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Mongoose Mining Ltd. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

May 22, 2020

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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MONGOOSE MINING LTD.

ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 11, 2020

NOTICE OF MEETING AND MANAGEMENT PROXY AND INFORMATION CIRCULAR

THIS NOTICE OF MEETING AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR IS FURNISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION BY THE MANAGEMENT OF MONGOOSE MINING LTD. OF PROXIES TO BE VOTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF MONGOOSE MINING LTD. TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2020.

TO BE HELD AT: Livingston Place 900 - 222 3rd Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0B4

at 1:00 p.m.(Calgary Time)

Dated: May 11, 2020

MONGOOSE MINING LTD.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 11, 2020

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING (the “ Meeting ”) of holders (“ Shareholders ”) of common shares (“ Common Shares ”) of Mongoose Mining Ltd. (the “ Corporation ”) will be held at Livingston Place , 900-222 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 0B4, at 1:00 p.m. (Calgary Time), on Thursday, June 11, 2020 for the following purposes:

  1. to receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 and the report of the auditor thereon;

  2. to fix the number of directors of the Corporation to be elected at the Meeting at three;

  3. to elect directors for the ensuing year as described in the management information circular (the “ Circular ”) accompanying this Notice;

  4. to appoint the auditor of the Corporation for the ensuing year and to authorize the board of directors of the Corporation to fix the auditor’s remuneration;

  5. to transact such other business as may be properly brought before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The board of directors of the Corporation has fixed the record date for the Meeting at the close of business on Monday, May 11, 2020 (the “ Record Date ”). Only Shareholders of record as at the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of the Meeting. Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote those Common Shares owned as at the Record Date, unless any such Shareholder transfers such Shareholder’s Common Shares after the Record Date and the transferee of those Common Shares establishes that the transferee owns the Common Shares and demands, not later than 10 days before the Meeting, that the transferee’s name be included in the list of Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, in which case such transferee shall be entitled to vote such Common Shares at the Meeting.

DATED this 11[th] day of May, 2020.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(s) "John Van Driesum" John van Driesum Chief Executive Officer and Director

IMPORTANT

It is desirable that as many shares as possible be represented at the Meeting. If you do not expect to attend and would like your Common Shares represented, please complete the enclosed instrument of proxy and return it as soon as possible in accordance with the options indicated. A proxy will not be valid unless it is deposited with our transfer agent Odyssey Trust Company, (i) by email to [email protected] (please send front and back of proxy); (ii) by online submission at http://odysseytrust.com/Transfer-Agent/Login or (iii) by fax at (800) 517-4553. All instructions are listed in the enclosed form of proxy. In order to be valid and acted upon at the Meeting, proxies must be returned to the aforesaid address not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time set for the holding of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Shareholders are cautioned that the transmission of proxies by mail is at each Shareholder’s risk.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Management Information Circular includes certain statements and information that constitute “forwardlooking statements”, and “forward-looking information” under applicable securities laws (“f orward-looking statements ” and “ forward-looking information ” are collectively referred to herein as “ forward-looking statements ”, unless otherwise stated). Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this Management Information Circular and include statements and information regarding the intent, beliefs or current expectations of the Corporation’s officers and directors. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Corporation’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this Management Information Circular, words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “plan”, “should”, “would”, “contemplate”, “possible”, “attempts”, “seeks” and similar expressions, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may relate to the Corporation’s future outlook and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the Corporation’s future business strategy, plans and objectives. The Corporation has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements were derived utilizing numerous assumptions, and while the Corporation considers these assumptions to be reasonable, based on information currently available, such assumptions may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, you are cautioned to not put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future events or results.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements are made. Except as required by applicable law, the Corporation assumes no obligation to update or to publicly announce the results of any change to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect actual results, future events or developments, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting the forward-looking statements. If the Corporation updates any one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements and should not rely upon these statements as of any other date. All forward-looking statements contained in this Management Information Circular are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

MONGOOSE MINING LTD. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

THIS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR (“CIRCULAR”) IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION BY MANAGEMENT OF MONGOOSE MINING LTD. (THE “CORPORATION”) of proxies from the holders of common shares (“ Common Shares ”) for the annual general and special meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation (the “ Meeting ”) to be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. (Calgary time) at Livingstone Place , 900-222 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 0B4, or at any adjournment thereof for the purposes set out in the accompanying notice of meeting (“ Notice of Meeting ”).

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

APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

The persons named (the “Management Designees”) in the enclosed instrument of proxy (“Instrument of Proxy”) have been selected by the directors of the Corporation and have indicated their willingness to represent as proxy the shareholder who appoints them. A shareholder has the right to designate a person (whom need not be a shareholder) other than the Management Designees to represent him or her at the Meeting. Such right may be exercised by inserting in the space provided for that purpose on the Instrument of Proxy the name of the person to be designated and by deleting therefrom the names of the Management Designees, or by completing another proper form of proxy and delivering the same to the transfer agent of the Corporation. Such shareholder should notify the nominee of the appointment, obtain the nominee’s consent to act as proxy and should provide instructions on how the shareholder’s shares are to be voted. The nominee should bring personal identification with him to the Meeting. In any case, the form of proxy should be dated and executed by the shareholder or an attorney authorized in writing, with proof of such authorization attached (where an attorney executed the proxy form). In addition, a proxy may be revoked by a shareholder personally attending at the Meeting and voting his shares.

A proxy will not be valid unless it is deposited with our transfer agent Odyssey Trust Company(i) by email to [email protected] (please send front and back of proxy); (ii) by online submission at http://odysseytrust.com/Transfer-Agent/Login or (iii) by fax at (800) 517-4553. All instructions are listed in the enclosed form of proxy. Your proxy or voting instructions must be received in each case no later than 1:00 p.m. (Calgary Time) on June 9, 2020 or, if the Meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding Saturdays and holidays) before the beginning of any adjournment of the Meeting. Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the Meeting in his discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy.

A shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it as to any matter upon which a vote has not already been cast pursuant to the authority conferred by the proxy. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by depositing an instrument in writing executed by the shareholder or by his authorized attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized, either at the registered office of the Corporation or with Odyssey Trust Company via email at [email protected], at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the date of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used, or by depositing the instrument in writing with the Chairman of such Meeting on the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof. In addition, a proxy may be revoked by the shareholder personally attending the Meeting and voting his shares.

