PARTIAL ROYALTY REPURCHASE AND AMENDING AGREEMENT NEW GOLD INC. - and - BEAR HOLDINGS LP May 13, 2024

Exhibit 99.4

EXECUTION VERSION

PARTIAL ROYALTY REPURCHASE AND AMENDING AGREEMENT

NEW GOLD INC.

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BEAR HOLDINGS LP

May 13, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article 1 INTERPRETATION		1

1.1	Definitions	1
1.2	Rules of Construction	4
1.3	Contra Proferentem	5
1.4	Currency	5
1.5	Applicable Law, Attornment and Language	5
1.6	Schedules	5

Article 2 PURCHASE AND SALE OF Transferable ROYALTIES		6

2.1	Purchase and Sale	6
2.2	Payment	6

Article 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF the PURCHASER		6

3.1	General Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser	6

Article 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF the seller		7

4.1	General Representations and Warranties	7

Article 5 COVENANTS		8

5.1	Conduct Prior to Closing	8
5.2	Actions to Satisfy Conditions of Closing	9
5.3	Conduct Post-Closing	9

Article 6 CONDITIONS OF CLOSING		10

6.1	Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Seller	10
6.2	Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Purchaser	10

Article 7 CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS		11

7.1	Date and Place of Closing	11
7.2	The Purchaser’s Closing Deliveries	11
7.3	The Seller’s Closing Deliveries	12
7.4	Concurrent Delivery	12
7.5	Survival	12

Article 8 Termination		13

8.1	Termination	13
8.2	Effect of Termination	13
8.3	Surviving Provisions on Termination	13
8.4	Remedies	14

Article 9 MISCELLANEOUS		14

9.1	Further Assurances	14
9.2	Legal and Other Fees and Expenses	14
9.3	Notices	14
9.4	Entire Agreement	15
9.5	Confidentiality; Public Disclosure	16
9.6	Enurement and Assignment	16
9.7	Severability	16
9.8	Waiver and Amendment	17
9.9	No Third Party Rights	17
9.10	Counterparts	17

PARTIAL ROYALTY REPURCHASE AND AMENDING AGREEMENT dated the 13th day of May, 2024.

B E T W E E N:

new gold inc.,

a corporation existing under the Laws
of the Province of British Columbia,

(hereinafter referred to as the “Purchaser”),

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bear holdings lp,

a limited partnership formed under the Laws of the
Province of Ontario by 3336050 NOVA SCOTIA
LIMITED as general partner for and on behalf of
Bear Holdings LP,

(hereinafter referred to as the “Seller”).

WHEREAS the Purchaser and the Seller entered into a free cash flow royalty agreement dated March 31, 2020, providing for the grant by the Purchaser to the Seller of the FCF Royalty, as defined in the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement, and setting out the parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect to the FCF Royalty (the “Original Royalty Agreement”);

AND WHEREAS the Purchaser wishes to repurchase, and the Seller wishes to sell, the Repurchased FCF Royalty, as defined herein, and in connection therewith the parties have agreed to amend and restate the Original Royalty Agreement on and subject to the terms and conditions set out herein;

NOW THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the respective covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party), the parties covenant and agree as follows:

Article 1
INTERPRETATION

1.1

Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set out below and grammatical variations of such terms shall have corresponding meanings:

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who directly or indirectly Controls, is Controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common Control with, such Person, and includes any Person in like relation to an Affiliate;

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“Agreement” means this Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement and the schedules hereto, as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof;

“Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement” means the amended and restated Original Royalty Agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller in the form attached as Schedule A;

“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any day on which major banks are generally not open for business in the City of Kamloops, British Columbia or in the City of Toronto, Ontario;

“Charter Documents” means Articles, Articles of incorporation, notice of Articles, certificates or articles of formation, memoranda, constitutions, limited partnership agreement, by-laws or any similar constating document of a corporation or other legal entity;

“Closing” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1;

“Closing Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1;

“Contracts” means all written contracts, agreements, instruments, leases, indentures, deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, royalties, licenses, options, arrangements, engagements, transactions and commitments;

“Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, voting trust or otherwise;

“Encumbrance” means, whether or not registered or registrable or recorded or recordable, and regardless of how created or arising:

(a)

any mortgage, assignment of receivable, lien, encumbrance, adverse claim, charge, execution, title defect, exception, right of pre-emption, right of first refusal, privilege, security interest, hypothec or pledge, whether fixed or floating, against assets or property (whether real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible), conditional sales contract, title retention agreement, and a subordination to any right or claim of others in respect thereof;

(b)

a claim, interest or estate against or in assets or property (whether real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible), granted to or reserved or taken by any Person;

(c)

an option or other right to acquire, or to acquire any interest in, any assets or property (whether real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible);

(d)

any other encumbrance of whatsoever nature and kind against assets or property (whether real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible); and

(e)

any Contract to create, or right capable of becoming, any of the foregoing;

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“Governmental Authority” means:

(a)

any federal, provincial, municipal or local government or political subdivision thereof (whether administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise);

(b)

any agency, authority, ministry, department, regulatory body, court, central bank, bureau, board or other instrumentality having legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory, prosecutorial or administrative powers or functions of, or pertaining to, government;

(c)

any court, tribunal, commission, individual, arbitrator, arbitration panel or other body having adjudicative, regulatory, judicial, quasi-judicial, administrative or similar functions; and

(d)

any other body or entity created under the authority of or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of any of the foregoing, including any stock or other securities exchange or professional association,

in each case having jurisdiction over the applicable Person.

For greater certainty, for purposes of this Agreement “Governmental Authority” shall not include any form of Indigenous government, including chiefs, tribal councils, band councils or any other governing body.

“Law” means any international, national, provincial, state, municipal and local laws (including common and civil law), treaties, statutes, codes, ordinances, judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, certificates and orders, by-laws, rules, regulations, formal interpretations or other requirements enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority in each case having the force of law, and the term “applicable” with respect to such Laws and in a context that refers to one or more parties, means such Laws as are applicable to such party or its business, undertaking, property or securities and emanate from a Person having jurisdiction over the party or parties or its or their business, undertaking, property or securities;

“Losses”, in respect of any matter, means all claims, demands, Proceedings, fines, losses, damages, liabilities, taxes, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including all reasonable out-of-pocket legal and other professional fees and disbursements, interest, penalties and amounts incurred in defending any claim or paid in settlement) arising directly or indirectly as a consequence of such matter;

“Offering” means the cross-border public offering of common shares of the Purchaser for gross aggregate proceeds of at least $150,000,000;

“Offering Documents” has the meaning given to it in Section 5.2(b);

“Original Royalty Agreement” has the meaning given to it in the recitals;

“Outside Date” has the meaning given to it in Section 7.1;

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, Governmental Authority and, where the context requires, any of the foregoing when they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative;

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“Proceeding” means any action, claim, demand, lawsuit, assessment, hearing, arbitration, judgment, award, decree, order, injunction, prosecution and investigation, or other similar proceeding;

“Purchase Price” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1;

“Purchaser” has the meaning given to it in the recitals;

“Repurchased FCF Royalty” means that portion of the FCF Royalty equal to the right to receive payments of 26.1% of Free Cash Flow, as defined in the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement, on and after the Closing Date;

“Seller” has the meaning given to it in the recitals;

“Transaction” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1; and

“Transaction Documents” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.1(a).

