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Saltire Capital Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Jun 8, 2023

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 29, 2023

AND

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR dated May 29, 2023

with respect to the

QUALIFYING ACQUISITION

of

FG ACQUISITION CORP.

The board of directors of FG Acquisition Corp. recommends that shareholders vote FOR the resolutions contained herein.

This notice of special meeting, management information circular and accompanying materials are important and require your immediate attention. They require holders of Class A restricted voting shares and Class B shares of FG Acquisition Corp. to make important decisions. If you are in doubt as to how to make such decisions, please contact your financial, legal, tax or other professional advisors.

May 29, 2023

Dear Shareholder,

On behalf of the board of directors (the "Board") of FG Acquisition Corp. ("FGAC"), you are invited to attend a meeting (the "Meeting") of the holders of the Class A restricted voting shares (the "Class A Restricted Voting Shares") and the Class B shares (the "Class B Shares") in the capital of FGAC (collectively, the "Shareholders") on June 29, 2023 to vote on resolutions in connection with FGAC's proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited ("ThinkMarkets"). The Business Combination will qualify as FGAC's "qualifying acquisition" under Part X of the TSX Company Manual (the "Qualifying Acquisition"). The Meeting will be held as a virtual meeting at 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 29, 2023. All capitalized terms not herein defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the "Glossary of Terms" in the accompanying management information circular (the "Circular").

The resolutions contained in the Circular relate to FGAC's proposed Business Combination with ThinkMarkets. Established in 2010, ThinkMarkets is a developer and provider of online financial services across the globe. ThinkMarkets services clients from over 165 countries by providing them the technology and access to over 10,000 tradable instruments via OTC and exchange products. Traders are empowered with opportunities across a wide range of global financial markets on ThinkMarkets' award-winning trading platform, ThinkTrader.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to vote on resolutions to (a) amend the Articles of FGAC, in one or more amendments, to: (i) provide that the Class B Shares automatically convert into Common Shares, rather than Proportionate Voting Shares, upon closing of the Business Combination; (ii) create a class of preferred shares, issuable in series (the "Preferred Shares"); and (iii) remove the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares following closing of the Business Combination (collectively, the "Amendment of Articles Resolution"), and (b) authorize the Board to adopt an omnibus incentive plan (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan") of FGAC (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution"). Holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares will also be asked to approve a resolution to extend the date by which FGAC has to consummate a qualifying acquisition from July 5, 2023 to July 5, 2024 (the "Extension"), if such Extension is deemed necessary by the Board (the "Extension Resolution").

In respect of the Amendment of Articles Resolution, the proposed amendments are required in order for FGAC to complete the Business Combination on the terms agreed upon between FGAC and Think.

In respect of the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution, the purpose of the Omnibus Incentive Plan is to reward eligible directors, officers, employees and consultants of the post-Qualifying Acquisition entity for their sustained contributions to the company. Equity awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan are intended to reward performance and continued employment, with associated benefits to the company of attracting and retaining employees. Additionally, it is expected that options and other equity-based compensation will provide a strong link to long-term corporate performance and the creation of shareholder value.

In respect of the Extension Resolution, the allowable time period within which FGAC must consummate a qualifying acquisition is 15 months from the closing of its initial public offering, being July 5, 2023. However, the Business Combination Agreement contemplates an outside date for Closing of the Business Combination of July 28, 2023 or, provided that the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt in respect of FGAC's final Prospectus and the TSX has conditionally approved the transactions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement by July 28, 2023, August 15, 2023, which provides additional time to close if needed. Accordingly, the Board is seeking approval of the Extension Resolution by holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, in accordance with FGAC's Articles (as amended and restated), to extend FGAC's permitted timeline to July 5, 2024.

In connection with the Meeting, FGAC will provide holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares with the opportunity to deposit for redemption all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension Resolution, provided that they deposit their shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the second business day before the date of the Meeting. FGAC estimates that, as of the date hereof, each Class A Restricted Voting Share so redeemed will be redeemed for approximately U.S.\$10.22. It should also be noted that shareholders will have another redemption opportunity should FGAC close the Business Combination (or another qualifying acquisition) prior to the applicable deadline. Depending on a shareholder's individual circumstances, the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who redeems shares could be worse than the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who sells shares in the open market, since redeeming shares will result in a deemed dividend to the Shareholder. Shareholders who are not resident in Canada and whose shares are redeemed will be subject to Canadian withholding tax on the deemed dividend. See "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the Circular.

If the Extension Resolution is approved and the Extension is made effective, FGAC shall (a) redeem those Class A Restricted Voting Shares that are deposited for redemption, and (b) deliver to each such holder its pro rata portion of the escrow funds available in FGAC's escrow account less certain specified costs. The remainder of the escrow funds shall remain in FGAC's escrow account, and holders of Class A Restricted Voting Share who do not redeem their shares will retain their redemption rights with respect to the closing of the Business Combination itself.

FGAC cannot predict the amount that will remain in FGAC's escrow account if the Extension Resolution is approved and the Extension is implemented, and the amount remaining in FGAC's escrow account may be only a small fraction of the approximately \$118 million that was in FGAC's escrow account as of May 29, 2023.

If the Extension Resolution is not approved and the Business Combination (or another qualifying acquisition) is not consummated by July 5, 2023, FGAC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding-up. In connection therewith, and subject to applicable laws, each Class A Restricted Voting Share will be redeemed for the Class A Automatic Redemption Price.

These are important matters affecting the future of FGAC and your vote is important regardless of the number of shares you own.

FGAC is holding the Meeting as a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast and Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate and vote at the Meeting online at the address set out in the applicable notice of meeting. Beneficial Shareholders (being Shareholders who hold their securities through a broker, investment dealer, bank, trust company, custodian, nominee or other intermediary) who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder will be able to attend as a guest and view the webcast but not be able to participate or vote at the Meeting.

The Circular included herewith contains a detailed description of the resolutions and other information relating to FGAC. We urge you to consider carefully all of the information in the Circular. Shareholders who have any questions or need additional information with respect to the voting of their Securities should consult their financial, legal, tax or other professional advisors.

On behalf of FGAC, I would like to thank all of our Shareholders for their ongoing support.

Yours very truly,

(signed) "Larry G. Swets Jr."

Larry G. Swets Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Director

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 29, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting (the "Meeting") of the holders (the "Shareholders") of Class A restricted voting shares (the "Class A Restricted Voting Shares") and Class B shares (the "Class B Shares", and together with the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, the "Shares") in the capital of FG Acquisition Corp. ("FGAC" or the "Company") will be held as a virtual meeting on June 29, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time), for the following purposes:

    1. In respect of the Shareholders, to consider, and if deemed advisable, to approve, with or without variation, the following resolutions, which are conditional upon the completion of the proposed qualifying acquisition with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited (the "Closing"):
  • (a) a special resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the accompanying management information circular (the "Circular"), authorizing amendments of the notice of articles and articles of FGAC (the texts of which are substantially in the forms attached as Appendix A to the Circular), in one or more amendments to: (i) provide that the Class B Shares automatically convert into common shares of the Company, rather than proportionate voting shares of the Company (the "Proportionate Voting Shares") upon Closing; (ii) create a class of preferred shares, issuable in series (the "Preferred Shares"); and (iii) remove the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares following Closing; and
  • (b) an ordinary resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the Circular, authorizing the board of directors (the "Board") to adopt the omnibus incentive plan substantially in the form described in the Circular and attached as Appendix B to the Circular.
    1. In respect of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, to consider, and if deemed advisable, to approve, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the Circular, to extend the date by which FGAC has to consummate a qualifying acquisition from July 5, 2023 to July 5, 2024 (the "Extension"), if necessary (the "Extension Resolution").
    1. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The nature of the business to be transacted at the Meeting is described in further detail in the accompanying Circular. The Circular is deemed to form part of this notice of meeting. Please read the Circular carefully before you vote on the matters being transacted at the Meeting.

The record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting is May 26, 2023 (the "Record Date"). Only Shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof.

FGAC is holding the Meeting as a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast, where all Shareholders regardless of geographic location and equity ownership will have an equal opportunity to participate at the Meeting and engage with directors of FGAC and management as well as other Shareholders. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate and vote at the Meeting online at https://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1531. Beneficial Shareholders (being Shareholders who hold their Shares through a broker, investment dealer, bank, trust company, custodian, nominee or other intermediary) who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder will be able to attend as a guest and view the webcast but not be able to participate or vote at the Meeting.

As a Shareholder, it is very important that you read the Circular and other Meeting materials carefully. They contain important information with respect to voting your Shares and attending and participating at the Meeting.

A Shareholder who wishes to appoint a person other than the management nominees identified on the form of proxy or voting instruction form to represent him, her or it at the Meeting may do so by inserting such person's name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy or voting instruction form and following the instructions for submitting such form of proxy or voting instruction form. This must be completed prior to registering such proxyholder, which is an additional step to be completed once you have submitted your form of proxy or voting instruction form. If you wish that a person other than the management nominees identified on the form of proxy or voting instruction form attend and participate at the Meeting as your proxy and vote your Shares, including if you are a nonregistered Shareholder and wish to appoint yourself as proxyholder to attend, participate and vote at the Meeting, you MUST register such proxyholder after having submitted your form of proxy or voting instruction form identifying such proxyholder. Failure to register the proxyholder will result in the proxyholder not receiving a username to participate in the Meeting. Without a username, proxyholders will not be able to attend, participate or vote at the Meeting. To register a proxyholder, Shareholders MUST send an email to [email protected] and provide TSX Trust Company with their proxyholder's contact information, amount of Shares appointed, name in which the Shares are registered if they are a registered Shareholder, or name of broker where the Shares are held if a beneficial Shareholder, so that TSX Trust Company may provide the proxyholder with a username via email.

A registered holder of Shares may attend the Meeting online or may be represented by proxy. If you are a registered holder of Shares and you are unable to attend the Meeting online, we encourage you to vote by completing the enclosed form of proxy in accordance with the enclosed instructions. Voting by proxy will not prevent you from voting if you attend the Meeting and will ensure that your vote will be counted if you are unable to attend.

A proxy will not be valid for use at the Meeting unless the completed form of proxy is deposited at the offices of FGAC's transfer agent, TSX Trust Company, at 100 Adelaide St. W, Suite 301, Toronto, ON M5H 4H1, by facsimile at (416) 595-9593, or by internet at www.voteproxyonline.com by 12:00p.m. (Toronto time) on June 27, 2023 or, if the Meeting is adjourned, at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the time set for the reconvening of the Meeting. A person appointed as a proxyholder need not be a Shareholder. The time limit for the deposit of proxies may be waived or extended by the chair of the Meeting at his or her discretion without notice.

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

If you are not a registered holder of Shares and receive these materialsthrough your broker or other intermediary, please complete the form of proxy or voting instruction form provided to you by your broker or other intermediary in accordance with the instructions provided therein.

In connection with the Meeting, FGAC will provide holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares with the opportunity to deposit for redemption all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension Resolution, provided that they deposit their shares for redemption prior to the second business day before the date of the Meeting. Upon the requisite approval of the Extension Resolution (which requires approval by both the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and the Board) and, subject to applicable law, FGAC will be required to redeem such Class A Restricted Voting Shares so deposited for redemption at an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A)(i) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time of the Meeting at which an Extension is approved, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (ii) an amount equal to the total of (a) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (b) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption (and for greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account), each as reasonably determined by the Company, less (B) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act), as reasonably determined by the Company, arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares (the "Class A Extension Redemption Price"). It should also be noted that shareholders will have another redemption opportunity should FGAC close a qualifying acquisition prior to the applicable deadline. Depending on a shareholder's individual circumstances, the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who redeems shares could be worse than the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who sells shares in the open market, since redeeming shares will result in a deemed dividend to the Shareholder. Shareholders who are not resident in Canada and whose shares are redeemed will be subject to Canadian withholding tax on the deemed dividend. See "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the Circular.

If the Extension Resolution is approved and the Extension is made effective, FGAC shall (a) redeem those Class A Restricted Voting Shares that are deposited for redemption, and (b) deliver to each such holder who has deposited shares for redemption the Class A Extension Redemption Price per share, which amount shall reduce FGAC's net asset value. The remainder of the escrow funds shall remain in the Escrow Account, and holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares who do not redeem their shares will retain their redemption rights with respect to the Closing itself. FGAC cannot predict the amount that will remain in FGAC's escrow account if the Extension Resolution is approved and the Extension is implemented, and the amount remaining in FGAC's escrow account may be only a small fraction of the approximately \$118 million that was in the Escrow Account as of May 29, 2023.

If the Extension Resolution is not approved and the Closing (or another qualifying acquisition) is not consummated by July 5, 2023, FGAC will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding-up. In connection therewith, and subject to applicable laws, each Class A Restricted Voting Share will be redeemed for its pro rata portion of the escrow funds available in the Escrow Account less certain specified costs.

Subject to the terms of the business combination agreement for the proposed qualifying acquisition with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited, the Board may revoke the Extension Resolution without further approval of holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares at any time prior to the Extension becoming effective in the event that they determine not to proceed with the Extension.

Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares whose Class A Restricted Voting Shares are held through an intermediary may have earlier deadlines for depositing their Class A Restricted Voting Shares pursuant to the redemption right. If the deadline for depositing such shares held through an intermediary is not met by a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares may not be eligible for redemption.

Shareholders that have any questions or need additional information with respect to the voting of their Shares should consult their financial, legal, tax or other professional advisors.

DATED this 29th day of May, 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(signed) "Larry G. Swets Jr."

Larry G. Swets Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Director

SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD JUNE 29, 2023

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

This management information circular (this "Circular") is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by management of FG Acquisition Corp. ("FGAC" or the "Company") for use at: (i) the special meeting of shareholders (the "Shareholders") of (A) the Class A restricted voting shares of the Company (the "Class A Restricted Voting Shares") and (B) the Class B shares of the Company (the "Class B Shares" and together with the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, the "Shares") to be held as a virtual meeting on June 29, 2023, at 12:00p.m. (Toronto time), and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of meeting (the "Meeting"). Except to the extent otherwise stated herein, all information set forth herein is given as of May 29, 2023 and all references to dollars, "\$" or "U.S.\$" are to United States dollars.

Any capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the "Glossary of Terms" included herein.

No person is authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this Circular and, if given or made, such information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. This Circular does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to acquire, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, by any person in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or proxy solicitation. The delivery of this Circular shall not, under any circumstances, create an implication that there has not been any change in the information set forth herein since the date hereof.

Information contained in this Circular should not be construed as legal, tax or financial advice to any particular Shareholder and Shareholders are urged to consult their own professional advisors in connection with the matters considered in this Circular.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

"Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – The Business Combination Agreement";

"Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – The Business Combination Agreement";

"Affiliate" means, when describing a relationship between two persons, that either one of them is under the direct or indirect control of the other, or each of them is directly or indirectly controlled by the same person;

"AIF" means the Company's annual information form dated March 28, 2023;

"allowable capital loss" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsHolders Resident in CanadaDisposition of Securities";

"Applicable Employment Standards Legislation" means the employment standards or labour standards legislation, if any and as may be amended or replaced from time to time, that applies to the jurisdiction in which the Participant performs work for the Company;

"Articles" means the Notice of Articles and Articles of the Company (as amended, amended and restated or modified from time to time);

"BCBCA" means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as it may be amended from time to time;

"Board" means the board of directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time;

"Broadridge" means Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc.;

"Business Combination" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionOverview";

"Business Combination Agreement" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – Overview";

"Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline" means a date to be specified by the Company by which holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares must deposit their shares for redemption in order to have their shares redeemed by the Company in connection with the closing of the Business Combination;

"Business Combination Redemption Notice" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – Process for Redemption by Non-Registered Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares";

"CDS" means CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc.;

"CDS Participant" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Redemption RightsProcess for Redemption by Non-Registered Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares";

"Class A Automatic Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A) the escrowed funds then available in the Escrow Account, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (B) an amount equal to the total of (i) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, (ii) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act) arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, and (iii) up to a maximum of U.S.\$100,000 of interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account that may be released to pay actual and expected Winding-Up expenses and certain other related costs (as described herein), each as reasonably determined by the Company. For greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account;

"Class A Extension Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A)(i) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time of the Meeting at which an Extension is approved, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (ii) an amount equal to the total of (a) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (b) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption (and for greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account), each as reasonably determined by the Company, less (B) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act), as reasonably determined by the Company, arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares;

"Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share equal to the pro rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (a) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time immediately prior to the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline, including interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (b) an amount equal to the total of (i) applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (ii) actual and expected direct expenses related to the redemption, each as reasonably determined by FGAC, as at the effective date of the redemption, which amount is anticipated to be approximately \$10.33 per Class A Restricted Voting Share; for greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the amount of any tax of FGAC under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act or the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in escrow;

"Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders" means the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares;

"Class A Restricted Voting Shares" means the Class A restricted voting shares in the capital of FGAC, which are "restricted securities" within the meaning of such term under applicable Canadian securities laws, and each a "Class A Restricted Voting Share";

"Class A Restricted Voting Units" means the Class A restricted voting units distributed to the public by FGAC at an offering price of U.S.\$10.00 per Class A Restricted Voting Unit under a prospectus dated March 28, 2022, each comprised of one Class A Restricted Voting Share and one-half of an IPO Warrant, and each a "Class A Restricted Voting Unit";

"Class B Shares" means the Class B shares in the capital of the Company, and each a "Class B Share";

"Closing" means the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition;

"Closing Cash Amount" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Business Combination Agreement";

"Common Share VWAP" means the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares on the TSX (or such other exchange on which the Common Shares may be listed) for the 20 trading days immediately prior to (but not including) the date of the conversion;

"Common Shares" means the common shares in the capital of the Company expected to be issued and outstanding as at the time of the Closing;

"Company" or "FGAC" means FG Acquisition Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia pursuant to the BCBCA to be renamed ThinkMarkets Group Holdings Limited upon completion of the Business Combination;

"Convertible Debentures" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Private Placement";

"CRA" means the Canada Revenue Agency;

"Designee" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – The Business Combination Agreement";

"Dissenting Shareholders" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Business Combination Agreement";

"Dividend Equivalent" means a bookkeeping entry, equivalent in value to a dividend paid on a Common Share, credited to a Participant's account;

"DSUs" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Adoption of Omnibus Incentive PlanOmnibus Incentive Plan";

"Eligible Participant" means any director, executive officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (for so long as such Person holds any such position, including during any period of statutory notice of termination of employment under Applicable Employment Standards Legislation but excluding any period of contractual or common law reasonable notice of termination of employment or deemed employment);

"Escrow Account" means the escrow account established with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement;

"Escrow Agent" or "TSX Trust Company" means TSX Trust Company;

"Escrow Agreement" means the escrow agreement dated April 5, 2022 between FGAC, the Escrow Agent, and Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Raymond James Ltd., as the underwriters of the IPO;

"Exchange Preferred Shares" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionOverview";

"Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted UponAmendment of ArticlesThe Preferred Shares";

"Exchange Ratio" means an amount equal to the ThinkMarkets Equity Value divided by the number of ThinkMarkets Company Shares, divided by U.S.\$10.00;

"Extension" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Extension of the Permitted Timeline";

"Extension Resolution" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Extension of the Permitted Timeline";

"Extraordinary Dividend" means any dividend, together with all other dividends payable in the same calendar year, that has an aggregate absolute dollar value which is greater than \$0.075 per share, with the adjustment to the applicable price (as the context may require) being a reduction equal to the amount of the excess;

"FHSA" has the meaning set out under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"Founders" means the Sponsors, being FGAC Investors LLC and CG Investments VII Inc., as the holders of the Founders' Shares;

"Founders' Shares" means the 2,875,000 Class B Shares issued to the Founders in connection with the closing of the IPO;

"FPI Condition" has the meaning set out under the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted UponAmendment of ArticlesThe Class B Conversion";

"Holder" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations";

"Intermediary" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingBeneficial Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders";

"IPO" or "Offering" means FGAC's initial public offering of 11,500,000 Class A Restricted Voting Units offered to the public under FGAC's final long form prospectus dated March 28, 2022;

"IPO Prospectus" means the final prospectus of the Company dated March 28, 2022 filed in connection with the Offering;

"IPO Warrants" means the share purchase warrants of FGAC issued under the Warrant Agreement as a portion of the Class A Restricted Voting Units;

"Make Whole Agreement and Undertaking" means the make whole agreement and undertaking dated April 5, 2022, entered into by the Sponsors in favour of the Company;

"Meeting Materials" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingBeneficial Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders";

"National Instrument 54-101" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingPurpose of the Meeting";

"New OTM Warrants" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Business Combination Agreement";

"New ThinkMarkets" means FGAC after giving effect to the Business Combination;

"Non-Registered Shareholders" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingBeneficial Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders";

"Non-Resident Holder" has the meaning assigned to it under "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsHolders Not Resident in Canada";

"Notice of Meeting" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingSolicitation of Proxies";

"Offer" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – The Business Combination Agreement";

"Omnibus Incentive Plan" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Adoption of Omnibus Incentive Plan";

"Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Adoption of Omnibus Incentive Plan";

"OTM Warrants" means the share purchase warrants of FGAC sold to the Sponsors concurrently with the IPO at an offering price of U.S.\$0.10 per OTM Warrant;

"Participant" means Eligible Participants that are granted awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan;

"Permitted Timeline" means the allowable time period within which FGAC must consummate its Qualifying Acquisition, being 15 months from the closing of the IPO, as it may be extended as described in FGAC's final long form prospectus dated March 28, 2022;

"Plans" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"Pre-Maturity Conversion Rate" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted UponAmendment of ArticlesThe Preferred Shares";

"Preferred Shares" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted UponAmendment of Articles";

"Private Placement" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – The Private Placement";

"Proportionate Voting Shares" means the proportionate voting shares in the capital of FGAC, none of which are issued and outstanding;

"Proposed Amendments" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations";

"Prospectus" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Forward-Looking Information";

"Proxy" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the Meeting Voting of Proxies";

"PSUs" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Adoption of Omnibus Incentive Plan Omnibus Incentive Plan";

"Qualifying Acquisition" means the Company's proposed Business Combination with ThinkMarkets, which will qualify as the Company's "qualifying acquisition" under Part X of the TSX Company Manual;

"RDSP" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"Record Date" means May 26, 2023;

"Redemption Limitation" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionRedemption Rights";

"Redemption Notice" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Redemption RightsProcess for Redemption by Non-Registered Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares";

"Redemption Right" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – Redemption Rights";

"Registered Shareholders" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingBeneficial Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders";

"Remaining FG Founder Shares" means 875,000 FG Founder Shares, less the FG Founder Shares, if any, that are required to be transferred or forfeited, as applicable, by the Sponsors in connection with the Private Placement or to secure non-redemption agreements with certain holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares;

"Remaining Sponsors' Warrants" means 2,350,000 Sponsors' Warrants, less the Sponsors' Warrants, if any, that are required to be transferred or forfeited, as applicable, by the Sponsors in connection with the Private Placement or to secure non-redemption agreements with certain holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares;

"Resident Holder" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations Holders Resident in Canada";

"Restriction Period" means a period determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, ending in all cases no later than (i) in the case of PSUs and RSUs, three (3) years after the last day of the calendar year in which the performance of services for which PSUs or RSUs are granted, as applicable, occurred, and (ii) in the case of DSUs, the last day of the calendar year following the Eligible Participant's termination date;

"RESP" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"RRIF" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"RRSP: has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"RSUs" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Adoption of Omnibus Incentive Plan Omnibus Incentive Plan";

"Securities" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations";

"SEDAR" means the System for Electronic Document Retrieval and Analysis located at www.sedar.com;

"Sponsors" means together, FGAC Investors LLC and CG Investments VII Inc., and "Sponsor" means either one of them;

"Sponsors' Forfeited Shares" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Business Combination Agreement";

"Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionThe Business Combination Agreement";

"Sponsors' Warrants" means the share purchase warrants of FGAC issued under the Warrant Agreement to the Sponsors at an offering price of U.S.\$1.00 per Sponsors' Warrant;

"Subsidiary" means a corporation, company or partnership that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) including the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended;

"taxable capital gain" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsDisposition of Securities";

"TFSA" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Eligibility for Investment";

"ThinkMarkets" means Think Financial Group Holdings Limited ACN 646 354 912;

"ThinkMarkets Company Shares" means all of the issued and outstanding shares of each class and series in the capital of ThinkMarkets outstanding as of Closing (on a fully diluted basis, after taking into account ThinkMarkets Company Shares issued upon conversion or exchange of ThinkMarkets' redeemable preference shares, options and any other convertible or exchangeable securities);

"ThinkMarkets Equity Value" has the meaning given to the term "Company Equity Value" in the Business Combination Agreement;

"ThinkMarkets' Shareholders" means the shareholders of ThinkMarkets, prior to the Closing;

"Third Party Proxyholder" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "General Information Respecting the MeetingAppointment of a Third Party as a Proxy";

"Transfer Agent" means TSX Trust Company;

"TSX" means the Toronto Stock Exchange;

"Warrant Agent" means TSX Trust Company;

"Warrant Agreement" means the warrant agency agreement between FGAC, TSX Trust Company, as warrant agent, and the Sponsors, dated April 5, 2022, as it may be amended from time to time;

"Warrant Condition" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Particulars of Matters to be Acted UponAmendment of ArticlesThe Preferred Shares";

"Warrant Put Rights" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets TransactionWarrant Put Rights";

"Warrant Put Rights Escrow Amount" has the meaning assigned to it under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction – Warrant Put Rights";

"Warrants" means, collectively, (i) the IPO Warrants, and (ii) the Sponsors' Warrants (including, where the context requires, any share purchase warrants (having substantially the same terms as the Warrants) issued in connection with the Private Placement or to ThinkMarkets' Shareholders at Closing in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement), and each a "Warrant"; and

"Winding-Up" means the liquidation and cessation of the business of the Company, upon which the Company shall be permitted to use up to a maximum of U.S.\$100,000 of any interest and other amounts earned from the proceeds in the Escrow Account to pay actual and expected costs and expenses in connection with applications to cease to be a reporting issuer and winding-up and dissolution expenses, as determined by the Company.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Certain of the statements contained within this document are forward-looking and reflect management's expectations regarding the prospects, results of operations, performance and business of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purpose of presenting information about management's current expectations and plans relating to the future and readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These statements use forward-looking words, such as "anticipate", "continue", "could", "expect", "may", "will", "intend", "estimate", "plan", "believe" or other similar words but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward‐looking information is based on a number of assumptions and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward‐looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's preliminary non-offering long form prospectus dated May 12, 2023 (the "Prospectus") and in the Company's AIF.

The forward-looking statements within this document are based on information currently available and what the Company currently believes are reasonable assumptions, including the material assumptions set out in the Company's most recent management's discussion and analysis of the results of operations and the financial condition, which is available under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.

The assumptions, risks and uncertainties described above are not exhaustive and other events and risk factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results and events discussed in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements within this document reflect current expectations of the Company as at the date of this document and speak only as at the date of this document. Except as may be required by applicable law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

GENERAL INFORMATION RESPECTING THE MEETING

The Meeting

The Meeting will be held at 12:00p.m. (Toronto time) on June 29, 2023. The Meeting will be held as a completely virtual meeting.

Record Date

The Board has passed a resolution to fix the close of business (Toronto time) on May 26, 2023 as the Record Date for the determination of the registered Shareholders that will be entitled to notice of the Meeting, and any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting, and that will be entitled to vote at the Meeting.

Purpose of the Meeting

At the Meeting, the Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, to approve, with or without variation, the Amendment of Articles Resolution and the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution. The holders of the Class

A Restricted Voting Shares will also be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, to approve, with or without variation, the Extension Resolution.

See "Particulars of Matters to be Acted Upon" for further information regarding the purpose of the Meeting.

Solicitation of Proxies

This Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by or on behalf of the management of the Company for use at the Meeting, including any adjournment(s) thereof, for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of meeting ("Notice of Meeting").

It is expected that the solicitation will be primarily by mail, but proxies may also be solicited personally, by advertisement or by telephone, by directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company, the Sponsors and their respective affiliates without special compensation.

The Company may reimburse brokers and other persons holding Securities in their name or in the name of nominees for their costs incurred in sending the materials related to the Meeting to their principals in order to obtain their proxies. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.

The Company has arranged for intermediaries to forward the Meeting Materials to beneficial Shareholders whose Securities are held by those intermediaries and the Company will also pay the fees and costs of intermediaries for their services in transmitting proxy-related material in accordance with National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("National Instrument 54-101").

These Shareholder materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered owners of the Securities. 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 on your behalf

Registered Shareholders

Voting of Proxies

The individuals named in the accompanying form of proxy (the "Proxy") are Larry G. Swets, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and Director and D. Kyle Cerminara, Non-Executive Chairman. If you are a registered Shareholder entitled to vote at either Meeting, you have the right to appoint a person other than either of the individuals designated in the Proxy, who need not be a Shareholder, to attend and act for you and on your behalf at the applicable Meeting. You may do so either by inserting the name of that other person in the blank space provided in the Proxy (and striking out the names now designated) or by completing and delivering another suitable form of proxy. A proxyholder must be registered in order to attend the applicable Meeting. See "Appointment of a Third Party as a Proxy" below.

The individuals named in the Proxy given to the Company's management will vote the Shares represented thereby for or against the applicable resolutions in accordance with your instructions on any ballot that may be called for.

In order to be effective, a Proxy must be received by the Company's Transfer Agent, TSX Trust Company, at 100 Adelaide St. W, Suite 301, Toronto, ON M5H 4H1, by facsimile at (416) 595-9593, or by internet at www.voteproxyonline.com no later than 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 27, 2023 with respect to Proxies relating to the Meeting on June 29, 2023 or, if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, 48 hours (not including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) prior to the commencement of such adjourned or postponed Meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chair of the applicable Meeting has the sole discretion to accept proxies received after such deadline but is under no obligation to do so.

If a choice is NOT clearly specified in the Proxy, the persons named in the Proxy will vote the Shares represented by the Proxy FOR each of the applicable resolutions.

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;
  • (b) any amendment to or variation of any matter identified therein; and
  • (c) any other matter that properly comes before the applicable Meeting.

Revocation of Proxy

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by 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, by an officer or attorney duly authorized, and by delivering the proxy bearing a later date or the notice of revocation to the Transfer Agent at 100 Adelaide St. W, Suite 301, Toronto, ON M5H 4H1, by facsimile at (416) 595-9593, or by internet at www.voteproxyonline.com; at any time up to and including the last business day that precedes the day of the applicable Meeting or, if the applicable Meeting is adjourned, the last business day that precedes any reconvening thereof, or to the chair of the applicable Meeting on the day of the applicable Meeting or any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law. Participation by a Shareholder in a vote by ballot at the applicable Meeting will automatically revoke any proxy that has been previously granted by the Shareholder in respect of business covered by that vote.

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

Beneficial Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders

Only registered Shareholders ("Registered Shareholders") of the Company, or the persons they appoint as their proxies, are entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting. However, in many cases, Shares of the Company beneficially owned by a person (a "Non-Registered Shareholder") are registered either:

  • (a) in the name of a broker, securities dealer, bank, trust company or similar entity (an "Intermediary") with whom the Non-Registered Shareholder deals in respect of the securities; or
  • (b) in the name of a clearing agency (such as The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, in Canada, and the Depository Trust Company, in the United States) of which the Intermediary is a participant.

This Circular, the Notice of Meeting and the Proxy (collectively, the "Meeting Materials") are being sent to both Registered Shareholders and Non-Registered Shareholders. The Company is sending these Meeting Materials directly to non-objecting beneficial owners under National Instrument 54-101.

The following information is of significant importance to Shareholders who do not hold their 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 (i.e., those whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of the applicable Shares).

If Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Shares will not be registered in the Shareholder's name on the Company's records. Such Shares will more likely be registered under the name of the Shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker.

In accordance with the requirements of National Instrument 54-101, the Company is sending the Meeting Materials to the Intermediaries and clearing agencies for onward distribution to objecting beneficial owners. Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to objecting beneficial owners unless the objecting beneficial owners have waived the right to receive them. Intermediaries often use service companies to forward the Meeting Materials to objecting beneficial owners. The Company intends to pay for Intermediaries to forward the Meeting Materials to objecting beneficial owners under National Instrument 54-101. Generally, objecting beneficial owners who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials will either:

  • (a) be given a voting instruction form which is not signed by the Intermediary and which, when properly completed and signed by the objecting beneficial owners and returned to the Intermediary or its service company, will constitute voting instructions which the Intermediary must follow; or
  • (b) be given a Proxy which has already been signed by the Intermediary, which is restricted as to the number of securities beneficially owned by the objecting beneficial owners but which is otherwise not completed by the Intermediary. Because the Intermediary has already signed the Proxy, this Proxy is not required to be signed by the objecting beneficial owners when submitting the Proxy.

The purpose of these procedures is to permit Non-Registered Shareholders to direct the voting of the securities they beneficially own. Should a Non-Registered Shareholder who receives either a voting instruction form or a Proxy wish to attend the applicable Meeting and vote in person (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Shareholder), the Non-Registered Shareholder should insert the Non-Registered Shareholder's (or such other person's) name in the blank space provided or, in the case of a voting instruction form, follow the directions indicated on the form. In either case, Non-Registered Shareholders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediaries and their service companies, including those regarding when and where the voting instruction form or the Proxy is to be delivered.

Intermediaries are required to seek voting instructions from beneficial Shareholders in advance of the Meeting. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients. If you are a beneficial Shareholder, you should carefully follow the instructions of your broker or other intermediary in order to ensure that your Shares are voted at the applicable Meeting.

The form of Proxy or voting instruction form supplied to you by your intermediary 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 on your behalf. Most intermediaries now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge. Broadridge mails a voting instruction form in lieu of a Proxy provided by the Company. The voting instruction form will name the same individuals as the Company's Proxy to represent you at the applicable Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Shareholder), other than the individuals designated in the voting instruction form, to represent you at the applicable Meeting. To exercise this right, you should follow the instructions on the voting instruction form. The completed voting instruction form 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 Shares to be represented at the applicable Meeting. If you receive a voting instruction form from Broadridge, you cannot use it to vote Shares directly at the applicable Meeting – the voting instruction form must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with its instructions, well in advance of the applicable Meeting in order to have the Shares voted.

Although as a beneficial Shareholder you may not be recognized directly at the applicable Meeting for the purposes of voting the Shares registered in the name of your intermediary, you, or a person designated by you, may attend at the applicable Meeting as proxyholder for your intermediary and vote your Shares in that capacity. If you wish to attend at the applicable Meeting and indirectly vote your Shares as proxyholder for your intermediary, or have a person designated by you to do so, you should enter your own name, or the name of the person you wish to designate, in the blank space on the form of Proxy or voting instruction form provided to you by your intermediary and return the same to your intermediary in accordance with the instructions provided by such intermediary, well in advance of the applicable Meeting. A proxyholder must be registered in order to attend the applicable Meeting. See "Appointment of a Third Party as a Proxy" below.

The Company is not relying on the "notice-and-access" provisions set out in National Instrument 54-101 to distribute copies of the Proxy-related materials in connection with the Meeting.

All references to Shareholders in this Circular and the Proxy and Notice of Meeting are to Registered Shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.

How Do I Vote at the Meeting?

Voting at the Meeting

Registered Shareholders may vote at the Meeting by completing a ballot online during the Meeting, as further described below. See "How Do I Attend and Participate at the Meeting?"

Beneficial Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder will not be able to participate or vote at the Meeting. This is because the Company and the Transfer Agent do not have a record of the beneficial shareholders of the Company, and, as a result, will have no knowledge of your shareholdings or entitlement to vote, unless you appoint yourself as proxyholder. If you are a beneficial Shareholder and wish to vote at the Meeting, you have to appoint yourself as proxyholder, by inserting your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to you and must follow all of the applicable instructions provided by your intermediary. See "Appointment of a Third Party as a Proxy" and "How Do I Attend and Participate at the Meeting?".

Appointment of a Third Party as a Proxy

The following applies to Shareholders who wish to appoint a person (a "Third Party Proxyholder") other than the management nominees set forth in the form of proxy or voting instruction form as proxyholder, including beneficial Shareholders who wish to appoint themselves as proxyholder to attend, participate or vote at the Meeting.

Shareholders who wish to appoint a Third Party Proxyholder to attend, participate and/or vote at the Meeting as their proxy and vote their shares MUST submit their proxy or voting instruction form (as applicable) appointing such Third Party Proxyholder AND register the Third Party Proxyholder, as described below. Registering your Third Party Proxyholder is an additional step to be completed AFTER you have submitted your proxy or voting instruction form. Failure to register the Third Party Proxyholder will result in such proxyholder not receiving a username to attend, participate or vote at the applicable Meeting.

Step 1: Submit your proxy or voting instruction form: To appoint a Third Party Proxyholder, insert such person's name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy or voting instruction form (if permitted) and follow the instructions for submitting such form of proxy or voting instruction form. This must be completed prior to registering such proxyholder, which is an additional step to be completed once you have submitted your form of proxy or voting instruction form. If you are a beneficial Shareholder located in the United States, you must also provide TSX Trust Company with a duly completed legal proxy if you wish to attend, participate or vote at the applicable Meeting or, if permitted, appoint a Third Party Proxyholder. See "Legal Proxy – U.S. Beneficial Shareholders" for additional details.

Step 2: Register your proxyholder: To register a proxyholder, Shareholders MUST send an email to [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and provide TSX Trust Company with the required proxyholder contact information, amount of Shares appointed, name in which the Shares are registered, if they are a registered Shareholder, or name of broker where the Shares are held if a beneficial Shareholder, so that TSX Trust Company may provide the proxyholder with a username via email. Without a username, proxyholders will not be able to attend, participate or vote at the applicable Meeting.

If you are a beneficial Shareholder and wish to attend, participate and/or vote at the Meeting, you have to insert your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to you by your intermediary, follow all of the applicable instructions provided by your intermediary AND register yourself as your proxyholder, as described above. By doing so, you are instructing your intermediary to appoint you as proxyholder. It is important that you comply with the signature and return instructions provided by your intermediary. Please also see further instructions below under the heading "How Do I Attend and Participate at the Meeting?".

Legal Proxy – U.S. Beneficial Shareholders

If you are a beneficial Shareholder located in the United States and wish to attend, participate and/or vote at the Meeting or, if permitted, appoint a Third Party Proxyholder, in addition to the steps described above and below under "How Do I Attend and Participate at the Meeting?", you must obtain a valid legal proxy from your intermediary. Follow the instructions from your intermediary included with the legal proxy form and the voting information form sent to you or contact your intermediary to request a legal proxy form or a legal proxy if you have not received one.

After obtaining a valid legal proxy from your intermediary, you must then submit such legal proxy to TSX Trust Company. Requests for registration from beneficial Shareholders located in the United States that wish to attend, participate or vote at the Meeting or, if permitted, appoint a third party as their proxyholder must be sent by e-mail to [email protected] and received by 12:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 27, 2023.

How Do I Attend and Participate at the Meeting?

The Meeting will be hosted virtually via live audio webcast athttps://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1531 (Password: acquisition2023 (case sensitive)).

Registered Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting may attend and vote at the Meeting virtually by following the steps listed below:

    1. Type inhttps://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1531 on your browser at least 15 minutes before the Meeting starts.
    1. Click on "I have a control number".
    1. Enter your 12-digit control number (on your proxy form).
    1. Enter the password: acquisition2023 (case sensitive).
    1. When the ballot is opened, click on the "Voting" icon. To vote, simply select your voting direction from the options shown on screen and click Submit. A confirmation message will appear to show your vote has been received.

Beneficial Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting may vote at the Meeting virtually by following the steps listed below:

    1. Appoint yourself as proxyholder by writing your name in the space provided on the form of proxy or voting instruction form.
    1. Sign and send it to your intermediary, following the voting deadline and submission instructions on the voting instruction form.
    1. Obtain a control number by contacting TSX Trust Company by emailing [email protected] the "Request for Control Number" form, which can be found here https://tsxtrust.com/resource/en/75.
    1. Type inhttps://virtual-meetings.tsxtrust.com/1531 on your browser at least 15 minutes before the Meeting starts.
    1. Click on "I have a control number".
    1. Enter the control number provided by [email protected]
    1. Enter the password: acquisition2023 (case sensitive).
    1. When the ballot is opened, click on the "Voting" icon. To vote, simply select your voting direction from the options shown on screen and click Submit. A confirmation message will appear to show your vote has been received.

If you are a registered shareholder and you want to appoint someone else (other than the Management nominees) to vote online at the Meeting, you must first submit your proxy indicating who you are appointing. You or your appointee must then register with TSX Trust Company in advance of the Meeting by emailing [email protected] the "Request for Control Number" form, which can be found here https://tsxtrust.com/resource/en/75.

If you are a non-registered shareholder and want to vote online at the Meeting, you must appoint yourself as proxyholder and register with TSX Trust Company in advance of the Meeting by emailing [email protected] the "Request for Control Number" form, which can be found here https://tsxtrust.com/resource/en/75.

Guests can also listen to the Meeting by following the steps below:

If you have any questions or require further information with regard to voting your shares, please contact TSX Trust Company toll-free in North America at 1-866-600-5869 or by email at [email protected].

Signing of Proxy

The Proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or the duly appointed attorney of the Shareholder authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer of such corporation. A Proxy signed by the person acting as attorney of the Shareholder or in some other representative capacity, including an officer of a corporation which is a Shareholder, should indicate the capacity in which such person is signing and should be accompanied by the appropriate instrument evidencing the qualification and authority to act of such person, unless such instrument has previously been filed with the Company. A Shareholder or his or her attorney may sign the Proxy or a power of attorney authorizing the creation of a proxy by electronic signature provided that the means of electronic signature permits a reliable determination that the document was created or communicated by or on behalf of such Shareholder or by or on behalf of his or her attorney, as the case may be.

Quorum

The quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, Shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the issued Shares entitled to be voted at the Meeting. No business, other than the election of a chair of the Meeting and the adjournment of the Meeting, may be transacted at the Meeting unless a quorum of Shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the Meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout the Meeting. If, within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the Meeting, a quorum is not present, the Meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place (unless otherwise determined by the chair). If, at the meeting to which the Meeting was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, one or more Shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting constitute a quorum.

Interest of Certain Persons or Companies in Matters to be Acted Upon

Except for any interest arising from the ownership of Shares of the Company where the Shareholder will receive no extra or special benefit or advantage not shared on a pro rata basis by all holders of such Shares, or as otherwise disclosed herein, no director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the Company's last financial year or any associate of such director or executive officer has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of Shares or otherwise in the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting.

VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

Shareholders

The Company is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares, Common Shares, and Proportionate Voting Shares, each without nominal or par value. As at the time of close of business on the Record Date, the following securities are issued an outstanding: 11,500,000 fully paid and nonassessable Class A Restricted Voting Shares, 2,875,000 fully paid and non-assessable Class B Shares (being the

Founders' Shares), 10,100,000 Warrants, and 1,500,000 OTM Warrants. There were no Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares issued and outstanding as at the close of business on the Record Date.

Each Share carries the right to one vote per Share. Each holder of issued and outstanding Shares of record at the time of close of business on the Record Date will be given notice of the Shareholders Meeting and is entitled to vote at the Shareholders Meeting the number of Shares of record held by him, her or it on the Record Date. The Shares will vote as a single class with respect to the Amendment of Articles Resolution and the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution. Only the Class A Restricted Voting Shares will vote with respect of the Extension Resolution.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, only the following persons beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over, voting securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Company are as follows:

Name Number of
Class A
Restricted
Voting Shares
Percentage of
Class A
Restricted
Voting Shares
(%)
Number of
Class B Shares
Percentage of
Class B Shares
(%)
FGAC Investors LLC - - 2,555,925 88.9%
CG Investments VII Inc. - - 319,075 11.1%

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

Given its stage of development and historical activities, the Company does not currently have any compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance.

DESCRIPTION OF THE THINKMARKETS TRANSACTION

Overview

On May 12, 2023, the Company and the Sponsors entered into the business combination agreement (the "Business Combination Agreement") with ThinkMarkets, pursuant to which the Company intends to effect a business combination transaction (the "Business Combination") with ThinkMarkets whereby the Company will acquire, directly or indirectly, all of the equity interest of ThinkMarkets. As a result of the Business Combination, ThinkMarkets will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Business Combination will constitute the Company's qualifying acquisition. The Business Combination values ThinkMarkets at a pre-money valuation of U.S.\$160 million.

The expenses relating to the completion of the Business Combination as well as funds required for the ongoing operations of New ThinkMarkets will be funded from a combination of: (i) cash available to FGAC from the sale of the Sponsors' Warrants and the OTM Warrants to the Sponsors, its IPO and the closing of the over-allotment option granted in connection with the IPO, plus (ii) accrued interest on invested cash less taxes on interest earned, less (iii) any amounts used to settle redemptions of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, if any (currently held in escrow), plus (iv) cash on hand (including cash received pursuant to the proposed Private Placement).

The currently issued and outstanding Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Warrants are listed and posted for trading on the TSX under the symbol "FGAA.U" and "FGAA.WT.U", respectively. Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares can elect to redeem all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, provided that they deposit their Class A Restricted Voting Shares for redemption prior to the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline, and holders of IPO Warrants (other than the Sponsors) are entitled to require the Sponsors to acquire all or a portion of their IPO Warrants for U.S.\$1.25 per IPO Warrant provided that they deposit their IPO Warrants for transfer prior to the deadline set by the Company.

Subject to obtaining certain approvals and the satisfaction of certain conditions, it is anticipated that the Business Combination will be completed in July 2023. The outside date for the Business Combination is July 28, 2023 or, provided that the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt in respect of the final prospectus and the TSX has conditionally approved the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement by July 28, 2023, August 15, 2023.

Immediately prior to or upon the Closing, as applicable, (a) the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not required to be redeemed will convert into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis, (b) up to 2,000,000 Class B Shares will be or will have been exchanged for a new series of Preferred Shares (the "Exchange Preferred Shares"), (c) the remaining Class B Shares will convert into Common Shares on a one-for-one basis, and (d) the Common Shares and Warrants will trade separately on the TSX, subject to meeting the TSX listing requirements.

The Company has applied to the TSX to approve the Business Combination and the listing of securities issuable in connection therewith. Closing is subject to and conditional upon the TSX approving the Business Combination and the listing of securities in connection therewith. The TSX has not approved the Business Combination and the TSX has not conditionally approved the listing of such securities. There is no assurance that any such matters will be approved by the TSX. The Company has reserved the symbols "TFG" and "TFG.WT" for the Common Shares and Warrants, as applicable.

The Private Placement

In connection with the Business Combination, FGAC intends to complete a private placement of up to U.S.\$20,000,000 of unsecured convertible debentures of FGAC (the "Convertible Debentures"), each of which shall have a principal amount of U.S.\$1,000 (the "Private Placement"). The closing of the Private Placement will occur contemporaneously with the Closing.

Additionally, to the extent necessary, 875,000 Class B Shares owned by the Sponsors and 2,350,000 Sponsors' Warrants shall be available to secure commitments in connection with the Private Placement or non-redemption agreements with certain existing holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares. Such securities shall be subject to forfeiture by the Sponsors and reissuance to the investors in the Private Placement or transfer by the Sponsors to certain existing holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares pursuant to non-redemption agreements, as applicable.

Management intends to use the funds from the Private Placement to fund ThinkMarkets' growth strategy, for working capital and for general corporate purposes.

Share Ownership

It is anticipated that upon completion of the Business Combination, on a non-diluted basis:

  • the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (immediately before the Closing), which consist of FGAC's current public shareholders, will hold an ownership interest of approximately 43.3% in New ThinkMarkets;
  • the Sponsors will hold an ownership interest of approximately 3.3% in New ThinkMarkets;
  • ThinkMarkets' Shareholders will hold an ownership interest of approximately 53.4% in New ThinkMarkets;
  • there will be U.S.\$20,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Convertible Debentures outstanding (assuming the Private Placement is fully subscribed);
  • there will be 2,000,000 Exchange Preferred Shares outstanding, each exchangeable for one or more Common Shares (or a fraction thereof);
  • there will be 10,100,000 Warrants to acquire Common Shares outstanding;
  • there will be 750,000 OTM Warrants to acquire Common Shares outstanding; and
  • there will be 750,000 New OTM Warrants to acquire Common Shares outstanding.

The above percentages are calculated based on a number of assumptions, including no redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, that the Closing Cash Amount is U.S.\$50,000,000 or greater, and the issuance of 14,159,117 Common Shares and 750,000 New OTM Warrants to ThinkMarkets' Shareholders as consideration pursuant to the Business Combination. If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, the percentage ownerships will be different.

