Exhibit 99.1 

 

GOLD ROYALTY CORP.

long-term incentive plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article 1 Definitions		1
1.1	Definitions	1
Article 2 PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS		7
2.1	Purpose of the Plan	7
2.2	Implementation and Administration of the Plan	7
2.3	Eligible Participants	8
2.4	Shares Subject to the Plan	8
2.5	Participation Limits	9
Article 3 OPTIONS		9
3.1	Nature of Options	9
3.2	Option Awards	10
3.3	Exercise Price	10
3.4	Expiry Date; Black-Out Period	10
3.5	Option Agreement	10
3.6	Exercise of Options	11
3.7	Method of Exercise and Payment of Purchase Price	11
3.8	Incentive Stock Options	12
Article 4 DEFERRED SHARE UNITS		13
4.1	Nature of DSUs	13
4.2	DSU Awards	13
4.3	Redemption of DSUs	13
Article 5 SHARE UNITS		14
5.1	Nature of Share Units	14
5.2	Share Unit Awards	14
5.3	Performance Criteria and Performance Period Applicable to PSU Awards	15
5.4	Share Unit Vesting Determination Date	15
Article 6 GENERAL CONDITIONS		16
6.1	General Conditions Applicable to Awards	16
6.2	Dividend Share Units	17
6.3	Unfunded Plan	17
Article 7 adjustments and amendments		17
7.1	Adjustment to Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards	17
7.2	Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan	18
7.3	Change of Control	19
7.4	Termination of Employment	20
7.5	Clawback	21
Article 8 miscellaneous		21
8.1	Currency	21
8.2	Compliance and Award Restrictions	21
8.3	Use of an Administrative Agent and Trustee	22
8.4	Tax Withholding	22
8.5	Reorganization of the Company	23
8.6	Governing Laws	23
8.7	Successors and Assigns	23
8.8	Severability	23
8.9	No Liability	23
8.10	Effective Date of the Plan	23
ADDENDUM FOR U.S. PARTICIPANTS		1

 

GOLD ROYALTY CORP.

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Gold Royalty Corp. (the “Company”) hereby establishes a Long-Term Incentive Plan for certain qualified officers, employees and Consultants (as defined herein), providing ongoing services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (as defined herein) that can have a significant impact on the Company’s long-term results.

Article 1
Definitions

1.1 Definitions

Where used herein or in any amendments or addendums hereto or in any communication required or permitted to be given hereunder, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:

“Act” means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as such legislation may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time;

“Affiliates” has the meaning given to this term in the Act, as such legislation may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time and includes GoldMining Inc. for so long as it owns 30% or more of the outstanding Shares of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent applicable, “Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Exchange Act;

“Award Agreement” means, individually or collectively, the Option Agreement, RSU Agreement, PSU Agreement, DSU Agreement, the Employment Agreement or other written service agreement pursuant to which an Award is granted, as the context requires;

“Awards” means Options, RSUs, PSUs and/or DSUs granted to a Participant pursuant to the terms of the Plan;

“Black-Out Period” means the period of time when, pursuant to any policies or determinations of the Company, securities of the Company may not be traded by Insiders or other specified Person;

“Board” means the board of directors of the Company as constituted from time to time;

“Broker” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.7(2) hereof;

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday, when banks are generally open for business in Vancouver, British Columbia for the transaction of banking business;

“Cancellation” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.4(1) hereof;

“Cash Equivalent” means:

(a) in the case of Share Units, the amount of money equal to the Market Value multiplied by the number of vested Share Units in the Participant’s Account, net of any applicable taxes in accordance with Section 8.4, on the Share Unit Settlement Date; and

(b) in the case of DSU Awards, the amount of money equal to the Market Value multiplied by the whole number of DSUs then recorded in the Participant’s Account which the Participant requests to redeem pursuant to the DSU Redemption Notice, net of any applicable taxes in accordance with Section 8.4, on the date the Company receives, or is deemed to receive, the DSU Redemption Notice;

“Cause” as used in connection with the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement or an Employment Agreement (which definition shall govern), means: (a) fraud, misappropriation of the property or funds of the Company, embezzlement, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, engagement, or employment which is willfully or grossly negligent on the part of the Participant; (b) the willful allowance by the Participant of the Participant’s duty to the Company and his or her personal interests to come into conflict in a material way in relation to any transaction or matter that is of a substantial nature; (c) the breach by the Participant of any non-competition, non-solicitation, or confidentiality covenant contained in his or her Employment Agreement or other service agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or any breach of the Company’s Code of Ethics by the Participant; and (d) any other reason which would be concluded by a court of competent jurisdiction to amount to just cause at common law;

“Change of Control” means, unless the Board determines otherwise or as amended by the Addendum for U.S. Participants, the happening, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any of the following events:

(a) the consummation of any transaction or series of transactions (other than a transaction described in clause (b) below) pursuant to which any Person or group of Persons acting jointly or in concert acquires the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the aggregate voting power of all of the Company’s then issued and outstanding securities entitled to vote in the election of directors of the Company, other than a Person that was an Affiliate of the Company at the time of such acquisition, and other than any such acquisition that occurs upon the exercise or settlement of options or other securities granted by the Company under any of the Company’s equity incentive plans;

(b) there is consummated an arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such arrangement, amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such consummation do not beneficially own, directly or indirectly, either: (i) outstanding voting securities representing more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving or resulting entity in such amalgamation, merger, consolidation or similar transaction; or (ii) more than 50% of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving or resulting entity in such arrangement, amalgamation merger, consolidation or similar transaction;

(c) the sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets to a Person other than a Person that was an Affiliate of the Company at the time of such sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition, other than a sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition to an entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are beneficially owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their beneficial ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, exchange, license or other disposition;

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(d) the passing of a resolution by the Board or shareholders of the Company to substantially liquidate the assets of the Company or wind up the Company’s business or significantly rearrange its affairs in one or more transactions or series of transactions or the commencement of proceedings for such a liquidation, winding-up or re-arrangement (except where such re-arrangement is part of a bona fide reorganization of the Company in circumstances where the business of the Company is continued and the shareholdings remain substantially the same following the re-arrangement); or

(e) individuals who, on the Effective Date, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member will, for purposes of the Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time and the Treasury Regulations and other authoritative guidance promulgated thereunder;

“Code of Ethics” means the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics, as modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time;

“Company” means Gold Royalty Corp., a corporation existing under the Act;

“Compensation Committee” means the Compensation Committee or an equivalent committee of the Board;

“Consultant” means any natural Person (including an individual whose services are contracted for through another Person) who provides ongoing, bona fide services to the Company or its Affiliates, with compensation, pursuant to a written agreement between such Person and the Company or Affiliate, provided that such services are not rendered in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising transaction and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities;

“Dividend Share Units” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.2 hereof;

“DSU” means a deferred share unit, which is a bookkeeping entry equivalent in value to a Share credited to a Participant’s Account in accordance with Article 5 hereof;

“DSU Agreement” means a written notice from the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of DSUs and the terms and conditions thereof, in such form as the Board may approve from time to time;

“DSU Redemption Deadline” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.3(1) hereof;

“DSU Redemption Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.3(1) hereof;

“Effective Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.10 hereof;

“Eligible Participants” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.3(1) hereof;

