# EDGAR Filing Document

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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-26-044767

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEF 14A

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**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Epsilon Energy Ltd.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001726126
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** A0
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEF 14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38770
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26870711

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 500 DALLAS STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1250
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 281-670-0002

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 500 DALLAS STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1250
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A** **INFORMATION**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

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☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;☒ Definitive Proxy Statement

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**EPSILON ENERGY LTD.**

(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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**Epsilon Energy Ltd.**

**500 Dallas Street, Ste. 1250**

**Houston, Texas 77002**

**(281) 670-0002**

April 17, 2026

Dear Shareholder,

We cordially invite you to attend the 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Epsilon Energy Ltd. (referred to herein as "Epsilon" and the "Corporation") to be held at Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., 12<sup>th</sup> Floor – The Forum Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77002 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time.

The attached Notice of 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting and proxy statement describe the business we will conduct at the Meeting and provide information about us that you should consider when you vote your shares. As set forth in the attached proxy statement, the Meeting will be held to address the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. To receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon, copies of which are available at www.sec.gov (US) and www.sedarplus.ca (Canada).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. To fix the number of directors of the Corporation to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. To elect the directors of the Corporation, each of whom shall hold office to serve until the next annual meeting in 2027 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. To re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. To approve, through a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. To approve the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

Please take the time to carefully read each of the proposals in the accompanying proxy statement before you vote.

**Your vote is extremely important regardless of the number of shares you own.** 

**In order to ensure that your shares are represented at the Meeting, whether you plan to attend or not, please vote in accordance with the enclosed instructions. You can vote your shares by telephone, electronically via the Internet or by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form. If you vote using the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form, you must sign, date and mail the proxy card or vote instruction form in the enclosed envelope. If you decide to attend the Meeting and wish to modify your vote, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person at the Meeting.** 

Thank you for your continued interest in Epsilon Energy Ltd.

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Sincerely,

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John Lovoi

Chairman of the Board of Directors

This proxy statement is dated April 17, 2026, and is first being made available to shareholders on or about April 17, 2026.

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**NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL** 

**AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS** 

The 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Epsilon Energy Ltd. (referred to herein as "Epsilon" and the "Corporation"), a corporation incorporated pursuant to the *Business Corporations Act* (Alberta) (the "ABCA"), will be held at Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., 12<sup>th</sup> Floor – The Forum Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77002 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, for the following purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. To receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon, copies of which are available at www.sec.gov (US) and www.sedarplus.ca (Canada).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. To fix the number of directors of the Corporation to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. To elect the directors of the Corporation, each of whom shall hold office to serve until the next annual meeting in 2027 or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. To re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as the Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. To approve, through a non-binding vote, the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. To approve the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

The Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice describes each of these items in detail. The Proxy Statement contains other important information that you should read and consider before you vote.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 7, 2026, as the record date for the Meeting. Only the holders of record of our common shares as of the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting and any adjournment thereof. A list of the holders of record of our common shares will be available at the Meeting and, during the 10 days prior to the Meeting, at the offices of our corporate headquarters located at 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002.

Epsilon is furnishing proxy materials to its shareholders through the full set delivery option as permitted under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe this process gives us the opportunity to serve you more effectively.

**You can vote your common shares by telephone or by completing and returning the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form. If you vote using the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form, you must sign, date and mail the proxy card or vote instruction form in the enclosed envelope. If you decide to attend the Meeting and wish to modify your vote, you may revoke your proxy and vote in person at the Meeting. Late proxies may be accepted or rejected by the Chairman of the Meeting in his discretion, and the Chairman is under no obligation to accept or reject any late proxy.** 

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| Houston, Texas <br>April 17, 2026 | J. Andrew Williamson <br>Chief Financial Officer  |

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**PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY** 

**2026 ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS** 

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| **Date and Time:** | May 20, 2026 |
|  | 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time |
| **Place:** | Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., 12th Floor - The Forum Conference Room, Houston, TX 77002 |
| **Record Date:** | April 7, 2026 |

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**Voting Matters and Board Recommendation** 

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|  | <br>**Proposal Description** | <br>**Board Vote**<br>**Recommendation** | **Page Number**<br>**with More**<br>**Information** |
| Proposal 1 | Fix the number of Directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8)  | "FOR"  | 4 |
| Proposal 2 | Election of those persons nominated as Directors  | "FOR" all nominees  | 4 |
| Proposal 3 | Re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as Epsilon's independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year  | "FOR"  | 25 |
| Proposal 4 | Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025 | "FOR" | 27 |
| Proposal 5 | Approve the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. | "FOR" | 28 |

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*This Proxy Statement Summary contains highlights of certain information in this Proxy Statement. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that you should consider before voting. Please review the complete Proxy Statement and Epsilon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for additional information.* 

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**500 Dallas St., Suite 1250** 

**Houston, Texas 77002** 

**PROXY STATEMENT FOR EPSILON ENERGY LTD.'S** 

**2026 ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS** 

**TO BE HELD ON MAY 20, 2026**

#### GENERAL INFORMATION
This Proxy Statement is being furnished to the holders of the common shares of Epsilon Energy Ltd., an Alberta, Canada, corporation (referred to herein as "Epsilon" and the "Corporation"), in connection with the solicitation by the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board") of proxies to be voted at the 2026 Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders of Epsilon (the "Annual General Meeting" or the "Meeting") to be held on **Wednesday, May 20, 2026**, at **9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time**, at Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., 12<sup>th</sup> Floor – The Forum Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77002, or at any adjournment of the Meeting, for the purposes set forth in this proxy statement concerning the Meeting.

The principal executive offices of Epsilon are located at 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002.

Although it is expected that the solicitation of proxies will be primarily by mail, proxies may also be solicited personally or by telephone or other proxy solicitation services. In accordance with Canadian National Instrument 54-101, arrangements have been made with brokerage houses and other intermediaries, clearing agencies, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the common shares held of record by such persons and the Corporation may reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by them in doing so. The costs thereof will be borne by the Corporation.

#### VOTING INFORMATION
Record Date

This Proxy Statement and the other proxy materials are first being mailed on or about April 17, 2026, to all shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting. Each shareholder as at April 7, 2026 (the "Record Date") is entitled to one vote for each common share of Epsilon held. Shareholders of record will be entitled to vote those shares included in the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting prepared as at the Record Date, unless any such shareholders transfer their shares after the Record Date and the transferee of those shares establishes that they own the shares and demands, not later than the close of business on the date ten days before the Meeting, that the transferee's name be included in the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting, in which case such transferee shall be entitled to vote such shares at the Meeting.

Voting Shares and Principal Shareholders

At the close of business on the Record Date, there were 30,248,617 common shares issued and outstanding. The outstanding common shares are fully paid and non-assessable, with each share carrying the right to one vote. To carry on the business of the Meeting, holders of at least 33 1/3 % of the outstanding common shares issued and outstanding as of the Record Date must be present in person or represented by proxy, which will constitute a quorum.

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Solicitation of Proxies

The proxy solicitation is made on behalf of the management of the Corporation. Proxies must be received by Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) before the Meeting or any adjournment of the Meeting.

The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed by the shareholder or the shareholder's attorney authorized in writing or, if the shareholder is a corporation or other entity, under its seal or by an officer or attorney of such corporation or other entity duly authorized.

**The persons named in the enclosed Proxy (the "Management Designees") are directors and/or officers of Epsilon. Each shareholder has the right to appoint a proxy holder other than the persons designated in the proxy, who need not be a shareholder, to attend and to act for them and on their behalf at the Meeting. To exercise such right, the names of the nominees of management of the Corporation should be crossed out and the name of the shareholder's appointee should be legibly printed in the blank space provided.** 

Revocation of Proxies

A shareholder who has submitted a proxy may revoke it at any time up to and including the close of business on the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment of the Meeting, by signing a statement in writing (or having their attorney, as authorized in writing, sign a statement) to this effect and delivering it to the registered office of the Corporation or to Computershare Trust Company of Canada, 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1. If a person who has given a proxy personally attends the Meeting, such person may revoke the proxy at the Meeting and vote in person. In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a proxy may also be revoked by depositing such written statement with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting, or any adjournment of the Meeting.

Beneficial Holders of Common Shares

**The information set out in this section is of significant importance to many shareholders who do not hold their common shares in their own name.** Only proxies deposited by shareholders whose names appear on the register of the Corporation as the registered holders of common shares can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting. If common shares are listed in your account statement provided by your broker, then in almost all cases those common shares will not be registered in your name on the register of the Corporation. Such common shares will likely be registered under the name of your broker or an agent of that broker.

**Therefore, beneficial shareholders should ensure that instructions respecting the voting of their common shares are communicated to the appropriate person or entity.** 

Applicable regulatory policy requires your broker to seek voting instructions from you in advance of the Meeting. Every broker has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions, which you should carefully follow in order to ensure that your shares are voted at the Meeting. Often, the form of proxy supplied by your broker is identical to the Proxy provided to registered shareholders. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered shareholder how to vote on your behalf. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge. Broadridge mails a scannable voting instruction form in lieu of the Proxy provided by Epsilon. You are asked to complete and return the voting instruction form to them by mail. Alternately, you can call their toll-free telephone number, 1-888-237-1900, or access Broadridge's internet website at www.broadridge.com to vote your common shares. They then tabulate the results of all instructions received and provide appropriate instructions respecting the voting of the common shares to be represented at the Meeting. **If you receive a voting instruction form from Broadridge it cannot be used as a proxy to vote shares directly at the Meeting as the voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge well in advance of the Meeting in order to have your common shares voted or to appoint an alternative representative to attend the Meeting in person to vote such common shares.** 

**If you are a beneficial shareholder and wish to vote in person at the Meeting, you should insert your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form provided to you by your nominee and return the completed form to Broadridge.** 

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Appointment of Proxy and Exercise of Discretion by Proxy

If you give directions on how to vote your common shares, your proxy holder must vote your shares according to your instructions. If your proxy holder does not attend the Meeting and vote in person, your shares will not be voted.

**If you have appointed a person designated by Epsilon to act and vote on your behalf as provided in the enclosed Proxy and you do not provide any instructions concerning a matter identified in the Notice, the common shares represented by such proxy will be voted as follows:** 

**PROPOSAL 1**: **FOR** setting the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8).

**PROPOSAL 2**: **FOR** the election of John Lovoi, Jason Stabell, Jason Stankowski, Tracy Stephens, David Winn, Nicola Maddox, Jack Vaughn, and Bryan Lawrence, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2027, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

**PROPOSAL 3**: **FOR** the re-appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as Epsilon's independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year.

**PROPOSAL 4**: **FOR** the approval of the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers during 2025.

**PROPOSAL 5**: **FOR** the approval of the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" SETTING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS TO BE ELECTED AT THE MEETING AT EIGHT UNDER PROPOSAL 1; "FOR" THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE NOMINEES LISTED UNDER PROPOSAL 2, "FOR" THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF THE REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM UNDER PROPOSAL 3, "FOR" THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE CORPORATION'S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DURING 2025 UNDER PROPOSAL 4, AND "FOR" THE APPROVAL OF THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED UNDER PROPOSAL 5. Your proxy holder also has discretionary authority for amendments that are made to matters identified in the Notice or other matters that properly come before the Meeting. At the time of printing this Proxy Statement, management does not know of any matter to come before the Meeting other than the matters referred to in the Notice.

Reporting Currency

All of the financial information in this Proxy Statement has been presented, unless otherwise noted, in United States Dollars. The presentation currency for the December 31, 2025, financial statements of the Corporation is the United States Dollar.

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| [**TABLE OF CONTENTS**](#TOC) | i |
| [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING](#QUESTIONSANDANSWERSABOUTTHE2026ANNUALGEN) | 1 |
| [FINANCIAL STATEMENTS](#FINANCIALSTATEMENTS_777211) | 4 |
| [PROPOSAL 1: SETTING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS](#PROPOSAL1SETTINGTHENUMBEROFDIRECTORS_619) | 4 |
| [PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS](#PROPOSAL2ELECTIONOFDIRECTORS_588233) | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Recommendation of our Board of Directors](#RecommendationofourBoardofDirectors_2887) | 4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors](#NomineesforElectiontotheBoardofDirectors) | 6 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Corporate Governance Policies and Practices](#CorporateGovernancePoliciesandPractices_) | 9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Code of Ethics and Whistleblower Policy](#CodeofEthicsandWhistleblowerPolicy_71872) | 11 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Board Committees](#BoardCommittees_911399) | 12 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Prohibitions on Hedging, Insider Trading and Pledging Corporation Securities](#ProhibitionsonHedgingInsiderTradingandPl) | 14 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management](#SecurityOwnershipofCertainBeneficialOwne) | 15 |
| [PERFORMANCE GRAPH](#PERFORMANCEGRAPH_500070) | 16 |
| [EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION](#EXECUTIVECOMPENSATION_436613) | 17 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Summary Compensation Table](#SummaryCompensationTable_185303) | 18 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Pay Versus Performance](#PayVersusPerformance_914513) | 21 |
| [DIRECTOR COMPENSATION](#DIRECTORCOMPENSATION_147904) | 22 |
| [REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE](#REPORTOFTHEAUDITCOMMITTEE_421318) | 24 |
| [PROPOSAL 3: FOR RE-APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C. AS THE CORPORATION'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM](#PROPOSAL3FORREAPPOINTMENTOFBDOUSAPC_3777) | 25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Principal Accounting Fees and Services](#PrincipalAccountingFeesandServices_14525) | 25 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;[Audit Committee Pre-approval of Service of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#AuditCommitteePreapprovalofServiceofInde) | 26 |
| [PROPOSAL 4: NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ("SAY-ON-PAY")](#PROPOSAL4NONBINDINGADVISORYVOTE_112514) | 27 |
| [PROPOSAL 5: RATIFICATION OF THE 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED](#PROPOSAL5RATIFICATIONOFTHE_787619) | 28 |
| [ANNUAL REPORT](#ANNUALREPORT_472617) | 37 |
| [COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS](#COMMUNICATIONSWITHTHEBOARDOFDIRECTORS_97) | 37 |
| [DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTING SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING](#DEADLINESFORSUBMITTINGSHAREHOLDERPROPOSA) | 37 |
| [HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS](#HOUSEHOLDINGOFPROXYMATERIALS_684655) | 38 |
| [OTHER MATTERS](#OTHERMATTERS_716980) | 38 |
| [EPSILON ENERGY LTD. 2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED](#Appendix1) | A-1 |

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**QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING** 

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| **Q:**  | **Why did I receive these materials?**  |

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| **A:**  | We are making this Proxy Statement available to you on or around April 17, 2026, because the Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the Meeting to be held on **Wednesday, May 20, 2026**, at **9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time**, at **Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., 12**<sup>th</sup> **Floor – The Forum Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77002**, or at any adjournment thereof. The information provided in this Proxy Statement is for your use in deciding how to vote on the proposals described below.  |

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| **Q:**  | **Who is entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting?**  |

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| **A:**  | You can attend and vote at the Meeting if, as of the close of business on April 7, 2026, the Record Date for the Meeting, you were a shareholder of record of Epsilon's common shares. As of the Record Date, there were 30,248,617 common shares issued and outstanding.  |

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| **Q:**  | **What are the voting rights of shareholders?**  |

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| **A:**  | For each proposal, shareholders are entitled to cast one vote for each common share held as of the record date. There are no cumulative voting rights.  |

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| **Q:**  | **What is the difference between a registered shareholder and a shareholder who owns stock in street name?**  |

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| **A:**  | If you hold Epsilon common shares directly in your name, you are a *registered shareholder*. If you own Epsilon common shares indirectly through a bank, broker, or other nominee, those shares are held in *street name*.  |

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| **Q:**  | **Can I vote my shares before the Meeting?**  |

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| **A:**  | Yes. If you are a *registered shareholder*, you can vote your shares before the Meeting by telephone, internet or mail, as set out in the accompanying instrument of proxy.  |

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If your shares are held in *street name*, your bank, broker or other nominee may provide you with a voting instruction form that provides instructions on how to access our proxy materials and vote online or to request a paper or email copy of our proxy materials. If you received these materials in paper form, the materials included a vote instruction form so you can instruct your bank, broker or other nominee how to vote your shares.

Please see the information your bank, broker or other nominee provided you for more information on these voting options.

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| **Q:**  | **Can I vote in person at the Meeting instead of by proxy?**  |

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| **A:**  | If you are a *registered shareholder*, you can vote at the Meeting any shares that were registered in your name as the shareholder of record as of the Record Date.  |

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If your shares are held in *street name*, you cannot vote those shares at the Meeting unless you have a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee. If you plan to attend and vote your street-name shares at the Meeting, you should request a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee and bring it with you to the Meeting.

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| **Q:**  | **What will happen if I submit my proxy but do not vote on a proposal?**  |

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| **A:**  | If you submit a valid proxy but fail to provide instructions on how you want your shares to be voted, properly submitted proxies will be voted:  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **FOR** setting the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **FOR** the election of John Lovoi, Jason Stabell, Jason Stankowski, Tracy Stephens, David Winn, Nicola Maddox, Jack Vaughn, and Bryan Lawrence, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2026, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **FOR** the re-appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as Epsilon's independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **FOR** the approval of the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers during 2025.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• **FOR** the approval of the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended .

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| **Q:**  | **What will happen if I neither submit my proxy nor vote my shares in person at the Meeting?**  |

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| **A:**  | If you are a *registered shareholder*, your shares will not be voted.  |

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If, however, you are a *beneficial shareholder* (i.e., your shares are held in *street name*), your bank, broker or other nominee may vote your shares on certain matters, depending on whether your bank, broker or other nominee is located in the United States of America or in Canada.

Without specific instructions, Canadian brokers and their agents or nominees are prohibited from voting common shares for the broker's client. Without specific instructions, U.S. brokers and their agents or nominees are prohibited from voting common shares for the broker's client with respect to "non-routine" matters, including the election of directors, but may vote such common shares with respect to "routine" matters, including the appointment of an auditor. When a broker is unable to vote on a proposal because it is non-routine and the owner of the common shares does not provide voting instructions, a "broker non-vote" occurs. If you are a beneficial owner, contact your broker or nominee for any voting questions.

The appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm is currently considered to be a routine matter. The other matters you are being asked to vote on are not routine and cannot be voted by your bank, broker or other nominee without your instructions. Under the ABCA, a "broker non-vote" is not counted as a vote for or against a proposal, and therefore has no impact on the outcome of the proposal. (However, as further explained below, if you *do* submit a properly executed proxy card but *do not* provide instructions regarding a particular proposal, your shares will be voted according to the recommendation of our Board of Directors as to such proposal.)

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In the election of directors, Proposal 2, you may vote "FOR" all or some of the nominees or you may "WITHHOLD" your vote with respect to one or more of the nominees.

For Proposal 3, you may vote "FOR" the re-appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm or you may "WITHHOLD" your vote.

For Proposal 4, you may vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the approval of the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers during 2025.

For Proposal 5, you may vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the approval of the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.

If you provide specific instructions with regard to certain items, your shares will be voted as you instruct on such items. As noted in the proxy, if no instructions are indicated on a properly executed proxy card or over the telephone or Internet, the shares will be voted as recommended by our Board of Directors. (See "What will happen if I submit my proxy but do not vote on a proposal?" above for additional information.)

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| **A:**  | Management does not know of any business to be transacted at the Meeting other than those matters described in this Proxy Statement. However, if any additional matters are presented at the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote in accordance with their judgment on those matters. |

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| A:  | Epsilon will bear the entire cost of solicitation of proxies, including the preparation, assembly, printing, and mailing of this Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials. The largest expense in the proxy process is printing and mailing the proxy materials. Proxies also may be solicited on behalf of Epsilon by directors, officers or employees of Epsilon in person or by mail or telephone. No additional compensation will be paid to such directors, officers, or employees for soliciting proxies. We have engaged Computershare Trust Company of Canada ("Computershare") to assist us in the distribution of proxies. We will also reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses incurred in sending our proxy materials to beneficial owners of our common shares as of the Record Date. Under Canadian National Instrument 54-101, arrangements have been made with brokerage houses and other intermediaries, clearing agencies, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of the common shares held of record by such persons and the Corporation may reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by them in doing so. The costs thereof will be borne by the Corporation.  |

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#### FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The audited consolidated financial statements of Epsilon for the year ended December 31, 2025, and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon will be placed before the Meeting. No vote by the shareholders with respect to the financial statements is required. The audited consolidated financial statements were audited by BDO USA, P.C. of Houston, Texas and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board.

**PROPOSAL 1: SETTING THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS**

Shareholders of the Corporation will be asked to consider and, if thought appropriate, to approve and adopt an ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting. In order to be effective, an ordinary resolution requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders who vote in respect of the resolution.

At the Meeting, it will be proposed that eight (8) directors be elected to hold office until the next annual general meeting or until their successors are elected or appointed. **Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees, if named as proxy, to vote in favor of the ordinary resolution fixing the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8).** 

**Our Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" the proposal to fix the number of directors to be elected at the meeting at eight (8).** 

**PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS** 

At the Meeting, our shareholders will be asked to elect eight (8) directors for a one-year term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders. Each director will hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until the director's earlier death, resignation, or removal.

#### Recommendation of our Board of Directors
**Our Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" the election of each of the Director nominees as directors, each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year, expiring at the annual meeting in 2027, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, or removal.** 

Each proxy or vote instruction form will be voted for the election of each of the Director nominees as directors unless the proxy contains contrary instructions. Common shares represented by proxies received by the Board of Directors and not so marked as to withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee or for all nominees will be voted (unless one or more nominees are unable to serve) for the election of the nominees named below. The Board of Directors knows of no reason why any such nominee should be unable or unwilling to serve.

#### Majority Voting Policy
In March 2016, the Board adopted a policy to the effect that, in an uncontested election of directors, any nominee who receives a greater number of "withheld" votes than "for" votes will be considered to have not received the support of the shareholders of the Corporation and will be expected to immediately withdraw himself or herself from consideration and, if he or she is then currently a member of the Board, submit his or her resignation to the Board. Upon receipt of such resignation, the Chairman of the Board will meet with the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with a view to making a recommendation to the Board. The Board will make its decision within 90 days from the date of resignation. The Board shall accept the resignation unless it determines that exceptional circumstances would warrant the applicable director continuing to serve on the Board. The resignation will be effective when accepted by the Board. A director who submits his or her resignation pursuant to this policy will not participate in any deliberations of the Board or Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee with respect to the resignation. Following the Board's decision on the resignation, the Board will promptly disclose, by way of a news release, its decision whether or not to accept the director's resignation and, if the Board does not accept the resignation, the full reasons for rejecting the tendered resignation.

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#### Executive Officers
The names of the executive officers and certain information about such executive officers, including their ages, are set forth below. For information concerning the number of common shares beneficially owned by each officer, see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."

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| Jason Stabell | 51 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
| Henry Clanton | 63 | Chief Operating Officer |
| J. Andrew Williamson | 38 | Chief Financial Officer |

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| <br>**Name**<br>**Municipality of Residence** | **Position**<br>**and**<br>**Term** | **Principal Occupation**<br>**During the Past**<br>**Five Years** | **Number and**<br>**Percentage of**<br>**Common Shares** |
| Jason Stabell<br>Houston, TX USA | Chief Executive Officer and Director<br> since July 2022  | Chief Executive Officer of Epsilon Energy Ltd. since July 2022 and for 24 years previously in various positions in the energy industry with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously served as President and CEO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets.  | 841,906<br>(2.78%) |
| Henry Clanton<br>Houston, TX USA | Chief Operating Officer <br> since January 2017  | Chief Operating Officer of Epsilon Energy Ltd. since January 2017 and for over 30 years previously in the upstream E&P sector. Previously served as Managing Partner for a private E&P start-up.  | 103,024<br>(<1%) |
| Andrew Williamson<br>Houston, TX USA | Chief Financial Officer <br> since July 2022  | Chief Financial Officer of Epsilon Energy Ltd. since July 2022 and for 10 years previously in various positions in the energy industry. Previously served as CFO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets.  | 166,579<br>(<1%) |

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Jason Stabell. Mr. Stabell has served as chief executive officer and a director for Epsilon Energy Ltd. since July 2022. He has worked in the energy industry since 1998 with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously he served as President and CEO of Merlon International, LLC, a privately held company with assets in the Western Desert of Egypt and US Gulf Coast which was sold in 2019 to a publicly listed UK company where he served as an advisor until 2021. Previous to that, he served as CFO and ultimately President of privately held Merlon Petroleum Company, which had assets in the US Gulf Coast and Egypt and was sold in 2006. He has a BA in Economics from Williams College. We believe that Mr. Stabell is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors as a result of his experience in the natural gas and oil industry.

