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Quri-Mayu Developments Ltd. — AGM Information 2024
Jul 31, 2024
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QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
and
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR
DATED AS OF JULY 19, 2024
for the
ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
of
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
to be held on
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
1000 – 1285 W. Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1 Telephone: (604) 309-6340
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general and special meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of shareholders of QuriMayu Developments Ltd. (the “ Company ”) will be held online via a virtual meeting portal using the access information provided below on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 , at the hour of 10:00 a.m . (Vancouver time). At the Meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on the following resolutions:
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to receive the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and 2023 together with the auditor’s report thereon;
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to re-appoint Adam Sung Kim Ltd., Chartered Professional Accountants, as the auditors of the Company for the ensuing fiscal year, and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors;
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to fix the number of directors at four (4) for the ensuing year;
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to elect directors for the ensuing year;
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to re-approve and confirm the stock option plan of the Company (the “ Stock Option Plan ”); and
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to transact such further or other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
The accompanying management information circular (the “ Information Circular ”) provides additional information relating to the matters to be dealt with at the Meeting and is supplemental to, and expressly made a part of, this notice of Meeting (the “ Notice ”).
The board of directors of the Company has fixed July 19, 2024 as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. Each registered shareholder at the close of business on that date is entitled to such notice and to vote at the Meeting in the circumstances set out in the accompanying Information Circular.
If you are a registered holder of common shares of the Company and are unable to attend the Meeting in person, please vote by proxy by following the instructions provided in the form of proxy at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) before the time and date of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
If you are a non-registered shareholder of the Company and received this Notice and accompanying materials through a broker, a financial institution, a participant, a trustee or administrator of a retirement savings plan, retirement income fund, education savings plan or other similar savings or investment plan registered under the Income Tax Act (Canada), or a nominee of any of the foregoing, that holds your securities on your behalf (an “ Intermediary ”), please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your Intermediary.
ZOOM MEETING DETAILS:
In order to dial into the Meeting within Canada, shareholders can phone 1.778.907.2071 or in the United States, shareholders can phone 1.669.900.6833 and enter the Meeting ID and Password noted below.
Alternatively, you can find your local number at: https://zoom.us/u/acjmEywjak
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In order to access the Meeting through Zoom, shareholders will need to download the application onto their computer or smartphone and then once the application is loaded, enter the Meeting ID and Password below or open the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83668390420?pwd=VCZnhflcGt0sM2sk0iOb1298fHCG3y.1
Shareholders will have the option through the application to join the video and audio or simply view and listen.
Meeting ID: 823 7079 7022 Passcode: 667220
In order to assist the Scrutineer with attendance, Shareholders are asked to log into the Meeting with their First and Last Names.
DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 19th day of July, 2024.
By Order of the Board of Directors of
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
“Kevin Smith” Kevin Smith Chief Executive Officer and Director
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
1000 – 1285 W. Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4B1 Telephone: (604) 309-6340
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
July 19, 2024
INTRODUCTION
This management information circular (the “ Information Circular ”) accompanies the notice of annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “ Notice ”) of Quri-Mayu Developments Ltd.(the “ Company ”) and is furnished to shareholders (each, a “ Shareholder ”) holding common shares (each, a “ Share ”) in the capital of the Company in connection with the solicitation by the management of the Company of proxies to be voted at the annual general and special meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of the Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 , at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. All references to shareholders in this Information Circular are to registered Shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.
Date and Currency
The date of this Information Circular is July 19, 2024. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts herein are in Canadian dollars.
SECTION 1 - PROXIES AND VOTING RIGHTS
Management Solicitation
The solicitation of proxies by management of the Company will be conducted by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other personal contact and such solicitation will be made without special compensation granted to the directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Company does not reimburse shareholders, nominees or agents for costs incurred in obtaining, from their principals, authorization to execute forms of proxy, except that the Company has requested brokers and nominees who hold stock in their respective names to furnish this Information Circular and proxy materials to their customers, and the Company will reimburse such brokers and nominees for their related out of pocket expenses. No solicitation will be made by specifically engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than as contained in this Information Circular in connection with the solicitation of proxies. If given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. The delivery of this Information Circular shall not create, under any circumstances, any implication that there has been no change in the information set forth herein since the date of this Information Circular. This Information Circular does not constitute the solicitation of a proxy by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making such solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer of solicitation.
Appointment of Proxy
Registered Shareholders are entitled to vote at the Meeting. Each Shareholder is entitled to one vote for each Share that such Shareholder holds on July 19, 2024 (the “ Record Date” ) on the resolutions to be voted upon at the Meeting, and any other matter to properly come before the Meeting.
The persons named as proxyholders in the enclosed form of proxy (the “ Designated Persons ”) are directors and/or officers of the Company.