Redemption Rights

In connection with the Qualifying Acquisition, holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will have the right (the "Redemption Right") to redeem all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, provided that they deposit their Class A Restricted Voting Shares for redemption prior to the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline. Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares whose Class A Restricted Voting Shares are held through an intermediary may have earlier deadlines for depositing their Class A Restricted Voting Shares for redemption. If the deadline for depositing such Class A Restricted Voting Shares held through an intermediary is not met by a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares may not be eligible for redemption.

Subject to applicable law, effective immediately prior to Closing, all Class A Restricted Voting Shares validly deposited for redemption shall be redeemed for the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share redeemed, payable in cash. Upon payment in cash of the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price (which shall occur no later than 30 calendar days following Closing), the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so redeemed will have no further rights in respect of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares. For illustrative purposes, as of the date hereof, the estimated Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price is approximately U.S.\$10.33 per Class A Restricted Voting Share.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no registered or beneficial holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (other than CDS), together with any Affiliate thereof or any person acting jointly or in concert therewith, shall be entitled to require the Company to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares in excess of an aggregate of 15% of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares issued and outstanding (the "Redemption Limitation"). By its election to redeem, each registered holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (other than CDS) and each beneficial holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be required to represent or will be deemed to have represented to FGAC that, together with any Affiliate of such holder and any other person with whom such holder is acting jointly or in concert, such holder is not redeeming Class A Restricted Voting Shares in excess of the Redemption Limitation.

The Company shall mail a notice of redemption to the holders of record of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and make the final prospectus publicly available at least 21 days prior to the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline, and send by prepaid mail or otherwise deliver the prospectus to the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares no later than midnight (Toronto time) on the second business day prior to the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline, which delivery may be effected electronically in compliance with National Policy 11- 201 – Electronic Delivery of Documents.

Process for Redemption in Connection with the Qualifying Acquisition by Non-Registered Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares

A non-registered holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares who desires to exercise its redemption rights in connection with the Business Combination must do so by causing a participant (a "CDS Participant") in the depository, trading, clearing and settlement systems administered by CDS to deliver to CDS (at its office in the City of Toronto) on behalf of the owner, a written notice (the "Business Combination Redemption Notice") of the owner's intention to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares in connection with the Business Combination. A nonregistered holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares who desires to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares should ensure that the CDS Participant is provided with notice of his or her intention to exercise his or her redemption privilege sufficiently in advance of the notice date described above so as to permit the CDS Participant to deliver notice to CDS and so as to permit CDS to deliver notice to the Transfer Agent in advance of the required time. The form of Business Combination Redemption Notice will be available from a CDS Participant or the Transfer Agent.

By causing a CDS Participant to deliver to CDS a notice of the owner's intention to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares, an owner shall be deemed to have irrevocably surrendered his, her, or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares for redemption and appointed such CDS Participant to act as his, her, or its exclusive settlement agent with respect to the exercise of the redemption right and the receipt of payment in connection with the settlement of obligations arising from such exercise.

Any Business Combination Redemption Notice delivered by a CDS Participant regarding an owner's intent to redeem which CDS determines to be incomplete, not in proper form, or not duly executed shall for all purposes be void and of no effect and the redemption right to which it relates shall be considered for all purposes not to have been exercised. A failure by a CDS Participant to exercise redemption rights or to give effect to the settlement thereof in accordance with the owner's instructions will not give rise to any obligations or liability on the part of the Company to the CDS Participant or to the owner.

If the deadline for depositing Class A Restricted Voting Shares held through an intermediary is not met by holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares may not be eligible for redemption. Such deadline may be earlier than the Business Combination Redemption Election Deadline.

Non-Redemption Agreements

The Sponsors may engage in discussions with certain holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares with a view to entering into agreements, pursuant to which such holders will agree not to deposit their shares for redemption prior to Closing.

Warrant Put Rights

Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, the IPO Warrants contain a right (the "Warrant Put Rights") of each holder of IPO Warrants (other than the Sponsors) to require the Sponsors to acquire such IPO Warrants, in connection with a qualifying acquisition, for U.S.\$1.25 per IPO Warrant. Holders of IPO Warrants exercising such Warrant Put Rights are required to deposit all or a portion of their IPO Warrants prior to the deadline set by the Company. To facilitate the transfer of the IPO Warrants to the Sponsors pursuant to the Warrant Put Rights, concurrently with the closing of the IPO, the Sponsors deposited U.S.\$7,187,500 (the "Warrant Put Rights Escrow Amount") with the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement.

The Company shall mail a notice of qualifying acquisition to the holders of record of the IPO Warrants at least 21 days prior to the deadline set by the Company. Subject to applicable law, within five business days following the deadline set by the Company, the Warrant Agent shall (i) pay to each of the holders who have validly deposited IPO Warrants in connection with the exercise of the Warrant Put Rights an amount equal to U.S.\$1.25 per IPO Warrant deposited by such holder, and (ii) issue to the Sponsors a Warrant Certificate (as such term is defined in the Warrant Agreement) representing the IPO Warrants purchased by the Sponsors upon the exercise of the Warrant Put Rights, in the following proportions: (a) 14.7052% to CG Investments VII Inc., and (b) 85.2948% to FGAC Investors LLC.

Upon payment to the holders of IPO Warrants in respect of which the Warrant Put Rights were validly exercised, the holders of such IPO Warrants will have no further rights in respect thereof. Any portion of the Warrant Put Rights Escrow Amount that is not paid to the holders of IPO Warrants upon the exercise of Warrant Put Rights shall be returned to the Sponsors in accordance with the Warrant Agreement.

The Business Combination Agreement

The following is a summary of the material attributes and characteristics of the Business Combination Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of that agreement, which contains a complete statement of those attributes and characteristics. A copy of the Business Combination Agreement is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Shareholders are advised to review the Business Combination Agreement for a complete description of the material attributes and characteristics of the Business Combination Agreement.

On May 12, 2023, FGAC and the Sponsors entered into the Business Combination Agreement with ThinkMarkets, pursuant to which FGAC or, subject to the consent of Nauman Anees and Faizan Anees, the Chief Executive Officer and President of ThinkMarkets, respectively, a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FGAC (the "Designee") will acquire all of the ThinkMarkets Company Shares. FGAC intends to fund the acquisition of ThinkMarkets through the exchange of each ThinkMarkets Company Share outstanding immediately prior to the Closing for such number of Common Shares equal to the Exchange Ratio, 750,000 new OTM Warrants (the "New OTM Warrants") issuable by FGAC to the ThinkMarkets' Shareholders upon the forfeiture of the corresponding number of OTM Warrants by the Sponsors, on substantially the same terms as the OTM Warrants, and, if and to the extent applicable, such number of Common Shares and Warrants equal to the amount of Sponsors' Forfeited Shares, Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants, Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares and Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants (all as described in further detail below).

Following the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, FGAC or the Designee has made or will make an offer (the "Offer") to the ThinkMarkets' Shareholders pursuant to which FGAC or its Designee will acquire the ThinkMarket Company Shares on the terms set forth in the Offer document provided to ThinkMarkets' Shareholders. ThinkMarkets' Shareholders may irrevocably accept the Offer by signing and returning an acceptance form to FGAC. Shareholders representing over 90% of the ThinkMarkets' Company Shares have executed pre-offer acceptance deed polls whereby they, among other things, have irrevocably agreed to accept the Offer.

If the Offer is accepted by ThinkMarkets' Shareholders representing at least 90% of the votes attached to the ThinkMarkets Company Shares, FGAC will be entitled to invoke the compulsory acquisition powers under section 414 of the Australian Corporations Act in order to seek to obtain full ownership of ThinkMarkets, by providing a notice to any ThinkMarkets' Shareholders who have not accepted the Offer or have failed to transfer their shares in accordance with the Offer ("Dissenting Shareholders"). Unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction upon application by a Dissenting Shareholder, and subject to obtaining certain approvals and the satisfaction of certain conditions as further described below, FGAC (or its Designee, if applicable) will be entitled and bound to acquire the Dissenting Shareholders' ThinkMarkets Company Shares on the terms of the Offer.

To the extent that the amount of FGAC's cash on hand at Closing, after giving effect to the redemption of Class A Restricted Voting Shares and taking into account the Private Placement (the "Closing Cash Amount") is below U.S.\$50,000,000, the Sponsors shall forfeit to FGAC for cancellation (A) a number of the Remaining FG Founder Shares equal to the product of (1) the quotient of (i) the number equal to U.S.\$50,000,000 minus the Closing Cash Amount, divided by (ii) U.S.\$50,000,000, and (2) the number of Remaining FG Founder Shares (the "Sponsors' Forfeited Shares"); and (B) a number of the Remaining Sponsors' Warrants equal to the product of (1) the quotient of (i) the number equal to U.S.\$50,000,000 minus the Closing Cash Amount, divided by (ii) U.S.\$50,000,000, and (2) the number of Remaining Sponsors' Warrants (the "Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants"). If applicable, an additional number of Common Shares equal to such number of Sponsors' Forfeited Shares and a number of share purchase warrants (having substantially the same terms as the Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants) equal to such Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants will be issued by FGAC to the ThinkMarkets' Shareholders at Closing.

To the extent that the Closing Cash Amount is below U.S.\$20,000,000, the Sponsors shall also forfeit to FGAC for cancellation that number of Class B Shares equal to (1) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) 50% of the number that is equal to U.S.\$20,000,000 minus the Closing Cash Amount, by (ii) U.S.\$10.00 (the "Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares"); and (2) a number of Sponsors' Warrants that is equal to the number of Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares (the "Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants"). If applicable, an additional number of Common Shares equal to such number of Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares and a number of share purchase warrants (having substantially the same terms as the Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants) equal to such number of Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Warrants will be issued by FGAC to the ThinkMarkets' Shareholders at Closing.

In addition, the Sponsors shall forfeit to FG for cancellation 750,000 OTM Warrants, which will be issued to the ThinkMarkets' Shareholders as New OTM Warrants at Closing.

The Business Combination Agreement includes customary pre-Closing covenants on the part of ThinkMarkets and FGAC, including, in the case of ThinkMarkets, to conduct business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, as well as customary pre-Closing covenants of the parties, including, among others, those relating to: (a) examinations and investigations, (b) disclosure of personal information, (c) confidentiality, (d) public announcements and third party communications (e) discharge of liens, (f) third-party transaction consents, (g) non-solicitation on the part of ThinkMarkets, (h) notification of certain matters, (i) litigation support, (j) insurance matters, and (k) waiver by ThinkMarkets of access to the Escrow Account and the Sponsors' escrow account. The Business Combination Agreement also includes certain transaction-specific covenants of the parties, including those requiring: (a) forfeiture of certain Founders' Shares and Sponsors' Warrants, if applicable, and (b) FGAC to take certain steps in connection

with the Business Combination the Offer and the FGAC Meeting, including with respect to the Prospectus, the (final) long form prospectus and other documents related to the Private Placement.

The Closing is conditional on mutual conditions of Closing, conditions of Closing in favour of ThinkMarkets and conditions of Closing in favour of FGAC. The Closing is conditional on, among other things, the approval of the Business Combination by the TSX, the approval of the FGAC Shareholders at the FGAC Meeting to file articles of amendment to, among other things, create a class of Preferred Shares and amend the terms of the Class B Shares such that they are convertible into Common Shares, FGAC having a minimum of U.S.\$10,000,000 in cash on hand (including the gross proceeds of the proposed Private Placement, but specifically excluding any proceeds of the proposed Private Placement from the President's List) at the time of Closing, and other usual and customary conditions for transactions of this nature. The obligations of ThinkMarkets at Closing are also conditional on other usual and customary conditions for transactions of this nature. The Closing is also conditional on, among other usual and customary conditions for transactions of this nature, the following conditions of Closing in favour of FGAC: there having been no Material Adverse Change (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), and there having been no events, facts or circumstances which would result or could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Change, since the date of the Business Combination Agreement, in respect to ThinkMarkets and its business; and FGAC having received acceptances under the Offer representing at least 90% of the votes represented by the ThinkMarkets Company Shares. The Offer will be made conditional upon the satisfaction of the conditions to Closing set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.

The Business Combination Agreement contains representations and warranties. ThinkMarkets provides representations and warranties with respect to, among other things, its existence, authorization to execute and deliver the Business Combination Agreement and various representations and warranties with respect to ThinkMarkets' business, as well as representations and warranties relating to misrepresentations in the Prospectus (with ThinkMarkets' representations and warranties being limited to the information relating to ThinkMarkets). Representations and warranties are also made by FGAC with respect to, among other things, its existence, authorization to execute and deliver the Business Combination Agreement, its compliance with applicable securities laws and various representations and warranties with respect to FGAC's business. The representations and warranties made by ThinkMarkets and FGAC will not survive closing of the transactions contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement.

The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated for any of the following reasons at any time prior to Closing: (a) upon mutual consent of ThinkMarkets and FGAC, (b) by either ThinkMarkets or FGAC if Closing has not occurred by July 28, 2023 or, provided that the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt in respect of the final prospectus and the TSX has conditionally approved the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement by July 28, 2023, August 15, 2023, (c) by either ThinkMarkets or FGAC upon certain breaches or covenants, representations or warranties by the other party, or (d) by any party to the Business Combination Agreement if applicable law makes consummation of the transactions contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement and related transaction documents illegal or otherwise prohibited.

Shareholders are not required to approve the Qualifying Acquisition. However, the Qualifying Acquisition is very important to the Company and approval of the Extension Resolution may be necessary in order to allow the Company to complete the Qualifying Acquisition as planned. Full details regarding ThinkMarkets and the Qualifying Acquisition has been disclosed by the Company in the Prospectus, which has been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Shareholders are encouraged to review the press release issued by the Company on May 12, 2023 announcing the entering into of the Business Combination Agreement with the Sponsors and ThinkMarkets, and the Prospectus, as they contain important disclosure regarding the Qualifying Acquisition and the post-Qualifying Acquisition Company. There can be no assurances however that the Qualifying Acquisition will close, or that it will be completed on the currently disclosed terms.

Subject to obtaining certain approvals and the satisfaction of certain conditions, it is anticipated that the Business Combination will be completed in July 2023. Failure to pass the Extension Resolution could impede or prevent the completion of the Qualifying Acquisition.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve with or without variation, a special resolution (the "Amendment of Articles Resolution") approving the amendment of the Articles of the Company, in one or more amendments, in order to (i) provide that the Class B Shares automatically convert into Common Shares upon Closing rather than Proportionate Voting Shares; (ii) create a class of preferred shares, issuable in series (the "Preferred Shares"); and (iii) remove the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares following Closing. The terms of the Preferred Shares are summarized below, which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the articles of amendment relating to the Amendment of Articles Resolution, which are substantially in the forms attached as Appendix A to this Circular.

The Class B Conversion

Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve with or without variation, the Amendment of Articles Resolution, which approves, among other things, the amendment of the Articles to provide that the Class B Shares automatically convert into Common Shares upon Closing rather than Proportionate Voting Shares.

As more fully described in the IPO Prospectus, pursuant to the Articles, upon the closing of a Qualifying Acquisition, each Class B Share will be automatically converted on a 100-for-1 basis into Proportionate Voting Shares (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations and the like). Pursuant to the Articles, the Board may determine in the future that it is no longer advisable to maintain the Proportionate Voting Shares as a separate class of shares and may cause all of the issued and outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares to be converted into Common Shares at a ratio of 100 Common Shares per Proportionate Voting Share with fractional Proportionate Voting Shares convertible into Common Shares at the same ratio and the Board shall not be entitled to issue any more Proportionate Voting Shares under the articles of the Company thereafter.

Unless otherwise waived by the Board, the right to convert the Proportionate Voting Shares is subject to the condition that the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares (calculated as a single class) held of record, directly or indirectly, by residents of the United States (as determined in accordance with Rules 3b-4 and 12g3- 2(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) may not exceed forty percent (40%) of the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares issued and outstanding after giving effect to such conversions (calculated as a single class) (the "FPI Condition"). The share structure of the Company and the FPI Condition was created to ensure the Company maintains its status as a "foreign private issuer" under U.S. securities laws in the event the Company effected a Qualifying Acquisition in the United States.

As the Company's status as a "foreign private issuer" under U.S. securities laws Condition is not a concern in connection with the Qualifying Acquisition with ThinkMarkets, the Company intends to amend the terms of the Class B Shares to provide that the Class B Shares automatically convert into Common Shares upon Closing rather than Proportionate Voting Shares.

The Preferred Shares

Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve with or without variation, the Amendment of Articles Resolution, which approves, among other things, the amendment of the Articles to create the Preferred Shares.

It is a condition of Closing that up to 2,000,000 Class B Shares be exchanged for up to 2,000,000 Exchange Preferred Shares. In order to issue the Exchange Preferred Shares, the Articles must be amended to permit the issuance of Preferred Shares. Further, the Board believes that it will be beneficial to New ThinkMarkets to have the ability to issue further series of Preferred Shares following closing as it will provide management with greater flexibility in raising capital for the Company, permitting it to take advantage of acquisition opportunities or changes in the market that may arise from time to time. The creation of the blank cheque Preferred Shares would permit the Board to negotiate with potential investors regarding the rights and preferences of a series of Preferred Shares that may be issued to meet market conditions and financing opportunities as they arise, without the expense or delay in connection with calling a shareholders' meeting to approve specific terms of any series of Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares may be used by the Company for any appropriate corporate purpose, including, without limitation, as a means of obtaining additional capital for use in the Company's business and operations.

Except as provided in any special rights or restrictions attaching to any series of Preferred Shares issued from time to time, the holders of Preferred Shares will neither be entitled to attend any general meeting of the Company's shareholders nor vote at any such meeting. The holders of Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive dividends as and when declared by the Board in such amounts and in such form as the Board may determine from time to time.

In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding‐up of the Company, each holder of Preferred Shares will be entitled to be paid, in preference to and in priority over any distribution of assets or payment to holders of Common Shares, such amount as set forth in the share terms applicable to such series of Preferred Shares.

The discretion of the Board to determine the number of, and the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares may cause the Preferred Shares to be considered "blank cheque" preferred shares. The Company will not use the issuance of Preferred Shares for any defensive or anti-takeover purposes.

The Exchange Preferred Shares, as further described under the heading "Description of the ThinkMarkets Transaction", will be created as a series of Preferred Shares. The Exchange Preferred Shares will mature on the first business day immediately following the fifth anniversary of the Closing (the "Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date"). No dividends shall be declared or payable on the Exchange Preferred Shares.

Prior to the business day immediately preceding the Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date, and subject to satisfying the Warrant Condition (as described below), each Exchange Preferred Share will, for no additional consideration, be convertible into such number of Common Shares having a value at that time equal to US\$11.50 (based on the Common Share VWAP at such time); provided that if the value of a Common Share at that time is less than U.S.\$11.50 (based on the Common Share VWAP at such time), then the Exchange Preferred Share will be convertible into one Common Share (the applicable rate, the "Pre-Maturity Conversion Rate"). Each Exchange Preferred Share shall be so convertible only if the holder either (i) exercises on a "cashless basis" one Sponsors' Warrant based on the Common Share VWAP, or (ii) surrenders to the Company for no consideration one Sponsors' Warrant, in each case, at the time of the conversion (the "Warrant Condition").

Unless previously converted, each Exchange Preferred Share will come due and be automatically converted on the Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date into such number of Common Shares having a value at that time equal to U.S.\$11.50 per share (based on the Common Share VWAP). The Warrant Condition shall not apply on the conversion of the Exchange Preferred Shares on the Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date.

The Business Combination agreement provides that the Sponsors will exchange a number of Class B Shares, on a onefor-one basis, for a number of Exchange Preferred Shares that is equal to 2,000,000 less the number of Additional Sponsors' Forfeited Shares.

The following chart sets forth illustrative examples of the potential pro-forma ownership of the Company represented by the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Exchange Preferred Shares on the Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date, based on the illustrative Common Share VWAPs, assuming the capitalization of the Company as of Closing remains unchanged until the Exchange Preferred Shares Maturity Date.

Illustrative Common Share VWAP \$2.00 \$4.00 \$6.00 \$8.00 \$10.00 \$12.00 \$14.00 \$16.00 \$18.00 \$20.00
Common Shares outstanding (in millions) 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.5
Dilutive impact of Warrants and OTM Warrants (in millions) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 6.5 7.8 8.2 8.5
Common Shares issued to Exchange Preferred Shares at maturity (in millions) 11.5 5.8 3.8 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.2
Dilutive shares outstanding (in millions) 32 30 29 29 34 35 36 36 36
Exchange Preferred Pro-Forma Ownership 30% 18% 13% 10% 8% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3%
Note: Analysis assumes Convertible Debentures are repaid at maturity with cash.
Includes impact of 10.1 million Warrants and 1.5 million OTM Warrants of which 4.4 million Warrants and 0.8 million OTM Warrants are exercised on a cashless basis.

The Removal of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares

Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve with or without variation, the Amendment of Articles Resolution, which approves, among other things, the amendment of the Articles to remove the Class A

Restricted Voting Shares, Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares from the authorized capital of the Company following the Closing.

Pursuant to the Articles, no further Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Class B Shares may be issued commencing on the day following the Closing. The Company also does not intend to issue Proportionate Voting Shares at any time (assuming approval of the Amendment of Articles Resolution). As a result, the Company intends to remove the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, the Class B Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares from the authorized capital of the Company following the Closing.

Shareholder Approval

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and approve the Amendment of Articles Resolution, in substantially the following form:

"RESOLVED AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION THAT:

    1. If and when the directors of FG Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") shall deem appropriate to do so, the notice of articles and the articles of the Company are amended, in one or more amendments, pursuant to the articles of amendment substantially in the forms attached as Appendix A to the Company's management information circular dated May 29, 2023 as follows:
  • (a) To provide that Class B shares of the Company automatically convert into common shares of the Company, rather than proportionate voting shares of the Company, upon closing of the Company's qualifying acquisition.
  • (b) To create a class of preferred shares of the Company, issuable in series.
  • (c) After giving effect to the foregoing and following closing of the Company's qualifying acquisition, the articles of the Company be amended to delete in their entirety the Class A restricted voting shares of the Company, the Class B shares of the Company and the proportionate voting shares of the Company, of which there will be none issued and outstanding, from the authorized share capital of the Company.
  • (d) the authorized share capital of the Company, after giving effect to this special resolution, shall consist of an unlimited number of common shares and preferred shares of the Company, each without nominal or par value.
    1. Any one officer or any one director of the Company is hereby authorized and directed to take all such further actions, to execute and deliver such further agreements, instruments, and documents in writing, and to do all such other acts and things as in his or her opinion may be necessary and/or desirable in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal or otherwise to give effect to the foregoing resolutions, which opinion shall be conclusively evidenced by the taking of such further actions, the execution and delivery of such further agreements, instruments, and documents and the doing of such other acts and things.
    1. Notwithstanding that this resolution has been duly passed by the shareholders of the Company, but subject to the terms of the business combination agreement for the proposed qualifying acquisition with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited, the directors of the Company may revoke these resolutions without further approval of the shareholders of the Company at any time prior in the event that they determine not to proceed with the qualifying acquisition."

Management of the Company recommends that Shareholders vote in favor of the Amendment of Articles Resolution. Unless you give other instructions, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to vote FOR the adoption of the Amendment of Articles Resolution.

ADOPTION OF OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and, if deemed appropriate, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution") approving the adoption of a new omnibus incentive plan of the Company (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan"). The Omnibus Incentive Plan will only take effect upon the completion of the Qualifying Acquisition. To be effective, the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution must be approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by the holders of Shares present in person or by proxy at the Meeting.

The purpose of the Omnibus Incentive Plan is to permit the Company to grant awards to Eligible Participants for the purposes of: (a) providing a means through which the Company or a Subsidiary may attract, retain and motivate Persons to advance its business strategy; (b) increasing the interest in the Company's welfare of those Eligible Participants, who share responsibility for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company or a Subsidiary; (c) providing an incentive to such Eligible Participants to continue their services for the Company or a Subsidiary and to encourage such Eligible Participants whose skills, performance and loyalty to the objectives and interests of the Company or a Subsidiary are necessary or essential to its success, image, reputation or activities; and (d) to reward Participants for their performance of services while working for the Company or a Subsidiary.

On May 29, 2023, the Board passed a resolution to adopt the Omnibus Incentive Plan, subject to approval of the Omnibus Incentive Plan by Shareholders.

The material features of the Omnibus Incentive Plan are summarized below, which summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, substantially in the form attached as Appendix B to this Circular.

Omnibus Incentive Plan

The Omnibus Incentive Plan to be adopted in connection with the Business Combination will be administered and interpreted by the Board (which may delegate its authority to the Governance, Human Resources and Compensation Committee, which is to be formed on Closing). The Omnibus Incentive Plan will permit the Board to make awards of options, restricted share units ("RSUs"), performance share units ("PSUs") and deferred share units ("DSUs") to Eligible Participants.

Eligible Participants

The persons eligible to receive awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan are the Eligible Participants.

Common Shares Reserved for Issuance

The maximum number of Common Shares available for issuance under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will not exceed 10% of the Company's then issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis). All of the Common Shares covered by exercised, settled, expired, forfeited, cancelled or otherwise terminated awards shall become available Common Shares for the purposes of awards that may be subsequently granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Omnibus Incentive Plan is to be considered an "evergreen" plan, as the number of Common Shares available for issuance under the Plan will increase as the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares increases from time to time.

Insider Participation Limit

The number of Common Shares that will be issuable to insiders of the Company, at any time, under the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company, cannot exceed 10% of the Company's total issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis). In addition, the number of Common Shares issued to insiders of the Company, within any one-year period, under the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company, cannot exceed 10% of the Company's total issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis).

Non-Employee Director Participation Limit

The aggregate number of Common Shares that will be issuable to non-employee directors at any time under the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any other security based compensation arrangement of the Company shall not exceed 1% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis).

Non-Transferability

Except as specifically provided in a grant agreement approved by the Board, Awards granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan are personal to the Participant and may not be assigned or transferred by a Participant, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws of succession of the domicile of a deceased Participant.

Financial Assistance

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Company will not provide any financial assistance to Participants under the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Options

All options granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan entitle a Participant to acquire, for each option issued, a designated number of Common Shares from treasury. All options granted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan will have an exercise price per Common Share determined and approved by the Board at the time of grant, which shall not be less than: (a) the Market Value of the Common Shares at the time of the grant for a Participant who is not a U.S. Participant, or (b) the greater of: (i) the Market Value of such Common Shares at the time of grant, and (ii) the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the granting of the option.

Options shall vest in accordance with the relevant vesting provisions determined by the Board at the time of grant, as set forth in a Participant's grant agreement (including performance criteria, if applicable). Options shall be exercisable during a period established by the Board, which shall not be more than ten years from the grant of the option. The Omnibus Incentive Plan will provide that the exercise period shall automatically be extended if the date on which it is scheduled to terminate shall fall during a blackout period. In such cases, the extended exercise period shall terminate ten business days after the last day of the blackout period. The Board may, in its discretion, provide for procedures to allow a Participant to elect to undertake a "cashless exercise" in respect of options.

Deferred Share Units

A DSU is an award that, upon vesting, entitles a Participant to receive a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), the cash equivalent or a combination thereof, and whose grant or vesting may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or other pre-established vesting conditions and objectives.

Subject to provisions in the Omnibus Incentive Plan and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall designate the Eligible Participants who may receive DSUs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, fix the number of DSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such DSUs shall be granted, and determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions of such DSUs. Except as otherwise determined by the Board or as provided in the applicable grant agreement, DSUs shall entirely vest on the date of grant.

The payout of a DSU will generally occur upon or following the Participant ceasing to be a director, executive officer, employee or consultant of the Company, subject to satisfaction of any applicable conditions. The cash equivalent of DSUs to be made on the applicable settlement date will equal the Market Value (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) multiplied by the number of vested DSUs in the Participant's account to settle in cash. The number of Common Shares from treasury to be issued or purchased on the open market and delivered to a Participant holding DSUs for settlement on the applicable settlement date will be the whole number of Common Shares equal to the whole number of vested DSUs then recorded in the Participant's account to settle in Common Shares.

Performance Share Units and Restricted Share Units

A PSU is an award that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), the cash equivalent or a combination thereof, and whose grant or vesting is conditional on the attainment of specific performance criteria. A RSU is an award that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), the cash equivalent or a combination thereof, and whose grant or vesting may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship), the achievement of performance criteria or other pre-established vesting conditions and objectives.

Subject to provisions in the Omnibus Incentive Plan and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall designate the Eligible Participants who may receive PSUs or RSUs under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, fix the number of PSUs or RSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such PSUs or RSUs shall be granted, and determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions of such PSUs and RSUs. The Board will determine whether each PSU or RSU awarded to a Participant will entitle the Participant to receive Common Shares (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), cash (based on the value of a Common Share) or a combination thereof, as the case may be, upon determination by the Board on the Share Unit Vesting Determination Date (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) that the vesting conditions (including the Performance Criteria) have been met and no later than the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

The terms and conditions of grants of PSUs and RSUs, including the quantity, type of award, grant date, vesting conditions, vesting periods, settlement date and other terms and conditions with respect to these awards will be set out in the Participant's grant agreement.

Subject to the achievement of the applicable vesting conditions, the payout of an RSU or PSU will generally occur on the applicable settlement date determined by the Board. The cash equivalent of PSUs and RSUs to be made on the applicable settlement date will equal the Market Value (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) multiplied by the number of vested PSUs or RSUs, as applicable, in the Participant's account to settle in cash. The number of Common Shares from treasury to be issued or purchased on the open market and delivered to a Participant holding PSUs or RSUs for settlement on the applicable settlement date will be the whole number of Common Shares equal to the whole number of vested PSUs or RSUs, as applicable, then recorded in the Participant's account to settle in Common Shares.

Dividend Equivalents

Dividend Equivalents will be awarded in respect of all DSUs, PSUs and RSUs in a Participant's account every time dividends (other than share dividends) are paid on the Common Shares. On the dividend payment date, the Company will credit an additional number of DSUs, PSUs and RSUs, if any and as applicable, to the Participant's account equal to the dividend per Common Share declared and paid, multiplied by the number of DSUs, PSUs and RSUs, if any and as applicable, in the Participant's account on the dividend payment date, divided by the Market Value (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan) of a Common Share on the dividend payment date. Such additional DSUs, PSUs and RSUs, as applicable, will be subject to the same vesting or other conditions applicable to the related DSUs, PSUs and RSUs, as applicable.

Adjustments

In the event of any subdivision, consolidation, reclassification, reorganization or any other change affecting the Common Shares, or any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, or any distribution to all security holders of cash, evidences of indebtedness or other assets of the Company (excluding ordinary course cash or share dividends), or any transaction or change having a similar effect, the Board shall in its sole discretion, subject to the required approval of any stock exchange, determine the appropriate adjustments or substitutions to be made in such circumstances in order to maintain the economic rights of the Participants in respect of awards under the Omnibus Incentive Plan, including, without limitation, adjustments to the exercise price, the number and kind of securities subject to unexercised awards granted prior to such change and/or permitting the immediate exercise of any outstanding awards that are not otherwise exercisable.

Trigger Events; Change of Control

The Omnibus Incentive Plan will provide that certain events, including termination for Cause (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan), resignation, retirement, death or disability, or termination other than for Cause, may trigger forfeiture or reduce the vesting or exercise period, where applicable, of the award, subject to the terms of the Participant's employment agreement (as applicable).

A Participant's grant agreement or any other written agreement between a Participant and the Company may provide, where applicable, that unvested awards be subject to acceleration of vesting and exercisability in certain circumstances, including in the event of certain change of control transactions.

Subject to the terms and conditions of a Participant's employment agreement (if any), the Board may at its discretion accelerate the vesting of any outstanding awards notwithstanding the previously established vesting schedule, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax consequences resulting from such acceleration. Additionally, the Board may at its discretion, subject to applicable regulatory provisions, extend the expiration date of any award, provided that the period during which an option is exercisable does not exceed ten years from the date such option is granted or that the period relating to RSUs, PSUs and DSUs does not exceed the last day of the Restriction Period in respect of such PSUs, RSUs and DSUs.

Similarly, in the event of a take-over bid or similar transaction leading to a change of control, the Board will have the power, in its sole discretion, to modify the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan and/or the awards granted thereunder (including to cause the vesting of all unvested awards) to assist the Participants to tender into any such transaction. In such circumstances, the Board shall be entitled to, in its sole discretion, provide that any or all awards shall terminate, provided that any outstanding awards that have vested shall remain exercisable until consummation of such change of control, and/or permit Participants to conditionally exercise awards.

Amendments and Termination

The Board may suspend or terminate the Omnibus Incentive Plan, or amend or revise the terms of such plan or any awards granted thereunder without the consent of Participant; provided that the suspension, termination, amendment or revision: (i) does not adversely alter or impair the rights or tax treatment of any Participant without the consent of such Participant (except as permitted under the Omnibus Incentive Plan); (ii) is in compliance with applicable law and the prior approval, if required, of the shareholders of the Company, the TSX or any other regulatory body with authority over the Company; and (iii) is subject to shareholder approval, where required by law or the TSX rules.

The Board may from time to time, in its absolute discretion and without the approval of Shareholders, make, amongst others, the following amendments to the Omnibus Incentive Plan or any outstanding award:

  • any amendment to the vesting provisions, if applicable, or assignability provisions of awards;
  • any amendment to the expiration date of an award that does not extend the terms of the award past the original date of expiration for such award;
  • any amendment regarding the effect of termination of a Participant's employment or engagement;
  • any amendment to the terms and conditions of grants of PSUs, RSUs or DSUs, including the performance criteria, as applicable, the quantity, type of award, grant date, vesting periods, settlement date and other terms and conditions with respect to the awards;
  • any amendment which accelerates the date on which any award may be exercised under the Omnibus Incentive Plan;
  • any amendment to the definition of an Eligible Participant under the Omnibus Incentive Plan (other than with respect to Eligible Participants who are eligible to receive an award of Incentive Stock Options (as defined in the Omnibus Incentive Plan ));

  • any amendment necessary to comply with applicable law or the requirements of the TSX or any other regulatory body;

  • any amendment of a "housekeeping" nature, including, without limitation, to clarify the meaning of an existing provision of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, correct or supplement any provision of the Omnibus Incentive Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, correct any grammatical or typographical errors or amend the definitions in the Omnibus Incentive Plan;
  • any amendment regarding the administration of the Omnibus Incentive Plan;
  • any amendment to add a provision permitting the grant of awards settled otherwise than with Common Shares issued from treasury;
  • any amendment to add a cashless exercise feature or net exercise procedure;
  • any amendment to add a form of financial assistance; and
  • any other amendment that does not require the approval of the Company's shareholders pursuant to the amendment provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

The following changes to the Omnibus Incentive Plan or the awards will require the approval of the Company's Shareholders, provided that Common Shares held directly or indirectly by Insiders benefiting from the amendments shall be excluded when obtaining such Shareholder approval:

  • any increase in the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Omnibus Incentive Plan;
  • except for adjustments permitted by the Omnibus Incentive Plan, any reduction in the option price of an option or any cancellation or replacement of an option with an option with a lower option price, to the extent such reduction or replacement benefits an insider;
  • an extension of the term of an award beyond its original expiry date, to the extent such amendment benefits an insider;
  • any amendment which increases the maximum number of Common Shares that may be issuable upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options or modifies the definition of Eligible Participant used for purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option; and
  • any amendment to the amendment provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

General Conditions Applicable to Awards

Each award will be subject to the following conditions, unless otherwise determined by the Board and except as otherwise provided in a Participant's employment agreement (if any):

  • upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for Cause, all unvested awards granted to such Participant will terminate, and vested awards granted to such Participant will be settled in accordance with the terms of the plan;
  • in the case of a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant due to such Participant's resignation or retirement, (i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant that have not yet vested shall immediately vest and be settled; (ii) the remaining portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant that have not yet vested will terminate automatically; (iii) all unvested options will be forfeited; (iv) vested options will remain exercisable until the earlier of thirty (30) days after the termination date

or the expiry of the options; and (v) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs that have already vested will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan;

  • in the case of a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant without Cause, (i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant that will not vest by the termination date shall immediately vest and be settled; (ii) the remaining portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant that will not vest by the termination date will terminate immediately; (iii) all unvested options will be forfeited; (iv) vested options will remain exercisable until the earlier of ninety (90) days after the termination date or the expiry of the options; and (v) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs that have already vested as of the date of such Participant's termination without Cause will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan; and
  • in the case of a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant due to death or disability, (i) all rights, title and interest in the options granted to such Participant which are unvested on the termination date will continue to vest for a period of up to two years (subject to the underlying expiration date); (ii) vested options (including such options that vest during the two year period following the termination date) will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) two years after the termination date, and (B) the expiry date of the options; (iii) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to the Participant that have not yet vested will immediately vest on the termination date and be settled; (iv) the remaining portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant that have not yet vested shall terminate automatically; and (v) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs that have already vested as of the date of such Participant's death or disability will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Shareholder Approval

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to consider and approve the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution, in substantially the following form, in order to approve the adoption of the Omnibus Incentive Plan:

"RESOLVED THAT:

    1. The proposed new omnibus incentive plan of FG Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") substantially in the form attached as Appendix B to the Company's management information circular dated May 29, 2023 (the "Omnibus Incentive Plan"), to be effective upon the completion of the Company's qualifying acquisition, is hereby authorized and approved.
    1. Any one officer or any one director of the Company is hereby authorized and directed to take all such further actions, to execute and deliver such further agreements, instruments, and documents in writing, and to do all such other acts and things as in his or her opinion may be necessary and/or desirable in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal or otherwise to give effect to the foregoing resolutions, which opinion shall be conclusively evidenced by the taking of such further actions, the execution and delivery of such further agreements, instruments, and documents and the doing of such other acts and things.
    1. Notwithstanding that this resolution has been duly passed by the shareholders of the Company, but subject to the terms of the business combination agreement for the proposed qualifying acquisition with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited, the directors of the Company may revoke these resolutions without further approval of the shareholders of the Company at any time prior in the event that they determine not to proceed with the Omnibus Incentive Plan."

Management of the Company recommends that Shareholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Omnibus Incentive Plan. Unless you give other instructions, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to vote FOR the adoption of the Omnibus Incentive Plan Resolution.

EXTENSION OF THE PERMITTED TIMELINE

As more fully described in the IPO Prospectus, the Company must complete a Qualifying Acquisition within the Permitted Timeline. At the Meeting, holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be asked to consider and, if deemed appropriate, to pass, with or without variation, an ordinary resolution (the "Extension Resolution") to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate the Business Combination (or another Qualifying Acquisition), if necessary, from July 5, 2023 to July 5, 2024 (the "Extension"). The Business Combination Agreement contemplates an outside date for Closing of the Business Combination of July 28, 2023 or, provided that the Ontario Securities Commission has issued a receipt in respect of FGAC's final Prospectus and the TSX has conditionally approved the transactions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement by July 28, 2023, August 15, 2023, which provides additional time to close if needed. By approving the Extension Resolution, shareholders will provide the Company with up to an additional 366 days to consummate a Qualifying Acquisition.

In connection with the Meeting, the Company will provide holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares with the opportunity to deposit for redemption all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension Resolution, provided that they deposit their shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the second business day before the date of the Meeting. Upon the requisite approval of the Extension Resolution (which requires approval by both the Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders and the Board) and, subject to applicable law, the Company will be required to redeem such Class A Restricted Voting Shares so deposited for the Class A Extension Redemption Price. It should also be noted that shareholders will have another redemption opportunity should FGAC close a Qualifying Acquisition prior to the applicable deadline. Depending on a shareholder's individual circumstances, the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who redeems shares could be worse than the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who sells shares in the open market, since redeeming shares will result in a deemed dividend to the Shareholder. Shareholders who are not resident in Canada and whose shares are redeemed will be subject to Canadian withholding tax on the deemed dividend. See "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the Circular.

Only Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders of the Company are permitted to vote on the Extension Resolution. The Extension Resolution must be passed by a majority of the votes cast by Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders attending or represented by proxy at the Meeting.

If the Extension Resolution is approved, the Company shall (a) redeem those Class A Restricted Voting Shares that are deposited for redemption, and (b) deliver to each such holder who has deposited shares for redemption the Class A Extension Redemption Price per share, which amount shall reduce the Company's net asset value. The remainder of the escrow funds shall remain in the Escrow Account, and holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares who do not redeem their shares will retain their redemption rights with respect to the closing of the Business Combination itself.

The Company cannot predict the amount that will remain in the Escrow Account if the Extension Resolution is approved and the Extension is implemented, and the amount remaining in the Escrow Account may be only a small fraction of the approximately \$118 million that was in the Escrow Account as of May 29, 2023.

If the Extension Resolution is not approved and the Business Combination (or another qualifying acquisition) is not consummated by July 5, 2023, the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding-up. In connection therewith, and subject to applicable laws, each Class A Restricted Voting Share will be redeemed for its pro rata portion of the escrow funds available in the Escrow Account less certain specified costs. See "Automatic Redemption if no Qualifying Acquisition by end of Extended Timeline" below.

Subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, the Board may revoke the Extension Resolution without further approval of holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares of the Company at any time prior to the Extension becoming effective in the event that they determine not to proceed with the Extension.

EVEN IF THE EXTENSION RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY CLASS A RESTRICTED VOTING SHAREHOLDERS AT THE MEETING, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT THE COMPANY WILL CONSUMMATE THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR ANOTHER QUALIFYING ACQUISITION PRIOR TO THE EXTENDED DATE.

Approval of the Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders

At the Meeting, holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be asked to consider and approve the Extension Resolution, in substantially the following form, in order to approve the Extension:

"RESOLVED THAT:

    1. Subject to the approval of the board of directors of FG Acquisition Corp. (the "Company"), the permitted timeline for the Company to consummate a qualifying acquisition is hereby extended from July 5, 2023 to July 5, 2024 (the "Extension").
    1. Any one officer or any one director of the Company is hereby authorized and directed to take all such further actions, to execute and deliver such further agreements, instruments, and documents in writing, and to do all such other acts and things as in his or her opinion may be necessary and/or desirable in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal or otherwise to give effect to the foregoing resolutions, which opinion shall be conclusively evidenced by the taking of such further actions, the execution and delivery of such further agreements, instruments, and documents and the doing of such other acts and things.
    1. Notwithstanding that this resolution has been duly passed by the shareholders of the Company, but subject to the terms of the business combination agreement for the proposed qualifying acquisition with Think Financial Group Holdings Limited,, the directors of the Company may revoke these resolutions without further approval of the shareholders of the Company at any time in the event that they determine not to proceed with the Extension."

Management of the Company recommends that the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares vote in favor of the Extension Resolution. Unless you give other instructions, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to vote FOR the Extension Resolution.

REDEMPTION RIGHTS

In connection with the Meeting, the Company will provide holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares with the opportunity to deposit for redemption all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension Resolution, provided that they deposit their shares for redemption prior to the second business day before the date of the Meeting. Upon the requisite approval of the Extension Resolution (which requires approval by both the Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders and the Board) and, subject to applicable law, the Company will be required to redeem such Class A Restricted Voting Shares so deposited for redemption at the Class A Extension Redemption Price. It should also be noted that shareholders will have another redemption opportunity should FGAC close a Qualifying Acquisition prior to the applicable deadline. Depending on a shareholder's individual circumstances, the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who redeems shares could be worse than the Canadian income tax consequences to a Shareholder who sells shares in the open market, since redeeming shares will result in a deemed dividend to the Shareholder. Shareholders who are not resident in Canada and whose shares are redeemed will be subject to Canadian withholding tax on the deemed dividend. See "Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations" in the Circular.

Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares whose Class A Restricted Voting Shares are held through an intermediary may have earlier deadlines for depositing their Class A Restricted Voting Shares pursuant to the redemption right. If the deadline for depositing such shares held through an intermediary is not met by a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares may not be eligible for redemption.

In the event that the taxes payable pursuant to Part VI.1 of the Tax Act would otherwise cause the Class A Extension Redemption Price to be less than the initial U.S.\$10.00 invested (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), the Sponsors will, pursuant to the Make Whole Agreement and Undertaking, be liable to the Company for an amount required in order for the Company to be able to pay U.S.\$10.00 (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) per Class A Restricted Voting Share to redeeming holders of Class A Restricted Voting Share (but in no event more than the Part VI.1 taxes that would be owing by the Company where the amount paid to redeem each applicable Class A Restricted Voting Share would be U.S.\$10.00 (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations and the like) per Class A Restricted Voting Share). Other than as described in the IPO Prospectus, the Sponsors will not be liable to the Company for any other reductions to the Escrow Account that would cause the Company to pay less than U.S.\$10.00 per Class A Restricted Voting Share to redeeming holders, including any amount on account of nonresident withholding tax applicable to any deemed dividends that arise on any redemptions.

The Sponsors are permitted to make direct payments or contributions to the Escrow Account in the manner they determine, for indemnity purposes or otherwise.

Following the completion of such redemption, holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that elect to redeem their shares will cease to have any rights as Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders other than the right to be paid the redemption amount for their Class A Restricted Voting Shares so redeemed.

Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that deposit their shares for redemption are still entitled to vote their Class A Restricted Voting Shares at the Meeting.

Process for Redemption by Non-Registered Holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares

A non-registered holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares who desires to exercise its redemption rights in connection with the Extension must do so by causing a CDS Participant in the depository, trading, clearing and settlement systems administered by CDS to deliver to CDS (at its office in the City of Toronto) on behalf of the owner a written notice (the "Redemption Notice") of the owner's intention to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares in connection with the Extension. A non-registered holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares who desires to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares should ensure that the CDS Participant is provided with notice of his, her or its intention to exercise his, her or its redemption privilege sufficiently in advance of the notice date described above so as to permit the CDS Participant to deliver notice to CDS and so as to permit CDS to deliver notice to the Company's Transfer Agent in advance of the required time. The form of Redemption Notice will be available from a CDS Participant or the Company's Transfer Agent.

By causing a CDS Participant to deliver to CDS a notice of the owner's intention to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares, an owner shall be deemed to have irrevocably surrendered his, her or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares for redemption and appointed such CDS Participant to act as his, her or its exclusive settlement agent with respect to the exercise of the redemption right and the receipt of payment in connection with the settlement of obligations arising from such exercise.

Any Redemption Notice delivered by a CDS Participant regarding an owner's intent to redeem which CDS determines to be incomplete, not in proper form or not duly executed shall for all purposes be void and of no effect and the redemption right to which it relates shall be considered for all purposes not to have been exercised. A failure by a CDS Participant to exercise redemption rights or to give effect to the settlement thereof in accordance with the owner's instructions will not give rise to any obligations or liability on the part of the Company to the CDS Participant or to the owner.

If the deadline for depositing Class A Restricted Voting Shares held through an intermediary is not met by a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares may not be eligible for redemption.

If the redemption by the Company of all of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed as part of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares would be contrary to any provisions of the BCBCA or any other applicable law, the Company shall be obligated to redeem only the maximum number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares which the Company determines it is then permitted to redeem, such redemptions to be made pro rata (disregarding fractions of shares) according to the number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares required by each such holder to be redeemed by the Company, and the Company shall either issue new certificates representing the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not redeemed by the Company, or shall otherwise confirm such shares as issued and deposited in book-entry form.

AUTOMATIC REDEMPTION IF NO QUALIFYING ACQUISITION BY END OF EXTENDED TIMELINE

In the event that (i) the Extension Resolution is not passed and the Company has not consummated the Business Combination or another Qualifying Acquisition on or before July 5, 2023, or (ii) the Extension Resolution is passed and the Company has not consummated the Business Combination or another Qualifying Acquisition on or before July 5, 2024, it will be required to redeem as promptly as reasonably possible, on an automatic redemption date specified by the Company (such date to be within 10 days following the last day of the Permitted Timeline), each of the outstanding Class A Restricted Voting Shares, for the Class A Automatic Redemption Price.