Henry N. Clanton. Mr. Clanton has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2017. He has over 30 years of experience in the upstream E&P sector. His experience includes financial and technical management over all phases of drilling, completions, production, and field operations. Before joining us, he spent 14 years with a private E&P start-up, ARES Energy, Ltd, which he co-founded and served as a Managing Partner. Previous to that time Mr. Clanton worked with Schlumberger, ARCO Permian, and Coastal Management Company. He holds an MBA and a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. Andrew Williamson. Mr. Williamson has served as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2022. He has spent his entire career in the energy business. From 2012 to early 2019, he served as Corporate Development Manager then Vice President Finance (CFO) of Merlon International, LLC. More recently, he served as the Corporate Strategy Manager for Petrosantander Inc. Mr. Williamson started his career in management consulting advising energy clients on transaction due diligence, growth strategy, and cost reduction. He has a BBA in Finance and a BA in Political Science from Southern Methodist University.

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#### Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors
The names of the nominees for election to the Board of Directors and certain information about such nominees, including their ages, are set forth below. For information concerning the number of common shares beneficially owned by each nominee, see "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management."

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| John Lovoi | 65 | Director, Chairman of the Board |
| Jason Stabell | 51 | Director, Chief Executive Officer |
| Jason Stankowski | 56 | Director |
| Tracy Stephens | 65 | Director |
| David Winn | 63 | Director |
| Nicola Maddox | 70 | Director |
| Bryan Lawrence | 83 | Director |
| Jack Vaughn | 80 | Director |

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| <br>**Name**<br>**Municipality of Residence** | **Position**<br>**and**<br>**Term** | **Principal Occupation**<br>**During the Past**<br>**Five Years** | **Number and**<br>**Percentage of**<br>**Common Shares** |
| John Lovoi<sup>(1)(2)</sup><br>Houston, TX USA | Chairman of the Board since July 2013  | Managing partner of JVL Advisors, LLC, a private oil and gas investment advisor, Director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, an operator of offshore oil and gas properties and production facilities and Chairman of Innovex International, a provider of products and services to the global oil and gas industry.  | 305,853<br>(1.01%) |
| Jason Stabell<br>Houston, TX USA | Chief Executive Officer and Director <br> since July 2022  | Chief Executive Officer of Epsilon since July 2022 and for 24 years previously in various positions in the energy industry with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously served as President and CEO of a privately held E&P company with domestic and international assets. | 841,906<br>(2.78%) |
| Tracy Stephens<sup>(2)(3)</sup><br>Houston, TX USA | Director since May 2017  | Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Westminster Advisors, a CEO advisory services company, since January 2017. Previously Chief Operating Officer of Resources Global Professionals, a large business consulting company.  | 74,493<br>(<1%) |
| David Winn<sup>(1)</sup><br>Houston, TX USA | Director since Jan 2021 | Retired from a 36-year career in public accounting, most recently was an Audit Partner for Grant Thornton LLP, an independent audit, tax, and advisory firm. Previously a Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. | 45,593<br>(<1%) |
| Jason Stankowski<sup>(1)(3)</sup><br>Berkeley, CA USA | Director since Jan 2021 | Founder, partner and portfolio manager for Clayton Partners, LLC. Previously, in structured finance, in various roles with CMA Capital Management. He became designated as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2003. | 393,354<br>(1.3%) |
| Nicola Maddox<sup>(2)(3)</sup><br>Houston, TX USA | Director since May 2023 | Self-employed energy advisor specializing in contract analysis, strategic planning, and negotiation. Previously she was a President at Merlon International, LLC. | 17,371<br>(<1%) |
| Bryan Lawrence<sup>(2)(3)</sup><br>New York, NY USA | Director since Nov 2025 | Founder and managing member Yorktown Energy Partners, which for over 25 years has managed private equity partnerships that have made investments in companies engaged in the energy industry. | 6,617,272<br>(21.88%) |
| Jack Vaughn<sup>(3)</sup><br>Durango, CO USA | Director since Nov 2025 | Founder, Chairman of the board of directors, and the CEO of Peak E&P since its formation in March 2011 until acquired by Epsilon in Nov 2025. Mr. Vaughn has almost 50 years of experience in the exploration and production industry. | 29,886<br>(<1%) |

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As of April 17, 2026, the directors and officers of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over 8,595,331 common shares, or 28.42% of the outstanding common shares.

John Lovoi. Mr. Lovoi has been Chairman of our Board of Directors since July 2013. Mr. Lovoi has been the managing partner of JVL Advisors, LLC, a private natural gas and oil investment advisor, since November 2002. He is a Director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, an operator of offshore natural gas and oil properties and production facilities, the Chairman of Innovex International, a leading provider of a broad range of products and services to the global oil and gas industry. We believe that Mr. Lovoi is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors as a result of his background in investment banking, equity research, and asset management, with an emphasis on the global natural gas and oil practice.

Jason Stabell. Mr. Stabell has served as chief executive officer and a director for Epsilon Energy Ltd. since July 2022. He has worked in the energy industry since 1998 with a focus on upstream E&P. Previously he served as President and CEO of Merlon International, LLC, a privately held company with assets in the Western Desert of Egypt and US Gulf Coast which was sold in 2019 to a publicly listed UK company where he served as an advisor until 2021. Previous to that, he served as CFO and ultimately President of privately held Merlon Petroleum Company, which had assets in the US Gulf Coast and Egypt and was sold in 2006. He has a BA in Economics from Williams College. We believe that Mr. Stabell is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors as a result of his experience in the natural gas and oil industry.

Tracy Stephens. Mr. Stephens has been a director since May 2017. He has also been a member of our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Conflicts Committee since February 2019. He is the founder of Westminster Advisors, a CEO advisory services company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2018. He was previously employed by Resources Global Professionals, a large business consulting company, from July 2001 to December 2016, and was the Chief Operating Officer the last three years. We believe that Mr. Stephens is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors as a result of his extensive experience with public companies.

David Winn. Mr. Winn has been a director and member of the Audit Committee since January 2021. Mr. Winn recently retired from a 36-year career in public accounting that involved extensive board interaction. From 2003 until July 2020, Mr. Winn was an Audit Partner for Grant Thornton LLP, which is an independent audit, tax, and advisory firm and the U.S. member firm of Grant Thornton International Ltd. During his tenure, Mr. Winn served as audit department head, industry program leader, an engagement partner, quality control reviewer, and was a relationship partner to large clients. Mr. Winn has extensive Securities and Exchange Commission reporting experience with registration statements and annual and quarterly filings. Previously Mr. Winn served as a Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and previously as a Partner with Arthur Andersen LLP. We believe that Mr. Winn is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of his experience in public accounting and public company reporting.

Jason Stankowski. Mr. Stankowski has been a director and member of the Audit Committee since January 2021. Mr. Stankowski is the founder and a partner and portfolio manager for Clayton Partners, LLC. He began his career at Prudential Securities in San Francisco and spent eight years in structured finance at CMA Capital Management, where he acted in a number of roles, including specializing in corporate retirement planning, structuring complex investment and financing structures for Fortune 1000 companies. He became designated as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2003. We believe that Mr. Stankowski is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors based on his corporate finance and experience in public equity markets.

Nicola Maddox. Ms. Maddox has been a director and member of the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and Conflicts Committee since May 2023. Ms. Maddox has over forty years' experience in the oil and gas industry. After receiving her BA in Communications, she was employed by Exxon Minerals starting as an Associate Landman, eventually ending in Executive Management positions starting in 1993. She was a co-founder of Centurion Exploration Company in 2004, initially serving as an EVP and then becoming its President, CEO and Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2009. At Merlon International, LLC, Ms. Maddox was SVP in charge of its Texas subsidiary. She advanced to EVP and ultimately President after Merlon sold its Egyptian subsidiary in 2019. Since 2022, she has been a self-employed energy advisor specializing in contract analysis, strategic planning, and negotiation strategies. We believe that Ms. Maddox is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of her significant industry experience in upstream oil and gas.

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Bryan H. Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence is the founder and managing member Yorktown Energy Partners, which for over 25 years has managed private equity partnerships that have made investments in companies engaged in the energy industry. Mr. Lawrence was employed with the investment firm of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. ("Dillon Read") from 1966 to 1997, serving most recently as a Managing Director until Dillon Read merged with SCB Warburg in September 1997. Mr. Lawrence also serves as a director of the following publicly traded companies: Ramaco Resources, Inc., Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., Hallador Energy Company and Kestrel Heat LLC, the general partner of Star Group, L.P., as well as other non-public companies in the energy industry in which Yorktown holds equity interests. Mr. Lawrence is a graduate of Hamilton College and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University. We believe that Mr. Lawrence is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of his significant industry experience in upstream oil and gas.

Jack E. Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn is the founder of Peak E&P and has served as the Chairman of the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Peak E&P since its formation in March 2011. Mr. Vaughn has almost 50 years of experience in the exploration and production industry. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Vaughn was the Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer for three prior iterations of Peak E&P with projects in the Granite Wash in the Texas Panhandle, the Barnett Shale in the Ft. Worth Basin, and in the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. Prior to forming Peak E&P, Mr. Vaughn served as the Vice President–Rocky Mountain Division for EnerVest Management Partners Ltd. from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Vaughn also managed a successful San Juan Basin coal bed methane project owned by an EnerVest Management Partners Ltd. and GE Capital Oil & Gas partnership and later sold to Texaco Inc. in November 2001. Before that, Mr. Vaughn was an Executive Project Manager for the Hillman Company Energy Group, where he managed the development of a successful CBM project in the San Juan Basin from 1989 to 2002. Prior to that time, Mr. Vaughn worked as a consultant in drilling and completion operations and project management throughout the Rockies, East Texas, and the Mid-Continent for a number of independents. Mr. Vaughn started his career in 1968 with Amoco Oil Company. Mr. Vaughn also served as member of the board of directors for Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., the predecessor of Civitas Resources, Inc., from April 2017 until its acquisition by Civitas in April 2021. Mr. Vaughn holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. We believe that Mr. Vaughn is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of his significant industry experience in upstream oil and gas.

There is no family relationship, as defined by Item 401 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.401), between any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer.

#### Criminal Proceedings
During the past ten years, none of Epsilon's executive officers, current directors, or nominees have (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining such person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.

#### Bankruptcy
During the past ten years (i) no petition has been filed under federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency laws by or against any of our current directors or executive officers, (ii) no receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of any of our current directors or executive officers and (iii) none of our current directors or executive officers were an executive officer of any business entity or a general partner of any partnership at or within two years before the filing of a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency laws by or against such entity.

#### Cease Trade Orders
Other than as set forth herein, no proposed director, within 10 years before the date of this Proxy Statement, has been a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) was subject to: (i) a cease trade order; (ii) an order similar to a cease trade order; or (iii) an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period

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of more than 30 consecutive days (collectively, an "Order") that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) was subject to an Order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer.

#### Penalties or Sanctions
To the knowledge of the Corporation, no director or executive officer of the Corporation, or a shareholder holding a sufficient number of securities of the Corporation to materially affect control of the Corporation (or any personal holding corporation of such persons), has been subject to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision.

#### Corporate Governance Policies and Practices
Our corporate governance practices and policies are administered by the Board of Directors and by committees of the Board appointed to oversee specific aspects of our management and operations, pursuant to written charters and policies adopted by the Board and such committees.

#### The Board of Directors
The Board is committed to a high standard of corporate governance practices. The Board believes that this commitment is not only in the best interests of the shareholders but that it also promotes effective decision-making at the Board level. The Board is of the view that its approach to corporate governance is appropriate and complies with the objectives and guidelines relating to corporate governance set out in National Instrument 58-201 adopted by the Canadian securities administrators, or NI 58-201, as well as the governance requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market. In addition, the Board monitors and considers for implementation the corporate governance standards that are proposed by various Canadian regulatory authorities or that are published by various non-regulatory organizations in Canada. The Board has also established a Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and has adopted a Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Charter to ensure the objectives of NI 58-201 and the requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market are met.

The Board is currently composed of eight directors who provide us with a wide diversity of business experience. Our Board has determined that John Lovoi, Tracy Stephens, Jason Stankowski, David Winn, Bryan Lawrence, and Nicola Maddox are independent in accordance with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market, representing over 50% of the Board. Each of the independent directors has no direct or indirect material relationship with us, including any business or other relationship, that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the director's ability to act with a view to our best interests or that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the exercise of the director's independent judgment.

Mr. Jason Stabell is our Chief Executive Officer and therefore is not an independent director.

Mr. Jack Vaughn is currently employed by the Corporation under a transition services agreement following the acquisition of Peak Exploration & Production, LLC, and therefore is not an independent director.

The Board held 13 meetings during 2025, including 7 meetings of the full Board, 4 meetings of the Audit Committee and 2 meetings of the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Our non-management directors routinely meet in executive session immediately after regularly scheduled Board meetings, or as otherwise deemed necessary. All Board meetings were conducted with open and candid discussions. As such, directors

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did not hold any separate meetings, other than Audit and Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meetings. The members of the Board have the ability to meet on their own and are authorized to retain independent financial, legal and other experts as required whenever, in their opinion, matters come before the Board that require an independent analysis by the members of the Board. The Board intends to hold at least four regular meetings each year, as well as additional meetings as required. The Board has not established any required attendance levels for the Board and committee meetings. In setting the regular meeting schedule, care is taken to ensure that meeting dates are set to accommodate directors' schedules so as to encourage full attendance.

The table below provides details regarding the attendance of our current directors during 2025, with respect to meetings while such person was serving as a director:

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| John Lovoi | 13/13 |
| Jason Stabell | 13/13 |
| Tracy Stephens | 8/9 |
| David Winn | 11/11 |
| Jason Stankowski | 11/11 |
| Nicola Maddox | 9/9 |
| Bryan Lawrence | 2/2 |
| Jack Vaughn | 2/2 |

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#### Mandate of the Board
The Board does not have a written mandate. The Board has stewardship responsibilities, including responsibilities with respect to oversight of the Corporation's investments, management of the Board, monitoring of the Corporation's financial performance, financial reporting, financial risk management and oversight of policies and procedures, communications and reporting and compliance. In carrying out its mandate, the Board meets regularly and a broad range of matters are discussed and reviewed for approval. These matters include overall plans and strategies, budgets, internal controls and management information systems, risk management as well as interim and annual financial and operating results. The Board is also responsible for the approval of all major transactions, including property acquisitions, property divestitures, equity issuances and debt transactions, if any. The Board strives to ensure that actions taken by the Corporation correspond closely with the objectives of its shareholders. The Board will meet at least once annually to review in depth the Corporation's strategic plan and review the Corporation's available resources required to carry out the Corporation's growth strategy and to achieve our objectives.

#### Position Descriptions
The Board has outlined the responsibilities in respect to our Chief Executive Officer, or CEO. The Board and CEO do not have a written position description for the CEO; however, the CEO's principal duties and responsibilities are planning our strategic direction, providing leadership, acting as our spokesperson, reporting to shareholders, and overseeing our executive management with respect to operations and finance.

The charter for each of the Board committees outlines the duties and responsibilities of the members of each of the committees, including the chair of such committees. See "Board Committees" below.

#### Orientation and Continuing Education
We have not adopted a formalized process of orientation for new Board members. However, all directors have been provided with a base line of knowledge about us that serves as a basis for informed decision making. This includes a combination of written material, in person meetings with our senior management, site visits and other briefings and training, as appropriate.

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Directors are kept informed as to matters affecting, or that may affect, our operations through reports and presentations at the quarterly Board meetings. Special presentations on specific business operations are also provided to the Board.

#### Code of Ethics and Whistleblower Policy
Our Code of Ethics and Whistleblower Policy are available on our website at http://www.epsilonenergyltd.com. Each director is expected to disclose all actual or potential conflicts of interest and refrain from voting on matters in which such director has a conflict of interest. In addition, a director must recuse himself from any discussion or decision on any matter of which the director is precluded from voting as a result of a conflict of interest. The Board has reviewed and approved a disclosure and insider trading policy for us, in order to promote consistent disclosure practices aimed at informative, timely and broadly disseminated disclosure of material information to the market in accordance with applicable securities legislation. The disclosure policy promotes, among other things, the disclosure and reporting of any serious weaknesses which may affect the financial stability and assets of us and our operating entities.

The listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Market require the Audit Committee to establish formal procedures for (a) the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints received by us and our subsidiaries regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters and (b) the confidential, anonymous submission by our consultants or employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. We are committed to achieving compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, accounting standards, accounting controls and audit practices. In addition, we post on our website all disclosures that are required by law or the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Market concerning any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the code of ethics, and is updated as necessary.

#### Assessments
The Board does not conduct regular assessments of the Board, its committees or individual directors, however, the Board does periodically review and satisfy itself at meetings that the Board, its committees and its individual directors are performing effectively.

#### Nomination of Directors
The mandate of the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee includes consideration of issues related to the selection, nomination, and education of the directors. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently comprised of Tracy Stephens (chairman), John Lovoi, Nicola Maddox, and Bryan Lawrence. All members of this committee are independent directors as defined in the listing standards of NASDAQ.

#### Director Term Limits
The Board has not adopted term limits for directors because of the relatively small size of the Board. The Board is mindful of the ratio of the independent and management Board members and this will be a factor in future Board appointments. The Board has been focused on working closely as a team to develop the skills necessary for the business of the Corporation. The need for a retirement policy is not an immediate concern for the Board. The full Board reviews the need for director term limits intermittently and will institute one should the need arise.

The Board is open to possible new Board members who can add value to the Board, bring new or a greater depth of skill sets necessary to successfully oversee the business of the Corporation and who can successfully operate within a team environment.

#### Women on the Board and in Executive Officer Positions
The Corporation does not have a formal policy regarding identification and nomination of women to the Board. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee generally identifies, evaluates and

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recommends candidates for nomination as directors with the goal of creating a Board that, as a whole, consists of individuals with various and relevant career experience, industry knowledge and experience, and financial and other specialized expertise. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee takes gender into consideration as part of its overall recruitment and selection process in respect of potential candidates for the Board. Accordingly, when searching for new directors, the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers the level of female representation on the Board. Where appropriate, we intend to continue to recruit qualified female candidates as part of the Corporation's overall recruitment and selection process to fill Board positions, as the need arises, through vacancies, growth or otherwise.

The overall recruitment and selection process to fill Board positions has resulted in increasing gender diversity on our Board with the addition of Ms. Nicola Maddox in May 2023. She brings distinguished and varied industry experience that is of great benefit to the Board and the Corporation. Presently there is one woman (12.5%) serving on the Board and no women in executive officer positions.

The Corporation is also sensitive to the representation of women when considering executive officer appointments. As of the date of this Proxy Statement, there are no women occupying executive officer positions with the Corporation. However, the Corporation is committed to ongoing review with respect to the gender diversity of its executive officers.

The Corporation has not adopted a formal target regarding women in executive officer positions. However, as noted above, the Corporation is committed to promoting diversity and will, in the future, continue to seek to identify talented women to fulfill Board and executive positions.

#### Board Committees
The Board has three committees. The committees are the Audit Committee, the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Conflicts Committee.

***Audit Committee***. The Audit Committee is currently comprised of David Winn (Chairman), John Lovoi, and Jason Stankowski. The Board has proposed that the membership on this committee continues. All members of the Audit Committee are independent and financially literate under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the NASDAQ Global Market.

The Audit Committee met four times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The Audit Committee meets at least on a quarterly basis to review and approve our consolidated financial statements before the financial statements are publicly filed.

The Audit Committee reviews our interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and annual audited consolidated financial statements and certain corporate disclosure documents including the Annual Information Form, Management's Discussion and Analysis, and annual and interim earnings press releases before they are approved by the Board. The Audit Committee reviews and makes a recommendation to the Board in respect of the appointment and compensation of the external auditors and it monitors accounting, financial reporting, control and audit functions. The Audit Committee meets to discuss and review the audit plans of external auditors and is directly responsible for overseeing the work of the external auditors with respect to preparing or issuing the auditors' report or the performance of other audit, review or attest services, including the resolution of disagreements between management and the external auditors regarding financial reporting. The Audit Committee questions the external auditors independently of management and reviews a written statement of its independence. The Audit Committee must be satisfied that adequate procedures are in place for the review of our public disclosure of financial information extracted or derived from its consolidated financial statements and it periodically assesses the adequacy of those procedures. The Audit Committee must approve or pre-approve, as applicable, any non-audit services to be provided to us by the external auditors. In addition, it reviews and reports to the Board on our risk management policies and procedures and reviews the internal control procedures to determine their effectiveness and to ensure compliance with our policies and avoidance of conflicts of interest. The Audit Committee has established procedures for dealing with complaints or confidential submissions which come to its attention with respect to accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters. To date, neither the Board nor the Audit Committee has formally assessed any individual director with respect to their effectiveness and contribution to us in their capacity as a director. Instead,

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members of the Board have relied on informal conversations among themselves to adequately cover such matters. The Audit Committee is also the primary governing body that is tasked with the evaluation and confirmation of the Corporation's cybersecurity threat mitigation processes. More specifically, they review the Corporation's annual IT audits and discuss any potential threats in quarterly meetings.

The Audit Committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and The Nasdaq Global Market. Committee members are not employees of the Corporation or accountants or auditors by profession. A copy of the Audit Committee Charter can be found on our website at www.epsilonenergyltd.com.

***Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee***. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently comprised of Tracy Stephens (chairman), John Lovoi, Nicola Maddox, and Bryan Lawrence. All members of this committee are independent directors.

The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met two times during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's mandate is to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. Assist and advise the Board regarding its responsibility for oversight of our compensation policy, provided that all determinations on officer compensation will be subject to review and approval by the Board;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Study and evaluate appropriate compensation mechanisms and criteria;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Develop and establish appropriate compensation policies and practices for the Board and our senior management, including our security-based compensation arrangements;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. Evaluate senior management;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Serve in an advisory capacity on organizational and personnel matters to the Board;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. Assist the Board by identifying individuals qualified to serve on the Board and its committees;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. Recommend to the Board the director nominees for the next annual meeting;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. Recommend to the Board members and chairpersons for each committee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. Develop and recommend to the Board and review from time to time, a set of corporate governance principles and monitor compliance with such principles; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. Serve in an advisory capacity on matters of governance structure and the conduct of the Board.

These responsibilities include reporting and making recommendations to the Board for their consideration and approval. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a policy regarding consideration of director candidates recommended by security holders. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers a wide range of factors, including those listed in the paragraph below, in its searches when making nomination recommendations to the Board. Corporate governance also relates to the activities of the Board, the members of which are elected by and are accountable to the shareholders and take into account the role of the individual members of management who are appointed by the Board and who are charged with the day-to-day management of the Corporation. The Board is committed to sound corporate governance practices, which are both in the interest of its shareholders and contribute to effective and efficient decision making.

Our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Board, on an annual basis, the appropriate characteristics, skills and experience required for the Board as a whole and its individual members. In evaluating the suitability of individual candidates (both new candidates and current members), the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, in recommending candidates for election, and the Board, in approving (and, in the case of vacancies, appointing) such candidates, takes into account many factors, including the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• personal and professional integrity, ethics and values;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• experience in corporate management, such as serving as an officer or former officer of a publicly held company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• experience as a board member or executive officer of another publicly held company;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• strong finance experience;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• diversity of expertise and experience in substantive matters pertaining to our business relative to other board members;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• diversity of background and perspective, including, but not limited to, with respect to age, gender, race, place of residence and specialized experience;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• experience relevant to our business industry and with relevant social policy concerns; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• relevant academic expertise or other proficiency in an area of our business operations.

Currently, our Board evaluates each individual in the context of the Board as a whole, with the objective of assembling a group that can best maximize the success of the business and represent shareholder interests through the exercise of sound judgment using its diversity of experience in these various areas.

The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter that satisfies the applicable standards of the SEC and The Nasdaq Global Market. A copy of such charter can be found on our website at www.epsilonenergyltd.com. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not conduct separate meetings, but instead meets and confers in conjunction with other meetings of the Board.