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A SHAREHOLDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A PERSON OR COMPANY (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY TO ATTEND AND ACT FOR OR ON BEHALF OF THAT SHAREHOLDER AT THE MEETING.
A SHAREHOLDER MAY EXERCISE THIS RIGHT BY INSERTING THE NAME OF SUCH OTHER PERSON IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED ON THE FORM OF PROXY. SUCH SHAREHOLDER SHOULD NOTIFY THE NOMINEE OF THE APPOINTMENT, OBTAIN THE NOMINEE’S CONSENT TO ACT AS PROXY AND SHOULD PROVIDE INSTRUCTION TO THE NOMINEE ON HOW THE SHAREHOLDER’S SHARES SHOULD BE VOTED. THE NOMINEE SHOULD BRING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TO THE MEETING.
The Shareholder may vote by mail, by telephone or via the Internet by following instructions provided in the form of proxy at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays recognized in the Province of British Columbia) prior to the scheduled time of the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Chairman of the Meeting, in his sole discretion, may accept completed forms of proxy on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
A proxy may not be valid unless it is dated and signed by the Shareholder who is giving it or by that Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact duly authorized by that Shareholder in writing or, in the case of a corporation, dated and executed by a duly authorized officer or attorney-in-fact for the corporation. If a form of proxy is executed by an attorney-in-fact for an individual Shareholder or joint Shareholders, or by an officer or attorney-in-fact for a corporate Shareholder, the instrument so empowering the officer or attorney-in-fact, as the case may be, or a notarially certified copy thereof, must accompany the form of proxy.
Revocation of Proxies
Each Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at anytime before it is exercised by an instrument in writing: (a) executed by that Shareholder or by that Shareholder’s attorney-in-fact, authorized in writing, or, where the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer of, or attorney-in-fact for, the corporation; and (b) delivered either: (i) to the Company at the address set forth above, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, or (ii) to the Chairman of the Meeting prior to the vote on matters covered by the proxy on the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof, or (iii) in any other manner provided by law.
A proxy will automatically be revoked by either: (i) attendance at the Meeting and participation in a poll (ballot) by a Shareholder, or (ii) submission of a subsequent proxy in accordance with the foregoing procedures. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to any such revocation.
Voting of Shares and Proxies and Exercise of Discretion by Designated Persons
A Shareholder may indicate the manner in which the Designated Persons are to vote with respect to a matter to be voted upon at the Meeting by marking the appropriate space. The Shares represented by a proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot that may be called for and if the Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Shares will be voted accordingly.
IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED IN THE PROXY WITH RESPECT TO A MATTER TO BE ACTED UPON, THE PROXY CONFERS DISCRETIONARY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THAT MATTER UPON THE DESIGNATED PERSONS NAMED IN THE FORM OF PROXY. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE DESIGNATED PERSONS WILL VOTE THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THE PROXY IN FAVOUR OF EACH MATTER IDENTIFIED IN THE PROXY.
The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting, including any amendments or variations to any matters identified in the Notice, and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At the date
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of this Information Circular, management of the Company is not aware of any such amendments, variations, or other matters to come before the Meeting.
In the case of abstentions from, or withholding of, the voting of the Shares on any matter, the Shares that are the subject of the abstention or withholding will be counted for determination of a quorum, but will not be counted as affirmative or negative on the matter to be voted upon.
ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS
The information set out in this section is of significant importance to those Shareholders who do not hold Shares in their own name. Shareholders who do not hold their Shares in their own name (referred to in this Information Circular as “Beneficial Shareholders”) should note that only proxies deposited by Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of Shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If Shares are listed in an account statement provided by a broker, then in almost all cases those Shares will not be registered in the Beneficial Shareholder’s name on the records of the Company. Such Shares will more likely be registered under the names of the Beneficial Shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. In the United States, the vast majority of such 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). Beneficial Shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their Shares are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.
The Company does not have access to the names of all Beneficial Shareholders. Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders’ meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Shares are voted at the Meeting. The form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by his, her or its broker (or the agent of the broker) is similar to the form of proxy provided to registered Shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered Shareholder (the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“ Broadridge ”) in the United States and in Canada. Broadridge typically prepares a special voting instruction form, mails this form to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks for appropriate instructions regarding the voting of Shares to be voted at the Meeting. If Beneficial Shareholders receive the voting instruction forms from Broadridge, they are requested to complete and return the voting instruction forms to Broadridge by mail or facsimile. Alternatively, Beneficial Shareholders can call a toll-free number and access Broadridge’s dedicated voting website (each as noted on the voting instruction form) to deliver their voting instructions and to vote the Shares held by them. 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 receiving a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form as a proxy to vote Shares directly at the Meeting – the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the applicable Shares voted at the Meeting.
