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TDG Gold Corp Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2023

Mar 20, 2023

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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement

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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

(Containing information as at March 10, 2023, unless otherwise stated)

For the Annual General and Special Meeting to be held on Friday, April 14, 2023

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

This information circular (the "Information Circular") is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management (the "Management") of TDG Gold Corp. ("TDG Gold" or the "Company"), for use at the annual general and special meeting (the "Meeting") of the shareholders (the "Shareholders") of the Company to be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting and at any adjournment thereof.

This Circular is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the management of Company for use at the Meeting to be held on April 14, 2023, and at any adjournments thereof. The solicitation of proxies by management of the Company will be conducted by mail and may be supplemented by telephone or other personal contact and such solicitation will be made without special compensation granted to the directors, regular officers and employees of the Company. The Company does not reimburse shareholders, nominees or agents for costs incurred in obtaining, from the principals of such persons, authorization to execute forms of proxy, except that the Company has requested brokers and nominees who hold stock in their respective names to furnish this Circular and related proxy materials to their customers, and the Company will reimburse such brokers and nominees for their related out of pocket expenses. No solicitation will be made by specifically engaged employees or soliciting agents. The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company.

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

APPOINTMENT AND REVOCATION OF PROXIES

The persons named in the Proxy are representatives of the Company.

A Shareholder entitled to vote at the Meeting has the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Shareholder) to attend and act on the Shareholder's behalf at the Meeting other than the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy. To exercise this right, a Shareholder shall strike out the names of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy and insert the name of the Shareholder's nominee in the blank space provided or complete another suitable form of proxy.

A proxy will not be valid unless it is duly completed,signed and deposited with the Company'sregistrar and transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada ("Computershare") by hand or mail at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, or by fax within North America at 1-866-249-7775 or outside North America at 1-416-263- 9524, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. A proxy must be signed by the Shareholder or by his attorney in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer.

A Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may be revoked by instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by his attorney authorized in writing, or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer and deposited by hand or mail with Computershare at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, or by fax within North America at 1-866-249-7775 or outside North America at 1-416-263-9524, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment of it, at which the proxy is to be used, or to the Chairperson of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any adjournment of it. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to the revocation.

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

By choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediary holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you, and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in the request for voting instructions.

VOTING BY PROXYHOLDER

Manner of Voting

The common shares represented by the Proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance withthe instructions of the Shareholder on any ballot that may be called for and, if the Shareholder specifies a choice on the Proxy with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the shares will be voted accordingly. On any poll, the persons named in the Proxy (the "Proxyholders") will vote the shares in respect of which they are appointed. Where directions are given by the Shareholder in respect of voting for or against any resolution, the Proxyholder will do so in accordance with such direction.

The Proxy, when properly signed, confers discretionary authority on the Proxyholder with respect to amendments or variations to the matters which may properly be brought before the Meeting. At the timeof printing this Information Circular, Management is not aware that any such amendments, variations or other matters are to be presented for action at the Meeting. However, if any other matters which are not now known to Management should properly come before the Meeting, the proxies hereby solicited will be exercised on such matters in accordance with the best judgment of the Proxyholder.

In the absence of instructions to the contrary, the Proxyholders intend to vote the common shares represented by each Proxy, properly executed, in favour of the motions proposed to be made at the Meeting as stated under the headings in this Information Circular.

Voting Thresholds Required for Approval

In order to approve a motion proposed at the Meeting, a majority of not less than one-half of the votes cast will be required (an "Ordinary Resolution") unless the motion requires a special resolution (a "Special Resolution"), in which case a majority of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast will be required. In the event a motion proposed at the Meeting requires disinterested Shareholder approval, common shares held by Shareholders of the Company who are also "insiders", as such term is defined under applicable securities laws, will be excluded from the count of votes cast on such motion.

ADVICE TO REGISTEREDSHAREHOLDERS

Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of common shares in the capital of the Company (the "Registered Shareholders") may choose to vote by proxy whether or not they are able to attend the Meeting in person.

Registered Shareholders who choose to submit a Proxy may do so by completing, signing, dating and depositing the Proxy with Computershare, at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, or by fax within North America at 1-866-249-7775 or outside North America at 1-416-263-9524 not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of the Meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Proxy may be signed by the Shareholder or by his or her attorney in writing, or, if the Registered Shareholder is a corporation, it must either be under its common seal or signed by a duly authorized officer.

Returning your Proxy Form

To be effective, we must receive your completed proxy form or voting instruction no later than 9:00 a.m. (Pacific time) April 12, 2023.

If the Meeting is postponed or adjourned, we must receive your completed form of proxy by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time), two full business days before any adjourned or postponed Meeting, at which the Proxy is to be used. Late Proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chair of the Meeting at his discretion, and he is under no obligation to accept or reject a late proxy. The Chair of the Meeting may waive or extend the proxy cut-off without notice.

ADVICE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS

The information set forth in this section is of significant importance to many Shareholders as a substantial number of Shareholders do not hold shares in their own name.

Shareholders who do not hold their shares in their own name (referred to in this Information Circular as "Beneficial Shareholders")should note that only proxies deposited by Registered Shareholders whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting.

If shares are listed in an account statement provided to a Shareholder by an intermediary, such as a brokerage firm, then, in almost all cases, those shares will not be registered in the Shareholder's name on the records of the Company. Such shares will more likely be registered under the name of the Shareholder's intermediary or an agent of that intermediary, and consequently the Shareholder will be a Beneficial Shareholder. In Canada, the vast majority of such shares are registered under the name CDS & Co. (being the registration name forthe Canadian Depositary for Securities, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). The shares held by intermediaries, or their agents or nominees can only be voted (for or against resolutions) upon the instructions of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without specific instructions, an intermediary and its agents are prohibited from voting shares for the intermediary's clients. Therefore, Beneficial Shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their shares are communicated to the appropriate person.

Applicable regulatory rules require intermediaries/brokers to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of Shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary/broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their shares are voted at the Meeting. The purpose of the form of proxy or voting instruction form provided to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker, agent or nominee is limited to instructing the registered holder of the shares on how to vote such shares on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder.

The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Investor Communications ("Broadridge"). Broadridge typically supplies a voting instruction form, mails those forms to Beneficial Shareholders and asks those Beneficial Shareholders to return the forms to Broadridge or follow specific telephone or other voting procedures. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructionsreceived by it and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of the shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder receiving a voting instruction form from Broadridge cannot use that form to vote shares directly at the Meeting. Instead, the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge, or the alternate voting procedures must be completed well in advance of the Meeting in order to ensure such shares are voted.

There are two kinds of Beneficial Shareholders, those who object to their name being made known to the issuers of securities which they own ("OBOs" for Objecting Beneficial Owners) and those who do not object to the issuers of the securities they own knowing who they are ("NOBOs" for Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners). Pursuant to National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("NI 54-101") issuers can obtain a list of their NOBOs from intermediaries for distribution of proxy related materials directly to NOBOs. This year, the Company has decided to take advantage of those provisions of NI 54-101 that permit it to directly deliver proxyrelated materials to its NOBOs. As a result, NOBOs can expect to receive a scannable Voting Instruction Form ("VIF") from our Transfer Agent, Computershare. These VIFs are to be completed and returned to Computershare in the envelope provided or by facsimile. In addition, Computershare provides both telephone voting and internet voting as described on the VIF itself which contains complete instructions. Computershare will tabulate the results of the VIFs received from NOBOs and will provide appropriate instructions at the Meeting with respect to the shares represented by the VIFs they receive. The Company does not intend to pay for intermediaries to deliver these securityholder materials to OBOs and, as a result, OBOs will not be sent paper copies unless their intermediary assumes the costs.

These proxy-related materials are being sent to both Registered Shareholders and Beneficial Shareholders of the Company. If you are a Beneficial Shareholder and the Company or its agent hassent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securitiesregulatory requirementsfromthe intermediary holding on your behalf. In this event, by choosing to send these materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediary holding on your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering these materials to you; and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions. Please return your voting instructions as specified in the request for voting instructions.

Although Beneficial Shareholders may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purpose of voting shares registered in the name of their broker, agent or nominee, a Beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as a Proxyholder for a Registered Shareholder and vote their shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote their shares as Proxyholder for a Registered Shareholder should contact their broker, agent or nominee well in advance of the Meeting to determine the steps necessary to permit them to indirectly vote their shares as a Proxyholder.

Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners

Pursuant to National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer ("NI 54-101"), issuers can obtain a list of their NOBOs from intermediaries for distribution of proxy-relatedmaterials directly toNOBOs. This year,the Company willrely on those provisions ofNI 54-101 that permit it to directly deliver proxy-related materials to its NOBOs. As a result, NOBOs can expect to receive a scannable voting instruction form ("VIF") from the Company's transfer agent, Computershare. These VIFs are to be completed and returned to Computershare in the envelope provided or by facsimile. In addition, Computershare provides both telephone voting and internet voting as described on the VIF itself which contains complete instructions. Computershare will tabulate the results of the VIFs received from NOBOs and will provide appropriate instructions atthe Meeting with respectto the sharesrepresented by the VIFs they receive.

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder and the Company or its agent has sent these proxy-related materials to you directly, please be advised that your name, address, and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the intermediary holding your securities on your behalf. By choosing to send these proxy-related materials to you directly, the Company (and not the intermediaries holding securities your behalf) has assumed responsibility for (i) delivering the proxy-related materials to you and (ii) executing your proper voting instructions as specified in the VIF.

Objecting Beneficial Owners

Beneficial Shareholders, who are OBOs,should follow the instructions of their intermediary carefully to ensure that their shares are voted at the Meeting.

Applicable regulatory rules require intermediaries to seek voting instructions from OBOs in advance of Shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by OBOs in order to ensure that their shares are voted at the Meeting. The purpose of the form of proxy or voting instruction form provided to an OBO by its broker, agent or nominee is limited to instructing the registered holder of the shares on how to vote such shares on behalf of the OBO.

The form of proxy provided to OBOs by intermediaries will be similar to the Proxy provided to Registered Shareholders. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the intermediary on how to vote your shares on your behalf. The majority of intermediaries now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from OBOs to Broadridge Investor Communications ("Broadridge"). Broadridge typically supplies voting instruction forms, mailsthose formsto OBOs, and asks those OBOs to return the forms to Broadridge or follow specific telephonic or other voting procedures. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received by it and provides appropriate instructionsrespecting the voting of the sharesto be represented atthe Meeting.

An OBO receiving a voting instruction form from Broadridge cannot use that form to vote shares directly at the Meeting. Instead, the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge or the alternate voting procedures must be completed well in advance of the Meeting in order to ensure that such shares are voted.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as otherwise disclosed herein, none of the directors ("Directors") or officers ("Officers") of the Company, at any time since the beginning of the Company's last financial year, nor any proposed nominee for election as a Director, or any associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership ofsecurities or otherwise, in anymattersto be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors.

RECORD DATE, VOTING SHARES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

A Shareholder of record at the close of business on March 10, 2023 (the "Record Date") who either personally attends the Meeting or who has completed and delivered a proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above, shall be entitled to vote or to have such shareholder's shares voted at the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof.

The Company's authorized capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares ("Common Shares" or "Shares") without par value. As at the Record Date, the Company has 96,343,142 Common Shares issued and outstanding, each share carrying the right to one vote.

Principal Holders of Voting Securities

To the best of knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, as of the date of the Information Circular, no persons or corporations beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over, Common Shares carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding Common Shares of the Company.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

TDG Gold's statement of executive compensation for the year ended July 31, 2022, a copy of which was filed on the Company's profile on SEDAR on January 20, 2023, is incorporated by reference on this Information Circular. A copy may also be obtained from TDG Gold, free of charge, by writing Ben Meyer, Corporate Secretary of the Company at [email protected].