***Conflicts Committee***. The Conflicts Committee is currently comprised of Tracy Stephens, Jason Stankowski, Nicola Maddox, Jack Vaughn, and Bryan Lawrence. The Board has proposed that the membership on this committee continue. All members of this committee, with the exception of Jack Vaughn, are independent directors.

The Conflicts Committee has the power to advise the Board with respect to any matters or issues of concern to the Conflicts Committee in connection with any corporate opportunity and the interests of a related or conflicted party that the Conflicts Committee considers necessary or advisable.

#### Incentive Awards
The Board adopted the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2020 Plan") on July 22, 2020, subject to approval by Epsilon's shareholders at Epsilon's 2020 Annual General Meeting of shareholders, which approval occurred on September 1, 2020.

#### Prohibitions on Hedging, Insider Trading and Pledging Corporation Securities
Our Insider Trading Policy provides that our officers, directors, employees, and consultants who are aware of material nonpublic information may not, directly or indirectly, buy or sell securities of the Corporation other than pursuant to a trading plan that complies with Rule 10b5-1 promulgated by the SEC. The Corporation has designated Andrew Williamson, its Chief Financial Officer, as its Insider Trading Compliance Officer (the "Compliance Officer"), whose responsibilities include monitoring and enforcing this policy, along with designating and announcing special trading blackout periods during which some or all "Section 16 Insiders" and other employees are prohibited from trading in the Corporation's securities. Additionally, the officers, directors, employees and consultants subject to the Insider Trading Policy may not, among other things, transact in puts, calls or other derivative securities involving the Corporation's common shares, on an exchange or in any other organized market, engage in hedging or monetization transactions, engage in short sales of the Corporation's securities, and directors, officers, and other employees are prohibited from holding the Corporation's securities in a margin account or pledging the Corporation's securities as collateral for a loan.

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#### Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The table set forth below is information with respect to beneficial ownership of common shares as of April 17, 2026, by our named executive officers, by each of our directors, by all our current executive officers and directors as a group, and by each person known to us who beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding common shares. To our knowledge, unless otherwise indicated, each person named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the common shares identified as beneficially owned.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals named below is c/o Epsilon Energy Ltd., 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002.

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| <br>**Name of Benefial Owner** | **Number of**<br>**Shares of**<br>**Common Stock** | **Percentage of**<br>**Common Stock**<br>**Owned** |
| **5% Stockholders** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Yorktown Energy Partners <sup>(1)</sup> | 6617272 | 21.88% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Solas Capital Management LLC <sup>(2)</sup> | 3545186 | 11.72% |
| **Named Executive Officers and Directors** |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Jason Stabell <sup>(3)</sup> | 841906 | 2.78% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Henry Clanton <sup>(4)</sup> | 103024 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Andrew Williamson <sup>(5)</sup> | 166579 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;John Lovoi <sup>(6)</sup> | 305853 | 1.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Tracy Stephens <sup>(7)</sup> | 74493 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;David Winn <sup>(8)</sup> | 45593 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Jason Stankowski <sup>(9)</sup> | 393354 | 1.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Nicola Maddox <sup>(10)</sup> | 17371 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Bryan Lawrence <sup>(11)</sup> | 6617272 | 21.88% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Jack Vaughn <sup>(12)</sup> | 29886 | \* |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;All executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons) | 8595331 | 28.42% |

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\* Indicates beneficial ownership of less than 1% of outstanding shares. 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The address of Yorktown Energy Partners is 410 Park Avenue, 20 <sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, New York 10022. Pursuant to a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on November 14, 2025, Yorktown XI Associates LLC may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to these common shares. This share total includes shares held by Yorktown Energy Partners IX, X and XI.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The address of Solas Capital Management, LLC is 1063 Post Rd, 2 <sup>nd</sup> Floor, Darien, Connecticut 06820. Pursuant to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026, Solas Capital Management, LLC ("Solas"), an investment adviser, and Frederick Tucker Golden, the Portfolio Manager, share voting and dispositive power with respect to these common shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Mr. Stabell is our chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Mr. Clanton is our chief operating officer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Mr. Williamson is our chief financial officer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Mr. Lovoi is the chairman of our board of directors and is the managing member of JVL Advisors, LLC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Mr. Stephens is a member of our board of directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Mr. Winn is a member of our board of directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Mr. Stankowski is a member of our board of directors and is a partner and portfolio manager for Clayton Partners, LLC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Ms. Maddox is a member of our board of directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) Mr. Lawrence is a member of our board of directors and is the founder and managing member of Yorktown Energy Partners.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Mr. Vaughn is a member of the board of directors.

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#### Changes in Control
The Corporation does not know of any arrangement, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Corporation.

**PERFORMANCE GRAPH** 

The common shares are currently trading on the Nasdaq Global Market and were voluntarily delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on March 15, 2019.

The following graph compares cumulative shareholder return commencing on December 31, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2025 (assuming a $100 investment was made on December 31, 2020) with the cumulative total return of S&P Small Cap 600 Energy Index.

![Graphic](epsn-20260520xdef14a_a017.jpg)

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**EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION** 

The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers compensation matters as and when required. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews and submits recommendations to the Board with respect to the Corporation's executive compensation policies and the compensation paid to the Corporation's executive officers. The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also reviews the design and competitiveness of the Corporation's compensation and benefit programs generally and has the authority to recommend to the Board for its approval amendments to, and grants pursuant to, such programs.

#### Compensation Philosophy
The Corporation offers market-based pay for performance to ensure that the Corporation has the ability to attract and retain high quality personnel. Consistent with the emphasis on attracting top quality personnel, the Corporation offers competitive salaries in order to attract the best employees available. The Corporation's executive compensation policy is designed to provide for the enhancement of shareholder value, the successful implementation of the Corporation's business plans and a link between executive compensation and the financial performance of the Corporation.

The objectives of the Corporation's executive compensation policy are to:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) attract, retain and motivate executives critical to the success of the Corporation;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) provide fair, competitive and cost-effective compensation programs to its executives;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) link the interests of management with those of the Shareholders; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) provide rewards for outstanding corporate and individual performance.

The Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will review on an annual basis the cash compensation, performance and overall compensation package for each executive officer. It will then submit to the Board its recommendations with respect to the basic salary, bonus and participation in long-term incentive plans for each executive officer.

#### Basic Salary
In determining the basic salary of an executive officer, the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee places equal weight on the following factors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the particular responsibilities related to the position;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) salaries paid by comparable businesses;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) the experience level of the executive officer; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) his or her overall performance.

#### Bonus Payments
Executive officers are eligible for annual discretionary cash bonuses and performance stock unit awards. The criteria considered are the Corporation's financial performance (47% weighting), attainment of certain strategic objectives (33% weighting), and individual performance (20% weighting). A target amount is set for each executive officer, and payouts range from 50-150% of target based on the performance criteria.

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#### General
The Board is satisfied that there were not any identified risks arising from the Corporation's compensation plans or policies that would have had any negative or material impact on the Corporation. The Corporation does not have any policy in place to permit an executive officer or director to purchase financial instruments, including, for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the executive officer or director.

#### Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets out information concerning the compensation paid to each person serving, during 2025, as our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and our other most highly compensated executive officers for the three years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023. Compensation amounts in the following table are in U.S. dollars.

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|  |  |  |  | Share-Based | Other | Total |
| Name, Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonuses | Awards | Compensation <sup>(4)</sup> | Compensation |
| Jason Stabell, CEO <sup>(1)</sup> | 2025 | $331000 | $237000 | $796998 | $16760 | $1381758 |
|  | 2024 | $322000 | $164000 | $552001 | $18446 | $1056447 |
|  | 2023 | $311000 | $184000 | $851003 | $7350 | $1353353 |
| Henry N. Clanton, COO <sup>(2)</sup> | 2025 | $290000 | $178000 | $237002 | $15042 | $720044 |
|  | 2024 | $282000 | $123000 | $164000 | $19341 | $588341 |
|  | 2023 | $272000 | $92000 | $92004 | $15752 | $471756 |
| Andrew Williamson, CFO <sup>(3)</sup> | 2025 | $271000 | $214000 | $340001 | $14058 | $839059 |
|  | 2024 | $264000 | $139000 | $221001 | $17469 | $641470 |
|  | 2023 | $239000 | $138000 | $355006 | $12448 | $744454 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Mr. Stabell was hired as our Chief Executive Officer in July 2022. His 2025 base salary was $331,000.

2025—Share award of 166,736 common shares valued at $4.78 per share, the 30-day volume weighted average price ending on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vests evenly over a three year period.

Share award of 20,007 dividend equivalent rights common shares valued at $4.64 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vested immediately.

2024—Share award of 88,889 common shares valued at $6.21 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2024, which vests evenly over a three-year period.

2023—Share award of 108,465 common shares valued at $5.08 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2023, which vests evenly over a three-year period. Share award of 56,180 common shares valued at $5.34 per share, market price on the grant date of July 1, 2023. This stub grant, although awarded in 2023, was based on 2022 performance. The grant vests evenly over a three-year period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Mr. Henry Clanton was hired as our Chief Operating Officer in January 2018. His 2025 base salary was $290,000.

2025—Share award of 49,582 common shares valued at $4.78 per share, the 30-day volume weighted average price ending on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vests evenly over a three year period.

Share award of 2,946 dividend equivalent rights common shares valued at $4.64 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vested immediately.

2024—Share award of 26,409 common shares valued at $6.21 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2024, which vest evenly over a three-year period.

2023—Share award of 18,111 common shares valued at $5.08 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2023, which vest evenly over a three-year period.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Mr. Andrew Williamson was hired as our Chief Financial Officer in July 2022. His 2025 base salary was $271,000.

2025—Share award of 71,130 common shares valued at $4.78 per share, the 30-day volume weighted average price ending on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vests evenly over a three year period.

Share award of 8,315 dividend equivalent rights common shares valued at $4.64 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2025, which vested immediately.

2024—Share award of 35,588 valued at $6.21 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2024, which grants vest evenly over a three-year period.

2023—Share award of 45,276 valued at $5.08 per share, market price on the grant date of December 31, 2023, which grants vest evenly over a three-year period. Share award of 23,409 common shares valued at $5.34 per share, market price on the grant date of July 1, 2023. This stub grant, although awarded in 2023, was based on 2022 performance. The grant vests evenly over a three-year period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) As a Company policy, Epsilon matches on 401K contributions up to 5%.

Effective on January 15, 2026, the Board of Directors approved a 3% increase to the base salary of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.

**Description of the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2020 Plan")**

The 2020 Plan was approved by the Board on July 22, 2020, and shareholders on September 1, 2020 as a replacement of our Amended and Restated 2017 Stock Option Plan and the Share Compensation Plan.

The 2020 Plan is administered by the Board, a committee of the Board or one or more officers delegated authority by the Board to administer the 2020 Plan. The Board has the authority in its discretion to interpret the 2020 Plan. The Board determines to whom stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock units, performance shares and units, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards are granted, subject to options and all other terms and conditions of the awards.

The maximum number of common shares that may be issued under the 2020 Plan is 2,000,000. As of December 31, 2025, we had 1,859,363 common shares granted, leaving 140,637 shares available for future issuance under the 2020 Plan. Therefore, we are asking shareholders to approve the 2020 Plan, as amended, to increase the number of common shares that may be issued under the 2020 Plan by 2,000,000 shares. See, "Proposal 5: Ratification of The 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended."

If the shares granted under the 2020 Plan expire or terminate for any reason without having been issued, they again become available for grant under the 2020 Plan. Shares granted under the 2020 Plan are not transferable or assignable other than by will or other testamentary instrument or the laws of succession.

The Board has not established policies and practices (whether written or otherwise) regarding the timing of option grants or other awards in relation to the release of material nonpublic information ("MNPI") and does not take MNPI into account when determining the timing and terms of equity awards to executive officers. In recent years, the Corporation grants equity awards as of the last day of each calendar year, which at year-end 2025 was based on a thirty day volume-weighted average price per share. The Corporation does not time the disclosure of MNPI, whether positive or negative, for the purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation

In the event we undergo a change of control by a reorganization, acquisition, amalgamation or merger (or a plan or arrangement in connection with any of these) with respect to which all or substantially all of the persons who were the beneficial owners of the common shares immediately prior to such transaction do not, following such transaction, beneficially own, directly or indirectly more than 50% of the resulting voting power, a sale of all, or substantially all, of the Corporation's assets, or the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, outstanding awards shall be subject to the definitive agreement entered into by the Corporation in connection with the change of control.

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If an award holder resigns from the Corporation or is terminated by the Corporation (with or without cause), unvested shares will immediately be forfeited.

**Incentive Plan Awards for Named Executive Officers** 

There are no outstanding option-based awards. The outstanding share-based awards as of December 31, 2025, are as follows:

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|  | **Share-Based Award** | **Share-Based Award** |
|  | <br>**Number of**<br>**Shares or Units**<br>**of Shares that**<br>**Have Not**<br>**Vested** | **Market**<br>**Value of** <br>**Share-Based**<br>**Awards that**<br>**Have Not**<br>**Vested** |
| Jason Stabell | 293067 | $1359831 |
| Henry N. Clanton | 73226 | $339769 |
| Andrew Williamson | 122829 | $569927 |

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**Incentive Plan Awards — Value Vested or Earned for Named Executive Officers** 

The values of incentive plan awards that were vested or earned during the year ended December 31, 2025, are as follows:

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|  | **Stock Awards**<br>**Value Vested**<br>**During the Year** |
| Jason Stabell | $1359831 |
| Henry N. Clanton | $339769 |
| Andrew Williamson | $569927 |

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We have adopted the 2020 Plan as an incentive-based share award plan applicable to all named executive officers and employees.

**Pension Plan Benefits** 

The Corporation does not have in place any deferred compensation plan or pension plan that provides for payments or benefits at, following or in connection with retirement.

**Termination and Change of Control Benefits**

In accordance with their employment agreements, the named executive officers, if terminated without cause by the Corporation or with good reason by the executive, or in conjunction with a change of control of the Corporation, are entitled to a severance amount equal to twenty-four months of base salary plus the executive's target cash bonus amount (pro-rated for the number of complete or partial months of employment during the then current year).

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#### Pay Versus Performance
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Corporation's financial performance and the compensation paid to our principal executive officer ("PEO") and our non-PEO named executive officers (or "NEOs") for our fiscal years ending in 2025 and 2024.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  |  |  | Average Summary | Average | Value of Initial Fixed  | Value of Initial Fixed  |
|  | Summary | Compensation | Compensation | Compensation | $100 Investment | $100 Investment |
|  | Compensation | Actually | Table Total | Actually Paid | Based on | Based on |
|  | Table Total | Paid to | for Non-PEO | to Non-PEO | Total Shareholder | Total Shareholder |
| Year | for PEO <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | PEO <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | NEOs <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | NEOs <sup>(1)(2)</sup> | Return <sup>(3)</sup> | Return <sup>(3)</sup> |
| 2025 | $1381758 | $951278 | $779552 | $617015 | $80.50 | $(5798863) |
| 2024 | $1056447 | $1686980 | $614906 | $733083 | $102.23 | $1927800 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The PEO is Jason Stabell , the Corporation's Chief Executive Officer. Our non-PEO NEOs are Henry Clanton, the Chief Operating Officer, and Andrew Williamson, the Chief Financial Officer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) A reconciliation of Total Compensation from the Summary Compensation Table to Compensation Actually Paid to our PEO and our non-PEO NEOs (as an average) is shown below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Total Shareholder Return illustrates the value, as of the last day of each period indicated of a $100 investment in the common shares of the Corporation as of December 31, 2022, assuming reinvestment of all dividends.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  | PEO | PEO | Average of Non-PEO NEOs | Average of Non-PEO NEOs |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 |
| Summary Compensation Table Total | $1381758 | $1056447 | $779552 | $614906 |
| Adjustment for equity-based award: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Deduct: Stock award amounts presented in the SCT | (796998) | (552001) | (288502) | (192501) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Add: Fair value of awards granted during the year that remain unvested at year-end | 773655 | 552001 | 280052 | 192501 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Add: Fair value of awards granted during the year that vested during the year |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Add/Deduct: Year-over-year change in fair value of awards granted in any prior fiscal year that are unvested | (322633) | 568083 | (66571) | 136023 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Add/Deduct: Change in fair value from prior year end to vesting date of awards granted in prior fiscal years that vested during the year | (84504) | 62450 | (87516) | (17846) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Deduct: Fair value of awards granted in prior fiscal years that were forfeited during the current fiscal year |  |  |  |  |
| Compensation Actually Paid | $951278 | $1686980 | $617015 | $733083 |

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**DIRECTOR COMPENSATION**

The following table sets out compensation earned in the year ended December 31, 2025, by persons that served as directors during the year:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <br>**Name** | <br>**Fees Earned** | **Share-Based**<br>**Awards** | <br>**Total** |
| John Lovoi | $95000 | $65000 | $160000 |
| Tracy Stephens | $65000 | $65000 | $130000 |
| David Winn | $70000 | $65000 | $135000 |
| Jason Stankowski | $55000 | $65000 | $120000 |
| Nicola Maddox | $55000 | $65000 | $120000 |

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On a quarterly basis, we compensate each director for services rendered (unless a director elects not to receive payment) and reimburse reasonable out-of-pocket travel expenses when incurred.

As of January 1, 2023, Board member compensation is fixed at an annual fee of $55,000 paid in cash quarterly and $65,000 as a share-based award valued at the 30-day volume weighted average share price ending on the grant date (vesting evenly over a three-year period). The Chairman of the Board receives an additional $40,000 annual cash fee, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $15,000 annual cash fee, and the Chairman of the Compensation, Nominating, and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional $10,000 annual cash fee.

**Incentive Plan Awards for Directors (Other Than Named Executive Officers)**

There are no outstanding option-based awards. The outstanding share-based awards as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **Share-Based Award** | **Share-Based Award** |
|  | <br>**Number of**<br>**Shares or Units**<br>**of Shares that**<br>**Have Not**<br>**Vested** | **Market**<br>**Value of** <br>**Share-Based**<br>**Awards that**<br>**Have Not**<br>**Vested** |
| John Lovoi | 24842 | $115267 |
| Tracy Stephens | 24842 | $115267 |
| David Winn | 24842 | $115267 |
| Jason Stankowski | 24842 | $115267 |
| Nicola Maddox | 24841 | $115262 |

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The values of incentive plan awards that were vested or earned during the year ended December 31, 2025, are as follows:

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|:---|:---|
|  | **Stock Awards**<br>**Value Vested**<br>**During the Year** |
| John Lovoi | $119773 |
| Tracy Stephens | $72749 |
| David Winn | $72749 |
| Jason Stankowski | $72749 |
| Nicola Maddox | $63309 |

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**Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Incentive Plans**

At December 31, 2025, we were authorized to issue equity securities as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| <br>**Plan Category** | **Number of Shares to be**<br>**Issued Upon Exercise**<br>**of Outstanding Options,**<br>**Warrants and Rights** | **Weighted Average**<br>**Exercise Price of**<br>**Outstanding Options,**<br>**Warrants and Rights** | **Number of Shares Remaining**<br>**Available for Future Issuance**<br>**Under Equity Compensation Plans**<br>**(excluding shares in column (a))** |
| Common shares under 2020 Equity Incentive Plan |  | $— | 140637 |

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**Directors and Officers Liability Insurance** 

We maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance for the protection of our directors and officers against liability incurred by them in their capacities as our directors and officers. The policy provides an aggregate limit of liability of $35,000,000 with a retention held by the Corporation of $1,500,000. The current annual premium for the Directors' and Officers' liability insurance is approximately $350,000 and is re-bid annually. The premium is not allocated between Directors and Officers as separate groups.

**Indebtedness of Officers and Directors** 

No director, employee or officer, or former director, employee or officer, or any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Corporation, or any of their respective associates or affiliates, is or has at any time since the commencement of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, been indebted to the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation or to any other entity, or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year is, or has been, the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Corporation.

**Management Contracts** 

During the most recently completed financial year, no management functions of the Corporation were to any substantial degree performed by a person or company other than the directors or executive officers (or private companies controlled by them, either directly or indirectly) of the Corporation.

**Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to be Acted Upon** 

None of the directors, officers or nominees for election as a director of the Corporation, or any of their associates or affiliates, has or has had any substantial interest, direct or indirect, in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting other than as set out in this Proxy Statement which is not shared by all our other shareholders.

**Interest of Informed Persons in Material Transactions** 

Other than as set forth herein, or as previously disclosed, the Corporation is not aware of any material interests, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, of any director or executive officer, proposed nominee for election as a director or any shareholder holding more than 10% of the voting rights attached to the common shares or any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing in any transaction in the preceding financial year or any proposed or ongoing transaction of the Corporation which has or will materially affect the Corporation.

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**REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE** 

*The information contained in this Audit Committee Report and references in this proxy statement to the independence of the Audit Committee members shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), except to the extent that the Corporation specifically incorporates such information by reference in such filing.* 

Epsilon has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are independent and financially literate under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the Nasdaq Global Market.

Under the guidance of a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the purpose of the Audit Committee is to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes of Epsilon and audit of its financial statements. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee include appointing and providing for the compensation of Epsilon's independent registered public accounting firm and approving the audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. Each of the members of the Audit Committee meets the independence requirements of Nasdaq.

Management has primary responsibility for the system of internal controls and the financial reporting process. BDO USA, P.C., Epsilon's independent registered public accounting firm, has the responsibility to express an opinion on the financial statements based on an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.

In this context and in connection with the audited financial statements contained in Epsilon's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, with Epsilon's management and BDO USA, P.C. The Audit Committee has considered the adequacy of the Corporation's internal controls and the quality of its financial reporting, and discussed these matters with management and with BDO USA, P.C. The Audit Committee has also reviewed and discussed with BDO USA, P.C. (1) its judgment as to the quality of the Epsilon's accounting policies, (2) the written disclosures and letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Independence Rules, and the independent registered public accounting firm's independence, and (3) the matters required to be discussed by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's (the "PCAOB") Statement of Auditing Standards No. 61, *Communication with Audit Committees*, as amended and PCAOB Auding Standard No. 90. The Audit Committee has also discussed with BDO USA, P.C. the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301 adopted by the PCAOB regarding *Communication with Audit Committees*. The Audit Committee has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from BDO USA, P.C. required by the Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, *Independence Discussions with Audit Committees*, discussed with the auditors their independence, and concluded that the non-audit services performed by BDO USA, P.C. are compatible with maintaining their independence.

The Audit Committee has pre-approved all auditing services and non-audit services to be performed for the Corporation by the independent registered public accounting firm as required by the applicable rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, considered whether the rendering of non-audit services was compatible with maintaining BDO USA, P.C.'s independence, and concluded that BDO USA P.C.'s independence was not compromised by the provision of such services (details regarding the fees paid to BDO USA, P.C. in 2025 for audit services, tax services and all other services, are set forth at "Proposal 3 — Re-appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Corporation's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm," below).

Based on the foregoing reviews and discussions, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in Epsilon's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and instructed BDO USA, P.C. that the Audit Committee expects to be advised if there are any subjects that require special attention.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

David Winn

John Lovoi

Jason Stankowski

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**PROPOSAL 3: FOR RE-APPOINTMENT OF BDO USA, P.C.** 

**AS THE CORPORATION'S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** 

Our Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has selected BDO USA, P.C. to serve as our independent registered public accounting firm for the ensuing year. The shareholders of the Corporation will be asked to vote for the re-appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as auditor of the Corporation. **Unless directed otherwise by a proxy holder, or such authority is withheld, the Management Designees, if named as proxy, intend to vote the common shares represented by any such proxy in favor of a resolution appointing BDO USA, P.C., as auditor of the Corporation**, until the close of the next annual general meeting of shareholders or until BDO USA, P.C. is removed from office or resigns as provided by the Corporation's by-laws, and the Management Designees also intend to vote the common shares represented by any such proxy in favor of a resolution authorizing the Board of Directors to fix the compensation of the auditor. BDO USA, P.C. has been the auditor of the Corporation since June 2017.