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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 hold their Common Shares through their brokers, intermediaries, trustees or other persons, or who otherwise do not hold their Common Shares in their own name (referred to in this Management Information Circular as “ Beneficial Shareholders ”) should note that only proxies deposited by shareholders who appear on the records maintained by the Corporation’s registrar and transfer agent as registered holders of Common Shares will be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a Beneficial Shareholder by a broker, those Common Shares will, in all likelihood, not be registered in the shareholder’s name. 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 shares are registered under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depositary for Securities, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Common Shares held by brokers (or their agents or nominees) on behalf of a broker’s client can only be voted (for or against resolutions) at the direction of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without specific instructions, brokers and their agents and nominees are prohibited from voting shares for the broker’s clients. Therefore, each Beneficial Shareholder should ensure that voting instructions are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.

Existing regulatory policy requires brokers and other intermediaries to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholders’ meetings. The various brokers and other intermediaries have their own mailing procedures and provide their own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. The form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker (or the agent of the broker) is substantially similar to the Instrument of Proxy provided directly to registered shareholders by the Corporation. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered shareholder (i.e., the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The vast majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Broadridge ”) in Canada. Broadridge typically prepares a machine-readable voting instruction form, mails those forms to Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the forms to Broadridge, or otherwise communicate voting instructions to Broadridge (by way of the Internet or telephone, for example). Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder who receives a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form to vote Common Shares directly at the Meeting. The voting instruction forms must be returned to Broadridge (or instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares must otherwise be communicated to Broadridge) well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the Common Shares voted. If you have any questions respecting the voting of Common Shares held through a broker or other intermediary, please contact that broker or other intermediary for assistance.

Although a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Common Shares registered in the name of his broker, a Beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as proxyholder for the registered shareholder and vote the 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 enter their own names in the blank space on the form of proxy provided to them and return the same to their broker (or the broker’s agent) in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker.

The Corporation will be delivering proxy-related materials to non-objecting beneficial owners of the Common Shares directly with the assistance of Broadridge. The Corporation intends to pay for intermediaries to deliver proxy-related materials to objecting beneficial owners of the Common Shares.

All references to shareholders in this Management Information Circular and the accompanying Instrument of Proxy and Notice of Meeting are to registered shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.

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VOTING OF PROXIES

Each shareholder may instruct his proxy how to vote his Common Shares by completing the blanks on the Instrument of Proxy. All Common Shares represented at the Meeting by properly executed proxies will be voted or withheld from voting (including the voting on any ballot), and where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the Instrument of Proxy, the Common Shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with such specification. In the absence of any such specification as to voting on the Instrument of Proxy, the Management Designees, if named as proxy, will vote in favour of the matters set out therein. In the absence of any specification as to voting on any other form of proxy, the Common Shares represented by such form of proxy will be voted in favour of the matters set out therein.

The enclosed Instrument of Proxy confers discretionary authority upon the Management Designees, or other persons named as proxy, with respect to amendments to or variations of matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and any other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. As of the date hereof, the Corporation is not aware of any amendments to, variations of or other matters that may come before the Meeting. In the event that other matters come before the Meeting, the Management Designees intend to vote in accordance with the judgment of management of the Corporation.

QUORUM

The by-laws of the Corporation provide that a quorum of shareholders is present at a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation if at least two persons are present in person or by proxy, each of whom is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who holds or represents by proxy not less than 5% of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares. As at the effective date of this Management Information Circular (the “ Effective Date ”), which is May 11, 2020, the Corporation has 9,303,000 Common Shares issued and outstanding. There are no other shares of any class issued and outstanding. The Common Shares are the only shares entitled to be voted at the Meeting, and holders of Common Shares are entitled to one vote for each Common Share held.

Holders of Common Shares of record at the close of business on May 11, 2020 (the “ Record Date ”) are entitled to vote such Common Shares at the Meeting on the basis of one vote for each Common Share held except to the extent that, (a) the holder has transferred the ownership of any of his Common Shares after the Record Date, and (b) the transferee of those Common Shares produces properly endorsed share certificates, or otherwise establishes that he owns the Common Shares, and demands not later than 10 days before the day of the Meeting that his name be included in the list of persons entitled to vote at the Meeting, in which case the transferee will be entitled to vote his Common Shares at the Meeting.

To the knowledge of the directors and the executive officers of the Corporation, as at the Effective Date, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or controls or directs, voting securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Corporation, other than as follows:

Name Number of Common Shares Owned
or Controlled(1)
Percentage of Common Shares(2)
Becam Consulting Ltd.(3) 1,000,000 10.75%

Notes:

(1) Based on information disclosed in the public filings of the applicable party.

(2) Based on a total of 9,303,000 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at the Effective Date.

(3) Stephen Holyoake has beneficial ownership and control of Becam Consulting Ltd.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The executive compensation discussion below discloses compensation paid to the following individuals:

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

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

  • (c) in respect of the Issuer 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, as determined in accordance with Section 1.3(5) of Form 51-102F6V under National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations , 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 neither an executive officer of the Issuer, nor acting in a similar capacity, as at the end of the most recently completed financial year,

(each a “ Named Executive Officer ”).

During the financial period ended December 31, 2019, the Issuer had two individuals who were Named Executive Officers, namely: (i) John van Driesum, who was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Issuer on January 16, 2019; and (ii) Chris Allchorne, who was appointed the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer on January 16, 2019.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

In assessing the compensation of its Named Executive Officers, the Issuer does not have in place any formal objectives, criteria or analysis; compensation payable is currently determined by the Board of Directors.

As of the date of this Circular, the Issuer’s Board of Directors has not established any benchmark or performance goals to be achieved or met by Named Executive Officers, however, such Named Executive Officers are expected to carry out their duties in an effective and efficient manner so as to advance the business objectives of the Issuer. The satisfactory discharge of such duties is subject to ongoing monitoring by the Issuer’s directors.

The Issuer’s Named Executive Officer compensation during the most recently completed financial period ended December 31, 2019 was determined and administered by the Issuer’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors was solely responsible for assessing the compensation to be paid to the Issuer’s Named Executive Officers and for evaluating their performance.