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets out information with respect to all compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance as of July 31, 2022:

Equity Compensation Plan Information
Plan Category Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options, warrants
and rights (b)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column
(a))
(c)
Equity
compensation
plans approved by
(1)
securityholders
6,152,500 \$0.39 11,317,923
Equity
compensation
plans not approved
by securityholders
(2)
66,668 \$0.20 -
Total 6,152,500 \$0.38 11,317,923

(1) Represents the 2022 Option Plan of the Company, which reserves a number of common shares equal to 10% of the then outstanding common shares from time to time for issue pursuant to stock options as well as the Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, which reserves the fixed number of 7,836,109 common shares for issue pursuant to DSU's, RSU's and PSU's. For further information on the 2022 Option Plan, refer to the heading "Approval of the Renewal of the Company's Stock Option Plan." For further information on the Equity Incentive Plan, refer to TDG Gold's statement of executive compensation for the year ended July 31, 2022, is incorporated by reference on this Information Circular, a copy of which was filed on the Company's profile on SEDAR on January 20, 2023.

(2) In December 2020 the Company assumed the outstanding stock options of Kismet Resources Corp. adjusted in accordance with their terms and exchange ratio such that the Company reserved for issued 200,000 stock options with an exercise price of \$0.20 expiring on September 19, 2023 (of which 133,332 have been exercised) that do not reduce the number of options available for issuance under the 2022 Option Plan.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the current or former directors, executive officers, employees of the Company, the proposed nominees for election to the Board, or their respective associates or affiliates, are or have been indebted to the Company since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year of the Company.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Since the Company's incorporation, no director, executive officer, or shareholder who beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the outstanding Shares, or any known associates or affiliates of such persons, has or has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or in any proposed transaction that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect the Company.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants ("Davidson") is the Company's auditor and was first appointed as the Company's auditor on March 14, 2018. Management is recommending the re-appointment of Davidson as Auditors for the Company to hold office until the next annual general meeting of the shareholders at a remuneration to be fixed by the Board of Directors. Management recommends the appointment, and the persons named in the enclosed form of Proxy intend to vote in favour of such appointment.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

The management functions of the Company are not, to any substantial degree, performed by persons other than the Directors and Officers.

PARTICULARS OF MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Presentation of Financial Statements

The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended July 31, 2022 (the "Financial Statements") and the auditor's report thereon (the "Auditor's Report"), will be presented to Shareholders at the Meeting.

The Financial Statements, Auditor's Report, and management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") for the financial year ended July 31, 2022, are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.The Notice of Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders, Information Circular, Request for Financial Statements (NI 51-102) and form of Proxy will be available from Computershare, at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y or from the office of the Company, which is located at Unit 1 – 15782 Marine Drive, White Rock, British Columbia, V4B 1E6.

Appointment and Remuneration of Auditor

Shareholders will be asked to approve the re-appointment of Davidson as the auditor of the Company to hold office until the next Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders at remuneration to be fixed by the Board of Directors.

Unless the Shareholder directs that their Shares are to be otherwise voted or withheld from voting in connectionwith the appointment of Davidson and Company, LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditors ofthe Company, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR the appointment of Davidson and Company, LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, to serve as auditors of the Company until the next annual meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration.

Fix Number of Directors at Five

Under the Company's Articles, the number of directors may be fixed or changed from time to time by ordinary resolution but shall not be fewer than three (3). The number of directors was last set at six (6) and there are currently five (5) directors and five (5) nominees proposed by management for election as directors at the Meeting.

Unless you give other instructions, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR setting the number of directors at five (5).

Election of Directors

Votes to Elect Directors

Directors are elected at each annual general meeting of Shareholders and nominations for directors are required to be made in accordance with the Company's Advance Notice Policy. If the number of nominees for election as director exceeds the number fixed for such election, the persons with the most "for" votes will be elected. If the number of persons nominated for election as director at the meeting is the same as or less than the number of directors fixed, then the persons nominated will be elected by acclamation.

At the Meeting, the Shareholders will be asked to vote on a resolution to elect as directors the nominees set out in the table below. Unless you give other instructions, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote FOR election as directors of the nominees set out in the table below.

Management's Proposed Nominees

The following table and notes thereto state the names of all persons proposed to be nominated by management for election as directors of the Company (each, a "proposed director"), their residence, all offices of the Company now held by them, their principal occupations or employments, the period of service as directors of the Company, the number of Shares beneficially owned, controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by each of them as at the date hereof, and their present status on any committees of the Board.

The information as to principal occupation, securities currently held and directorships with other public issuers, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished individually by the respective proposed nominees. If elected as a director, the proposed nominees will hold office until the next annual meeting of Shareholders, unless their office is earlier vacated in accordance with the articles of the Company or the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) ("BCBCA").

Name a,
province or
state, and
country of
Residence
Position or
Office
Principal Occupation During Five Preceding
Years
Date Appointed as a
Director of Kismet or
TDG (1)
Number and
percentage of
Shares Beneficially
Owned, or
Controlled or
Directed, Directly
or Indirectly (2)
Stephen Quin
(3) (4) (5)
British
Columbia,
Canada
Director
and Non
Executive
Chair
Independent businessman. He currently serves
as a non-executive director of Bravo Mining
Corp., Kutcho Copper Corp. and West Vault
Mining Inc. and has been nominated to the
board of Hot Chili Limited. He is the former CEO
and President of Midas Gold, President and
COO of Capstone Mining, President & CEO of
Sherwood Copper, Executive Vice President of
Miramar Mining Corp. and Northern Orion
Explorations.
Director of TDG since
February 20, 2023
47,272 (0.05%)
Fletcher
Morgan (5)
British
Columbia,
Canada
CEO and
Director
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Director of TDG since
February 12, 2019
2,178,875 (2.26%) (6)
John-Paul Dau
(5)
Alberta,
Canada
Director Co-founder and President of Angkor Resources
Corp. (Formerly: Angkor Gold Corp.) (2018 –
2019). CEO and director of Epix Minerals Inc., a
private company (2021 – Present).
Director of TDG since
October 11, 2019
721,200 (0.75%)
Evandra
Nakano (3) (4)
British
Columbia,
Canada
Director Founder, Director, President and CEO of Infield
Minerals Corp., a mineral exploration company
with focus in Nevada. Business executive and
corporate development consultant.
Director and officer of
Kismet since March 14,
2018, Director of TDG
since December 11,
2020
350,000 (0.36%)
Michael
Kosowan (3) (4)
Ontario,
Canada
Director Independent Businessman. He currently serves as
VP Capital Markets for Torq Resources Inc. prior to
which
he
spent
17
years
leading
mining
investment and financings in the USA and Canada
through his work with Sprott Private Wealth and
Sprott Global Resources Inc. Mr. Kosowan has also
worked as a project Engineer for a number
Canadian mining companies such as Placer Dome,
Falconbridge and Inco, and as an Exploration
Manager for Atapa Minerals in Indonesia and
Peru.
Director of TDG since
October 28, 2022
8,049,600 (8.36%)
  • (1) On December 11, 2020, Kismet Resources Corp. ("Kismet") closed a "Qualifying Transaction" with TDG Gold Corp. Kismet changed its name from Kismet to TDG Gold Corp.
  • (2) The information as to country of residence, principal occupation and number of shares beneficially owned by the nominees (directly or indirectly or over which control or direction is exercised) is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees.
  • (3) Member of the Company's Audit Committee of which Mr. Kosowan is the Chair.
  • (4) Member of the Company's Compensation and Governance and Nomination Committee of which Ms. Nakano is the Chair.
  • (5) Member of the Company's Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee of which Mr. Quin is the Chair.

(6) 1,928,875 of these Shares are registered in the name of Elemental Capital Partners LLP and 250,000 of these Shares are registered in the name of Fletcher Morgan.

Corporate Cease Trade Orders or Bankruptcies

No current director or person proposed bymanagement to be elected as a director of the Company at the Meeting is, or within ten (10) years before the date hereof, has been: a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company)that, (i) wassubjectto an orderthat wasissued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer, or (ii) was subject to an order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

Other than Stephen Quin, no current director or person proposed by management to be elected as a director of the Company at the Meeting has been a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets. For the purposes of this paragraph, "order" means a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, in each case that was in effect for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days.

Stephen Quin was a director of Mercator Minerals Ltd. ("Mercator") when it filed a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) (the "BIA") on August 26, 2014. Mr. Quin ceased to be a director on September 4, 2014. Pursuant to section 50.4(8) of the BIA, Mercator was deemed to have filed an assignment in bankruptcy on September 5, 2014 as a result of allowing the ten-day period within which Mercator was required to submit a cash flow forecast to the Official Receiver to lapse.

No current directorordirector proposedfor electionhas beensubjectto any:(a) penaltiesorsanctionsimposed by a court relating to Canadian securities legislation or by a Canadian securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a Canadian securities regulatory authority; or (b) other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would be likely to be considered important to a reasonable investor making an investment decision.

Approve Renewal of the Company's Stock Option Plan

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve the renewal of the Company's 10% rolling incentive stock option plan (the "2022 Option Plan"). The 2022 Option Plan was approved by the Board on February 1, 2022, Shareholders on March 18, 2022 and the TSX Venture Exchange on March 30, 2022 (the "Effective Date"). The purpose of the 2022 Option Plan is to, among other things: (i) provide the Company with a mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries; (ii) reward directors, officers, employees and consultants that have been granted stock options (each, an "Option") under the 2022 Option Plan for their contributions toward the long-term goals and success of the Company; and (iii) enable and encourage such directors, officers, employees and consultants to acquire Shares of the Company as long-term investments and proprietary interests in the Company. The approval of the renewal of the 2022 Option Plan is subject to approval by the Shareholders and to the final acceptance of the Exchange.

A summary of certain provisions of the 2022 Option Plan is set out below, and a full copy of the 2022 Option Plan is attached hereto as Schedule "C". This summary is qualified in its entirety to the full copy of the 2022 Option Plan.

Summary of the 2022 Option Plan

Eligibility

The 2022 Option Plan allows the Company to grant Options to attract, retain and motivate qualified directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Option Plan Participants").

Number of Shares Issuable

The aggregate number of Shares that may be issued to Option Plan Participants under the 2022 Option Plan will be that number of Shares equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares on the particular date of grant of the Option.

Limits on Participation

The 2022 Option Plan provides for the following limits on grants, for so long as the Company is subject to the requirements of the Exchange, unless disinterested Shareholder approval is obtained or unless permitted otherwise pursuant to the policies of the Exchange:

  • i. the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Option Plan Participant (and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the Exchange, any company that is wholly-owned by the Option Plan Participant) under the 2022 Option Plan, together with any other security based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant;
  • ii. the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the 2022 Option Plan, together with any other security based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant; and
  • iii. the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to insiders collectively under the 2022 Option Plan, together with any other security based compensation arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time.

For so long as such limitation is required by the Exchange, the maximum number of Options which may be granted within any twelve (12) month period to Option Plan Participants who perform investor relations activities must not exceed 2% of the issued and outstanding Shares, and such Options must vest in stages over twelve (12) months with no more than 25% vesting in any three month period. In addition, the maximum number of Shares that may be granted to any one consultant under the 2022 Option Plan, together with any other security based compensation arrangements, within a twelve (12) month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the date of grant.

Administration

The plan administrator of the 2022 Option Plan (the "Option Plan Administrator") will be the Board or a committee of the Board, if delegated. The Option Plan Administrator will, among other things, determine which directors, officers, employees or consultants are eligible to receive Options under the 2022 Option Plan; determine conditions under which Options may be granted, vested or exercised, including the expiry date, exercise price and vesting schedule of the Options; establish the form of option certificate ("Option Certificate"); interpret the 2022 Option Plan; and make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the 2022 Option Plan.