In the event that the taxes payable pursuant to Part VI.1 of the Tax Act would otherwise cause the Class A Automatic Redemption Price to be less than the initial U.S.\$10.00 invested (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), the Sponsors will, pursuant to the Make Whole Agreement and Undertaking, be liable to the Company for an amount required in order for the Company to be able to pay U.S.\$10.00 (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) per Class A Restricted Voting Share to redeeming holders of Class A Restricted Voting Share (but in no event more than the Part VI.1 taxes that would be owing by the Company where the amount paid to redeem each applicable Class A Restricted Voting Share would be U.S.\$10.00 (as adjusted for stock splits or combinations, stock dividends, Extraordinary Dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations and the like) per Class A Restricted Voting Share). Other than as described in the IPO Prospectus, the Sponsors will not be liable to the Company for any other reductions to the Escrow Account that would cause the Company to pay less than U.S.\$10.00 per Class A Restricted Voting Share to redeeming holders, including any amount on account of nonresident withholding tax applicable to any deemed dividends that arise on any redemptions.

Such redemption will completely extinguish the rights of Class A Restricted Voting Shareholders as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law.

The Founders will not be entitled to redeem the Founders' Shares in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition or entitled to access the Escrow Account upon a Winding-Up. In addition, the Sponsors will not be entitled to redeem its Class B Shares) in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition or entitled to access the Escrow Account upon a Winding-Up. The Founders will, however, be entitled to redeem any Class A Restricted Voting Shares they may have acquired pursuant to the IPO, in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market.

CERTAIN CANADIAN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations under the Tax Act, as of the date hereof, generally applicable to a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (i) who elects to redeem all or a portion of its Class A Restricted Voting Shares and/or (ii) who acquires Common Shares issued on the automatic conversion of Class A Restricted Voting Shares upon Closing and/or holds Warrants to acquire Common Shares upon Closing (a "Holder"). This summary is applicable only to a Holder who, at all relevant times, for the purposes of the Tax Act, holds such Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Common Shares and Warrants and will hold its Common Shares, if any, issued on the exercise of such Warrants (collectively, the "Securities", and each a "Security") as capital property, beneficially owns or will beneficially own, as applicable, the Securities and deals at arm's length and is not affiliated with the Company. A Security will generally be considered to be capital property to a Holder unless either (i) the Holder holds or uses the Security or is deemed to hold or use the Security in the course of carrying on a business of trading or dealing in securities or (ii) the Holder has acquired the Security or is deemed to have acquired the Security in a transaction or transactions considered to be an adventure or concern in the nature of trade.

This summary does not apply to a Holder (i) that is a "financial institution" within the meaning of the Tax Act for purposes of the "mark-to-market rules" contained in the Tax Act, (ii) that is a "specified financial institution" as defined in the Tax Act, (iii) that reports its "Canadian tax results" within the meaning of the Tax Act in a currency other than Canadian currency, (iv) an interest in which is or would constitute a "tax shelter investment" for purposes of the Tax Act, (v) that has entered or will enter into a "derivative forward agreement" or a "synthetic disposition arrangement", each as defined in the Tax Act, with respect to any of the Securities, (vi) that would receive dividends on the Common Shares under or as part of a "dividend rental arrangement" as defined in the Tax Act, (vii) who is a Founder, a ThinkMarkets' Shareholder or any member of the Company's management, or (viii) that is exempt from tax under the Tax Act. Such Holders should consult their own tax advisors.

This summary does not address the possible application of the "foreign affiliate dumping" rules that may be applicable to a corporation that is resident in Canada (for the purposes of the Tax Act) and is or becomes, or does not deal at arm's length with a corporation resident in Canada that is or becomes, as part of a transaction or event or series of transactions or events that includes the acquisition of the Securities, controlled by a non-resident person, or a group of non-resident persons not dealing with each other at arm's length, in each case for purposes of these rules. Any such Holder to which this summary does not apply should consult its own tax advisor with respect to the tax consequences applicable to the acquisition, holding and disposition of Securities.

This summary is based on facts set out in this Circular, the current provisions of the Tax Act in force as of the date hereof, an understanding of the current administrative policies and assessing practices of the CRA published in writing prior to the date hereof and all specific proposals to amend the Tax Act publicly announced by or on behalf of the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the "Proposed Amendments"). No assurances can be given that the Proposed Amendments will be enacted or will be enacted as proposed, or that legislative, judicial or administrative changes will not modify or change the statements expressed herein. Other than the Proposed Amendments, this summary does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law or the administrative policies or assessing practices of the CRA, whether by judicial, legislative, governmental or administrative decision or action, nor does it take into account provincial, territorial or foreign tax legislation or considerations, which may differ significantly from those discussed herein.

This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any particular holder and no representations with respect to the income tax consequences to any particular holder are made. This summary is not exhaustive of all Canadian federal income tax considerations and does not describe the income tax considerations relating to the deductibility of interest on money borrowed to exercise Warrants. Accordingly, holders should consult their own tax advisors with respect to their own particular circumstances.

Currency Conversion

In general, for purposes of the Tax Act, all amounts relating to the acquisition, holding or disposition of the Securities must be converted into Canadian dollars based on the applicable exchange rate quoted by the Bank of Canada for the relevant day or such other rate of exchange that is acceptable to the CRA. Holders of Securities may, as a consequence, realize capital gains or capital losses, or be deemed to receive dividends, by virtue of changes in the value of one or more applicable foreign currencies relative to the Canadian dollar.

Holders Resident in Canada

This section of the summary generally applies to a Holder who, at all relevant times, is, or is deemed to be, resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable income tax treaty or convention (a "Resident Holder"). A Resident Holder whose Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares might not otherwise qualify as capital property may, in certain circumstances, be entitled to make the irrevocable election provided by subsection 39(4) of the Tax Act to have the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, Common Shares and every other "Canadian security" (as defined in the Tax Act) owned by such Resident Holder in the taxation year of the election and in all subsequent taxation years deemed to be capital property. Resident Holders should consult their own tax advisors for advice as to whether an election under subsection 39(4) of the Tax Act is available and/or advisable in their particular circumstances. Such election will not apply in respect of Warrants.

Redemption of Shares

A Resident Holder who elects to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be deemed to have received a dividend equal to the amount, if any, by which the amount paid by the Company on the redemption such shares exceeds the paid-up capital (as determined for purposes of the Tax Act) of such shares immediately before such time. The amount of any deemed dividend will not be included in computing the Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition for purposes of computing the capital gain or capital loss arising on the disposition of such shares. See "Dividends" and "Disposition of Securities" below. In the case of Resident Holder that is a corporation, a trust of which a corporation is a beneficiary or a partnership of which a corporation is a member, it is possible that in certain circumstances all or part of any such deemed dividend may be treated as proceeds of disposition and not as a dividend. See "Dividends" below. Such corporate Resident Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors having regard to their own circumstances.

Conversion

The automatic conversion of a Class A Restricted Voting Share held by a Resident Holder into a Common Share will be deemed not to constitute a disposition of property for purposes of the Tax Act and, accordingly, will not give rise to a capital gain or capital loss.

The Resident Holder's cost of the Common Shares acquired on the conversion of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be equal to the Resident Holder's adjusted cost base of the converted Class A Restricted Voting Shares immediately prior to the conversion. For the purpose of determining the adjusted cost base to a Resident Holder of each Common Share acquired on the conversion of a Class A Restricted Voting Share, the cost of the Common Share must be averaged with the adjusted cost base to such Resident Holder of all other Common Shares (if any) held as capital property by the Resident Holder immediately prior to the conversion and by making certain other adjustments required under the Tax.

Exercise or Expiry of Warrants

No gain or loss will be realized by a Resident Holder upon the exercise of a Warrant to acquire a Common Share. When such a Warrant is exercised, the Resident Holder's cost of the Common Share acquired thereby will be equal to the Resident Holder's adjusted cost base of the Warrant, plus the amount paid on the exercise of the Warrant. The adjusted cost base to a Resident Holder of each Common Share acquired on the exercise of a Warrant will be determined by averaging the cost to the Resident Holder of the Common Share with the adjusted cost base of all other Common Shares (if any) held as capital property by the Resident Holder immediately prior to the exercise of such Warrant and by making certain other adjustments required under the Tax Act.

Generally, the expiry of an unexercised Warrant to acquire a Common Share will give rise to a capital loss equal to the adjusted cost base to the Resident Holder of such expired Warrant. See "Disposition of Securities" below.

Dividends

A Resident Holder will be required to include in computing its income for a taxation year dividends received or deemed to be received on Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares. In the case of a Resident Holder that is an individual (other than certain trusts), such dividends will be subject to the gross-up and dividend tax credit rules applicable to taxable dividends received from taxable Canadian corporations. Taxable dividends received or deemed to be received from a taxable Canadian corporation which are designated by such corporation as "eligible dividends" will be subject to an enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit regime in accordance with the rules in the Tax Act. Following Closing, there may be limitations on the Company's ability to designate dividends and deemed dividends as eligible dividends.

In the case of a Resident Holder that is a corporation, the amount of any such taxable dividend that is included in its income for a taxation year will generally be deductible in computing its taxable income for that taxation year. In certain circumstances, subsection 55(2) of the Tax Act will treat a taxable dividend received by a Resident Holder that is a corporation as proceeds of disposition or a capital gain. Resident Holders that are corporations should consult their own tax advisors having regard to their own circumstances.

A Resident Holder that is a "private corporation" or a "subject corporation", each as defined in the Tax Act, will generally be liable to pay a refundable tax under Part IV of the Tax Act on dividends received or deemed to be received on the Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares to the extent such dividends are deductible in computing the Resident Holder's taxable income for the year. A "subject corporation" is generally a corporation (other than a private corporation) controlled, whether because of a beneficial interest in one or more trusts or otherwise, by or for the benefit of an individual (other than a trust) or a related group of individuals (other than trusts).

Disposition of Securities

Upon a disposition or deemed disposition of a Security (including the redemption of a Class A Restricted Voting Share, but excluding a disposition arising on the exercise of a Warrant or a disposition of a Common Share to the Company, unless such Common Share is purchased by the Company in the open market in the manner in which shares are normally purchased by any member of the public in the open market), a Resident Holder will realize a capital gain (or capital loss) in the taxation year of the disposition equal to the amount by which the Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition, net of any reasonable costs of disposition, exceed (or are exceeded by) the adjusted cost base to the Resident Holder of such Security immediately before the disposition or deemed disposition. The amount of any deemed dividend arising on the redemption by the Company of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will not be included in computing the Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition for the purposes of computing the capital (or capital loss) arising on the disposition of such shares. See "Redemption of Shares" above. The adjusted cost base to a Resident Holder of a Security will be determined by averaging the cost to the Resident Holder of the Security with the adjusted cost base of all other identical Securities (if any) held as capital property at that time by the Resident Holder and by making certain other adjustments required under the Tax Act.

Generally, a Resident Holder will be required to include in computing its income for the taxation year of disposition one-half of the amount of any capital gain (a "taxable capital gain") realized in such taxation year. Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Act, a Resident Holder will be required to deduct one-half of the amount of any capital loss realized in a particular taxation year (an "allowable capital loss") against taxable capital gains realized in the taxation year. Allowable capital losses in excess of taxable capital gains for a taxation year may be carried back and deducted in any of the three preceding taxation years or carried forward and deducted in any subsequent taxation year against net taxable capital gains realized in such taxation years, to the extent and under the circumstances specified in the Tax Act.

The amount of any capital loss realized on the disposition or deemed disposition of a Class A Restricted Voting Share or a Common Share by a Resident Holder that is a corporation may, in certain circumstances, be reduced by the amount of dividends received or deemed to have been received by it on such share (or on a share for which such share has been substituted) to the extent and under the circumstances specified in the Tax Act. Similar rules may apply to a partnership or trust of which a corporation, partnership or trust is a member or beneficiary. Resident Holders to whom these rules may be relevant are urged to consult their own tax advisors.

A Resident Holder that is throughout the relevant taxation year a "Canadian controlled private corporation" or, pursuant to certain Proposed Amendments, a "substantive CCPC" (each as defined in the Tax Act) may be liable to pay a refundable tax on its "aggregate investment income" (as defined in the Tax Act) for the year, including taxable capital gains.

Alternative Minimum Tax

In general terms, a Resident Holder who is an individual (other than certain trusts) that receives or is deemed to have received taxable dividends on Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares, or realizes a capital gain on the disposition or deemed disposition of Securities, may be liable for alternative minimum tax under the Tax Act. Resident Holders that are individuals should consult their own tax advisors in this regard.

Holders Not Resident in Canada

This section of the summary generally applies to a Holder who, at all relevant times, for purposes of the Tax Act (i) is not, and is not deemed to be, resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act or any applicable income tax treaty or convention, and (ii) does not and will not use or hold, and is not and will not be deemed to use or hold, Securities in connection with carrying on a business in Canada (a "Non-Resident Holder"). This summary does not apply to a Non-Resident Holder that carries on, or is deemed to carry on, an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere or that is an "authorized foreign bank" as defined in the Tax Act. Such Holders should consult their own tax advisors having regard to their own circumstances.

Redemption of Shares

A Non-Resident Holder who elects to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares will be deemed to have received a dividend equal to the amount, if any, by which the amount paid by the Company on the redemption of such shares exceeds the paid-up capital (as determined for purposes of the Tax Act) of such shares immediately before such time. The amount of any deemed dividend will not be included in computing the Non-Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition for purposes of computing the capital gain or capital loss arising on the disposition of such shares. Any such deemed dividend will be subject to Canadian withholding tax. See "Dividends" and "Disposition of Securities" below.

Conversion

The tax consequences of the automatic conversion of Class A Restricted Voting Shares held by a Non-Resident Holder into Common Shares are the same as those described above under "Holders Resident in CanadaConversion".

Exercise or Expiry of Warrants

The tax consequences of the exercise of a Warrant held by a Non-Resident Holder to acquire a Common Share are the same as those described above under "Holders Resident in CanadaExercise or Expiry of Warrants".

Generally, the expiry of an unexercised Warrant to acquire a Common Share will give rise to a capital loss equal to the adjusted cost base to the Non-Resident Holder of such expired Warrant. See "Disposition of Securities" below.

Dividends

Under the Tax Act, dividends on Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited to a Non-Resident Holder will be subject to Canadian withholding tax at the rate of 25% of the gross amount of the dividends, subject to any reduction in the rate of withholding to which the Non-Resident Holder is entitled under any applicable income tax treaty or convention between Canada and the country in which the Non-Resident Holder is resident. For example, where a Non-Resident Holder is a resident of the United States, is fully entitled to the benefits under the Canada-United States Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended, and is the beneficial owner of the dividend, the applicable rate of Canadian withholding tax is generally reduced to 15% of the amount of such dividend.

Disposition of Securities

Upon a disposition or deemed disposition of a Security (including the redemption of a Class A Restricted Voting Share, but excluding a disposition arising on the exercise of a Warrant or a disposition of a Common Share to the Company, unless such Common Share is purchased by the Company in the open market in the manner in which shares are normally purchased by any member of the public in the open market), a Non-Resident Holder will realize a capital gain (or capital loss) in the taxation year of the disposition equal to the amount by which the Non-Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition, net of any reasonable costs of disposition, exceed (or are exceeded by) the adjusted cost base to the Non-Resident Holder of such Security immediately before the disposition or deemed disposition. The amount of any deemed dividend arising on the redemption by the Company of Class A Restricted Voting Shares will not be included in computing the Non-Resident Holder's proceeds of disposition for purposes of computing the capital gain (or capital loss) arising on the disposition of such shares. See "Redemption of Shares" above. The adjusted cost base to a Non-Resident Holder of a Security will be determined by averaging the cost to the Non-Resident Holder of the Security with the adjusted cost base of all other identical Securities (if any) held as capital property at that time by the Non-Resident Holder and by making certain other adjustments required under the Tax Act.

A Non-Resident Holder will not be subject to tax in respect of any capital gain (or entitled to deduct any capital loss) under the Tax Act realized by such Non-Resident Holder on a disposition of a Security (including upon the redemption of a Class A Restricted Voting Share), unless the Security constitutes "taxable Canadian property" (as defined in the Tax Act) of the Non-Resident Holder at the time of disposition and the Non-Resident Holder is not entitled to relief under an applicable income tax treaty or convention.

Provided that the Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares, as applicable, are listed on a designated stock exchange for purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX) at the time of the disposition thereof, the Securities generally will not constitute taxable Canadian property of a Non-Resident Holder, unless at any time during the 60-month period immediately preceding the disposition or deemed disposition of the Securities the following two conditions are met concurrently: (i) 25% or more of the issued shares of any class or series of the share capital of the Company were owned by, or belonged to, one or any combination of (x) the Non-Resident Holder, (y) persons with whom the Non-Resident Holder did not deal at arm's length (for purposes of the Tax Act), and (z) partnerships in which the Non-Resident Holder or a person referred to in (y) holds a membership interest directly or indirectly through one or more partnerships; and (ii) more than 50% of the fair market value of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares, as applicable, was derived directly or indirectly from one or any combination of (A) real or immovable property situated in Canada, (B) "Canadian resource property" (as defined in the Tax Act), (C) "timber resource property" (as defined in the Tax Act), and (D) options in respect of, or interests in, or for civil law rights in, property described in any of (A) through (C) above, whether or not such property exists. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Security may also be deemed under the Tax Act to be taxable Canadian property to a Non-Resident Holder in particular circumstances.

If the Securities are (or are deemed to be) taxable Canadian property to a Non-Resident Holder, any capital gain realized on the disposition or deemed disposition of such Securities may not be subject to Canadian federal income tax pursuant to the terms of an applicable income tax treaty or convention between Canada and the country in which the Non-Resident Holder is resident provided such Non-Resident Holder is entitled to the benefits of such applicable income tax treaty or convention. Non-Resident Holders whose Securities may be taxable Canadian property should consult their own tax advisors.

ELIGIBILITY FOR INVESTMENT

Based on the current provisions of the Tax Act, upon Closing, the Securities will be qualified investments for a trust governed by a registered retirement savings plan ("RRSP"), registered retirement income fund ("RRIF"), deferred profit sharing plan, registered education savings plan ("RESP"), registered disability savings plan ("RDSP"), first home savings account ("FHSA") or tax-free savings account ("TFSA") (collectively, "Plans"), provided that:

  • (a) in the case of Common Shares, the Common Shares are then listed on a designated stock exchange for purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX); and
  • (b) in the case of the Warrants:
  • (i) the Warrants are then listed on a designated stock exchange for purposes of the Tax Act (which currently includes the TSX); or
  • (ii) the Common Shares are qualified investments as described in (a) above, provided that the Company is not, and deals at arm's length (for the purposes of the Tax Act) with each person who is, an annuitant, a beneficiary, an employer or a subscriber under or a holder of the Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Security is a "prohibited investment" (as defined in the Tax Act) for a trust governed by a RDSP, RESP, RRIF, RRSP, FHSA or TFSA, the holder, annuitant or subscriber thereof (as the case may be) will be subject to a penalty tax as set out in the Tax Act. The Securities will not be a prohibited investment for a RDSP, RESP, RRIF, RRSP, FHSA or TFSA provided the holder, annuitant or subscriber thereof (as the case may be) deals at arm's length with the Company, for purposes of the Tax Act, and does not have a "significant interest" (as defined in subsection 207.01(4) the Tax Act) in the Company. Holders who intend to hold Securities in a RDSP, RESP, RRIF, RRSP, FHSA or TFSA should consult their own tax advisors regarding their particular circumstances.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this Circular and the Prospectus, none of the directors or executive officers of the Company has been indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the financial year ended December 31, 2022 or the current financial year.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this Circular and the Prospectus, no informed person of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of any informed person, 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 or any of its subsidiaries.

AUDITORS, TRANSFER AGENT, WARRANT AGENT AND ESCROW AGENT

The Company's auditors, MNP LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants, having an address of 1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1900, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2V9, were first appointed on October 28, 2021. MNP LLP is independent of the Company within the meaning of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Code of Professional Conduct.

TSX Trust Company, at its principal offices in Toronto, Ontario, is the Transfer Agent and registrar for the Company's Class A Restricted Voting Shares and is the Warrant Agent for the Warrants under the Warrant Agreement.

TSX Trust Company, at its principal offices in Toronto, Ontario, is the Escrow Agent.

OTHER BUSINESS

Management knows of no matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matters shall properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the Proxy to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

EXPERTS AND INTERESTS OF EXPERTS

Certain legal and Canadian tax matters will be passed upon at the date of this Circular by Goodmans LLP on the Company's behalf.

As at the date hereof, the partners and associates of Goodmans LLP, as a group, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the Company's securities.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Copies of the Company's financial statements and management discussion and analysis for the financial year ending December 31, 2022, and any documents incorporated by reference herein, may be obtained, without charge, upon request to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at 510 West Georgia Street, Suite 1800, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0M3. Financial information is provided in the Company's comparative financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the management discussion and analysis related thereto, which can be found on SEDAR.

APPROVAL OF DIRECTORS

The contents and the sending of this Circular have been approved by the Board.

DATED this 29th day of May, 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(signed) "Larry G. Swets Jr."

Larry G. Swets Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Director

APPENDIX A ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

(see attached.)

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA) AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES of FG ACQUISITION CORP. (the "Company")

The Company has as its articles the following articles.

Incorporation number: BC1330036

Full name and signature of a director Date of signing
"Authorized Signatory" March 30, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Business Corporations Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable 1
ARTICLE 2 SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES 1
2.1 Authorized Share Structure 1
2.2 Form of Share Certificate 1
2.3 Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.4 Delivery by Mail 2
2.5 Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.7 Splitting Share Certificates 2
2.8 Certificate Fee 3
2.9 Recognition of Trusts 3
ARTICLE 3 ISSUE OF SHARES 3
3.1 Directors Authorized 3
3.2 Commissions and Discounts 3
3.3 Brokerage 3
3.4 Conditions of Issue 3
3.5 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights 4
ARTICLE 4 SHARE REGISTERS 4
4.1 Central Securities Register 4
4.2 Closing Register 4
ARTICLE 5 SHARE TRANSFERS 4
5.1 Registering Transfers 4
5.2 Form of Instrument of Transfer 4
5.3 Transferor Remains Shareholder 4
5.4 Signing of Instrument of Transfer 5
5.5 Enquiry as to Title Not Required 5
ARTICLE 6 TRANSMISSION OF SHARES 5
6.1 Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death 5
6.2 Rights of Legal Personal Representative 5
ARTICLE 7 PURCHASE OF SHARES 5
7.1 Company Authorized to Purchase Shares 5
7.2 Purchase When Insolvent 6
7.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares 6
ARTICLE 8 BORROWING POWERS 6
8.1 Borrowing Powers 6
8.2 Banking Arrangements 6
ARTICLE 9 ALTERATIONS 7
9.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure 7
9.2 Special Rights or Restrictions 7
9.3 Change of Name 78
9.4 Other Alterations 8
ARTICLE 10 MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS 8
10.1 Annual General Meetings 8
10.2 Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting 8
10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders 8
10.4 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders 8
10.5 Record Date for Notice 8
10.6 Record Date for Voting 9
10.7 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice 9
10.8 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders 9
10.9 Location of Meetings of Shareholders 9
10.10 Class Meetings and Series Meetings of Shareholders 9
ARTICLE 11 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS 10
11.1 Special Business 10
11.2 Special Majority 10
11.3 Quorum 10
11.4 One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum 10
11.5 Other Persons May Attend 11
11.6 Requirement of Quorum 11
11.7 Lack of Quorum 11
11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting 11
11.9 Chair 11
11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair 11
11.11 Adjournments 12
11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting 12
11.13 Electronic Voting 12
11.14 Decision by Show of Hands or Poll 12
11.15 Declaration of Result 12
11.16 Motion Need Not be Seconded 12
11.17 Casting Vote 12
11.18 Manner of Taking Poll 12
11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute 13
11.20 Casting of Votes 13
11.21 Demand for Poll 13
11.22 Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting 13
11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies 13
11.24 Electronic Meetings 13
ARTICLE 12 VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS 13
12.1 Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares 13
12.2 Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity 14
12.3 Votes by Joint Holders 14
12.4 Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders 14
12.5 Representative of a Corporate Shareholder 14
12.6 Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder 15
12.7 When Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to the Company 15
12.8 Appointment of Proxy Holders 15
12.9 Deposit of Proxy 15
12.10 Validity of Proxy Vote 15
12.11 Form of Proxy 15
12.12 Revocation of Proxy 16
12.13 Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed 16
12.14 Chair May Determine Validity of Proxy 16
12.15 Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote 16
ARTICLE 13 DIRECTORS 17
13.1 First Directors; Number of Directors 17
13.2 Change in Number of Directors 17
13.3 Directors' Acts Valid Despite Vacancy 17
13.4 Qualifications of Directors 17
13.5 Remuneration of Directors 17
13.6 Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors 17
13.7 Special Remuneration for Directors 17
ARTICLE 14 ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS 18
14.1 Election at Annual General Meeting 18
14.2 Consent to be a Director 18
14.3 Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors 18
14.4 Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled 18
14.5 Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies 19
14.6 Remaining Directors Power to Act 19
14.7 Shareholders May Fill Vacancies 19
14.8 Additional Directors 19
14.9 Ceasing to be a Director 19
14.10 Removal of Director by Shareholders 19
14.11 Removal of Director by Directors 20

ARTICLE 15 ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS 20

15.1 Nomination of Directors 20
15.2 Exclusive Means 20
15.3 Timely Notice 20
15.4 Proper Form of Notice 21
15.5 Currency of Nominee Information 22
15.6 Delivery of Information 22
15.7 Defective Nomination Determination 23
15.8 Failure to Appear 23
15.9 Waiver
15.10
Definitions
23
23
ARTICLE 16 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS 23
16.1 Powers of Management 23
16.2 Appointment of Attorney of Company 23
ARTICLE 17 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS 24
17.1 Obligation to Account for Profits 24
17.2 Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest 24
17.3 Interested Director Counted in Quorum 24
17.4 Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property 24
17.5 Director Holding Other Office in the Company 24
17.6 No Disqualification 24
17.7 Professional Services by Director or Officer 24
17.8 Director or Officer in Other Corporations 24
ARTICLE 18 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS 25
18.1 Meetings of Directors 25
18.2 Voting at Meetings 25
18.3 Chair of Meetings 25
18.4 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium 25
18.5 Calling of Meetings 25
18.6 Notice of Meetings 26
18.7 When Notice Not Required 26
18.8 Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice 26
18.9 Waiver of Notice of Meetings 26
18.10
Quorum
26
18.11
Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective
26
18.12
Consent Resolutions in Writing
26
ARTICLE 19 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES 27
19.1 Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee 27
19.2 Appointment and Powers of Other Committees 27
19.3 Obligations of Committees 27
19.4 Powers of Board 28
19.5 Committee Meetings 28
ARTICLE 20 OFFICERS 28
20.1 Directors May Appoint Officers 28
20.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers 28
20.3 Qualifications 28
20.4 Remuneration and Terms of Appointment 29
ARTICLE 21 INDEMNIFICATION 29
21.1 Definitions 29
21.2 Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors 29
21.3 Mandatory Advancement of Expenses 29
21.4 Indemnification of Other Persons 29
21.5 Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act 29
21.6
21.7
Company May Purchase Insurance
Escrow Account
30
30
ARTICLE 22 DIVIDENDS 30
22.1 Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights 30
22.2 Declaration of Dividends 30
22.3 No Notice Required 30
22.4 Record Date 30
22.5 Manner of Paying Dividend 31
22.6 Settlement of Difficulties 31
22.7 When Dividend Payable 31
22.8 Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares 31
22.9 Receipt by Joint Shareholders 31
22.10 Dividend Bears No Interest 31
22.11 Fractional Dividends 31
22.12 Payment of Dividends 31
22.13 Capitalization of Surplus 32
ARTICLE 23 DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS 32
23.1 Recording of Financial Affairs 32
23.2 Inspection of Accounting Records 32
ARTICLE 24 NOTICES 32
24.1 Method of Giving Notice 32
24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing 33
24.3 Certificate of Sending 33
24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders 33
24.5 Notice to Trustees 33
24.6 Undelivered Notices 34
ARTICLE 25 SEAL AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 34
25.1 Who May Attest Seal 34
25.2 Sealing Copies 34
25.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal 34
25.4 Execution of Documents Generally 3534
ARTICLE 26 FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES 35
26.1 Forum for Adjudication of Certain Disputes 35

ARTICLE 27 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS – COMMON SHARES AND PROPORTIONATE VOTING SHARES 35

27.1 Common Shares 35
27.2 Proportionate Voting Shares 39

ARTICLE 28 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS TO CLASS A RESTRICTED VOTING SHARES 45

28.1 Class A Restricted Voting Shares 45
28.2 Definitions 45
28.3 Voting 47
28.4 Dividends 48
28.5 Redemption 48
28.6 Automatic Redemption 49
28.7 Winding-Up or Dissolution. 50
28.8 Anti-Dilution 50
28.9 Conversion 50

ARTICLE 29 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO CLASS B SHARES 51

29.1 Class B Shares 51
29.2 Definitions 51
29.3 Voting 51
29.4 Dividends 51
29.5 Winding-Up 52
29.6 Anti-Dilution 52
29.7 Conversion 52

ARTICLE 30 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO PREFERRED SHARES 52

30.1 Preferred Shares 52
30.2 Voting 52
30.3 Dividends 52
30.4 Winding-Up 52
30.5 Series of Preferred Shares 53

ARTICLE 31 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE QUALIFYING ACQUISITION 5253

30.131.1 Restrictions Regarding the Qualifying Acquisition
5253

ARTICLE 3132 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES 5253 31.132.1 Excluded Opportunities 5253 31.232.2 Allocation of Opportunities

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BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA) AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES of FG ACQUISITION CORP.

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires:

"board of directors", "directors" and "board" mean the directors or sole director of the Company for the time being;

"Business Corporations Act" means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;

"Escrow Agent" means TSX Trust Company, or its successors and permitted assigns;

"legal personal representative" means the personal or other legal representative of the shareholder;

"registered address" of a shareholder means the shareholder's address as recorded in the central securities register; and

"seal" means the seal of the Company, if any.

1.2 Business Corporations Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable

The definitions in the Business Corporations Act and the definitions and rules of construction in the Interpretation Act, with the necessary changes, so far as applicable, and unless the context requires otherwise, apply to these Articles as if they were an enactment. If there is a conflict between a definition in the Business Corporations Act and a definition or rule in the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) relating to a term used in these Articles, the definition in the Business Corporations Act will prevail in relation to the use of the term in these Articles. If there is a conflict between these Articles and the Business Corporations Act, the Business Corporations Act will prevail.

ARTICLE 2 SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES

2.1 Authorized Share Structure

The authorized share structure of the Company consists of shares of the class or classes and series, if any, described in the Notice of Articles of the Company.

2.2 Form of Share Certificate

Each share certificate issued by the Company must comply with, and be signed as required by, the Business Corporations Act.

2.3 Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement

Unless the shares of which the shareholder is the registered owner are uncertificated shares, each shareholder is entitled, upon request and without charge, to (a) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholder's name or (b) a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate or acknowledgement and delivery of a share certificate or acknowledgement for a share to one of several joint shareholders or to one of the shareholders' duly authorized agents will be sufficient delivery to all.

2.4 Delivery by Mail

Any share certificate or non-transferable written acknowledgement of a shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate may be sent to the shareholder by mail at the shareholder's registered address and neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is liable for any loss to the shareholder because the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost in the mail or stolen.

2.5 Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement

If the directors or officers of the Company are satisfied that a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate is worn out or defaced, they must, on production to them of the share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, and on such other terms, if any, as they think fit:

  • (a) order the share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, to be cancelled; and
  • (b) issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be.

2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgement

If a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgement of a shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, must be issued to the person entitled to that share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, if the directors receive:

  • (a) proof satisfactory to them that the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost, stolen or destroyed;
  • (b) any indemnity the directors and, if applicable, the Company's transfer agent considers adequate; and
  • (c) any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable.

2.7 Splitting Share Certificates

If a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholder's name two or more share certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the share certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered share certificate and issue replacement share certificates in accordance with that request.

2.8 Certificate Fee

There must be paid to the Company, in relation to the issue of any share certificate under Articles 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7, the amount, if any and which must not exceed the amount prescribed under the Business Corporations Act, determined by the directors.

2.9 Recognition of Trusts

Except as required by law or statute or these Articles, no person will be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and the Company is not bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or fraction of a share or (except as required by law or statute or these Articles or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the shareholder.

ARTICLE 3 ISSUE OF SHARES

3.1 Directors Authorized

Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may issue, allot, sell or otherwise dispose of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the terms and conditions and for the issue prices (including any premium at which shares with par value may be issued) that the directors, or a committee of directors so empowered by the directors, may determine. The issue price for a share with par value must be equal to or greater than the par value of the share.

3.2 Commissions and Discounts

The Company may at any time pay a reasonable commission or allow a reasonable discount to any person in consideration of that person purchasing or agreeing to purchase shares of the Company from the Company or any other person or procuring or agreeing to procure purchasers for shares of the Company.

3.3 Brokerage

The Company may pay such brokerage fee or other consideration as may be lawful for or in connection with the sale or placement of its securities.

3.4 Conditions of Issue

Except as provided for by the Business Corporations Act, no share may be issued until it is fully paid. A share is fully paid when:

  • (a) consideration is provided to the Company for the issue of the share by one or more of the following:
  • (i) past services performed for the Company;
  • (ii) property;
  • (iii) money; and
  • (b) the value of the consideration received by the Company equals or exceeds the issue price set for the share under Article 3.1.

3.5 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may issue share purchase warrants, options and rights upon such terms and conditions as the directors determine, which share purchase warrants, options and rights may be issued alone or in conjunction with debentures, debenture stock, bonds, shares or any other securities issued or created by the Company from time to time.

ARTICLE 4 SHARE REGISTERS

4.1 Central Securities Register

As required by and subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must maintain in British Columbia a central securities register. The directors may, subject to the Business Corporations Act, appoint an agent to maintain the central securities register. The directors may also appoint one or more agents, including the agent which keeps the central securities register, as transfer agent for its shares or any class or series of its shares, as the case may be, and the same or another agent as registrar for its shares or such class or series of its shares, as the case may be. The directors may terminate such appointment of any agent at any time and may appoint another agent in its place.

4.2 Closing Register

The Company must not at any time close its central securities register.

ARTICLE 5 SHARE TRANSFERS

5.1 Registering Transfers

A transfer of a share of the Company must not be registered unless:

  • (a) a duly signed instrument of transfer in respect of the share and any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, has been received by the Company;
  • (b) if a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that share certificate has been surrendered to the Company; and
  • (c) if a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that acknowledgement has been surrendered to the Company.

5.2 Form of Instrument of Transfer

The instrument of transfer in respect of any share of the Company must be either in the form, if any, on the back of the Company's share certificates or in any other form that may be approved by the directors or the transfer agent for the series or class of shares to be transferred from time to time.

5.3 Transferor Remains Shareholder

Except to the extent that the Business Corporations Act otherwise provides, the transferor of shares is deemed to remain the holder of the shares until the name of the transferee is entered in a securities register of the Company in respect of the transfer.

5.4 Signing of Instrument of Transfer

If a shareholder, or his or her duly authorized attorney, signs an instrument of transfer in respect of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, the signed instrument of transfer together with any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, constitutes a complete and sufficient authority to the Company and its directors, officers and agents to register the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer or specified in any other manner, or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by the share certificates or set out in the written acknowledgements deposited with the instrument of transfer:

  • (a) in the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or
  • (b) if no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered.

5.5 Enquiry as to Title Not Required

Neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares, of any interest in the shares, of any share certificate representing such shares or of any written acknowledgement of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.

ARTICLE 6 TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

6.1 Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death

In the case of the death of a shareholder, the legal personal representative, or if the shareholder was a joint holder, the surviving joint holder, will be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to the shareholder's interest in the shares. Before recognizing a person as a legal personal representative, the directors may require proof of appointment by a court of competent jurisdiction, a grant of letters probate, letters of administration or such other evidence or documents as the directors consider appropriate.

6.2 Rights of Legal Personal Representative

The legal personal representative has the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares held by the shareholder, including the right to transfer the shares in accordance with these Articles, provided the documents required by the Business Corporations Act and the directors have been deposited with the Company.

ARTICLE 7 PURCHASE OF SHARES

7.1 Company Authorized to Purchase Shares

Subject to Article 7.2, the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may, if authorized by the directors, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares at the price and upon the terms specified in such resolution.

7.2 Purchase When Insolvent

The Company must not make a payment or provide any other consideration to purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares if there are reasonable grounds for believing that:

  • (a) the Company is insolvent; or
  • (b) making the payment or providing the consideration would render the Company insolvent.

7.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares

If the Company retains a share redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by it, the Company may sell, cancel, gift or otherwise dispose of the share, but, while such share is held by the Company, it:

  • (a) is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting of its shareholders;
  • (b) must not pay a dividend in respect of the share; and
  • (c) must not make any other distribution in respect of the share.

ARTICLE 8 BORROWING POWERS

8.1 Borrowing Powers

The Company, if authorized by the directors, may:

  • (a) borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;
  • (b) issue bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as they consider appropriate;
  • (c) guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and
  • (d) mortgage, charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.

8.2 Banking Arrangements

The banking business of the Company, including without limitation, the borrowing powers set forth in Article 8.1 above, shall be transacted with such banks, trust companies or other bodies corporate or organizations as may from time to time be designated by or under the authority of the board. Such banking business or any part thereof shall be transacted under such agreements, instructions and delegations of powers as the board may from time to time prescribe.

ARTICLE 9 ALTERATIONS

9.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure

Subject to Article 9.2, Article 30.2 and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may:

  • (1) by directors' resolution:
  • (a) subdivide or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares; or
  • (b) increase, reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares or establish a maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares for which no maximum is established; or
  • (c) if none of the Preferred Shares are issued, alter the Articles of the Company to amend or add to the special rights and restrictions attached to the Preferred Shares, including but without limiting or restricting the generality of the foregoing, the rate or amount of dividends (whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative), the terms and conditions of any redemption, retraction, conversion or exchange rights.
  • (2) by ordinary resolution:
  • (a) create one or more classes or series of shares or, if none of the shares of a class or series of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that class or series of shares;
  • (b) if the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:
    • (i) decrease the par value of those shares; or
    • (ii) if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;
  • (3) by special resolution:
  • (a) change all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value;
  • (b) otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (c) alter the identifying name of any of its shares.

9.2 Special Rights or Restrictions

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may by special resolution:

  • (a) create special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights or restrictions to, the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued; or
  • (b) vary or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued.

9.3 Change of Name

The Company may by either a director or ordinary resolution authorize an alteration of its Notice of Articles in order to change its name.

9.4 Other Alterations

If the Business Corporations Act does not specify the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by special resolution alter these Articles.

ARTICLE 10 MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

10.1 Annual General Meetings

Subject to Article 10.2, unless an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with the Business Corporations Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within 18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and after that must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual reference date at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.

10.2 Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting

If all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent by a unanimous resolution under the Business Corporations Act to all of the business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this Article 10.2, select as the Company's annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting.

10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders

The directors may, whenever they think fit, call a meeting of shareholders to be held at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.

10.4 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders

Except for a resolution passed pursuant to Article 10.2, the Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders, in the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution (whether previous notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting, to each director and to the auditor of the Company, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:

  • (a) if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
  • (b) otherwise, 10 days.

10.5 Record Date for Notice

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is held by fewer than:

  • (a) if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
  • (b) otherwise, 10 days.

If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

10.6 Record Date for Voting

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

10.7 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice

The accidental omission to send notice of any meeting to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing or otherwise, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting. Attendance of a person at a meeting of shareholders is a waiver of entitlement to notice of the meeting unless that person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.

10.8 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders

If a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of Article 11.1, the notice of meeting must:

  • (a) state the general nature of the special business; and
  • (b) if the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document will be available for inspection by shareholders:
  • (i) at the Company's records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice; and
  • (ii) during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.

10.9 Location of Meetings of Shareholders

Meetings of shareholders of the Company may be held outside British Columbia, anywhere within Canada or the United States, including Toronto, Ontario.

10.10 Class Meetings and Series Meetings of Shareholders

Unless otherwise specified in these Articles, the provisions of these Articles relating to a meeting of shareholders will apply, with the necessary changes so far as they are applicable, to a class meeting or a series meeting of shareholders holding a particular class or series of shares.

ARTICLE 11 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

11.1 Special Business

At a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:

  • (a) at a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
  • (b) at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:
  • (i) business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
  • (ii) consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting;
  • (iii) consideration of any reports of the directors or auditor;
  • (iv) the setting or changing of the number of directors;
  • (v) the election or appointment of directors;
  • (vi) the appointment of an auditor;
  • (vii) the setting of the remuneration of an auditor;
  • (viii) business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution; and
  • (ix) any other business which, under these Articles or the Business Corporations Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given to the shareholders.

11.2 Special Majority

The majority of votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution with all classes of shares voting together as if they were a single class except in the case of class votes.

11.3 Quorum

Subject to the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares and to Article 11.4, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.

11.4 One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum

If there is only one shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the quorum is one person who is, or who represents by proxy, that shareholder, and
  • (b) that shareholder, present in person or by proxy, may constitute the meeting.

11.5 Other Persons May Attend

The directors, the president (if any), the secretary (if any), the assistant secretary (if any), any senior officers of the Company, any lawyer for the Company, the auditor of the Company and any other persons invited by the chair of the meeting are entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders, but if any of those persons does attend a meeting of shareholders, that person is not to be counted in the quorum and is not entitled to vote at the meeting unless that person is a shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.

11.6 Requirement of Quorum

No business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout the meeting.

11.7 Lack of Quorum

If, within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of a meeting of shareholders, a quorum is not present:

  • (a) in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders, the meeting is dissolved, and
  • (b) in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place (unless otherwise determined by the chair).

11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting

If, at the meeting to which the meeting referred to in Article 11.7(b) was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, one or more shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting constitute a quorum.

11.9 Chair

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the chair of the board, if any; or
  • (b) if the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any; or
  • (c) if each of the chair of the board and the president is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the chief executive officer, if any.

11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair

If, at any meeting of shareholders, there is no chair of the board, president or chief executive officer present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, or if each of the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, or if each of the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting, the directors present must choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting or if all of the directors present decline to take the chair or fail to so choose or if no director is present, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy may choose any person present at the meeting to chair the meeting.

11.11 Adjournments

The chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting

It is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the case of the original meeting.

11.13 Electronic Voting

Any vote at a meeting of shareholders may be held entirely or partially by means of telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, if the directors determine to make them available, whether or not persons entitled to attend participate in the meeting by means of telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities.

11.14 Decision by Show of Hands or Poll

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, every motion put to a vote at a meeting of shareholders will be decided on a show of hands or the functional equivalent of a show of hands by means of electronic, telephonic or other communication facility, unless a poll, before or on the declaration of the result of the vote by show of hands or the functional equivalent of a show of hands, is directed by the chair or demanded by at least one shareholder entitled to vote who is present in person or by proxy.

11.15 Declaration of Result

The chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands (or its functional equivalent) or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting. A declaration of the chair that a resolution is carried by the necessary majority or is defeated is, unless a poll is directed by the chair or demanded under Article 11.14, conclusive evidence without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.

11.16 Motion Need Not be Seconded

No motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.

11.17 Casting Vote

In the case of an equality of votes, the chair of a meeting of shareholders does not, either on a show of hands or on a poll, have a second or casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.

11.18 Manner of Taking Poll

Subject to Article 11.19, if a poll is duly demanded at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the poll must be taken at the meeting, or any adjournment thereof in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;
  • (b) the result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and
  • (c) the demand for the poll may be withdrawn by the person who demanded it.

11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute

In the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the dispute, and his or her determination made in good faith is final and conclusive.

11.20 Casting of Votes

On a poll, a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not cast all the votes in the same way.

11.21 Demand for Poll

No poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.

11.22 Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting

The demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.

11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies

The Company must, for at least three months after a meeting of shareholders, keep each ballot cast on a poll and each proxy voted at the meeting, and, during that period, make them available for inspection during normal business hours by any shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting. At the end of such three month period, the Company may destroy such ballots and proxies.

11.24 Electronic Meetings

The directors may determine that a meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by means of telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities that permit all participants to communicate with each other during the meeting. A meeting of shareholders may also be held at which some, but not necessarily all, persons entitled to attend may participate by means of such communications facilities, if the directors determine to make them available. A shareholder who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 11.24 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

ARTICLE 12 VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

12.1 Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares

Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint shareholders under Article 12.3:

  • (a) on a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and
  • (b) on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.

12.2 Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity

A person who is not a shareholder may vote at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy holder to act at the meeting, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting, or the directors, that the person is a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy for a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting.

12.3 Votes by Joint Holders

If there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share:

  • (a) any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint shareholder were solely entitled to it; or
  • (b) if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share will be counted.

12.4 Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders

Two or more legal personal representatives of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered are, for the purposes of Article 12.3, deemed to be joint shareholders.

12.5 Representative of a Corporate Shareholder

If a corporation, that is not a subsidiary of the Company, is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:

  • (a) for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must:
  • (i) be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice for the receipt of proxies, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or
  • (ii) be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting.

  • (b) if a representative is appointed under this Article 12.5:

  • (i) the representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual, including, without limitation, the right to appoint a proxy holder; and
  • (ii) the representative, if present at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.

Evidence of the appointment of any such representative may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.

12.6 Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder

A person who is not a shareholder may be appointed as a proxyholder.

12.7 When Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to the Company

If and for so long as the Company is a public company, (i) Articles 12.8,12.9, 12.10, 12.12, 12.13, 12.14 and 12.15 apply only insofar as they are not inconsistent with any Canadian securities legislation applicable to the Company, any U.S. securities legislation applicable to the Company or any rules of an exchange on which securities of the Company are listed and (ii) Article 12.11 does not apply.

12.8 Appointment of Proxy Holders

Every shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company may, by proxy, appoint one or more (but not more than five) proxy holders to attend and act at the meeting in the manner, to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.

12.9 Deposit of Proxy

A proxy for a meeting of shareholders must:

  • (a) be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or
  • (b) unless the notice provides otherwise, be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting.

A proxy may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.

12.10 Validity of Proxy Vote

A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid notwithstanding the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of that death, incapacity or revocation is received:

(a) at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or

(b) by the chair of the meeting, before the vote is taken.

12.11 Form of Proxy

A proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors or the chair of the meeting:

FG Acquisition Corp. (the "Company")

The undersigned, being a shareholder of the Company, hereby appoints [name] or, failing that person, [name], as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on [month, day, year] and at any adjournment of that meeting.

Number of shares in respect of which this proxy is given (if no number is specified, then this proxy if given in respect of all shares registered in the name of the shareholder):

Signed this _____ day of ____________________, _____.

(Signature of shareholder)

(Name of shareholder – printed)

12.12 Revocation of Proxy

Subject to Article 12.13, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is:

  • (a) received at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
  • (b) provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting.

12.13 Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed

An instrument referred to in Article 12.12 must be signed as follows:

  • (a) if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or his or her legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy;
  • (b) if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative appointed for the corporation under Article 12.5.

12.14 Chair May Determine Validity of Proxy

The chair of any meeting of shareholders may determine whether or not a proxy deposited for use at the meeting, which may not strictly comply with the requirements of this Part 12 as to form, execution, accompanying documentation, time of filing or otherwise, shall be valid for use at such meeting and any such determination made in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon such meeting.

12.15 Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote

The chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.

ARTICLE 13 DIRECTORS

13.1 First Directors; Number of Directors

The first directors are the persons designated as directors of the Company in the Notice of Articles that applies to the Company when it is recognized under the Business Corporations Act. The minimum number of directors is three (3) and the maximum number of directors is twenty (20). The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under Article 14.8, is set at the greater of the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given) and the number of directors set under Article 14.4.

13.2 Change in Number of Directors

If the number of directors is set under Article 13.1:

  • (a) the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number;
  • (b) if the shareholders do not elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number contemporaneously with the setting of that number, then the directors may appoint, or the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.

13.3 Directors' Acts Valid Despite Vacancy

An act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these Articles is in office.

13.4 Qualifications of Directors

A director is not required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his or her office but must be qualified as required by the Business Corporations Act to become, act or continue to act as a director.

13.5 Remuneration of Directors

The directors are entitled to the remuneration for acting as directors, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine. If the directors so decide, the remuneration of the directors, if any, will be determined by the shareholders. That remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any officer or employee of the Company as such, who is also a director.

13.6 Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors

The Company must reimburse each director for the reasonable expenses that he or she may incur in and about the business of the Company.

13.7 Special Remuneration for Directors

If any director performs any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the directors are outside the ordinary duties of a director, or if any director is otherwise specially occupied in or about the Company's business, he or she may be paid remuneration fixed by the directors, or, at the option of that director, fixed by ordinary resolution, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other remuneration that he or she may be entitled to receive.