1.2

Rules of Construction

Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement and unless the context otherwise requires, in this Agreement:

(a)

the terms “Agreement”, “this Agreement”, “the Agreement”, “hereto”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereby”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;

(b)

references to an “Article”, “Section” or “Schedule” followed by a number or letter refer to the specified Article or Section of or Schedule to this Agreement;

(c)

the division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement;

(d)

words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the use of any gender shall include all genders;

(e)

the words “include”, “includes” and “including” mean “include”, “includes” or “including”, in each case, “without limitation”;

(f)

the terms “party” and “the parties” refer to a party or the parties to this Agreement (and, for greater certainty, unless the context otherwise requires, “third party” refers to a Person that is not a party to this Agreement);

(g)

any reference to a statute shall be construed to be a reference thereto as the same may from time to time be amended, re-enacted or replaced, and shall include any regulations or rules made thereunder;

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(h)

reference to any agreement or other instrument in writing means such agreement or other instrument in writing as amended, modified, replaced or supplemented from time to time;

(i)

any time period within which a payment is to be made or any other action is to be taken hereunder shall be calculated excluding the day on which the period commences and including the day on which the period ends; and

(j)

whenever any payment is required to be made, action is required to be taken or period of time is to expire on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made, action shall be taken or period shall expire on the next following Business Day.

1.3

Contra Proferentem

The parties waive the application of any rule of law which otherwise would be applicable in connection with the construction of this Agreement that ambiguous or conflicting terms or provisions should be construed against the party who (or whose counsel) prepared the executed agreement or any earlier draft of the same.

1.4

Currency

Except where otherwise expressly provided, all monetary amounts in this Agreement are stated and shall be paid in United States currency.

1.5

Applicable Law, Attornment and Language

(a)            This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, and the respective rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, the Laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal Laws of Canada applicable therein.

(b)            Each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally: (i) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario over any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement; (ii) agrees to commence such a Proceeding in Toronto, Ontario, and to cooperate and use its commercially reasonable efforts to bring the Proceeding before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List); (iii) waives any objection that it might otherwise be entitled to assert to the jurisdiction of such courts; and (iv) agrees not to assert that such courts are not a convenient forum for the determination of any such Proceeding.

1.6

Schedules

The following Schedules are attached to and form an integral part of this Agreement:

Schedule A     –     Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement

Schedule B     –     Payment Instructions

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Article 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF Transferable ROYALTIES

2.1

Purchase and Sale

On Closing, (i) the Seller agrees to sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, the Repurchased FCF Royalty free and clear of all Encumbrances, in consideration for $255 million in cash (the “Purchase Price”) and (ii) the parties shall concurrently therewith each execute and deliver the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement.

2.2

Payment

The Purchase Price shall be satisfied by the Purchaser on the Closing Date by payment of the Purchase Price to the Seller by wire transfer in accordance with the wire transfer instructions specified in Schedule B.

Article 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF the PURCHASER

3.1

General Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Seller as follows and acknowledges that the Seller is relying on the following representations and warranties in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

(a)

Status. The Purchaser is a duly incorporated and validly existing corporation under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia, has never been dissolved or liquidated, and has full power and authority to acquire the Repurchased FCF Royalty and to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Agreement and any other document, instrument or agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement (such documents other than the Agreement, the “Transaction Documents”).

(b)

Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and all Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.

(c)

Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the performance of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder or thereunder or the completion of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, will violate, result in a breach of or default under, or conflict with: (i) any of the provisions of the Charter Documents of the Purchaser; or (ii) any indenture, Contract, agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is bound.

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(d)

Enforceability. This Agreement and each Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party has or will be duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser, and this Agreement constitutes, and each Transaction Document will, upon execution and delivery thereof, constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, reconstruction and other similar laws of general application affecting the enforceability of remedies and rights of creditors and except that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of a court.

(e)

Approvals. Except in connection with the Offering, there is no consent, approval, authorization, release, waiver or other action of, or any registration, declaration, filing or notice with or to, any Governmental Authority or other Person, that is required for the execution or delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, or the validity thereof.

Article 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF the seller

4.1

General Representations and Warranties

The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows and acknowledges that the Purchaser is relying on the following representations and warranties in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:

(a)

Status. The Seller is a limited partnership duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of the Province of Ontario, has never been, nor have any steps been taken for the Seller to be dissolved, liquidated, wound up or deregistered and the Seller has full power and authority to enter into, and perform its obligations under, this Agreement and all Transaction Documents to which it is party.

(b)

Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and all Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Seller.

(c)

Non-Contravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement, nor the completion of the transactions contemplated herein or therein, will violate, result in a breach of or default under, or conflict with: (i) any of the provisions of the Charter Documents of the Seller; or (ii) any indenture, Contract, agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is bound.

(d)

Enforceability. This Agreement and each Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party has or will be duly executed and delivered by the Seller, and this Agreement constitutes, and each Transaction Document will, upon execution and delivery thereof, constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the Seller, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, reconstruction and other similar Laws of general application affecting the enforceability of remedies and rights of creditors and except that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of a court.

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(e)

Approvals. There is no consent, approval, authorization, release, waiver or other action of, or any registration, declaration, filing or notice with or to, any Governmental Authority or other Person, that is required for the execution or delivery by the Seller of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or the performance by the Seller of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, or the validity thereof.

(f)

No Encumbrances or Transfer. The Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of the original FCF Royalty and no other Person has any direct right, title or interest thereon. The Repurchased FCF Royalty is free and clear of all Encumbrances and has not been sold, assigned, leased, licensed, transferred or otherwise disposed of.

(g)

No broker’s fees and commissions. The Seller has not engaged any broker, agent or other intermediary to act on its behalf in connection with the Transaction. To the Seller’s knowledge, no Person has any claim to any brokerage, agency or finder’s fee or commission payable in connection with the Transaction.

(h)

Canadian Partnership. The Seller is a “Canadian partnership” as defined in subsection 102(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).

Article 5
COVENANTS

5.1

Conduct Prior to Closing

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, as required by applicable Laws or as otherwise agreed in writing by the Purchaser and the Seller, from the date hereof until the Closing Date:

(a)

the Seller shall:

(i)

not permit the Repurchased FCF Royalty to become subject to any Encumbrance on or after the date of this Agreement;

(ii)

not sell, assign, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, assign, lease, license, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Repurchased FCF Royalty or portion thereof; and

(iii)

not exercise its Transfer or the Partnership Option rights under the Original Royalty Agreement (each as defined therein); and

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(b)

the Purchaser shall not exercise its right to Repurchase under the Original Royalty Agreement (as defined therein).

5.2

Actions to Satisfy Conditions of Closing

(a)            Each of the Purchaser and the Seller shall: (i) take all reasonable actions as are within its power and otherwise use all commercially reasonable efforts to (A) ensure that the conditions to Closing in Article 6 are satisfied and (B) cause the Closing to occur as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement; and (ii) not take or agree to take any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b)            Seller shall promptly provide the Purchaser with all information regarding the Seller reasonably requested by the Purchaser for inclusion in the offering documents used in connection with the Offering (the “Offering Documents”) and such other assistance as the Purchaser may reasonably request in connection with the Offering. The Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Seller and its counsel a reasonable opportunity to review a draft of the Offering Documents prior to the public filing of the Offering Documents and the Purchaser shall in good faith consider any comments provided by the Seller or its counsel with respect to the Purchaser, any of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and/or the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement in a timely manner.

(c)            Each party shall promptly notify the other party in writing (with email being sufficient) upon becoming aware that a condition to Closing in Article 6 has been satisfied.

(d)            If at any time any party becomes aware of a fact or circumstance that might prevent or materially delay any of the conditions to Closing in Article 6 from being satisfied, it shall promptly notify the other party of such fact or circumstance in writing (with email being sufficient).

5.3

Conduct Post-Closing

As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, the Seller shall do, execute and deliver or cause to be done, executed or delivered, all acts, documents and things as may be required for the purpose of assisting the Purchaser with the discharge of the Original Royalty Agreement and the registration of the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement in accordance with and subject to Section 19 of the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, against the Property (as defined in the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement). The Seller hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Purchaser to undertake the foregoing discharge, registration and recording, and the Seller will cooperate with all such discharges, registrations and recordings and provide its written consent or signature to any documents and do such other things from time to time as are necessary or desirable to effect all such discharges, registrations or recordings or otherwise.

