Document:

Exhibit 10.22

 Exhibit 10.22 

NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 

THIS NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August 4, 2014 (the “Grant
Date”), is entered into between Metaldyne Performance Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the optionee named on the signature page hereto (the “Optionee”). 

W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS,
the Company sponsors the Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan); 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 31, 2014 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and
among the Company, Grede Merger Sub, LLC, Metaldyne Merger Sub, Inc., HHI Merger Sub, Inc., ASP Grede Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Grede”), ASP MD Holdings, Inc. (“Metaldyne”), ASP HHI Holdings, Inc.
(“HHI”), and ASP Grede Holdings LLC, each of Grede, Metaldyne, and HHI became wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Merger”); 

WHEREAS, the Optionee is being granted an option to purchase the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, listed on the
signature page hereto, of the Company (the “Shares”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan; and 

WHEREAS, the Optionee either (i) is a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement or (ii) will become a party to the
Stockholders’ Agreement prior to the exercise of Options. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms have the meanings set forth below: 
 “Agreement” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the preamble hereto. 
 “AS Persons” shall mean any general or limited partnership, corporation or limited
liability company having as a general partner, controlling equity holder or managing member (whether directly or indirectly) a Person who is a member of American Securities LLC or an affiliate of any such Person; provided that affiliates of
the AS Persons shall not include entities conducting an active trade or business or their parent entities. 

 “Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble
hereto. 
 “Competitive Business” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(a)(ii) of this
Agreement. 
 “Exercise Notice” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(a) of this
Agreement. 
 “Exercise Price” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a) of this Agreement.

 “Good Reason” shall mean the Optionee’s resignation from employment or other engagement with the Company
and its Affiliates if and to the extent such resignation satisfies the terms and conditions of the definition of “Good Reason” or similar term of like import, if any, set forth in the Optionee’s employment or other service agreement,
if any, in effect as of the time of the Optionee’s termination of employment or other engagement with the Company and its Affiliates. 

“Grant Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble hereto. 

“Option Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2(a) of this Agreement. 

“Option Term” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3 of this Agreement. 

“Optionee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble hereto. 

“Person” shall mean any individual, person, entity, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability
partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, trust, business trust, cooperative, association, foreign trust or foreign business organization. 

“Plan” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals hereto. 

“Protective Agreements” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(c) of this Agreement. 

“Restricted Period” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 7(a)(i) of this Agreement. 

“Seller Member Representatives” means KPS Special Situations Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and KPS
Special Situations Fund III, LP, a Delaware limited partnership. 

  
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 “Service Term” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 7(a)(i) of this Agreement. 
 “Shares” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the recitals
hereto. 
 “Stockholders’ Agreement” means that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of
August 4, 2014, by and among the Company, ASP MD Investco LP, ASP HHI Investco LP, ASP Grede Investco LP, and the minority investors identified therein, as it may be amended from time to time. 

“Transaction” shall mean (i) the sale of all, or substantially all, of the Company’s consolidated assets,
including, without limitation, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries whose assets constitute all or substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets (or the sale of a majority of the
outstanding shares of voting capital stock of any subsidiary or subsidiaries whose consolidated assets so constitute), in any single transaction or series of related transactions; (ii) the sale of Shares by the AS Persons, which results in the
AS Persons and their affiliates not having the power to elect or appoint a majority of the members of the Board; or (iii) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or entity unless, after giving effect to such
merger or consolidation, the holders of the Company’s voting securities (on a fully-diluted basis immediately prior to the merger or consolidation), own voting securities (on a fully-diluted basis) of the surviving or resulting corporation or
entity representing a majority of the outstanding voting power to elect directors of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity in substantially the same proportions that they held their shares prior to such merger. 

“Vesting Commencement Date” means December 6, 2012 

2. Grant of Option; Option Price. 

(a) On the terms and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Optionee the Option
to purchase up to the number of Shares listed on the signature page hereto (the “Option Shares”) at an exercise price of $100 per Share, which is not less than Fair Market Value (the “Exercise Price”)
as of the Grant Date. The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and acknowledges that the definitive records pertaining to the grant of this Option, and exercises of rights hereunder, shall be retained by the Company. The Option is not
intended to be an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. 
 (b) The Company agrees that at
all times there shall be made available for issuance upon exercise of the Option the Option Shares (or the remaining unexercised portion of the Option, if less) without regard to whether or the extent to which the Option is then exercisable, and
that the par value of those Option Shares will at all times be less than the Exercise Price. The Company further represents and agrees that all Option Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the Option will, upon issuance, be validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from liens and charges arising from actions of the Company with respect to the issuance thereof. 

  
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 3. Term. The term of the Option (the “Option Term”) shall commence
on the Grant Date and expire on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date, unless the Option shall theretofore have been terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Plan. 

4. Vesting. 
 (a) Unless
accelerated as otherwise provided in Section 4(b) or (c), the Option shall become exercisable as to all Option Shares granted hereunder on the fifth anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, with the Option becoming vested and exercisable
in respect of 20% of the Option Shares on each of the first five anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date, in each case for so long as the Optionee continues to provide Service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries through such vesting
date. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the consummation of a Transaction, any portion of the Option not then
exercisable shall immediately become exercisable, so long as the Optionee has continued to provide Service to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at all times from the Grant Date through the consummation of the Transaction. 

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, upon the Optionee’s termination of Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries
due to death, Disability, by the Company without Cause, or by the Optionee for Good Reason during the Option Term, 100% of all Option Shares that have not then already vested pursuant to this Section 4 shall vest upon such termination of
employment or other engagement and shall be exercisable in accordance with Section 6 below. 
 5. Procedure for Exercise. 

(a) The Option may be exercised with respect to Shares that are exercisable, from time to time, in whole or in part, by delivery of a written
notice (the “Exercise Notice”) from the Optionee to the Company at its principal executive office. at least ten (10) days before the date on which the Optionee wishes to exercise the Option, which Exercise Notice shall:

 (i) state that the Optionee elects to exercise the Option; 

(ii) specify the number of Shares with respect to which the Optionee is exercising the Option; 

(iii) include any representations of the Optionee required under Section 9 hereof: 

(iv) in the event that the Option shall be exercised by the representative of the Optionee’s estate pursuant to Section 10, include
appropriate proof of the right of such Person to exercise the Option; 

  
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 (v) state the date upon which the Optionee desires to consummate the purchase of such Shares
(which date must be prior to the termination of the Option); and 
 (vi) comply with such further provisions as the Company may reasonably
require. 
 (b) Payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares to be purchased upon exercise of the Option shall be made: (i) in cash or
by cash equivalent acceptable to the Committee, or, to the extent permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion (ii) (A) in shares of Common Stock valued at the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date of exercise, (B) through
an open-market, broker-assisted sales transaction pursuant to which the Company is promptly delivered the amount of proceeds necessary to satisfy the exercise price, (C) by reducing the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable
upon the exercise of the Option by the number of shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price, (D) by a combination of the methods described above or (E) by such other method as may
be approved by the Committee. In addition to and at the time of payment of the Exercise Price, the Optionee shall pay to the Company the full amount of any and all applicable income tax, employment tax and other amounts required to be withheld in
connection with such exercise, payable under such of the methods described above for the payment of the exercise price as may be approved by the Committee. 

