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EXHIBIT 4.3

WI-LAN INC.

2001 SHARE OPTION PLAN

 

		1.	Purpose of Plan

 

The purpose of this
plan (the “Plan”) is to develop the interest of officers, directors and employees of Wi-LAN Inc. and its subsidiaries
(collectively, the “Corporation”) and other persons who provide ongoing management or consulting services to
the Corporation in the growth and development of the Corporation by providing them with the opportunity through share purchase
options to acquire an increased proprietary interest in the Corporation. Certain capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined
in Section 14 hereof.

 

		2.	Administration

 

The Plan shall be
administered by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or if appointed, by a

special committee of directors appointed
from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (such committee, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board
of Directors of the Corporation is hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”) pursuant to rules of procedure
fixed by the Board of Directors. In exercising its authority under the Plan, the Committee may delegate its authority to the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation pursuant to such rules as may be fixed by the Committee.

 

		3.	Granting of Options

 

The Committee may
from time to time designate directors, officers or employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries or any other Insider of or
Service Provider to the Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Optionees”) to whom options (“Options”)
to purchase common shares (“Common Shares”) of the Corporation may be granted and the number of Common Shares
to be optioned to each, provided that:

 

		(a)	the total number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan is 10% of the Corporation’s
then issued and outstanding Common Shares less any Common Shares issued and outstanding under the Incentive Plans, any increase
in the issued and outstanding Common Shares will result in an increase in the available number of Common Shares issuable under
the Plan, any exercises of Options will make new grants available under the Plan effectively resulting in a re-loading of the number
of Options available to grant under the Plan, and the combined number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and
the Incentive Plans shall not exceed 10% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding Common Shares at any given time;

 

		(b)	the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to any one Optionee shall not exceed 5% of the
issued and outstanding number of Common Shares on a non-diluted basis;

 

	(c)	(i)	the maximum number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to Options granted to Insiders at any time may not exceed
10% of the number of Outstanding Common Shares;

 

		(ii)	the maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued to Insiders, within a one-year period,
may not exceed 10% of the number of Outstanding Common Shares;

 

		(iii)	the maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued to any one Insider and the Associates of
such Insider, within a one-year period, may not exceed 5% of the number of Outstanding Common Shares;

 

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		(iv)	the maximum number of Common Shares issuable to Insiders, at any time, under all security based
compensation arrangements (as such term is defined in the TSX Company Manual), cannot exceed 10% of the then issued and outstanding
Common Shares; and

 

		(v)	the number of Common Shares issued to Insiders, within any one year period, under all security
based compensation arrangements (as such term is defined in the TSX Company Manual), cannot exceed 10% of the then issued and outstanding
Common Shares;

 

provided that for the purposes
of paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, an entitlement granted prior to the grantee becoming an Insider may be excluded
in determining the number of Common Shares issuable to Insiders;

 

		(d)	the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to non-executive directors of the Corporation
shall not exceed 1.4% of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding Common Shares at any given time; and

 

		(e)	the aggregate value of the Current Market Price (as defined below) of all of the Common Shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to all of the Options granted to any one non-executive director of the Corporation in any one calendar
year shall not exceed $100,000 as measured on the date of each Option grant in that calendar year.

 

		4.	Vesting

 

		(a)	The Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine the time during which Options shall vest and
the method of vesting, or that no vesting restriction shall exist.

 

		(b)	Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute
discretion:

 

		(i)	any Option outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, but which is
not then exercisable, shall become fully exercisable upon the occurrence of such Change of Control; and

 

		(ii)	any outstanding Option shall be cashed out at the Change of Control Price, less the applicable
Exercise Price (as defined below) for each such Option as of the date at which such Change of Control is determined to have occurred
or, except with respect to any US Taxpayer for whom the immediately preceding clause shall apply in all applicable circumstances,
as of such other date as the Committee or the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine prior to the
Change of Control. Outstanding Options may only be cashed out, as described in the immediately preceding sentence, if the Change
of Control Price is higher than the Exercise Price for such outstanding Options. If the Change of Control Price is equal to or
lower than the Exercise Price for such outstanding Options, the Committee or the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion,
may terminate such outstanding options and such outstanding Options shall be of no further force or effect.