The principal component of Named Executive Officer compensation is the grant of stock options pursuant to the Issuer’s Stock Option Plan. The objective of this compensation component is to attract, retain and motivate certain persons of training, experience and leadership as key service providers to the Issuer, including its directors, Named Executive Officers and employees and to advance the interest of the Issuer by providing such persons with additional compensation and the opportunity to participate in the success of the Issuer.

In addition to, or in lieu of, the compensation components described above, payments may be made from time to time to individuals, including Named Executive Officers or directors of the Issuer, or companies they control for

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the provision of management or consulting services. Such services are paid for by the Issuer at competitive industry rates for work of a similar nature by reputable arm’s length services providers.

Elements of Compensation

Named Executive Officers

Individuals who are acting in a capacity similar to a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and the three most highly compensated executive officers whose total compensation exceeds $150,000 per annum are for the year ended December 31, 2019 are the “ Named Executive Officers ” herein.

Base Salary

The objective of base salary compensation is to reward and retain Named Executive Officers and other employees. The program is designed to reward Named Executive Officers and other employees for maximizing Shareholder value in a volatile commodity-based business in a safe, environmentally responsible, regulatory compliant and ethical manner. In setting base compensation levels, consideration is given to such factors as level of responsibility, experience, expertise and the amount of time devoted to the affairs of the Corporation. Subjective factors such as leadership, commitment and attitude are also considered. It is the goal of the Corporation to pay base salary compensation in the range of industry peers in order to retain the Named Executive Officers and other employees while maintaining the overall goal that total compensation should be weighted more heavily toward variable and long-term performance-based components.

Cash Bonus

The objective of performance-based bonuses is to incentivize the maximization of Shareholder value by the Named Executive Officers and other employees, taking into consideration the operating and financial performance by both the Corporation and the efforts and results of the Named Executive Officers and other employees. Increases in the value of the Corporation will result in increases in the amounts paid to the Named Executive Officers and other employees. Short-term incentive awards will include an annual cash bonus award with maximum percentage amounts in line with the percentages paid by the Corporation’s peer group.

Stock Options

As of December 31, 2019 and as of the Effective Date, Mongoose had 927,800 Options outstanding.

The Corporation adopted the Option Plan to remain competitive in the energy industry, and the granting of reasonable levels of share-based incentive awards is used as part of the Corporation’s overall compensation package. These share-based incentive awards provide an incentive for all of The Corporation’s service providers to ensure they are striving to maximize Shareholder value. The Board believes this established policy of awarding share-based awards meets the Corporation’s business objectives provided the total number of share-based awards outstanding at any time is limited to a maximum of 10% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Shares.

The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Option Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Option Plan.

Option Plan Summary

The Option Plan permits the granting of Options to directors, officers and employees of, and consultants to, the Corporation. The Option Plan limits the total number of Common Shares that may be issued on exercise of Options outstanding at any time under the Option Plan to 10% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding (less the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under any other Share Based Compensation Arrangement of the Corporation), subject to the following additional limitations:

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  • (i) the aggregate number of Options granted to any one participant (and companies wholly owned by that participant) in a 12 month period must not exceed 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, calculated on the date an Option is granted to the person (unless the Corporation has obtained the requisite disinterested Shareholder approval), less the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to such person under any other Share Based Compensation Arrangement of the Corporation;

  • (ii) the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under Options granted to Insiders of the Corporation (as a group) at any point in time must not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, less the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to Insiders under any other Share Based Compensation Arrangement of the Corporation; and

  • (iii) the grant to Insiders (as a group), within a 12-month period, of an aggregate number of Options must not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, calculated at the date an Option is granted to any Insider, less the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to Insiders under any other Share Based Compensation Arrangement of the Corporation.

Each Option and all rights thereunder will expire on the date set out in the applicable option agreement. Under the Option Plan, in the event of the death of a participant, the Options previously granted to such participant will be exercisable only within one year after such death and then only to the extent that such deceased participant was entitled to exercise his Option at the date of his death. In the event that a participant shall cease to be a director, officer, consultant or employee of the Corporation or ceases to be a Management Company Employee (as defined in the Option Plan), for any reason (other than death), such Participant may exercise his or her Option to the extent that the participant was entitled to exercise it at the date of such cessation, provided that such exercise must occur within 90 days after the participant ceases to be a director, officer, consultant, employee or a Management Company Employee, subject to extension at the discretion of the Board.

Pursuant to the Option Plan, the exercise price shall be fixed by the Board at the time that the Option is granted; however, no Option shall be granted with an exercise price at a discount to the market price. The market price shall be the closing price of the Common Shares on any stock exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed on the first day preceding the date of grant. The Option Plan also provides that the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine the time during which Options shall vest and the method of vesting, subject to any vesting restrictions imposed by any stock exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed.

The Option Plan includes a black-out provision. Pursuant to the policies of the Corporation respecting restrictions on trading, there are a number of periods each year during which directors, officers and certain employees are precluded from trading in the Corporation’s securities. These periods are referred to as “black-out periods”. A black-out period is designed to prevent a person from trading while in possession of material information that is not yet available to other Shareholders. The Option Plan includes a provision that, should an Option expiration date fall within a black-out period or immediately following a black-out period, the expiration date will automatically be extended without any further act or formality, to that date which is the 10th business day after the end of the blackout period, and the 10 business day period may not be further extended by the Board.

Based on the policies of the CSE and industry practice, the Option Plan specifies the types of amendments to the Option Plan and the Options granted thereunder that can be made by the Board without the approval of the Shareholders. The Option Plan allows the Board to terminate or discontinue the Option Plan at any time without the consent of the Option holders, provided that such termination or discontinuance shall not alter or impair any Option previously granted under the Option Plan. The only amendments to the Option Plan that would be subject to Shareholder approval are amendments that would:

  • (i) reduce the exercise price of an outstanding Option, including a cancellation of an Option and re-grant of an Option in conjunction therewith, constituting a reduction of the exercise price of the Option;

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  • (ii) extend the expiry date of an Option held by an Insider of the Corporation (subject to such date being extended by virtue of the black-out provision noted above and the participant ceasing to be an eligible participant under the Option Plan);

  • (iii) amend the limitations on the maximum number of Common Shares reserved or issued to Insiders and independent directors;

  • (iv) permit a participant to transfer or assign Options to a new beneficial owner other than for estate settlement purposes;

  • (v) increase the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Option Plan; or

  • (vi) amend the amendment provisions of the Option Plan.

