corporate seal of the Corporation or otherwise) that may be necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinary resolution.”

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Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the management designees, if named as proxy, to vote in favour of the ordinary resolution approving the RSU/DSU Plan . In order to be effective, an ordinary resolution requires approval of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who vote in respect to the resolution.

OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this information circular, management knows of no other matters to be acted upon at this Meeting. However, should any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the shares represented by the proxy solicited hereby will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the persons voting the shares represented by the proxy.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Copies of the Company's Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis may be obtained without charge upon request from the Company at Suite 3123, 595 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1J1, or by telephone: (604) 6096138 and such documents will be sent by mail or electronically by email as may be specified at the time of the request.

DIRECTOR APPROVAL

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

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 9[th] day of November, 2022.

"Peter Tallman"


Peter Tallman Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of the Corporation

KLONDIKE GOLD CORP. (the "Company")

SCHEDULE "A" FORM 52-110F2

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

ITEM 1: THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S CHARTER

Purpose

The overall purpose of the Audit Committee (the "Committee") of Klondike Gold 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 consolidated 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;

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

  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 consolidated 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 fulfilment of its duties and responsibilities.

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

  7. (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;

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

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

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

  11. (i) contents of their report;

  12. (ii) scope and quality of the audit work performed;

  13. (iii) adequacy of the Company's financial and auditing personnel;

  14. (iv) co-operation received from the Company's personnel during the audit;

  15. (v) internal resources used;

  16. (vi) significant transactions outside of the normal business of the Company;

  17. (vii) significant proposed adjustments and recommendations for improving internal accounting controls, accounting principles or management systems; and

  18. (viii) the non-audit services provided by the external auditors;

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  20. (e) to discuss with the external auditors the quality and not just the acceptability of the Company's accounting principles; and

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

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

  23. (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;

  24. (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;

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

  26. (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.

  27. The Committee is also charged with the responsibility to:

  28. (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;

  29. (b) review and approve the financial sections of:

  30. (i) the annual report to Shareholders;

  31. (ii) the annual information form, if required;

  32. (iii) annual and interim MD&A;

  33. (iv) prospectuses;

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

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

and report to the Board with respect thereto;

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

  • (d) review the appropriateness of the policies and procedures used in the preparation of the Company's consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements;

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

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  • (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 consolidated 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.

ITEM 2: COMPOSITION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The current members of the Committee are Gordon Keep, John Pallot and Steven Brunelle. All of the members are financially literate and all are independent except for Gordon Keep. "Independent" and "Financially Literate" have the meaning used in National Instrument 52-110 ("NI 52-110") of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

ITEM 3: RELEVANT EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

NI 52-110 provides that 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.

All of the members of the Company’s audit committee are financially literate as that term is defined in NI 52-110.

The relevant education and/or experience of each member of the Audit Committee is as follows:

Gordon Keep - Mr. Keep has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of British Columbia and many years’ experience in the capacities of director, officer and audit committee member of public companies operating in the natural resource sector.

John Pallot – Mr. Pallot has over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry. He has served as the President and a Director of several other public companies since 1993. These junior resource companies have been focused primarily on resource exploration throughout Canada and South America.

Steven Brunelle – Mr. Brunelle has been an officer and/or director of numerous public resource companies over his 35 year career. He has been instrumental as a founder and large shareholder of several of these companies, sitting upon audit and other committees, keeping his corporate governance and fiduciary responsibilities foremost in the business of these companies.

ITEM 4: AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT

At no time since March 1, 2021 was a recommendation of the Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor (Davidson & Company LLP) not adopted by the Board.

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ITEM 5: RELIANCE ON CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS

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

ITEM 6: PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Formal policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services have yet to be formulated and adopted. Subject to the requirements of NI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Company's Board of Directors, and where applicable by the Audit Committee, on a case by case basis.

ITEM 7: EXTERNAL AUDITOR SERVICE FEES (BY CATEGORY)

The aggregate fees charged to the Company by the external auditors in each of the last two fiscal years are as follows

Audit fees
Audit related fees
Tax Fees
All other fees
FYE 2022
$23,281
Nil
$5,800
Nil
FYE 2021
$22,268
Nil
5,500
Nil
Total Fees: $29,081 $27,768

ITEM 8: EXEMPTION

In respect of the most recently completed financial year, the Company is relying on the exemption set out in section 6.1 of NI 52-110 with respect to compliance with the requirements of Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations) of NI 52-110.

KLONDIKE GOLD CORP. (the "Company")

SCHEDULE "B" CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Pursuant to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices the Company is required to and hereby discloses its corporate governance practices as follows.

ITEM 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board is responsible for determining whether or not each director is an independent director. To do this, the Board analyzes all the relationships of the directors with the Company and its subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of the Company facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over the Company’s management through frequent meetings of the Board.

A director is independent if he or she has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Corporation that the Board believes could reasonably be perceived to materially interfere with his or her ability to exercise independent judgment. Applicable securities laws set out certain situations where a director is deemed to have a material relationship with the Corporation.

The board of directors (the "Board") is comprised of five (5) directors, four (4) of whom are considered independent under applicable securities laws, namely, John Pallot, Steven Brunelle, Gordon Keep andAnne Labelle. Of the proposed nominees for directors of the Corporation, the Board will consist of five (5) directors, four (4) of whom will be considered independent under applicable securities laws, namely John Pallot, Steven Brunelle, Gordon Keep andAnne Labelle. Peter Tallman is not an independent director because of his positions as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.

ITEM 2. DIRECTORSHIPS

The current and proposed directors of the Corporation are currently directors of the following other reporting issuers:

Name of Director Name of Reporting Issuer Listed Exchange
Peter Tallman n/a n/a
Gordon Keep Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd.
Oceanic Iron Ore Corp.
NG Energy International Corp.
Rusoro Mining Ltd.
Vanadian Energy Corp.
Total Helium Ltd.
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
John Pallot Bonanza Mining Corporation
AD4 Capital Corp
TSX-V
TSX-V
Steven Brunelle Bold Ventures Inc.
Peruvian Metals Corp.
Rio Silver Inc.
Imperial Mining Group Limited
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
TSX-V
Anne Labelle HighGold Mining Inc. TSX-V

ITEM 3. ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

The Board of Directors of the Company brief all new directors with the policies of the Board of Directors, and other relevant corporate and business information.

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ITEM 4. ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT

The Board has 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 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 agent 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.

ITEM 5. NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for identifying individuals qualified to become new Board members and recommending to the Board new director nominees for the next annual meeting of the shareholders.

New nominees must 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, shown support for the Company’s mission and strategic objectives, and a willingness to serve.

ITEM 6. COMPENSATION

The Board of Directors conducts reviews with regard to directors’ and officers' compensation once a year. To make its recommendation on directors' and officers' compensation, the Board of Directors relies solely on the experience and knowledge of its members.

ITEM 7. OTHER BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board of Directors has no other committees other than the Audit Committee.

ITEM 8. ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Directors 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.