EX-99.1 2 tm2316464d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

 

 

GREENBROOK TMS INC.

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

May 11, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Annual Meeting of the Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Greenbrook TMS Inc. (“Greenbrook” or the “Company”) will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) by way of virtual-only meeting via live webcast.

 

Meeting Business

 

The Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

 

1.to receive the annual consolidated financial statements of Greenbrook for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and the auditors’ report thereon;

 

2.to elect members of the Board of Directors of Greenbrook (see “Business to be Transacted at the Meeting – Election of the Board of Directors”);

 

3.to appoint Greenbrook’s auditors and to authorize the directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration (see “Business to be Transacted at the Meeting – Appointment of the Auditors”); and

 

4.to transact such other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

 

Record Date

 

You have the right to receive notice of and vote at the Meeting as set out in the accompanying Management Information Circular if you are a Greenbrook shareholder as of the close of business on May 5, 2023.

 

Meeting Format

 

The Board of Directors has determined that it is desirable and in the best interest of the Company, the shareholders and the Company’s other stakeholders to again hold this year’s Meeting exclusively by electronic means via live webcast. We hope that hosting a virtual meeting will enable greater participation by our shareholders by allowing shareholders who might not otherwise be able to travel to a physical meeting to attend online. Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to listen to, participate in, ask questions, and vote at the Meeting in real time through a web-based platform instead of attending the Meeting in person.

 

You can attend the Meeting by joining the live webcast online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTMS2023. See “Voting Information” in the accompanying Management Information Circular for detailed instructions on how to attend and vote at the Meeting.

 

Management currently intends on only proceeding with the formal items of business of the Meeting without any opening remarks or subsequent management presentations. However, shareholders will still have the opportunity to submit questions during the Meeting through the live webcast.

 

Your Vote is Important

 

As a Greenbrook shareholder, it is important that you read the accompanying Management Information Circular carefully.

 

You are entitled to vote either by proxy or at the Meeting by online ballot through the live webcast platform. If you are unable to attend the Meeting, you are requested to vote your shares online or by using the enclosed form of proxy or voting instruction form.

 

Registered shareholders (whose Greenbrook shares are registered in their name) should vote online at www.proxyvote.com or complete and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it in the envelope provided. Proxies must be received by Broadridge Investor Communications Corporation at Data Processing Centre, P.O. Box 3700 STN Industrial Park, Markham, ON, L3R 9Z9, by no later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 16, 2023.

 

 

 

 

Non-registered beneficial shareholders (whose Greenbrook shares are held indirectly through an intermediary such as a bank, trust company, securities broker or other intermediary) should review the voting instruction form provided by their intermediary, which sets out the procedures to be followed for voting shares held through intermediaries.

 

If you wish to appoint a proxyholder other than Sasha Cucuz or Bill Leonard, each of whom is a director of Greenbrook, you must create an appointee name and an eight (8) character appointee identification number, either online at www.proxyvote.com or in your form of proxy or voting instruction form. This applies to both registered and non-registered shareholders. If you do not provide your proxyholder with the exact appointee name and eight (8) character appointee identification number you created, your proxyholder will not be able to vote at the Meeting.

 

Greenbrook believes that the ability to participate in the Meeting in a meaningful way remains important despite the decision to hold this Meeting through electronic means. Shareholders will have substantially the same opportunity to vote and submit questions on matters of business at the Meeting as in past years when shareholders meetings were held in person.

 

For those that plan on accessing the live webcast, please allow ample time prior to the Meeting. The Meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, unless otherwise adjourned or postponed. Once logged in to the webcast, it is important to remain connected to the internet for the duration of the Meeting.

 

By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

   /s/ Bill Leonard
Toronto, Ontario  Bill Leonard
May 11, 2023  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

 

All information in this Management Information Circular (the “Circular”) is as of May 11, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

 

In this Circular, “we”, “us”, “our”, “Greenbrook” and “the Company” refer to Greenbrook TMS Inc. and its subsidiaries, where applicable. “You” and “your” refer to holders (“Shareholders”) of common shares of Greenbrook (“Shares”). Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “dollars” in this Circular refer to United States dollars.

 

This Circular is provided in connection with our Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 (the “Meeting”). Your proxy is being solicited by management of Greenbrook for the items described in the Notice of Meeting on the previous page. We pay for all costs associated with soliciting your proxy. We usually make our request by mail, but we may also solicit your proxy by telephone.

 

As a Shareholder, you have the right to electronically attend and vote at the Meeting as set out in this Circular. Please read this Circular, as it gives you information that you will need to know in order to cast your vote. We also encourage you to read Greenbrook’s management’s discussion and analysis and annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (“Fiscal 2022”), included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for Fiscal 2022 (the “Annual Report”). A copy of the Annual Report will be sent to all registered and beneficial Shareholders who have requested that these materials be sent to them. These documents are also available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com, on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov, and on Greenbrook’s website at www.greenbrooktms.com.

 

On January 12, 2021, at a special meeting of Shareholders, our Shareholders approved a special resolution authorizing our board of directors (the “Board”) to amend our articles of incorporation (the “Articles”) to effect a consolidation (the “Share Consolidation”) of all of the issued and outstanding Shares, such that the trading price of the Shares following the Share Consolidation would permit us to qualify for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”). On February 1, 2021, the Board effected the Share Consolidation on the basis of one post-consolidation Share for every five pre-consolidation Shares and on February 4, 2021 the Shares began trading on a post-consolidation basis on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”). The Shares began trading on the Nasdaq on March 16, 2021. On March 13, 2023, the Company voluntarily delisted the Shares from the TSX and the Shares remain listed on the Nasdaq.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all Share numbers in this Circular have been adjusted to give effect to the Share Consolidation.

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

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BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED AT THE MEETING 1
   
VOTING INFORMATION 2
   
ABOUT GREENBROOK 7
   
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 7
General 7
Advance Notice Provisions 8
Individual and Majority Voting Policy 8
Director Nominee Biographies 9
Board and Committee Attendance 14
   
OUR APPROACH TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 14
General 14
The Role of the Board 14
Corporate Governance Policies and Practices 15
Composition of our Board and Board Committees 15
Director Independence 15
Meetings of Independent Directors and Conflicts of Interest 16
Committees of our Board 16
Governance and Nominating Committee 18
Compensation Committee 19
Role of the Compensation Consultant 19
Director Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal 20
Orientation and Continuing Education 20
Ethical Business Conduct 21
Diversity 21
Disclosure Policy 22
   
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION 22
General 22
Director Fees 23
Directors’ Hedging Policy 23
Director Compensation Table 24
Outstanding Option-Based Awards 24
Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned During the Year 25
   
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 25
Introduction 25
Compensation Discussion and Analysis 25
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans 34
Summary Compensation Table 35
Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards 36
Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned During the Year 37
   
OTHER INFORMATION 37
Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers 37
Interests of Certain Persons or Companies in Matters to be Acted Upon 37
Interests of Informed Persons in Material Transactions 37
Shareholder Proposals 38
Additional Information 38
Contacting the Board of Directors 38
Board Approval 38
Appendix A MANDATE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS A-1

 

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BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED AT THE MEETING

 

 

The following business will be transacted at the Meeting:

 

Receiving the Annual Financial Statements

●      Management will present the annual financial results at the Meeting.

 

Election of the Board of Directors

●      Eight director nominees are proposed for election to the Board. Shareholders may vote on the election of the directors.

 

Appointment of the Auditors

●     The Board recommends the re-appointment of KPMG LLP as Greenbrook’s auditors. Shareholders may vote on the re-appointment of the auditors and the authorization of the Board to fix such auditors’ remuneration.

 

Receiving the Annual Financial Statements

 

Our audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, including the auditors’ report thereon, have been prepared and will be sent to registered and beneficial Shareholders who have requested that these materials be sent to them. Our audited consolidated financial statements are included in the Annual Report, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov and on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com.

 

Election of the Board of Directors

 

The Board is presently comprised of ten directors; however, the Board has determined that in furtherance of the Company’s previously-announced restructuring plan, the business of the Company may be properly conducted by a board of directors consisting of eight directors and has, therefore, reduced the size of the Board from ten to eight, effective at the close of the Meeting.

 

In furtherance of the foregoing, directors Robert Higgins and Adele C. Oliva have each decided not to stand for re-election to the Board. The Company thanks each of them for their many significant contributions in helping to guide and grow the business. Furthermore, Marlin Fund, Limited Partnership, Marlin Fund II, Limited Partnership and MSS GB SPV LP, as a group (collectively, “Masters”), and 1315 Capital II, LP (“1315 Capital”) have each waived their director nomination rights in respect of the Meeting. See “Election of Directors – General” for more information.

 

Accordingly, the Board recommends that you vote FOR the election of each of the following persons who have been proposed by the Board for election as directors by the Shareholders:

 

·Brian P. Burke
·Colleen Campbell
·Adrienne Graves, Ph.D.
·Bill Leonard
·Frank Tworecke
·Elias Vamvakas

 

The Board also recommends that you vote FOR the election of the following person who has been nominated by Greybrook Health Inc. (“Greybrook Health”) and who has been proposed by the Board for election as a director by the Shareholders:

 

·Sasha Cucuz

 

The Board also recommends that you vote FOR the election of the following person who has been nominated by Benjamin Klein and who has been proposed by the Board for election as a director by the Shareholders:

 

·Benjamin Klein

 

See “Election of Directors” on page 7 for more information.

 

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Directors appointed at the Meeting will serve, subject to our Articles and the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “OBCA”), until the end of the next annual shareholders meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. All of the proposed directors are currently directors of Greenbrook.

 

Appointment of the Auditors

 

If you are a Shareholder, you can vote on the appointment of the auditors and authorizing the Board to set the auditors’ remuneration. The Board recommends that you vote FOR the re-appointment of our current auditors, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants, as our auditors, and authorizing the Board to set KPMG LLP’s remuneration.

 

The auditors will serve until the end of the next annual shareholders meeting or until a successor is appointed. KPMG LLP has been our auditors since 2017.

 

Considering Other Business

 

We will consider any other business that may properly come before the Meeting. As of the date of this Circular, we are not aware of any changes to the items above or any other business to be considered at the Meeting. If there are changes or new items, you or your proxyholder can vote your Shares on these items as you or your proxyholder sees fit. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the form of proxy to vote in respect of those matters in accordance with their judgment.

 

VOTING INFORMATION

 

 

Who Can Vote

 

We are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Shares. As of May 5, 2023, there were 40,800,180 issued and outstanding Shares.

 

Each Share you own as of the close of business on May 5, 2023, the record date for the Meeting, entitles you to one vote on each of the matters to be acted upon at the Meeting, or any adjournment or postponement thereof, either by proxy or at the Meeting by online ballot through the live webcast platform. The right to vote at the Meeting is limited to Shareholders who own Shares as of the above record date for the Meeting.

 

To the knowledge of the directors and officers of Greenbrook, the following are the only persons or companies who beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over more than 10% of the total outstanding Shares:

 

Name  Number of Securities
Owned or Controlled
   Percentage of the Outstanding Shares 
Benjamin Klein(1)   8,725,995    21.4%
Greybrook Health(2)   7,000,424    17.2%
Madryn Asset Management LP(3)   6,363,636    15.5%
Masters   4,327,269    10.6%

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Benjamin Klein also beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over 2,908,665 Shares that have been held back from the purchase price consideration in connection with the acquisition by the Company of Check Five LLC (d/b/a “Success TMS”) (“Success TMS”) and deposited with an escrow agent, to be released to Benjamin Klein or the Company, as applicable, upon satisfaction of customary working capital and certain other adjustments, including to satisfy any indemnity claims against the vendors (the “Escrowed Shares”). Assuming the release of all of the Escrowed Shares to Benjamin Klein, Mr. Klein would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 11,634,660 Shares, representing approximately 28.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares.

 

(2)Includes 200,000 Shares held by Greybrook Realty Partners Inc., an affiliate of Greybrook Health. Greybrook Health also holds (i) 135,870 common share purchase warrants, exercisable for 135,870 Shares at an exercise price of US$1.84 per Share (the “Greybrook Warrants”), and (ii) 1,818,181 Shares estimated to be issuable to Greybrook Health upon conversion of the US$1.0 million conversion instrument issued to Greybrook Health on February 28, 2023 (the “Greybrook Conversion Instrument”). Assuming the exercise and conversion, respectively, of the Greybrook Warrants and the Greybrook Conversion Instrument in full, Greybrook Health would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over 8,954,475 Shares, representing approximately 20.9% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares (on an “as converted” basis).

 

(3)Madryn Asset Management LP and certain affiliates thereof (“Madryn”) also holds conversion instruments entitling Madryn, at its option, to convert up to approximately US$5.5 million of outstanding indebtedness of the Company owing to Madryn into 2,918,659 Shares at a conversion price of US$1.90 per Share (the “Madryn Conversion Instruments”). Assuming the conversion of the Madryn Conversion Instrument in full, Madryn would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 9,282,295 Shares, representing approximately 21.2% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Shares (on an “as converted” basis).

 

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How to Vote

 

Registered Shareholder Voting

 

You are a registered shareholder (“Registered Shareholder”) if your name appears on your Share certificate or on the register maintained by our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc. Your proxy form indicates if you are a registered shareholder. If you are a Registered Shareholder, you may vote at the Meeting by online ballot through the live webcast platform or by proxy in advance of the Meeting. See below for details on each voting option.

 

Voting at the Meeting

 

If you are a Registered Shareholder and you wish to vote your Shares at the Meeting, you do not need to complete and return the form of proxy. Your vote will be taken by electronic ballot and counted at the virtual Meeting. See “How to Attend and Participate at the Virtual Meeting” below.

 

Voting by Proxy

 

Registered Shareholders have three options to vote by proxy:

 

·On the Internet in advance of the Meeting

 

Visit www.proxyvote.com or scan the QR code on the form of proxy to access the website and follow the instructions on screen. You will need your 16-digit control number (located on both sides of the form of proxy) to identify yourself to the system. If you are voting through the internet, all required information must be entered by 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 16, 2023.

 

·By Mail

 

Complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to Broadridge Investor Communications Corporation (“Broadridge”) at: Data Processing Centre, P.O. Box 3700 STN Industrial Park, Markham, ON L3R 9Z9, in the envelope provided so that it arrives no later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 16, 2023. This will ensure your vote is recorded.

 

·By Telephone

 

Call 1-800-474-7493 (English) or 1-800-474-7501 (French) and follow the instructions. You will need your 16-digit control number (located on the front of the form of proxy) to identify yourself to the system. If you are voting by telephone, all required information must be entered by 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 16, 2023. If you vote by telephone, you cannot appoint anyone other than the directors named on your proxy form as your proxyholder.