**Our Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" the resolution appointing BDO USA, P.C. as auditor of the Corporation.** 

We expect representatives of BDO USA, P.C. will be present at the Meeting and available to answer shareholders' questions. The BDO USA, P.C. representatives will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

#### Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The following table summarizes fees billed to us for fiscal 2025 and for fiscal 2024 by our principal independent registered public accounting firm, BDO USA, P.C.:

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|:---|:---|:---|
|  | **December 31,**<br>**2025** | **December 31,**<br>**2024** |
| Audit fees: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Audit of financial statements | $493246 | $399744 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Audit related fees | $87759 | $— |
| Total audit fees | $581005 | $399744 |

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The fees shown in the table above are the only fees that Epsilon paid to BDO USA, P.C. during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024. The 2025 audit related fees include business combination work related to the Corporation's 2025 acquisition of Peak Exploration & Production, LLC and Peak BLM Lease, LLC.

The Charter of the Audit Committee requires that, among other things, the Audit Committee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• recommend to the Board the terms of engagement of the external auditor, including their compensation and a confirmation that the external auditors shall report directly to the Committee;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• on an annual basis, review and discuss with the auditors all significant relationships the auditors have with the Corporation to determine the auditors' independence;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• review the performance of the external auditors and approve any proposed discharge of the external auditors when circumstances warrant; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• pre-approve the completion of any non-audit services by the external auditors, determining which non-audit services the external auditor is prohibited from providing.

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The Committee may delegate to one or more members of the Committee the authority to pre-approve non-audit services, provided that such member(s) reports to the Committee at the next scheduled meeting such pre-approval and the member(s) complies with such other procedures as may be established by the Committee from time to time. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Audit Committee pre-approved each of the services described above.

#### Audit Committee Pre-approval of Service of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Our Audit Committee has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services, and other services. Under the policy, our Audit Committee annually reviews and pre-approves services that may be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm (BDO USA, P.C.) for each audit year. The pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is subject to a specific budget. Once pre-approved, the services and pre-approved amounts are monitored against actual charges incurred and modified if appropriate. The Chairperson of the Committee has the authority to pre-approve such services between meetings of our Audit Committee and reports such pre-approvals to our Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

During 2025, all audit services provided by BDO USA, P.C. were pre-approved by our Audit Committee or consistent with the pre-approval policy of our Audit Committee, by the Chairperson of our Audit Committee for inter-meeting pre-approvals.

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**PROPOSAL 4: NON-BINDING ADVISORY VOTE** 

**ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION**

**("SAY-ON-PAY")**

**Background**

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the "Dodd-Frank Act", requires that our shareholders have the opportunity to cast an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation, commonly referred to as a "Say-on-Pay" vote.

The advisory vote on executive compensation is a non-binding vote on the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Summary Compensation Table and the accompanying narrative disclosure, set forth in this Proxy Statement. The Summary Compensation Table is on page 18 of this Proxy Statement. Please read the Summary Compensation Table and the accompanying narrative discussion, which provides an overview of our compensation for the named executive officers, including information about the 2025, 2024 and 2023 compensation of our named executive officers. This advisory vote on executive compensation is not a vote on our general compensation policies, the compensation of our Board of Directors, or our compensation policies as they relate to risk management.

The vote solicited by this Proposal 4 is advisory and therefore is not binding on Epsilon, our Board of Directors or our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The outcome of the vote will not require Epsilon, our Board of Directors or our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to take any action and will not be construed as overruling any decision by Epsilon, our Board of Directors or our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Furthermore, because this non-binding, advisory resolution primarily relates to the compensation of our named executive officers that has already been paid or contractually committed, there is generally no opportunity for us to revisit these decisions. However, our Board of Directors, including our Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, values the opinions of our shareholders and, to the extent there is any significant vote against the executive officer compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement, we will consider our shareholders' concerns and evaluate what actions, if any, may be appropriate to address those concerns. Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve the following resolution pursuant to this Proposal 4:

"RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the named executive officers of Epsilon Energy Ltd., as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion included in this proxy statement, is hereby APPROVED."

Assuming that a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the common shares that are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on Proposal 4 will be necessary to approve the advisory vote on the executive compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement.

**Recommendation**

**Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote "FOR" the approval of the executive compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement and as described in this "Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation."**

If no vote indication is made on the accompanying proxy card or vote instruction form prior to the start of the Meeting, each such proxy or vote instruction form will be deemed to grant authority to vote "FOR" the approval of the executive compensation as disclosed in this Proxy Statement and as described in this "Proposal 4: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation."

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**PROPOSAL 5: RATIFICATION OF THE**

 **2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED**

The Board adopted the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "***2020 Plan***") on July 22, 2020, which was approved by Shareholders at the Corporation's annual meeting on September 1, 2020. As a result of awards made under the 2020 Plan since its approval, only 132,000 shares remain available for future awards. Therefore, the Board approved an increase in the number of common shares subject to the 2020 Plan on April 8, 2026 from 2,000,000 to 4,000,000 and, at the Meeting, we are seeking Shareholder approval of that increase. If Shareholders approve the 2020 Plan, as amended (the "***Plan***"), it will become effective upon such approval.

**Incentive Plan**

We operate in a challenging marketplace in which our success depends to a great extent on our ability to attract and retain employees, directors and other service providers of the highest caliber. One of the tools our Board regards as essential in addressing these human resource challenges is a competitive equity incentive program. The 2020 Plan provides a range of incentive tools and sufficient flexibility to permit the Board's Compensation Committee to implement them in ways that seeks to make the most effective use of the shares our Shareholders authorize for incentive purposes. We intend to use these incentives to continue to attract new key employees and to continue to retain existing key employees, directors and other service providers for the long-term benefit of the Corporation and its shareholders.

**Requested Share Authorization Increase**

The 2020 Plan provides for incentive compensation in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and stock units, performance shares and units, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards. The Board believes that the increase in the number of common shares subject to the Plan will be sufficient to provide for a reasonable incentive program for the next three years. No shares subject to awards currently outstanding under any predecessor plans that expire or are forfeited will become available for issuance under the Plan.

**Current Plan Information**

The 2020 Plan is the Corporation's only plan with common shares available for grant. Information regarding the common shares subject to the 2020 Plan is as follows:

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|:---|:---|
|  | **Shares** |
| Additional shares available if shareholders approve an increase in the number of common shares available under the plan | 2000000 |
| Common shares currently available for issuance under 2020 Plan | 132000 |
| **Shares previously issued or subject to awards under 2020 Plan** | 1868000 |
| Total | 4000000 |

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As of April 7, 2026, the Corporation had 30,248,617 common shares issued and outstanding. The additional number of common shares we are requesting our Shareholders to authorize under the Plan would represent approximately 6.6% of the Corporation's issued and outstanding common shares as of April 7, 2026.

**Key Features of Plan**

The increase in the number of common shares subject to the Plan is the only change made to the 2020 Plan. Key features of the Plan of particular interest to our Shareholders reflect what we believe to be best practices:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Plan prohibits the repricing of stock options and stock appreciation rights without the approval of our Shareholders.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• No discount from fair market value is permitted in setting the exercise price of stock options and stock appreciation rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Plan generally provides for gross share counting. The number of common shares remaining available for grant under the Plan is reduced by the gross number of common shares subject to options and stock appreciation rights settled on a net basis, provided that any shares withheld for taxes in connection with the vesting or settlement of any full value award (but not options or stock appreciation rights) will not reduce the number of shares remaining available for the future grant of awards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The number of common shares for which awards may be granted to any nonemployee member of our Board in a fiscal year, together with the director's cash compensation, is limited.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Plan does not contain a "liberal" change in control definition (e.g., mergers require actual consummation).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Performance awards require the achievement of pre-established goals. The Plan establishes a list of measures of business and financial performance from which the Compensation Committee may construct predetermined performance goals that must be met for an award to vest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The Plan has a fixed term of ten years from the date originally approved by the Corporation's Shareholders, and is scheduled to expire on September 1, 2030.

The Board believes that the Plan will continue to serve a critical role in attracting and retaining the high caliber employees, consultants and directors essential to our success and in motivating these individuals to strive to meet our goals. Therefore, the Board urges you to vote to approve the adoption of the Plan.

**Summary of the Plan**

The following summary of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by the specific terms of the Plan, a copy of which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A.

***General.*** The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Corporation and its Shareholders by providing an incentive program that will enable the Corporation to attract and retain employees, consultants and directors and to provide them with an equity interest in the growth and profitability of the Corporation. These incentives are provided through the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards.

***Authorized Shares.*** The maximum aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance under the Plan is described above. All shares subject to the Plan may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options.

***Share Counting.*** Each Common Share made subject to an award will reduce the number of common shares remaining available for grant under the Plan by one share. If any award granted under the Plan expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised or settled in full, or if shares subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Corporation for not more than the participant's purchase price, any such shares reacquired or subject to a terminated award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. Common shares will not be treated as having been issued under the Plan and will therefore not reduce the number of common shares available for issuance to the extent an award is settled in cash. Common shares that are withheld or that are tendered in payment of the exercise price of an option will not be made available for new awards under the Plan. However, common shares withheld or reacquired by the Corporation in satisfaction of a tax withholding obligation in connection with the vesting or settlement of any full value award (but not options or stock appreciation rights) will not reduce the number of shares remaining available for the future grant of awards. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right or net-exercise of an option, the number of shares available under the Plan will be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the award is exercised.

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***Adjustments for Capital Structure Changes.*** Appropriate and proportionate adjustments will be made to the number of common shares authorized under the Plan, and to outstanding awards in the event of any change in our common shares through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares or similar change in our capital structure, or if we make a distribution to our shareholders in a form other than common shares (excluding regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the fair market value of our common shares. In such circumstances, the Compensation Committee also has the discretion under the Plan to adjust other terms of outstanding awards as it deems appropriate.

***Nonemployee Director Award Limits.*** A nonemployee director may not be granted awards under the Plan in any fiscal year having an aggregate grant date fair value exceeding $300,000.

***Administration.*** The Plan generally is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board, although the Board retains the right to appoint another of its committees to administer the Plan or to administer the Plan directly. For purposes of this summary, the term "Committee" will refer to either such duly appointed committee or the Board. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee determines in its discretion the persons to whom and the times at which awards are granted, the types and sizes of awards, and all of their terms and conditions. The Committee may, subject to certain limitations on the exercise of its discretion required or otherwise provided by the Plan, amend, cancel or renew any award, waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any award, and accelerate, continue, extend or defer the vesting of any award.

The Plan provides, subject to certain limitations, for indemnification by the Corporation of any director, officer or employee against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with any legal action arising from such person's action or failure to act in administering the Plan. All awards granted under the Plan will be evidenced by a written or digitally signed agreement between the Corporation and the participant specifying the terms and conditions of the award, consistent with the requirements of the Plan. The Committee will interpret the Plan and awards granted thereunder, and all determinations of the Committee generally will be final and binding on all persons having an interest in the Plan or any award.

***Prohibition of Option and SAR Repricing.*** The Plan expressly provides that, without the approval of a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of our Shareholders, the Committee may not provide for any of the following with respect to underwater options or stock appreciation rights: (1) either the cancellation of such outstanding options or stock appreciation rights in exchange for the grant of new options or stock appreciation rights at a lower exercise price or the amendment of outstanding options or stock appreciation rights to reduce the exercise price, (2) the issuance of new full value awards in exchange for the cancellation of such outstanding options or stock appreciation rights, or (3) the cancellation of such outstanding options or stock appreciation rights in exchange for payments in cash.

***Eligibility.*** Awards may be granted to employees, directors and consultants of the Corporation or any present or future parent or subsidiary corporation or other affiliated entity of the Corporation. Incentive stock options may be granted only to employees who, as of the time of grant, are employees of the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Corporation. As of April 7, 2026, we had 27 employees, including 3 executive officers, and 6 non-employee directors who would be eligible under the Plan.

***Stock Options.*** The Committee may grant non-statutory stock options, incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "***Code***"), or any combination of these. The exercise price of each option may not be less than the fair market value of the common shares on the date of grant. However, any incentive stock option granted to a person who at the time of grant owns common shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Corporation or any parent or subsidiary corporation of the Corporation (a "***10% Shareholder***") must have an exercise price equal to at least 110% of the fair market value of the common shares on the date of grant.

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The Plan provides that the option exercise price may be paid in cash, by check, or cash equivalent; by means of a broker-assisted cashless exercise; by means of a net-exercise procedure; to the extent legally permitted, by tender to the Corporation of common shares owned by the participant having a fair market value not less than the exercise price; by such other lawful consideration as approved by the Committee; or by any combination of these. Nevertheless, the Committee may restrict the forms of payment permitted in connection with any option grant. No option may be exercised unless the participant has made adequate provision for federal, state, local and foreign taxes, if any, relating to the exercise of the option, including, if permitted or required by the Corporation, through the participant's surrender of a portion of the option shares to the Corporation.

Options will become vested and exercisable at such times or upon such events and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria or restrictions as specified by the Committee. The maximum term of any option granted under the Plan is ten years, provided that an incentive stock option granted to a 10% Shareholder must have a term not exceeding five years. Unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, an option generally will remain exercisable for three months following the participant's termination of service, provided that if service terminates as a result of the participant's death or disability, the option generally will remain exercisable for 12 months, but in any event the option must be exercised no later than its expiration date.

Options are nontransferable by the participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and are exercisable during the participant's lifetime only by the participant. However, an option may be assigned or transferred to certain family members or trusts for their benefit to the extent permitted by the Committee and, in the case of an incentive stock option, only to the extent that the transfer will not terminate its tax qualification.

***Stock Appreciation Rights.*** The Committee may grant stock appreciation rights either in tandem with a related option (a "***Tandem SAR***") or independently of any option (a "***Freestanding SAR***"). A Tandem SAR requires the option holder to elect between the exercise of the underlying option for common shares or the surrender of the option and the exercise of the related stock appreciation right. A Tandem SAR is exercisable only at the time and only to the extent that the related stock option is exercisable, while a Freestanding SAR is exercisable at such times or upon such events and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria or restrictions as specified by the Committee. The exercise price of each stock appreciation right may not be less than the fair market value of the common shares on the date of grant.

Upon the exercise of any stock appreciation right, the participant is entitled to receive an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the underlying common shares as to which the right is exercised over the aggregate exercise price for such shares. Payment of this amount upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR may be made only in common shares whose fair market value on the exercise date equals the payment amount. At the Committee's discretion, payment of this amount upon the exercise of a Freestanding SAR may be made in cash or common shares. The maximum term of any stock appreciation right granted under the Plan is ten years.

Stock appreciation rights are generally nontransferable by the participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and are generally exercisable during the participant's lifetime only by the participant. If permitted by the Committee, a Tandem SAR related to a non-statutory stock option and a Freestanding SAR may be assigned or transferred to certain family members or trusts for their benefit to the extent permitted by the Committee. Other terms of stock appreciation rights are generally similar to the terms of comparable stock options.

***Restricted Stock Awards.*** The Committee may grant restricted stock awards under the Plan either in the form of a restricted stock purchase right, giving a participant an immediate right to purchase common shares, or in the form of a restricted stock bonus, in which common shares are issued in consideration for services to the Corporation rendered by the participant. The Committee determines the purchase price payable under restricted stock purchase awards, which may be less than the then-current fair market value of the common shares. Restricted stock awards may be subject to vesting conditions based on such service or performance criteria as the Committee specifies, including the attainment of one or more performance goals similar to those described below in connection with performance awards. Common shares acquired pursuant to a restricted stock award may not be transferred by the participant until vested other than pursuant to an ownership change event. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a participant will forfeit any common shares of restricted stock as to which the vesting restrictions have not lapsed prior to the participant's termination of service. Participants holding restricted stock will have the right to vote the common shares and to receive any dividends or other distributions paid in cash or shares, which the Committee may subject to the same restrictions as the original award.

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***Restricted Stock Units.*** The Committee may grant restricted stock units under the Plan, which represent rights to receive common shares at a future date determined in accordance with the participant's award agreement. No monetary payment is required for receipt of restricted stock units or the common shares issued in settlement of the award, the consideration for which is furnished in the form of the participant's services to the Corporation. The Committee may grant restricted stock unit awards subject to the attainment of one or more performance goals similar to those described below in connection with performance awards or may make the awards subject to vesting conditions similar to those applicable to restricted stock awards. Restricted stock units may not be transferred by the participant, except by will or laws of descent and distribution. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a participant will forfeit any restricted stock units which have not vested prior to the participant's termination of service. Participants have no voting rights or rights to receive cash dividends with respect to restricted stock unit awards until common shares are issued in settlement of such awards. However, the Committee may grant restricted stock units that entitle their holders to dividend equivalent rights, which are rights to receive cash or additional restricted stock units whose value is equal to any cash dividends the Corporation pays. Dividend equivalent rights may be made subject to the same vesting conditions and settlement terms as the original award.

***Performance Awards.*** The Committee may grant performance awards subject to such conditions and the attainment of such performance goals over such periods as the Committee determines in writing and sets forth in a written agreement between the Corporation and the participant. These awards may be designated as performance shares or performance units, which consist of unfunded bookkeeping entries generally having initial values equal to the fair market value determined on the grant date of a Common Share in the case of performance shares and a monetary value established by the Committee at the time of grant in the case of performance units. Performance awards will specify a predetermined amount of performance shares or performance units that may be earned by the participant to the extent that one or more performance goals are attained within a predetermined performance period. To the extent earned, performance awards may be settled in cash, common shares (including shares of restricted stock that are subject to additional vesting) or any combination of these.

Prior to the beginning of the applicable performance period, the Committee will establish one or more performance goals applicable to the award. Performance goals will be based on the attainment of specified target levels with respect to one or more measures of business or financial performance of the Corporation and each subsidiary corporation consolidated with the Corporation for financial reporting purposes, or such division or business unit of the Corporation as may be selected by the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, may base performance goals on one or more of the following measures: revenue; sales; expenses; operating income; gross margin; operating margin; earnings before any one or more of: stock-based compensation expense, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization; pre-tax profit; net operating income; net income; economic value added; free cash flow; operating cash flow; balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities; share price; earnings per share; return on shareholder equity; return on capital; return on assets; return on investment; total shareholder return, employee satisfaction; employee retention; market share; customer satisfaction; product development; research and development expense; completion of an identified Annual project and completion of a joint venture or other corporate transaction. The Committee may establish other performance goals, including subjective criteria.

The target levels with respect to these performance measures may be expressed on an absolute basis or relative to an index, budget or other standard specified by the Committee. The degree of attainment of performance measures will be calculated in accordance with the Corporation's financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles, if applicable, or other methodology established by the Committee, but prior to the accrual or payment of any performance award for the same performance period, and, according to criteria established by the Committee, excluding the effect (whether positive or negative) of changes in accounting standards or any unusual or infrequently occurring event or transaction occurring after the establishment of the performance goals applicable to a performance award.

Following completion of the applicable performance period, the Committee will determine the extent to which the applicable performance goals have been attained and the resulting value to be paid to the participant. The Committee may make positive or negative adjustments to performance award payments to participants to reflect the participant's individual job performance or other factors determined by the Committee. In its discretion, the Committee may provide for a participant awarded performance shares to receive dividend equivalent rights with respect to cash dividends paid on the common shares to the extent that the performance shares become vested. The Committee may provide for performance award payments in lump sums or installments.

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Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if a participant's service terminates due to the participant's death or disability prior to completion of the applicable performance period, the final award value will be determined at the end of the performance period on the basis of the performance goals attained during the entire performance period but will be prorated for the number of months of the participant's service during the performance period. The Committee may provide similar treatment for a participant whose service is involuntarily terminated. If a participant's service terminates prior to completion of the applicable performance period for any other reason, the Plan provides that the performance award will be forfeited. No performance award may be sold or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution prior to the end of the applicable performance period.

***Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.*** The Committee may grant cash-based awards or other stock-based awards in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee determines. Cash-based awards will specify a monetary payment or range of payments, while other stock-based awards will specify a number of common shares or units based on common shares or other equity-related awards. Such awards may be subject to vesting conditions based on continued performance of service or subject to the attainment of one or more performance goals similar to those described above in connection with performance awards. Settlement of awards may be in cash or common shares, as determined by the Committee. A participant will have no voting rights with respect to any such award unless and until shares are issued pursuant to the award. The Committee may grant dividend equivalent rights with respect to other stock-based awards. The effect on such awards of the participants termination of service will be determined by the Committee and set forth in the participant's award agreement.

***Change in Control.*** The Plan provides that a "Change in Control" occurs upon (a) a person or entity (with certain exceptions described in the Plan) becoming the direct or indirect beneficial owner of more than 50% of the Corporation's voting shares; (b) shareholder approval of a liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; or (c) the occurrence of any of the following events upon which the shareholders of the Corporation immediately before the event do not retain immediately after the event direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the voting securities of the Corporation, its successor or the entity to which the assets of the Corporation were transferred: (i) a sale or exchange by the shareholders in a single transaction or series of related transactions of more than 50% of the Corporation's voting shares; (ii) a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation).

If a Change in Control occurs, the surviving, continuing, successor or purchasing entity or its parent may, without the consent of any participant, either assume or continue outstanding awards or substitute substantially equivalent awards for its common shares. If so determined by the Committee, stock-based awards will be deemed assumed if, for each Common Share subject to the award prior to the Change in Control, its holder is given the right to receive the same amount of consideration that a shareholder would receive as a result of the Change in Control. Any awards that are not assumed or continued in connection with a Change in Control, will terminate effective as of the time of the Change in Control.

Subject to the restrictions of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee may provide for the acceleration of vesting or settlement of any or all outstanding awards upon such terms and to such extent as it determines. The vesting of all awards held by non-employee directors will be accelerated in full upon a Change in Control.

The Plan also authorizes the Committee, in its discretion and without the consent of any participant, to cancel each or any award denominated in common shares upon a Change in Control in exchange for a payment to the participant with respect each vested share (and each unvested share if so determined by the Committee) subject to the cancelled award of an amount equal to the excess of the consideration to be paid per Common Share in the Change in Control transaction over the exercise or purchase price per share, if any, under the award.

***Awards Subject to Section 409A of the Code.*** Certain awards granted under the Plan may be deemed to constitute "deferred compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, providing rules regarding the taxation of nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and the regulations and other administrative guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A. Any such awards will be required to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee is authorized, in its sole discretion and without the consent of any participant, to amend the Plan or any award agreement as it deems necessary or advisable to comply with Section 409A.

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***Amendment, Suspension or Termination.*** The Plan will continue in effect until its termination by the Committee, provided that no awards may be granted under the Plan following the tenth anniversary of the Plan's effective date, which will be the date on which it is approved by the Shareholders. The Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, provided that no amendment may be made without Shareholder approval that would increase the maximum aggregate number of common shares authorized for issuance under the Plan, change the class of persons eligible to receive incentive stock options or require Shareholder approval under any applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Corporation's common shares are then listed. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may affect any outstanding award unless expressly provided by the Committee, and, in any event, may not have a materially adverse effect an outstanding award without the consent of the participant unless necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or rule, including, but not limited to, Section 409A of the Code.

**Summary of U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences**

The following summary is intended only as a general guide to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of participation in the Plan and does not attempt to describe all possible federal or other tax consequences of such participation or tax consequences based on particular circumstances.

***Incentive Stock Options.*** A participant recognizes no taxable income for regular income tax purposes as a result of the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option qualifying under Section 422 of the Code. Participants who neither dispose of their common shares within two years following the date the option was granted nor within one year following the exercise of the option will normally recognize a capital gain or loss upon the sale of the shares equal to the difference, if any, between the sale price and the purchase price of the shares. If a participant satisfies such holding periods upon a sale of the shares, we will not be entitled to any deduction for federal income tax purposes. If a participant disposes of common shares within two years after the date of grant or within one year after the date of exercise (a "***disqualifying disposition***"), the difference between the fair market value of the shares on the option exercise date and the exercise price (not to exceed the gain realized on the sale if the disposition is a transaction with respect to which a loss, if sustained, would be recognized) will be taxed as ordinary income at the time of disposition. Any gain in excess of that amount will be a capital gain. If a loss is recognized, there will be no ordinary income, and such loss will be a capital loss. Any ordinary income recognized by the participant upon the disqualifying disposition of the shares generally should be deductible by us for federal income tax purposes, except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.

In general, the difference between the option exercise price and the fair market value of the common shares on the date of exercise of an incentive stock option is treated as an adjustment in computing the participant's alternative minimum taxable income and may be subject to an alternative minimum tax which is paid if such tax exceeds the regular tax for the year. Annual rules may apply with respect to certain subsequent sales of the shares in a disqualifying disposition, certain basis adjustments for purposes of computing the alternative minimum taxable income on a subsequent sale of the shares and certain tax credits which may arise with respect to participants subject to the alternative minimum tax.