Subject to any required regulatory or shareholder approvals, the Option Plan Administrator may also, from time to time, without notice to or without approval of the Shareholders or the Option Plan Participants, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Options granted pursuant thereto as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided that no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the 2022 Option Plan or any Option granted pursuant thereto may materially impair any rights of an Option Plan Participant or materially increase any obligations of an Option Plan Participant under the 2022 Option Plan without the consent of such Option Plan Participant, unless the Option Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any applicable securities laws or stock exchange requirements or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the 2022 Option Plan.

All of the Options are subject to the conditions, limitations, restrictions, vesting, exercise and forfeiture provisions determined by the Option Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, subject to such limitations provided in the 2022 Option Plan and will be evidenced by an Option Certificate. In addition, subject to the limitations provided in the 2022 Option Plan and in accordance with applicable law, the Option Plan Administrator may accelerate the vesting of Options, cancel or modify outstanding Options and waive any condition imposed with respect to Options or Shares issued pursuant to Options.

Exercise of Options

Options shall be exercisable as determined by the Option Plan Administrator at the time of grant, provided that no Option shall have a term exceeding ten (10) years so long as the Shares are listed on the Exchange.

Subject to all applicable regulatory rules, the vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Option Plan Administrator. The Option Plan Administrator may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of an Option, and such acceleration will not be considered an amendment to such Option and will not require the consent of the Option Plan Participant in question. However, no acceleration to the vesting schedule of an Option granted to an Option Plan Participant performing investor relations services may be made without prior acceptance of the Exchange.

The exercise price of an Option shall be determined by the Option Plan Administrator and cannot be lower than the greater of: (i) the minimum price required by the Exchange; and (ii) the market value of the Shares on the applicable grant date.

An Option Plan Participant may exercise the Options in whole or in part through any one of the following forms of consideration, subject to applicable laws, prior to the expiry date of such Options, as determined by the Option Plan Administrator:

  • the Option Plan Participant may send a wire transfer, certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Company in an amount equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Options;
  • subject to approval from the Option Plan Administrator and the Shares being traded on the Exchange, a brokerage firm may be engaged to loan money to the Option Plan Participant in order for the Option Plan Participant to exercise the Options to acquire the Shares, subsequent to which the brokerage firm shall sell a sufficient number of Shares to cover the exercise price of such Options to satisfy the loan. The brokerage firm shall receive an equivalent number of Shares from the exercise of the Options, and the Option Plan Participant shall receive the balance of the Shares or cash proceeds from the balance of such Shares; and
  • subject to approval from the Option Plan Administrator and the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by reducing the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the Options, in lieu of a cash payment to the Company, an Option Plan Participant, excluding those providing investor relations services, only receives the number of Shares that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (i) the product of the number of Options being exercised multiplied by the difference between the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares and the exercise price of the Options, by (ii) the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares. The number of Shares delivered to the Option Plan Participant may be further reduced to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.

If an exercise date for an Option occurs during a trading black-out period imposed by the Company to restrict trades in its securities, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the 2022 Option Plan, the Option shall be exercised no more than ten business days after the trading black-out period is lifted by the Company, subject to certain exceptions.

Termination of Employment or Services and Change in Control

The following describes the impact of certain events that may, unless otherwise determined by the Option Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Option Certificate, lead to the early expiry of Options granted under the 2022 Option Plan.

Termination by the Company for cause: Forfeiture of all unvested Options.
The
Option Plan Administrator may determine
that all vested Options shall be forfeited,
failing which all vested Options shall be
exercised in accordance with the 2022
Option Plan.
Voluntary resignation of an Option Plan
Participant:
Forfeiture
of
all
unvested
Options.
Exercise of vested Options in accordance
with the 2022 Option Plan.
Termination by the Company other than
for cause:
Acceleration of vesting of a portion of
unvested Options in accordance with a
prescribed formula as set out in the 2022
Option Plan. Forfeiture of the remaining
unvested Options. Exercise of vested
Options in accordance with the 2022
Option Plan.
Death or disability of an Option Plan
Participant:
Acceleration of vesting of all unvested
Options. Exercise of vested Options in
accordance with the 2022 Option Plan.
Termination or voluntary resignation
for good reason within 12 months of a
change in control:
Acceleration of vesting of all unvested
Options. Exercise of vested Options in
accordance with the 2022 Option Plan.

Any Options granted to an Option Plan Participant under the 2022 Option Plan shall terminate at a date no later than twelve (12) months from the date such Option Plan Participant ceases to be an Option Plan Participant.

In the event of a triggering event, which includes a change in control, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, a material alteration of the capital structure of the Company and a disposition of substantially all of the Company's assets, the Option Plan Administrator may, without the consent of the Option Plan Participant, cause all or a portion of the Options granted to terminate upon the occurrence of such event, provided that no such suspension or termination shall alter or impact any rights or obligations under an Option previously granted without the consent of the Option Plan Participant.

Amendment or Termination of the 2022 Option Plan

Subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, the 2022 Option Plan may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Option Plan Administrator, provided that no such suspension or termination shall alter or impact any rights or obligations under an Option previously granted without the consent of the Option Plan Participant.

The following limitations apply to the 2022 Option Plan and all Options thereunder as long as such limitations are

required by the Exchange:

  • any adjustment to Options, other than in connection with a security consolidation or security split, is subject to prior Exchange acceptance;
  • any amendment to the 2022 Option Plan is subject to prior Exchange acceptance, except for amendments to reduce the number of Shares issuable under the 2022 Option Plan, to increase the exercise price of Options or to cancel Options;
  • any amendments made to the 2022 Option Plan shall require regulatory and Shareholder approval, except for amendments to: (i) fix typographical errors; and (ii) clarify existing provisions of the 2022 Option Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions; and
  • the exercise price of an Option previously granted to an insider must not be reduced, or the extension of the expiry date of an Option held by an insider may not be extended, unless the Company has obtained disinterested shareholder approval to do so in accordance with Exchange policies.

Subject to the foregoing limitations and any necessary regulatory approvals, the Option Plan Administrator may amend any existing Options or the 2022 Option Plan or the terms and conditions of any Option granted thereafter, although the Option Plan Administrator must obtain written consent of the Option Plan Participant (unless otherwise excepted out by a provision of the 2022 Option Plan) where such amendment would materially decrease the rights or benefits accruing to an Option Plan Participant or materially increase the obligations of an Option Plan Participant.

Company 2022 Option Plan Resolution

At the Meeting, the Shareholders of the Company will be asked to consider and approve an ordinary resolution, in substantially the following form, in order to approve the renewal of the 2022 Option Plan, which resolution requires approval of greater than 50% of the votes cast by the Shareholders who, being entitled to do so, vote, in person or by proxy, on the ordinary resolution at the Meeting:

"BE IT RESOLVED, AS AN ORDINARY RESOLUTION, THAT:

(a) subject to regulatory approval, the 2022 Option Plan, authorizing the directors to grant Options on common shares totaling up to a maximum of 10% of the Company's common shares issued and outstanding from time to time, as at the date of the relevant grant, be and it is hereby approved, together with all Options granted thereunder as at the date, hereof, and that the Board be and they are hereby authorized, without further Shareholder approval, to carry out the intent of this resolution."

Recommendation of the Board

The Board has determined that the 2022 Option Plan is in the best interests of the Company and the Shareholders and unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote in favour of approving the renewal of the 2022 Option Plan. In the absence of any contrary directions, it is the intention of management to vote proxies in the accompanying form FOR the foregoing resolution.

OTHER BUSINESS

It is not known that any other matters will come before the Meeting other than as set forth above and in the Notice of Meeting, but if such should occur the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote on them in accordance with their best judgment, exercising discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations of matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and other matters which may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

AUDIT COMMITTEE DISCLOSURE

The information required to be disclosed by National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committee follows.

The Audit Committee Charter

The Charter of the Company's audit committee is attached to this Information Circular as Schedule "A".

Composition of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee was chaired by Andrew French, with Matthew Filgate and John-Paul Dau comprising the remainder of the Committee, until Matthew Filgate's resignation on October 26, 2022. From October 26, 2022, the Audit Committee was chaired by Andrew French, with John-Paul Dau and Fletcher Morgan comprising the remainder of the Audit Committee, who reviewed audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2022. Fletcher Morgan temporarily filled the vacancy on the Audit Committee created by Matthew Filgate's resignation. Andrew French was considered independent, John-Paul Dau, being the former president of TDG while it was a private company and Fletcher Morgan, being the CEO of the Company are deemed to be not independent.

On November 23, 2022, Michael Kosowan replaced Fletcher Morgan on the Audit Committee.

Following the resignation of Andrew French on January 23, 2023, Stephen Quin was appointed to the Audit Committee, filling the vacancy. Evandra Nakano was also appointed to the Audit Committee on January 23, 2023, replacing John-Paul Dau.

As a result of board changes, as at the date of this Information Circular, the Audit Committee is chaired by Michael Kosowan, with Stephen Quin and Evandra Nakano comprising the remainder of the Audit Committee. Michael Kosowan and Stephen Quin are considered independent, Evandra Nakano is not deemed independent.

All Committee members are financially literate, having the ability to read and understand financial statements that present the breadth and level of complexity of the issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the Company's financial statements. "Independent" and "financially literate" have the meaning used in NI 52-110.

Relevant Education and Experience

The relevant education and experience of such members is as follows:

Andrew French - Mr. French is a Geologist and Senior Mining Fund Analyst with 26 years of international mining resource fund experience, prior to which he was as an exploration geologist for 10 years, having worked in Canada, UK and South Africa.

John-Paul Dau – J.P. is an established professional with significant international operating experience in the mining industry. Mr. Dau's accomplished role as an entrepreneurial executive in both the private and public sectors has garnered a niche for project generation. He affects a unique ability to source and structure deals by leveraging strategic relationships, operational knowledge of foreign jurisdictions, understanding of M&A transactions and IPO transitions. J.P. is currently active as CEO and director of Epix Minerals Inc., a private company (2021 – Present). Previously having co-founded Angkor Resources Corp. (Formerly: Angkor Gold Corp.), the company acquired and developed numerous assets in Asia under J.P.'s tenure as President (2018 – 2019). He brings a balanced acumen, gained by early career involvement in the financial sector.

Dr. Fletcher Morgan – Dr. Morgan is an experienced mining executive who has acted as an officer, advisor and director of junior mining companies over the previous decade. Dr. Morgan is also a qualified management consultant with a scientific master's degree from Cambridge University, UK.

Michael Kosowan - Mr. Kosowan is an industry expert with over 20 years of experience in the junior mining sector and currently serves as the Vice-President and Director of Torq Resources Inc (TSX-V: TORQ). He has also led mining investment and financings in both the USA and Canada through his work with Sprott Private Wealth and Sprott Global Resources Inc. Mr. Kosowan has also worked as a project Engineer for several historical top-tier Canadian mining companies such as Placer Dome, Falconbridge and Inco, and as an Exploration Manager for Atapa Minerals in Indonesia and Peru. He holds a Master of Applied Science degree in addition to being a mining engineer (P.Eng.).

Stephen Quin – Mr. Quin has extensive experience in financial matters related to public companies as a result of his terms as Executive Vice President of Miramar Mining (1994-2005), CEO of Sherwood Copper Corp. (2005-2008), President of Capstone Mining (2008-2010) and CEO of Midas Gold Corp. (2011-2020) where he was responsible for overseeing the preparation and review of financial statements and management's discussion and analysis as well designing, ensuring the adequacy of, implementing and overseeing internal controls, attending audit committee meetings as management and meeting with auditors. Further, as an independent director of a number of public companies over more than three decades, Mr. Quin has also served as a member of several audit committees including Kutcho Copper Corp. (2017-Present), Bravo Mining Corp. (2022-Present) and, most recently, ASX (and previously TSXlisted) Chalice Mining (2010-2021).