Although a Beneficial Shareholder may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Shares registered in the name of his, her or its broker (or agent of the broker), a Beneficial Shareholder may attend at the Meeting as proxyholder for the registered Shareholder and vote the Shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend at the Meeting and indirectly vote their Shares as proxyholder for the registered Shareholder should enter their own names in the blank space on the instrument 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 (or agent), well in advance of the Meeting.
Alternatively, a Beneficial Shareholder may request in writing that his, her or its broker send to the Beneficial Shareholder a legal proxy which would enable the Beneficial Shareholder to attend at the Meeting and vote his, her or its Shares.
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Beneficial Shareholders consist of non-objecting beneficial owners and objecting beneficial owners. A non-objecting beneficial owner is a beneficial owner of securities that has provided instructions to an intermediary holding the securities in an account on behalf of the beneficial owner that the beneficial owner does not object, for that account, to the intermediary disclosing ownership information about the beneficial owner under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“ NI 54-101 ”) of the Canadian Securities Administrators. An objecting beneficial owner means a beneficial owner of securities that has provided instructions to an intermediary holding the securities in an account on behalf of the beneficial owner that the beneficial owner objects, for that account, to the intermediary disclosing ownership information about the beneficial owner under NI 54-101.
All references to Shareholders in this Information Circular are to registered Shareholders, unless specifically stated otherwise.
NOTICE-AND-ACCESS
The Company is using the Notice-and-Access system under National Instrument 54-101 Communications with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations to distribute its proxy-related materials to Shareholders.
Under Notice-and-Access, rather than the Company mailing paper copies of the proxy-related materials to Shareholders, the materials can be accessed online under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca or on the Company’s website at www.quri-mayu.ca. The Company has adopted this alternative means of delivery for its proxy-related materials in order to reduce paper use and printing and mailing costs.
Shareholders will receive a Notice Package by prepaid mail, which will contain, among other things, information on Notice-and-Access and how Shareholders may access an electronic copy of the proxy-related materials, and how they may request a paper copy of the Circular, if they so choose, in advance of the Meeting and for a full year following the Meeting.
For Shareholders who wish to receive paper copies of the Information Circular in advance of the voting deadline, requests must be received no later than Friday, August 23, 2024. The Information Circular will be sent to such Shareholders within three business days of their request if such requests are made before the Meeting. Following the Meeting, the Information Circular will be sent to such Shareholders within ten days of their request.
Requests must be made by email to [email protected] or by calling toll-free at 1-888-787-0888.
SECTION 2 - VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES
The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares without par value. As of the Record Date, determined by the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) to be the close of business on July 19, 2024, a total of 44,730,338 Shares were issued and outstanding. Each Share carries the right to one vote at the Meeting.
Only registered Shareholders as of the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, no person or company beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the outstanding Shares.
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SECTION 3 – PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
To the knowledge of the Company's directors, only the matters to be placed before the Meeting are those referred to in the Notice accompanying this Information Circular. However, should any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the Shares represented by the proxy solicited hereby will be voted on such matters in accordance with the best judgement of the persons voting the Shares represented by the proxy.
Additional detail regarding each of the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting is set forth below.
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited financial statements of the Company for the years ended October 31, 2022 and 2023, will be presented to the Shareholders at the Meeting. The Company’s financial statements and management discussion and analysis are available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Management will review the Company's financial results at the Meeting and Shareholders and proxyholders will be given an opportunity to discuss these results with management. No approval or other action needs to be taken at the Meeting in respect of these documents.
2. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to appoint Adam Sung Kim Ltd., Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors of the Company and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be to be paid to the auditors. An ordinary resolution needs to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
Management of the Company recommends that Shareholders vote for the appointment of Adam Sung Kim Ltd., Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company’s auditors and to authorize the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditors.
3. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution to set the number of directors of the Company at four (4). An ordinary resolution needs to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Shareholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting.
Management of the Company recommends the approval of setting the number of directors of the Company at four (4).
4. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
At present, the directors of the Company are elected at each annual general meeting and hold office until the next annual general meeting, or until their successors are duly elected or appointed in accordance with the Company’s articles or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the enclosed form of proxy will be voted for the nominees listed in the form of proxy, all of whom are presently members of the Board.