Pursuant to the Option Plan, all benefits, rights and options accruing to any participant are not transferable or assignable unless in the event of the death of a participant.

The Option Plan is administered by the Board (or a committee thereof), which has the power, subject to the limits imposed by the Option Plan, to (i) award Options under the Option Plan; and (ii) determine the terms under which Options are granted. In determining the persons to whom Options will be granted, the Board takes into account such factors as it determines in its sole discretion, which may include any one or more of the following:

  • (i) compensation data for comparable benchmark positions among the Corporation’s peer group;

  • (ii) the duties, responsibilities, position and seniority of the grantee;

  • (iii) various corporate performance measures for the applicable period compared with internally established performance measures approved by the Board and/or similar performance measures of members of the Corporation’s peer group for such period;

  • (iv) the individual contributions and potential contributions of the grantee to the Corporation’s success;

  • (v) any bonus payments paid to or to be paid to the optionee, and any previous stock options granted to the optionee, in respect of his or her individual and potential contributions to the Corporation’s success;

  • (vi) the fair market value or current market price of the Common Shares at the time of such grant; and

  • (vii) such other factors as the Board deems relevant in its sole discretion in connection with accomplishing the purposes of the Option Plan.

Restrictions on Purchase of Financial Instruments

The Corporation’s Insider Trading and Reporting Policy provides that the practice of selling “short” securities of the Corporation and the practice of buying or selling a “call” or “put” or any other derivative security in respect of any securities of the Corporation (except with respect to securities issued by the Corporation such as warrants or convertible debentures) is not permitted at any time by the directors, officers and employees of the Corporation.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth all annual and long term compensation for the three most recently completed financial years for services in all capacities to the Corporation and its subsidiaries, if any, in respect of individual(s) who were acting as, or were acting in a capacity similar to, a chief executive officer or chief financial officer and

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the three most highly compensated individuals whose total compensation exceeded $150,000 per annum (the “ Named Executive Officers ”).

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation ($)
Name and
Principal Position
Year
Ended
Dec
31
Salary
($)
Share-
Based
Awards
($)(1)
Option-
Based
Awards
($)(2)
Annual
Incentive
Plans(3)
Long-
Term
Incentive
Plans
Pension
Value ($)
All Other
Compen-
sation($)
Total
Compen-
sation($)
John van Driesum
President and Chief
Executive Officer
2019 Nil Nil 25,200 Nil Nil Nil Nil 25,200
2018 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
2017 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Chris Allchorne
Chief Financial
Officer
2019 Nil Nil 25,200 Nil Nil Nil Nil 25,200
2018 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
2017 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  • (1) “ Share-Based Award ” means an award under an equity incentive plan of equity-based instruments that do not have optionlike features, including, for greater certainty, common shares, restricted shares, restricted share units, deferred share units, phantom shares, phantom share units, common share equivalent units and stock.

  • (2) “ Option-Based Award ” means an award under an equity incentive plan of options, including, for greater certainty, share options, share appreciation rights and similar instruments that have option-like features. The Corporation follows the fair value method of accounting for all stock-based compensation arrangements. The values reported represent an estimate of the grant date fair value of the Options calculated in accordance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Please see the audited annual financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2019 for details regarding the assumptions underlying these Black-Scholes estimates. The Black-Scholes model is a pricing model that may or may not reflect the actual value of the Options. The Black-Scholes methodology was selected in order to maintain consistency with the Corporation’s prior practice and because it is widely used by Canadian public companies for estimated option-based compensation.

  • (3) Represents cash bonuses paid to Named Executive Officers in the respective year.

Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

The following table sets forth details of all awards outstanding for each Named Executive Officer of Mongoose as of the most recent financial year end, including awards granted before the most recently completed financial year.

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Option-Based Awards Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
Name and Title Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercise
d Options
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Value of
Unexercised
in-the-
money
Option
($)(1)
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Shares that
have not
vested
(#)
Market or
Payout Value
of Share-
Based Awards
that have not
vested
($)
Market or
Payout Value
of Vested
Share-Based
Awards Not
Paid Out or
Distributed
($)
John van Driesum
President and Chief
Executive Officer
278,340 0.10 Nov. 27, 2024 9,740 Nil Nil Nil
Chris Allchorne
Chief Financial Officer
278,340 0.10 Nov. 27, 2024 9,740 Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

  • (1) Calculated based on the difference between the closing price of $0.135 per Common Share on the CSE on December 31, 2019, the last day the Common shares were traded before the year end, and the exercise price of the option-based award, multiplied by the number of Common Shares available for the purchase under the option-based award.

None of the awards have been transferred at other than fair market value.

Incentive Plan Awards - Value Vested or Earned During the Year

The following table sets forth the value of option-based awards and share-based awards which vested or were earned during the most recently completed financial year for each Named Executive Officer.

Name and Title Option-Based Awards -
Value vested during the year
($)
Share-Based Awards -
Value vested during the
year
($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation - Value
earned during the year
($)
John van Driesum
President and Chief
Executive Officer
9,740 N/A N/A
Chris Allchorne
Chief Financial Officer
9,740 N/A N/A

Pension Plan Benefits

The Corporation does not have in place any deferred compensation plan or pension plan that provides for payments or benefits at, following or in connection with retirement.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The Corporation currently has three directors, one of which, John van Driesum, is also a Named Executive Officers. For a description of the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers who also act as directors of the Corporation, see “ Executive Compensation ”.

The Corporate Governance & Compensation Committee is responsible for the development and implementation of a compensation plan for the Outside Directors. The Corporation does not pay any compensation to officers for acting as a director.

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Members of the Board of Directors are not paid any remuneration in their capacities as such. Directors are reimbursed, however, for miscellaneous out-of-pocket expenses in carrying out their duties as directors and are granted Options pursuant to the Option Plan, from time to time. The Board of Directors determines the number of Options awarded to directors. When determining the number of Options to be granted to directors, consideration is given to the number of Options previously granted to the directors and the fact that the directors do not receive any other form of compensation.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth all compensation provided to directors who are not also Named Executive Officers (the “ Outside Directors ”) of the Corporation for the financial year ended December 31, 2019.