ARTICLE 14 ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

14.1 Election at Annual General Meeting

At every annual general meeting and in every unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2:

  • (a) the shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors must elect, or in the unanimous resolution appoint, a board of directors consisting of the number of directors for the time being set under these Articles; and
  • (b) all the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors under paragraph (a), but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

14.2 Consent to be a Director

No election, appointment or designation of an individual as a director is valid unless:

  • (a) that individual consents to be a director in the manner provided for in the Business Corporations Act;
  • (b) that individual is elected or appointed at a meeting at which the individual is present and the individual does not refuse, at the meeting, to be a director; or
  • (c) with respect to first directors, the designation is otherwise valid under the Business Corporations Act.

14.3 Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors

If:

  • (a) the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting, and all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting fail to pass the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, on or before the date by which the annual general meeting is required to be held under the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (b) the shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, to elect or appoint any directors;

then each director then in office continues to hold office until the earlier of:

  • (c) the date on which his or her successor is elected or appointed; and
  • (d) the date on which he or she otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles.

14.4 Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled

If, at any meeting of shareholders at which there should be an election of directors, the places of any of the retiring directors are not filled by that election, those retiring directors who are not re-elected and who are asked by the newly elected directors to continue in office will, if willing to do so, continue in office to complete the number of directors for the time being set pursuant to these Articles until further new directors are elected at a meeting of shareholders convened for that purpose. If any such election or continuance of directors does not result in the election or continuance of the number of directors for the time being set pursuant to these Articles, the number of directors of the Company is deemed to be set at the number of directors actually elected or continued in office.

14.5 Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies

Any casual vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the directors.

14.6 Remaining Directors Power to Act

The directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the board of directors, but if the Company has fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the directors may only act for the purpose of appointing directors up to that number or of summoning a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of filling any vacancies on the board of directors or, subject to the Business Corporations Act, for any other purpose.

14.7 Shareholders May Fill Vacancies

If the Company has no directors or fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the shareholders may elect or appoint directors to fill any vacancies on the board of directors.

14.8 Additional Directors

Notwithstanding Articles 13.1 and 13.2, between annual general meetings or unanimous resolutions contemplated by Article 10.2, the directors may appoint one or more additional directors, but the number of additional directors appointed under this Article 14.8 must not at any time exceed:

  • (a) one-third of the number of first directors, if, at the time of the appointments, one or more of the first directors have not yet completed their first term of office; or
  • (b) in any other case, one-third of the number of the current directors who were elected or appointed as directors other than under this Article 14.8.

Any director so appointed ceases to hold office immediately before the next election or appointment of directors under Article 14.1(a), but is eligible for re-election or re-appointment

14.9 Ceasing to be a Director

A director ceases to be a director when:

  • (a) the term of office of the director expires;
  • (b) the director dies;
  • (c) the director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a lawyer for the Company; or

(d) the director is removed from office pursuant to Articles 14.10 or 14.11.

14.10 Removal of Director by Shareholders

The Company may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office by special resolution. In that event, the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill the resulting vacancy. If the shareholders do not elect or appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy contemporaneously with the removal, then the directors may appoint or the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy.

14.11 Removal of Director by Directors

The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if: (i) the director is convicted of an indictable offence; (ii) the director is unacceptable to an applicable Governmental Authority; or (iii) the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.

ARTICLE 15 ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS

15.1 Nomination of Directors

Subject only to the Business Corporations Act and these Articles, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set out in this Article 15 shall be eligible for election as directors to the board of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the board may only be made at an annual meeting of shareholders, or at a special meeting of shareholders called for any purpose at which the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting, as follows:

  • (a) by or at the direction of the board or an authorized officer of the Company, including pursuant to a notice of meeting;
  • (b) by or at the direction or request of one or more shareholders pursuant to a valid proposal made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act or a valid requisition of shareholders made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (c) by any person entitled to vote at such meeting (a "Nominating Shareholder"), who:
  • (i) is, at the close of business on the date of giving notice provided for in this Article 15 and on the record date for notice of such meeting, either entered in the securities register of the Company as a holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting or who beneficially owns shares that are entitled to be voted at such meeting and provides evidence of such beneficial ownership to the Company; and
  • (ii) has given timely notice in proper written form as set forth in this Article 15.

15.2 Exclusive Means

For the avoidance of doubt, this Article 15 shall be the exclusive means for any person to bring nominations for election to the board before any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company.

15.3 Timely Notice

In order for a nomination made by a Nominating Shareholder to be timely notice (a "Timely Notice"), the Nominating Shareholder's notice must be received by the corporate secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices or registered office of the Company:

  • (a) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders (including an annual and special meeting), not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 30th day before the date of the meeting; provided, however, if the first public announcement made by the Company of the date of the meeting (each such date being the "Notice Date") is less than 50 days before the meeting date, notice by the Nominating Shareholder may be given not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date; and
  • (b) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for any purpose which includes the election of directors to the board, not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date,

provided that, in either instance, if notice-and-access (as defined in National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer) is used for delivery of proxy related materials in respect of a meeting described in Article 15.3(a) or 15.3(b), and the Notice Date in respect of the meeting is not less than 50 days before the date of the applicable meeting, the notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 40th day before the date of the applicable meeting.

15.4 Proper Form of Notice

To be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder's notice to the corporate secretary must comply with all the provisions of this Article 15 and disclose or include, as applicable:

  • (a) as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (a "Proposed Nominee"):
  • (i) the name, age, business and residential address of the Proposed Nominee;
  • (ii) the principal occupation/business or employment of the Proposed Nominee, both presently and for the past five years;
  • (iii) the number of securities of each class of securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Proposed Nominee, as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice;
  • (iv) full particulars of any relationships, agreements, arrangements or understandings (including financial, compensation or indemnity related) between the Proposed Nominee and the Nominating Shareholder, or any affiliates or associates of, or any person or entity acting jointly or in concert with, the Proposed Nominee or the Nominating Shareholder;
  • (v) any other information that would be required to be disclosed in a dissident proxy circular or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or applicable securities law; and

  • (vi) a written consent of each Proposed Nominee to being named as nominee and certifying that such Proposed Nominee is not disqualified from acting as director under the provisions of subsection 124(2) of the Business Corporations Act; and

  • (b) as to each Nominating Shareholder giving the notice, and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made:
  • (i) their name, business and residential address;
  • (ii) the number of securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Nominating Shareholder or any other person with whom the Nominating Shareholder is acting jointly or in concert with respect to the Company or any of its securities, as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice;
  • (iii) their interests in, or rights or obligations associated with, any agreement, arrangement or understanding, the purpose or effect of which is to alter, directly or indirectly, the person's economic interest in a security of the Company or the person's economic exposure to the Company;
  • (iv) any relationships, agreements or arrangements, including financial, compensation and indemnity related relationships, agreements or arrangements, between the Nominating Shareholder or any affiliates or associates of, or any person or entity acting jointly or in concert with, the Nominating Shareholder and any Proposed Nominee;
  • (v) full particulars of any proxy, contract, relationship arrangement, agreement or understanding pursuant to which such person, or any of its affiliates or associates, or any person acting jointly or in concert with such person, has any interests, rights or obligations relating to the voting of any securities of the Company or the nomination of directors to the board;
  • (vi) a representation that the Nominating Shareholder is a holder of record of securities of the Company, or a beneficial owner, entitled to vote at such meeting, and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination;
  • (vii) a representation as to whether such person intends to deliver a proxy circular and/or form of proxy to any shareholder of the Company in connection with such nomination or otherwise solicit proxies or votes from shareholders of the Company in support of such nomination; and
  • (viii) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be included in a dissident proxy circular or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or as required by applicable securities law.

Reference to "Nominating Shareholder" in this Article 15.4 shall be deemed to refer to each shareholder that nominated or seeks to nominate a person for election as director in the case of a nomination proposal where more than one shareholder is involved in making the nomination proposal.

15.5 Currency of Nominee Information

All information to be provided in a Timely Notice pursuant to this Article 15 shall be provided as of the date of such notice. The Nominating Shareholder shall provide the Company with an update to such information forthwith so that it is true and correct in all material respects as of the date that is 10 business days before the date of the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

15.6 Delivery of Information

Notwithstanding Article 24 of these Articles, any notice, or other document or information required to be given to the corporate secretary pursuant to this Article 15 may only be given by personal delivery or courier (but not by fax or email) to the corporate secretary at the address of the principal executive offices or registered office of the Company and shall be deemed to have been given and made on the date of delivery if it is a business day and the delivery was made prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) and otherwise on the next business day.

15.7 Defective Nomination Determination

The chair of any meeting of shareholders of the Company shall have the power to determine whether any proposed nomination is made in accordance with the provisions of this Article 15, and if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with such provisions, must as soon as practicable following receipt of such nomination and prior to the meeting declare that such defective nomination shall not be considered at any meeting of shareholders.

15.8 Failure to Appear

Despite any other provision of this Article 15, if the Nominating Shareholder (or a qualified representative of the Nominating Shareholder) does not appear at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Company.

15.9 Waiver

The board may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this Article 15.

15.10 Definitions

For the purposes of this Article 15, "public announcement" means disclosure in a press release disseminated by the Company through a national news service in Canada, or in a document filed by the Company for public access under its profile on the System of Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.

ARTICLE 16 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS

16.1 Powers of Management

The directors must, subject to the Business Corporations Act and these Articles, manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company and have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Business Corporations Act or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the shareholders of the Company.

16.2 Appointment of Attorney of Company

The directors may from time to time, by power of attorney or other instrument, under seal if so required by law, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these Articles and excepting the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors, to remove a director, to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors, to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors and to declare dividends) and for such period, and with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the directors may think fit. Any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the directors think fit. Any such attorney may be authorized by the directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in him or her.

ARTICLE 17 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS

17.1 Obligation to Account for Profits

A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest (as that term is used in the Business Corporations Act) in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior officer under or as a result of the contract or transaction only if and to the extent provided in the Business Corporations Act.

17.2 Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest

A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is not entitled to vote on any directors' resolution to approve that contract or transaction, unless all the directors have a disclosable interest in that contract or transaction, in which case any or all of those directors may vote on such resolution.

17.3 Interested Director Counted in Quorum

A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter and who is present at the meeting of directors at which the contract or transaction is considered for approval may be counted in the quorum at the meeting whether or not the director votes on any or all of the resolutions considered at the meeting.

17.4 Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property

A director or senior officer who holds any office or possesses any property, right or interest that could result, directly or indirectly, in the creation of a duty or interest that materially conflicts with that individual's duty or interest as a director or senior officer, must disclose the nature and extent of the conflict as required by the Business Corporations Act.

17.5 Director Holding Other Office in the Company

A director may hold any office or employment with the Company, other than the office of auditor of the Company, in addition to his or her office of director for the period and on the terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) that the directors may determine.

17.6 No Disqualification

No director or intended director is disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to the holding of any office or place of profit the director holds with the Company or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and no contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a director is in any way interested is liable to be voided for that reason.

17.7 Professional Services by Director or Officer

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, a director or officer, or any person in which a director or officer has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for the Company, except as auditor of the Company, and the director or officer or such person is entitled to remuneration for professional services as if that director or officer were not a director or officer.

17.8 Director or Officer in Other Corporations

A director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any person in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to the Business Corporations Act, the director or officer is not accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him or her as director, officer or employee of, or from his or her interest in, such other person.

ARTICLE 18 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

18.1 Meetings of Directors

The directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit, and meetings of the directors held at regular intervals may be held at the place, at the time and on the notice, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine.

18.2 Voting at Meetings

Questions arising at any meeting of directors are to be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

18.3 Chair of Meetings

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of directors:

  • (a) the chair of the board, if any;
  • (b) in the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director;
  • (c) in the absence of the chair of the board and the president, the chief executive officer if any, if the chief executive officer is a director; or
  • (d) any other director chosen by the directors if:
  • (i) neither the chair of the board nor the president nor the chief executive officer, if a director, is present at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting;
  • (ii) neither the chair of the board nor the president nor the chief executive officer, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting; or
  • (iii) the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be present at the meeting.

18.4 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium

A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors in person or by electronic, telephonic or other communications medium if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by electronic, telephonic or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other. A director who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 18.4 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

18.5 Calling of Meetings

A director may, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company, if any, on the request of a director must, call a meeting of the directors at any time.

18.6 Notice of Meetings

Other than for meetings held at regular intervals as determined by the directors pursuant to Article 18.1, reasonable notice of each meeting of the directors, specifying the place, day and time of that meeting must be given to each of the directors by any method set out in Article 24.1 or orally or by telephone.

18.7 When Notice Not Required

It is not necessary to give notice of a meeting of the directors to a director if:

  • (a) the meeting is to be held immediately following a meeting of shareholders at which that director was elected or appointed, or is the meeting of the directors at which that director is appointed; or
  • (b) the director has waived notice of the meeting.

18.8 Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice

The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting of directors to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any director does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.

18.9 Waiver of Notice of Meetings

Any director may send to the Company a document signed by him or her waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of the directors and may at any time withdraw that waiver with respect to meetings held after that withdrawal. After sending a waiver with respect to all future meetings and until that waiver is withdrawn, no notice of any meeting of the directors need be given to such director and all meetings of the directors so held are deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given to such director. Attendance of a director at a meeting of the directors is a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless that director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.

18.10 Quorum

The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is deemed to be set at a majority of the directors. If, however, the Company has fewer than three directors, all directors must be present at any meeting of the board to constitute a quorum.

18.11 Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, an act of a director or officer is not invalid merely because of an irregularity in the election or appointment or a defect in the qualification of that director or officer.

18.12 Consent Resolutions in Writing

A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors consented to in writing by all of the directors entitled to vote on it, whether by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, is as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together are deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. A resolution passed in that manner is effective on the date stated in the resolution or on the latest date stated on any counterpart. A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors passed in accordance with this Article 18.12 is deemed to be a proceeding at a meeting of directors or of the committee of the directors and to be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors that satisfies all the requirements of the Business Corporations Act and all the requirements of these Articles relating to meetings of the directors or of a committee of the directors.

ARTICLE 19 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

19.1 Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee

The directors may, by resolution, appoint an executive committee consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate, and this committee has, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the directors' powers, except:

  • (a) the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
  • (b) the power to remove a director;
  • (c) the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and
  • (d) such other powers, if any, as may be set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors' resolution.

19.2 Appointment and Powers of Other Committees

The directors may, by resolution:

  • (a) appoint one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate;
  • (b) delegate to a committee appointed under paragraph (a) any of the directors' powers, except:
  • (i) the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
  • (ii) the power to remove a director;
  • (iii) the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and

  • (iv) the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors; and

  • (c) make any delegation referred to in paragraph (b) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors' resolution.

19.3 Obligations of Committees

Any committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must:

  • (a) conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and
  • (b) report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers at such times as the directors may require.

19.4 Powers of Board

The directors may, at any time, with respect to a committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2:

  • (a) revoke or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding;
  • (b) terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, the committee; and
  • (c) fill vacancies in the committee.

19.5 Committee Meetings

Subject to Article 19.3(a) and unless the directors otherwise provide in the resolution appointing the committee or in any subsequent resolution, with respect to a committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2:

  • (a) the committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper;
  • (b) the committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of a meeting is elected, or if at a meeting the chair of the meeting is not present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the directors present who are members of the committee may choose one of their number to chair the meeting;
  • (c) a majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum of the committee; and
  • (d) questions arising at any meeting of the committee are determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

ARTICLE 20 OFFICERS

20.1 Directors May Appoint Officers

The directors may, from time to time, appoint such officers, if any, as the directors determine and the directors may, at any time, terminate any such appointment.

20.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers

The directors may, for each officer:

  • (a) determine the functions and duties of the officer;
  • (b) entrust to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the directors think fit; and
  • (c) revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.

20.3 Qualifications

No officer may be appointed unless that officer is qualified in accordance with the Business Corporations Act. One person may hold more than one position as an officer of the Company. Any person appointed as the chair of the board or as the managing director must be a director. Any other officer need not be a director.

20.4 Remuneration and Terms of Appointment

All appointments of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) that the directors think fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the directors, and an officer may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive, after he or she ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the Company, a pension or gratuity.

ARTICLE 21 INDEMNIFICATION

21.1 Definitions

In this Article 21:

"eligible penalty" means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;

"eligible proceeding" means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director or former director of the Company (an "eligible party") or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director of the Company:

  • (i) is or may be joined as a party; or
  • (ii) is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;

"expenses" has the meaning set out in the Business Corporations Act.

21.2 Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must indemnify a director or former director of the Company and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director is deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the indemnity contained in this Article 21.2.

21.3 Mandatory Advancement of Expenses

The Company must pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an eligible party in respect of that proceeding but the Company must first receive from the eligible party a written undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses is prohibited by the Business Corporations Act, the eligible party will repay the amounts advanced.

21.4 Indemnification of Other Persons

Subject to any restrictions in the Business Corporations Act, the Company may indemnify any person.

21.5 Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act

The failure of a director or officer of the Company to comply with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles does not invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Article 21.

21.6 Company May Purchase Insurance

The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person (or his or her heirs or legal personal representatives) who:

  • (a) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company;
  • (b) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company;
  • (c) at the request of the Company, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;
  • (d) at the request of the Company, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;

against any liability incurred by him or her as such director, officer, employee or agent or person who holds or held such equivalent position.

21.7 Escrow Account

It is expressly understood that the funds of the Company held in an escrow account with the Escrow Agent, pursuant to an escrow agreement entered into among, inter alia, the Company and the Escrow Agent, as it may be amended or assigned, shall not be available to make any indemnity payments permitted under these Articles, or any fees, expenses or disbursements in connection therewith.

ARTICLE 22 DIVIDENDS

22.1 Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights

The provisions of this Article 22 are subject to the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends.

22.2 Declaration of Dividends

Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of such dividends as they may deem advisable.

22.3 No Notice Required

The directors need not give notice to any shareholder of any declaration under Article 22.2.

22.4 Record Date

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend. The record date must not precede the date on which the dividend is to be paid by more than two months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date on which the directors pass the resolution declaring the dividend.

22.5 Manner of Paying Dividend

A resolution declaring a dividend may direct payment of the dividend wholly or partly in cash or by the distribution of specific assets or of fully paid shares or of bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, or in any one or more of those ways.

22.6 Settlement of Difficulties

If any difficulty arises in regard to a distribution under Article 22.5, the directors may settle the difficulty as they deem advisable, and, in particular, may:

  • (a) set the value for distribution of specific assets;
  • (b) determine that cash payments in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any shareholders are entitled may be made to any shareholders on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties; and
  • (c) vest any such specific assets in trustees for the persons entitled to the dividend.

22.7 When Dividend Payable

Any dividend may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the directors.

22.8 Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares

All dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.

22.9 Receipt by Joint Shareholders

If several persons are joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money payable in respect of the share.

22.10 Dividend Bears No Interest

No dividend bears interest against the Company.

22.11 Fractional Dividends

If a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.

22.12 Payment of Dividends

Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder who is first named on the central securities register, or to the person and to the address the shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing. The mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority.

22.13 Capitalization of Surplus

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the directors may from time to time capitalize any surplus of the Company and may from time to time issue, as fully paid, shares or any bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as a dividend representing the surplus or any part of the surplus.

ARTICLE 23 DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS

23.1 Recording of Financial Affairs

The directors must cause adequate accounting records to be kept to record properly the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with the Business Corporations Act.

23.2 Inspection of Accounting Records

Unless the directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, no shareholder of the Company is entitled to inspect or obtain a copy of any accounting records of the Company.

ARTICLE 24 NOTICES

24.1 Method of Giving Notice

Unless the Business Corporations Act or these Articles provide otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted by the Business Corporations Act or these Articles to be sent by or to a person may be sent by any one of the following methods:

  • (a) prepaid mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:
  • (i) for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address;
  • (ii) for a record mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

  • (iii) in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;

  • (b) delivery at the applicable address for that person as follows, addressed to the person:
  • (i) for a record delivered to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address;
  • (ii) for a record delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (iii) in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;
  • (c) sending the record by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (d) sending the record by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (e) physical delivery to the intended recipient;
  • (f) creating and providing a record posted on or made available through a general accessible electronic source and providing written notice by any of the foregoing methods as to the availability of such record;
  • (g) making the record available for public electronic access in accordance with the procedures referred to as "notice-and-access" under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, as applicable, of the Canadian Securities Administrators, or in accordance with any other electronic delivery or access method permitted by applicable securities legislation from time to time; or
  • (h) as otherwise permitted by any securities legislation (together with all regulations and rules made and promulgated thereunder and all administrative policy statements, blanket orders, and rulings, notices, and other administrative directions issued by securities commissions or similar authorities appointed thereunder) in any province or territory of Canada or in the federal jurisdiction of the United States or in any state of the United States that is applicable to the Company.

24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing

A record that is mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Article 24.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was mailed on the day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, following the date of mailing. Any demand, notice or other communication given by personal delivery will be conclusively deemed to have been given on the day of actual delivery thereof and, if given by electronic communication, on the day of transmittal thereof if given during statutory business hours on the day which statutory business hours next occur if not given during such hours on any day. A notice, statement, report or other record that is made available for public electronic access in accordance with the "notice-and-access" or other delivery procedures referred to in Article 24.1 is deemed to be received by a person on the date it was made available for public electronic access.

24.3 Certificate of Sending

A certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was addressed as required by Article 24.1, prepaid and mailed or otherwise sent as permitted by Article 24.1 is conclusive evidence of that fact.

24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint shareholders of a share by providing the notice to the joint shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.

24.5 Notice to Trustees

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a shareholder by:

  • (a) mailing the record, addressed to them:
  • (i) by name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and
  • (ii) at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or
  • (b) if an address referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) has not been supplied to the Company, by giving the notice in a manner in which it might have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.

24.6 Undelivered Notices

If on two consecutive occasions, a notice, statement, report or other record is sent to a shareholder pursuant to Article 24.1 and on each of those occasions any such record is returned because the shareholder cannot be located, the Company shall not be required to send any further records to the shareholder until the shareholder informs the Company in writing of his or her new address.

ARTICLE 25 SEAL AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS

25.1 Who May Attest Seal

Except as provided in Articles 25.2 and 25.3, the Company's seal, if any, must not be impressed on any record except when that impression is attested by the signatures of:

  • (a) any one director or officer; or
  • (b) any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by any director or officer.

25.2 Sealing Copies

For the purpose of certifying under seal a certificate of incumbency of the directors or officers of the Company or a true copy of any resolution or other document, despite Article 25.1, the impression of the seal may be attested by the signature of any director or officer.

25.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal

The directors may authorize the seal to be impressed by third parties on share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as they may determine appropriate from time to time. To enable the seal to be impressed on any share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, whether in definitive or interim form, on which facsimiles of any of the signatures of the directors or officers of the Company are, in accordance with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles, printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced, there may be delivered to the person employed to engrave, lithograph or print such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities one or more unmounted dies reproducing the seal and the chair of the board or any senior officer together with the secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, an assistant secretary, an assistant treasurer or an assistant secretary-treasurer may in writing authorize such person to cause the seal to be impressed on such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities by the use of such dies. Share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities to which the seal has been so impressed are for all purposes deemed to be under and to bear the seal impressed on them.

25.4 Execution of Documents Generally

The Directors may from time to time by resolution appoint any one or more persons, officers or Directors for the purpose of executing any instrument, document or agreement in the name of and on behalf of the Company for which the seal need not be affixed, and if no such person, officer or Director is appointed, then any one officer or Director of the Company may execute such instrument, document or agreement.

ARTICLE 26 FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES

26.1 Forum for Adjudication of Certain Disputes

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada and the appellate courts therefrom (collectively, the "Courts") shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Company to the Company, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Business Corporations Act , Notice of Articles or these Articles; or (iv) any action asserting a claim otherwise related to the relationships among the Company, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors and/or officers, but this paragraph (iv) does not include claims related to the business carried on by the Company or such affiliates. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the preceding sentence, is filed in a court other than a court located within the Province of British Columbia (a "Foreign Action") in the name of any registered or beneficial shareholder, such registered or beneficial shareholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Courts in connection with any action brought in any such Court to enforce the foregoing exclusive forum provision (an "Enforcement Action"), and (ii) having service of process made upon such registered or beneficial shareholder in such Enforcement Action by service upon such registered or beneficial shareholder's counsel in Foreign Action as agent of the shareholder.

ARTICLE 27 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS – COMMON SHARES AND PROPORTIONATE VOTING SHARES

27.1 Common Shares

The Common Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Common Shares". The rights and restrictions attaching to the Common Shares are as follows:

(a) Voting

The holders of common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company except a meeting at which only the holders of another class or series of shares is entitled to vote. Each Common Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at each such meeting.

(b) Equality

Except as set out in this Article 27.1 and Article 27.2, the Common Shares and proportionate voting shares ("Proportionate Voting Shares") have the same rights and are equal in all respects and shall be treated by the Company as if they were shares of one class only.

In connection with any Change of Control Transaction requiring approval of the holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares under the Business Corporations Act, holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares shall be treated equally and identically, on a per share basis (except in respect of the number of votes allotted to each share and the 100:1 economic rights of the Proportionate Voting Shares versus the Common Shares), unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of outstanding Common Shares or their proxyholders in respect of a resolution approving such Change of Control Transaction, voting separately as a class at a meeting of the holders of that class called and held for such purpose.

For the purpose of these Articles, a "Change of Control Transaction" means an amalgamation, arrangement, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction of the Company, other than an amalgamation, arrangement, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction that would result in (i) the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the voting securities of the Company, the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent, and more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding Common Shares of the Company (on an "as converted" basis in the case of Proportionate Voting Shares), the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent, in each case as outstanding immediately after such transaction, and (ii) the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction owning voting securities of the Company, the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent immediately following the transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-a-vis each other) as such shareholders owned the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction (provided that in neither event shall the exercise of any exchangeable shares of a subsidiary of the Company that are exchangeable into shares of the Company be taken into account in such determination, and provided that each Proportionate Voting Shares shall be considered as equivalent to one hundred (100) Common Shares).

(c) Alteration to Rights of Common Shares

So long as any Common Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of Common Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

  • (i) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the Common Shares; or
  • (ii) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares on a per share basis which differs from the basis of one (1) per share in the case of the Common Shares, and one hundred (100) per share in the case of the Proportionate Voting Shares.

(d) Dividends

  • (i) The holders of Common Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared thereon by the board of directors from time to time. The board of directors may not declare any dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares) on the Common Shares unless the board of directors simultaneously declares a dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares) on the Proportionate Voting Shares in an amount per share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Common Share, multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the applicable fraction thereof.
  • (ii) The board of directors may declare a stock dividend payable in Common Shares on the Common Shares, but only if the board of directors simultaneously declares a stock dividend payable in:
  • (A) Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in a number of shares per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof) equal to the number of shares declared per Common Share (or fraction thereof); or
  • (B) Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in a number of shares per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof) equal to the number of shares declared per Common Share (or fraction thereof), multiplied by one hundred (100).

(e) Liquidation Rights

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares on the basis that each Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount of such distribution per Common Share multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction by the amount otherwise payable in respect of a whole Proportionate Voting Share.

(f) Subdivision or Consolidation

The Common Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the Proportionate Voting Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

(g) Voluntary Conversion of Common Shares

Each Common Share shall be convertible at the option of the holder into such number of Proportionate Voting Shares as is determined by dividing the number of Common Shares being converted by one hundred (100), provided the board of directors has approved such conversion.

Before any holder of Common Shares shall be entitled to voluntarily convert Common Shares into Proportionate Voting Shares in accordance with this Article 27.1(g), the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares to be converted at the head office of the Company, or the office of any transfer agent for the Common Shares, deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, and shall give written notice to the Company at its head office of his or her election to convert such Common Shares and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares are to be issued (a "Common Shares Conversion Notice"). Provided that such conversion has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, the Company shall (or shall cause its transfer agent to) as soon as practicable thereafter, issue to such holder or his or her nominee, a certificate or certificates or direct registration statement representing the number of Proportionate Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled upon conversion. Provided that such conversion has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, such conversion shall be deemed to have taken place immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares to be converted is surrendered and the Common Shares Conversion Notice is delivered, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Proportionate Voting Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the holder or holders of record of such Proportionate Voting Shares as of such date. For avoidance of doubt, fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be issued in respect of any amount of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised which is less than one hundred (100).

(h) Conversion of Common Shares Upon An Offer

In the event that an offer is made to purchase Proportionate Voting Shares, and such offer is:

  • (i) required, pursuant to applicable securities legislation or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Proportionate Voting Shares and/or the Common Shares may then be listed (or would be if the offeree was located in Canada), to be made to all or substantially all of the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares in a province or territory of Canada to which the requirement applies (such offer to purchase, an "Offer"); and
  • (ii) not made to the holders of Common Shares for consideration per Common Share equal to .01 of the consideration offered per Proportionate Voting Share and otherwise on identical terms, and with no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are purchased under the offer for Proportionate Voting Shares;

each Common Share shall become convertible at the option of the holder into Proportionate Voting Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, at any time while the Offer is in effect until one day after the time prescribed by applicable securities legislation or stock exchange rules for the offeror to take up and pay for such shares as are to be acquired pursuant to the Offer (the "Common Share Conversion Right"). The Company shall provide notice to holders of Common Shares of an Offer which satisfies subsection (i) and (ii) above. For avoidance of doubt, fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be issued in respect of any amount of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised which is less than one hundred (100).

The Common Share Conversion Right may only be exercised for the purpose of depositing the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon conversion under such Offer, and for no other reason. If the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised, the Company shall procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall deposit under such Offer the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon conversion, on behalf of the holder.

To exercise the Common Share Conversion Right, a holder of Common Shares or his or her attorney, duly authorized in writing, shall:

  • (i) give written notice of exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right to the transfer agent for the Common Shares, and of the number of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is being exercised;
  • (ii) deliver to the transfer agent for the Common Shares any share certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is being exercised;
  • (iii) deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable; and
  • (iv) pay any applicable stamp tax or similar duty on or in respect of such conversion.

No certificates representing Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right will be delivered to the holders of Common Shares. If Proportionate Voting Shares issued upon such conversion and deposited under such Offer are withdrawn by such holder, or such Offer is abandoned, withdrawn or terminated by the offeror, or such Offer expires without the offeror taking up and paying for such Proportionate Voting Shares, such Proportionate Voting Shares and any fractions thereof issued shall automatically, without further action on the part of the holder thereof, be reconverted into Common Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, and the Company will procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall send to such holder a direct registration statement, certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares acquired upon such reconversion. If the offeror under such Offer takes up and pays for the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right, the Company shall procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall deliver to the holders of such Proportionate Voting Shares the consideration paid for such Proportionate Voting Shares by such offeror.

27.2 Proportionate Voting Shares

The Proportionate Voting Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Proportionate Voting Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Proportionate Voting Shares are as follows:

(a) Voting

The holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company at which holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote. Subject to Article 27.2(c), each Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder

to one hundred (100) votes and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder to the number of votes calculated by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100) and rounding the product down to the nearest whole number, at each such meeting.

(b) Equality

Except as set out in Article 27.1 and Article 27.2, the Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares have the same rights and are equal in all respects and shall be treated by the Company as if they were shares of one class only.

In connection with any Change of Control Transaction requiring approval of the holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares under the Business Corporations Act, holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares shall be treated equally and identically, on a per share basis (except in respect of the number of votes allotted to each share and the 100:1 economic rights of the Proportionate Voting Shares versus the Common Shares), unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares or their proxyholders in respect of a resolution approving such Change of Control Transaction, voting separately as a class at a meeting of the holders of that class called and held for such purpose.

(c) Alteration to Rights of Proportionate Voting Shares

So long as any Proportionate Voting Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

  • (i) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the Proportionate Voting Shares; or
  • (ii) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares on a per share basis which differs from the basis of one (1) per share in the case of the Common Shares, and one hundred (100) per share in the case of the Proportionate Voting Shares.

At any meeting of holders of Proportionate Voting Shares called to consider such a separate special resolution, each Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder to one (1) vote and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will entitle the holder to the corresponding fraction of one (1) vote.

(d) Dividends

  • (i) The holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared by the board of directors from time to time. The board of directors may not declare any dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares) on the Proportionate Voting Shares unless the board of directors simultaneously declares a dividend payable in cash or property on the Common Shares (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares) in an amount equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Proportionate Voting Share divided by one hundred (100).
  • (ii) The board of directors may declare a stock dividend payable in Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares or Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, but only if the board of directors simultaneously declares a stock dividend payable in:

  • (A) in the case of a stock dividend payable in Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares (or fraction thereof), Common Shares on the Common Shares, in a number of shares per Common Share equal to the number of shares declared per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof); or

  • (B) in the case of a stock dividend payable in Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares (or fraction thereof), Common Shares on the Common Shares, in a number of shares per Common Share equal to the number of shares declared per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof), divided by one hundred (100).
  • (iii) Holders of fractional Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive any dividend declared on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in an amount equal to the dividend per Proportionate Voting Share multiplied by the fraction thereof held by such holder.

(e) Liquidation Rights

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of Common Shares on the basis that each Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount of such distribution per Common Share multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction by the amount payable per whole Proportionate Voting Share

(f) Subdivision or Consolidation

The Proportionate Voting Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the Common Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

(g) Conversion

(i) Voluntary Conversion

Subject to the limitation set forth in Article 27.2(g)(i)(D) (the "Conversion Limitation"), holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall have the following rights of conversion (the "Proportionate Share Conversion Right"):

  • (A) Right to Convert. Each Proportionate Voting Share shall be convertible at the option of the holder into such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the number of Proportionate Voting Shares in respect of which the Proportionate Share Conversion Right is exercised by one hundred (100). Fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be converted into such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100).
  • (B) Conversion Limitation. Unless already appointed, upon receipt of a PVS Conversion Notice (as defined below), the board of directors (or a committee thereof) shall designate an officer of the Company who shall determine whether the Conversion Limitation set forth in this Article shall apply to the conversion referred to therein (the "Conversion Limitation Officer").

  • (C) Foreign Private Issuer Status. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its status as a "foreign private issuer" (as determined in accordance with Rule 3b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). Accordingly, if the Company is then a Foreign Private Issuer, the Company shall not give effect to any voluntary conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares pursuant to this Article or otherwise, and the Proportionate Share Conversion Right will not apply, to the extent that after giving effect to all permitted issuances after such conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares, the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares (calculated on the basis that each Common Share and Proportionate Voting Share is counted once, without regard to the number of votes carried by such share) held of record, directly or indirectly, by residents of the United States (as determined in accordance with Rules 3b-4 and 12g3-2(a) under the Exchange Act ("U.S. Residents") would exceed forty percent (40%) (the "40% Threshold") of the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares (calculated on the same basis) issued and outstanding (the "FPI Restriction") as calculated herein. The board of directors may by resolution increase the 40% Threshold to a number not to exceed fifty percent (50%), and if any such resolution is adopted, all references to the 40% Threshold herein shall refer instead to the amended percentage threshold set by the board of directors in such resolution, and the formula in Article 27.2(g)(i)(D) shall be adjusted to give effect to such amended percentage threshold.

  • (D) Conversion Limitation. In order to give effect to the FPI Restriction, the number of Common Shares issuable to a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares upon exercise by such holder of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right will be subject to the 40% Threshold based on the number of Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder as of the date of issuance of Proportionate Voting Shares to such holder, and thereafter at the end of each of the Company's subsequent fiscal quarters (each, a "Determination Date"), calculated as follows:

X = [(0.4A + (1-0.4)D - B) / (1-0.4)] x (C/D)

Where, on the Determination Date and prior to the exercise of such holder's Proportionate Share Conversion Right:

X = Maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued upon exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right.

A = Aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares issued and outstanding.

B = Aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares held of record, directly or indirectly, by U.S. Residents.

C = Aggregate number of Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder. D = Aggregate number of all Proportionate Voting Shares.

The Conversion Limitation Officer shall determine as of each Determination Date, in his or her sole discretion acting reasonably, the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares held of record, directly or indirectly, by U.S. Residents, and the maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued upon exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right, generally in accordance with the formula set forth immediately above. Upon request by a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares, the Company will provide each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares with notice of such maximum number as at the most recent Determination Date, or a more recent date as may be determined by the Conversion Limitation Officer in its discretion. To the extent that issuances of Common Shares on exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right would result in the 40% Threshold being exceeded, the number of Common Shares to be issued will be pro-rated among each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares exercising the Proportionate Share Conversion Right, and the holder shall retain the balance of unconverted Proportionate Voting Shares (or fractions thereof).

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 27.2(g)(i)(C) and 27.2(g)(i)(D), the board of directors may by resolution waive the application of the Conversion Limitation to any exercise or exercises of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right to which the Conversion Limitation would otherwise apply, or to future Conversion Limitations generally, including with respect to a period of time.

  • (E) Disputes
  • (I) Any holder of Proportionate Voting Shares who beneficially owns more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares may submit a written dispute as to the calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction by the Conversion Limitation Officer to the board of directors with the basis for the disputed calculations. The Company shall respond to the holder within 5 (five) business days of receipt of the notice of such dispute with a written calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction, as applicable. If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction, as applicable, within 5 (five) business days of such response, then the Company and the holder shall, within 1 (one) business day thereafter submit the disputed calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction to the Company's independent auditor or another firm of independent auditors selected by the board. The Company, at the Company's expense, shall cause the auditor to perform the calculations in dispute and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than 5 (five) business days from the time it receives the disputed calculations. The auditor's calculations shall be final and binding on all parties, absent demonstrable error.
  • (II) In the event of a dispute as to the number of Common Shares issuable to a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares in connection with a voluntary conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares, the Company shall issue to the holder of Proportionate Voting Shares the number of Common Shares not in dispute, and resolve such dispute in accordance with Article 27.2(g)(i)(E)(I).
  • (F) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to voluntarily convert Proportionate Voting Shares into Common Shares in accordance with this Article 27.2(g)(i), the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares to be converted at the head office of the Company, or the office of any transfer agent for the Proportionate Voting

Shares, deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, and shall give written notice to the Company at its head office of his or her election to convert such Proportionate Voting Shares and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares are to be issued (a "PVS Conversion Notice"). The Company shall (or shall cause its transfer agent to) as soon as practicable thereafter, issue to such holder or his or her nominee, a certificate or certificates or direct registration statement representing the number of Common Shares to which such holder is entitled upon conversion. Such conversion shall be deemed to have taken place immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares to be converted is surrendered and the PVS Conversion Notice is delivered, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the holder or holders of record of such Common Shares as of such date.

(ii) Mandatory Conversion

  • (A) The board of directors may at any time determine by resolution (a "Mandatory Conversion Resolution") that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company that the Proportionate Voting Shares are maintained as a separate class of shares of the Company. If a Mandatory Conversion Resolution is adopted, then all issued and outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares will automatically, without any action on the part of the holder, be converted into Common Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, and in the case of fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares, such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100) as of a date to be specified in the Mandatory Conversion Resolution (the "Mandatory Conversion Record Date"). At least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the Mandatory Conversion Record Date, the Company will send, or cause its transfer agent to send, notice to each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares of the adoption of a Mandatory Conversion Resolution and specifying:
  • (I) the Mandatory Conversion Record Date;
  • (II) the number of Common Shares into which the Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder are to be converted; and
  • (III) the address of record of such holder.

On the Mandatory Conversion Record Date, the Company shall issue or shall cause its transfer agent to issue to each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares certificates or a direct registration statement representing the number of Common Shares into which the Proportionate Voting Shares are converted, and each certificate representing Proportionate Voting Shares shall be null and void.

(B) From the date of the Mandatory Conversion Resolution, the board of directors shall no longer be entitled to issue any further Proportionate Voting Shares whatsoever.

  • (iii) Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any Proportionate Voting Shares or fractions thereof, and the number of Common Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. In the event Common Shares are converted into Proportionate Voting Shares the number of applicable Proportionate Voting Shares shall be rounded down to two decimal places.
  • (iv) Effect of Conversion. All Proportionate Voting Shares which are converted as herein provided shall no longer be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the time of conversion, except only for the right of the holders thereof to receive Common Shares in exchange therefor and except in respect of unpaid dividends or other distributions with a record date prior to the effective date of the conversion.

(h) Transfer

  • (i) Notwithstanding Article 5, unless the board of directors have consented to such transfer, no Proportionate Voting Share may be transferred unless such transfer:
  • (A) is made to (x) an initial holder of Proportionate Voting Shares, or (y) an affiliate of, or person controlled, directly or indirectly, by, an initial holder of Proportionate Voting Shares (each, a "Permitted Holder"); and
  • (B) complies with United States and other applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and the other provisions of Articles 27.1 and 27.2.
  • (ii) Subject to the Conversion Limitation, any Proportionate Voting Shares sold or transferred to a Person who is not a Permitted Holder shall be automatically converted to Common Shares on the same basis as in Section 27.2(g)(i), unless otherwise determined by the board of directors.
  • (iii) For purposes of this Article 27.2(h):

"affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other person which is directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controlled by, or under common control with, such Person.

A Person is "controlled" by another person or other persons if: (i) in the case of a company or other body corporate wherever or however incorporated: (A) securities entitled to vote in the election of board of directors carrying in the aggregate at least a majority of the votes for the election of board of directors and representing in the aggregate at least a majority of the participating (equity) securities are held, other than by way of security only, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and (B) the votes carried in the aggregate by such securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board of directors of such company or other body corporate; or (ii) in the case of a Person that is not an individual or a company or other body corporate, at least a majority of the participating (equity) and voting interests of such Person are held, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and "controls", "controlling" and "under common control with" shall be interpreted accordingly.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture or limited liability company.

ARTICLE 28 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS TO CLASS A RESTRICTED VOTING SHARES

28.1 Class A Restricted Voting Shares

The Class A Restricted Voting Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Class A Restricted Voting Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are those provided in this Article 28.

28.2 Definitions

In this Article 28:

"Class A Automatic Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A) the escrowed funds then available in the Escrow Account, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (B) an amount equal to the total of (i) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned from the proceeds in the Escrow Account, (ii) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act) arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, and (iii) up to a maximum of U.S.\$100,000 of interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account that may be released to pay actual and expected Winding-Up expenses and certain other related costs (as described herein), each as reasonably determined by the Company. For greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account;

"Class A Extension Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to: (A) the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (i) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time of the meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which an Extension is approved, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (ii) an amount equal to the total of (a) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (b) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption (and for greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account), each as reasonably determined by the Company, less (B) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act), as reasonably determined by the Company, arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares divided by the number of shares being redeemed;

"Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time immediately prior to the redemption deposit deadline, including interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (B) an amount equal to the total of (i) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (ii) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption, each as reasonably determined by the Company. For greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the amount of any tax of the Company under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act or the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account;

"Class A Restricted Voting Shares" means the Class A restricted voting shares of the Company;

"Class B Shares" means the Class B shares of the Company;

"Escrow Account" means an escrow account established with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to be used by the Company to pay amounts to, inter alia, applicable tax authorities, the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, the underwriters of the IPO and/or the vendors in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition;

"Escrow Agreement" means the escrow agreement entered into on or before the IPO Closing Date among the Company, the underwriters, in connection with the IPO, and the Escrow Agent relating to the funds held in the Escrow Account, as it may be amended, restated and/or assigned;

"Exchange" means the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares, as applicable, are listed;

"Extension" means one or more extensions to the Permitted Timeline, to up to a maximum of 36 months from the IPO Closing Date, that has been approved by ordinary resolution of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and that is also approved by the board of directors of the Company, in which case the redemption rights in subsection 28.5(b) shall apply;

"Extraordinary Dividend" means any dividend, together with all other dividends payable in the same calendar year, that has an aggregate absolute dollar value which is greater than U.S.\$0.25 per share, with the adjustment to the applicable price (as the context may require) being a reduction equal to the amount of the excess;

"IPO" means the Company's initial public offering of its Class A restricted voting units, each Class A restricted voting unit consisting of one Class A Restricted Voting Share and one-half of a share purchase warrant of the Company;

"IPO Closing Date" means the closing date of the IPO (without regard to the over-allotment option);

"Permitted Timeline" means the allowable time period within which the Company must consummate its Qualifying Acquisition, being 15 months from the IPO Closing Date, as it may be extended;

"Qualifying Acquisition" means a Qualifying Acquisition within the meaning of the TSX Company Manual (as amended from time to time, and subject to any exemptive relief granted by the Exchange);

"Redemption Limitation" means 15% of the aggregate number of Class A restricted voting shares issued and outstanding immediately following the closing of the IPO (including, if applicable, following the closing of the IPO over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters);

"Tax Act" means Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder; and

"Winding-Up" means the liquidation and cessation of the business of the Company, and includes the related automatic redemption of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, its applications to cease to be a reporting issuer and its winding-up, and winding-up and/or dissolution expenses, each as determined by the Company.

28.3 Voting

(a) Subject to subsection 28.3(e) below, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at all meetings of, the shareholders of the Company (except where solely the holders of another specified class of shares (other than the Class A Restricted Voting Shares) shall be entitled to vote at a meeting, in which case, only such holders shall be entitled to receive notice of, and attend and vote at, such meeting), including, for greater certainty, for an Extension, which shall be voted upon, by ordinary resolution, by only the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares.

  • (b) The holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall vote together with the holders of the Class B Shares (as if they were a single class of shares) upon all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, excluding those matters required to be submitted solely to the holders of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Class B Shares and those matters required to be submitted to a class vote pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or other applicable law. Subject to the foregoing sentence and subsection 28.3(e) below, each Class A Restricted Voting Share shall confer the right to one vote.
  • (c) Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall not be entitled to vote separately as a class or to dissent upon a proposal to amend the articles of the Company to effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of Class A Restricted Voting Shares carried out in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition that affects both the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and the Class B Shares and that preserves economically the redemption rights in respect of a Qualifying Acquisition of, and the conversion features of, the Class A Restricted Voting Shares.
  • (d) Notwithstanding the above restrictions, conditions or prohibitions on the right to vote, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to notice of meetings of shareholders called for the purpose of authorizing the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property of the Company other than with respect to the Winding-Up or in the ordinary course of business of the Company under subsection 301(1) of the Business Corporations Act, as such subsection may be amended from time to time.
  • (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to a Qualifying Acquisition, the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall not be entitled to vote at, or receive notice of or attend, meetings held only to consider the election and/or removal of directors and/or auditors of the Company prior to closing of a Qualifying Acquisition.
  • (f) For greater certainty, notice shall not be required to be provided to the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares in the event a written resolution of all the holders of Class B Shares in lieu of a meeting of shareholders of the Company under section 180 of the Business Corporations Act is approved.

28.4 Dividends

The holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on all Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Shares at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

28.5 Redemption

(a) In seeking to complete a Qualifying Acquisition on or before the expiration of the Permitted Timeline, and subject to subsection 28.5(c), subsection 28.5(d) and subsection 28.5(e), each of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, will be provided the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, provided that they deposit their shares (represented by share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the deadline specified by the Company, following public disclosure of the details of the Qualifying Acquisition and prior

to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition, of which prior notice had been provided to the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares by any means permitted by the Exchange, not less than 21 days nor more than 60 days in advance of such deadline, in each case, with effect, subject to applicable law, immediately prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition, for the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share redeemed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article 28.5.

  • (b) In the event that the Permitted Timeline is extended by way of an Extension approved by ordinary resolution of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that is also approved by the board of directors of the Company (and with the consent of the Exchange, if required) then, subject to subsection 28.5(c) and subsection 28.5(d), each of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension, will be entitled, provided that they deposit their shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the second business day before the meeting of holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares to consider the Extension of the Permitted Timeline, to require the Company, effective immediately prior to the effective date of the Extension, to redeem all or a portion of such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares for the Class A Extension Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share redeemed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article 28.5.
  • (c) Subject to subsection 28.5(d) and (in the case of subsection 28.5(a) only) 28.5(e) below, a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that is entitled, in accordance with subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b) above, to require the Company to redeem any or all of such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares, may do so by depositing such holder's shares (or share certificate(s), as applicable), as provided in subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b) above, as applicable, in respect of all or any number of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares registered in the name of such holder on the securities register of the Company. A holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares electing to have the Company redeem his, her or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall, at the time of deposit, give notice to the Company, in a form acceptable to the Company, of the number of the holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed (failing which, all of the holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares deposited shall be deemed to have been deposited to be redeemed). The holder of any Class A Restricted Voting Shares may, with the consent of the Company, revoke any such notices or deposits, as applicable, prior to the redemption date (being immediately prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition or immediately prior to the effective date of the Extension, as applicable). Upon payment in cash of the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price or the Class A Extension Redemption Price, as applicable, in respect of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed by the Company, the rights of the holders in respect of such Class A Restricted Voting Shares being redeemed, as shareholders, shall be extinguished in their entirety (including, but not limited to, the right to receive dividends), subject to applicable law.
  • (d) If the redemption by the Company pursuant to this Article 28.5 of all of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed would be contrary to any provisions of the Business Corporations Act or any other applicable law, the Company shall be obligated to redeem only the maximum number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares which the Company determines it is then permitted to redeem, such redemptions to be made pro-rata (disregarding fractions of shares) according to the number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares required by each such holder to be redeemed by the Company, and the Company shall either issue new certificates representing the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not redeemed by the Company, or shall otherwise confirm such shares as issued and deposited in book-entry form.