Management of the Company proposes to nominate the persons named in the table below for election by the Shareholders as directors of the Company. Information concerning such persons, as furnished by the individual nominees, is as follows:
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| Name Province Country of Residence and Position(s) with the Company |
Principal Occupation, Business or Employment for Last Five Years |
Periods during which Nominee has Served as a Director |
Number of Shares Owned(1) |
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| Kevin Smith(2) British Columbia, Canada CEO & Director |
Mr. Smith is a business owner and entrepreneur. He currently serves as a director of the Company as well as its Chief Executive Officer. |
September 10, 2019 | 500,000(3) |
| Braydon Hobbs British Columbia, Canada CFO & Director |
Mr. Hobbs is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Previously, Mr. Hobbs worked as the Director of Finance for Woodbridge Homes Ltd. in Vancouver, as a Manager in Assurance as well as in the Private Markets/Early Capital Markets division at Deloitte UK LLP. He currently serves as a director of the Company as well as its Chief Financial Officer. |
September 10, 2019 | 325,000 |
| Ronald Woo(2) British Columbia, Canada Director |
Mr. Woo is a mine engineer and entrepreneur. Mr. Woo currently serves as a director of the Company and CEO and a director of Gold Mountain Resources Corp., a TSX resource company. Previously, Mr. Woo served as Project Manager and Technical Services Manager with Ledcor Contractors Ltd. and as Chief Operating Officer for Rover Metals Corp. |
September 10, 2019 | 600,000(4) |
| Grant Carlson(2) British Columbia, Canada Director |
Mr. Carlson is a consultant specializing in mining with SRK Canada's Mining Division and the Chief Operating Officer of Gold Mountain Mining Corp. Previously, Mr. Carlson was the Chief Operating Officer of Bayshore Minerals Inc., a mineral exploration company. |
September 13, 2021 | 1,000 |
(1) The information as to shares beneficially owned, or over which a nominee exercises control or direction, directly or indirectly, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective nominees as at July 19, 2024.
(2) Member of the audit committee.
(3) These Shares are held in the name of LFG Management Corp., a corporation owned and controlled by Mr. Smith.
(4) 500,000 of these Shares are held in the name of Ron Woo & Associates., a company wholly owned by Mr. Woo.
Management recommends the election of each of the nominees listed above as a director of the Company.
5. RE-APPROVING THE STOCK OPTION PLAN
The Company has adopted a “rolling” stock option plan (the “ Stock Option Plan ”) for officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company. The Stock Option Plan provides for the issue of stock options to acquire up to 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares as at the date of grant, subject to standard antidilution adjustment. This is a “rolling plan” as the number of Common Shares reserved for issue pursuant to the grant of stock options will increase as the Company’s issued and outstanding share capital increases. At no time will more than 10% of the outstanding Common Shares be subject to grant under the Stock Option Plan. If a stock option expires, is exercised or otherwise terminates for any reason, the number of Common Shares in respect of that expired, exercised or terminated stock option shall again be available for the purpose of the Stock Option Plan. The principal features of the Stock Option Plan are described in more detail below in the section entitled “ Statement of Executive Compensation – Stock Option Plan and other Incentive Plans ”.
The Stock Option Plan is a “rolling” stock option plan and, under Policy 4.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange (“ TSXV ”), a listed company on the TSXV is required to obtain the approval of its shareholders for a “rolling” stock option plan at each annual meeting of shareholders. Accordingly, shareholders will be asked to approve the following resolution:
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“ WHEREAS the policies of the TSXV require annual shareholder approval for the continuation of the Stock Option Plan;
“ BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
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the Stock Option Plan of the Company as described in the management information circular dated July 19, 2024, be and it is hereby confirmed and approved.
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Any one officer or director of the Company be and is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the Company to execute and deliver all such instruments and documents and to perform and do all such acts and things as may be deemed advisable in such individual’s discretion for the purpose of giving effect to this resolution, the execution of any such documents or the doing of any such other act or thing being conclusive evidence of such determination.”
In accordance with the policies of the TSXV, the Stock Option Plan must be approved by the majority of votes cast at the Meeting on the resolution.
PROXIES RECEIVED IN FAVOUR OF THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE STOCK OPTION PLAN, UNLESS THE SHAREHOLDER HAS SPECIFIED IN THE PROXY THAT HIS OR HER COMMON SHARES ARE TO BE WITHHELD FROM VOTING IN RESPECT THEREOF.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
The Company will consider and transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. Management of the Company knows of no other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting. Should any other matters properly come before the Meeting the Common Shares represented by the proxies solicited hereby will be voted on such matter in accordance with the best judgement of the persons voting by proxy.
SECTION 4 - STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
General
For the purpose 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 (if any) for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly to the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if any);
“ NEO ” or “ named executive officer ” means:
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(a) each individual who served as chief executive officer (“ CEO ”) of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CEO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,
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(b) each individual who served as chief financial officer (“ CFO ”) of the Company, or who performed functions similar to a CFO, during any part of the most recently completed financial year,
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(c) the most highly compensated executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (if any) other than individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than $150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5) of Form 51-102F6V, for that financial year, and
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(d) each individual who would be an NEO under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company or its subsidiaries (if any), nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;
“ plan ” includes any plan, contract, authorization or arrangement, whether or not set out in any formal document, where cash, compensation securities or any other property may be received, whether for one or more persons; and
“ underlying securities ” means any securities issuable on conversion, exchange or exercise of compensation securities.