Evandra Nakano – Ms. Nakano is the founder, President, CEO and Director of Infield Minerals Corp., a TSX-V listed company. She was also co-founder and former CEO and CFO of Kismet Resources Corp., formerly a Capital Pool Company which amalgamated with TDG Gold in 2020. In her roles as CEO of public companies, she has been responsible for the oversight of all financial activity, including the preparation and review of financial statements and management's discussion and analysis. Ms. Nakano holds a B.Sc. (Hons. Geology) and an MBA (Finance) from the University of British Columbia.

Audit Committee Oversight

At no time was a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor not adopted by the Board of Directors.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

During the most recently completed financial year, the Company has not relied on certain exemptions set out in NI 52- 110, namely section 2.4 (De Minimus Non-audit Services), subsection 6.1.1(4) (Circumstance Affecting the Business or Operations of the Venture Issuer), subsection 6.1.1(5) (Events Outside Control of Member), subsection 6.1.1(6) (Death, Incapacity or Resignation), and any exemption, in whole or in part, in Part 8 (Exemptions).

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The Charter of the Audit Committee provides that the Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the retention of the independent auditor for any non-audit service and the fee for such service. The Committee may satisfy the pre-approval requirement if:

  • (a) the aggregate amount of all the non-audit services that were not pre-approved constitutes no more than five per cent of the total amount of revenues paid by the Company to its independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;
  • (b) the services were not recognized by the Company at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and
  • (c) the services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and are approved, prior to the completion of the audit, by the Committee or by one or more members of the Committee to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Committee.

The Committee may delegate to one or more independent members the authority to pre-approve non-audit services

provided that the pre-approval of non-audit services by any member to whom authority has been delegated must be presented to the full Committee at its first scheduled meeting following such pre-approval.

External Audit Service Fees

Except as noted, all dollar amounts herein are in Canadian dollars. Fees, for professional services rendered by Davidson & Company LLP to the Company were:

FYE 2022 FYE 2021
Audit Fees (1) \$65,000 \$60,000
Audit-Related Fees (2) \$Nil \$Nil
Tax Fees (3) \$41,400 \$24,250
All Other Fees (4) \$13,159 \$21,712
Total Fees: \$119,559 \$105,962

(1) "Audit fees" include aggregate fees billed by the Company's external auditor in each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees.

  • (2) "Audited related fees" include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the Company's external auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements and are not reported under "Audit fees" above. The services provided include employee benefit audits, due diligence assistance, accounting consultations on proposed transactions, internal control reviews and audit or attest services not required by legislation or regulation.
  • (3) "Tax fees" include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Company's external auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The services provided include tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.
  • (4) "All other fees" include the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the Company's external auditor, other than "Audit fees", "Audit related fees" and "Tax fees" above.

Exemptions

During the most recently completed financial year, the Company relied on the exemption set out in Section 6.1 of NI 52- 110 with respect to compliance with the requirements of Part 3 (Composition of the Audit Committee) and Part 5 (Reporting Obligations).

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE

The information required to be disclosed by National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices ("NI 58-101") is attached to this Information Circular as Schedule "B".

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Copies of the Company's Financial Statements and Management Discussion and Analysis may be obtained without charge upon request from the Company, at Unit 1 – 15782 Marine Drive, White Rock, B.C. V4B 1E6 Canada- telephone (604) 536-2711.

BOARD APPROVAL

The contents of this Information Circular and the sending thereof to the Shareholders have been approved by the Board.

DATED at White Rock, British Columbia, this 10th day of March 2023.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TDG GOLD CORP.

"Stephen Quin"

Stephen Quin

Non-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors

SCHEDULE "A"

FORM 52-110F2

CHARTER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

1. MANDATE

The primary mandate of the audit committee (the "Audit Committee") of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company is to assist the Board in overseeing the Company's financial reporting and disclosure. This oversight includes:

(A) reviewing the financial statements and financial disclosure that is provided to shareholders and disseminated to the public;

(B) reviewing the systems of internal controls to ensure integrity in the financial reporting of the Company; and

(C) monitoring the independence and performance of the Company's external auditors and reporting directly to the Board on the work of the external auditors.

2. COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE

  • 2.1 The Audit Committee must have at least three directors.
  • 2.2 The majority of the Audit Committee members must be independent. A member of the Audit Committee is independent if the member has no direct or indirect material relationship with the Company. A material relationship means a relationship which could, in the view of the Company's board of directors, reasonably interfere with the exercise of a member's independent judgment.
  • 2.3 Every Audit Committee member must be financially literate. Financial literacy is the ability to read and understand a set of 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 the issuer's financial statements.
  • 2.4 The Board will appoint from themselves the members of the Audit Committee on an annual basis for one-year terms. Members may serve for consecutive terms.
  • 2.5 The Board will also appoint a chair of the Audit Committee (the "Chair of the Audit Committee") for a one-year term. The Chair of the Audit Committee may serve as the chair of the committee for any number of consecutive terms.
  • 2.6 A member of the Audit Committee may be removed or replaced at any time by the Board. The Board will fill any vacancies in the Audit Committee by appointment from among members of the Board.

3. MEETINGS

  • 3.1 The Audit Committee will meet at least four (4) times per year. Special meetings may be called by the Chair of the Audit Committee as required.
  • 3.2 Quorum for a meeting of the Audit Committee will be two (2) members in attendance.
  • 3.3 Members may attend meetings of the Audit Committee by teleconference, videoconference, or by similar communication equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other.

  • 3.4 The Audit Committee Chair will set the agenda for each meeting, after consulting with management and the external auditor. Agenda materials such as draft financial statements must be circulated to Audit Committee members for members to have a reasonable time to review the materials prior to the meeting.

  • 3.5 Minutes of the Audit Committee meetings will be accurately recorded, with such minutes recording the decisions reached by the Audit Committee. Minutes of each meeting must be distributed to members of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the external auditor.
  • 3.6 A resolution consented to in writing, whether by document, telegram, telex, facsimile or any method of transmitting legibly recorded messages, by all of the members of the Audit Committee shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the members of the Audit Committee duly called and held. Such resolution may be in two or more counterparts which together shall be deemed to constitute one resolution in writing. Such resolution shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Members of the Audit Committee and shall be effective on the date stated thereon. Copies of such consent resolutions must be distributed to members of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the external auditor.

4. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE

4.1 The Audit Committee will perform the following duties:

External Auditor

  • (a) select, evaluate and recommend to the Board, for shareholder approval, the external auditor to examine the Company's accounts, controls and financial statements;
  • (b) evaluate, prior to the annual audit by external auditors, the scope and general extent of their review, including their engagement letter, and the compensation to be paid to the external auditors and recommend such payment to the Board;
  • (c) obtain written confirmation from the external auditor that it is objective and independent within the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct/Code of Ethics adopted by the provincial institute or order of Chartered Accountants to which it belongs;
  • (d) recommend to the Board, if necessary, the replacement of the external auditor;
  • (e) meet at least annually with the external auditors, independent of management, and report to the Board on such meetings;
  • (f) pre-approve any non-audit services to be provided to the Company by the external auditor and the fees for those services;

Financial Statements and Financial Information

  • (g) review and discuss with management and the external auditor the annual audited financial statements of the Company and recommend their approval by the Board;
  • (h) review and discuss with management, the quarterly financial statements and recommend their approval by the Board;
  • (i) review and recommend to the Board for approval the financial content of the annual report;
  • (j) review the process for the certification of financial statements by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer;

  • (k) review the Company's management discussion and analysis, annual and interim earnings or financial disclosure press releases, and Audit Committee reports before the Company publicly discloses this information;

  • (l) review annually with external auditors, the Company's accounting principles and the reasonableness of managements' judgments and estimates as applied in its financial reporting;
  • (m) review and consider any significant reports and recommendations issued by the external auditor, together with management's response, and the extent to which recommendations made by the external auditors have been implemented;

Risk Management, Internal Controls and Information Systems

  • (n) review with the external auditors and with management, the general policies and procedures used by the Company with respect to internal accounting and financial controls;
  • (o) review adequacy of security of information, information systems and recovery plans;
  • (p) review management plans regarding any changes in accounting practices or policies and the financial impact thereof;
  • (q) review with the external auditors and, if necessary, legal counsel, any litigation, claim or contingency, including tax assessments, that could have a material effect upon the financial position of the Company and the manner in which these matters are being disclosed in the financial statements;
  • (r) discuss with management and the external auditor correspondence with regulators, employee complaints, or published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company's financial statements or disclosure;
  • (s) assist management in identifying the Company's principal business risks;
  • (t) review the Company's insurance, including directors' and officers' coverage, and provide recommendations to the Board;

Other

  • (u) review Company loans to employees/consultants; and
  • (v) conduct special reviews and/or other assignments from time to time as requested by the Board.

5. PROCESS FOR HANDLING COMPLAINTS REGARDING FINANCIAL MATTERS

  • 5.1 The Audit Committee shall establish a procedure for the receipt, retention and follow-up of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, or auditing matters.
  • 5.2 The Audit Committee shall ensure that any procedure for receiving complaints regarding accounting, internal controls, financial reporting, or auditing matters will allow the confidential and anonymous submission of concerns by employees.

6. REPORTING

  • 6.1 The Audit Committee will report to the Board on:
  • (a) the external auditor's independence;
  • (b) the performance of the external auditor and the Audit Committee's recommendations;

  • (c) the reappointment or termination of the external auditor;

  • (d) the adequacy of the Company's internal controls and disclosure controls;
  • (e) the Audit Committee's review of the annual and interim financial statements;
  • (f) the Audit Committee's review of the annual and interim management discussion and analysis;
  • (g) the Company's compliance with legal and regulatory matters to the extent they affect the financial statements of the Company; and
  • (h) all other material matters dealt with by the Audit Committee.

7. AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE

  • 7.1 The Audit Committee will have the resources and authority appropriate to discharge its duties and responsibilities. The Audit Committee may at any time retain outside financial, legal or other advisors at the expense of the Company without approval of management.
  • 7.2 The external auditor will report directly to the Audit Committee.

SCHEDULE "B"

FORM 58-101F2

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE (VENTURE ISSUERS)

Item 1: Board of Directors

The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") supervises the CEO and the CFO. The CEO and CFO are required to act in accordance with the scope of authority provided to them by the Board.

The Company has determined that out of the existing five (5) members of the Board, two (2) members are independent and Fletcher Morgan, being an executive officer, John-Paul Dau, being the former president and Evandra Nakano, being a past executive officer, are non-independent as defined by NI 52-110. John-Paul Dau will be independent in July 2023 and Evandra Nakano will be independent in December 2023.

Director Independence
Fletcher Morgan Non-Independent, Executive
of the Company
Stephen Quin Independent
John-Paul Dau Non-Independent, president of TDG while private until July
2020
Evandra Nakano Non-Independent, executive officer of Kismet
until December
2020
Michael Kosowan Independent

Item 2: Directorships

Certain of the directors of the Company are also directors of other reporting issuers (or equivalent) in a jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction as follows:

Name of Director Directorships (other reporting issuer or equivalent
in a foreign jurisdiction)
Fletcher Morgan Coast Copper Corp.
Stephen Quin Bravo Mining Corp.
Kutcho Copper Corp.
West Vault Mining Inc.
Evandra Nakano Infield Minerals Corp.
Michael Kosowan Eminent Gold Corp.
Torq Resources Inc.