(c) Subject to the immediately following sentence, after payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares by the Optionee, the Company shall, on
the date such Shares are purchased by the Optionee, deliver to the Optionee an original certificate representing the Shares. As a condition to the exercise of the Option and prior to the issuance of any Shares, the Optionee (or the representative of
his estate) shall be required to execute the Stockholders’ Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Stockholders’ Agreement to the contrary, the Optionee’s obligations under Section 5.6 of the Stockholders’
Agreement (Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation) shall apply only during the Service Term and until the twelve (12) month anniversary of the date the Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and its affiliates; provided that the provisions of
Section 5.6 of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall only apply to the Optionee to the extent the Optionee is not subject to a separate non-compete or non-solicit agreement with the Company or its affiliates. 

(d) In addition to the other restrictions contained in the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Optionee (or the representative of his estate)
acknowledges and agrees that he or she shall be subject to the repurchase rights set forth in Article IV of the Stockholders’ Agreement following the date the Optionee ceases to be an Employee or Key Non-Employee and any Shares acquired
pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall be subject to a Call Option under Article IV of the Stockholders’ Agreement. 
 (e) The
Company shall be entitled to require as a condition of delivery of the Shares that the Optionee agree to remit when due an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy all current or estimated future federal, state and local withholding and employment taxes
relating thereto or otherwise satisfy such taxes in a manner specified in Section 5(b). 

  
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 6. Termination of Service with the Company and its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, any portion of the Option which is not exercisable upon the Optionee’s termination of Service with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any reason shall terminate as of the date on which such termination of
Service occurs; provided that if Optionee’s Service terminates for Cause, the Option, whether exercisable or nonexercisable, shall be deemed to have terminated as of the day preceding such termination of Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
upon an Optionee’s (i) termination of Service due to death or Disability, the Optionee (or the Optionee’s representative) shall be entitled to exercise any portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of termination of
Service until (a) the date which is six months after such date of termination of Service, or (b) the end of the Option Term, if earlier or (ii) termination of Service other than for Cause, death or Disability, the Optionee (or the
Optionee’s representative) shall be entitled to exercise any portion of the Option that was exercisable on the date of such termination of Service until (a) the date which is thirty days after such date of termination of Service, or
(b) the end of the Option Term, if earlier. 
 7. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation. 

(a) The following provisions of this Section 7 shall only apply to the Optionee during any time period applicable hereunder to the extent
the Optionee is not subject to a non-compete or non-solicit agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates. 
 (b) The
Optionee acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and Subsidiaries and accordingly agrees as follows: 

(i) During the term of Service of the Optionee with the Company and its Affiliates (“Service Term”) and, for the one
(1) year period following the date the Optionee ceases to be employed by the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates (the Restricted Period”), the Optionee will not, whether on the Optionee’s own behalf or on behalf of or in
conjunction with any Person, directly or indirectly: (I) solicit any business related in any way to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates from any customer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates
or from any prospective customer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates which the Optionee has reason to know was such a prospective customer during the Restricted Period, (II) request, induce or advise any such customer or
prospective customer to withdraw, curtail adversely (to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates), modify or cancel any such business with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or (III) contact, solicit, canvass or
approach any Person who provides products or services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for the purpose of causing such Person to cease providing such products or services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
affiliates, except, in each case to the extent required in order to carry out the Optionee’s duties and obligations to the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates. 

(ii) During the Service Term and the Restricted Period, the Optionee will not directly or indirectly (I) work for or provide consulting,
financial or other services to any of the Seller Member Representatives or MC Capital, Inc. or any of their respective Affiliates or (II) work for or provide consulting, financial or other services to, engage in, conduct, manage or operate, or
acquire or own any capital stock of or other equity interest in, 

  
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any Person or business anywhere in the world that competes with the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, without limitation, businesses which the Company
or and of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates have specific plans to conduct in the future and of which the Optionee is aware) (a “Competitive Business”); provided that nothing in this Section 7(a)(ii) shall be deemed to
prohibit the acquisition or holding of not more than 1% of the shares or other securities of a publicly traded entity involved in a Competitive Business as long the Optionee is not an employee, officer, director, consultant, independent contractor,
or agent of, or otherwise providing services to, directly or indirectly, such entity and is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity and provided further, that the Optionee may continue to serve as a member of
the board of directors of (i) Global Brass & Copper, Inc. and (ii) Chassis Brakes International Group, which are each portfolio companies of the Seller Member Representatives so long as such activities are reasonably limited in
terms of the time commitment required and do not interfere with the Optionee’s ability to perform his duties and responsibilities at the Company. 

(iii) During the Restricted Period, the Optionee will not, whether on the Optionee’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with
any Person, directly or indirectly, (A) employ, engage or retain any individual who is at the time an employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or had been an employee, consultant or independent
contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates within six (6) months prior to the last day of the Service Term or (B) solicit, induce or persuade in any way any such individual to terminate or modify his or her
employment relationship with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates. 
 (c) Optionee agrees that the covenants set forth in
this Section 7 are reasonable covenants under the circumstances, and further agrees that if in the opinion of any court of competent jurisdiction such restraint is not reasonable in any respect, such court shall have the right, power and
authority to excise or modify such provision or provisions of these covenants as such court shall deem necessary to cause the provisions hereof (as modified) to be valid and enforceable and to enforce the remainder of the covenants as so amended.
Optionee agrees that any breach of any covenant contained in this Section 7 would irreparably injure the Company. Accordingly, Optionee agrees that the Company, in addition to pursuing any other remedies it may have in law or in equity, shall
be entitled to a decree or order of specific performance and an injunction against Optionee from any court having jurisdiction over the matter, restraining any further violation of this Section 7 without proof of actual damages. 

(d) The obligations in this Section 7 are in addition to the provisions of any subscription agreement between the Optionee and the
Company or any Affiliate of the Company in effect (such obligations, collectively with the obligations set forth in this Section 7, the “Protective Agreements”). 

(e) If the Optionee breaches the non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement or confidentiality terms of the Protective Agreements,
any exercise, payment or delivery made pursuant to this Agreement during the two (2) year period prior to the breach of the Protective Agreements shall be rescinded. The Company shall notify the Optionee in writing of any such rescission within
one (1) year of the date it acquires actual knowledge of such breach. Within ten (10) days after receiving such a notice from the Company, the Optionee shall 

  
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pay to the Company the amount of any gain realized or payment received as a result of the exercise, payment or delivery pursuant to the Option. Such payment shall be made either in cash or by
returning to the Company the number of Shares that the Optionee received in connection with the rescinded exercise, payment or delivery. 

8. No Rights as a Stockholder. The Optionee shall not have any rights or privileges of a stockholder with respect to any of the Shares
subject to the Option until the date of acceptance by the Company of payment for such Shares pursuant to the exercise of the Option in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and until the Optionee has become a party to
and bound by the Stockholders’ Agreement. 
 9. Additional Provisions Related to Exercise. In the event of the exercise of the
Option at a time when there is not in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the Shares, the Optionee hereby represents and warrants, and by virtue of such exercise shall be deemed to represent and warrant, to the
Company that the Shares are being acquired for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof except in compliance with the Act, and the Optionee shall provide the Company with such further representations and warranties as the
Board may reasonably require in order to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state securities, “blue sky” and other laws. No Shares shall be purchased upon the exercise of the Option unless and until the Company and/or the
Optionee shall have complied with all applicable federal or state registration, listing and/or qualification requirements and all other requirements of law or of any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction. 

10. Restriction on Transfer. 

(a) The Option may not be transferred, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of in any way by the Optionee and may be
exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. If the Optionee should die during the Option Term, the portion of the Option which is exercisable at such time shall thereafter be exercisable by the representative of his estate to
the full extent to which it was exercisable by the Optionee at the time of his death. The Option shall not be subject to lien execution, lien attachment or similar process. Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other
disposition of the Option contrary to the provisions hereof, and the levy of any execution, attachment or similar process upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect. 