Director and Named Executive Officer Compensation, Excluding Compensation Securities
The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company thereof to each NEO and each director of the Company, in any capacity, including, for greater certainty, all plan and non-plan compensation, direct and indirect pay, remuneration, economic or financial award, reward, benefit, gift or perquisite paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company:
| Name and Position | Fiscal Year October 31 |
Salary, Consulting Fee, Retainer or Commission ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Committee or Meeting Fees ($) |
Value of Perquisites(1) ($) |
Value of all other Compensation ($) |
Total Compensation ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Smith CEO & Director |
2023 | $120,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $120,000 |
| 2022 | $40,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $40,000 | |
| Braydon Hobbs CFO & Director |
2023 | $60,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $60,000 |
| 2022 | $20,000 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | $20,000 | |
| Ronald Woo Director |
2023 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2022 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
| Grant Carlson Director |
2023 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2022 | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(1) “Perquisites” include perquisites provided to an NEO or director that are not generally available to all employees and that, in aggregate, are:
(a) $15,000, if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is $150,000 or less, (b) 10% of the NEO or director’s salary for the financial year if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is greater than $150,000 but less than $500,000, or (c) $50,000 if the NEO or director’s total salary for the financial year is $500,000 or greater.
Stock Options and Other Compensation Securities
The following table sets forth all compensation securities granted or issued to each NEO and director by the Company or one of its subsidiaries in the most recently completed financial year for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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| Compensation Securities | |||||||
| Name and Position |
Type of compensation security |
Number of compensation Securities, number of underlying securities and percentage of class |
Date of issue or grant |
Issue, conversion or exercise price ($) |
Closing price of security or underlying security on date of grant ($) |
Closing price of security or underlying security at year end ($) |
Expiry Date |
| Kevin Smith CEO & Director |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Braydon Hobbs CFO & Director |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Ronald Woo Director |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Grant Carlson Director |
Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Stock Option Plans and Other Incentive Plans
The Company has in place a “rolling” stock option plan (the “ Stock Option Plan ”) which was adopted on November 18, 2021.
The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to, among other things, encourage Common Share ownership in the Company by directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its affiliates and other designated persons. Options may be granted under the Stock Option Plan only to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries and other designated persons as designated from time to time by the Board. The number of options which may be issued under the Stock Option Plan is limited to 10% of the number of Common Shares outstanding at the time of the grant of the options. As at the date hereof, there are4,473,303 Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan. Any Common Shares subject to an option which, for any reason, is cancelled or terminated prior to exercise will be available for a subsequent grant under the Stock Option Plan. The option price of any Common Shares cannot be less than the market price of the Common Shares. Options granted under the Stock Option Plan may be exercised during a period not exceeding ten years, subject to earlier termination upon the termination of the optionee’s employment, upon the optionee ceasing to be an employee, officer, director or consultant of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or ceasing to have a designated relationship with the Company, as applicable, or upon the optionee retiring, becoming permanently disabled or dying. The options are non-transferable. The Stock Option Plan contains provisions for adjustment in the number of Common Shares issuable thereunder in the event of a subdivision, consolidation, reclassification or change of the Common Shares, a merger or other relevant changes in the Company’s capitalization. Subject to shareholder approval in certain circumstances, the Board may from time to time amend or revise the terms of the Stock Option Plan or may terminate the Stock Option Plan at any time. The Stock Option Plan does not contain any provision for financial assistance by the Company in respect of options granted under the Stock Option Plan.
The Company has no equity compensation plans other than the Stock Option Plan.
External Management Companies
The Company has not engaged the services of an external management company to provide executive management services to the Company, directly or indirectly.
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Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements
Other than as set forth below, the Company is not party to any formal, written employment, consulting or management agreements with any NEO or director.
Oversight and Description of Director and NEO Compensation
The Board has not created or appointed a compensation committee given the Company’s current size and stage of development. All tasks related to developing and monitoring the Company’s approach to the compensation of the Company’s NEOs and directors are performed by the members of the Board. The compensation of the NEOs, directors and the Company’s employees or consultants, if any, is reviewed, recommended and approved by the Board without reference to any specific formula or criteria. NEOs that are also directors of the Company are involved in discussions relating to compensation, but disclose their interest in, and abstain from voting on, decisions related to their own respective compensation.
