ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

Article  1 INTERPRETATION

2

1.1

Definitions

1.2

Currency

1.3

Interpretation Not Affected by Headings

1.4

Extended Meanings, Etc.

1.5

Date of any Action; Computation of Time

1.6

Schedules

Article  2 THE ARRANGEMENT

26

2.1

The Arrangement

2.2

Implementation Steps by the Company

2.3

Implementation Steps by the Purchaser

2.4

Purchaser Proxy Statement and Purchaser Shareholder Approval

2.5

Circular

2.6

Interim Order, Meeting and Final Order

2.7

Substantive Provisions of Interim Order

2.8

Court Proceedings

2.9

Dissent Rights

2.10

List of Securityholders

2.11

Securityholder Communications

2.14

Company DSUs

2.15

Company RSUs

2.16

Performance RSUs

2.17

Company Warrants

2.18

Payment of Arrangement Consideration

2.19

Withholding Taxes

2.20

U.S. Tax Matters

Article  3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

41

3.1

Representations and Warranties of the Company

3.2

Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

3.3

Survival of Representations and Warranties

Article  4 COVENANTS

42

4.1

Covenants of the Company

4.2

Access to Information

4.3

Covenants of the Company in respect of the Arrangement

4.4

Covenants of the Purchaser in respect of the Arrangement

4.5

Covenants of Purchaser Regarding Conduct of Business

4.6

Covenants of Company Regarding Pre-Spinout Reorganization

4.7

Mutual Covenants

4.8

Covenants Related to Regulatory Approvals

4.9

Resignations of Board and Senior Management

4.10

Indemnification and Insurance

4.11

Pre-Acquisition Reorganization

4.12

Control of Business.

4.13

Change of Name.

4.14

Operations

4.15

Employee Matters.

4.16

Investec Facility Agreement

Article  5 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

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5.1

Acquisition Proposals

5.2

Company Termination Fee and Expense Reimbursement

5.3

Purchaser Termination Fee

5.4

Other Expenses

Article  6 TERMINATION

73

6.1

Termination

6.2

Void upon Termination

6.3

Notice and Cure Provisions

Article  7 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

77

7.1

Mutual Conditions Precedent

7.2

Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Company

7.3

Additional Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of the Purchaser

Article  8 GENERAL

82

8.1

Notices

8.2

Notices deemed given

8.3

Assignment

8.4

Benefit of Agreement

8.5

Third Party Beneficiaries

8.6

Time of Essence

8.7

Public Announcements

8.8

Governing Law; Attornment

8.9

Entire Agreement

8.10

Amendment

8.11

Waiver and Modifications

8.12

Severability

8.13

Mutual Interest

8.14

Further Assurances

8.15

Injunctive Relief

8.16

No Personal Liability

8.17

Counterparts

A.

Acquireco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser established for the purposes of participating in the transactions described herein, including the Arrangement (as defined herein);

B.

Pursuant to the Arrangement and as provided in this Agreement, Acquireco proposes to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company;

C.

The Company Independent Committee (as defined herein) has unanimously determined, after receiving financial and legal advice, that the Arrangement is fair to the Company Shareholders (as defined herein) and in the best interests of the Company, and has recommended to the Company Board (as defined herein) that the Company Board enter into this Agreement and for the Company Board to take all reasonable action to support and facilitate the Arrangement and to recommend that the Company Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution (as defined herein); and

D.

The Company Board has unanimously determined, after receiving financial and legal advice and following the receipt and review of recommendations from the Company Independent Committee, that the Arrangement is fair to the Affected Securityholders (as defined herein), is in the best interests of the Company and that it would be in the best interests of the Company to enter into this Agreement, and has resolved, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to recommend that the Affected Securityholders (as defined herein) vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution.

1.1

Definitions

(a)

confidentiality restrictions that are no less favourable to the Company than those set out in the Confidentiality Agreement;

(b)

restrictions on the acquisition of Company Shares or securities convertible into Company Shares that provide that such party may not acquire any of the issued and outstanding Company Shares;

(c)

a standstill or similar provision that restricts such person from publicly announcing an intention to acquire or acquiring any securities or assets of the Company for a period of not less than two years from the date of such confidentiality agreement and the making, or amendment, of an Acquisition Proposal, except that such provision may include an exception solely to the extent necessary to allow a person to make a non-public proposal to the Company Board,

(a)

proposal with respect to:

(i)

any direct or indirect acquisition, take-over bid, tender offer, exchange offer, treasury issuance or other transaction that, if consummated, would result in any person or group of persons other than the Purchaser (or any affiliate of the Purchaser) beneficially owning Company Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares) representing 20% or more of the Company Shares then outstanding (assuming, if applicable, the conversion, exchange or exercise of such securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares);

(ii)

any plan of arrangement, amalgamation, merger, share exchange, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, winding up, exclusive license, business combination or other similar transaction in respect of the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

(iii)

any direct or indirect acquisition by any person or group of persons of any assets of the Company or one or more of the Company ’s subsidiaries which represents individually or in the aggregate 20% or more of the consolidated assets, revenues or earnings of the Company;

(iv)

any direct or indirect sale, issuance or acquisition of voting or equity interests in one or more of the Company ’s subsidiaries (including shares or other equity interest of subsidiaries) that:

(A)

represent 20% or more of the voting, equity or other securities of any such subsidiary (or rights or interests therein or thereto); or

(B)

constitute or hold 20% or more of the fair market value of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole), based on the financial statements of the Company most recently filed prior to such time as part of the Company Public Disclosure Record; or

(v)

any direct or indirect sale, disposition, lease, license, royalty, alliance or joint venture, long-term supply agreement or other arrangement having a similar economic effect as (i) to (iv) above, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions by the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

(b)

inquiry, expression or other indication of interest or offer to, or public announcement of or of an intention to do any of the foregoing;

(c)

modification or proposed modification of any such proposal, inquiry, expression or indication of interest; or

(d)

other transaction or agreement, the consummation of which could reasonably be expected to materially impede, prevent or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or completion of the Arrangement,

(a)

the Spinco Share Consideration; and

(b)

either:

(i)

the Cash Consideration;

(ii)

the Purchaser Share Consideration; or

(iii)

the Combination Consideration,

(a)

any change in general political, economic or financial or capital market conditions in Canada or the United States;

(b)

any change or proposed change in Laws;

(c)

any change affecting securities or commodity markets in general;

(d)

any change relating to currency exchange, interest rates or rates of inflation;

(e)

the price of gold;

(f)

any change in U.S. GAAP;

(g)

any failure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to meet any public estimates or expectations regarding its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations; or

(h)

a change as a result of the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or of the transactions contemplated hereby (including changes in the market price of the Company ’s securities),

(a)

in accordance with either:

(i)

this Agreement; or

(ii)

Article 6 of the Plan of Arrangement,

(b)

at the direction of the Court in the Final Order,;

(a)

proposal with respect to:

(i)

any direct or indirect acquisition, take-over bid, tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction that, if consummated, would result in any person or group of persons beneficially owning Purchaser Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Purchaser Shares) representing 50% or more of the Purchaser Shares then outstanding (assuming, if applicable, the conversion, exchange or exercise of such securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Purchaser Shares);

(ii)

any plan of arrangement, amalgamation, merger, share exchange, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, winding up, business combination or other similar transaction in respect of the Purchaser whereby more than 50% of the Purchaser Shares then outstanding or the assets of the Purchaser on a consolidated basis are acquired by any person or group of persons;

(iii)

any direct or indirect acquisition by any person or group of persons of any assets of the Purchaser or one or more of the Purchaser’s subsidiaries which represents individually or in the aggregate 50% or more of the consolidated assets, revenues or earnings of the Purchaser;

(iv)

any direct or indirect sale, issuance or acquisition of voting or equity interests in one or more of the Purchaser’s subsidiaries (including shares or other equity interest of subsidiaries) that:

(A)

represent 50% or more of the voting, equity or other securities of any such subsidiary (or rights or interests therein or thereto); or

(B)

constitute or hold 50% or more of the fair market value of the assets of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); or

(v)

any direct or indirect sale, disposition, lease, license, royalty, alliance or joint venture, long-term supply agreement or other arrangement having a similar economic effect as (i) to (iv) above, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions by the Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries; or

(b)

modification or proposed modification of any such proposal, inquiry, expression or indication of interest;

(a)

any change in general political, economic or financial or capital market conditions in the United States;

(b)

any change or proposed change in Laws;

(c)

any change affecting securities or commodity markets in general;

(d)

any change relating to currency exchange, interest rates or rates of inflation;

(e)

the price of gold or silver;

(f)

any change in U.S. GAAP;

(g)

any failure by Purchaser or any of its subsidiaries to meet any public estimates or expectations regarding its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations; or

(h)

a change as a result of the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or of the transactions contemplated hereby (including changes in the market price of Purchaser ’s securities),

(a)

the Purchaser and Acquireco, CIBC World Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan as financial advisors; and

(b)

the Company, the Company Board Financial Advisors and the Company Independent Committee Financial Advisor;

(a)

the Securities Act and all other applicable Canadian provincial and territorial securities Laws;