The Board does not have a formal process for the orientation of new Board members. Orientation is done on an informal basis. New Board members are provided with such information as is considered necessary to ensure that they are familiar with the Company's business and understand the responsibilities of the Board.

The Board does not have a formal program for the continuing education of its directors. The Company expects its directors to pursue such continuing education opportunities as may be required to ensure that they maintain the skill and knowledge necessary to fulfill their duties as members of the Board. Directors can consult with the Company's professional advisors regarding their duties and responsibilities, as well as recent developments relevant to the Company and the Board.

Item 4: Ethical Business Conduct

As a responsible business and corporate citizen, the Company is committed to conducting its affairs with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. In order to encourage and promote a culture of ethical business conduct, the Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code"), which all directors, employees, officers and consultants are expected to meet in the performance of their responsibilities. The Code provides a framework for ethical behaviour based on the Board's mandate, and on applicable laws and regulations.

The Board monitors compliance with the Code. Each director, officer and employee of the Company is provided with a copy of the Code and is required to periodically review the Code and sign an acknowledgement in the form of a Statement of Compliance.

The Code applies at all levels of the organization, from major decisions to day-to-day transactions. The Code delineates the standards governing the relations between the Company and shareholders, customers, suppliers and competitors respectively. Within this framework, employees, directors and officers are expected to exercise good judgment and be accountable for their actions.

The Board receives reports on compliance with the Code. The Board has not granted any waiver of the Code in favour of any directors, officers or employees since the Code was adopted by the Board. Accordingly, no material change report has been required or filed.

From time to time, matters may be put before the Board where a member has a conflict of interest. When such matters arise, that director declares himself, or herself, as having a conflict of interest and will abstain from participating in the discussions and any vote on that matter. Transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or executive officer has a material interest must be reviewed and approved by the Board in accordance with the Code. Since the beginning of the Company's most recently completed financial year, there has been no such transaction.

A copy of the Code can be obtained upon request to the Corporate Secretary of The Company, at its office at Unit 1 - 15782 Marine Drive, White Rock, B.C. V4B 1E6 or on the Company's web site at www.tdggold.com.

Item 5: Nomination of Directors

The identification of potential candidates for nomination as directors of the Company is primarily done by the CEO, but all directors are encouraged to participate in the identification and recruitment of new directors. Potential candidates are primarily identified through referrals by business contacts.

Item 6: Compensation

The quantity and quality of the Board compensation is reviewed on an annual basis.

On March 29, 2022, the Board constituted a compensation and governance committee (the "CG Committee") until November 23, 2022. The members consisted of Terence Harbort (Chair), Andrew French and Evandra Nakano.

On November 23, 2022, the Board constituted the compensation and governance and nomination committee (the "CGN Committee"). From November 23, 2022 until January 23, 2023, the members consisted of Evandra Nakano (Chair), Andrew French and Michael Kosowan. From January 23, 2023, the current members are Evandra Nakano (Chair), Michael Kosowan and Stephen Quin.

The CGN Committee's primary function is to advise and make recommendations to the Board in its oversight role with respect to:

  • a. fair compensation of executive officers and directors of the Company;
  • b. the evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and CEO succession planning;
  • c. identify individuals qualified to become new directors of the Company, while giving equal consideration to women for board positions;
  • d. recommend to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders;
  • e. review its charter on an annual basis and, if considered appropriate by the Committee, suggest changes to the Board;
  • f. perform such tasks as indicated in the Board Mandate; and
  • g. perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Board from time to time.

Item 7: Other Board Committees

In addition to the Audit Committee and CGN Committee the Board constituted a Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee (the "SHEA Committee"). The current members of the SHEA Committee are Stephen Quin (Chair), Fletcher Morgan and John-Paul Dau.

The purpose of the SHEA Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the operational performance and operating risks, including health and safety, environment and community relations of the Company.

Item 8: Assessments

The CGN Committee ensures that an appropriate system is in place for assessing the effectiveness of the Board, its committees, or individual directors. Evaluations are performed annually. However, since the Board has been substantially reconstituted, the evaluations have been postponed to the second half of the year so that the board and committees have time to work together.

SCHEDULE "C"

2022 OPTION PLAN

TDG GOLD CORP.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

Effective Date: February 1, 2022

Approved by the Board of Directors on February 1, 2022.

Approved by the Shareholders on March 18, 2022.

STOCK OPTION PLAN4
ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE4
1.1 Purpose
4
ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION4
2.1 Definitions4
2.2 Interpretation
10
ARTICLE 3 10
ADMINISTRATION
3.1 Administration10
3.2 Delegation to
Committee12
3.3 Determinations
Binding
13
3.4 Eligibility13
3.5 Board
Requirements13
3.6 Liability Limitation and Indemnification
13
3.7 Total Shares Subject to Options13
3.8 Limits on Options14
3.9 Option Certificates
14
3.10 Non-transferability of Options
14
3.11 Resale Restrictions15
ARTICLE 4 OPTIONS
15
4.1 Granting of Options15
4.2 Options
Account15
4.3 Exercise Period of Options15
4.4 Number of Shares under an Option16
4.5 Exercise Price of an Option16
4.6 Vesting of
Options and Acceleration
17
4.7 Additional Terms17
4.8 Exercise of Options17
4.9 Issue of Share Certificates or Direct Registration Statements18
4.10 Termination of Options18
ARTICLE 5 ADDITIONAL OPTION TERMS
18
5.1 Black-Out
Period18
5.2 Withholding
Taxes18
5.3 Recoupment19
5.4 No Other Benefit
19
ARTICLE 6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES
19
6.1 Termination of Participant19
6.2 Leave of Absence
20
6.3 Death or Disability
21
6.4 Discretion to Permit Acceleration
21
ARTICLE 7 EVENTS AFFECTING THE CORPORATION21
7.1 Change in
Control
21
7.2 Triggering Events22
7.3 Reorganization of Corporation's
Capital22
7.4 Assumptions of Options in Acquisitions22
7.5 No Restriction on Action23
7.6 Issue by Corporation of Additional
Shares
23
7.7 Fractions23
ARTICLE 8 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN23
8.1 Discretion of the Plan Administrator23
8.2 Amendment of Option or Plan
23
ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS24
9.1 Legal
Requirement
24
9.2 Rights of
Participant24
9.3 Conflict24
9.4 Anti-Hedging
Policy24
9.5 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences24
9.6 Participant
Information25
9.7 Participation in the Plan
25
9.8 Successors and
Assigns25
9.9 Severability25
9.10 Notices25
9.11 Effective
Date
and Replacement
25
9.12 Governing
Law26
9.13 Submission to
Jurisdiction26

STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Corporation with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Executives, Employees andConsultants of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, to reward such of those Executives, Employees and Consultants as may be granted Options under the Plan by the Board from time to time for their contributions toward the long term goals and success of the Corporation and to enable and encourage such Executives, Employees and Consultants to acquire Shares as long term investments and proprietary interests in the Corporation.

ARTICLE 2 INTERPRETATION

2.1 Definitions

When used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the indicated meanings:

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

"Black-Out" means a restriction formally imposed by the Corporation, pursuant to its internal trading policies as a result of the bona fide existence of undisclosed material information, on all or any of its Participants whereby such Participants are prohibited from exercising, redeeming or settling their Options;

"Board" means the board of directors of the Corporation;

"Business Day" means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which the principal commercial banks in the City of Vancouver are open for commercial business during normal banking hours;

"Cause" means:

  • (a) unless the applicable Option Certificate states otherwise, with respect to any Employee, Officer or Consultant:
  • (i) if such Employee, Officer or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries 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 Corporation to terminate the employment or service agreement of such Employee, Officer or Consultant, without notice or compensation under the common law for just cause, including, without in any way limiting its meaning under the common law: (A) the failure of the Employee, Officer or Consultant to carry out its duties properly or to comply with the rules, policies and practices of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (B) a material breach of any agreement with the Corporation or any of its

Subsidiaries, as applicable, or a material violation of any written policy of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (C) the indictment for or conviction of an indictable offence or any summary offence involving material dishonesty or moral turpitude; (D) a material fiduciary breach with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable; (E) fraud, embezzlement or similar conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; or (F) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; and

  • (b) with respect to any Director, 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;

"Change of Business" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.2 – Change of Business and Reverse Takeovers, as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

"Change in Control" means, unless otherwise defined in the Participant's employment or service agreement or in the applicable Option Certificate, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:

  • (a) the direct or indirect acquisition or conversion from time to time of more than 50% of the issued and outstanding Shares, in aggregate, by a Person or group of Persons acting in concert, other than through an employee share purchase plan or employee share ownership plan;
  • (b) a change in the composition of the Board which results in the majority of the directors of the Corporation not being individuals nominated by the Corporation's then incumbent directors; or
  • (c) a merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Corporation with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Corporation as a group, as they were immediately prior to such event, hold less than a majority of the outstanding Voting Shares of the surviving corporation;

"Committee" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2;

"Company" means a corporation, incorporated association or organization, body corporate, partnership, trust, association or other entity other than an individual;

"Consultant" means:

(a) a Person (other than an Executive or Employee) that:

  • (i) is engaged to provide on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Corporation or to any of its Subsidiaries, other than services provided in relation to a distribution of securities (as defined under Applicable Laws);
  • (ii) provides the services under a written contract between the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and the individual or the Company, as the case may be; and
  • (iii) in the reasonable opinion of the Corporation, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries, or
  • (b) an individual (other than a Director, Officer or Employee) employed by a Company providing management services to the Corporation, which services are required for the ongoing successful operation of the business enterprise of the Corporation;

"Corporate Policies" means any of the policies of the Corporation;

"Corporation" means TDG Gold Corp.;

"Date of Grant" means, for any Option, the date specified by the Plan Administrator at the time it grants the Option (which, for greater certainty, shall be no earlier than the date on which the Board meets or otherwise acts for the purpose of granting such Option) or if no such date is specified, the date upon which the Option was granted;

"Director" means a director of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries;

"Disabled" or "Disability" means a physical injury or mental incapacity of a nature which the Plan Administrator determines prevents or would prevent the Participant from satisfactorily performing the substantial and material duties of his or her position with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

"Effective Date" means the date the Plan becomes effective, which shall be upon receipt of all shareholder and regulatory approvals;

"Employee" means an individual who:

  • (a) is considered an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries under the Tax Act and for whom income tax, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan deductions must be made at source;
  • (b) works full-time for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or of a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source; or
  • (c) works for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

"Exercise Notice" means the written notice of the exercise of an Option, in the form set out in the Option Certificate (or in such other form as may be approved by the Plan Administrator, duly executed by the Participant;

"Exercise Period" means the period during which a particular Option may be exercised and is the period from and including the Grant Date through to and including the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date provided, however, that no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained;

"Exercise Price" means the price at which an Option is exercisable as determined in accordance with Section 4.5;

"Expiry Date" means the date the Option expires as set out in the Option Certificate or as otherwise determined in accordance with Sections 4.10, 5.1, 7.2, or Article 6;

"Expiry Time" means the time the Option expires on the Expiry Date, which is 5:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date;

"Exchange" means the TSXV and any other exchange on which the Shares are or may be listed from time to time;

"Executive" means an individual who is a Director or Officer;

"Good Reason" means any one or more of the following events occurring following a Change in Control and without the Participant's written consent:

  • (a) the Participant is placed in a position of lesser stature than its current position and, is assigned duties that would result in a material change in the nature or scope of powers, authority, functions or duties inherent in such a position immediately prior to the Change in Control;
  • (b) a material decrease in the Participant's base salary or a material decrease in the Participant's short-term incentive grants, long-term incentive grants, benefits, vacation or other compensation;
  • (c) a requirement that the Participant relocate to a location greater than 40 kilometers from the Participant's primary work location immediately prior to the Change in Control; or
  • (d) any action or event that would constitute constructive dismissal of the Participant at common law;