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“Employment Agreement” means, with respect to any Participant, any written employment agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and such Participant;

“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

“Exercise Notice” means a notice in writing, in such form as the Board may approve from time to time, signed by a Participant and stating the Participant’s intention to exercise or settle a particular Award, if applicable and in the form, if any, set forth in any applicable Award Agreement;

“Exercise Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2(1) hereof;

“Expiry Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.4 hereof;

“Good Reason” as used in connection with the termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate, unless otherwise defined in an Award Agreement or an Employment Agreement or other service agreement between the Company or an Affiliate and a Participant (which definition shall govern), means: (i) without the express written consent of the Participant, any material negative change or diminution of the Participant’s authority, duties, reporting relationship, or responsibilities; (ii) any material reduction in the Participant’s base salary, fees or hourly wage, as applicable, provided, however, that any reduction in base salary, fees or hourly wage that applies to all similarly situated employees will not constitute “Good Reason” under this Plan; (iii) a change in the geographic location at which the Participant must perform his or her services that is 75 kilometres or more from the principal location to which he or she was previously based as provided in his or her Employment Agreement or other service agreement, if any; or (iv) any material breach by the Company or an Affiliate of the Participant’s Employment Agreement or other service agreement, if any, in each case, so long as the Participant has provided the Company or an Affiliate with written notice of the acts or omissions constituting grounds for Good Reason within thirty (30) days of the condition first occurring and the Company or an Affiliate shall have failed to rectify, as determined by the Company or an Affiliate acting reasonably, any such acts or omissions within thirty (30) days of the Company’s or an Affiliate’s receipt of such notice;

“Grant Date” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.4 hereof;

“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Board as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code and otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan;

“Insider” means a “reporting insider” of the Company as defined in National Instrument 55-104 - Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions, as amended from time to time;

“ISO Entity” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.3(1);

“Legacy Incentive Plan” means the Equity Incentive Plan of the Company dated October 19, 2020;

“Market Value” means at any date when the market value of Shares of the Company is to be determined, the closing price of the Shares on the trading day prior to such date on the Stock Exchange, or if the Shares are not listed on the NYSE American or any other stock exchange or for any period prior to the Shares commencing trading on a stock exchange, the value as is determined solely by the Board, acting reasonably and in good faith based on the reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method not inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code or Canadian tax law;

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“Non-Employee Directors” means members of the Board who, at the time of execution of an Award Agreement, if applicable, are not officers, senior executives or other employees, or Consultants of the Company or an Affiliate;

“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated by the Board as an Incentive Stock Option;

“Option” means an option granted by the Company to a Participant entitling such Participant to acquire a designated number of Shares from treasury at the Exercise Price, but subject to the provisions hereof;

“Option Agreement” means a written notice from the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of Options and the terms and conditions thereof, in such form as the Board may approve from time to time;

“Participants” means Eligible Participants that are granted Awards under the Plan;

“Participant’s Account” means an account maintained to reflect each Participant’s participation in RSUs, PSUs and/or DSUs under the Plan;

“Performance Criteria” means criteria established by the Board which, without limitation, may include criteria based on the Participant’s personal performance, the financial performance of the Company and/or of its Subsidiaries, total shareholder return, the achievement of corporate goals and strategic initiatives, and that may be used to determine the vesting of the Awards, when applicable;

“Performance Period” means the period determined by the Board pursuant to Section 5.3(1) hereof;

“Person” means an individual, corporation, company, cooperative, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, entity with juridical personality or governmental authority or body, and pronouns which refer to a Person shall have a similarly extended meaning;

“Plan” means this Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time;

“PSU” means a performance share unit awarded to a Participant to receive a payment in the form of Shares as provided in Article 5 hereof and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan;

“PSU Agreement” means a written notice from the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of PSUs and the terms and conditions thereof, in such form as the Board may approve from time to time;

“Reporting Participant” means a Participant who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the Exchange Act;

“RSU” means a restricted share unit awarded to a Participant to receive a payment in the form of Shares as provided in Article 5 hereof and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan;

“RSU Agreement” means a written notice from the Company to a Participant evidencing the grant of RSUs and the terms and conditions thereof, in such form as the Board may approve from time to time;

“Share Compensation Arrangement” means a stock option, stock option plan, employee stock purchase plan, equity incentive plan, long-term incentive plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving the issuance or potential issuance of Shares to one or more directors, officers, employees or Consultants of the Company or an Affiliate, but does not include the Legacy Incentive Plan. For greater certainty, a “Share Compensation Arrangement” does not include a security based compensation arrangement used as an inducement to Person(s) or company(ies) not previously employed by and not previously an Insider of the Company;

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“Shares” or “Stock” means the common shares in the capital of the Company;

“Share Unit” means a RSU or PSU, as the context requires;

“Share Unit Settlement Date” means the date of settlement of a Share Unit as determined pursuant to Section 5.2(6);

“Share Unit Vesting Determination Date” has the meaning described thereto in Section 5.4 hereof;

“Stock Exchange” means the NYSE American or such other exchange upon which the Shares may become listed or posted for trading;

“Subsidiary” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other body corporate that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company;

“Surrender” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.7(3);

“Surrender Notice” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.7(3);

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

“Termination Date” means, unless otherwise defined in the applicable Award Agreement or as amended by the Addendum for U.S. Participants: (i) with respect to a Participant who is an employee or officer of the Company or an Affiliate, such Participant’s last day of active employment, and does not include any period of statutory, reasonable or contractual notice or any period of deemed employment or salary continuance; (ii) with respect to a Participant who is a Consultant, the date such Consultant ceases to provide services to the Company or an Affiliate; and (iii) with respect to a Participant who is a Non-Employee Director, the date such Person ceases to be a director of the Company or an Subsidiary, effective on the last day of the Participant’s actual and active Board membership, whether such day is selected by agreement with the individual or unilaterally by the Company, and whether with or without advance notice to the Participant, provided that if a Non-Executive Director becomes an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, such Participant’s Termination Date will be such Participant’s last day of active employment and does not include any period of statutory, reasonable or contractual notice or any period of deemed employment or salary continuance; and “Terminate” and “Terminated” have corresponding meanings;

“transfer” includes any sale, exchange, assignment, gift, bequest, disposition, mortgage, lien, charge, pledge, encumbrance, grant of security interest or any arrangement by which possession, legal title or beneficial ownership passes from one Person to another, or to the same Person in a different capacity, whether or not voluntary and whether or not for value, and any agreement to effect any of the foregoing and “transferred”, “transferring” and similar variations have corresponding meanings; and

“U.S. Participant” means any Participant who is a United States citizen or United States resident alien as defined for purposes of Section 7701(b)(1)(A) of the Code or for whom an Award is otherwise subject to taxation under the Code.

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Article 2
PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN; GRANTING OF AWARDS

2.1 Purpose of the Plan

The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company by: (i) providing Eligible Participants with additional incentives; (ii) encouraging share ownership by such Eligible Participants; (iii) increasing the proprietary interest of Eligible Participants in the success of the Company; (iv) promoting growth and profitability of the Company; (v) encouraging Eligible Participants to take into account long-term corporate performance; (vi) rewarding Eligible Participants for sustained contributions to the Company and/or significant performance achievements of the Company; and (vii) enhancing the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate Eligible Participants.