 

Further, the Committee or
the Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall have the right to:

 

		(iii)	provide for the conversion or exchange of any outstanding Options not otherwise exercised or terminated
into or for options, rights or other securities in any entity participating in or resulting from the Change of Control; and

 

		(iv)	notwithstanding Section 11 of the Plan, determine that outstanding Options which are not then exercisable,
shall not become exercisable and shall be cancelled in the event of a Change of Control.

 

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		5.	Exercise Price

 

The exercise price
(the “Exercise Price”) of any Option shall be fixed by the Committee when such Option is granted, provided that
such price shall not be less than the current market price (the “Current Market Price”) of the Common Shares,
which shall mean the closing trading price per Common Share on the Toronto Stock Exchange (or if the Common Shares are not listed
on the Toronto Stock Exchange on such stock exchange as the Common Shares are then traded) on the last trading day preceding the
date of grant on which there was a closing price or, if the Common Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, a price determined
by the Committee; provided that, except with respect to any US Taxpayer for whom the Exercise Price of any Options shall be determine
as set forth in the immediately preceding clause in all circumstances, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation in its sole
discretion determines that such closing trading price would not be representative of the market price of the Common Shares, then
Current Market Price shall mean, subject to approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the weighted average price per share for Common
Shares for five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day preceding the date of grant on which there was a closing
price on the Toronto Stock Exchange (or if the Common Shares are not listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange on such stock exchange
as the Common Shares are then traded); the weighted average price shall be determined by dividing the aggregate sale price of all
Common Shares sold on the said exchange during the said five (5) consecutive trading days by the total number of Common Shares
so sold.

 

		6.	Option Terms

 

The period during
which an Option is exercisable (the “Exercise Period”) shall, subject to the provisions of the Plan requiring
acceleration of rights of exercise, be such period as may be determined by the Committee at the time of grant provided that no
Option may be exercised beyond ten (10) years from the date of grant. Each Option shall, among other things, contain provisions
to the effect that the Option shall be personal to the Optionee and shall not be assignable other than for that Optionee’s
estate planning purposes. In addition, each Option shall provide that:

 

		(a)	upon the death of the Optionee, the option shall terminate (the “Termination Date”)
on the earlier of the date determined by the Committee which shall not be more than twelve months from the date of death and the
last day of the Exercise Period; and

 

		(b)	if the Optionee shall no longer be a director or officer of, be in the employ of or be providing
ongoing management or consulting services to the Corporation, the Termination Date of the Option shall occur on the earlier of
the expiry of the period not in excess of 90 days prescribed by the Committee at the time of grant, following the date that the
Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or ceases to provide ongoing management or consulting
services to the Corporation, as the case may be, and the last day of the Exercise Period;

 

provided that in no event shall the
number of Common Shares that the Optionee (or his heirs or successors) shall be entitled to purchase until the Termination Date
be more than the number of Common Shares which the Optionee was entitled to purchase on the date of death or the date the Optionee
ceased to be an officer, director or employee of, or ceased providing ongoing management or consulting services to, the Corporation,
as the case may be.

 

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		7.	Exercise of Option

 

Subject to the provisions
of the Plan, an Option may be exercised from time to time by delivery to the Corporation at its head office in Ottawa, Ontario
or such other place as may be specified by the Corporation, of a written notice of exercise specifying the number of Common Shares
with respect to which the Option is being exercised and accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price of the shares then
being purchased, such payment to be made in cash, certified cheque or bank draft. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the
contrary and notwithstanding the Exercise Period of any Option, if an Option would otherwise expire during or immediately after
any Blackout Period, then the Exercise Period of any such Option shall instead expire on the date which is 10 business days following
the expiration of such Blackout Period provided, however, that no Exercise Period of any such Option may be extended beyond 10
years from its date of grant.

 

		8.	Alterations in Shares

 

Appropriate adjustments
in the number of Common Shares optioned and in the Exercise Price, as regards Options granted, may be made by the Committee in
its discretion to give effect to adjustments in the number of Common Shares resulting subsequent to the approval of the Plan by
the Committee from subdivisions, consolidations or reclassifications of the Common Shares, the payment of stock dividends by the
Corporation or other relevant changes in the capital of the Corporation.