 

Signing the enclosed form of proxy gives authority to Sasha Cucuz or Bill Leonard, each of whom is a director of Greenbrook, to vote your Shares at the Meeting. You may appoint someone other than the above-named directors to vote your Shares by writing the name of the person that you wish to appoint, who need not be a Shareholder, in the blank space provided on the form of proxy. It is important to ensure that any other person you appoint is attending the Meeting and is aware that he or she has been appointed to vote your Shares.

 

If you appoint someone other than the above-named directors as your proxyholder, you must create an appointee name and an eight (8) character appointee identification number, either online at www.proxyvote.com or on your form of proxy. If you do not provide your proxyholder with the exact appointee name and eight (8) character appointee identification number you created, your proxyholder will not be able to vote at the Meeting.

 

The persons named on the form of proxy must vote or withhold from voting your Shares in accordance with your directions. In the absence of such directions, proxies received by management will be voted in favor of the election of directors to the Board and the appointment of the auditors and authorizing the directors to set the auditors’ remuneration.

 

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The persons named in the form of proxy will have discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting.

 

As of the date of this Circular, management of Greenbrook knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter expected to come before the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the person named in your form of proxy will vote on them in accordance with their best judgment.

 

Revoking Your Proxy

 

If you are a Registered Shareholder and wish to revoke your proxy, you may revoke a vote you made by proxy by:

 

·voting again online at www.proxyvote.com or by completing and signing a proxy bearing a later date and depositing it in accordance with the instructions on the form of proxy, which will revoke any proxy you previously submitted;

 

·voting at the virtual Meeting by submitting an online ballot through the live webcast platform, which will revoke any proxy you previously submitted; or

 

·making a request in writing stating that you wish to revoke your proxy, before any vote in respect of which the proxy has been given or taken. The written request can be from you or your authorized attorney or by electronic signature to the extent permitted by applicable law. This statement must be deposited at the registered office of Broadridge at the address listed below no later than 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on June 16, 2023, or two business days immediately preceding any adjournment or postponement of the Meeting, or delivered in any other manner provided by law.

 

Broadridge Investor Communications Corporation
Data Processing Centre,
P.O. Box 3700 STN Industrial Park,
Markham, ON
L3R 9Z9

 

Non-Registered or Beneficial Shareholder Voting

 

Information in this section is very important to non-registered or beneficial owners of Shares. You are a non-registered or beneficial owner if your Shares are held in the name of an intermediary such as a bank, trust company, securities broker, depository (such as CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. or The Depository Trust Company) or other intermediary (“Beneficial Shareholder”). Applicable Canadian securities laws require intermediaries to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders. Accordingly, you will have received from your intermediary a voting instruction form for the number of Shares you hold.

 

Voting at the Meeting

 

A Beneficial Shareholder who receives a voting instruction form from their intermediary cannot use that voting instruction form to vote Shares directly at the virtual Meeting. To vote your Shares at the Meeting by online ballot through the live webcast platform, your intermediary must appoint you as proxyholder. In order to be appointed as proxyholder, insert your name in the space provided on the voting instruction form and follow the return instructions provided by your intermediary. In addition, you must create an appointee name and an eight (8) character appointee identification number, either online at www.proxyvote.com or on your voting instruction form. If you do not create an appointee name and eight (8) character appointee identification number, you will not be able to vote at the Meeting. You do not need to fill in the voting directions as your vote will be taken at the Meeting. The voting instruction form must be returned to your intermediary well in advance of the Meeting in order to appoint your proxyholder.

 

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If you are a Beneficial Shareholder holding your Shares through a U.S. bank, broker or dealer, you must also obtain a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank, dealer or other agent and then register in advance to attend the virtual Meeting. Follow the instructions from your broker, bank, dealer or other agent included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker, bank, dealer or other agent to request a legal proxy form.

 

Voting Instruction

 

Beneficial Shareholders who do not wish to vote at the Meeting by online ballot through the live webcast platform are still encouraged to vote their Shares. You can do so by following the instructions on the voting instruction form provided by your intermediary. The voting instruction form must be returned to your intermediary well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the Shares voted.

 

Each intermediary has its own procedures, which should be carefully followed to ensure that your Shares are voted at the Meeting. The persons named on the voting instruction form must vote or withhold from voting your Shares in accordance with your directions. In the absence of such directions, voting instruction forms received will be voted in favor of the election of directors to the Board and the appointment of the auditors and authorizing the directors to set the auditors’ remuneration.

 

The persons named in the voting instruction form you receive will have discretionary authority with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting.

 

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder and have not received a package containing a voting instruction form or form of proxy, please contact your intermediary.

 

As of the date of this Circular, management of Greenbrook knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter expected to come before the Meeting. If any other matters properly come before the Meeting, the persons named in the voting instruction form will vote on them in accordance with their best judgment.

 

Revoking Your Voting Instruction

 

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder and wish to revoke your voting instructions, please contact your intermediary well in advance of the Meeting.

 

Delivery of Proxy-Related Materials

 

Proxy-related materials will be sent by Greenbrook to the intermediaries and not directly to Beneficial Shareholders. Greenbrook intends to pay for intermediaries to deliver proxy-related materials and Form 54-101F7 (request for voting instructions) to “objecting beneficial owners”.

 

Additional Voting Information

 

Broadridge counts and tabulates the votes.

 

For general Shareholder enquiries, you can contact our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc.:

 

·by mail at:

 

Computershare Investor Services Inc.
100 University Avenue
8th Floor, North Tower
Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1
Canada

 

·by telephone - within Canada and the United States at 1-800-564-6253, and from all other countries at 1-416-263-9200;

 

·by fax at 1-888-453-0330; or

 

·by e-mail at service@computershare.com.

 

How to Attend and Participate at the Virtual Meeting

 

In order to attend the Meeting, Registered Shareholders, Beneficial Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder, duly appointed proxyholders (including Beneficial Shareholders who have duly appointed themselves as proxyholder) and guests must log in online as set out below.

 

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·Step 1: Log in online at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTMS2023.

 

·Step 2: Follow the instructions below:

 

Registered Shareholders and Beneficial Shareholders who have not appointed themselves as proxyholders: Click “Login” and then enter your control number. The 16-digit control number located on both sides of your form of proxy or voting instruction form is your control number. For Registered Shareholders, if you use your control number to log in to the Meeting, any vote you cast at the Meeting will revoke any proxy you previously submitted. If you do not wish to revoke a previously submitted proxy, you should not vote at the Meeting. If you are a Beneficial Shareholder who has not appointed yourself as a proxyholder, you will not be able to vote at the Meeting, but you will be able to ask questions.

 

Duly appointed proxyholders (including Beneficial Shareholders who have appointed themselves as proxyholders): Click “Login” and then enter the appointee name and the eight (8) character appointee identification number provided to you by the Shareholder who appointed you.

 

Guests: Click “Guest” and then complete the online form.

 

Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders may attend and ask questions at the Meeting and vote by completing a ballot online during the Meeting. Beneficial Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholders may attend and ask questions at the Meeting. Guests may attend the Meeting, but will not be permitted to vote or ask questions.

 

We recognize the importance of Shareholders being able to ask questions in a virtual meeting format. At the virtual Meeting, Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders, regardless of geographic location, will be able to participate and have an equal opportunity to ask questions, and vote in real time at the Meeting, provided they are connected to the internet and have logged into the online platform accessible at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GTMS2023. To ask a question during the Meeting you may write through the live webcast after logging-in, type your question into the “Ask a Question” field, and click “Submit”. We strongly encourage you to submit your questions as early as possible during the Meeting as we intend to answer questions in the order in which they are submitted to us by Shareholders. Questions submitted via the online platform that relate to the business of the Meeting are expected to be addressed in the question-and-answer section of the Meeting. Such questions will be read by the Chair of the Meeting or a designee of the Chair and responded to by a representative of the Company as they would be at in-person Shareholder meetings. Questions submitted via the online platform will be moderated before being sent to the Chair of the Meeting. This is to avoid repetition and to ensure an orderly Meeting. The Chair of the Meeting will decide on the amount of time allocated to each question and will have the right to limit or consolidate questions and to reject questions that do not relate to the business of the Meeting or which are determined to be inappropriate or otherwise out of order. Questions can be submitted at any time as prompted by the Chair during the Meeting until the Chair closes the session. It is anticipated that Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders attending the Meeting virtually will have substantially the same opportunity to ask questions on matters of business before the Meeting as if the Meeting was held in person.

 

If you plan to vote at the Meeting, it is important that you are connected to the internet at all times during the Meeting in order to vote when balloting commences. It is your responsibility to ensure internet connectivity for the duration of the Meeting. The Meeting will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, unless otherwise adjourned or postponed. For those that plan on attending the Meeting via the live webcast platform, you should allow ample time to log in to the Meeting online and complete the check-in procedures.

 

For any technical difficulties experienced during the check-in process or during the Meeting, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the Virtual Shareholder Meeting log in page for assistance.

 

Please note that the Meeting website may not be fully accessible on all Internet browsers and if you are unable to access this site on your preferred browser, we suggest trying to access it via a different browser and/or ensuring that your browser is updated to the latest version. Note that Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari are the preferred browsers for accessing the web based meeting platform. Internet Explorer is not supported. In addition, internal network security protocols including firewalls and virtual private network (VPN) connections may block your access to the online platform. If you are experiencing any difficulty connecting or watching the meeting, please also ensure your VPN setting is disabled or connect to the platform on a network not restricted to the security settings of your organization.

 

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ABOUT GREENBROOK

 

 

Operating through 133 Company-operated treatment centers (following completion of the Company’s previously-announced restructuring plan), Greenbrook is a leading provider of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (“TMS”) and Spravato® (esketamine nasal spray), FDA-cleared, non-invasive therapies for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (“MDD”) and other mental health disorders, in the United States. TMS therapy provides local electromagnetic stimulation to specific brain regions known to be directly associated with mood regulation. Spravato® is offered to treat adults with treatment-resistant depression and depressive symptoms in adults with MDD with suicidal thoughts or actions. Greenbrook has provided more than one million TMS treatments to over 30,000 patients struggling with depression.

 

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

 

 

General

 

The Articles provide that the Board shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fifteen (15) directors. The Board determines the number of directors to be elected at a meeting of Shareholders. The Board has determined that, at the present time, there will be eight (8) directors, each of whom is to be elected at this Meeting and who will hold office until the end of the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed.

 

The director biographies on pages 9 to 14 of this Circular describe the directors who are proposed for election, along with their ownership of securities of the Company.

 

Pursuant to an investor rights agreement among the Company, Greybrook Health, 1315 Capital and Masters (the “2021 Investor Rights Agreement”) entered into on June 14, 2021, Greybrook Health, 1315 Capital and Masters were each granted the right to nominate one director for so long as such party (including its permitted affiliates) owns, controls or directs 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding Shares.

 

Pursuant to an investor rights agreement between the Company and Benjamin Klein (the “Klein Investor Rights Agreement” and, together with the 2021 Investor Rights Agreement, the “Investor Rights Agreements”) entered into on July 14, 2022, Benjamin Klein was granted the right to nominate one director for so long as Mr. Klein (including its permitted affiliates) owns, controls or directs 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding Shares.

 

Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreements, Greybrook Health, 1315 Capital, Masters and Benjamin Klein each exercise their respective nomination rights by submitting their nominees to the Board, which reviews the proposed nominations together with the remaining director nominations, determined solely by the Board or the Governance and Nominating Committee, to be elected by the Shareholders at the Meeting. 1315 Capital and Masters have each waived their director nomination rights in respect of the Meeting.

 

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreements. Copies of the Investor Rights Agreements are available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and have been filed as exhibits to the Annual Report filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. In addition, a summary of further details has been included in the Annual Report, which is also available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

 

All nominees have established their eligibility and willingness to serve as directors. Five of the eight nominees are independent within the meaning of applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules. All nominees are currently directors of Greenbrook. Management does not believe that any of the nominees will be unable to serve as a director, but if that should occur for any reason prior to the Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy (or voting instruction form) may vote for another nominee at their discretion (subject to the nomination rights as described above). Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until the director resigns or a successor is elected or appointed.

 

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Advance Notice Provisions

 

We have included certain advance notice provisions with respect to the election of our directors in our by-laws (the “Advance Notice Provisions”). The Advance Notice Provisions are intended to: (a) facilitate orderly and efficient annual general meetings or, where the need arises, special meetings of our Shareholders; (b) ensure that all Shareholders receive adequate notice of Board nominations and sufficient information with respect to all nominees; and (c) allow Shareholders to register an informed vote. Only persons who are nominated by Shareholders in accordance with the Advance Notice Provisions will be eligible for election as directors at any annual meeting of Shareholders, or at any special meeting of Shareholders if one of the purposes for which the special meeting was called was the election of directors.

 

Under the Advance Notice Provisions, a Shareholder wishing to nominate a director would be required to provide us notice, in the prescribed form, within the prescribed time periods. These time periods include (a) in the case of an annual meeting of Shareholders (including annual and special meetings), not less than 30 days prior to the date of the annual meeting of Shareholders; provided that, if the first public announcement of the date of the annual meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice Date”) is less than 50 days before the meeting date, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the Notice Date and (b) in the case of a special meeting (which is not also an annual meeting) of Shareholders called for any purpose which includes electing directors, not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the Notice Date, provided that, in either instance, if notice-and-access (as defined in National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer) is used for delivery of proxy related materials in respect of a meeting described above, and the Notice Date in respect of the meeting is not less than 50 days prior to the date of the applicable meeting, the notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 40th day before the applicable meeting.

 

A copy of our by-laws are available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

Individual and Majority Voting Policy

 

The Board believes that each of its members should carry the confidence and support of our Shareholders. To this end, the Board has adopted an individual and majority voting policy that requires that Shareholders be able to vote in favor of, or withhold from voting, separately for each nominee for director and that, in an uncontested election of directors, any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than votes “for” such election must immediately tender his or her resignation to the Chair of the Board following the applicable meeting or, if the affected director is the Chair, to each member of the GN Committee (as defined herein). Any resignation received by the Chair of the Board will be promptly referred to the GN Committee for consideration. An “uncontested election” means an election where the number of nominees for directors is equal to the number of directors to be elected.

 

The GN Committee will, promptly following the resignation but in any event within 30 days of the applicable Shareholders’ meeting, consider the offer of resignation and will recommend to the Board whether or not to accept it. The GN Committee will recommend that the Board accept the resignation absent exceptional circumstances that would warrant the applicable director to continue to serve on the Board.