(b) All Shares issued to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to the restrictions contained in the Stockholders’
Agreement. 
 11. Restrictive Legend. All stock certificates representing shares issued upon exercise of the Option shall, unless
otherwise determined by the Board, have affixed thereto a legend substantially in the form set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement. 

12. No Right to Employment. Nothing in the Option shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ or other Service
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or stockholders, as the case may be, to terminate the Optionee’s Service or to increase or
decrease the Optionee’s compensation at any time. 

  
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 13. Notices. All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given and delivered if personally delivered or if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier by telecopy or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
  

	 	(a)	if to the Company, at: 

 Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. 

c/o American Securities LLC 

299 Park Avenue, 34th Floor 

New York, New York 10171 
 Fax:
(212) 697-5524 
 Attention: Loren Easton and Eric L. Schondorf, Esq. 

with copy to: 
 Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP 
 767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, New York 10153 

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007 

Attention: Michael E. Lubowitz, Esq. 

(b) if to the Optionee, at the address most recently supplied to the Company and set forth in the Company’s records, with a copy to his
attorney at such address as shall have been provided to the Company; 
 or to such other address as the party to whom notice is to be given may have
furnished to the other party in writing in accordance herewith. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been received (i) in the case of personal delivery, on the date of such delivery (or if such date is not a business day, on
the next business day after the date received), (ii) in the case of nationally-recognized overnight courier, on the next business day after the date sent, (iii) in the case of telecopy transmission, when received (or if not sent on a
business day, on the next business day after the date sent), and (iv) in the case of mailing, on the third business day following the date on which the piece of mail containing such communication is posted. 

14. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing and shall not
operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Any of the provisions of this Agreement may be waived only by an instrument in writing executed by the party or parties whose rights are being waived. 

15. Optionee’s Undertaking. The Optionee hereby agrees to take whatever additional actions and execute whatever additional
documents the Company may in its reasonable judgment deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on the Optionee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. 

  
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 16. Amendment. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan, this Agreement may not be
amended, terminated, suspended or otherwise modified except in a written instrument, duly executed by both parties. Waivers of or amendments to this Agreement shall be binding as against the Company only if approved by the Board. 

17. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware (without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws). 
 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement. 
 19.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Plan (and the other writings incorporated by reference herein) constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior written or oral
negotiations, commitments, representations and agreements with respect thereto. 
 20. Severability. In the event any one or more of
the provisions of this Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, such provision or provisions shall be automatically deemed amended, but only to the extent necessary to render such provision or
provisions valid, legal and enforceable in such jurisdiction, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

21. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10 hereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement as
of the date first written above. 
  

			
	METALDYNE PERFORMANCE GROUP INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Eric Schondorf

		 	Name: Eric Schondorf
		 	Title: Vice President and Secretary
	
	OPTIONEE
	
	 /s/ George Thanopoulos

	Name:	 	George Thanopoulos

  

	
	 TOTAL NUMBER
OF OPTION
SHARES

	 34,366

 [Signature Page to Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement – HHI True-Up - Option Equivalent]EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

LYNDEN ENERGY CORP. 

STOCK OPTION PLAN 
 Approved by the TSX
Venture Exchange on March 6, 2014 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
	 SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
	  	 	1	  
	 1.1
	 	 Definitions
	  	 	1	  
	 1.2
	 	 Choice of Law
	  	 	4	  
	 1.3
	 	 Headings
	  	 	4	  
	 SECTION 2 GRANT OF OPTIONS
	  	 	4	  
	 2.1
	 	 Grant of Options
	  	 	4	  
	 2.2
	 	 Record of Option Grants
	  	 	5	  
	 2.3
	 	 Effect of Plan
	  	 	5	  
	 SECTION 3 PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION
	  	 	5	  
	 3.1
	 	 Purpose of Plan
	  	 	5	  
	 3.2
	 	 Participation in Plan
	  	 	5	  
	 3.3
	 	 Limits on Option Grants
	  	 	5	  
	 3.4
	 	 Notification of Grant
	  	 	6	  
	 3.5
	 	 Copy of Plan
	  	 	6	  
	 3.6
	 	 Limitation on Service
	  	 	6	  
	 3.7
	 	 No Obligation to Exercise
	  	 	6	  
	 3.8
	 	 Agreement
	  	 	6	  
	 3.9
	 	 Notice
	  	 	7	  
	 3.10
	 	 Representation to TSXV
	  	 	7	  
	 SECTION 4 NUMBER OF SHARES UNDER PLAN
	  	 	7	  
	 4.1
	 	 Board to Approve Issuance of Shares
	  	 	7	  
	 4.2
	 	 Number of Shares
	  	 	7	  
	 4.3
	 	 Fractional Shares
	  	 	7	  
	 SECTION 5 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS
	  	 	7	  
	 5.1
	 	 Exercise Period of Option
	  	 	7	  
	 5.2
	 	 Number of Shares Under Option
	  	 	7	  
	 5.3
	 	 Exercise Price of Option
	  	 	8	  
	 5.4
	 	 Termination of Option
	  	 	8	  
	 5.5
	 	 Vesting of Option and Acceleration
	  	 	9	  
	 5.6
	 	 Additional Terms
	  	 	9	  
	 SECTION 6 TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS
	  	 	9	  
	 6.1
	 	 Non-transferable
	  	 	9	  
	 6.2
	 	 Death of Option Holder
	  	 	10	  
	 6.3
	 	 Disability of Option Holder
	  	 	10	  
	 6.4
	 	 Disability and Death of Option Holder
	  	 	10	  
	 6.5
	 	 Vesting
	  	 	10	  
	 6.6
	 	 Deemed Non-Interruption of Engagement
	  	 	10	  
	 SECTION 7 EXERCISE OF OPTION
	  	 	10	  
	 7.1
	 	 Exercise of Option
	  	 	10	  
	 7.2
	 	 Issue of Share Certificates
	  	 	11	  
	 7.3
	 	 No Rights as Shareholder
	  	 	11	  
	 7.4
	 	 Statutory Deductions
	  	 	11	  

							
	 SECTION 8 ADMINISTRATION
	  	 	11	  
	 8.1
	 	 Board or Committee
	  	 	11	  
	 8.2
	 	 Powers of Committee
	  	 	11	  
	 8.3
	 	 Administration by Committee
	  	 	12	  
	 8.4
	 	 Interpretation
	  	 	12	  
	 SECTION 9 APPROVALS AND AMENDMENT
	  	 	12	  
	 9.1
	 	 Shareholder Approval of Plan
	  	 	12	  
	 9.2
	 	 Amendment of Option or Plan
	  	 	13	  
	 SECTION 10 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS AND SHARES
	  	 	13	  
	 10.1
	 	 Compliance with Laws
	  	 	13	  
	 10.2
	 	 Regulatory Approvals
	  	 	13	  
	 10.3
	 	 Inability to Obtain Regulatory Approvals
	  	 	13	  
	 SECTION 11 ADJUSTMENTS AND TERMINATION
	  	 	14	  
	 11.1
	 	 Termination of Plan
	  	 	14	  
	 11.2
	 	 No Grant During Suspension of Plan
	  	 	14	  
	 11.3
	 	 Alteration in Capital Structure
	  	 	14	  
	 11.4
	 	 Triggering Events
	  	 	14	  
	 11.5
	 	 Notice of Termination by Triggering Event
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	 11.6
	 	 Determinations to be Made By Committee
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 STOCK OPTION PLAN 

SECTION 1 
 DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION 
 1.1 Definitions 
 As
used herein, unless there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
  

	(a)	“Administrator” means such Executive or Employee of the Issuer as may be designated as Administrator by the Committee from time to time, or, if no such person is appointed, the Committee itself.