(b)

the U.S. Securities Act, the US Exchange Act and all other U.S. federal and state securities Laws; and

(c)

the rules and regulations of the TSX and the NYSE American;

(a)

corporation of which issued and outstanding voting securities of such corporation to which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast to elect directors of the corporation (whether or not shares of any other class or classes will or might be entitled to vote upon the happening of any event or contingency) are owned by such specified entity and the votes attached to those voting securities are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation;

(b)

partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other similar entity in which such specified entity has more than 50% of the equity interests and the power to direct the policies, management and affairs thereof; and

(c)

a subsidiary (as defined in clauses (a) and (b) above) of any subsidiary (as so defined) of such specified entity;

(a)

is to acquire:

(i)

not less than all of the outstanding Company Shares (on a fully diluted basis), other than Company Shares beneficially owned by the person making such Acquisition Proposal (provided that, in the case of a take-over bid, the minimum tender condition may be any percentage of the Company Shares greater than 66 ² / 3 % on a fully diluted basis) and pursuant to which all Company Shareholders are offered the same consideration in form and amount per Company Shares to be purchased or otherwise acquired; or

(ii)

all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis;

(b)

complies with Securities Laws and did not result from, or arise in connection with:

(i)

a breach of Article 5; or

(ii)

any agreement between the person making such Acquisition Proposal and the Company other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement;

(c)

is not subject to any financing condition and in respect of which it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Company Board, acting in good faith and after consulting with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that any funds required to complete such Acquisition Proposal have been obtained and are immediately available;

(d)

is not subject to any due diligence and/or access condition;

(e)

if it relates to the acquisition of the outstanding Company Shares, is made available to all Company Shareholders on the same terms and conditions;

(f)

is not subject, either by the terms of such Acquisition Proposal or by virtue of any Law, to a requirement that the approval of the shareholders (or equivalent) of the person or persons making the Acquisition Proposal be obtained in order for the Acquisition Proposal to be completed;

(g)

does not (either directly or indirectly through any other agreement, commitment or understanding) require the Company or any other person to interfere with the attempted successful completion of the Arrangement (including requiring the Company to delay, adjourn, postpone or cancel the Meeting) or provide for the payment of any “hello”, “break”, “termination” or other fees or expenses or confer any rights or options to acquire assets or securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any person in the event that the Company completes the Arrangement or any other similar transaction with the Purchaser or any of its affiliates;

(h)

the Company Board has determined in good faith, upon the recommendation from the Company Independent Committee and after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal (including time to completion and any shareholder vote requirements) would, if consummated in accordance with its terms (but not assuming away any risk of non-completion), result in a transaction which is more favourable to the Company Shareholders from a financial point of view than the Arrangement (taking into account any amendment proposed to be made to this Agreement by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of Article 5) and the failure to recommend such Acquisition Proposal to the Company Shareholders would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law;

(i)

the Company Board has determined, in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is reasonably capable of being completed in accordance with its terms, without undue delay, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal and the person making such Acquisition Proposal; and

(j)

if the Company does not have sufficient funds that are immediately available to pay the Company Termination Fee, the terms of such Superior Proposal provide that the maker of such Superior Proposal will advance or otherwise provide to the Company the cash required in order to pay the Company Termination Fee prior to the date on which such Company Termination Fee is to be paid;

(a)

vote all Affected Securities of which they are the registered or beneficial holder or over which they have control or direction, in favour of the Arrangement; and

(b)

not dispose of their Affected Securities except pursuant to the Arrangement;

(a)

titled “ Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Midas Mine, Elko County, Nevada ” with an effective date of August 31, 2014 and an amended report date of April 2, 2015;

(b)

titled “ Technical Report for the True North Mine, Bissett, Manitoba, Canada ” with an effective date of March 31, 2017 and a filing date of May 12, 2017;

(c)

titled “ Technical Report and Pre-Feasibility Study for the Hollister Underground Mine, Elko C ounty, Nevada ” with an effective date of May 31, 2017 and an amended report date of August 9, 2017; and

(d)

titled “ Technical Report for the Fire Creek Project, Lander C ounty, Nevada - Amended ” with an effective date of November 30, 2017 and an amended report date of March 2, 2018;

1.2

Currency

1.3

Interpretation Not Affected by Headings

(a)

The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of a table of contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

(b)

The terms “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, and not to any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof.

(c)

Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, references herein to an Article, Section or Schedule by number or letter or both are to that Article, Section or Schedule in or to this Agreement.

1.4

Extended Meanings, Etc.

(a)

This Agreement shall be read with all changes in number and gender required by the context.

(b)

The terms “including” or “includes” and similar terms of inclusion, unless expressly modified by the words “only” or “solely”, mean “including without limiting the generality of the foregoing” and “includes without limiting the generality of the foregoing”.

(c)

Unless the context otherwise requires, a ll accounting terms are to be interpreted in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

(d)

Unless the context otherwise requires, a ll determinations of an accounting nature in respect of the Company required to be made shall be made in a manner consistent with U.S. GAAP.

(e)

Any reference to a statute refers to such statute and all rules and regulations made under it, as it or they may have been or may from time to time be amended or re-enacted, unless stated or otherwise.

1.5

Date of any Action; Computation of Time

(a)

If any date on which any action is required to be taken hereunder by any of the Parties is not a Business Day, then such action will be required to be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.

(b)

A period of time is to be computed as beginning on the day following the event that began the period and ending, if the last day of the period is:

(i)

a Business Day, then at 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the last day of the period; and

(ii)

is not a Business Day, then at 4:30 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the next Business Day.

1.6

Schedules

2.1

The Arrangement

(a)

The Company and the Purchaser agree that the Arrangement will be implemented in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.

(b)

The Arrangement Filings shall implement the Plan of Arrangement.

(c)

From and after the Effective Time, the steps to be carried out pursuant to the Arrangement shall become effective in accordance with the Plan of Arrangement.

(d)

The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Plan of Arrangement will take place at 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Effective Date at the offices in Vancouver, British Columbia of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP.

(e)

The Effective Date shall occur:

(i)

on the date that is three Business Days following satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of the last of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (excluding conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction or, when permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date); or

(ii)

at such other time or such other place as may be agreed to by the Parties.

(f)

The Parties agree that the Arrangement will be structured and carried out with the intention that, assuming the Final Order is granted by the Court , all of the Purchaser Shares issued and all of the Spinco Shares distributed on completion of the Arrangement to Participating Former Securityholders will be issued by the Purchaser and distributed by the Company in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act provided by section 3(a)(10) thereunder.

2.2

Implementation Steps by the Company

(a)

subject to compliance with applicable Securities Laws:

(i)

immediately after the execution of this Agreement; or

(ii)

such later time prior to the next opening of markets in Toronto and New York City as is agreed to by the Company and the Purchaser,

(b)

file such news release and a corresponding material change report and current report on Form 8-K in prescribed form in accordance with applicable Securities Laws.

2.3

Implementation Steps by the Purchaser

(a)

cooperate with, assist and consent to the Company seeking the Interim Order and the Final Order;

(b)

subject to the Company obtaining the Final Order and to the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of each of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (excluding conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction or, when permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date), as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, take all steps and actions including, if applicable, making all filings with Governmental Authorities necessary to give effect to the Arrangement; and

(c)

prior to the Outside Date, carry out the terms of the Plan of Arrangement applicable to it.

2.4

Purchaser Proxy Statement and Purchaser Shareholder Approval

(a)

In the event that Purchaser Shareholder Approval is required for the issue of the Purchaser Shares pursuant to the Arrangement, the Purchaser undertakes to the Company to:

(i)

subject to the Company complying with its obligations under Section 2.4(b), as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement in connection with the Purchaser Shareholder Approval (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “ Purchaser Proxy Statement ”), which Purchaser Proxy Statement will include

(A)

the recommendation of the board of directors of the Purchaser that Purchaser Shareholders vote to provide Purchaser Shareholder Approval; and

(B)

the rationale for that recommendation;

(ii)

provide the Company and its legal counsel with reasonable opportunity to review and comment on: (A) the drafts of the Purchaser Proxy Statement before filing any such draft with the SEC or transmitting it to the Purchaser Shareholders, as applicable; and (B) any response to comments received from the SEC. The Purchaser shall in good faith consider all comments reasonably and promptly proposed by the Company or its legal counsel in relation to the Purchaser Proxy Statement, and as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the Company and provide copies of any material communications sent to or received from the SEC in relation to the Purchaser Proxy Statement;

(iii)

as soon as reasonably practicable, respond to any comments received from the SEC concerning the Purchaser Proxy Statement and use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such comments with the SEC as promptly as possible;

(iv)

in accordance with applicable Law, the Purchaser’s Charter Documents and the rules of the NYSE, call, give notice of, convene and hold the Purchaser Shareholder Meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after being informed by the SEC that it has no further comments on the Purchaser Proxy Statement;

(v)

transmit the Purchaser Proxy Statement to the Purchaser Shareholders as soon as reasonably practicable after being informed by the SEC that it has no further comments on the Purchaser Proxy Statement, provided that the Purchaser shall not be obliged to transmit the Purchaser Proxy Statement to the Purchaser Shareholders prior to the date the Company files the Circular on SEDAR; and

(vi)

use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the Purchaser Shareholder Approval, including soliciting from Purchaser Shareholders proxies in favor of the Purchaser Shareholder Approval.

