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Sendero Resources Corp. Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2025

Apr 11, 2025

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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SENDERO RESOURCES CORP.

1100-1111 Melville Street

Vancouver BC V6E 3V6

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 1, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General and Special Meeting (the “Meeting”) of Sendero Resources Corp. (the “Company”) will be held at #1100 – 1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6 on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time for the following purposes:

  1. To receive and consider the financial statements of the Company, together with the auditor’s report thereon, for the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2024;
  2. To set the number of directors at three (3);
  3. To elect directors to hold office until the next annual general meeting;
  4. To re-appoint De Visser Gray LLP and authorize the directors to fix the auditor’s remuneration;
  5. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass an ordinary resolution, the full text of which is set forth in the accompanying management information circular (the “Information Circular”), approving and ratifying the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan pursuant and authorizing the Company’s board of directors to make any amendments thereto that may be required for the purpose of obtaining the approval of applicable securities regulatory authorities or stock exchanges; and
  6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

The accompanying Information Circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be dealt with at the Meeting and is deemed to form part of this Notice.

Shareholders who are unable to attend the Meeting are requested to complete sign, date and return the enclosed form of proxy indicating your voting instructions. A proxy will not be valid unless it is deposited at the office of Endeavor Trust Corporation, Suite 702, 777 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S4, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time fixed for the Meeting or any adjournments thereof. If you are not a registered shareholder, please refer to the accompanying Information Circular for information on how to vote your shares.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 1st day of April, 2025.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

“Alex Gostevskikh”

Alex Gostevskikh

Interim CEO & Director


INFORMATION CIRCULAR

The information contained in this Information Circular, unless otherwise indicated, is as of March 27, 2025.

This Information Circular is being mailed by the management of Sendero Resources Corp. ("Sendero" or the "Company") to everyone who was a shareholder of record on March 27, 2025, which is the date that has been fixed by the directors of Sendero as the record date to determine the shareholders who are entitled to receive notice of the meeting. Sendero is mailing this Information Circular in connection with the solicitation of proxies by and on behalf of Sendero's management for use at the annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders that is to be held on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at 1100-1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6. The solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail. Certain employees or directors of Sendero may also solicit proxies by telephone or in person. The cost of solicitation will be borne by Sendero.

Under Sendero's Articles, one or more persons present and being or representing by proxy, two or more shareholders entitled to attend and vote at the meeting, before any action may validly be taken at the Meeting. If such a quorum is not present in person or by proxy, the Meeting will be rescheduled.

PART 1 – VOTING

HOW A VOTE IS PASSED

All matters that will come to a vote at the Meeting, as described in the attached Notice of Meeting, are ordinary resolutions and can be passed by a simple majority – that is, if more than half of the votes that are cast are in favour, and then the resolution is approved. In addition, approval of the resolution approving the Company's 2023 Equity Incentive Plan and grants thereunder are to be passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by persons who are not insiders or associates of insiders of Sendero. See Part 3 – The Business of the Meeting.

WHO CAN VOTE?

If you are a registered shareholder of Sendero as at March 27, 2025, you are entitled to notice of and to attend the Meeting and cast a vote for each share registered in your name on all resolutions put before the Meeting. If the shares are registered in the name of a corporation, a duly authorized officer of the Company may attend on its behalf, but documentation indicating such officer's authority should be presented at the Meeting. If you are a registered shareholder but do not wish to, or cannot, attend the Meeting in person you can appoint someone who will attend the Meeting and act as your proxyholder to vote in accordance with your instructions (see "Voting By Proxy" below). If your shares are registered in the name of a "nominee" (usually a bank, trust company, securities dealer or other financial institution) you should refer to the section entitled "Non-registered Shareholders" set out below.

VOTING BY PROXY

If you do not come to the Meeting, you can still make your votes count by appointing someone who will be there to act as your proxyholder. You can either tell that person how you want to vote, or you can let him or her decide for you. You can do this by completing a form of proxy.

In order to be valid, you must return the completed form of proxy to Sendero's transfer agent, Endeavor Trust Corporation by 10:00 am Pacific Time on April 29, 2025 by:

Internet: Go to www.exproxy.ca and follow the instructions
Email: Send to [email protected]
Facsimile: Fax to Endeavor Trust Corporation at 604-559-8908


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Mail:

Complete the form of proxy or any other proper form of proxy, sign it and mail it to:

Endeavor Trust Corporation
Suite 702, 777 Hornby Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S4

What Is A Proxy

A form of proxy is a document that authorizes someone to attend the Meeting and cast your votes for you. A form of proxy is enclosed with this Information Circular. You should use it to appoint a proxyholder, although you can also use any other legal form of proxy.

Appointing A Proxyholder

You can choose any individual to be your proxyholder. It is not necessary for the person whom you choose to be a shareholder. To make such an appointment, simply fill in the person’s name in the blank space provided in the enclosed form of proxy. To vote your shares, your proxyholder must attend the Meeting. If you do not fill a name in the blank space in the enclosed form of proxy, the person’s name in the form of proxy will be deemed to be appointed to act as your proxyholder. Such persons are directors and/or officers of Sendero (the “Management Proxyholders”).

Instructing Your Proxy

You may indicate on your form of proxy how you wish your proxyholder to vote your shares. To do this, simply mark the appropriate boxes on the form of proxy. If you do this, your proxyholder must vote your shares in accordance with the instructions you have given.

If you do not give any instructions as to how to vote on a particular issue to be decided at the Meeting, your proxyholder can vote your shares as he or she thinks fit. If you have appointed the Management Proxyholders as your proxyholder, they will, unless you give contrary instructions, vote your shares at the Meeting as follows:

☑ FOR setting the number of directors at three (3);
☑ FOR the election of the proposed nominees as directors;
☑ FOR the re-appointment of De Visser Gray LLP, as the auditors for Sendero;
☑ FOR the resolution to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration to be paid to the auditor;
☑ FOR the resolution to approve and ratify the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan; and

For more information about these matters, see Part 3 – The Business of the Meeting. The enclosed form of proxy gives the persons named on it the authority to use their discretion in voting on amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting. At the time of printing this Information Circular, the management of Sendero is not aware of any other matter to be presented for action at the Meeting. If, however, other matters do properly come before the Meeting, the person’s name on the enclosed form of proxy will vote on them in accordance with their best judgment, pursuant to the discretionary authority conferred by the form of proxy with respect to such matters

Changing Your Mind

If you want to revoke your proxy after you have delivered it, you can do so at any time before it is used. You may do this by

(a) attending the Meeting and voting in person;
(b) signing a proxy bearing a later date;
(c) signing a written statement which indicates, clearly, that you want to revoke your proxy and delivering this signed written statement to Sendero at 1100-1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6; or
(d) in any other manner permitted by law.


Your proxy will only be revoked if a revocation is received by 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) in the afternoon on the last business day before the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or delivered to the person presiding at the Meeting before it (or any adjournment) commence. If you revoke your proxy and do not replace it with another that is deposited with us before the deadline, you can still vote your shares but to do so you must attend the Meeting in person. Only registered shareholders may revoke a proxy. If your shares are not registered in your own name and you wish to change your vote, you must, at least 7 days before the Meeting, arrange for your nominee to revoke your proxy on your behalf (see below under "Non-Registered Shareholders").

NON-REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS

If your shares are not registered in your own name, they are likely held in the name of a "nominee", usually a bank, trust company, securities dealer or other financial institution. Your nominee must seek your instructions as to how to vote your shares.

Accordingly, unless you have previously informed your nominee that you do not wish to receive material relating to shareholders' meetings, you will have received this Information Circular from your nominee, together with a form of proxy or voting instruction form. If that is the case, it is most important that you comply strictly with the instructions that have been given to you by your nominee on the voting instruction form. If you have voted and wish to change your voting instructions, you should contact your nominee to discuss whether this is possible and what procedures you must follow.

If your shares are not registered in your own name, we will not have a record of your name and, as a result, unless your nominee has appointed you as a proxyholder, will have no knowledge of your entitlement to vote. If you wish to vote in person at the Meeting, therefore, please insert your own name in the space provided on the form of proxy or voting instruction form that you have received from your nominee. If you do this, you will be instructing your nominee to appoint you as proxyholder. Please adhere strictly to the signing and returning instructions provided by your nominee. It is not necessary to complete the form in any other respect, since you will be voting at the Meeting in person.

PART 2 – VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

The authorized capital of Sendero consists of an unlimited number of common shares. At the close of business on March 27, 2025 there were 19,685,439 common shares outstanding. Each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each common share registered in his or her name at the close of business on March 27, 2025, the date fixed by the Board of Directors as the record date for determining who is entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Meeting.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, as at the date of this Circular, no person or company beneficially owns, or exercises control or direction over, directly or indirectly, securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to any class of outstanding voting securities of the Company.

PART 3 – THE BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The audited financial statements of Sendero for the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2024, will be placed before you at the Meeting. If requested, they will be mailed to those shareholders.

Fixing The Number Of Directors

The Board presently consists of four directors. At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected to the Board at three. The number of directors will be


approved if the affirmative vote of at least a majority of common shares present or represented by proxy at the Meeting and entitled to vote thereat are voted in favour of fixing the number of directors at three.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Directors of Sendero are elected for a term of one year. The term of office of each of the nominees proposed for election as a director will expire at the Meeting, and each of them, if elected, will serve until the close of the next annual general meeting, unless he resigns or otherwise vacates office before that time. Under Sendero’s Articles and pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), the number of directors cannot be fewer than 3. Sendero currently has three directors.

The following are the nominees proposed for election as directors of Sendero together with the number of common shares and stock options that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised, by each nominee. Each of the nominees has agreed to stand for election and management of the Company is not aware of any intention of any of them not to do so. If, however, one or more of them should become unable to stand for election, it is likely that one or more other persons would be nominated at the Meeting for election and, in that event, the persons designated in the form of proxy will vote in their discretion for a substitute nominee.

Name, Residence and Positions Held Voting Shares Director Since Principal Occupation
Alex Gostevskikh
Interim CEO & Director (1)(2)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Nil August 9, 2024 Geologist
Steven McMullan
Director (1)(2)
Gaborone, Botswana Nil August 1, 2024 Consultant Geoscientist
Manni Buttar
Director (1)(2)
Ontario, Canada 350,000 September 23, 2024 Vice-President, Business Development, Structured Tax Solutions, SCP Finance Resource LP

NOTES:

(1) This is the number of shares of the Company carrying the right to vote in all circumstances, beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by each director as at the Record Date. This information is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective individuals, or has been extracted from the register of shareholdings maintained by the Company's transfer agent or from insider reports filed by the individuals and available through the internet at www.sedi.ca. The information does not include voting securities which might be issued upon conversion or exercise of other securities of the Company.

(2) Member of the Audit Committee.

Sendero’s Management recommends that the shareholders vote in favour of the election of the proposed nominees as directors of Sendero for the ensuing year. Unless you give instructions otherwise, the Management Proxyholders intend to vote FOR the nominees name in this Information Circular.

Alex Gostevskikh, QP MMSA – Interim CEO and Director – Mr. Gostevskikh has over 30 years of experience in international mining and exploration, specializing in mineral exploration and development of orogenic gold style mineralization. Several senior executive roles with mining companies including Kinross and Centerra. Qualified Member of the esteemed Mining & Metallurgical Society of America. Mr. Gostevskikh is also the CEO and Director of Karus Mining Inc. and Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI).

Steven McMullan, P.Geo – Director – Mr. McMullan is a senior exploration geoscientist with > 40 years of diverse international experience in mineral exploration and discovery, mine development, and project management on five continents. Co-Recipient of PDAC 2015 Thayer Lindsley International Discovery Award Kamoa Copper Deposit Discovery Team. Mr. McMullan is also the Chief Technical Advisor of Karus Mining Inc. and a director of Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI).

Manni Buttar – Director – Mr. Buttar joined Sprott Capital Partners LP (SCP), a division of Sprott Inc., in 2016 as the Vice-President - Business Development. His primary focus is building and further developing SCP’s Structured Flow Through Share Program. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the University of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada) and has experience


in the financial services area. His experience in financial services include both the capital markets and wealth management arena internationally. Mr. Buttar is also a director of Karus Mining Inc. and a director of Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI).

CORPORATE CEASE TRADE ORDERS AND BANKRUPTCIES

Except as noted below, no director or officer of Sendero is, or has been within the past ten years, a director or executive officer of any Company (including Sendero) that, while such person was acting in that capacity: (i) was the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; (ii) was subject to an event that resulted, after the director or executive officer ceased to be a director or executive officer, in the company being the subject of a cease trade or similar order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or (iii) within a year of that person ceasing to act in the capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangements or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets. Furthermore, no director or officer of Sendero has within the past ten years become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or Compromise with creditors, or has a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director.

RE APPOINTMENT OF THE AUDITOR

Unless otherwise directed, it is management's intention to vote the proxies in favour of an ordinary resolution to re-appoint the firm of De Visser Gray LLP, of Vancouver, British Columbia as auditors, to hold office until the next annual meeting or until their successor is appointed and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration.

APPROVAL AND RATIFICATION OF 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

The Board of Directors of the Company implemented the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") effective September 22, 2023, which was approved by the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"). The number of common shares which may be issued pursuant to options previously granted and those granted under the Plan is a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common share at the time of the grant. In addition, the number of shares which may be reserved for issuance to any one individual may not exceed 5% of the issued shares on a yearly basis or 2% if the optionee is engaged in investor relations activities or is a consultant. Under Exchange policy, all such rolling stock option plans which set the number of common shares issuable under the plan at a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common share must be approved and ratified by shareholders on an annual basis.

Additionally, under the Plan, the Company is authorized to grant RSUs, PSUs and DSUs, as defined below, to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and/or its subsidiaries ("Eligible Participants"), and when such Eligible Participants are granted Awards, the "Participants") in order to attract, retain and motivate such persons as individuals whose skills, performance and loyalty to the objectives and interests of the Company are necessary to the Company's success, to incentivize them to continue their services for the Company, and to align their interests with those of the Company.

The Plan, a copy of which is attached as Schedule "B" hereto, has yet to be approved by shareholders of the Company.

Therefore, at the Meeting, disinterested shareholders will be asked to pass a resolution to approve and ratify the Plan, as set out in Schedule "C".

