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Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. AGM Information 2020

Jul 15, 2020

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BIG SKY PETROLEUM CORPORATION Suite 2288, 1177 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 Telephone (604) 328-5598

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TAKE NOTICE is hereby given that an annual general meeting of the shareholders (the "Shareholders") of Big Sky Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") will be held at 1500-1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4N7 on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 10:00 am, local time, (the "Meeting"). In light of the ongoing public health concern related to COVID-19 and in order to comply with measures imposed by the federal and provincial governments, the Company is encouraging Shareholders and others to not attend the Meeting in person.

The Company is offering the Shareholders the option to listen and participate (but not vote) at the Meeting in real time by conference call at the following coordinates:

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While as of the date of this Notice, we are intending to hold the Meeting in physical face to face format with a conference call for participation, we are continuously monitoring the current coronavirus outbreak. In light of the rapidly evolving news and guidelines related to COVID-19, we ask that, in considering whether to attend the Meeting in person, shareholders follow, among other things, the instructions of the Public Health Agency of Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/publichealth/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html) and any applicable additional provincial and local instructions. You should not attend the Meeting in person if you are experiencing any cold or flu-like symptoms, or if you or someone with whom you have been in close contact has travelled to/from outside of Canada within the 14 days prior to the Meeting. In order to minimize group sizes and respect social distancing regulations, all Shareholders are urged to vote on the matters before the Meeting by proxy which can be submitted electronically or by mail described herein. We reserve the right to take any additional precautionary measures we deem appropriate in relation to the Meeting in response to further developments in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Meeting is held for the following purposes:

  1. to table the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019, together with the auditor's

reports thereon, and the related management discussion and analysis;

    1. to set the number of directors of the Company at three (3) and in the event the proposed transaction with Pure Extract Technologies Inc. is completed, to increase the number of directors of the Company to five (5);
    1. to elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year;
    1. to appoint Smythe LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year; and
    1. to ratify and approve the Company's share option plan for continuation.

An Information Circular accompanies this Notice. The Information Circular contains details of matters to be considered at the Meeting. No other matters are contemplated, however any permitted amendment to or variation of any matter identified in this Notice may properly be considered at the Meeting. The Meeting may also consider the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Copies of the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the reports of the auditor thereon, and the related management discussion and analysis will be made available at the Meeting and are available at www.sedar.com

Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting in person and who wish to ensure that their shares will be voted at the Meeting are requested to complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy, or another suitable form of proxy, and deliver it by fax, by hand or by mail in accordance with the instructions set out in the form of proxy and in the Information Circular.

Non-registered Shareholders who plan to attend the Meeting must follow the instructions set out in the form of proxy or voting instruction form and in the Information Circular to ensure that their shares will be voted at the Meeting. If you hold your shares in a brokerage account you are a non-registered shareholder.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, on this 7th day of July 2020.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

"Sean Bromley"

Sean Bromley Chief Executive Officer

BIG SKY PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Suite 2288, 1177 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3 Telephone (604) 328-5598

INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(as at July 2, 2020, except as otherwise indicated)

This information circular (the "Circular") is provided in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Big Sky Petroleum Corporation (the "Company"). The form of proxy which accompanies this Circular (the "Proxy") is for use at the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Company to be held on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 (the "Meeting"), at the time and place set out in the accompanying notice of meeting (the "Notice of Meeting").

In this Circular, "Common Shares" means common shares without par value in the capital of the Company. "Beneficial Shareholders" means shareholders who do not hold Common Shares in their own name and "intermediaries" refers to brokers, investment firms, clearing houses and similar entities that own securities on behalf of Beneficial Shareholders.

GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION

Solicitation of Proxies

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

Appointment of Proxyholders

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

Voting by Proxyholder

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

  • (a) each matter or group of matters identified therein for which a choice is not specified, other than the appointment of an auditor and the election of directors,
  • (b) any amendment to or variation of any matter identified therein, and
  • (c) any other matter that properly comes before the Meeting.

This year we are encouraging Shareholders to vote in advance of the Meeting by proxy in order to comply with social distancing regulations and norms related to COVID-19 that are in place at the time of

publication. However, the Meeting does have a physical location and will, if you choose, allow you to be present and vote in person at the Meeting. In this scenario, you do not need to complete or return your form of proxy. Voting in person at the Meeting can revoke any proxy you completed earlier upon your request.