Name Fees
Earned
($)
Share-
Based
Awards
($)(1)
Option-
Based
Awards
($)(2)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Pension Value
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Kelly McDonald Nil 16,800 Nil Nil Nil Nil 16,800
Arif Shivji Nil 16,800 Nil Nil Nil Nil 16,800

Notes:

(1) “ Share-Based Award ” means an award under an equity incentive plan of equity-based instruments that do not have optionlike features, including, for greater certainty, common shares, restricted shares, restricted share units, deferred share units, phantom shares, phantom share units, common share equivalent units and stock.

(2) “ Option-Based Award ” means an award under an equity incentive plan of options, including, for greater certainty, share options, share appreciation rights and similar instruments that have option-like features.

No compensation was provided to the Outside Directors during the financial years ended December 31, 2018 or 2017.

Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

The following table sets forth details of all awards outstanding for each Outside Director of the Corporation as of the most recent financial year end, including awards granted before the most recently completed financial year.

Option-Based Awards Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
Name Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option Expiration
Date
Value of
Unexercis
ed in-the-
money
Option(1)
($)
Number of
Shares or
Units of
Shares that
have not
vested
(#)
Market or
Payout
Value of
Share-
Based
Awards that
have not
vested
($)
Market or
Payout Value
of Vested
Share-Based
Awards Not
Paid Out or
Distributed
($)(2)
Kelly
McDonald
185,560 0.10 Nov. 27, 2024 6,500 Nil Nil Nil
Arif Shivji 185,560 0.10 Nov. 27, 2024 6,500 Nil Nil Nil

Notes:

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  • (1) Calculated based on the difference between the closing price of $0.135 per Common Share on the CSE on December 31, 2019, the last day the Common shares were traded before the year end, and the exercise price of the option-based award, multiplied by the number of Common Shares available for the purchase under the option-based award.

None of the awards disclosed in the table above have been transferred at other than fair market value.

Incentive Plan Awards - Value Vested or Earned During the Year

The following table sets forth the value of option-based awards and share-based awards which vested or were earned during the most recently completed financial year for the Outside Directors of the Corporation.

Name Option-Based Awards -
Value vested during the year
($)(1)
Share-Based Awards -
Value vested during the
year
($)
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation - Value
earned during the year
($)
Kelly McDonald 6,500 N/A N/A
Arif Shivji 6,500 N/A N/A

Narrative Discussion

For information regarding the Option Plan please see “ Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Elements of Compensation – Stock Options ” and “ Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon – Approval of Stock Option Plan ”.

Other Compensation

Other than as set forth herein, the Corporation did not pay any other compensation to executive officers or directors (including personal benefits and securities or properties paid or distributed which compensation was not offered on the same terms to all full time employees) during the last completed financial year other than benefits and perquisites which did not amount to $10,000 or greater per individual.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The Option Plan reserve for issuance, in the aggregate, a maximum 10% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time. The Option Plan is a ‘rolling’ plan which reserves for issuance a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (less the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under any other Share Based Compensation Arrangement of the Corporation, including the RSU Plan).

As at December 31, 2019, Mongoose had granted 927,800 Options.

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

Plan Category Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted average exercise
price of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights
Number of securities
remaining available for
issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding outstanding
securities reflected in
Column 1)
Equity compensation plans
approved by securityholders
927,800 0.10 2,500

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Equity compensation plans not
approved by securityholders
Nil N/A N/A
Total 927,800 10.43 2,500

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR OFFICERS

No director, executive officer, employee or former director, executive officer or employee of the Corporation or its subsidiaries nor any of their associates or affiliates, is, or has been at any time since the beginning of the last completed financial year, indebted to the Corporation or its subsidiaries nor has any such person been indebted to any other entity where such indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or similar arrangement or understanding, provided by the Corporation except as disclosed in the audited financial statements.

INTERESTS OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Other than as set forth herein or as previously disclosed, the Corporation is not aware of any material interests, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership or otherwise, of any director or executive officer, proposed nominee for election as a director or any shareholder holding more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Common Shares or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing in any transaction in the preceding financial year or any proposed or ongoing transaction of the Corporation which has or will materially affect the Corporation.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Other than as set forth herein, or as previously disclosed, the Corporation is not aware of any material interests, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, of any director or executive officer, proposed nominee for election as a director or any shareholder holding more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Common Shares or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing in any transaction in the preceding financial year or any proposed or ongoing transaction of the Corporation which has or will materially affect the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Audit Committee is a committee of the Board to which the Board delegates its responsibility for oversight of the financial reporting process. The Audit Committee is also responsible for managing, on behalf of the shareholders, the relationship between the Corporation and the external auditor.

Pursuant to National Instrument 52-110 — Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”) the Corporation is required to disclose certain information with respect to its Audit Committee, as summarized below.

Audit Committee Terms of Reference

The Corporation must, pursuant to NI 52-110, have a written charter which sets out the duties and responsibilities of its Audit Committee. The terms of reference of the Audit Committee are attached hereto as Schedule “A”.

Audit Committee Composition

The following are the members of the Audit Committee as at the date hereof:

Arif Shivji Independent(1) Financially Literate(1)
Kelly McDonald Independent(1) Financially Literate(1)
John Van Driesum Not Independent(1) Financially Literate(1)

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Note:

(1) As defined by NI 52-110.

The Board believes the composition of the Audit Committee reflects a high level of financial literacy and expertise.

Relevant Education and Experience

All of the members of the Audit Committee have been either directly involved in the preparation of the financial statements, filing of quarterly and annual financial statements, dealing with auditors, or as a member of the Audit Committee. All members have the ability to read, analyze and understand the complexities surrounding the issuance of financial statements.

Arif Shivji:

Mr. Shivji is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of finance experience working with private and public companies through his part time CFO service business. Mr. Shivji has been an director and officer in a number of companies over the last ten years and start up ventures in the petroleum industry.

Kelly McDonald:

Mr. McDonald is a Professional Geologist with over 25 years of oil and gas experience in Canada and the US. Mr. McDonald has been an officer in a number of oil and gas companies over the last 10 years and has been intricately involved in exploration and development of both conventional and unconventional assets across North America.