(b)

The Company shall provide to the Purchaser, as promptly as reasonably practicable following a request, all such information concerning the Company and its affiliates as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser and shall co-operate with, and provide reasonable assistance to, the Purchaser in relation to the preparation of the Purchaser Proxy Statement and the resolution of comments received from the SEC.

(c)

The Company and the Purchaser each agree to correct any information provided by them for use in the Purchaser Proxy Statement in relation to them and their respective affiliates (as applicable) to the extent that such information has become false or misleading, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after that party becomes aware that such information has become false or misleading.

2.5

Circular

(a)

The Company shall, in consultation with the Purchaser:

(i)

as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, prepare and cause to be filed with the SEC a preliminary version of the Circular;

(ii)

provide the Purchaser and its legal counsel with reasonable opportunity to review and comment on: (A) the drafts of the Circular before filing the preliminary version of the Circular with the SEC; and (B) any response to comments received from the SEC. The Company shall in good faith consider all comments reasonably and promptly proposed by the Purchaser or its legal counsel in relation to the Circular, and as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the Purchaser and provide copies of any material communications sent to or received from the SEC in relation to the Circular; and

(iii)

as soon as reasonably practicable, respond to any comments received from the SEC concerning the Circular and use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve such comments with the SEC as promptly as possible;

(b)

The Company shall ensure that the Circular complies in all material respects with applicable Laws, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Circular (including with respect to any information incorporated therein by reference):

(i)

will not contain any misrepresentation (other than in each case with respect to any information furnished in writing by the Purchaser); and

(ii)

provides the Affected Securityholders with information in sufficient detail to permit them to form a reasoned judgment concerning the matters to be placed before them at the Company Meeting.

(c)

All information relating solely to the Purchaser included in the Circular shall:

(i)

be provided by the Purchaser in accordance with Section 2.5(e); and

(ii)

be in form and content satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.

(d)

The Circular will include:

(i)

a copy of the Company Board Fairness Opinion and the Company Independent Committee Fairness Opinion;

(ii)

a statement that the Company Independent Committee has unanimously determined and the Company Board has unanimously determined, that the Arrangement is:

(A)

fair to the Company Shareholders; and

(B)

in the best interests of the Company;

(iii)

the unanimous recommendation of the Company Board that the Affected Securityholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution;

(iv)

the rationale for that recommendation; and

(v)

a statement that each Director and executive officer of the Company intends to vote all Affected Securities held by him or her in favour of the Arrangement Resolution.

(e)

The Purchaser will, in a timely manner , furnish the Company with all such information regarding the Purchaser as may reasonably be required to be included in the Circular pursuant to applicable Laws and any other documents related thereto.

(f)

The Company and the Purchaser will cooperate in the preparation, filing and mailing of the Circular and the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable after the issuance of the Interim Order, cause the Circular to be sent to the Affected Securityholders in compliance with the abridged timing requirements contemplated by National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and filed as required by the Interim Order and applicable Laws.

(g)

The Company and the Purchaser will each promptly notify the other if, at any time before the Effective Date, it becomes aware (in the case of the Company, only with respect to the Company and in the case of the Purchaser only with respect to the Purchaser) that the Circular or any other document referred to in Section 2.5(d):

(i)

contains any misrepresentation; or

(ii)

otherwise requires any amendment or supplement,

(h)

The Company and the Purchaser will cooperate with each other in the preparation, filing and dissemination of any:

(i)

required supplement or amendment to the Circular or such other document, as the case may be; and

(ii)

related news release or other document necessary or desirable in connection therewith.

(i)

The Company shall keep the Purchaser fully informed, in a timely manner, of any requests or comments made by the Canadian or United States securities regulatory authorities, the TSX and/or the NYSE American in connection with the Circular.

2.6

Interim Order , Meeting and Final Order

(a)

proceed with the application for, and diligently pursue obtaining, the Interim Order;

(b)

lawfully convene and hold the Company Meeting in accordance with the Interim Order, the Company ’s notice of articles and articles and applicable Laws, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Interim Order is issued, and in any event, not later than 35 days after the Interim Order is issued, for the purpose of having the Affected Securityholders consider the Arrangement Resolution;

(c)

not adjourn, postpone or cancel (or propose the adjournment, postponement or cancellation of) such Company Meeting without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, if the Company Meeting is scheduled to occur during a Superior Proposal Notice Period, then the Company may, and upon the request of the Purchaser shall, adjourn or postpone the Company Meeting to:

(i)

a date specified by the Purchaser that is not later than three Business Days after the date on which the Company Meeting was originally scheduled to be held; or

(ii)

if the Purchaser does not specify such date, then the fifth Business Day after the date on which the Company Meeting was originally scheduled to be held;

(d)

solicit, from the Affected Securityholders, proxies:

(i)

in favour of the approval of the Arrangement Resolution; and

(ii)

against any resolution submitted by any person that is inconsistent with, or which seeks to hinder or delay the Arrangement Resolution or the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,

(e)

recommend to all Affected Securityholders that they vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution;

(f)

provide notice to holders of the Company Options , Company RSUs and Company DSUs of the vesting and, if applicable, acceleration of exercise of such instruments as contemplated by this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement;

(g)

take all other actions that are reasonably necessary or desirable to obtain the approval of the Arrangement by the Affected Securityholders;

(h)

(i) provide the Purchaser with copies of or access to information regarding the Company Meeting generated by any dealer or proxy solicitation agents, as reasonably requested from time to time by the Purchaser, (ii) permit the Purchaser to assist and participate in all calls and meetings with such proxy solicitation agent, (iii) consult with, and consider any suggestions from, the Purchaser with regards to the proxy solicitation agent, and (iv) consult with the Purchaser and keep the Purchaser apprised, with respect to such solicitation and other actions;

(i)

consult with the Purchaser in fixing the date of the Company Meeting;

(j)

give notice to the Purchaser of the Company Meeting;

(k)

advise the Purchaser:

(i)

as reasonably requested; and

(ii)

on a daily basis commencing ten (10) Business Days prior to the Company Meeting,

(l)

promptly provide the Purchaser with any notice relating to the Company Meeting;

(m)

allow Representatives of the Purchaser to attend the Company Meeting;

(n)

not change the record date for the Affected Securityholders entitled to vote at the Company Meeting in connection with any adjournment or postponement of the Company Meeting unless required by applicable Law or the Company’s articles;

(o)

subject to obtaining such approvals as are required by the Interim Order, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company Meeting and, in any event, not later than two Business Days thereafter, make application to the Court pursuant to Section 291 of the BCBCA for the Final Order;

(p)

proceed with such application and diligently pursue obtaining the Final Order;

(q)

if at any time after the issuance of the Final Order and on or before the Effective Date, the Company is required by the terms of the Final Order or by applicable Law to return to the Court with respect to the Final Order, to do so after prior notice to, and in consultation and cooperation with, the Purchaser;

(r)

subject to:

(i)

obtaining the Final Order; and

(ii)

the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Laws) of each of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (excluding conditions that by their terms cannot be satisfied until the Effective Date, but subject to the satisfaction or, when permitted, waiver of those conditions as of the Effective Date),

(s)

prior to the Outside Date carry out the terms of the Plan of Arrangement applicable to it.

2.7

Substantive Provisions of Interim Order

(a)

for the class of persons to whom notice is to be provided in respect of the Arrangement and the Company Meeting and the manner in which such notice is to be provided;

(b)

for a record date, for the purposes of determining the Affected Securityholders entitled to receive notice of and vote at the Company Meeting, of not later than the date of the issue of the Initial Order, which date shall be fixed and published by the Company in consultation with the Purchaser;

(c)

for the number of votes that holders of Affected Securities (other than Company Shares) are entitled to cast at the Company Meeting on the Arrangement Resolution;

(d)

that the Company Meeting may be adjourned or postponed from time to time by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement without the need for additional approval by the Court;

(e)

that the requisite approvals of the Arrangement Resolution will be at least:

(i)

66⅔% of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by the Company Shareholders present in person or by proxy at the Company Meeting;

(ii)

66⅔% of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by the Affected Securityholders present in person or by proxy at the Company Meeting voting together as members of a single class; and

(iii)

50% of the votes cast on the Arrangement Resolution by the Company Shareholders present in person or by proxy at the Company Meeting, after excluding the votes of the Purchaser and any other persons whose votes must be excluded, all in accordance with MI 61-101, if applicable;

(f)

that in all other respects, the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Company ’s constating documents, including quorum requirements with respect to meetings of Company Shareholders and other matters, shall apply with respect to the Company Meeting;

(g)

for the grant of Dissent Rights to the Company Shareholders who are registered holders of Company Shares, as contemplated in the Plan of Arrangement;

(h)

for the notice requirements with respect to the presentation of the application to the Court for the Final Order;

(i)

that the record date for the Affected Securityholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Company Meeting will not change in respect of any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) of the Meeting, unless required by Securities Laws; and

(j)

for such other matters as the Purchaser may reasonably require,

2.8

Court Proceedings

(a)

The Company will provide the Purchaser and its counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon drafts of all materials to be filed with the Court in connection with the Arrangement prior to the service and filing of such materials and will give reasonable consideration to such comments.