"Insider" means:

  • (a) a Director or senior officer of the Corporation;
  • (b) a Director or senior officer of a Company that is an Insider or a Subsidiary of the Corporation;
  • (c) a Person that beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, Voting Shares of the Corporation carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the Voting Shares of the Corporation; or

(d) the Corporation itself if it holds any of its own securities;

"Investor Relations Service Providers" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 4.4 – Security Based Compensation, as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

"Market Price" means the market value of the Shares as determined in accordance with Section 4.5;

"Officer" means an officer of the Corporation or of any of its Subsidiaries;

"Option" means an incentive share purchase option granted pursuant to the Plan entitling a Participant to purchase Shares of the Corporation;

"Option Certificate" means a certificate issued by the Corporation in the form or any one of the forms approved by the Plan Administrator, evidencing the terms and conditions on which an Option has been granted under the Plan and which need not be identical to any other such certificates;

"Outstanding Options" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.7;

"Participant" means an Executive, Employee or Consultant to whom an Option has been granted under the Plan;

"Person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, and a natural person in his or her capacity as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;

"Personal Representative" means: (i) in the case of a deceased Participant, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so; and (ii) in the case of a Participant who, for any reason, is unable to manage his or her affairs, the Person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Participant;

"Plan" means this Option Plan, as may be amended from time totime;

"Plan Administrator" means the Board, or if the administration of the Plan has been delegated by the Board to the Committee pursuant to Section 3.2, the Committee;

"Prior Plan" means the Corporation's prior stock option plan;

"Regulatory Approvals" means any necessary approvals of the Regulatory Authorities as may be required from time to time for the implementation, operation or amendment of the Plan or for the Options granted from time to time hereunder;

"Regulatory Authorities" means all Exchanges and all securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Corporation, the Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder;

"Reorganization" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Cash Assets, as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

"Reverse Takeover" has the meaning attributed thereto in Policy 5.2 – Change of Business and Reverse Takeovers, as amended from time to time, of the TSXV Manual;

"RRIF" means a registered retirement income fund as defined in the Tax Act;

"RRSP" means a registered retirement savings plan as defined in the Tax Act;

"Securities Act" means the Securities Act (British Columbia, RSBC 1996, c. 418 as from time to time amended;

"Security Based Compensation Arrangement" for the purposes of the Plan means any option, share option plan, share incentive plan, employee share purchase plan where the Corporation provides any financial assistance or matching mechanism, stock appreciation right or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of securities from the Corporation's treasury to Executives, Employees or Consultants, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of a loan guarantee or otherwise, but for greater certainty does not involve compensation arrangements which do not involve the issuance or potential issuance of securities from the Corporation's treasury or arrangements under which compensation arrangements are settled solely in cash and/or securities purchased on the secondary market;

"Share" means one (1) common share in the capital of the Corporation as constituted on the Effective Date or after an adjustment contemplated by Article 7, such other shares or securities to which the holder of an Option may be entitled as a result of such adjustment;

"Shareholder Approval" means approval by the Corporation's shareholdersin accordance with the polices of the Exchange;

"Subsidiary" has the meaning attributed thereto in the Securities Act;

"Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and its regulations thereunder, as amended from time to time;

"Termination Date" means (i) the date designated by the Participant and the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation in a written employment agreement, or other written agreement between the Participant and Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, or (ii) if no written agreement exists, the date designated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, on which a Participant ceases to be an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation or ceases to provide services to the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provided that, in the case of termination of employment or termination of services by voluntary resignation by the Participant, such date shall not be earlier than the date notice of resignation was given, and "Termination Date" specifically does not mean the date of termination of any period of reasonable notice that the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as applicable, may be required by law to provide to the Participant;

"Triggering Event" means:

  • (a) the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Corporation;
  • (b) a proposed Change in Control;
  • (c) the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation; or
  • (d) a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Corporation which, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to the Plan or to the Options granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Options granted hereunder to stay in effect;

"TSXV" means the TSX Venture Exchange;

"TSXV Manual" means the TSXV Corporate Finance Manual;

"Vested" means a portion of the Option granted to the Participant which is available to be exercised by such Participant at any time and from time to time;

"Voting Share" means a security of a Company that:

  • (a) is not a debt security; and
  • (b) carries a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing; and

"VWAP" means the volume-weighted average trading price of the Shares on the TSXV calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of the Shares traded for the five trading days immediately preceding the exercise of the subject Option, provided that the TSXV may exclude internal crosses and certain other special terms trades from the calculation.

2.2 Interpretation

  • (a) Whenever the Plan Administrator exercises discretion in the administration of the Plan, the term "discretion" means the sole and absolute discretion of the Plan Administrator.
  • (b) As used herein, the terms "Article", "Section" and "clause" mean and refer to the specified Article, Section and clause of the Plan, respectively.
  • (c) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing any gender include any other gender.
  • (d) Unless otherwise specified, time periods within or following which any payment is to be made or act is to be done shall be calculated by excluding the day on which the period begins, including the day on which the period ends, and abridging the period to the immediately preceding Business Day in the event that the last day of the period is not a Business Day. In the event an action is required to be taken or a payment is required to be made on a day which is not a Business Day such action shall be taken or such payment shall be made by the immediately preceding Business Day.
  • (e) Unless otherwise specified, all references to money amounts are to Canadian currency.
  • (f) The headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan.

ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION

3.1 Administration

Subject to and consistent with the terms of the Plan, Applicable Laws and the provisions of any charter adopted by the Board with respect to the powers, authority and operation of the Committee (as amended from time to time), the Plan will be administered by the Plan Administrator, and the Plan Administrator has sole and complete authority, in its discretion, without limitation, to:

  • (a) determine the Persons who are eligible to be Participants in accordance with Section 3.4;
  • (b) make grants of Options under the Plan relating to the issuance of Shares in such amounts, to such Participants and, subject to the provisions of the Plan, on such terms and conditions as it determines including without limitation:
  • (i) the time or times at which Options may be granted, including the applicable Date of Grant
  • (ii) the conditions under which an Option or any portion thereof may be granted to a Participant including, without limitation, the Expiry Date, Exercise Price and vesting schedule (which need not be identical with the terms of any other Option):
  • (iii) the consequences of a termination with respect to an Option;
  • (iv) the number of Shares subject to each Option;
  • (v) whether restrictions or limitations are to be imposed on the Shares issuable pursuant to grants of any Option, and the nature of such restrictions or limitations, if any; and
  • (vi) any acceleration of exercisability or vesting, or waiver of termination regarding any Option, based on such factors as the Plan Administrator may determine;
  • (c) establish the form or forms of the Option Certificate and Exercise Notice;
  • (d) amend the terms of any Option, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan;
  • (e) cancel, amend, adjust or otherwise change any Option under such circumstances as the Plan Administrator may consider appropriate in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, including but not limited to:
  • (i) allowing non-Vested Options to be treated as Vested upon termination of employment or service of a Participant, as to any or all of termination, death or Disability;
  • (ii) providing that the Options with respect to certain classes, types or groups of Participants will have different acceleration, forfeiture, termination, continuation or other terms than other classes, types or groups of Participants;
  • (iii) providing for the continuation of any Option for such period which is not longer than 12 months from the Termination Date or 12 months from the date of death or Disability of the Participant, and upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the Plan Administrator in the event that a Participant ceases to be an Executive, Employee or Consultant, as the case may be;
  • (iv) providing that Vested Options may be exercised for periods longer or different from those set forth in the Plan, subject to the applicable rules of the Exchange; and

  • (v) setting any other terms for the exercise or termination of an Option upon termination of employment or service;

  • (f) construe and interpret the Plan and all Option Certificates;
  • (g) determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, including all questions relating to the Market Price of the Shares;
  • (h) correct any defect, supply any information or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Plan;
  • (i) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Option may be exercised in cash, through a cashless exercise or through net exercise pursuant to Section 4.8;
  • (j) determine the duration and purposes of leaves of absence from employment or engagement by the Corporation which may be granted to Participants without constituting a termination of employment or engagement for purposes of the Plan;
  • (k) authorize Persons to execute such documents and instruments as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan and grants of Options from time to time hereunder;
  • (l) prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan; and
  • (m) make all other determinations and take all other actions necessary or advisable for the implementation and administration of the Plan.

3.2 Delegation to Committee

  • (a) The initial Plan Administrator shall be the Board.
  • (b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board may, from time to time, delegate to a committee of the Corporation (the "Committee"), consisting of not less than two of its members, all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, including the power to sub-delegate to any specified Directors or Officers all or any of the powers delegated by the Board. From time to time, the Board may increase the size of the Committee and appoint additional members, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in their place, fill vacancies however caused ,or remove all members of the Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan.
  • (c) In the event the Board delegates to the Committee all or any of the powers conferred on the Plan Administrator pursuant to the Plan, the Committee or any sub-delegate will exercise the powers delegated to it in the manner and on the terms authorized by the delegating party. Any decision made or action taken by the Committee or any sub-delegate arising out of or in connection with the administration or interpretation of the Plan in this context is final and conclusive and binding on the Corporation and all affiliates of the Corporation, all Participants and all other Persons.

3.3 Determinations Binding

Any decision made or action taken by the Board, the Committee or any sub-delegate to whom authority has been delegated pursuant to Section 3.2 arising out of or in connection with the administration interpretation of the Plan is final, conclusive and binding on all affected Persons, including the Corporation and any of its Subsidiaries, the affected Participants and their Personal Representatives, any shareholder of the Corporation and all other Persons.

3.4 Eligibility

Subject to the discretion of the Plan Administrator, all Executives, Employees and Consultants are eligible to participate in the Plan. Participation in the Plan is voluntary and eligibility to participate does not confer upon any Executive, Employee or Consultant any right to receive any grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan. In addition, in order to be eligible to receive Options, in the case of Employees and Consultants, the Option Certificate to which they are a party must contain a representation of the Corporation and of such Employee or Consultant, as the case may be, that such Employee or Consultant is a bona fide Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be.

3.5 Board Requirements

Any Option granted under the Plan shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Corporation shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of the Shares issuable pursuant to such Option upon any securities exchange or under any Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction, or the consent or approval of the Exchange and any securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Corporation is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, the grant or exercise of such Option or the issuance or purchase of Shares thereunder, such Option may not be accepted or exercised in whole or in part unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained on conditions acceptable to the Board. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the Corporation to apply for or to obtain such listing,registration, qualification, consent or approval. Participants shall, to the extent applicable, cooperate with the Corporation in complying with such legislation, rules, regulations and policies.

3.6 Liability Limitation and Indemnification

No member of the Board or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of the Plan or any Option Certificate or any Option granted hereunder.

3.7 Total Shares Subject to Options

Subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 7, the number of Shares hereby reserved for issuance to Participants under the Plan shall not exceed 10% of the number of Shares which are issued and outstanding on the particular date of grant of Options. There are 3,254,168 Options (the "Outstanding Options") outstanding on the date hereof which were granted under the Prior Plan, which will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. The number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Outstanding Options shall be included in the calculation of the maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to Options. Any Shares subject to an Option which has been granted under the Plan and which has been cancelled, terminated, surrendered, forfeited or expired without having been exercised as provided for in the Plan shall again be available under the Plan.

