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Sienna Resources Inc. Governance Information 2021

Dec 15, 2021

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STOCK OPTION PLAN SIENNA RESOURCES INC. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

1. PURPOSE

The purpose of the Stock Option Plan (the “ Plan ”) of SIENNA Resources Inc., a body corporate incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “ Company ”), is to advance the interests of the Company by encouraging the directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company to acquire shares in the Company, thereby increasing their proprietary interest in the Company, encouraging them to remain associated with the Company and furnishing them with additional incentive in their efforts on behalf of the Company in the conduct of their affairs.

2. ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTING OF OPTIONS

The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or, if appointed, by a special committee of directors appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of the Company (such committee or, if no such committee is appointed, the Board of Directors of the Company, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Committee ”) pursuant to rules of procedure fixed by the Board of Directors.

The Committee may from time to time designate bona fide directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company (the “ Participants ”) to whom Options to purchase common shares of the Company may be granted and the number of common shares to be optioned to each, provided that the total number of common shares to be optioned shall not exceed the number provided in Clauses 3 and 4 hereof. The Company represents that Participants who are granted Options will be bona fide directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company at the time of grant and the optionee, in addition to the Issuer, is responsible for ensuring and confirming that the optionee is a bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Company Employee.

3. SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

Subject to adjustment as provided in Clause 12 hereof, the shares to be offered under the Plan shall consist of Options to acquire up to 10% of the total issued and outstanding common shares in the Company’s capital at the time of grant. The aggregate number of shares to be delivered upon the exercise of all Options granted under the Plan shall not exceed the maximum number of shares permitted under the rules of any stock exchange on which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction. If any Option granted hereunder shall expire or terminate for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased shares subject thereto shall again be available for the purpose of this Plan.

4. NUMBER OF OPTIONED SHARES

The number of shares subject to an Option to a Participant, other than a Consultant (as defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) and an Employee (as defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) conducting Investor Relations Activities (as defined in the policies of TSX Venture Exchange) shall be determined by the Committee, but no Participant, where the Company is listed on any stock exchange, shall be granted an Option which exceeds the maximum number of shares permitted under any stock exchange on which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction, which maximum number of shares is presently an amount equal to 5% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Company (on a non-diluted basis) in any 12 month period.

The maximum number of shares subject to an Option to a Participant who is a Consultant is presently limited to an amount equal to 2% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the Company (on a non-diluted basis) in any 12 month period.

The number of options granted to all persons in aggregate who are employed to perform Investor Relations Activities is presently limited to an amount equal to 2% of the then issued and outstanding shares of the

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Company (on a non-diluted basis) in any 12 month period, provided that such Options vest in stages over a 12 month period with no more than 1/4 of the Options vesting in any 3 month period.

5. MAINTENANCE OF SUFFICIENT CAPITAL

The Company shall at times during the term of the Plan reserve and keep available such numbers of shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

6. PARTICIPATION

The Committee shall determine to whom Options shall be granted, the terms and provisions of the respective Option agreements, the time or times at which such Options shall be granted and the number of shares to be subject to each Option. An individual who has been granted an Option may, if he is otherwise eligible, and if permitted by any stock exchange on which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction, be granted an additional Option or Options if the Committee shall so determine.

7. EXERCISE PRICE

The exercise price of the shares covered by each Option shall be determined by the Committee. The exercise price shall not be less than the price permitted by any stock exchange on which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction. Currently, the minimum exercise price as determined by the TSX Venture Exchange is not less than the Discounted Market Price (as defined by the TSX Venture Exchange).

8. DURATION OF OPERATION

Each Option and all rights thereunder shall be expressed to expire on the date set out in the Option agreements and shall be subject to earlier termination as provided in Clauses 10 and 11.

9. OPTION PERIOD, CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT

  • (a) The Option Period shall be a period of time fixed by the Committee, not to exceed the maximum period permitted by any stock exchange on which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction, which maximum period is presently 5 years from the date the Option is granted, provided that the Option Period shall be reduced with respect to any Option as provided in Clauses 10 and 11 covering cessation as a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or death of the Participant.

  • (b) Except as set forth in Clauses 10 and 11, no Option may be exercised unless the Participant is, at the time of such exercise, a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company.

  • (c) The exercise of any Option will be contingent upon receipt by the Company at its head office of a written notice of exercise, specifying the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised, accompanied by cash payment, certified cheque or bank draft for the full purchase price of such shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. No Participant or his legal representatives will be, or will be deemed to be, a holder of any shares subject to an Option under this Plan unless and until the certificates for such shares are issued to such persons under the terms of the Plan.