(b)

The Company will ensure that all materials filed with the Court in connection with the Arrangement are consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.

(c)

Subject to applicable Law, the Company will not file any material with the Court in connection with the Arrangement or serve any such material, and will not agree to modify or amend materials so filed or served, except as contemplated by this Section 2.8 or with the Purchaser’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, provided, however, that nothing herein shall require the Purchaser to agree or consent to any increase or change in the Arrangement Consideration or any modification or amendment to such filed or served materials that expands or increases the Purchaser’s obligations set forth in any such filed or served materials or under this Agreement or the Arrangement.

(d)

The Company will not object to legal counsel to the Purchaser making such submissions on the hearing of the motion for the Interim Order and the application for the Final Order as such counsel considers appropriate, provided that the Company or its legal counsel is advised of the nature of any submissions prior to the hearing and such submissions are consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement.

(e)

The Company will provide the Purchaser, on a timely basis, with:

(i)

copies of any notice of appearance and evidence or other documents served on the Company or its legal counsel in respect of:

(A)

the application for the Interim Order or the Final Order; or

(B)

any appeal therefrom;

(ii)

any notice, whether or not in writing, received by the Company or its legal counsel indicating any intention to:

(A)

oppose the granting of the Interim Order or the Final Order; or

(B)

appeal the Interim Order or the Final Order.

(f)

The Company will oppose any proposal from any Person that the Final Order contain any provision inconsistent with this Agreement, and if required by the terms of the Final Order or by Law to return to Court with respect to the Final Order do so only after notice to, and in consultation and cooperation with, the Purchaser.

2.9

Dissent Rights

(a)

The Company will give the Purchaser prompt notice of receipt of any:

(i)

written notice of any dissent or purported exercise by any Company Shareholder of Dissent Rights;

(ii)

withdrawal of such a notice; and

(iii)

other instruments served pursuant to Dissent Rights and received by the Company.

(b)

The Company shall not:

(i)

make any payment or settlement offer;

(ii)

agree to any such settlement; or

(iii)

conduct any negotiations,

2.10

List of Securityholders

(a)

Upon the reasonable request from time to time of the Purchaser, the Company will promptly provide the Purchaser with lists (in electronic form) of the:

(i)

Registered:

(A)

Company Shareholders;

(B)

Company 2013 Optionholders;

(C)

Company 2016 Optionholders;

(D)

Company D SU Holders;

(E)

Company RSU Holders; and

(F)

Company Warrantholders,

(ii)

names and addresses and respective holdings of all persons having rights (other than the Company 2013 Options, Company 2016 Options, Company DSUs, Company RSUs and Company Warrants) issued or granted by the Company to acquire or otherwise related to Company Shares; and

(iii)

names of non-objecting beneficial owners of Company Shares and participants in bookbased nominee registers (such as CDS & Co., Cede & Co. and the Depositary Trust Company), together with their respective addresses and holdings of Company Shares.

(b)

The Company will from time to time require that its registrar and transfer agent furnish the Purchaser with such additional information, including:

(i)

updated or additional lists of Company Shareholders, Company 2013 Optionholders, Company 2016 Optionholders, Company DSU Holders, Company RSU Holders and Company Warrantholders;

(ii)

information regarding beneficial ownership of Company Shares; and

(iii)

other assistance as the Purchaser may reasonably request.

2.11

Securityholder Communications

(a)

The Company and the Purchaser agree to cooperate in the preparation of any presentations regarding the Arrangement, including to any:

(i)

Affected Securityholders; or

(ii)

the analyst community,

(b)

The Company agrees to consult with the Purchaser in connection with any formal meeting relating to the Arrangement that it may have, including with:

(i)

Affected Securityholders; or

(ii)

analysts,

2.12

Company 2013 Options

(a)

the vesting of all outstanding Company 2013 Options shall be accelerated;

(b)

all Company 2013 Options that are In-the-Money Options shall be exchanged for Company Shares as set out in the Plan of Arrangement, and the former holders of such Company 2013 Options shall, following such exchange, participate in the Arrangement as Company Shareholders; and

(c)

all Company 2013 Options that are Out-of-the-Money Options shall be cancelled without any payment therefor,

2.13

Company 2016 Options

(a)

the vesting of all outstanding Company 2016 Options shall be accelerated;

(b)

all Company 2016 Options that are In-the-Money Options shall be exchanged for Company Shares as set out in the Plan of Arrangement, and the former holders of such Company 2016 Options shall, following such exchange, participate in the Arrangement as Company Shareholders, and

(c)

all Company 2016 Options that are Out-of-the-Money Options shall be cancelled without any payment therefor ,

2.14

Company DSUs

2.15

Company RSUs

(a)

the vesting of all outstanding Company RSUs disclosed to the Purchaser in Schedule 1.2(b)(ii) and Schedule 1.2(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter will be accelerated; and

(b)

all Company RSUs other than Performance RSUs will be exchanged for Company Shares and the former holders of such Company RSUs will, following such exchange, participate in the Arrangement as Company Shareholders, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan of Arrangement,

2.16

Performance RSUs

2.17

Company Warrants

2.18

Payment of Arrangement Consideration

(a)

the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Depositary:

(i)

cash in an amount equal to the Maximum Cash Consideration;

(ii)

certificates representing the Maximum Purchaser Shares; and

(iii)

cash in an amount sufficient to pay the Purchaser Spinco Subscription Amount (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be in addition to the Purchaser ’s obligation to deliver cash pursuant to Section 2.18(a)(i)); and

(b)

the Company shall cause Spinco to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Depository:

(i)

certificates representing the Spinco Shares required to be delivered to Participating Former Securityholders pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement (after giving effect to the Spinco Share Consolidation); and

(ii)

certificates representing the Purchaser Spinco Shares.

2.19

Withholding Taxes

(a)

The Company, the Purchaser, Acquireco , Spinco and the Depositary, as the case may be, will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable to any Affected Securityholder under the Plan of Arrangement (including any payment to Company Shareholders exercising Dissent Rights) and from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement (including the Company Termination Fee and the Purchaser Termination Fee) such amounts as the Company, the Purchaser, Acquireco, Spinco or the Depositary is required to deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under the Tax Act, the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of any provincial, state, local or foreign Tax Law as counsel may advise is required to be so deducted and withheld by the Company, the Purchaser, Acquireco, Spinco or the Depositary, as the case may be.

(b)

For the purposes of such deduction and withholding:

(i)

all withheld amounts shall be treated as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made on account of the obligation to make payment to such person hereunder; and

(ii)

such deducted or withheld amounts shall be remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority in the time and manner required by the applicable Law by or on behalf of the Company, the Purchaser, Acquireco , Spinco or the Depositary, as the case may be.

2.20

U.S. Tax Matters

(a)

For United States federal (and applicable state and local) income Tax purposes:

(i)

the sale and purchase of Company Shares under the Plan of Arrangement (including any payment to Company Shareholders exercising Dissent Rights) is, and shall be treated by the parties as, a sale by the Company Shareholders, and a purchase by Purchaser, of all of the Company Shares; and

(ii)

the Spinco Shares shall be treated as if they were distributed by the Company to the Company Shareholders immediately prior to the Effective Time ,

(b)

Prior to the Effective Date the Purchaser and the Company will work cooperatively to determine the correct treatment for U nited States taxation purposes of the distribution of the Spinco Shares.

(c)

In connection with the completion of the Arrangement, t he Purchaser shall file a plan of liquidation pursuant to section 332 of the Code with respect to each of 0985472 B.C. Ltd. and the Company.

3.1

Representations and Warranties of the Company

(a)

Except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered paragraph of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser and Acquireco as set forth in Schedule D and acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser and Acquireco are relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the entering into of this Agreement. Nothing in the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made in Schedule D unless the Company Disclosure Letter identifies the exception with reasonable particularity and describes the relevant facts in reasonable detail.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the mere listing (or inclusion of a copy) of a document or other item shall not be deemed adequate to disclose an exception to a representation or warranty made in Schedule D unless the representation or warranty pertains to the existence of the document or other item itself. Disclosure of any information in the Company Disclosure Letter that is not strictly required under this Agreement has been made for informational purposes only and does not imply disclosure of all matters of a similar nature. Inclusion of an item or information in any Schedule or section of the Company Disclosure Letter shall not constitute disclosure of such item or confirmation for any other Schedule or section of the Company Disclosure Letter for which disclosure may be required.

(b)

Notwithstanding any provision in the Agreement or any representation or warranty made in Schedule D, the Company expressly makes no representation or warranty to the Purchaser or Acquireco regarding Spinco, Klondex Canada or Bison or regarding the assets, property, business, Liabilities, results of operations, financial condition or other obligations of Spinco, Klondex Canada or Bison, other than as to the ownership of the shares of Klondex Canada, Bison and the Spinco Shares immediately prior to Effective Time.