  • (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these share provisions including this Article 28.5, no registered or beneficial holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (other than CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc.) that, together with any affiliate thereof or any person acting jointly or in concert therewith (within the meaning of section 1.9 of Multilateral Instrument 62-104 – Takeover Bids and Special Transactions as in effect on the IPO Closing Date), shall be entitled to require the Company to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares under subsection 28.5(a) in excess of the Redemption Limitation, and such excess Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be deemed not to have been required to be redeemed. For greater certainty, the Redemption Limitation shall not affect the voting rights of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares and shall not apply in the event of an Extension or the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company or the application of Article 28.6 hereof.

  • (f) In the event a holder deposits his, her or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption in accordance with subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b), and the Qualifying Acquisition is not approved or completed, or the Extension to the Permitted Timeline is not approved or proceeded with, then such shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) so deposited will be returned to their respective registered holders (or re-deposited with CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), and the rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so deposited, for the avoidance of doubt, shall continue in accordance with the provisions herein.

28.6 Automatic Redemption

  • (a) In the event that a Qualifying Acquisition is not completed within the Permitted Timeline, then all of the then issued and outstanding Class A Restricted Voting Shares will, on an automatic redemption date specified by the Company (such date to be within 10 days following the last day of the Permitted Timeline), be automatically redeemed for the Class A Automatic Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share. On such automatic redemption date, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid such amount to the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed, on deposit of the certificates for the shares so redeemed and the certificates (if any) for such shares shall thereupon be cancelled, or on presentation of evidence of a book-entry deposit thereof (or other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares properly completed), and the shares represented thereby shall thereupon be redeemed, as applicable. From and after the automatic redemption date, the rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so redeemed shall be extinguished in their entirety (including, but not limited to, the right to receive further dividends), subject to applicable law, except the right to receive the Class A Automatic Redemption Price for each Class A Restricted Voting Share so redeemed, in cash, unless payment of the Class A Automatic Redemption Price shall not be made by the Company in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders of such Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall remain unimpaired.
  • (b) On or before the automatic redemption date, the Company shall have the right to deposit the Class A Automatic Redemption Price of any Class A Restricted Voting Share(s) called for redemption in a special account with any chartered bank or trust company in Canada, such amount to be paid to, or to the order of, the respective holders of such shares called for redemption upon deposit of the certificates representing the same, or upon evidence of a book-entry deposit thereof (or other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares properly completed), and, upon such deposit being made, the Class A Restricted Voting Shares in respect of which such deposit shall have been made shall be redeemed and the rights of the several holders thereof, after such deposit, shall be limited to receiving,

out of the moneys so deposited, without interest on such deposited moneys, the Class A Automatic Redemption Price applicable to their respective Class A Restricted Voting Shares against deposit of the certificates representing such Class A Restricted Voting Shares (or via a book-entry) transfer and other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, properly completed.

(c) If the redemption by the Company pursuant to this Article 28.6 of all of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed would be contrary to any provisions of the Business Corporations Act or any other applicable law, the Company shall be obligated to redeem only the maximum number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares which the Company determines it is then permitted to redeem, such redemptions to be made pro-rata (disregarding fractions of shares) according to the number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed by the Company, and the Company shall issue new certificates representing the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not redeemed by the Company, or otherwise confirm such shares as issued and deposited in book-entry form.

28.7 Winding-Up or Dissolution.

  • (a) In the event of the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether prior to or following the Permitted Timeline, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive, before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company among the holders of any other shares, for each Class A Restricted Voting Share then outstanding, if any, an amount equal to the Class A Automatic Redemption Price, and no more.
  • (b) Payments to holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be made as provided in Article 28.6, mutatis mutandis.

28.8 Anti-Dilution

In the event that the Class B Shares are at any time sub-divided, consolidated or changed into a greater or lesser number of shares of the same or another class, or a stock dividend or Extraordinary Dividend is paid on the Class B Shares, an appropriate adjustment, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, shall be made in the rights and conditions attached to the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so as to maintain the relative rights of the holders of those shares.

28.9 Conversion

  • (a) Any Class A Restricted Voting Shares not required to be redeemed in accordance with this Article 28 (and any unredeemed Class A Restricted Voting Shares) will be automatically converted upon the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition into Common Shares on the basis of one Common Share for each Class A Restricted Voting Share converted.
  • (b) This shall not prevent the Common Shares from being further affected under the terms of a Qualifying Acquisition. Common Shares may be subject to forfeiture and/or transfer restrictions as agreed to by the holders thereof.

ARTICLE 29 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO CLASS B SHARES

29.1 Class B Shares

The Class B Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Class B Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Class B Shares are those provided in this Article 29.

29.2 Definitions

The definitions set forth in Article 28.2 shall apply to this Article 29.

29.3 Voting

  • (a) The holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, all meetings of the shareholders of the Company (except where solely the holders of another specified class of shares (other than the Class B Shares) shall be entitled to vote at a meeting, in which case, only such holders shall be entitled to receive notice of, and attend and vote at, such meeting, including, for greater certainty, for an Extension, which shall be voted upon, by ordinary resolution, by only the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares).
  • (b) The holders of the Class B Shares shall vote together with the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares (as if they were a single class of shares) upon all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, excluding those matters required to be submitted solely to the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, those matters that the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are not entitled to vote on, and those matters required to be submitted to a class vote pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or other applicable law. Subject to the foregoing sentence, each Class B Share shall confer the right to one vote.
  • (c) The holders of the Class B Shares shall not be entitled to vote separately as a class or to dissent upon a proposal to amend the articles of the Company to effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of Class B Shares carried out in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition that affects both classes of shares.
  • (d) Notwithstanding the above restrictions, conditions or prohibitions on the right to vote, the holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to notice of meetings of shareholders called for the purpose of authorizing the winding-up or dissolution of the Company or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property of the Company other than with respect to the winding-up or in the ordinary course of business of the Company under subsection 301(1) of the Business Corporations Act, as such subsection may be amended from time to time.

29.4 Dividends

The holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on all Class B Shares and Class A Restricted Voting Shares at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

29.5 Winding-Up

Subject to the prior rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and applicable law, in the event of the winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether prior to or following the Permitted Timeline, the holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive the remaining property of the Company pro-rata.

29.6 Anti-Dilution

In the event that the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are at any time sub-divided, consolidated or changed into a greater or lesser number of shares of the same or another class, or a stock dividend or Extraordinary Dividend is paid on the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, an appropriate adjustment, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, shall be made in the rights and conditions attached to the Class B Shares so as to maintain the relative rights of the holders of those shares.

29.7 Conversion

  • (a) Class B Shares will be automatically converted upon the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition into Proportionate VotingCommon Shares on a 1001 Class B SharesShare for 1 Proportionate VotingCommon Share basis. For avoidance of doubt, fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be issued in respect of any amount of Class B Shares in respect of which there is less than one hundred (100).
  • (b) This shall not prevent the Proportionate VotingCommon Shares from being further affected under the terms of a Qualifying Acquisition. Proportionate VotingCommon Shares may be subject to forfeiture and/or transfer restrictions as agreed to by the holders thereof.

ARTICLE 30

SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO PREFERRED SHARES

30.1 Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Preferred Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Preferred Shares are those provided in this Article 30.

30.2 Voting

Subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall not, as such, have any right to attend and vote at all meetings of, the shareholders of the Company, nor shall they be entitled, as such, to notice of or to attend shareholders' meetings other than a meeting of the class of shareholders holding Preferred Shares. In the event the Preferred Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the class of shareholders holding Preferred Shares, the majority of votes that is required for the Company to pass a separate special resolution of the shareholders holding Preferred Shares is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution.

30.3 Dividends

The holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on Preferred Shares, at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

30.4 Winding-Up

In the event of the winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company to the holders of the Common Shares, an amount set forth in the Articles in respect of such Shares and any dividends declared thereon and unpaid and no more.

30.5 Series of Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares may, at any time and from time to time, be issued in one or more series, each series to consist of such number of shares as may, before the issue thereof, be fixed by the directors of the Company. The directors of the Company may, before issuance and subject to this Article 30, determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares of each series including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

  • (a) the rate, amount or method of calculation of any dividends, whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative, and whether such rate, amount or method of calculation shall be subject to change or adjustment in the future, the currency or currencies of payment, the date or dates and place or places of payment thereof and the date or dates from which any such dividends shall accrue and any preference of such dividends;
  • (b) any rights of redemption and/or purchase and the redemption or purchase prices and terms and conditions of any such rights;
  • (c) any rights of retraction vested in the holders of Preferred Shares of such series and the prices and terms and conditions of any such rights and whether any other rights of retraction may be vested in such holders in the future;
  • (d) any conversion rights;
  • (e) any rights to receive the remaining property of the Company upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and the amount and preference of any such rights; and
  • (f) any other provisions attaching to any such series of the Preferred Shares;

subject to the directors filing amended Notice of Articles and Articles to designate such a series of Preferred Shares with the registrar appointed under the Business Corporations Act.

ARTICLE 31 ARTICLE 30 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE QUALIFYING ACQUISITION

31.1 30.1 Restrictions Regarding the Qualifying Acquisition

No further Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Class B Shares may be issued commencing on the day following the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition. No Common Shares and, Proportionate Voting Shares or Preferred Shares may be issued prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition except in connection with such closing.

ARTICLE 32 ARTICLE 31 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

32.1 31.1 Excluded Opportunities

The Company renounces, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An "Excluded Opportunity" is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, any director or officer of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) who is also a director or officer of another company or corporation (or of any subsidiaries thereof) (collectively, "Covered Persons"), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person's capacity as a director or officer of the Company or a subsidiary thereof.

32.2 31.2 Allocation of Opportunities

The Company may enter into agreements with other parties regarding the allocation of corporate opportunities. To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, no director or officer shall have any liability for complying or attempting to comply in good faith with the provisions thereof (which may involve, among other things, not bringing potential transactions to the attention of the Company).

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BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA) AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES of FG ACQUISITION CORP. THINK FINANCIAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company")

The Company has as its articles the following articles.

Incorporation number: BC1330036

Full name and signature of a director Date of signing

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION 1
1.1 Definitions 1
1.2 Business Corporations Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable 1
ARTICLE 2 SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES 1
2.1 Authorized Share Structure 1
2.2 Form of Share Certificate 1
2.3 Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.4 Delivery by Mail 2
2.5 Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgement 2
2.7 Splitting Share Certificates 2
2.8 Certificate Fee 3
2.9 Recognition of Trusts 3
ARTICLE 3 ISSUE OF SHARES 3
3.1 Directors Authorized 3
3.2 Commissions and Discounts 3
3.3 Brokerage 3
3.4 Conditions of Issue 3
3.5 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights 4
ARTICLE 4 SHARE REGISTERS 4
4.1 Central Securities Register 4
4.2 Closing Register 4
ARTICLE 5 SHARE TRANSFERS 4
5.1 Registering Transfers 4
5.2 Form of Instrument of Transfer 4
5.3 Transferor Remains Shareholder 4
5.4 Signing of Instrument of Transfer 5
5.5 Enquiry as to Title Not Required 5
ARTICLE 6 TRANSMISSION OF SHARES 5
6.1 Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death 5
6.2 Rights of Legal Personal Representative 5
ARTICLE 7 PURCHASE OF SHARES 5
7.1 Company Authorized to Purchase Shares 5
7.2 Purchase When Insolvent 6
7.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares 6
ARTICLE 8 BORROWING POWERS 6
8.1 Borrowing Powers 6
8.2 Banking Arrangements 6
ARTICLE 9 ALTERATIONS 7
9.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure 7
9.2 Special Rights or Restrictions 7
9.3 Change of Name 8
9.4 Other Alterations 8
ARTICLE 10 MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS 8
10.1 Annual General Meetings 8
10.2 Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting 8
10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders 8
10.4 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders 8
10.5 Record Date for Notice 8
10.6 Record Date for Voting 9
10.7 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice 9
10.8 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders 9
10.9 Location of Meetings of Shareholders 9
10.10 Class Meetings and Series Meetings of Shareholders 9
ARTICLE 11 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS 10
11.1 Special Business 10
11.2 Special Majority 10
11.3 Quorum 10
11.4 One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum 10
11.5 Other Persons May Attend 11
11.6 Requirement of Quorum 11
11.7 Lack of Quorum 11
11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting 11
11.9 Chair 11
11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair 11
11.11 Adjournments 12
11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting 12
11.13 Electronic Voting 12
11.14 Decision by Show of Hands or Poll 12
11.15 Declaration of Result 12
11.16 Motion Need Not be Seconded 12
11.17 Casting Vote 12
11.18 Manner of Taking Poll 12
11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute 13
11.20 Casting of Votes 13
11.21 Demand for Poll 13
11.22 Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting 13
11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies 13
11.24 Electronic Meetings 13
ARTICLE 12 VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS 13
12.1 Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares 13
12.2 Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity 14
12.3 Votes by Joint Holders 14
12.4 Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders 14
12.5 Representative of a Corporate Shareholder 14
12.6 Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder 15
12.7 When Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to the Company 15
12.8 Appointment of Proxy Holders 15
12.9 Deposit of Proxy 15
12.10 Validity of Proxy Vote 15
12.11 Form of Proxy 15
12.12 Revocation of Proxy 16
12.13 Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed 16
12.14 Chair May Determine Validity of Proxy 16
12.15 Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote 16
ARTICLE 13 DIRECTORS 17
13.1 First Directors; Number of Directors 17
13.2 Change in Number of Directors 17
13.3 Directors' Acts Valid Despite Vacancy 17
13.4 Qualifications of Directors 17
13.5 Remuneration of Directors 17
13.6 Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors 17
13.7 Special Remuneration for Directors 17
ARTICLE 14 ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS 18
14.1 Election at Annual General Meeting 18
14.2 Consent to be a Director 18
14.3 Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors 18
14.4 Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled 18
14.5 Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies 19
14.6 Remaining Directors Power to Act 19
14.7 Shareholders May Fill Vacancies 19
14.8 Additional Directors 19
14.9 Ceasing to be a Director 19
14.10 Removal of Director by Shareholders 19
14.11 Removal of Director by Directors 20

ARTICLE 15 ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS 20

15.1 Nomination of Directors 20
15.2 Exclusive Means 20
15.3 Timely Notice 20
15.4 Proper Form of Notice 21
15.5 Currency of Nominee Information 22
15.6 Delivery of Information 22
15.7 Defective Nomination Determination 23
15.8 Failure to Appear 23
15.9 Waiver
15.10
Definitions
23
23
ARTICLE 16 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS 23
16.1 Powers of Management 23
16.2 Appointment of Attorney of Company 23
ARTICLE 17 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS 24
17.1 Obligation to Account for Profits 24
17.2 Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest 24
17.3 Interested Director Counted in Quorum 24
17.4 Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property 24
17.5 Director Holding Other Office in the Company 24
17.6 No Disqualification 24
17.7 Professional Services by Director or Officer 24
17.8 Director or Officer in Other Corporations 24
ARTICLE 18 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS 25
18.1 Meetings of Directors 25
18.2 Voting at Meetings 25
18.3 Chair of Meetings 25
18.4 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium 25
18.5 Calling of Meetings 25
18.6 Notice of Meetings 26
18.7 When Notice Not Required 26
18.8 Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice 26
18.9 Waiver of Notice of Meetings 26
18.10
Quorum
26
18.11
Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective
26
18.12
Consent Resolutions in Writing
26
ARTICLE 19 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES 27
19.1 Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee 27
19.2 Appointment and Powers of Other Committees 27
19.3 Obligations of Committees 27
19.4 Powers of Board 28
19.5 Committee Meetings 28
ARTICLE 20 OFFICERS 28
20.1 Directors May Appoint Officers 28
20.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers 28
20.3
20.4
Qualifications
Remuneration and Terms of Appointment
28
29
ARTICLE 21 INDEMNIFICATION 29
21.1 Definitions 29
21.2
21.3
Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors
Mandatory Advancement of Expenses
29
29
21.4 Indemnification of Other Persons 29
21.5 Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act 29
21.6 Company May Purchase Insurance 30
21.7 Escrow Account 30
ARTICLE 22 DIVIDENDS 30
22.1 Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights 30
22.2 Declaration of Dividends 30
22.3 No Notice Required 30
22.4 Record Date 30
22.5 Manner of Paying Dividend 3130
22.6 Settlement of Difficulties 3130
22.7 When Dividend Payable 31
22.8 Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares 31
22.9 Receipt by Joint Shareholders 31
22.10 Dividend Bears No Interest 31
22.11 Fractional Dividends 31
22.12
22.13
Payment of Dividends
Capitalization of Surplus
31
3231
ARTICLE 23 DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS 3231
23.1 Recording of Financial Affairs 3231
23.2 Inspection of Accounting Records 32
ARTICLE 24 NOTICES 32
24.1 Method of Giving Notice 32
24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing 33
24.3 Certificate of Sending 33
24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders 33
24.5 Notice to Trustees 33
24.6 Undelivered Notices 3433
ARTICLE 25 SEAL AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS 34
25.1 Who May Attest Seal 34
25.2 Sealing Copies 34
25.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal 34
25.4 Execution of Documents Generally 34
ARTICLE 26 FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES 3534
26.1 Forum for Adjudication of Certain Disputes 3534

ARTICLE 27 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS –ATTACHING TO THE COMMON SHARES AND PROPORTIONATE VOTING SHARES 35

27.1 Common Shares 35
27.2 Proportionate Voting Shares 39

ARTICLE 28 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS TO CLASS A RESTRICTED VOTING SHARES 45

28.1 Class A Restricted Voting Shares 45
28.2 Definitions 45
28.3 Voting 47
28.4 Dividends 48
28.5 Redemption 48
28.6 Automatic Redemption 49
28.7 Winding-Up or Dissolution. 50
28.8 Anti-Dilution 50
28.9 Conversion 50

ARTICLE 29 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO CLASS B SHARES 51

29.1
Class B Shares
51
29.2
Definitions
51
29.3
Voting
51
29.4
Dividends
51
29.5
Winding-Up
52
29.6
Anti-Dilution
52
29.7
Conversion
52

ARTICLE 30 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO PREFERRED SHARES 5236

30.128.1 Preferred Shares
5236
30.228.2
5236
Voting
30.328.3 Dividends
5236
5236
30.428.4
30.528.5
5336
Winding-Up
Series of Preferred Shares
ARTICLE 31 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE QUALIFYING ACQUISITION 53
31.1
Restrictions Regarding the Qualifying Acquisition
53
ARTICLE 3229 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES 5337
32.129.1 Excluded Opportunities
5337
32.229.2
Allocation of Opportunities
5437

BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT (BRITISH COLUMBIA) AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES of FG ACQUISITION CORP. THINK FINANCIAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In these Articles, unless the context otherwise requires:

"board of directors", "directors" and "board" mean the directors or sole director of the Company for the time being;

"Business Corporations Act" means the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) from time to time in force and all amendments thereto and includes all regulations and amendments thereto made pursuant to that Act;

"Escrow Agent" means TSX Trust Company, or its successors and permitted assigns;

"legal personal representative" means the personal or other legal representative of the shareholder;

"registered address" of a shareholder means the shareholder's address as recorded in the central securities register; and

"seal" means the seal of the Company, if any.

1.2 Business Corporations Act and Interpretation Act Definitions Applicable

The definitions in the Business Corporations Act and the definitions and rules of construction in the Interpretation Act, with the necessary changes, so far as applicable, and unless the context requires otherwise, apply to these Articles as if they were an enactment. If there is a conflict between a definition in the Business Corporations Act and a definition or rule in the Interpretation Act (British Columbia) relating to a term used in these Articles, the definition in the Business Corporations Act will prevail in relation to the use of the term in these Articles. If there is a conflict between these Articles and the Business Corporations Act, the Business Corporations Act will prevail.

ARTICLE 2 SHARES AND SHARE CERTIFICATES

2.1 Authorized Share Structure

The authorized share structure of the Company consists of shares of the class or classes and series, if any, described in the Notice of Articles of the Company.

2.2 Form of Share Certificate

Each share certificate issued by the Company must comply with, and be signed as required by, the Business Corporations Act.

2.3 Shareholder Entitled to Certificate or Acknowledgement

Unless the shares of which the shareholder is the registered owner are uncertificated shares, each shareholder is entitled, upon request and without charge, to (a) one share certificate representing the shares of each class or series of shares registered in the shareholder's name or (b) a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain such a share certificate, provided that in respect of a share held jointly by several persons, the Company is not bound to issue more than one share certificate or acknowledgement and delivery of a share certificate or acknowledgement for a share to one of several joint shareholders or to one of the shareholders' duly authorized agents will be sufficient delivery to all.

2.4 Delivery by Mail

Any share certificate or non-transferable written acknowledgement of a shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate may be sent to the shareholder by mail at the shareholder's registered address and neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is liable for any loss to the shareholder because the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost in the mail or stolen.

2.5 Replacement of Worn Out or Defaced Certificate or Acknowledgement

If the directors or officers of the Company are satisfied that a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate is worn out or defaced, they must, on production to them of the share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, and on such other terms, if any, as they think fit:

  • (a) order the share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, to be cancelled; and
  • (b) issue a replacement share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be.

2.6 Replacement of Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificate or Acknowledgement

If a share certificate or a non-transferable written acknowledgement of a shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed, a replacement share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, must be issued to the person entitled to that share certificate or acknowledgement, as the case may be, if the directors receive:

  • (a) proof satisfactory to them that the share certificate or acknowledgement is lost, stolen or destroyed;
  • (b) any indemnity the directors and, if applicable, the Company's transfer agent considers adequate; and
  • (c) any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable.

2.7 Splitting Share Certificates

If a shareholder surrenders a share certificate to the Company with a written request that the Company issue in the shareholder's name two or more share certificates, each representing a specified number of shares and in the aggregate representing the same number of shares as the share certificate so surrendered, the Company must cancel the surrendered share certificate and issue replacement share certificates in accordance with that request.

2.8 Certificate Fee

There must be paid to the Company, in relation to the issue of any share certificate under Articles 2.5, 2.6 or 2.7, the amount, if any and which must not exceed the amount prescribed under the Business Corporations Act, determined by the directors.

2.9 Recognition of Trusts

Except as required by law or statute or these Articles, no person will be recognized by the Company as holding any share upon any trust, and the Company is not bound by or compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any share or fraction of a share or (except as required by law or statute or these Articles or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the shareholder.

ARTICLE 3 ISSUE OF SHARES

3.1 Directors Authorized

Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the Company may issue, allot, sell or otherwise dispose of the unissued shares, and issued shares held by the Company, at the times, to the persons, including directors, in the manner, on the terms and conditions and for the issue prices (including any premium at which shares with par value may be issued) that the directors, or a committee of directors so empowered by the directors, may determine. The issue price for a share with par value must be equal to or greater than the par value of the share.

3.2 Commissions and Discounts

The Company may at any time pay a reasonable commission or allow a reasonable discount to any person in consideration of that person purchasing or agreeing to purchase shares of the Company from the Company or any other person or procuring or agreeing to procure purchasers for shares of the Company.

3.3 Brokerage

The Company may pay such brokerage fee or other consideration as may be lawful for or in connection with the sale or placement of its securities.

3.4 Conditions of Issue

Except as provided for by the Business Corporations Act, no share may be issued until it is fully paid. A share is fully paid when:

  • (a) consideration is provided to the Company for the issue of the share by one or more of the following:
  • (i) past services performed for the Company;
  • (ii) property;
  • (iii) money; and
  • (b) the value of the consideration received by the Company equals or exceeds the issue price set for the share under Article 3.1.

3.5 Share Purchase Warrants and Rights

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may issue share purchase warrants, options and rights upon such terms and conditions as the directors determine, which share purchase warrants, options and rights may be issued alone or in conjunction with debentures, debenture stock, bonds, shares or any other securities issued or created by the Company from time to time.

ARTICLE 4 SHARE REGISTERS

4.1 Central Securities Register

As required by and subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must maintain in British Columbia a central securities register. The directors may, subject to the Business Corporations Act, appoint an agent to maintain the central securities register. The directors may also appoint one or more agents, including the agent which keeps the central securities register, as transfer agent for its shares or any class or series of its shares, as the case may be, and the same or another agent as registrar for its shares or such class or series of its shares, as the case may be. The directors may terminate such appointment of any agent at any time and may appoint another agent in its place.

4.2 Closing Register

The Company must not at any time close its central securities register.

ARTICLE 5 SHARE TRANSFERS

5.1 Registering Transfers

A transfer of a share of the Company must not be registered unless:

  • (a) a duly signed instrument of transfer in respect of the share and any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, has been received by the Company;
  • (b) if a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that share certificate has been surrendered to the Company; and
  • (c) if a non-transferable written acknowledgement of the shareholder's right to obtain a share certificate has been issued by the Company in respect of the share to be transferred, that acknowledgement has been surrendered to the Company.

5.2 Form of Instrument of Transfer

The instrument of transfer in respect of any share of the Company must be either in the form, if any, on the back of the Company's share certificates or in any other form that may be approved by the directors or the transfer agent for the series or class of shares to be transferred from time to time.

5.3 Transferor Remains Shareholder

Except to the extent that the Business Corporations Act otherwise provides, the transferor of shares is deemed to remain the holder of the shares until the name of the transferee is entered in a securities register of the Company in respect of the transfer.

5.4 Signing of Instrument of Transfer

If a shareholder, or his or her duly authorized attorney, signs an instrument of transfer in respect of shares registered in the name of the shareholder, the signed instrument of transfer together with any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, constitutes a complete and sufficient authority to the Company and its directors, officers and agents to register the number of shares specified in the instrument of transfer or specified in any other manner, or, if no number is specified, all the shares represented by the share certificates or set out in the written acknowledgements deposited with the instrument of transfer:

  • (a) in the name of the person named as transferee in that instrument of transfer; or
  • (b) if no person is named as transferee in that instrument of transfer, in the name of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered.

5.5 Enquiry as to Title Not Required

Neither the Company nor any director, officer or agent of the Company is bound to inquire into the title of the person named in the instrument of transfer as transferee or, if no person is named as transferee in the instrument of transfer, of the person on whose behalf the instrument is deposited for the purpose of having the transfer registered or is liable for any claim related to registering the transfer by the shareholder or by any intermediate owner or holder of the shares, of any interest in the shares, of any share certificate representing such shares or of any written acknowledgement of a right to obtain a share certificate for such shares.

ARTICLE 6 TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

6.1 Legal Personal Representative Recognized on Death

In the case of the death of a shareholder, the legal personal representative, or if the shareholder was a joint holder, the surviving joint holder, will be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to the shareholder's interest in the shares. Before recognizing a person as a legal personal representative, the directors may require proof of appointment by a court of competent jurisdiction, a grant of letters probate, letters of administration or such other evidence or documents as the directors consider appropriate.

6.2 Rights of Legal Personal Representative

The legal personal representative has the same rights, privileges and obligations that attach to the shares held by the shareholder, including the right to transfer the shares in accordance with these Articles, provided the documents required by the Business Corporations Act and the directors have been deposited with the Company.

ARTICLE 7 PURCHASE OF SHARES

7.1 Company Authorized to Purchase Shares

Subject to Article 7.2, the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may, if authorized by the directors, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares at the price and upon the terms specified in such resolution.

7.2 Purchase When Insolvent

The Company must not make a payment or provide any other consideration to purchase or otherwise acquire any of its shares if there are reasonable grounds for believing that:

  • (a) the Company is insolvent; or
  • (b) making the payment or providing the consideration would render the Company insolvent.

7.3 Sale and Voting of Purchased Shares

If the Company retains a share redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by it, the Company may sell, cancel, gift or otherwise dispose of the share, but, while such share is held by the Company, it:

  • (a) is not entitled to vote the share at a meeting of its shareholders;
  • (b) must not pay a dividend in respect of the share; and
  • (c) must not make any other distribution in respect of the share.

ARTICLE 8 BORROWING POWERS

8.1 Borrowing Powers

The Company, if authorized by the directors, may:

  • (a) borrow money in the manner and amount, on the security, from the sources and on the terms and conditions that they consider appropriate;
  • (b) issue bonds, debentures and other debt obligations either outright or as security for any liability or obligation of the Company or any other person and at such discounts or premiums and on such other terms as they consider appropriate;
  • (c) guarantee the repayment of money by any other person or the performance of any obligation of any other person; and
  • (d) mortgage, charge, whether by way of specific or floating charge, grant a security interest in, or give other security on, the whole or any part of the present and future assets and undertaking of the Company.

8.2 Banking Arrangements

The banking business of the Company, including without limitation, the borrowing powers set forth in Article 8.1 above, shall be transacted with such banks, trust companies or other bodies corporate or organizations as may from time to time be designated by or under the authority of the board. Such banking business or any part thereof shall be transacted under such agreements, instructions and delegations of powers as the board may from time to time prescribe.

ARTICLE 9 ALTERATIONS

9.1 Alteration of Authorized Share Structure

Subject to Article 9.2, Article 30.228.5 and the Business Corporations Act, the Company may:

  • (1) by directors' resolution:
  • (a) subdivide or consolidate all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares;
  • (b) increase, reduce or eliminate the maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares or establish a maximum number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue out of any class or series of shares for which no maximum is established; or
  • (c) if none of the Preferred Shares are issued, alter the Articles of the Company to amend or add to the special rights and restrictions attached to the Preferred Shares, including but without limiting or restricting the generality of the foregoing, the rate or amount of dividends (whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative), the terms and conditions of any redemption, retraction, conversion or exchange rights.;
  • (2) by ordinary resolution:
  • (a) create one or more classes or series of shares or, if none of the shares of a class or series of shares are allotted or issued, eliminate that class or series of shares;
  • (b) if the Company is authorized to issue shares of a class of shares with par value:
    • (i) decrease the par value of those shares; or
    • (ii) if none of the shares of that class of shares are allotted or issued, increase the par value of those shares;
  • (3) by special resolution:
  • (a) change all or any of its unissued, or fully paid issued, shares with par value into shares without par value or any of its unissued shares without par value into shares with par value;
  • (b) otherwise alter its shares or authorized share structure when required or permitted to do so by the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (c) alter the identifying name of any of its shares.

9.2 Special Rights or Restrictions

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company may by special resolution:

  • (a) create special rights or restrictions for, and attach those special rights or restrictions to, the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued; or
  • (b) vary or delete any special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares, whether or not any or all of those shares have been issued.

9.3 Change of Name

The Company may by either a director or ordinary resolution authorize an alteration of its Notice of Articles in order to change its name.

9.4 Other Alterations

If the Business Corporations Act does not specify the type of resolution and these Articles do not specify another type of resolution, the Company may by special resolution alter these Articles.

ARTICLE 10 MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

10.1 Annual General Meetings

Subject to Article 10.2, unless an annual general meeting is deferred or waived in accordance with the Business Corporations Act, the Company must hold its first annual general meeting within 18 months after the date on which it was incorporated or otherwise recognized, and after that must hold an annual general meeting at least once in each calendar year and not more than 15 months after the last annual reference date at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.

10.2 Resolution Instead of Annual General Meeting

If all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting consent by a unanimous resolution under the Business Corporations Act to all of the business that is required to be transacted at that annual general meeting, the annual general meeting is deemed to have been held on the date of the unanimous resolution. The shareholders must, in any unanimous resolution passed under this Article 10.2, select as the Company's annual reference date a date that would be appropriate for the holding of the applicable annual general meeting.

10.3 Calling of Meetings of Shareholders

The directors may, whenever they think fit, call a meeting of shareholders to be held at such time and place as may be determined by the directors.

10.4 Notice for Meetings of Shareholders

Except for a resolution passed pursuant to Article 10.2, the Company must send notice of the date, time and location of any meeting of shareholders, in the manner provided in these Articles, or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by ordinary resolution (whether previous notice of the resolution has been given or not), to each shareholder entitled to attend the meeting, to each director and to the auditor of the Company, unless these Articles otherwise provide, at least the following number of days before the meeting:

  • (a) if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
  • (b) otherwise, 10 days.

10.5 Record Date for Notice

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is held by fewer than:

  • (a) if and for so long as the Company is a public company, 21 days;
  • (b) otherwise, 10 days.

If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

10.6 Record Date for Voting

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders. The record date must not precede the date on which the meeting is to be held by more than two months or, in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders under the Business Corporations Act, by more than four months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the day immediately preceding the first date on which the notice is sent or, if no notice is sent, the beginning of the meeting.

10.7 Failure to Give Notice and Waiver of Notice

The accidental omission to send notice of any meeting to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any of the persons entitled to notice does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting. Any person entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders may, in writing or otherwise, waive or reduce the period of notice of such meeting. Attendance of a person at a meeting of shareholders is a waiver of entitlement to notice of the meeting unless that person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.

10.8 Notice of Special Business at Meetings of Shareholders

If a meeting of shareholders is to consider special business within the meaning of Article 11.1, the notice of meeting must:

  • (a) state the general nature of the special business; and
  • (b) if the special business includes considering, approving, ratifying, adopting or authorizing any document or the signing of or giving of effect to any document, have attached to it a copy of the document or state that a copy of the document will be available for inspection by shareholders:
  • (i) at the Company's records office, or at such other reasonably accessible location in British Columbia as is specified in the notice; and
  • (ii) during statutory business hours on any one or more specified days before the day set for the holding of the meeting.

10.9 Location of Meetings of Shareholders

Meetings of shareholders of the Company may be held outside British Columbia, anywhere within Canada or the United States, including Toronto, Ontario.

10.10 Class Meetings and Series Meetings of Shareholders

Unless otherwise specified in these Articles, the provisions of these Articles relating to a meeting of shareholders will apply, with the necessary changes so far as they are applicable, to a class meeting or a series meeting of shareholders holding a particular class or series of shares.

ARTICLE 11 PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

11.1 Special Business

At a meeting of shareholders, the following business is special business:

  • (a) at a meeting of shareholders that is not an annual general meeting, all business is special business except business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
  • (b) at an annual general meeting, all business is special business except for the following:
  • (i) business relating to the conduct of or voting at the meeting;
  • (ii) consideration of any financial statements of the Company presented to the meeting;
  • (iii) consideration of any reports of the directors or auditor;
  • (iv) the setting or changing of the number of directors;
  • (v) the election or appointment of directors;
  • (vi) the appointment of an auditor;
  • (vii) the setting of the remuneration of an auditor;
  • (viii) business arising out of a report of the directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution or an exceptional resolution; and
  • (ix) any other business which, under these Articles or the Business Corporations Act, may be transacted at a meeting of shareholders without prior notice of the business being given to the shareholders.

11.2 Special Majority

The majority of votes required for the Company to pass a special resolution at a meeting of shareholders is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution with all classes of shares voting together as if they were a single class except in the case of class votes.

11.3 Quorum

Subject to the special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of any class or series of shares and to Article 11.4, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of shareholders is two persons who are, or who represent by proxy, shareholders who, in the aggregate, hold at least 25% of the issued shares entitled to be voted at the meeting.

11.4 One Shareholder May Constitute Quorum

If there is only one shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the quorum is one person who is, or who represents by proxy, that shareholder, and
  • (b) that shareholder, present in person or by proxy, may constitute the meeting.

11.5 Other Persons May Attend

The directors, the president (if any), the secretary (if any), the assistant secretary (if any), any senior officers of the Company, any lawyer for the Company, the auditor of the Company and any other persons invited by the chair of the meeting are entitled to attend any meeting of shareholders, but if any of those persons does attend a meeting of shareholders, that person is not to be counted in the quorum and is not entitled to vote at the meeting unless that person is a shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting.

11.6 Requirement of Quorum

No business, other than the election of a chair of the meeting and the adjournment of the meeting, may be transacted at any meeting of shareholders unless a quorum of shareholders entitled to vote is present at the commencement of the meeting, but such quorum need not be present throughout the meeting.

11.7 Lack of Quorum

If, within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of a meeting of shareholders, a quorum is not present:

  • (a) in the case of a general meeting requisitioned by shareholders, the meeting is dissolved, and
  • (b) in the case of any other meeting of shareholders, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place (unless otherwise determined by the chair).

11.8 Lack of Quorum at Succeeding Meeting

If, at the meeting to which the meeting referred to in Article 11.7(b) was adjourned, a quorum is not present within one-half hour from the time set for the holding of the meeting, the person or persons present and being, or representing by proxy, one or more shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting constitute a quorum.

11.9 Chair

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the chair of the board, if any; or
  • (b) if the chair of the board is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the president, if any; or
  • (c) if each of the chair of the board and the president is absent or unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, the chief executive officer, if any.

11.10 Selection of Alternate Chair

If, at any meeting of shareholders, there is no chair of the board, president or chief executive officer present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, or if each of the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer are unwilling to act as chair of the meeting, or if each of the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer have advised the secretary, if any, or any director present at the meeting, that they will not be present at the meeting, the directors present must choose one of their number to be chair of the meeting or if all of the directors present decline to take the chair or fail to so choose or if no director is present, the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy may choose any person present at the meeting to chair the meeting.

11.11 Adjournments

The chair of a meeting of shareholders may, and if so directed by the meeting must, adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business may be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

11.12 Notice of Adjourned Meeting

It is not necessary to give any notice of an adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting of shareholders except that, when a meeting is adjourned for 30 days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given as in the case of the original meeting.

11.13 Electronic Voting

Any vote at a meeting of shareholders may be held entirely or partially by means of telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities, if the directors determine to make them available, whether or not persons entitled to attend participate in the meeting by means of telephonic, electronic or other communications facilities.

11.14 Decision by Show of Hands or Poll

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, every motion put to a vote at a meeting of shareholders will be decided on a show of hands or the functional equivalent of a show of hands by means of electronic, telephonic or other communication facility, unless a poll, before or on the declaration of the result of the vote by show of hands or the functional equivalent of a show of hands, is directed by the chair or demanded by at least one shareholder entitled to vote who is present in person or by proxy.

11.15 Declaration of Result

The chair of a meeting of shareholders must declare to the meeting the decision on every question in accordance with the result of the show of hands (or its functional equivalent) or the poll, as the case may be, and that decision must be entered in the minutes of the meeting. A declaration of the chair that a resolution is carried by the necessary majority or is defeated is, unless a poll is directed by the chair or demanded under Article 11.14, conclusive evidence without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution.

11.16 Motion Need Not be Seconded

No motion proposed at a meeting of shareholders need be seconded unless the chair of the meeting rules otherwise, and the chair of any meeting of shareholders is entitled to propose or second a motion.

11.17 Casting Vote

In the case of an equality of votes, the chair of a meeting of shareholders does not, either on a show of hands or on a poll, have a second or casting vote in addition to the vote or votes to which the chair may be entitled as a shareholder.

11.18 Manner of Taking Poll

Subject to Article 11.19, if a poll is duly demanded at a meeting of shareholders:

  • (a) the poll must be taken at the meeting, or any adjournment thereof in the manner, at the time and at the place that the chair of the meeting directs;
  • (b) the result of the poll is deemed to be the decision of the meeting at which the poll is demanded; and
  • (c) the demand for the poll may be withdrawn by the person who demanded it.

11.19 Chair Must Resolve Dispute

In the case of any dispute as to the admission or rejection of a vote given on a poll, the chair of the meeting must determine the dispute, and his or her determination made in good faith is final and conclusive.

11.20 Casting of Votes

On a poll, a shareholder entitled to more than one vote need not cast all the votes in the same way.

11.21 Demand for Poll

No poll may be demanded in respect of the vote by which a chair of a meeting of shareholders is elected.

11.22 Demand for Poll Not to Prevent Continuance of Meeting

The demand for a poll at a meeting of shareholders does not, unless the chair of the meeting so rules, prevent the continuation of a meeting for the transaction of any business other than the question on which a poll has been demanded.

11.23 Retention of Ballots and Proxies

The Company must, for at least three months after a meeting of shareholders, keep each ballot cast on a poll and each proxy voted at the meeting, and, during that period, make them available for inspection during normal business hours by any shareholder or proxy holder entitled to vote at the meeting. At the end of such three month period, the Company may destroy such ballots and proxies.

11.24 Electronic Meetings

The directors may determine that a meeting of shareholders shall be held entirely by means of telephonic, electronic or other communication facilities that permit all participants to communicate with each other during the meeting. A meeting of shareholders may also be held at which some, but not necessarily all, persons entitled to attend may participate by means of such communications facilities, if the directors determine to make them available. A shareholder who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 11.24 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

ARTICLE 12 VOTES OF SHAREHOLDERS

12.1 Number of Votes by Shareholder or by Shares

Subject to any special rights or restrictions attached to any shares and to the restrictions imposed on joint shareholders under Article 12.3:

  • (a) on a vote by show of hands, every person present who is a shareholder or proxy holder and entitled to vote on the matter has one vote; and
  • (b) on a poll, every shareholder entitled to vote on the matter has one vote in respect of each share entitled to be voted on the matter and held by that shareholder and may exercise that vote either in person or by proxy.

12.2 Votes of Persons in Representative Capacity

A person who is not a shareholder may vote at a meeting of shareholders, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, and may appoint a proxy holder to act at the meeting, if, before doing so, the person satisfies the chair of the meeting, or the directors, that the person is a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy for a shareholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting.

12.3 Votes by Joint Holders

If there are joint shareholders registered in respect of any share:

  • (a) any one of the joint shareholders may vote at any meeting, either personally or by proxy, in respect of the share as if that joint shareholder were solely entitled to it; or
  • (b) if more than one of the joint shareholders is present at any meeting, personally or by proxy, and more than one of them votes in respect of that share, then only the vote of the joint shareholder present whose name stands first on the central securities register in respect of the share will be counted.

12.4 Legal Personal Representatives as Joint Shareholders

Two or more legal personal representatives of a shareholder in whose sole name any share is registered are, for the purposes of Article 12.3, deemed to be joint shareholders.

12.5 Representative of a Corporate Shareholder

If a corporation, that is not a subsidiary of the Company, is a shareholder, that corporation may appoint a person to act as its representative at any meeting of shareholders of the Company, and:

  • (a) for that purpose, the instrument appointing a representative must:
  • (i) be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice for the receipt of proxies, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or
  • (ii) be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting.

  • (b) if a representative is appointed under this Article 12.5:

  • (i) the representative is entitled to exercise in respect of and at that meeting the same rights on behalf of the corporation that the representative represents as that corporation could exercise if it were a shareholder who is an individual, including, without limitation, the right to appoint a proxy holder; and
  • (ii) the representative, if present at the meeting, is to be counted for the purpose of forming a quorum and is deemed to be a shareholder present in person at the meeting.

Evidence of the appointment of any such representative may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.

12.6 Proxy Holder Need Not Be Shareholder

A person who is not a shareholder may be appointed as a proxyholder.

12.7 When Proxy Provisions Do Not Apply to the Company

If and for so long as the Company is a public company, (i) Articles 12.8,12.9, 12.10, 12.12, 12.13, 12.14 and 12.15 apply only insofar as they are not inconsistent with any Canadian securities legislation applicable to the Company, any U.S. securities legislation applicable to the Company or any rules of an exchange on which securities of the Company are listed and (ii) Article 12.11 does not apply.

12.8 Appointment of Proxy Holders

Every shareholder of the Company, including a corporation that is a shareholder but not a subsidiary of the Company, entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders of the Company may, by proxy, appoint one or more (but not more than five) proxy holders to attend and act at the meeting in the manner, to the extent and with the powers conferred by the proxy.

12.9 Deposit of Proxy

A proxy for a meeting of shareholders must:

  • (a) be received at the registered office of the Company or at any other place specified, in the notice calling the meeting, for the receipt of proxies, at least the number of business days specified in the notice, or if no number of days is specified, two business days before the day set for the holding of the meeting; or
  • (b) unless the notice provides otherwise, be provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting or to a person designated by the chair of the meeting.

A proxy may be sent to the Company by written instrument, fax or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages.

12.10 Validity of Proxy Vote

A vote given in accordance with the terms of a proxy is valid notwithstanding the death or incapacity of the shareholder giving the proxy and despite the revocation of the proxy or the revocation of the authority under which the proxy is given, unless notice in writing of that death, incapacity or revocation is received:

(a) at the registered office of the Company, at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or

(b) by the chair of the meeting, before the vote is taken.

12.11 Form of Proxy

A proxy, whether for a specified meeting or otherwise, must be either in the following form or in any other form approved by the directors or the chair of the meeting:

FG Acquisition Corp.Think Financial Group Holdings Limited (the "Company")

The undersigned, being a shareholder of the Company, hereby appoints [name] or, failing that person, [name], as proxy holder for the undersigned to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the undersigned at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on [month, day, year] and at any adjournment of that meeting.

Number of shares in respect of which this proxy is given (if no number is specified, then this proxy if given in respect of all shares registered in the name of the shareholder):

Signed this _____ day of ____________________, _____.

(Signature of shareholder)

(Name of shareholder – printed)

12.12 Revocation of Proxy

Subject to Article 12.13, every proxy may be revoked by an instrument in writing that is:

  • (a) received at the registered office of the Company at any time up to and including the last business day before the day set for the holding of the meeting at which the proxy is to be used; or
  • (b) provided, at the meeting, to the chair of the meeting.

12.13 Revocation of Proxy Must Be Signed

An instrument referred to in Article 12.12 must be signed as follows:

  • (a) if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is an individual, the instrument must be signed by the shareholder or his or her legal personal representative or trustee in bankruptcy;
  • (b) if the shareholder for whom the proxy holder is appointed is a corporation, the instrument must be signed by the corporation or by a representative appointed for the corporation under Article 12.5.

12.14 Chair May Determine Validity of Proxy

The chair of any meeting of shareholders may determine whether or not a proxy deposited for use at the meeting, which may not strictly comply with the requirements of this Part 12 as to form, execution, accompanying documentation, time of filing or otherwise, shall be valid for use at such meeting and any such determination made in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon such meeting.

12.15 Production of Evidence of Authority to Vote

The chair of any meeting of shareholders may, but need not, inquire into the authority of any person to vote at the meeting and may, but need not, demand from that person production of evidence as to the existence of the authority to vote.

ARTICLE 13 DIRECTORS

13.1 First Directors; Number of Directors

The first directors are the persons designated as directors of the Company in the Notice of Articles that applies to the Company when it is recognized under the Business Corporations Act. The minimum number of directors is three (3) and the maximum number of directors is twenty (20). The number of directors, excluding additional directors appointed under Article 14.8, is set at the greater of the number of directors set by ordinary resolution (whether or not previous notice of the resolution was given) and the number of directors set under Article 14.4.

13.2 Change in Number of Directors

If the number of directors is set under Article 13.1:

  • (a) the shareholders may elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number;
  • (b) if the shareholders do not elect or appoint the directors needed to fill any vacancies in the board of directors up to that number contemporaneously with the setting of that number, then the directors may appoint, or the shareholders may elect or appoint, directors to fill those vacancies.

13.3 Directors' Acts Valid Despite Vacancy

An act or proceeding of the directors is not invalid merely because fewer than the number of directors set or otherwise required under these Articles is in office.

13.4 Qualifications of Directors

A director is not required to hold a share in the capital of the Company as qualification for his or her office but must be qualified as required by the Business Corporations Act to become, act or continue to act as a director.

13.5 Remuneration of Directors

The directors are entitled to the remuneration for acting as directors, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine. If the directors so decide, the remuneration of the directors, if any, will be determined by the shareholders. That remuneration may be in addition to any salary or other remuneration paid to any officer or employee of the Company as such, who is also a director.

13.6 Reimbursement of Expenses of Directors

The Company must reimburse each director for the reasonable expenses that he or she may incur in and about the business of the Company.