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Article 6
CONDITIONS OF CLOSING

6.1

Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Seller

(a)            The obligation of the Seller to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the following conditions being fulfilled or performed at or prior to the Closing Date:

(i)

Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 3.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made at and as of the Closing Date;

(ii)

Covenants. All of the terms, covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement to be performed, observed or complied with by the Purchaser on or before the Closing Date shall have been duly performed, observed or complied with in all material respects by Purchaser;

(iii)

No Orders or Proceedings. No injunction or restraining order or other decision, ruling or order of any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which prohibits or restrains the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no Proceeding shall have been instituted and remain pending or shall have been threatened and not resolved before any such Governmental Authority to restrain or prohibit such contemplated transactions; and

(iv)

Closing Deliveries. The documents required by Section 7.2 shall have been delivered by the Purchaser.

(b)            The conditions in Section 6.1(a) are for the exclusive benefit of the Seller and the Seller may waive compliance with any such condition.

6.2

Conditions of Closing in Favour of the Purchaser

(a)            The obligation of the Purchaser to complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the following conditions being fulfilled or performed at or prior to the Closing Date:

(i)

Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Section 4.1, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been made at and as of the Closing Date, provided that the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in Sections 4.1(f), (g) and (h) shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date;

(ii)

Covenants. All of the terms, covenants, obligations and conditions of this Agreement to be performed, observed or complied with by the Seller on or before the Closing Date shall have been duly performed, observed or complied with in all material respects by the Seller;

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(iii)

(iv)

Financing. The Purchaser shall have completed the Offering; and

(v)

Closing Deliveries. The documents required by Section 7.3 shall have been delivered by the Seller.

(b)            The conditions in Section 6.2(a) are for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and the Purchaser may waive compliance with any such condition.

Article 7
CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS

7.1

Date and Place of Closing

The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the earlier of: (a) June 30, 2024; and (b) the second Business Day after the date on which all of the conditions of closing set out in Article 6 have been satisfied or waived (other than such conditions which are only capable of being satisfied at Closing), or such other date as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties (the “Closing Date”). The Closing shall take place via electronic exchange of signatures at 9:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Closing Date, or such other time or manner agreed to in writing by the parties.

7.2

The Purchaser’s Closing Deliveries

At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver the following to the Seller:

(a)

the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement in the form attached as Schedule A, executed by the Purchaser;

(b)

payment of the Purchase Price as provided in Section 2.2;

(c)

a certificate of the Purchaser dated the Closing Date, executed by an authorized senior officer of the Purchaser, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions in Sections 6.1(a)(i) and 6.1(a)(ii); and

(d)

certified copies of the resolutions of the directors of the Purchaser approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Purchaser and the performance by the Purchaser of its rights and obligations hereunder and thereunder.

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7.3

The Seller’s Closing Deliveries

At the Closing, the Seller shall deliver the following to the Purchaser:

(a)

the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement in the form attached as Schedule A, executed by the Seller;

(b)

a certificate of the Seller dated the Closing Date, executed by an authorized senior officer of the Seller, certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions in Sections 6.2(a)(i) and 6.2(a)(ii); and

(c)

certified copies of the resolutions of the directors of the general partner of the Seller, in its capacity as general partner of the Seller, approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all Transaction Documents required to be executed and delivered by the Purchaser and the performance by the Seller of its rights and obligations hereunder and thereunder.

7.4

Concurrent Delivery

It shall be a condition of the Closing that all matters of payment and the execution and delivery of documents by a party to the other party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be concurrent requirements and that nothing will be complete at the Closing until everything required as a condition precedent to the Closing has been paid, executed and delivered, as the case may be.

7.5

Survival

(a)            The representations and warranties of:

(i)

the Purchaser in or under this Agreement and in or under any Transaction Document; and

(ii)

the Seller in or under this Agreement and in or under any Transaction Document,

shall survive the Closing and shall continue in full force and effect for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date.

(b)            The covenants and obligations of the parties pursuant to this Agreement, to the extent required to be performed after the Closing, shall survive the Closing and shall not merge.

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Article 8
Termination

8.1

Termination

This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a)

by mutual written agreement of the Purchaser and the Seller;

(b)

by the Seller by written notice to the Purchaser if any representation or warranty of the Purchaser contained herein is untrue or incorrect or shall have become untrue or incorrect such that the condition contained in Section 6.1(a)(i) would be incapable of satisfaction, or the Purchaser is in default in any material respect of any of its covenants or obligations such that the condition in Section 6.1(a)(ii) would be incapable of satisfaction;

(c)

by the Purchaser by written notice to the Seller if any representation or warranty of the Seller contained herein is untrue or incorrect or shall have become untrue or incorrect such that the condition contained in Section 6.2(a)(i) would be incapable of satisfaction, or the Seller is in default in any material respect of any of its covenants or obligations such that the condition in Section 6.2(a)(ii) would be incapable of satisfaction; or

(d)

by either party by written notice to the other party if a condition to Closing contained in Article 6 has become incapable of being satisfied by June 30, 2024; provided that a party may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d) if the condition it is relying upon to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(d) became incapable of being satisfied as a result of such party’s failure to fulfill any of its covenants or obligations or breach of any of its representations and warranties in this Agreement.

8.2

Effect of Termination

(a)            Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement in accordance with Sections 8.1(b) or 8.1(d), the Seller may bring an action against the Purchaser for Losses suffered by the Seller where the event giving rise to the right of termination is a result of a breach of a covenant, obligation, representation or warranty of the Purchaser under this Agreement.

(b)            Notwithstanding termination of this Agreement in accordance with Sections 8.1(c) or 8.1(d), the Purchaser may bring an action against the Seller for Losses suffered by the Purchaser where the event giving rise to the right of termination is a result of a breach of a covenant, obligation, representation or warranty of the Seller under this Agreement.

8.3

Surviving Provisions on Termination

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, if this Agreement is terminated prior to Closing, the provisions of Sections 1.5, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.3 and 9.5 (subject to any time limitations referred to therein) shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect, along with any other provisions of this Agreement which expressly or by their nature survive the termination hereof.

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8.4

Remedies

The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that an award of money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any breach of this Agreement by any party or its representatives and any such breach would cause the non-breaching party irreparable harm. Accordingly, the Purchaser and the Seller agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement by the Purchaser or the Seller and provided this Agreement shall not have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the non-breaching party shall also be entitled, without the requirement of posting a bond or other security, to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance. Such remedies will not be the exclusive remedies for any breach of this Agreement but will be in addition to all other remedies available at law or equity to each of the parties.

Article 9
MISCELLANEOUS

9.1

Further Assurances

Each party covenants and agrees that, from time to time subsequent to the date hereof, it will, at the request and expense of the requesting party, execute and deliver all such documents, instruments and agreements, including all such conveyances, transfers, consents, assumption documents, deeds and other assurances and do all such other acts and things as the other party, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be executed or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document or any of the respective obligations intended to be created hereby or thereby.

9.2

Legal and Other Fees and Expenses

The parties will pay their respective legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and settlement of this Agreement, the completion of the Transaction and other matters pertaining hereto.

9.3

Notices

(a)            Any notice, request, demand or other communication required or permitted to be given by any party to another pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, transmitted by email, sent by reliable overnight courier for next Business Day delivery or sent by prepaid registered mail, addressed as follows:

(i)

if to the Purchaser:

New Gold Inc.
000 Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0

Attention:         General Counsel
Email:                 xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx

with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

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Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx &Vineberg LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0

Attention:         Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Email:                 [Redacted]

(ii)

if to the Seller:

c/o Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Investment Division

000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0

Attention:         Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Email:                 [Redacted]

with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

Stikeman Elliott LLP
0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

000 Xxx Xxxxxx

Toronto, ON M5L 1B9

Attention:         Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Email:                 [Redacted]

(b)            Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given and received: (i) if personally delivered or transmitted, on the day on which it was delivered; (ii) if sent by reliable overnight courier for next Business Day delivery, on the next Business Day following the date of deposit; (iii) if mailed, on the third Business Day following the date of mailing; or (iv) if transmitted by email or other form of electronic transmission, on the day on which it was delivered; provided, however, that: (A) if any day referred to above is not a Business Day, or if delivery or transmission is made on a Business Day after 5:00 p.m. at the place of receipt, then reference will be deemed to be made to the next following Business Day; and (B) if at the time of mailing or within three Business Days thereafter there is or occurs a labour dispute or other event which might reasonably be expected to disrupt the delivery of documents by mail, any notice or other communication hereunder shall be delivered or transmitted by means of recorded electronic communication as aforesaid.