***Nonstatutory Stock Options.*** Options not designated or qualifying as incentive stock options are nonstatutory stock options having no Annual tax status. A participant generally recognizes no taxable income upon receipt of such an option. Upon exercising a nonstatutory stock option, the participant normally recognizes ordinary income equal to the difference between the exercise price paid and the fair market value of the shares on the date when the option is exercised. If the participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to withholding of income and employment taxes. Upon the sale of common shares acquired by the exercise of a nonstatutory stock option, any gain or loss, based on the difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date, will be taxed as capital gain or loss. We generally should be entitled to a tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant as a result of the exercise of a nonstatutory stock option, except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.

***Stock Appreciation Rights.*** A participant recognizes no taxable income upon the receipt of a stock appreciation right. Upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right, the participant generally will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the underlying common shares on the exercise date over the exercise price. If the participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to withholding of income and employment taxes. We generally should be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant in connection with the exercise of the stock appreciation right, except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.

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***Restricted Stock.*** A participant acquiring restricted stock generally will recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of the common shares on the "determination date" over the price paid, if any, for such shares. The "determination date" is the date on which the participant acquires the shares unless the shares are subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and are not transferable, in which case the determination date is the earlier of (i) the date on which the shares become transferable or (ii) the date on which the shares are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture (e.g., when they become vested). If the determination date follows the date on which the participant acquires the shares, the participant may elect, pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, to designate the date of acquisition as the determination date by filing an election with the Internal Revenue Service no later than 30 days after the date on which the shares are acquired. If the participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to withholding of income and employment taxes. Upon the sale of shares acquired pursuant to a restricted stock award, any gain or loss, based on the difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the shares on the determination date, will be taxed as capital gain or loss. We generally should be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant on the determination date, except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.

***Restricted Stock Unit, Performance, Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards.*** A participant generally will recognize no income upon the receipt of a restricted stock unit, performance share, performance unit, cash-based or other stock-based award. Upon the settlement of such awards, participants normally will recognize ordinary income in the year of settlement in an amount equal to the cash received and the fair market value of any substantially vested common shares received. If the participant is an employee, such ordinary income generally is subject to withholding of income and employment taxes. If the participant receives shares of restricted stock, the participant generally will be taxed in the same manner as described above under "Restricted Stock." Upon the sale of any common shares received, any gain or loss, based on the difference between the sale price and the fair market value of the common shares on the determination date (as defined above under "Restricted Stock"), will be taxed as capital gain or loss. We generally should be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant on the determination date, except to the extent such deduction is limited by applicable provisions of the Code.

**New Plan Benefits**

No awards with respect to the increased number of shares subject to the Plan will be made prior to the approval of the Plan by the Shareholders. All awards will be granted at the discretion of the Committee, and, accordingly, are not yet determinable.

**Required Vote and Board of Directors Recommendation**

At the Meeting, Shareholders are being asked to consider and if thought fit, approve an ordinary resolution approving, adopting and ratifying the Plan. **Unless otherwise directed, it is the intention of the Management Designees to vote proxies in favor of the resolution approving the Plan**. In order to be effective, an ordinary resolution requires approval of a majority of the votes cast by Shareholders who vote in respect to the resolution.

The Board believes that the proposed adoption of the Plan is in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders for the reasons stated above. Therefore, the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the approval of adoption of the Plan.

The text of the ordinary resolution to be considered at the Meeting will be substantially as follows:

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**"BE IT RESOLVED THAT:**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**1.** **the Epsilon Energy Ltd. Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, be approved substantially in the form attached as Appendix A to the 2026 proxy statement of the Corporation dated April 17, 2026 (the "Plan"), which provides for the issuance from time to time of 2,000,000 additional common shares of the Corporation, and the Plan be and is hereby ratified, approved and adopted;** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**2.** **the form of the Plan may be amended in order to satisfy the requirements or requests of any regulatory authorities, including the Nasdaq Global Market, without requiring further approval of the shareholders of the Corporation;** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**3.** **the shareholders of the Corporation hereby expressly authorize the board of directors to revoke this resolution before it is acted upon without requiring further approval of the shareholders in that regard; and** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**4.** **any one (or more) officer or director of the Corporation is authorized and directed, on behalf of the Corporation, to take all necessary steps and proceedings and to execute, deliver and file any and all declarations, agreements, documents and other instruments and do all such other acts and things (whether under corporate seal of the Corporation or otherwise) that may be necessary or desirable to give effect to this ordinary resolution.** 

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**ANNUAL REPORT** 

Our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which includes our consolidated financial statements

for the year ended December 31, 2025, is available on our website at https://epsilonenergyltd.com/sec-filings/. Financial information relating to the Corporation is provided in the Corporation's audited consolidated financial statements and MD&A as at and for the year ended December 31, 2025. Copies of this Proxy Statement, the Corporation's Annual Report (on Form 10-K) which contains the consolidated financial statements, MD&A and the Auditors' Report thereon for the Corporation's most recently completed financial year, any interim consolidated financial statements of the Corporation subsequent to those statements contained in the Annual Report, as filed with the applicable Canadian regulatory authorities, are available on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca, or as filed with the SEC, are available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and may also be obtained without charge by writing to the Corporation. Additional information relating to the Corporation may also be found at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov, respectively.

Otherwise, please call (281) 670-0002 to request that a copy of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K be sent to you without charge. You may also request a free copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, by writing to Epsilon Energy Ltd., c/o Secretary, 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002.

**COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS** 

Shareholders may communicate directly with our Board of Directors or any director by writing to the Board of Directors or a director in care of the corporate secretary at Epsilon Energy Ltd., 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002, or by faxing their written communication to AeRayna Flores at (281) 668-0985. Shareholders may also communicate to the Board of Directors or any director by calling Ms. Flores at (281) 670-0002. Ms. Flores will review any communication before forwarding it to the Board of Directors or director, as the case may be.

**DEADLINES FOR SUBMITTING SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING** 

We provide shareholders with the opportunity, under certain circumstances and consistent with SEC rules, to participate in the governance of Epsilon by submitting proposals for consideration at our annual meetings of shareholders. Proposals from shareholders are given careful consideration by us in accordance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act. For a proposal to be included in our proxy statement and proxy card for our 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, such proposal must comply with Rule 14a-8 and must be received by us in writing no later than 120 days preceding the one year anniversary of the date on which this proxy statement is released to the Corporation's stockholders, or by no later than December 18, 2026. Shareholders may also use the procedures under the ABCA to submit a proposal. Under the ABCA, in addition to other requirements, the deadline to submit a proposal that a shareholder wishes to include in the Corporation's proxy materials for our 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders must be received by no later than 90 days before the anniversary date of the 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, or by no later than February 19, 2027.

Additionally, if our 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is held on May 20, 2027, any shareholder proposal or director nomination for our 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that is intended for inclusion in our proxy statement and proxy card in respect of such meeting will be considered "timely" if it is received by us no less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the day of the meeting, or between January 20, 2027 and the close of business on February 19, 2027. An untimely proposal may not be brought before or considered at our 2027 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Any notice of director nomination submitted to us other than through proxy access must include the additional information required by Rule 14-8(b) under the Exchange Act.

All shareholder proposals and director nominations must be addressed to the attention of our Secretary at 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002. The chairman of our 2027 Annual Meeting may refuse to acknowledge the introduction of any shareholder proposal or director nomination not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures.

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**HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS**

The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries (e.g., banks, brokers or other nominees) to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more shareholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those shareholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as "householding," potentially means extra convenience for shareholders and cost savings for companies.

Shareholders that share the same address may not receive separate copies of proxy materials, unless we have received contrary instructions from such shareholders. If you are receiving multiple sets of our proxy materials and wish to receive only one set in the future, or if you are currently only receiving one set of our proxy materials and wish to receive separate sets of proxy materials for you and the other shareholders sharing your address, please notify us or your bank, broker or other nominee by indicating your preference on the enclosed proxy card or vote instruction form. We will deliver an additional copy of our proxy materials to you, without charge, upon written request sent to Epsilon Energy Ltd., Attention: Secretary, 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002, or upon oral request made by calling us at the phone number (281) 670-0002. Our proxy materials are also available on the Investor Center section of our website at http://www.epsilonenergyltd.com/investor-center. Furthermore, upon written or oral request by any person to whom a proxy statement is delivered, if a document is incorporated herein by reference but not included in the proxy materials is so requested, we will undertake to provide the requested materials, without charge, by first class mail or other equally prompt means, within one business day after receiving such request, excluding exhibits to the information that is incorporated by reference unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into the information that the proxy statement incorporates. Please address these requests to 500 Dallas St., Suite 1250, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Secretary. You may also call us with this request at the phone number (281) 670-0002.

**OTHER MATTERS** 

As of April 17 2026, our Board of Directors knows of no other business to be acted upon at the Meeting. However, if any additional matters are presented at the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote in accordance with their judgment on those matters.

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| Chief Financial Officer  |

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**EPSILON ENERGY LTD.**

**2020 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN, AS AMENDED**

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| [**1.**](#ESTABLISHMENTPURPOSEANDTERMOFPLAN_839705) | [**ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN**](#ESTABLISHMENTPURPOSEANDTERMOFPLAN_839705) | [**ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE AND TERM OF PLAN**](#ESTABLISHMENTPURPOSEANDTERMOFPLAN_839705) | **1** |
|  | [1.1](#a11Establishment) | [Establishment.](#a11Establishment) | 1 |
|  | [1.2](#a12Purpose) | [Purpose.](#a12Purpose) | 1 |
|  | [1.3](#a13Termofplan) | [Term of Plan.](#a13Termofplan) | 1 |
| [**2.**](#DEFINITIONSANDCONSTRUCTION_206487) | [**DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION**](#DEFINITIONSANDCONSTRUCTION_206487) | [**DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION**](#DEFINITIONSANDCONSTRUCTION_206487) | **1** |
|  | [2.1](#a21Definitions) | [Definitions.](#a21Definitions) | 1 |
|  | [2.2](#a22Construction) | [Construction.](#a22Construction) | 6 |
| [**3.**](#a3ADMINISTRATION_398248) | [**ADMINISTRATION.**](#a3ADMINISTRATION_398248) | [**ADMINISTRATION.**](#a3ADMINISTRATION_398248) | **6** |
|  | [3.1](#a31AdministrationbytheCommittee) | [Administration by the Committee.](#a31AdministrationbytheCommittee) | 6 |
|  | [3.2](#a32AuthorityofOfficers) | [Authority of Officers.](#a32AuthorityofOfficers) | 6 |
|  | [3.3](#a33AdministrationwithRespecttoInside) | [Administration with Respect to Insiders.](#a33AdministrationwithRespecttoInside) | 7 |
|  | [3.4](#a34AdministrationwithRespecttoInside) | [Administration with Respect to Insiders.](#a34AdministrationwithRespecttoInside) | 7 |
|  | [3.5](#a35OptionorSARRepricing) | [Option or SAR Repricing.](#a35OptionorSARRepricing) | 7 |
|  | [3.6](#a36Indemnification) | [Indemnification.](#a36Indemnification) | 8 |
| [**4.**](#a4SHARESSUBJECTTOPLAN_357909) | [**SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.**](#a4SHARESSUBJECTTOPLAN_357909) | [**SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.**](#a4SHARESSUBJECTTOPLAN_357909) | **8** |
|  | [4.1](#a41) | [Maximum Number of Shares Issuable](#a41) | 8 |
|  | [4.2](#a42) | [Share Counting](#a42) | 8 |
|  | [4.3](#a43) | [Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure](#a43) | 8 |
|  | [4.4](#a44) | [Assumption or Substitution of Awards](#a44) | 9 |
| [**5.**](#ELIGIBILITYPARTICIPATIONANDAWARDLIMITATI) | [**ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND AWARD LIMITATIONS.**](#ELIGIBILITYPARTICIPATIONANDAWARDLIMITATI) | [**ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND AWARD LIMITATIONS.**](#ELIGIBILITYPARTICIPATIONANDAWARDLIMITATI) | **9** |
|  | [5.1](#a51) | [Persons Eligible for Awards](#a51) | 9 |
|  | [5.2](#a52) | [Participation in the Plan](#a52) | 9 |
|  | [5.3](#a53) | [Incentive Stock Option Limitations](#a53) | 9 |
|  | [5.4](#a54) | [Nonemployee Director Award Limit](#a54) | 9 |
| [**6.**](#STOCKOPTIONS_638993) | [**STOCK OPTIONS.**](#STOCKOPTIONS_638993) | [**STOCK OPTIONS.**](#STOCKOPTIONS_638993) | **10** |
|  | [6.1](#a61) | [Exercise Price](#a61) | 10 |
|  | [6.2](#a62) | [Exercisability and Term of Options](#a62) | 10 |
|  | [6.3](#a63) | [Payment of Exercise Price](#a63) | 10 |
|  | [6.4](#a64) | [Effect of Termination of Service](#a64) | 11 |
|  | [6.5](#a65) | [Transferability of Options](#a65) | 12 |
| [**7.**](#STOCKAPPRECIATIONRIGHTS_190101) | [**STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.**](#STOCKAPPRECIATIONRIGHTS_190101) | [**STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.**](#STOCKAPPRECIATIONRIGHTS_190101) | **12** |
|  | [7.1](#a71) | [Types of SARs Authorized](#a71) | 12 |
|  | [7.2](#a72) | [Exercise Price](#a72) | 12 |
|  | [7.3](#a73) | [Exercisability and Term of SARs](#a73) | 12 |
|  | [7.4](#a74) | [Exercise of SARs](#a74) | 13 |
|  | [7.5](#a75) | [Types of SARs Authorized](#a75) | 13 |
|  | [7.6](#a76) | [Effect of Termination of Service](#a76) | 13 |
|  | [7.7](#a77) | [Transferability of SARs](#a77) | 13 |
| [**8.**](#a8RESTRICTEDSTOCKAWARDS_686665) | [**RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.**](#a8RESTRICTEDSTOCKAWARDS_686665) | [**RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS.**](#a8RESTRICTEDSTOCKAWARDS_686665) | **13** |
|  | [8.1](#a81) | [Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized](#a81) | 13 |
|  | [8.2](#a82) | [Purchase Price](#a82) | 13 |
|  | [8.3](#a83) | [Purchase Period](#a83) | 14 |
|  | [8.4](#a84) | [Payment of Purchase Price](#a84) | 14 |
|  | [8.5](#a85) | [Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer](#a85) | 14 |
|  | [8.6](#a86) | [Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions](#a86) | 14 |

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|  | [8.7](#a87) | [Effect of Termination of Service](#a87) | 14 |
|  | [8.8](#a88) | [Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights](#a88) | 14 |
| [**9.**](#RESTRICTEDSTOCKUNITS_645552) | [**RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.**](#RESTRICTEDSTOCKUNITS_645552) | [**RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS.**](#RESTRICTEDSTOCKUNITS_645552) | **15** |
|  | [9.1](#a91) | [Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards](#a91) | 15 |
|  | [9.2](#a92) | [Purchase Price](#a92) | 15 |
|  | [9.3](#a93) | [Vesting](#a93) | 15 |
|  | [9.4](#a94) | [Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions](#a94) | 15 |
|  | [9.5](#a95) | [Effect of Termination of Service](#a95) | 15 |
|  | [9.6](#a96) | [Settlement of Restricted Stock Unit Awards](#a96) | 15 |
|  | [9.7](#a97) | [Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards](#a97) | 16 |
| [**10.**](#a10PERFORMANCEAWARDS_202286) | [**PERFORMANCE AWARDS.**](#a10PERFORMANCEAWARDS_202286) | [**PERFORMANCE AWARDS.**](#a10PERFORMANCEAWARDS_202286) | **16** |
|  | [10.1](#a101) | [Types of Performance Awards Authorized](#a101) | 16 |
|  | [10.2](#a102) | [Initial Value of Performance Shares and Performance Units](#a102) | 16 |
|  | [10.3](#a103) | [Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula](#a103) | 16 |
|  | [10.4](#a104) | [Measurement of Performance Goals](#a104) | 16 |
|  | [10.5](#a105) | [Settlement of Performance Awards](#a105) | 18 |
|  | [10.6](#a106) | [Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions](#a106) | 19 |
|  | [10.7](#a107) | [Settlement of Performance Awards](#a107) | 19 |
|  | [10.8](#a108) | [Nontransferability of Performance Awards](#a108) | 20 |
| [**11.**](#a11CASHBASEDAWARDSANDOTHERSTOCKBASEDAWAR) | [**CASH-BASED AWARDS AND OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.**](#a11CASHBASEDAWARDSANDOTHERSTOCKBASEDAWAR) | [**CASH-BASED AWARDS AND OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.**](#a11CASHBASEDAWARDSANDOTHERSTOCKBASEDAWAR) | **20** |
|  | [11.1](#a111) | [Grant of Cash-Based Awards](#a111) | 20 |
|  | [11.2](#a112) | [Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards](#a112) | 20 |
|  | [11.3](#a113) | [Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards](#a113) | 20 |
|  | [11.4](#a114) | [Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards](#a114) | 20 |
|  | [11.5](#a115) | [Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions](#a115) | 21 |
|  | [11.6](#a116) | [Effect of Termination of Service](#a116) | 21 |
|  | [11.7](#a117) | [Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards](#a117) | 21 |
| [**12.**](#a12STANDARDFORMSOFAWARDAGREEMENT_801709) | [**STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT.**](#a12STANDARDFORMSOFAWARDAGREEMENT_801709) | [**STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT.**](#a12STANDARDFORMSOFAWARDAGREEMENT_801709) | **21** |
|  | [12.1](#a121) | [Award Agreements](#a121) | 21 |
|  | [12.2](#a122) | [Authority to Vary Terms](#a122) | 21 |
| [**13.**](#a13CHANGEINCONTROL_907732) | [**CHANGE IN CONTROL.**](#a13CHANGEINCONTROL_907732) | [**CHANGE IN CONTROL.**](#a13CHANGEINCONTROL_907732) | **21** |
|  | [13.1](#a131) | [Effect of Change in Control on Awards](#a131) | 21 |
|  | [13.2](#a132) | [Effect of Change in Control on Nonemployee Director Awards](#a132) | 22 |
|  | [13.3](#a133) | [Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code](#a133) | 22 |
| [**14.**](#a14COMPLIANCEWITHSECURITIESLAW_215686) | [**COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.**](#a14COMPLIANCEWITHSECURITIESLAW_215686) | [**COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW.**](#a14COMPLIANCEWITHSECURITIESLAW_215686) | **23** |
| [**15.**](#a15COMPLIANCEWITHSECTION409A_283707) | [**COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A.**](#a15COMPLIANCEWITHSECTION409A_283707) | [**COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A.**](#a15COMPLIANCEWITHSECTION409A_283707) | **23** |
|  | [15.1](#a151) | [Awards Subject to Section 409A](#a151) | 23 |
|  | [15.2](#a152) | [Deferral and/or Distribution Elections](#a152) | 23 |
|  | [15.3](#a153) | [Subsequent Elections](#a153) | 24 |
|  | [15.4](#a154) | [Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation](#a154) | 24 |
| [**16.**](#a16TAXWITHHOLDING_156489) | [**TAX WITHHOLDING.**](#a16TAXWITHHOLDING_156489) | [**TAX WITHHOLDING.**](#a16TAXWITHHOLDING_156489) | **26** |
|  | [16.1](#a161) | [Tax Withholding in General](#a161) | 26 |
|  | [16.2](#a162) | [Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares](#a162) | 26 |
| [**17.**](#a17AMENDMENTSUSPENSIONORTERMINATIONOFPLA) | [**AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.**](#a17AMENDMENTSUSPENSIONORTERMINATIONOFPLA) | [**AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLAN.**](#a17AMENDMENTSUSPENSIONORTERMINATIONOFPLA) | **26** |

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| [**18.**](#a18MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS_27980) | [**MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.**](#a18MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS_27980) | [**MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.**](#a18MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS_27980) | **26** |
|  | [18.1](#a181) | [Repurchase Rights](#a181) | 26 |
|  | [18.2](#a182) | [Forfeiture Events](#a182) | 26 |
|  | [18.3](#a183) | [Provision of Information](#a183) | 27 |
|  | [18.4](#a184) | [Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director](#a184) | 27 |
|  | [18.5](#a185) | [Rights as a Shareholder](#a185) | 27 |
|  | [18.6](#a186) | [Delivery of Title to Shares](#a186) | 27 |
|  | [18.7](#a187) | [Fractional Shares](#a187) | 27 |
|  | [18.8](#a188) | [Retirement and Welfare Plans](#a188) | 27 |
|  | [18.9](#a189) | [Beneficiary Designation](#a189) | 27 |
|  | [18.10](#a1810) | [Severability](#a1810) | 28 |
|  | [18.11](#a1811) | [No Constraint on Corporate Action](#a1811) | 28 |
|  | [18.12](#a1812) | [Unfunded Obligation](#a1812) | 28 |
|  | [18.13](#a1813) | [Choice of Law](#a1813) | 28 |

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**Epsilon Energy Ltd.**

**2020 Incentive Plan, as amended**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. **Establishment, Purpose and Term of Plan** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.1**Establishment..** The Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") was established effective as of September 1, 2020, the date of the approval of the Plan by the Company's shareholders (the "Effective Date"). The Plan, as amended, shall be effective as of the date that it is approved by the Company's shareholders, the date of which shall be within twelve (12) months after the date such amendments were adopted by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.2**Purpose..** The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Participating Company Group and its shareholders by providing an incentive to attract, retain and reward persons performing services for the Participating Company Group and by motivating such persons to contribute to the growth and profitability of the Participating Company Group. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Awards, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.3**Term of Plan..** The Plan shall continue in effect until its termination by the Committee; provided, however, that all Awards shall be granted, if at all, within ten (10) years from the Effective Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. **Definitions and COnstruction** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.1**Definitions..** Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)"***Affiliate***" means (i) a parent entity, other than a Parent Corporation, that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities, controls the Company or (ii) a subsidiary entity, other than a Subsidiary Corporation, that is controlled by the Company directly or indirectly through one or more intermediary entities. For this purpose, the terms "parent," "subsidiary," "control" and "controlled by" shall have the meanings assigned to such terms for the purposes of registration of securities on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)"***Award***" means any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock Purchase Right, Restricted Stock Bonus, Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share, Performance Unit, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award granted under the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)"***Award Agreement***" means a written or electronic agreement between the Company and a Participant setting forth the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to an Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)"***Board***" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)"***Cash-Based Award***" means an Award denominated in cash and granted pursuant to Section 11.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)"***Cashless Exercise***" means a Cashless Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(i).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)"***Cause***" means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, any of the following: (i) the Participant's theft, dishonesty, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any Participating Company documents or records; (ii) the Participant's material failure to abide by a Participating Company's code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct); (iii) the Participant's unauthorized use, misappropriation, destruction or diversion of any tangible or intangible asset or corporate opportunity of a Participating Company (including, without limitation, the Participant's improper use or disclosure of a Participating Company's confidential or proprietary information); (iv) any intentional act by the Participant which has a material detrimental effect on a Participating Company's reputation or business; (v) the Participant's repeated failure to perform any reasonable assigned duties after

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written notice from a Participating Company of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure, such failure; (vi) any material breach by the Participant of any employment, service, non-disclosure, non-competition, nonsolicitation or other similar agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company, which breach is not cured pursuant to the terms of such agreement; or (vii) the Participant's conviction (including any plea of guilty or nolo contendere) of any criminal act involving fraud, dishonesty, misappropriation or moral turpitude, or which impairs the Participant's ability to perform his or her duties with a Participating Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)"***Change in Control***" means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the occurrence of any one or a combination of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total Fair Market Value or total combined voting power of the Company's then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred if such degree of beneficial ownership results from any of the following: (A) an acquisition by any person who on the Effective Date is the beneficial owner of more than fifty percent (50%) of such voting power, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, including, without limitation, pursuant to or in connection with a public offering of securities, (C) any acquisition by the Company, (D) any acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary under an employee benefit plan of a Participating Company or (E) any acquisition by an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the voting securities of the Company; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)an Ownership Change Event or series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, a "Transaction") in which the shareholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors or, in the case of an Ownership Change Event described in Section 2.1(ee)(iii), the entity to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "Transferee"), as the case may be; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)a date specified by the Committee following approval by the shareholders of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

provided, however, that a Change in Control shall be deemed not to include a transaction described in subsections (i) or (ii) of this Section 2.1(h) in which a majority of the members of the board of directors of the continuing, surviving or successor entity, or parent thereof, immediately after such transaction is comprised of Incumbent Directors.