John van Driesum:

Mr. van Driesum holds a B.A. and LLB with over 25 years of experience as a lawyer in commercial transactions. He has been an officer and director in a number of software, technology, and mining companies over the past 30 years both in North America and through Europe and Oceania.

Audit Committee Oversight

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

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

At no time since the commencement of the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year has the Corporation relied on the exemption in Section 2.4 of NI 52-110 ( De Minimis Non-audit Services ) or an exemption from NI 52-110, in whole or in part, granted under Part 8 of NI 52-110 ( Exemption ).

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Audit Committee had adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services as described in the terms of reference of the Audit Committee attached hereto as Schedule “A” under the heading “ External Auditors ”.

External Auditor Service Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Corporation’s external auditors in each of the last two (2) fiscal years for audit and other fees are as follows:

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Financial Year Ending Audit Fees ($)(1) Audit Related Fees ($)(2) Tax Fees ($)(3) All Other Fees ($)(4)
2019 $24,455 $1,500 $Nil -
2018 $Nil - $Nil -

Notes:

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

  • (2) Audit-related fees include services that are traditionally performed by the auditor. These audit-related services include employee benefit audits, due diligence assistance, accounting consultations on proposed transactions, internal control reviews and audit or attest services not required by legislation or regulation.

  • (3) Tax fees include fees for all tax services other than those included in audit fees and audit-related fees. This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice.

  • (4) All other fees include fees for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported above.

Exemption

The Corporation is relying upon the exemption in Section 6.1 of NI 52-110 .

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate governance relates to the activities of the Board, the members of which are elected by and are accountable to the shareholders of the Corporation, and takes into account the role of the individual members of management who are appointed by the Board and who are charged with the day to day management of the Corporation. The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices, which are both in the interest of the shareholders of the Corporation and contribute to effective and efficient decision making.

Pursuant to National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (“ NI 58-101 ”), the Corporation is required to disclose its corporate governance practices as summarized below.

Board of Directors

The Board is currently comprised of four directors, John van Driesum, Kelly McDonald, and Arif Shivji.

Kelly McDonald and Arif Shivji are independent directors of the Corporation and have no ongoing interest or relationship with the Corporation other than their security holdings in the Corporation and serving as directors.

John van Driesum, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, is a member of management and, as a result, is not an independent director. The Board is responsible for determining whether a director is an independent director.

National Policy 58-201 – Corporate Governance Guidelines suggests that the Board of a public corporation should be constituted with a majority of individuals who qualify as “independent” directors. An “independent” director is a director who has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Corporation. A material relationship is a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a director’s independent judgement. The Board is comprised of a majority of independent directors.

Directorships

The following directors of the Corporation are directors of other reporting issuers:

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Director Other Reporting Issuers
Arif Shivji Hoist Capital Corp.
Highwood Oil Company Ltd.

Orientation and Continuing Education

At present, each new director is given an outline of the nature of the Corporation’s business, its corporate strategy, and current issues with the Corporation along with a description of the committees constituted by the Board. New directors are also expected to be required to meet with management of the Corporation to discuss and better understand the Corporation’s business and will be advised by counsel to the Corporation of their legal obligations as directors of the Corporation. The introduction and education process will be reviewed on an annual basis by the Board and will be revised as necessary.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Corporation’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 Corporation. The Board has also found that the in camera sessions of the independent directors held in conjunction with Board meetings also help to ensure that directors exercise independent judgement in considering transactions and agreements.

Under corporate legislation, a director is required to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances. In addition, as some of the directors of the Corporation also serve as directors and officers of other companies engaged in similar business activities, directors must comply with the conflict of interest provisions of the ABCA, as well as the relevant securities regulatory instruments, in order to ensure that directors exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or officer has a material interest. Any interested director would be required to declare the nature and extent of his interest and would not be entitled to vote at meetings of directors which evoke such a conflict.

Nomination of Directors

The Board presently seeks and determines new nominees to the Board, although no formal process has been adopted. The nominees are generally the result of recruitment efforts by the Board members, including both formal and informal discussions among the Board members and officers.

Compensation

The remuneration of the directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation will be set and periodically reviewed by the Board.

The Board is responsible for reviewing and approving corporate goals and objectives relevant to Chief Executive Officer and director performance and will evaluate performance to determine compensation. See “ Executive Compensation ” and “ Director Compensation ”.

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Assessments

The Board has not implemented a process for assessing its effectiveness. As a result of the Corporation’s size, its stage of development and the limited number of individuals on the Board, the Board has considered a formal assessment process to be inappropriate at this time.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

To the knowledge of the Board, the only matters to be brought before the Meeting are those matters set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting.

1. Report and Financial Statements

The Board has approved all of the information in the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 and the report of the auditor thereon, copies of which are delivered herewith and are also available on www.sedar.com under the Corporation’s SEDAR profile. No vote by the shareholders is required to be taken on the financial statements.

2. Fix Number of Directors to be Elected at the Meeting

Shareholders of the Corporation will be asked to consider and, if thought appropriate, to approve and adopt an ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting. In order to be effective, an ordinary resolution requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders who vote in respect of the resolution.

At the Meeting, it will be proposed that four directors be elected to hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees, if named as proxy, to vote in favour of the ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at four.

3. Election of Directors

The following table sets forth the name of each of the persons proposed to be nominated for election as a director, all positions and offices in the Corporation presently held by such nominee, the nominee’s municipality of residence, principal occupation at the present and during the preceding five years, the period during which the nominee has served as a director, and the number and percentage of Common Shares that the nominee has advised are beneficially owned by the nominee, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, as of the Effective Date.

Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees, if named as proxy, to vote for the election of the persons named in the following table to the Board. Management does not contemplate that any of such nominees will be unable to serve as directors; however, if for any reason any of the proposed nominees do not stand for election or are unable to serve as such, proxies held by Management Designees will be voted for another nominee in their discretion unless the shareholder has specified in his form of proxy that his Common Shares are to be withheld from voting in the election of directors. Each director elected will hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until his successor is duly elected, unless his office is earlier vacated in accordance with the by-laws of the Corporation or the provisions of the ABCA to which the Corporation is subject.