 

		9.	Option Agreements

 

A written agreement
will be entered into between the Corporation and each Optionee to whom an

Option is granted hereunder, which agreement
will set out the number of Common Shares subject to Option, the Exercise Price, provisions as to vesting and expiry and any other
terms approved by the Committee, all in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. The agreement will be in such form as the
Committee may from time to time approve or authorize the officers of the Corporation to enter into and may contain such terms as
may be considered necessary in order that the Option will comply with this Plan, any provisions respecting Options in the income
tax or other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which the person to whom the Option is granted may from time to time
be a resident or citizen and the rules of any regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Corporation.

 

		10.	Regulatory Authorities Approvals

 

The Plan shall be
subject to the approval, if required, of any stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed for trading. Any Options granted
prior to such approval shall be conditional upon such approval being given and no such Options may be exercised unless such approval,
if required, is given.

 

		10A.	Withholding Tax Matters

 

With respect to
any amount that the Corporation would be required to deduct, withhold and remit to any taxing authority under applicable laws upon
any exercise of an Option by an Optionee, the Corporation shall, acting reasonably, determine such amount (each, a “Withholding
Amount”) and the Corporation may, at its discretion, (a) require that such Optionee pay such Withholding Amount to the
Corporation in addition to paying the Exercise Price upon such exercise, (b) deduct and withhold Common Shares having a value,
as determined by the Corporation at its sole discretion but acting reasonably, equal to such Withholding Amount on the date of
such exercise (the “Withheld Shares”) from any Common Shares issued upon such exercise and/or (c) take any other
action or actions reasonably necessary to satisfy the required deduction, withholding and remittance of such Withholding Amount.
The Corporation is authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of, at such times and at such prices as it determines, at its sole discretion
but acting reasonably, such Withheld Shares as may be necessary to satisfy any required deduction, withholding and remittance of
any Withholding Amount, and remit to the applicable Optionee any proceeds from such sale or disposition (after deducting applicable
sale commissions and any other reasonable expenses relating thereto) not so required provided that all applicable sale commissions
and any other reasonable expenses relating thereto shall be payable by such Optionee or from the proceeds of sale or disposition
of such Withheld Shares. If any Withheld Shares are so sold or disposed of, the proceeds of such sale or disposition (including
any applicable sale commissions and any other reasonable expenses relating thereto) shall be treated for all purposes as having
been paid to the relevant Optionee. The Corporation shall not be obligated to seek or obtain a minimum price for any Withheld Shares
sold or disposed of, nor shall it be liable to any person for any loss arising out of any such sale or disposition.

 

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		11.	Amendments

 

		(a)	The Board of Directors shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, suspend or terminate
this Plan or any portion thereof at any time, in accordance with applicable legislation, without obtaining the approval of shareholders;
provided that any amendment to any provision of the Plan will be subject to any required regulatory approval and the provisions
of applicable law, if any, that require the approval of shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation will be required
to obtain the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation for any of the following amendments:

 

		(i)	amendments to the Plan which would increase the maximum number of Common Shares issuable under
the Plan, otherwise than in accordance with Section 8 of the Plan;

 

		(ii)	amendments to Section 3(c) of the Plan which would increase the number of Common Shares issuable
to Insiders or issued to Insiders within any one year period, under the Plan;

 

		(iii)	amendments that would extend the Exercise Period of any Options beyond their original Exercise
Period except as otherwise determined in accordance with this Plan;

 

		(iv)	amendments that would increase (1) the maximum number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to
non-executive directors of the Corporation permitted by sub-section 3(d) of this Plan or (2) the maximum aggregate value of the
Current Market Price of all of the Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to all of the Options granted to any one non-executive
director of the Corporation in any one calendar year permitted by sub-section 3(e) of this Plan;

 

		(v)	amendments that would permit the transfer or assignment of Options for any reason other than an
Optionee’s estate planning;

 

		(vi)	amendments that would reduce the Exercise Price of any Options held by any Optionee, other than
in accordance with Sections 4, 6 and/or 8 of this Plan;

 

		(vii)	amendments that would result in the cancellation of any Options held by any Optionee and the related
reissue of equivalent Options to that Optionee; and

 

		(viii)	amendments to paragraphs 11(a)(i) through (viii) of this Plan.

 

		(b)	Subject to Section 10 of this Plan, the Board of Directors shall not alter or impair any rights
or increase any obligations with respect to an Option previously granted under the Plan without the consent of the holder thereof.