13.7 Special Remuneration for Directors

If any director performs any professional or other services for the Company that in the opinion of the directors are outside the ordinary duties of a director, or if any director is otherwise specially occupied in or about the Company's business, he or she may be paid remuneration fixed by the directors, or, at the option of that director, fixed by ordinary resolution, and such remuneration may be either in addition to, or in substitution for, any other remuneration that he or she may be entitled to receive.

ARTICLE 14 ELECTION AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

14.1 Election at Annual General Meeting

At every annual general meeting and in every unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2:

  • (a) the shareholders entitled to vote at the annual general meeting for the election of directors must elect, or in the unanimous resolution appoint, a board of directors consisting of the number of directors for the time being set under these Articles; and
  • (b) all the directors cease to hold office immediately before the election or appointment of directors under paragraph (a), but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment.

14.2 Consent to be a Director

No election, appointment or designation of an individual as a director is valid unless:

  • (a) that individual consents to be a director in the manner provided for in the Business Corporations Act;
  • (b) that individual is elected or appointed at a meeting at which the individual is present and the individual does not refuse, at the meeting, to be a director; or
  • (c) with respect to first directors, the designation is otherwise valid under the Business Corporations Act.

14.3 Failure to Elect or Appoint Directors

If:

  • (a) the Company fails to hold an annual general meeting, and all the shareholders who are entitled to vote at an annual general meeting fail to pass the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, on or before the date by which the annual general meeting is required to be held under the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (b) the shareholders fail, at the annual general meeting or in the unanimous resolution contemplated by Article 10.2, to elect or appoint any directors;

then each director then in office continues to hold office until the earlier of:

  • (c) the date on which his or her successor is elected or appointed; and
  • (d) the date on which he or she otherwise ceases to hold office under the Business Corporations Act or these Articles.

14.4 Places of Retiring Directors Not Filled

If, at any meeting of shareholders at which there should be an election of directors, the places of any of the retiring directors are not filled by that election, those retiring directors who are not re-elected and who are asked by the newly elected directors to continue in office will, if willing to do so, continue in office to complete the number of directors for the time being set pursuant to these Articles until further new directors are elected at a meeting of shareholders convened for that purpose. If any such election or continuance of directors does not result in the election or continuance of the number of directors for the time being set pursuant to these Articles, the number of directors of the Company is deemed to be set at the number of directors actually elected or continued in office.

14.5 Directors May Fill Casual Vacancies

Any casual vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled by the directors.

14.6 Remaining Directors Power to Act

The directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in the board of directors, but if the Company has fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the directors may only act for the purpose of appointing directors up to that number or of summoning a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of filling any vacancies on the board of directors or, subject to the Business Corporations Act, for any other purpose.

14.7 Shareholders May Fill Vacancies

If the Company has no directors or fewer directors in office than the number set pursuant to these Articles as the quorum of directors, the shareholders may elect or appoint directors to fill any vacancies on the board of directors.

14.8 Additional Directors

Notwithstanding Articles 13.1 and 13.2, between annual general meetings or unanimous resolutions contemplated by Article 10.2, the directors may appoint one or more additional directors, but the number of additional directors appointed under this Article 14.8 must not at any time exceed:

  • (a) one-third of the number of first directors, if, at the time of the appointments, one or more of the first directors have not yet completed their first term of office; or
  • (b) in any other case, one-third of the number of the current directors who were elected or appointed as directors other than under this Article 14.8.

Any director so appointed ceases to hold office immediately before the next election or appointment of directors under Article 14.1(a), but is eligible for re-election or re-appointment

14.9 Ceasing to be a Director

A director ceases to be a director when:

  • (a) the term of office of the director expires;
  • (b) the director dies;
  • (c) the director resigns as a director by notice in writing provided to the Company or a lawyer for the Company; or

(d) the director is removed from office pursuant to Articles 14.10 or 14.11.

14.10 Removal of Director by Shareholders

The Company may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office by special resolution. In that event, the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill the resulting vacancy. If the shareholders do not elect or appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy contemporaneously with the removal, then the directors may appoint or the shareholders may elect, or appoint by ordinary resolution, a director to fill that vacancy.

14.11 Removal of Director by Directors

The directors may remove any director before the expiration of his or her term of office if: (i) the director is convicted of an indictable offence; (ii) the director is unacceptable to an applicable Governmental Authority; or (iii) the director ceases to be qualified to act as a director of a company and does not promptly resign, and the directors may appoint a director to fill the resulting vacancy.

ARTICLE 15 ADVANCE NOTICE PROVISIONS

15.1 Nomination of Directors

Subject only to the Business Corporations Act and these Articles, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set out in this Article 15 shall be eligible for election as directors to the board of the Company. Nominations of persons for election to the board may only be made at an annual meeting of shareholders, or at a special meeting of shareholders called for any purpose at which the election of directors is a matter specified in the notice of meeting, as follows:

  • (a) by or at the direction of the board or an authorized officer of the Company, including pursuant to a notice of meeting;
  • (b) by or at the direction or request of one or more shareholders pursuant to a valid proposal made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act or a valid requisition of shareholders made in accordance with the provisions of the Business Corporations Act; or
  • (c) by any person entitled to vote at such meeting (a "Nominating Shareholder"), who:
  • (i) is, at the close of business on the date of giving notice provided for in this Article 15 and on the record date for notice of such meeting, either entered in the securities register of the Company as a holder of one or more shares carrying the right to vote at such meeting or who beneficially owns shares that are entitled to be voted at such meeting and provides evidence of such beneficial ownership to the Company; and
  • (ii) has given timely notice in proper written form as set forth in this Article 15.

15.2 Exclusive Means

For the avoidance of doubt, this Article 15 shall be the exclusive means for any person to bring nominations for election to the board before any annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Company.

15.3 Timely Notice

In order for a nomination made by a Nominating Shareholder to be timely notice (a "Timely Notice"), the Nominating Shareholder's notice must be received by the corporate secretary of the Company at the principal executive offices or registered office of the Company:

  • (a) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders (including an annual and special meeting), not later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the 30th day before the date of the meeting; provided, however, if the first public announcement made by the Company of the date of the meeting (each such date being the "Notice Date") is less than 50 days before the meeting date, notice by the Nominating Shareholder may be given not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date; and
  • (b) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of shareholders called for any purpose which includes the election of directors to the board, not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date,

provided that, in either instance, if notice-and-access (as defined in National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer) is used for delivery of proxy related materials in respect of a meeting described in Article 15.3(a) or 15.3(b), and the Notice Date in respect of the meeting is not less than 50 days before the date of the applicable meeting, the notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 40th day before the date of the applicable meeting.

15.4 Proper Form of Notice

To be in proper written form, a Nominating Shareholder's notice to the corporate secretary must comply with all the provisions of this Article 15 and disclose or include, as applicable:

  • (a) as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (a "Proposed Nominee"):
  • (i) the name, age, business and residential address of the Proposed Nominee;
  • (ii) the principal occupation/business or employment of the Proposed Nominee, both presently and for the past five years;
  • (iii) the number of securities of each class of securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Proposed Nominee, as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice;
  • (iv) full particulars of any relationships, agreements, arrangements or understandings (including financial, compensation or indemnity related) between the Proposed Nominee and the Nominating Shareholder, or any affiliates or associates of, or any person or entity acting jointly or in concert with, the Proposed Nominee or the Nominating Shareholder;
  • (v) any other information that would be required to be disclosed in a dissident proxy circular or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or applicable securities law; and

  • (vi) a written consent of each Proposed Nominee to being named as nominee and certifying that such Proposed Nominee is not disqualified from acting as director under the provisions of subsection 124(2) of the Business Corporations Act; and

  • (b) as to each Nominating Shareholder giving the notice, and each beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made:
  • (i) their name, business and residential address;
  • (ii) the number of securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by the Nominating Shareholder or any other person with whom the Nominating Shareholder is acting jointly or in concert with respect to the Company or any of its securities, as of the record date for the meeting of shareholders (if such date shall then have been made publicly available and shall have occurred) and as of the date of such notice;
  • (iii) their interests in, or rights or obligations associated with, any agreement, arrangement or understanding, the purpose or effect of which is to alter, directly or indirectly, the person's economic interest in a security of the Company or the person's economic exposure to the Company;
  • (iv) any relationships, agreements or arrangements, including financial, compensation and indemnity related relationships, agreements or arrangements, between the Nominating Shareholder or any affiliates or associates of, or any person or entity acting jointly or in concert with, the Nominating Shareholder and any Proposed Nominee;
  • (v) full particulars of any proxy, contract, relationship arrangement, agreement or understanding pursuant to which such person, or any of its affiliates or associates, or any person acting jointly or in concert with such person, has any interests, rights or obligations relating to the voting of any securities of the Company or the nomination of directors to the board;
  • (vi) a representation that the Nominating Shareholder is a holder of record of securities of the Company, or a beneficial owner, entitled to vote at such meeting, and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such nomination;
  • (vii) a representation as to whether such person intends to deliver a proxy circular and/or form of proxy to any shareholder of the Company in connection with such nomination or otherwise solicit proxies or votes from shareholders of the Company in support of such nomination; and
  • (viii) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be included in a dissident proxy circular or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or as required by applicable securities law.

Reference to "Nominating Shareholder" in this Article 15.4 shall be deemed to refer to each shareholder that nominated or seeks to nominate a person for election as director in the case of a nomination proposal where more than one shareholder is involved in making the nomination proposal.

15.5 Currency of Nominee Information

All information to be provided in a Timely Notice pursuant to this Article 15 shall be provided as of the date of such notice. The Nominating Shareholder shall provide the Company with an update to such information forthwith so that it is true and correct in all material respects as of the date that is 10 business days before the date of the meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

15.6 Delivery of Information

Notwithstanding Article 24 of these Articles, any notice, or other document or information required to be given to the corporate secretary pursuant to this Article 15 may only be given by personal delivery or courier (but not by fax or email) to the corporate secretary at the address of the principal executive offices or registered office of the Company and shall be deemed to have been given and made on the date of delivery if it is a business day and the delivery was made prior to 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) and otherwise on the next business day.

15.7 Defective Nomination Determination

The chair of any meeting of shareholders of the Company shall have the power to determine whether any proposed nomination is made in accordance with the provisions of this Article 15, and if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with such provisions, must as soon as practicable following receipt of such nomination and prior to the meeting declare that such defective nomination shall not be considered at any meeting of shareholders.

15.8 Failure to Appear

Despite any other provision of this Article 15, if the Nominating Shareholder (or a qualified representative of the Nominating Shareholder) does not appear at the meeting of shareholders of the Company to present the nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Company.

15.9 Waiver

The board may, in its sole discretion, waive any requirement in this Article 15.

15.10 Definitions

For the purposes of this Article 15, "public announcement" means disclosure in a press release disseminated by the Company through a national news service in Canada, or in a document filed by the Company for public access under its profile on the System of Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.

ARTICLE 16 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DIRECTORS

16.1 Powers of Management

The directors must, subject to the Business Corporations Act and these Articles, manage or supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Company and have the authority to exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by the Business Corporations Act or by these Articles, required to be exercised by the shareholders of the Company.

16.2 Appointment of Attorney of Company

The directors may from time to time, by power of attorney or other instrument, under seal if so required by law, appoint any person to be the attorney of the Company for such purposes, and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these Articles and excepting the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors, to remove a director, to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors, to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors and to declare dividends) and for such period, and with such remuneration and subject to such conditions as the directors may think fit. Any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection or convenience of persons dealing with such attorney as the directors think fit. Any such attorney may be authorized by the directors to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions for the time being vested in him or her.

ARTICLE 17 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST OF DIRECTORS

17.1 Obligation to Account for Profits

A director or senior officer who holds a disclosable interest (as that term is used in the Business Corporations Act) in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is liable to account to the Company for any profit that accrues to the director or senior officer under or as a result of the contract or transaction only if and to the extent provided in the Business Corporations Act.

17.2 Restrictions on Voting by Reason of Interest

A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter is not entitled to vote on any directors' resolution to approve that contract or transaction, unless all the directors have a disclosable interest in that contract or transaction, in which case any or all of those directors may vote on such resolution.

17.3 Interested Director Counted in Quorum

A director who holds a disclosable interest in a contract or transaction into which the Company has entered or proposes to enter and who is present at the meeting of directors at which the contract or transaction is considered for approval may be counted in the quorum at the meeting whether or not the director votes on any or all of the resolutions considered at the meeting.

17.4 Disclosure of Conflict of Interest or Property

A director or senior officer who holds any office or possesses any property, right or interest that could result, directly or indirectly, in the creation of a duty or interest that materially conflicts with that individual's duty or interest as a director or senior officer, must disclose the nature and extent of the conflict as required by the Business Corporations Act.

17.5 Director Holding Other Office in the Company

A director may hold any office or employment with the Company, other than the office of auditor of the Company, in addition to his or her office of director for the period and on the terms (as to remuneration or otherwise) that the directors may determine.

17.6 No Disqualification

No director or intended director is disqualified by his or her office from contracting with the Company either with regard to the holding of any office or place of profit the director holds with the Company or as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, and no contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which a director is in any way interested is liable to be voided for that reason.

17.7 Professional Services by Director or Officer

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, a director or officer, or any person in which a director or officer has an interest, may act in a professional capacity for the Company, except as auditor of the Company, and the director or officer or such person is entitled to remuneration for professional services as if that director or officer were not a director or officer.

17.8 Director or Officer in Other Corporations

A director or officer may be or become a director, officer or employee of, or otherwise interested in, any person in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder or otherwise, and, subject to the Business Corporations Act, the director or officer is not accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him or her as director, officer or employee of, or from his or her interest in, such other person.

ARTICLE 18 PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

18.1 Meetings of Directors

The directors may meet together for the conduct of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit, and meetings of the directors held at regular intervals may be held at the place, at the time and on the notice, if any, as the directors may from time to time determine.

18.2 Voting at Meetings

Questions arising at any meeting of directors are to be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

18.3 Chair of Meetings

The following individual is entitled to preside as chair at a meeting of directors:

  • (a) the chair of the board, if any;
  • (b) in the absence of the chair of the board, the president, if any, if the president is a director;
  • (c) in the absence of the chair of the board and the president, the chief executive officer if any, if the chief executive officer is a director; or
  • (d) any other director chosen by the directors if:
  • (i) neither the chair of the board nor the president nor the chief executive officer, if a director, is present at the meeting within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting;
  • (ii) neither the chair of the board nor the president nor the chief executive officer, if a director, is willing to chair the meeting; or
  • (iii) the chair of the board, the president and the chief executive officer, if a director, have advised the secretary, if any, or any other director, that they will not be present at the meeting.

18.4 Meetings by Telephone or Other Communications Medium

A director may participate in a meeting of the directors or of any committee of the directors in person or by electronic, telephonic or other communications medium if all directors participating in the meeting, whether in person or by electronic, telephonic or other communications medium, are able to communicate with each other. A director who participates in a meeting in a manner contemplated by this Article 18.4 is deemed for all purposes of the Business Corporations Act and these Articles to be present at the meeting and to have agreed to participate in that manner.

18.5 Calling of Meetings

A director may, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Company, if any, on the request of a director must, call a meeting of the directors at any time.

18.6 Notice of Meetings

Other than for meetings held at regular intervals as determined by the directors pursuant to Article 18.1, reasonable notice of each meeting of the directors, specifying the place, day and time of that meeting must be given to each of the directors by any method set out in Article 24.1 or orally or by telephone.

18.7 When Notice Not Required

It is not necessary to give notice of a meeting of the directors to a director if:

  • (a) the meeting is to be held immediately following a meeting of shareholders at which that director was elected or appointed, or is the meeting of the directors at which that director is appointed; or
  • (b) the director has waived notice of the meeting.

18.8 Meeting Valid Despite Failure to Give Notice

The accidental omission to give notice of any meeting of directors to, or the non-receipt of any notice by, any director does not invalidate any proceedings at that meeting.

18.9 Waiver of Notice of Meetings

Any director may send to the Company a document signed by him or her waiving notice of any past, present or future meeting or meetings of the directors and may at any time withdraw that waiver with respect to meetings held after that withdrawal. After sending a waiver with respect to all future meetings and until that waiver is withdrawn, no notice of any meeting of the directors need be given to such director and all meetings of the directors so held are deemed not to be improperly called or constituted by reason of notice not having been given to such director. Attendance of a director at a meeting of the directors is a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless that director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting is not lawfully called.

18.10 Quorum

The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be set by the directors and, if not so set, is deemed to be set at a majority of the directors. If, however, the Company has fewer than three directors, all directors must be present at any meeting of the board to constitute a quorum.

18.11 Validity of Acts Where Appointment Defective

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, an act of a director or officer is not invalid merely because of an irregularity in the election or appointment or a defect in the qualification of that director or officer.

18.12 Consent Resolutions in Writing

A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors consented to in writing by all of the directors entitled to vote on it, whether by signed document, fax, email or any other method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, is as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together are deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. A resolution passed in that manner is effective on the date stated in the resolution or on the latest date stated on any counterpart. A resolution of the directors or of any committee of the directors passed in accordance with this Article 18.12 is deemed to be a proceeding at a meeting of directors or of the committee of the directors and to be as valid and effective as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors or of the committee of the directors that satisfies all the requirements of the Business Corporations Act and all the requirements of these Articles relating to meetings of the directors or of a committee of the directors.

ARTICLE 19 EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES

19.1 Appointment and Powers of Executive Committee

The directors may, by resolution, appoint an executive committee consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate, and this committee has, during the intervals between meetings of the board of directors, all of the directors' powers, except:

  • (a) the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
  • (b) the power to remove a director;
  • (c) the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and
  • (d) such other powers, if any, as may be set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors' resolution.

19.2 Appointment and Powers of Other Committees

The directors may, by resolution:

  • (a) appoint one or more committees (other than the executive committee) consisting of the director or directors that they consider appropriate;
  • (b) delegate to a committee appointed under paragraph (a) any of the directors' powers, except:
  • (i) the power to fill vacancies in the board of directors;
  • (ii) the power to remove a director;
  • (iii) the power to change the membership of, or fill vacancies in, any committee of the directors; and

  • (iv) the power to appoint or remove officers appointed by the directors; and

  • (c) make any delegation referred to in paragraph (b) subject to the conditions set out in the resolution or any subsequent directors' resolution.

19.3 Obligations of Committees

Any committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2, in the exercise of the powers delegated to it, must:

  • (a) conform to any rules that may from time to time be imposed on it by the directors; and
  • (b) report every act or thing done in exercise of those powers at such times as the directors may require.

19.4 Powers of Board

The directors may, at any time, with respect to a committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2:

  • (a) revoke or alter the authority given to the committee, or override a decision made by the committee, except as to acts done before such revocation, alteration or overriding;
  • (b) terminate the appointment of, or change the membership of, the committee; and
  • (c) fill vacancies in the committee.

19.5 Committee Meetings

Subject to Article 19.3(a) and unless the directors otherwise provide in the resolution appointing the committee or in any subsequent resolution, with respect to a committee appointed under Articles 19.1 or 19.2:

  • (a) the committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper;
  • (b) the committee may elect a chair of its meetings but, if no chair of a meeting is elected, or if at a meeting the chair of the meeting is not present within 15 minutes after the time set for holding the meeting, the directors present who are members of the committee may choose one of their number to chair the meeting;
  • (c) a majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum of the committee; and
  • (d) questions arising at any meeting of the committee are determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the chair of the meeting does not have a second or casting vote.

ARTICLE 20 OFFICERS

20.1 Directors May Appoint Officers

The directors may, from time to time, appoint such officers, if any, as the directors determine and the directors may, at any time, terminate any such appointment.

20.2 Functions, Duties and Powers of Officers

The directors may, for each officer:

  • (a) determine the functions and duties of the officer;
  • (b) entrust to and confer on the officer any of the powers exercisable by the directors on such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as the directors think fit; and
  • (c) revoke, withdraw, alter or vary all or any of the functions, duties and powers of the officer.

20.3 Qualifications

No officer may be appointed unless that officer is qualified in accordance with the Business Corporations Act. One person may hold more than one position as an officer of the Company. Any person appointed as the chair of the board or as the managing director must be a director. Any other officer need not be a director.

20.4 Remuneration and Terms of Appointment

All appointments of officers are to be made on the terms and conditions and at the remuneration (whether by way of salary, fee, commission, participation in profits or otherwise) that the directors think fit and are subject to termination at the pleasure of the directors, and an officer may in addition to such remuneration be entitled to receive, after he or she ceases to hold such office or leaves the employment of the Company, a pension or gratuity.

ARTICLE 21 INDEMNIFICATION

21.1 Definitions

In this Article 21:

"eligible penalty" means a judgment, penalty or fine awarded or imposed in, or an amount paid in settlement of, an eligible proceeding;

"eligible proceeding" means a legal proceeding or investigative action, whether current, threatened, pending or completed, in which a director or former director of the Company (an "eligible party") or any of the heirs and legal personal representatives of the eligible party, by reason of the eligible party being or having been a director of the Company:

  • (i) is or may be joined as a party; or
  • (ii) is or may be liable for or in respect of a judgment, penalty or fine in, or expenses related to, the proceeding;

"expenses" has the meaning set out in the Business Corporations Act.

21.2 Mandatory Indemnification of Directors and Former Directors

Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the Company must indemnify a director or former director of the Company and his or her heirs and legal personal representatives against all eligible penalties to which such person is or may be liable, and the Company must, after the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, pay the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in respect of that proceeding. Each director is deemed to have contracted with the Company on the terms of the indemnity contained in this Article 21.2.

21.3 Mandatory Advancement of Expenses

The Company must pay, as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of an eligible proceeding, the expenses actually and reasonably incurred by an eligible party in respect of that proceeding but the Company must first receive from the eligible party a written undertaking that, if it is ultimately determined that the payment of expenses is prohibited by the Business Corporations Act, the eligible party will repay the amounts advanced.

21.4 Indemnification of Other Persons

Subject to any restrictions in the Business Corporations Act, the Company may indemnify any person.

21.5 Non-Compliance with Business Corporations Act

The failure of a director or officer of the Company to comply with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles does not invalidate any indemnity to which he or she is entitled under this Article 21.

21.6 Company May Purchase Insurance

The Company may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any person (or his or her heirs or legal personal representatives) who:

  • (a) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company;
  • (b) is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation at a time when the corporation is or was an affiliate of the Company;
  • (c) at the request of the Company, is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;
  • (d) at the request of the Company, holds or held a position equivalent to that of a director or officer of a partnership, trust, joint venture or other unincorporated entity;

against any liability incurred by him or her as such director, officer, employee or agent or person who holds or held such equivalent position.

21.7 Escrow Account

It is expressly understood that the funds of the Company held in an escrow account with the Escrow Agent, pursuant to an escrow agreement entered into among, inter alia, the Company and the Escrow Agent, as it may be amended or assigned, shall not be available to make any indemnity payments permitted under these Articles, or any fees, expenses or disbursements in connection therewith.

ARTICLE 22 DIVIDENDS

22.1 Payment of Dividends Subject to Special Rights

The provisions of this Article 22 are subject to the rights, if any, of shareholders holding shares with special rights as to dividends.

22.2 Declaration of Dividends

Subject to the Business Corporations Act and the rights of the holders of issued shares of the Company, the directors may from time to time declare and authorize payment of such dividends as they may deem advisable.

22.3 No Notice Required

The directors need not give notice to any shareholder of any declaration under Article 22.2.

22.4 Record Date

The directors may set a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend. The record date must not precede the date on which the dividend is to be paid by more than two months. If no record date is set, the record date is 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date on which the directors pass the resolution declaring the dividend.

22.5 Manner of Paying Dividend

A resolution declaring a dividend may direct payment of the dividend wholly or partly in cash or by the distribution of specific assets or of fully paid shares or of bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, or in any one or more of those ways.

22.6 Settlement of Difficulties

If any difficulty arises in regard to a distribution under Article 22.5, the directors may settle the difficulty as they deem advisable, and, in particular, may:

  • (a) set the value for distribution of specific assets;
  • (b) determine that cash payments in substitution for all or any part of the specific assets to which any shareholders are entitled may be made to any shareholders on the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all parties; and
  • (c) vest any such specific assets in trustees for the persons entitled to the dividend.

22.7 When Dividend Payable

Any dividend may be made payable on such date as is fixed by the directors.

22.8 Dividends to be Paid in Accordance with Number of Shares

All dividends on shares of any class or series of shares must be declared and paid according to the number of such shares held.

22.9 Receipt by Joint Shareholders

If several persons are joint shareholders of any share, any one of them may give an effective receipt for any dividend, bonus or other money payable in respect of the share.

22.10 Dividend Bears No Interest

No dividend bears interest against the Company.

22.11 Fractional Dividends

If a dividend to which a shareholder is entitled includes a fraction of the smallest monetary unit of the currency of the dividend, that fraction may be disregarded in making payment of the dividend and that payment represents full payment of the dividend.

22.12 Payment of Dividends

Any dividend or other distribution payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque, made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent, and mailed to the address of the shareholder, or in the case of joint shareholders, to the address of the joint shareholder who is first named on the central securities register, or to the person and to the address the shareholder or joint shareholders may direct in writing. The mailing of such cheque will, to the extent of the sum represented by the cheque (plus the amount of the tax required by law to be deducted), discharge all liability for the dividend unless such cheque is not paid on presentation or the amount of tax so deducted is not paid to the appropriate taxing authority.

22.13 Capitalization of Surplus

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the directors may from time to time capitalize any surplus of the Company and may from time to time issue, as fully paid, shares or any bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as a dividend representing the surplus or any part of the surplus.

ARTICLE 23 DOCUMENTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS

23.1 Recording of Financial Affairs

The directors must cause adequate accounting records to be kept to record properly the financial affairs and condition of the Company and to comply with the Business Corporations Act.

23.2 Inspection of Accounting Records

Unless the directors determine otherwise, or unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, no shareholder of the Company is entitled to inspect or obtain a copy of any accounting records of the Company.

ARTICLE 24 NOTICES

24.1 Method of Giving Notice

Unless the Business Corporations Act or these Articles provide otherwise, a notice, statement, report or other record required or permitted by the Business Corporations Act or these Articles to be sent by or to a person may be sent by any one of the following methods:

  • (a) prepaid mail addressed to the person at the applicable address for that person as follows:
  • (i) for a record mailed to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address;
  • (ii) for a record mailed to a director or officer, the prescribed address for mailing shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the mailing address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;

  • (iii) in any other case, the mailing address of the intended recipient;

  • (b) delivery at the applicable address for that person as follows, addressed to the person:
  • (i) for a record delivered to a shareholder, the shareholder's registered address;
  • (ii) for a record delivered to a director or officer, the prescribed address for delivery shown for the director or officer in the records kept by the Company or the delivery address provided by the recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (iii) in any other case, the delivery address of the intended recipient;
  • (c) sending the record by fax to the fax number provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (d) sending the record by email to the email address provided by the intended recipient for the sending of that record or records of that class;
  • (e) physical delivery to the intended recipient;
  • (f) creating and providing a record posted on or made available through a general accessible electronic source and providing written notice by any of the foregoing methods as to the availability of such record;
  • (g) making the record available for public electronic access in accordance with the procedures referred to as "notice-and-access" under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations, as applicable, of the Canadian Securities Administrators, or in accordance with any other electronic delivery or access method permitted by applicable securities legislation from time to time; or
  • (h) as otherwise permitted by any securities legislation (together with all regulations and rules made and promulgated thereunder and all administrative policy statements, blanket orders, and rulings, notices, and other administrative directions issued by securities commissions or similar authorities appointed thereunder) in any province or territory of Canada or in the federal jurisdiction of the United States or in any state of the United States that is applicable to the Company.

24.2 Deemed Receipt of Mailing

A record that is mailed to a person by ordinary mail to the applicable address for that person referred to in Article 24.1 is deemed to be received by the person to whom it was mailed on the day, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, following the date of mailing. Any demand, notice or other communication given by personal delivery will be conclusively deemed to have been given on the day of actual delivery thereof and, if given by electronic communication, on the day of transmittal thereof if given during statutory business hours on the day which statutory business hours next occur if not given during such hours on any day. A notice, statement, report or other record that is made available for public electronic access in accordance with the "notice-and-access" or other delivery procedures referred to in Article 24.1 is deemed to be received by a person on the date it was made available for public electronic access.

24.3 Certificate of Sending

A certificate signed by the secretary, if any, or other officer of the Company or of any other corporation acting in that behalf for the Company stating that a notice, statement, report or other record was addressed as required by Article 24.1, prepaid and mailed or otherwise sent as permitted by Article 24.1 is conclusive evidence of that fact.

24.4 Notice to Joint Shareholders

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the joint shareholders of a share by providing the notice to the joint shareholder first named in the central securities register in respect of the share.

24.5 Notice to Trustees

A notice, statement, report or other record may be provided by the Company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death, bankruptcy or incapacity of a shareholder by:

  • (a) mailing the record, addressed to them:
  • (i) by name, by the title of the legal personal representative of the deceased or incapacitated shareholder, by the title of trustee of the bankrupt shareholder or by any similar description; and
  • (ii) at the address, if any, supplied to the Company for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled; or
  • (b) if an address referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) has not been supplied to the Company, by giving the notice in a manner in which it might have been given if the death, bankruptcy or incapacity had not occurred.

24.6 Undelivered Notices

If on two consecutive occasions, a notice, statement, report or other record is sent to a shareholder pursuant to Article 24.1 and on each of those occasions any such record is returned because the shareholder cannot be located, the Company shall not be required to send any further records to the shareholder until the shareholder informs the Company in writing of his or her new address.

ARTICLE 25 SEAL AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS

25.1 Who May Attest Seal

Except as provided in Articles 25.2 and 25.3, the Company's seal, if any, must not be impressed on any record except when that impression is attested by the signatures of:

  • (a) any one director or officer; or
  • (b) any one or more directors or officers or persons as may be determined by any director or officer.

25.2 Sealing Copies

For the purpose of certifying under seal a certificate of incumbency of the directors or officers of the Company or a true copy of any resolution or other document, despite Article 25.1, the impression of the seal may be attested by the signature of any director or officer.

25.3 Mechanical Reproduction of Seal

The directors may authorize the seal to be impressed by third parties on share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company as they may determine appropriate from time to time. To enable the seal to be impressed on any share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities of the Company, whether in definitive or interim form, on which facsimiles of any of the signatures of the directors or officers of the Company are, in accordance with the Business Corporations Act or these Articles, printed or otherwise mechanically reproduced, there may be delivered to the person employed to engrave, lithograph or print such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities one or more unmounted dies reproducing the seal and the chair of the board or any senior officer together with the secretary, treasurer, secretary-treasurer, an assistant secretary, an assistant treasurer or an assistant secretary-treasurer may in writing authorize such person to cause the seal to be impressed on such definitive or interim share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities by the use of such dies. Share certificates or bonds, debentures or other securities to which the seal has been so impressed are for all purposes deemed to be under and to bear the seal impressed on them.

25.4 Execution of Documents Generally

The Directors may from time to time by resolution appoint any one or more persons, officers or Directors for the purpose of executing any instrument, document or agreement in the name of and on behalf of the Company for which the seal need not be affixed, and if no such person, officer or Director is appointed, then any one officer or Director of the Company may execute such instrument, document or agreement.

ARTICLE 26 FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF CERTAIN DISPUTES

26.1 Forum for Adjudication of Certain Disputes

Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada and the appellate courts therefrom (collectively, the "Courts") shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Company to the Company, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Business Corporations Act , Notice of Articles or these Articles; or (iv) any action asserting a claim otherwise related to the relationships among the Company, its affiliates and their respective shareholders, directors and/or officers, but this paragraph (iv) does not include claims related to the business carried on by the Company or such affiliates. If any action, the subject matter of which is within the scope of the preceding sentence, is filed in a court other than a court located within the Province of British Columbia (a "Foreign Action") in the name of any registered or beneficial shareholder, such registered or beneficial shareholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Courts in connection with any action brought in any such Court to enforce the foregoing exclusive forum provision (an "Enforcement Action"), and (ii) having service of process made upon such registered or beneficial shareholder in such Enforcement Action by service upon such registered or beneficial shareholder's counsel in Foreign Action as agent of the shareholder.

ARTICLE 27 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS –ATTACHING TO THE COMMON SHARES AND PROPORTIONATE VOTING SHARES

27.1 Common Shares

The Common Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Common Shares". The rights and restrictions attaching to the Common Shares are as follows:

(a) Voting

The holders of common shares of the Company ("Common Shares") shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company except a meeting at which only the holders of another class or series of shares is entitled to vote. Each Common Share shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote at each such meeting.

(b) Equality

Except as set out in this Article 27.1 and Article 27.2, the Common Shares and proportionate voting shares ("Proportionate Voting Shares") have the same rights and are equal in all respects and shall be treated by the Company as if they were shares of one class only.

In connection with any Change of Control Transaction requiring approval of the holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares under the Business Corporations Act, holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares shall be treated equally and identically, on a per share basis (except in respect of the number of votes allotted to each share and the 100:1 economic rights of the Proportionate Voting Shares versus the Common Shares), unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of outstanding Common Shares or their proxyholders in respect of a resolution approving such Change of Control Transaction, voting separately as a class at a meeting of the holders of that class called and held for such purpose.

For the purpose of these Articles, a "Change of Control Transaction" means an amalgamation, arrangement, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction of the Company, other than an amalgamation, arrangement, recapitalization, business combination or similar transaction that would result in (i) the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the voting securities of the Company, the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent, and more than fifty percent (50%) of the total number of outstanding Common Shares of the Company (on an "as converted" basis in the case of Proportionate Voting Shares), the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent, in each case as outstanding immediately after such transaction, and (ii) the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the transaction owning voting securities of the Company, the continuing entity or its direct or indirect parent immediately following the transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-a-vis each other) as such shareholders owned the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction (provided that in neither event shall the exercise of any exchangeable shares of a subsidiary of the Company that are exchangeable into shares of the Company be taken into account in such determination, and provided that each Proportionate Voting Shares shall be considered as equivalent to one hundred (100) Common Shares).

(b) (c) Alteration to Rights of Common Shares

So long as any Common Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of Common Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

  • (i) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the Common Shares; or
  • (ii) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares on a per share basis which differs from the basis of one (1) per share in the case of the Common Shares, and one hundred (100) per share in the case of the Proportionate Voting Shares.

(c) (d) Dividends

(i) The holders of Common Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared thereon by the board of directors from time to time. The board of directors may not declare any dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares) on the Common Shares unless the board of directors simultaneously declares a dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares) on the Proportionate Voting Shares in an amount per share equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Common Share, multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the applicable fraction thereof.

  • (ii) The board of directors may declare a stock dividend payable in Common Shares on the Common Shares, but only if the board of directors simultaneously declares a stock dividend payable in:
  • (A) Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in a number of shares per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof) equal to the number of shares declared per Common Share (or fraction thereof); or
  • (B) Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in a number of shares per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof) equal to the number of shares declared per Common Share (or fraction thereof), multiplied by one hundred (100).

(d) (e) Liquidation Rights

InSubject to the special rights attached to the Preferred Shares, in the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purposes of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Common Shares shall be entitled to participate on a pari passu with the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares on the basis that each Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount of such distribution per Common Share multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction by the amount otherwise payable in respect of a whole Proportionate Voting Sharebasis.

(f) Subdivision or Consolidation

The Common Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the Proportionate Voting Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

(g) Voluntary Conversion of Common Shares

Each Common Share shall be convertible at the option of the holder into such number of Proportionate Voting Shares as is determined by dividing the number of Common Shares being converted by one hundred (100), provided the board of directors has approved such conversion.

Before any holder of Common Shares shall be entitled to voluntarily convert Common Shares into Proportionate Voting Shares in accordance with this Article 27.1(g), the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares to be converted at the head office of the Company, or the office of any transfer agent for the Common Shares, deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, and shall give written notice to the Company at its head office of his or her election to convert such Common Shares and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares are to be issued (a "Common Shares Conversion Notice"). Provided that such conversion has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, the Company shall (or shall cause its transfer agent to) as soon as practicable thereafter, issue to such holder or his or her nominee, a certificate or certificates or direct registration statement representing the number of Proportionate Voting Shares to which such holder is entitled upon conversion. Provided that such conversion has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, such conversion shall be deemed to have taken place immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares to be converted is surrendered and the Common Shares Conversion Notice is delivered, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Proportionate Voting Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the holder or holders of record of such Proportionate Voting Shares as of such date. For avoidance of doubt, fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be issued in respect of any amount of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised which is less than one hundred (100).

(h) Conversion of Common Shares Upon An Offer

In the event that an offer is made to purchase Proportionate Voting Shares, and such offer is:

  • (i) required, pursuant to applicable securities legislation or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Proportionate Voting Shares and/or the Common Shares may then be listed (or would be if the offeree was located in Canada), to be made to all or substantially all of the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares in a province or territory of Canada to which the requirement applies (such offer to purchase, an "Offer"); and
  • (ii) not made to the holders of Common Shares for consideration per Common Share equal to .01 of the consideration offered per Proportionate Voting Share and otherwise on identical terms, and with no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for shares tendered if no shares are purchased under the offer for Proportionate Voting Shares;

each Common Share shall become convertible at the option of the holder into Proportionate Voting Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, at any time while the Offer is in effect until one day after the time prescribed by applicable securities legislation or stock exchange rules for the offeror to take up and pay for such shares as are to be acquired pursuant to the Offer (the "Common Share Conversion Right"). The Company shall provide notice to holders of Common Shares of an Offer which satisfies subsection (i) and (ii) above. For avoidance of doubt, fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be issued in respect of any amount of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised which is less than one hundred (100).

The Common Share Conversion Right may only be exercised for the purpose of depositing the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon conversion under such Offer, and for no other reason. If the Common Share Conversion Right is exercised, the Company shall procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall deposit under such Offer the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon conversion, on behalf of the holder.

To exercise the Common Share Conversion Right, a holder of Common Shares or his or her attorney, duly authorized in writing, shall:

  • (i) give written notice of exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right to the transfer agent for the Common Shares, and of the number of Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is being exercised;
  • (ii) deliver to the transfer agent for the Common Shares any share certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares in respect of which the Common Share Conversion Right is being exercised;
  • (iii) deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable; and
  • (iv) pay any applicable stamp tax or similar duty on or in respect of such conversion.

No certificates representing Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right will be delivered to the holders of Common Shares. If Proportionate Voting Shares issued upon such conversion and deposited under such Offer are withdrawn by such holder, or such Offer is abandoned, withdrawn or terminated by the offeror, or such Offer expires without the offeror taking up and paying for such Proportionate Voting Shares, such Proportionate Voting Shares and any fractions thereof issued shall automatically, without further action on the part of the holder thereof, be reconverted into Common Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, and the Company will procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall send to such holder a direct registration statement, certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares acquired upon such reconversion. If the offeror under such Offer takes up and pays for the Proportionate Voting Shares acquired upon exercise of the Common Share Conversion Right, the Company shall procure that the transfer agent for the Common Shares shall deliver to the holders of such Proportionate Voting Shares the consideration paid for such Proportionate Voting Shares by such offeror.

27.2 Proportionate Voting Shares

The Proportionate Voting Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Proportionate Voting Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Proportionate Voting Shares are as follows:

(a) Voting

The holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of shareholders of the Company at which holders of Common Shares are entitled to vote. Subject to Article 27.2(c), each Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder

to one hundred (100) votes and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder to the number of votes calculated by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100) and rounding the product down to the nearest whole number, at each such meeting.

(b) Equality

Except as set out in Article 27.1 and Article 27.2, the Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares have the same rights and are equal in all respects and shall be treated by the Company as if they were shares of one class only.

In connection with any Change of Control Transaction requiring approval of the holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares under the Business Corporations Act, holders of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares shall be treated equally and identically, on a per share basis (except in respect of the number of votes allotted to each share and the 100:1 economic rights of the Proportionate Voting Shares versus the Common Shares), unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares or their proxyholders in respect of a resolution approving such Change of Control Transaction, voting separately as a class at a meeting of the holders of that class called and held for such purpose.

(c) Alteration to Rights of Proportionate Voting Shares

So long as any Proportionate Voting Shares remain outstanding, the Company will not, without the consent of the holders of Proportionate Voting Shares expressed by separate special resolution, alter or amend these Articles if the result of such alteration or amendment would:

  • (i) prejudice or interfere with any right or special right attached to the Proportionate Voting Shares; or
  • (ii) affect the rights or special rights of the holders of Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares on a per share basis which differs from the basis of one (1) per share in the case of the Common Shares, and one hundred (100) per share in the case of the Proportionate Voting Shares.

At any meeting of holders of Proportionate Voting Shares called to consider such a separate special resolution, each Proportionate Voting Share shall entitle the holder to one (1) vote and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will entitle the holder to the corresponding fraction of one (1) vote.

(d) Dividends

  • (i) The holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive such dividends payable in cash or property of the Company as may be declared by the board of directors from time to time. The board of directors may not declare any dividend payable in cash or property (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares or Proportionate Voting Shares) on the Proportionate Voting Shares unless the board of directors simultaneously declares a dividend payable in cash or property on the Common Shares (other than a stock dividend payable in Common Shares) in an amount equal to the amount of the dividend declared per Proportionate Voting Share divided by one hundred (100).
  • (ii) The board of directors may declare a stock dividend payable in Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares or Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares, but only if the board of directors simultaneously declares a stock dividend payable in:

  • (A) in the case of a stock dividend payable in Proportionate Voting Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares (or fraction thereof), Common Shares on the Common Shares, in a number of shares per Common Share equal to the number of shares declared per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof); or

  • (B) in the case of a stock dividend payable in Common Shares on the Proportionate Voting Shares (or fraction thereof), Common Shares on the Common Shares, in a number of shares per Common Share equal to the number of shares declared per Proportionate Voting Share (or fraction thereof), divided by one hundred (100).
  • (iii) Holders of fractional Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive any dividend declared on the Proportionate Voting Shares, in an amount equal to the dividend per Proportionate Voting Share multiplied by the fraction thereof held by such holder.

(e) Liquidation Rights

In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, or in the event of any other distribution of assets of the Company to its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs, the holders of the Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to participate pari passu with the holders of Common Shares on the basis that each Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount of such distribution per Common Share multiplied by one hundred (100), and each fraction of a Proportionate Voting Share will be entitled to the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction by the amount payable per whole Proportionate Voting Share

(f) Subdivision or Consolidation

The Proportionate Voting Shares shall not be consolidated or subdivided unless the Common Shares are simultaneously consolidated or subdivided utilizing the same divisor or multiplier.

(g) Conversion

(i) Voluntary Conversion

Subject to the limitation set forth in Article 27.2(g)(i)(D) (the "Conversion Limitation"), holders of Proportionate Voting Shares shall have the following rights of conversion (the "Proportionate Share Conversion Right"):

  • (A) Right to Convert. Each Proportionate Voting Share shall be convertible at the option of the holder into such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the number of Proportionate Voting Shares in respect of which the Proportionate Share Conversion Right is exercised by one hundred (100). Fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares may be converted into such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100).
  • (B) Conversion Limitation. Unless already appointed, upon receipt of a PVS Conversion Notice (as defined below), the board of directors (or a committee thereof) shall designate an officer of the Company who shall determine whether the Conversion Limitation set forth in this Article shall apply to the conversion referred to therein (the "Conversion Limitation Officer").

  • (C) Foreign Private Issuer Status. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain its status as a "foreign private issuer" (as determined in accordance with Rule 3b-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). Accordingly, if the Company is then a Foreign Private Issuer, the Company shall not give effect to any voluntary conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares pursuant to this Article or otherwise, and the Proportionate Share Conversion Right will not apply, to the extent that after giving effect to all permitted issuances after such conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares, the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares (calculated on the basis that each Common Share and Proportionate Voting Share is counted once, without regard to the number of votes carried by such share) held of record, directly or indirectly, by residents of the United States (as determined in accordance with Rules 3b-4 and 12g3-2(a) under the Exchange Act ("U.S. Residents") would exceed forty percent (40%) (the "40% Threshold") of the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares (calculated on the same basis) issued and outstanding (the "FPI Restriction") as calculated herein. The board of directors may by resolution increase the 40% Threshold to a number not to exceed fifty percent (50%), and if any such resolution is adopted, all references to the 40% Threshold herein shall refer instead to the amended percentage threshold set by the board of directors in such resolution, and the formula in Article 27.2(g)(i)(D) shall be adjusted to give effect to such amended percentage threshold.

  • (D) Conversion Limitation. In order to give effect to the FPI Restriction, the number of Common Shares issuable to a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares upon exercise by such holder of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right will be subject to the 40% Threshold based on the number of Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder as of the date of issuance of Proportionate Voting Shares to such holder, and thereafter at the end of each of the Company's subsequent fiscal quarters (each, a "Determination Date"), calculated as follows:

X = [(0.4A + (1-0.4)D - B) / (1-0.4)] x (C/D)

Where, on the Determination Date and prior to the exercise of such holder's Proportionate Share Conversion Right:

X = Maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued upon exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right.

A = Aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares issued and outstanding.

B = Aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares held of record, directly or indirectly, by U.S. Residents.

C = Aggregate number of Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder. D = Aggregate number of all Proportionate Voting Shares.

The Conversion Limitation Officer shall determine as of each Determination Date, in his or her sole discretion acting reasonably, the aggregate number of Common Shares and Proportionate Voting Shares held of record, directly or indirectly, by U.S. Residents, and the maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued upon exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right, generally in accordance with the formula set forth immediately above. Upon request by a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares, the Company will provide each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares with notice of such maximum number as at the most recent Determination Date, or a more recent date as may be determined by the Conversion Limitation Officer in its discretion. To the extent that issuances of Common Shares on exercise of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right would result in the 40% Threshold being exceeded, the number of Common Shares to be issued will be pro-rated among each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares exercising the Proportionate Share Conversion Right, and the holder shall retain the balance of unconverted Proportionate Voting Shares (or fractions thereof).

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 27.2(g)(i)(C) and 27.2(g)(i)(D), the board of directors may by resolution waive the application of the Conversion Limitation to any exercise or exercises of the Proportionate Share Conversion Right to which the Conversion Limitation would otherwise apply, or to future Conversion Limitations generally, including with respect to a period of time.

(E) Disputes

  • (I) Any holder of Proportionate Voting Shares who beneficially owns more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares may submit a written dispute as to the calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction by the Conversion Limitation Officer to the board of directors with the basis for the disputed calculations. The Company shall respond to the holder within 5 (five) business days of receipt of the notice of such dispute with a written calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction, as applicable. If the holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction, as applicable, within 5 (five) business days of such response, then the Company and the holder shall, within 1 (one) business day thereafter submit the disputed calculation of the 40% Threshold or the FPI Restriction to the Company's independent auditor or another firm of independent auditors selected by the board. The Company, at the Company's expense, shall cause the auditor to perform the calculations in dispute and notify the Company and the holder of the results no later than 5 (five) business days from the time it receives the disputed calculations. The auditor's calculations shall be final and binding on all parties, absent demonstrable error.
  • (II) In the event of a dispute as to the number of Common Shares issuable to a holder of Proportionate Voting Shares in connection with a voluntary conversion of Proportionate Voting Shares, the Company shall issue to the holder of Proportionate Voting Shares the number of Common Shares not in dispute, and resolve such dispute in accordance with Article 27.2(g)(i)(E)(I).
  • (F) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Proportionate Voting Shares shall be entitled to voluntarily convert Proportionate Voting Shares into Common Shares in accordance with this Article 27.2(g)(i), the holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares to be converted at the head office of the Company, or the office of any transfer agent for the Proportionate Voting

Shares, deliver any other document, including any medallion signature guarantee, as may be required by the Company's transfer agent, if applicable, and shall give written notice to the Company at its head office of his or her election to convert such Proportionate Voting Shares and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates representing the Common Shares are to be issued (a "PVS Conversion Notice"). The Company shall (or shall cause its transfer agent to) as soon as practicable thereafter, issue to such holder or his or her nominee, a certificate or certificates or direct registration statement representing the number of Common Shares to which such holder is entitled upon conversion. Such conversion shall be deemed to have taken place immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the certificate or certificates representing the Proportionate Voting Shares to be converted is surrendered and the PVS Conversion Notice is delivered, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the holder or holders of record of such Common Shares as of such date.

(ii) Mandatory Conversion

  • (A) The board of directors may at any time determine by resolution (a "Mandatory Conversion Resolution") that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company that the Proportionate Voting Shares are maintained as a separate class of shares of the Company. If a Mandatory Conversion Resolution is adopted, then all issued and outstanding Proportionate Voting Shares will automatically, without any action on the part of the holder, be converted into Common Shares on the basis of one hundred (100) Common Shares for one (1) Proportionate Voting Share, and in the case of fractions of Proportionate Voting Shares, such number of Common Shares as is determined by multiplying the fraction by one hundred (100) as of a date to be specified in the Mandatory Conversion Resolution (the "Mandatory Conversion Record Date"). At least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the Mandatory Conversion Record Date, the Company will send, or cause its transfer agent to send, notice to each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares of the adoption of a Mandatory Conversion Resolution and specifying:
  • (I) the Mandatory Conversion Record Date;
  • (II) the number of Common Shares into which the Proportionate Voting Shares held by such holder are to be converted; and
  • (III) the address of record of such holder.

On the Mandatory Conversion Record Date, the Company shall issue or shall cause its transfer agent to issue to each holder of Proportionate Voting Shares certificates or a direct registration statement representing the number of Common Shares into which the Proportionate Voting Shares are converted, and each certificate representing Proportionate Voting Shares shall be null and void.

(B) From the date of the Mandatory Conversion Resolution, the board of directors shall no longer be entitled to issue any further Proportionate Voting Shares whatsoever.

  • (iii) Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any Proportionate Voting Shares or fractions thereof, and the number of Common Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number. In the event Common Shares are converted into Proportionate Voting Shares the number of applicable Proportionate Voting Shares shall be rounded down to two decimal places.
  • (iv) Effect of Conversion. All Proportionate Voting Shares which are converted as herein provided shall no longer be outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease and terminate at the time of conversion, except only for the right of the holders thereof to receive Common Shares in exchange therefor and except in respect of unpaid dividends or other distributions with a record date prior to the effective date of the conversion.

(h) Transfer

  • (i) Notwithstanding Article 5, unless the board of directors have consented to such transfer, no Proportionate Voting Share may be transferred unless such transfer:
  • (A) is made to (x) an initial holder of Proportionate Voting Shares, or (y) an affiliate of, or person controlled, directly or indirectly, by, an initial holder of Proportionate Voting Shares (each, a "Permitted Holder"); and
  • (B) complies with United States and other applicable securities laws, rules and regulations and the other provisions of Articles 27.1 and 27.2.
  • (ii) Subject to the Conversion Limitation, any Proportionate Voting Shares sold or transferred to a Person who is not a Permitted Holder shall be automatically converted to Common Shares on the same basis as in Section 27.2(g)(i), unless otherwise determined by the board of directors.
  • (iii) For purposes of this Article 27.2(h):

"affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other person which is directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controlled by, or under common control with, such Person.

A Person is "controlled" by another person or other persons if: (i) in the case of a company or other body corporate wherever or however incorporated: (A) securities entitled to vote in the election of board of directors carrying in the aggregate at least a majority of the votes for the election of board of directors and representing in the aggregate at least a majority of the participating (equity) securities are held, other than by way of security only, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and (B) the votes carried in the aggregate by such securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board of directors of such company or other body corporate; or (ii) in the case of a Person that is not an individual or a company or other body corporate, at least a majority of the participating (equity) and voting interests of such Person are held, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and "controls", "controlling" and "under common control with" shall be interpreted accordingly.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture or limited liability company.

ARTICLE 28 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS TO CLASS A RESTRICTED VOTING SHARES

28.1 Class A Restricted Voting Shares

The Class A Restricted Voting Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Class A Restricted Voting Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are those provided in this Article 28.

28.2 Definitions

In this Article 28:

"Class A Automatic Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A) the escrowed funds then available in the Escrow Account, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (B) an amount equal to the total of (i) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned from the proceeds in the Escrow Account, (ii) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act) arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, and (iii) up to a maximum of U.S.\$100,000 of interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account that may be released to pay actual and expected Winding-Up expenses and certain other related costs (as described herein), each as reasonably determined by the Company. For greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account;

"Class A Extension Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to: (A) the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (i) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time of the meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which an Extension is approved, including any interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (ii) an amount equal to the total of (a) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (b) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption (and for greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account), each as reasonably determined by the Company, less (B) any taxes of the Company (including under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act), as reasonably determined by the Company, arising in connection with the redemption of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares divided by the number of shares being redeemed;

"Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price" means an amount per Class A Restricted Voting Share, payable in cash, equal to the pro-rata portion (per Class A Restricted Voting Share) of: (A) the escrowed funds available in the Escrow Account at the time immediately prior to the redemption deposit deadline, including interest and other amounts earned thereon, less (B) an amount equal to the total of (i) any applicable taxes payable by the Company on such interest and other amounts earned in the Escrow Account, and (ii) actual and expected expenses directly related to the redemption, each as reasonably determined by the Company. For greater certainty, such amount will not be reduced by the amount of any tax of the Company under Part VI.1 of the Tax Act or the deferred underwriting commission per Class A Restricted Voting Share held in the Escrow Account;

"Class A Restricted Voting Shares" means the Class A restricted voting shares of the Company;

"Class B Shares" means the Class B shares of the Company;

"Escrow Account" means an escrow account established with the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement to be used by the Company to pay amounts to, inter alia, applicable tax authorities, the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, the underwriters of the IPO and/or the vendors in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition;

"Escrow Agreement" means the escrow agreement entered into on or before the IPO Closing Date among the Company, the underwriters, in connection with the IPO, and the Escrow Agent relating to the funds held in the Escrow Account, as it may be amended, restated and/or assigned;

"Exchange" means the Toronto Stock Exchange or any other stock exchange on which the Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Common Shares, as applicable, are listed;

"Extension" means one or more extensions to the Permitted Timeline, to up to a maximum of 36 months from the IPO Closing Date, that has been approved by ordinary resolution of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and that is also approved by the board of directors of the Company, in which case the redemption rights in subsection 28.5(b) shall apply;

"Extraordinary Dividend" means any dividend, together with all other dividends payable in the same calendar year, that has an aggregate absolute dollar value which is greater than U.S.\$0.25 per share, with the adjustment to the applicable price (as the context may require) being a reduction equal to the amount of the excess;

"IPO" means the Company's initial public offering of its Class A restricted voting units, each Class A restricted voting unit consisting of one Class A Restricted Voting Share and one-half of a share purchase warrant of the Company;

"IPO Closing Date" means the closing date of the IPO (without regard to the over-allotment option);

"Permitted Timeline" means the allowable time period within which the Company must consummate its Qualifying Acquisition, being 15 months from the IPO Closing Date, as it may be extended;

"Qualifying Acquisition" means a Qualifying Acquisition within the meaning of the TSX Company Manual (as amended from time to time, and subject to any exemptive relief granted by the Exchange);

"Redemption Limitation" means 15% of the aggregate number of Class A restricted voting shares issued and outstanding immediately following the closing of the IPO (including, if applicable, following the closing of the IPO over-allotment option granted by the Company to the underwriters);

"Tax Act" means Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder; and

"Winding-Up" means the liquidation and cessation of the business of the Company, and includes the related automatic redemption of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, its applications to cease to be a reporting issuer and its winding-up, and winding-up and/or dissolution expenses, each as determined by the Company.

28.3 Voting

(a) Subject to subsection 28.3(e) below, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at all meetings of, the shareholders of the Company (except where solely the holders of another specified class of shares (other than the Class A Restricted Voting Shares) shall be entitled to vote at a meeting, in which case, only such holders shall be entitled to receive notice of, and attend and vote at, such meeting), including, for greater certainty, for an Extension, which shall be voted upon, by ordinary resolution, by only the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares.

  • (b) The holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall vote together with the holders of the Class B Shares (as if they were a single class of shares) upon all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, excluding those matters required to be submitted solely to the holders of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Class B Shares and those matters required to be submitted to a class vote pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or other applicable law. Subject to the foregoing sentence and subsection 28.3(e) below, each Class A Restricted Voting Share shall confer the right to one vote.
  • (c) Subject to the Business Corporations Act, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall not be entitled to vote separately as a class or to dissent upon a proposal to amend the articles of the Company to effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of Class A Restricted Voting Shares carried out in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition that affects both the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and the Class B Shares and that preserves economically the redemption rights in respect of a Qualifying Acquisition of, and the conversion features of, the Class A Restricted Voting Shares.
  • (d) Notwithstanding the above restrictions, conditions or prohibitions on the right to vote, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to notice of meetings of shareholders called for the purpose of authorizing the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property of the Company other than with respect to the Winding-Up or in the ordinary course of business of the Company under subsection 301(1) of the Business Corporations Act, as such subsection may be amended from time to time.
  • (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to a Qualifying Acquisition, the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall not be entitled to vote at, or receive notice of or attend, meetings held only to consider the election and/or removal of directors and/or auditors of the Company prior to closing of a Qualifying Acquisition.
  • (f) For greater certainty, notice shall not be required to be provided to the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares in the event a written resolution of all the holders of Class B Shares in lieu of a meeting of shareholders of the Company under section 180 of the Business Corporations Act is approved.

28.4 Dividends

The holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on all Class A Restricted Voting Shares and Class B Shares at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

28.5 Redemption

(a) In seeking to complete a Qualifying Acquisition on or before the expiration of the Permitted Timeline, and subject to subsection 28.5(c), subsection 28.5(d) and subsection 28.5(e), each of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, will be provided the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Class A Restricted Voting Shares, provided that they deposit their shares (represented by share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the deadline specified by the Company, following public disclosure of the details of the Qualifying Acquisition and prior

to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition, of which prior notice had been provided to the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares by any means permitted by the Exchange, not less than 21 days nor more than 60 days in advance of such deadline, in each case, with effect, subject to applicable law, immediately prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition, for the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share redeemed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article 28.5.

  • (b) In the event that the Permitted Timeline is extended by way of an Extension approved by ordinary resolution of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that is also approved by the board of directors of the Company (and with the consent of the Exchange, if required) then, subject to subsection 28.5(c) and subsection 28.5(d), each of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, irrespective of whether such holders voted for or against, or did not vote on, the Extension, will be entitled, provided that they deposit their shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption prior to the second business day before the meeting of holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares to consider the Extension of the Permitted Timeline, to require the Company, effective immediately prior to the effective date of the Extension, to redeem all or a portion of such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares for the Class A Extension Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share redeemed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article 28.5.
  • (c) Subject to subsection 28.5(d) and (in the case of subsection 28.5(a) only) 28.5(e) below, a holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares that is entitled, in accordance with subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b) above, to require the Company to redeem any or all of such holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares, may do so by depositing such holder's shares (or share certificate(s), as applicable), as provided in subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b) above, as applicable, in respect of all or any number of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares registered in the name of such holder on the securities register of the Company. A holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares electing to have the Company redeem his, her or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall, at the time of deposit, give notice to the Company, in a form acceptable to the Company, of the number of the holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed (failing which, all of the holder's Class A Restricted Voting Shares deposited shall be deemed to have been deposited to be redeemed). The holder of any Class A Restricted Voting Shares may, with the consent of the Company, revoke any such notices or deposits, as applicable, prior to the redemption date (being immediately prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition or immediately prior to the effective date of the Extension, as applicable). Upon payment in cash of the Class A Qualifying Acquisition Redemption Price or the Class A Extension Redemption Price, as applicable, in respect of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed by the Company, the rights of the holders in respect of such Class A Restricted Voting Shares being redeemed, as shareholders, shall be extinguished in their entirety (including, but not limited to, the right to receive dividends), subject to applicable law.
  • (d) If the redemption by the Company pursuant to this Article 28.5 of all of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed would be contrary to any provisions of the Business Corporations Act or any other applicable law, the Company shall be obligated to redeem only the maximum number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares which the Company determines it is then permitted to redeem, such redemptions to be made pro-rata (disregarding fractions of shares) according to the number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares required by each such holder to be redeemed by the Company, and the Company shall either issue new certificates representing the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not redeemed by the Company, or shall otherwise confirm such shares as issued and deposited in book-entry form.

  • (e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these share provisions including this Article 28.5, no registered or beneficial holder of Class A Restricted Voting Shares (other than CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc.) that, together with any affiliate thereof or any person acting jointly or in concert therewith (within the meaning of section 1.9 of Multilateral Instrument 62-104 – Takeover Bids and Special Transactions as in effect on the IPO Closing Date), shall be entitled to require the Company to redeem Class A Restricted Voting Shares under subsection 28.5(a) in excess of the Redemption Limitation, and such excess Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be deemed not to have been required to be redeemed. For greater certainty, the Redemption Limitation shall not affect the voting rights of the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares and shall not apply in the event of an Extension or the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company or the application of Article 28.6 hereof.

  • (f) In the event a holder deposits his, her or its Class A Restricted Voting Shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book entry position(s), as applicable) for redemption in accordance with subsection 28.5(a) or subsection 28.5(b), and the Qualifying Acquisition is not approved or completed, or the Extension to the Permitted Timeline is not approved or proceeded with, then such shares (or share certificate(s), or electronic or other book-entry position(s), as applicable) so deposited will be returned to their respective registered holders (or re-deposited with CDS Clearing and Depositary Services Inc., as applicable), and the rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so deposited, for the avoidance of doubt, shall continue in accordance with the provisions herein.

28.6 Automatic Redemption

  • (a) In the event that a Qualifying Acquisition is not completed within the Permitted Timeline, then all of the then issued and outstanding Class A Restricted Voting Shares will, on an automatic redemption date specified by the Company (such date to be within 10 days following the last day of the Permitted Timeline), be automatically redeemed for the Class A Automatic Redemption Price per Class A Restricted Voting Share. On such automatic redemption date, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid such amount to the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed, on deposit of the certificates for the shares so redeemed and the certificates (if any) for such shares shall thereupon be cancelled, or on presentation of evidence of a book-entry deposit thereof (or other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares properly completed), and the shares represented thereby shall thereupon be redeemed, as applicable. From and after the automatic redemption date, the rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so redeemed shall be extinguished in their entirety (including, but not limited to, the right to receive further dividends), subject to applicable law, except the right to receive the Class A Automatic Redemption Price for each Class A Restricted Voting Share so redeemed, in cash, unless payment of the Class A Automatic Redemption Price shall not be made by the Company in accordance with the foregoing provisions, in which case the rights of the holders of such Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall remain unimpaired.
  • (b) On or before the automatic redemption date, the Company shall have the right to deposit the Class A Automatic Redemption Price of any Class A Restricted Voting Share(s) called for redemption in a special account with any chartered bank or trust company in Canada, such amount to be paid to, or to the order of, the respective holders of such shares called for redemption upon deposit of the certificates representing the same, or upon evidence of a book-entry deposit thereof (or other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares properly completed), and, upon such deposit being made, the Class A Restricted Voting Shares in respect of which such deposit shall have been made shall be redeemed and the rights of the several holders thereof, after such deposit, shall be limited to receiving,

out of the moneys so deposited, without interest on such deposited moneys, the Class A Automatic Redemption Price applicable to their respective Class A Restricted Voting Shares against deposit of the certificates representing such Class A Restricted Voting Shares (or via a book-entry) transfer and other documents reasonably requested by the Company or the Company's transfer agent for the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, properly completed.

(c) If the redemption by the Company pursuant to this Article 28.6 of all of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed would be contrary to any provisions of the Business Corporations Act or any other applicable law, the Company shall be obligated to redeem only the maximum number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares which the Company determines it is then permitted to redeem, such redemptions to be made pro-rata (disregarding fractions of shares) according to the number of Class A Restricted Voting Shares to be redeemed by the Company, and the Company shall issue new certificates representing the Class A Restricted Voting Shares not redeemed by the Company, or otherwise confirm such shares as issued and deposited in book-entry form.

28.7 Winding-Up or Dissolution.

  • (a) In the event of the Winding-Up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether prior to or following the Permitted Timeline, the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be entitled to receive, before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company among the holders of any other shares, for each Class A Restricted Voting Share then outstanding, if any, an amount equal to the Class A Automatic Redemption Price, and no more.
  • (b) Payments to holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares shall be made as provided in Article 28.6, mutatis mutandis.

28.8 Anti-Dilution

In the event that the Class B Shares are at any time sub-divided, consolidated or changed into a greater or lesser number of shares of the same or another class, or a stock dividend or Extraordinary Dividend is paid on the Class B Shares, an appropriate adjustment, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, shall be made in the rights and conditions attached to the Class A Restricted Voting Shares so as to maintain the relative rights of the holders of those shares.

28.9 Conversion

  • (a) Any Class A Restricted Voting Shares not required to be redeemed in accordance with this Article 28 (and any unredeemed Class A Restricted Voting Shares) will be automatically converted upon the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition into Common Shares on the basis of one Common Share for each Class A Restricted Voting Share converted.
  • (b) This shall not prevent the Common Shares from being further affected under the terms of a Qualifying Acquisition. Common Shares may be subject to forfeiture and/or transfer restrictions as agreed to by the holders thereof.

ARTICLE 29 SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO CLASS B SHARES

29.1 Class B Shares

The Class B Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Class B Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Class B Shares are those provided in this Article 29.

29.2 Definitions

The definitions set forth in Article 28.2 shall apply to this Article 29.

29.3 Voting

  • (a) The holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive notice of, and to attend and vote at, all meetings of the shareholders of the Company (except where solely the holders of another specified class of shares (other than the Class B Shares) shall be entitled to vote at a meeting, in which case, only such holders shall be entitled to receive notice of, and attend and vote at, such meeting, including, for greater certainty, for an Extension, which shall be voted upon, by ordinary resolution, by only the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares).
  • (b) The holders of the Class B Shares shall vote together with the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares (as if they were a single class of shares) upon all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders, excluding those matters required to be submitted solely to the holders of Class A Restricted Voting Shares, those matters that the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are not entitled to vote on, and those matters required to be submitted to a class vote pursuant to the Business Corporations Act or other applicable law. Subject to the foregoing sentence, each Class B Share shall confer the right to one vote.
  • (c) The holders of the Class B Shares shall not be entitled to vote separately as a class or to dissent upon a proposal to amend the articles of the Company to effect an exchange, reclassification or cancellation of Class B Shares carried out in connection with a Qualifying Acquisition that affects both classes of shares.
  • (d) Notwithstanding the above restrictions, conditions or prohibitions on the right to vote, the holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to notice of meetings of shareholders called for the purpose of authorizing the winding-up or dissolution of the Company or the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property of the Company other than with respect to the winding-up or in the ordinary course of business of the Company under subsection 301(1) of the Business Corporations Act, as such subsection may be amended from time to time.

29.4 Dividends

The holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on all Class B Shares and Class A Restricted Voting Shares at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

29.5 Winding-Up

Subject to the prior rights of the holders of the Class A Restricted Voting Shares and applicable law, in the event of the winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, and whether prior to or following the Permitted Timeline, the holders of the Class B Shares shall be entitled to receive the remaining property of the Company pro-rata.

29.6 Anti-Dilution

In the event that the Class A Restricted Voting Shares are at any time sub-divided, consolidated or changed into a greater or lesser number of shares of the same or another class, or a stock dividend or Extraordinary Dividend is paid on the Class A Restricted Voting Shares, an appropriate adjustment, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, shall be made in the rights and conditions attached to the Class B Shares so as to maintain the relative rights of the holders of those shares.

29.7 Conversion

  • (a) Class B Shares will be automatically converted upon the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition into Common Shares on a 1 Class B Share for 1 Common Share basis..
  • (b) This shall not prevent the Common Shares from being further affected under the terms of a Qualifying Acquisition. Common Shares may be subject to forfeiture and/or transfer restrictions as agreed to by the holders thereof.

ARTICLE 28 ARTICLE 30

SPECIAL RIGHTS OR RESTRICTIONS ATTACHING TO PREFERRED SHARES

28.1 30.1 Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares of the Company shall consist of an unlimited number of shares designated as "Preferred Shares". The special rights or restrictions attaching to the Preferred Shares are those provided in this Article 3028.

28.2 30.2 Voting

Subject to the provisions of the Business Corporations Act, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall not, as such, have any right to attend and vote at all meetings of, the shareholders of the Company, nor shall they be entitled, as such, to notice of or to attend shareholders' meetings other than a meeting of the class of shareholders holding Preferred Shares. In the event the Preferred Shares are entitled to vote at a meeting of the class of shareholders holding Preferred Shares, the majority of votes that is required for the Company to pass a separate special resolution of the shareholders holding Preferred Shares is two-thirds of the votes cast on the resolution.

28.3 30.3 Dividends

The holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive, and the Company shall pay in equal amounts per share on the Preferred Shares, at the time outstanding, without preference or distinction, such non-cumulative dividends as the directors of the Company may from time to time declare in their absolute discretion.

28.4 30.4 Winding-Up

In the event of the winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive before any distribution of any part of the assets of the Company to the holders of the Common Shares, an amount set forth in the Articles in respect of such Shares and any dividends declared thereon and unpaid and no more.

28.5 30.5 Series of Preferred Shares

The Preferred Shares may, at any time and from time to time, be issued in one or more series, each series to consist of such number of shares as may, before the issue thereof, be fixed by the directors of the Company. The directors of the Company may, before issuance and subject to this Article 3028, determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares of each series including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

  • (a) the rate, amount or method of calculation of any dividends, whether cumulative, non-cumulative or partially cumulative, and whether such rate, amount or method of calculation shall be subject to change or adjustment in the future, the currency or currencies of payment, the date or dates and place or places of payment thereof and the date or dates from which any such dividends shall accrue and any preference of such dividends;
  • (b) any rights of redemption and/or purchase and the redemption or purchase prices and terms and conditions of any such rights;
  • (c) any rights of retraction vested in the holders of Preferred Shares of such series and the prices and terms and conditions of any such rights and whether any other rights of retraction may be vested in such holders in the future;
  • (d) any conversion rights;
  • (e) any rights to receive the remaining property of the Company upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up and the amount and preference of any such rights; and
  • (f) any other provisions attaching to any such series of the Preferred Shares;

subject to the directors filing amended Notice of Articles and Articles to designate such a series of Preferred Shares with the registrar appointed under the Business Corporations Act.

ARTICLE 31 RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THE QUALIFYING ACQUISITION

31.1 Restrictions Regarding the Qualifying Acquisition

No further Class A Restricted Voting Shares or Class B Shares may be issued commencing on the day following the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition. No Common Shares, Proportionate Voting Shares or Preferred Shares may be issued prior to the closing of the Qualifying Acquisition except in connection with such closing.

ARTICLE 29 ARTICLE 32 CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

29.1 32.1 Excluded Opportunities

The Company renounces, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An "Excluded Opportunity" is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, any director or officer of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) who is also a director or officer of another company or corporation (or of any subsidiaries

thereof) (collectively, "Covered Persons"), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person's capacity as a director or officer of the Company or a subsidiary thereof.

29.2 32.2 Allocation of Opportunities

The Company may enter into agreements with other parties regarding the allocation of corporate opportunities. To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, no director or officer shall have any liability for complying or attempting to comply in good faith with the provisions thereof (which may involve, among other things, not bringing potential transactions to the attention of the Company).

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APPENDIX B OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

(see attached.)

THINKMARKETS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

Effective [], 2023

Article 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1
1.1 Definitions. 1
1.2 Interpretation. 6
Article 2 PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS 6
2.1 Purpose of the Plan 6
2.2 Implementation and Administration of the Plan. 6
2.3 Participation in this Plan 7
2.4 Common Shares Available Under the Plan. 8
2.5 Limits with Respect to Non-Employee Directors 9
2.6 Granting of Awards. 9
Article 3 OPTIONS 9
3.1 Nature of Options 9
3.2 Option Awards 9
3.3 Option Price. 10
3.4 Option Term. 10
3.5 Exercise of Options 10
3.6 Method of Exercise and Payment of Option Price. 10
3.7 Grant of Incentive Stock Options. 11
3.8 Option Agreements. 12
Article 4 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS 12
4.1 Nature of PSUs. 12
4.2 PSU Awards 13
4.3 Vesting of PSUs 13
4.4 Settlement of PSUs 14
4.5 Determination of Amounts. 14
4.6 PSU Agreements 14
4.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents 15
Article 5 RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS 15
5.1 Nature of RSUs 15
5.2 RSU Awards 15
5.3 Vesting of RSUs 16
5.4 Settlement of RSUs 16
5.5 Determination of Amounts. 17
5.6 RSU Agreements. 17
5.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents. 17
Article 6 DEFERRED SHARE UNITS 17
6.1 Nature of DSUs 17
6.2 DSU Awards 18
6.3 Vesting of DSUs 18
6.4 Settlement of DSUs 19
6.5 Determination of Amounts. 19
6.6 DSU Agreements. 19
6.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents. 19
Article 7 GENERAL CONDITIONS 20
7.1 General Conditions applicable to Awards 20
7.2 General Conditions applicable on Termination 22
Article 8 COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. TAX LAWS 24
8.1 Special Provisions Related to Section 409A of the U.S. Code 24
9.1
9.2
9.3
Article 9 ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS 26
Adjustment to Common Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards. 26
Change of Control 26
Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan. 27
Article 10 MISCELLANEOUS 28
10.1 Use of an Administrative Agent 28
10.2 Tax Withholding and Deduction. 29
10.3 Clawback 29
10.4 Securities Law Compliance 30
10.5 Reorganization of the Company. 30
10.6 Governing Laws. 30
10.7 Severability 31
10.8 Currency 31
10.9 Effective Date of the Plan 31
Schedule "A" ELECTION TO EXERCISE OPTIONS 1
Schedule "B" SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS 2

THINKMARKETS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED OMNIBUS LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

ThinkMarkets Group Holdings Limited (the "Company") hereby establishes this Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") for certain qualified directors, executive officers, employees, and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date (as set forth in Section 10.9 hereof) and shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to amend or terminate the Plan at any time pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof.

Article 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions.

Where used herein or in any amendments hereto or in any communication required or permitted to be given hereunder, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Account" means an account maintained for each Participant on the books of the Company which will be credited with PSUs, RSUs or DSUs, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Plan;

"Affiliates" has the meaning ascribed thereto in National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions;

"Applicable Employment Standards Legislation" means the employment standards or labour standards legislation, if any and as may be amended or replaced from time to time, that applies to the jurisdiction in which the Participant performs work for the Company.

"Associate", where used to indicate a relationship with a Participant, means (i) any domestic partner of that Participant, and (ii) the spouse of that Participant and that Participant's children (whether by birth or adoption), as well as that Participant's relatives and that Participant's spouse's relatives, in each case if they share that Participant's residence;

"Award" means an Option, a PSU, an RSU and/or a DSU, as applicable, granted to a Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Grant Agreement;

"Black-Out Period" means a period of time when pursuant to any policies of the Company (including the Company's insider trading policy), any securities of the Company may not be traded by certain Persons designated by the Company;

"Board" means the board of directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time;

"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, when banks are generally open for business in Vancouver, British Columbia for the transaction of banking business;

"Cash Equivalent" means the amount of money equal to the Market Value multiplied by the number of vested PSUs, RSUs or DSUs, as applicable, in the Participant's Account, net of any applicable taxes in accordance with Section 10.2, on the RSU Settlement Date, the PSU Settlement Date or the DSU Settlement Date, as applicable;

"Cashless Exercise Right" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.6(c) hereof;

"Cause" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.2(a) hereof;

"Change of Control" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Employment Agreement, if any, between a Participant and the Company or a Subsidiary, provided, however that if there is no such

Employment Agreement in which such term is defined, and unless otherwise defined in the applicable Grant Agreement or otherwise determined by the Board, then "Change of Control" shall mean the happening, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any of the following events:

  • (a) any acquisition by a Person (other than a non-arm's length party), or a combination of Persons acting jointly or in concert of the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all of the Company's then issued and outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company, other than any such acquisition that occurs upon the exercise or settlement of options or other securities granted by the Company under any of the Company's equity incentive plans;
  • (b) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or consummation of any transaction, or series of related transactions, having similar effect;
  • (c) other than as a result of a solicitation by management of the Company, a change in the composition of the Board, which occurs at a single meeting of the shareholders or upon the execution of a shareholders' resolution, such that individuals who are members of the Board immediately prior to such meeting or resolution cease to constitute a majority of the Board;
  • (d) the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; or
  • (e) an arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving or resulting entity in such amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving or resulting entity in such arrangement, amalgamation merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction.

"Common Shares" means the common shares in the share capital of the Company;

"Company" means ThinkMarkets Group Holdings Limited, a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as amended from time to time;

"Dividend Equivalent" means a bookkeeping entry, equivalent in value to a dividend paid on a Share, credited to a Participant's Account;

"Dividend Payment Date" means the date on which the Company pays a dividend on the Common Shares;

"DSU" means a deferred share unit that is granted by the Company from time to time to a Participant pursuant to Article 6 hereof which shall upon vesting entitle the holder thereof to receive Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the open market, the Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable DSU Agreement, provided that such DSU has not expired before vesting;

"DSU Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant of DSUs and the terms and conditions thereof;

"DSU Settlement Date" means the date as of which a DSU is settled as provided in Section 6.4 hereof;

"Effective Date" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.9 hereof;

"Eligible Participant" means any director, executive officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (for so long as such Person holds any such position, including during any period of statutory notice of termination of employment under Applicable Employment Standards Legislation but excluding any period of contractual or common law reasonable notice of termination of employment or deemed employment);

"Employment Agreement" means, with respect to any Participant, any written employment agreement entered into between the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, and such Participant;

"Exercise Notice" means a notice, in the form attached as Schedule "A" hereto or such other form as the Board may use from time to time, in writing signed by a Participant and stating the Participant's intention to exercise an Option and the manner in which such Option is to be exercised;

"First Option Vesting Date" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.5(a) hereof;

"Grant Agreement" means a written agreement entered into by the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant to such Participant of an Award, including an Option Agreement, a PSU Agreement, an RSU Agreement and a DSU Agreement;

"Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means an Option that is intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the U.S. Code;

"Insider" means a "reporting insider" as defined in National Instrument 55-104 – Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions and includes Associates and affiliates (as such term is defined in Part 1 of the TSX Company Manual) of such "reporting insider";

"Market Value" means at any date when the market value of Common Shares is to be determined: (i) if the Common Shares are listed on the TSX the VWAP on the TSX for the five (5) trading days immediately preceding such date; (ii) if the Common Shares are not listed on the TSX, then as calculated in paragraph (i) by reference to the price on the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed (if more than one, then using the exchange on which a majority of Common Shares are traded on the five trading days preceding the date of determination); or (iii) if the Common Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, the fair market value as is determined solely by the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all Persons;

"Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who, at the time of execution of a Grant Agreement and at all times thereafter while he or she continues to serve as a member of the Board, is not an officer or employee of the Company or a Subsidiary;

"Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1(c) hereof;

"Option" means a right that is granted by the Company from time to time to a Participant pursuant to Article 3 hereof which shall upon exercise entitle the holder thereof to acquire a designated number of Common Shares from treasury at the Option Price, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, provided that such Option has not expired prior to being exercised;

"Option Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant of an Option and the terms and conditions thereof;

"Option Price" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2 hereof;

"Option Term" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.4 hereof;

"Participant" means an Eligible Participant who has been granted an Award under the Plan;

"Performance Criteria" means specified criteria established by the Board and set forth in the applicable Grant Agreement, other than the mere continuation of employment or the mere passage of time, the satisfaction of which is a condition for the grant, exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of an Award.

"Performance Period" means the period determined by the Board at the time any Award is granted or at any time thereafter during which any Performance Criteria and any other conditions specified by the Board with respect to such Award are to be measured and by which the vesting of the Award is determined;

"Person" means an individual, corporation, company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, entity with juridical personality or governmental authority or body, and pronouns which refer to a Person shall have a similarly extended meaning;

"Plan" means this ThinkMarkets Group Holdings Limited Omnibus Incentive Plan, including any amendments or supplements hereto made after the Effective Date hereof and from time to time thereafter by amendment;

"PSU" means a performance share unit that is granted by the Company from time to time to a Participant pursuant to Article 4 hereof which shall upon vesting entitle the holder thereof to receive a payment in the form of Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the open market, the Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable PSU Agreement, provided that such PSU has not expired before vesting;

"PSU Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant of PSUs and the terms and conditions thereof;

"PSU Settlement Date" means the date as of which a PSU is settled as provided in Section 4.4(a) hereof;

"Required Delay Period" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1(e)(i) hereof;

"Restriction Period" means a period determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, ending in all cases no later than (i) in the case of PSUs and RSUs, three (3) years after the last day of the calendar year in which the performance of services for which PSUs or RSUs are granted, as applicable, occurred, and (ii) in the case of DSUs, the last day of the calendar year following the Eligible Participant's Termination Date;

"RSU" means a restricted share unit that is granted by the Company from time to time to a Participant pursuant to Article 5 hereof which shall upon vesting entitle the holder thereof to receive a payment in the form of Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the open market, the Cash Equivalent or a combination thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable RSU Agreement, provided that such RSU has not expired before vesting;

"RSU Agreement" means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the grant of RSUs and the terms and conditions thereof;

"RSU Settlement Date" means the date as of which an RSU is settled as provided in Section 5.4(a) hereof;

"Separation From Service" means a "separation from service" as such term is defined under the default rules of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h);

"Share Compensation Arrangement" means a stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, long-term incentive plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of Common Shares to one or more full-time employees, directors, officers, Insiders, or consultants of the Company or a Subsidiary, including a Common Share purchase from treasury by a fulltime employee, director, officer, Insider, or consultant which is financially assisted by the Company or a Subsidiary by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise;

"Share Unit Vesting Determination Date" means the date on which the Board determines if the vesting conditions with respect to PSUs, RSUs or DSUs (including, in the case of PSUs and RSUs, any applicable Performance Criteria) have been met, and as a result, establishes the number of PSUs, RSUs or DSUs, as applicable, that become vested, if any. The Share Unit Vesting Determination Date shall be on a date following the end of the applicable Performance Period, if any, but not later than the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

"Specified Employee" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1(e) hereof;

"Stock Exchange" means the TSX or, if the Common Shares are not listed or posted for trading on such stock exchange at a particular date, any other stock exchange on which the majority of the trading volume and value of the Common Shares are listed or posted for trading;

"Subsidiary" means a corporation, company or partnership that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

"Subsidiary Corporation" means a corporation other than the Company in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of granting the Option, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain;

"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the regulations thereunder, each as amended from time to time;

"Termination Date" means the later of (i) the date on which such Participant ceases to hold their position with the Company as a director, executive officer, employee or consultant of the Company or one of its Subsidiaries for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation, resignation, retirement, termination of employment for Cause (as defined herein), and termination of employment without Cause (whether with or without lawful notice), and (ii) only if applicable to the Participant's employment, the end of the applicable statutory notice period, if any, under Applicable Employment Standards Legislation. For greater certainty, any period of contractual notice or common law reasonable notice of termination of employment to which a Participant may be entitled shall not be included in the determination of such Participant's Termination Date;

"TSX" means the Toronto Stock Exchange;

"U.S. Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and any reference to a particular section of the Code shall include references to regulations and rulings thereunder and to successor provisions;

"U.S. Participant" means a Participant who, on the applicable date of grant of an Award, or, if deemed applicable by the Company for tax compliance purposes with respect to an Award, after such date is a citizen of the United States of America, a permanent resident of the United States of America or a Participant whose Award under this Plan would be otherwise subject to taxation under the U.S. Code (including by virtue of providing services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries); and

"VWAP" means the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares, calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of Common Shares traded for the relevant period.

1.2 Interpretation.

  • (a) Whenever the Board is to exercise discretion or authority in the administration of the terms and conditions of this Plan, the term "discretion" or "authority" means the sole and absolute discretion of the Board.
  • (b) The provision of a table of contents, the division of this Plan into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Plan.
  • (c) In this Plan, words importing the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.
  • (d) The words "including", "includes" and "include" and any derivatives of such words mean "including (or includes or include) without limitation". As used herein, the expressions "Article", "Section" and other subdivision followed by a number, mean and refer to the specified Article, Section or other subdivision of this Plan, respectively.
  • (e) If any action may be taken within, or any right or obligation is to expire at the end of, a period of days under this Plan, then the first day of the period is not counted, but the day of its expiry is counted.

Article 2

PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS

2.1 Purpose of the Plan.

The purpose of the Plan is to permit the Company to grant Awards to Eligible Participants, subject to certain conditions as hereinafter set forth, for the following purposes:

  • (a) to provide a means through which the Company or a Subsidiary may attract, retain and motivate able Persons to advance its business strategy;
  • (b) to increase the interest in the Company's welfare of those Eligible Participants, who share responsibility for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company or a Subsidiary;
  • (c) to provide an incentive to such Eligible Participants to continue their services for the Company or a Subsidiary and to encourage such Eligible Participants whose skills, performance and loyalty to the objectives and interests of the Company or a Subsidiary are necessary or essential to its success, image, reputation or activities; and
  • (d) to reward Participants for their performance of services while working for the Company or a Subsidiary.

2.2 Implementation and Administration of the Plan.

(a) The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Board or, if the Board by resolution so decides, by a committee or plan administrator appointed by the Board. If such committee or plan administrator is appointed for this purpose, all references to the "Board" herein will be deemed references to such committee or plan administrator. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional Share Compensation Arrangements or other compensation arrangements from time to time, subject to any required approval.

  • (b) Subject to Article 9 hereof and any applicable rules of a Stock Exchange, the Board may, from time to time, as it may deem expedient, adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations or vary the terms of this Plan and/or any Award hereunder for carrying out the provisions and purposes of the Plan and/or to address tax or other requirements of any applicable jurisdiction.
  • (c) Subject to the provisions herein, the Board is authorized, in its sole discretion, to make such determinations under, and such interpretations of, and take such steps and actions in connection with, the proper administration and operations of the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Board may delegate to officers or managers of the Company, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Board shall determine, to perform such functions, as the Board may determine from time to time. Any such delegation by the Board may be revoked at any time at the Board's sole discretion. The interpretation, administration, construction and application of the Plan and any provisions hereof made by the Board, or by any officer, manager, committee or any other Person to which the Board delegated authority to perform such functions, shall be final and binding on the Company, its Subsidiaries and all Eligible Participants.
  • (d) No member of the Board or any Person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Board hereunder shall be liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of the Plan or any Award granted hereunder. Members of the Board, and any Person acting at the direction or on behalf of the Board, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.
  • (e) The Plan shall not in any way fetter, limit, obligate, restrict or constrain the Board with regard to the allotment or issuance of any Common Shares or any other securities in the capital of the Company. For greater clarity, the Company shall not by virtue of this Plan be in any way restricted from declaring and paying stock dividends, repurchasing Common Shares or any other securities in its share capital, or varying or amending its share capital or corporate structure.

2.3 Participation in this Plan.

  • (a) The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of the Common Shares or with respect to any income tax or other matters affecting any Participant including those resulting from the grant, vesting or settlement of an Award, the exercise of an Option or resulting from any transactions in the Common Shares or any other event affecting the Awards. With respect to any fluctuations in the market price of the Common Shares, neither the Company, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents shall be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by such Person or any other Person with respect to the price, time, quantity or other conditions and circumstances of the issuance of Common Shares hereunder, or in any other manner related to the Plan. For greater certainty, no amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan or pursuant to any other arrangement, and no additional Awards will be granted to such Participant to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of the Common Shares, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose. The Company and its Subsidiaries and other Affiliates do not assume any responsibility for the income or other tax consequences resulting to any Participant and each Participant is advised to consult with his or her own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences and risks associated with each Award granted to such Participant.
  • (b) Participants (and their legal representatives and the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of their respective estate) shall have no legal or equitable right, claim, or interest in any specific property or asset of the Company or any of its Affiliates. No asset

of the Company or any of its Affiliates shall be held in any way as collateral security for the fulfillment of the obligations of the Company or any of its Affiliates under this Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, this Plan shall be an unfunded obligation of the Company and its Affiliates (as applicable). To the extent any Participant or his or her estate holds any rights by virtue of a grant of Awards under this Plan, such rights (unless otherwise determined by the Board) shall be general unsecured obligations and shall not be greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

(c) Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Company shall not offer financial assistance to any Participant in regards to the exercise of any Award granted under this Plan.

2.4 Common Shares Available Under the Plan.

  • (a) The maximum number of Common Shares available for issuance, in the aggregate, under this Plan shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of Common Shares issued and outstanding from time to time (calculated on a non-diluted basis). Any Common Shares subject to an Award which has been exercised or settled in Common Shares will again be available for issuance under the Plan. The number of Common Shares available for issuance under the Plan will increase as the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares increases from time to time.
  • (b) No Award that can be settled in Common Shares issued from treasury may be granted if such grant would have the effect of causing the total number of Common Shares underlying Awards made under this Plan to exceed the above-noted number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under this Plan. For greater certainty, Section 2.4(a) shall not limit the Company's ability to issue Awards that are payable other than in Common Shares issued from treasury. Common Shares will not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is payable in cash. The Board may also cause Common Shares used to satisfy the settlement of PSUs, RSUs or DSUs granted under the Plan to be purchased instead on the open market.
  • (c) The Company shall, at all times during the term of this Plan, ensure that the number of Common Shares it is authorized to issue is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of this Plan.
  • (d) If an outstanding Award (or portion thereof) under this Plan expires or is forfeited, surrendered, cancelled or otherwise terminated for any reason without having been exercised or settled in full, or if Common Shares are acquired pursuant to an Award, if any, the Common Shares underlying the forfeited, surrendered, cancelled or otherwise terminated Award or the exercised Award will again be available for issuance under the Plan.
  • (e) No fractional Common Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Award granted under the Plan and, accordingly, if a Participant would otherwise become entitled to a fractional Common Share upon the exercise of such Award, or from an adjustment permitted by the terms of this Plan, such Participant shall only have the right to receive the next lowest whole number of Common Shares, and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional interest so disregarded.
  • (f) For the purposes of Section 2.4(a), in the event that the Company cancels or purchases to cancel any of its issued and outstanding Common Shares and as a result of such cancellation or purchase, the Common Shares issuable under the Plan exceed the maximum number of Common Shares set out in Section 2.4(a), no approval of the shareholders of the Company shall be required for the issuance of Common Shares on the exercise or settlement of any Awards which were granted prior to such cancellation or purchase.

(g) The aggregate number of Common Shares (i) issued to Insiders under the Plan or any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement of the Company within any twelve month period and (ii) issuable to Insiders at any time under the Plan or any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement of the Company, shall in each case not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company (on a non-diluted basis) from time to time.

2.5 Limits with Respect to Non-Employee Directors.

The maximum number of Common Shares issuable from treasury to Eligible Participants who are Non-Employee Directors, at any time, under this Plan and any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement, shall not exceed 1 percent (1%) of the Common Shares issued and outstanding from time to time (calculated on a non-diluted basis).

2.6 Granting of Awards.

  • (a) Any Award granted under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time counsel to the Company shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Common Shares subject to such Award, if applicable, upon any securities exchange or under any law or regulation of any jurisdiction, or the consent or approval of any securities exchange or any governmental or regulatory body, is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant of such Awards or the exercise of any Option or the issuance or purchase of Common Shares thereunder, if applicable, such Award may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Company to apply for or to obtain such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval.
  • (b) The Company may require, as a condition to the exercise of an Award or the delivery of Common Shares under an Award, such representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider appropriate to avoid violation of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any applicable state or non-U.S. securities law. Any Common Shares required to be issued to Participants under the Plan will be evidenced in such manner as the Board may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or delivery of share certificates. In the event that the Board determines that share certificates will be issued to Participants under the Plan, the Board may require that certificates evidencing Common Shares issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Common Shares, and the Company may hold the share certificates pending lapse of the applicable restrictions.

Article 3 OPTIONS

3.1 Nature of Options.

An Option is a right granted by the Company from time to time to a Participant entitling such Participant to acquire a designated number of Common Shares from treasury at the Option Price, but subject to the provisions hereof and the provisions of the applicable Option Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no Dividend Equivalents shall be granted in connection with an Option.

3.2 Option Awards.

Subject to the provisions set forth in this Plan and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time, by resolution, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive Options under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of Options, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such Options shall be granted, (iii) determine the price per Common Share to be payable upon the exercise of each such Option (the "Option Price"), the relevant vesting provisions (including Performance Criteria, if applicable), the Option Term, the date(s) and the manner in which Options may be exercised during the Option Term and all other option conditions, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan or in the applicable Option Agreement, and any applicable rules of a Stock Exchange.

3.3 Option Price.

The Option Price for Common Shares that are the subject of any Option shall be determined and approved by the Board when such Option is granted, but shall not be less than (a) the Market Value of such Common Shares at the time of the grant for a Participant who is not a U.S. Participant or (b) the greater of (i) the Market Value of such Common Shares at the time of grant and (ii) the closing price of the Common Share on the TSX or other stock exchange on the last trading day preceding the date of grant of the Option.

3.4 Option Term.

  • (a) The Board shall determine, at the time of granting the particular Option, the period during which the Option is exercisable, which shall not be more than ten (10) years from the date the Option is granted (the "Option Term"). Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all unexercised Options shall be cancelled at the expiry of such Options.
  • (b) Should the expiration date for an Option fall within a Black-Out Period, such expiration date shall be automatically extended without any further act or formality to that date which is the tenth (10th) Business Day after the end of the Black-Out Period, such tenth (10th) Business Day to be considered the expiration date for such Option for all purposes under the Plan. Notwithstanding Section 9.3 hereof, the ten (10) Business Day period referred to in Section 3.4(b) may not be extended by the Board.

3.5 Exercise of Options.

Prior to expiration or earlier termination in accordance with the Plan, each Option shall be exercisable at such time or times and/or pursuant to the achievement of such Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions as the Board at the time of granting the particular Option may determine in its sole discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, any exercise of Options by a Participant shall be made in accordance with the Company's insider trading policy.

3.6 Method of Exercise and Payment of Option Price.

(a) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Option Agreement, an Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable (from time to time as provided in Section 3.5 hereof) by the Participant (or by the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant) by delivering a fully completed Exercise Notice to the Company at its registered office to the attention of the Corporate Secretary of the Company (or the individual that the Corporate Secretary of the Company may from time to time designate) or by giving notice in such other manner as the Company may from time to time designate, which notice shall specify the number of Common Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised and shall, if applicable, be accompanied by full payment, by cash, certified cheque, bank draft or any other form of payment deemed acceptable by the Company of the Option Price for the number of Common Shares specified therein and, if required by Section 10.2, the amount necessary to satisfy any withholding tax obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, payment of the Option Price and applicable withholding taxes must be provided no later than three (3) Business Days following delivery by the Participant of the Exercise Notice to the Company.

  • (b) Upon the exercise of any Option, the Company shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise but no later than ten (10) Business Days following such exercise, forthwith cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Common Shares either to:
  • (i) deliver to the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant) a certificate in the name of the Participant representing in the aggregate such number of Common Shares as the Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant) shall have then paid for and as are specified in such Exercise Notice; or
  • (ii) in the case of Common Shares issued in uncertificated form, cause the issuance of the aggregate number of Common Shares as the Participant (or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant) shall have then paid for and as are specified in such Exercise Notice to be evidenced by a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Company to be maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Common Shares.
  • (c) The Board may, in its discretion and at any time, determine to grant a Participant the alternative, when entitled to exercise an Option, to deal with such Option on a "cashless exercise" basis, on such terms as the Board may determine in its discretion (the "Cashless Exercise Right"). Without limitation, the Board may determine in its discretion to grant a Participant the Cashless Exercise Right whereby it has the right to terminate such Option in whole or in part by notice in writing to the Company and in lieu of receiving Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option, receive, without payment of any cash other than pursuant to Section 10.2 that number of Common Shares, disregarding fractions, which when multiplied by the Market Value on the day immediately prior to the exercise of the Cashless Exercise Right, have a total value equal to the product of that number of Common Shares subject to the Option multiplied by the difference between the Market Value on the day immediately prior to the exercise of the Cashless Exercise Right and the Option Price.