(c)            Either party may, at any time and from time to time, change its address for service by giving notice to the other party in accordance with this Section 9.3.

9.4

Entire Agreement

This Agreement, together with each of the Transaction Documents, constitutes the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller pertaining to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, undertakings, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Purchaser and the Seller, and there are no representations, warranties, conditions, covenants, obligations, agreements or other provisions, express or implied, collateral, statutory or otherwise, between the Purchaser and the Seller except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement.

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9.5

Confidentiality; Public Disclosure

(a)            Subject to Sections 9.5(b) and 9.5(c), the existence of this Agreement and the contents hereof and any Transaction Documents, shall be maintained in confidence by the parties and not be disclosed to any other Person, except: (i) as may be required by applicable Law or a securities regulatory authority (in each case, upon notice by the disclosing party to the other party); (ii) as required in accordance with the terms of a Transaction Document; (iii) to the extent such information has come into the public domain through no fault of that party; or (iv) with the prior written approval of the other party (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(b)            Notwithstanding Section 9.5(a), the Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser will be required to issue and file a press release with respect to this Agreement and the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and include disclosure of same in the Offering Documents. The Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give the Seller a reasonable opportunity to review a draft of such disclosure prior to the making of such disclosure and the Purchaser shall in good faith consider any comments provided by the Seller in a timely manner.

(c)            Notwithstanding Section 9.5(a), the Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is required to file this Agreement and the Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement on SEDAR+ and XXXXX under applicable Law and the Purchaser may file a redacted form of this Agreement subject to such reasonable redactions as the Seller may request, provided that such redactions are, in the reasonable opinion of the Purchaser, permitted under applicable Law. Any provision of this Agreement that has been so redacted shall continue to constitute confidential information for purposes of this Agreement and this Section 9.5; provided, however, that if any securities regulatory authority subsequently requires the Purchaser to disclose any such redacted information or such redacted information shall otherwise become publicly available pursuant to applicable Law: (i) such redacted information shall cease to be confidential upon such disclosure; and (ii) the Purchaser shall not be in breach or violation of this Agreement with respect thereto.

9.6

Enurement and Assignment

This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on and enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither party may assign any of its rights, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement without prior written consent of the other party.

9.7

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, all other provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party.

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9.8

Waiver and Amendment

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding on either party unless consented to by such party in writing specifically referencing the provision so amended or waived. No waiver of any provision, or any portion of any provision, of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of any other part of the provision or any other provision of this Agreement nor a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.

9.9

No Third Party Rights

Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving any Person other than the parties any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement.

9.10

Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties on different counterparts. Each of the executed counterparts shall constitute an original of this Agreement but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart to this Agreement.

[Remainder of page intentionally left blank; signature page follows.]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

NEW GOLD INC.

By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President, General Counsel

BEAR HOLDINGS LP, by its general partner
3336050 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED

By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Director

Signature Page – Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement

Schedule A

Amended and Restated FCF Royalty Agreement

(See attached.)

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED FREE CASH FLOW ROYALTY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of May ■, 2024.

BETWEEN:

NEW GOLD INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia

(the “Owner”)

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BEAR HOLDINGS LP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario by 3336050 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED as general partner for and on behalf of Bear Holdings LP

(the “Holder”)

RECITALS:

The Owner is the owner and operator of the New Afton Mine (as hereinafter defined).

The Owner and the Holder entered into a purchase agreement dated February 24, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Owner and the Holder entered into a free cash flow royalty agreement dated March 31, 2020 (the “Original Date”), providing for the grant by the Owner to the Holder of the FCF Royalty, as defined herein, and setting out the Parties’ respective rights and obligations with respect to the FCF Royalty (the “Original Agreement”).

On May 13, 2024, the Parties entered into a Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement (as hereinafter defined), pursuant to which the Owner and the Holder agreed to reduce the rate of the FCF Payments and terminate the Partnership Option, each as defined in the Original Agreement, and make certain other related or consequential amendments to each of the Purchase Agreement and the Original Agreement, in consideration for a one-time cash payment of $255 million by the Owner to the Holder.

On the date hereof, the Parties wish to (i) terminate the Purchase Agreement, and (ii) amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as set out herein in consideration for and pursuant to the terms of the Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties hereto, the Parties mutually agree as follows:

Definitions

(a)

“Additional Capital Project” means a proposed capital project on the Properties with a cost greater than $25 million which is not set out in the LOM Plan. For greater certainty, an “Additional Capital Project” will not include (i) any exploration costs or expenses related to a capital project on the Properties and (ii) any additional costs and/or cost overruns associated with capital projects currently set out in the LOM Plan.

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(b)

(c)

“Agreed Capital Project” has the meaning set out in Section 6(c).

(d)

“Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Free Cash Flow Royalty Agreement and the schedules hereto, as the same may be further amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

(e)

“Approval Matter” has the meaning set out in Section 6(a).

(f)

“Approval Matter Supporting Material” has the meaning set out in Section 6(b).

(g)

“Approved Model” means the model in respect of the New Afton Mine with the file name “Project Bear – New Afton Financial Model (Phase II updated)” provided in section 2.1.3.2.1 of the Data Room.

(h)

(i)

“Change of Control Consideration” has the meaning set out in Section 5(a).

(j)

“COC Exercise Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 5(b).

(k)

“COC Sale Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 5(b).

(l)

“COC Sale Price” has the meaning set out in Section 5(a).

(m)

“COC Sale Right” has the meaning set out in Section 5(a).

(n)

“Confidential Information” has the meaning set out in Section 11(a).

(o)

“Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx” has the meaning set out in Section 9(b).

(p)

“Consideration Securities” has the meaning set out in Section 5(a).

(q)

(r)

“Credit Rating” means the rating assigned by the relevant rating agency to the unsecured, senior, long term debt or deposit obligations of the relevant entity (unsupported by third party credit enhancement).

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(s)

“Data Room” means the virtual data room set up by the Owner and the contents thereof as of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 19, 2020, the index of documents of which is appended to the Disclosure Letter.

(t)

“Disclosure Letter” has the meaning set out in the Purchase Agreement.

(u)

“Expenditures” means cash expenditures and all costs, obligations and liabilities incurred or properly accrued (but not yet met) with respect to Operations including, without limitation, cash expenditures and all costs, obligations and liabilities incurred or accrued:

(i)

costs and expenses in exploring for, developing, mining, extracting, removing, and transporting to any processing site Minerals, such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, those incurred for labor, machinery operations, fuel, explosives and other materials, developmental or ore delineation drilling;

(ii)

costs and expenses for milling, treating or processing and transportation costs, all costs, charges and expenses for treatment in the smelting and refining process (including handling, processing, deductions, tolling charges); and sales and brokerage costs, and actual costs of transportation (including insurance, storage, warehousing, port demurrage, delay and forwarding expenses) of Minerals or other products from the New Afton Mine to the place of treatment and then to the place of sale, without duplication;

(iii)

general and administrative costs and expenses of the production of Minerals and operation of the New Afton Mine, including without limitation, all royalties, production royalties, or other payments of any nature whatsoever payable to third parties having an interest in the any of the Properties;

(iv)

costs and expenses incurred in connection with the marketing of the Minerals and the delivery of Minerals to points of ultimate delivery to customers, including without limitation, all shipping and delivery costs, agency fees, and storage charges, without duplication;