The overall objective of the Company’s compensation strategy is to offer short, medium and long-term compensation components to ensure that the Company has in place programs to attract, retain and develop management of the highest calibre and has in place a process to provide for the orderly succession of management, including receipt on an annual basis of any recommendations of the chief executive officer, if any, in this regard. The Company currently has a shortterm compensation component in place, which includes the payment of management fees to certain NEOs. The Company intends to further develop this compensation component. Although it has not to date, the Board may in the future consider, on an annual basis, an award of bonuses to key executives and senior management. The amount and award of such bonuses is expected to be discretionary, depending on, among other factors, the financial performance of the Company and the performance of the executive. The Board considers that the payment of such discretionary annual cash bonuses may satisfy the medium term compensation component.
The objectives of the Company’s compensation policies and procedures are to align the interests of the Company’s employees with the interests of the shareholders of the Company. The Company relies on Board discussion, without formal objectives, criteria and analysis, when determining executive compensation. There are currently no formal performance goals or similar conditions that must be satisfied in connection with the payment of executive compensation.
Pension Plan Benefits
The Company does not have any pension, defined benefit, defined contribution or deferred compensation plans in place.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth details of the Company’s compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company were authorized for issuance at the end of the Company’s financial year ended October 31, 2023.
| Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights(1) (a) |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
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| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
NIL | N/A | NIL |
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | NIL | N/A | NIL |
(1) The Company does not have any stock options, warrants or rights outstanding under any equity compensation plans.
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SECTION 5 - AUDIT COMMITTEE
Under National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (“ NI 52-110 ”), a reporting issuer is required to provide disclosure annually with respect to its audit committee, including the text of its audit committee charter, information regarding the composition of the audit committee, and information regarding fees paid to its external auditor. The Company provides the following disclosure with respect to its audit committee (the “ Audit Committee ”).
Audit Committee Charter
The Company’s Audit Committee is governed by an Audit Committee Charter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule “A”.
Composition of the Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is currently comprised of three directors, consisting of Kevin Smith, Grant Carlson and Ronald Woo.
All of the Audit Committee members are “financially literate”, as defined in NI 52-110, as all have the industry experience necessary to understand and analyze financial statements of the Company, as well as an understanding of internal controls and procedures necessary for financial reporting.
A member of an audit committee is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company, which could, in the view of the Board, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member’s independent judgment. Each of Ronald Woo and Grant Carlson are independent. Kevin Smith is not independent, as he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
The Audit Committee is responsible for review of both interim and annual financial statements for the Company. For the purposes of performing their duties, the members of the Audit Committee have the right at all times, to inspect all the books and financial records of the Company and any subsidiaries, and to discuss with management and the external auditors of the Company any accounts, records and matters relating to the financial statements of the Company. The Audit Committee members meet periodically with management and annually with the external auditors.
Relevant Education and Experience
All of the members of the Audit Committee are able to understand and interpret information related to financial statement analysis. Each of the members of the Audit Committee has a general understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements and will seek clarification from the Company’s auditors, where required. Each of the members of the Audit Committee also has direct experience in understanding accounting principles for private and reporting companies. See “Directors and Executive Officers” for further details of each audit committee member’s relevant education and experience.
Audit Committee Oversight
At no time since the commencement of the Company’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
Since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the Company has not relied on the exemptions in Sections 2.4, 6.1.1(4), 6.1.1(5), or 6.1.1(6) or Part 8 of NI 52-110. Section 2.4 (De Minimis NonAudit Services) provides an exemption from the requirement that the Audit Committee must pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the auditor, where the total amount of fees related to the non-audit services are not expected to exceed 5% of the total fees payable to the auditor in the financial year in which the non-audit services were provided. Sections 6.1.1(4) ( Circumstance Affecting the Business or Operations of the Venture Issuer ), 6.1.1(5) ( Events Outside Control of Member ) and 6.1.1(6) ( Death, Incapacity or Resignation ) provide exemptions from the requirement that a
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majority of the members of the Company’s Audit Committee must not be executive officers, employees or control persons of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company. Part 8 (Exemptions) permits a company to apply to a securities regulatory authority or regulator for an exemption from the requirements of NI 52-110 in whole or in part.
Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
Formal policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services have yet to be formulated and adopted. Subject to the requirements of NI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Board and the Audit Committee, on a case-by-case basis as applicable.
External Auditor Service Fees
In the following table, “Audit Fees” are fees billed by the Company’s external auditor for services provided in auditing the Company’s annual financial statements for the subject year. “Audit-Related Fees” are fees not included in audit fees that are billed by the auditor for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit review of the Company’s financial statements. “Tax Fees” are fees billed by the auditor for professional services rendered for tax compliance, advice and planning. “All Other Fees” are fees billed by the auditor for products and services not included in the foregoing categories.