For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company or the Transferee, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. The Committee shall determine whether multiple events described in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.1(h) are related and to be treated in the aggregate as a single Change in Control, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)"***Code***" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any applicable regulations and administrative guidelines promulgated thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)"***Committee***" means the Compensation Committee and such other committee or subcommittee of the Board, if any, duly appointed to administer the Plan and having such powers in each instance as shall be specified by the Board. If, at any time, there is no committee of the Board then authorized or properly constituted to administer the Plan, the Board shall exercise all of the powers of the Committee granted herein, and, in any event, the Board may in its discretion exercise any or all of such powers.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)"***Common Share***" means the common shares of the Company, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 4.4.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l)"***Company***" means Epsilon Energy Ltd., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada, and any successor corporation thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m)"***Consultant***" means a person engaged to provide consulting or advisory services (other than as an Employee or a Director) to a Participating Company, provided that the identity of such person, the nature of such services or the entity to which such services are provided would not preclude the Company from offering or selling securities to such person pursuant to the Plan in reliance on registration on Form S-8 under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n)"***Director***" means a member of the Board.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o)"***Disability***" means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the permanent and total disability of the Participant, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p)"***Dividend Equivalent Right***" means the right of a Participant, granted at the discretion of the Committee or as otherwise provided by the Plan, to receive a credit for the account of such Participant in an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on one Common Share for each Common Share represented by an Award held by such Participant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q)"***Employee***" means any person treated as an employee (including an Officer or a Director who is also treated as an employee) in the records of a Participating Company and, with respect to any Incentive Stock Option granted to such person, who is an employee for purposes of Section 422 of the Code; provided, however, that neither service as a Director nor payment of a Director's fee shall be sufficient to constitute employment for purposes of the Plan. The Company shall determine in good faith and in the exercise of its discretion whether an individual has become or has ceased to be an Employee and the effective date of such individual's employment or termination of employment, as the case may be. For purposes of an individual's rights, if any, under the terms of the Plan as of the time of the Company's determination of whether or not the individual is an Employee, all such determinations by the Company shall be final, binding and conclusive as to such rights, if any, notwithstanding that the Company or any court of law or governmental agency subsequently makes a contrary determination as to such individual's status as an Employee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r)"***Exchange Act***" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s)"***Fair Market Value***" means, as of any date, the value of a Common Share or other property as determined by the Committee, in its discretion, or by the Company, in its discretion, if such determination is expressly allocated to the Company herein, subject to the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, if, on such date, the Common Shares are listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share shall be the closing price of a Common Share as quoted on the national or regional securities exchange or quotation system constituting the primary market for the Common Shares, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Company deems reliable. If the relevant date does not fall on a day on which the Common Shares have traded on such securities exchange or quotation system, the date on which the Fair Market Value shall be established shall be the last day on which the Common Shares were so traded or quoted prior to the relevant date, or such other appropriate day as shall be determined by the Committee, in its discretion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the basis of the opening, closing, or average of the high and low sale prices of a Common Share on such date or the preceding trading day, the actual sale price of a Common Share received by a Participant, any other reasonable basis using actual transactions in the Common Shares as reported on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, or on any other basis consistent with the requirements of Section 409A. The Committee may vary its method of determination of the Fair Market Value as provided in this Section for different purposes under the Plan to the extent consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)If, on such date, the Common Shares are not listed or quoted on a national or regional securities exchange or quotation system, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share shall be as determined by the Committee in good faith without regard to any restriction other than a restriction which, by its terms, will never lapse, and in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t)"***Full Value Award***" means any Award settled in Common Shares, other than (i) an Option, (ii) a Stock Appreciation Right, or (iii) a Restricted Stock Purchase Right or an Other Stock-Based Award under which the Company will receive monetary consideration equal to the Fair Market Value (determined on the effective date of grant) of the shares subject to such Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u)"***Incentive Stock Option***" means an Option intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) and which qualifies as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)"***Incumbent Director***" means a director who either (i) is a member of the Board as of the Effective Date or (ii) is elected, or nominated for election, to the Board with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at the time of such election or nomination (but excluding a director who was elected or nominated in connection with an actual or threatened proxy contest relating to the election of directors of the Company).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(w)"***Insider***" means an Officer, a Director or other person whose transactions in Common Shares are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or is otherwise an "insider" as such term is defined by the applicable securities laws of Canada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)"***Net Exercise"***" means a Net Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(iii).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(y)"***Nonemployee Director"***" means any Award granted to a Nonemployee Director.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(z)"***Nonemployee Director Award***" means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the occurrence of any one or a combination of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(aa)"***Nonstatutory Stock Option"***" means an Option not intended to be (as set forth in the Award Agreement) or which does not qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422(b) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(bb)"***Officer***" means any person designated by the Board as an officer of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(cc)"***Option***" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(dd)"***Other Stock-Based Award***" means an Award denominated in Common Shares and granted pursuant to Section 11.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ee)"***Ownership Change Event***" means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to the Company: (i) the direct or indirect sale or exchange in a single or series of related transactions by the shareholders of the Company of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors; (ii) a merger, consolidation or other business combination transaction in which the Company is a party; or (iii) the sale, exchange, or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than a sale, exchange or transfer to one or more subsidiaries of the Company).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ff)"***Parent Corporation***" means any present or future "parent corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(gg)"***Participant***" means any eligible person who has been granted one or more Awards.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(hh)"***Participating Company***" means the Company or any Parent Corporation, Subsidiary Corporation or Affiliate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)"***Participating Company Group***" means, at any point in time, the Company and all other entities collectively which are then Participating Companies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(jj)"***Performance Award***" means an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(kk)"***Performance Award Formula***" means, for any Performance Award, a formula or table established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 which provides the basis for computing the value of a Performance Award at one or more levels of attainment of the applicable Performance Goal(s) measured as of the end of the applicable Performance Period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ll)"***Performance Goal***" means a performance goal established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(mm)"***Performance Period***" means a period established by the Committee pursuant to Section 10.3 at the end of which one or more Performance Goals are to be measured.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(nn)"***Performance Share***" means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 10 to receive a payment equal to the value of a Performance Share, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable Performance Goal(s).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(oo)"***Performance Unit***" means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 10 to receive a payment equal to the value of a Performance Unit, as determined by the Committee, based upon attainment of applicable Performance Goal(s).:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(pp)"***Restricted Stock Award***" means an Award of a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(qq)"***Restricted Stock Bonus***" means Common Shares granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(rr)"***Restricted Stock Purchase Right***" means a right to purchase Common Shares granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ss)"***Restricted Stock Unit***" means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 9 to receive on a future date or occurrence of a future event a Common Share or cash in lieu thereof, as determined by the Committee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(tt)"***Rule 16b-3***" means a right granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 7 to receive payment, for each Common Share subject to such Award, of an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of exercise of the Award over the exercise price thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(uu)"***SAR***" or "***Stock Appreciation Right***"means, unless such term or an equivalent term is otherwise defined by the applicable Award Agreement or other written agreement between the Participant and a Participating Company applicable to an Award, the occurrence of any one or a combination of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vv)"***Section 409A***" means Section 409A of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ww)"***Section 409A Deferred Compensation***" means compensation provided pursuant to an Award that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xx)"***Securities Act***" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(yy)"***Service***" means a Participant's employment or service with the Participating Company Group, whether as an Employee, a Director or a Consultant. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, a Participant's Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders Service or a change in the Participating Company for which the Participant renders Service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant's Service. Furthermore, a Participant's Service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted or terminated if the Participant takes any military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company. However, unless otherwise provided by the Committee, if any such leave taken by a Participant exceeds three (3) months, then on the first (1st) day following the end of such threemonth period the Participant's Service shall be deemed to have terminated, unless the Participant's right to return to Service is guaranteed by statute or contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise designated by the Company or required by law, an unpaid leave of absence shall not be treated as Service for purposes of determining vesting under the Participant's Award Agreement. A Participant's Service shall be deemed to have terminated either upon an actual termination of Service or upon the business entity for which the Participant performs Service ceasing to be a Participating Company. Subject to the foregoing, the Company, in its discretion, shall determine whether the Participant's Service has terminated and the effective date of and reason for such termination.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(zz)"***Stock Tender Exercise***" means a Stock Tender Exercise as defined in Section 6.3(b)(ii).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(aaa)"***Subsidiary Corporation***" means any present or future "subsidiary corporation" of the Company, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code or pursuant to the applicable securities laws of Canada.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(bbb)"***Ten Percent Owner***" means a Participant who, at the time an Option is granted to the Participant, owns shares possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of a Participating Company (other than an Affiliate) within the meaning of Section 422(b)(6) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ccc)"***Trading Compliance Policy***" means the written policy of the Company pertaining to the purchase, sale, transfer or other disposition of the Company's equity securities by Directors, Officers, Employees or other service providers who may possess material, nonpublic information regarding the Company or its securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ddd)"***Vesting Conditions***" mean those conditions established in accordance with the Plan prior to the satisfaction of which an Award or shares subject to an Award remain subject to forfeiture or a repurchase option in favor of the Company exercisable for the Participant's monetary purchase price, if any, for such shares upon the Participant's termination of Service or failure of a performance condition to be satisfied.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.2**Construction.**. Captions and titles contained herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the term "or" is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. **ADMINISTRATION.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1**Administration by the Committee..** The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. All questions of interpretation of the Plan, of any Award Agreement or of any other form of agreement or other document employed by the Company in the administration of the Plan or of any Award shall be determined by the Committee, and such determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest in the Plan or such Award, unless fraudulent or made in bad faith. Any and all actions, decisions and determinations taken or made by the Committee in the exercise of its discretion pursuant to the Plan or Award Agreement or other agreement thereunder (other than determining questions of interpretation pursuant to the preceding sentence) shall be final, binding and conclusive upon all persons having an interest therein. All expenses incurred in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2**Authority of Officers..** Any Officer shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Company with respect to any matter, right, obligation, determination or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Company herein, provided that the Officer has apparent authority with respect to such matter, right, obligation, determination or election.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.3**Administration with Respect to Insiders.** With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.4**Administration with Respect to Insiders.** With respect to participation by Insiders in the Plan, at any time that any class of equity security of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Plan shall be administered in compliance with the requirements, if any, of Rule 16b-3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)to determine the persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards shall be granted and the number of Common Shares, units or monetary value to be subject to each Award;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)to determine the type of Award granted;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares or other property;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)to determine the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to each Award (which need not be identical) and any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise or purchase price of shares pursuant to any Award, (ii) the method of payment for shares purchased pursuant to any Award, (iii) the method for satisfaction of any tax withholding obligation arising in connection with any Award, including by the withholding or delivery of Common Shares, (iv) the timing, terms and conditions of the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, (v) the Performance Measures, Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and Performance Goals applicable to any Award and the extent to which such Performance Goals have been attained, (vi) the time of expiration of any Award, (vii) the effect of any Participant's termination of Service on any of the foregoing, and (viii) all other terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to any Award or shares acquired pursuant thereto not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan;.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)to determine whether an Award will be settled in Common Shares, cash, other property or in any combination thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)to approve one or more forms of Award Agreement;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)to amend, modify, extend, cancel or renew any Award or to waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)to accelerate, continue, extend or defer the exercisability or vesting of any Award or any shares acquired pursuant thereto, including with respect to the period following a Participant's termination of Service;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)to prescribe, amend or rescind rules, guidelines and policies relating to the Plan, or to adopt sub-plans or supplements to, or alternative versions of, the Plan, including, without limitation, as the Committee deems necessary or desirable to comply with the laws of, or to accommodate the tax policy, accounting principles or custom of, foreign jurisdictions whose residents may be granted Awards;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)to correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement and to make all other determinations and take such other actions with respect to the Plan or any Award as the Committee may deem advisable to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan or applicable law.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.5**Option or SAR Repricing.** Without the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the Common Shares cast in person or by proxy at a meeting of the shareholders of the Company at which a quorum representing a majority of all outstanding Common Shares are present or represented by proxy, the Committee shall not approve a program providing for either (a) the cancellation of outstanding Options or SARs having exercise prices per share greater than the then Fair Market Value of a Common Share ("Underwater Awards") and the grant in substitution therefor of new Options or SARs having a lower exercise price, Full Value Awards or payments in cash, or (b) the amendment of outstanding Underwater Awards to reduce the exercise price thereof. This Section shall not be construed to apply to (i) "issuing or assuming a stock option in a transaction to which Section 424(a) applies," within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, (ii) adjustments

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pursuant to the assumption of or substitution for an Option or SAR in a manner that would comply with Section 409A, or (iii) an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.4.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.6**Indemnification.** In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or the Committee or as officers or employees of the Participating Company Group, to the extent permitted by applicable law, members of the Board or the Committee and any officers or employees of the Participating Company Group to whom authority to act for the Board, the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be indemnified by the Company against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any right granted hereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding that such person is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct in duties; provided, however, that within sixty (60) days after the institution of such action, suit or proceeding, such person shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at its own expense to handle and defend the same.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4. **SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1**Maximum Number of Shares Issuable**. Subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan shall be equal to 4,000,000 shares, and such shares shall consist of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Shares or any combination thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2**Share Counting**. If an outstanding Award for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been exercised or settled in full, or if Common Shares acquired pursuant to an Award subject to forfeiture or repurchase are forfeited or repurchased by the Company for an amount not greater than the Participant's purchase price, the Common Shares allocable to the terminated portion of such Award or such forfeited or repurchased Common Shares shall again be available for issuance under the Plan. Common Shares shall not be deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Plan with respect to any portion of an Award that is settled in cash. Upon payment in Common Shares pursuant to the exercise of an SAR, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the SAR is exercised. If the exercise price of an Option is paid by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of Common Shares owned by the Participant, or by means of a Net Exercise, the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan shall be reduced by the gross number of shares for which the Option is exercised. Shares purchased in the open market with proceeds from the exercise of Options shall not be added to the limit set forth in Section 4.1. Shares withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to the exercise or settlement of Options or SARs pursuant to Section 16.2 shall not again be available for issuance under the Plan. Shares withheld or reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations pursuant to the vesting or settlement of Full Value Awards pursuant to Section 16.2 shall again become available for issuance under the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3**Adjustments for Changes in Capital Structure**. Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company and the requirements ofSections 409A and 424 of the Code to the extent applicable, in the event of any change in the Common Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, whether through merger, consolidation, reorganization, reincorporation, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination of shares, exchange of shares, or similar change in the capital structure of the Company, or in the event of payment of a dividend or distribution to the shareholders of the Company in a form other than Common Shares (excepting regular, periodic cash dividends) that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value of Common Shares, appropriate and proportionate adjustments shall be made in the number and kind of shares subject to the Plan and to any outstanding Awards, the Award limits set forth in Section 5.3 and Section 5.4, and in the exercise or purchase price per share under any outstanding Award in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of Participants' rights under the Plan. For purposes of the foregoing, conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be treated as "effected without receipt of consideration by the Company." If a majority of the shares which are of the same class as the shares that are subject to outstanding Awards are exchanged for, converted into, or otherwise become (whether or not pursuant to an Ownership Change Event) shares of another corporation (the "New Shares"), the Committee may unilaterally amend the outstanding Awards to provide that such Awards are for New Shares. In the event of any such amendment, the number of shares subject to, and the exercise or purchase price per share of, the outstanding Awards shall be adjusted in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. Any fractional share resulting

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from an adjustment pursuant to this Section shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the exercise or purchase price per share shall be rounded up to the nearest whole cent. In no event may the exercise or purchase price, if any, under any Award be decreased to an amount less than the par value, if any, of the shares subject to such Award. The Committee in its discretion, may also make such adjustments in the terms of any Award to reflect, or related to, such changes in the capital structure of the Company or distributions as it deems appropriate, including modification of Performance Goals, Performance Award Formulas and Performance Periods. The adjustments determined by the Committee pursuant to this Section shall be final, binding and conclusive

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4**Assumption or Substitution of Awards**. The Committee may, without affecting the number of Common Shares reserved or available hereunder, authorize the issuance or assumption of benefits under this Plan in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, or reorganization upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate, subject to compliance with Section 409A and any other applicable provisions of the Code. In addition, subject to compliance with applicable laws, and listing requirements, shares available for grant under a shareholder approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect the transaction) may be used for awards under the Plan to individuals who were not Employees or Directors of the Participating Company Group prior to the transaction and shall not reduce the number of shares otherwise available for issuance under the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. **ELIGIBILITY, PARTICIPATION AND AWARD LIMITATIONS.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1**Persons Eligible for Awards**. Awards may be granted only to Employees, Consultants and Directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.2**Participation in the Plan**. Awards are granted solely at the discretion of the Committee. Eligible persons may be granted more than one Award. However, eligibility in accordance with this Section shall not entitle any person to be granted an Award, or, having been granted an Award, to be granted an additional Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.3**Incentive Stock Option Limitations**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Maximum Number of Shares Issuable Pursuant to Incentive Stock Options***. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, the maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall not exceed 2,000,000 shares. The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to all Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall be the number of shares determined in accordance with Section 4.1, subject to adjustment as provided in Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Persons Eligible***. An Incentive Stock Option may be granted only to a person who, on the effective date of grant, is an Employee of the Company, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary Corporation (each being an "ISO-Qualifying Corporation"). Any person who is not an Employee of an ISO-Qualifying Corporation on the effective date of the grant of an Option to such person may be granted only a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)***Fair Market Value Limitation***. To the extent that options designated as Incentive Stock Options (granted under all share plans of the Participating Company Group, including the Plan) become exercisable by a Participant for the first time during any calendar year for shares having a Fair Market Value greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), the portion of such options which exceeds such amount shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this Section, options designated as Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the shares shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such shares is granted. If the Code is amended to provide for a limitation different from that set forth in this Section, such different limitation shall be deemed incorporated herein effective as of the date and with respect to such Options as required or permitted by such amendment to the Code. If an Option is treated as an Incentive Stock Option in part and as a Nonstatutory Stock Option in part by reason of the limitation set forth in this Section, the Participant may designate which portion of such Option the Participant is exercising. In the absence of such designation, the Participant shall be deemed to have exercised the Incentive Stock Option portion of the Option first. Upon exercise of the Option, shares issued pursuant to each such portion shall be separately identified.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.4**Nonemployee Director Award Limit**. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate grant date fair value (computed as of the date of grant in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States) of all Awards granted to any Nonemployee Director during any fiscal year of the Company,

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taken together with any cash compensation paid to such Nonemployee Director during such fiscal year, shall not exceed $300,000.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6. **STOCK OPTIONS.** 

Options shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Common Shares covered thereby, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.1**Exercise Price**. The exercise price for each Option shall be established in the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the effective date of grant of the Option and (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall have an exercise price per share less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the effective date of grant of the Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option (whether an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option) may be granted with an exercise price less than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such Option is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another option in a manner that would qualify under the provisions of Section 409A or Section 424(a) of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.2**Exercisability and Term of Options**. Options shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option; provided, however, that (a) no Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such Option, (b) no Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Owner shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the effective date of grant of such Option and (c) no Option granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of such Option (except in the event of such Employee's death, disability or retirement, upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker Economic Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the grant of an Option, each Option shall terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the Option, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.3**Payment of Exercise Price**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Forms of Consideration Authorized***. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the exercise price for the number of Common Shares being purchased pursuant to any Option shall be made (i) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent; (ii) if permitted by the Committee and subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.3(b), by means of (1) a Cashless Exercise, (2) a Stock Tender Exercise or (3) a Net Exercise; (iii) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (iv) by any combination thereof. The Committee may at any time or from time to time grant Options which do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment of the exercise price or which otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Limitations on Forms of Consideration***.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)**Cashless Exercise**. A "***Cashless Exercise***" means the delivery of a properly executed notice of exercise together with irrevocable instructions to a broker providing for the assignment to the Company of the proceeds of a sale or loan with respect to some or all of the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the Option (including, without limitation, through an exercise complying with the provisions of Regulation T as promulgated from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). The Company reserves, at any and all times, the right, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion, to establish, decline to approve or terminate any program or procedures for the exercise of Options by means of a Cashless Exercise, including with respect to one or more Participants specified by the Company notwithstanding that such program or procedures may be available to other Participants.

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ownership, in a form acceptable to the Company of whole Common Shares owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. A Stock Tender Exercise shall not be permitted if it would constitute a violation of the provisions of any law, regulation or agreement restricting the redemption of the Company's shares. If required by the Company, an Option may not be exercised by tender to the Company, or attestation to the ownership, of Common Shares unless such shares either have been owned by the Participant for a period of time required by the Company (and not used for another option exercise by attestation during such period) or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)**Net Exercise**. A "***Net Exercise***" means the delivery of a properly executed exercise notice followed by a procedure pursuant to which (1) the Company will reduce the number of shares otherwise issuable to a Participant upon the exercise of an Option by the largest whole number of shares having a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price for the shares with respect to which the Option is exercised, and (2) the Participant shall pay to the Company in cash the remaining balance of such aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.4**Effect of Termination of Service**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Option Exercisability***. Subject to earlier termination of the Option as otherwise provided by this Plan and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, an Option shall be exercisable after the Participant's termination of Service to the extent it is then vested only during the applicable time period determined in accordance with this Section and thereafter shall terminate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)**Disability**. If the Participant's Service terminates because of the Disability of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant (or the Participant's guardian or legal representative) at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option's term as set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option (the "Option Expiration Date").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)**Death**. If the Participant's Service terminates because of the death of the Participant, the Option, to the extent unexercised and exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant's legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by reason of the Participant's death at any time prior to the expiration of twelve (12) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date. The Participant's Service shall be deemed to have terminated on account of death if the Participant dies within three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the Participant's termination of Service.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)**Termination for Cause**. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, if the Participant's Service is terminated for Cause or if, following the Participant's termination of Service and during any period in which the Option otherwise would remain exercisable, the Participant engages in any act that would constitute Cause, the Option shall terminate in its entirety and cease to be exercisable immediately upon such termination of Service or act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)**Other Termination of Service**. If the Participant's Service terminates for any reason, except Disability, death or Cause, the Option, to the extent unexercised an exercisable for vested shares on the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, may be exercised by the Participant at any time prior to the expiration of three (3) months (or such longer or shorter period provided by the Award Agreement) after the date on which the Participant's Service terminated, but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Extension if Exercise Prevented by Law***. Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than termination of Service for Cause, if the exercise of an Option within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.4(a) is prevented by the provisions of Section 14 below, the Option shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the date such exercise first would no longer be prevented by such provisions or (ii) the end of the applicable time period under Section 6.4(a), but in any event no later than the Option Expiration Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.5**Transferability of Options**. During the lifetime of the Participant, an Option shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative. An Option shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Option, an Option shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, only as permitted by applicable regulations under Section 421 of the Code in a manner that does not disqualify such Option as an Incentive Stock Option.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7. **STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.** 

Stock Appreciation Rights shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Common Shares subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.1**Types of SARs Authorized**. SARs may be granted in tandem with all or any portion of a related Option (a "Tandem SAR") or may be granted independently of any Option (a "Freestanding SAR"). A Tandem SAR may only be granted concurrently with the grant of the related Option.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.2**Exercise Price**. The exercise price for each SAR shall be established in the discretion of the Committee; provided, however, that (a) the exercise price per share subject to a Tandem SAR shall be the exercise price per share under the related Option and (b) the exercise price per share subject to a Freestanding SAR shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the effective date of grant of the SAR. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an SAR may be granted with an exercise price lower than the minimum exercise price set forth above if such SAR is granted pursuant to an assumption or substitution for another stock appreciation right in a manner that would qualify under the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.3**Exercisability and Term of SARs**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Tandem SARs***. Tandem SARs shall be exercisable only at the time and to the extent, and only to the extent, that the related Option is exercisable, subject to such provisions as the Committee may specify where the Tandem SAR is granted with respect to less than the full number of Common Shares subject to the related Option. The Committee may, in its discretion, provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Tandem SAR that such SAR may not be exercised without the advance approval of the Company and, if such approval is not given, then the Option shall nevertheless remain exercisable in accordance with its terms. A Tandem SAR shall terminate and cease to be exercisable no later than the date on which the related Option expires or is terminated or canceled. Upon the exercise of a Tandem SAR with respect to some or all of the shares subject to such SAR, the related Option shall be canceled automatically as to the number of shares with respect to which the Tandem SAR was exercised. Upon the exercise of an Option related to a Tandem SAR as to some or all of the shares subject to such Option, the related Tandem SAR shall be canceled automatically as to the number of shares with respect to which the related Option was exercised.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Freestanding SARs***. Freestanding SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times, or upon such event or events, and subject to such terms, conditions, performance criteria and restrictions as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such SAR; provided, however, that (i) no Freestanding SAR shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of such SAR and (ii) no Freestanding SAR granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, shall be first exercisable until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of such SAR (except in the event of such Employee's death, disability or retirement, upon a Change in Control, or as otherwise permitted by the Worker Economic Opportunity Act). Subject to the foregoing, unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the

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grant of a Freestanding SAR, each Freestanding SAR shall terminate ten (10) years after the effective date of grant of the SAR, unless earlier terminated in accordance with its provisions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.4**Exercise of SARs**. Upon the exercise (or deemed exercise pursuant to Section 7.5) of an SAR, the Participant (or the Participant's legal representative or other person who acquired the right to exercise the SAR by reason of the Participant's death) shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount for each share with respect to which the SAR is exercised equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of exercise of the SAR over the exercise price. Payment of such amount shall be made (a) in the case of a Tandem SAR, solely in Common Shares in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR and (b) in the case of a Freestanding SAR, in cash, Common Shares, or any combination thereof as determined by the Committee, in a lump sum upon the date of exercise of the SAR. When payment is to be made in Common Shares, the number of shares to be issued shall be determined on the basis of the Fair Market Value of a Common Share on the date of exercise of the SAR. For the purposes of Section 7, and SAR shall be deemed exercised on the date on which the Company receives notice of exercise from the Participant or as otherwise provided in Section 7.5.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.5**Types of SARs Authorized**. If, on the date on which an SAR would otherwise terminate or expire, the SAR by its terms remains exercisable immediately prior to such termination or expiration and, if so exercised, would result in a payment to the holder of such SAR, then any portion of such SAR which has not previously been exercised shall automatically be deemed to be exercised as of such date with respect to such portion.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.6**Effect of Termination of Service**. Subject to earlier termination of the SAR as otherwise provided herein and unless otherwise provided by the Committee, an SAR shall be exercisable after a Participant's termination of Service only to the extent and during the applicable time period determined in accordance with Section 6.4 (treating the SAR as if it were an Option) and thereafter shall terminate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.7**Transferability of SARs**. During the lifetime of the Participant, an SAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative. An SAR shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent permitted by the Committee, in its discretion, and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award, a Tandem SAR related to a Nonstatutory Stock Option or a Freestanding SAR shall be assignable or transferable subject to the applicable limitations, if any, described in the General Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8. **RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS**.