(v)

in holding each Properties in full force and effect (including land maintenance costs and any monies expended as required to comply with applicable laws, such as the payment of annual maintenance fees, the completion and submission of assessment work and filings required in connection with any assessment work or annual maintenance fees), in curing title defects and in acquiring and maintaining surface and other ancillary rights;

(vi)

in preparing for and in the application for and acquisition of environmental and other permits necessary or desirable to commence and complete exploration, development and operation activities (including in direct connection with the Properties, payment to charities, contributions, government programs, lobbying costs pertaining thereto);

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(vii)

in undertaking geophysical, geochemical and geological or technical surveys, drilling, assaying and metallurgical testing, including costs of assays, metallurgical testing and other tests and analyses to determine the quantity and quality of Minerals, water and other materials or substances;

(viii)

in the preparation of work programmes and the presentation and reporting of data including any program for the preparation of a feasibility study or other evaluation of a Property;

(ix)

in connection with the protection of the environment in relation to the Properties including environmental remediation, rehabilitation, decommissioning and long-term care and monitoring, whether or not a mine reclamation trust fund has been established;

(x)

in acquiring facilities, equipment or machinery, or the use of any of the foregoing things, and for all parts, supplies and consumables;

(xi)

for salaries and wages, including actual labour overhead expenses for employees assigned to exploration and development activities;

(xii)

travelling expenses and fringe benefits (whether or not required by Law) of all Persons engaged in work with respect to and for the benefit of the Operations including for their food, lodging and other reasonable needs;

(xiii)

payments to contractors or consultants for work done, services rendered or materials supplied;

(xiv)

all Taxes levied against or in respect of any Property, or activities on the Properties, and the costs of insurance premiums and performance bonds or other security;

(xv)

in connection with any impact benefit or other agreements between the Owner and Indigenous Groups;

(xvi)

in connection with any other agreements between the Owner and any other Person;

(xvii)

any and all royalties payable on or in respect of any Property; and

(xviii)

any Tax payable pursuant to a return filed under the Mineral Tax Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 291.

(v)

“FCF Payments” has the meaning set out in Section 2.

(w)

“FCF Royalty” means the free cash flow royalty granted to the Holder by the Owner pursuant to the Original Agreement, as amended by this Agreement.

(x)

“FMV" means the monetary consideration that a prudent and informed buyer would pay to a prudent and informed seller in an open and unrestricted market, each acting at arm's length with the other and under no compulsion to act; provided, however, that in determining the FMV of the FCF Royalty, FMV shall not include a downward adjustment to reflect the liquidity of the FCF Royalty, the effect of the transaction on the FCF Royalty or the fact that the FCF Royalty does not form part of a controlling interest.

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(y)

“Free Cash Flow” has the meaning set out in Schedule “B”.

(z)

“Guaranteed FCF Amount” means the lesser of (i) $60,000,000 and (ii) the amount expressed in United States dollars that is the product of (x) the aggregate amount of “Free Cash Flow (Post-Tax)” on Line 217 of tab “New Afton Model” in the Approved Model shown as having been generated by the New Afton Mine during the Guaranteed FCF Period calculated using the Approved Model (on the basis that any years of negative free cash flow from production shall be deemed to be one dollar ($1.00) and excluding any and all federal or provincial income taxes) and after adjustment to the Approved Model to reflect the actual realized commodity prices (excluding the effect of any Trading Activities) and exchange rates during the Guaranteed FCF Period multiplied by (y) 46.0% multiplied by (z) the Guaranteed FCF Percentage.

(aa)

“Guaranteed FCF Percentage” means 55%.

(bb)

“Guaranteed FCF Period” means the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and terminating on March 31, 2024.

(cc)

“Holder” has the meaning set out in the recitals to this Agreement.

(dd)

“IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and as applicable to entities that are publicly accountable in Canada.

(ee)

“Indigenous Group” means any band, band council, tribal council or other governing body, however organized, that is established by aboriginal peoples of Canada within the meaning section 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982, within their asserted traditional territory in British Columbia.

(ff)

“LOM Plan” means the Owner’s life of mine model in respect of the New Afton Mine provided in the Data Room.

(gg)

“Losses” means all damages, claims, losses, liabilities, fines, penalties and expenses.

(hh)

“Mineral Rights” has the meaning set out in Section 11(c).

(ii)

“Minerals” means all marketable naturally occurring metallic and non-metallic minerals or mineral bearing material in whatever form or state in or under the Properties which are owned by the Owner or to which the Owner is entitled, including, without limitation, any precious metal or any base metal, owned by the Owner or to which the Owner is entitled and that is mined, extracted, removed, produced or otherwise recovered from the Properties (other than any rock, sand, gravel or aggregate used in connection with the conduct of the Operations by the Owner), whether in the form of ore, doré, concentrates, refined metals or any other beneficiated or derivative products thereof and including any such minerals or mineral bearing materials or products derived from any processing or reprocessing of any tailings, waste rock or other waste products originally derived from the Properties (to the extent that the same are owned by the Owner or to which the Owner is entitled).

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(jj)

“New Afton Mine” means the gold mine owned and operated by New Gold in Kamloops, British Columbia on the area comprised by the Properties.

(kk)

“North Surface Land” means PID 000-000-000, being that part of the North ½ of Section 35 which lies to the North of Savona and Kamloops Wagon Road Township 19 Range 19 West of the 6^thMeridian Kamloops Division Yale District except Plan 27151.

(ll)

“Operations” means the operations of the New Afton Mine.

(mm)

“Original Agreement” has the meaning set out in the recitals to this Agreement.

(nn)

“Original Date” has the meaning set out in the recitals to this Agreement.

(oo)

“Owner” has the meaning set out in the recitals to this Agreement.

(pp)

“Owner Change of Control” means a “Change of Control”, as defined in the indenture between the Owner, the guarantors thereof and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. dated as of June 24, 2020, in respect of the Owner or any publicly-traded successor thereof, as such indenture exists on the date hereof.

(qq)

“Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement” means the partial royalty repurchase and amending agreement dated May 13, 2024 between the Owner and the Holder.

(rr)

“Party” means any of the Holder and the Owner and “Parties” means the Holder and the Owner collectively.

(ss)

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, firm, entity, unincorporated association, unincorporated syndicate, unincorporated organization, trust, body corporate, government authority and, where the context requires, any of the foregoing when they are acting as trustee, executor, administrator or other legal representative.

(tt)

“Prime” means at any particular time, the rate of interest, expressed as a rate per annum, that the Bank of Nova Scotia establishes as its prime rate of interest with respect to short term loans to its most credit worthy customers.

(uu)

“Properties” means the properties set out on Schedule ”A”.

(vv)

“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning set out in the recitals to this Agreement.

(ww)

“Rate Adjustment Date” means May 31, 2024.

(xx)

“Released Properties” has the meaning set out in Section 13(b).

(yy)

“Relinquishment Event” has the meaning set out in Section 13(b).

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(zz)

“ROFR Acceptance Notice” has the meaning set out in 4(b)(ii).

(aaa)

“ROFR Acceptance Period” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(ii).

(bbb)

“ROFR Consideration” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(ii).

(ccc)

“ROFR Offer” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(i).

(ddd)

“Sale Interest” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b).

(eee)

“Tax” has the meaning set out in Section 3(c).

(fff)

“Third Party” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(i).

(ggg)

“Third Party Offer” has the meaning set out in Section 4(b)(i).

(hhh)

“Third Party Valuator” means an accounting firm or mining valuation firm, in each case, that: (i) is independent of the Parties; (ii) has experience in mining valuations; and (iii) is mutually agreed by the Parties, each acting reasonably.

(iii)

“Transfer” means, with respect to this Agreement, any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, gift, alienation or other transaction, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law, by all or, in the case of the Owner, a portion of the legal or beneficial ownership of, or any security interest or other interest in, this Agreement passes from the Holder or the Owner, as applicable, to another Person, whether or not for value, and “to Transfer”, “Transferred” and similar expressions shall have corresponding meanings.

(jjj)

“Trading Activities” has the meaning set out in Section 9(a).