With respect to Reporting Participants, the Plan and all transactions hereunder are intended to comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. To the extent any provision of the Plan or action by the Board fails to so comply, such provision or action shall be deemed null and void ab ibnitio, to the extent permitted by law and deemed advisable by the Board.

2.2 Implementation and Administration of the Plan

(1) The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Board or, if the Board by resolution so decides, by the Compensation Committee. If the Compensation Committee is appointed for this purpose, all references to the term “Board” will be deemed to be references to the Compensation Committee, except as may otherwise be determined by the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, membership on the Board or the Compensation Committee, as applicable, shall be limited to those individuals who are “non-employee directors” as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

(2) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and the rules of the Stock Exchange and applicable laws, the Board shall have the sole and absolute discretion to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type, size, and terms, and conditions of Awards to be granted; (iii) determine the method by which an Award may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (iv) determine the circumstances under which the delivery of cash, property, or other amounts payable with respect to an Award may be deferred either automatically or at the Participant’s or the Board’s election; (v) interpret and administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in, and supply any omission in the Plan and any Award granted under, the Plan; (vi) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Board shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (vii) accelerate the vesting, delivery, or exercisability of, or payment for or lapse of restrictions on, or waive any condition in respect of, Awards; and (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Board deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan or to comply with applicable laws or the rules of the Stock Exchange.

(3) No member of the Board and no officer or employee acting for and on behalf of the Board will be liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith in the administration, interpretation, construction or application of the Plan, any Award Agreement or other document or any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan.

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(4) The day-to-day administration of the Plan may be delegated to such officers and employees of the Company as the Board determines. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, any function relating to a Reporting Participant shall be performed solely by the Board or, if applicable, the Compensation Committee.

(5) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions regarding the Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing any Award granted pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Board, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Subsidiary, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder of the Company.

2.3 Eligible Participants

(1) The Persons who shall be eligible to receive Non-Qualified Stock Options, RSUs and PSUs shall be the directors, officers, employees or Consultants of or to the Company or an Affiliate, providing ongoing services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (collectively, “Eligible Participants”). Only Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive DSUs. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Participants who are employees of the Company or any of the Company’s present or future parent corporation or subsidiary corporations, as defined in Section 424(e) or (f) of the Code, or other affiliates that are corporations, the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code (each an “ISO Entity”).

(2) Participation in the Plan shall be entirely voluntary and any decision not to participate shall not affect the Eligible Participant’s relationship, employment or appointment with the Company or an Affiliate.

(3) Notwithstanding any express or implied term of the Plan to the contrary, the granting of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall in no way be construed as a guarantee of employment or appointment by the Company or an Affiliate.

2.4 Shares Subject to the Plan

(1) Subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 hereof, the total number of Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance pursuant to Awards under the Plan or any other Share Compensation Arrangement of the Company shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total issued and outstanding Shares from time to time or such other number as may be approved in accordance with the applicable Stock Exchange policies and rules and the shareholders of the Company from time to time; provided that no more than 2,000,000 Shares may be issued in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan. For the purposes of this Section 2.4(1), in the event that the Company cancels or purchases to cancel any of its issued and outstanding Shares (“Cancellation”) and as a result of such Cancellation, the Company exceeds the limit set out in this Section 2.4(1), no approval of the Company’s shareholders will be required for the issuance of Shares on the exercise of any Options which were granted prior to such Cancellation.

(2) For greater certainty, any issuance from treasury by the Company that is or was issued in reliance upon an exemption under applicable stock exchange rules applicable to security based compensation arrangements used as an inducement to Person(s) or company(ies) not previously employed by and not previously an Insider of the Company, shall not be included in determining the maximum Shares reserved and available for grant and issuance under Section 2.4(1).

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(3) Shares: (i) in respect of which an Award is exercised; (ii) granted under the Plan (or any other Share Compensation Arrangement) but not exercised prior to the termination of such Award; (iii) not vested or settled prior to the termination of such Award due to the expiration, termination, cancellation or lapse of such Award; or (iv) settled in cash in lieu of settlement in Shares, shall, in each case, be available for Awards to be granted thereafter pursuant to the provisions of the Plan; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the forgoing shall be subject to any limitations under the Code. All Shares issued from treasury pursuant to the exercise or the vesting of the Awards granted under the Plan shall be so issued as fully paid and non-assessable Shares.

(4) No further Awards (as defined in the Legacy Incentive Plan) shall be made by the Company under the Legacy Incentive Plan, provided that any Awards (as defined in the Legacy Incentive Plan) shall continue to be governed by the Legacy Incentive Plan.

(5) The Plan is considered an “evergreen” plan, since the Shares covered by Awards which have been exercised shall be available for subsequent grants under the Plan and the number of Awards available to grant increases as the number of issued and outstanding Shares increases from time to time and shall not be included in the calculation of any limits under this Section 2.4 or Section 2.5.

2.5 Participation Limits

(1) Subject to adjustment pursuant to provisions of Article 7 hereof, the aggregate number of Shares: (i) issued to Insiders under the Plan or any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement within any one-year period; (ii) issuable to Insiders at any time under the Plan or any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement, shall in each case not exceed ten percent (10%) of the total issued and outstanding Shares on a non-diluted basis from time to time.

(2) The maximum aggregate number of Shares issuable to any one Participant under the Plan or any other proposed or established Share Compensation Arrangement shall not exceed five prevent (5%) of the issued and outstanding Shares on the applicable grant date.

(3) The Board may make Awards to Non-Employee Directors under this Plan, provided that the grant of Awards under this Plan or any other Share Compensation Arrangement to any Non-Employee Director in any fiscal year of the Company shall not exceed $150,000 (subject to inflation) in value calculated using the grant date fair value of such Awards for financial reporting purposes, provided that such the limitation shall not apply to grants made under the Legacy Incentive Plan or grants of Awards made on or prior to the date that is 10 Business Days after the date on which the Shares are first listed for trading on the NYSE American.

(4) Any Awards granted pursuant to the Plan, prior to the Participant becoming an Insider, shall be excluded for the purposes of the limits set out in this Section 2.5.

Article 3
OPTIONS

3.1 Nature of Options

An Option is an option granted by the Company to a Participant entitling such Participant to acquire a designated number of Shares from treasury at the Exercise Price, subject to the provisions hereof. Eligible Participants may be eligible to receive Non-Qualified Stock Options and/or Incentive Stock Options as outlined in this Article 3. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

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3.2 Option Awards

(1) The Board shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive Options under the Plan, (ii) determine the number of Options, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such Options shall be granted, (iii) determine the price per Share to be payable upon the exercise of each such Option (the “Exercise Price”), (iv) determine the relevant vesting provisions (including Performance Criteria, if applicable) and (v) determine the Expiry Date, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in the Plan, in any Award Agreement and any applicable rules of the Stock Exchange.

(2) All Options granted herein shall vest in accordance with the terms of the Award Agreement entered into in respect of such Options.

3.3 Exercise Price

The Exercise Price for Shares that are the subject of any Option shall be fixed by the Board when such Option is granted, but shall not be less than the Market Value of such Shares at the time of the grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any, the Exercise Price per share shall be no less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Market Value per share on the Grant Date.