3.2

Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

3.3

Survival of Representations and Warranties

(a)

No investigation by or on behalf of any Party prior to the execution of this Agreement will mitigate, diminish or affect the representations and warranties made by the other Parties.

(b)

The representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement will not survive the completion of the Arrangement and will expire and be terminated on the earlier of the Effective Time and the date on which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms.

4.1

Covenants of the Company

(a)

the Company will:

(i)

conduct the businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries only in the ordinary course, and in accordance with the Company Budget, and with applicable Law ;

(ii)

comply in all material respects with the terms of all Contracts of the Company and its subsidiaries;

(iii)

use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its and its subsidiaries’ business organizations, assets, properties, rights and goodwill;

(iv)

maintain satisfactory business relationships with suppliers, customers, distributors, contractual counterparties, contractors, employees, Governmental Authorities, Aboriginal Peoples and others having business relationships with it and its subsidiaries; and

(v)

duly and timely file all forms, reports, schedules, statements, and other documents required to be filed pursuant to any applicable Laws or Securities Laws, provided however that the Company shall in any event consult with the Purchaser prior to making any filing required pursuant to applicable Securities Laws or issuing any news releases, providing in such cases the Purchaser with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any such filing or news release.

(b)

the Company will immediately notify the Purchaser orally and then promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of any:

(i)

change in any “material fact” or any “material change” (as defined in the Securities Act) in relation to the Company or its subsidiaries;

(ii)

event, circumstance or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii)

notice or other communication from any person alleging that the consent (or waiver, permit, exemption, order, approval, agreement, amendment or confirmation) of such person (or another person) is or may be required in connection with this Agreement or the Arrangement;

(iv)

notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement (and contemporaneously provide a copy of any such written notice or communication to the Purchaser);

(v)

filings, actions suits, claims, investigations or proceedings commenced or, to its knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company and its subsidiaries or its material assets including the Material Properties;

(vi)

breach of this Agreement by the Company; or

(vii)

event occurring after the date of this Agreement that would:

(A)

render a representation or warranty, if made on that date or the Effective Date, untrue or inaccurate such that any of the conditions in Section 7.3(b) would not be satisfied; or

(B)

result in the failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement (without giving effect to, applying or taking into consideration any qualification already contained in such covenant, condition or agreement) to be complied with or satisfied prior to the Effective Time;

(c)

the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the current insurance (or re-insurance) policies maintained by the Company, including directors ’ and officers’ insurance, not to be cancelled or terminated and to prevent any of the coverage thereunder from lapsing, unless at the time of such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance or re-insurance companies of nationally recognized standing having comparable deductions and providing coverage comparable to or greater than the coverage under the cancelled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar premiums are in full force and effect, provided, however, that, except as contemplated by Section 4.10(b), the Company will not obtain or renew any insurance (or re-insurance) policy for a term exceeding 12 months, except that renewal steps may be taken in advance of expiry;

(d)

the Company will :

(i)

use commercially reasonable efforts to retain the services of its and its subsidiaries’ existing employees and consultants (including the Company Senior Management) until the Effective Time; and

(ii)

promptly provide written notice to the Purchaser of the resignation or termination of any of the Key Employees or consultants;

(e)

the Company will not, directly or indirectly:

(i)

alter or amend its Charter Documents or the Charter Documents of its subsidiaries;

(ii)

declare, set aside or pay any dividend on or make any distribution or payment or return of capital in respect of the Company Shares (other than dividends, distributions, payments or return of capital made to the Company by any of its subsidiaries);

(iii)

split, divide, consolidate, combine, reclassify, nor undertake any other capital reorganization in respect of the Company Shares or any other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(iv)

reduce the stated capital of the Company Shares or any other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(v)

other than as required by Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.10(b), increase any coverage under any directors’ and officer’s insurance policy;

(vi)

issue, grant, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber, or authorize or approve or agree to issue, grant, sell, pledge or otherwise encumber any Company Shares or other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries, or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or otherwise evidencing a right to acquire, Company Shares or other securities of the Company or its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the issue or award of any Company 2013 Options, Company 2016 Options, Company DSUs, Company RSUs or Company Warrants but excluding issuances of Company Shares pursuant to the exercise of outstanding Company 2013 Options, Company 2016 Options or Company Warrants;

(vii)

redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or offer to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire) any of its outstanding Company Shares or other securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Company Shares or any such other securities or any shares or other securities of its subsidiaries except according to their terms;

(viii)

amend the terms of any securities of the Company or its subsidiaries, or amend the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(ix)

adopt a plan of liquidation or resolution providing for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(x)

reorganize, recapitalize, restructure, amalgamate or merge with any other person and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to reorganize, recapitalize, restructure, amalgamate or merge with any other person;

(xi)

create any subsidiary or enter into any Contracts or other arrangements regarding the control or management of the operations, or the appointment of governing bodies or enter into any Joint Ventures;

(xii)

engage in any transaction with any related parties other than with its wholly-owned subsidiaries in the ordinary course ;

(xiii)

make any changes to any of its accounting policies, principles, methods, practices or procedures (including by adopting any new accounting policies, principles, methods, practices or procedures), except as disclosed in the Company Public Disclosure Record, as required by applicable Laws or under U.S. GAAP; or

(xiv)

enter into, modify or terminate any Contract with respect to any of the foregoing;

(f)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, except in connection with this Agreement:

(i)

sell, pledge, lease, surrender, licence, lose the right to use, mortgage, dispose of or encumber any assets or properties of the Company or its subsidiaries, other than inventory or immaterial personal property in the ordinary course of business;

(ii)

other than in the ordinary course, acquire or commit to acquire (by merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement or acquisition of shares or other equity securities or interests or assets or otherwise) any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof or any property or assets, or make any investment by the purchase of securities, contribution of capital, property transfer, or purchase of any property or assets of any other person, in each case, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a series of transactions;

(iii)

other than intercompany loans, advances in the ordinary course of business or draw downs of funds pursuant to the Investec Facility Agreement, not to exceed amounts set out in the Company Budget, incur any indebtedness or create or issue any debt securities, or assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible for such obligations or the obligations of any other person, or make any loans or advances (other than intercompany loans or advances in the ordinary course of business);

(iv)

incur or commit to capital expenditures or development expenses unless such capital expenditures or development expenses have been approved prior to the date hereof by the Company Board in the ordinary course of business or are contemplated by the Company Budget.

(v)

enter into any interest rate, currency, equity or commodity swaps, hedges, derivatives, forward sales contracts or similar financial instruments other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(vi)

make any Tax election, information schedule, return or designation, except as required by Law and in a manner consistent with past practice;

(vii)

settle or compromise any Tax claim, assessment, reassessment or liability;

(viii)

file any amended Tax Return;

(ix)

enter into any agreement with a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes;

(x)

surrender any right to claim a Tax abatement, reduction, deduction, exemption, credit or refund, consent to the extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax matter;

(xi)

amend or change any of its methods or reporting income, deductions or accounting for income Tax purposes except as may be required by Law;

(xii)

pay, discharge or satisfy any claim, liability, indebtedness or obligation prior to the same being due, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of the same, in the ordinary course, in accordance with their terms;

(xiii)

voluntarily waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any Proceeding; or

(xiv)

engage in any new business, enterprise or other activity that is inconsistent with the existing businesses of the Company in the manner such existing businesses generally have been carried on or (as disclosed in the Company Public Disclosure Record) planned or proposed to be carried on prior to the date of this Agreement,

(g)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, except in the ordinary course of business:

(i)

terminate, fail to renew, cancel, waive, release, grant or transfer any rights, including:

(A)

any existing contractual rights;

(B)

any Permit; or

(C)

any other legal rights or claims ,

(ii)

except in connection with matters otherwise permitted under this Section 4.1:

(A)

enter into any Contract which would be a Material Contract if in existence on the date hereof; or

(B)

terminate, cancel, extend, renew or amend, modify or change any Material Contract;

(iii)

enter into any lease or sublease of real property (whether as a lessor, sublessor, lessee or sublessee);

(iv)

modify, amend or exercise any right to renew any lease or sublease of real property or acquire any interest in real property; or

(v)

enter into any transaction or perform any act which could reasonably be expected to materially impede, prevent or delay, or be inconsistent with, the successful completion of the transactions contemplated herein;

(h)

Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will, except pursuant to any existing Contracts or employment, pension, supplemental pension, termination or compensation arrangements or policies or plans in effect on the date hereof and as is necessary to comply with applicable Laws:

(i)

grant to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or its subsidiaries an increase in compensation in any form;

(ii)

grant any general salary increase, fee or pay any other compensation to the directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than the payment of salaries, fees and benefits in the ordinary course;

(iii)

take any action with respect to the grant or increase of any severance, change of control, retirement, retention or termination pay;

(iv)

enter into or modify any employment or consulting agreement with any employee, consultant, officer or director of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(v)

terminate the employment or consulting arrangement of any senior management employees (including the Company Senior Management), except for cause or as contemplated in Section 4.9 of this Agreement;

(vi)

increase any benefits payable under its current severance or termination pay policies;