 

The Board will act on the GN Committee’s recommendation promptly following its receipt thereof and, in any event, within 90 days of the applicable Shareholders’ meeting. The Board will accept the GN Committee’s recommendation absent exceptional circumstances. If a resignation is accepted, the Board may, subject to applicable law, our Articles and the Investor Rights Agreement, appoint a new director to fill any vacancy created by the resignation, reduce the size of the Board or call a meeting of Shareholders to appoint a replacement. A resignation will be effective upon its acceptance by the Board. We will promptly issue a news release with the Board’s decision. If the Board determines not to accept a resignation, the news release will fully state the reasons for that decision.

 

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Director Nominee Biographies

 

BRIAN P. BURKE(1) Independent

Pennsylvania, USA

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Burke is currently the president of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League, a position he has held since February 2021.

 

Other Activities:

Prior to joining the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mr. Burke was a studio analyst at Rogers Sportsnet, a Canadian television sports network, from May 2018 to February 2021. Following graduation from Harvard Law School in 1981, Mr. Burke practiced corporate and securities law, with a focus on professional athletes and teams. Mr. Burke has been the president and/or general manager of several hockey organizations, including the Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks and the Hartford Whalers during the period from 1992 to 2018. Mr. Burke previously served as a member of the boards of directors of the Sports Lawyers Association, Canuck Place Children’s Hospice Foundation and Rugby Canada. Mr. Burke is also a member, and served on the selection committee of, the Hockey Hall of Fame. Mr. Burke received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree in history from Providence College.

 

Director since:

October 2018

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:

None

 

Age: 67

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

Compensation Committee (Chair)

GN Committee

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)
Compensation Committee Meetings - 4 of 4 (100%)
GN Committee Meetings - 1 of 1 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
Nil 40,386 12,000

 

COLLEEN CAMPBELL(1)   Independent

Ontario, Canada

Principal Occupation:

Ms. Campbell is currently a corporate director.

 

Other Activities:

Ms. Campbell has over 40 years of experience in the investment banking industry. She retired from BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of the Bank of Montreal (“BMO”) in January 2023 where she had served in various roles since joining in 1997, including 15 years in debt capital markets and ultimately as global head of BMO’s debt capital markets group. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Campbell served as chair of BMO Capital Markets Real Estate Group, as well as chair of the board and chair of the Investment Committee for the Merchant Bank Real Estate Private Equity Fund. Ms. Campbell holds an Honors Business Administration degree from Richard Ivey School of Business.

 

 

Director since:

September 2018

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:

None

 

Age: 65

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

Audit Committee (Chair)

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)
Audit Committee Meetings - 4 of 4 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(6) Options(6)
5,000 41,376 12,000
       

 

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SASHA CUCUZ(1)   Not Independent(2)

Ontario, Canada

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Cucuz is currently the chief executive officer of Greybrook Securities Inc. (“Greybrook Securities”), a Toronto-based corporate finance and investment banking firm, a position he has held since 2005. Mr. Cucuz is also the executive chairman of the Company, a position he has held since May 2023.

 

Other Activities:

As the chief executive officer of Greybrook Securities, Mr. Cucuz is responsible for co-managing the firm’s operation and investment strategy. Together with his partners, Mr. Cucuz has played a significant role in growing Greybrook Securities’ real estate investment portfolio to include over 100 multi-family and residential development projects, representing over $30 billion worth of estimated completion value. Mr. Cucuz also serves as the Co-chair of Greybrook Securities’ Investment and Project Advisory Committees where he is part of the team responsible for approving new acquisitions and overseeing existing limited partnerships. As the former chief executive officer of Greybrook Health, Mr. Cucuz has been involved in several key transactions throughout the Greybrook Health portfolio including the acquisition of MacuHealth, LLC and Bruder Healthcare Inc. and financings for portfolio companies including TearLab Inc. In addition to being a member of the Board of Greenbrook, Mr. Cucuz is also a Director of Greysprings Apartments and Delos Canada. In January 2022, Mr. Cucuz was appointed to the advisory board of Northland Properties, Canada’s largest privately-owned hospitality company which owns well-established brands such as Moxie’s restaurants, Sandman Hotels and the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars. Charitably, Mr. Cucuz serves on the boards of the Greybrook Foundation and the Blu Genes Foundation. Mr. Cucuz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from York University. 

 

Director since:

September 2018(10)

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:
Neupath Health Inc. (2020 to Present)
     
Age: 45

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

None

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
       
Nil 41,367   10,000

 

ADRIENNE GRAVES, Ph.D.(1)   Independent

North Carolina, USA

 

Director since:

October 2018

Principal Occupation:

Dr. Graves is currently a corporate director.

 

Other Activities:

Dr. Graves is a neuroscientist by training and a global leader in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Dr. Graves held multiple positions at Santen Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a 130-year-old Japanese pharmaceutical company, over a 15 year period, including as the president and chief executive officer from 2002 to 2010. In this role, Dr. Graves successfully established Santen Inc.’s strong global presence, brought multiple products through preclinical and clinical development to approval and commercialization, gained global clinical development and regulatory experience and led global teams through successful acquisitions and partnerships. Prior to joining Santen Inc., Dr. Graves spent 9 years at Alcon Laboratories, Inc., beginning in 1986 as a Senior Scientist, where she progressed through various roles including director of international ophthalmology. Dr. Graves currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Akorn, Inc., Nicox S.A., Surface Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Oxurion Corporation. She previously held board positions at Encore Vision (2011 to 2017; acquired by Novartis AG), Envisia Therapeutics (2014 to 2017; assets acquired by Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc.), TearLab Corporation (2005 to 2018) and Aerpio Therapeutics Inc. (2012 to 2017). Dr. Graves also serves on the boards of the following foundations: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Foundation, Glaucoma Research Foundation, American Academy of Ophthalmology Foundation (Emeritus), Retina Global, Himalayan Cataract Project, and the Foundation Fighting Blindness Retinal Degeneration Fund. Dr. Graves holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with honors from Brown University, a Ph.D. in psychobiology from the University of Michigan, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in visual neuroscience at the University of Paris.

 

  Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:
Age: 69

Akorn, Inc.
IVERIC bio, Inc.

Nicox S.A.
Oxurion NV

TearLab Corporation

(2012 to 2020)
(2018 to Present)

(2014 to Present)
(2018 to Present)

(2005 to 2018)

     
 

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 
     
 

Committees:

Audit Committee
GN Committee (Chair)

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 5 of 6 (83%)
Audit Committee Meetings - 2 of 4 (50%)
GN Committee Meetings - 1 of 1 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
Nil 20,244 10,000
           

 

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BENJAMIN KLEIN(1)   Not Independent(3)

New Jersey, USA

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Klein is the former Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as position he held from July 2022 to May 2023.

 

Other Activities:

Mr. Klein has been a leader in the healthcare world for over twenty years. He began his career in the long-term care field, expanded into DME, institutional pharmacies and home health care. After much success in this area Mr. Klein then transitioned into the behavioral health space, recognizing an acute need for quality mental health providers in the addiction arena. Mr. Klein then founded an inpatient facility for active military personnel suffering from PostTraumatic Stress (“PTS”) offering cutting-edge treatments such as TMS. Building on the effectiveness of TMS with his long-term patients, Mr. Klein founded Success TMS in 2019 which offers stand-alone Treatment Centers treating depression, anxiety, OCD & PTS through a medication free FDA approved treatment focusing on brainwave stimulation.

 

Director since:

July 2022

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:

None

 

Age: 50

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

None

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings(8) - 3 of 3 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
7,837,137(9) Nil Nil
       

 

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BILL LEONARD(1)   Not Independent(4)

Bill Leonard Headshot

Maryland, USA

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Leonard is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its predecessor, TMS NeuroHealth Centers Inc., a position he has held since 2011.

 

Other Activities:

For more than 20 years, Mr. Leonard has provided operational and strategic leadership in the development of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and healthcare services. Mr. Leonard previously served as president of Leonard Consulting LLC from 2008 to 2011, and president of the Bio-Pharmaceutical Division of Euclid Vision Corporation from November 2007 to December 2010 where he developed FDA strategy for an ophthalmic drop that was successfully approved to undergo clinical trials. Mr. Leonard also served as president of the Refractive Surgery Division of TLC Vision Corporation (“TLC”) from July 2004 to March 2007, where he piloted a comprehensive business strategy and leadership generating over $200 million in revenue with 900 employees and a client base of 13,000 eye care professionals. Mr. Leonard holds a business administration degree from Towson University.

 

Director since:

February 2018

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:

None

 

Age: 58

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

None

 

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Performance Share Units(6) Options(5)
832,500 38,647 10,000
       

 

 FRANK TWORECKE(1)   Independent

Maryland, USA

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Tworecke is currently a corporate director.

 

Other Activities:

Mr. Tworecke has more than 35 years of experience in leading major retail and apparel companies. Prior to his retirement in December 2012, Mr. Tworecke acted as group president of Sportswear of Warnaco Group Inc. from May 2004 to December 2011 where he was responsible for the global business units of Calvin Klein Jeans®, Calvin Klein® Underwear and Chaps® sportswear. Prior to this role, Mr. Tworecke served as the president of Cignal Division at Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, Inc., president and chief executive officer of Bon-Ton Stores Inc. and chief operating officer of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers. Mr. Tworecke also served in senior management positions with other apparel companies including MGR Inc., Federated Department Stores, John Wanamaker’s and Lord & Taylor. Mr. Tworecke also served on the boards of directors of Cherokee Inc., Hampshire Group Limited and Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Advisors of Grafton Fraser Inc. Mr. Tworecke holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Syracuse University. Mr. Tworecke was also a member of the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.

 

Director since:

October 2018

Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:

None

 

Age: 76

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 

 
 

Committees:

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)
Audit Committee Meetings - 4 of 4 (100%)
Compensation Committee Meetings - 4 of 4 (100%)

 

     
Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
40,000 40,386 10,000

 

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ELIAS VAMVAKAS(1)   Independent

Greenbrook Board of Directors Elias Vamvakas

Ontario, Canada

Principal Occupation:

Mr. Vamvakas is currently the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Greybrook Capital Inc. (“Greybrook Capital”), a private equity firm focused on healthcare and real estate, a position he has held since 2007, and the Chairman of The Caldwell Partners International Inc., a position he has held since July 2019.

 

Other Activities:

Mr. Vamvakas was previously the Chairman of the Board from February 2018 to May 2023 and the chairman of TearLab Corporation, a position he held until July 2020. Prior to founding Greybrook Capital, Mr. Vamvakas co-founded TLC where he served as president and chief executive officer from 1994 to 2004. During this period, Mr. Vamvakas built TLC into the largest eye care service provider organization in North America with revenues of more than $300 million and TLC’s stock appreciating well over $1 billion. Mr. Vamvakas holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto.

 

Director since: Public Board Memberships During Last Five Years:
February 2018(10) TearLab Corporation (1996 to 2020)  
  The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (2019 to Present)  
       
Age: 64

Public Board Interlocks:

None

 
     
 

Committees:

None

Meetings Attended in Fiscal 2022:

Board Meetings - 6 of 6 (100%)

 

Share Ownership
Shares Owned or Controlled Deferred Share Units(5) Options(5)
Nil(7) 51,551 20,000
                 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Except as hereinafter described, none of the director nominees of Greenbrook, as at the date of this Circular, is or has been within the 10 years before the date of this Circular, (a) a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that was subject to an order (as defined below) that was issued while the existing or proposed director or executive officer was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer, (b) was subject to an order that was issued after the existing or proposed director or executive officer 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, or (c) a director or executive officer of any 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 30 consecutive days.

 

No director nominee has, within 10 years before the date of this Circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or has been subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the director, executive officer or shareholder.

 

No director nominee has been subject to: (i) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority, or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or (ii) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would be likely to be considered important to a reasonable investor in deciding whether to vote for a nominee.

 

Dr. Graves was a member of the board of directors of Akorn, Inc. (“Akorn”) from March 2012 to September 2020. In May 2020, Akorn filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States. The directors and officers of Akorn remained involved with the company during the Chapter 11 proceedings in order to facilitate the sale of the company. Akorn’s assets were sold on October 1, 2020.

 

(2)Mr. Cucuz is considered a non-independent director as a result of the fact that he serves as Executive Chairman of the Company.

 

(3)Mr. Klein is considered a non-independent director as he is the former Chief Operating Officer of Greenbrook.

 

(4)Mr. Leonard is considered a non-independent director as he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Greenbrook.

 

(5)For additional information regarding deferred share units (“DSUs”) and stock options (“Options”) held by directors, see “Director Compensation” below.

 

(6)For additional information regarding performance share units (“PSUs”) held by Mr. Leonard, see “Executive Compensation” below.

 

(7)Mr. Vamvakas is the chairman and founder of Greybrook Capital, the parent company of Greybrook Health. The Vamvakas Family Trust may be deemed a beneficial owner of the 6,800,424 Shares held by Greybrook Health and the 200,000 Shares held by Greybrook Realty Partners Inc. (“Greybrook Realty”), an affiliate of Greybrook Health. Mr. Vamvakas disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares that may be beneficially owned by The Vamvakas Family Trust.

 

(8)Mr. Klein was appointed to the Board on July 14, 2022. Accordingly, Board attendance reflects Mr. Klein’s attendance from July 14, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

 

(9)Mr. Klein also beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over 2,908,665 Escrowed Shares. Assuming the release of all of the Escrowed Shares to Mr. Klein, Mr. Klein would beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or exercise control or direction over an aggregate of 11,634,660 Shares.

(10)On May 10, 2023, Mr. Vamvakas resigned as Chairman and Mr. Cucuz was appointed Executive Chairman of the Company.

 

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Board and Committee Attendance

 

The following table provides a summary of each director’s attendance at Board and Committee meetings in Fiscal 2022:

 

Name  Board   Audit Committee   Compensation Committee   GN Committee   Overall Attendance 
Brian P. Burke   6 of 6 (100%)      4 of 4 (100%)   1 of 1 (100%)   11 of 11    100%
Colleen Campbell   6 of 6 (100%)   4 of 4 (100%)         10 of 10    100%
Sasha Cucuz   6 of 6 (100%)            6 of 6    100%
Adrienne Graves    5 of 6 (83%)   2 of 4 (50%)      1 of 1 (100%)   8 of 11    73%
Robert Higgins(1)   6 of 6 (100%)      3 of 3 (100%)      9 of 9    100%
Benjamin Klein(2)   3 of 3 (100%)            3 of 3    100%
Bill Leonard   6 of 6 (100%)            6 of 6    100%
Adele C. Oliva(3)   6 of 6 (100%)      1 of 1 (100%)   1 of 1 (100%)   8 of 8    100%
Frank Tworecke   6 of 6 (100%)   4 of 4 (100%)   4 of 4 (100%)      14 of 14    100%
Elias Vamvakas   6 of 6 (100%)            6 of 6    100%
TOTAL   98%  83%  100%  100%      96%

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Mr. Higgins was appointed to the Compensation Committee effective April 22, 2022. Accordingly, Compensation Committee attendance reflects Mr. Higgins’ attendance from April 22, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

(2)Mr. Klein was appointed to the Board on July 14, 2022. Accordingly, Board attendance in the above table reflects Mr. Klein’s attendance from July 14, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

(3)Ms. Oliva was replaced by Mr. Higgins as a member of the Compensation Committee effective April 22, 2022. Accordingly, Compensation Committee attendance reflects Ms. Oliva’s attendance from January 1, 2022 to April 22, 2022.

