Exhibit 99.2 

No securities regulatory authority has in any way passed upon the merits of the transactions described in this management information circular.

AYR WELLNESS INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL and SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
scheduled to be held on June 23, 2022

and

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Ayr Wellness Inc. (“Ayr”, the “Corporation” or “we”) will be held at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, 53rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1B9 on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), for the purposes of:

The Equity Incentive Plan Resolution will be required to be approved by an ordinary resolution of all of the holders (collectively, the “Ayr Shareholders”) of the Corporation’s subordinate voting shares (“Subordinate Voting Shares”), restricted voting shares (“Restricted Voting Shares”), limited voting shares (“Limited Voting Shares”, and collectively with the Subordinate Voting Share and Restricted Voting Shares, “Equity Shares”) and multiple voting shares (“Multiple Voting Shares”, and together with the Equity Shares, “Shares”), voting together as if they were a single class of shares. Each Equity Share entitles its holder to one vote per share and each Multiple Voting Share entitles its holder to 25 votes per share on the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution.

Holders of the Corporation’s limited voting shares are not entitled to vote on the election of directors.

The record date for the determination of registered Ayr Shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting is the close of business on May 16, 2022 (the “Record Date”). Only Ayr Shareholders whose names are entered in the Corporation’s register of shareholders as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote their shares at, the Meeting. Registered Ayr Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate, vote and ask questions at the Meeting. Beneficial Ayr Shareholders (being Ayr Shareholders who hold their shares through a securities dealer or broker, bank, trust company or trustee, custodian, nominee or other intermediary) who have not duly appointed themselves as their own proxy will not be able to attend the Meeting (as the Corporation does not have any record of beneficial Ayr Shareholders). Accordingly, if you are a beneficial Ayr Shareholder and wish to attend the Meeting, you MUST duly appoint yourself as your own proxy pursuant to the instructions in your enclosed voting instruction form.

Ayr Shareholders may exercise their rights by attending the Meeting or by completing a form of proxy or voting instruction form, as applicable. If you are a registered Ayr Shareholder that is unable to attend the Meeting or if you are a beneficial Ayr Shareholder, please complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy (registered Ayr Shareholders) or voting instruction form (beneficial Ayr Shareholders), as applicable, and deal with it as directed. An Ayr Shareholder who wishes to appoint a person other than the management nominees identified in the form of proxy or voting instruction form (the “Ayr proxyholders”) to represent such shareholder at the Meeting may do so by inserting such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy or voting instruction form and following the instructions for submitting such form of proxy or voting instruction form.

Proxies must be received by Odyssey (Odyssey Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, 67 Yonge St, Suite 702, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the second business day preceding the day of the Meeting (being Tuesday, June 21, 2022) or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. Your shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions as indicated on the proxy.

If you are a registered Ayr Shareholder, contact Odyssey at www.odysseycontact.com for any voting questions you may have.

This notice of annual general and special meeting of Ayr Shareholders is accompanied by the Circular and a form of proxy (for registered Ayr Shareholders) or a voting instruction form (for beneficial Ayr Shareholders). As an Ayr Shareholder, it is very important that you read these documents carefully, as they contain important information and detailed instructions about how to vote your shares and participate in the Meeting.

Dated at Miami, Florida on May 26, 2022.

INVITATION TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholders:

On behalf of the board of directors and management of the Corporation, we are pleased to invite you to attend the annual general and special meeting of shareholders that will be held this year on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), which will be held at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, 53rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1B9.

The annual general and special meeting is your opportunity to vote on a number of important matters as well as hear first-hand about our performance and strategic plans for the future. The enclosed management information circular describes the business to be conducted at the meeting. Registered Ayr Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate, vote (as applicable) and ask questions at the meeting. Non-registered Ayr Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as their own proxy will not be able to attend the Meeting (as the Corporation does not have any record of beneficial Ayr Shareholders).

Your participation in the meeting is important to us and we value your input as shareholders. You can vote by attending the meeting and voting, or alternatively, by completing and returning the enclosed form of proxy or voting instruction form.

We look forward to welcoming you at the meeting and thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADDENDA

APPENDIX “A” – EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN RESOLUTION 

APPENDIX “B” – AYR WELLNESS INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR 

(All dollar amounts herein are in United States dollars, unless indicated otherwise)

INTRODUCTION

This management information circular (this “Circular”) is furnished in connection with the solicitation by management of Ayr Wellness Inc. (“Ayr”, the “Corporation” or “we”) of proxies for use at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation (“Ayr Shareholders”) to be held on June 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof (the “Meeting”), for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of the annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “Notice of Meeting”).

Unless otherwise noted, references to “Ayr” and the “Corporation” refer to Ayr Wellness Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, predecessors and other entities controlled by them. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “$” or “dollars” in this Circular refer to U.S. dollars. Certain totals, subtotals and percentages throughout this Circular may not reconcile due to rounding. This Circular is dated May 26, 2022, and all information, unless indicated otherwise, is as at that date.

Ayr derives its revenues from the cannabis industry in certain states (“States” and each, a “state”) of the United States of America (“U.S.” or “United States”), which industry is illegal under U.S. federal law. Ayr is a vertically integrated multi-State operator in the U.S. cannabis sector. Currently, through its operating companies, Ayr is a leading cultivator, manufacturer, and retailer of cannabis products and branded cannabis packaged goods, and is engaged in the manufacture, possession, use, sale or distribution of cannabis and/or holds licenses in the adult-use and/or medicinal cannabis marketplace, in the States of Massachusetts, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, and Ohio.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Circular and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain certain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including Canadian securities laws and United States securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking statements”). All information, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Circular and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including estimates, plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts, projections, targets and guidance, constitutes forward-looking information. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or include words such as “pro forma”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “seeks”, “likely” or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”.

By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of material factors, many of which are beyond the parties’ control, could affect operations, business, financial condition, performance and results of the parties that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results.

These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking information included in this Circular should not be unduly relied upon, and the Corporation does not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking information or statements other than as required by applicable law. In making these statements, in addition to those described above and elsewhere herein, the parties have made assumptions with respect to, without limitation, receipt of requisite regulatory approvals on a timely basis, receipt and/or maintenance of required licenses and third-party consents in a timely manner, successful integration of the Corporation’s and its subsidiaries’ operations, and no unplanned materially adverse changes to its facilities, assets, customer base and the economic conditions affecting the Corporation’s current and proposed operations. These assumptions, although considered reasonable by the Corporation at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect. In addition, the Corporation has assumed that there will be no material adverse change to the current regulatory landscape affecting the cannabis industry and has also assumed that the Corporation will remain compliant in the future with all State and local laws, regulations and rules imposed upon it by law. The Corporation’s forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement.