(vii)

adopt or amend or make any contribution to or any award under any bonus, profit sharing, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, insurance, incentive compensation, compensation or other similar plan, agreement, trust, fund or arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer, or employee or any former director, officer, or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries; or

(viii)

take any action to accelerate the time of payment of any compensation or benefits, amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting under the Company 2013 Share Incentive Plan, Company 2016 Stock Option Plan or Company DSU Plan, except as contemplated in Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 and the Plan of Arrangement;

(i)

the Company will not and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to make any loan to any officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(j)

the Company will not and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to:

(i)

make an application to amend, terminate, allow to expire or lapse or otherwise modify any of its Permits;

(ii)

take any action or fail to take any action which action or failure to act would:

(A)

result in the loss, expiration or surrender of, or the loss of any benefit; or

(B)

be reasonably be expected to cause any Governmental Authority to institute proceedings for the suspension, revocation or limitation of rights,

(k)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, settle or compromise any action, claim or other Proceeding:

(i)

brought against it for damages or providing for the grant of injunctive relief or other non-monetary remedy ( “ Litigation ”); or

(ii)

brought by any present, former or purported holder of its securities,

(l)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, commence any Litigation, other than Litigation in connection with:

(i)

the collection of accounts receivable;

(ii)

the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement or the Confidentiality Agreement;

(iii)

the enforcement of other obligations of the Purchaser; or

(iv)

L itigation commenced against the Company;

(m)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, enter into or renew any Contract:

(i)

containing:

(A)

any limitation or restriction on the ability of the Company or its subsidiaries or, following completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, the ability of the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, to engage in any type of activity or business;

(B)

any limitation or restriction on the manner in which, or the localities in which, all or any portion of the business of the Company or its subsidiaries or, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, all or any portion of the business of the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, is or would be conducted; or

(C)

any limit or restriction on the ability of:

(I)

the Company or its subsidiaries; or

(II)

following completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, the ability of the Purchaser or any of its affiliates,

(ii)

that would reasonably be expected to materially impede, prevent or delay the completion of the Arrangement;

(n)

the Company will not, and will not cause or permit any of its subsidiaries to, take any action which would render, or which reasonably may be expected to render, any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement untrue or inaccurate in any respect at any time prior to the Effective Date if then made;

(o)

immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall ensure that Spinco on a consolidated basis (including Bison and Klondex Canada) shall not have more $1.00 in cash and dore; and

(p)

as is applicable, the Company will not, and will not cause or permit its subsidiaries to, agree, announce, resolve, authorize or commit to do any of the matters to which the negative covenants in Sections 4.1(e) to 4.1(n) inclusive pertain.

4.2

Access to Information

(a)

Subject to compliance with applicable Laws and the terms of any existing Contracts, each Party (the “ Providing Party ”) will afford to the other Party and its Representatives (the “ Accessing Party ”), until the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, continuing access to the Company Diligence Information or Purchaser Diligence Information, as applicable, and reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the Providing Party’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses, properties, books and records and such other data and information as the Accessing Party may reasonably request, as well as to its management personnel, provided, that:

(i)

such access shall not unduly interfere with the ordinary conduct of the businesses of the Providing Party and its subsidiaries; and

(ii)

other than in circumstances where access thereto or disclosure thereof would not result in the loss of attorney-client privilege, the Providing Party shall not have any obligation in response to a request by the Accessing Party to provide access to or otherwise disclose any information or documents subject to attorney-client privilege.

(b)

Subject to compliance with applicable Laws, the Company will also make available to the Purchaser and its Representatives information requested by the Purchaser for the purposes of preparing, considering and implementing plans for the combined businesses of the Company and the Purchaser and its affiliates following completion of the Arrangement.

(c)

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, the Purchaser and the Company each acknowledge that all information provided to it under this Section 4.2, or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, is subject to the Confidentiality Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any termination of this Agreement.

(d)

If any provision of this Agreement otherwise conflicts or is inconsistent with any provision of the Confidentiality Agreement, then the provisions of this Agreement will supersede those of the Confidentiality Agreement, but only to the extent of the conflict or inconsistency and all other provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement will remain in full force and effect.

(e)

Investigations made by or on behalf of a Party, whether under this Section 4.2 or otherwise, will not waive, diminish the scope of, or otherwise affect any representation or warranty made by the other Party in this Agreement.

4.3

Covenants of the Company in respect of the Arrangement

(a)

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall and shall cause its subsidiaries to perform all obligations required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement, cooperate with the Purchaser in connection therewith, and use commercially reasonable efforts to do such other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in order to complete the Arrangement and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including (without limiting the obligations of the Company in Article 2):

(i)

publicly announcing the:

(A)

execution of this Agreement;

(B)

support of the Company Board of the Arrangement (including the voting intentions of each director and officer of the Company referred to in Section 2.5(d)(v));

(C)

recommendation of the Company Board to the Company Shareholders to vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution; and

(D)

support of each of the Directors and Company Senior Management pursuant to the Support Agreements; and

(ii)

using its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain all third party or other consents, waivers, permits, exemptions, orders, approvals, agreements, amendments or confirmations that are:

(A)

necessary or advisable under the Material Contracts in connection with the Arrangement; or

(B)

required in order to maintain the Material Contracts in full force and effect following completion of the Arrangement,

(b)

In the event that the Purchaser reasonably concludes that it is necessary or desirable to proceed with another form of transaction (such as a formal take-over bid or amalgamation) whereby the Purchaser or its affiliate s would effectively acquire all of the Company Shares within approximately the same time periods and on economic terms and other terms and conditions which are equivalent to or better than those contemplated by this Agreement (an “ Alternative Transaction ”), the Company agrees to support the completion of such Alternative Transaction in the same manner as the Arrangement and shall otherwise fulfill its covenants contained in this Agreement in respect of such Alternative Transaction. In particular, but without limitation, the Company agrees that the “initial deposit period” in respect of any such Alternative Transaction that is structured as a formal take-over bid shall be the period determined by the Purchaser so long as it is not less than 35 days. In the event of any proposed Alternative Transaction, any reference in this Agreement to the Arrangement shall refer to the Alternative Transaction to the extent applicable, all terms, covenants, representations and warranties of this Agreement shall be and shall be deemed to have been made in the context of the Alternative Transaction and all references to time periods regarding the Arrangement, including the Effective Time, herein shall refer to the date of closing of the transactions contemplated by the Alternative Transaction (as such date may be extended from time to time).

4.4

Covenants of the Purchaser in respect of the Arrangement

(a)

cooperating with the Company in connection with, and using its commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Company in obtaining , the waivers, consents and approvals referred to in Section 4.3(a)(ii), provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in connection with obtaining any waiver, consent or approval from any person (other than a Governmental Authority) with respect to any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Purchaser will not be required to pay or commit to pay to such person whose waiver, consent or approval is being solicited any cash or other consideration, make any commitment or incur any liability or other obligation;

(b)

apply ing for and using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain conditional approval of the listing and posting for trading on the NYSE of the Maximum Purchaser Shares;

(c)

using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect all necessary registrations, filings and submissions of information required by any Governmental Authority from the Purchaser relating to the Arrangement required to be completed prior to the Effective Time; and

(d)

forthwith carrying out the terms of the Interim Order and Final Order to the extent applicable to it and to Acquireco.

4.5

Covenants of Purchaser Regarding Conduct of Business

(a)

the Purchaser will promptly notify the Company orally and then promptly notify the Company in writing of:

(i)

any event, circumstance or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect;

(ii)

any notice or other communication from any person alleging that the consent (or waiver, permit, exemption, order, approval, agreement, amendment or confirmation) of such person (or another person) is or may be required in connection with this Agreement or the Arrangement;

(iii)

any notice or other material communication from any Governmental Authority in connection with this Agreement (and contemporaneously provide a copy of any such written notice or communication to the Company);

(iv)

any breach of this Agreement by the Purchaser or Acquireco; or

(v)

any event occurring after the date of this Agreement that would:

(A)

render a representation or warranty, if made on that date or the Effective Date, untrue or inaccurate such that any of the conditions in Section 7.2(b) would not be satisfied; or

(B)

result in the failure in any material respect of the Purchaser to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement (without giving effect to, applying or taking into consideration any qualification already contained in such covenant, condition or agreement) to be complied with or satisfied prior to the Effective Time; and

(b)

the Purchaser shall not, directly or indirectly, do or permit any of the following:

(i)

make any amendment to its Charter Documents that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or change its authorized share capital;

(ii)

split, combine, subdivide or reclassify its capital stock;

(iii)

acquire, by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or otherwise, any business or Person or division thereof or make any loans, advances, or capital contributions to or investments in any Person, in each case that would reasonably be expected to materially prevent, impede, or delay the consummation of the Arrangement or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(iv)

adopt or effect a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;

(v)

take any action that is intended to individually or in the aggregate materially prevent, impede or delay the consummation of the Arrangement or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or

(vi)

agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.