 

OUR APPROACH TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

 

General

 

We recognize that good corporate governance plays an important role in our overall success and in enhancing shareholder value. The disclosure set out below describes our approach to corporate governance.

 

The Role of the Board

 

Our Board is responsible for supervising the management of our business and affairs, including providing guidance and strategic oversight to management. Our Board has adopted a formal mandate in the form set forth in Appendix A that includes the following:

 

·appointing the President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

·appointment, evaluation and development of senior management and succession planning;

 

·approving the corporate goals and objectives that the President and Chief Executive Officer is responsible for meeting and reviewing the performance of the President and Chief Executive Officer against such corporate goals and objectives;

 

·taking steps to satisfy itself as to the integrity of the President and Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officers and that the President and Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officers create a culture of integrity throughout the organization; and

 

·reviewing and approving management’s strategic and business plans.

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Our Board has adopted a written position description for the Chair of the Board, which sets out the Chair’s key responsibilities, including, among others, duties relating to setting Board meeting agendas, chairing Board and Shareholder meetings, director development and communicating with Shareholders and regulators. Our Board has also adopted a written position description for our lead director. See “– Meetings of Independent Directors and Conflicts of Interest”.

 

Our Board has adopted a written position description for each of our committee chairs which sets out each of the committee chair’s key responsibilities, including, among others, duties relating to setting committee meeting agendas, chairing committee meetings and working with the respective committee and management to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the effective functioning of the committee.

 

Our Board has adopted a written position description for our President and Chief Executive Officer which sets out the key responsibilities of our President and Chief Executive Officer, including, among other duties in relation to providing overall leadership, ensuring the development of a strategic plan and recommending such plan to our Board for consideration, ensuring the development of an annual corporate plan and budget that supports the strategic plan and recommending such plan to our Board for consideration, supervising day-to-day management and communicating with Shareholders and regulators.

 

Corporate Governance Policies and Practices

 

Greenbrook is committed to strong corporate governance policies and practices. Our policies and practices continue to be developed having regard to the external environment and externally cited best practices to ensure that our governance practices are comprehensive, relevant, effective and transparent. We have adopted the following corporate governance policies to date, certain of which are available on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com:

 

·Code of Conduct;

·Corporate Governance Guidelines;

·Disclosure Policy;

·Insider Trading Policy;

·Majority Voting Policy;

·Clawback Policy; and

·Whistleblower Policy.

 

Composition of our Board and Board Committees

 

Under our Articles, our Board is to consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fifteen (15) directors as determined from time to time by the directors. Our Board currently consists of ten (10) directors, the majority of whom are considered to be independent under applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules. The Board has determined that in furtherance of the Company’s previously-announced restructuring plan, the business of the Company may be properly conducted by a board of directors consisting of eight directors and has, therefore, reduced the size of the Board from ten to eight, effective at the close of the Meeting. Assuming all director nominees are elected to the Board at the Meeting, our Board will consist of eight directors, the majority of whom are considered independent under applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules.

 

Under the OBCA, a director may be removed with or without cause by a resolution passed by an ordinary majority of the votes cast by our Shareholders present in person or by proxy at a meeting of our Shareholders and who are entitled to vote. The directors will be elected by our Shareholders at each annual meeting of our Shareholders, and all directors will hold office for a term expiring at the close of the next annual meeting or until their respective successors are elected or appointed.

 

Certain aspects of the composition and functioning of our Board are governed by the terms of the Investor Rights Agreements. See also “Election of Directors”. The nominees for election by our Shareholders as directors will be determined by the Governance and Nominating Committee (the “GN Committee”) in accordance with the provisions of applicable corporate law, the Investor Rights Agreements and the charter of the GN Committee. See also “– Committees of our Board – Governance and Nominating Committee”.

 

Director Independence

 

Under National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, a director is considered to be independent if he or she is independent within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”). Pursuant to NI 52-110, an independent director is a director who is free from any direct or indirect relationship which could, in the view of our Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with a director’s independent judgment. Under Nasdaq Rule 5605(a)(2), an independent director is a person other than an executive officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Based on information provided by each director concerning his or her background, employment and affiliations, our Board has determined that, of the eight directors nominated for election to our Board, Bill Leonard, Benjamin Klein and Sasha Cucuz are not considered to be “independent” within the meaning of applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules. Mr. Leonard is considered not independent by reason of the fact that he is our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Klein is considered not independent by reason of the fact that he was formerly our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Cucuz is considered not independent as a result of the fact that he serves as Executive Chairman of the Company. Certain members of our Board are also members of the board of directors of other public companies (see “Election of Directors – Director Nominee Biographies”). Our Board has not adopted a director interlock policy, but is keeping informed of other public directorships held by its members.

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Meetings of Independent Directors and Conflicts of Interest

 

Our Board believes that given its size and structure, including the fact that a majority of our directors are independent, it is able to facilitate independent judgment in carrying out its responsibilities. To enhance such independent judgment, the independent members of the Board hold in-camera meetings with members of management and the non-independent directors not in attendance, as part of regularly scheduled Board meetings. Open and candid discussion among the independent directors is facilitated by the relatively small size of the Board and great weight is attributed to the views and opinions of the independent directors. Our Board has not appointed an independent Chair; however, assuming Frank Tworecke is elected at the Meeting, Mr. Tworecke will be appointed as lead director by our Board. The lead director is responsible for ensuring that the directors who are independent of management have opportunities to meet without management present, as required. The lead director shall be appointed and replaced from time to time by the Board. Discussions are led by the lead director who provides feedback subsequently to the Chair.

 

A director who has a material interest in a matter before our Board or any committee on which he or she serves is required to disclose such interest as soon as the director becomes aware of it. In situations where a director has a material interest in a matter to be considered by our Board or any committee on which he or she serves, such director may be required to absent himself or herself from the meeting while discussions and voting with respect to the matter are taking place. Directors are also required to comply with the relevant provisions of the OBCA regarding conflicts of interest.

 

Committees of our Board

 

Our Board has established three committees: the Audit Committee, the GN Committee and the Compensation Committee. All members of the Audit Committee, the GN Committee and the Compensation Committee are persons determined by our Board to be independent directors.

 

Audit Committee

 

Our Audit Committee consists of three (3) directors, each of whom are persons determined by our Board to be both independent directors and financially literate or sophisticated, each within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws and/or stock exchange rules. Our Audit Committee is currently comprised of:

 

·Colleen Campbell (Chair);

 

·Adrienne Graves; and

 

·Frank Tworecke.

 

Each of our Audit Committee members has an understanding of the accounting principles used to prepare financial statements and varied experience as to the general application of such accounting principles, as well as an understanding of the internal controls and procedures necessary for financial reporting. For additional details regarding the relevant education and experience of each member of our Audit Committee, see “Election of Directors – Director Nominee Biographies”.

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Our Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee that sets out the purpose, composition, authority and responsibility of our Audit Committee, consistent with applicable U.S. and Canadian securities laws and/or stock exchange rules. A copy of the charter of our Audit Committee has been posted on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com. The Audit Committee assists our Board in discharging its oversight of:

 

·the quality and integrity of our financial statements and related information;

 

·the independence, qualifications and appointment of our external auditor;

 

·our disclosure controls and procedures, internal control over financial reporting and management’s responsibility for assessing and reporting on the effectiveness of such controls;

 

·our risk management processes;

 

·monitoring and periodically reviewing our whistleblower policy; and

 

·transactions with our related parties.

 

Our Audit Committee has access to all of our books, records, facilities and personnel and may request any information about us as it may deem appropriate. It also has the authority, in its sole discretion and at our expense, to retain and set the compensation of outside legal, accounting or other advisors as necessary to assist in the performance of its duties and responsibilities. Our Audit Committee also has direct communication channels with the Chief Financial Officer and our external auditors to discuss and review such issues as our Audit Committee may deem appropriate.

 

Additional information about our Audit Committee, as required by NI 52-110, is in our Annual Report, which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

 

External Auditor Service Fee

 

We incurred the following fees by our external auditor, KPMG LLP, during the periods provided below:

 

   Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 
Audit Fees(1)   $914,850   $1,272,606 
Audit-Related Fees(2)   $161,838   $123,138 
Tax Fees(3)   $232,525   $307,959 
All Other Fees   $   $ 
Total Fees   $1,309,213   $1,703,703 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Consists of fees related to audits of annual financial statements, involvement with registration statements and other filings with various regulatory authorities, quarterly reviews of interim financial statements and consultations related to accounting matters impacting the consolidated financial statements.

(2)Consists primarily of fees related to the acquisitions of Success TMS (Fiscal 2022) and Achieve TMS East, LLC and Achieve TMS Central, LLC (Fiscal 2021).

(3)Consists of fees for tax consultation and compliance services, including indirect taxes.

 

The written charter of the Audit Committee provides that the Audit Committee must pre-approve the retaining of the auditors for any audit or non-audit service. The pre-approval process involves management presenting the Audit Committee with a description of any proposed non-audit services. The Audit Committee considers the appropriateness of such services and whether the provision of those services would impact the auditor’s independence. The Audit Committee may delegate to one or more members the authority to pre-approve the retaining of the auditors for any non-audit service to the extent permitted by law, but pre-approval by such member or members so delegated must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its first scheduled meeting following such pre-approval.

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Governance and Nominating Committee

 

Our GN Committee is comprised of three (3) directors, each of whom has been determined by our Board to be an independent director, and is charged with reviewing, overseeing and evaluating our corporate governance and nominating policies. Our GN Committee is currently comprised of:

 

·Adrienne Graves (Chair);

 

·Brian P. Burke; and

 

·Adele C. Oliva.

 

Following the Meeting, it is anticipated that our Governance and Nominating Committee will be comprised as follows:

 

·Adrienne Graves (Chair);

 

·Brian P. Burke; and

 

·Frank Tworecke.

 

No current or proposed member of our GN Committee is an officer of Greenbrook, and as such, our Board believes that the GN Committee is able to conduct its activities in an objective manner.

 

Our Board believes that the current and proposed members of the GN Committee individually and collectively possess the requisite knowledge, skill and experience in governance matters, including human resource management and general business leadership, to fulfill the GN Committee’s mandate. All current and proposed members of the GN Committee have substantial knowledge and experience as current and former senior executives of large and complex organizations. For additional details regarding the relevant education and experience of each proposed member of our GN Committee, see “Election of Directors – Director Nominee Biographies”.

 

Our Board has adopted a written charter for the GN Committee that sets forth the purpose, composition, authority and responsibility of our GN Committee. A copy of the written charter of the GN Committee has been posted on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com. Our GN Committee’s purpose is to assist our Board in:

 

·the recruitment, development and retention of our senior executives;

 

·maintaining talent management and succession planning systems and processes relating to our senior management;

 

·developing our corporate governance guidelines and principles and providing us with governance leadership;

 

·identifying and overseeing the recruitment of candidates qualified to be nominated as members of our Board;

 

·reviewing the structure, composition and mandate of Board committees; and

 

·evaluating the performance and effectiveness of our Board and of our Board committees.

 

Our GN Committee is responsible for establishing and implementing procedures to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our Board, committees of our Board and the contributions of individual Board members. Our GN Committee also takes reasonable steps to evaluate and assess, on an annual basis, directors’ performance and effectiveness of our Board, committees of our Board, individual Board members, our chair and committee chairs. The assessment addresses, among other things, individual director independence, individual director and overall Board skills, and individual director financial literacy. Our Board receives and considers the recommendations from our GN Committee regarding the results of the evaluation of the performance and effectiveness of our Board, committees of our Board, individual Board members, our chair and committee chairs. In identifying new candidates for our Board, the GN Committee will consider what competencies and skills our Board, as a whole, should possess and assess what competencies and skills each existing director possesses, considering our Board as a group, and the personality and other qualities of each director, as these may ultimately determine the boardroom dynamic. Our GN Committee is also responsible for orientation and continuing education programs for our directors. See also “– Orientation and Continuing Education” below.

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Compensation Committee

 

Our Compensation Committee is comprised of three (3) directors, each of whom has been determined by our Board to be an independent director, and is charged with reviewing, overseeing and evaluating our compensation policies. Our Compensation Committee is currently comprised of:

 

·Brian P. Burke (Chair);

 

·Robert Higgins; and

 

·Frank Tworecke.

 

Following the Meeting, it is anticipated that our Compensation Committee will be comprised as follows:

 

·Brian P. Burke (Chair);

 

·Adrienne Graves; and

 

·Frank Tworecke.

 

No current or proposed member of our Compensation Committee is an officer of Greenbrook, and as such, our Board believes that the Compensation Committee is able to conduct its activities in an objective manner.

 

Our Board believes that the current and proposed members of the Compensation Committee individually and collectively possess the requisite knowledge, skill and experience in compensation matters, including human resource management, executive compensation matters and general business leadership, to fulfill the Compensation Committee’s mandate. All current and proposed members of the Compensation Committee have substantial knowledge and experience as current and former senior executives of large and complex organizations. For additional details regarding the relevant education and experience of each proposed member of our Compensation Committee, including the direct experience that is relevant to each committee member’s responsibilities in executive compensation, see “Election of Directors – Director Nominee Biographies”.

 

Our Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee that sets forth the purpose, composition, authority and responsibility of our Compensation Committee. A copy of the charter has been posted on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com. Our Compensation Committee’s purpose is to assist our Board in:

 

·the appointment, performance, evaluation and compensation of our senior executives;

 

·developing a compensation structure for our senior executives including salaries, annual and long-term incentive plans including plans involving share issuances and other share-based awards;

 

·establishing policies and procedures designed to identify and mitigate risks associated with our compensation policies and practices;

 

·assessing the compensation of our directors; and

 

·developing benefit, retirement and savings plans.

 

For information on the process by which the Compensation Committee and the Board determine the compensation of our directors and executive officers, see “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” below.