Management’s Definition and Reconciliation of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures

Management reports certain non-United States Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (“U.S. GAAP”) measures that are used to evaluate the performance of its businesses and the performance of their respective segments, as well as to manage their capital structures. As non-U.S. GAAP measures generally do not have a standardized meaning, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Securities regulations require such measures to be clearly defined and reconciled with their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

The Corporation references non-U.S. GAAP measures, including cannabis industry metrics, in certain of its publicly filed documents, including the 2021 Financial Statements (as defined in this Circular). Non-U.S. GAAP measures are not recognized measures under U.S. GAAP and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these are provided as additional information to complement those U.S. GAAP measures by providing further understanding of the results of the operations of the Corporation from management’s perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation, nor as a substitute for analysis of the Corporation’s financial information reported under U.S. GAAP. Non-U.S. GAAP measures used to analyze the performance of the Corporation include “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Adjusted Gross Profit”.

The Corporation believes that these non-U.S. GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Corporation’s performances and may be useful to investors because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. These financial measures are intended to provide investors with supplemental measures of the Corporation’s operating performances and thus highlight trends in the Corporation’s core businesses that may not otherwise be apparent when solely relying on the U.S. GAAP measures.

Please refer to the Corporation’s management’s discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 MD&A”) for a further discussion of the Corporation’s non-U.S. GAAP measures and reconciliations of such measures to their corresponding U.S. GAAP measures.

SUMMARY

The following is a summary of certain information contained in this Circular. This summary is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and financial statements, including the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Circular and the attached Appendices all of which are important and should be reviewed carefully. All dollar amounts refer to U.S. dollars unless indicated otherwise.

Date, Time and Place of the Meeting

The Meeting is scheduled to be held at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, 53rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1B9 on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time). Only Ayr Shareholders of record at 5:00 pm (Eastern time) on May 16, 2022 will be entitled to receive notice of and vote (as applicable) at the Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

Business of the Meeting

The Meeting will be held for the purposes of:

The Equity Incentive Plan Resolution will be required to be approved by an ordinary resolution of all of the holders (collectively, the “Ayr Shareholders”) of the Corporation’s subordinate voting shares (“Subordinate Voting Shares”), restricted voting shares (“Restricted Voting Shares”), limited voting shares (“Limited Voting Shares”, and collectively with the Subordinate Voting Share and Restricted Voting Shares, “Equity Shares”) and multiple voting shares (“Multiple Voting Shares”, and together with the Equity Shares, “Shares”), voting together as if they were a single class of shares. Each Equity Share entitles its holder to one vote per share and each Multiple Voting Share entitles its holder to 25 votes per share on the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution.

See “Business of the Meeting – Approval and Renewal of the Equity Incentive Plan”.

Holders of Limited Voting Shares are not entitled to vote on the election of directors.

Recommendation of the board of directors (the “Board”) with respect to the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution

The Board has unanimously determined that the approval and renewal of the Equity Incentive Plan is in the best interests of the Corporation. Accordingly, the Board has unanimously approved the Equity Incentive Plan and unanimously recommends that the Ayr Shareholders vote FOR the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution.

GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION

Solicitation of Proxies

This Circular is sent in connection with the solicitation by the management of the Corporation of proxies to be used at the annual general and special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to be held at the offices of Stikeman Elliott LLP, 199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West, 53rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5L 1B9 on Thursday, June 23, 2022 (the “Meeting”) from 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time), and for the purposes set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Notice of Meeting”), and at any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The solicitation is being made primarily by mail, but proxies may also be solicited by telephone, facsimile or other personal contact by officers or other employees of the Corporation. The cost of the solicitation will be borne by the Corporation other than the cost of solicitation of the Objecting Beneficial Shareholders (as defined herein). See the section entitled “Advice to Beneficial Ayr Shareholders” below.

A form of proxy is a document that authorizes someone to attend the Meeting and cast your vote(s) for you. If you are a registered Ayr Shareholder, the Corporation has included a form of proxy with this Circular. It should be used to appoint a proxyholder. The contents and the sending of this Circular have been approved by the Board.

The Corporation does not intend to pay for intermediaries to forward to Objecting Beneficial Shareholders under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“NI 54-101”) the proxy-related materials and Form 54-101F7 - Request for Voting Instructions Made by Intermediary, so in the case of an Objecting Beneficial Shareholder, the Objecting Beneficial Shareholder will not receive the materials unless the Objecting Beneficial Shareholder’s intermediary assumes the cost of delivery.

Voting Shares and Principal Ayr Shareholders

The authorized capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Equity Shares and an unlimited number of Multiple Voting Shares, all without par or nominal value.

As of (i) April 4, 2022, there were 16,820,381 Subordinate Voting Shares, 13,123,894 Restricted Voting Shares and 27,792,448 Limited Voting Shares issued and outstanding, and (ii) May 16, 2022 (the “Record Date) there were 57,736,723 Equity Shares and 3,696,486 Multiple Voting Shares issued and outstanding. Each Equity Share entitles its holder to one vote and each Multiple Voting Share entitles its holder to 25 votes (subject in the case of Mercer Park CB, L.P. (“Mercer”), to the terms of the voting agreement with the Corporation dated as of June 26, 2019 (which may be found on Ayr’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com)) with respect to the matters voted at the Meeting, other than in connection with the election of directors of the Corporation for the ensuring year, in respect of which the Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote.

As of the Record Date, there were 7,697,000 Exchangeable Shares (as defined below) and 2,874,058 warrants (each exercisable on a one-for-one basis into Equity Shares) (“Warrants”) of the Corporation issued and outstanding. The Class B common stock (the “Exchangeable Shares”) of CSAC Acquisition Inc. (“CSAC AcquisitionCo”), a subsidiary of Ayr, is exchangeable on a one-for-one basis, at the option of the holder, in accordance with their terms and the terms specified in the applicable Exchange Rights Agreement into Equity Shares. The Exchangeable Shares are not entitled to vote at meetings of Ayr Shareholders.