Unless such authority is withheld, the Management Proxyholders intend to vote FOR the approval and ratification of the Plan.


PART 4 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

GENERAL

For the purpose of this Information Circular:

“Compensation Securities” includes stock options, convertible securities, exchangeable securities and similar instruments including deferred share units, performance share units and restricted stock units granted or issued by the Company, or one of its subsidiaries for services provided or to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

“Named Executive Officer” or “NEO” means each of the following individuals:

a) each individual who, in respect of the Company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief executive officer (“CEO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a CEO;

b) each individual who, in respect of the Company, during any part of the most recently completed financial year, served as chief financial officer (“CFO”), including an individual performing functions similar to a chief financial officer;

c) in respect of the Company and its subsidiaries, the most highly compensated executive officer other than the individuals identified in paragraphs (a) and (b) at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was more than CDN$150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(5) of Form 51-102F6V, for that financial year; and

d) each individual who would be a named executive officer under paragraph (c) but for the fact that the individual was not an executive officer of the Company, and was not acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year;

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

Sendero has no arrangements, standard or otherwise, pursuant to which directors are compensated by Sendero for their services in their capacity as Directors, or for committee participation, involvement in special assignments or for services as consultants or experts during the most recently completed financial year or subsequently, up to and including the date of this Information Circular.

Sendero has a formalized equity compensation plan for the granting of incentive stock options (“Options”), deferred share units (“DSUs”), performance share units (“PSUs”) and restricted share units (“RSUs”) to certain officers, employees, consultants and Directors, as may be allowable under the compensation plan. During the financial year ended July 31, 2024, no equity awards were granted to directors or officers of the Company.

DIRECTOR AND NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION, EXCLUDING COMPENSATION SECURITIES

The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any subsidiary thereof to each NEO and each director of the Company, in any capacity, including, for greater certainty, all plan and non-plan compensation, direct and indirect pay, remuneration, economic or financial award, reward, benefit, gift or perquisite paid, payable, awarded, granted, given or otherwise provided to the NEO or director for services provided and for services to be provided, directly or indirectly, to the Company or any subsidiary thereof for each of the two most recently completed financial years, other than stock options and other compensation securities:


Table of compensation excluding compensation securities
Name and Position Year Salary ($) Share Based Awards ($) Option Based Awards ($) Non-equity incentive plan compensation ($) Pension value ($) All other Compensation ($) Total Compensation ($)
Alex Gostevskikh Interim CEO(1) and Director 2024 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Binyomin Posen Former CEO and CFO(2) 2024 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Hernan Vera Former CEO(3) 2024 120,000 334,071 Nil Nil Nil 104,092 581,163
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Dave Cross CFO(4) 2024 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Michael Wood Former CFO(5) 2024 105,000 200,000 Nil Nil Nil 104,092 409,095
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Raymond D Harari Former President(6) 2024 30,000 195,000 Nil Nil Nil 104,092 225,000
2023 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Marco Roque Former Director(7) 2024 Nil 16,250 Nil Nil Nil Nil 16,250
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Zachary Goldenberg Former Director(8) 2024 Nil 16,250 Nil Nil Nil Nil 16,250
2023 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Notes:
(1) Mr. Gostevskikh was appointed Interim CEO on August 15, 2024.
(2) Mr. Posen was appointed CEO and CFO on December 7, 2021 and resigned on September 27, 2023.
(3) Mr. Vera was appointed CEO on September 27, 2023 and resigned on August 15, 2024.
(4) Mr. Cross was appointed CFO on December 4, 2024.
(5) Mr. Wood was appointed CFO on September 27, 2023 and resigned on December 4, 2024.
(6) Mr. Harai was appointed President on June 4, 2021 and resigned on August 11, 2024.
(7) Mr. Roque was appointed as a director on September 27, 2023 and resigned on August 9, 2024.
(8) Mr. Goldenberg was appointed as a director on September 27, 2023 and resigned on August 1, 2024.

STOCK OPTIONS AND OTHER COMPENSATION SECURITIES

No stock options or other compensation securities were issued or granted to officers or directors of the Company as of July 31, 2024.

EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AND COMPENSATION SECURITIES BY DIRECTORS OR NEOS

During the financial year ended July 31, 2024, no NEO or director exercised compensation securities.

STOCK OPTION PLANS AND OTHER INCENTIVE PLANS

The following summary of certain provisions of the Company's 2023 equity incentive plan (the "Director Approved Plan") does not purport to be complete and is subject in its entirety to the detailed provisions of the Director Approved Plan, a copy of which has been filed on SEDAR+ and will be available without charge from the Company after such time.


The Director Approved Plan provides for the grant of:

  • Options (defined below)
  • SARs (defined below)
  • DSUs (defined below)
  • RSUs (defined below)
  • PSUs (defined below)

Stock Options

Option Grants

The Director Approved Plan authorizes the Board to grant stock options (“Options”) to eligible Directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company (“Award”). The number of Common Shares, the exercise price per Common Share, the vesting period and any other terms and conditions of Options granted from time to time pursuant to the Director Approved Plan, are determined by the Board at the time of the grant, subject to the defined parameters of the Director Approved Plan. The date of grant for the Options shall be the date such grant was approved by the Board.

Exercise Price

The Option Exercise Price of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee on the Grant Date and will not be less than the Discounted Market Price of the Common Shares as of the Grant Date, subject to all applicable regulatory requirements. The Exercise Price shall be stated and payable in Canadian dollars.

Exercise Period, Blackout Periods and Vesting

No Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the Grant Date. Each Option that would expire during or within ten Business Days immediately following a Blackout Period shall expire on the date that is ten Business Days immediately following the end of the Blackout Period. Each Option may, but need not, vest and, therefore, become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal; provided that, each Option granted to an Investor Relations Service Provider must vest in accordance with the vesting requirements set out in the Section 4.4(c) of Policy 4.4 of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”).

Cashless Exercise Rights

A vested Option or any portion thereof, may be exercised, at the approval of the Committee, by cashless exercise, whereby the option holder shall receive:

(a) an amount in cash equal to the cash proceeds realized upon the sale in the capital markets of the Common Shares underlying the Option (or portion thereof being exercised) by a securities dealer designated by the Company, less the aggregate Exercise Price, any Applicable Withholding Taxes, and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer to sell the Common Shares

(b) an aggregate number of Common Shares that is equal to the number of Common Shares underlying the Option (or portion thereof being exercised) minus the number of Common Shares sold in the capital markets by a securities dealer designated by the Company as required to realize cash proceeds equal to the aggregate Exercise Price, any Applicable Withholding Taxes and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer to sell the Common Shares;

(c) or any combination of (a) and (b).


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Termination or Death

If an optionee dies while employed by the Company, any Option held by him or her will be exercisable on the earlier of the expiration date and the first anniversary of death by the person to whom the rights of the optionee shall pass by will or applicable laws of descent and distribution. If an optionee is terminated for cause, no Option will be exercisable unless the Board determines otherwise. If an optionee ceases to be employed or engaged by the Company for any reason other than cause, then the Options will be exercisable for a period of 30 days or prior to the expiration of the Options.

Share Appreciation Rights

SAR Grant

The Director Approved Plan authorizes the Board to grant share appreciation rights ("SARs") to receive, upon exercise, an amount payable in cash or shares equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that is being exercised, multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Shares on the date the Award is exercised, over (b) the exercise price specified in the SAR Award Agreement. SARs may be granted alone ("Free-Standing Rights") or in tandem with an Option granted under the Plan ("Related Rights").

Grant Rights

Any Related Right may be granted at the same time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter but before the exercise or expiration of the Option

Term of SAR

The term of the SAR shall be determined by the committee, provided however, that no SAR shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of the grant date.

Vesting of SARs

Each SAR may, but need not, vest and, therefore, become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual SARs may vary. No SAR may be exercised for a fraction of a Common Share. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any SAR upon the occurrence of a specified event.

Exercise and Payment

Upon exercise of a SAR the holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company an amount equal to the number of Common Shares subject to the SAR that is being exercised, multiplied by the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date the Award is exercised, over (ii) the exercise price specified in the SAR or related Option. Payment with respect to the exercise of a SAR shall be made on the date of exercise. Payment shall be made in the form of Common Shares (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.

Exercise Price

The exercise price of a Free-Standing Right shall be determined by the Committee. A Related Right granted simultaneously with or subsequent to the grant of an Option and in conjunction therewith or in the alternative thereto shall have the same exercise price as the related Option, shall be transferable only upon the same terms and conditions as the related Option, and shall be exercisable only to the same extent as the related Option; provided, however, that a SAR, by its terms, shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value


per Common Share subject to the SAR and related Option exceeds the exercise price per share thereof, and no SARs may be granted in tandem with an Option unless the determined by the Committee.

Termination of Continuous Service

All rights of any Participant or Beneficiary to a Share Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall expire and terminate no later than the first anniversary of the Participant’s Termination of Continuous Service.

Restricted Share Units and Deferred Share Units

RSU Grant

The Director Approved Plan authorizes the Board to grant restricted share units (“RSUs”) representing a right granted to the Participant to receive a Common Share (either issued from treasury or purchased in the open market) or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof that generally becomes vested, if at all, following a period of continuous employment.

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, RSUs granted to a Participant shall be awarded solely in respect of performance of such Participant in the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurs (the "Service Year"). In all cases, the RSUs shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or in lieu of, ordinary salary and wages payable to a Participant in respect of their services to the applicable Employer. No Common Shares shall be issued at the time an RSU is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside funds for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any RSU granted hereunder. Each RSU so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in the Director Approved Plan and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Director Approved Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.

DSU Grant

The Director Approved Plan authorizes the Board to grant deferred share units (“DSUs”) representing an RSU with a deferral feature, whereby settlement is deferred beyond the vesting date until the occurrence of a future payment date or event set forth in an Award Agreement.

Dividend Equivalents

At the discretion of the Committee, each RSU and DSU (representing one Common Share) may be credited with cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one Common Share ("Dividend Equivalents"). Dividend Equivalents shall be paid currently (and in no case later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividend is paid to the holders of the Common Shares or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the date the dividend is paid to holders of the Common Shares).

Restrictions

RSUs and DSUs awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such RSUs or DSUs are forfeited, all rights of the Participant to such RSUs or DSUs shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the RSUs and DSUs whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date the RSUs or DSUs are granted, such action is appropriate.

Restricted Period

Subject to the terms of any employment agreement or executive agreement between the Participant and the Employer, or the Committee expressly providing to the contrary, a Participant's RSUs shall vest on the

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Vesting Date(s). No such Vesting Date shall extend beyond 10 years from the Grant Date of such RSU and all vesting conditions shall be such that the RSUs comply with the exception to the definition of "salary deferral arrangement" contained in paragraph (k) of section 248(1) of the ITA or any successor provision thereto. With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date and end at the time or times set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement. No Restricted Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a Common Share. Subject to the Director Approved Plan, the Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event.

Settlement of RSUs and DSUs

On or within 60 days following the Vesting Date of a Share Unit (and in any event no later than December 31 of the third year following the year in respect of which the Share Unit is granted) (the "Settlement Date"), and subject to Section 9.5, the Company shall (i) issue to Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, from treasury the number of Common Shares that is equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Settlement Date (rounded down to the nearest whole number), as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, (ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, Common Shares purchased in the open market equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as of the Settlement Date (rounded down to the nearest whole number), (iii) deliver to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, an amount in cash (net of Applicable Withholding Taxes) equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Settlement Date multiplied by the Fair Market Value as at the Settlement Date, or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant's Termination of Continuous Service occurs prior to any applicable Settlement Date, the Share Units shall be settled by the Company delivering to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, an amount in cash (net of Applicable Withholding Taxes) equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Termination of Continuous Service multiplied by the Fair Market Value as at the Termination of Continuous Service. Upon settlement of such Share Units, the corresponding number of Share Units credited to the Participant's Share Unit Account shall be cancelled and the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable shall have no further rights, title or interest with respect thereto. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding RSUs, or at the expiration of the deferral period with respect to any outstanding DSUs, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or their beneficiary, without charge, one Common Share for each such outstanding vested RSU or DSU ("Vested Unit") and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with Section 7.2(c) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Common Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Shares in lieu of delivering only Common Shares for Vested Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Common Shares, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed in the case of RSUs, or the delivery date in the case of DSUs, with respect to each Vested Unit.

Performance Share Units

PSU Grant

The Director Approved Plan authorizes the Board to grant performance share units ("PSUs") representing a right granted pursuant to the Director Approved Plan to the Participant to receive a Common Share (either issued from treasury or purchased in the open market) or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof that generally becomes vested, if at all, subject to the achievement of Performance Goals as set out in the Director Approved Plan and the satisfaction of such other conditions to vesting, if any, as may be determined by the Committee.

PSUs granted to a Participant shall be awarded solely in respect of performance of such Participant in the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurs (the "Service Year"). In all cases, the PSUs shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or in lieu of, ordinary salary and wages payable to a Participant in respect of


their services to the applicable Employer. No Common Shares shall be issued at the time a PSU is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside funds for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any PSU granted hereunder. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine: (i) the number of Common Shares or stock-denominated units subject to a Performance Share Award granted to any Participant; (ii) the Performance Period applicable to any Award; (iii) the Performance Goals and other conditions that must be satisfied for a Participant to earn an Award; and (iv) the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award. Each PSU so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in the Director Approved Plan, such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. No Performance Period shall extend beyond 10 years from the Grant Date of such PSU and all vesting conditions shall be such that the PSUs comply with the exception to the definition of "salary deferral arrangement" contained in paragraph (k) of section 248(1) of the ITA or any successor provision thereto. All rights of any Participant or Beneficiary to a PSU granted under the Director Approved Plan shall expire and terminate no later than the first anniversary of the Participant's Termination of Continuous Service.

Provisions applicable to all grants of Awards

Transferability

All Awards granted under the Director Approved Plan are non-assignable and non-transferable.