4.6

Covenants of Company Regarding Pre-Spinout Reorganization

4.7

Mutual Covenants

(a)

use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder as set forth in Article 7 to the extent the same is within its control;

(b)

use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary and commercially reasonable to permit the completion of the Arrangement in accordance with its obligations under this Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement and applicable Laws and cooperate with the other Parties in connection therewith, including using commercially reasonable efforts to:

(i)

obtain all Regulatory Approvals required to be obtained by it;

(ii)

effect or cause to be effected all necessary registrations, filings and submissions of information requested by Governmental Authorities required to be effected by it in connection with the Arrangement;

(iii)

oppose, lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order against it or other order or action against it seeking to stop, or otherwise adversely affecting its ability to make and complete, the Arrangement;

(iv)

defend all lawsuits or other legal, regulatory or other proceedings against the other Party or its directors or officers challenging or affecting this Agreement or the completion of the Arrangement; and

(v)

cooperate with the other Party in connection with the performance by it of its obligations hereunder;

(c)

use commercially reasonable efforts to not take or cause to be taken any action which is inconsistent with this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to materially impede, prevent or delay the completion of the Arrangement; and

(d)

use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and do all acts, further deeds, things and assurances as may be required in the reasonable opinion of the other Party ’s legal counsel to permit the completion of the Arrangement.

4.8

Covenants Related to Regulatory Approvals

(a)

use reasonable best efforts to prepare and make, as promptly as practicable but in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after the date hereof, all necessary registrations and filings with the appropriate Governmental Authorities, including a notification with respect to the Arrangement pursuant to the HSR Act and any notification required pursuant to any other applicable foreign antitrust or competition laws or regulations (indicating with each such notification and filing a request for early termination or acceleration of any applicable waiting period), supply all information requested by Governmental Authorities in connection with the HSR Act notification and any other applicable foreign antitrust or competition laws or regulations and will consider in good faith the views of the other party in responding to any such request.

(b)

as regards any proposed substantive applications, notices, filings, submissions, undertakings, correspondence and communications (including those described in Section 4.8(a) above and responses to requests for information and inquiries from any Governmental Authority) in respect of obtaining or concluding all required Regulatory Approvals:

(i)

provide the other Party with drafts thereof in advance;

(ii)

permit the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review in advance and comment thereon;

(iii)

agree to consider those comments in good faith; and

(iv)

provide the other Party with final copies thereof,

(c)

keep the other Party reasonably informed, on a timely basis, of the status of discussions relating to obtaining or concluding the required Regulatory Approvals sought by such Party;

(d)

for greater certainty, notwithstanding anything contrary in this Section 4.8, in no event will Purchaser be obligated to propose or agree to accept any undertaking or condition, to enter into any consent agreement, to make any divestiture, to accept any operational restriction, or take any other action.

(e)

each of the Purchaser and the Company will share equally and pay the filing fees associated with obtaining any approvals required under the HSR Act.

4.9

Resignations of Board and Senior Management

(a)

Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and it shall cause any of its subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, all directors of the Company and its subsidiaries to provide resignations on the Effective Date, which resignations shall become effective immediately following the acquisition by the Purchaser of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement.

(b)

The Company will provide releases from liability to such individuals as at the Effective Time in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Purchaser, each acting reasonably, in exchange for the execution of full and final releases of the Company and its subsidiaries from all liability and obligations in favour of the Company (excluding any indemnification obligations set out in Section 4.10) and in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.

(c)

Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, and it shall cause any of its subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts to either:

(i)

cause th ose of the executive officers of the Company and its subsidiaries listed in Schedule 4.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter as may be identified by the Purchaser to the Company in writing to provide resignations; or

(ii)

terminate the employment of such executive officers effective as at the Effective Time,

(d)

The Company will provide releases from liability to such resigned or terminated executive officers as at the Effective Time in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Purchaser, acting reasonably, in exchange for the execution of full and final releases, by the executive officers in favour of the Company and its subsidiaries, from all liability and obligations (excluding any indemnification obligations set out in Section 4.10) and in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably.

(e)

From and after the Effective Time t he Purchaser shall honour and comply with, or cause the Company, its subsidiaries and any successor to the Company (including any Surviving Company) to honour and comply with the terms of all of the severance payment obligations of the Company or its subsidiaries under the existing employment, consulting, change of control and severance agreements of the Company or its subsidiaries properly disclosed to the Purchaser in Schedule 1.4(b)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Letter.

4.10

Indemnification and Insurance

(a)

The Parties agree that all rights to indemnification existing in favour of the present and former directors and officers of the Company (each such present or former director or officer of the Company being herein referred to as an “ Indemnified Party ” and such persons collectively being referred to as the “ Indemnified Parties ”) as provided by contracts or agreements to which the Company is a party and in effect as of the date hereof, copies of which are included in the Company Diligence Information, will:

(i)

survive, and continue in full force and effect following, the completion of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and

(ii)

shall not be modified by such completion,

(b)

Prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Company may purchase prepaid non-cancellable run-off directors ’ and officers’ liability insurance providing coverage for a period of six years from the Effective Date with respect to claims arising from or related to facts or events which occur on or prior to the Effective Date, provided that the total cost of such run-off directors’ and officers’ liability insurance shall not exceed 200% of the current annual aggregate premium for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance currently maintained by the Company and its subsidiaries, as disclosed to the Purchaser before the date of this Agreement.

4.11

Pre-Acquisition Reorganization

(a)

The Purchaser and Acquireco agree that, prior to the Effective Date, the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to enter into the transactions outlined in Schedule G (the “ Permitted Company Pre-Closing Transactions ”), together with such modifications thereto as the Company and Purchaser, acting reasonably, agree to in writing.

(b)

The Company agrees that, in addition to the Permitted Company Pre-Closing Transactions and the transaction contemplated in Section 4.6, the Company shall, upon request of the Purchaser:

(i)

perform such additional reorganizations of its corporate structure, capital structure, business, operations and assets or such other transactions as the Purchaser may request, acting reasonably (each a “ Pre-Acquisition Reorganization ”), and

(ii)

cooperate with the Purchaser and its advisors to determine the nature of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization that might be undertaken and the manner in which such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization would be most effectively be undertaken.

(c)

The Purchaser must provide written notice to the Company of any proposed Pre-Acquisition Reorganization at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Effective Date. Upon receipt of such notice, the Company and the Purchaser shall work cooperatively and use their best efforts to prepare prior to the Effective Time all documentation necessary and do such other acts and things as are necessary to give effect to such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization, and shall seek to have any such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization made effective as of the last moment of the Business Day ending immediately prior to the Effective Date.

(d)

The Purchaser agrees that it will be responsible for all costs and expenses (including any professional fees and expenses) associated with any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization to be carried out at its request and shall indemnify and save harmless the Company and its affiliates from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, taxes, expenses, interest awards, judgements and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with or as a result of any such Pre-Acquisition Reorganization if after participating in any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization the Arrangement is not completed other than due to a breach by the Company of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

(e)

The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Pre-Acquisition Reorganization shall not:

(i)

materially impede, prevent or delay completion of the Arrangement;

(ii)

in the opinion of the Company, acting reasonably, prejudice the Company Shareholders in any respect;

(iii)

require the Company to obtain the approval of the Company Shareholders or contravene any applicable Laws, the Company’s Constating Documents or any Material Contract;

(iv)

unreasonably interfere in any material operations of the Company or its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time;

(v)

be considered in determining whether a representation, warranty or covenant of the Company hereunder has been breached, it being acknowledged by the Purchaser that actions taken pursuant to any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization could require the consent of third parties under applicable Material Contracts;

(vi)

require the Company or any subsidiary to contravene any Laws, their respective organizational documents or any Material Contract; or

(vii)

result in any Taxes being imposed on, or any adverse Tax or other consequences to, any securityholder of the Company incrementally greater than the Taxes or other consequences to such party in connection with the consummation of the Arrangement in the absence of any Pre-Acquisition Reorganization.

4.12

Control of Business.

4.13

C hange of Name.

4.14

Operations.

4.15

Employee Matters.

4.16

Investec Facility Agreement.

5.1

Acquisition Proposals

(a)

Except permitted in this Article 5, from and after the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 6.1, the Company and its subsidiaries shall not, directly or indirectly, through any of their Representatives or otherwise, and shall not permit any such person to:

(i)

make, initiate, solicit or encourage (including by way of furnishing or affording access to information or any site visit), or otherwise take any other action that facilitates, directly or indirectly, any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes, or that could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal;

(ii)

enter into or otherwise engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, furnish information to, or otherwise co-operate in any way with, any person (other than the Purchaser and its subsidiaries) regarding an Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisit ion Proposal provided, however, that the Company or its Representatives may communicate with such person for the sole purpose of advising such person that the terms of such Acquisition Proposal do not constitute or are not reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal;

(iii)

take no position or remain neutral with respect to, or agree to, accept, approve, endorse or recommend, or propose publicly to agree to accept, approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (it being understood that publicly taking no position or a neutral position with respect to an Acquisition Proposal for a period exceeding three Business Days after such Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced shall be deemed to constitute a violation of this Section 5.1(a)(iii));

(iv)

make or propose publicly to make a Change of Recommendation;

(v)

accept, enter into, or propose publicly to accept or enter into, any agreement, understanding or arrangement effecting or related to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement permitted by and in accordance with Section 5.1(e)); or

(vi)

make any public announcement or take any other action inconsistent with the approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability of the Company Board of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)

The Company and its Representatives will, and will cause its subsidiaries and their Representatives to, immediately cease and terminate, and cause to be terminated, any solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiations with any person (other than the Purchaser and its Representatives) with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or inquiry, proposal or offer that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal and, in connection therewith, the Company will:

(i)

immediately discontinue access of any such person to any confidential information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries, including access to any data room, virtual or otherwise; and

(ii)

within two Business Days after the date hereof, to the extent such information has not previously been returned or destroyed, promptly request, and exercise all rights it has to require, the return or destruction of all copies of any confidential information regarding the Company and its subsidiaries provided to any person other than the Purchaser and its Representatives and the return or destruction of all material including or incorporating or otherwise reflecting such confidential information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries, using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such requests are fully complied with in accordance with the terms of such rights.