3.8 Limits on Options

Notwithstanding anything in the Plan, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, the following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder so long as such limitations are required by the TSXV:

  • (a) unless disinterested Shareholder Approval is obtained in accordance with the policies of the TSXV (or unless permitted otherwise by the policies of the TSXV):
  • (i) themaximum number of Sharesthat may be issued to any one Participant(and where permitted pursuant to the policies of the TSXV, any Company that is wholly-owned by the Participant) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 5% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;
  • (ii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant; and
  • (iii) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to Insiders (as a group) under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, may not exceed 10% of the issued Shares at any time;
  • (b) the maximum number of Shares that may be issued to any one Consultant under the Plan, together with all of the Corporation's other Security Based Compensation Arrangements, within a 12-month period, may not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;
  • (c) the maximum number of Shares issuable pursuant to Options which may be granted within any 12-month period to Investor Relations Service Providers (as a group) must not exceed 2% of the issued Shares calculated on the Date of Grant;
  • (d) Options granted to Investor Relations Service Providers must vest in stages over 12 months with no more than 25% of the Options vesting in any three month period; and
  • (e) any Options granted to a Participant who ceases to be a Participant under the Plan for any reason whatsoever shall terminate at a date no later than 12 months from the date such Participant ceases to be a Participant under the Plan.

3.9 Option Certificates

Each Option under the Plan will be evidenced by an Option Certificate. Each Option Certificate will be subject to the applicable provisions of the Plan and will contain such provisions as are required by the Plan and any other provisions that the Plan Administrator may direct.

3.10 Non-transferability of Options

Except to the extent that certain rights may pass to a beneficiary or Personal Representative upon death of a Participant by will or as required by law, no Option is assignable or transferable.

3.11 Resale Restrictions

Any Shares issued by the Corporation upon exercise or settlement of an Option are subject to any resale and trading restrictions in effect pursuant to Applicable Laws and the policies of the Exchange, and the Corporation shall be entitled to place any restriction or legend on any certificates representing such Shares accordingly. Any Option Certificate will bear the following legend, if required pursuant to the policies of the TSXV:

"Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this certificate, and any securities issued upon exercise hereof, may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until [NTD: The date that is four months and one day after the date of the grant of the Option will be inserted]."

Any certificate representing Shares issued pursuant to an exercise of an Option before the date that is four month and one day after the date of grant of an Option will bear the following legend, if required pursuant to the policies of the TSXV:

"Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this certificate may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until [NTD: The date that is four months and one day after the date of the grant of the Option will be inserted]."

ARTICLE 4 OPTIONS

4.1 Granting of Options

The Plan Administrator may, from time to time, subject to Corporate Policies, the provisions of the Plan and such other terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may determine, grant Options to any Participant, and in doing so, may, without limitation, in its discretion, (a) designate the Participants who may receive Options under the Plan, (b) fix the number of Options to be granted to each Participant and the date or dates on which such Options shall be granted, and (c) determine the relevant conditions and vesting schedules in respect of any Options.

4.2 Options Account

All Options received by a Participant shall be credited to an account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Corporation as of the Date of Grant. The terms and conditions of each Option grant shall be evidenced by an Option Certificate.

4.3 Exercise Period of Options

Subject to Sections 4.10, 5.1, and 7.4 and Article 6, the Date of Grant and the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the dates fixed by the Plan Administrator at the time the Option is granted and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of such Option, provided that the duration of such Option will not exceed the maximum term permitted by each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, being 10 years for the TSXV from the Date of Grant of such Option (subject to extension where the Expiry Date is within a Black-Out period pursuant to Section 5.1).

4.4 Number of Shares under an Option

The number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to an Option shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option.

4.5 Exercise Price of an Option

The Exercise Price at which a Participant may purchase a Share upon the exercise of an Option shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Exercise Price shall not be less than the Market Price of the Shares as of the Date of Grant. The Market Price of the Shares for a particular Date of Grant shall be determined as follows:

  • (a) for each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, Market Price will be:
  • (i) the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the issuance of the news release announcing the grant of the Option, or
  • (ii) if, in accordance with the policies of the TSXV, the Corporation is not required to issue a news release to announce the grant and exercise price of the Option, the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the Date of Grant,

and may be less than this price if it is within the discounts permitted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities;

  • (b) if the Shares are listed on more than one organized trading facility, the Market Price shall be the Market Price as determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) above for the primary organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Plan Administrator, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals;
  • (c) if the Shares are listed on one or more organized trading facilities but have not traded during the ten trading days immediately preceding the Grant Date, then the Market Price will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Plan Administrator; and
  • (d) if the Shares are not listed on any organized trading facility, then the Market Price will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Plan Administrator to be the fair value of the Shares, taking into consideration all factors that the Plan Administrator deems appropriate, including, without limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Shares in private transactions negotiated at arms' length.

Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in no case will the Market Price be less than the minimum prescribed by each of the organized trading facilities that would apply to the Corporation on the Date of Grant in question.

4.6 Vesting of Options and Acceleration

Subject to the limitations in Section 3.8 and all applicable Regulatory Rules, the vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Plan Administrator and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Plan Administrator may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of one or more Options including, without limitation, on a Triggering Event, and such acceleration will not be considered an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Participant under Section 8.2 of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, no acceleration to the vesting schedule of one or more Options granted to an Investor Relations Service Provider can be made without the prior written acceptance of the TSXV.

4.7 Additional Terms

Subject to all applicable Regulatory Rules and all necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Plan Administrator may attach additional terms and conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be set out in a the Option Certificate. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only, and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Corporation shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate.

4.8 Exercise of Options

An Option may be exercised only by the Participant or the Personal Representative of any Participant. A Participant or the Personal Representative of any Participant may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period up to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date by delivering to the Plan Administrator the required Exercise Notice, the applicable Option Certificate and one of following forms of consideration, subject to Applicable Laws:

  • (a) Cash Exercise Consideration may be paid by a Participant sending a wire transfer, certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Corporation in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares then being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.
  • (b) Cashless Exercise Subject to approval from the Plan Administrator and further subject to the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by a Participant as follows: (i) a brokerage firm loans money to the Participant in order for the Participant to exercise Options to acquire the underlying Shares (the "Loan"); (ii) the brokerage firm then sells a sufficient number of Shares to cover the Exercise Price of the Options that were exercised by the Participant in order to repay the Loan; and (iii) the brokerage firm receives an equivalent number of Shares from the exercise of the Options and the Participant receives the balance of the Shares or the cash proceeds from the balance of such Shares.
  • (c) Net Exercise Subject to approval from the Plan Administrator and further subject to the Shares being traded on the Exchange, consideration may be paid by reducing the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the Options such that, in lieu of a cash payment to the Corporation, a Participant, excluding Investor Relations Service Providers, only receives the number of Shares that is equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (i) the product of the number of Options being exercised multiplied by the difference between the VWAP of the underlying Shares and the Exercise Price of the subject Options, by (ii) the VWAP of the underlying Shares. The number of Shares delivered to the Participant may be further reduced to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 5.2.

4.9 Issue of Share Certificates or Direct Registration Statements

As soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Plan Administrator shall cause to be delivered to the Participant a certificate or direct registration statement for the Shares so purchased. If the number of Shares so purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Plan Administrator shall also provide a new Option Certificate for the balance of Shares available under the Option to the Participant concurrent with delivery of the certificate or direct registration statement for the Shares.

4.10 Termination of Options

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted hereunder, a Participant may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during the Exercise Period. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise Period shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option shall be the earlier of the date so fixed by the Plan Administrator at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate and the date established, if applicable, pursuant to Article 6.

ARTICLE 5 ADDITIONAL OPTION TERMS

5.1 Black-Out Period

If the Expiry Date for an Option occurs during the Black-Out period, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Option shall be extended no more than ten Business Days after the date the Black-Out is lifted by the Corporation, unlessthe delayed expiration would result in tax penalties or the Participant or the Corporation is subject to a cease trade order in respect of the Corporation's securities.

5.2 Withholding Taxes

The granting, vesting or exercise of each Option under the Plan is subject to the condition that if at any time the Plan Administrator determines, in its discretion, that the satisfaction of withholding tax or other withholding liabilities is necessary or desirable in respect of such grant, vesting or exercise, such action is not effective unless such withholding has been effected to the satisfaction of the Plan Administrator. In such circumstances, the Plan Administrator may require that a Participant pay to the Corporation the minimum amount as the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation is obliged to remit to the relevant taxing authority in respect of the granting, vesting or exercise of the Option. Any such additional payment is due no later than the date on which such amount with respect to the Option is required to be remitted to the relevant tax authority by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be. Alternatively, and subject to any requirements or limitations under applicable law, the Corporation may (a) withhold such amount from any remuneration or other amount payable by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation to the Participant, (b) require the sale of a number of Shares issued upon exercise or vesting of such Option and the remittance to the Corporation of the net proceeds from such sale sufficient to satisfy such amount or (c) enter into any other suitable arrangements for the receipt of such amount.

Participants (or their beneficiaries) shall be responsible for all taxes with respect to any Options granted under the Plan, whether arising as a result of the grant or payment in respect of the Option or otherwise. The Corporation, the Plan Administrator and the Board make no guarantees to any Person regarding the tax treatment of an Option or issuances of Shares and none of the Corporation, theBoard, the Plan Administrator or any of the Executives, Employees, Consultants, agents, advisors or representatives of the Corporation or the Subsidiary of the Corporation shall have any liability to a Participant with respect thereto.

5.3 Recoupment

Notwithstanding any other terms of the Plan, Options may be subject to potential cancellation, recoupment, rescission, payback or other action in accordance with the terms of any clawback, recoupment or similar policy adopted by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and in effect at the Date of Grant of the Option, or as otherwise required by law or the rules of the Exchange. The Plan Administrator may at any time waive the application of this Section 5.3 to any Participant or category of Participants.

5.4 No Other Benefit

  • (a) No amount will be paid to, or in respect of, a Participant under the Plan to compensate for a downward fluctuation in the price of a Share or the value of any Option granted, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon, or in respect of, a Participant for such purpose.
  • (b) The Corporation makes no representations or warranties to Participants with respect to the Plan or any Options whatsoever. Participants are expressly advised that the value of any Options issued pursuant to the Plan will fluctuate as the trading price of the Shares fluctuates.
  • (c) In seeking the benefits of participation in the Plan, the Participant shall exclusively accept all risks associated with a decline in the trading price of the Shares and all other risks associated with the holding of any Options.

ARTICLE 6 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICES

6.1 Termination of Participant

Subject to Article 7 and unless otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator or as set forth in an Option Certificate:

  • (a) where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, then each Option held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. The Plan Administrator, in its discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause. In addition, where a Participant's employment orservices are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for Cause, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, determine that all Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall immediately become forfeited, cancelled, null and void,failing which, all Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;
  • (b) where a Participant ceases to hold office or his or her position, as applicable, by reason of voluntary resignation by the Participant, then each Option held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the Termination Date is immediately forfeited and cancelled as of the Termination Date. All Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during

the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;

  • (c) where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause (whether such termination occurs with or without any or adequate reasonable notice, or with or without any or adequate compensation in lieu of such reasonable notice); then:
  • (i) a portion of any Options held by the Participant that are not yet Vested shall immediately vest, with such portion to be equal to the number of unvested Options multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the Termination Date and the denominator of which is the number of days between the Date of Grant and the date the unvested Options were originally scheduled to vest. For clarity and by way of example, if a Participant's employment is terminated 400 days following the Date of Grant and unvested Options were originally scheduled to vest 600 days from the Date of Grant, twothirds of the unvested Options will immediately vest;
  • (ii) subject to Section 6.1(c)(i), any Options held by the Participant that are not yet Vested at the Termination Date after the application of Section 6.1(c)(i) shall be immediately forfeited to the Corporation; and
  • (iii) any Options held by the Participant that have Vested as of the Termination Date or Vested pursuant to Section 6.1(c)(i) shall be settled in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period;
  • (d) notwithstanding that such date may be prior to the Termination Date, a Participant's eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the date that: (i) the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, provides the Participant with written notification that the Participant's employment or services are terminated in the circumstances contemplated by this Section 6.1, or (ii) the Participant provides the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as the case may be, with written notification of the Participant's voluntary resignation;
  • (e) unless the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, otherwise determines, at any time and from time to time, Options shall not be affected by a change of employment agreement or arrangement, or directorship within or among the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation for so long as the Participant continues to be an Executive, Employee or Consultant, as applicable, of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation.