  

	(b)	“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in TSXV Corporate Finance Manual Policy 1.1 – Interpretation. 

  

	(c)	“Associate” means, where used to indicate a relationship with any person: 

  

	 	(i)	any relative, including the spouse of that person or a relative of that person’s spouse, where the relative has the same home as the person; 

 

	 	(ii)	any partner, other than a limited partner, of that person; 

  

	 	(iii)	any trust or estate in which such person has a substantial beneficial interest or as to which such person serves as trustee or in a similar capacity; and 

 

	 	(iv)	any corporation of which such person beneficially owns or controls, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the corporation.

  

	(d)	“Black-Out” means a restriction imposed by the Issuer on all or any of its directors, officers, employees, insiders or persons in a special relationship whereby they are to refrain from trading in the
Issuer’s securities until the restriction has been lifted by the Issuer. 

  

	(e)	“Board” means the board of directors of the Issuer. 

  

	(f)	“Change of Control” means an occurrence when either: 

  

	 	(i)	a Person or Entity, other than the current “control person” of the Issuer (as that term is defined in the Securities Act), becomes a “control person” of the Issuer; or 

 

	 	(ii)	a majority of the directors elected at any annual or extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Issuer are not individuals nominated by the Issuer’s then-incumbent Board. 

 

	(g)	“Committee” means a committee of the Board to which the responsibility of approving the grant of stock options has been delegated, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board itself. 

 

	(h)	“Company” means a corporation, incorporated association or organization, body corporate, partnership, trust, association or other entity other than an individual. 

 

	(i)	“Consultant” means an individual (other than an Employee or an Executive) or Company that: 

	 	(i)	is engaged to provide, on an ongoing bona fide basis, consulting, technical, management or other services to the Issuer or to an Affiliate of the Issuer other than services provided in relation to a
“distribution” (as that term is described in the Securities Act); 

  

	 	(ii)	provides the services under a written contract between the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer and the individual or the Company, as the case may be; 

 

	 	(iii)	in the reasonable opinion of the Issuer, spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer; and 

 

	 	(iv)	has a relationship with the Issuer or an Affiliate of the Issuer that enables the individual to be knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the Issuer. 

 

	(j)	“Corporate Consultant” means a Consultant that is a Company. 

  

	(k)	“Disability” means a medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, and which causes an individual to be unable
to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or any other condition of impairment that the Committee, acting reasonably, determines constitutes a disability. 

  

	(l)	“Eligible Charitable Organization” has the meaning ascribed thereto in TSXV Corporate Finance Manual Policy 4.7 – Charitable Options in Connection With an IPO. 

 

	(m)	“Employee” means: 

  

	 	(i)	an individual who is considered an employee of the Issuer or any Subsidiary under the Income Tax Act, (Canada) and for whom income tax, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan deductions must be made at
source; or 

  

	 	(ii)	an individual who works for the Issuer or any Subsidiary either full-time or on a continuing and regular basis for a minimum amount of time per week providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject
to the same control and direction by the Issuer or any Subsidiary over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source. 

 

	(n)	“Executive” means an individual who is a director, senior officer or Management Company Employee of the Issuer or a Subsidiary. 

 

	(o)	“Exercise Notice” means the written notice of the exercise of an Option, in the form set out as Schedule B hereto, duly executed by the Option Holder. 

 

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

  

	(q)	“Exercise Price” means the price at which an Option is exercisable as determined in accordance with section 5.3. 

  

	(r)	“Expiry Date” means the date the Option expires as set out in the Option Certificate or as otherwise determined in accordance with sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1 or 11.4. 

 

	(s)	“Expiry Time” means the time the Option expires on the Expiry Date, which is 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date. 

  
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	(t)	“Grant Date” means the date on which the Committee grants a particular Option, which is the date the Option comes into effect provided however that no Option can be exercised unless and until all necessary
Regulatory Approvals have been obtained. 

  

	(u)	“Insider” means an insider as that term is defined in the Securities Act. 

  

	(v)	“Issuer” means Lynden Energy Corp. 

  

	(w)	“Management Company Employee” means an individual employed by a Person providing management services to the Issuer, which are required for the ongoing successful operation of the business enterprise of the
Issuer, but excluding a Person engaged in investor relations activities. 

  

	(x)	“Market Value” means the market value of the Shares as determined in accordance with section 5.3. 

  

	(y)	“Option” means an incentive share purchase option granted pursuant to this Plan entitling the Option Holder to purchase Shares of the Issuer. 

 

	(z)	“Option Certificate” means the certificate, in substantially the form set out as Schedule A hereto, evidencing the Option. 

 

	(aa)	“Option Holder” means a Person or Entity who holds an unexercised and unexpired Option or, where applicable, the Personal Representative of such person. 

 

	(bb)	“Outstanding Issue” means the number of Shares that are outstanding (on a non-diluted basis) immediately prior to the Share issuance or grant of Option in question. 

 

	(cc)	“Person or Entity” means an individual, natural person, corporation, government or political subdivision or agency of a government, and where two or more persons act as a partnership, limited partnership,
syndicate or other group for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities of an issuer, such partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or group shall be deemed to be a Person or Entity. 

 

	(dd)	“Personal Representative” means: 

  

	 	(i)	in the case of a deceased Option Holder, the executor or administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so; and 

 

	 	(ii)	in the case of an Option Holder who for any reason is unable to manage his or her affairs, the person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Option Holder. 

 

	(ee)	“Plan” means this stock option plan as from time to time amended. 

  

	(ff)	“Regulatory Approvals” means any necessary approvals of the Regulatory Authorities as may be required from time to time for the implementation, operation or amendment of this Plan or for the Options granted
from time to time hereunder. 

  

	(gg)	“Regulatory Authorities” means all organized trading facilities on which the Shares are listed, and all securities commissions or similar securities regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over the Issuer, this
Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder. 

  

	(hh)	“Regulatory Rules” means all corporate and securities laws, regulations, rules, policies, notices, instruments and other orders of any kind whatsoever which may, from time to time, apply to the implementation,
operation or amendment of this Plan or the Options granted from time to time hereunder including, without limitation, those of the applicable Regulatory Authorities. 

  
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	(ii)	“Securities Act” means the Securities Act (British Columbia), RSBC 1996, c.418 as from time to time amended. 

 

	(jj)	“Share” or “Shares” means, as the case may be, one or more common shares without par value in the capital stock of the Issuer. 

 

	(kk)	“Subsidiary” means a wholly-owned or controlled subsidiary corporation of the Issuer. 

  

	(ll)	“Triggering Event” means: 

  

	 	(i)	the proposed dissolution, liquidation or wind-up of the Issuer; 

  

	 	(ii)	a proposed merger, amalgamation, arrangement or reorganization of the Issuer with one or more corporations as a result of which, immediately following such event, the shareholders of the Issuer as a group, as they were
immediately prior to such event, are expected to hold less than a majority of the outstanding capital stock of the surviving corporation; 

  

	 	(iii)	the proposed acquisition of all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Issuer by one or more Persons or Entities; 

 

	 	(iv)	a proposed Change of Control of the Issuer; 

  

	 	(v)	the proposed sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer; or 

  

	 	(vi)	a proposed material alteration of the capital structure of the Issuer which, in the opinion of the Committee, is of such a nature that it is not practical or feasible to make adjustments to this Plan or to the Options
granted hereunder to permit the Plan and Options granted hereunder to stay in effect. 

  

	(mm)	“TSXV” means the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. 