(kkk)

“Unapproved Additional Capital Project” has the meaning set out in Section 6(c).

Grant of Free Cash Flow Royalty

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, effective as of the Original Date, the Owner hereby grants and agrees to pay to the Holder the FCF Royalty, being the right to receive Free Cash Flow payments calculated in accordance with Schedule “B” (the “FCF Payments”) calculated annually (or for the period from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 for the first calendar year) at the following rates and in the following manner:

(a)          at the rate of 46.0% of Free Cash Flow during the period commencing on April 1, 2020 and terminating at the end of the day on the Rate Adjustment Date;

(b)           the FCF Payments from and after the Rate Adjustment Date shall be calculated at the rate of 19.9% of Free Cash Flow; and

(c)           if, in any calendar year during which the Owner is implementing an Agreed Capital Project(s) the Free Cash Flow for such calendar year is less than zero ($0), the Holder’s proportionate share of such loss up to the value of the total capital expenditure of such Agreed Capital Project(s), being 46.0% or 19.9% (as applicable), shall be set off against either (i) any future FCF Payments paid to the Holder, including without limitation the Guaranteed FCF Amount, or (ii) any amounts payable by the Owner to the Holder hereunder if applicable, including the ROFR Consideration or any payment to be made pursuant to Section 5 (as applicable).

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Time and Manner of FCF Payments

(a)            The FCF Payments shall be calculated on a calendar year basis (except in the first year when they will be calculated for the period from April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020) and shall become due and payable sixty (60) days following the last day of such calendar year. FCF Payments shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Holder may designate to the Owner in writing not less than ten business days prior to the dates upon which such payments are to be made, and shall be accompanied by a settlement sheet showing in reasonable detail the proceeds of sale, costs and other deductions in accordance with the methodology provided in Schedule “B”, together with any other pertinent information in sufficient detail to explain the calculation of the FCF Payments.

(b)            All FCF Payments shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Owner with respect thereto, unless the Holder gives the Owner written notice describing and setting forth a specific objection to the calculation thereof within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Holder of the annual statement provided for in Section 3(a). If the Holder objects to a particular annual statement as herein provided, the Holder shall, for a period of thirty (30) days after the Owner’s receipt of notice of such objection, have the right, upon reasonable notice and at a reasonable time, to have the Owner’s accounts and records relating to the calculation of the FCF Payments in question audited by a third party accountant acceptable to each of the Holder and the Owner. If such audit determines that there has been a deficiency or an excess in the payment made to the Holder, such deficiency or excess shall be resolved by adjusting the next annual FCF Payment due hereunder. The Holder shall pay all costs of such audit, unless a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Owner shall pay the reasonable costs of such audit if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist, together with interest on the amount of such deficiency at the rate of Prime plus two percentage points calculated from the date that such deficient amount was due and payable. The Owner’s books and records shall be kept in accordance with IFRS. Failure on the part of the Holder to deliver written notice of an objection to the calculation in such 60-day period shall establish the correctness of such FCF Payments and preclude the Holder from any objections with respect thereto or making any claims for adjustment thereon, absent manifest error.

(c)            All FCF Payments, including interest and penalties, if any, will be made subject to withholding or deduction in respect of the FCF Payments for, or on account of, any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature (collectively, “Tax”) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any government having power and jurisdiction to tax and for which the Owner is obligated in law to withhold or deduct and remit to such taxing authority having such power and jurisdiction.

(d)            Within ninety (90) days of March 31, 2024 (or such other date as is mutually agreed by the Owner and the Holder in writing), the Owner shall deliver to the Holder a statement setting out the aggregate amount of FCF Payments paid or payable to the Holder relating the period from the date hereof to March 31, 2024 and a draft calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount based on the Approved Model (together with any other pertinent information in sufficient detail to explain the Owner’s calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount).

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(e)            The Owner’s calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount shall be considered final and in full satisfaction of all obligations of the Owner with respect thereto, unless the Holder gives the Owner written notice describing and setting forth a specific objection to the calculation thereof within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Holder of the draft calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount referred to above. If the Holder objects to the draft calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount, the Holder shall, for a period of thirty (30) days after the Owner’s receipt of notice of such objection, have the right, upon reasonable notice and at a reasonable time, to have the Owner’s accounts and records relating to the calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount audited by a Third Party Valuator who, acting as experts and not arbitrators, shall make any required adjustments to the calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount to reflect their determination of the Guaranteed FCF Amount. The Parties hereto agree that all adjustments shall be made without regard to materiality. The Third Party Valuator shall only decide the specific items under dispute by the Owner and the Holder and its decision for any disputed portions of the calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount. The Owner and the Holder shall each bear their own fees and expenses in preparing or reviewing, as the case may be, the draft calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount. The fees and expenses of the Third Party Valuator shall be paid by the Holder unless a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the Third Party Valuator if a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the amount due is determined to exist. The Third Party Valuator shall make a determination as soon as practicable within fifteen (15) days (or such other time as the Owner and the Holder shall agree in writing) after their engagement, and its determination of the Guaranteed FCF Amount shall be conclusive and binding upon the Parties hereto and will not be subject to appeal, absent manifest error. The final, binding and conclusive calculation of the Guaranteed FCF Amount based upon the agreement or deemed agreement of the Owner and the Holder or the written determination delivered by the Third Party Valuator, in either case in accordance with this Section 3(e), shall be deemed to be the Guaranteed FCF Amount for purposes of this Agreement.

(f)             If the aggregate amount of FCF Payments paid or payable by the Owner to the Holder on or before March 31, 2024 is less than the Guaranteed FCF Amount, the Owner shall pay to the Holder, contemporaneously with the delivery of such statement, by wire transfer to the account designated by the Holder in writing to the Owner in respect of FCF Payments, the amount of any such shortfall within ten (10) days of the date of the final determination referred to in Section 3(e) above.

Transfers; Right of First Refusal

(a)            The Holder shall not Transfer, directly or indirectly, the whole or any part of its interest in this Agreement, except as provided in this Section 4 or as otherwise required or permitted by this Agreement. Any non-complying purported Transfer shall be of no effect. A change of Control of the Holder shall be deemed to be a “Transfer” by the Holder prohibited pursuant to this Section 4(a) and such deemed Transfer shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfers set forth in the Agreement, including those set forth in this Section 4.

(b)            If, at any time, the Holder receives a bona fide binding offer in writing from any other Person dealing at arm’s length with the Holder (the “Third Party”) to acquire all, but not less than all, of the Holder’s interest in this Agreement, whether directly or indirectly, (the “Sale Interest”) that the Holder wishes to accept (a “Third Party Offer”), then the Holder shall first offer the Sale Interest to the Owner in the manner set forth below:

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(i)

the Holder shall deliver a copy of the Third Party Offer to the Owner accompanied by a written offer to sell the Sale Interest to the Owner on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Third Party Offer, provided that the purchase price payable by the Owner shall be equal to 103% of the purchase price contained in the Third Party Offer (the “ROFR Offer”) and, if any non-cash consideration is offered as payment of all or any part of the purchase price in the Third Party Offer, the Holder shall concurrently deliver to the Owner a good faith calculation of the value of such non-cash consideration together with all supporting documentation;

(ii)

the Owner shall thereafter have 60 days following its receipt of the ROFR Offer and any other information required by Section 4(e)(i) (the “ROFR Acceptance Period”) to accept the ROFR Offer by notice in writing delivered to the Holder (the “ROFR Acceptance Notice”), in which event the ROFR Offer shall become a binding agreement by the Holder to sell, and by the Owner to purchase, as principal, the Sale Interest on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the ROFR Offer; and

(iii)

if the ROFR Offer includes non-cash consideration and the Owner, acting reasonably, does not agree with the value ascribed by the Third Party thereto in the ROFR Offer, the Owner shall, within 20 days of receipt of the ROFR Offer, notify the Holder and the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to determine a mutually agreeable value for the non-cash consideration. If the Parties are unable to agree on an amount within five days of such notification, the non-cash consideration value shall be determined in accordance with Section 3(e) applied mutatis mutandis. The ROFR Acceptance Period shall be extended to the date that is five Business Days from the date on which the non-cash consideration value is settled or agreed, if such date is after the end of the original ROFR Acceptance Period.