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Name, Municipality
of Residence, Office and Date
Became a Director
Present Occupation and Positions Held During the
Last Five Years
Number and Percentage of
Common Shares beneficially
owned, or controlled or
directed, directly or indirectly,
as at the Effective Date(2)
John van Driesum(1)(3)
Victoria, BC, Canada
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Consultant to businesses and individuals regarding
commercialization of business opportunities and planning
for or remediation of problems related to capitalization,
corporate structure and governance and governmental
licensing and oversight requirements.
100,000
(1.07%)
Kelly McDonald(1)(3)
Calgary, Alberta
VP Exploration with Highwood Oil Company Ltd., a
public oil and natural gas producer, from November 2016
to present.
400,000
(4.30%)
Arif Shivji(1)(3)
Victoria, British Columbia
Director
Director of Highwood Oil Company Ltd., a public oil and
natural gas producer, and Director, President, CEO and
CFO of Hoist Capital Corp., a capital pool corporation
listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Previously CFO of Predator Oil Ltd. and Predator
Midstream Ltd. from 2012 to 2014.
400,000
(4.30%)

Notes:

(1) Member of the Audit Committee.

(2) Assumes a total of 9,303,000 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at the Effective Date.

(3) Directors since January 16, 2019

Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, no proposed director is, as at the Effective Date, or has been within the 10 years before the Effective Date, a director or executive officer of any company (including Mongoose), that:

  • (a) was subject to: (i) a cease trade order, (ii) an order similar to a cease trade order, or (iii) 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 (collectively, an “ Order ”), that was issued while the director or executive officer was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

  • (b) was subject to an Order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

No proposed director, within 10 years before the Effective Date, has been a director or executive officer of any company that, while the proposed director was acting in that capacity, or within a year of the proposed director 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.

Personal Bankruptcies

No proposed director has, within 10 years before the Effective Date, 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 such proposed director.

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Penalties and Sanctions

To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, no proposed director has, as at the Effective Date, been subject to:

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

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

other than a settlement agreement entered into before December 31, 2000 that would likely not be important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

4. Appointment of Auditor

The shareholders of the Corporation will be asked to vote for the appointment of MNP LLP, as auditor of the Corporation. Unless directed otherwise by a proxy holder, or such authority is withheld, the Management Designees, if named as proxy, intend to vote the Common Shares represented by any such proxy in favor of a resolution appointing MNP LLP, as auditor of the Corporation for the next ensuing year , to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting of Shareholders or until the firm of MNP LLP is removed from office or resigns as provided by the Corporation’s by-laws, and the Management Designees also intend to vote the Common Shares represented by any such proxy in favor of a resolution authorizing the Board to fix the compensation of the auditor.

OTHER BUSINESS

While there is no other business other than that business mentioned in the Notice of Meeting to be presented for action by the shareholders at the Meeting, it is intended that the proxies hereby solicited will be exercised upon any other matters and proposals that may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof, in accordance with the discretion of the persons authorized to act thereunder.

GENERAL

Unless otherwise directed, it is management’s intention to vote proxies in favour of the resolutions set forth herein. All ordinary resolutions require, for the passing of the same, a simple majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of Common Shares. All special resolutions, if any, to be brought before the Meeting require, for the passing of the same, a two-thirds majority of the votes cast at the Meeting by the holders of Common Shares. All approvals by disinterested shareholders, if any, require the approval of the shareholders not affected by, or interested in, the matter to be approved.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Corporation is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Financial information of the Corporation’s most recently completed financial year is provided in the Corporation’s comparative financial statements and management discussion and analysis available on SEDAR. A shareholder may contact the Corporation at 1000, 250 - 2[nd] Street S.W., Livingston Place, Calgary, Alberta, Attn: Chief Financial Officer to obtain a copy of the Corporation’s most recent financial statements and management discussion and analysis.

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BOARD APPROVAL

The contents and the sending of this Management Information Circular have been approved by the Board. DATED this 15[th] day of May, 2020.

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SCHEDULE A Audit Committee Charter

MONGOOSE MINING LTD. (the “CORPORATION”)

1. Role and Objective

The Audit Committee (the “ Committee ”) is a committee of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Corporation to which the Board has delegated its responsibility for oversight of the nature and scope of the annual audit, management’s reporting on internal accounting standards and practices, financial information and accounting systems and procedures, financial reporting and statements and recommending, for Board of director approval, the audited financial reports and other mandatory disclosure releases containing financial information. The objectives of the Committee, with respect to the Corporation and its subsidiaries, are as follows:

  • to assist directors to meet their responsibilities in respect of the preparation and disclosure of the

  • financial reports of the Corporation and related matters.

  • to provide an open avenue of communication among the Corporation’s auditors, financial and senior

  • management and the Board.

  • to ensure the external auditors’ independence and review and appraise their performance.

  • to increase the credibility and objectivity of financial reports.

  • to strengthen the role of the outside directors by facilitating in depth discussions between directors on

  • the Committee, management and external auditors.

2. Composition

The Committee shall be composed of at least three individuals appointed by the Board from amongst its members, all of which members will be independent (within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 - Audit Committees issued by the Canadian Securities Administrators (“ NI 52-110 ”)) unless the Board determines to rely on an exemption in NI 52-110. A majority of the individuals must be independent if the Committee is composed of more than three individuals. “Independent” generally means free from any business or other direct or indirect material relationship with the Corporation that could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of the member’s independent judgment.

The Secretary to the Board shall act as Secretary of the Committee.

A quorum shall be a majority of the members of the Committee.

All of the members must be financially literate within the meaning of NI 52-110 unless the Board has determined to rely on an exemption in NI 52-110. Being “financially literate” means members have the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Corporation’s financial statements.

3. Meetings

The Committee shall meet at least four times per year and/or as deemed appropriate by the Committee Chair. As part of its job to foster open communication, the Committee will meet at least annually with management and the external auditors in separate sessions.

Agendas, with input from management, shall be circulated to Committee members and relevant management personnel along with background information on a timely basis prior to the Committee meetings.

The minutes of the Committee meetings shall accurately record the decisions reached and shall be distributed to the Committee members with copies to the Board, the Chief Financial Officer or such other officer acting in that capacity (the “ CFO ”), and the external auditor.