Amendments to the Plan

The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or suspend any provision of an Award or the Director Approved Plan, or terminate the Director Approved Plan, subject to those provisions of Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange), if any, that require the approval of security holders or any governmental or regulatory body regardless of whether any such amendment or suspension is material, fundamental or otherwise, and notwithstanding any rule of common law or equity to the contrary.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board may make the following types of amendments to the Board Approved Plan or any Awards without seeking security holder approval:

  • amendments of a "housekeeping" or administrative nature, including any amendment for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error or omission in the Director Approved Plan, or to correct or supplement any provision of the Director Approved Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Director Approved Plan;
  • amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange);
  • amendments necessary for Awards to qualify for favourable treatment under applicable tax laws
  • amendments to the vesting provisions of the Director Approved Plan or any Award;
  • amendments to include or modify a cashless exercise feature, payable in cash or Common Shares, which provides for a full deduction of the number of underlying Common Shares from the Plan maximum;
  • amendments to the termination or early termination provisions of the Director Approved Plan or any Award, whether or not such Award is held by an Insider, provided such amendment does not entail an extension beyond the original expiry date of the Award; and
  • amendments necessary to suspend or terminate the Director Approved Plan.

Share Issuance Limits

The total number of Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to all Awards, other than Stock Options, under the Director Approved Plan, in aggregate, will be equal to 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date (as defined in the Director Approved Plan), which is equal to 6,540,844 Common Shares, and (b) the total number of Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to all Stock Options

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under the Director Approved Plan, in aggregate, is equal to 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the Grant Date of such Stock Options.

Participation Limits

Unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to Section 5.3 of Policy 4.4 of the Exchange:

(a) the number of Common Shares that may be issued to Insiders cannot exceed 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding (A) within any one-year period, or (B) at any time, in each case, under this Plan, alone or when combined with all other Security Based Compensation Plans of the Company; and

(b) the number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to any one Participant shall not exceed 5% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to such Participant;

The number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to any one Consultant shall not exceed 2% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to such Consultant.

The number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to all Investor Relations Service Providers, in aggregate, shall not exceed 2% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to any such Investor Relations Service Provider.

Investor Relations Service Providers may not receive any Awards other than Stock Options.

Issued Incentives

As of the date of the circular, the only incentives issued under the Director Approved Plan have been 1,410,000 Options, issued to various Directors and Consultants. Use of the Director Approved Plan and the grant of incentives thereunder remains subject to approval by shareholders at the Meeting. See Particulars to be acted upon – Part 3 – Approval and Ratification of 2023 Equity Incentive Plan above for details of the Director Approved Plan.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF TERMINATION ARRANGEMENTS

Other than as disclosed herein, the Company has not entered into any agreement with an external management company that employs or retains one for more of the NEOs or directors and the Company has not entered into any understanding, arrangement or agreement with any external management company to provide executive management services to the Company, directly or indirectly, in respect of which any compensation was paid by the Company.

Alex Gostevskikh, Interim CEO and Director

Effective August 14, 2024, the Company entered into an executive management agreement (the "Agreement") with Alex Gostevskikh in his capacity as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Agreement is for an initial 6 month period, after which it will continue on a month-to-month basis. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Gostevskikh receives $12,000 per month. In addition, Mr. Gostevskikh is entitled to participate in any security-based compensation plan as offered to other senior management from time to time, in the discretion of the Board and is entitled to be reimbursed for all authorized out of pocket expenses.

The Agreement contains provisions for payment upon termination or in the event of a Change of Control (as such term is defined therein), whereby if Mr. Gostevskikh is terminated (i) without cause, he is entitled to a payment equal to t three times the three month average, or (ii) within 12 months following a Change of

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Control, Mr. Gostevskikh’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or, he resigns with or without cause, then in either case, he will receive as severance an amount equal to 3 months’ compensation, less lawful deductions.

Pension Disclosure

The Company does not provide any form of pension to any of its directors or Named Executive Officers.

REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The Board of Directors collectively has the responsibility to administer the compensation policies related to the executive management of the Company, including those named in the tables above. The Company’s compensation structure is designed to reward performance and be competitive with the compensation arrangements of other Canadian resource companies of similar size and scope of operations. Each executive officer’s position is evaluated to establish skill requirements and the level of responsibility and this evaluation provides a basis for internal and external comparisons of positions. In addition to industry comparables, the Board of Directors considers a variety of factors when determining both compensation policies and programs and individual compensation levels. These factors include the long-term interests of the Company and its shareholders, overall financial and operating performance of the Company, and the Board of Directors’ assessment of each executive’s individual performance and contribution towards meeting corporate objectives.

Executive officers’ compensation is currently composed of two components: base salary and stock options, with stock options being issued as an incentive for performance. Interested executives do not participate in reviews, discussions or decisions of the Board of Directors regarding this remuneration.

Base salaries are determined following a review of market data for similar positions in Canadian resource companies of comparable size and scope of operations. The salary for each executive officers’ position is then determined having regard to the incumbent’s responsibilities, individual performance factors, overall corporate performance, potential for advancement, and the assessment of the Board of Directors of such matters as are presented by management.

The second component of the director and executive officers’ compensation is stock options. The Board of Directors may from time to time grant stock options to executive officers under the Company stock option plan. Grants of stock options are intended to align the interests of the executive officers and directors with those of the shareholders over the longer-term.

PART 5 – AUDIT COMMITTEE

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER

The text of Sendero’s Audit Committee Charter is attached as Appendix “A” to this Information Circular.

COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE

Mr. Gostevskikh, Mr. McMullan and Mr. Buttar are members of Sendero’s Audit Committee. At present, Mr. McMullan and Mr. Buttar are considered “independent” as that term is defined in applicable securities legislation.

All three members of the Audit Committee have the ability to read and understand financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by Sendero’s financial statements.

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RELEVANT EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

All of the Audit Committee members are senior level businesspersons with extensive experience in financial matters; each has a broad understanding of accounting principles used to prepare financial statements and varied experience as to general application of such accounting principles, as well as the internal controls and procedures necessary for financial reporting, garnered from working in their individual fields of endeavour. In addition, each of the members of the Audit Committee has knowledge of the role of an audit committee in the realm of reporting companies from their years of experience as directors of public companies other than the Company.

EXTERNAL AUDITOR SERVICE FEES

The Audit Committee has pre-approved the nature and amount of the services provided by De Visser Gray LLP, to the Company to ensure auditor independence.

Aggregate fees paid to the auditor during the financial years ended July 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023 were as follows:

Financial Year Ended Audit Fees Audit Related Fees^{(1)} Tax Fees^{(2)} All Other Fees^{(3)}
2024 $21,170 Nil Nil Nil
2023 $42,318 Nil Nil Nil

Notes:
1. Fees charged for assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of an audit, and not included under "Audit Fees".
2. Fees charged (or estimated charges) for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services.
3. Fees for services other than disclosed in any other column.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT

At no time since the commencement of the Company's most recent financial year was a recommendation of the Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board of Directors.

PRE-APPROVAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Committee has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services as described above under the heading "External Auditors".

EXEMPTION IN SECTION 6.1 OF NI 52-110

As Sendero is a "Venture Issuer" pursuant to relevant securities legislation, the Company is relying on the exemption in Section 6.1 of NI 52-110.

PART 6 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

National Instrument 58-201 establishes corporate governance guidelines which apply to all public companies. The Company has reviewed its own corporate governance guidelines which comply with all public companies.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board has responsibility for the stewardship of the Company. In carrying out this mandate, the Board meets regularly and a broad range of matters are discussed and reviewed for approval. These matters include overall corporate plans and strategies, budgets, internal controls and management information systems, risk management as well as interim and annual financial and operating results. The Board is also responsible for the approval of all major transactions, including equity issuances, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as


the Company's debt and borrowing policies. The Board strives to ensure that actions taken by management correspond closely with the objectives of the Board and the Company's Shareholders.

The Board of the Company is currently comprised of three members. The Board consists of Alex Gostevskikh, Steven McMullan and Manni Buttar, all of whom with the exception of Mr. Gostevskikh, being a majority of the directors, were considered to be independent. Mr. Gostevskikh is not considered to be independent since he is also the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

The following Nominees currently serve on the boards of other reporting issuers (or the equivalent) as listed below:

Name of Director Other Reporting Issuer (or equivalent in a foreign jurisdiction)
Alex Gostevskikh Karus Mining Inc.
Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI)
Steven McMullan Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI)
Manni Buttar Karus Mining Inc.
Infinitum Copper Corp. (TSXV: INFI)

PARTICIPATION OF DIRECTORS IN BOARD MEETINGS

In the financial year ended July 31, 2024, matters requiring board approval were able to be approved by directors' consent resolutions or by directors' board meetings. The directors do have regular ongoing informal discussions. When required, the independent directors may and are encouraged to hold meetings at which non-independent directors and members are not in attendance as often as necessary.

BOARD MANDATE

The Board is responsible for approving long-term strategic plans and annual operation plans and budgets recommended by management. Board consideration and approval is also required for material contracts and business transactions.

The Board delegates to management responsibility for meeting defined corporate objectives, implementing approved strategic and operating plans, carrying on Sendero's business in the ordinary course, managing Sendero's cash flow, evaluating new business opportunities recruiting staff and complying with applicable regulatory requirements. The Board also looks to management to furnish recommendations respecting corporate objectives, long-term strategic plans and annual operating plans.

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

The Board has not developed written position descriptions for the chair of each committee of the Board. In addition, while the Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board, a written position description for the Chief Executive Officer has not been adopted. The Board and the Chief Executive Officer will consider the development of written position descriptions as the Company further develops, taking into consideration the size of the Company and its Board, the stage of the Company's development and its ability to enable the Board and its committees to operate in an efficient and flexible manner. In the meantime, the Board expects the Chairman of the Board to provide leadership and to manage the Board and ensure that it carries out its duties and responsibilities in accordance with its mandate. Similarly, the Board expects the chairman of each committee to provide leadership and to manage the committee and ensure that the committee carries out its duties and responsibilities according to its mandate.

ORIENTATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

While the Company does not have formal orientation and training programs, the Company provides new Board members with:


  1. information respecting the functioning of the Board of Directors, committees and copies of the Company’s corporate governance policies;
  2. access to recent, publicly filed documents of the Company; and
  3. access to management;

to orient new Directors regarding the role of the Board, its committees and its Directors, and the nature and operations of the Company’s business.

The Board ensures that its Directors maintain the skill and knowledge necessary to meet their obligations as Directors by encouraging Board members to: communicate with management, auditors and technical consultants; keep themselves current with industry trends and developments and changes in legislation with management’s assistance; and to attend industry related seminars and visit the Company’s operations. Board members have full access to the Company’s records.

ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT

The Board monitors the ethical conduct of the Company and ensures that it complies with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, such as those of relevant securities commissions and stock exchanges. The Board has found that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Company’s governing corporate legislation and the common law, as well as the restrictions placed by applicable corporate legislation on the individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which the director has an interest, have been sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.

NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

The Company does not have a nominating committee because the Board fulfills these functions.

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND CEO

The Company does not have a compensation committee as the Board of Directors is responsible for determining all forms of compensation, including long-term incentive in the form of stock options, to be granted to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the directors, and for reviewing the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations respecting compensation of the other officers of the Company, to ensure such arrangements reflect the responsibilities and risks associated with each position. When determining the compensation of its officers, the Board considers: i) recruiting and retaining executives critical to the success of the Company and the enhancement of shareholder value; ii) providing fair and competitive compensation; iii) balancing the interests of management and the Company’s shareholders; and iv) rewarding performance, both on an individual basis and with respect to operations in general.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board has appointed an Audit Committee the members of which includes all of the directors, Mr. Gostevskiskh, Mr. McMullan and Mr. Buttar. A description of the function of the Audit Committee can be found in this Circular under Audit Committee.

ASSESSMENTS

The Board has not conducted any assessment of the Board, its committees or individual directors. The Company will consider conducting such assessments as and when appropriate. The Company has limited operations and also has a small Board, which provides the opportunity for all directors to actively interact and to become familiar with one another. It is expected that any issues with respect to effectiveness and contribution would readily become apparent in this environment.

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PART 7 – OTHER INFORMATION

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

As at July 31, 2024, Sendero’s most recently completed financial year, the only equity compensation plan which the Company has in place was its 2023 equity incentive plan (the “Plan”) which was implemented by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 22, 2023.

As of March 27, 2025, the Company has 1,410,000 stock options outstanding, there are 558,543 stock options remaining available for future issuance under the Plan and 6,540,844 awards other than stock options available for future issuance under the Plan.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

No one director or executive officer, former director or executive officer, or proposed nominee for election as a Director of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of the foregoing was indebted to Sendero in the last completed financial year.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as set out herein, no person who has been a director or officer of Sendero at any time since the beginning of Sendero’s last financial year, no proposed nominee of management of the Company for election as a director of the Company and no associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of a beneficial ownership or otherwise in matters to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors or the appointment of auditors.

INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Except as described below, no proposed nominee for election as a director, no director or executive officer of Sendero [or of a person or company that is itself an “informed person” (as defined in NI 51-102) of the Company], and no shareholder holding of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of Sendero’s outstanding common shares.

OTHER MATTERS

Management of Sendero is not aware of any other matters to come before the Meeting other than as set forth in the Notice of Meeting that accompanies this information circular. If any other matter properly comes before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy to vote the shares represented thereby in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

You may obtain the annual financial statements and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2024 without charge upon request to Sendero Resources Corp. at Suite 1100 – 1111 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V6 – Tel: +852 2501 9328. You may also access Sendero’s public disclosure documents through the Internet on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.


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DIRECTORS' APPROVAL

The Board of Directors of Sendero Resources Corp. has approved the contents of this Information Circular and its distribution to shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Meeting.

Vancouver, British Columbia, this 1st day of April, 2025.

SENDERO RESOURCES CORP.

By:
“Alex Gostevskikh”
Alex Gostevskikh
Interim CEO & Director


Schedule “A”

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER


CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF SENDERO RESOURCES CORP. ("CHARTER")

1. Membership.

1.1 The audit committee (the "Committee") of the board of directors (the "Board") of 1319732 B.C. Ltd. (the "Company") shall consist of three or more directors. A majority of the members of the Committee must not be executive officers, employees or control persons of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company.

1.2 Each member of the Committee must be financially literate, as this term is defined under National Instrument 52-110 - Audit Committees (the "Instrument").