(c)            The purchase price payable by the Owner pursuant to the ROFR Offer shall be in cash; provided that if any non-cash consideration is offered as payment of all or any part of the purchase price in the Third Party Offer then the Owner may, at its election, pay up to the same proportion of the purchase price in (i) if the Owner has a class of shares listed on a stock exchange or market at such time, newly issued common shares of the Owner (valued based on the five day volume-weighted average trading price of such shares on the date of the ROFR Acceptance Notice on the exchange having the greatest volume of trading over such period) and/or (ii) non-cash consideration that is reasonably structurally equivalent to the form of non-cash consideration in the Third Party Offer.

(d)            Any sale of the Sale Interest by the Holder to the Owner pursuant to Section 4(b) shall be completed within 30 days following the expiry of the ROFR Acceptance Period. Concurrently upon completion of the sale pursuant to Section 4(b), the FCF Royalty shall be cancelled by the Owner (and not otherwise Transferred to any other Person by the Owner).

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(e)            If the Owner does not deliver a ROFR Acceptance Notice to the Holder within the ROFR Acceptance Period, the rights of the Owner to purchase the Sale Interest shall terminate and the Holder may sell the Sale Interest to the Third Party provided that:

(i)

the sale is completed within 90 days of the expiry of the ROFR Acceptance Period (other than in circumstances where the Holder requires regulatory approval(s) in order to complete the sale, in which case, the Holder will have an additional 90 days in which to complete the sale); and

(ii)

such sale is completed on the terms contained in the Third Party Offer.

(f)            If the Holder does not complete the sale of the Sale Interest to the Third Party within the timeframe provided by Section 4(e)(i), the obligations set out in this Section 4 shall again apply with respect to any such sale.

(g)            If the Holder completes a sale to a Third Party pursuant to this Section 4, the Holder and the Third Party shall provide a certificate to the Owner that the sale of the Sale Interest has been completed, in all respects, in accordance with Section 4, as applicable. For a period of 30 days following receipt of such certificate, the Owner shall be permitted on written request to the Holder and the Third Party to be provided with reasonable access to the closing documentation relating to such third-party sale.

(h)            If the Holder is contemplating a Transfer pursuant to this Section 4, the Holder may, at the Holder’s risk, grant access to the Mine to any Third Party who has made an offer or proposal to the Holder that is, or is reasonably expected to become, a Third Party Offer and who agrees to comply with customary confidentiality obligations in favour of each Party provided that the Holder first provides to the Owner (i) a copy of any such offer or proposal and (ii) reasonable advance notice in writing. Access to such Third Party shall occur during reasonable working hours for the purposes of due diligence in respect of the Properties. The Holder must ensure that such Third Party causes minimal inconvenience to or interference with the Owner or contractors or subcontractors of the Owner in the conduct of Operations and strictly complies with all safety regulations or instructions promulgated or given by or on behalf of the Owner. The Owner shall cooperate with the Holder in connection with such diligence activities and shall cause its personnel to be available during such reasonable working hours for informational sessions with such Third Party.

Owner Change of Control

(a)            If, on or prior to December 31, 2030, an Owner Change of Control is publicly announced which is subsequently completed, the Holder shall, in accordance with Section 5(b), have the right to sell, and the Owner (or its successor) shall be obligated to repurchase all, but not less than all, of the Holder’s interest in this Agreement (the “COC Sale Right”) at a purchase price equal to the midpoint of the FMV of the FCF Royalty as determined by the two Third Party Valuators referred to in Section 5(c) (the “COC Sale Price”).

(b)            The Holder shall have 10 Business Days from the date of first public announcement of an Owner Change of Control to notify the Owner of its intent to exercise the COC Sale Right (a “COC Exercise Notice”) in which event the Holder shall be deemed to have irrevocably agreed to sell, and the Owner shall be bound to purchase, all, but not less than all, of the Holder’s interest in this Agreement at the COC Sale Price on the date that is later of (i) 30 days following completion of the Change of Control and (ii) 30 days after the date of determination of the COC Sale Price. If the Holder does not deliver a COC Exercise Notice to the Owner within such 30-day period, then the Holder shall be deemed to have irrevocably waived its right to exercise the COC Sale Right and the Owner shall have no obligation to repurchase the Holder’s interest in this Agreement pursuant to this Section 5 in connection with any Owner Change of Control.

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(c)            If the Holder delivers a COC Exercise Notice, the Parties shall promptly and no later than 14 days following receipt of such COC Exercise Notice, engage two Third Party Valuators who shall each be instructed to independently determine, within 20 days following their respective engagement, the FMV of the FCF Royalty as at the date the third party entered into the definitive written agreement with the Owner to consummate the Owner Change of Control.

(d)            The Owner may satisfy the COC Sale Price in cash, by the issuance of listed securities of the Person that, immediately following completion of the Owner Change of Control, Controls the Owner or is the successor-in-interest of the Owner by amalgamation or otherwise (“Consideration Securities”), or a combination of cash and Consideration Securities; provided that the number of Consideration Securities that may be issued in satisfaction of the COC Sale Price shall not exceed 9.99% of the class of Consideration Securities outstanding immediately following the issuance of such securities to the Holder. The number of Consideration Securities issued shall be calculated by dividing (i) the dollar value of that portion of the COC Sale Price to be paid by the issuance of Consideration Securities by (ii) the five-day volume-weighted average trading price of the Consideration Securities on the Business Day immediately prior to payment of the COC Sale Price (expressed in United States dollars, if applicable, using the Bank of Canada foreign exchange rate then in effect on such Business Day) on the exchange having the greatest volume of trading over such period.

(e)            If at any time prior to ■, 2026¹an Owner Change of Control is completed, regardless of whether the Holder exercises the COC Sale Right in respect of such Change of Control, the Owner (or its successor) shall pay the Holder a cash payment of $20 million by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account(s) specified in writing by the Holder within 30 days following completion of the Owner Change of Control. For certainty, the foregoing shall only apply in respect of the first Owner Change of Control that occurs after the Closing (as defined in the Partial Royalty Repurchase and Amending Agreement).

Approval Rights

(a)            Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, until the New Afton Mine ceases commercial production, the following matters (each such matter, an “Approval Matter”) shall require the approval of the Holder:

(i)

the granting of any royalty, product streaming agreement or other third-party burden on account of the production or sale of Minerals other than existing royalties and royalties imposed by law, and other than payments of any nature made to any Indigenous Group;

(ii)

any borrowings in respect of the New Afton Mine that would result in the incurrence of new “Interest Costs” for purposes of the calculation of Free Cash Flow pursuant to Schedule “B” hereof; and

(iii)

any Additional Capital Project.

¹ Note to Draft: To insert the date that is 20 months following Closing.

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(b)            With respect to any Approval Matter, the Owner shall present a detailed description and supporting material (the “Approval Matter Supporting Material”) of such Approval Matter to the Holder, which, in the case of an Additional Capital Project, shall include a detailed description and financial model. Thereafter, the Holder shall consider the Approval Matter Supporting Material and shall provide a decision in writing with respect to the Approval Matter within 45 days of receiving such material in respect of any such Approval Matter. If the Holder does not provide a decision in writing with respect to the Approval Matter within the timeframe provided in this Section 6(b), the Approval Matter shall be deemed to be approved.

(c)            If the Holder approves of an Additional Capital Project in writing, or is deemed to have approved of an Additional Capital Project, such Additional Capital Project shall thereafter be deemed to be an “Agreed Capital Project” with its revenue and costs included in the FCF Payment calculation for the applicable period(s) in accordance with Schedule “B”. In the event that the Holder does not approve an Additional Capital Project in accordance with Section 6(b), the Owner shall be free to implement such Additional Capital Project which is not an Agreed Capital Project (each, an “Unapproved Additional Capital Project”) in its discretion, and the revenue and costs of any such Unapproved Additional Capital Project will not be included in the FCF Payment calculation for the applicable period(s) in accordance with Schedule “B”.