(c)

The Company represents and warrants that since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has waived any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or restriction to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party and further covenants and agrees:

(i)

not to release (or allow any of its subsidiaries to release) any person from, grant any permission under or terminate, modify, amend or waive the terms of, any confidentiality agreement or standstill agreement or standstill or similar provisions in any such confidentiality agreement (it being acknowledged and agreed that the automatic termination of any standstill provisions of any such agreement as the result of the entering into an announcement of this Agreement shall not be a violation of this Section 5.1(c)); and

(ii)

to, and to cause each of its subsidiaries to, take all necessary action to enforce on a timely basis each confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement or restriction to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party.

(d)

The Company will:

(i)

promptly (and, in any event, within 24 hours) notify the Purchaser, at first orally and thereafter in writing, of:

(A)

any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not in writing);

(B)

any inquiry, proposal, offer or request (or any amendment or supplement thereto), whether or not in writing, relating to an Acquisition Proposal or any request for discussions or negotiations or other communications relating to or that could reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; and

(C)

any request received by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their Representatives for:

(I)

non-public information relating to the Company (or any of its subsidiaries); or

(II)

access to properties, books, records or the provision of a list of securityholders of the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) by any person,

(ii)

include in the written notification contemplated in Section 5.1(d)(i):

(A)

a copy of the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request and any amendments thereto;

(B)

a description of its material terms and conditions;

(C)

the identity of all persons making such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request; and

(D)

details of all related communications;

(iii)

promptly provide to the Purchaser such other information concerning such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request as the Purchaser may reasonably request; and

(iv)

promptly and fully inform the Purchaser of the status and details (including all amendments, changes or other modifications) of any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, proposal, offer or request.

(e)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.1(a), if the Company receives a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from any person after the date hereof and prior to the Company Meeting that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.1, and subject to the Company’s compliance with Section 5.1(d), the Company and its Representatives may contact such person solely to clarify the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal so as to determine whether such Acquisition Proposal is, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal, furnish information with respect to it to such person pursuant to an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement, allow such person a single ten (10) calendar day period to conduct a due diligence investigation of the Company and participate in discussions or negotiations regarding such Acquisition Proposal, if and only if:

(i)

prior to any such contacting, furnishing or participation described above, the Company Board determines, in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal is or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal;

(ii)

such person was not restricted from making such Acquisition Proposal pursuant to an existing confidentiality agreement, standstill, permitted use, business purpose or similar restriction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or Representatives;

(iii)

the Company has been, and continues to be, in compliance with its obligations under this Article 5; and

(iv)

prior to or concurrently with providing any such copies, access, or disclosure, the Company:

(A)

enters into and provides a copy of an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement to the Purchaser promptly (and in any event within 24 hours thereafter) upon its execution; and

(B)

contemporaneously provides to the Purchaser a list of and access to all infor mation concerning the Company that is provided to such person which was not already provided to the Purchaser or its Representatives.

(f)

If the Company receives a bona fide Acquisition Proposal that is a Superior Proposal from any person after the date hereof and prior to the Company Meeting, then the Company Board may, prior to the Company Meeting, withdraw, modify, qualify or change in a manner adverse to the Purchaser its approval or recommendation of the Arrangement and/or approve or recommend such Superior Proposal and/or enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal if and only if:

(i)

the person making the Superior Proposal was not restricted from making such Superior Proposal pursuant to an existing confidentiality, standstill, use, business purpose or similar restriction with the Company or any of its subsidiaries;

(ii)

the Company did not breach any provision of this Section 5.1 in connection with the preparation or making of such Acquisition Proposal and the Company has been and continues to be in compliance with this Section 5.1;

(iii)

the Company has given written notice to the Purchaser:

(A)

that it has received such Superior Proposal and that the Company Board has determined that:

(I)

such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; and

(II)

the Company Board intends to:

(1)

withdraw, modify, qualify or change in a manner adverse to the Purchaser its approval or recommendation of the Arrangement (including the recommendation that the Company Shareholders vote in favour of the Arrangement Resolution); and/or

(2)

enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal,

(B)

from the Company Board regarding the value and financial terms that the Company Board, in consultation with its financial advisors, has determined should be ascribed to any non-cash consideration offered under any such Acquisition Proposal, it being acknowledged and agreed that the financial value ascribed by the Board to such non-cash consideration shall be expressed as a single value and not a range of values;

(iv)

the Company has provided the Purchaser with:

(A)

a copy of the proposed Acquisition Agreement; and

(B)

all supporting materials, including any financing documents supplied to the Company in connection therewith;

(v)

a period of at least five full Business Days (such period being the “ Superior Proposal Notice Period ”) has elapsed from the later of:

(A)

the date the Purchaser received the notice from the Company referred to in Section 5.1(d)(i); and

(B)

the date on which the Purchaser received the materials set out in Section 5.1(d)(ii);

(vi)

during any Superior Proposal Notice Period, the Purchaser has been provided with the right to propose to amend the terms of this Agreement and the Arrangement in order for such Acquisition Proposal to cease to be a Superior Proposal;

(vii)

after the Superior Proposal Notice Period, the Company Board has determined, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, and otherwise in accordance with Section 5.1(g), and advised the Purchaser in writing that:

(A)

such Acquisition Proposal remains a Superior Proposal compared to the Arrangement as proposed to be amended by the Purchaser; and

(B)

the failure by the Company Board to recommend that the Company enter into the Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties;

(viii)

the Company concurrently terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(d)(i); and

(ix)

the Company has previously, or concurrently has, paid to the Purchaser the Company Termination Fee.

(g)

During the Superior Proposal Notice Period:

(i)

the Company Board will review promptly, diligently and in good faith any offer made by the Purchaser to amend the terms of this Agreement and the Arrangement in order to determine, in consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, whether the proposed amendments would, upon acceptance, result in the Acquisition Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal ceasing to be a Superior Proposal;

(ii)

subject to the Company ’s disclosure obligations under applicable Securities Laws:

(A)

the fact of the making of; and

(B)

each of the terms of, any such proposed amendments,

(iii)

if the Company Board determines that such Acquisition Proposal would cease to be a Superior Proposal as a result of the amendments proposed by the Purchaser, then the Company will:

(A)

forthwith so advise the Purchaser; and

(B)

promptly thereafter accept the offer by the Purchaser to amend the terms of this Agreement, and the Arrangement,

(iv)

if the Company Board:

(A)

continues to believe in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal remains a Superior Proposal; and

(B)

therefore rejects the Purchaser ’s offer to amend this Agreement and the Arrangement, if any,

(h)

Each successive modification of any Superior Proposal shall:

(i)

constitute a new Superior Proposal for the purposes of Section 5.1(h); and

(ii)

require a new five full Business Day Superior Proposal Notice Period from the later of:

(A)

the date on which the Purchaser received the notice from the Company referred to in Section 5.1(d)(i); and

(B)

the date on which the Purchaser received the materials set out in Section 5.1(d)(ii).

(i)

The Company Board shall reaffirm its recommendation in favour of the Arrangement by news release promptly after:

(i)

the Company Board has determined that any Acquisition Proposal is not a Superior Proposal, if the Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced or made; or

(ii)

the Company Board makes the determination referred to in Section 5.1( g) that an Acquisition Proposal that has been publicly announced or made and which previously constituted a Superior Proposal has ceased to be a Superior Proposal,

(j)

The Company and/or any of its subsidiaries will not become a party to any Contract with any person subsequent to the date hereof that limits or prohibits the Company from providing:

(i)

or making available to the Purchaser and its affiliates and Representatives any information provided or made available to such person or its officers, directors, employees, consultants, advisors, agents or other representatives (including solicitors, accountants, investment bankers and financial advisors) pursuant to any confidentiality agreement described in this Section 5.1; or

(ii)

the Purchaser and its affiliates and Representatives with any other information required to be given to it by the Company under this Section 5.1.

(k)

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Section 5.1:

(i)

the Company Board has the right to respond, within the time and in the manner required by applicable Securities Laws, to any take-over bid made for the Company Shares that it determines is not a Superior Proposal, provided that:

(A)

the Directors, acting in good faith and upon the advice of outside legal counsel, shall have first determined that the failure to so respond would result in a breach of applicable Securities Laws;