3.4 Expiry Date; Black-Out Period

Subject to Section 7.2, each Option must be exercised no later than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted (the “Grant Date”) or such shorter period as set out in the Participant’s Award Agreement, at which time such Option will expire (the “Expiry Date”). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, each Option that would expire during or within ten (10) Business Days immediately following a Black-Out Period shall expire on the date that is ten (10) Business Days immediately following the expiration of the Black-Out Period. Where an Option will expire on a date that falls immediately after a Black-Out Period, and for greater certainty, not later than ten (10) Business Days after the Black-Out Period, then the date such Option will expire will be automatically extended by such number of days equal to ten (10) Business Days less the number of Business Days after the Black-Out Period that the Option expires. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Expiry Period exceed five (5) years from the Grant Date in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who on the Grant Date owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of Shares of the Company or an ISO Entity.

3.5 Option Agreement

Each Option must be confirmed by an Option Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each Option and may include, without limitation, the applicable vesting and terms of the Options and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates, and shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the Option will comply with any provisions respecting options in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.

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3.6 Exercise of Options

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan, a Participant shall be entitled to exercise an Option granted to such Participant, subject to vesting limitations which may be imposed by the Board at the time such Option is granted and set out in the Award Agreement.

(2) Prior to its expiration or earlier termination in accordance with the Plan and the Award Agreement, each Option shall be exercisable as to all or such part or parts of the optioned Shares and at such time or times and/or pursuant to the achievement of such Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions as the Board may determine in its sole discretion.

(3) No fractional Shares will be issued upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan and, accordingly, if a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Share upon the exercise of an Option, or from an adjustment pursuant to Section 7.1, such Participant will only have the right to acquire the next lowest whole number of Shares and will receive a cash payment equal to the in-the-money value, if any, of such fractional Shares.

3.7 Method of Exercise and Payment of Purchase Price

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the alternative exercise procedures set out herein, an Option granted under the Plan may be exercisable (from time to time as provided in Section 3.6 hereof) by the Participant (or by the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) by delivering an Exercise Notice to the Company, together with a bank draft, certified cheque or other form of payment acceptable to the Company in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Options and any applicable tax withholdings.

(2) Pursuant to the Exercise Notice and subject to the prior approval of the Board and the rules and policies of the Stock Exchange, a Participant may choose to undertake a “cashless exercise” with the assistance of a broker (the “Broker”) in order to facilitate the exercise of such Participant’s Options. The “cashless exercise” procedure may include a sale of such number of Shares as is necessary to raise an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for all Options being exercised by that Participant under an Exercise Notice and any applicable tax withholdings. Pursuant to the Exercise Notice, the Participant may authorize the Broker to sell Shares on the open market by means of a short sale and forward the proceeds of such short sale to the Company to satisfy the Exercise Price and any applicable tax withholdings, promptly following which the Company shall issue the Shares underlying the number of Options as provided for in the Exercise Notice.

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(3) In addition, in lieu of exercising any vested Option in the manner described in Section 3.7(1) or Section 3.7(2), and pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.7(3), a Participant may, by surrendering an Option (“Surrender”) with a properly endorsed notice of Surrender to the Corporate Secretary of the Company, substantially in the form to be attached as a schedule to the Award Agreement (a “Surrender Notice”), elect to receive that number of Shares calculated using the following formula, subject to acceptance of such Surrender Notice by the Board and provided that arrangements satisfactory to the Company have been made to pay any applicable withholding taxes:

X = (Y * (A-B)) / A

Where:

X = the number of Shares to be issued to the Participant upon exercising such Options; provided that if the foregoing calculation results in a negative number, then no Shares shall be issued

Y = the number of Shares underlying the Options to be Surrendered

A = the Market Value of the Shares as at the date of the Surrender

B = the Exercise Price of such Options

(4) No share certificates shall be issued and no Person shall be registered in the share register of the Company as the holder of Shares until actual receipt by the Company of an Exercise Notice, payment for the Shares to be purchased and satisfaction of any tax withholding requirements.

(5) Subject to Section 3.7(4), upon the exercise of an Option pursuant to Section 3.7(1), Section 3.7(2) or Section 3.7(3), the Company shall, as soon as practicable after such exercise but no later than ten (10) Business Days following such exercise, forthwith cause the transfer agent and registrar of the Shares to deliver to the Participant (or as the Participant may otherwise direct) such number of Shares as the Participant shall have then paid for and as are specified in such Exercise Notice.

3.8 Incentive Stock Options

(1) No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company within 12 months following the Effective Date and in a manner intended to comply with the shareholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code; provided, however, that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option unless and until such approval is obtained. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such non-qualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Non-Qualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

(2) No Incentive Stock Option may be granted more than ten (10) years from the date the Plan is adopted, or the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders, whichever is earlier.

(3) Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he or she makes a disqualifying disposition of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such Shares before the later of (i) two (2) years after the Grant Date of the Incentive Stock Option or (ii) one (1) year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Board and in accordance with procedures established by the Board, retain possession, as agent for the applicable Participant, of any Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence, subject to complying with any instructions from such Participant as to the sale of such Shares.

(4) To the extent that a Participant has received Incentive Stock Options and that any of the more general language in this Article 3 conflicts with the language in this Section 3.8, the language of Section 3.8 shall be controlling.

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Article 4
DEFERRED SHARE UNITS

4.1 Nature of DSUs

A DSU is a unit granted to a Participant representing the right to receive a Share or the Cash Equivalent, subject to restrictions and conditions as the Board may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing service of the Participant and/or achievement of pre-established vesting conditions and objectives.

4.2 DSU Awards

(1) Subject to any director compensation policy that may be determined by the Board from time to time, each Non-Employee Director may elect to receive all or a portion his or her annual retainer fee in the form of a grant of DSUs in each fiscal year. The number of DSUs shall be calculated as the amount of the Non-Employee Director’s annual retainer fee elected to be paid by way of DSUs divided by the Market Value. At the discretion of the Board, fractional DSUs will not be issued and any fractional entitlements will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

(2) Each DSU must be confirmed by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each DSU and may include, without limitation, the vesting and terms of the DSUs and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates, and shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the DSU will comply with any provisions respecting DSUs in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.

(3) Any DSUs that are awarded to a Participant who is a resident of Canada or employed in Canada (each for purposes of the Tax Act) shall be structured so as to be considered to 6801(d) of the Income Tax Regulations adopted under the Tax Act (or any successor to such provisions).

(4) Subject to vesting and other conditions and provisions set forth herein and in the Award Agreement, the Board shall determine whether each DSU awarded to a Participant shall entitle the Participant: (i) to receive one Share issued from treasury; (ii) to receive the Cash Equivalent of one Share; or (iii) to elect to receive either one Share from treasury, the Cash Equivalent of one Share or a combination of cash and Shares.

4.3 Redemption of DSUs

(1) Subject to Section 4.3(2), each Non-Employee Director that has been awarded DSUs shall be entitled to redeem his or her DSUs during the period commencing on the Business Day immediately following the Termination Date and ending on the date that is not later than December 15 of the year following the Termination Date, or shorter such redemption period set out in the relevant Award Agreement (the “DSU Redemption Deadline”) by providing a written notice of settlement to the Company setting out the number of DSUs to be settled and the particulars regarding the registration of the Shares issuable upon settlement, if applicable (the “DSU Redemption Notice”). In the event of the death of a Participant, the DSU Redemption Notice shall be filed by the administrator or liquidator of the estate of the Participant.