Holders of Equity Shares and Multiple Voting Shares whose names are registered on the respective lists of shareholders of the Corporation as at the close of business (Toronto time) on the Record Date will be entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the Equity Shares and Multiple Voting Shares, respectively, in respect of which they are so registered at the Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, if present or represented by proxy thereat. As of the Record Date, there were (i) an aggregate of 57,736,723 votes attached to the Equity Shares entitled to be voted in respect of the appointment of the auditors of the Corporation for the ensuing year and the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution, and (ii) 92,412,150 votes attached to the Multiple Voting Shares entitled to be voted in respect of all items of business at the Meeting. As of April 4, 2022, there were 16,820,381 votes attached to the Subordinate Voting Shares and 27,020,117 votes attached to the Restricted Voting Shares entitled to be voted in respect of the election of the directors for the ensuing year.

At the Meeting, Ayr Shareholders will be asked to consider, and if deemed advisable, approve the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution and the other matters of business outlined in the Notice of Meeting. Holders of Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote in respect of the election of the directors of the Corporation. The Equity Incentive Plan Resolution will be required to be approved by an ordinary resolution of the holders of the Equity Shares and the Multiple Voting Shares, voting together as if they were a single class of shares.

To the knowledge of the directors and officers of the Corporation, other than as set forth below, no person owns beneficially, directly or indirectly, or exercises control or direction over, voting securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to any class of voting securities of the Corporation, as at the Record Date (unless otherwise as of a date specified below).

Participation in the Meeting

Registered Ayr Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders who participate in the Meeting will be able to attend the Meeting, ask questions and, as applicable, vote, provided they comply with all of the requirements set out in the sections below entitled “Voting of Proxies”. Beneficial Ayr Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as their own proxy will not be able to attend the Meeting (as the Corporation does not have any record of beneficial Ayr Shareholders). Accordingly, if you are a beneficial Ayr Shareholder and wish to attend the Meeting, you MUST duly appoint yourself as your own proxy pursuant to the instructions in your enclosed voting instruction form.

Appointment of Proxies

The persons named as proxyholders in the enclosed form of proxy are directors and officers of the Corporation (the “Ayr proxyholders”). Each Ayr Shareholder has the right to appoint a person other than the Ayr proxyholders to represent such Ayr Shareholder at the Meeting (including beneficial Ayr Shareholders who wish to appoint themselves as proxyholder to participate or vote at the Meeting). In order to appoint such other person (a “third party proxyholder”), the Ayr Shareholder must submit his, her or its proxy or voting instruction form (as applicable) appointing such third party proxyholder.

To appoint a third party proxyholder, insert such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy or voting instruction form and follow the instructions for submitting such form of proxy or voting instruction form.

If you are a beneficial shareholder and wish to participate or vote at the Meeting, you have to insert your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to you by your intermediary, follow all of the applicable instructions provided by your intermediary, as described below. By doing so, you are instructing your intermediary to appoint you as proxyholder. It is important that you comply with the signature and return instructions provided by your intermediary.

If you are a beneficial shareholder located in the United States and wish to participate or vote at the Meeting or, if permitted, appoint a third party as your proxyholder, in addition to the steps described below under the section entitled “Attendance and Participation in the Meeting”, you must obtain a valid legal proxy from your intermediary. Follow the instructions from your intermediary included with the legal proxy form and the voting information form sent to you or contact your intermediary to request a legal proxy form or a legal proxy if you have not received one. After obtaining a valid legal proxy from your intermediary, you must then submit such legal proxy to Odyssey Trust Company (“Odyssey”), Ayr’s transfer agent and registrar. Requests for registration from beneficial Ayr Shareholders located in the United States that wish to participate or vote at the Meeting or, if permitted, appoint a third party as their proxyholder must be sent by e-mail to ayr@odysseytrust.com and received by no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the second business day preceding the day of the Meeting (being Tuesday, June 21, 2022) or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

A proxy will not be valid unless the completed form of proxy is received by Odyssey (Odyssey Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, 67 Yonge St, Suite 702, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8) not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time for holding the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. Proxies delivered after that time will not be accepted. The deadline for deposit of proxies may be waived or extended by the Chair of the Meeting at his or her discretion, without notice.

Exercise of Discretion by Proxies

The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will, on any ballot that may be called for, vote (or withhold from voting) the Shares in respect of which they are appointed as proxies in accordance with the instructions of the Ayr Shareholders appointing them. If an Ayr Shareholder specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the Shares will be voted accordingly. If no instructions are given as to how to vote on a particular issue to be decided at the Meeting, or if both choices have been specified by the Ayr Shareholder, the Shares will be voted FOR the election of the nominees of the Board as directors, FOR the appointment of Marcum LLP as auditors and FOR the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution (as set out in Appendix “A”).

Pursuant to the special rights and restrictions attached to such class of shares, the holders of Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote in respect of the election of the directors of the Corporation.

The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting, and with respect to other business which may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. If any such amendment or other business properly comes before the Meeting, or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matters or business. As of the date hereof, management of the Corporation knows of no such amendment, variation or other business to come before the Meeting.

Voting of Proxies

Ayr Shareholders may vote by proxy before the Meeting or vote at the Meeting, as described below:

You may vote before the Meeting by completing your form of proxy or voting instruction form in accordance with the instructions provided therein. Beneficial Ayr Shareholders should also carefully follow all instructions provided by their intermediaries to ensure that their Shares are voted at the Meeting. Voting by proxy is the easiest way to vote. It means you are giving someone else the authority to attend the Meeting and vote on your behalf.

The Ayr proxyholders named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote (or withhold from voting) the Shares in respect of which they are appointed as proxies in accordance with your instructions, including on any ballot that may be called. If there are changes to the items of business or new items properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof, a proxyholder can vote as he or she sees fit.

You can appoint someone else to be your proxy. This person does not need to be an Ayr Shareholder. See the section above entitled “Appointment of Proxies”.

There are two ways for Ayr Shareholders to vote by proxy before the Meeting:

Proxies, whether submitted through the Internet or by mail as described above, must be received by Odyssey (Odyssey Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, 67 Yonge St, Suite 702, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the second business day preceding the day of the Meeting (being Tuesday, June 21, 2022) or any adjournment(s) thereof or postponement(s). Your Shares will be voted in accordance with your instructions as indicated on the proxy. The deadline for the deposit of proxies may be waived or extended by the Chair of the Meeting at his or her discretion, without notice.

Registered Ayr Shareholders may vote at the Meeting by completing a ballot during the Meeting.

Pursuant to the special rights and restrictions attached to such class of shares, the holders of Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote in respect of the election of the directors of the Corporation.