 

Role of the Compensation Consultant

 

As part of the Compensation Committee’s annual review of the Company’s compensation program, the Compensation Committee may engage an independent compensation consultant to evaluate the Company’s director and/or executive compensation program against market practice. The Company has not retained a compensation consultant or advisor to assist in determining compensation of any of the Company’s directors or executive officers since the Company’s most recently completed financial year. In late Fiscal 2020 and into Fiscal 2021 (each as defined below), the Company retained Mercer (Canada) Inc. (“Mercer”), an independent compensation consultant, to assist with the development of a director and executive compensation framework for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (“Fiscal 2021”) and beyond. Mercer’s mandate was to provide independent advice to the Compensation Committee on director and executive compensation matters, including identifying a relevant compensation peer group, benchmarking director and executive compensation, reviewing short-term and long-term incentive plan design vehicles and metrics, including compensation risks and governance matters. Mercer provided periodic advice to the Compensation Committee with respect to such compensation matters and in response to other Compensation Committee requests, culminating in the adoption by the Company of a new executive and director compensation framework that became effective for Fiscal 2021 (see “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation”). Mercer did not provide any other services to the Company, our directors or management and the Company did not retain any other compensation consultants in 2021 or 2022.

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The Compensation Committee is of the view that prescriptive formulas and weightings applied to forward-looking objectives cannot capture all aspects of business circumstances and can lead to unintended consequences and potentially foster “narrow-minded” thinking and behaviors. For these reasons, all benchmarking data is used only for informational purposes and the Compensation Committee deliberately avoids the use of a mechanical approach to its compensation analysis. Instead, the Compensation Committee focuses on applying sound judgment in combination with reviewing several sources of information in arriving at compensation decisions

 

The fees billed by Mercer during the financial years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 is provided in the table below:

 

   Year Ended
December 31, 2022
    

Year Ended
December 31, 2021

 
Executive Compensation-Related Fees(1)   $   $61,472 
All other fees(2)   $   $4,746 
Total fees paid   $   $66,218 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)All fees billed by Mercer in respect of services provided to the Company relating to determining compensation for the Company’s directors and executive officers in 2020 were billed by Mercer in 2021.

(2)Represents the aggregate fees billed for all other services provided by Mercer that are not reported under “Executive Compensation-Related Fees”.

 

Director Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal

 

Directors are to be elected at each annual meeting of Shareholders to hold office for a term expiring at the close of the next annual meeting, or until a successor is appointed or elected, and will be eligible for re-election. Nominees will be nominated by the GN Committee, in each case for election by Shareholders as directors in accordance with the provisions of our constating documents and applicable corporate and securities laws. All nominees who are nominated by the GN Committee will be included in the proxy-related materials to be sent to Shareholders prior to each annual meeting of Shareholders.

 

Our Board has not adopted director term limits or other automatic mechanisms of board renewal. The Company believes such limits and automatic mechanisms would discount the value of experience and unnecessarily deprive the Company of the contribution by directors who have developed a deep knowledge of the Company over time. Rather than adopting formal term limits, mandatory age-related retirement policies and other mechanisms of board renewal, the GN Committee will seek to maintain the composition of our Board in a way that provides, in the judgment of our Board, the best mix of skills and experience to provide for our overall stewardship. Our GN Committee is also expected to conduct a process for the assessment of our Board, each committee and each director regarding his, her or its effectiveness and performance, and to report evaluation results to our Board. See also “– Diversity”.

 

Orientation and Continuing Education

 

To maintain reasonable assurance that every new director engages in a comprehensive orientation process and that all directors are provided with continuing education opportunities, the GN Committee has implemented an orientation program for new directors under which a new director will meet with the chair, the lead director, members of senior management and our corporate secretary. New directors will be provided with comprehensive orientation and education as to the nature and operation of the Company and our business, the role of our Board and its committees, and the contribution that an individual director is expected to make. The GN Committee is responsible for overseeing director continuing education designed to maintain or enhance the skills and abilities of the directors and to ensure that their knowledge and understanding of our business remains current. The chair of each committee is responsible for coordinating orientation and continuing director development programs relating to the GN Committee’s mandate.

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Ethical Business Conduct

 

We have adopted a written code of conduct (the “Code of Conduct”) that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees. The objective of the Code of Conduct is to provide guidelines for maintaining our and our subsidiaries’ integrity, reputation, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. The Code of Conduct addresses conflicts of interest, protection of our assets, confidentiality, fair dealing with our Shareholders, competitors and employees, insider trading, compliance with laws and reporting any illegal or unethical behavior. As part of the Code of Conduct, any person subject to the Code of Conduct is required to avoid or fully disclose interests or relationships that are harmful or detrimental to our best interests or that may give rise to real, potential or the appearance of conflicts of interest. Our Board has ultimate responsibility for the stewardship of the Code of Conduct and it monitors compliance through the GN Committee. Directors, officers and employees are required to annually certify that they have not violated the Code of Conduct.

 

The Code of Conduct is available on our website at www.greenbrooktms.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

Diversity

 

We believe that having a diverse Board can offer a breadth and depth of perspectives that enhance our Board’s performance. We value diversity of abilities, experience, perspective, education, gender, background, race and national origin. Recommendations concerning director nominees are expected to be based on merit and past performance as well as expected contribution to our Board’s performance and, accordingly, diversity is taken into consideration. As of the date of this Circular, three of ten members on our Board, or 30%, are women. Following the Meeting, assuming all director nominees are elected by Shareholders, two of eight, or 25%, will be women.

 

We have recruited and selected management candidates that represent a diversity of business understanding, personal attributes, abilities and experience. Currently, 2 of 6 members of our senior management team, or 33%, are female.

 

The table below provides certain information regarding the diversity of our Board as of the date hereof:

 

Board Diversity Matrix
Country of Principal Executive Offices Canada
Foreign Private Issuer Yes
Disclosure Prohibited under Home Country Law No
Total Number of Directors 10
  Female Male Non-
Binary
Did Not
Disclose
Gender
Part I: Gender Identity  
Directors 3 7 0 0
Part II: Demographic Background  
Underrepresented Individual in Home Country Jurisdiction 0
LGBTQ+ 0
Did Not Disclose Demographic Background 2

 

We do not currently have a formal policy for the representation and nomination of women on our Board or our management, as we have been successful in recruiting and retaining qualified female directors and management under our existing recruitment policies and processes. We have not adopted formal targets for gender or other diversity representation in part due to the need to consider a balance of criteria for each individual appointment.

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The composition of our Board and management is shaped by the selection criteria established by the GN Committee. This is achieved by, among other things, ensuring that diversity considerations are taken into account in Board vacancies and management, monitoring the level of female representation on our Board and in management positions, continuing to broaden recruiting efforts to attract and interview qualified female candidates, and committing to retention and training to ensure that our most talented employees are promoted from within our organization.

 

Disclosure Policy

 

The Board has adopted a Disclosure Policy to deal with the timely dissemination of all material information (the “Disclosure Policy”). The Disclosure Policy, which will be reviewed annually, establishes consistent guidance for determining what information is material and how it is to be disclosed to avoid selective disclosure and to ensure wide dissemination. The Board, directly and through its committees, reviews and approves the contents of major disclosure documents, including annual and interim consolidated financial statements, prospectuses, the annual information form, management’s discussion and analysis and the management information circular. We seek to communicate to our Shareholders through these documents as well as by means of news releases, our website and investor relations calls and meetings.

 

Disclosure Committee

 

A Disclosure Committee comprised of senior management of the Company (the “Disclosure Committee”) oversees the Company’s disclosure process as outlined in the Disclosure Policy. The Disclosure Committee’s mandate includes ensuring that effective controls and procedures are in place to allow the Company to satisfy all of its continuous disclosure obligations, including certification requirements. The Disclosure Committee is also responsible for ensuring that the policies and procedures contained in the Disclosure Policy are in compliance with regulatory requirements. Our Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing our disclosure relating to our financial reporting.

 

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

 

General

 

The following discussion describes the significant elements of the compensation program for members of the Board and its committees. The compensation of our directors is designed to attract and retain committed and qualified directors and to align their compensation with the long-term interests of our Shareholders. Directors who are employees of the Company (each, an “Excluded Director”) are not entitled to receive any compensation for his or her service as a member of our Board.

 

Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors

 

On May 6, 2021, the Company adopted a deferred share unit plan for non-employee directors (the “DSU Plan”). Each director (other than Excluded Directors) will be required to take at least 50% of their annual retainer (other than annual committee Chair retainers) in deferred share units (“DSUs”) and may elect to take additional amounts in the form of DSUs. Discretionary DSUs may also be granted to non-employee directors under the DSU Plan. Each director wishing to make an election for additional DSUs will be required to elect no later than the end of the calendar year preceding the year in which such election is to apply (and, in the case of a new director, within 30 days after the director’s appointment).

 

A DSU is a unit, equivalent in value to a Share, credited by means of a bookkeeping entry in the books of the Company, to an account in the name of the director. If and when cash dividends are paid on Shares, additional DSUs will automatically be granted to each director who holds DSUs on the record date for such dividends. Following an eligible director ceasing to hold all positions with the Company, the director will receive a payment in cash at the fair market value of the Shares represented by his or her DSUs generally within ten days of the director’s elected redemption date. Each director’s elected redemption date will not be earlier than the date the director ceases to hold all positions with the Company and will not be later than December 31 of the year following the year in which the director ceases to hold all positions with the Company.

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Director Fees

 

Our Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, is responsible for reviewing and approving any changes to the directors’ compensation arrangements. Working with Mercer during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”), the Compensation Committee adopted changes to our director compensation framework effective commencing in Fiscal 2021. In particular, Mercer worked with the Compensation Committee to assist it in establishing a framework for director compensation that was in-line with market comparables and with a total director compensation package at target in the range of median compensation for a selected peer group.

 

In consideration for serving on our Board, each director (other than Excluded Directors) was entitled to be compensated during Fiscal 2022 as indicated below:

 

Type of Fee     Cash   DSUs(1) 
Annual Board Retainer   Chair  $50,000   $50,000 
   Board Member  $40,000   $40,000 
Annual Committee Retainer   Audit Committee Chair  $15,000    Nil 
   GN Committee Chair  $10,000    Nil 
   Compensation Committee Chair  $10,000    Nil 
   Audit Committee Membership   Nil    Nil 
   GN Committee Membership   Nil    Nil 
   Compensation Committee Membership   Nil    Nil 
Meeting Fees   Board / Committee Meeting   Nil    Nil 

 

 

Note:

 

(1)Directors may elect to receive a higher proportion of their annual board retainer in the form of DSUs, which would result in a decrease to the cash component and a corresponding increase to the DSU component of the applicable directors’ annual board retainer. See “—Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors” above.

 

Prior to Fiscal 2021, in lieu of receiving a higher annual cash retainer, each director (other than Excluded Directors) was granted Options under the Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below) each year as follows: 10,000 Options were granted to the Chair; 5,000 Options were granted to each director; and an additional 1,000 Options were granted to each director who was also a Board committee chair. These Options generally vest in three instalments and will generally expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. For further details regarding the Equity Incentive Plan, see, “Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Long-Term Incentive Plans”.

 

All directors are also entitled to be reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred while serving as directors.

 

Directors’ Hedging Policy

 

Our insider trading policy prohibits all of our directors from selling “short” or selling “call options” on any of our securities and 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 the market value of equity securities granted to such directors as compensation or of any other securities of Greenbrook held directly or indirectly by such person.

 

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Director Compensation Table

 

The following table sets out the compensation that was earned by, paid to, or awarded to directors (other than Excluded Directors) during Fiscal 2022 under the compensation arrangements described above. Mr. Leonard and Mr. Klein do not receive any compensation for serving as directors of Greenbrook.

 

Name  Cash   DSUs(1)   Total(2) 
Brian P. Burke  $10,000   $80,000   $90,000 
Colleen Campbell  $15,000   $80,000   $95,000 
Sasha Cucuz  $   $80,000   $80,000 
Adrienne Graves  $50,000   $40,000   $90,000 
Robert Higgins(4)  $40,000   $40,000   $80,000 
Adele C. Oliva  $   $80,000   $80,000 
Frank Tworecke  $   $80,000   $80,000 
Elias Vamvakas  $   $100,000   $100,000 
         Total:   $695,000 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)The value of the DSUs is calculated based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the applicable date of grant.

(2)There we no share-based awards, Option-based awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, or any other compensation paid to the directors.

 

Outstanding Option-Based Awards

 

The following table sets out information on the outstanding Options held by each of our directors (other than Excluded Directors) as of December 31, 2022. The Company has not issued any RSUs (as defined below) under the Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2022.

 

   Option-Based Awards 
Name  Number of Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options
   Option Exercise
Price(1)
   Option Expiration
Date
   Value of Unexercised
In-The-Money Options(2)
 
Brian P. Burke   6,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    6,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Colleen Campbell   6,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    6,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Sasha Cucuz   5,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    5,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Adrienne Graves   5,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    5,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Robert Higgins  $   $      $ 
Adele C. Oliva   5,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Frank Tworecke   5,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    5,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 
Elias Vamvakas   10,000   $10.00   October 3, 2028   $ 
    10,000   $9.89   February 3, 2030   $ 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)The exercise price of the Options granted on February 3, 2020 was C$13.40. All remaining Option grants in the table above have an exercise price in U.S dollars.

(2)The value of unexercised in-the-money Options is calculated based on the closing price per Share of C$2.09 on December 30, 2022, the last trading day of Fiscal 2022. The exchange rate used was the rate at December 30, 2022 of C$1.00 = $0.7383.

 

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Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned During the Year

 

The following table indicates, for each of our directors (other than Excluded Directors), the value of the Option-based and share-based awards vested in accordance with their terms during Fiscal 2022. The Company has not granted any RSUs or PSUs to our directors (other than Excluded Directors) under the Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2022.

 

Name  Option-Based Awards –
Value Vested or Earned During the
Year(1)
   Share-Based Awards – Value
Vested During the Year(2)
 
Brian P. Burke  $   $80,000 
Colleen Campbell  $   $80,000 
Sasha Cucuz  $   $80,000 
Adrienne Graves  $   $40,000 
Robert Higgins  $   $40,000 
Adele C. Oliva  $   $80,000 
Frank Tworecke  $   $80,000 
Elias Vamvakas  $   $100,000 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Includes time vesting Options that vested during the fiscal year. The value of time vesting Options vested during the fiscal year is calculated based on the closing price of the Shares on the TSX on the applicable vesting date.

(2)DSUs granted under the DSU Plan vest immediately although holders thereof are not entitled to receive a payment in respect of the value of their DSUs until their tenure on the Board ceases. The value of the DSUs is calculated based on the closing price of the Shares on the TSX on the applicable vesting date.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion describes the significant elements of the compensation program for the named executive officers (“named executive officers” or “NEOs”) of the Company, namely:

 

·Bill Leonard, President and Chief Executive Officer;

 

·Erns Loubser, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer;

 

·Geoffrey Grammer, Chief Medical Officer;

 

·Diana Shi, Former Senior Vice President of Operations, and

 

·Euphia Smith, Former Chief Marketing Officer.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

Overview

 

We operate in a highly competitive and evolving market. To succeed in this market and achieve our strategic business and financial objectives, we need to attract, retain and motivate a highly talented executive team. Our executive compensation program is designed to achieve the following objectives:

 

·provide compensation opportunities in order to attract and retain talented, high-performing and experienced executive officers, whose knowledge, skills and performance are critical to our success;

 

·motivate our executive team to achieve our strategic business and financial objectives;

 

·align the interests of our executive officers with those of our Shareholders; and

 

·provide incentives that encourage appropriate levels of risk-taking by our executive team.