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(2) If a DSU Redemption Notice is not received by the Company on or before the DSU Redemption Deadline, the Participant shall be deemed to have delivered a DSU Redemption Notice on the DSU Redemption Deadline and, if not otherwise set out in the DSU Agreement, the Board shall determine the number of DSUs to be settled by way of Shares, the Cash Equivalent or a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent to be delivered to the Participant, administrator or liquidator of the estate of the Participant, as applicable.

(3) Subject to Section 8.4 and the Award Agreement, settlement of DSUs shall take place promptly following the Company’s receipt or deemed receipt of the DSU Redemption Notice through:

(a) in the case of settlement of DSUs for their Cash Equivalent, delivery of a bank draft, certified cheque or other acceptable form of payment to the Participant representing the Cash Equivalent;

(b) in the case of settlement of DSUs for Shares, delivery of such Shares to the Non-Employee Director; or

(c) in the case of settlement of DSUs for a combination of Shares and the Cash Equivalent, a combination of (a) and (b) above.

Article 5
SHARE UNITS

5.1 Nature of Share Units

A Share Unit is an award entitling the recipient to acquire Shares, at such purchase price (which may be zero) as determined by the Board, subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Board may determine at the time of grant. Conditions may be based on continuing employment (or other service relationship) and/or achievement of pre-established performance goals and objectives.

5.2 Share Unit Awards

(1) Subject to the provisions herein set forth and any shareholder or regulatory approval which may be required, the Board shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion, (i) designate the Eligible Participants who may receive RSUs and/or PSUs under the Plan, (ii) fix the number of RSUs and/or PSUs, if any, to be granted to each Eligible Participant and the date or dates on which such RSUs and/or PSUs shall be granted, and (iii) determine the relevant conditions and vesting provisions (including, in the case of PSUs, the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria, if any) and any restriction period of such RSUs and/or PSUs, the whole subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in the Plan and in any applicable Award Agreement.

(2) Each RSU must be confirmed by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each RSU and may include, without limitation, the vesting and terms of the RSUs and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates, and shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the RSUs will comply with any provisions respecting RSUs in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.

(3) Each PSU must be confirmed by an Award Agreement that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations for each PSU and may include, without limitation, the applicable Performance Period and Performance Criteria, vesting and terms of the PSUs and the provisions applicable in the event employment or service terminates, and shall contain such terms that may be considered necessary in order that the PSUs will comply with any provisions respecting PSUs in the income tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the Participant may from time to time be a resident or citizen or the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company.

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(4) Any RSUs or PSUs that are awarded to an Eligible Participant who is a resident of Canada or employed in Canada (each for purposes of the Tax Act) shall be structured so as to be considered to be a plan described in section 7 of the Tax Act or in such other manner to ensure that such award is not a “salary deferral arrangement” as defined in the Tax Act (or any successor to such provisions).

(5) Subject to the vesting and other conditions and provisions set forth herein and in the Award Agreement, the Board shall determine whether each RSU and/or PSU awarded to a Participant shall entitle the Participant: (i) to receive one Share issued from treasury; (ii) to receive the Cash Equivalent of one Share; (iii) to receive either one Share from treasury, the Cash Equivalent of one Share or a combination thereof as the Board may determine in its sole discretion on settlement; or (iv) to elect to receive either one Share from treasury, the Cash Equivalent of one Share or a combination of cash and Shares.

(6) The applicable settlement period in respect of a particular Share Unit shall be determined by the Board. Except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement or any other provision of the Plan, all vested RSUs and PSUs shall be settled as soon as practicable following the Share Unit Vesting Determination Date but in all cases prior to (i) three (3) years following the date of grant of the Share Unit, if such Share Unit is settled by payment of Cash Equivalent or through purchases by the Company on the Participant’s behalf on the open market, or (ii) ten (10) years following the date of grant of the Share Unit, if such Share Unit is settled by issuance of Shares from treasury. Following the receipt of such settlement, the PSUs and RSUs so settled shall be of no value whatsoever and shall be removed from the Participant’s Account.

5.3 Performance Criteria and Performance Period Applicable to PSU Awards

(1) For each award of PSUs, the Board shall establish the period in which any Performance Criteria and other vesting conditions must be met in order for a Participant to be entitled to receive Shares in exchange for all or a portion of the PSUs held by such Participant (the “Performance Period”).

(2) For each award of PSUs, the Board shall establish any Performance Criteria and other vesting conditions in order for a Participant to be entitled to receive Shares in exchange for his or her PSUs.

5.4 Share Unit Vesting Determination Date

The vesting determination date means the date on which the Board determines if the Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions with respect to a RSU and/or PSU have been met (the “Share Unit Vesting Determination Date”), and as a result, establishes the number of RSUs and/or PSUs that become vested, if any.

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Article 6
GENERAL CONDITIONS

6.1 General Conditions Applicable to Awards

Each Award, as applicable, shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1) Employment / Service. The granting of an Award to a Participant shall not impose upon the Company or an Affiliate any obligation to retain the Participant in its employ or consultancy in any capacity. For greater certainty, the granting of Awards to a Participant shall not impose any obligation on the Company to grant any awards in the future nor shall it entitle the Participant to receive future grants.

(2) Rights as a Shareholder. Neither the Participant nor such Participant’s personal representatives or legatees shall have any rights whatsoever as shareholder in respect of any Shares covered by such Participant’s Awards until the date of issuance of a share certificate to such Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) or the entry of such Person’s name on the share register for the Shares. Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, no adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such share certificate is issued or entry of such Person’s name on the share register for the Shares.

(3) Conformity to Plan. In the event that an Award is granted or an Award Agreement is executed which does not conform in all particulars with the provisions of the Plan, or purports to grant Awards on terms different from those set out in the Plan, the Award or the grant of such Award shall not be in any way void or invalidated, but the Award so granted will be adjusted to become, in all respects, in conformity with the Plan.

(4) Non-Transferability. Except as set forth herein, Awards are not transferable. Awards may be exercised only by:

(a) the Participant to whom the Awards were granted;

(b) with the Board’s prior written approval and subject to such conditions as the Board may stipulate, such Participant’s family or retirement savings trust or any registered retirement savings plans or registered retirement income funds of which the Participant is and remains the annuitant;

(c) upon the Participant’s death, by the legal representative of the Participant’s estate; or

(d) upon the Participant’s incapacity, the legal representative having authority to deal with the property of the Participant,

provided that any such legal representative shall first deliver evidence satisfactory to the Company of entitlement to exercise any Award. A Person exercising an Award may subscribe for Shares only in the Person’s own name or in the Person’s capacity as a legal representative. Under no circumstances may Incentive Stock Option awards be transferred by a Participant.

(5) No Obligations for Future Grants. For greater certainty, the granting of Awards to a Participant shall not impose any obligation on the Company to grant any Awards in the future nor shall it entitle the Participant to receive future grants. No amount will be paid to or in respect of a Participant under the Plan or pursuant to any other arrangement, and no Awards will be granted to such Participant to compensate for any downward fluctuation in the price of the Shares, nor will any other form of benefit be conferred upon or in respect of the Participant for such purpose.