  

	(nn)	“vest” or “vesting” means the time at which the applicable portion of the Option granted to the Option Holder becomes exercisable. 

1.2 Choice of Law 
 The Plan is established under,
and the provisions of the Plan shall be subject to and interpreted and construed solely in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein without giving effect to the conflicts of laws
principles thereof and without reference to the laws of any other jurisdiction. The Issuer and each Option Holder hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the Courts of British Columbia. 

1.3 Headings 
 The headings used herein are for
convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan. 
 SECTION 2 

GRANT OF OPTIONS 
 2.1 Grant of
Options 
 The Committee shall, from time to time in its sole discretion, grant Options to such Persons or Entities and on such terms and conditions
as are permitted under this Plan. 

  
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 2.2 Record of Option Grants 

The Committee shall be responsible to maintain a record of all Options granted under this Plan and such record shall contain, in respect of each Option: 

 

	(a)	the name and address of the Option Holder; 

  

	(b)	the category (Executive, Employee or Consultant) under which the Option was granted to him, her or it; 

  

	(c)	the Grant Date and Expiry Date of the Option; 

  

	(d)	the number of Shares which may be acquired on the exercise of the Option and the Exercise Price of the Option; 

  

	(e)	the vesting and other additional terms, if any, attached to the Option; and 

  

	(f)	the particulars of each and every time the Option is exercised. 

 2.3 Effect of Plan 

All Options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan notwithstanding the fact that the Option Certificates issued
in respect thereof do not expressly contain such terms and conditions but instead incorporate them by reference to the Plan. The Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in
respect thereof, the provisions of the Plan and the records of the Issuer shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of
the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and
conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan. 
 SECTION 3 

PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION 
 3.1
Purpose of Plan 
 The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Issuer with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified
Executives, Employees and Consultants to contribute toward the long term goals of the Issuer, and to encourage such individuals to acquire Shares of the Issuer as long term investments. 

3.2 Participation in Plan 
 The Committee shall,
from time to time and in its sole discretion, determine those Executives, Employees, Consultants and Eligible Charitable Organizations to whom Options are to be granted. Options may be granted to an individual or to a Company that is wholly owned by
one or more individuals who are Executives, Employees and/or Consultants. 
 3.3 Limits on Option Grants 

If the Issuer is listed on the TSXV, the following limitations shall apply to the Plan and all Options thereunder so long as such limitations are required by
the TSXV: 
  

	(a)	the aggregate number of Options which may be granted to any one Option Holder under the Plan within any 12 month period must not exceed 5% of the Outstanding Issue (unless the Issuer has obtained disinterested
shareholder approval as required by the TSXV); 

  
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	(b)	disinterested shareholder approval (in accordance with TSXV requirements) is required to the grant to Insiders (as a group), within a 12 month period, of an aggregate number of Options which, when added to the number of
outstanding incentive stock options granted to Insiders within the previous 12 months (calculated at the date an Option is granted to an Insider), exceed 10% of the Outstanding Issue; 

 

	(c)	with respect to section 5.1, the Expiry Date of an Option shall be no later than the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date of such Option; 

 

	(d)	the aggregate number of Options which may be granted to any one Consultant within any 12 month period must not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Issue, calculated at the date an Option is granted to a Consultant;

  

	(e)	the aggregate number of Options which may be granted within any 12 month period to Employees or Consultants engaged in investor relations activities must not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Issue, calculated at the date an
Option is granted to any such Employee or Consultant, and such options must vest in stages over a period of not less than 12 months with no more than 25% of the Options vesting in any three month period; and 

 

	(f)	the aggregate number of Options which may be granted to Eligible Charitable Organizations must not at any time exceed 1% of the Outstanding Issue, calculated immediately subsequent to the grant of an Option to an
Eligible Charitable Organization. 

 3.4 Notification of Grant 

Following the granting of an Option, the Administrator shall, within a reasonable period of time, notify the Option Holder in writing of the grant and shall
enclose with such notice the Option Certificate representing the Option so granted. In no case will the Issuer be required to deliver an Option Certificate to an Option Holder until such time as the Issuer has obtained all necessary Regulatory
Approvals for the grant of the Option. 
 3.5 Copy of Plan 

Each Option Holder, concurrently with the notice of the grant of the Option, shall be provided with a copy of the Plan. A copy of any amendment to the Plan
shall be promptly provided by the Administrator to each Option Holder. 
 3.6 Limitation on Service 

The Plan does not give any Option Holder that is an Executive the right to serve or continue to serve as an Executive of the Issuer or any Subsidiary, nor does
it give any Option Holder that is an Employee or Consultant the right to be or to continue to be employed or engaged by the Issuer or any Subsidiary. 

3.7 No Obligation to Exercise 
 Option Holders
shall be under no obligation to exercise Options. 
 3.8 Agreement 

The Issuer and every Option Holder granted an Option hereunder shall be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan. By accepting an Option
granted hereunder, the Option Holder has expressly agreed with the Issuer to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Plan. In the event that the Option Holder receives his, her or its Options pursuant to an oral or written agreement with the
Issuer or a Subsidiary, whether such agreement is an employment agreement, consulting agreement or any other kind of agreement of any kind whatsoever, the Option Holder acknowledges that in the event of any inconsistency between the terms relating
to the grant of such Options in that agreement and the terms attaching to the Options as provided for in this Plan, the terms provided for in this Plan shall prevail and the other agreement shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly. 

  
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 3.9 Notice 

Any notice, delivery or other correspondence of any kind whatsoever to be provided by the Issuer to an Option Holder will be deemed to have been provided if
provided to the last home address, fax number or email address of the Option Holder in the records of the Issuer and the Issuer shall be under no obligation to confirm receipt or delivery. 

Any notice, delivery or other communication given by an Option Holder to the Issuer under or in connection with this Plan shall be sent to the Issuer’s
mailing address as shown under the Issuer’s profile on the SEDAR website (www.SEDAR.com) at the time such notice, delivery or other communication is given. 

3.10 Representation to TSXV 
 As a condition
precedent to the issuance of an Option, the Issuer must be able to represent to the TSXV as of the Grant Date that the Option Holder is a bona fide Executive, Employee or Consultant of the Issuer or any Subsidiary. 

SECTION 4 
 NUMBER OF
SHARES UNDER PLAN 
 4.1 Board to Approve Issuance of Shares 

The Committee shall approve by resolution the issuance of all Shares to be issued to Option Holders upon the exercise of Options, such authorization to be
deemed effective as of the Grant Date of such Options regardless of when it is actually done. The Committee shall be entitled to approve the issuance of Shares in advance of the Grant Date, retroactively after the Grant Date, or by a general
approval of this Plan. 
 4.2 Number of Shares 

Subject to adjustment as provided for herein, the number of Shares which will be available for purchase pursuant to Options granted pursuant to this Plan, plus
any other outstanding incentive stock options of the Issuer granted pursuant to a previous stock option plan or agreement, will not exceed 10% of the Outstanding Issue. If any Option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been
exercised in full, the number of Shares in respect of such expired or terminated Option shall again be available for the purposes of granting Options pursuant to this Plan. 

4.3 Fractional Shares 
 No fractional shares shall
be issued upon the exercise of any Option and, if as a result of any adjustment, an Option Holder would become entitled to a fractional share, such Option Holder shall have the right to purchase only the next lowest whole number of Shares and no
payment or other adjustment will be made for the fractional interest. 
 SECTION 5 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS 
 5.1
Exercise Period of Option 
 Subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1 and 11.4, the Grant Date and the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the
dates fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of such Option. 
 5.2
Number of Shares Under Option 
 The number of Shares which may be purchased pursuant to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and shall
be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. 