1.3 The Board shall appoint members to the Committee. The members of the Committee shall be appointed for one-year terms or such other terms as the Board may determine and shall serve until a successor is duly appointed by the Board or until the member's earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. The Board may remove any member from the Committee at any time with or without cause. The Board shall fill Committee member vacancies by appointing a member from the Board. If a vacancy on the Committee exists, the remaining members shall exercise all the Committee's powers so long as a quorum exists.

1.4 The Board shall appoint the chair of the Committee (the "Chair") from the Committee members. Subject to Section 1.3, the Board shall determine the Chair's term of office.

1.5 A quorum for decisions of the Committee shall be a majority of members who are not officers or employees or control persons of the Company or of an affiliate of the Company.

2. Committee Meetings.

2.1 The Committee shall meet at least quarterly at such times and places as determined by the Committee. The Committee is governed by the same rules regarding meetings (including the procedure used to call meetings, and conducting meetings electronically, in person or by telephone), notice of meetings and waiver of notice by committee members, written resolutions in lieu of a meeting and voting at meetings that apply to the Board.

2.2 Notice of the time and place of a Committee meeting shall be given by the Committee to the Company's external auditor (the "Auditor") in the same manner notice is provided to Committee members. The Committee shall provide the Auditor with all meeting materials in advance of the meeting.

2.3 The Chair shall seek input from Committee members, the Company's management, the Auditor and Board members when setting each Committee meeting's agenda.

2.4 Any written material to be provided to Committee members for a meeting must be distributed in advance of the meeting to give Committee members time to review and understand the information.

2.5 The chair of the Board (the "Board Chair"), the chief executive officer of the Company ("CEO") and chief financial officer of the Company ("CFO") and any other member of senior management may,

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if invited by the Chair, attend, give presentations relating to their responsibilities and otherwise participate at Committee meetings. Other Board members may also, if invited by the Chair, attend and participate at Committee meetings.

2.6 The Committee may appoint a Committee member or any other attendee to be the secretary of a meeting. The Chair shall circulate minutes of all Committee meetings to the Company's Board members and its Auditor. The Committee shall report its decisions and recommendations to the Board promptly after each Committee meeting.

2.7 The Committee may meet for a private session, excluding management or other third parties, following each Committee meeting or as otherwise determined by the Committee.

  1. Purpose, Role and Authority.

3.1 The purpose of the Committee is to oversee the Company's accounting and financial reporting processes and the preparation and auditing of the Company's financial statements.

3.2 The Committee is authorized by the Board to investigate any matter set out in this Charter or otherwise delegated to the Committee by the Board.

  1. Duties and Responsibilities.

The Committee has the duties and responsibilities set out in Section 5 to Section 14 of this Charter, as may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

  1. External Auditor - Appointment and Removal.

The Committee shall:

5.1 Consider and recommend to the Board, to put forward for shareholder approval at the annual meeting, an Auditor that will be appointed or reappointed to prepare or issue an auditor's report and perform audit, review, attest or other services for the Company in compliance with the Instrument and, if necessary, recommend to the Board the Auditor's removal.

5.2 Recommend to the Board the Auditor's compensation and otherwise setting the terms of the Auditor's engagement (including reviewing and negotiating the Auditor's engagement letter).

5.3 Review and monitor the independence of the Auditor.

5.4 At least once per fiscal year, review the qualifications and performance of the Auditor and the Auditor's lead partners and consider and decide if the Company should adopt or maintain a policy of rotating the accounting firm serving as the Company's Auditor.

  1. Auditor Oversight - Audit Services.

The Committee shall:

6.1 Require the Auditor to report directly to the Committee.

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6.2 Discuss with the Auditor: (a) before an audit commences, the nature and scope of the audit, the Auditor's responsibilities in relation to the audit, the overall audit strategy, the timing of the audit, the processes used by the Auditor to identify risks and reporting such risks to the Committee; and (b) any other matters relevant to the audit.

6.3 Review and discuss with the Auditor all critical accounting policies and practices to be used in the audit, all alternative treatments of financial information within generally accepted accounting principles as set out in the CPA Canada Handbook – Accounting (International Financial Reporting Standards), as amended from time to time ("GAAP") that have been discussed with management, the ramifications of the use of such alternative treatments and the treatment preferred by the Auditor.

6.4 Review any major issues regarding accounting principles, including GAAP, and financial statement presentation with the Auditor and Company's management, including any significant changes in the Company's selection or application of accounting principles; any significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of the Company's financial statements, including the effect of regulatory and accounting initiatives and off-balance sheet structures on the Company's financial statements.

6.5 Review and discuss with the Auditor and management any problems or difficulties encountered during the audit, including restrictions on the scope of activities or access to information, and any significant disagreements between the Auditor and management in relation to financial reporting. The Committee may meet with the Auditor and management (together or separately) to discuss and resolve such disagreements.

6.6 Review all material communications between management and the Auditor, including reviewing the Auditor's management letter and management's response.

6.7 Create (if required), review and approve the Company's policies respecting the Company's hiring of any (former or current) Auditor's past or present employees or past or present partners that participated in any capacity in any Company audit.

6.8 Oversee any other matters relating to the Auditor and the performance of audit services on the Company's behalf.

  1. Auditor Oversight - Non-Audit Services.

The Committee shall:

7.1 Pre-approve all non-audit services to be provided by the Auditor to the Company or its subsidiaries in accordance with the Instrument.

7.2 Notwithstanding Section 7.1, delegate the pre-approval of non-audit services to a member or certain members of the Committee. These member or members shall notify the Committee at each Committee meeting of the non-audit services they approved since the last Committee meeting.

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8. Internal Controls.

The Committee shall:

8.1 Monitor and review the effectiveness of the Company's internal audit function, including ensuring that any internal auditors (the "Internal Auditors") have adequate monetary and other resources to complete their work and appropriate standing within the Company and, if the Company has no Internal Auditors, consider, on an annual basis, whether the Company requires Internal Auditors and make related recommendations to the Board.

8.2 Oversee an effective system of internal controls and procedures for the Company relating to the financial reporting process and disclosure of the financial results ("Internal Controls").

8.3 Review with management and the Internal Auditors (with each privately or together) the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's Internal Controls, including any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Internal Controls and determine if any special steps must be adopted by the Auditor during its audit in light of any such deficiencies or weaknesses.

8.4 Review management's roles, responsibilities and performance in relation to the Internal Controls.

8.5 Review, discuss and investigate: (a) any alleged fraud involving the Company's management or employees in relation to the Internal Controls, including management's response to any allegations of fraud; (b) implement corrective and disciplinary action in cases of proven fraud; and (c) determine if any special steps must be adopted by the Auditor during its audit in light of any proven fraud or any allegations of fraud.

8.6 Establish and monitor the procedures for: (a) the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints that the Company receives relating to its Internal Controls; (b) the submission of employees' concerns relating to questionable accounting or audit matters engaged in by the Company; and (c) the independent investigation of the matters set out in Section 8.6(a) and Section 8.6(b), including appropriate follow up actions.

8.7 Review and discuss with the CEO and CFO, or those officers who perform the duties similar to a CEO or CFO, the steps taken to complete the required certifications of the annual and interim filings with applicable securities commissions.

9. Financial Statements.

The Committee shall:

9.1 Review and discuss with the Auditor and management the Company's annual audited financial statements and the accompanying Auditor's report and management discussion and analysis ("MD&A"). The Committee's review of the annual audited financial statements will include a review of the notes contained in the financial statements, in particular the notes on: (a) significant accounting policies, including any changes made to them and the effect this may have on the Company; (b) significant estimates and assumptions; (c) significant adjustments resulting from the an audit; (d) the going concern assumption; (e) compliance with accounting standards; (f) investigations and litigation undertaken by regulatory authorities; (g) the impact of unusual transactions; and (h) off-balance sheet and contingent asset and liabilities, and related disclosures.

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9.2 Assess (a) the quality of the accounting principles applied to the financial statements; (b) the clarity of disclosure in the financial statements; and (c) whether the audited annual financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, the Company's financial condition, operational results and cash flows.

9.3 Upon satisfactory completion of its review, recommend the annual audited financial statements, Auditor's report and annual MD&A for Board approval.

9.4 Review the interim financial statements and related MD&A with the Auditor and management, and if satisfied that the interim financial statements meet the criteria set out in Section 9.2 to recommend to the Board that it approve the interim financial statements and accompanying MD&A.

  1. Disclosure of Other Financial Information.

The Committee shall:

10.1 Review and discuss with management the design, implementation and maintenance of effective procedures relating to the Committee's prior review of the Company's public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from the Company's financial statements ("Disclosure Procedures"); ensure that the Disclosure Procedures put in place are followed by the Company's management and employees; and periodically assess the adequacy of the Disclosure Procedures.

10.2 Review the Company's profit and loss press releases and other related press releases before they are released to the public, including the Company's annual information form, earnings press releases and any other public disclosure documents required by applicable securities commissions; and review the nature of any financial information and ratings information provided to agencies and analysts in accordance with the Company's disclosure policy.

10.3 Monitor and review the Company's policy on confidentiality and disclosure on a yearly basis.

  1. Risk Management.

The Committee shall:

11.1 Review and discuss with management and the Internal Auditors (each privately or together) policies and guidelines to govern the processes by which management assesses and manages the Company's risks, including the Company's major financial risk exposures and fraud, and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures.

11.2 Review the periodic reports delivered to the Committee by the Internal Auditors; and oversee the processes by which major Company risks are reviewed by either the Committee, another Board committee or the full Board.

  1. Legal Compliance.

The Committee may: review with legal counsel any legal matters, including inquiries received from regulators and governmental agencies, that may have a significant effect on the Company's financial statements, cash flows or operations; and review and oversee any policies, procedures and programs designed by the Company to promote legal compliance.

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  • Related Party Transactions.

The Committee shall all proposed related party transactions, other than those reviewed by a special committee of disinterested directors in accordance with Canadian corporate or securities laws.

  1. Other Duties and Responsibilities.

The Committee shall complete any other duties and responsibilities delegated by the Board to the Committee from time to time.

  1. Meetings with the Auditor.

Notwithstanding anything set out in this Charter to the contrary, the Committee may meet privately with the Auditor or Internal Auditors as frequently as the Committee deems appropriate for the Committee to fulfil its responsibilities and to discuss any concerns of the Committee or Auditor in relation to the matters covered by the Committee's Charter, including the effectiveness of the Company's financial recording procedures and systems and management's cooperation and responsiveness to matters arising from the audit and non-audit services performed by the Auditor.

  1. Meetings with Management.

The Committee may meet privately with management and the Company's Internal Auditors (together or separately) as frequently as the Committee deems appropriate for the Committee to fulfil its responsibilities to discuss any concerns of the Committee, management or the Internal Auditors.

  1. Outside Advisors.

The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to retain and obtain the advice and assistance of independent outside counsel and such other advisors as it deems necessary to fulfil its duties and responsibilities under this Charter. The Committee shall set the compensation and oversee the work of any outside counsel and other advisors to be paid by the Company.

  1. Reporting.

The Committee shall report to the Board on all matters set out in this Charter and other matters assigned to the Committee by the Board, including: (a) the Auditor's independence; (b) the Auditor's performance and the Committee's recommendation to reappoint or terminate the Auditor; (c) the Internal Auditors' performance; (d) the adequacy of the Internal Controls; (e) the Committee's review of the Company's annual and interim financial statements, and any GAAP reconciliation, including any issues respecting the quality and integrity of financial statements, along with the MD&A (f) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory matters and such matters affect the financial statements; and (g) the Company's risk management programs and any risks identified in accordance with this program.

  1. Charter Review.

The Committee shall review this Charter and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for approval.

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  • Performance Evaluation.

The Committee shall conduct an annual evaluation of the performance of its duties and responsibilities under this Charter and shall present the results of the evaluation to the Board. The Committee shall conduct this evaluation in such manner as it deems appropriate.

  1. No Rights Created.

This Charter is a broad policy statement and is intended to be part of Committee's flexible governance framework. While this Charter should comply with all applicable laws, regulations and listing requirements and the Company's articles and by-laws, this Charter does not create any legally binding obligations on the Committee, the Board or the Company.

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Schedule “B”

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


SENDERO RESOURCES CORP. 2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

  1. Purpose; Eligibility.

1.1 General Purpose. The name of this plan is the Sendero Resources Corp. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The purposes of the Plan are to (a) enable 1319732 B.C. Ltd., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the "Company"), and any Affiliate to attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and Directors who will contribute to the Company's long range success; (b) provide incentives that align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the security holders of the Company; and (c) promote the success of the Company's business. This Plan is being adopted in connection with, and is effective conditional upon, the consummation of the proposed acquisition by the Company of Sendero Resources Corp. pursuant to a three-cornered amalgamation with the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, 1409689 B.C. Ltd. (the "Transaction"). In connection with the consummation of the proposed transaction, the Company will change its name to "Sendero Resources Corp."

1.2 Eligible Award Recipients. The persons eligible to receive Awards are the Employees, Consultants and Directors of the Company and its Affiliates.

1.3 Available Awards. Awards that may be granted under the Plan include: (a) Stock Options, (b) Share Appreciation Rights, (c) Restricted Awards, (d) Performance Compensation Awards, (e) Performance Share Awards, and (f) Other Equity-Based Awards.

  1. Definitions.

"Affiliate" means any entity that is an "affiliate" for the purposes of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions, as amended from time to time.

"Applicable Laws" means the applicable laws and regulations and the requirements or policies of any governmental or regulatory authority, securities commission or stock exchange having authority over the Company or the Plan.

"Applicable Withholding Taxes" means any and all taxes and other source deductions or other amounts that an Employer is required by law to withhold from any amounts to be paid or credited hereunder. Applicable Withholding Taxes shall be denominated in the currency in which the Award is denominated.

"Award" means any right granted under the Plan, including a Stock Option, a Share Appreciation Right, a Restricted Award, a Performance Share Award, a Performance Compensation Award, or an Other Equity-Based Award.

"Award Agreement" means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Award granted under the Plan that may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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"Bank of Canada Rate" means the exchange rate for the applicable currency published by the Bank of Canada on the relevant date.