Beneficial Ayr Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as their proxy will not be able to attend the Meeting. This is because the Corporation and Odyssey, our transfer agent, do not have a record of the beneficial Ayr Shareholders of the Corporation, and, as a result, will have no knowledge of your shareholdings or entitlement to vote unless you appoint yourself as your proxy. If you are a beneficial Ayr Shareholder and wish to vote at the Meeting, you have to appoint yourself as your proxy, by inserting your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to you and you must follow all of the applicable instructions, including the deadline, provided by your intermediary. See the sections entitled “Appointment of Proxies”.

Advice to Beneficial Ayr Shareholders

You are a registered Ayr Shareholder if your Equity Shares are registered directly in your name with the Corporation’s transfer agent. You may hold your Equity Shares in the form of a physical share certificate or through the direct registration system (DRS) on the records of the Corporation’s transfer agent in electronic form. You are a beneficial shareholder if the Equity Shares you beneficially own are registered either: (i) in the name of an intermediary that you deal with in respect of your Equity Shares, such as securities dealers or brokers, banks, trust companies and trustees or administrators of self-administered RRSPs, TFSAs, RRIFs, RESPs and similar plans, or (ii) in the name of a clearing agency of which the intermediary is a participant. In accordance with NI 54-101, the Corporation has distributed copies of the Notice of Meeting, this Circular and the form of proxy to the clearing agencies and intermediaries for onward distribution to beneficial Ayr Shareholders. Intermediaries are required to forward such notices to beneficial Ayr Shareholders, and often use a service company (such as Broadridge in Canada) for this purpose.

Only registered Ayr Shareholders or the persons they appoint as their proxies are permitted to vote at the Meeting. If you receive more than one Notice of Meeting, form of proxy or voting instruction form, it means that you have multiple accounts with brokers or other nominees or with the Corporation’s transfer agent, as applicable, through which you hold Equity Shares. The voting process is different for registered Ayr Shareholders and Beneficial Ayr Shareholders. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions, which should be carefully followed by beneficial Ayr Shareholders in order to ensure that their Equity Shares are voted at the Meeting. Please follow the instructions carefully and vote or provide voting instructions for all of the Equity Shares you own. In all cases, Beneficial Ayr Shareholders should carefully follow the instructions of their intermediary, including those regarding when, where and by what means the voting instruction form or proxy form must be delivered.

Pursuant to the special rights and restrictions attached to such class of shares, the holders of Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote in respect of the election of the directors of the Corporation.

Applicable regulatory policy requires intermediaries to seek voting instructions from beneficial Ayr Shareholders in advance of meetings unless the Beneficial Ayr Shareholders have waived the right to receive Meeting materials. Management of the Corporation does not intend to pay for an Intermediary to deliver the Meeting Materials to beneficial Ayr Shareholders who have objected to their Intermediary disclosing ownership information about them to the Corporation (“Objecting Beneficial Shareholders”). Objecting Beneficial Shareholders will not receive the Meeting Materials unless the Objecting Beneficial Shareholder’s intermediary assumes the costs of delivery.

Revocation of Proxies

If you are a registered Ayr Shareholder, you may revoke your proxy by delivering an instrument in writing executed by the shareholder (or by his or her attorney authorized in writing or, where the shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the corporation) to the offices of Odyssey at (Odyssey Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, 67 Yonge St, Suite 702, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8) at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting (or, if adjourned or postponed, any reconvening thereof), or in any other manner provided by law. Your new instructions will revoke your earlier instructions.

If, as a registered Ayr Shareholder, and you have already voted by proxy and you vote again during the Meeting, your vote during the Meeting will revoke your previously submitted proxy. If you have already voted by proxy and do not wish to revoke your previously submitted proxy, do not vote again during the Meeting.

If you are a beneficial Ayr Shareholder and wish to revoke previously provided voting instructions, you should carefully follow the instructions provided by your intermediary. Intermediaries may set deadlines for the receipt of revocation notices that are farther in advance of the Meeting than those set out above and, accordingly, any such revocation should be completed well in advance of the deadline prescribed in the proxy card or voting instruction form to ensure it is given effect at the Meeting.

Voting Deadline

If voting by proxy, your proxy must be received by the transfer agent (Odyssey Trust Company, Attn: Proxy Department, 67 Yonge St, Suite 702, Toronto, Ontario M5E 1J8) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the second business day preceding the day of the Meeting (being Tuesday, June 21, 2022) or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof. The deadline for the deposit of proxies may be waived or extended by the Chair of the Meeting at his or her discretion, without notice.

The Corporation reminds Ayr Shareholders that only the most recently dated voting instructions will be counted and any prior dated instructions will be disregarded.

Voting Questions

Registered Ayr Shareholders may contact Odyssey, the transfer agent, at www.odysseycontact.com or 1-587-885-0960, for any voting questions.

BUSINESS OF THE MEETING

The Meeting will cover the following items of business:

The Corporation’s audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2021, together with the notes thereto and the independent auditor’s report thereon (collectively, the “2021 Financial Statements”), can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com under the Corporation’s profile.

The articles of the Corporation provide that the Board shall consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fifteen (15) directors, with the number between such limits to be determined by the Board from time to time. The Board has determined that the Board following the Meeting will consist of seven (7) directors. All of the nominees are currently members of the Board and have been members since the dates indicated below. If prior to the Meeting, any of the nominees shall be unable or, for any reason, become unwilling to serve as a director, it is intended that the discretionary power granted by the form of proxy or voting instruction form shall be used to vote for any other person or persons as directors. Each director is elected for a one-year term ending at the next annual meeting of shareholders or when his or her successor is elected, unless he or she resigns or his or her office otherwise becomes vacant. The Board and management of the Corporation have no reason to believe that any of the said nominees will be unable or will refuse to serve, for any reason, if elected to office.

The tables found in the section entitled “Nominees for Election” provide the profile of the nominees proposed for election to the Board. Included in these tables is information relating to each nominee’s experience, qualifications, areas of expertise, attendance at Board and committee meetings, ownership of Ayr securities, as well as other public company board memberships. As you will note from the enclosed form of proxy or voting instruction form, shareholders may vote for each director individually.

Pursuant to the special rights and restrictions attached to such class of shares, the holders of Limited Voting Shares do not have any entitlement to vote in respect of the election of the directors of the Corporation.

The Board recommends that the holders of the Subordinate Voting Shares, Restricted Voting Shares and Multiple Voting Shares vote FOR the election as director of each nominee whose name is set out below.

Unless a proxy specifies that the Shares it represents should be withheld from voting for the election of a particular nominee as director, the management appointees named in the accompanying form of proxy and voting instruction form intend to vote FOR such election.

Nominees for Election

¹ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof.

² The securities attributed to Mr. Sandelman in the following table include securities held by Mercer, over which Mr. Sandelman exercises direction or control.

³ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date.

⁴ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof. 

⁵ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date.

⁶ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof. 

Securities Held as of the Record Date7

⁷ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date.

⁸ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof. 

Securities Held as of the Record Date9

⁹ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date.

¹⁰ Mr. Karger also indirectly owns 275,979 Exchangeable Shares held through Green Partners Investor LLC and Green Partners Sponsor I, LLC. 

Securities Held as of the Record Date12

¹¹ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof.

¹² Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date. 

Securities Held as of the Record Date14

¹³ Reflects Board and Board committee meeting attendance in respect of the previous 12-month period from the date hereof.

¹⁴ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date.

¹⁵ Mr. Pfeiffer holds 59,664 Exchangeable Shares.

Securities Held as of the Record Date17

¹⁶ Ms. Johnson was appointed to the Board and the Audit Committee on January 20, 2022. Accordingly, the information provided below in respect of Joyce Johnson is provided from January 20, 2022 to the date hereof.

¹⁷ Market values of securities held calculated as of the Record Date. 

Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions

To the knowledge of the Corporation and based upon information provided by the proposed director nominees, none of the Corporation’s proposed director nominees is, as at the date of this Circular, or has been, within the 10 years prior to the date of this Circular: (a) a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Corporation) that, while such person was acting in that capacity (or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity but resulting from an event that occurred while that person was acting in such capacity), (i) was subject of a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order, or an order that denied the company access to any exemption under securities legislation, in each case, for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, or (ii) became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or (b) a director or executive of a company that, while that person was acting in that capacity or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, transaction or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets.

To the knowledge of the Corporation and based upon information provided by the proposed director nominees, except for the following, none of the Corporation’s proposed director nominees has (a) been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, or (b) been subject to any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director nominee.

Conflicts of Interest

To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, other than as disclosed below and elsewhere in this Circular, there are no known existing or potential material conflicts of interest among the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation and a director or officer of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation as a result of their outside business interests except that: (i) certain of the Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ directors and officers serve as directors and officers of other companies, and therefore it is possible that a conflict may arise between their duties to the Corporation and their duties as a director or officer of such other companies, and (ii) certain of the Corporation’s or its subsidiaries’ directors and officers have portfolio investments consisting of minority stakes in businesses that may compete directly or indirectly with the Corporation or act as a customer of, or supplier to, the Corporation. The BCBCA requires, among other things, that the directors and executive officers of the Corporation act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interest of the Corporation, to disclose any personal interest which they may have in any material contract or transaction which is proposed to be entered into with the Corporation and, in the case of directors, to abstain from voting as a director for the approval of any such contract or transaction. To the extent that conflicts of interest arise, such conflicts are required to be resolved in accordance with the provisions of the BCBCA.

Certain of the directors of the Corporation are formerly vendors of certain of the Corporation’s businesses, namely Louis Karger for Sira, and so while it is possible that a dispute may arise pursuant to the respective definitive agreement in connection with such acquisition, there are no current material disputes or claims.

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance

The Corporation maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for its directors, officers and the Corporation. The current policies have an aggregate limit of $10,000,000 for the term May 24, 2022 to May 24, 2023. Protection is provided to directors and officers with no deductible for any actual or alleged neglect, misstatement, errors, omissions, or other wrongful acts during the course of their duties or capacity as such. Under the insurance coverage, the Corporation is not reimbursed for payments which it is required or permitted to make to its directors and officers for indemnification of securities and non-securities related claims.

At the Meeting, Ayr Shareholders will be asked to appoint Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) to hold office as the Corporation’s auditor until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders and to authorize the Board to fix the auditor’s remuneration. Marcum has served as the auditor of the Corporation (including its predecessor) since August 16, 2021.

The Board recommends that you vote FOR the appointment of Marcum as auditor and the authorization of the Board to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

Unless a proxy specifies that the Shares it represents should be withheld from voting for the appointment of the auditor, the management appointees named in the accompanying form of proxy and voting instruction form intend to vote FOR the appointment of Marcum as auditor of the Corporation and authorizing the Board to fix the auditor’s remuneration.

Auditors’ Fees

During the fiscal periods ended December 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Company paid the following fees to the Company’s external auditors, MNP LLP (until August 16, 2021) and Marcum LLP, for the following fee categories:

Pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution, the full text of which is reproduced as Appendix “A”, Ayr proposes to approve and renew the Equity Incentive Plan, the full text of which is set forth in Appendix “B” to this Circular. The Board has unanimously determined that the adoption of the Equity Incentive Plan is in the best interests of the Corporation and has unanimously approved the Equity Incentive Plan. The Board recommends that you vote FOR the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution.

Unless a proxy specifies that the Shares it represents should be voted against the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution, the management appointees named in the accompanying form of proxy and voting instruction form intend to vote FOR the Equity Incentive Plan Resolution.

OTHER BUSINESS

Management of the Corporation knows of no other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting accompanying this Circular. However, if any other matters properly come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the form of proxy accompanying this Circular to vote on the same in accordance with their best judgment of such matters.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Overview and Objectives

An issuer’s “named executive officers” are comprised of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (or individuals who serve in similar capacities), and up to its three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer), whose total compensation for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 was, individually, more than C$150,000, as determined in accordance with applicable securities regulations (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”). The Named Executive Officers of the Corporation for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 were Jonathan Sandelman as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary, Brad Asher as Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer Drake as Co-Chief Operating Officer, Jason Griffith as Co-Chief Operating Officer, and Jamie Mendola, as Head of Strategy and M&A. The Corporation had no consulting agreements with any of its directors or NEOs for the financial year ended December 31, 2021. Mercer Park, L.P., an affiliate of Mr. Sandelman, entered into a management agreement with the Corporation on May 24, 2019 (the “Management Agreement”) to provide consulting and management advisory services to the Corporation. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis – Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements”.

The primary objectives of the Corporation’s compensation strategy are (i) to provide fair compensation to the Corporation’s executive officers, in light of their qualifications, experience and duties with the Corporation and compensation received by their industry peers, (ii) to provide incentive to executive officers to sustain and improve corporate performance, and (iii) generally to seek to align the interests of the executive officers and senior employees with those of the Corporation’s securityholders. The strategy is also intended to seek to ensure that the Corporation has in place programs to attract, retain and develop management of a high caliber and provide a process for the orderly succession of management.