  
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 5.3 Exercise Price of Option 

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

 

	(a)	for each organized trading facility on which the Shares are listed, Market Value will be the closing trading price of the Shares on the day immediately preceding the Grant Date, and may be less than this price if it is
within the discounts permitted by the applicable Regulatory Authorities; 

  

	(b)	if the Issuer’s Shares are listed on more than one organized trading facility, the Market Value shall be the Market Value as determined in accordance with subparagraph (a) above for the primary organized
trading facility on which the Shares are listed, as determined by the Committee, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals; 

 

	(c)	if the Issuer’s Shares are listed on one or more organized trading facilities but have not traded during the 10 trading days immediately preceding the Grant Date, then the Market Value will be, subject to any
adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is determined by the Committee; and 

  

	(d)	if the Issuer’s Shares are not listed on any organized trading facility, then the Market Value will be, subject to any adjustments as may be required to secure all necessary Regulatory Approvals, such value as is
determined by the Committee to be the fair value of the Shares, taking into consideration all factors that the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation, recent sale and offer prices of the Shares in private transactions negotiated
at arms’ length. 

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

Subject to such other terms or conditions that may be attached to Options granted hereunder, an Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any
time and from time to time during the Exercise Period. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise Period shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option
shall be the earlier of the date so fixed by the Committee at the time the Option is granted as set out in the Option Certificate and the date established, if applicable, in paragraphs (a) or (b) below or sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1 or
11.4 of this Plan: 
  

	(a)	Ceasing to Hold Office—In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Executive and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or Disability, the Expiry
Date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position unless the Option Holder ceases to hold
such position as a result of: 

  

	 	(i)	ceasing to meet the qualifications set forth in the corporate legislation applicable to the Issuer; 

  

	 	(ii)	a special resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Issuer removing the Option Holder as a director of the Issuer or any Subsidiary; or 

 

	 	(iii)	an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order, 

 in which case the
Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position; OR 

  
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	(b)	Ceasing to be Employed or Engaged - In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or Consultant and such Option Holder ceases to hold such position other than by reason of death or
Disability, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be, unless otherwise determined by the Committee and expressly provided for in the Option Certificate, the 30th day following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position, unless the Option
Holder ceases to hold such position as a result of: 

  

	 	(i)	termination for cause; 

  

	 	(ii)	resigning his or her position; or 

  

	 	(iii)	an order made by any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction to so order, 

 in which case the
Expiry Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position. 
 In the event that the Option Holder ceases to hold the position of
Executive, Employee or Consultant for which the Option was originally granted, but comes to hold a different position as an Executive, Employee or Consultant prior to the expiry of the Option, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, choose to
permit the Option to stay in place for that Option Holder with such Option then to be treated as being held by that Option Holder in his or her new position and such will not be considered to be an amendment to the Option in question requiring the
consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, in no case will an Option be exercisable later than the Expiry Date of the Option. 

5.5 Vesting of Option and Acceleration 
 The
vesting schedule for an Option, if any, shall be determined by the Committee and shall be set out in the Option Certificate issued in respect of the Option. The Committee may elect, at any time, to accelerate the vesting schedule of one or more
Options including, without limitation, on a Triggering Event, and such acceleration will not be considered an amendment to the Option in question requiring the consent of the Option Holder under section 9.2 of this Plan. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Committee’s election to accelerate the vesting schedule applicable to Options held by Consultants engaged in investor relations activities shall be subject to receipt of TSXV approval. 

5.6 Additional Terms 
 Subject to all applicable
Regulatory Rules and all necessary Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may attach additional terms and conditions to the grant of a particular Option, such terms and conditions to be set out in a schedule attached to the Option Certificate. The
Option Certificates will be issued for convenience only, and in the case of a dispute with regard to any matter in respect thereof, the provisions of this Plan and the records of the Issuer shall prevail over the terms and conditions in the Option
Certificate, save and except as noted below. Each Option will also be subject to, in addition to the provisions of the Plan, the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached to the Option Certificate for such Option. Should the
terms and conditions contained in such schedules be inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, such terms and conditions will supersede the provisions of the Plan. 

SECTION 6 

TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS 
 6.1
Non-transferable 
 Except as provided otherwise in this section 6, Options are non-assignable and non-transferable. 

  
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 6.2 Death of Option Holder 

In the event of the Option Holder’s death, any Options held by such Option Holder shall pass to the Personal Representative of the Option Holder and shall
be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the date of death and the applicable Expiry Date. 

6.3 Disability of Option Holder 
 If the employment
or engagement of an Option Holder as an Employee or Consultant or the position of an Option Holder as a director or officer of the Issuer or a Subsidiary is terminated by the Issuer by reason of such Option Holder’s Disability, any Options held
by such Option Holder shall be exercisable by such Option Holder or by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the termination of employment, engagement or appointment as a director or officer and
the applicable Expiry Date. 
 6.4 Disability and Death of Option Holder 

If an Option Holder has ceased to be employed, engaged or appointed as a director or officer of the Issuer or a Subsidiary by reason of such Option
Holder’s Disability and such Option Holder dies within one year after the termination of such engagement, any Options held by such Option Holder that could have been exercised immediately prior to his or her death shall pass to the Personal
Representative of such Option Holder and shall be exercisable by the Personal Representative on or before the date which is the earlier of one year following the death of such Option Holder and the applicable Expiry Date. 

6.5 Vesting 
 Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, Options held by or exercisable by a Personal Representative shall, during the period prior to their termination, continue to vest in accordance with any vesting schedule to which such Options are subject, except for Options which are
required to be subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to the policies of the TSXV which shall not continue to vest. 
 6.6 Deemed Non-Interruption of
Engagement 
 Employment or engagement by the Issuer shall be deemed to continue intact during any military or sick leave or other bona fide
leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed 90 days or, if longer, for so long as the Option Holder’s right to re-employment or re-engagement by the Issuer is guaranteed either by statute or by contract. If the period of
such leave exceeds 90 days and the Option Holder’s re-employment or re-engagement is not so guaranteed, then his or her employment or engagement shall be deemed to have terminated on the ninety-first day of such leave. 

SECTION 7 
 EXERCISE OF
OPTION 
 7.1 Exercise of Option 
 An Option
may be exercised only by the Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder. An Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time and from time to time during
the Exercise Period up to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date by delivering to the Administrator the required Exercise Notice, the applicable Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft or wire transfer payable to the Issuer or its legal
counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares then being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option. Notwithstanding anything else contained herein, Options may not be exercised during a Black-Out unless the
Committee determines otherwise. 

  
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 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Expiry Date of an Option will be automatically extended if
such Expiry Date falls within a Black-Out period, subject to the following conditions of the TSXV: 
  

	(a)	the Black-Out period is formally imposed by the Issuer pursuant to its internal trading policies as a result of the bona fide existence of undisclosed material information. For greater certainty, in the absence of the
Issuer formally imposing a blackout period, the Expiry Date of any Options will not be automatically extended in any circumstances; 

  

	(b)	the Black-Out period expires upon the general disclosure of the undisclosed material information and the Expiry Date of the affected Options is extended to no later than 10 business days after the expiry of the
Black-Out period; and 

  

	(c)	the automatic extension of an Option Holder’s Options is not permitted where the Option Holder or the Issuer is subject to a cease trade order (or similar order under applicable securities laws) in respect of the
Issuer’s securities. 