The Chief Executive Officer and the CFO or their designates shall be available to attend all meetings of the Committee upon the invitation of the Committee.

The Controller, Treasurer and/or such other staff as appropriate shall provide information to the Committee and be available to attend meetings upon invitation by the Committee.

4.

Mandate and Responsibilities

To fulfill its responsibilities and duties, the Committee shall:

  • 1) annually review this mandate and make recommendations to the Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee as to proposed changes;

  • 2) satisfy itself on behalf of the Board with respect to the Corporation’s internal control systems, including, where applicable, relating to derivative instruments:

  • (a) identifying, monitoring and mitigating business risks; and

  • (b) ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

  • 3) review the Corporation’s financial reports, MD&A, any annual earnings, interim earnings and press releases before the Corporation publicly discloses this information and any reports or other financial information (including quarterly financial reports), which are submitted to any governmental body, or to the public, including any certification, report, opinion, or review rendered by the external auditors; the process should include, but not be limited to:

  • (a) reviewing changes in accounting principles, or in their application, which may have a material impact on the current or future years’ financial reports;

  • (b) reviewing significant accruals, reserves or other estimates such as the ceiling test calculation;

  • (c) reviewing accounting treatment of unusual or non-recurring transactions;

  • (d) ascertaining compliance with covenants under loan agreements;

  • (e) reviewing financial reporting relating to asset retirement obligations;

  • (f) reviewing disclosure requirements for commitments and contingencies;

  • (g) reviewing adjustments raised by the external auditors, whether or not included in the financial reports;

  • (h) reviewing unresolved differences between management and the external auditors;

  • (i) obtaining explanations of significant variances with comparative reporting periods; and

  • (j) determining through inquiry if there are any related party transactions and ensuring the nature and extent of such transactions are properly disclosed;

  • 4) review the financial reports and related information included in cir, management discussion and analysis (MD&A), information circular-proxy statements and annual information forms (AIF), prior to Board approval;

  • 5) with respect to the appointment of external auditors by the Board:

  • (a) require the external auditors to report directly to the Committee;

  • (b) review annually the performance of the external auditors who shall be ultimately accountable to the Board and the Committee as representatives of the shareholders of the Corporation;

  • (c) obtain annually, a formal written statement of external auditors setting forth all relationships between the external auditors and the Corporation and confirming their independence from the Corporation;

  • (d) review and discuss with the external auditors any disclosed relationships or services that may impact the objectivity and independence of the external auditors;

  • (e) be directly responsible for overseeing the work of the external auditors engaged for the purpose of issuing an auditors’ report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Corporation, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditor regarding financial reporting;

  • (f) review management’s recommendation for the appointment of external auditors and recommend to the Board appointment of external auditors and the compensation of the external auditors;

  • (g) review the terms of engagement of the external auditors, including the appropriateness and reasonableness of the auditors’ fees;

  • (h) when there is to be a change in auditors, review the issues related to the change and the information to be included in the required notice to securities regulators of such change;

  • (i) take, or recommend that the full Board take, appropriate action to oversee the independence of the external auditors; and

  • (j) at each meeting, consult with the external auditors, without the presence of management, about the quality of the Corporation’s accounting principles, internal controls and the completeness and accuracy of the Corporation’s financial reports;

  • 6) review all public disclosure containing audited or unaudited financial information before release;

  • 7) review financial reporting relating to risk exposure;

  • 8) satisfy itself that adequate procedures are in place for the review of the Corporation’s public disclosure of financial information from the Corporation’s financial reports and periodically assess the adequacy of those procedures;

  • 9) review and approve the Corporation’s hiring policies regarding partners, employees and former partners and employees of the present and former external auditors of the Corporation;

  • 10) review annually with the external auditors their plan for their audit and, upon completion of the audit, their reports upon the financial reports of the Corporation and its subsidiaries;

  • 11) review and pre-approve all audit and audit-related services and the fees and other compensation related thereto, and any non-audit services, provided by the Corporation’s external auditors and consider the impact on the independence of the auditors; the pre-approval requirement is waived with respect to the provision of non-audit services if:

  • (a) the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided to the Corporation constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid by the Corporation to its external auditors during the fiscal year in which the non-audit services are provided;

  • (b) such services were not recognized by the Corporation at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

  • (c) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee by the Corporation and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Committee or by one or more members of the Committee who are members of the Board to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee;

provided the pre-approval of the non-audit services is presented to the Committee’s first scheduled meeting following such approval, such authority may be delegated by the Committee to one or more independent members of the Committee;

  • 12) review any other matters that the Committee feels are important to its mandate or that the Board chooses to delegate to it;

  • 13) with respect to the financial reporting process:

  • (a) in consultation with the external auditors, review with management the integrity of the Corporation’s financial reporting process, both internal and external;

  • (b) consider the external auditors’ judgments about the quality and appropriateness of the Corporation’s accounting principles as applied in its financial reporting;

  • (c) consider and approve, if appropriate, changes to the Corporation’s auditing and accounting principles and practices as suggested by the external auditors and management;

  • (d) review significant judgments made by management in the preparation of the financial reports and the view of the external auditors as to appropriateness of such judgments;

  • (e) following completion of the annual audit, review separately with management and the external auditors any significant difficulties encountered during the course of the audit, including any restrictions on the scope of work or access to required information;

  • (f) review any significant disagreement among management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting;

  • (g) review with the external auditors and management the extent to which changes and improvements in financial or accounting practices have been implemented;

  • (h) review the certification process;

  • (i) establish procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Corporation regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and

  • (j) establish procedures for the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the Corporation of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

5. Authority

Following each meeting, in addition to a verbal report, the Committee will report to the Board by way of providing copies of the minutes of such Committee meeting at the next Board meeting after a Committee meeting is held (these may still be in draft form).

Supporting schedules and information reviewed by the Committee shall be available for examination by any director.

The Committee shall have the authority to investigate any financial activity of the Corporation, and to communicate directly with the internal and external auditors. All employees are to cooperate as requested by the Committee.

The Committee may retain, and set and pay the compensation for, persons having special expertise and/or obtain independent professional advice to assist in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities at the expense of the Corporation.