The process for determining executive compensation is as follows. Compensation is discussed and awarded by the Board without reference to any specific pre-determined goals, benchmarks, peer groups or other criteria. As the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer is a member of the Board, executive officers have a degree of input into compensation issues considered by the Board. The primary goal in making specific compensation awards is to reward performance, both individually and at the corporate level, and to provide incentive for future performance.

The Corporation’s executive compensation has two primary components: (i) cash compensation; and (ii) equity-based incentive awards. Each of the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers receive cash compensation, which is determined by the Board. The primary goal in setting cash compensation is to provide sufficient compensation to motivate the recipient to continue with the Corporation. Otherwise, cash compensation is determined primarily on an ad hoc basis for both incumbent executive officers and new hires. The amounts paid to Named Executive Officers for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table below, were considered appropriate in meeting the Corporation’s compensation objectives for the year. It is anticipated that the Corporation’s future compensation awards will continue to be influenced by the objectives of the Corporation to reward performance and provide incentive, as set forth in the foregoing. Perquisites and personal benefits are not a significant element of compensation of the NEOs.

Equity-based incentive awards are granted by the Board on an ad hoc basis and are weighted more towards the incentive element of the Corporation’s compensation strategy. The Corporation considers the use of equity-based incentive awards to be significant in attracting, motivating and retaining employees at all levels. The Corporation has adopted a formal equity incentive plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) under which specific grants of awards are made. In making specific grants to individuals, a number of factors are considered including, but not limited to (i) the number of awards already held by the individual, (ii) a fair balance between the number of awards held by the individual and the other executives and employees of the Corporation, in light of their respective duties and responsibilities, and (iii) the value of the awards as a component of the individual’s overall compensation package. Total grants are also limited by the number of awards available from time to time under the Equity Incentive Plan and any other security-based compensation arrangements of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Equity-based incentive awards granted to a specific director are not voted on by that director. 

Named Executive Officer and Director Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table and notes thereto provide a summary of the compensation paid to the NEOs and directors of the Corporation for the financial years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Table of Compensation Excluding Equity-Based Incentive Awards

¹⁸ Mr. Sandelman did not receive any additional compensation for his role as a director of the Corporation.

Equity-Based Incentive Awards

The following table and notes thereto provide a summary of the equity-based incentive awards outstanding for the NEOs and directors of the Corporation for the financial years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019.

Equity-Based Incentive Awards

¹⁹ Mr. Sandelman did not receive any additional compensation for his role as a director of the Corporation.

Exercise of Equity-Based Incentive Awards

The following table and notes thereto provides a summary of each exercise by a NEO or director of equity-based incentive awards during the financial year ended December 31, 2021.

Exercise of Equity-Based Incentive Awards by NEOs and Directors      

²⁰ Mr. Sandelman did not receive any additional compensation for his role as a director of the Corporation.

Director Compensation

Independent directors may be compensated by director’s fees in cash if approved by the Board and management of the Corporation. The granting of equity-based incentive awards provides a link between director compensation and the price of the Equity Shares. Equity-based incentive awards may be awarded to independent directors when they are first elected by shareholders or appointed by the Board and periodically thereafter. Mr. Sandelman is not compensated for his membership on the Board.

In making a determination as to whether a grant of equity-based incentive awards is appropriate, and if so, the number of awards that should be granted, the Board as a whole gives consideration to: (i) the number and terms of outstanding equity-based incentive awards held by the director; (ii) current and expected future contributions of the director; (iii) the potential dilution to shareholders and the cost to the Corporation; (iv) general industry standards; and (v) the limits imposed by the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan. The Corporation currently considers the granting of equity-based incentive awards to be the best method of compensating independent directors as it allows the Corporation to reward each director’s efforts to increase value for shareholders without requiring the Corporation to use cash from its treasury (subject to any required withholding tax payments). Directors are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket travel expenses incurred in order to attend meetings of the Board, committees of the Board or meetings of the Corporation’s securityholders. The Corporation has obtained customary director and officer insurance and has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors pursuant to which the Corporation has agreed to indemnify its directors to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Beginning in October 2021, the Board approved the following compensation program for non-employee directors, with all elements to be paid in quarterly installments:

Long-Term Equity Incentive Awards

The EOEA provides that, subject to the Board’s approval, the executive officer is eligible to receive annual equity-based incentive awards. On December 1, 2021 the executive officers were granted restricted stock units, approved by the C&CG Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The grants included time-vested and performance-based RSU’s. The time-vested RSUs vest in four equal annual installments, subject to continued employment over the four-year period. The performance-based RSU’s are subject to achievement of specific corporate performance goals established by the C&CG and certified by the Board of Directors:

Equity Incentive Plan

The Equity Incentive Plan received approval from the Corporation’s directors on December 10, 2018, was ratified by the Corporation’s shareholders on March 18, 2019 and was amended and restated on May 2, 2021. All capitalized terms used in this section that are not otherwise defined have the meanings ascribed to them in the Equity Incentive Plan, which is attached as Appendix “B” hereto.

Purpose

The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to enable the Corporation and its affiliated companies to: (i) attract and retain employees, officers, consultants, advisors and non-employee directors capable of assuring the future success of the Corporation, (ii) offer such persons incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Corporation’s business, (iii) compensate such persons through various stock-based arrangements and provide them with opportunities for stock ownership, thereby aligning the interests of such persons and the Corporation’s securityholders.

The Equity Incentive Plan permits the grant of (i) nonqualified stock options (“NQSOs”) and incentive stock options (“ISOs”) (collectively, “Options”), (ii) restricted stock units (“RSUs”), (iii) performance compensation awards, and (iv) unrestricted stock bonuses or purchases, which are referred to herein collectively as “Awards”, all as more fully described below.

The Board has the power to manage the Equity Incentive Plan and may delegate such power at its discretion to any other committee of the Board, including the C&CG Committee.

Eligibility

Any non-employee director of the Corporation or any employee, officer, consultant, independent contractor or advisor providing services to the Corporation or any affiliate of the Corporation, or any such person to whom an offer of employment or engagement with the Corporation or any affiliate is extended, are eligible to participate in the Equity Incentive Plan if selected by the Board (the “Participants”). The basis of participation of an individual under the Equity Incentive Plan, and the type and amount of any Award that an individual is be entitled to receive under the Equity Incentive Plan, is be determined by the Board based on its judgment as to the best interests of the Corporation and its securityholders.