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6.2 Dividend Share Units

With respect to DSUs, RSUs, and/or PSUs (but excluding Options) when dividends (other than stock dividends) are paid on Shares, Participants will, subject to the terms and conditions set out in a Participant’s Award Agreement, receive additional DSUs, RSUs and/or PSUs, as applicable (“Dividend Share Units”) as of the dividend payment date. The number of Dividend Share Units to be granted to the Participant, if any, shall be determined by multiplying the aggregate number of DSUs, RSUs and/or PSUs, as applicable, held by the Participant on the relevant record date by the amount of the dividend paid by the Company on each Share, and dividing the result by the Market Value on the dividend payment date, which Dividend Share Units shall be in the form of DSUs, RSUs and/or PSUs, as applicable. Dividend Share Units granted to a Participant in accordance with this Section 6.2 shall be subject to the same vesting conditions applicable to the related DSUs, RSUs and/or PSUs in accordance with the respective Award Agreement.

6.3 Unfunded Plan

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Plan shall be unfunded. To the extent any Participant or his or her estate holds any rights by virtue of a grant of Awards under the Plan, such rights (unless otherwise determined by the Board) shall be no greater than the rights of an unsecured creditor of the Company.

Article 7
adjustments and amendments

7.1 Adjustment to Shares Subject to Outstanding Awards

(1) Subject to Section 6 of the Addendum for U.S. Participants, in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of Shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of the Company’s assets to shareholders, or any other change in the Shares, the Board will make such proportionate adjustments, if any, as the Board in its discretion, subject to regulatory approval, may deem appropriate to reflect such change (for the purpose of preserving the value of the Awards), with respect to (i) the number or kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan; and (ii) the number or kind of Shares or other securities subject to unexercised Awards previously granted and the exercise price of those Awards provided, however, that no substitution or adjustment will obligate the Company to issue or sell fractional Shares. The existence of any Awards does not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or an Affiliate or any of their respective shareholders to make, authorize or determine any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or any other change in the capital structure or the business of, or any amalgamation, merger or consolidation involving, to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of, or to determine the rights and conditions attaching thereto, to effect the dissolution or liquidation of or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the assets or the business of, or to effect any other corporate act or proceeding relating to, whether of a similar character or otherwise, the Company or such Affiliate, whether or not any such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award granted hereunder. Awards issued in connection with the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Any adjustment in Incentive Stock Options under this Article 7 (other than any cancellation of Incentive Stock Options) shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code.

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7.2 Amendment or Discontinuance of the Plan

(1) The Board may, in its sole discretion, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time or from time to time and/or amend or revise the terms of the Plan or of any Award granted under the Plan and any agreement relating thereto, provided that such suspension, termination, amendment, or revision shall:

(a) not adversely alter or impair any Award previously granted except as permitted by the terms of the Plan or upon the consent of the applicable Participant(s); and

(b) be in compliance with applicable law, applicable Stock Exchange policies (or any other stock exchange upon which the Company has applied to list its Shares) and with the prior approval, if required, of the shareholders of the Company.

(2) If the Plan is terminated, the provisions of the Plan and any administrative guidelines and other rules and regulations adopted by the Board and in force on the date of termination will continue in effect as long as any Award or any rights awarded or granted under the Plan remain outstanding and, notwithstanding the termination of the Plan, the Board will have the ability to make such amendments to the Plan or the Awards as they would have been entitled to make if the Plan were still in effect.

(3) Subject to Section 7.2(4), as amended by the Addendum for U.S. Partcipants, the Board may from time to time, in its discretion and without the approval of shareholders, make changes to the Plan or any Award that do not require the approval of shareholders under Section 7.2(1) which may include but are not limited to:

(a) a change to the vesting provisions of any Award granted under the Plan;

(b) a change to the provisions governing the effect of termination of a Participant’s employment, contract or office;

(c) a change to accelerate the date on which any Award may be exercised under the Plan;

(d) an amendment of the Plan or an Award as necessary to comply with applicable law or the requirements of any exchange upon which the securities of the Company are then listed or any other regulatory body having authority over the Company, the Plan, the Participants or the shareholders of the Company;

(e) any amendment of a “housekeeping” nature, including without limitation those made to clarify the meaning of an existing provision of the Plan or any agreement, correct or supplement any provision of the Plan that is inconsistent with any other provision of the Plan or any agreement, correct any grammatical or typographical errors or amend the definitions in the Plan regarding administration of the Plan; or

(f) any amendment regarding the administration of the Plan.

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of the Plan, shareholder approval is required for the following amendments to the Plan:

(a) any increase in the maximum number of Shares that may be issuable from treasury pursuant to awards granted under the Plan, other than an adjustment pursuant to Section 7.1;

(b) any reduction in the exercise price of an Award benefitting an Insider, except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Section 7.1;

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(c) any extension of the Expiration Date of an Award benefitting an Insider, except in the case of an extension due to a Black-Out Period;

(d) any amendment to remove or to exceed the Insider participation limit set out in Section 2.5(1);

(e) any amendment to remove or to exceed the participation limit applicable to Non-Employee Directors set forth in Section 2.5(3); and

(f) any amendment to Section 7.2(3) or Section 7.2(4) of the Plan, as amended by the Addendum for U.S. Participants.

7.3 Change of Control

(1) Despite any other provision of the Plan and subject to any Award Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control, all unvested Awards then outstanding will, as applicable, be substituted by or replaced with awards of the surviving corporation (or any Affiliate thereof) or the potential successor (or any Affiliate thereto) (the “continuing entity”) on the same terms and conditions as the original Awards, subject to appropriate adjustments that do not materially diminish the value of the original Awards.

(2) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if within twelve (12) months following a Change of Control, a Participant’s service, consulting relationship or employment, as applicable, with the Company, an Affiliate or the continuing entity is terminated without Cause or the Participant resigns from his or her employment with or service to the Company, an Affiliate or the continuing entity for Good Reason, the vesting and exercisability of all Awards then held by such Participant will be accelerated in full and the expiration of any Options shall be the earlier of the date such Options would otherwise expire and the ninetieth (90^th) days following the Participant’s Termination Date.

(3) Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, if upon a Change of Control, the continuing entity does not comply with Section 7.3(1), the vesting of all then outstanding Awards will be accelerated in full with effect immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change of Control and:

(a) the Participant shall be permitted to conditionally exercise any or all of the Participant’s outstanding Options effective immediately prior to the completion of any such transaction for the sole purpose of participating in such transaction as a shareholder; and

(b) any RSUs and/or PSUs held by the Participant will immediately vest and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to and including the date immediately prior to the completion of any such transaction),

provided that, in respect of all Awards subject to Performance Criteria, for the purpose of the calculation of the Performance Criteria, as set forth in the particular Award Agreement and determining the number of such Awards that shall vest pursuant to this Section 7.3(3), notwithstanding the terms of the Award Agreement, the Performance Criteria shall be measured and calculated assuming target performance was achieved.