"Beneficial Owner" means any Person who, directly or indirectly, through a contract or other arrangement, has (or shares in) the rights to securities that typically occur with the ownership of securities, such as voting, dividend, distribution or transfer rights. A person or entity may be the beneficial owner of a security even though title to the security may be in another name (commonly referred to as securities held in street form). More than one Person or Persons can be the beneficial owner of a single security. A Person is an indirect beneficial owner of securities if the securities are owned through a corporation, affiliated corporation, a trust of which the Person is a beneficial owner or some other legal entity. A Person will be deemed to beneficially own securities that are owned by a corporation controlled by the Person or an Affiliate of such corporation. The terms "Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" have a corresponding meaning.

"Beneficiary" means, subject to applicable law, any Person designated by a Participant by written instrument filed with the Company in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Company, to receive any amount payable under the Plan in the event of a Participant's death or, failing any such effective designation, the Participant's estate.

"Blackout Period" means, with respect to any person, the period of time when, pursuant to any policies or determinations of the Company, securities of the Company may not be traded by such person, including any period when such person has material undisclosed information with respect to the Company, but excluding any period during which a regulator has halted trading in the Company's securities.

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted at any time.

"Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the principal chartered banks located in Vancouver, British Columbia are not open for business.

"Cash Award" means an Award denominated in cash that is granted under Section 7.5 of the Plan.

"Cause" means:

(a) With respect to any Participant, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise:

(i) if the Participant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or its Affiliates and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or

(ii) if no such agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause, any act or omission that would entitle the Company to terminate the Participant's employment without notice or compensation under the common law for just cause, including, without in any way limiting its meaning under the common law: (i) the indictment for or conviction of an indictable offence or any summary offence involving material dishonesty or moral turpitude; (ii) material fiduciary breach with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; (iii) fraud, embezzlement or similar conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Company or any of its Affiliates; (iv) gross negligence

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or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; (v) material violation of Applicable Laws; or (vi) the willful failure of the Participant to properly carry out their duties on behalf of the Company or to act in accordance with the reasonable direction of the Company.

(b) With respect to any Director, unless the applicable Award Agreement states otherwise, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following:

(i) gross misconduct or neglect;
(ii) willful conversion of corporate funds;
(iii) false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the director's appointment; or
(iv) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance.

The Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause.

"Change in Control" means, unless otherwise defined in the Participant's employment or service agreement or in the applicable Award Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) any transaction at any time and by whatever means pursuant to which any Person or any group of two or more Persons acting jointly or in concert (other than the Company or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) thereafter acquires the direct or indirect ownership of, or acquires the right to exercise control or direction over, securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the then issued and outstanding voting securities of the Company in any manner whatsoever, including, without limitation, as a result of a Take-over Bid, an issuance or exchange of securities, an amalgamation of the Company with any other Person, an arrangement, a capital reorganization or any other business combination or reorganization;
(b) the sale, assignment or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to a Person or any group of two or more Persons acting jointly or in concert (other than a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company);
(c) the date which is 10 business days prior to the consummation of a complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, except in connection with the distribution of assets of the Company to one or more Persons which were wholly- owned subsidiaries of the Company prior to such event;
(d) the occurrence of a transaction requiring approval of the Company's security holders whereby the Company is acquired through consolidation, merger, exchange of securities, purchase of assets, amalgamation, statutory arrangement or otherwise by any Person or any group of two or more Persons acting jointly or in concert (other than an exchange of securities with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company);

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(e) the Board passes a resolution to the effect that an event comparable to an event set forth in this definition has occurred; or
(f) a majority of the members of the Board are replaced during any twelve-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Board before the date of appointment or election.

provided that an event described in this definition shall not constitute a Change in Control where such event occurs as a result of a Permitted Reorganization.

"Committee" means a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 3.3 and Section 3.4; provided, however, if such a committee does not exist, all references in the Plan to "Committee" shall at such time be in reference to the Board.

"Common Share" means a common share in the capital of the Company, or such other security of the Company as may be designated by the Committee from time to time in substitution thereof.

"Company" means 1319732 B.C. Ltd., and any successor thereto, and includes Sendero Resources Corp. following the name change of 1319732 B.C. Ltd. to be consummated in connection with the closing of the Transaction.

"Company Group" means the Company and its subsidiaries and Affiliates.

"Constructive Dismissal", unless otherwise defined in the Participant's employment agreement or in the applicable Award Agreement, has the meaning ascribed thereto pursuant to the common law and shall include, without in any way limiting its meaning under the common law, any material change (other than a change which is clearly consistent with a promotion) imposed by the Employer without the Participant's consent to the Participant's title, responsibilities or reporting relationships, or a material reduction of the Participant's compensation except where such reduction is applicable to all officers, if the Participant is an officer, or all employees, if the Participant is an employee of the Employer, provided that the termination of any Participant shall be considered to arise as a result of Constructive Dismissal only if such termination occurs due to such Participant resigning from employment within 30 days of the occurrence of the event described as giving rise to such Constructive Dismissal.

"Consultant" means any, Investor Relations Service Provider, individual or entity engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services, other than as an Employee or Director, and whether or not compensated for such services.

"Continuing Entity" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 11.2.

"Continuous Service" means that the Participant's service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Consultant or Director, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant's Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director, or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant's Continuous Service. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Director of an Affiliate will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether

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Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal or family leave of absence other than a Leave of Absence that is not considered a termination pursuant to Section 9.4. The Committee or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether a Company transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be deemed to result in a Termination of Continuous Service for purposes of affected Awards, and such decision shall be final, conclusive and binding.

"Control Period" means the period commencing on the date of the Change in Control and ending 180 days after the date of the Change in Control.

"Deferred Share Units" or "DSUs" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 hereof.

"Director" means a member of the Board.

"Disability" means, unless an employment agreement or the applicable Award Agreement says otherwise, that the Participant:

(a) is to a substantial degree unable, due to illness, disease, affliction, mental or physical disability or similar cause, to fulfill their obligations as an officer or employee of the Employer either for any consecutive 12-month period or for any period of 18 months (whether or not consecutive) in any consecutive 24-month period; or

(b) is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent or incapable of managing their affairs.

The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Committee. The Committee may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which a Participant participates.

"Discounted Market Price" has the meaning ascribed to such term in the policies of the Exchange, as amended from time to time.

"Dividend Equivalent" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2(c).

"Effective Date" shall mean the later of the date that (a) the Company's security holders approve this Plan and (b) the Transaction is consummated.

"Eligible Person" means any Director, officer, Employee or Consultant of the Company or an Affiliate.

"Employee" means any person, including an officer or Director, employed by the Company or an Affiliate. Mere service as a Director or payment of a director's fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or an Affiliate.

"Employer" means, with respect to an Employee, the entity in the Company Group that employs the Employee or that employed the Employee immediately prior to their Termination of Continuous Service.

"Exchange" means the TSX Venture Exchange Inc.

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"Expiry Date" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.2.

"Fair Market Value" means, as of any particular date, the value of the Common Shares as determined by the Committee in accordance with the following: (a) if the Common Shares are listed on the Exchange, the Fair Market Value shall be the weighted average trading price of a Common Share on the Exchange during the last five trading days prior to that particular date on which at least a board lot of Common Shares has so traded or, if a board lot has not traded on a particular day, the average of the bid and asked prices; provided, however, that if the Common Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall mean the weighted average trading price of a Common Share on such stock exchange in Canada or the United States on which the Common Shares are then listed and posted for trading during the last five trading days prior to that particular date (and, if in United States dollars, converted to Canadian dollars using the Bank of Canada Rate) or, if the Common Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange in Canada or the United States, then the Fair Market Value shall mean the fair market value per Common Share (in Canadian dollars) as determined in good faith by the Committee in its sole discretion, and such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

"Fiscal Year" means the Company's fiscal year.

"Free-Standing Rights" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

"Grant Date" means the date on which the Committee adopts a resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award or, if a later date is set forth in such resolution, then such date as is set forth in such resolution.

"Insider" has the meaning attributed thereto in policies of the Exchange, as amended from time to time.

"Investor Relations Service Provider" has the meaning attributed thereto in the policies of the Exchange, as amended from time to time.

"ITA" means the Income Tax Act (Canada), including the regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

"Leave of Absence" means any period during which, pursuant to the prior written approval of the Participant's Employer or by reason of Disability, the Participant is considered to be on an approved leave of absence or on Disability and does not provide any services to their Employer or any other entity in the Company Group.

"Negative Discretion" means the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award in accordance with Section 7.6(d)(iv) of the Plan.

"Notice of Exercise" means a notice substantially in the form set out as Schedule "A" to this Plan, as amended by the Company from time to time.

"Option" means a Stock Option granted to a Participant pursuant to the Plan.

"Option Exercise Price" means the price at which a Common Share may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option.

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"Option Limit" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

"Optionholder" means a Participant to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other Person who holds an outstanding Option.

"Other Equity-Based Award" means an Award that is not an Option, Share Appreciation Right, Restricted Share Unit, Performance Share Unit, Deferred Share Unit or Performance Share Award that is granted under Section 7.5 and is payable by delivery of Common Shares and/or which is measured by reference to the value of the Common Shares.

"Participant" means an Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other Person who holds an outstanding Award.

"Participant Information" has the meaning set forth in Section 13.16(a).

"Performance Compensation Award" means any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Plan.

"Performance Criteria" or "Performance Criterion" means the criteria or criterion that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goals for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (or Affiliate, division, business unit or operational unit of the Company) and shall be limited to the following:

(a) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes);
(b) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes);
(c) net revenue or net revenue growth;
(d) gross revenue;
(e) gross profit or gross profit growth;
(f) net operating profit (before or after taxes);
(g) return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity or sales;
(h) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital);
(i) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization;
(j) gross or operating margins;
(k) improvements in capital structure;
(l) budget and expense management;

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(m) productivity ratios;
(n) economic value-added or other value-added measurements;
(o) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return);
(p) expense targets;
(q) margins;
(r) operating efficiency;
(s) working capital targets;
(t) enterprise value;
(u) safety record; and
(v) completion of acquisitions or business expansion.

Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or an Affiliate as a whole or any division, business unit or operational unit of the Company and/or an Affiliate or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or as compared to the performance of a group of comparable companies, or published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. Subject to Section 7.7, the Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph. In the event that Applicable Laws permit the Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining security holder approval of such changes, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining security holder approval.

"Performance Formula" means, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulas applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

"Performance Goals" means, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria. The Committee is authorized at any time, in its sole and absolute discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants based on the following events:

(a) asset write-downs;
(b) litigation or claim judgments or settlements;
(c) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results;

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(d) any reorganization and restructuring programs;
(e) extraordinary, unusual or infrequently occurring items as described in management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company's annual report to security holders for the applicable year;
(f) acquisitions or divestitures;
(g) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof;
(h) foreign exchange gains and losses; and
(i) a change in the Company's fiscal year.

"Performance Period" means the one or more periods of time, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant's right to and the payment of a Performance Award.

"Performance Share Unit" or "PSU" means a unit designated as a Performance Share Unit and credited by means of an entry in the books of the Company to a Participant pursuant to the Plan, representing a right granted pursuant to Section 7.3 to the Participant to receive a Common Share (either issued from treasury or purchased in the open market) or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof that generally becomes vested, if at all, subject to the achievement of Performance Goals and the satisfaction of such other conditions to vesting, if any, as may be determined by the Committee.

"Permitted Reorganization" means a reorganization of the Company Group in circumstances where the shareholdings or ultimate ownership remains substantially the same upon the completion of the reorganization.

"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, agency and, where the context requires, any of the foregoing when they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative.

"Plan" means this Sendero Resources Corp. 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and/or amended and restated from time to time.

"Related Rights" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

"Restricted Award" means any Award granted pursuant to Section 7.2 to receive a Common Share (either issued from treasury or purchased in the open market) or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof that generally becomes vested, if at all, following a period of continuous employment.

"Restricted Period" means the period during which a Restricted Award is subject to vesting or other restrictions in accordance with its terms.

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"Restricted Share Unit" or "RSU" means a unit designated as a Restricted Share Unit and credited by means of an entry in the books of the Company to a Participant pursuant to the Plan, representing a right granted to the Participant pursuant to Section 7.2(a) to receive a Common Share (either issued from treasury or purchased in the open market) or a cash payment equal to the Fair Market Value thereof that generally becomes vested, if at all, following a period of continuous employment.

"Retirement" or "Retire" means, unless otherwise defined in the Participant's employment agreement, executive agreement or in the applicable Award Agreement, the normal retirement age of the Participant pursuant to the applicable regulations of the jurisdiction of their employment or such earlier retirement age, with consent of the Employer, if applicable.

"Sale" means the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any person or entity (other than a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) under circumstances such that, following the completion of such sale, the Company will cease to carry on an active business, either directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries.

"Security Based Compensation Plan" has the meaning attributed thereto in the policies of the Exchange, as amended from time to time.

"Service Year" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2(a).

"Settlement Date" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.2(f).

"Share Appreciation Right" means the right pursuant to an Award granted under Section 7.1 to receive, upon exercise, an amount payable in cash or shares equal to the number of shares subject to the Share Appreciation Right that is being exercised, multiplied by the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Shares on the date the Award is exercised, over (b) the exercise price specified in the Share Appreciation Right Award Agreement.

"Share Unit" means either an RSU, PSU or Dividend Equivalent as the context requires.

"Share Unit Account" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7.4.

"SP Plan" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1 of Policy 4.4 of the Exchange.

"Stock Option" means an Option that is designated by the Committee as a stock option that meets the requirements set out in the Plan.

"Subsidiary" means any entity that is a "subsidiary" for the purposes of National Instrument 45-106 - Prospectus Exemptions, as amended from time to time.

"Substitute Award" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8.

"Substitution Event" means a Change in Control pursuant to which the Common Shares are converted into, or exchanged for, other property, whether in the form of securities of another Person, cash or otherwise.

"Take-Over Bid" means a take-over bid as defined in National Instrument 62-104 – Take-over Bids and Issuer Bids, as amended from time to time.

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"Termination of Continuous Service" means the date on which a Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of a termination of employment or retention with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, including death, retirement, or resignation with or without cause. For the purposes of the Plan, a Participant's employment or retention with the Company or an Affiliate shall be considered to have terminated effective on the last day of the Participant's actual and active employment or retention with the Company or Affiliate, whether such day is selected by agreement with the individual, or unilaterally by the Participant or the Company or Affiliate, and whether with or without advance notice to the Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, and except as required by applicable employment standards legislation, no period of notice or pay in lieu of notice that is given or that ought to have been given under applicable law in respect of such termination of employment or retention that follows or is in respect of a period after the Participant's last day of actual and active employment or retention shall be considered as extending the Participant's period of employment or retention for the purposes of determining their entitlement under the Plan. A Participant's transfer of employment to another Employer within the Company Group will not be considered a Termination of Continuous Service.