Restricted Stock Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying whether the Award is a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right and the number of Common Shares subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.1**Types of Restricted Stock Awards Authorized**. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted in the form of either a Restricted Stock Bonus or a Restricted Stock Purchase Right. Restricted Stock Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 10.4. If either the grant of or satisfaction of Vesting Conditions applicable to a Restricted Stock Award is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 10.3 through 10.5(a).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.2**Purchase Price**. The purchase price for Common Shares issuable under each Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be established by the Committee in its discretion. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding) shall be required as a condition of receiving Common Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Bonus, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Common Shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.3**Purchase Period**. A Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be exercisable within a period established by the Committee, which shall in no event exceed thirty (30) days from the effective date of the grant of the Restricted Stock Purchase Right.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.4**Payment of Purchase Price**. Except as otherwise provided below, payment of the purchase price for the number of Common Shares being purchased pursuant to any Restricted Stock Purchase Right shall be made (a) in cash, by check or in cash equivalent, (b) by such other consideration as may be approved by the Committee from time to time to the extent permitted by applicable law, or (c) by any combination thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.5**Vesting and Restrictions on Transfer**. Shares issued pursuant to any Restricted Stock Award may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. During any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, such shares may not be sold, exchanged, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise disposed of other than pursuant to an Ownership Change Event or as provided in Section 8.8. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award that, if the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions with respect to any shares subject to such Restricted Stock Award would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Trading Compliance Policy, then satisfaction of the Vesting Conditions automatically shall be determined on the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of Common Shares hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing Common Shares acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.6**Voting Rights; Dividends and Distributions**. Except as provided in this Section, Section 8.5 and any Award Agreement, during any period in which shares acquired pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award remain subject to Vesting Conditions, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company holding Common Shares, including the right to vote such shares and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect to such shares; provided, however, that if so determined by the Committee and provided by the Award Agreement, such dividends and distributions shall be subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid, and otherwise shall be paid no later than the end of the calendar year in which such dividends or distributions are paid to shareholders (or, if later, the 15th day of the third month following the date such dividends or distributions are paid to shareholders). In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Common Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4, any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant's Restricted Stock Award shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award with respect to which such dividends or distributions were paid or adjustments were made.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.7**Effect of Termination of Service**. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Award, if a Participant's Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant's death or disability), then (a) the Company shall have the option to repurchase for the purchase price paid by the Participant any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Purchase Right which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant's termination of Service and (b) the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any shares acquired by the Participant pursuant to a Restricted Stock Bonus which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant's termination of Service. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.8**Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Award Rights**. Rights to acquire Common Shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9. **RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS**.

Restricted Stock Unit Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements specifying the number of Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award, in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.1**Grant of Restricted Stock Unit Awards**. Restricted Stock Unit Awards may be granted upon such conditions as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals described in Section 10.4. If either the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award or the Vesting Conditions with respect to such Award is to be contingent upon the attainment of one or more Performance Goals, the Committee shall follow procedures substantially equivalent to those set forth in Sections 10.3 through 10.5(a).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.2**Purchase Price**. No monetary payment (other than applicable tax withholding, if any) shall be required as a condition of receiving a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the consideration for which shall be services actually rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by applicable state corporate law, the Participant shall furnish consideration in the form of cash or past services rendered to a Participating Company or for its benefit having a value not less than the par value of the Common Shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.3**Vesting**. Restricted Stock Unit Awards may (but need not) be made subject to Vesting Conditions based upon the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.4**Voting Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions**. Participants shall have no voting or dividend rights with respect to Common Shares represented by Restricted Stock Units until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Restricted Stock Unit Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Common Shares during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid by crediting the Participant with a cash amount or with additional whole Restricted Stock Units as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Common Shares, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Restricted Stock Units (rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Common Shares represented by the Restricted Stock Units previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per Common Share on such date. If so determined by the Committee and provided by the Award Agreement, such cash amount or additional Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions and shall be settled in the same manner and at the same time as the Restricted Stock Units originally subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Common Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant's Restricted Stock Unit Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Common Shares issuable upon settlement of the Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions as are applicable to the Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.5**Effect of Termination of Service**. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award, if a Participant's Service terminates for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary (including the Participant's death or disability), then the Participant shall forfeit to the Company any Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the Award which remain subject to Vesting Conditions as of the date of the Participant's termination of Service.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.6**Settlement of Restricted Stock Unit Awards**. The Company shall issue to a Participant on the date on which Restricted Stock Units subject to the Participant's Restricted Stock Unit Award vest or on such other date

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determined by the Committee in compliance with Section 409A, if applicable, and set forth in the Award Agreement one (1) Common Share (and/or any other new, substituted or additional securities or other property pursuant to an adjustment described in Section 9.4) for each Restricted Stock Unit then becoming vested or otherwise to be settled on such date, subject to the withholding of applicable taxes, if any. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in any Award Agreement evidencing a Restricted Stock Unit Award that if the settlement date with respect to any shares issuable upon vesting of Restricted Stock Units would otherwise occur on a day on which the sale of such shares would violate the provisions of the Trading Compliance Policy, then the settlement date shall be deferred until the next trading day on which the sale of such shares would not violate the Trading Compliance Policy but in any event no later than the 15th day of the third calendar month following the year in which such Restricted Stock Units vest. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the Common Shares or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred issuance date(s) and amount(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide for settlement of any Restricted Stock Unit Award by payment to the Participant in cash of an amount equal to the Fair Market Value on the payment date of the Common Shares or other property otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Section. Restricted Stock Units granted to a Participant who is a Canadian resident must be settled in Common Shares no later than the end of the third year following the year in which the Participant rendered Service resulting in the vesting of such Restricted Stock Units.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.7**Nontransferability of Restricted Stock Unit Awards**. The right to receive shares pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Restricted Stock Unit Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10. **PERFORMANCE AWARDS**.

Performance Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.1**Types of Performance Awards Authorized**. Performance Awards may be granted in the form of either Performance Shares or Performance Units. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award shall specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units subject thereto, the Performance Award Formula, the Performance Goal(s) and Performance Period applicable to the Award, and the other terms, conditions and restrictions of the Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.2**Initial Value of Performance Shares and Performance Units**. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in granting a Performance Award, each Performance Share shall have an initial monetary value equal to the Fair Market Value of one (1) Common Share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4.4, on the effective date of grant of the Performance Share, and each Performance Unit shall have an initial monetary value established by the Committee at the time of grant. The final value payable to the Participant in settlement of a Performance Award determined on the basis of the applicable Performance Award Formula will depend on the extent to which Performance Goals established by the Committee are attained within the applicable Performance Period established by the Committee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.3**Establishment of Performance Period, Performance Goals and Performance Award Formula**. In granting each Performance Award, the Committee shall establish in writing the applicable Performance Period, Performance Award Formula and one or more Performance Goals which, when measured at the end of the Performance Period, shall determine on the basis of the Performance Award Formula the final value of the Performance Award to be paid to the Participant. The Company shall notify each Participant granted a Performance Award of the terms of such Award, including the Performance Period, Performance Goal(s) and Performance Award Formula.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.4**Measurement of Performance Goals**. Performance Goals shall be established by the Committee on the basis of targets to be attained ("Performance Targets") with respect to one or more measures of business or financial performance or other criteria established by the Committee (each, a "Performance Measure"), subject to the following:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Performance Measures***. Performance Measures based on objective criteria shall be calculated in accordance with the Company's financial statements, or, if such measures are not reported in the Company's financial statements, they shall be calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, a method used generally in the Company's industry, or in accordance with a methodology established by the Committee prior to the grant of the Performance Award. Performance Measures based on subjective criteria shall be determined on the basis established by the Committee in granting the Award. As specified by the Committee, Performance Measures may be calculated with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary Corporation consolidated therewith for financial reporting purposes, one or more Subsidiary Corporations or such division or other business unit of any of them selected by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee prior to the grant of the Performance Award, the Performance Measures applicable to the Performance Award shall be calculated prior to the accrual of expense for any Performance Award for the same Performance Period and excluding the effect (whether positive or negative) on the Performance Measures of any change in accounting standards or any unusual or infrequently occurring event or transaction, as determined by the Committee, occurring after the establishment of the Performance Goals applicable to the Performance Award. Each such adjustment, if any, shall be made solely for the purpose of providing a consistent basis from period to period for the calculation of Performance Measures in order to prevent the dilution or enlargement of the Participant's rights with respect to a Performance Award. Performance Measures may be based upon one or more of the following, without limitation, as determined by the Committee:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)revenue;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)sales;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)expenses;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)operating income;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)gross margin;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi)operating margin;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii)earnings before any one or more of: share-based compensation expense, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii)cash flow per debt adjusted share;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix)pre-tax profit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x)net operating income;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi)net income;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii)economic value added;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii)free cash flow;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv)operating cash flow, including debt-adjusted cash flow;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv)balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi)share price;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvii)earnings per share;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xviii)return on shareholder equity;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xix)return on capital;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xx)return on assets;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxi)return on investment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxii)total shareholder return;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxiii)employee satisfaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxiv)employee retention;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxv)market share;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxvi)customer satisfaction;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxvii)product development;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxviii)research and development expenses;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxix)completion of an identified special project;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxx)completion of a joint venture or other corporate transaction; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xxxi)personal performance objectives established for an individual Participant or group of Participants.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Performance Targets***. Performance Targets may include a minimum, maximum, target level and intermediate levels of performance, with the final value of a Performance Award determined under the applicable Performance Award Formula by the Performance Target level attained during the applicable Performance Period. A Performance Target may be stated as an absolute value, an increase or decrease in a value, or as a value determined relative to an index, a group of comparator companies, a budget or another standard selected by the Committee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.5**Settlement of Performance Awards**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Determination of Final Value***. As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period applicable to a Performance Award, the Committee shall determine the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained and the resulting final value of the Award earned by the Participant and to be paid upon its settlement in accordance with the applicable Performance Award Formula.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Discretionary Adjustment of Award Formula***. In its discretion, the Committee may, either at the time it grants a Performance Award or at any time thereafter, provide for the positive or negative adjustment of the Performance Award Formula applicable to a Performance Award to reflect such Participant's individual performance in his or her position with the Company or such other factors as the Committee may determine.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)***Effect of Leaves of Absence***. Unless otherwise required by law or a Participant's Award Agreement, payment of the final value, if any, of a Performance Award held by a Participant who has taken in excess of thirty (30) days in unpaid leaves of absence during a Performance Period shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days of the Participant's Service during the Performance Period during which the Participant was not on an unpaid leave of absence.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)***Payment in Settlement of Performance Awards***. As soon as practicable following the Committee's determination in accordance with Sections 10.5(a) and (b), but in any event within the Short-Term Deferral Period described in Section 15.1 (except as otherwise provided below or consistent with the requirements of Section 409A), payment shall be made to each eligible Participant (or such Participant's legal representative or other person who acquired

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the right to receive such payment by reason of the Participant's death) of the final value of the Participant's Performance Award. Payment of such amount shall be made in cash, Common Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, payment shall be made in a lump sum. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the payment to be made to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred payment date(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. If any payment is to be made on a deferred basis, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, provide for the payment during the deferral period of Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)***Payment in Settlement of Performance Awards***. As soon as practicable following the Committee's determination in accordance with Sections 10.5(a) and (b), but in any event within the Short-Term Deferral Period described in Section 15.1 (except as otherwise provided below or consistent with the requirements of Section 409A), payment shall be made to each eligible Participant (or such Participant's legal representative or other person who acquired the right to receive such payment by reason of the Participant's death) of the final value of the Participant's Performance Award. Payment of such amount shall be made in cash, Common Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, payment shall be made in a lump sum. If permitted by the Committee, the Participant may elect, consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, to defer receipt of all or any portion of the payment to be made to the Participant pursuant to this Section, and such deferred payment date(s) elected by the Participant shall be set forth in the Award Agreement. If any payment is to be made on a deferred basis, the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, provide for the payment during the deferral period of Dividend Equivalent Rights or interest.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)***Provisions Applicable to Payment in Shares***. If payment is to be made in Common Shares, the number of such shares shall be determined by dividing the final value of the Performance Award by the Fair Market Value of a Common Share determined by the method specified in the Award Agreement. Common Shares issued in payment of any Performance Award may be fully vested and freely transferable shares or may be Common Shares subject to Vesting Conditions as provided in Section 8.5. Any shares subject to Vesting Conditions shall be evidenced by an appropriate Award Agreement and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 8.5 through 8.8 above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.6**Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions**. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Common Shares represented by Performance Share Awards until the date of the issuance of such shares, if any (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Performance Share Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Common Shares during the period beginning on the date the Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date on which the Performance Shares are settled or the date on which they are forfeited. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be credited to the Participant either in cash or in the form of additional whole Performance Shares as of the date of payment of such cash dividends on Common Shares, as determined by the Committee. The number of additional Performance Shares (rounded to the nearest whole number), if any, to be so credited shall be determined by dividing (a) the amount of cash dividends paid on the dividend payment date with respect to the number of Common Shares represented by the Performance Shares previously credited to the Participant by (b) the Fair Market Value per Common Share on such date. Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be accumulated and paid to the extent that the related Performance Shares become nonforfeitable. Settlement of Dividend Equivalent Rights may be made in cash, Common Shares, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee, and may be paid on the same basis as settlement of the related Performance Share as provided in Section 10.5. Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be paid with respect to Performance Units. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Common Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant's Performance Share Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Common Shares issuable upon settlement of the Performance Share Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Performance Goals as are applicable to the Award.:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.7**Settlement of Performance Awards**. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing a Performance Award, the effect of a Participant's termination of Service on the Performance Award shall be as follows:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Death or Disability***. If the Participant's Service terminates because of the death or Disability of the Participant before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, the final value of the Participant's Performance Award shall be determined by the extent to which the applicable Performance Goals have been attained with respect to the entire Performance Period and shall be prorated based on the number of months of the Participant's Service during the Performance Period. Payment shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted by Section 10.5.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Other Termination of Service***. If the Participant's Service terminates for any reason except death or Disability before the completion of the Performance Period applicable to the Performance Award, such Award shall be forfeited in its entirety; provided, however, that in the event of an involuntary termination of the Participant's Service, the Committee, in its discretion, may waive the automatic forfeiture of all or any portion of any such Award and determine the final value of the Performance Award in the manner provided by Section 10.7(a). Payment of any amount pursuant to this Section shall be made following the end of the Performance Period in any manner permitted by Section 10.5.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.8**Nontransferability of Performance Awards**. Prior to settlement in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, no Performance Award shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. All rights with respect to a Performance Award granted to a Participant hereunder shall be exercisable during his or her lifetime only by such Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11. **CASH-BASED AWARDS AND OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS.** 

Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards shall be evidenced by Award Agreements in such form as the Committee shall establish. Such Award Agreements may incorporate all or any of the terms of the Plan by reference and shall comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.1**Grant of Cash-Based Awards**. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Cash-Based Awards to Participants in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions, including the achievement of performance criteria, as the Committee may determine.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.2**Grant of Other Stock-Based Awards**. The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards not otherwise described by the terms of this Plan (including the grant or offer for sale of unrestricted securities, stock-equivalent units, stock appreciation units, securities or debentures convertible into Common Shares or other forms determined by the Committee) in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine. Other Stock-Based Awards may be made available as a form of payment in the settlement of other Awards or as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled. Other Stock-Based Awards may involve the transfer of actual Common Shares to Participants, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of Common Shares and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.3**Value of Cash-Based and Other Stock-Based Awards**. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a monetary payment amount or payment range as determined by the Committee. Each Other Stock-Based Award shall be expressed in terms of Common Shares or units based on such Common Shares, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may require the satisfaction of such Service requirements, conditions, restrictions or performance criteria, including, without limitation, Performance Goals as described in Section 10.4, as shall be established by the Committee and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award. If the Committee exercises its discretion to establish performance criteria, the final value of Cash- Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards that will be paid to the Participant will depend on the extent to which the performance criteria are met.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.4**Payment or Settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards**. Payment or settlement, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award or an Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award, in cash, Common Shares or other securities or any combination thereof as the Committee determines. To the extent applicable, payment or settlement with respect to each Cash-Based Award and Other Stock-Based Award shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.5**Voting Rights; Dividend Equivalent Rights and Distributions**. Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Common Shares represented by Other Stock-Based Awards until the date of the issuance of such Common Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), if any, in settlement of such Award. However, the Committee, in its discretion, may provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Other Stock-Based Award that the Participant shall be entitled to Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to the payment of cash dividends on Common Shares during the period beginning on the date such Award is granted and ending, with respect to each share subject to the Award, on the earlier of the date the Award is settled or the date on which it is terminated. Such Dividend Equivalent Rights, if any, shall be paid in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 9.4. Dividend Equivalent Rights shall not be granted with respect to Cash-Based Awards. In the event of a dividend or distribution paid in Common Shares or other property or any other adjustment made upon a change in the capital structure of the Company as described in Section 4.4, appropriate adjustments shall be made in the Participant's Other Stock-Based Award so that it represents the right to receive upon settlement any and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property (other than regular, periodic cash dividends) to which the Participant would be entitled by reason of the Common Shares issuable upon settlement of such Award, and all such new, substituted or additional securities or other property shall be immediately subject to the same Vesting Conditions and performance criteria, if any, as are applicable to the Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.6**Effect of Termination of Service**. Each Award Agreement evidencing a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to retain such Award following termination of the Participant's Service. Such provisions shall be determined in the discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Cash-Based Awards or Other Stock-Based Awards, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination, subject to the requirements of Section 409A, if applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.7**Nontransferability of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards.** Prior to the payment or settlement of a Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award, the Award shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or garnishment by creditors of the Participant or the Participant's beneficiary, except transfer by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee may impose such additional restrictions on any Common Shares issued in settlement of Cash-Based Awards and Other Stock-Based Awards as it may deem advisable, including, without limitation, minimum holding period requirements, restrictions under applicable federal securities laws, under the requirements of any stock exchange or market upon which such Common Shares are then listed and/or traded, or under any state securities laws or foreign law applicable to such Common Shares.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12. **STANDARD FORMS OF AWARD AGREEMENT.** 

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.1**Award Agreements**. Each Award shall comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the appropriate form of Award Agreement approved by the Committee and as amended from time to time. No Award or purported Award shall be a valid and binding obligation of the Company unless evidenced by a fully executed Award Agreement, which execution may be evidenced by electronic means.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.2**Authority to Vary Terms**. The Committee shall have the authority from time to time to vary the terms of any standard form of Award Agreement either in connection with the grant or amendment of an individual Award or in connection with the authorization of a new standard form or forms; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of any such new, revised or amended standard form or forms of Award Agreement are not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13. **CHANGE IN CONTROL**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.1**Effect of Change in Control on Awards**. In the event of a Change in Control, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the definitive agreement entered into by the Company in connection with the Change in Control. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, the Committee may provide for any one or more of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Accelerated Vesting***. In its discretion, the Committee may provide in the grant of any Award or at any other time may take such action as it deems appropriate to provide for acceleration of the exercisability, vesting

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and/or settlement in connection with a Change in Control of each or any outstanding Award or portion thereof and shares acquired pursuant thereto upon such conditions, including termination of the Participant's Service prior to, upon, or following the Change in Control, and to such extent as the Committee determines.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Assumption, Continuation or Substitution.*** In the event of a Change in Control, the surviving, continuing, successor, or purchasing corporation or other business entity or parent thereof, as the case may be (the "Acquiror"), may, without the consent of any Participant, assume or continue the Company's rights and obligations under each or any Award or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control or substitute for each or any such outstanding Award or portion thereof a substantially equivalent award with respect to the Acquiror's stock, as applicable. For purposes of this Section, if so determined by the Committee in its discretion, an Award denominated in Common Shares shall be deemed assumed if, following the Change in Control, the Award confers the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, for each Common Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the Change in Control, the consideration (whether shares, cash, other securities or property or a combination thereof) to which a holder of a Common Share on the effective date of the Change in Control was entitled (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration is not solely common stock of the Acquiror, the Committee may, with the consent of the Acquiror, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise or settlement of the Award, for each Common Share subject to the Award, to consist solely of common stock of the Acquiror equal in Fair Market Value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Shares pursuant to the Change in Control. Any Award or portion thereof which is neither assumed or continued by the Acquiror in connection with the Change in Control nor exercised or settled as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control shall terminate and cease to be outstanding effective as of the time of consummation of the Change in Control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)***Cash-Out of Outstanding Stock-Based Awards***. The Committee may, in its discretion and without the consent of any Participant, determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each or any Award denominated in Common Shares or portion thereof outstanding immediately prior to the Change in Control and not previously exercised or settled shall be canceled in exchange for a payment with respect to each vested Common Share (and each unvested Common Share, if so determined by the Committee) subject to such canceled Award in (i) cash, (ii) shares of the Company or of a corporation or other business entity that is a party to the Change in Control, or (iii) other property which, in any such case, shall be in an amount having a Fair Market Value equal to the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per Common Share in the Change in Control, reduced (but not below zero) by the exercise or purchase price per share, if any, under such Award. In the event such determination is made by the Committee, an Award having an exercise or purchase price per share equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the consideration to be paid per Common Share in the Change in Control may be canceled without payment of consideration to the holder thereof. Payment pursuant to this Section (reduced by applicable withholding taxes, if any) shall be made to Participants in respect of the vested portions of their canceled Awards as soon as practicable following the date of the Change in Control and in respect of the unvested portions of their canceled Awards in accordance with the vesting schedules applicable to such Awards, , consistent with the requirements of Section 409A, if applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.2**Effect of Change in Control on Nonemployee Director Awards**. Subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 409A, if applicable, including as provided by Section 15.4(f), in the event of a Change in Control, each outstanding Nonemployee Director Award shall become immediately exercisable and vested in full and, except to the extent assumed, continued or substituted for pursuant to Section 13.1(b), shall be settled effective immediately prior to the time of consummation of the Change in Control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.3**Federal Excise Tax Under Section 4999 of the Code**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Excess Parachute Payment***. If any acceleration of vesting pursuant to an Award and any other payment or benefit received or to be received by a Participant would subject the Participant to any excise tax pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code due to the characterization of such acceleration of vesting, payment or benefit as an "excess parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Code, then, provided such election would not subject the Participant to taxation under Section 409A, the Participant may elect to reduce the amount of any acceleration of vesting called for under the Award in order to avoid such characterization.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Determination by Tax Firm***. To aid the Participant in making any election called for under Section 13.3(a), no later than the date of the occurrence of any event that might reasonably be anticipated to result in an

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"excess parachute payment" to the Participant as described in Section 13.3(a), the Company shall request a determination in writing by the professional firm engaged by the Company for general tax purposes, or, if the tax firm so engaged by the Company is serving as accountant or auditor for the Acquiror, the Company will appoint a nationally recognized tax firm to make the determinations required by this Section (the "Tax Firm"). As soon as practicable thereafter, the Tax Firm shall determine and report to the Company and the Participant the amount of such acceleration of vesting, payments and benefits which would produce the greatest after-tax benefit to the Participant. For the purposes of such determination, the Tax Firm may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Participant shall furnish to the Tax Firm such information and documents as the Tax Firm may reasonably request in order to make its required determination. The Company shall bear all fees and expenses the Tax Firm charges in connection with its services contemplated by this Section.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14. **COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW**.