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(4) No fractional Shares or other security will be issued upon the exercise of any Award and accordingly, if as a result of a Change of Control, a Participant would become entitled to a fractional Share or other security, such Participant will have the right to acquire only the next lowest whole number of Shares or other security and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional interest so disregarded.

7.4 Termination of Employment

(1) Subject to Section 7.3 and the terms and conditions of any Award Agreement and as otherwise determined by the Board, each Award shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) Termination for Cause. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant for Cause, any Awards granted to such Participant, whether vested or unvested on the Termination Date, shall terminate automatically and become void immediately on the Termination Date. For the purposes of the Plan, the determination by the Company that the Participant was discharged for Cause shall be binding on the Participant.

(b) Resignation or Retirement. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant as a result of his or her resignation or retirement from the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable: (i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs and/or RSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan will immediately vest and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date, as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board); (ii) all unvested Options will be forfeited on the Termination Date, and (iii) vested Options will remain exercisable until the earlier of ninety (90) days after the Termination Date or the expiry date of the Options, after which time all Options will expire. For greater certainty, if, following a Participant’s resignation or retirement from the Company or an Affiliate, the end of the ninety (90) day period during which Options may be exercised should fall within a Black-Out Period, the provisions of Section 3.4 shall apply to extend the end of such period to the tenth (10^th) Business Day following the end of such Black-Out Period.

(c) Death or Disability. Upon a Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Participant due to death or long-term disability, as applicable, subject to any later expiration dates determined by the Board: (i) Options shall expire on the earlier of twelve (12) months after the effective date of such death or long-term disability, or the expiry date of such Option, to the extent such Option was vested and exercisable by the Participant on the effective date of such death or long-term disability, and all unexercised unvested Options granted to such Participant shall terminate on the effective date of such death or long-term disability; (ii) a portion of PSUs and/or RSUs granted to the Participant under the Plan will immediately vest on the Termination Date and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date, as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board); provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Participants subject to tax under the Code. Upon the death or incapacity of a Participant, the Participant’s rights if any shall only be exercisable by the administrator, executor or liquidator of the Participant’s estate, as the case may be.

(d) Termination without Cause. Upon termination of a Participant’s employment without Cause: (i) the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a portion of the PSUs and/or RSUs granted to such Participant under the Plan will immediately vest and be settled (based on the vesting terms, including, if applicable, achievement of Performance Criteria, up to the Termination Date, as determined in the final and sole discretion of the Board); (ii) all unvested Options will be forfeited on the Termination Date; and (iii) vested Options will remain exercisable until the earlier of ninety (90) days after the Termination Date or the expiry date of the Options, after which time all Options will expire. For greater certainty, if, following termination of a Participant’s employment without Cause, the end of the ninety (90) day period during which Options may be exercised should fall within a Black-Out Period, the provisions of Section 3.4 shall apply to extend the end of such period to the tenth (10th) Business Day following the end of such Black-Out Period.

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(2) For the avoidance of doubt, subject to applicable laws, no period of notice, if any, or payment instead of notice that is given or that ought to have been given under applicable law, whether by statute, imposed by a court or otherwise, in respect of such termination of employment that follows or is in respect of a period after the Participant’s Termination Date will be considered as extending the Participant’s period of employment for the purposes of determining his entitlement under the Plan.

The Participant shall have no entitlement to damages or other compensation arising from or related to not receiving any Awards which would have settled or vested or accrued to the Participant after the Termination Date.

7.5 Clawback

All Awards, subject to applicable law, shall be subject to clawback or recoupment pursuant to any compensation clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board or required by law during the term of Participant’s employment or other service with the Company that is applicable to employees, directors, Consultants or other service providers of the Company, and in addition to any other remedies available under such policy and applicable law, may require the cancellation of outstanding Awards and the recoupment of any gains realized with respect to Awards.

Article 8
miscellaneous

8.1 Currency

Unless otherwise specifically provided, all references to dollars in the Plan are references to U.S. dollars.

8.2 Compliance and Award Restrictions

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

(2) The Participant agrees to fully cooperate with the Company in doing all such things, including executing and delivering all such agreements, undertakings or other documents or furnishing all such information as is reasonably necessary to facilitate compliance by the Company with such laws, rule and requirements, including all tax withholding and remittance obligations.

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(3) No Awards will be granted where such grant is restricted pursuant to the terms of any trading policies or other restrictions imposed by the Company.

(4) The Company is not obliged by any provision of the Plan or the grant of any Award under the Plan to issue or sell Shares if, in the opinion of the Board, such action would constitute a violation by the Company or a Participant of any laws, rules and regulations or any condition of such approvals.

(5) If Shares cannot be issued to a Participant upon the exercise or settlement of an Award due to legal or regulatory restrictions, the obligation of the Company to issue such Shares will terminate and, if applicable, any funds paid to the Company in connection with the exercise of any Options will be returned to the applicable Participant as soon as practicable.

(6) At the time a Participant ceased to hold Awards which are or may become exercisable, the Participant ceases to be a Participant.

(7) Nothing contained herein will prevent the Board from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for the benefit of any Participant or any other Person, subject to any required regulatory, shareholder or other approval.

8.3 Use of an Administrative Agent and Trustee

The Board may in its sole discretion appoint from time to time one or more entities to act as administrative agent to administer the Awards granted under the Plan and to act as trustee to hold and administer the assets that may be held in respect of Awards granted under the Plan, the whole in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by the Board in its sole discretion. The Company and the administrative agent will maintain records showing the number of Awards granted to each Participant under the Plan.

8.4 Tax Withholding

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, all distributions, delivery of Shares or payments to a Participant (or to the liquidator, executor or administrator, as the case may be, of the estate of the Participant) under the Plan shall be made net of applicable source deductions. If the event giving rise to the withholding obligation involves an issuance or delivery of Shares, then with the Board’s approval, the withholding obligation may be satisfied by: (i) having the Participant elect to have the appropriate number of such Shares sold by the Company, the Company’s transfer agent and registrar or any trustee appointed by the Company, on behalf of and as agent for the Participant as soon as permissible and practicable, with the proceeds of such sale being delivered to the Company, which will in turn remit such amounts to the appropriate governmental authorities; or (ii) any other mechanism as may be required or appropriate to conform with local tax and other rules. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make payments under this Plan until arrangements satisfactory to the Company have been made for payment of all applicable withholdings obligations.

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(2) The sale of Shares by the Company, or by a Broker, under Section 8.4(1) or under any other provision of the Plan will be made on the Stock Exchange or any other recognized exchange on which the Company’s Shares are traded. The Participant consents to such sale and grants to the Company an irrevocable power of attorney to effect the sale of such Shares on his behalf and acknowledges and agrees that (i) the number of Shares sold will be, at a minimum, sufficient to fund the withholding obligations net of all selling costs, which costs are the responsibility of the Participant and which the Participant hereby authorizes to be deducted from the proceeds of such sale; (ii) in effecting the sale of any such Shares, the Company or the Broker will exercise its sole judgment as to the timing and the manner of sale and will not be obligated to seek or obtain a minimum price; and (iii) neither the Company nor the Broker will be liable for any loss arising out of such sale of the Shares including any loss relating to the pricing, manner or timing of the sales or any delay in transferring any Shares to a Participant or otherwise.