"Total Share Reserve" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

"Transaction" has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1

"Vesting Date" means the date or dates set out in the Award Agreement on which an Award will vest, or such earlier date as is provided for in the Plan or is determined by the Committee.

  1. Administration.

3.1 Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee or, in the Board's sole discretion, by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee's charter and Applicable Laws, and in addition to other express powers and authorization conferred by the Plan, the Committee shall have the authority:

(a) to construe and interpret the Plan and apply its provisions;

(b) to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan;

(c) to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

(d) to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan and the applicable Grant Date;

(e) from time to time to select, subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan, to determine those Participants to whom Awards shall be granted;

(f) to determine the number of Common Shares to be made subject to each Award;

(g) to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the exercise price and medium of payment and vesting provisions, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant;

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(h) to determine the target number of Performance Shares to be granted pursuant to a Performance Share Award, the performance measures that will be used to establish the Performance Goals, the performance period(s) and the number of Performance Shares earned by a Participant;

(i) to designate an Award (including a Cash Award) as a Performance Compensation Award and to select the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals;

(j) to amend any outstanding Awards, including for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, or the term of any outstanding Award; provided, however, that if any such amendment impairs a Participant's rights or increases a Participant's obligations under their Award or creates or increases a Participant's income tax liability with respect to an Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant's consent;

(k) to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences that may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of their employment for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable to Employees under the Company's employment policies;

(l) to make decisions with respect to outstanding Awards that may become necessary upon a change in control or an event that triggers anti-dilution adjustments;

(m) to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency, correct any defect and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan;

(n) subject to applicable law, to delegate to any Director or Employee such duties and powers relating to the Plan as it may see fit;

(o) to seek recommendations from the Chairman or from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

(p) to appoint or engage a trustee, custodian or administrator to administer or implement the Plan; and

(q) to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations that it determines to be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

The Committee also may modify the purchase price or the exercise price of any outstanding Award, provided that if the modification effects a repricing, security holder approval shall be required before the repricing is effective.

3.2 Committee Decisions Final. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Participants.

3.3 Delegation. The Committee or, if no Committee has been appointed, the Board, may delegate administration of the Plan to a committee or committees of one or more members of the Board, and the term "Committee" shall apply to any person or persons to whom such authority has been delegated.

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The Committee shall have the power to delegate to a subcommittee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board or the Committee shall thereafter be to the committee or subcommittee), subject, however, to such resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as may be adopted from time to time by the Board. The Board may abolish the Committee at any time and revest in the Board the administration of the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase or decrease the size of the Committee, add additional members to, remove members (with or without cause) from, appoint new members in substitution therefor, and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. The Committee shall act pursuant to a vote of the majority of its members or, in the case of a Committee comprised of only two members, the unanimous consent of its members, whether present or not, or by the written consent of the majority of its members, and minutes shall be kept of all of its meetings and copies thereof shall be provided to the Board. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the Plan and the Board, the Committee may establish and follow such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business as it may determine to be advisable.

3.4 Committee Composition. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more non-Employee Directors. Within the scope of such authority, the Board or the Committee may delegate to a committee of one or more members of the Board who are not non-Employee Directors the authority to grant Awards to Eligible Persons. Nothing herein shall create an inference that an Award is not validly granted under the Plan in the event Awards are granted under the Plan by a compensation committee of the Board that does not at all times consist solely of two or more non-Employee Directors.

3.5 Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as Directors or members of the Committee, and to the extent allowed by Applicable Laws, the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against the reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees, actually incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which the Committee may be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan, and against all amounts paid by the Committee in settlement thereof (provided, however, that the settlement has been approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or paid by the Committee in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such Committee did not act in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company or, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reason to believe that the conduct complained of was unlawful; provided, however, that within 60 days after the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, such Committee shall, in writing, offer the Company the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend such action, suit or proceeding.

  1. Shares Subject to the Plan.

4.1 Total Share Reserve; Option Limit. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10, (a) the total number of Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to all Awards, other than Stock Options, under the Plan, in aggregate, will be equal to 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date, which is expected to be equal to 6,540,844 Common Shares (the "Total Share Reserve"), and (b) the total number of Common Shares that are issuable pursuant to all Stock Options under the Plan, in aggregate, is equal to 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding as of the

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Grant Date of such Stock Options (the "Option Limit"). During the terms of the Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of Common Shares required to satisfy such Awards.

4.2 Common Shares for Distribution. Common Shares available for distribution under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.

4.3 Cancelled, Forfeited or Terminated Awards. Any Common Shares subject to an Award that expires or is canceled, forfeited, or terminated without issuance of the full number of Common Shares to which the Award related will again be available for issuance under the Plan.

4.4 Substitute Awards. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines ("Substitute Awards"). Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Total Share Reserve; provided that, Substitute Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended to qualify as Stock Options shall be counted against the Option Limit. Subject to applicable stock exchange requirements, available shares under a security holder approved plan of an entity directly or indirectly acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (as appropriately adjusted to reflect such acquisition or transaction) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not count toward the Total Share Reserve.

  1. Eligibility; Limitations on Grants.

5.1 Eligibility for Specific Awards. Awards may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Directors; provided that, a Participant and the Company each shall confirm that such Participant is a bona fide Eligible Person on the Grant Date of an Award to such Participant.

5.2 Participation Limits. The grant of Awards under the Plan is subject to the following limitations:

(a) Unless the Company has obtained the requisite disinterested shareholder approval pursuant to Section 5.3 of Policy 4.4 of the Exchange:

(i) the number of Common Shares that may be issued to Insiders cannot exceed 10% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding (A) within any one-year period, or (B) at any time, in each case, under this Plan, alone or when combined with all other Security Based Compensation Plans of the Company; and

(ii) the number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to any one Participant shall not exceed 5% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to such Participant;

(b) the number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to any one Consultant shall not exceed 2% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to such Consultant;

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(c) the number of Common Shares subject to Awards granted during a single 12 month period to all Investor Relations Service Providers, in aggregate, shall not exceed 2% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding, calculated as at the Grant Date of any Award to be granted to any such Investor Relations Service Provider; and

(d) Investor Relations Service Providers may not receive any Awards other than Stock Options.

5.3 Assignment. All Awards granted under the Plan are non-assignable and non-transferable.

6. Option Provisions.

6.1 Award Agreement. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the provisions in this Section 6.

6.2 Term. No Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the Grant Date or such shorter period as set out in the Optionholder's Option Agreement ("Expiry Date"), at which time such Option will expire. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, other than Section 12(b)(vii), each Option that would expire during or within ten Business Days immediately following a Blackout Period shall expire on the date that is ten Business Days immediately following the end of the Blackout Period.

6.3 Exercise Price of a Stock Option. The Option Exercise Price of each Stock Option shall be fixed by the Committee on the Grant Date and will not be less than the Discounted Market Price of the Common Shares as of the Grant Date, subject to all applicable regulatory requirements. The Exercise Price shall be stated and payable in Canadian dollars.

6.4 Manner of Exercise. A vested Option or any portion thereof may be exercised by the Optionholder delivering to the Company a Notice of Exercise signed by the Optionholder or their legal personal representative, accompanied by payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price and any Applicable Withholding Taxes in respect of the Option or portion thereof being exercised, payable, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, either:

(a) in cash or by certified cheque, bank draft or money order payable to the Company or by such other means as might be specified from time to time by the Committee; or

(b) in the discretion of the Committee, upon such terms as the Committee shall approve, pursuant to a broker-assisted cashless exercise, whereby the Optionholder shall elect on the Notice of Exercise to receive:

(i) an amount in cash equal to the cash proceeds realized upon the sale in the capital markets of the Common Shares underlying the Option (or portion thereof being exercised) by a securities dealer designated by the Company, less the aggregate Exercise Price, any Applicable Withholding Taxes, and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer to sell the Common Shares;

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(ii) an aggregate number of Common Shares that is equal to the number of Common Shares underlying the Option (or portion thereof being exercised) minus the number of Common Shares sold in the capital markets by a securities dealer designated by the Company as required to realize cash proceeds equal to the aggregate Exercise Price, any Applicable Withholding Taxes and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer to sell the Common Shares;

(iii) a combination of (i) and (ii); or

(iv) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Committee.

Subject to Section 8, upon receipt of payment in full, the number of Common Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised will be duly issued to the Optionholder as fully paid and non-assessable, following which the Optionholder shall have no further rights, title or interest with respect to such Option or portion thereof.

6.5 Surrender of Option. As an alternative to the exercise of an Option pursuant to Section 6.4, an Optionholder may elect to surrender for cancellation, unexercised, any vested Option that is otherwise then exercisable and, in consideration for such surrender for cancellation, to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, obtained by subtracting the aggregate Exercise Price of the surrendered Option from the then current Fair Market Value of the Common Shares subject to the surrendered Option, less Applicable Withholding Taxes. The Committee has the sole discretion to consent to or disapprove of the election of the Optionholder to surrender any vested Option pursuant to this Section 6.5. If the Committee disapproves of the election, the Optionholder may (a) exercise the Option under Section 6.4, or (b) retract the request to surrender such Option and retain the Option. If the Committee consents to the election, the Company shall make the cash payment to the Optionholder in respect of the surrendered Option within 30 days. Any cash payment in accordance with this Section 6.5 shall be payable in Canadian dollars.

6.6 Transferability of a Stock Option. A Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option.

6.7 Vesting of Options. Each Option may, but need not, vest and, therefore, become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal; provided that, each Option granted to an Investor Relations Service Provider must vest in accordance with the vesting requirements set out in the Section 4.4(c) of Policy 4.4 of the Exchange. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. No Option may be exercised for a fraction of a Common Share. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event.

6.8 Termination of Continuous Service. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its discretion, or as provided in this Section 6 or pursuant to the terms provided in an Award Agreement or in an employment agreement the terms of which have been approved by the Committee, all rights to

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purchase Common Shares pursuant to an Option or to surrender such Option shall expire and terminate immediately upon the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service, whether or not such termination is with or without notice, adequate notice or legal notice, provided that if employment of the Optionholder is terminated for Cause, such rights shall expire and terminate immediately upon notification being given to the Optionholder of such termination for Cause.

6.9 Extension of Options. An Optionholder's Award Agreement may also provide that if the exercise of the Option following the Termination of Continuous Service for any reason would be prohibited at any time because the issuance of Common Shares would violate Applicable Laws, then the Option shall terminate on the earlier of (a) the expiration of the term of the Option in accordance with Section 6.2 or (b) the expiration of a period after the Termination of Continuous Service that is 30 days after the end of the period during which the exercise of the Option would be in violation of such Applicable Laws.

6.10 Disability or Leave of Absence. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that an Optionholder's Continuous Service terminates as a result of Disability or the Optionholder is on a Leave of Absence, any Option held by the Optionholder shall continue to vest in accordance with its terms and may be exercised or surrendered in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time until the Option's Expiry Date.

6.11 Death. In the event an Optionholder's Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's death, any Option held by the Optionholder shall become fully vested and may be exercised or surrendered by the Beneficiary in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of the Option's Expiry Date and the first anniversary of the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service. Any Option that remains unexercised or has not been surrendered shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

6.12 Retirement. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder's Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's Retirement, any Option held by the Optionholder shall continue to vest in accordance with its terms and may be exercised or surrendered in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (a) the Option's Expiry Date and (b) the third anniversary of the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service. Any Option that remains unexercised or has not been surrendered shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

6.13 Resignation. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder's Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder's voluntary resignation, then:

(a) the unvested part of any Option held by the Optionholder shall expire and terminate immediately on the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service; and

(b) the vested part of any Option held by the Optionholder may be exercised or surrendered in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Option's Expiry Date and (ii) the 30th day after the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service. Any Option that remains unexercised or has not been surrendered shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

6.14 Termination Without Cause. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder's Continuous Service is terminated by the Employer for any reason other than for Cause,

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any Option held by the Optionholder shall continue to vest in accordance with its terms and may be exercised or surrendered in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (a) the Option's Expiry Date and (b) the 30th day after the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service. Any Option that remains unexercised or has not been surrendered shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

6.15 Termination Following Change in Control. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if a Change in Control occurs and the Optionholder's employment with the Company Group is terminated:

(a) by the Employer or by the entity that has entered into a valid and binding agreement with the Company and/or other members of the Company Group to effect the Change in Control at any time after such agreement is entered into or during the Control Period and such termination was for any reason other than for Cause; or

(b) by the Optionholder as a result of Constructive Dismissal, provided the event giving rise to the Constructive Dismissal occurs during the Control Period;

any Option held by the Optionholder shall become fully vested and may be exercised or surrendered in accordance with Section 6.4 or Section 6.5 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Option's Expiry Date and (ii) the 90th day after the Optionholder's Termination of Continuous Service. Any Option that remains unexercised or has not been surrendered shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.

  1. Provisions of Awards Other than Options.

7.1 Share Appreciation Rights.

(a) General. Each Share Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Share Appreciation Right so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.1, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. Share Appreciation Rights may be granted alone ("Free-Standing Rights") or in tandem with an Option granted under the Plan ("Related Rights").

(b) Grant Requirements. Any Related Right may be granted at the same time the Option is granted or at any time thereafter but before the exercise or expiration of the Option.

(c) Term of Share Appreciation Rights. The term of a Share Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, no Share Appreciation Right shall be exercisable later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

(d) Vesting of Share Appreciation Rights. Subject to Section 7.7, each Share Appreciation Right may, but need not, vest and, therefore, become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Share Appreciation Right may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised as the Committee may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Share Appreciation Rights may vary. No Share Appreciation Right may be exercised for a fraction of a Common Share. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an

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acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any Share Appreciation Right upon the occurrence of a specified event.

