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Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. Capital/Financing Update 2017

Sep 27, 2017

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Capital/Financing Update

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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

This announcement appears for information purpose only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for securities of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd.

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SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD. 陽光油砂有限公司 *

(a corporation incorporated under the Business Corporations Act of the Province of Alberta, Canada with limited liability)

(HKEX: 2012)

INSIDE INFORMATION LONG-TERM FORBEARANCE WITH NOTEHOLDERS

This announcement is made in accordance with the Inside Information Provision under Part XIVA of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and Rule 13.09(2)(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

By Order of the Board of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. Sun Kwok Ping Executive Chairman

Hong Kong, September 27, 2017 Calgary, September 26, 2017

As at the date of this announcement, the Board consists of Mr. Kwok Ping Sun, Mr. Hong Luo, Mr. Qiping Men and Ms. Gloria Pui Yun Ho as executive directors; Mr. Michael John Hibberd, Ms. Linna Liu and Ms. Xijuan Jiang as non-executive directors; and Mr. Raymond Shengti Fong, Mr. Jeff Jingfeng Liu, Ms. Joanne Yan and Mr. Yi He as independent non-executive directors.

*For identification purposes only

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Hong Kong (September 27, 2017) and Calgary, Alberta (September 26, 2017) – The Board of Directors of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (the “ Corporation ” or “ Sunshine ”) (HKEX: 2012) hereby announces the following:

LONG-TERM FORBEARANCE WITH NOTEHOLDERS

Reference is made to the announcements of the Corporation dated August 5, 2014, August 8, 2014 and February 5, 2016 (all Hong Kong time) in relation to, among other things, the offering of USD200 million principal amount of senior secured notes (the “ Notes ”). Reference is also made to the announcements of the Corporation dated August 1, 2016, August 12, 2016, August 17, 2016, August 29, 2016, September 1, 2016, September 12, 2016, October 31, 2016, January 31, 2017, March 21, 2017 and July 28, 2017 (all Hong Kong time) in relation to, among other things, the forbearance agreements the Corporation has entered into with the holders of the Notes (the “ Noteholders ”). Unless defined otherwise, terms used herein shall have the same meanings as those defined in the aforesaid announcements of the Corporation.

On September 26, 2017 (Calgary time), the Corporation and the Forbearing Holders confirmed the signing of the Amended and Restated Forbearance Agreement (the “ Amended FA ”). The principal terms of the Amended FA include: (i) the Forbearance will be extended to August 1, 2018 (New York time); (ii) Repayment of USD0.2 million upon signing the Amended FA; (iii) Repayment of USD1.8 million by October 30, 2017; (iv) Repayment of USD5.0 million and USD15.0 million on February 1, 2018 and May 1, 2018 respectively, if repayment is made prior to December 31, 2017, all accrued and unpaid interests incurred on the corresponding amount will be waived; (v) the Corporation is to obtain financing of USD5.0 million within 45 days after signing the Amended FA; and (vi) the Corporation is to obtain financing of USD5.0 million every quarter.

The Board believes the entering into of the Amended FA is in the interests of the Corporation and its shareholders as a whole in view that the Amended FA will provide the Corporation with additional time to repay or refinance the indebtedness owned by the Corporation to the Noteholders under the Notes.

ABOUT SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD.

The Corporation is a Calgary based public corporation listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since March 1, 2012. The Corporation is focused on the development of its significant holdings of oil sands leases in the Athabasca oil sands region. The Corporation owns interests in approximately one million acres of oil sands and petroleum and natural gas leases in the Athabasca region. The Corporation is currently focused on executing milestone undertakings in the West Ells project area. West Ells has an initial production target of 5,000 barrels per day.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Mr. Qiping Men Interim Chief Executive Officer Tel: (1) 403 984-5142

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Email: [email protected] Website: www.sunshineoilsands.com

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

This announcement contains forward-looking information relating to, among other things, the plans and expectations of the Corporation. Such forward-looking information is subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors. All statements other than statements and information of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of words such as “estimate”, “forecast”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, “target”, “vision”, “goal”, “outlook”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “believe”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “potential”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Corporation’s experience, current beliefs, assumptions, information and perception of historical trends available to the Corporation, and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to those associated with resource definition and expected reserves and contingent and prospective resources estimates, unanticipated costs and expenses, regulatory approval, fluctuating oil and gas prices, expected future production, the ability to access sufficient capital to finance future development and credit risks, changes in Alberta’s regulatory framework, including changes to regulatory approval process and land-use designations, royalty, tax, environmental, greenhouse gas, carbon and other laws or regulations and the impact thereof and the costs associated with compliance. Although the Corporation believes that the expectations represented by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions and factors discussed in this announcement are not exhaustive and readers are not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as the Corporation’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. The Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, subsequent to the date of this announcement, except as required under applicable securities legislation. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement and are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists are not exhaustive and are made as at the date hereof. For a full discussion of the Corporation’s material risk factors, see the Corporation’s annual information form for the year ended December 31, 2016 and risk factors described in other documents we file from time to time with securities regulatory authorities, all of which are available on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at www.hkexnews.hk, on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com or on the Corporation’s website at www.sunshineoilsands.com.