The maximum number of Equity Shares that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan and any other Security Based Compensation Arrangements (as defined in the rules and policies of the Canadian Stock Exchange (the “CSE”) in effect from time to time) shall not exceed 12% of the total number of Fully-Diluted Shares issued and outstanding from time to time. For the purposes hereunder, “Fully-Diluted Shares” means the aggregate Equity Shares and Multiple Voting Shares issued and outstanding, including: (i) the Equity Shares issuable on exchange of the Exchangeable Shares; and (ii) the Equity Shares issuable on exchange of the Warrants (excluding in respect of the cashless exercise feature thereof and provided such Warrants are not determined to be “out of the money” by the Board as at the date of grant of the applicable Award(s)); but shall exclude the Equity Shares issuable pursuant to Awards granted thereunder and pursuant to any restricted Exchangeable Shares (or Equity Shares issuable upon the exchange thereof) awarded by CSAC AcquisitionCo.

To the extent that section 2.25 of National Instrument 45-106 – Prospectus Exemptions applies to an Award or to the issuance of Equity Shares pursuant thereto: (i) after a grant, the number of Equity Shares, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, reserved for issuance under Options granted to (A) any one Related Person (as defined under the Equity Incentive Plan) shall not exceed 5% of the total number of Equity Shares that are outstanding at the time of the grant, or (B) Related Persons shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Equity Shares that are outstanding at the time of the grant; and (ii) after a grant, the number of Equity Shares, calculated on a fully-diluted basis, issued within any 12 months to (A) any one Related Person and the Associates (as defined under the Equity Incentive Plan) of such Related Person shall not exceed 5% of the total number of Equity Shares that are outstanding at of the time of the grant, or (B) Related Persons shall not exceed 10% of the total number of Equity Shares that are outstanding at the time of the grant.

The maximum number of Equity Shares that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan to the Corporation’s non-executive directors, as a whole, or the number of securities that may be issuable on exercise of the Awards granted to the Corporation’s non-executive directors, as a whole, as compensation within any one-year period, may not exceed 1% of the total number of Fully-Diluted Shares at the time of grant, subject to adjustment in the Equity Incentive Plan. The Board will not grant Options to any one non-executive director in which the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the Options are granted) of such Options during any calendar year (under the Equity Incentive Plan and all other plans of the Corporation and its affiliates) shall exceed $100,000, or will not grant Awards in which the aggregate fair market value (determined as of the time the Awards are granted) of the Equity Shares in respect to which the Awards are exercisable by such non-executive director during any calendar year (under the Equity Incentive Plan and all other plans of the Corporation and its affiliates) shall exceed C$150,000.

Any shares subject to an Award under the Equity Incentive Plan that are not purchased or are forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised, are settled in cash, or are used or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations of a Participant shall again be available for Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan. Financial assistance or support agreements may be provided by the Corporation or any related entity to Participants in connection with grants under the Equity Incentive Plan, including full, partial or non-recourse loans if approved by the Board (with interested persons abstaining, if applicable).

In the event of any dividend (other than a regular cash dividend) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Equity Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, forward stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, plan of arrangement, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Equity Shares or other securities of the Corporation, issuance of Warrants or other rights to acquire Equity Shares or other securities of the Corporation, or other similar corporate transaction or event which affects the Equity Shares or unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Corporation or the financial statements of the Corporation, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, the Board may, subject to any required regulatory or Canadian Securities Exchange approvals, make such adjustment which it deems appropriate in its discretion in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Equity Incentive Plan, to (i) the number and kind of Equity Shares (or other securities or other property) that may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (ii) the number and kind of Equity Shares (or other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the purchase price or exercise price relating to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment with respect to any outstanding Award, and/or (iv) any share limit set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan.

CSAC AcquisitionCo has also established an equity plan through which awards of restricted Exchangeable Shares may be granted to service providers to CSAC AcquisitionCo and their affiliates (the “CSAC AcquisitionCo Plan”). To the extent any awards of restricted Exchangeable Shares are granted by CSAC AcquisitionCo under the CSAC AcquisitionCo Plan or any other such equity plan(s), the number of restricted Exchangeable Shares granted by CSAC AcquisitionCo will reduce the number of Equity Shares that may be awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan on a one-for-one basis. If any restricted Exchangeable Shares awarded under a CSAC AcquisitionCo equity plan are forfeited, cancelled, or are used or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations of an award recipient, any such Exchangeable Shares that are forfeited, cancelled, used or withheld will not be treated as reducing the number of Equity Shares that are available for Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Awards

Options

The Board is authorized to grant Options to purchase Equity Shares that are either ISOs (meaning they are intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), or NQSOs (meaning they are not intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code). Options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan are subject to the terms and conditions established by the Board. Options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan are subject to such terms, including the exercise price and the conditions and timing of exercise, as may be determined by the Board and specified in the applicable award agreement. The maximum term of an Option granted under the Equity Incentive Plan is ten years from the date of grant (or five years in the case of an ISO granted to a 10% shareholder). Payment in respect of the exercise of an Option may be made in cash or by cheque, by surrender of unrestricted shares (at their fair market value on the date of exercise) or by such other method as the Board may determine to be appropriate.

RSUs

RSUs are granted in reference to a specified number of Equity Shares and entitle the holder to receive, on achievement of specific performance goals established by the Board or after a period of continued service with the Corporation or its affiliates or any combination of the above as set forth in the applicable award agreement, one Equity Share for each such Equity Share covered by the RSU; provided, that the Board may elect to pay cash, or part cash and part Equity Shares in lieu of delivering only Equity Shares. The Board may, in its discretion, accelerate the vesting of RSUs. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement or as may be determined by the Board upon a Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Corporation, the unvested portion of the RSUs will be forfeited and re-acquired by the Corporation for cancellation at no cost.

Unrestricted Stock Bonuses or Purchases

The Board is authorized to grant unrestricted Equity Shares as consideration for services rendered to the Corporation or an affiliate in the prior calendar year, or may offer a Participant the opportunity to purchase unrestricted Equity Shares for cash consideration equal to the fair market value of the unrestricted Equity Shares.

Dividend Equivalents

The Board is authorized to grant dividend equivalents, under which the holder shall be entitled to receive payments (in cash, Equity Shares, other securities or other property, as determined by the Board) equivalent to the amount of cash dividends paid by the Corporation to holders of Equity Shares with respect to a number of Equity Shares determined by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan and any applicable award agreement, such dividend equivalents may have such terms and conditions as the Board shall determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Board may not grant dividend equivalents to Participants in connection with grants of Options or other Awards, the value of which is based solely on an increase in the value of the Equity Shares after the date of grant of such Award, and (ii) dividend and dividend equivalent amounts may be accrued but shall not be paid unless and until the date on which all conditions or restrictions relating to such Award have been satisfied, waived or lapsed.