In respect of a matter for which a choice is not specified in the Proxy, the persons named in the Proxy will vote the Common Shares represented by the Proxy for the approval of such matter.

Registered Shareholders

Registered Shareholders may wish to vote by proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person, and may choose one of the following options to submit their proxy.

Registered Shareholders must complete, date and sign the Proxy form and return it to the Company's transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada) ("AST"), either: (a) by fax to (416) 368-2502, toll free in Canada and the United States of America at 1-866-781- 3111, outside North America at 1-416-368-2502; or (b) by mail to Proxy Department, AST Trust Company (Canada), P.O. Box 721, Agincourt, Ontario M1S 0A1; or (c) scan the completed and signed Proxy and email it to [email protected].

In all cases the Registered Shareholder must ensure the proxy is received at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and statutory holidays) before the Meeting or the adjournment thereof at which the proxy is to be used.

Beneficial Shareholders

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

If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Common Shares will not be registered in the shareholder's name on the records of the Company. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the names of the shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker (an "intermediary"). In the United States, the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depositary for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian banks), and in Canada, under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms).

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

There are two kinds of Beneficial owners - those who object to their name being made known to the issuers of securities which they own (called "OBOs" for Objecting Beneficial Owners) and those who do not object to the issuers of the securities they own knowing who they are (called "NOBOs" or Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners).

This year the Company will not be mailing the proxy-related materials directly to the NOBOs. Broadridge Financial Services will take care of mailing to the NOBOs. National Instrument 54-101 "Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer" permits an issuer to directly deliver proxyrelated materials to its NOBOs. In that case NOBOs would receive a scannable Voting Instruction Form ("VIF") from our transfer agent, AST Trust Company (Canada). The VIFs are to be completed and returned to AST in the envelope provided or by facsimile. In addition, AST provides internet voting as described on the VIF itself which contain complete instructions. AST will tabulate the results of the VIFs received from

NOBOs and will provide appropriate instructions at the Meeting with respect to the shares represented by the VIFs they receive.

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

By choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediary holding securities on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you, and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in your request for voting instructions.

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

The form of proxy supplied to you by your broker will be similar to the proxy provided to registered shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the intermediary on how to vote your Common Shares on your behalf. Most brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. ("Broadridge") in the United States and in Canada. Broadridge mails a VIF in lieu of a proxy provided by the Company. The VIF will name the same persons as the Company's Proxy to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Beneficial Shareholder of the Company), other than any of the persons designated in the VIF, to represent your Common Shares at the Meeting and that person may be you. To exercise this right, you should insert the name of the desired representative (which may be yourself) in the blank space provided in the VIF. The completed VIF must then be returned to Broadridge by mail or facsimile or given to Broadridge by phone or over the internet, in accordance with Broadridge's instructions. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting and the appointment of any shareholder's representative. If you receive a VIF from Broadridge, the VIF must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with its instructions, well in advance of the Meeting in order to have your Common Shares voted at the Meeting or to have an alternate representative duly appointed to attend the Meeting and to vote your Common Shares at the Meeting.

Notice to United States Shareholders

The solicitation of proxies is not subject to the requirements of Section 14(a) of the U.S. Exchange Act by virtue of an exemption applicable to proxy solicitations by foreign private issuers as defined in Rule 3b-4 of the U.S. Exchange Act. Accordingly, this Information Circular has been prepared in accordance with applicable Canadian disclosure requirements. Residents of the United States should be aware that such requirements differ from those of the United States applicable to proxy statements under the U.S. Exchange Act.

This document does not address any income tax consequences of the disposition of the Company's shares by shareholders. Shareholders in a jurisdiction outside of Canada should be aware that the disposition of shares by them may have tax consequences both in those jurisdictions and in Canada, and are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances and the tax considerations applicable to them.

Any information concerning any properties and operations of the Company has been prepared in accordance with Canadian standards under applicable Canadian securities laws, and may not be comparable to similar information for United States companies.

Financial statements included or incorporated by reference herein have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and are subject to auditing and auditor independence standards in Canada, and reconciled to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Such consequences for the Company Shareholders who are resident in, or citizens of, the United States may not be described fully in this Information Circular.

The enforcement by the Company Shareholders of civil liabilities under the United States federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Company is incorporated or organized under the laws of a foreign country, that some or all of their officers and directors and the experts named herein are residents of a foreign country and that the major assets of the Company are located outside the United States.

Revocation of Proxies

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

  • (a) executing a proxy bearing a later date or by executing a valid notice of revocation, either of the foregoing to be executed by the registered shareholder or the registered shareholder's authorized attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney duly authorized, and by delivering the proxy bearing a later date to AST or at the address of the registered office of the Company at 1500 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, P. O. Box 11117, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4N7, at any time up to and including the last business day that precedes the day of the Meeting or, if the Meeting is adjourned, the last business day that precedes any reconvening thereof, or to the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law, or
  • (b) personally attending the Meeting and voting the registered shareholder's Common Shares.

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

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, together with the auditor's reports thereon and each of the related management discussion analyses (the "Financial Statements"), will be tabled at the Meeting and will be available at the Meeting. These documents are also available on the Company's SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

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

No director or executive officer of the Company, or any person who has held such a position since the beginning of the last completed financial year of the Company, nor any nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any substantial or material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted on at the Meeting other than the election of directors and as may be set out herein.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

The board of directors (the "Board") of the Company has fixed July 2, 2020 as the record date (the "Record Date") for determination of persons entitled to receive notice of the Meeting. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date who either attend the Meeting personally or complete, sign and deliver a form of proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above will be entitled to vote or to have their Common Shares voted at the Meeting.

The Common Shares of the Company are listed on NEX (the "NEX") of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") under stock symbol "BSP". The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares without par value, of which 12,427,064 Common Shares are issued and outstanding as of July 2, 2020. All Common Shares in the capital of the Company carry the right to one vote.

On August 12, 2018, the Company completed a share consolidation of its Common Shares on the basis of five (5) pre-consolidation common shares for two (2) post-consolidation Common Shares. As a result of the share consolidation, all share and per share amounts were retrospectively adjusted to reflect the share consolidation.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, there were no persons or corporations that beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, Common Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Common Shares

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Management proposes that the number of directors be fixed at three. Shareholders will therefore be asked to approve an ordinary resolution that the number of directors elected be fixed at three. In the event that the proposed transaction with Pure Extract Technologies Inc. ("Pure") is completed (the "Proposed Transaction"), management proposes that the number of directors be increased to five upon completion of the Proposed Transaction and the two additional directors will be nominees of Pure, subject to the TSXV's approval. Details of the Proposed Transaction were disclosed in the Company's news release on February 19, 2020.

All three nominees for election at the Meeting are currently directors of the Company. The directors of the Company are elected annually and hold office until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. Management of the Company proposes to nominate the persons listed below for election as directors of the Company to serve until the director's office is earlier vacated in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), or until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, or if no director is then elected, until a successor is elected. Management does not contemplate that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director. The following disclosure sets out the names of management's nominees for election as directors, all major offices and positions with the Company and any of its significant affiliates each now holds, each nominee's principal occupation, business or employment for the five preceding years for new director nominees, the period of time during which each has been a director of the Company and the number of Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned by each, directly or indirectly, or over which each exercised control or direction, as at the Record Date. For information relating to the directors' principal occupation, business or employment, please see below "Director Biographies".

Name of Nominee; CurrentPosition with the Companyand Province or State andCountry of Residence Principal Occupation Period as aDirector of theCompany CommonSharesBeneficiallyOwned orControlled(1)
Sean Bromley (2) Director of the Issuer since Since December Nil(4)
Chief Executive Officer and December 19, 2017; Director of 3, 2018
Director White Gold Corp. since 2016;
British Columbia, Canada Director of Pacific Rim Cobalt
Corp. since 2017; Chief Financial
Officer of LoopShare Ltd. from
2015 to 2018; Consultant from
2015 – present; Director and
CEO of Big Sky Petroleum Corp.
since 2018; Director of Triangle
Name of Nominee; CurrentPosition with the Companyand Province or State andCountry of Residence Principal Occupation Period as aDirector of theCompany CommonSharesBeneficiallyOwned orControlled(1)
Industries Inc. since 2018;Director of BMGB Capital Corp.since 2018. Director of ApolloGold Corp since 2015.
Yana PopovaChief Financial Officer,Corporate Secretary andDirectorBritish Columbia, Canada CFO of Big Sky since December3, 2018; Accountant at PlatinumGroup Metals (2015-2017);Director and CFO of IsracannBiosciences Inc., formerly AtlasBlockchain Group since 2017. Since December3, 2018 Nil(5)
Desmond M. Balakrishnan (2) (3)DirectorBritish Columbia, Canada Partner, McMillan LLP Since November30, 2011 1,000

Notes:

  • (1) The information as to principal occupation, business or employment and Common Shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees. Each nominee has held the same or a similar principal occupation with the organization indicated or a predecessor thereof for the last five (5) years.
  • (2) Member of Audit Committee.
  • (3) Member of Compensation Committee.
  • (4) Mr. Bromley holds options to purchase 80,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $0.08 per share expiring on June 22, 2023.
  • (5) Ms. Popova holds options to purchase 80,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of $0.08 per share expiring on June 22, 2023.

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

Director Biographies

Sean Bromley – Chief Executive Officer and Director

Mr. Bromley works in corporate finance as a consultant. He is a former investment advisor with a number of years' experience working with public companies. Mr. Bromley is a director of several TSX Venture and CSE listed companies.

Mr. Bromley holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Calgary.

Yana Popova, CPA – Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Director

Ms. Popova has over 12 years of accounting experience working with private and public companies. Throughout her career, she has acted as an accountant to multiple private and public companies. Ms. Popova is a director of several public companies. Ms. Popova holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics degree from the University of Toronto and she holds a CPA designation.

Desmond M. Balakrishnan – Director

Mr. Balakrishnan is a Vancouver lawyer and has practiced law as a partner at McMillan LLP since February 2002. His areas of practice focus on mergers, acquisitions, listed company maintenance, international public listings, gaming and entertainment law. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1997 with an LL.B (with distinction) and was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1998. Mr. Balakrishnan is now, or has been in the last five years, a director or officer of 13 public companies or reporting issuers.

A shareholder can vote "FOR" all of these directors, vote "FOR" some of them and "WITHHOLD" for others, or "WITHHOLD" for all of them. Unless otherwise instructed, the named proxyholders will vote "FOR" the election of each of the proposed nominees set forth above as directors of the Company.

Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

Other than as disclosed below, no proposed director is, as at the date of this Circular, or has been, within ten (10) years before the date of this Circular, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company in respect of which the Circular is being prepared) that:

  • was subject to a cease trade or similar order that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or
  • was subject to a cease trade or similar 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 is, as at the date of this Circular, or has been within ten (10) years before the date of this Circular, a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company in respect of which the information circular is being prepared) 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 of trustee appointed to hold its assets.

No proposed director has, within the past ten years, 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.

Desmond Balakrishnan, a proposed director of the Resulting Issuer, was a director of Aroway Energy Inc. ("Aroway") a TSX Venture Exchange listed company at the time a cease trade order was issued by the British Columbia Securities Commission on January 4, 2016 for not having filed its annual financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2015 and its interim financial report for the financial period ended September 30, 2015 and its management's discussion and analysis for the periods ended June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015. The cease trade order remains in effect.

Desmond Balakrishnan, a proposed director of the Resulting Issuer, was a director of Probe Resources Ltd. ("Probe") (now known as Rooster Energy Ltd.), a TSX Venture Exchange listed company, at the time Probe was issued a cease trade order on January 7, 2011, for failure to file its annual financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for its financial year ended August 31, 2010 in the required time. Probe announced by press release dated November 16, 2010 that the company's U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, Texas. Mr. Balakrishnan resigned upon the filing of the Chapter 11 proceeding in November 2012. Probe emerged from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on April 15, 2011 and then brought its filings up to date. On February 6, 2012, the cease trade order was lifted.

Penalties and Sanctions

Within the 10 years before the date of this Information Circular, no proposed director is or has been a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company), that while that person was acting in that capacity:

    1. was subject to an order that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or
    1. 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,
    1. 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; or
    1. has within 10 years before the date of the Information Circular become 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 the assets of the proposed directors.

Advance Notice of Director Nominations by Shareholders

At the Company's Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders held on May 30, 2013, shareholders authorized for approval an amendment to the Company's Articles to include advance notice provisions ("Advance Notice Provision"). The Company's amended Articles were filed on August 6, 2013 under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The Advance Notice Provision is the framework by which the Company seeks to fix a deadline by which holders of record of Common Shares of the Company must submit director nominations to the Company prior to any annual or special meeting of shareholders, and sets forth the information that a shareholder must include in the notice of nomination to the Company for the notice to be in proper written form.

Details of the Advance Notice Provisions are more fully described in the Company's Information Circular dated April 18, 2013 to the Company's May 30, 2013 Annual General and Special Meeting, which can be accessed on the Company's corporate website or under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed form of Proxy intend to vote FOR the election of the Nominees. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT EACH SHAREHOLDER VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE ABOVE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

Smythe LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, of 1700 – 475 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2B3, will be nominated at the Meeting for appointment as auditor of the Company to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting of the Company. Smythe LLP was first appointed auditor of the Company on August 19, 2008.

AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH AUDITOR

National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees ("NI 52-110") requires the Company, as a venture issuer, to disclose annually in its information circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor. Such disclosure is set forth below.

Audit Committee Charter

The text of the audit committee's charter is attached as Schedule "A" to the information circular for the Company's annual meeting held on June 8, 2011 which was filed on www.sedar.com on May 13, 2011.

Composition of Audit Committee

The current members of the Company's audit committee are Desmond Balakrishnan and Sean Bromley.

Desmond M. Balakrishnan is considered to be independent as determined in accordance with NI 52-110. Sean Bromley is not considered to be independent as he is the CEO of the Company.

The current members of the Company's audit committee are considered to be financially literate.

Relevant Education and Experience

Each member of the audit committee has sufficient education and experience to have:

  • an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements;
  • the ability to assess the general application of those principles in connection with its financial statements;
  • experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements, or experience actively supervising individuals engaged in such activities; and
  • an understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting.

See disclosure under heading "Director Biographies" above for specific information.

Audit Committee Oversight

Since the commencement of the Company's most recently completed financial year, the audit committee has not made any recommendation to nominate or compensate an external auditor.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

During the Company's most recently completed financial year, the Company did not rely on the exemptions in NI 52-110 in sections 2.4 and subsections 6.1.1(4), 6.1.1(5) and 6.1.1(6) and in Part 8 of NI 52-110.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The audit committee has not adopted any specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non- audit services.

External Auditor Service Fees

The audit committee has reviewed the nature and amount of the non-audited services provided by Smythe LLP, Chartered Accountants to the Company to ensure auditor independence. The following table sets forth the fees paid by the Company to Smythe LLP, Chartered Accountants, for audit and non-audit services rendered in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

Fees paid to Auditor in Fees paid to Auditor in
Nature of Services year ended December 31, 2019 year ended December 31, 2018
Audit Fees (1) $13,000 $12,000
Audit Related Fees (2) N/A N/A
Tax Fees(3) $2,000 N/A
All Other Fees (4)
Total $15,000 $12,000

Notes:

(1) "Audit Fees" include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the Company'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 transaction, 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. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.
  • (4) "All Other Fees" include all other non-audit services.

Exemption

The Company is relying upon the exemption in section 6.1 of NI 52-110 in respect of Parts 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and 5 (Reporting Obligations) under NI 52-110.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate governance refers to the policies and structure of the board of directors of a company, whose members are elected by and are accountable to the shareholders of the company. Corporate governance encourages establishing a reasonable degree of independence of the board of directors from executive management and the adoption of policies to ensure the board of directors recognizes the principles of good management. The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices, as such practices are both in the interests of shareholders and help to contribute to effective and efficient decision-making.

Board of Directors

The Meeting management will nominate three individuals for election to the Company's Board. Directors are considered to be independent if they have no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A "material relationship" is a relationship which could, in the view of the Company's Board of Directors, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of a director's independent judgment.

The Board facilitates its independent supervision over management by holding regular meetings at which members of management or non-independent directors are not in attendance and by retaining independent consultants where it deems necessary. The independent board member is Desmond M. Balakrishnan. The non-independent members are Sean Bromley (Chief Executive Officer) and Yana Popova (Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary)

Directorships

Name of Director Name of Reporting Issuer Exchange Listed
Sean Bromley White Gold Corp. TSXV
Isracann Biosciences Inc. CSE
Pacific Rim Cobalt Corp. CSE
BMGB Capital Corp. TSXV
Apollo Gold Corp. TSXV
Triangle Industries Inc. N/A
Desmond M. Balakrishnan Planet Ventures Inc. TSXV
Netcoins Holdings Inc. CSE
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. TSX/NYSE
Isracann Biosciences Inc. CSE
Ynvisible Interactive Inc. TSXV
Yana Popova Isracann Biosciences Inc. CSE

The directors are currently serving on boards of the following other reporting companies (or equivalent) as set out below:

Orientation and Continuing Education

When new directors are appointed, they receive an orientation, commensurate with their previous experience, on the Company's properties, business, technology and industry and on the responsibilities of directors.

Board meetings may also include presentations by the Company's management and employees to give the directors additional insight into the Company's business.

Ethical Business Conduct

To date, the Board has not adopted a formal written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. However, the current limited size of the Company's operations, and the small number of officers and consultants, allow the Board to monitor on an ongoing basis the activities of management and to ensure that the highest standard of ethical conduct is maintained. As the Company grows in size and scope, the Board anticipates that it will formulate and implement a formal Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Nomination of Directors

The Board as a whole is responsible for recruiting and nominating new Board members and for planning the succession of directors.

Compensation

See disclosure below under the heading "Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation".

Other Board Committees

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

Assessments

The Board monitors the adequacy of information given to directors, communication between the Board and management and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and committees.

An informal process of assessing the performance of Board committees and individual directors is conducted by way of engagement and dialogue between the individual directors.

General

STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following compensation information is provided as required under Form 51-102F6V for Venture Issuers, as such term is defined in NI 51-102.

For the purposes of this Statement of Executive Compensation:

"compensation securities" includes stock options, convertible securities, exchangeable securities and similar instruments including stock appreciation rights, deferred share units and restricted stock units granted or issued by the company or one of its subsidiaries for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the company or any of its subsidiaries.

"named executive officer" or "NEO" 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;

  • (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, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5), for that financial year;

  • (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, requirements and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

Director and NEO Compensation

During the financial year ended December 31, 2019, based on the definition above, the NEOs of the Company were: Sean Bromley, CEO, Mark Brown, former CEO and Corporate Secretary from April 25, 2014 to December 3, 2018, Yana Popova, CFO and Corporate Secretary and Winnie Wong former, CFO from April 25, 2014 to December 3, 2018. The sole director of the Company who was not a NEO during the financial year ended December 31, 2019 was Desmond Balakrishnan.

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares without par value, each carrying the right to one vote. The Company's Common Shares are listed on NEX, the junior board of the TSX Venture Exchange, under stock symbol "BSP.H".

The following table of compensation, excluding options and compensation securities, provides a summary of the compensation paid by the Company to NEOs and directors of the Company for the financial years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Options and compensation securities are disclosed under the heading Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities in this Form.

Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Nameandposition Year Salary,consultingfee,retainer orcommission($) Bonus($) Committeeormeetingfees($) Value ofperquisites($) Value of allothercompensation($) Totalcompensation($)
Sean Bromley,(1) 2019 18,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 18,000
CEO 2018 18,900 Nil Nil Nil Nil 18,900
Yana Popova,(2) 2019 21,000 Nil Nil Nil Nil 21,000
CFO 2018 24,150 Nil Nil Nil Nil 24,150
Desmond 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Balakrishnan,(3) 2018 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Director
Mark Brown, (4) 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
former CEO 2018 10,870 Nil Nil Nil Nil 10,870
Winnie Wong, (5) 2019 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
former CFO 2018 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Notes

(1) Mr. Bromley was appointed CEO on December 3, 2018.

(2) Ms. Popova was appointed CFO and Corporate Secretary on December 3, 2018.

(3) Mr. Balakrishnan was appointed to the Board of Directors on November 30, 2011.

(4) Mr. Brown was appointed CEO and Corporate Secretary on April 25, 2014 and resigned on December 3, 2018.

(5) Ms. Wong was appointed CFO on April 25, 2014 and resigned on December 3, 2018.

The following summarizes the Company's related party transactions during the year ended December 31, 2019:

During the year ended December 31, 2019

The aggregate value of transactions and outstanding balances relating to key management personnel and entities over which they have control or significant influence were as follows:

Short-termBenefits Share-basedPayments Total
US$40,639 Nil US$40,639
US$51,776 Nil US$51,776
Legal US$55,027
Accounting US$10,779
Consulting US$53,893
US$119,699

Stock options and Other Compensation Securities

Option-Based Awards

The Company has a share option plan in place, which is dated for reference June 7, 2012 (the "Plan"), as last approved by the shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting held December 18, 2019.

The Plan was established to assist the Company in compensating, attracting, retaining and motivating the officers, directors and employees of the Company and to closely align the personal interests of such persons to the interests of the shareholders. The Plan is administered by the Board, and provides that options will be issued to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company. The number of Common Shares issuable under the Plan, together with all of the Company's other previously established or proposed share compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time.

A copy of the Plan can be found on SEDAR under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.

Outstanding Compensation Securities

The following table sets forth details of all stock options granted to NEOs or directors of the Company during the financial year ended December 31, 2019.

Compensation Securities
Nameandposition Type ofCompensationsecurity Number ofcompensationsecurities,number ofunderlyingsecurities, andpercentage ofclass Dateofissueorgrant Issue,conversionor exerciseprice($) Closingprice ofsecurity orunderlyingsecurity ondate ofgrant($) Closingprice ofsecurity orunderlyingsecurity atyear end($) Expirydate
Sean Bromley,CEO Options 80,000 June 22,2018 $0.088 $0.0875 $0.065 June 22, 2023
Yana Popova,CFO Options 80,000 June 22,2018 $0.088 $0.0875 $0.065 June 22, 2023
DesmondBalakrishnan,Director NIL NIL - - - - -
Mark Brown,former CEO NIL NIL - - - - -
Winnie Wong,former CFO NIL NIL - - - - -

Exercise of Compensation Securities by Directors and NEOs

There were no options exercised by any Director or NEO of the Company during the years ended December 31, 2019.

Employment, consulting and management agreements

The Company has not entered into any other contract, agreement, plan or arrangement that provides for payments to a NEO or a director at, following or in connection with any termination (whether voluntary, involuntary or constructive), resignation, retirement a change in control of the Company or a change in an NEOs or directors responsibilities.

Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation

The Company does not pay any compensation to its directors other than the issuance of stock options. Compensation paid to the Company's CEO and President is determined by the compensation committee and then recommended to the Board and the Board approves such compensation, including the issuance of stock options. Other than the consulting agreements with its NEOs and the stock options granted to its NEOs and directors, the Company does not presently have other compensation arrangements for its NEOs. The NEOs and directors are not allowed to hedge risk of the Company's securities.

In addition to the audit committee, the Company has appointed a compensation committee. The members of the compensation committee are Sean Bromley and Desmond Balakrishnan.

The primary goal of the Company's executive compensation process is to attract and retain the key executives necessary for the Company's long term success, to encourage executives to further the development of the Company and its operations, and to motivate qualified and experienced executives. The key elements of executive compensation awarded by the Company are base salary and incentive stock options. The compensation committee and the Board are of the view that the two elements should be considered together when determining executive compensation.

Salaries for NEOs are determined by evaluating the time, effort and responsibilities of a NEO, with a view to the competitive marketplace. The compensation committee seeks to set base salary at a level competitive enough to represent a fair compensation in the marketplace while ensuring such compensation reflects the development stage of the Company. For all employees, including NEOs, salary adjustments are considered by the compensation committee annually but any adjustments to base salary are not guaranteed and any adjustment includes consideration for individual performance and market conditions.

As the Company grows, and its operations and management structure become more complex, the Board expects it will constitute other formal standing committees, such as a Corporate Governance Committee and a Nominating Committee, and will ensure that such committees are governed by written charters and are composed of at least a majority of independent directors.

Philosophy and Objectives

The Company is a small, junior oil and gas company. The compensation program for the senior management of the Company is designed within this context with a view that the level and form of compensation achieves certain objectives, including:

    1. attracting and retaining qualified executives;
    1. motivating the short and long-term performance of these executives; and
    1. better aligning their interests with those of the Company's shareholders.

In compensating its senior management, the Company has employed a combination of base salary and equity participation through its stock option plan. Recommendations for senior management compensation are presented by the compensation committee to the Board for review.

Base Salary

In the view of the compensation committee and the Board, paying base salaries which are reasonable in relation to the level of service expected while remaining competitive in the markets in which the Company operates is a first step to attracting and retaining qualified and effective executives.

Bonus Incentive Compensation

The Company's objective is to achieve certain strategic objectives and milestones. The Board will consider executive bonus compensation dependent upon the Company meeting those strategic objectives and milestones and sufficient cash resources being available for the granting of bonuses. The Board approves executive bonus compensation dependent upon compensation levels based on recommendations of the CEO and the compensation committee. Such recommendations are generally based on information provided by issuers that are similar in size and scope to the Company's operations.

Equity Participation

The Company believes that encouraging its executives and employees to become shareholders is the best way of aligning their interests with those of its shareholders. Equity participation is accomplished through the Company's stock option plan. Stock options are granted to executives and employees taking into account a number of factors, including the amount and term of options previously granted, base salary and bonuses and competitive factors. The amounts and terms of options granted are determined by the Board based on recommendations put forward by the CEO and the compensation committee. Due to the Company's limited financial resources, the Company emphasizes the provisions of option grants to maintain executive motivation.

Pension Disclosure

The Company does not have a pension plan that provides for payments or benefits to the NEOs or directors at, following, or in connection with retirement.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets out equity compensation plan information as at the December 31, 2019 financial year end:

Plan Category Number of securities to beissued upon exercise ofoutstanding options,warrants and rights(a) Weighted-average exerciseprice of outstandingoptions, warrants andrights(b) Number of securitiesremaining available forfuture issuance underequity compensation plans(excluding securitiesreflected in column (a))(c)
Equity compensation plansapproved by the securityholders(the Plan) 240,000 $0.088 1,002,706
Equity compensation plans notapproved by the securityholders Nil N/A N/A
Total 240,000 $0.088 1,002,706

Reference should be made to the Company's audited annual financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 for more detailed disclosure concerning incentive stock options granted, exercised and outstanding.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No directors, proposed nominees for election as directors, executive officers or their respective associates or affiliates or other management of the Company were indebted to the Company as of the end most recently completed financial year or as at the date hereof.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

An informed person is one who generally speaking is a director or executive officer or a 10% shareholder of the Corporation. To the knowledge of management of the Company, no informed person or nominee for election as a director of the Company or any associate or affiliate of any informed person or proposed director had any interest in any transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, nor do they have any interest in any material transaction in the current year other, than as set out herein and in a document previously disclosed to the public.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Other than as disclosed herein, there are no management functions of the Company, which are to any substantial degree performed by a person or company other than the directors or executive officers of the Company.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Share Option Plan

Introduction

A number of Common Shares equal to ten (10%) percent of the issued and outstanding Common Shares in the capital stock of the Company from time to time are reserved for the issuance of stock options pursuant to the Company's Share Option Plan (the "Plan") which was first approved by shareholders at the annual meeting held on June 7, 2012 and last approved at the annual general meeting held on December 18, 2019. During the Company's financial year ended December 31, 2019 and to the date of mailing of this Circular options remain outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 240,000 Common Shares.

Purpose of the Share Option Plan

The Plan complies with the current policies of the TSXV (and the NEX) and the amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) which impose withholding obligations on taxable benefits arising at the time options are exercised. Pursuant to TSXV and NEX rules, the Plan is subject to annual shareholder approval and annual submission to the NEX for approval for continuation. The Plan was established to provide incentive to qualified parties to increase their proprietary interest in the Company and thereby encourage their continuing association with the Company. The Plan is administered by the Board and provides that options are to be issued to directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company. The Plan also provides that the maximum number of Common Shares issuable under the Plan, together with all of the Company's other previously established or proposed share compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time. Pursuant to the Plan all options expire on a date not later than 10 years after the date of grant.

Shareholder Confirmation

Pursuant to TSXV policies, the Company had to first seek shareholder approval to the Plan in order to implement it. TSXV policies also require shareholder approval of the continuation of the Plan at every subsequent annual general meeting by ordinary resolution. A copy of the Plan will be available for inspection at the Meeting.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and vote on the ordinary resolution to approve the Plan for continuation, with or without variation, as follows:

"RESOLVED that the Share Option Plan dated for reference June 7, 2012, be ratified and approved for continuation until the next annual general meeting of the Company."

An ordinary resolution is a resolution passed by the shareholders of the Company at a general meeting by a simple majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy.

Recommendation of the Board

The Board recommends that you vote "FOR" the above resolution. In the absence of a contrary instruction, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote "FOR" the resolution.

The Board is of the view that the Plan provides the Company with the flexibility to attract and maintain the services of executives, employees and other service providers in competition with other companies in the industry. A shareholder may also obtain a copy of the Plan by contacting the Company by telephone at: 604-328-5598.

OTHER MATTERS

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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company may be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Financial information about the Company is provided by the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and related management discussion and analysis. Additional financial information or documentation may be obtained by any securityholder of the Company

free of charge by contacting the Company by telephone at: 604-328-5598.

The contents of this Circular have been approved and its mailing authorized by the directors of the Company.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, on this 7th day of July, 2020.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"Sean Bromley"

Sean Bromley Chief Executive Officer