6.2 Leave of Absence

If a Participant is on sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence, such Participant shall continue to be deemed a "Participant" for the purposes of an outstanding Option during the period of such leave, provided that it does not exceed 90 days (or such longer period as may be determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion). If the period of leave exceeds 90 days (or such longer period as may be determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion), the relationship shall be deemed to have been terminated by the Participant voluntarily on the 91st day (or the first day immediately following any period of leave in excess of 90 days as approved by the Plan Administrator) of such leave, unless the Participant's right to reemployment or reengagement of services with the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation, as applicable, is guaranteed by statute or contract.

6.3 Death or Disability

Where a Participant's employment or services are terminated by reason of the death of the Participant or the Participant becomes Disabled, then each Option held by the Participant that has not Vested as of the date of the death or Disability, as applicable, of such Participant shall vest on such date, and be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; and (ii) first anniversary of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period. A Participant's eligibility to receive further grants of Options under the Plan ceases as of the date of the death or Disability of the Participant.

6.4 Discretion to Permit Acceleration

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 6,subject to Section 3.8(d) and any necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Plan Administrator may, in its discretion, at any time prior to, or following the events contemplated in Article 6, permit the acceleration of vesting of any or all Options, all in the manner and on the terms as may be authorized by the Plan Administrator, and if such discretion is taken and the vesting of any or all Options occurs, then such Options will be exercised in accordance with Section 4.8.

ARTICLE 7 EVENTS AFFECTING THE CORPORATION

7.1 Change in Control

Except as may be set forth in an employment agreement or other written agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and the Participant and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals:

  • (a) Unless determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator, if within 12 months following the completion of a transaction resulting in a Change in Control, (i) a Participant's employment or directorship is terminated by the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation without Cause or (ii) a Participant resigns for Good Reason, without any action by the Plan Administrator, the vesting of all Options held by such Participant shall immediately accelerate and vest on the date of such Participant's termination or resignation for Good Reason and the Options shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 4.8 at any time during the period that terminates on the earlier of: (i) the Expiry Date; (ii) a date determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion; and (iii) the first anniversary of the Termination Date. Any Option that remains unexercised shall be immediately forfeited upon the termination of such period.
  • (b) Notwithstanding Section 7.1(a), the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of any Participant, and subject to prior TSXV acceptance pursuant to Section 8.2(a), as applicable, take such steps as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with a Change in Control, including, without limitation, to cause: (i) the conversion or exchange of any outstanding Options into or for, rights or other securities of substantially equivalent value (or greater value), as determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion, in any entity participating

in or resulting from a Change in Control; (ii) outstanding Options to vest and become realizable, or payable; (iii) restrictions applicable to an Option to lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon consummation of such Change in Control, and, to the extent the Plan Administrator determines, terminate upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such Change in Control; (iv) the termination of an Option in exchange for an amount of cash and/or property, if any, equal to the amount that would have been attained upon the settlement of such Option or realization of the Participant's rights as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Plan Administrator determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the settlement of such Option or realization of the Participant's rights, then such Option may be terminated by the Corporation without payment); (v) the replacement of such Option with other rights or property selected by the Board in its discretion; or (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 7.1(a), the Plan Administrator will not be required to treat all Options similarly in the transaction.

7.2 Triggering Events

Subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan or any Option Certificate, the Plan Administrator may, without the consent of the Participant in question cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to terminate upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, provided that the Corporation must give written notice to the Participant in question not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Participant the opportunity to exercise the Vested portion of the Options prior to such termination. Upon the giving of such notice and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, all Options or portions thereof granted under the Plan which the Corporation proposes to terminate shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any contingent vesting provision to which such Options may have otherwise been subject.

7.3 Reorganization of Corporation's Capital

Should the Corporation effect a subdivision or consolidation of Shares or any similar capital reorganization or a payment of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend that is in lieu of a cash dividend), or should any other change be made in the capitalization of the Corporation that does not constitute a Change in Control, or in the event of an amalgamation, combination, arrangement, merger or other transaction or reorganization involving the Corporation and occurring by exchange of Shares, by sale or lease of assets or otherwise, that does not constitute a Change in Control, that would warrant the amendment or replacement of any existing Options in order to adjust the number of Shares that may be acquired on the vesting of outstanding Options and/or the terms of any Option in order to preserve proportionately the rights and obligations of the Participants holding such Options, the Plan Administrator may, subject to the prior approval of the Exchange, if required, authorize such steps to be taken as it may consider to be equitable and appropriate to that end, including, but not limited to, permitting the immediate vesting of any unvested Options and amending the Exercise Price payable per Share.

7.4 Assumptions of Options in Acquisitions

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in connection with a Reverse Takeover, a Change of Business, a Reorganization or an acquisition pursuant to Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Cash Assets of the TSXV Manual, subject to prior TSXV acceptance, security based compensation of a target Company may be cancelled and replaced with substantially equivalent Options under the Plan without shareholder approval, provided that the rules of the TSXV are complied with.

7.5 No Restriction on Action

The existence of the Plan and of any Options granted hereunder shall not affect, limit or restrict in any way the right or power of the Corporation, the Board or the Corporation's shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Corporation's capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Corporation or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Corporation or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise. No Participant or any other Person shall have any claim against any member of the Committee or the Corporation or any Employees, Officers or agents of the Corporation as a result of any such action.

7.6 Issue by Corporation of Additional Shares

Except as expressly provided in this Article 7, neither the issue by the Corporation of shares of any class or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any class, nor the conversion or exchange of such shares or securities, affects, and no adjustment by reason thereof is to be made with respect to the number of Shares that may be acquired as a result of a grant of Options.

7.7 Fractions

No fractional Shares will be issued pursuant to an Option. Accordingly, if, as a result of any adjustment under this Article 7, a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Share, the Participant has the right to acquire only the adjusted number of full Shares (rounded down to the nearest whole number) and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional Shares, which shall be disregarded.

ARTICLE 8

AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

8.1 Discretion of the Plan Administrator

Subject to any Regulatory Approvals, including, where required, the approval of the TSXV and to Section 8.2, the Plan Administrator may, from time to time, without notice to or approval of the Participants or of the shareholders of the Corporation, amend, modify, change, suspend or terminate the Plan or any Options granted pursuant to the Plan as it, in its discretion, determines appropriate, provided, however, that, no such amendment, modification, change, suspension or termination of the Plan or any Options granted hereunder may materially impair any rights of a Participant or materially increase any obligations of a Participant under the Plan without the consent of the Participant, unless the Plan Administrator determines such adjustment is required or desirable in order to comply with any Applicable Laws or Exchange requirements or as otherwise set out in the Plan.

8.2 Amendment of Option or Plan

Notwithstanding Section 8.1 and subject to any rules of the Exchange, if the Corporation is listed on the TSXV, the following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder so long as such limitations are required by the TSXV:

(a) any adjustment to Options, other than in connection with a security consolidation or security split, is subject to the prior acceptance of the TSXV;

  • (b) any amendment to the Plan is subject to the prior acceptance of the TSXV, except for amendments to: (i) reduce the number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan, (ii) increase the Exercise Price of Options, or (iii) cancel Options;
  • (c) subject to any rules of the TSXV, approval of shareholders of the Corporation shall be required for any amendment to the Plan except for amendments to: (i) fix typographical errors, and (ii) clarify existing provisions of the Plan and which do not have the effect of altering the scope, nature and intent of such provisions; and
  • (d) any reduction in the Exercise Price of an Option, or extension to the Expiry Date of an Option, held by an Insider at the time of the proposed amendment is subject to disinterested shareholder approval in accordance with the policies of the TSXV.

ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS

9.1 Legal Requirement

The Corporation is not obligated to grant any Options, issue any Shares or other securities, make any payments or take any other action if, in the opinion of the Plan Administrator, in its discretion, such action would constitute a violation by a Participant or the Corporation of any provision of any applicable statutory or regulatory enactment of any government or government agency or the requirements of any Exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed.

9.2 Rights of Participant

No Participant has any claim or right to be granted an Option and the granting of any Option is not to be construed as giving a Participant a right to remain as an Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation. Neither the Participant nor such Participant's Personal Representatives shall have any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Corporation in respect of Shares issuable pursuant to any Option until the allotment and issuance to such Participant or the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of such Participant, of certificates representing such Shares (or in the case of Shares issued in uncertificated form, receipt of evidence of a book position on the register of the shareholders of the Corporation maintained by the transfer agent and registrar of the Corporation).

9.3 Conflict

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and the provisions of an Option Certificate, an employment agreement or another written agreement between the Corporation or a Subsidiary of the Corporation and a Participant, the provisions of the Plan shall govern.

9.4 Anti-Hedging Policy

By accepting the Option, each Participant acknowledgesthat he orshe isrestricted from purchasing financial instruments such as prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of Options.

9.5 No Guarantee of Tax Consequences

Neither the Plan Administrator nor the Corporation makes any commitment or guarantee that any specific

tax treatment will apply or be available to the Participants.

9.6 Participant Information

Each Participant shall provide the Corporation with all information (including personal information) required by the Corporation in order to administer the Plan. Each Participant acknowledges that information required by the Corporation in order to administer the Plan may be disclosed to any custodian appointed in respect of the Plan and other third parties, and may be disclosed to such Persons (including Persons located in jurisdictions other than the Participant's jurisdiction of residence), in connection with the administration of the Plan. Each Participant consents to such disclosure and authorizes the Corporation to make such disclosure on the Participant's behalf.

9.7 Participation in the Plan

The participation of any Participant in the Plan is entirely voluntary and not obligatory and shall not be interpreted as conferring upon such Participant any rights or privileges other than those rights and privileges expressly provided in the Plan. In particular, participation in the Plan does not constitute a condition of employment or engagement nor a commitment on the part of the Corporation to ensure the continued employment or engagement of such Participant.

9.8 Successors and Assigns

The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Corporation and its affiliates.

9.9 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.

9.10 Notices

All written notices to be given by the Participant to the Corporation shall be delivered by (a) hand or courier, with all fees and postage prepaid, addressed using the information specified below, or designated otherwise by the Corporation in writing; or (b) email to the email address that the parties regularly use to correspond with one another or to any other email address specified by the Corporation in writing to the Participant:

TDG Gold Corp. 1 - 15782 Marine Drive White Rock, BC, V4B 1E6

Attention: Corporate Secretary

Such notices are, if delivered by hand or by courier, deemed to have been given by the sender and received by the addressee at the time of delivery. Any notice sent by email will be deemed to have been given by the sender and received by the addressee on the first Business Day after it was transmitted. Any notice given by either the Participant or the Corporation is not binding on the recipient thereof until received.

9.11 Effective Date and Replacement

The Plan shall become effective upon the receipt of all required shareholder and regulatory approvals, being the Effective Date, and will replace the Prior Plan. All awards granted under the Prior Plan and which remain outstanding at the Effective Date will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms; however, following the Effective Date, no additional grants shall be made under the Prior Plan, and the Prior Plan will terminate on the date upon which no further Outstanding Options remain outstanding.

9.12 Governing Law

The Plan and all matters to which reference is made herein shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

9.13 Submission to Jurisdiction

The Corporation and each Participant irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of competent jurisdiction in the Province of British Columbia in respect of any action or proceeding relating in any way to the Plan, including with respect to the grant of Options and any issuance of Shares made in accordance with the Plan.