 

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We offer our executive officers cash compensation in the form of base salary and a discretionary annual bonus, and occasionally equity-based compensation in the form of Options, PSUs and restricted share units (“RSUs” and, collectively with the PSUs, “Share-Based Awards” and, collectively with Options, “Awards”) under the Equity Incentive Plan (as defined below). We believe that executives who have significant equity investment in the Company, whether in the form of Shares or equity-based compensation awards, will be motivated to achieve our strategic business and financial objectives, and it also aligns their interests with the long-term interests of our Shareholders.

 

While we have determined that our current executive officer compensation program is effective at attracting and maintaining executive officer talent, we evaluate our compensation philosophy and compensation program on an ongoing basis and plan to continue to review the compensation of our executive team on an annual basis to ensure that we are providing competitive compensation opportunities for our executive team and that the interests of our executives are in line with the long-term interests of our Shareholders. As part of this review process, we expect to be guided by the philosophy and objectives outlined above, as well as other factors which may become relevant.

 

Compensation-Setting Process

 

Prior to April 22, 2021, the Board had established two committees: the Audit Committee and the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee. On April 22, 2021, the Board determined that it was in the best interests of the Company to split the responsibilities of the GCN Committee into a separate and distinct Governance and Nominating Committee and a separate and distinct Compensation Committee. Accordingly, our Board has three committees: the Audit Committee, the GN Committee and the Compensation Committee. All current and proposed members of the Audit Committee, the GN Committee and the Compensation Committee are persons determined by our Board to be independent directors.

 

The Compensation Committee is responsible for assisting our Board in fulfilling its governance and supervisory responsibilities, and overseeing our human resources, succession planning, and compensation policies, processes and practices. The Compensation Committee is also responsible for ensuring that our compensation policies and practices provide an appropriate balance of risk and reward consistent with our risk profile.

 

Our Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee setting out its responsibilities for administering our compensation programs and reviewing and making recommendations to our Board concerning the level and nature of the compensation payable to our directors and executive officers. The Compensation Committee’s oversight includes reviewing objectives, evaluating performance and ensuring that total compensation paid to our executive officers, personnel who report directly to our President and Chief Executive Officer and various other key employees is fair, reasonable and consistent with the objectives and philosophy of our compensation program. See also “Our Approach to Corporate Governance – Committees of our Board – Compensation Committee”.

 

Our President and Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee each year with respect to the compensation for the other NEOs.

 

The Compensation Committee generally meets annually to review the compensation program and make recommendations for any changes to the Board, as appropriate. As part of this annual review, the Compensation Committee may engage an independent compensation consultant to evaluate the Company’s executive compensation program against market practice.

 

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For example, working with Mercer in late Fiscal 2020, the Compensation Committee adopted certain changes to our executive compensation structure, effective for Fiscal 2021. In particular, Mercer worked with the Compensation Committee to assist it in establishing a framework for executive officer compensation that was in-line with market comparables and with a total direct compensation package (that is, base salary and incentive compensation) at target in the range of median compensation for a selected peer group. For those purposes, the Compensation Committee selected a peer group from relevant industries in North America, including from the healthcare services, healthcare facilities and healthcare equipment sectors, and then narrowed the resultant list based on quantitative and qualitative factors. Those factors included whether a company is based in the United States or has primary operations in the United States and the relative size of the company compared to Greenbrook. The final peer group used for assessing compensation levels (the “Compensation Peer Group”) is comprised of the following 11 entities:

 

Compensation Peer Group
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. Novation Companies, Inc.
   
CRH Medical Corporation Neuronetics, Inc.
   
Enzo Biochem, Inc. Sunlink Health Systems, Inc.
   
Protech Home Medical Corp. BrainsWay Ltd.
   
OnTrack, Inc. IMAC Holdings, Inc.
   
The Joint Corp.  

 

See “Our Approach to Corporate Governance – Role of the Compensation Consultant”.

 

Risk and Executive Compensation

 

In reviewing our compensation policies and practices each year, the Compensation Committee seeks to ensure the executive compensation program provides an appropriate balance of risk and reward consistent with the risk profile of the Company. The Compensation Committee also seeks to ensure the Company’s compensation practices do not encourage excessive risk-taking behavior by the executive team.

 

Governance Policies

 

Trading Restrictions

 

All of our executive officers (including the NEOs), directors and employees are subject to our insider trading policy, which prohibits trading in our securities while in possession of material undisclosed information about the Company. Under this policy, such individuals are also prohibited from entering into certain types of hedging transactions involving the securities of the Company, such as short sales, puts and calls. Furthermore, we permit our executive officers, including the NEOs, to trade in the Company’s securities, including the exercise of Awards, only during prescribed trading windows.

 

Clawback Policy

 

We have a clawback policy which applies to annual bonus payments and other incentive compensation provided to current and former executive officers, including the NEOs.

 

The Board has defined a number of reasons for which it may pursue a clawback of an executive officer’s annual bonuses and other incentive awards. Under our clawback policy, a clawback may be triggered if an executive officer:

 

·engages in misconduct that results in the need to restate our financial statements, where the individual received an award calculated on the achievement of those financial statements and the award received would have been lower had the financial statements been properly reported;

 

·commits a material breach of our Code of Conduct;

 

·engages in gross negligence, fraud, theft, dishonesty or willful misconduct; or

 

·is convicted of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal offence or a statutory offence involving moral turpitude.

 

The clawback policy provides that the Board may require an executive officer to repay all or a portion of the annual bonus payments and other incentive compensation received over a specified period preceding the triggering event, among other remedies available to the Board. The GN Committee will continue to keep this policy under review as part of its regular risk review.

 

We intend to update our current clawback policy once the Nasdaq finalizes its proposed listing standards in accordance with Rule 10D-1 under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Components of Compensation

 

The compensation of our executive officers includes two major elements: (i) base salary, and (ii) a discretionary annual bonus. Additionally, from time to time, the Board has granted awards to executives who have taken on additional responsibilities and/or as a way to periodically recognize executives who have consistently performed at an exceptional level. These awards are in the form of Options, RSUs and/or PSUs under the Equity Incentive Plan, which assist the Company in retaining key employees who have the potential to add value to the Company over the longer term. Perquisites and benefits are not a significant element of compensation of our executive officers.

 

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Base Salaries

 

Base salary is provided as a fixed source of compensation for our executive officers. Base salaries are determined on an individual basis taking into account the scope of the executive officer’s responsibilities and their prior experience. Base salaries are reviewed annually by the Board and may be increased based on the executive officer’s success in meeting or exceeding individual objectives, as well as to maintain market competitiveness. In addition, base salaries can be adjusted as warranted throughout the year to reflect promotions or other changes in the scope or breadth of an executive officer’s role or responsibilities.

 

Discretionary Annual Bonuses

 

The Board believes that its ability to exercise discretion and judgment is critical to ensuring that annual bonuses reflect the assessment of risk in the decisions and actions taken by our executive team and consider unexpected circumstances or events that have occurred during the year. In determining annual bonus amounts, the Board reviews each NEO’s performance over the year, including how their decisions and actions align with the Company’s long-term strategy and how they considered the risks associated with such decisions, along with the Company’s performance over the year. The discretionary annual bonus, if any, typically represents less than 50% of an NEO’s total compensation. No NEOs have a contractual right to a bonus in respect of Fiscal 2022. No annual bonuses were awarded to any of the NEOs in Fiscal 2022. See “— Summary Compensation Table”.

 

Long-Term Incentive Plans

 

Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan

 

In 2018, we established the stock option plan of the Company, which was amended and restated by our Board on May 24, 2019 (and approved by Shareholders on June 28, 2019) (as amended and restated, the “Stock Option Plan”).

 

In 2021, the Stock Option Plan was further amended and restated by our Board on May 6, 2021 (and approved by our Shareholders on June 14, 2021) and is now referred to as the Amended and Restated Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”). The amendments were made by our Board to (a) permit the grant of Share-Based Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan, (b) set limitations on employee post-employment entitlements that might arise pursuant to statute or the common law, (c) update the non-employee director participation limits to account for RSUs and PSUs, (d) update the amendment provisions that do not require Shareholder approval to account for RSUs and PSUs, (e) update the amendment provisions that do require Shareholder approval to account for RSUs and PSUs and to meet the requirements of the TSX, (f) include a clawback provision (as described below), (g) qualify for favorable treatment under applicable tax laws, and (h) make other changes of a housekeeping nature. The Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on May 6, 2021, applies to all Awards granted on or after May 6, 2021. No changes were made to the Equity Incentive Plan in Fiscal 2022.

 

The Equity Incentive Plan provides eligible participants with compensation opportunities that enhance our ability to attract and retain our executive officers, other key employees, directors and consultants and ensure that their interests are aligned with the success of the Company and its affiliates. The material features of the Equity Incentive Plan are summarized below.

 

Administration and Eligibility

 

The Equity Incentive Plan is administered by our Board, provided that the Board may, in its discretion, delegate its administrative powers under the Equity Incentive Plan to the Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board is empowered to (a) interpret and administer the plan from time to time, (b) adopt, amend and rescind rules and regulations for carrying out the Equity Incentive Plan, (c) grant Awards, (d) determine the exercise price, performance period, performance vesting conditions, vesting schedule, term, limitations, restrictions and conditions applicable to Awards, (e) waive or amend the performance vesting conditions, any other vesting conditions or vesting schedule, and (f) make any other determinations that the Board deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates are eligible to participate in the Equity Incentive Plan; however, directors are not entitled to receive grants of PSUs.

 

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Shares Subject to the Equity Incentive Plan and Participation Limits

 

The maximum number of Shares that are available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan (including upon the exercise of the replacement options that were granted by the Company in exchange for options granted under our predecessor’s amended and restated stock option plan) is 10% of the issued and outstanding Shares from time to time; provided that, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to RSUs and PSUs shall not exceed 5% of the number of issued and outstanding Shares from time to time. Shares underlying Options and replacement Options that have been exercised or that have expired or terminated for any reason and Shares underlying Share-Based Awards that have been settled or disposed of or that have expired or been terminated for any reason will become available for subsequent issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan.

 

As at December 31, 2022, 803,314 Awards have been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan, representing approximately 2.7% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of that date. As of December 31, 2022, 2,140,340 Awards remain available for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan, representing approximately 7.3% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of December 31, 2022.

 

The number of Shares that may be (i) issued to insiders of the Company within any one-year period, or (ii) issuable to insiders of the Company at any time, in each case, under the Equity Incentive Plan alone, or when combined with all of the Company’s other security-based compensation arrangements, cannot exceed 10% of the outstanding Shares. Additionally, the aggregate value of all Awards granted to any one director in any one-year period under all security-based compensation arrangements of the Company may not exceed C$150,000 (with no more than C$100,000 attributable to Options) based on the grant date fair value of the Awards, other than Awards granted in lieu of cash fees payable for serving as a director.

 

Options

 

The terms and conditions of grants of Options, including the quantity, grant date, exercise price, vesting conditions and other terms and conditions will be set out in the participant’s grant agreement. The exercise price for Options will be determined by our Board, which may not be less than the fair market value of a Share (being the closing price of a Share on the TSX for Canadian resident participants or on the Nasdaq for U.S. resident participants on the applicable date (the “Fair Market Value”)) on the date the Option is granted. Options will vest in accordance with the vesting schedule established on the grant date, which historically has been as to one-third on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date.

 

Options must be exercised within a period fixed by our Board that may not exceed ten years from the date of grant, provided that if the expiry date falls during a blackout period, the expiry date will be automatically extended until ten business days after the end of the blackout period. The Equity Incentive Plan also provides for earlier expiration of Options upon the occurrence of certain events, including the termination of a participant’s employment.

 

In order to facilitate the payment of the exercise price of the Options, the Equity Incentive Plan contains a cashless exercise feature and a net settlement feature. Additionally, vested Options can be exercised by payment in full of the applicable exercise price in cash or by certified check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company or by such other means as might be specified from time to time by the Board. Pursuant to the net settlement feature, to the extent permitted by the Board and as permitted by applicable law, a participant may elect to have the Company retain such number of Shares otherwise issuable in connection with the exercise of the Option as will have a Fair Market Value on the date of such exercise equal to the aggregate exercise price. Pursuant to the cashless exercise feature, to the extent permitted by the Board and as permitted by applicable law, a participant may elect to receive (i) an amount in cash equal to the cash proceeds realized upon the sale of the Shares underlying the Options by a securities dealer in the capital markets, minus the aggregate exercise price, any applicable withholding taxes and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer, (ii) an aggregate number of Shares that is equal to the number of Shares underlying the unexercised Options, minus the number of Shares sold by a securities dealer in the capital markets as required to realize cash proceeds equal to the aggregate exercise price, any applicable withholding taxes and any transfer costs charged by the securities dealer, or (iii) a combination of clauses (i) and (ii).

 

RSUs and PSUs

 

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

 

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In the case of PSUs, the performance-related vesting conditions may include financial or operational performance of the Company, total shareholder return (either absolute or relative or both), individual performance criteria or other criteria as determined by our Board, which will be measured over a specified period, generally until the end of the third calendar year from the date of the grant.

 

Subject to the achievement of the applicable vesting and performance-related (if applicable) conditions, on the settlement date of an RSU or PSU, the Company will either, in its sole discretion (i) issue from treasury the number of Shares covered by the RSUs or PSUs and related Dividend Share Units (as defined below), or (ii) deliver to the participant an amount in cash (net of applicable withholding taxes) equal to the number of Shares covered by the RSUs or PSUs and related Dividend Share Units multiplied by the Fair Market Value as at the settlement date, or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii). Notwithstanding the ability for the Company to settle vested RSUs (and related Dividend Share Units) in Shares pursuant to subsection (i) or through a cash payment pursuant to subsection (ii) above, vested RSUs held by directors who are Canadian taxpayers will be settled in Shares pursuant to subsection (i); provided that, the Company may, in its sole discretion, permit such a director to elect to receive a cash payment pursuant to subsection (ii).