 7.2 Issue of Share Certificates 

As soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Administrator shall cause to be delivered to the Option Holder a
certificate for the Shares so purchased. If the number of Shares so purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Administrator shall also provide a new Option Certificate for the balance of Shares
available under the Option to the Option Holder concurrent with delivery of the Share Certificate. 
 7.3 No Rights as Shareholder 

Until the date of the issuance of the certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of an Option, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to such Shares, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option, unless the Committee determines otherwise. In the event of any dispute over the date of the issuance of the certificates, the decision
of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding. 
 7.4 Statutory Deductions 

At the time the Option is exercised, the Option Holder shall deliver to the Issuer or its legal counsel, by certified cheque, bank draft or wire transfer,
funds equal to the amount that the Issuer determines in good faith it is required to remit to the appropriate government authority in respect of statutory deductions applicable to the exercise of the Option (the “Remittance
Amount”). For greater certainty, the Issuer shall not be required to process the Exercise Notice until the Option Holder has delivered the Remittance Amount as aforesaid, and the Option Holder shall not be entitled to receive a certificate
representing the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option until such delivery has been made. 
 SECTION 8 

ADMINISTRATION 
 8.1 Board or
Committee  
 The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator with oversight by the Committee. 

8.2 Powers of Committee 
 The Committee shall have
the authority to do the following: 
  

	(a)	oversee the administration of the Plan in accordance with its terms; 

  

	(b)	appoint or replace the Administrator from time to time; 

  
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	(c)	determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan, including all questions relating to the Market Value; 

 

	(d)	correct any defect, supply any information or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purposes of the Plan; 

 

	(e)	prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan; 

  

	(f)	determine the duration and purposes of leaves of absence from employment or engagement by the Issuer which may be granted to Option Holders without constituting a termination of employment or engagement for purposes of
the Plan; 

  

	(g)	do the following with respect to the granting of Options: 

  

	 	(ii)	determine the Executives, Employees or Consultants to whom Options shall be granted, based on the eligibility criteria set out in this Plan; 

 

	 	(iii)	determine the terms of the Option to be granted to an Option Holder including, without limitation, the Grant Date, Expiry Date, Exercise Price and vesting schedule (which need not be identical with the terms of any
other Option); 

  

	 	(iv)	subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals and section 9.2, amend the terms of any Options; 

  

	 	(v)	determine when Options shall be granted; and 

  

	 	(vi)	determine the number of Shares subject to each Option; 

  

	(h)	accelerate the vesting schedule of any Option previously granted; and 

  

	(g)	make all other determinations necessary or advisable, in its sole discretion, for the administration of the Plan. 

8.3 Administration by Committee  
 All
determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Committee shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish its duties under this Plan. 

8.4 Interpretation 
 The interpretation by the
Committee of any of the provisions of the Plan and any determination by it pursuant thereto shall be final, conclusive and binding and shall not be subject to dispute by any Option Holder. No member of the Committee or any person acting pursuant to
authority delegated by it hereunder shall be personally liable for any action or determination in connection with the Plan made or taken in good faith and each member of the Committee and each such person shall be entitled to indemnification with
respect to any such action or determination in the manner provided for by the Issuer. 
 SECTION 9 

APPROVALS AND AMENDMENT 
 9.1
Shareholder Approval of Plan 
 If required by a Regulatory Authority or by the Committee, this Plan may be made subject to the approval of the
shareholders of the Issuer as prescribed by the Regulatory Authority. If shareholder approval is required, any Options granted under this Plan prior to such time will not be exercisable or binding on the Issuer unless and until such shareholder
approval is obtained. 

  
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 9.2 Amendment of Option or Plan 

Subject to any required Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may from time to time amend any existing Option or the Plan or the terms and conditions of any
Option thereafter to be granted provided that where such amendment relates to an existing Option and it would: 
  

	(a)	materially decrease the rights or benefits accruing to an Option Holder; or 

  

	(b)	materially increase the obligations of an Option Holder; 

 then, unless otherwise excepted out by a provision
of this Plan, the Committee must also obtain the written consent of the Option Holder in question to such amendment. If at the time the Exercise Price of an Option is reduced the Option Holder is an Insider of the Issuer, the Insider must not
exercise the option at the reduced Exercise Price until the reduction in Exercise Price has been approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Issuer, if required by the TSXV. 

SECTION 10 
 CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS AND SHARES 
 10.1 Compliance with Laws 

An Option shall not be granted or exercised, and Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of any Option, unless the grant and exercise of such
Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares comply with all applicable Regulatory Rules, and such Options and Shares will be subject to all applicable trading restrictions in effect pursuant to such Regulatory Rules and the Issuer shall be
entitled to legend the Option Certificates and the certificates representing such Shares accordingly. 
 10.2 Regulatory Approvals 

In administering this Plan, the Committee will seek any Regulatory Approvals which may be required. The Committee will not permit any Options to be granted
without first obtaining the necessary Regulatory Approvals unless such Options are granted conditional upon such Regulatory Approvals being obtained. The Committee will make all filings required with the Regulatory Authorities in respect of the Plan
and each grant of Options hereunder. No Option granted will be exercisable or binding on the Issuer unless and until all necessary Regulatory Approvals have been obtained. The Committee shall be entitled to amend this Plan and the Options granted
hereunder in order to secure any necessary Regulatory Approvals and such amendments will not require the consent of the Option Holders under section 9.2 of this Plan. 

10.3 Inability to Obtain Regulatory Approvals 
 The
Issuer’s inability to obtain Regulatory Approval from any applicable Regulatory Authority, which Regulatory Approval is deemed by the Committee to be necessary to complete the grant of Options hereunder, the exercise of those Options or the
lawful issuance and sale of any Shares pursuant to such Options, shall relieve the Issuer of any liability with respect to the failure to complete such transaction. 

  
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 SECTION 11 

ADJUSTMENTS AND TERMINATION 

11.1 Termination of Plan 
 Subject to any necessary
Regulatory Approvals, the Committee may terminate or suspend the Plan. Unless earlier terminated as provided in this section 11, the Plan shall terminate on, and no more Options shall be granted under the Plan after, the tenth anniversary of the
date of the Exchange’s acceptance of the Plan. 
 11.2 No Grant During Suspension of Plan 

No Option may be granted during any suspension, or after termination, of the Plan. Suspension or termination of the Plan shall not, without the consent of the
Option Holder, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Option previously granted. 
 11.3 Alteration in Capital Structure 

If there is a material alteration in the capital structure of the Issuer and the Shares are consolidated, subdivided, converted, exchanged, reclassified or in
any way substituted for, the Committee shall make such adjustments to this Plan and to the Options then outstanding under this Plan as the Committee determines to be appropriate and equitable under the circumstances, so that the proportionate
interest of each Option Holder shall, to the extent practicable, be maintained as before the occurrence of such event. Such adjustments may include, without limitation: 
  

	(a)	a change in the number or kind of shares of the Issuer covered by such Options; and 

  

	(b)	a change in the Exercise Price payable per Share provided, however, that the aggregate Exercise Price applicable to the unexercised portion of existing Options shall not be altered, it being intended that any
adjustments made with respect to such Options shall apply only to the Exercise Price per Share and the number of Shares subject thereto. 

For purposes of this section 11.3, and without limitation, neither: 
  

	(c)	the issuance of additional securities of the Issuer in exchange for adequate consideration (including services); nor 

  

	(d)	the conversion of outstanding securities of the Issuer into Shares 

 shall be deemed to be material alterations
of the capital structure of the Issuer. 
 Any adjustment made to any Options pursuant to this section 11.3 shall not be considered an amendment requiring
the Option Holder’s consent for the purposes of section 9.2 of this Plan. 
 11.4 Triggering Events 

Subject to the Issuer complying with section 11.5 and any necessary Regulatory Approvals and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Plan or any Option
Certificate, the Committee may, without the consent of the Option Holder or Holders in question: 
  

	(a)	cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to terminate upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event; or 

  

	(b)	cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under the Plan to be exchanged for incentive stock options of another corporation upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event in such ratio and at such exercise price
as the Committee deems appropriate, acting reasonably. 