  • (d) Automatic Extension of Term of Option. The Expiry Date will be automatically extended if the Expiry Date falls within a blackout period during which the Company prohibits Optionees from exercising their Options, provided that:

    • (i) the blackout period has been formally imposed by the Company pursuant to its internal trading policies as a result of the bona fide existence of undisclosed material information (as defined in applicable Securities Laws and Exchange Policies);
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  • (ii) the blackout period expires upon the general disclosure of the undisclosed material information and the expiry date of the affected Options is extended to no later than ten (10) business days after the expiry of the blackout period; and

  • (iii) the automatic extension will not be permitted where the Optionee or the Company is subject to a cease trade order (or similar order under applicable securities laws) in respect of the Company’s securities.

10. HOLD PERIOD

Share certificates issued on exercise of an Option shall be legended in all cases as may be required by applicable securities laws and applicable exchange rules.

11. CEASING TO BE A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT

If a Participant shall cease to be a director, officer, employee or consultant, of the Company or a Participant who is engaged in Investor Relations Activity (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) on behalf of the Company as the case may be, for any reason (other than death), he may no longer exercise his Option after the date of cessation.

If a Participant ceases to be one type of Participant (i.e., director, officer, employee, management company employee, or consultant, or a company 100% beneficially owned by one of them) but concurrently is or becomes one or more other type of Participant, the Option will not terminate but will continue in full force and effect and the Participant may exercise the Option until the earlier of (i) the Expiry Date and (ii) the applicable date set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b) or (c) above where the Participant ceases to be any type of Participant.

The Participant will not be affected by any change of the Participant’s employment where the Participant continues to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary.

Nothing contained in the Plan, nor in any Option granted pursuant to the Plan, shall as such confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance as a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or of any affiliate.

12. DEATH OF A PARTICIPANT

In the event of the death of a Participant, the Option previously granted to him shall be exercisable only within the 12 months next succeeding such death and then only:

  • (a) by the person or persons to whom the Participant’s rights under the Option shall pass by the Participant’s will or the laws of descent and distribution; and

  • (b) if and to the extent that he was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of his death.

13. ADJUSTMENTS

Appropriate adjustments in the number of common shares optioned and in the Option price per share may be made by the Committee in its discretion to give effect to adjustments in the number of common shares of the Company resulting from subdivisions, consolidations or reclassification of the common shares of the Company, the payment of stock dividends by the Company or other relevant changes in the capital of the Company.

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14. TRANSFERABILITY

All benefits, rights and Options accruing to the Participant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan shall not be transferable or assignable unless specifically provided herein. During the lifetime of a Participant any benefits, rights and Options may only be exercised by the Participant.

15. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

The Committee may, at any time, suspend or terminate the Plan. The Board of Directors may, subject to such approvals as may be required under the rules of any stock exchange or which the common shares are then listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction, also at any time amend or revise the terms of the Plan, PROVIDED that no such amendment or revision shall alter the terms of any Options theretofore granted under the Plan.

16. NECESSARY APPROVALS

The ability of the Options to be exercised and the obligation of the Company to issue and deliver shares in accordance with the Plan is subject to any approvals which may be required from the shareholders of the Company, any regulatory authority or stock exchange having jurisdiction over the securities of the Company. So long as it remains a policy of the TSX Venture Exchange, the Company will obtain disinterested shareholder approval for:

  • (a) any reduction in the exercise price of the Option if the Participant is an insider of the Company at the time of the proposed amendment;

  • (b) the grant to any Participant, if the Participant is an insider of the Company at the time of the grant, within a 12 month period, of a number of options exceeding 10% of the issued shares; or

  • (c) the issuance to any one Participant, if the Participant is an insider of the Company at the time of the grant, of a number of shares exceeding 10% of the issued shares.

If any shares cannot be issued to the Participant for whatever reason, the obligation of the Company to issue such shares shall terminate and any Option exercise price paid to the Company will be returned to the Participant.

17. PRIOR PLANS

The Plan shall entirely replace and supersede any prior share option plans, if any, enacted by the Board of Directors of the Company or its predecessor companies.

18. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PLAN

The Plan has been adopted by the Board of Directors subject to the approval of any stock exchange on which the shares of the Company are to be listed or other regulatory body having jurisdiction and approval of the shareholders and, if so approved, the Plan shall become effective upon such approvals being obtained.