 

		(c)	Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Exercise Price of any Options granted under
this Plan must not be lower than the Current Market Price of the Common Shares at the time the Option is granted.

 

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		12.	Common Shares Duly Issued

 

Common Shares issued
upon the exercise of an Option granted hereunder will be validly issued and allotted as fully paid and non-assessable upon receipt
by the Corporation of the Exercise Price therefore in accordance with the terms of the Option and the issuance of Common Shares
thereunder will not require a resolution or approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

		13.	Prior Plans

 

The Plan shall entirely
replace and supersede all prior share option plans, if any, enacted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or its predecessor
corporations including, without limitation, the share option plan approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders of the Corporation
as of April 17, 2000 (the “Previous Plan”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, all agreements entered into pursuant
to the Previous Plan and remaining outstanding on the effective date of this Plan continue with full force and effect under this
Plan.

 

		14.	Definitions

 

In this Plan, capitalized
terms not otherwise defined in this Plan have the following meanings:

 

		(a)	“Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto by the Securities Act (Ontario)
as from time to time amended, supplemented or re-enacted;

 

		(b)	“Associate” has the meaning ascribed thereto by the Securities Act (Ontario)
as from time to time amended, supplemented or re-enacted;

 

		(c)	“Blackout Period” means any period during which the Corporation imposes trading
restrictions on its Insiders;

 

		(d)	“Change of Control” means:

 

		(i)	when any person, together with any Affiliate or Associate of such person (other than the Corporation
or its subsidiaries, or an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, including any trustee of such plan acting
as trustee) hereafter acquires the direct or indirect “beneficial ownership” (as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario))
of securities of the Corporation representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s
then outstanding securities; or

 

		(ii)	the occurrence of a transaction requiring the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders
involving the acquisition of the Corporation or all or substantially all of its business by an entity through purchase of assets,
by amalgamation, arrangement or otherwise;

 

		(e)	“Change of Control Price” means the highest price per Common Share paid in any
transaction reported on a securities exchange or paid or offered in any bona fide transaction related to a potential or
actual Change of Control at any time during the five (5) trading days preceding such Change of Control, as may be determined by
the Committee or the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion;

 

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		(f)	“Date of Grant” means the date on which an Option is granted hereunder;

 

		(g)	“Incentive Plan” means any employee stock purchase plan, deferred stock unit
plan, restricted share unit plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism of the Corporation involving the issuance or
potential issuance of Common Shares, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation
by way of a loan, guarantee or otherwise;

 

		(h)	“Insider” of the Corporation means an insider as defined in the Securities
Act (Ontario) as from time to time amended, supplemented or re-enacted and also includes associates and affiliates of the Insider;

 

		(i)	“Outstanding Common Shares” at the time of any share issuance or grant of Options
means the number of Common Shares that are outstanding immediately prior to the share issuance or grant of Options in question
on a non-diluted basis;

 

		(j)	“Service Provider” means:

 

		(i)	an employee or Insider of the Corporation; and

 

		(ii)	any other person or company engaged to provide on-going management or consulting services for the
Corporation or any entity controlled by the Corporation;

 

		(k)	“Share Compensation Agreement” means a stock option, stock option plan, employee
stock purchase plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism involving the issuance or potential issuance of shares to
one or more Service Providers, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way
of a loan, guaranty or otherwise;

 

		(l)	“subsidiary” has the meaning assigned thereto under the Securities Act (Ontario)
as from time to time amended, supplemented or re-enacted; and

 

		(m)	“US Taxpayer” means any citizen, permanent resident or tax resident of the United
States of America for the purposes of the US Internal Revenue Code, to whom any grant of Options or by whom any purchase of Common
Shares would be subject to taxation in the United States of America by the US Internal Revenue Code.

 

		15.	Effective Date

 

This Plan is effective
from February __, 2001 as amended on May 19, 2005, April 20, 2006, April 26, 2007, June 3, 2008, December 19, 2008, August 10,
2010 and November 8, 2010 and upon receipt of all necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals.

 

	 	 	WI-LAN INC.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 

 

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WI-LAN INC.

EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

 

This Wi-LAN Inc. Stock
Purchase Plan is intended to promote the interests of Wi-LAN Inc. (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiaries by
providing eligible employees of the Corporation and its subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire a increased proprietary interest
in the Corporation through participation in a payroll-deduction based employee stock purchase plan.

 

		1.	Definitions. In this Plan, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

		(a)	“Applicable Securities Legislation” means the Securities Act (Ontario),
as amended from time-to-time, and any and all regulations, policies and statements promulgated thereunder;

 

		(b)	“Annual Salary” means a Participant’s annualized gross salary inclusive
of regular compensation and commissions earned during each payroll period of the Corporation before any deductions or withholdings
but excluding overtime pay, bonuses, amounts paid as reimbursements of expenses and other additional compensation under rules uniformly
applied by the Committee (for Participants who have a compensation plan with a base and incentive portion comprising a target,
Annual Salary shall mean the annual earnings target for that Participant);

 

		(c)	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

 

		(d)	“Business Day” means any day which is a trading day on the Exchange;

 

		(e)	“Commitment Date” means, with respect to any Participant, the first Business
Day of an Offering Period or such other Business Day in an Offering Period approved by the Committee for that Participant to commence
making payroll deductions to purchase Common Shares hereunder during that Offering Period;

 

		(f)	“Committee” means, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Compensation
Committee of the Board, provided that all references in this Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to mean the Board if no Committee
has been appointed at any given time;

 

		(g)	“Common Shares” means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;

 

		(h)	“Election” means an election form authorizing payroll deductions from a Participant’s
pay for the purposes of acquiring Common Shares, in such form as may be prescribed by the Committee from time-to-time;

 

		(i)	“Eligible Employee” has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 3 hereof;

 

		(j)	“Exchange” means the Toronto Stock Exchange;

 

		(k)	“Incentive Plan” means any employee stock option plan, deferred stock unit plan,
restricted share unit plan or any other compensation or incentive mechanism of the Corporation involving the issuance or potential
issuance of Common Shares, including a share purchase from treasury which is financially assisted by the Corporation by way of
a loan, guarantee or otherwise;

 

		(l)	“Insider” has the meaning ascribed thereto by Applicable Securities Legislation;

 

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		(m)	“Lowest Fair Market Value” per Common Share means the lowest closing price on
a Business Day of the Common Shares on the Exchange during a particular Offering Period;

 

		(n)	“Material Information” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Corporation’s
trading securities policy as the same may be amended, restated and/or supplanted from time-to-time;

 

		(o)	“Offering Period” means each six month period commencing on (i) May 16 in each
year and (ii) November 16 in each year, provided that the current Offering Period hereunder shall be the seven and a half month
period commencing on October 1, 2009 and ending on May 15, 2010;

 

		(p)	“Outstanding Common Shares” means, at any given date, the number of Common Shares
that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to that date on a non-diluted basis, excluding Common Shares issued pursuant
to any Incentive Plan over the preceding one-year period, or such other number as may be determined under the applicable rules
and regulations of all regulatory authorities to which the Corporation is subject, including the Exchange;

 

		(q)	“Participant” means an Eligible Employee who is participating in this Plan pursuant
to Section 4 hereof;

 

		(r)	“Plan” means this Wi-LAN Inc. Stock Purchase Plan as it may be amended, restated
and/or supplanted from time-to-time and terms “hereof “, “herein”, “hereunder”
and similar expressions refer to this Plan and not to any particular section or other portion hereof;

 

		(s)	“Plan Account” means an account maintained by the Corporation or its designated
record keeper for each Participant and (i) to which such Participant’s payroll deductions hereunder are credited, (ii) against
which funds used to purchase Common Shares hereunder are charged and (iii) to which Common Shares purchased hereunder are credited;

 

		(t)	“Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Offering Period, the first Business
Day which is six (6) months following the Commitment Date in respect of that Offering Period; and

 

		(u)	“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Offering Period, 90% of the Lowest
Fair Market Value of the Common Shares during that Offering Period.

 

2.Shares Subject to this Plan. Subject
to the provisions of Section 12 hereof, the aggregate number of Common Shares which may be purchased by Participants under this
Plan is 500,000 (inclusive of Common Shares previously purchased under this Plan) provided that the maximum number of Common Shares
which may be issued under this Plan in any one fiscal year of the Corporation shall not exceed 400,000 and provided further that
the number of Common Shares issued to any one Participant under this Plan and all other Incentive Plans combined shall not exceed
10% of the Outstanding Common Shares at the date of such issuance and that the maximum number of Common Shares which may be issued
to Insiders in any one year period pursuant to this Plan and any other Incentive Plan may not exceed 10% of the Outstanding Common
Shares. No Participant may purchase Common Shares under this Plan on any Commitment Date if such purchase would not comply with
the foregoing restrictions. No fractional Common Shares may be purchased or issued hereunder.

 

3.Eligible Employees. Each active
employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries who is regularly employed by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries
(each, an “Eligible Employee”) may participate in this Plan. The Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion,
exclude all, but not less than all, of the employees of the Corporation or any subsidiary who are normally located outside Canada
where participation by such employees would be impractical to the Corporation for any reason whatsoever.

 

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4.Offering Periods; Participation in
this Plan.

 

		(a)	Common Shares shall be offered for purchase under this Plan through a series of successive Offering
Periods until (i) the maximum number of Common Shares available for purchase hereunder shall have been purchased or (ii) this Plan
shall have been terminated.

 

		(b)	An Eligible Employee may participate in this Plan by completing and filing an Election with the
Corporation or its designated record keeper prior to the tenth day of any Offering Period.

 

		(c)	Deductions from a Participant’s pay in accordance with that Participant’s Election
for an Offering Period shall commence on the Corporation’s first pay date which is a minimum of five (5) Business Days after
the tenth day of the Offering Period in question and shall continue until that Participant terminates participation in this Plan
or this Plan is otherwise terminated. Unless otherwise specified in an Election, a new Election is filed pursuant to Section 6
hereof or participation in this Plan is terminated pursuant to Section 7 hereof, any Participant who has filed an Election shall
be deemed to participate in this Plan in subsequent Offering Periods.

 

		(d)	If the aggregate number of Common Shares subscribed for under this Plan pursuant to all Participants’
Elections exceeds the total number of Common Shares permitted to be issued hereunder or the maximum number of Common Shares permitted
to be issued hereunder in respect of any one year, the Common Shares available for issuance will be allocated by the Corporation
on a pro rata basis in proportion to each Participant’s balance in such Participant’s respective Plan Account and a
cash payment for the balance remaining in such Plan Account will be refunded to each such Participant on the next Purchase Date,
such calculation and allotment by the Corporation to be final and binding on all Participants.

 

5.Payroll Deductions. Payroll deductions
shall be made from the amounts paid to each Participant for each payroll period of the Corporation in such amounts as such Participant
shall authorize in that Participant’s Election provided, however, that any Participant’s maximum payroll deduction
shall be 5% of such Participant’s Annual Salary. Payroll deductions hereunder shall be made in any pay period only after
all other withholdings, deductions, garnishments and the like have been made. If a Participant’s pay is insufficient in any
pay period to allow the entire payroll deduction elected hereunder, then no deduction whatsoever shall be made for such pay period
and payroll deductions will resume with the next pay period in which the Participant has pay sufficient to permit the deduction.

 

6.Changes in Payroll Deductions.
Subject to the maximum payroll deduction set forth above, a Participant may change the amount of such Participant’s payroll
deductions set out in any Election by filing a new Election with the Corporation or its designated record keeper (a) to decrease
such amount at any time during an Offering Period or (b) to increase such amount only during the first ten (10) days of an Offering
Period, and any such change to decrease or increase such amount shall be effective as of the Corporation’s first pay date
which is a minimum of five (5) Business Days after such filing for the applicable Offering Period and all subsequent Offering Periods
until revoked in writing provided, however, that no Participant shall be entitled to make any such change if and to the extent
that such Participant is in possession of Material Information about the Corporation which has not been made public by the Corporation
at such time.

 

7.Termination of Participation in Plan.
A Participant may, at any time and for any reason, voluntarily terminate participation in this Plan by written notification of
withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation at least five (5) Business Days before the Corporation’s
next pay period or at any other time subject to the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. A Participant’s
participation in this Plan shall terminate immediately upon the termination of such Participant’s employment with the Corporation
or any subsidiary for any reason. If a Participant’s participation in this Plan is voluntarily or involuntarily terminated,
deductions from such Participant’s payroll under this Plan shall immediately cease provided, however, that unless the foregoing
provisions dealing with terminating participation are complied with, any payroll deductions credited to such Participant’s
Plan Account shall be used to purchase Common Shares on the next Purchase Date.’

 

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8.Purchase of Shares.

 

		(a)	On each Purchase Date, the Corporation shall apply the funds credited to each Participant’s
Plan Account at such date to the purchase (without commissions or fees) of that number of whole Common Shares determined by dividing
the balance in each such Plan Account by the Purchase Price for the such Offering Period to which such Purchase Date relates.

 

		(b)	The Corporation shall only purchase Common Shares from the funds credited to any specific Plan
Account on any specific Purchase Date in lots of one hundred (100) Common Shares (or such other size of lot as may be determined
by the Committee or its delegates at its or their sole discretion) each.

 

		(c)	Any amount remaining in such Plan Account after the purchase of Common Shares on any specific Purchase
Date shall be carried forward to the Purchase Date relating to the next Offering Period unless such Plan Account is closed prior
to such next Purchase Date.

 

		(d)	As soon as practicable after each Purchase Date, the Corporation shall deliver a statement to each
Participant which shall indicate the number of Common Shares purchased on the Purchase Date on behalf of such Participant under
this Plan.

 

		(e)	A certificate representing the Common Shares in each Participant’s Plan Account shall be
issued in such Participant’s name or as such Participant may request in writing within a reasonable period of time following
the applicable Purchase Date.

 

9.Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant
shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation by virtue only of this Plan or the transactions contemplated hereby
unless and until that Participant’s Plan Account contains at least one (1) Common Share.

 

10.Rights Not Transferable. Rights
under this Plan are not transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of succession, and are exercisable during
the Participant’s lifetime only by the Participant or by the Participant’s guardian or legal representative. No rights
or payroll deductions of a Participant shall be subject to execution, attachment, levy, garnishment or similar process.

 

11.Application of Funds. All funds
of Participants received or held in any Plan Account by the Corporation under this Plan prior to the purchase of the Common Shares
on any Purchase Date shall be held by the Corporation without liability for interest or other increment.

 

12.Adjustments in Case of Changes Affecting
Shares. In the event of a subdivision or consolidation of the outstanding Common Shares or the payment of a stock dividend
upon the Common Shares, the number of Common Shares approved for issuance hereunder and/or the Purchase Price for any Offering
Period shall be increased or decreased proportionately, and such other adjustments shall be made as may be deemed equitable by
the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event of any other change affecting the Common Shares, such adjustment
shall be made to the Common Shares approved for issuance hereunder and/or the Purchase Price for any Offering Period as shall be
deemed equitable by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion to give proper effect to such event.

 

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13.Administration of this Plan.
This Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have authority to construe and interpret the provisions of
this Plan and make rules and regulations for the administration of this Plan, and its interpretations and decisions with regard
to this Plan and such rules and regulations shall be final and conclusive on all persons affected thereby unless otherwise determined
by the Board. The day-to-day administration of this Plan may be delegated to such officers and employees of the Corporation or
its subsidiaries as the Committee may determine.

 

14.Amendments to this Plan. The
Board may, in its sole and absolute discretion, amend, suspend or terminate this Plan or
any portion hereof at any time, in accordance with applicable legislation, without obtaining
the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders; provided that any amendment to any provision of this Plan will be subject
to any required regulatory approval and the provisions of applicable law, if any, that require the approval of the Corporation’s
shareholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Corporation shall obtain the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders for any
of the following:

 

		(a)	amendments to the Plan which would increase the number of Common Shares issuable hereunder, otherwise
than in accordance with Section 12 hereof;

		(b)	amendments to Section 2 hereof which would increase the number of Common Shares issuable to Insiders
or issued to Insiders under the Plan within any one year period;

		(c)	amendments that would permit any transfer of Common Shares for any reason other than a Participant’s
estate planning; and

		(d)	amendments that would reduce any Purchase Price hereunder, other than in accordance with Sections
12 hereof.

15.Termination of this Plan. This
Plan shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the date on which the Board resolves to terminate this Plan and (b) the date no more
Common Shares remain to be purchased hereunder, and such earlier date shall be deemed to be a Purchase Date. If, on such Purchase
Date, Participants have, in the aggregate, the right to purchase more Common Shares hereunder than are available for purchase under
this Plan, each Participant shall be eligible to purchase a reduced number of Common Shares on a pro rata basis, and any excess
payroll deductions shall be returned to Participants, all as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the Committee.