3.7 Grant of Incentive Stock Options.

At the time of the grant of any Option, the Board may in its discretion designate that such Option shall be made subject to additional restrictions to permit it to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option. Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option:

  • (a) shall be granted only to a key employee (including a director or officer who is also an employee) of the Company or a Subsidiary Corporation (for purposes of this Section 3.7, the term "employee" shall mean a person who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the U.S. Code);
  • (b) shall have an Option Price of not less than 100% of the Market Value of a Common Share on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, provided, however, that if such Option is granted to an employee who, on the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns capital stock (including stock treated as owned under Section 424(d) of the U.S. Code) possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary Corporation (a "More Than 10% Owner"), such Option shall have an Option Price not less than 110% of the Market Value of a Common Share on its Grant Date;
  • (c) shall have an Option Term of not more than 10 years (5 years if the Eligible Participant is a More Than 10% Owner) from the date the Option is granted, and shall be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the applicable Grant Agreement;

  • (d) shall provide that to the extent that the aggregate fair market value of the Common Shares with respect to which such Incentive Stock Option and all other options granted to such Eligible Participant that are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the U.S. Code (as of the date of grant of each such option) whether granted under the Plan or any other stock option plan of the Company or any Subsidiary Corporation are exercisable for the first time by such Eligible Participant during any calendar year, determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 422 of the U.S. Code, which exceeds US\$100,000 (the "US\$100,000 Limit"), such excess designated by the Board shall be considered as a separate Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option. In reducing the number of options treated as incentive stock options to meet the US\$100,000 Limit, the most recently granted options shall be reduced first. To the extent a reduction of simultaneously granted options is necessary to meet the US\$100,000 Limit, the Board may, in the manner and to the extent permitted by law, designate which Common Shares are to be treated as shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option);

  • (e) shall require the Eligible Participant to notify the Corporate Secretary of the Company of any disposition of any Common Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of the Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the U.S. Code (relating to holding periods of such Common Shares and certain disqualifying dispositions of such Common Shares) ("Disqualifying Disposition") within 10 days of such a Disqualifying Disposition;
  • (f) shall by its terms not be assignable or transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the Eligible Participant's lifetime, only by the Eligible Participant; provided, however, that the Eligible Participant may, to the extent provided in the Plan in any manner specified by the Board, designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise his or her Incentive Stock Option after the Eligible Participant's death; and
  • (g) shall, if such Option nevertheless fails to meet the foregoing requirements, or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the U.S. Code for an Incentive Stock Option, be treated for all purposes of this Plan, except as otherwise provided in subsections (d), as an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

No Incentive Stock Option may be granted under the Plan on or after the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan was adopted by the Board.

3.8 Option Agreements.

An Option shall be evidenced by an Option Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may from time to time determine. The Option Agreement shall contain such terms and conditions that may be considered necessary in order for the Option to comply with any provisions respecting options contained in any applicable income tax laws or any other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may be a resident or citizen at the time of grant or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Participant.

Article 4 PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

4.1 Nature of PSUs.

A PSU is an Award that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, and whose grant or vesting is in whole or in part conditional on the attainment of specific Performance Criteria, all pursuant to and subject to such conditions as the Board may determine at the time of grant.

4.2 PSU Awards.

  • (a) Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive PSUs under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of PSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such PSUs shall be granted, (iii) determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria) and the Restriction Period of such PSUs, the whole subject to the terms and condition prescribed in this Plan and in the applicable PSU Agreement.
  • (b) In making such determination, the Board shall consider the timing of crediting PSUs, including crediting PSUs in connection with Dividend Equivalents, to a Participant's Account, the vesting requirements and settlement timing applicable to such PSUs to ensure that the crediting of the PSUs to the Participant's Account, the vesting requirements and settlement timing are not considered a "salary deferral arrangement" for the purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable provincial legislation.
  • (c) Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable PSU Agreement (including the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria), each PSU awarded to a Participant who is not a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, upon determination by the Board on the Share Unit Vesting Determination Date that the vesting conditions (including the Performance Criteria) have been met and no later than the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.
  • (d) Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable PSU Grant Agreement (including the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria), each PSU awarded to a Participant who is a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive, if or to the extent the vesting conditions (including the Performance Criteria) for such PSU have been met, (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, no later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such U.S. Participant's rights to the PSU vests so that such PSU and the payment thereunder are exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code under the "short-term deferral" exception described in U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and all such grants of PSUs to U.S. Participants shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

4.3 Vesting of PSUs.

Subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable PSU Agreement, after the applicable Performance Period has ended, the holder of PSUs shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of PSUs, determined by the Board on the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date as a function of the extent to which the corresponding Performance Criteria have been achieved. After the Board has determined that the Performance Criteria relating to PSUs credited to a Participant's Account with respect to a Performance Period have been achieved, such PSUs shall entirely vest and be paid in accordance with Section 4.4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan or the applicable PSU Agreement, the Board may, in its sole discretion, make adjustments to the calculation of any PSUs granted to Participants based on its assessment of the risk level, events that may impact the value of the PSUs or when calculations do not properly reflect all of the relevant considerations. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all PSUs credited to a Participant's Account with respect to a Performance Period, in respect of which the Performance Criteria have not been achieved, shall automatically be forfeited and be cancelled as of the last day of the Performance Period.

4.4 Settlement of PSUs.

  • (a) The applicable settlement date in respect of a particular PSU shall be determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in a PSU Agreement or any other provision of this Plan or the following sentence of this Section 4.4(a), all vested PSUs shall be settled as soon as practicable following the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date but in all cases prior to the last day of the Restriction Period. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 4.4(a), a PSU granted to a U.S. Participant shall be settled no later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such U.S. Participant's rights to the PSUs vest as provided in Section 4.2(d). Following the receipt of such settlement, the PSU so settled shall be of no value whatsoever and shall be removed from the Participant's Account.
  • (b) The Board, in its sole discretion, may settle following the end of the applicable Performance Period vested PSUs by providing a Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) with:
  • (i) in the case of settlement of PSUs for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of a cheque or any other form of payment deemed acceptable by the Board to the Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;
  • (ii) in the case of settlement of PSUs for Common Shares, delivery of Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the Participant's behalf on the open market;
  • (iii) in the case of settlement of the PSUs for a combination of Common Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above, each equivalent in value to the vested PSUs.

4.5 Determination of Amounts.

  • (a) For purposes of determining the Cash Equivalent of PSUs to be made pursuant to Section 4.4, such calculation will be made on the PSU Settlement Date based on the Market Value on the PSU Settlement Date multiplied by the number of vested PSUs in the Participant's Account to settle in cash.
  • (b) For the purposes of determining the number of Common Shares to be issued or delivered to a Participant upon settlement of PSUs pursuant to Section 4.4, such calculation will be made on the PSU Settlement Date based on the whole number of Common Shares equal to the whole number of vested PSUs then recorded in the Participant's Account to settle in Common Shares.

4.6 PSU Agreements

PSUs shall be evidenced by a PSU Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may from time to time determine. The PSU Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the PSU will comply with any provisions respecting performance share units in any applicable income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may be a resident (for tax purposes) or a citizen at the time of grant or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Participant.

4.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents

  • (a) Dividend Equivalents shall be awarded in respect of all PSUs in a Participant's Account every time dividends (other than share dividends) are paid on the Common Shares. On the Dividend Payment Date, the Company shall credit an additional number of PSUs to the Participant's Account determined as per the following formula: (A x B)/C where:
  • (i) "A" represents the amount of the dividend per Common Share declared and paid on the Common Shares by the Company;
  • (ii) "B" represents the number of PSUs listed in the Participant's Account on the Dividend Payment Date; and
  • (iii) "C" represents the Market Value of one Common Share on the Dividend Payment Date.
  • (b) Any additional PSUs credited to a Participant's Account as a Dividend Equivalent pursuant to this Section 4.7 shall be subject to the same applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date, Performance Period, Performance Criteria and vesting and settlement conditions as the related PSUs in respect of which such additional PSUs are credited.

Article 5 RESTRICTED SHARE UNITS

5.1 Nature of RSUs.

An RSU is an Award that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, all pursuant and subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of Performance Criteria or other pre-established vesting conditions and objectives.

5.2 RSU Awards.

  • (a) Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive RSUs under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of RSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such RSUs shall be granted, (iii) determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria, if any) and the Restriction Period of such RSUs, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan and in the applicable RSU Agreement.
  • (b) In making such determination, the Board shall consider the timing of crediting RSUs, including crediting RSUs in connection with Dividend Equivalents, to a Participant's Account, the vesting requirements and settlement timing applicable to such RSUs to ensure that the crediting of the RSUs to the Participant's Account, the vesting requirements and settlement timing are not considered a "salary deferral arrangement" for the purposes of the Tax Act and any applicable provincial legislation.
  • (c) Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable RSU Agreement, each RSU awarded to a Participant who is not a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, upon determination by the Board on the Share Unit Vesting

Determination Date that the vesting conditions (including the Performance Criteria, if any) have been met and no later than the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.

(d) Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable RSU Agreement, each RSU awarded to a Participant who is a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive, if or to the extent the vesting conditions for such RSU have been met, (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, no later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such U.S. Participant's rights to the RSU vests so that such RSU and the payment thereunder are exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code under the "short-term deferral" exception described in the U.S. Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(b)(4), and all such grants of RSUs to U.S. Participants shall be interpreted and administered accordingly.

5.3 Vesting of RSUs.

Subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable RSU Agreement, after the applicable vesting period has ended, the holder of RSUs shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of RSUs, determined by the Board on the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date as a function of the extent to which the corresponding vesting criteria, including Performance Criteria, if any, have been achieved. After the Board has determined that the vesting criteria relating to RSUs credited to a Participant's Account have been achieved, such RSUs shall entirely vest and be paid in accordance with Section 5.4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan or the applicable RSU Agreement, the Board may, in its sole discretion, make adjustments to the calculation of any RSUs granted to Participants based on its assessment of the risk level, events that may impact the value of the RSUs or when calculations do not properly reflect all of the relevant considerations. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all RSUs credited to a Participant's Account in respect of which the vesting criteria have not been achieved, shall automatically be forfeited and be cancelled as of the last day of the applicable vesting period.

5.4 Settlement of RSUs.

  • (a) The applicable settlement date in respect of a particular RSU shall be determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in an RSU Agreement or any other provision of this Plan or the following sentence of this Section 5.4(a), all vested RSUs shall be settled as soon as practicable following the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date but in all cases prior to the last day of the Restriction Period. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 5.4(a), an RSU granted to a U.S. Participant shall be settled no later than March 15th of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which such U.S. Participant's rights to the RSUs vest as provided in Section 5.2(d). Following the receipt of such settlement, the RSU so settled shall be of no value whatsoever and shall be removed from the Participant's Account.
  • (b) The Board, in its sole discretion, may settle vested RSUs by providing a Participant (or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) with:
  • (i) in the case of settlement of RSUs for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of a cheque or any other form of payment deemed acceptable by the Board to the Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;
  • (ii) in the case of settlement of RSUs for Common Shares, delivery of Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the Participant's behalf on the open market;

(iii) in the case of settlement of the RSUs for a combination of Common Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above,

each equivalent in value to the vested RSUs.

5.5 Determination of Amounts.

  • (a) For purposes of determining the Cash Equivalent of RSUs to be made pursuant to Section 5.4, such calculation will be made on the RSU Settlement Date based on the Market Value on the RSU Settlement Date multiplied by the number of vested RSUs in the Participant's Account to settle in cash.
  • (b) For the purposes of determining the number of Common Shares to be issued or delivered to a Participant upon settlement of RSUs pursuant to Section 5.4, such calculation will be made on the RSU Settlement Date based on the whole number of Common Shares equal to the whole number of vested RSUs then recorded in the Participant's Account to settle in Common Shares.

5.6 RSU Agreements.

RSUs shall be evidenced by an RSU Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may from time to time determine. The RSU Agreement shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the RSU will comply with any provisions respecting restricted share units in any applicable income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may be a resident or citizen at the time of grant or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Participant.

5.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents.

  • (a) Dividend Equivalents shall be awarded in respect of all RSUs in a Participant's Account every time dividends (other than share dividends) are paid on the Common Shares. On the Dividend Payment Date, the Company shall credit an additional number of RSUs, if any, to the Participant's Account determined as per the following formula: (A x B)/C where:
  • (i) "A" represents the amount of the dividend per Common Share declared and paid on the Common Shares by the Company;
  • (ii) "B" represents the number of RSUs listed in the Participant's Account on the Dividend Payment Date; and
  • (iii) "C" represents the Market Value of one Common Share on the Dividend Payment Date.
  • (b) Any additional RSUs credited to a Participant's Account as a Dividend Equivalent pursuant to this Section 5.7 shall be subject to the same applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date and vesting and settlement conditions as the related RSUs in respect of which such additional RSUs are credited.

Article 6 DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

6.1 Nature of DSUs.

A DSU is an Award that, upon vesting, entitles the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, all pursuant and subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or other pre-established vesting conditions and objectives.

6.2 DSU Awards.

  • (a) Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive DSUs under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of DSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such DSUs shall be granted, (iii) determine the relevant conditions and any vesting provisions and the Restriction Period of such DSUs, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in this Plan and in any applicable DSU Agreement.
  • (b) In making such determination, the Board shall consider the timing of crediting DSUs, including crediting DSUs in connection with Dividend Equivalents, to a Participant's Account, any vesting requirements and settlement timing applicable to such DSUs to ensure that the crediting of the DSUs to the Participant's Account, any vesting requirements and settlement timing are compliant with Regulation 6801(d) under the Tax Act and any applicable provincial legislation.
  • (c) Subject to any vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable DSU Agreement, if any, each DSU awarded to a Participant who is not a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, upon determination by the Board on the Share Unit Vesting Determination Date that any applicable vesting conditions have been met and no later than the last day of the applicable Restriction Period.
  • (d) Subject to any vesting and other conditions and provisions herein set forth and in the applicable DSU Agreement, if any, each DSU awarded to a Participant who is a U.S. Participant shall entitle the Participant to receive, if or to the extent the vesting conditions for such DSU have been met, (i) a Common Share (issued from treasury or purchased on the open market), (ii) the Cash Equivalent or (iii) a combination thereof, as the case may be, on the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant's Separation From Service.

6.3 Vesting of DSUs.

Except as otherwise determined by the Board or as provided in the applicable DSU Agreement, if any, DSUs shall entirely vest on the date of grant. Subject to the terms of this Plan and the applicable DSU Agreement, if any, after the applicable vesting period, if any, has ended and after the Participant's Termination Date, the holder of DSUs shall be entitled to receive payout on the value and number of DSUs, determined by the Board on the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date as a function of the extent to which the corresponding vesting criteria, if any, have been achieved. After the Board has determined that the vesting criteria, if any, relating to DSUs credited to a Participant's Account have been achieved, such DSUs shall entirely vest and be paid in accordance with Section 6.4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Plan or any applicable DSU Agreement, the Board may, in its sole discretion, make adjustments to the calculation of any DSUs granted to Participants based on its assessment of the risk level, events that may impact the value of the DSUs or when calculations do not properly reflect all of the relevant considerations. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, all DSUs credited to a Participant's Account in respect of which any vesting criteria have not been achieved shall automatically be forfeited and be cancelled on the last day of applicable vesting period.

6.4 Settlement of DSUs.

  • (a) The applicable settlement period in respect of a particular DSU shall be determined by the Board, provided however that in no case shall DSUs be settled prior to the Termination Date of a Participant. Except as otherwise provided in any DSU Agreement or any other provision of this Plan, all vested DSUs shall be settled as soon as practicable following the applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date but in all cases prior to the last day of the Restriction Period. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence of this Section 6.4(a), a DSU granted to a U.S. Participant shall be settled as provided in Section 6.2(d) in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code. Following the receipt of such settlement, the DSU so settled shall be of no value whatsoever and shall be removed from the Participant's Account.
  • (b) The Board, in its sole discretion, may settle vested DSUs by providing a Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) with:
  • (i) in the case of settlement of DSUs for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of a cheque or any other form of payment deemed acceptable by the Board to the Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;
  • (ii) in the case of settlement of DSUs for Common Shares, delivery of Common Shares issued from treasury or purchased on the Participant's behalf on the open market;
  • (iii) in the case of settlement of the DSUs for a combination of Common Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above, each equivalent in value to the vested DSUs.

6.5 Determination of Amounts.

  • (a) For purposes of determining the Cash Equivalent of DSUs to be made pursuant to Section 6.4, such calculation will be made on the DSU Settlement Date based on the Market Value on the DSU Settlement Date multiplied by the number of vested DSUs in the Participant's Account to settle in cash.
  • (b) For the purposes of determining the number of Common Shares to be issued or delivered to a Participant upon settlement of DSUs pursuant to Section 6.4, such calculation will be made on the DSU Settlement Date based on the whole number of Common Shares equal to the whole number of vested DSUs then recorded in the Participant's Account to settle in Common Shares.

6.6 DSU Agreements.

DSUs may be evidenced by a DSU Agreement, in such form not inconsistent with the Plan as the Board may from time to time determine. The DSU Agreement may contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the DSU will comply with any provisions respecting deferred share units in any applicable income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may be a resident or citizen at the time of grant or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary employing the Participant.

6.7 Grant of Dividend Equivalents.

(a) Dividend Equivalents shall be awarded in respect of all DSUs in a Participant's Account every time dividends (other than share dividends) are paid on the Common Shares. On the Dividend Payment Date, the Company shall credit an additional number of DSUs, if any, to the Participant's Account determined as per the following formula: (A x B)/C where:

  • (i) "A" represents the amount of the dividend per Common Share declared and paid on the Common Shares by the Company;
  • (ii) "B" represents the number of DSUs listed in the Participant's Account on the Dividend Payment Date; and
  • (iii) "C" represents the Market Value of one Common Share on the Dividend Payment Date.
  • (b) Any additional DSUs credited to a Participant's Account as a Dividend Equivalent pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be subject to the same applicable Share Unit Vesting Determination Date and vesting and settlement conditions, if any, as the DSUs in respect of which such additional DSUs are credited.

Article 7 GENERAL CONDITIONS

7.1 General Conditions applicable to Awards.

Each Award, as applicable, shall be subject to the following conditions:

  • (a) Vesting Period. Each Award granted hereunder shall vest in accordance with the terms of the Grant Agreement entered into in respect of such Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of a Participant's Employment Agreement, if any, the Board has the right to accelerate the date upon which any Award vests notwithstanding the vesting schedule set forth for such Award, regardless of any adverse or potentially adverse tax consequence resulting from such acceleration.
  • (b) Employment. Notwithstanding any express or implied term of this Plan to the contrary, the granting of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall in no way be construed as a guarantee by the Company or a Subsidiary to the Participant of employment or another service relationship with the Company or a Subsidiary. The granting of an Award to a Participant shall not impose upon the Company or a Subsidiary any obligation to retain the Participant in its employ or service in any capacity. Nothing contained in this Plan or in any Award granted under this Plan shall interfere in any way with the rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the employment, retention or termination of any such Participant. The loss of existing or potential profit in Common Shares underlying Awards granted under this Plan shall not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of a Participant's employment or service in any office or otherwise.
  • (c) Grant of Awards. Eligibility to participate in this Plan does not confer upon any Eligible Participant any right to be granted Awards pursuant to this Plan. The grant of an Award to an Eligible Participant does not confer upon that Eligible Participant any right to receive any additional Awards at any time. The extent to which any Eligible Participant will be granted Awards pursuant to this Plan will be determined in the sole discretion of the Board. Participation in the Plan shall be entirely voluntary and any decision not to participate shall not affect an Eligible Participant's relationship or employment with the Company or any Subsidiary.
  • (d) Rights as a Shareholder. Neither the Participant nor such Participant's personal representatives or legatees shall have any rights whatsoever as shareholder in respect of any Common Shares underlying or that are payable under such Participant's Awards by

reason of the grant or vesting of such Awards until such Awards have been duly exercised, as applicable, and settled and Common Shares have been issued or purchased on the open market, as applicable.

  • (e) Conformity to Plan. In the event that an Award is granted or a Grant Agreement is executed which does not conform in all particulars with the provisions of the Plan, or purports to grant Awards on terms different from those set out in the Plan, the Award or the grant of such Award shall not be in any way void or invalidated, but the Award so granted will be adjusted to become, in all respects, in conformity with the Plan. In the event of conflicting provisions contained within any applicable Grant Agreement, the Board shall have sole discretion to determine the prevailing provision and interpretation thereof.
  • (f) Transferrable Awards. Except as specifically provided in a Grant Agreement approved by the Board, each Award granted under the Plan is personal to the Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Participant, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws of succession of the domicile of the deceased Participant. No Award granted hereunder shall be pledged, hypothecated, charged, transferred, monetized, securitized, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of on pain of nullity.
  • (g) Participant's Entitlement. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or unless the Board permits otherwise, and except as otherwise provided by the terms and conditions of a Participant's Employment Agreement, if any, upon any Subsidiary ceasing to be a subsidiary of the Company, Awards previously granted under this Plan that, at the time of such change, are held by a Person who is a director, executive officer, employee or consultant of such Subsidiary and not of the Company itself, whether or not then exercisable, shall automatically terminate on the date of such change.
  • (h) No Other Employee Benefits. The amount or value deemed to be or received by a Participant as a result of the exercise or settlement of an Award or as a result of the sale of a Common Share received or purchased upon the exercise or settlement of an Award will not constitute compensation with respect to which any other employee benefits of that Participant are determined including benefits under any bonus, pension, profit-sharing, insurance and salary continuation plan, except as otherwise specifically determined by the Board and/or required by Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, nor will it be a basis to calculate any amount of payment in lieu of common law reasonable notice or contractual severance owed to the Participant after the Participant's Termination Date, except as may be required by Applicable Employment Standards Legislation. The Participant expressly waives any entitlement to damages in lieu thereof.

In the event that the employment of the Participant is terminated by the Company either with Cause, or without Cause, whether lawfully or unlawfully, and with or without reasonable notice, the Participant shall have no rights to any particular grants which have been made to him or her other than as set forth in the Plan, the applicable Grant Agreement, in any other separate written agreement entered into between the Company and the Participant, or as required by Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, and the Participant will not be entitled to recover damages nor to be paid any benefits or to recover any compensation which the Participant would or may otherwise have been entitled to under the Plan if the Participant had continued to hold their position with the Company throughout any notice period over and above the applicable statutory notice period under Applicable Employment Standards Legislation. This Plan document and the Grant Agreement represent the entire agreement between the Participant and the Company with respect to any and all matters described in it. Neither the Participant nor the Company relies upon or regards as material, any representations or any writing that has not been incorporated into the Plan or the Grant Agreement or made part of the Plan or Grant Agreement.

7.2 General Conditions applicable on Termination.

Unless otherwise determined by the Board and except as otherwise provided by the terms and conditions of a Participant's Employment Agreement, each Award shall be subject to the following conditions, as applicable:

  • (a) Termination for Cause. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for Cause, any Awards granted to such Participant that are unvested on the Termination Date shall terminate automatically and become void immediately on the Termination Date. No amounts or damages will be paid in lieu of or in respect of the same. If a Participant's employment terminates by reason of termination for Cause, any Awards granted to such Participant that have already vested at the time of such termination for Cause will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Plan. For the purposes of the Plan, the determination by the Company that the Participant was discharged for Cause shall be binding on the Participant. "Cause" shall mean the standard, as defined under Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, to be met in order to justify the termination of a Participant's employment for cause and without notice, whether such standard is entitled "cause", "willful misconduct", or otherwise; provided, however, that if the Applicable Employment Standards Legislation does not set out such a standard, "cause" shall having the meaning ascribed thereto in the Participant's Employment Agreement or Grant Agreement, if no such definition is included therein it shall mean just cause at common law.
  • (b) Resignation or Retirement. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant as a result of his or her resignation or retirement from the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, (i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan that have not yet vested will immediately vest and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date, as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board). The portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan that have not yet vested and that are determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, not to immediately vest upon such Participant's resignation of employment or retirement, shall terminate automatically and become void immediately on the Termination Date. No amounts or damages will be paid in lieu of or in respect of the same, (ii) all unvested Options will be forfeited on the Termination Date and no amounts or damages will be paid in lieu of or in respect of the same, (iii) vested Options as of the Termination Date will remain exercisable until the earlier of thirty (30) days after the Termination Date or the expiry date of the Options, after which time all Options will expire. For greater certainty, if, following a Participant's resignation or retirement from the Company or a Subsidiary, the end of the thirty (30) day period during which Options may be exercised should fall within a Black-Out Period, the provisions of Section 3.4(b) shall apply to extend the end of such period to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the end of such Black-Out Period, and (iv) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs that have already vested as of the date of such Participant's resignation or retirement will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
  • (c) Death or Disability. Upon a Participant's termination of employment as a result of death or disability, (i) all rights, title and interest in Options granted to such Participant under the Plan, which are unvested on the Termination Date, will continue to vest in accordance with the terms of this Plan and the Participant's Grant Agreement for a period of up to two years, subject to the underlying Options' expiry date, (ii) vested Options (including such Options that vest during the two year period following the Termination Date) will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) two years after the Termination Date and (B) the expiry date of the Options, after which time all Options will automatically expire, (iii) a portion of PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to the Participant under the Plan that have not yet vested will immediately vest on the Termination Date and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date,

as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board). The portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan that have not yet vested and that are determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, not to vest upon death or disability, shall terminate automatically and become void immediately on the Termination Date. No amounts or damages will be paid in lieu of or in respect of the same. Upon the death or incapacity of a Participant, the Participant's rights if any shall only be exercisable by the administrator, executor or liquidator of the Participant's estate, as the case may be, and (iv) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs that have already vested as of the date of such Participant's death or disability will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

  • (d) Termination without Cause. Upon termination of a Participant's employment without Cause, regardless of whether notice of termination is given or not given and regardless of whether the termination of the Participant's employment is lawful or unlawful,(i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan that will not vest by the Termination Date will immediately vest and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date, as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board). The portion of the PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan that will not vest by the Termination Date and that are determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, not to vest upon Termination without Cause (including during the applicable statutory notice period), shall terminate automatically and become void immediately on the Termination Date. No amounts or damages will be paid in lieu of or in respect of the same, (ii)all unvested Options will be forfeited on the Termination Date, (iii) vested Options will remain exercisable until the earlier of ninety (90) days after the Termination Date or the expiry date of the Options, after which time all Options will expire. For greater certainty, if, following termination of a Participant's employment without Cause, the end of the ninety (90) day period during which Options may be exercised should fall within a Black-Out Period, the provisions of Section 3.4(b) shall apply to extend the end of such period to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the end of such BlackOut Period, and (iv) any outstanding PSUs, RSUs and/or DSUs already vested as of the date of such Participant's termination without Cause (including during the applicable statutory notice period) will be settled in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
  • (e) Rights of Participant. The rights of a Participant pursuant to the above paragraphs are the only rights to which the Participant (or his or her estate) is entitled on a termination of employment with respect to such Participant's Options, PSUs, RSUs and DSUs. Regardless of whether, on the Termination Date, the Participant is entitled to a common law reasonable notice period of termination of employment or compensation in lieu thereof, or is entitled to a specific contractual notice period of termination of employment or compensation in lieu thereof, the Participant is not entitled to claim any other rights to any unvested Options, PSUs, RSUs, or DSUs that would normally accrue, vest, or otherwise become exercisable during such notice period or compensation in lieu thereof, whether by way of general or specific damages and whether in contract, tort or otherwise. The Participant expressly waives any entitlement to damages in lieu of any unvested Options, PSUs, RSUs, or DSUs that would normally accrue, vest, or otherwise become exercisable during the contractual notice period or during any common law notice period to which the Participant may be entitled.
  • (f) Unvested Awards. Other than as provided herein, if any portion of an Award has not vested by the Termination Date, that portion of such Award may not, under any circumstances, be exercised by the Participant and the Participant will have no entitlement to same . This provision will apply regardless of whether the Participant was entitled to a period of notice of termination, whether pursuant to contract or common law, which would otherwise have permitted a greater portion of a grant to vest in the Participant.

Article 8 COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. TAX LAWS

The provisions of this Article 8 shall apply solely to an Award to a U.S. Participant.

8.1 Special Provisions Related to Section 409A of the U.S. Code.

  • (a) General. It is intended that the payments and benefits provided under this Plan and with respect to Options, PSUs and RSUs shall be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code and that payments and benefits provided under the Plan with respect to DSUs shall comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code. The Plan and all Grant Agreements shall be construed in a manner that effects such intent. Nevertheless, the tax treatment of the benefits provided under the Plan or any Award is not warranted or guaranteed. Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor their respective directors, officers, employees or advisers (other than in his or her capacity as a Participant) shall be held liable for any taxes, interest, penalties or other monetary amounts owed by any Participant or other taxpayer as a result of the Plan or any Award.
  • (b) Payment Limitations. If the Board determines that an Award, Grant Agreement, payment, distribution, transaction, or any other action or arrangement contemplated by the provisions of the Plan would, if undertaken, cause a U.S. Participant to become subject to additional taxes under Section 409A of the U.S. Code, then unless the Board specifically provides otherwise, such Award, Grant Agreement, payment, distribution, transaction or other action or arrangement shall not be given effect to the extent it causes such result and the related provisions of the Plan and Grant Agreement will be deemed modified, or, if necessary, suspended in order to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code to the extent determined appropriate by the Board, in each case without the consent of or notice to the U.S. Participant.
  • (c) Definitional Restrictions For Amounts That Are Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation Subject to Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Grant Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount or benefit payable under the Plan that constitutes "deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A of the U.S. Code that is not exempt from the requirements of such section ("Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation") is payable or distributable under the Plan or any Grant Agreement such payment or distribution shall be made only at a time that complies with the requirements of Section 409A of the U.S. Code such as a qualifying "change in control event", "disability", "separation from service", or upon death or a specified time as the case may be, in compliance with Section 409A of the U.S. Code and applicable regulations. If a payment or benefit that is payable under the Plan as a result of a Participant's termination of employment or service constitutes Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation then with respect to such payment or benefit the term "Termination Date" shall mean the date on which such Participant incurs a Separation From Service. This provision does not affect the amount or prohibit the vesting of any Award upon a change of control, disability or separation from service, however defined.
  • (d) Allocation among Possible Exemptions. If any one or more Awards granted under the Plan to a Participant could qualify for any separation pay exemption described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(b)(9) or other such exemption, but such Awards in the aggregate exceed the dollar limit permitted for the separation pay or other exemptions, the Company shall determine which Awards or portions thereof will be subject to such exemptions.
  • (e) Six-Month Delay in Certain Circumstances. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or in any Grant Agreement to the contrary, if any amount or benefit that would constitute Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation would otherwise be payable or distributable under this

Plan or any Grant Agreement by reason of a Participant's Separation From Service during a period in which the Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined below), then, subject to any permissible acceleration of payment by the Board under Section 409A of the U.S. Code:

  • (i) the amount of such Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation that would otherwise be payable during the six-month period immediately following the Participant's Separation From Service will be accumulated through and paid or provided on the first business day of the seventh month following the Participant's Separation From Service (or, if the Participant dies during such period, within 30 days after the Participant's death) (in either case, the "Required Delay Period"); and
  • (ii) the normal payment or distribution schedule for any remaining payments or distributions will resume at the end of the Required Delay Period.

For purposes of this Plan, the term "Specified Employee" has the meaning given such term in U.S. Code Section 409A and the final regulations thereunder; provided, however, that, as permitted in such final regulations, the Company's Specified Employees and its application of the six-month delay rule of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) shall be determined in accordance with rules that may be adopted by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be, which shall be applied consistently with respect to all nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements of the Company, including this Plan.

  • (f) Installment Payments. If, pursuant to an Award, a Participant is entitled to a series of installment payments, such Participant's right to the series of installment payments shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments and not to a single payment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "series of installment payments" has the meaning provided in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii) (or any successor thereto).
  • (g) Timing of Release of Claims. Whenever an Award conditions a payment or benefit that constitutes Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation on the Participant's execution and nonrevocation of a release of claims, such release must be executed and all revocation periods must have expired within 60 days after the date of the Participant's Separation From Service; failing which such payment or benefit shall be forfeited. If such payment or benefit is exempt from Section 409A of the U.S. Code, the Company may elect to make or commence payment at any time during such 60-day period. If such payment or benefit constitutes Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation, then, subject to Section 8.1(e) above, (i) if such 60-day period begins and ends in a single calendar year, the Company may make or commence payment at any time during such period at its discretion, and (ii) if such 60 day period begins in one calendar year and ends in the next calendar year, the payment shall be made or commence during the second such calendar year (or any later date specified for such payment under the applicable Award), even if such signing and nonrevocation of the release occur during the first such calendar year included within such 60 day period. In other words, a Participant is not permitted to influence the calendar year of payment based on the timing of signing the release.
  • (h) Permitted Acceleration. The Company shall have the sole authority to make any accelerated distribution permissible under Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-3(j)(4) to Participants of deferred amounts, provided that such distribution(s) meets the requirements of Treas. Reg. section 1.409A-3(j)(4).
  • (i) Special Rule for Eligible Participants Subject to Both Canadian and U.S. Tax Laws. The Board shall not permit a U.S. Participant who has been granted DSUs in a capacity as director, executive officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary and whose DSUs are also subject to taxation in Canada, to continue to provide services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any capacity, after the earlier of (i) such U.S. Participant's

Separation from Service and (ii) the first date on which such Participant is neither a director, executive officer, nor an employee of the Company or of any Subsidiary, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of both Section 409A and paragraph 6801(d) of the Income Tax Regulations (Canada).

Article 9 ADJUSTMENTS AND AMENDMENTS

9.1 Adjustment to Common Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards.

At any time after the grant of an Award to a Participant and prior to the expiration of the term of such Award or the forfeiture or cancellation of such Award, in the event of (i) any subdivision of the Common Shares into a greater number of Common Shares, (ii) any consolidation of Common Shares into a lesser number of Common Shares, (iii) any reclassification, reorganization or other change affecting the Common Shares, (iv) any merger, amalgamation or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, (v) any distribution to all holders of Common Shares or other securities in the capital of the Company, of cash, evidences of indebtedness or other assets of the Company (excluding an ordinary course dividend in cash or shares, but including for greater certainty shares or equity interests in a subsidiary or business unit of the Company or one of its subsidiaries or cash proceeds of the disposition of such a subsidiary or business unit) or (vi) any transaction or change having a similar effect, then the Board shall in its sole discretion, subject to the required approval of a Stock Exchange (if any), determine the appropriate adjustments or substitutions to be made in such circumstances in order to maintain the economic rights of the Participant in respect of such Award in connection with such occurrence or change, including:

  • (a) adjustments to the exercise price of such Award without any change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Award;
  • (b) adjustments to the number of Common Shares to which the Participant is entitled upon exercise or settlement of such Award;
  • (c) adjustments permitting the immediate exercise of any outstanding Awards that are not otherwise exercisable; or
  • (d) adjustments to the number or kind of securities reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall be authorized with respect to any Options held by Participants who are U.S. Participants to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Option (determined as if all such Options were Incentive Stock Options whether or not so designated) to violate Section 424(a) of the U.S. Code or would otherwise subject any Participant to taxation under Section 409A of the U.S. Code.

9.2 Change of Control.

Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, and except as otherwise provided by the terms and conditions of a Participant's Employment Agreement, if any, in the event of a potential Change of Control, the Board shall have the power, in its sole discretion, to modify the terms of this Plan and/or Awards (including, for greater certainty, to cause the vesting of all unvested Awards) to assist the Participants to tender into any take-over bid or similar transaction leading to a Change of Control. For greater certainty, in the event of a take-over bid or any other transaction leading to a Change of Control, the Board may (i) provide that any or all Awards shall thereupon terminate, provided that any such outstanding Awards that have vested shall remain exercisable until consummation of such Change of Control, or (ii) permit Participants to conditionally exercise their Awards, such conditional exercise to be conditional upon the take-up by such offeror of the Common Shares or other securities tendered to such take-over bid in accordance with the terms of such take-over bid (or the effectiveness of such other transaction leading to a Change of Control). If, however, the potential Change of Control referred to in this Section 9.2 is not completed within the time specified therein (as same may be extended), then notwithstanding this Section 9.2 or the definition of "Change of Control": (i) any conditional exercise of vested Options shall be deemed to be null, void and of no effect, and such conditionally exercised Awards shall for all purposes be deemed not to have been exercised, (ii) Common Shares which were issued pursuant to exercise of Options which vested pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be returned by the Participant to the Company and reinstated as authorized but unissued Common Shares, and (iii) the original terms applicable to Awards which vested pursuant to this Section 9.2 shall be reinstated.

9.3 Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan.

  • (a) The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, or from time to time amend or revise the terms of the Plan or any granted Awards without the consent of the Participants, provided that such suspension, termination, amendment or revision shall:
  • (i) not adversely alter or impair the rights or tax treatment of any Participant, without the consent of such Participant except as permitted by the provisions of the Plan;
  • (ii) be in compliance with applicable law and with the prior approval, if required, of the shareholders of the Company, a Stock Exchange or any other regulatory body having authority over the Company; and
  • (iii) be subject to shareholder approval, where required by law or the requirements of a Stock Exchange, provided that the Board may, from time to time, in its absolute discretion and without approval of the shareholders of the Company make the following amendments to this Plan:

    • (A) any amendment to the vesting provision, if applicable, or assignability provisions of the Awards;
    • (B) any amendment to the expiration date of an Award that does not extend the terms of the Award past the original date of expiration of such Award;
    • (C) any amendment regarding the effect of termination of a Participant's employment or engagement;
    • (D) any amendment to the terms and conditions of grants of PSUs, RSUs or DSUs, including the Performance Criteria, as applicable, quantity, type of Award, grant date, vesting periods, settlement date and other terms and conditions with respect to the Awards;
    • (E) any amendment which accelerates the date on which any Award may be exercised or payable, as applicable, under the Plan;
    • (F) any amendment to the definition of an Eligible Participant under the Plan (other than with respect to Eligible Participants who are eligible to receive an Award of Incentive Stock Options);
    • (G) any amendment necessary to comply with applicable law or the requirements of a Stock Exchange or any other regulatory body;
    • (H) any amendment of a "housekeeping" nature, including to clarify the meaning of an existing provision of the Plan, correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan, correct any grammatical or typographical errors or amend the definitions in the Plan;
  • (I) any amendment regarding the administration of the Plan;

  • (J) any amendment to add a provision permitting the grant of Awards settled otherwise than with Common Shares issued from treasury;
  • (K) any amendment to add a cashless exercise feature or net exercise procedure;
  • (L) any amendment to add a form of financial assistance; and
  • (M) any other amendment that does not require the approval of the holders of Common Shares under Section 9.3(b).
  • (b) Notwithstanding Section 9.3(a), the Board shall be required to obtain shareholder approval to make the following amendments:
  • (i) any increase to the maximum number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan;
  • (ii) except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Article 9, any reduction in the Option Price of an Option or any cancellation and replacement of an Option with an Option with a lower Option Price, to the extent such reduction or replacement benefits an Insider;
  • (iii) any extension of the term of an Award beyond the original expiry date, to the extent such amendment benefits an Insider;
  • (iv) any amendment which increases the maximum number of Common Shares that may be issuable upon exercise of Incentive Stock Options or modifies the definition of Eligible Participant used for purposes of determining eligibility for the grant of an Incentive Stock Option; and
  • (v) any amendment to the amendment provisions of the Plan;

provided that Common Shares held directly or indirectly by Insiders benefiting from the amendments shall be excluded when obtaining such shareholder approval.

(c) For non-U.S. Participants, the Board may, by resolution, advance the date on which any Award may be exercised or payable or, subject to applicable regulatory provisions, including any rules of a Stock Exchange extend the expiration date of any Award, in the manner to be set forth in such resolution, provided that the period during which an Option is exercisable or a PSU, RSU or DSU remains outstanding does not exceed (A) in the case of Options, ten (10) years from the date such Option is granted and (B) in the case of PSUs, RSUs and DSUs, the last day of the Restriction Period in respect of such PSUs, RSUs and DSUs. The Board shall not, in the event of any such advancement or extension, be under any obligation to advance or extend the date on or by which any Option may be exercised or any PSU, RSU or DSU may remain outstanding by any other Participant.

Article 10 MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Use of an Administrative Agent.

The Board may in its sole discretion appoint from time to time one or more entities to act as administrative agent to administer the Awards granted under the Plan, the whole in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Company and the administrative agent will maintain records showing the number of Awards granted to each Participant under the Plan.

10.2 Tax Withholding and Deduction.

  • (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, all distributions, delivery of Common Shares or payments (including, for greater certainty, payments of Cash Equivalent) to a Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant) under the Plan shall be made net of all applicable taxes and social security and other source deductions as required by any applicable law. If the event giving rise to the withholding obligation involves an issuance or delivery of Common Shares, then, the withholding obligation may be satisfied by (a) having the Participant elect to have the appropriate number of such Common Shares sold by the Company, the Company's transfer agent and registrar appointed by the Company pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, on behalf of and as agent for the Participant as soon as permissible and practicable, with the proceeds of such sale being delivered to the Company, which will in turn remit such amounts to the appropriate governmental authorities, or (b) any other mechanism as may be required or appropriate to conform with applicable tax and other rules.
  • (b) Participants will be responsible for (and will indemnify the Company and any Affiliate in respect of) all taxes, social security contributions and other liabilities arising out of or in connection with any Award or the acquisition, holding or disposal of Common Shares. If the Company or any Affiliate has any liability to pay or account for any such tax or contribution, it may meet the liability, subject to Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, by:
  • (i) selling Common Shares to which the Participant becomes entitled on his behalf and using the proceeds to meet the liability;
  • (ii) deducting the amount of the liability from any cash payment due under this Plan;
  • (iii) reducing the number of Common Shares to which the Participant would otherwise be entitled; and/or
  • (iv) deducting the amount from any payment of salary, bonus or other payment due to the Participant.

10.3 Clawback.

Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, any Award which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject to Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, the Board may provide in any case that outstanding Awards (whether or not vested or exercisable) and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Common Shares acquired under Awards will be subject to forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company, with interest and other related earnings, if the Participant to whom the Award was granted violates (i) a noncompetition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenant by which he or she is bound, or (ii) any policy adopted by the Company applicable to the Participant that provides for forfeiture or disgorgement with respect to incentive compensation that includes Awards under the Plan. In addition, subject to Applicable Employment Standards Legislation, the Board may require forfeiture and disgorgement to the Company of outstanding Awards and the proceeds from the exercise or disposition of Awards or Common Shares acquired under Awards, with interest and other related earnings, to the extent required by law or applicable stock exchange listing standards and any related policy adopted by the Company. Each Participant, by accepting or being deemed to have accepted an Award under the Plan, agrees to cooperate fully with the Board, and to cause any and all permitted transferees of the Participant to cooperate fully with the Board, to effectuate any forfeiture or disgorgement required hereunder. Neither the Board nor the Company nor any other Person, other than the Participant and his or her permitted transferees, if any, will be responsible for any adverse tax or other consequences to a Participant or his or her permitted transferees, if any, that may arise in connection with this Section 10.3.

10.4 Securities Law Compliance.

  • (a) The Plan (including any amendments to it), the terms of the grant of any Award under the Plan, the grant of any Award and the exercise of any Options, and the Company's obligation to sell and deliver Common Shares in respect of any Awards, shall be subject to all applicable federal, provincial, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations, the rules and regulations of a Stock Exchange and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, as determined by the Company, be required. The Company shall not be obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any Award hereunder to issue, sell or deliver Common Shares in violation of such laws, rules and regulations or any condition of such approvals.
  • (b) No Awards shall be granted, and no Common Shares shall be issued, sold or delivered hereunder, where such grant, issue, sale or delivery would require registration of the Plan or of the Common Shares under the securities laws of any foreign jurisdiction (other than Canada) or the filing of any prospectus for the qualification of same thereunder, and any purported grant of any Award or purported issue or sale of Common Shares hereunder in violation of this provision shall be void.
  • (c) The Company shall have no obligation to issue any Common Shares pursuant to this Plan unless upon official notice of issuance, such Common Shares shall have been duly listed with a Stock Exchange. The Company cannot guarantee that the Common Shares will be listed or quoted on a Stock Exchange. Common Shares issued, sold or delivered to Participants under the Plan may be subject to limitations on sale or resale under applicable securities laws.
  • (d) If Common Shares cannot be issued or delivered to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award due to legal or regulatory restrictions, the obligation of the Company to issue or deliver such Common Shares shall terminate. Any funds paid to the Company in connection with the exercise or settlement of such Award will be returned to the applicable Participant as soon as practicable.

10.5 Reorganization of the Company.

The existence of any Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company's capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Company or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Company or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.

10.6 Governing Laws.

The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable thereto and without recourse to conflict of laws rules. The Corporation and each Participant irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction in the Province of British Columbia in respect of any action or proceeding relating in any way to the Plan, including, without limitation, with respect to the grant of Awards and any issuance of Common Shares made in accordance with the Plan.

10.7 Severability.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.

10.8 Currency

Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board, all Awards and payments pursuant to such grants shall be determined in Canadian currency. The Board shall determine, in its discretion, whether and to the extent any payments made pursuant to an Award shall be made in local currency, as opposed to Canadian dollars. In the event payments are made in local currency, the Board may determine, in its discretion and without liability to any Participant, the method and rate of converting the payment into local currency.

10.9 Effective Date of the Plan

The Plan is effective as of [], 2023 (the "Effective Date").

Schedule "A" ELECTION TO EXERCISE OPTIONS

To: ThinkMarkets Group Holdings Limited (the "Company")

The undersigned option holder hereby irrevocably elects to exercise options ("Options") granted by the Company to the undersigned pursuant to the Company's Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Plan") for the number of common shares in the capital of the Company ("Common Shares") as set forth below.

Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings specified in the Plan.

Number of Common Shares to be Acquired:

Option Price (per Common Share): \$

Aggregate Option Price: \$

Amount enclosed that is payable on account of withholding of tax or other required deductions relating to the exercise of the Options (contact the Company for details of such amount) (the "Applicable Withholdings and Deductions"):

☐ Or check here if alternative arrangements have been made with the Company with respect to the payment of Applicable Withholdings and Deductions;

and hereby tender cash, a certified cheque or bank draft for such aggregate Option Price, and, if applicable, Applicable Withholdings and Deductions, and directs such Common Shares to be registered in the name of ______________________________________________.

DATED this ____ day of __________________, 20____.

Name:

\$

Schedule "B" SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPANTS

The following provisions are added as Article 11 of the Plan in respect of any Awards issued to an Australian Participant:

1. Australian ParticipantsFollowing the issue of Common Shares to an Australian Participant on settlement of an Award, that Australian Participant must not dispose of those Common Shares if such disposal would be in breach of the terms of the Company's securities trading policy (if any), any applicable rules of a Stock Exchange or other applicable laws.

2. Amendments to Plan for Australian Participants.

(a) Section 7.1(f) of the Plan is deleted and replaced by the following:

"Transferrable Awards. Each Award granted under the Plan to an Australian Participant is personal to the Australian Participant and shall not be assignable or transferable by the Australian Participant, whether voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or by the laws of succession of the domicile of a deceased Australian Participant. No Award granted hereunder shall be pledged, hypothecated, charged, transferred, monetized, securitized, assigned or otherwise encumbered or disposed of on pain of nullity."

(b) Section 9.3(a)(i) of the Plan is deleted and replaced by the following:

"(i) not adversely alter or impair the rights or tax treatment of any Australian Participant, without the consent of such Australian Participant except as permitted by the provisions of the Plan and provided that the Board shall not amend any restrictions on transfer under Section 3.7(f), Section 7.1(f) or otherwise which apply to any Awards or Common Shares issued on settlement of Awards granted to an Australian Participant under the Plan;"

3. Settlement of Awards issued to Australian Participants

Awards issued to Australian Participants can only be settled by delivery by the Company of a cash payment or Common Shares (and not CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs) and, for clarity, Australian Participants will not have a right to receive CDIs on settlement of Awards).

4. Recovery of TFN withholding.

If the Company is required to pay an amount of TFN withholding tax pursuant to section 14-155 of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) in connection with the Awards of an Australian Participant (and that amount of TFN withholding has not already been paid by the Australian Participant pursuant to Section 10.2(b) of the Plan), the Australian Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company may recover such TFN withholding tax from the Australian Participant as a debt due. Without limiting the Company's rights and remedies to recover such debt, the Company hereby appoints each of its subsidiaries as the Company's agent to recover such debt on the Company's behalf and the Australian Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company's subsidiaries to deduct such amount from the Australian Participant's salary or wages (or any other amounts due by the Company or the subsidiary to the Australian Participant) to satisfy such debt on the Company's behalf.

5. Employee Share Scheme Rules.

Subdivision 83A-C of the Australian Tax Act applies to the Plan (subject to the requirements of the Australian Tax Act).

6. Taxes - Superannuation.

For purposes of Section 10.2 of the Plan, a reference to "taxes", "social security contributions" and "other liabilities" shall also include a reference to payroll tax, compulsory superannuation contributions and the superannuation guarantee charge. The amount of any payments and the value of any Common Shares to which an Australian Participant becomes entitled under the Plan ("Benefits") is inclusive of any superannuation contributions required to be made by the Company under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth) and the Benefits are subject to reduction for payment of such contributions.

7. Definitions

For the purposes of this Article 11:

  • (a) Australian Participant means a Participant who is resident in Australia for purposes of the Australian Tax Act.
  • (b) Australian Tax Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth), jointly or as applicable.