(3) The Participant further acknowledges that the sale price of the Shares will fluctuate with the market price of the Shares and no assurance can be given that any particular price will be received upon any sale. The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of the Shares or with respect to any income tax matters affecting the Participant resulting from the grant or exercise of an Awards and/or transactions in the Shares. Neither the Company, nor any of its directors, officers, employees, shareholders or agents will be liable for anything done or omitted to be done by such Person or any other Person with respect to the price, time, quantity or other conditions and circumstances of the issuance of Shares under the Plan, with respect to any fluctuations in the market price of Shares or in any other manner related to the Plan.

(4) Notwithstanding the first paragraph of this Section 8.4, the applicable tax withholdings may be waived where the Participant (other than a U.S. Participant) directs in writing that a payment be made directly to the Participant’s registered retirement savings plan in circumstances to which regulation 100(3) of the regulations of the Tax Act apply.

8.5 Reorganization of the Company

The existence of any Awards shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any amalgamation, combination, merger or consolidation involving the Company or to create or issue any bonds, debentures, shares or other securities of the Company or the rights and conditions attaching thereto or to affect the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale or transfer of all or any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar nature or otherwise.

8.6 Governing Laws

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

8.7 Successors and Assigns

The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including without limitation, the personal legal representatives of a Participant, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Company’s or Participant’s creditors.

8.8 Severability

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision and any invalid or unenforceable provision shall be severed from the Plan.

8.9 No Liability

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

8.10 Effective Date of the Plan

The Plan was approved by the Board and shall take effect on March 7, 2021 (the “Effective Date”).

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ADDENDUM FOR U.S. PARTICIPANTS 

GOLD ROYALTY CORP.

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

The provisions of this Addendum apply to Awards held by a U.S. Participant. All capitalized terms used in this Addendum but not defined in Section 1 below have the meanings attributed to them in the Plan. The Section references set forth below match the Section references in the Plan. This Addendum shall have no other effect on any other terms and provisions of the Plan except as set forth below.

1. Definitions

“Change of Control” has the meaning in Section 1.1 of the Plan, provided that if an Award provides for “deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A, then an event shall not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of such Award unless such event also constitutes a change in the Company’s ownership, its effective control, or the ownership of a substantial portion of its assets within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

“Separation from Service” means, with respect to a U.S. Participant, any event that qualifies as a separation from service under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). A U.S. Participant shall be deemed to have separated from service if he or she dies, retires, or otherwise has a termination of employment as defined under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).

“Specified Employee” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i).

“Termination Date” has the meaning in Section 1.1 of the Plan, provided that if the Termination Date triggers payment of any Award which is “deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A, the Termination Date shall be the date of the Separation from Service.

2. Section 3.4

Section 3.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Subject to Section 7.2, each Option must be exercised no later than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted or such shorter period as set out in the Participant’s Award Agreement, at which time such Option will expire (the “Expiry Date”). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and provided that any such extension be structured in a manner that complies with Code Section 409A (to the extent applicable), each Option that would expire during or within ten (10) Business Days immediately following a Black-Out Period shall expire on the date that is ten (10) Business Days immediately following the expiration of the Black-Out Period; provided, that in all circumstances, each Incentive Stock Option must be exercised no later than ten (10) years after the date the Option is granted.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no vent shall the Expiry Period exceed five (5) years from the Grant Date in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who on the Grant Date owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of Shares of the Company or an ISO Entity.

3. Section 4.2

Section 4.2 is amended by adding the following new (5):

“With respect to any DSUs awarded to a U.S. Participant the Board shall endeavor to structure the DSU so as to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A.”

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4. Section 5.2

Section 5.2 is amended by adding the following new (7):

“With respect to any RSUs or PSUs awarded to a U.S. Participant the Board shall endeavor to structure the RSU and/or PSU so as to comply with, or be exempt from, Code Section 409A.”

5. Section 5.4

Section 5.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“The vesting determination date means the date on which the Board determines if the Performance Criteria and/or other vesting conditions with respect to a RSU and/or PSU have been met (the “Share Unit Vesting Determination Date”), and as a result, establishes the number of RSUs and/or PSUs that become vested, if any. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the U.S. Participant’s Share Units vest pursuant to the Plan in connection with his or her Separation from Service, within 30 days following such U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service and subject to Section 8.4, the Company shall: (i) issue from treasury the number of Shares that is equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the U.S. Participant as at the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service (rounded down to the nearest whole number), as fully paid and non-assessable Shares; (ii) deliver to the U.S. Participant an amount in cash (net of the applicable tax withholdings) equal to the number of vested Share Units held by the U.S. Participant as at the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service multiplied by the Market Value as at such date; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii). Upon settlement of such Share Units, the corresponding number of Share Units shall be cancelled and the U.S. Participant shall have no further rights, title or interest with respect thereto.”

6. Section 7.1(1)

Section 7.1(1) is amended by adding the following sentence immediately to the end thereof:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall be made or authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Plan or any Award to violate Code Section 409A.”

7. Section 7.2(4)

Section 7.2(4) is amended by deleting clauses (b) and (c) thereof in their entirety and replacing them with the following:

(a) any reduction in the exercise price of an Award benefitting a U.S. Participant, except in the case of an adjustment pursuant to Section 7.1;

(b) any extension of the Expiration Date of an Award benefitting a U.S. Participant, except in case of an extension due to a Black-Out Period; provided that any such extension be structured in a manner that is expected to comply with Code Sections 409A (to the extent applicable) and 424;

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8. No Acceleration

With respect to any Award held by a U.S. Participant that is subject to Code Section 409A, the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment except as provided under the Plan (including this addendum) is prohibited, except as provided in or permitted by regulations and administrative guidance promulgated under Code Section 409A.

9. Code Section 409A

Each grant of Share Units to a U.S. Participant is intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A. However, to the extent any Award is subject to Section 409A, then: (i) all payments to be made upon a U.S. Participant’s Termination Date shall only be made upon a Separation from Service; and (ii) if on the date of the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service the Company’s shares (or shares of any other Company that is required to be aggregated with the Company in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A) is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise and the U.S. Participant is a Specified Employee (as defined in Code Section 409A), then the benefits payable to the Participant under the Plan that are payable due to the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service shall be postponed until the earlier of the originally scheduled date and six months following the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service. The postponed amount shall be paid to the U.S. Participant in a lump sum within 30 days after the earlier of the originally scheduled date and the date that is six months following the U.S. Participant’s Separation from Service. If the U.S. Participant dies during such six month period and prior to the payment of the postponed amounts hereunder, the amounts delayed on account of Code Section 409A shall be paid to the U.S. Participant’s estate within 60 days following the U.S. Participant’s death. If any provision of the Plan contravenes Code Section 409A or could cause the U.S. Participant to incur any tax, interest or penalties under Code Section 409A, the Board may, in its sole discretion and without the U.S. Participant’s consent, modify such provision to: (i) comply with, or avoid being subject to, Code Section 409A, or to avoid incurring taxes, interest and penalties under Code Section 409A; and/or (ii) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent and economic benefit to the U.S. Participant of the applicable provision without materially increasing the cost to the Company or contravening Code Section 409A. However, the Company shall have no obligation to modify the Plan or any Share Unit and does not guarantee that Share Units will not be subject to taxes, interest and penalties under Code Section 409A.

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