 

Dividend Share Units

 

When dividends (other than stock dividends) are paid on Shares, additional share units (“Dividend Share Units”) will be automatically credited to each participant who holds RSUs or PSUs on the record date for such dividends. The number of Dividend Share Units to be credited to a participant is equal to the aggregate number of RSUs and PSUs held by the participant on the relevant record date multiplied by the amount of the dividend paid by the Company on each Share, and then divided by the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the dividend payment date. Dividend Share Units shall be in the form of RSUs or PSUs, as applicable. Dividend Share Units credited to a participant will be subject to the same vesting conditions applicable to the related RSUs or PSUs.

 

Cessation of Employment or Services

 

Unless otherwise determined by our Board or if a participant’s employment agreement or consulting agreement or arrangement expressly provides more favorable rights with respect to the Awards, in the event of a cessation of employment or services, the following rights apply.

 

In the event a participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or a designated affiliate, all outstanding Awards granted to the participant under the Equity Incentive Plan that are unvested on the cessation date will be forfeited. All outstanding Options that have vested as of the cessation date will be exercisable as follows, after which time such vested Options will automatically terminate: (i) if the participant ceases to be an employee, director or an individual consultant by reason of death or disability, the participant’s Options must be exercised within 9 months of the date of death or disability; (ii) if the participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant (whether an individual or entity) by reason of termination without cause, the participant’s Options must be exercised within 3 months of the cessation date; (iii) if the participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant (whether an individual or entity) by reason of voluntary resignation or termination, the participant’s Options must be exercised within 30 days of the cessation date; and (iv) if the participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant (whether an individual or entity) by reason of termination for cause, the participant’s Options will automatically terminate on the cessation date and may no longer be exercised. In no event may Options be exercised later than the applicable expiry date of the Options, after which time all remaining Options will terminate. Any vested Share-Based Awards held by the participant will be settled as soon as practicable following the cessation date.

 

In the event a participant ceases to be an employee, director or consultant of the Company or a designated affiliate due to a termination for cause, all Awards (whether vested or unvested) will be forfeited on the cessation date.

 

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Change of Control

 

In the event of a change in control, except as otherwise provided in a grant agreement, the Board will provide for the treatment of each outstanding Award, which treatment need not be uniform for all participants and/or Awards and which may include, without limitation, one or more of the following: (i) (a) continuation of such Award, or (b) conversion of such Award into, or substitution or replacement of such Award with, an award with respect to equity interests of the successor (or a parent or subsidiary thereof) with substantially equivalent terms and value as such Award; (ii) acceleration of the vesting and/or exercisability of Awards; (iii) upon written notice, providing that outstanding Options must be exercised, to the extent then exercisable, during a specified period of time preceding the change in control as determined by the Board, and further providing for the right to exercise an Option as of immediately, or during a specified period, prior to such change in control, and the termination and forfeiture of any such Option without payment of any consideration therefor to the extent such Option is not timely exercised; (iv) if vesting of such Award is subject to performance criteria, the level of attainment of such criteria shall be determined by the Board in its discretion, including, without limitation, by deeming such criteria attained at the applicable target or maximum level regardless of actual performance, or measuring the attainment of such criteria based on actual performance through such change in control or a specified date prior thereto; (v) other than for participants who are Canadian taxpayers in respect of their Options, automatic cancellation or voluntary surrender of all or any portion of outstanding Awards for payment of their fair value (in the form of cash, securities, rights and/or other property) as determined in the sole discretion of the Board; (vi) permitting an Option to be surrendered to the Company in consideration for a payment, in cash, securities, rights and/or other property, in an amount equal to the intrinsic value of such Option as of immediately prior to such change in control; and/or (vii) cancellation of all or any portion of outstanding unvested and/or unexercisable Awards for no consideration.

 

Adjustments

 

In the event that there is any change in the Shares or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of any stock or extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, an extraordinary corporate transaction such as any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant change in capitalization (each an “Adjustment Event”), then the Board, to prevent inappropriate dilution or enlargement of participants’ rights under the Equity Incentive Plan, will substitute or adjust, in its sole discretion: (i) the number and kind of shares or other securities that may be granted pursuant to Awards; (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; (iii) the exercise price applicable to outstanding Options; (iv) the number of Share-Based Awards held by the participants; (v) the vesting of PSUs; and/or (vi) other value determinations (including performance conditions) applicable to the Equity Incentive Plan or outstanding Awards; provided, however, that no adjustment will obligate the Company to issue or sell fractional securities.

 

Clawback

 

The Equity Incentive Plan provides that any Award which is subject to recovery or recoupment under applicable laws, stock exchange listing requirements or policies adopted by the Company, as may be adopted and amended from time to time, will be subject to such deductions and clawbacks as may be required pursuant to such laws, stock exchange listing requirements or policies.

 

Amendment or Termination

 

Our Board may amend or suspend any provision of the Equity Incentive Plan or any Award, or terminate the Equity Incentive Plan, at any time without approval of shareholders, subject to those provisions of applicable law and the rules, regulations and policies of the Nasdaq, if any, that require the approval of shareholders or any governmental or regulatory body. However, except as set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan or as required pursuant to applicable law or to qualify for any intended tax treatment, no action of the Board or shareholders may materially adversely alter or impair the rights of a participant under any Award previously granted to the participant without the consent of the affected participant.

 

Our Board is permitted to make certain amendments to the Equity Incentive Plan or to any Award outstanding thereunder without seeking shareholder approval, including but not limited to, housekeeping amendments or amendments of an administrative nature, amendments to comply with applicable law or stock exchange rules, amendments necessary for Awards to qualify for favorable treatment under applicable tax laws, amendments to the vesting provisions of the plan or any Award, amendments to include or modify a cashless exercise feature, amendments to the termination or early termination provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan or any Award, and amendments necessary to suspend or terminate the Equity Incentive Plan. However, only the following types of amendments will not be able to be made without obtaining shareholder approval:

 

·increasing the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan;

 

·increasing the length of the period after a blackout period during which Options may be exercised;

 

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·any amendment that would result in the exercise price for any Option being lower than the Fair Market Value on the applicable date of grant;

 

·permitting the introduction or reintroduction of non-employee directors as eligible recipients of Awards on a discretionary basis or increasing the limits previously imposed on non-employee director participation;

 

·removing or exceeding the insider participation limit;

 

·reducing the exercise price of an Option or allowing for the cancellation and reissuance of an Option, which would be considered a repricing, in each case, except pursuant to a change of control or an Adjustment Event;

 

·extending the expiry date of an Option, except for an automatic extension of an Option that expires during a blackout period;

 

·permitting awards to be transferred or assigned other than for normal estate settlement purposes;

 

·amending the amendment provision under the Equity Incentive Plan which has the effect of deleting or reducing the range of amendments which required shareholder approval; or

 

·amendments required to be approved by shareholders under applicable law or the rules, regulations and policies of the Nasdaq, as applicable.

 

Assignment

 

Except as required by law or in the event of death or disability of the participant, the rights of a participant under the Equity Incentive Plan are not transferable or assignable.

 

Burn Rate

 

The following table provides the number of Awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan for Fiscal 2022, Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2020, expressed as a percentage of the weighted average number of Shares outstanding during the applicable fiscal year (“Burn Rate”). All figures in the below table are shown on a post-Share Consolidation basis.

 

Fiscal Year  Number of Awards Granted  Weighted Average Number of
Shares Outstanding
  Burn Rate 
Fiscal 2022    23,235,655  %
Fiscal 2021  225,147  15,423,870  1.46%
Fiscal 2020  159,500  12,799,876  1.25%

 

Benefit Plans

 

We provide some of our executive officers with disability, health and dental insurance programs on a comparable basis as other employees of the Company. We offer these benefits consistent with local market practice.

 

Perquisites

 

We do not offer significant perquisites as part of our compensation program.

 

Pension Plan Benefits

 

Dr. Grammer participates in, and prior to their departures from the Company in 2022, Ms. Shi and Ms. Smith participated in, the Company’s 401(k) plan made available to its U.S. employees. The Company provides an employer safe harbor matching contribution equal to 100% of a participant’s salary deferrals under the plan up to the first 1% of plan eligible compensation, plus 50% of a participant’s salary deferrals under the plan up to the next 5% of plan eligible compensation, subject to the limits imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Other than the 401(k) plan, the Company does not have any pension plans that provide for payments of benefits at, following or in connection with, retirement or provide for retirement or deferred compensation plans for the NEOs or directors.

 

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Defined Contribution Plan Table

 

Name and Principal Position  Accumulated Value At
Start of Year
  Compensatory  Accumulated Value At
Year-End(3)
 
Geoffrey Grammer
Chief Medical Officer
  $25,338  $10,281  $35,619 
Diana Shi
Former Senior Vice President of Operations(1)
  $7,481  $11,965  $19,446 
Euphia Smith
Former Chief Marketing Officer(2)
  $15,006  $11,173  $26,179 

 

 

Notes:

 

(1)Ms. Shi left the Company effective August 2022.

(2)Ms. Smith left the Company effective December 2022.

(3)As at December 31, 2022.

 

Termination and Change of Control Benefits

 

For a summary of the termination and change of control benefits provided under the Equity Incentive Plan, please refer to “– Components of Compensation – Long-Term Incentives”. Except as described below, the Company has not entered into contractual termination, post-termination or change of control arrangements with any of its NEOs.

 

TMS NeuroHealth Centers Services, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company (“TMS Services US”), has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Leonard that provides for contractual termination entitlements. In connection with Mr. Leonard’s termination by TMS Services US on a without cause basis or his resignation with good reason, Mr. Leonard is entitled to his accrued base salary and paid time off through the termination date, a pro-rated annual bonus payment based on his service to the termination date, and subject to Mr. Leonard’s execution of a general release of claims in favor of TMS Services US and its affiliates, continued payment of his base salary for a period of 18 months following the termination date. If Mr. Leonard was terminated on a without cause basis or resigned with good reason on December 31, 2022, he would have been entitled to his accrued base salary, paid time off and annual bonus and a severance payment equal to US$712,500. Mr. Leonard would not have received any incremental payments or benefits in respect of his Awards outstanding under the Equity Incentive Plan in connection with such events.

 

Mr. Leonard is subject to a customary confidentiality covenant and certain restrictive covenants that will continue to apply following the termination of his employment, including non-competition and non-solicitation provisions which are in effect during Mr. Leonard’s employment and for eighteen months thereafter.

 

Ms. Smith departed Greenbrook effective December 2022. In connection with her departure, Ms. Smith received a severance payment in the amount of $137,958. The Company paid $17,000 of Ms. Smith’s severance payment and the balance was paid by the Company’s insurance provider. Ms. Smith was not entitled to receive any incremental payments or benefits in respect of her Awards outstanding under the Equity Incentive Plan in connection with her departure.

 

Ms. Smith’s employment agreement and settlement relating to her departure contained customary confidentiality covenant and certain restrictive covenants that will continue to apply following her departure, including non-competition and non-solicitation provisions which are in effect for the two years following Ms. Smith’s departure.

 

Performance Graph

 

The following graph compares the Company’s cumulative total shareholder return to the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index and the S&P/TSX Capped Healthcare Total Return Index, assuming reinvestment of any dividends and considering a $100 investment on October 3, 2018, being the date the Company’s Shares began trading on the TSX. The S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index tracks the share prices of the largest companies on the TSX measured by market capitalization. Stocks included in this index cover all sectors of the economy and are not significantly weighted in the any comparable industry to the Company and are therefore not directly comparable to Greenbrook. The information contained in the graph relating to the period from October 3, 2018 to February 4, 2021 (inclusive) has been adjusted to give effect to the Share Consolidation. The Common Shares are currently only traded on the Nasdaq (symbol: GBNH) as the Company delisted from the TSX effective March 13, 2023.

 

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Cumulative Total Shareholder Return
October 3, 2018 to December 31, 2022

 

During the period covered by the performance graph, our common shares have underperformed the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index and have both outperformed and underperformed the S&P/TSX Capped Healthcare Total Return Index. However, throughout Fiscal 2022, our common shares largely underperformed both the S&P/TSX Composite Total Return Index and the S&P/TSX Capped Healthcare Total Return Index.

 

Executive officer compensation is not strongly correlated to Shareholder returns in the short term, in part because equity-based incentives are calculated at the time of grant using grant date fair values, which do not reflect the actual value of compensation received when such incentives vest or are settled. In the longer term, executive officer compensation is directly impacted by the Company’s Share price performance.

 

Fiscal 2022 represented our fourth full fiscal year as a public company. As such, there is limited history of our common shares trading on the TSX and/or the Nasdaq, and it may not be possible to draw conclusions from the existing trends. Aside from base salaries, our compensation program is designed to include short-term incentives that align with the near-term targets of the business as well as long-term incentives that are tied to successful execution against our long-term growth strategy.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

Plan Category  Number of Securities to be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights(1)
   Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and
Rights(1)
   Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance(1)
 
Equity compensation plans previously approved by Shareholders   764,667   $8.15    2,178,987 
Equity compensation plans not previously approved by Shareholders   N/A    N/A    N/A 
Total   764,667   $8.15    2,178,987 

 

 

Note:

(1)As at December 31, 2022.

 

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Summary Compensation Table

 

The table below shows the compensation paid to the NEOs in respect of the Company’s three most recently completed financial years.

 
                            Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Compensation
               
Name and Principal
Position
  Year     Salary     Share-
Based
Awards(1)
    Option-
Based
Awards(2)
    Annual
Incentive
Plans(3)
  Long-Term
Incentive
Plans
  Pension
Value(4)
  All Other
Compensation(5)
    Total
Compensation
 
Bill Leonard   2022     $ 468,750                                   $ 468,750  
President & Chief Executive Officer   2021     $ 450,000     $ 97,853           $ 285,000                 $ 832,853  
  2020     $ 375,000           $ 55,000     $ 275,000                 $ 705,000  
Erns Loubser   2022     $ 315,000                                   $ 315,000  
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   2021     $ 300,000           $ 86,355     $ 104,000                 $ 490,355  
  2020     $ 290,000           $ 82,500     $ 100,000                 $ 472,500  
Geoffrey Grammer   2022     $ 293,750                         $ 10,281         $ 304,031  
Chief Medical Officer   2021     $ 275,000           $ 103,626             $ 9,624         $ 388,250  
  2020     $ 237,500           $ 110,000             $ 8,313         $ 355,813  
Diana Shi(6)   2022     $ 273,967                         $ 11,965   $ 90,769     $ 376,701  
Former Senior Vice President of Operations   2021     $ 255,708           $ 172,710     $ 91,700       $ 7,481         $ 527,599  
  2020                                            
Euphia Smith(7)   2022     $ 234,231                         $ 11,173   $ 137,958     $ 383,362  
Former Chief Marketing Officer   2021     $ 225,000           $ 86,355     $ 85,000       $ 11,025         $ 407,380  
  2020     $ 210,000           $ 22,000     $ 90,000       $ 3,981         $ 325,981  

 

 

Notes:

(1)The value of the PSUs is calculated based on the closing price of the Shares on the Nasdaq on the applicable date of grant (assuming target performance).

