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Meridian Mining Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

May 3, 2024

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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MERIDIAN MINING UK SOCIETAS

Computershare

8th Floor, 100 University Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1

www.computershare.com

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Voting Instruction Form ("VIF") - Annual and Special Meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024

NON-REGISTERED (BENEFICIAL) SECURITYHOLDERS

  1. We are sending to you the enclosed proxy-related materials that relate to a meeting of the holders of the series or class of securities that are held on your behalf by the intermediary identified above. Unless you attend the meeting and vote in person, your securities can be voted only by management, as proxy holder of the registered holder, in accordance with your instructions.
  2. We are prohibited from voting these securities on any of the matters to be acted upon at the meeting without your specific voting instructions. In order for these securities to be voted at the meeting, it will be necessary for us to have your specific voting instructions. Please complete and return the information requested in this VIF to provide your voting instructions to us promptly.
  3. If you want to attend the meeting and vote in person, please write your name in the place provided for that purpose in this form. You can also write the name of someone else whom you wish to attend the meeting and vote on your behalf. Unless prohibited by law, the person whose name is written in the space provided will have full authority to present matters to the meeting and vote on all matters that are presented at the meeting, even if those matters are not set out in this form or the information circular. Consult a legal advisor if you wish to modify the authority of that person in any way. If you require help, please contact the Registered Representative who services your account.
  4. This VIF should be signed by you in the exact manner as your name appears on the VIF. If these voting instructions are given on behalf of a body corporate set out the full legal name of the body corporate, the name and position of the person giving voting instructions on behalf of the body corporate and the address for service of the body corporate.
  5. If a date is not inserted in the space provided on the reverse of this VIF, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it was mailed by management to you.
  6. When properly signed and delivered, securities represented by this VIF will be voted as directed by you, however, if such a direction is not made in respect of any matter, and the VIF appoints the Management Nominees, the VIF will direct the voting of the securities to be made as recommended in the documentation provided by Management for the meeting.
  7. Unless prohibited by law, this VIF confers discretionary authority on the appointee to vote as the appointee sees fit in respect of amendments or variations to matters identified in the notice of meeting or other matters as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
  8. By providing voting instructions as requested, you are acknowledging that you are the beneficial owner of, and are entitled to instruct us with respect to the voting of, these securities.
  9. If you have any questions regarding the enclosed documents, please contact the Registered Representative who services your account.
  10. This VIF should be read in conjunction with the information circular and other proxy materials provided by Management.

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VIFs submitted must be received by 5:00 pm (London, UK time), on Friday, May 31, 2024.

VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK!

To Vote Using the Telephone

  • Call the number listed BELOW from a touch tone telephone.

1-866-734-VOTE (8683) Toll Free

To Vote Using the Internet

  • Go to the following web site: www.investorvote.com
  • Smartphone? Scan the QR code to vote now.

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If you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this VIF.

Voting by mail may be the only method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being voted on behalf of another individual.

Voting by mail or by Internet are the only methods by which a holder may choose an appointee other than the Management appointees named on the reverse of this VIF. Instead of mailing this VIF, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above to vote this VIF.

To vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below.

CONTROL NUMBER


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Appointee(s)

I/We being holder(s) of securities of Meridian Mining UK Societas (the "Company") hereby appoint: Bruce McLeod, Chairman, or failing this person, Gilbert Clark, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or failing this person, James McLucas, Vice President of Corporate Development of the Company (the "Management Nominees")

OR

If you wish to attend in person or appoint someone else to attend on your behalf, print your name or the name of your appointee in this space (see Note #3 on reverse).

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as my/our appointee to attend, act and to vote in accordance with the following direction (or if no directions have been given, as the appointee sees fit) and on all other matters that may properly come before the Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held at 4 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AU, United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 5:00 pm (London, UK time), and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXT OVER THE BOXES.

1. Election of Directors For Withhold For Withhold For Withhold
01. Bruce McLeod, as non-executive director 02. Gilbert Clark, as executive director 03. Adrian McArthur, as executive director
04. Susanne Sesselmann, as non-executive director 05. John Skinner, as non-executive director 06. Douglas Ford, as non-executive director
07. Neil Gregson, as non-executive director
For Withhold
2. Appointment of Auditors
Appointment of KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors of the Company and authorizing the directors to determine their remuneration.
For Withhold
3. Appointment of Auditors in the United Kingdom
Appointment of PKF Littlejohn LLP as the auditor of the Company in the United Kingdom to hold office from the conclusion of the Meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company and authorizing the directors to determine PKF Littlejohn LLP's remuneration.
For Against
4. UK 2023 Annual Accounts
To discuss and adopt the UK 2023 annual accounts of the Company.
For Against
5. Allotment of Shares
To authorize the Board to allot shares in the capital of the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of €1,000,000 (which equates to 100,000,000 ordinary (common) shares), as more particularly described in the accompanying management information circular.
For Against
6. Allotment of Shares for cash, disapplying Pre-emptive Rights
To subject to the passing of resolution number 5, empower the Board to issue equity securities for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal amount of €1,000,000 (which equates to 100,000,000 ordinary (common) shares), as more particularly described in the accompanying management information circular.
Authorized Signature(s) – This section must be completed for your instructions to be executed. Signature(s) Date
I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any VIF previously given with respect to the Meeting. If no voting instructions are indicated above, and the VIF appoints the Management Nominees, this VIF will be voted as recommended by Management. DD / MM / YY

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