Restricted Exchangeable Shares

Any restricted Exchangeable Shares awarded under the CSAC AcquisitionCo Plan or any other such equity plan(s) will reduce the number of Equity Shares that may be awarded under the Equity Incentive Plan on a one-for-one basis. If any restricted Exchangeable Shares so awarded are forfeited, cancelled, or are used or withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations of an award recipient thereunder, any such restricted Exchangeable Shares that are forfeited, cancelled, used or withheld will thereafter not be treated as reducing the number of Equity Shares that are available for Awards under the Equity Incentive Plan.

General

The maximum term of the Awards to be granted under the Equity Incentive Plan is 10 years.

The Board may impose restrictions on the vesting, exercise or payment of an Award as it determines appropriate. Generally, no Awards (other than fully vested and unrestricted Equity Shares issued pursuant to any Award) granted under the Equity Incentive Plan shall be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. No Participant shall have any rights as a shareholder with respect to Equity Shares covered by Options or RSUs, unless and until such Awards are settled in Equity Shares.

No Option is exercisable, no Equity Shares may be issued, no certificates, registration statements or electronic positions for Equity Shares may be delivered and no payment may be made under the Equity Incentive Plan except in compliance with all applicable laws and CSE and any other regulatory requirements.

The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Equity Incentive Plan and the Board may amend any outstanding Award at any time; provided that (i) such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be subject to any applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies of any applicable governmental entity or stock exchange, including receipt of any required approval from the governmental entity or stock exchange, including the CSE, and (ii) subject to the following paragraph, no such amendment or termination may materially and adversely alter or impair the Awards then outstanding without the Award holder’s written consent. The Board may, without prior approval of shareholders, correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Equity Incentive Plan or in any Award or award agreement in the manner and to the extent it shall deem desirable to implement or maintain the effectiveness of the Equity Incentive Plan. The Equity Incentive Plan also provides for the issuance of Equity Shares in lieu of bonuses.

In the event of any reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, plan of arrangement, take-over bid or tender offer, repurchase or exchange of Equity Shares or other securities of the Corporation or any other similar corporate transaction or event involving the change of control of the Corporation (or if the Corporation shall enter into a written agreement to undergo such a transaction or event), the Board may, in its sole discretion, take such measures or make such adjustments in regards to any securities granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, as it deems appropriate, as further described in the Equity Incentive Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a corporate transaction or event involving the change of control of the Corporation, all securities granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan shall immediately vest.

Awards granted to U.S. persons under the Equity Incentive Plan will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be issued under an exemption from registration therefrom. Such securities may be subject to transfer restrictions and a holding period imposed by applicable U.S. securities laws.

Tax Withholding

The Corporation may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state, provincial, local and/or foreign payroll, withholding, income or other tax obligations, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of the Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant.

Employment, Consulting and Management Agreements

The Corporation has entered into employment agreements dated October 15, 2021 (effective as of January 1, 2022), with executive officers of the Corporation including Jonathan Sandelman as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary, Jennifer Drake as Co-Chief Operating Officer, Jason Griffith as Co-Chief Operating Officer, Brad Asher as Chief Financial Officer, and Jamie Mendola as Head of Strategy and M&A (the “EOEA”).  A summary of the EOEA is set forth below.

The initial term of the EOEA aligns with the vesting period of the Corporation’s equity-based incentive awards which is a period of four (4) years, after which the term of employment will automatically renew for successive two (2) year terms, unless either the Corporation or the executive provides notice of non-renewal to the other party at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term. Under the EOEA, the executive officers are entitled to receive a base salary of $650,000 per year, with the exception of the CEO who is entitled to receive a base salary of $1,200,000 per year. The executive officers are eligible to earn an annual cash bonus based on achievement of target performance goals established by the C&CG Committee, with the target and maximum annual cash bonus opportunities equal to 100% and 200%, respectively.  In the event of a change of control of the Corporation, the executive will be deemed to have earned the maximum annual bonus for each fiscal year during the remainder of the term of employment; provided that the Corporation’s obligation to pay such bonus will terminate immediately upon a termination of the employment by the Corporation for Cause (as defined in the EOEA).

In the event that the executive officer’s employment is terminated due to death or disability (as described in the EOEA), they will be entitled to: (x) any annual bonus earned for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs, prorated for the number of days employed during such fiscal year (the “Prorated Bonus”), and (y) up to 24 months of continued participation in the Corporation’s medical and dental insurance plans (the “Benefit Continuation”). If the Corporation terminates employment for any reason other than for Cause, including as a result of the Corporation’s non-renewal notice (and in any event, not due to his death or disability), then, in addition to the Prorated Bonus and the Benefit Continuation, the executive officer will be entitled to: (i) an amount equal to two times the sum of the base salary and the greater of the current year target bonus amount or the actual bonus amount paid for the full calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in which such termination occurs; and (ii) immediate vesting in full to all outstanding equity awards (with any performance-based equity awards deemed earned at target performance). The severance benefits described above are subject to execution and non-revocation of a general release of claims, as well as compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in the EOEA, including certain non-competition and non-solicitation restrictions during employment and for six (6) months thereafter and to certain obligations relating to non-disparagement, confidentiality and intellectual property for an indefinite period.

The Corporation had no consulting agreements with any of its directors or NEOs for the financial year ended December 31, 2021.

Mercer Park, L.P., an affiliate of Mr. Sandelman, entered into the Management Agreement to provide consulting and management advisory services to the Corporation at cost with no additional fees. There were no management fees in Q1 2022 as all management fee services were transferred to wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Corporation. The management fee is paid monthly and varied based on actual costs incurred by Mercer Park, L.P. when providing the Corporation administrative support, management services, office space and utilities. The Management Agreement is a month-to-month arrangement. Each of Jonathan Sandelman, Brad Asher, Jennifer Drake, Jamie Mendola and Jason Griffith were, until January 1, 2022, employed and compensated directly by Mercer Park, L.P. pursuant to the Management Agreement, which compensation was reimbursed by the Corporation. For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Corporation incurred management fees of $11,085,048, inclusive of corporate or centralized expenses, including but not limited to compensation expense, all of which is based on actual cost incurred

Compensation Governance

The Corporation has established the C&CG Committee, the members of which are Charles Miles and Glenn Isaacson. The members of the C&CG Committee are appointed annually by the Board, and each member of the C&CG Committee serves at the pleasure of the Board until the member resigns, is removed, or ceases to be a member of the Board.

To fulfil its role in overseeing the Corporation’s approach to compensation issues, the C&CG Committee should: