Important Dates
2022 Fiscal Year End
October 31, 2022
Date of Circular
January 31, 2023 (all information is as at this date, unless indicated otherwise)
Record Date
February 7, 2023
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
April 6, 2023
Contents
Voting and Attendance Information: Questions and Answers.............3
Business of the Meeting .......................................................................6
Electing our Directors...........................................................................................................................................6
Receiving our Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report ................................................................................... 6
Appointing our Auditor ........................................................................................................................................6
Voting on our Approach to Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”) ................................................................... 7
Director Information .............................................................................8
Your Director Nominees.......................................................................................................................................8
Director Compensation ........................................................................................................................................ 15
Directors’ Equity Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 18
Corporate Governance .........................................................................19
Our Corporate Governance Practices...................................................................................................................19
Committee Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 29
Executive Compensation and Related Information ..............................33
Compensation Discussion and Analysis................................................................................................................35
Named Executive Officer Compensation..............................................................................................................60
Additional Compensation Disclosure....................................................67
Compensation of Senior Managers and Other Material Risk Takers ....................................................................67
Compensation Awarded.......................................................................................................................................67
Special Compensation .......................................................................................................................................... 67
Deferred Compensation.......................................................................................................................................68
Other Information.................................................................................69
Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers................................................................................................69
Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance ........................................................................................................... 69
Shareholder Proposals .........................................................................................................................................69
Additional Information.........................................................................................................................................69
Directors’ Approval .............................................................................................................................................. 69
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