 

16.Costs. All costs and expenses
incurred in administering this Plan shall be paid by the Corporation.

 

17.Governmental Regulations. The
Corporation’s obligation to sell and deliver its Common Shares pursuant to this Plan is subject to:

 

		(a)	the satisfaction of all requirements under applicable securities laws in respect thereof and obtaining
all regulatory approvals as the Corporation shall determine to be necessary or advisable in connection with the authorization,
issuance or sale thereof, including shareholder approval, if required;

 

		(b)	the admission of such Common Shares to listing on any stock exchange on which Common Shares may
then be listed including, as may be applicable, the Exchange; and

 

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		(c)	the receipt from the Participant of such representations, agreements and undertakings as to future
dealings in such Common Shares as the Corporation determines to be necessary or advisable in order to safeguard against the violation
of the securities law of any jurisdiction.

 

In this connection, the Corporation shall take
all reasonable steps to obtain such approvals and registrations as may be necessary for the issuance of such Common Shares in compliance
with applicable securities law and for the listing of such Common Shares on any stock exchange on which such Common Shares are
then listed provided, however, that in no event whatsoever shall the Corporation be required to issue
or deliver Common Shares to persons who are citizens, residents or nationals of any jurisdiction in which such issue or delivery
would be unlawful without registration of the relevant persons or Common Shares for such purposes.

 

18.Applicable Law. This Plan is
established under the laws of the Province of Ontario and the rights of all parties and the construction and effect of each provision
of this Plan shall be according to the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

 

19.Effect on Employment. The provisions
of this Plan shall not affect the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary or any Participant to terminate the Participant’s
employment with the Corporation or any subsidiary.

 

20.Withholding. The Corporation
reserves the right to withhold from any Common Shares or cash to be distributed to a Participant any amounts which it is required
by law to withhold. The Corporation shall be entitled to sell any Common Shares so withheld to fund any such legal requirement
to withhold provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be liable to any Participant as to the amount of the proceeds of
any such sale or the amount of any commissions or similar amounts relating thereto.

 

21.Sale of Corporation. In the event
of a proposed sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or a merger of the Corporation with or into another
corporation, the Corporation shall require that each outstanding right hereunder be assumed or an equivalent right be substituted
by the successor or purchaser corporation, unless this Plan is earlier terminated.

 

22.Approvals. This Plan shall be
subject to acceptance by the Exchange in compliance with all conditions imposed by the Exchange. Any rights to purchase Common
Shares granted prior to such acceptance shall be conditional upon such acceptance being given and any conditions complied with
and no such right may be exercised unless such acceptance is given and such conditions are complied with.

 

23.Corporate Action. Nothing contained
in this Plan shall be construed so as to prevent the Corporation from taking corporate action which is deemed by the Corporation
to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on this Plan.

 

24.Limitation on Sale of Common Shares
Purchased Under this Plan. This Plan is intended to provide Common Shares for investment and not for resale. The Corporation
does not, however, intend to restrict or influence any Participant with respect to any dealings with Common Shares save and except
as provided in Section 17(c) hereof. A Participant may, therefore, sell Common Shares purchased hereunder provided such Participant
complies with all applicable securities laws and any policies of the Corporation applicable to the trading of its securities.

 

25.Notice. Participants
assume the risk of any market fluctuations in the price of the Common Shares.

 

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26.Notices. All written notices
to be given by Participants to the Corporation hereunder shall be delivered personally or by registered mail, postage prepaid,
addressed as follows:

 

Wi-LAN Inc.

11 Holland Avenue, Suite
608

Ottawa, ON K1Y 4S1

Attention: Corporate
Secretary

 

Any notice given by a Participant pursuant
to the terms hereof shall not be effective until actually received by the Corporation at the above address. Any notice to be given
to a Participant shall be sufficiently given if delivered personally or by postage prepaid mail to the last address of the Participant
on the records of the Corporation or the applicable subsidiary and shall be effective seven days after mailing.

 

27.Effective Date. This Plan was
effective upon being approved by the Corporation’s shareholders on March 27, 2008, having been approved by the Board on February
18, 2008, and was amended by the Board on each of June 3, 2008, October 16, 2008, and December 9, 2009.

 

	.	 	WI-LAN INC
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name:	 
	 	Title:	 

 

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