The aggregate fees billed by the external auditors to the Company for the years ended October 31, 2022 and 2023 are:
| Financial Year Ending | Audit Fees(1) | Audit-Related Fees(2) | Tax Fees(3) | All Other Fees(4) |
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| October 31, 2023 | $12,146 | n/a | $ 2,277 | n/a |
| October 31, 2022 | $14,170 | n/a | $ 2,277 | $6,579 |
(1) “Audit Fees” include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the Company’s 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. Tax planning and tax advice include 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 on the exemption provided by Section 6.1 of NI 52-110, which provides that the Company, as a venture issuer, is not required to comply with Part 3 ( Composition of the Audit Committee ) and Part 5 ( Reporting Obligations ) of NI 52-110.
SECTION 6 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
General
National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (“ NI 58-101 ”), as adopted by the Canadian Securities Administrators, prescribes certain disclosure by the Company of its corporate governance practices. This disclosure is presented below.
Board of Directors
The Board facilitates its exercise of independent supervision over the Company’s management through meetings of the Board.
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The Board is currently composed of four directors, namely Kevin Smith, Braydon Hobbs, Ronald Woo and Grant Carlson.
Directorships
The following table sets out information regarding other directorships presently held by directors of the Company with other reporting issuers (or the equivalent) in Canada or any foreign jurisdiction:
| Name of Director | Names of Other Reporting Issuers | Securities Exchange |
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| Kevin Smith | PlantMD A.I. Technologies Inc. Mucho Cobre Resources Ltd. |
Reporting Issuer Reporting Issuer |
| Braydon Hobbs | LFNT Resources Corp. Mucho Cobre Resources Ltd. |
Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Reporting Issuer |
| Ronald Woo | Gold Mountain Mining Corp. Mucho Cobre Resources Ltd. LFNT Resources Corp. |
Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Reporting Issuer Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) |
| Grant Carlson | Omega Pacific Resources Corp. | Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) |
Orientation and Continuing Education
The Board briefs all new directors with respect to the policies of the Board and other relevant corporate and business information. The Board does not provide any continuing education programs.
Ethical Business Conduct
The Board has not adopted a written ethical business code of conduct for directors, officers and employees. However, the Board believes that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Company’s governing corporate legislation and the common law, and the restrictions placed by applicable corporate legislation on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which the director has an interest, have been sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.
Nomination of Directors
The Company does not have a formal process or committee for proposing new nominees for election to the Board. The nominees proposed are generally the result of recruitment efforts by the members of the Board, including both formal and informal discussions among the members of the Board.
Compensation
The Board has not created or appointed a compensation committee given the Company’s current size and stage of development. All tasks related to developing and monitoring the Company’s approach to the compensation of the Company’s NEOs and directors are performed by the members of the Board. The compensation of the NEOs, directors and the Company’s employees or consultants, if any, is reviewed, recommended and approved by the Board without reference to any specific formula or criteria.
Other Board Committees
The Board has no committees other than the Audit Committee.
Assessments
The Board regularly monitors the adequacy and effectiveness of information given to directors, communications between the Board and management, and the strategic direction and processes of the Board and its committees.
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SECTION 7 – OTHER INFORMATION
INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
No current or former director, executive officer, proposed nominee for election to the Board, or associate of such persons is, or at any time since the beginning of the Company’s most recently completed financial year has been, indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
No indebtedness of current or former director, executive officer, proposed nominee for election to the Board, or associate of such person is, or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year has been, the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS
No: (a) director, proposed director or executive officer of the Company; (b) person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, Shares or who exercises control or direction of Shares, or a combination of both carrying more than ten percent of the voting rights attached to the Shares outstanding (each, an “ Insider ”); (c) director or executive officer of an Insider; or (d) associate or affiliate of any of the directors, executive officers or Insiders, has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company, except with an interest arising from the ownership of Shares, where such person will receive no extra or special benefit or advantage not shared on a pro rata basis by all holders of the same class of Shares.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Information Circular, no director or executive officer of the Company who was a director or executive officer since the beginning of the Company’s last financial year, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any such directors, officers or nominees, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of Shares or other securities in the Company or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors.
MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
There were no management functions of the Company, which were, to any substantial degree, performed by persons other than the directors or executive officers of the Company.
CORPORATE CEASE TRADE ORDERS
To the best of management’s knowledge, no proposed director of the Company is, or within the ten (10) years before the date of this Information Circular has been, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that:
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(a) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order, or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or
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(b) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order, or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued 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.
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BANKRUPTCIES
To the best of management’s knowledge, no proposed director of the Company is, or within ten (10) years before the date of this Information Circular, has been, a director or an executive officer of any company that, while the person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in the 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 made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcies or insolvency.
PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS
To the best of management’s knowledge, no proposed director of the Company has been subject to: (a) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. Shareholders may contact the Company at its office at 1000 – 1285 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 4B1, to request copies of the Company’s financial statements and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis (the “ MD&A ”). Financial information is provided in the Company’s comparative annual financial statements and MD&A for its most recently completed financial year and in the financial statements and MD&A for subsequent financial periods, which are available at www.sedarplus.ca.
OTHER MATTERS
Other than the above, management of the Company knows of no other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matters that are not known to management should properly come before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The contents of this Information Circular have been approved, and the delivery of it to each Shareholder entitled thereto and to the appropriate regulatory agencies has been authorized, by the Board.
Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia as of this 19[th] day of July, 2024.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
“Kevin Smith” Kevin Smith Chief Executive Officer and Director
Schedule "A"
QURI-MAYU DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
(the “ Company ”)
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER
Purpose of the Committee
The purpose of the audit committee (the “Audit Committee” ) of the directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) is to provide an open avenue of communication between management, the Company’s independent auditor and the Board and to assist the Board in its oversight of:
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the integrity, adequacy and timeliness of the Company’s financial reporting and disclosure practices;
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the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to financial reporting; and
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the independence and performance of the Company’s independent auditor.
The Audit Committee shall also perform any other activities consistent with this Charter, the Company’s articles and governing laws as the Audit Committee or Board deems necessary or appropriate.
The Audit Committee shall consist of at least three directors. Members of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the Board and may be removed by the Board in its discretion. The members of the Audit Committee shall elect a Chairman from among their number. A majority of the members of the Audit Committee must not be officers or employees of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company. The quorum for a meeting of the Audit Committee is a majority of the members who are not officers or employees of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company. With the exception of the foregoing quorum requirement, the Audit Committee may determine its own procedures.
The Audit Committee’s role is one of oversight. Management is responsible for preparing the Company’s financial statements and other financial information and for the fair presentation of the information set forth in the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“ IFRS ”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Management is also responsible for establishing internal controls and procedures and for maintaining the appropriate accounting and financial reporting principles and policies designed to assure compliance with accounting standards and all applicable laws and regulations.
The independent auditor’s responsibility is to audit the Company’s financial statements and provide its opinion, based on its audit conducted in accordance with IFRS, that the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company in accordance with IFRS.
The Audit Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board the independent auditor to be nominated for the purpose of auditing the Company’s financial statements, preparing or issuing an auditor’s report or performing other audit, review or attest services for the Company, and for reviewing and recommending the compensation of the independent auditor. The Audit Committee is also directly responsible for the evaluation of and oversight of the work of the independent auditor. The independent auditor shall report directly to the Audit Committee.
Authority and Responsibilities
In addition to the foregoing, in performing its oversight responsibilities the Audit Committee shall:
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Monitor the adequacy of this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board.
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Review the appointments of the Company’s CFO and CEO and any other key financial executives involved in the financial reporting process.
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Review with management and the independent auditor the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s accounting and financial controls and the adequacy and timeliness of its financial reporting processes.
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Review with management and the independent auditor the annual financial statements and related documents and review with management the unaudited quarterly financial statements and related documents, prior to filing or distribution, including matters required to be reviewed under applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
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Where appropriate and prior to release, review with management any news releases that disclose annual or interim financial results or contain other significant financial information that has not previously been released to the public.
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Review the Company’s financial reporting and accounting standards and principles and significant changes in such standards or principles or in their application, including key accounting decisions affecting the financial statements, alternatives thereto and the rationale for decisions made.
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Review the quality and appropriateness of the accounting policies and the clarity of financial information and disclosure practices adopted by the Company, including consideration of the independent auditor’s judgment about the quality and appropriateness of the Company’s accounting policies. This review may include discussions with the independent auditor without the presence of management.
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Review with management and the independent auditor significant related party transactions and potential conflicts of interest.
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Pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided to the Company by the independent auditor.
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Monitor the independence of the independent auditor by reviewing all relationships between the independent auditor and the Company and all non-audit work performed for the Company by the independent auditor.
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Establish and review the Company’s procedures for the:
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receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, financial disclosure,
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internal controls or auditing matters; and
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confidential, anonymous submission by employees regarding questionable accounting, auditing and financial reporting and disclosure matters.
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Conduct or authorize investigations into any matters that the Audit Committee believes is within the scope of its responsibilities. The Audit Committee has the authority to retain independent counsel, accountants or other advisors to assist it, as it considers necessary, to carry out its duties, and to set and pay the compensation of such advisors at the expense of the Company.
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Perform such other functions and exercise such other powers as are prescribed from time to time for the audit committee of a reporting company in Parts 2 and 4 of National Instrument 52-110 of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and the articles of the Company.