The grant of Awards and the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to any Award shall be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of federal, provincial, state and foreign law with respect to such securities and the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Common Shares may then be listed. In addition, no Award may be exercised or shares issued pursuant to an Award unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act shall at the time of such exercise or issuance be in effect with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Award, or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares issuable pursuant to the Award may be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company's legal counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any shares under the Plan shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained. As a condition to issuance of any Common Shares, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any qualifications that may be necessary or appropriate, to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect thereto as may be requested by the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15. **COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.1**Awards Subject to Section 409A**. The Company intends that Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall either be exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and the Plan shall be so construed. The provisions of this Section 15 shall apply to any Award or portion thereof that constitutes or provides for payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation. Such Awards may include, without limitation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)A Nonstatutory Stock Option or SAR that includes any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of (i) the exercise or disposition of the Award or (ii) the time the shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Award first becomes substantially vested.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any Restricted Stock Unit Award, Performance Award, Cash-Based Award or Other Stock-Based Award that either (i) provides by its terms for settlement of all or any portion of the Award at a time or upon an event that will or may occur later than the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period (as defined below) or (ii) permits the Participant granted the Award to elect one or more dates or events upon which the Award will be settled after the end of the Short-Term Deferral Period.

Subject to the provisions of Section 409A, the term "Short-Term Deferral Period" means the 21/2 month period ending on the later of (i) the 15<sup>th</sup> day of the third month following the end of the Participant's taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture or (ii) the 15th day of the third month following the end of the Company's taxable year in which the right to payment under the applicable portion of the Award is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. For this purpose, the term "substantial risk of forfeiture" shall have the meaning provided by Section 409A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.2**Deferral and/or Distribution Elections**. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, the following rules shall apply to any compensation deferral and/or payment elections (each, an "***Election***") that may be permitted or required by the Committee pursuant to an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation:

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Elections must be in writing and specify the amount of the payment in settlement of an Award being deferred, as well as the time and form of payment as permitted by this Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Elections shall be made by the end of the Participant's taxable year prior to the year in which services commence for which an Award may be granted to the Participant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in Election is received by the Company, except that a written revocation or change in Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the Election determined in accordance with paragraph (b) above or as permitted by Section 15.3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.3**Subsequent Elections**. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, any Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation which permits a subsequent Election to delay the payment or change the form of payment in settlement of such Award shall comply with the following requirements:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)No subsequent Election may take effect until at least twelve (12) months after the date on which the subsequent Election is made.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Each subsequent Election related to a payment in settlement of an Award not described in Section 15.4(a)(ii), 15.4(a)(iii) or 15.4(a)(vi) must result in a delay of the payment for a period of not less than five (5) years from the date on which such payment would otherwise have been made.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)No subsequent Election related to a payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(iv) shall be made less than twelve (12) months before the date on which such payment would otherwise have been made.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Subsequent Elections shall continue in effect until a written revocation or change in the subsequent Election is received by the Company, except that a written revocation or change in a subsequent Election must be received by the Company prior to the last day for making the subsequent Election determined in accordance the preceding paragraphs of this Section 15.3.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.4**Payment of Section 409A Deferred Compensation**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)***Permissible Payments***. Except as otherwise permitted or required by Section 409A, an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation must provide for payment in settlement of the Award only upon one or more of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)The Participant's "separation from service" (as defined by Section 409A);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)The Participant's becoming "disabled" (as defined by Section 409A);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)The Participant's death;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)A time or fixed schedule that is either (i) specified by the Committee upon the grant of an Award and set forth in the Award Agreement evidencing such Award or (ii) specified by the Participant in an Election complying with the requirements of Section 15.2 or 15.3, as applicable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v)A change in the ownership or effective control or the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company determined in accordance with Section 409A; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi)The occurrence of an "unforeseeable emergency" (as defined by Section 409A).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)***Installment Payments***. It is the intent of this Plan that any right of a Participant to receive installment payments (within the meaning of Section 409A) shall, for all purposes of Section 409A, be treated as a right to a series of separate payments.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)***Required Delay in Payment to Specified Employee Pursuant to Separation from Service***. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, except as otherwise permitted by Section 409A, no payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(i) in settlement of an Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation may be made to a Participant who is a "specified employee" (as defined by Section 409A) as of the date of the Participant's separation from service before the date (the "Delayed Payment Date") that is six (6) months after the date of such Participant's separation from service, or, if earlier, the date of the Participant's death. All such amounts that would, but for this paragraph, become payable prior to the Delayed Payment Date shall be accumulated and paid on the Delayed Payment Date.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)***Payment Upon Disability***. All distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation payable pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(ii) by reason of a Participant becoming disabled shall be paid in a lump sum or in periodic installments as established by the Participant's Election. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon becoming disabled, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon the determination that the Participant has become disabled.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)***Payment Upon Death***. If a Participant dies before complete distribution of amounts payable upon settlement of an Award subject to Section 409A, such undistributed amounts shall be distributed to his or her beneficiary under the distribution method for death established by the Participant's Election upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation of the Participant's death. If the Participant has made no Election with respect to distributions of Section 409A Deferred Compensation upon death, all such distributions shall be paid in a lump sum upon receipt by the Committee of satisfactory notice and confirmation of the Participant's death.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)***Payment Upon Change in Control***. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any amount constituting Section 409A Deferred Compensation would become payable under this Plan by reason of a Change in Control, such amount shall become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also constitute a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A. Any Award which constitutes Section 409A Deferred Compensation and which would vest and otherwise become payable upon a Change in Control as a result of the failure of the Acquiror to assume, continue or substitute for such Award in accordance with Section 13.1(b) shall vest to the extent provided by such Award but shall be converted automatically at the effective time of such Change in Control into a right to receive, in cash on the date or dates such award would have been settled in accordance with its then existing settlement schedule (or as required by Section 15.4(c)), an amount or amounts equal in the aggregate to the intrinsic value of the Award at the time of the Change in Control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)***Payment Upon Unforeseeable Emergency***. The Committee shall have the authority to provide in the Award Agreement evidencing any Award providing for Section 409A Deferred Compensation for payment pursuant to Section 15.4(a)(vi) in settlement of all or a portion of such Award in the event that a Participant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Committee, the occurrence of an unforeseeable emergency. In such event, the amount(s) distributed with respect to such unforeseeable emergency cannot exceed the amounts reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need plus amounts necessary to pay taxes reasonably anticipated as a result of such distribution(s), after taking into account the extent to which such emergency need is or may be relieved through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant's assets (to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship) or by cessation of deferrals under the Award. All distributions with respect to an unforeseeable emergency shall be made in a lump sum upon the Committee's determination that an unforeseeable emergency has occurred. The Committee's decision with respect to whether an unforeseeable emergency has occurred and the manner in which, if at all, the payment in settlement of an Award shall be altered or modified, shall be final, conclusive, and not subject to approval or appeal.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)***Prohibition of Acceleration of Payments***. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, this Plan does not permit the acceleration of the time or schedule of any payment under an Award providing Section 409A Deferred Compensation, except as permitted by Section 409A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)***No Representation Regarding Section 409A Compliance***. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Company makes no representation that Awards shall be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. No Participating Company shall be liable for any tax, penalty or interest imposed on a Participant by Section 409A.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16. **TAX WITHHOLDING**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.1**Tax Withholding in General**. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, provincial, local and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by any Participating Company with respect to an Award or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver Common Shares, to release Common Shares from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Participating Company Group's tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.2**Withholding in or Directed Sale of Shares**. The Company shall have the right to deduct from any and all payments made under the Plan, or to require the Participant, through payroll withholding, cash payment or otherwise, to make adequate provision for, the federal, state, provincial, local and foreign taxes (including social insurance), if any, required by law to be withheld by any Participating Company with respect to an Award or the shares acquired pursuant thereto. The Company shall have no obligation to deliver Common Shares, to release Common Shares from an escrow established pursuant to an Award Agreement, or to make any payment in cash under the Plan until the Participating Company Group's tax withholding obligations have been satisfied by the Participant.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17. **AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PLAN**.

The Committee may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. However, without the approval of the Company's shareholders, there shall be (a) no increase in the maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be issued under the Plan (except by operation of the provisions of Sections 4.2 and 4.3), (b) no change in the class of persons eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options, and (c) no other amendment of the Plan that would require approval of the Company's shareholders under any applicable law, regulation or rule, including the rules of any stock exchange or quotation system upon which the Common Shares may then be listed or quoted. No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan shall affect any then outstanding Award unless expressly provided by the Committee. Except as provided by the next sentence, no amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan may have a materially adverse effect on any then outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without the consent of any Participant, amend the Plan or any Award Agreement, to take effect retroactively or otherwise, as it deems necessary or advisable for the purpose of conforming the Plan or such Award Agreement to any present or future law, regulation or rule applicable to the Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 409A.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18. **MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS**.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.1**Repurchase Rights**. Shares issued under the Plan may be subject to one or more repurchase options, or other conditions and restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time the Award is granted. The Company shall have the right to assign at any time any repurchase right it may have, whether or not such right is then exercisable, to one or more persons as may be selected by the Company. Upon request by the Company, each Participant shall execute any agreement evidencing such transfer restrictions prior to the receipt of Common Shares hereunder and shall promptly present to the Company any and all certificates representing Common Shares acquired hereunder for the placement on such certificates of appropriate legends evidencing any such transfer restrictions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.2**Forfeiture Events**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The Committee may specify in an Award Agreement that the Participant's rights, payments, and benefits with respect to an Award shall bem subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment upon the occurrence of specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of Service for Cause or any act by a Participant, whether before or after termination of Service, that would constitute Cause for termination of Service, or any accounting restatement due to material noncompliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirements of securities laws as a result of which, and to the extent that, such reduction, cancellation, forfeiture, or recoupment is required by applicable securities laws. In addition, to the extent that claw-back or similar provisions applicable to Awards are required by

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applicable law, listing standards and/or policies adopted by the Company, Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to such provisions.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)If the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the Company, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, any Participant who knowingly or through gross negligence engaged in the misconduct, or who knowingly or through gross negligence failed to prevent the misconduct, and any Participant who is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, shall reimburse the Company for (i) the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award received by such Participant during the twelve- (12-) month period following the first public issuance or filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (whichever first occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (ii) any profits realized by such Participant from the sale of securities of the Company during such twelve- (12-) month period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.3**Provision of Information**. Each Participant shall be given access to information concerning the Company equivalent to that information generally made available to the Company's common shareholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.4**Rights as Employee, Consultant or Director**. No person, even though eligible pursuant to Section 5, shall have a right to be selected as a Participant, or, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant. Nothing in the Plan or any Award granted under the Plan shall confer on any Participant a right to remain an Employee, Consultant or Director or interfere with or limit in any way any right of a Participating Company to terminate the Participant's Service at any time. To the extent that an Employee of a Participating Company other than the Company receives an Award under the Plan, that Award shall in no event be understood or interpreted to mean that the Company is the Employee's employer or that the Employee has an employment relationship with the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.5**Rights as a Shareholder**. A Participant shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares covered by an Award until the date of the issuance of such shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 4.4 or another provision of the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.6**Delivery of Title to Shares**. Subject to any governing rules or regulations, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued the Common Shares acquired pursuant to an Award and shall deliver such shares to or for the benefit of the Participant by means of one or more of the following: (a) by delivering to the Participant evidence of book entry Common Shares credited to the account of the Participant, (b) by depositing such Common Shares for the benefit of the Participant with any broker with which the Participant has an account relationship, or (c) by delivering such Common Shares to the Participant in certificate form.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.7**Fractional Shares**. The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares upon the exercise or settlement of any Award.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.8**Retirement and Welfare Plans**. Neither Awards made under this Plan nor Common Shares or cash paid pursuant to such Awards may be included as "compensation" for purposes of computing the benefits payable to any Participant under any Participating Company's retirement plans (both qualified and non-qualified) or welfare benefit plans unless such other plan expressly provides that such compensation shall be taken into account in computing a Participant's benefit. In addition, unless a written employment agreement or other service agreement specifically references Awards, a general reference to "benefits" or a similar term in such agreement shall not be deemed to refer to Awards granted hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.9**Beneficiary Designation**. Subject to local laws and procedures, each Participant may file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any benefit under the Plan to which the Participant is entitled in the event of such Participant's death before he or she receives any or all of such benefit. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form prescribed by the Company, and will be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant's lifetime. If a married Participant designates a beneficiary other than the Participant's spouse, the effectiveness of such designation may be subject to the consent of the Participant's spouse. If a Participant dies without an effective designation of a beneficiary who is living at

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the time of the Participant's death, the Company will pay any remaining unpaid benefits to the Participant's legal representative.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.10**Severability**. If any one or more of the provisions (or any part thereof) of this Plan shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions (or any part thereof) of the Plan shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.11**No Constraint on Corporate Action**. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to: (a) limit, impair, or otherwise affect the Company's or another Participating Company's right or power to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations, or changes of its capital or business structure, or to merge or consolidate, or dissolve, liquidate, sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets; or (b) limit the right or power of the Company or another Participating Company to take any action which such entity deems to be necessary or appropriate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.12**Unfunded Obligation**. Participants shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to Participants pursuant to the Plan shall be considered unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including, without limitation, Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. No Participating Company shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, or to create any trusts, or establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, which the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Participant account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee or any Participating Company and a Participant, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Participant or the Participant's creditors in any assets of any Participating Company. The Participants shall have no claim against any Participating Company for any changes in the value of any assets which may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.13**Choice of Law**. Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, the validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Plan and each Award Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law rules.

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifies that the foregoing sets forth the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, as duly approved by the Company's shareholders.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;![GRAPHIC](epsn-20260520xdef14a_bg001.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;SAM SAMPLE 123 SAMPLES STREET SAMPLETOWN SS X9X X9X CANADA EPSQ 320 Bay Street, 14th Floor Toronto, ON M5H 4A6 www.computershare.com Security Class COMMON CLASS Holder Account Number C9999999999 IND Form of Proxy - Annual General and Special Meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 This Form of Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management. Notes to proxy 1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person or company of their choice, who need not be a holder, to attend and act on their behalf at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other than the Management Nominees whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse). 2. If the securities are registered in the name of more than one owner (for example, joint ownership, trustees, executors, etc.), then all those registered should sign this proxy. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation or another individual you may be required to provide documentation evidencing your power to sign this proxy with signing capacity stated. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. 3. This proxy should be signed in the exact manner as the name(s) appear(s) on the proxy. 4. If a date is not inserted in the space provided on the reverse of this proxy, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it was mailed to the holder by Management. 5. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the holder, however, if such a direction is not made in respect of any matter, and the proxy appoints the Management Nominees listed on the reverse, this proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. 6. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted in favour, or withheld from voting, or voted against each of the matters described herein, as applicable, in accordance with the instructions of the holder, on any ballot that may be called for. If you have specified a choice with respect to any matter to be acted on, the securities will be voted accordingly. 7. This proxy confers discretionary authority in respect of amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular or other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, unless prohibited by law. 8. This proxy should be read in conjunction with the accompanying documentation provided by Management. Proxies submitted must be received by 9:00 am, Central Time, on Friday, May 15, 2026. VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK! To Vote Using the Telephone • Call the number listed BELOW from a touch tone telephone. 1-866-732-VOTE (8683) Toll Free To Vote Using the Internet • Go to the following web site: www.investorvote.com • Smartphone? Scan the QR code to vote now. If you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this proxy. Voting by mail may be the only method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being voted on behalf of another individual. Voting by mail or by Internet are the only methods by which a holder may appoint a person as proxyholder other than the Management Nominees named on the reverse of this proxy. Instead of mailing this proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above to vote this proxy. To vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below. CONTROL NUMBER 23456 78901 23456 ------- Fold ------- Fold EPSQ_PRX_383666/000001/000001/i  000001 |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;![GRAPHIC](epsn-20260520xdef14a_bg002.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;C9999999999  IND SAM SAMPLE ------- Fold ------- Fold C02 Appointment of Proxyholder I/We being holder(s) of securities of Epsilon Energy Ltd. (the "Corporation") hereby appoint: Jason Stabell, Chief Executive Officer, or failing this person, Andrew Williamson, Chief Financial Officer (the "Management Nominees") OR Print the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Management Nominees listed herein. as my/our proxyholder with full power of substitution and to attend, act and to vote for and on behalf of the holder in accordance with the following direction (or if no directions have been given, as the proxyholder sees fit) and on all other matters that may properly come before the Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held at 500 Dallas Street, Emporium Conference room, Houston, TX 77002 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9:00 am, Central Time and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXT OVER THE BOXES. 1. Number of Directors To set the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8). For Against 2. Election of Directors 01. John Lovoi For Withhold 02. Jason Stabell For Withhold 03. Jason Stankowski For Withhold 04. Tracy Stephens 05. David Winn 06. Nicola Maddox 07. Jack Vaughn 08. Bryan Lawrence 3. Appointment of Auditors To re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as the Corporation's independent auditors for the ensuing year. For Withhold 4. Executive Compensation To approve the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers during 2025. For Against 5. Equity Incentive Plan To approve the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. For Against Signature of Proxyholder I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the Meeting. If no voting instructions are indicated above, and the proxy appoints the Management Nominees, this Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. Signature(s) Date Signing Capacity Interim Financial Statements - Mark this box if you would like to receive Interim Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail. Annual Financial Statements - Mark this box if you would NOT like to receive the Annual Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail. If you are not mailing back your proxy, you may register online to receive the above financial report(s) by mail at www.computershare.com/mailinglist. E P S Q 3 8 3 6 6 6 1 P D I Z A R 2 9 9 9 9 9 |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;![GRAPHIC](epsn-20260520xdef14a_bg003.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;SAM SAMPLE 123 SAMPLES STREET SAMPLETOWN SS X9X X9X AUSTRALIA EPSQ 320 Bay Street, 14th Floor Toronto, ON M5H 4A6 www.computershare.com Security Class COMMON CLASS Holder Account Number C9999999999 IND Form of Proxy - Annual General and Special Meeting to be held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 This Form of Proxy is solicited by and on behalf of Management. Notes to proxy 1. Every holder has the right to appoint some other person or company of their choice, who need not be a holder, to attend and act on their behalf at the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. If you wish to appoint a person or company other than the Management Nominees whose names are printed herein, please insert the name of your chosen proxyholder in the space provided (see reverse). 2. If the securities are registered in the name of more than one owner (for example, joint ownership, trustees, executors, etc.), then all those registered should sign this proxy. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation or another individual you may be required to provide documentation evidencing your power to sign this proxy with signing capacity stated. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. 3. This proxy should be signed in the exact manner as the name(s) appear(s) on the proxy. 4. If a date is not inserted in the space provided on the reverse of this proxy, it will be deemed to bear the date on which it was mailed to the holder by Management. 5. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted as directed by the holder, however, if such a direction is not made in respect of any matter, and the proxy appoints the Management Nominees listed on the reverse, this proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. 6. The securities represented by this proxy will be voted in favour, or withheld from voting, or voted against each of the matters described herein, as applicable, in accordance with the instructions of the holder, on any ballot that may be called for. If you have specified a choice with respect to any matter to be acted on, the securities will be voted accordingly. 7. This proxy confers discretionary authority in respect of amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular or other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, unless prohibited by law. 8. This proxy should be read in conjunction with the accompanying documentation provided by Management. Proxies submitted must be received by 9:00 am, Central Time, on Friday, May 15, 2026. VOTE USING THE TELEPHONE OR INTERNET 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK! To Vote Using the Telephone • Call the number listed BELOW from a touch tone telephone. 312-588-4290 Direct Dial To Vote Using the Internet • Go to the following web site: www.investorvote.com • Smartphone? Scan the QR code to vote now. If you vote by telephone or the Internet, DO NOT mail back this proxy. Voting by mail may be the only method for securities held in the name of a corporation or securities being voted on behalf of another individual. Voting by mail or by Internet are the only methods by which a holder may appoint a person as proxyholder other than the Management Nominees named on the reverse of this proxy. Instead of mailing this proxy, you may choose one of the two voting methods outlined above to vote this proxy. To vote by telephone or the Internet, you will need to provide your CONTROL NUMBER listed below. CONTROL NUMBER 23456 78901 23456 ------- Fold ------- Fold EPSQ_PRX_383666/000002/000002/i  000002 |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;![GRAPHIC](epsn-20260520xdef14a_bg004.jpg) | &nbsp;&nbsp;C9999999999  IND SAM SAMPLE ------- Fold ------- Fold C02 Appointment of Proxyholder I/We being holder(s) of securities of Epsilon Energy Ltd. (the "Corporation") hereby appoint: Jason Stabell, Chief Executive Officer, or failing this person, Andrew Williamson, Chief Financial Officer (the "Management Nominees") OR Print the name of the person you are appointing if this person is someone other than the Management Nominees listed herein. as my/our proxyholder with full power of substitution and to attend, act and to vote for and on behalf of the holder in accordance with the following direction (or if no directions have been given, as the proxyholder sees fit) and on all other matters that may properly come before the Annual General and Special Meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held at 500 Dallas Street, Emporium Conference room, Houston, TX 77002 on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 9:00 am, Central Time and at any adjournment or postponement thereof. VOTING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INDICATED BY HIGHLIGHTED TEXT OVER THE BOXES. 1. Number of Directors To set the number of directors to be elected at the Meeting at eight (8). For Against 2. Election of Directors 01. John Lovoi For Withhold 02. Jason Stabell For Withhold 03. Jason Stankowski For Withhold 04. Tracy Stephens 05. David Winn 06. Nicola Maddox 07. Jack Vaughn 08. Bryan Lawrence 3. Appointment of Auditors To re-appoint BDO USA, P.C. as the Corporation's independent auditors for the ensuing year. For Withhold 4. Executive Compensation To approve the compensation paid to the Corporation's named executive officers during 2025. For Against 5. Equity Incentive Plan To approve the Epsilon Energy Ltd. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. For Against Signature of Proxyholder I/We authorize you to act in accordance with my/our instructions set out above. I/We hereby revoke any proxy previously given with respect to the Meeting. If no voting instructions are indicated above, and the proxy appoints the Management Nominees, this Proxy will be voted as recommended by Management. If you are voting on behalf of a corporation you are required to provide your name and designation of office, e.g., ABC Inc. per John Smith, President. Signature(s) Date Signing Capacity Interim Financial Statements - Mark this box if you would like to receive Interim Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail. Annual Financial Statements - Mark this box if you would NOT like to receive the Annual Financial Statements and accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis by mail. If you are not mailing back your proxy, you may register online to receive the above financial report(s) by mail at www.computershare.com/mailinglist. E P S Q 3 8 3 6 6 6 1 P D I Z A R 2 9 9 9 9 9 |

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