  
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 Such termination or exchange shall not be considered an amendment requiring the Option Holder’s consent for
the purpose of section 9.2 of the Plan. 
 11.5 Notice of Termination by Triggering Event 

In the event that the Committee wishes to cause all or a portion of any of the Options granted under this Plan to terminate on the occurrence of a Triggering
Event, it must give written notice to the Option Holders in question not less than 10 days prior to the consummation of a Triggering Event so as to permit the Option Holder the opportunity to exercise the vested portion of the Options prior to such
termination. Upon the giving of such notice and subject to any necessary Regulatory Approvals, all Options or portions thereof granted under the Plan which the Issuer proposes to terminate shall become immediately exercisable notwithstanding any
contingent vesting provision to which such Options may have otherwise been subject, provided that TSXV approval of the same must be received in respect of Options held by Consultants engaged in investor relations activities. 

11.6 Determinations to be Made By Committee 

Adjustments and determinations under this section 11 shall be made by the Committee, whose decisions as to what adjustments or determination shall be made, and
the extent thereof, shall be final, binding, and conclusive. 

  
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 SCHEDULE A 

[Include the following TSXV hold period only if the exercise price of the stock options is based on less than Market Price or if the Option Holder is an
insider or promoter of the Issuer. 
 Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities
legislation, the securities represented by this certificate may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian
resident until •[date four months and one day after Grant Date].] 
 LYNDEN ENERGY CORP. 

STOCK OPTION PLAN - OPTION CERTIFICATE 

This Option Certificate is issued pursuant to the provisions of the Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) of Lynden Energy Corp. (the
“Issuer”) and evidences that •[Name of Option Holder] is the holder (the “Option Holder”) of an option (the “Option”) to purchase up to • common shares (the “Shares”) in
the capital stock of the Issuer at a purchase price of Cdn.$• per Share (the “Exercise Price”). This Option may be exercised at any time and from time to time from and including the following Grant Date through to and including
up to 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia (the “Expiry Time”) on the following Expiry Date: 
  

	 	(a)	the Grant Date of this Option is •, 200•; and 

  

	 	(b)	subject to sections 5.4, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1 and 11.4 of the Plan, the Expiry Date of this Option is •, 200•. 

To exercise this Option, the Option Holder must deliver to the Administrator of the Plan, prior to the Expiry Time on the Expiry Date, an Exercise Notice, in
the form provided in the Plan, which is incorporated by reference herein, together with the original of this Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to the Issuer or its legal counsel in an amount equal to the aggregate of
the Exercise Price of the Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised. 
 This Option Certificate and the Option evidenced hereby is not
assignable, transferable or negotiable and is subject to the detailed terms and conditions contained in the Plan. This Option Certificate is issued for convenience only and in the case of any dispute with regard to any matter in respect hereof, the
provisions of the Plan and the records of the Issuer shall prevail. This Option is also subject to the terms and conditions contained in the schedules, if any, attached hereto. 

[Include the following TSXV hold period only if the exercise price of the stock options is based on less than Market Price or if the Option Holder is an
insider or promoter of the Issuer. 
 Any share certificates issued pursuant to an exercise of the Option before •[date four months
and one day after Grant Date] will contain the following legend: 
 “Without prior written approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange and compliance with all applicable securities legislation, the securities represented by this certificate may not be sold, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise traded on or through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange or otherwise
in Canada or to or for the benefit of a Canadian resident until •[date four months and one day after Grant Date].”] 

 If the Option Holder is a resident or citizen of the United States of America at the time of the exercise of the
Option, the certificate(s) representing the Shares will be endorsed with the following or a similar legend: 
 “The securities
represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the United States of America (the “Act”) or the securities laws of any state (“State”) of the United States of America and
may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or distributed, directly or indirectly, to a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act) or within the United States unless such
securities are (i) registered under the Act and any applicable State securities act (a “State Act”), or (ii) exempt from registration under the Act and any applicable State Act and the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel to
such effect reasonably satisfactory to it, or (iii) sold in accordance with Regulation S and the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel to such effect reasonably satisfactory to it.” 

 

	
	Dated as of
                                         
               .
	
	 LYNDEN ENERGY CORP.
 by its authorized
signatory:

	
	 

 The Option Holder acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents to the Issuer that the Option Holder is familiar
with the terms and conditions of the Plan, and hereby accepts this Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan. The Option Holder agrees to execute, deliver, file and otherwise assist the Issuer in filing any report, undertaking or
document with respect to the awarding of the Option and exercise of the Option, as may be required by the Regulatory Authorities. The Option Holder further acknowledges that if the Plan has not been approved by the shareholders of the Issuer on the
Grant Date, this Option is not exercisable until such approval has been obtained. This Option is not exercisable until the following has been completed and signed by the Option Holder and a copy received by the Issuer. 

Signature of Option Holder: 
  

							
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	Print Name	  		  		  	
	 	  		  		  	
	Address	  		  		  	
	 	  		  		  	

  
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 OPTION CERTIFICATE – SCHEDULE 

[Complete the following additional terms and any other special terms, if applicable, or remove the inapplicable terms or this schedule entirely.] 

The additional terms and conditions attached to the Option represented by this Option Certificate are as follows: 

 

	1.	The Option is exercisable only to the extent that it has vested. The Option will vest in accordance with the following schedule: 

  

	 	(a)	• Shares (•%) will vest and be exercisable as of the Grant Date; 

  

	 	(b)	• additional Shares (•%) will vest and be exercisable as of • [date]; 

  

	 	(c)	• additional Shares (•%) will vest and be exercisable as of • [date]; 

  

	 	(d)	• additional Shares (•%) will vest and be exercisable as of • [date]; 

  

	2.	Upon the Option Holder ceasing to hold a position with the Issuer, other than as a result of the events set out in paragraphs 5.4(a) or 5.4(b) of the Plan, the Expiry Date of the Option shall be • [Insert date
desired that is longer or shorter than the standard 30 days as set out in the Plan] following the date the Option Holder ceases to hold such position. 

 SCHEDULE B 

LYNDEN ENERGY CORP. 
 STOCK OPTION
PLAN 
 NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF OPTION 
  

	TO:	The Administrator, Stock Option Plan 

 The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the Stock
Option Plan (the “Plan”) of Lynden Energy Corp. (the “Issuer”), of the exercise of the Option to acquire and hereby subscribes for (cross out inapplicable item): 

 

	(a)	all of the Shares; or 

  

	(b)	                    of the Shares; 

which are the subject of the Option Certificate attached hereto (attach your original Option Certificate). 

The undersigned tenders herewith a certified cheque or bank draft (circle one) payable to the Issuer in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price
of the aforesaid Shares and directs the Issuer to issue the certificate evidencing said Shares in the name of the undersigned to be mailed to the undersigned at the following address (provide full complete address): 

 

					
		 	  
	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
			
		 	  
	 	
			
		 	  
	 	

 The undersigned acknowledges the Option is not validly exercised unless this Notice is completed in strict compliance with
this form and delivered to the Issuer at its mailing address as shown under the Issuer’s profile on the SEDAR website (www.SEDAR.com), together with the required payment prior to 4:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, BC on the Expiry Date
of the Option. 
 DATED the              day of
                    , 20     . 
  

	
	  

	Signature of Option Holder

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