(2)Reflects the grant date fair value of Options that were granted in Fiscal 2020, Fiscal 2021 and Fiscal 2022, as applicable, determined in accordance with the Black-Scholes valuation model, using the following key assumptions:

 

Grant Date  Expected Life
(Years)
   Expected
Volatility
   Risk Free
Interest Rate
   Expected
Dividend Yield
   Forfeiture Rate 
February 3, 2020   10    46.12%   2.02%   0.00%   0.00%
February 17, 2021   10    46.36%   1.11%   0.00%   4.39%

 

(3)Amounts reflect annual bonuses that were paid or payable to NEOs in respect of Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2021. No annual bonuses were paid or payable to NEOs in respect of Fiscal 2022.

(4)Reflects contributions made by the Company to Dr. Grammer, Ms. Shi’s and Ms. Smith’s 401(k) plan.

(5)None of the NEOs are entitled to perquisites or other personal benefits which, in aggregate, are worth over $50,000 or over 10% of their base salary.

(6)Ms. Shi left the Company effective August 2022. Amounts provided under the “All Other Compensation” column reflect Ms. Shi’s severance and benefit entitlements payable in connection with her departure. Ms. Shi joined the Company on February 8, 2021. Accordingly, Ms. Shi’s compensation for Fiscal 2021 in the above table reflects Ms. Shi’s compensation from February 8, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

(7)Ms. Smith left the Company effective December 2022. Amounts provided under the “All Other Compensation” column for Fiscal 2022 reflect Ms. Smith’s severance and benefit entitlements payable in connection with her departure. See “Termination and Change of Control Benefits” above.

 

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Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

 

The following table sets out information on the outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards held by each of our NEOs as of December 31, 2022.

 

    Option-Based Awards     Share-Based Awards  
Name and Principal Position   Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
    Option
Exercise
Price(1)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Value of
Unexercised
In-The-Money
Options(2)
    Number
of Shares
or Units
of Shares
That Have
Not
Vested
    Market or
Payout
Value of
Share-Based
Awards That
Have Not
Vested(3)
    Market or
Payout Value
of Vested
Share-Based
Awards Paid-
Out or
Distributed
 
Bill Leonard(4)   10,000     $ 9.89     February 3, 2030             $ 44,753      
President & Chief Executive Officer                                              
                                               
Erns Loubser(5)   10,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2025                    
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer    5,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2026                    
  135,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2027                    
  15,000     $ 9.89     February 3, 2030                    
  10,000     $ 15.08     February 17, 2031         3,333            
                                               
Geoffrey Grammer(6)   40,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2025                    
Chief Medical Officer   5,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2026                    
  2,000     $ 5.00     March 31, 2027                    
  20,000     $ 9.89     February 3, 2030                    
  12,000     $ 15.08     February 17, 2031         4,000            
                                             
Diana Shi(7)   20,000     $ 15.08     February 17, 2031                    
Former Senior Vice President of Operations                                              
                                               
Euphia Smith(8)   12,000     $ 13.53     May 9, 2029                    

Former Chief Marketing Office

  4,000     $ 9.89     February 3, 2030                    
  10,000     $ 15.08     February 17, 2031                    

 

 

Notes:

(1)The exercise price of the Options granted on May 9, 2019, February 3, 2020, and February 17, 2021 were C$17.15, C$13.40 and C$20.43, respectively. All remaining Options grants in the table above have an exercise price in U.S dollars.

(2)The value of unexercised in-the-money Options is calculated based on the closing price per Share of C$2.98 on December 30, 2022, the last trading day of Fiscal 2022. The exchange rate used was the rate at December 30, 2022 of C$1.00 = $0.7383.

(3)The value of the PSUs is calculated based on the closing price of the Shares on the TSX on December 30, 2022 (assuming target performance).

(4)Mr. Leonard was granted 10,000 Options on February 3, 2020, which are fully vested, and are subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan.

(5)Mr. Loubser was granted 10,000 Options on March 31, 2015, which are fully vested; 5,000 Options on March 31, 2016, which are fully vested; 135,000 Options on March 31, 2017, which are fully vested; 15,000 Options on February 3, 2020, which are fully vested; and 10,000 Options on February 17, 2021, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 and are subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan.

(6)Dr. Grammer was granted 40,000 Options on March 31, 2015, which are fully vested; 5,000 Options on March 31, 2016, which are fully vested; 2,000 Options on March 31, 2017, which are fully vested; 20,000 Options on February 3, 2020, which are fully vested; and 12,000 Options on February 17, 2021, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 and are subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan.

(7)Ms. Shi was granted 20,000 Options on February 17, 2021, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 and are subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan. Ms. Shi left the Company effective August 2022.

(8)Ms. Smith was granted 12,000 Options on May 9, 2019, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022; 4,000 Options on February 3, 2020, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022; and 10,000 Options on February 17, 2021, which vest as to one-third on March 31, 2021, March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023 and are subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan. Ms. Smith left the Company effective December 2022.

 

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Incentive Plan Awards – Value Vested or Earned During the Year

 

The following table indicates, for each of our NEOs, the value of the Option-Based Awards and Share-Based Awards vested in accordance with their terms during Fiscal 2022 and the value of the annual bonuses paid in respect of Fiscal 2022:

 

Name and Principal Position Option-Based Awards –
Value Vested or
Earned
During the Year(1)
Share-Based Awards –
Value Vested or Earned
During the Year
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Compensation – Value
Earned
During the Year(2)
Bill Leonard
President & Chief Executive Officer
Erns Loubser
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Geoffrey Grammer
Chief Medical Officer
Diana Shi(3)
Former Senior Vice President of Operations

Euphia Smith(4)

Former Chief Marketing Officer

 

 

Notes: 

(1)Includes time vesting Options that vested during the fiscal year. The value of time vesting Options vested during the fiscal year is calculated based on the closing price of the Shares on the TSX on the applicable vesting date.

(2)No annual bonuses were paid or payable to NEOs in respect of Fiscal 2022.

(3)Ms. Shi left the Company effective August 2022.

(4)Ms. Smith left the Company effective December 2022.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers

 

None of our directors, executive officers, employees, former directors, former executive officers or former employees or any of our subsidiaries, and none of their respective associates, is or has within 30 days before the date of this Circular or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year been indebted to us or any of our subsidiaries or another entity whose indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding provided by us or any of our subsidiaries.

 

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

 

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of Greenbrook, no director or executive officer of the Company, any proposed nominee for election as director of the Company, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting, other than the election of directors.

 

Interests of Informed Persons in Material Transactions

 

Other than as described elsewhere in this Circular and in the Annual Report in Item 5.B, “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Related Party Transactions”, there are no material interests, direct or indirect, of any of our directors or executive officers, any shareholder that beneficially owns, or controls or directs (directly or indirectly), more than 10% of any class or series of our outstanding voting securities, or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing persons, in any transaction since the commencement of our most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction that has materially affected or is reasonably expected to materially affect us or any of our subsidiaries.

 

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Shareholder Proposals

 

There are no shareholder proposals to be considered at the Meeting. The OBCA permits certain eligible shareholders to submit shareholder proposals to us, which proposals may be included in a management information circular relating to an annual meeting of shareholders. The final date by which we must receive shareholder proposals for our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2024 is April 21, 2024.

 

Additional Information

 

The Company is a reporting issuer under the applicable legislation of all of the provinces and territories of Canada and is required to file financial statements and information circulars with the various securities commissions. The Company has filed its Annual Report with those securities commissions which, among other things, contained all of the disclosure required by Form 52-110F1 under NI 52-110.

 

Additional copies of our latest Annual Report, this Circular and our consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis can be obtained upon request from the Chief Financial Officer of Greenbrook by writing to:

 

Greenbrook TMS Inc.
890 Yonge Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P4.

 

Financial information is provided in our audited consolidated financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for its most recently completed financial year, which are included in the Annual Report. Additional information about or relating to the Company can also be found at www.greenbrooktms.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

 

Contacting the Board of Directors

 

Shareholders, employees and other interested parties may communicate directly with the Board through the Lead Independent Director by writing to:

 

Lead Independent Director
Greenbrook TMS Inc.
890 Yonge Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3P4.

 

Board Approval

 

The contents and sending of this Circular to Shareholders entitled to receive notice of the Meeting, to each director, to the auditors of the Company and to the appropriate securities regulatory authorities have been approved by the Board.

 

 On behalf of the Board of Directors,
  
 /s/ Bill Leonard
Toronto, OntarioBill Leonard
May 11, 2023President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Appendix A
MANDATE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

1.Introduction

 

The members of the board of directors (respectively, the “Directors” and the “Board”) of Greenbrook TMS Inc. (the “Company”) are elected by the shareholders of the Company and are responsible for the stewardship of the Company. The purpose of this mandate (the “Board Mandate”) is to describe the principal duties and responsibilities of the Board, as well as some of the policies and procedures that apply to the Board in discharging its duties and responsibilities.

 

Certain aspects of the composition and organization of the Board are prescribed and/or governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and the constating documents of the Company.

 

2.Chair of the Board

 

The Board will appoint an independent director to act as Chair of the Board (the “Chair”). If the Board determines that this is not appropriate in the circumstances and instead appoints a non-independent director to act as Chair of the Board, the Board will also appoint an independent director to act as lead director (the “Lead Director”). Either an independent Chair of the Board or the Lead Director will act as the effective leader of the Board and ensure that the Board’s agenda will enable it to successfully carry out its duties. The Chair of the Board and the Lead Director, as applicable, may be removed at any time at the discretion of the Board.

 

3.Board Size

 

The constating documents of the Company provide that the Board shall be comprised of a minimum of three (3) Directors and a maximum of fifteen (15) Directors. The Board shall periodically review its size in light of its duties and responsibilities from time to time. Applicable residency requirements will be complied with in respect of the composition of the Board.

 

4.Independence

 

The Board shall be comprised of a majority of independent Directors. A Director shall be considered independent if he or she would be considered independent for the purposes of National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices and NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2).

 

5.Role and Responsibilities of the Board

 

The Board is responsible for supervising the management of the business and affairs of the Company and is expected to focus on guidance and strategic oversight with a view to increasing shareholder value.

 

In accordance with the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), in discharging his or her duties, each Director must act honestly and in good faith, with a view to the best interests of the Company. Each Director must also exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.

 

6.Board Meetings

 

(a)In accordance with the constating documents of the Company, meetings of the Board may be held at such times and places as the Chair may determine and as many times per year as necessary to effectively carry out the Board’s responsibilities. The non-employee Directors may meet without senior executives of the Company, as required. The independent Directors shall have regularly scheduled meetings, at least twice annually, without senior executives of the Company and any non-independent Directors.

 

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(b)The Chair shall be responsible for establishing or causing to be established the agenda for each Board meeting, and for ensuring that regular minutes of Board proceedings are kept and circulated on a timely basis for review and approval.

 

(c)The Chair (or other Directors as delegated by the Chair from time to time) may invite, at its discretion, any other individuals to attend its meetings. Senior executives of the Company shall attend a meeting if invited by the Chair (or another Director delegated by the Chair).

 

7.Delegations and Approval Authorities

 

(a)The Board shall appoint the chief executive officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and delegate to the CEO and other senior executives the authority over the day-to-day management of the business and affairs of the Company.

 

(b)The Board may delegate certain matters it is responsible for to the committees of the Board, currently consisting of the Audit Committee, and the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee. The Board may appoint other committees, as it deems appropriate, to the extent permissible under applicable law. The Board will, however, retain its oversight function and ultimate responsibility for such matters and associated delegated responsibilities.

 

8.Strategic Planning Process and Risk Management

 

(a)The Board shall adopt a strategic planning process to establish objectives and goals for the Company’s business and shall review, approve and modify as appropriate the strategies proposed by senior executives to achieve such objectives and goals. The Board shall review and approve, at least on an annual basis, a strategic plan which takes into account, among other things, the opportunities and risks of the Company’s business and affairs.

 

(b)The Board, in conjunction with management, shall be responsible to identify the principal risks of the Company’s business and oversee management’s implementation of appropriate systems to seek to effectively monitor, manage and mitigate the impact of such risks. Pursuant to its duty to oversee the implementation of effective risk management policies and procedures, the Board may delegate to applicable Board committees the responsibility for assessing and implementing appropriate policies and procedures to address specified risks, including delegation of financial and related risk management to the Audit Committee and delegation of risks associated with compensation policies and practices to the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee.

 

9.Succession Planning, Appointment and Supervision of Senior Executives

 

(a)The Board shall approve the corporate goals and objectives of the CEO and review the performance of the CEO against such corporate goals and objectives. The Board shall take steps to satisfy itself as to the integrity of the CEO and other senior executives of the Company and that the CEO and other senior executives create a culture of integrity throughout the organization.

 

(b)The Board shall approve the succession plan for the Company, including the selection, appointment, supervision and evaluation of the senior executives of the Company, and shall also approve the compensation of the senior executives of the Company upon recommendation of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee. The CEO may not be present during voting or deliberations on his/her executive compensation.

 

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10.Financial Reporting and Internal Controls

 

The Board shall review and monitor, with the assistance of the Audit Committee, the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting, including any significant deficiencies or changes in internal control and the quality and integrity of the Company’s external financial reporting processes.

 

11.Regulatory Filings

 

The Board shall approve applicable regulatory filings that require or are advisable for the Board to approve, which the Board may delegate in accordance with Section 7(b) of this mandate. These include, but are not limited to, the annual audited financial statements, interim financial statements and related management’s discussion and analysis accompanying such financial statements, earnings press releases, management proxy circulars, annual information forms and annual reports, prospectuses and offering documents and other applicable disclosure.

 

12.Corporate Disclosure and Communications

 

The Board will seek to ensure that corporate disclosure of the Company complies with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the stock exchanges upon which the Company’s securities are listed. In addition, the Board shall adopt appropriate procedures designed to permit the Board to receive feedback from shareholders on material issues.

 

13.Corporate Policies

 

The Board shall adopt and periodically review policies and procedures designed to ensure that the Company and its Directors, officers and employees comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and conduct the Company’s business ethically and with honesty and integrity.

 

14.Review of Mandate

 

The Board may, from time to time, permit departures from the terms of this Board Mandate, either prospectively or retrospectively. This Board Mandate is not intended to give rise to civil liability on the part of the Company or its Directors or officers, to shareholders, security holders, customers, suppliers, competitors, employees or other persons, or to any other liability whatsoever on their part.

 

The Board may review and recommend changes to this Board Mandate from time to time and the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee may periodically review and assess the adequacy of this mandate and recommend any proposed changes to the Board for consideration.

 

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