(e) Exercise and Payment. Upon exercise of a Share Appreciation Right, the holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company an amount equal to the number of Common Shares subject to the Share Appreciation Right that is being exercised, multiplied by the excess of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date the Award is exercised, over (ii) the exercise price specified in the Share Appreciation Right or related Option. Payment with respect to the exercise of a Share Appreciation Right shall be made on the date of exercise. Payment shall be made in the form of Common Shares (with or without restrictions as to substantial risk of forfeiture and transferability, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion), cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee.

(f) Exercise Price. The exercise price of a Free-Standing Right shall be determined by the Committee. A Related Right granted simultaneously with or subsequent to the grant of an Option and in conjunction therewith or in the alternative thereto shall have the same exercise price as the related Option, shall be transferable only upon the same terms and conditions as the related Option, and shall be exercisable only to the same extent as the related Option; provided, however, that a Share Appreciation Right, by its terms, shall be exercisable only when the Fair Market Value per Common Share subject to the Share Appreciation Right and related Option exceeds the exercise price per share thereof, and no Share Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with an Option unless the Committee determines that the requirements of Section 7.1(b) are satisfied.

(g) Reduction in the Underlying Option Shares. Upon any exercise of a Related Right, the number of Common Shares for which any related Option shall be exercisable shall be reduced by the number of shares for which the Share Appreciation Right has been exercised. The number of Common Shares for which a Related Right shall be exercisable shall be reduced upon any exercise of any related Option by the number of Common Shares for which such Option has been exercised.

(h) Termination of Continuous Service. All rights of any Participant or Beneficiary to a Share Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall expire and terminate no later than the first anniversary of the Participant’s Termination of Continuous Service.

7.2 Restricted Awards.

(a) Restricted Share Units. The Committee may, from time to time, grant RSUs to Participants. The grant of an RSU to a Participant at any time shall neither entitle such Participant to receive, nor preclude such Participant from receiving, a subsequent grant of an RSU. Each RSU granted by the Committee shall be evidenced by an RSU Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, RSUs granted to a Participant shall be awarded solely in respect of performance of such Participant in the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurs (the "Service Year"). In all cases, the RSUs shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or in lieu of, ordinary salary and wages payable to a Participant in respect of their services to the applicable Employer. No Common Shares shall be issued at the time an RSU is granted, and the Company will not be required to set

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aside funds for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any RSU granted hereunder. Each RSU so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.2, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Deferred Share Units. The Committee may also grant RSUs with a deferral feature, whereby settlement is deferred beyond the vesting date until the occurrence of a future payment date or event set forth in an Award Agreement ("DSUs").

(c) Dividend Equivalents. At the discretion of the Committee, each RSU and DSU (representing one Common Share) may be credited with cash and stock dividends paid by the Company in respect of one Common Share ("Dividend Equivalents"). Dividend Equivalents shall be paid currently (and in no case later than the end of the calendar year in which the dividend is paid to the holders of the Common Shares or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the date the dividend is paid to holders of the Common Shares).

(d) Restrictions.

(i) RSUs and DSUs awarded to any Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and satisfaction of any applicable Performance Goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such RSUs or DSUs are forfeited, all rights of the Participant to such RSUs or DSUs shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

(ii) The Committee shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the RSUs and DSUs whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the date the RSUs or DSUs are granted, such action is appropriate.

(e) Restricted Period. Subject to the terms of any employment agreement or executive agreement between the Participant and the Employer, or the Committee expressly providing to the contrary, a Participant's RSUs shall vest on the Vesting Date(s). No such Vesting Date shall extend beyond 10 years from the Grant Date of such RSU and all vesting conditions shall be such that the RSUs comply with the exception to the definition of "salary deferral arrangement" contained in paragraph (k) of section 248(1) of the ITA or any successor provision thereto. With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date and end at the time or times set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement. No Restricted Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a Common Share. Subject to Section 7.7, the Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event.

(f) Settlement of Restricted Share Units and Deferred Share Units. On or within 60 days following the Vesting Date of a Share Unit (and in any event no later than December 31 of the third year following the year in respect of which the Share Unit is granted) (the "Settlement Date"), and subject to Section 9.5, the Company shall (i) issue to Participant

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or Beneficiary, as applicable, from treasury the number of Common Shares that is equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Settlement Date (rounded down to the nearest whole number), as fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, (ii) deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, Common Shares purchased in the open market equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as of the Settlement Date (rounded down to the nearest whole number), (iii) deliver to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, an amount in cash (net of Applicable Withholding Taxes) equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Settlement Date multiplied by the Fair Market Value as at the Settlement Date, or (iv) a combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant's Termination of Continuous Service occurs prior to any applicable Settlement Date, the Share Units shall be settled by the Company delivering to the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable, an amount in cash (net of Applicable Withholding Taxes) equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the Participant as at the Termination of Continuous Service multiplied by the Fair Market Value as at the Termination of Continuous Service. Upon settlement of such Share Units, the corresponding number of Share Units credited to the Participant's Share Unit Account shall be cancelled and the Participant or Beneficiary, as applicable shall have no further rights, title or interest with respect thereto. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding RSUs, or at the expiration of the deferral period with respect to any outstanding DSUs, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or their beneficiary, without charge, one Common Share for each such outstanding vested RSU or DSU ("Vested Unit") and cash equal to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with Section 7.2(c) hereof and the interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in Common Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Shares in lieu of delivering only Common Shares for Vested Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Common Shares, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed in the case of RSUs, or the delivery date in the case of DSUs, with respect to each Vested Unit.

7.3 Performance Share Unit Awards. The Committee may, from time to time, grant PSUs to Participants. The grant of a PSU to a Participant at any time shall neither entitle such Participant to receive, nor preclude such Participant from receiving, a subsequent grant of a PSU. Each PSU granted by the Committee shall be evidenced by a PSU Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, PSUs granted to a Participant shall be awarded solely in respect of performance of such Participant in the calendar year in which the Grant Date occurs (the "Service Year"). In all cases, the PSUs shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or in lieu of, ordinary salary and wages payable to a Participant in respect of their services to the applicable Employer. No Common Shares shall be issued at the time a PSU is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside funds for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any PSU granted hereunder. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine: (i) the number of Common Shares or stock-denominated units subject to a Performance Share Award granted to any Participant; (ii) the Performance Period applicable to any Award; (iii) the Performance Goals and other conditions that must be satisfied for a Participant to earn an Award; and (iv) the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award. Each PSU so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7.3, and to

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such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. No Performance Period shall extend beyond 10 years from the Grant Date of such PSU and all vesting conditions shall be such that the PSUs comply with the exception to the definition of "salary deferral arrangement" contained in paragraph (k) of section 248(1) of the ITA or any successor provision thereto. All rights of any Participant or Beneficiary to a PSU granted under the Plan shall expire and terminate no later than the first anniversary of the Participant's Termination of Continuous Service.

7.4 Share Unit Accounts. An account, called a "Share Unit Account", shall be maintained by the Company for each Participant and will be credited with such grants of RSUs, DSUs, PSUs or Dividend Equivalents as are received by the Participant from time to time. Share Units that fail to vest or that are settled in accordance with Section 7.2(f) shall be cancelled and shall cease to be recorded in the Participant's Share Unit Account as of the date on which such Share Units are forfeited or cancelled under the Plan or are settled, as the case may be. Where a Participant has been granted one or more RSUs, DSUs or PSUs, such RSUs, DSUs or PSUs (and related Dividend Equivalents) shall be recorded separately in the Participant's Share Unit Account.

7.5 Other Equity-Based and Cash Awards. The Committee may grant Other Equity-Based Awards, either alone or in tandem with other Awards, in such amounts and subject to such conditions as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion. Each Equity-Based Award shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement and shall be subject to such conditions, not inconsistent with the Plan, as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. The Committee may grant Cash Awards to Participants. All Cash Awards shall be designated Performance Compensation Awards and shall be subject to Section 7.6 of the Plan. Cash Awards shall be evidenced in such form as the Committee may determine. All rights of any Participant or Beneficiary to Other Equity-Based Awards or Cash Awards granted under this Plan shall expire and terminate no later than the first anniversary of the Participant's Termination of Continuous Service.

7.6 Performance Compensation Awards.

(a) General. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in this Plan (other than Options and Share Appreciation Rights granted with an exercise price equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value per Common Share on the Grant Date), to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award. In addition, the Committee shall have the authority to grant a Cash Award to any Participant and designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award.

(b) Eligibility. The Committee will, in its sole discretion, designate within the first 90 days of a Performance Period which Participants will be eligible to receive Performance Compensation Awards in respect of such Performance Period. However, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a Performance Period shall not in any manner entitle the Participant to receive payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. The determination as to whether or not such Participant becomes entitled to payment in respect of any Performance Compensation Award shall be decided solely in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.6. Moreover, designation of a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder for a particular Performance Period shall not require designation of such Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in any subsequent Performance Period, and designation of one person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder shall

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not require designation of any other person as a Participant eligible to receive an Award hereunder in such period or in any other period.

(c) Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have full discretion to select the length of such Performance Period (provided any such Performance Period shall be not less than one fiscal quarter in duration), the types of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goals, the kinds and/or levels of the Performance Goals that are to apply to the Company and the Performance Formula. Within the first 90 days of a Performance Period the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 7.6(c) and record the same in writing.

(d) Payment of Performance Compensation Awards.

(i) Condition to Receipt of Payment.

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period. A Participant's eligibility for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award ends on the Termination of Continuous Service, regardless of whether the Participant's termination of employment was lawful, and does not include any period of statutory, contractual, common law or other reasonable notice of termination of employment or any period of salary continuance except as specified in this section. If the Participant resigns or is terminated for Cause, the Participant shall not be entitled to payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award where the date the Participant ceases to provide services to the Company occurs before the payment date set out in the applicable Award Agreement. If the Participant is terminated without Cause the Participant is not entitled to payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award after the expiry of the minimum period of statutory notice under the Employment Standards Act (British Columbia). The Participant hereby waives any claim for a Performance Compensation Award or any portion of that Performance Compensation Award where the payment date set out in the applicable Award Agreement occurs after the expiration of that minimum statutory notice period. For clarity, the Participant is not entitled to and waives any right to claim common law damages for loss of payment of a Performance Compensation Award stemming from the Company's failure to provide the Participant with adequate notice of termination without Cause.

(ii) Limitation

A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) the Performance Formula as applied against such Performance Goals determines that all or some portion of such Participant's Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

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(iii) Certification

Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing the amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee shall then determine the actual size of each Participant's Performance Compensation Award for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion in accordance with Section 7.6(d)(iv) hereof, if and when it deems appropriate.

(iv) Use of Discretion

In determining the actual size of an individual Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate. The Committee shall not have the discretion to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of Performance Compensation Awards for a Performance Period if the Performance Goals for such Performance Period have not been attained or (B) increase a Performance Compensation Award above the maximum amount payable under Section 7.6(d)(vi) of the Plan.

(v) Timing of Award Payments

Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 7.6 but in no event later than two months following the end of the fiscal year during which the Performance Period is completed.

7.7 Vesting of Awards Other than Options. No Award, other than Options or securities of the Company issued pursuant to an SP Plan, granted under this Plan shall vest before the date that is the first anniversary following the Grand Date of such Award, unless the Award Participant (a) dies, or (b) ceases to be an Eligible Person in connection with a Change in Control of the Company, in which case, the vesting of such Award may accelerate.

  1. Compliance with Applicable Laws.

The Company's obligation to issue and deliver Common Shares under any Award is subject to: (i) the completion of such qualification of such Common Shares or obtaining approval of such regulatory authority as the Company shall determine to be necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization, issuance or sale thereof; (ii) the admission of such Common Shares to listing on any stock exchange on which such Common Shares may then be listed; and (iii) the receipt from the Participant of such representations, agreements and undertakings as to future dealings in such Common Shares as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable in order to safeguard against the violation of the securities laws of any jurisdiction. The Company shall take all reasonable steps to obtain such approvals, registrations and qualifications as may be necessary for the issuance of such Common Shares in compliance with Applicable Laws and for the listing of such Common Shares on any stock exchange on

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which such Common Shares are then listed. Awards may not be granted with a Grant Date or effective date earlier than the date on which all actions required to grant the Awards have been completed.

9. Miscellaneous.

9.1 Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. Subject to Section 7.7, the Committee shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest.

9.2 Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any Common Shares subject to such Award unless and until such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of the Award pursuant to its terms, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Common Share certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 10 thereof.

9.3 No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (a) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause or (b) the service of a Director pursuant to the by-laws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the jurisdiction in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

9.4 Transfer; Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, no termination of employment by an Employee shall be deemed to result from either (a) a transfer of employment to the Company from an Affiliate or from the Company to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another, or (b) a Leave of Absence, if the Employee's right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the Leave of Absence was granted or if the Committee otherwise so provides in writing.

9.5 Withholding Obligations. It is the responsibility of the Participant to complete and file any tax returns that may be required under Canadian or other applicable jurisdiction's tax laws within the periods specified in those laws as a result of the Participant's participation in the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, a Participant shall be solely responsible for all Applicable Withholding Taxes resulting from their receipt of Common Shares or other property pursuant to this Plan. In connection with the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to this Plan, a Participant shall, at the Participant's discretion:

(a) pay to the Company an amount as necessary so as to ensure that the Company is in compliance with the applicable provisions of any federal, provincial, local or other law relating to the Applicable Withholding Taxes in connection with such issuance;

(b) authorize a securities dealer designated by the Company, on behalf of the Participant, to sell in the capital markets a portion of the Common Shares issued hereunder to realize cash proceeds to be used to satisfy the Applicable Withholding Taxes; or

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(c) make other arrangements acceptable to the Company to fund the Applicable Withholding Taxes.

10. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capital.

In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation, reclassification, spin-off or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of the Company's assets to shareholders, or any other change in the capital of the Company affecting Common Shares, the Board will make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Board in its discretion deems appropriate to reflect such change (for the purpose of preserving the value of the Awards), with respect to: (i) the maximum number of Common Shares subject to all Awards stated in Section 4; (ii) the maximum number of Common Shares with respect to which any one person may be granted Awards during any period stated in Section 4 and Section 7.6(d)(vi); (iii) the number or kind of shares or other securities subject to any outstanding Awards; (iv) the Exercise Price of any outstanding Options and Share Appreciation Rights; (v) the number of Share Units in the Participants' Share Unit Accounts; and (vi) the vesting of RSUs, DSUs or PSUs (and related Dividend Equivalents) provided, however, that no adjustment will obligate the Company to issue or sell fractional securities. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, all adjustments made pursuant to this Section 10 shall be made in compliance with section 7(1.4)(c) of the ITA and subject to the rules of the Exchange, to the extent applicable. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

11. Effect of Change in Control.

11.1 Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary:

(a) In the event of a Change in Control that is not a Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, all outstanding Options and Share Appreciation Rights shall become immediately exercisable with respect to 100% of the shares subject to such Options or Share Appreciation Rights, and/or the Restricted Period shall expire immediately with respect to 100% of the outstanding RSUs.

(b) With respect to Performance Compensation Awards, in the event of a Change in Control that is not a Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, all incomplete Performance Periods in respect of such Award in effect on the date the Change in Control that is not a Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization occurs shall end on the date of such change and the Committee shall (i) determine the extent to which Performance Goals with respect to each such Performance Period have been met based upon such audited or unaudited financial information then available as it deems relevant and (ii) cause to be paid to the applicable Participant partial or full Awards with respect to Performance Goals for each such Performance Period based upon the Committee's determination of the degree of attainment of Performance Goals or, if not determinable, assuming that the applicable "target" levels of performance have been attained, or on such other basis determined by the Committee.

To the extent practicable, any actions taken by the Committee under the immediately preceding Section 11.1(a) and Section 11.1(b) shall occur in a manner and at a time which allows affected

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Participants the ability to participate in the Change in Control that is not a Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization with respect to the Common Shares subject to their Awards.

11.2 Substitution Event or a Permitted Reorganization. Upon the occurrence of a Substitution Event or a Permitted Reorganization, the surviving or acquiring entity (the "Continuing Entity") shall, to the extent commercially reasonable, take all necessary steps to continue the Plan and to continue the Awards granted hereunder or to substitute or replace similar options or share units, as applicable for the Options and Share Units outstanding under the Plan on substantially the same terms and conditions as the Plan. For greater certainty, no consideration other than Continuing Entity options shall be received, and the amount that the aggregate fair market value of the securities of the Continuing Entity subject to the Continuing Entity options immediately after the substitution or replacement exceeds the aggregate exercise price of such securities under the Continuing Entity options shall not be greater than the amount the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Shares subject to the outstanding Options immediately before such substitution or replacement exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price of such Common Shares. Any such adjustment, substitution or replacement in respect of options shall, at all times, be made in compliance with the provisions of section 7(1.4) of the ITA. Any such adjustment, substitution or replacement in respect of Share Units shall, at all times, be such that the Plan and any Share Units granted hereunder comply with the exception to the definition of "salary deferral arrangement" contained in paragraph (k) of section 248(1) of the ITA or any successor provision thereto.

In the event that:

(a) the Continuing Entity does not (or, upon the occurrence of the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, will not) comply with the provisions of this Section 11.2;

(b) the Board determines, acting reasonably, that such substitution or replacement is not practicable;

(c) the Board determines, acting reasonably, that such substitution or replacement would give rise to adverse tax results, under the ITA; or

(d) the securities of the Continuing Entity are not (or, upon the occurrence of the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, will not be) listed and posted for trading on a recognizable stock exchange;

the outstanding Options shall become fully vested and may be exercised or surrendered by the Participant at any time after the Participant receives written notice from the Board of such accelerated vesting and prior to the occurrence of the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization; provided, however, that such vesting, exercise or surrender shall be, unless otherwise determined in advance by the Board, effective immediately prior to, and shall be conditional on, the consummation of such Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization. Any Options that have not been exercised or surrendered pursuant to this Section 11.2 shall be forfeited and cancelled without compensation to the holder thereof upon the consummation of such Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization. Unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to the date of the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, as applicable, upon such Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, a pro rata proportion of the PSUs (and related Dividend Equivalents) credited to a Participant's Share Unit Account, which did not vest on or prior to the date of the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, and a pro rata proportion of the RSUs or DSUs (and related Dividend Equivalents) credited to a Participant's Share Unit Account, which did not vest on or prior to the date of the Substitution Event or Permitted

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Reorganization, shall vest in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.155, on the basis that the references to "Change of Control" in Section 6.15 shall be read as "Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, as applicable". Any Share Units that have been credited to a Share Unit Account of a Participant to whom this Section 11.2 applies and that do not vest pursuant to this Section 11.2 shall be terminated and forfeited. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event that Share Units vest, as contemplated in this Section 11.2, the Board may by resolution determine that the "Fair Market Value" with respect to such Share Units shall be the price per Common Share offered or provided for in the Substitution Event or Permitted Reorganization, as applicable.

11.3 Plan Survival on Merger, Consolidation or Reorganization. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company and its Affiliates, taken as a whole.

11.4 Cancelling Awards on Change in Control. In addition, in the event of a Change in Control, the Committee may in its discretion and upon at least ten days' advance notice to the affected persons, cancel any outstanding Awards and pay to the holders thereof, in cash or stock, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards based upon the price per Common Share received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in the event. In the case of any Option or Share Appreciation Right with an exercise price that equals or exceeds the price paid for a Common Share in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may cancel the Option or Share Appreciation Right without the payment of consideration for it.

  1. Amendment of the Plan and Awards.

12.1 Amendment of Plan and Awards. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or suspend any provision of an Award or the Plan, or terminate the Plan, subject to those provisions of Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange), if any, that require the approval of security holders or any governmental or regulatory body regardless of whether any such amendment or suspension is material, fundamental or otherwise, and notwithstanding any rule of common law or equity to the contrary.

(a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board may make the following types of amendments to this Plan or any Awards without seeking security holder approval:

(i) amendments of a "housekeeping" or administrative nature, including any amendment for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error or omission in this Plan, or to correct or supplement any provision of this Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of this Plan;

(ii) amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable law (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange);

(iii) amendments necessary for Awards to qualify for favourable treatment under applicable tax laws;

(iv) amendments to the vesting provisions of this Plan or any Award;

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(v) amendments to include or modify a cashless exercise feature, payable in cash or Common Shares, which provides for a full deduction of the number of underlying Common Shares from the Plan maximum;

(vi) amendments to the termination or early termination provisions of this Plan or any Award, whether or not such Award is held by an Insider, provided such amendment does not entail an extension beyond the original expiry date of the Award; and

(vii) amendments necessary to suspend or terminate this Plan.

(b) Security holder approval will be required for the following types of amendments:

(i) any amendment to increase the maximum number of Common Shares issuable under this Plan, other than pursuant to Section 10;

(ii) any amendment to this Plan that increases the length of the period after a Blackout Period during which Options may be exercised;

(iii) any amendment that would result in the Exercise Price for any Option granted under this Plan being lower than the Fair Market Value at the Grant Date of the Option;

(iv) any amendment to remove or to exceed the Insider participation limit set out in Section 5.2(c);

(v) any amendment that reduces the Exercise Price of an Option or permits the cancellation and reissuance of an Option or other entitlement, in each case, other than pursuant to Section 10, Section 11.1, or Section 11.2;

(vi) any amendment to reduce the Exercise Price of an Option granted to an Optionholder who is an Insider at the time of the proposed amendment;

(vii) any amendment extending the term of an Option beyond the original Expiry Date, except as provided in Section 6.2;

(viii) any amendment to extend the term of an Option, granted to an Optionholder who is an Insider at the time of the proposed amendment, beyond the original Expiry Date;

(ix) any amendment to the amendment provisions;

(x) any amendment that would allow for the transfer or assignment of Awards under this Plan, other than for normal estate settlement purposes; and

(xi) amendments required to be approved by security holders under applicable law (including the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange).

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12.2 No Impairment of Rights. Except as expressly set forth herein or as required pursuant to Applicable Laws, no action of the Board or security holders may materially adversely alter or impair the rights of a Participant under any Award previously granted to the Participant unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing.

  1. General Provisions.

13.1 Forfeiture Events. The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant's rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain events, in addition to applicable vesting conditions of an Award. Such events may include, without limitation, breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, or other restrictive covenants that are contained in the Award Agreement or otherwise applicable to the Participant, a termination of the Participant's Continuous Service for Cause, or other conduct by the Participant that is detrimental to the business or reputation of the Company and/or its Affiliates.

13.2 Clawback. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Plan, the Company may cancel any Award, require reimbursement of any Award by a Participant, and effect any other right of recovery or recoupment of equity or other compensation provided under the Plan under Applicable Laws, stock exchange listing requirements or in accordance with any Company policies that may be adopted and/or modified from time to time ("Clawback Policy"). In addition, a Participant may be required to repay to the Company previously paid compensation, whether provided pursuant to the Plan or an Award Agreement, in accordance with the Clawback Policy. By accepting an Award, the Participant is agreeing to be bound by the Clawback Policy, as in effect or as may be adopted and/or modified from time to time by the Company in its discretion (including, without limitation, to comply with Applicable Laws or stock exchange listing requirements).

13.3 Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in this Plan shall prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements, subject to any required regulatory or security-holder approval if such approval is required; and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

13.4 Sub-Plans. The Committee may from time to time establish sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying Applicable Laws of various jurisdictions in which the Company intends to grant Awards. Any sub-plans shall contain such limitations and other terms and conditions as the Committee determines are necessary or desirable. All sub-plans shall be deemed a part of the Plan, but each sub-plan shall apply only to the Participants in the jurisdiction for which the sub-plan was designed.

13.5 Deferral of Awards. The Committee may establish one or more programs under the Plan to permit selected Participants the opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or other event that absent the election would entitle the Participant to payment or receipt of Common Shares or other consideration under an Award. The Committee may establish the election procedures, the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, shares or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms, conditions, rules and procedures that the Committee deems advisable for the administration of any such deferral program.

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13.6 Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company, the Board nor the Committee shall be required to establish any special or separate fund or to segregate any assets to assure the performance of its obligations under the Plan.

13.7 Recapitalizations. Each Award Agreement shall contain or be deemed to contain provisions required to reflect the provisions of Section 10.

13.8 Delivery. Upon exercise of a right granted under this Plan, the Company shall issue Common Shares or pay any amounts due within a reasonable period of time thereafter. Subject to any statutory or regulatory obligations the Company may otherwise have, for purposes of this Plan, 30 days shall be considered a reasonable period of time.

13.9 No Fractional Shares. No fractional Common Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall determine whether cash, additional Awards or other securities or property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Common Shares or whether any fractional shares should be rounded, forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

13.10 Other Provisions. The Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Plan, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Awards, as the Committee may deem advisable.

13.11 Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries by whom any right under the Plan is to be exercised in case of such Participant's death. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Committee and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant's lifetime.

13.12 Expenses. The costs of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company.

13.13 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.

13.14 Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions thereof.

13.15 Non-Uniform Treatment. The Committee's determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who are eligible to receive, or actually receive, Awards. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled to make non-uniform and selective determinations, amendments and adjustments, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements.

13.16 Participant Information.

(a) As a condition of participating in the Plan, each Participant agrees to comply with all such Applicable Laws and agrees to furnish to the Company all information and undertakings as may be required to permit compliance with such Applicable Laws. Each Participant shall provide the Company with all information (including personal information) required in order to administer the Plan (the "Participant Information").

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(b) The Company may from time to time transfer or provide access to Participant Information to a third-party service provider for purposes of the administration of the Plan provided that such service providers will be provided with such information for the sole purpose of providing services to the Company in connection with the operation and administration of the Plan. The Company may also transfer and provide access to Participant Information to the Employers for purposes of preparing financial statements or other necessary reports and facilitating payment or reimbursement of Plan expenses. By participating in the Plan, each Participant acknowledges that Participant Information may be so provided and agrees and consents to its provision on the terms set forth herein. The Company shall not disclose Participant Information except (i) as contemplated above in this Section 13.16(b), (ii) in response to regulatory filings or other requirements for the information by a governmental authority or regulatory body, or (iii) for the purpose of complying with a subpoena, warrant or other order by a court, Person or body having jurisdiction over the Company to compel production of the information.

13.17 Priority of Agreements. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of the Plan and any Award Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between the provisions of the Plan or any Award Agreement, on the one hand, and a Participant's employment agreement with the Employer, on the other hand, the provisions of the employment agreement shall prevail.

  1. Effective Date of Plan.

The Plan shall become effective as of the Effective Date. This Plan applies to Awards granted hereunder on and after the Effective Date.

  1. Termination or Suspension of the Plan.

Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

  1. Governing Law.

The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

As adopted by the Board of Directors of Sendero Resources Corp. on September 22, 2023.

As approved by the security holders of Sendero Resources Corp. on [DATE].

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SCHEDULE "A"
NOTICE OF EXERCISE

(DATE)

TO: SENDERO RESOURCES CORP. (f/k/a 1319732 B.C. Ltd.)
Re: Exercise of Option to Purchase Common Shares

Pursuant to the award agreement, dated [DATE] (the "Award Agreement"), among [OPTIONHOLDER NAME] and Sendero Resources Corp. (the "Company"), [OPTIONHOLDER NAME] hereby exercises [in full] their option to purchase an additional [[NUMBER]/[SAMOUNT] principal amount] of the Company's common shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Award Agreement, such common shares to be delivered on [CLOSING DATE].

[IF INDIVIDUAL:]

[INDIVIDUAL OPTIONHOLDER NAME]

[OR, IF NON-INDIVIDUAL:]

[ENTITY OPTIONHOLDER NAME]

By: ____
Name:
____
Title: _______


Schedule “C”

2023 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESOLUTION

BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

  1. the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (“Plan”), in the form attached to the management information circular dated March 27, 2024 as Schedule “B”, be and is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed;
  2. any one director or officer of Sendero Resources Corp. (the “Company”) be authorized to take any and all such further steps and execute any documents as they may deem necessary to give effect to the transactions contemplated in the Plan;
  3. the board of directors of the Company and any committee created pursuant to the Plan are hereby authorized to make such amendments to the Plan from time to time, as may, in their discretion, be considered appropriate, provided always that such amendments will be subject to the approval of all applicable regulatory authorities and the TSX Venture Exchange and, in certain cases, the approval of the shareholders of the Company; and
  4. any one or more of the directors and officers of the Company be authorized and directed to perform all such acts, deeds and things and execute, under the seal of the Company or otherwise, all such documents and other writings, as may be required to give effect to the true intent of this resolution.