Term

(a)            This Agreement shall continue from the Original Date in perpetuity unless: (i) the Owner delivers a ROFR Acceptance Notice; or (ii) the Holder exercises the COC Sale Right, and, in either case, such transaction is completed in accordance with Section 4(d) or Section 5(b), as applicable, in which case this Agreement shall be cancelled on completion of such transaction.

(b)            If any right, power or interest of either Party under this Agreement would violate the rule against perpetuities, then such right, power or interest will terminate at the expiration of twenty (20) years after the death of the last survivor of all the lineal descendants of Her Majesty, Queen Xxxxxxxxx XX of England, living on the date of the Original Agreement.

Commingling

The Owner shall have the right to commingle any ores, Minerals from the Properties with ores, minerals and mineral products produced from other properties, provided that such commingling is accomplished after such Minerals have been weighed or measured and sampled in accordance with sound mining and metallurgical practices (detailed records of which shall be kept by Owner) and further provided that the Owner and the Holder shall agree (each acting reasonably and in good faith) upon a weighing/measurement/sampling protocol prior to any commingling occurring. Any FCF Payment due hereunder shall be determined by equitable allocation between Minerals from the Properties and ores, minerals and mineral products from other properties in accordance with sound accounting and metallurgical practice. As provided in Section 17(b), the Holder will have the right to access the Properties as contemplated therein.

Hedging Transactions

(a)            The Holder acknowledges that the Owner shall have the right to market and to sell to third parties the Minerals, and any other minerals and mineral products produced from the Properties in any manner. The Holder further acknowledges that the Owner may from time to time undertake forward sale and/or purchase contracts, spot-deferred contracts, and option and/or other price hedging and price protection arrangements and mechanisms and speculative purchases and sales of forward, futures and option contracts, both on and off commodity exchanges (collectively, “Trading Activities”) in connection with precious metals derived completely from Minerals products produced from the Properties. Except for Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx, such Trading Activities and the profits and losses generated thereby, shall not, in any manner, be taken into account in the calculation of FCF Payments due the Holder, whether in connection with the determination of price, the date of sale, or the date any FCF Payments is due.

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(b)            Where, in the ordinary course of business and in respect of metals derived completely from Minerals produced from the Properties, a gold or copper swap contract relating to the quantity of a single concentrate shipment and for a period of no more than one year is entered into by the Owner for the purpose of reducing exposure to gold and copper prices in the period between provisional and final assays in the sale of a concentrate shipment (“Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx”), the gains or losses from such Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx will be included in Treatment and Refining Charges (as such term is defined in Schedule “B”) in the FCF Payments calculation.

10.

Representations and Warranties of the Owner

(a)            The Owner hereby represents and warrants to the Holder as follows:

(i)

it is duly incorporated, organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its governing jurisdiction;

(ii)

it has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to own the Properties and to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted in respect of in the Properties;

(iii)

neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein nor the compliance with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach of any terms, conditions or provisions of the charter documents or by-laws of the Owner, any law, rule or regulation having the force of law, any contractual restrictions that are binding upon the Owner, or any writ, judgment, injunction, determination or award that is binding upon the Owner;

(iv)

this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Owner and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Owner; and

(v)

the Owner possesses or will possess all material licences, approvals and consents of all governments and regulatory authorities that are required to properly conduct its mining business on the Properties.

(b)            All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Owner set forth in this Agreement shall survive the creation of the FCF Royalty and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Holder for the duration of the term of the FCF Royalty.

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11.

Confidentiality; Area of Interest

(a)            All information, data, reports, records, analyses, economic and technical studies and test results relating to the Properties and the activities of the Owner or any other party thereon and the terms and conditions of this Agreement (all of which will hereinafter be referred to as “Confidential Information”) will be treated by the Holder as confidential and will not be disclosed to any person not a party to this Agreement, except in the following circumstances:

(i)

the Holder may disclose Confidential Information to its auditors, legal counsel, institutional lenders, brokers, underwriters and investment bankers, provided that such non-party users are first advised of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information, undertake to maintain the confidentiality thereof and are strictly limited in their use of the Confidential Information to those purposes necessary for such non-party users to perform the services for which they were retained by the Holder;

(ii)

the Holder may disclose Confidential Information to prospective purchasers of the Holder's right to receive the FCF Royalty, provided that each such prospective purchaser first agrees in writing to hold such information confidential in accordance with this Section 11(a) and to use it exclusively for the purpose of evaluating its interest in purchasing such FCF Royalty right;

(iii)

the Holder may disclose Confidential Information where that disclosure is necessary to comply with any requirements under applicable law, rules or regulations, and the Owner agrees to promptly provide to the Holder all such information as the Holder, acting reasonably, determines is necessary or desirable to fulfill the Holder's disclosure obligations and requirements under applicable laws, provided that prior to making any such disclosure the Holder shall give the Owner five (5) business days’ prior written notice and the opportunity to comment on such disclosure; or

(iv)

with the prior written approval of the Owner.

The Holder shall ensure that its, and its affiliates’, employees, directors, officers and agents and those persons listed in Section 11(a)(i) and Section 11(a)(ii) are made aware of this Section 11 and comply with the provisions of this Section 11. The Holder shall be liable to the Owner for any improper use or disclosure of such terms or information by such persons.

Any Confidential Information that becomes a part of the public domain by no act or omission in breach of this Section 11(a) will cease to be Confidential Information for the purposes of this Section 11(a).

(b)            The Holder acknowledges that Confidential Information may include material non-public information and that applicable securities laws impose restrictions on trading securities when in possession of such information.

(c)            During the term of this Agreement, the Holder agrees that it will not acquire or agree to acquire any interest in any mineral rights (including without limitation any exploration or prospecting permit, mineral lease, mining lease, surface lease or similar tenure) (collectively, “Mineral Rights”) located within five (5) kilometres of the outermost external boundaries of the Properties, and the Holder further agrees that neither the Holder nor any of its Affiliates acting on its behalf or at its direction, will acquire or agree to acquire any interest in an entity that, either directly or through Affiliates, derives more than 20% of its value from the ownership of Mineral Rights located within five (5) kilometers of the outermost external boundaries of the Properties.

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12.

Tailings

All tailings relating to the Minerals shall be subject to the FCF Payments if such tailings are processed by or behalf of the Owner in the future and result in the production of Minerals. If commingling of the tailings occurs, the amount of such tailings subject to the FCF Payments shall be based upon the estimated weight of such tailings multiplied by the estimated grade of such tailings in accordance with sound accounting and metallurgical practice.

13.

Maintenance of Properties

(a)            The Owner shall do or cause to be done all things and make all payments necessary or appropriate to maintain the right, title and interest of the Owner in the Properties and to maintain the Properties in good standing, provided that the Owner shall in its sole discretion be: (i) entitled to abandon or surrender or allow to lapse or expire any part or parts of the Properties if the Owner determines, acting reasonably, that such part or parts are not economically viable or otherwise have insufficient value to warrant continued maintenance; and (ii) permitted to Transfer the Properties as permitted under this Agreement. For greater certainty, a Relinquishment Event (as defined below) does not constitute a Transfer and is not subject to Article 4.

(b)            Notwithstanding Section 13(a), if the Owner or an Affiliate of the Owner wishes to abandon surrender, allow to lapse or expire (the “Relinquishment Event”) all or any portion of the Properties (the “Released Properties”), then the Owner shall provide the Holder with a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of such intended Relinquishment Event. Upon receipt of the said notice, the Holder shall have a period of 10 days within which to advise the Owner in writing that it desires to acquire the Released Properties, by quitclaim deed or equivalent legal instrument, for consideration equal to $10.00. If the Holder shall forward such written notice to the Owner within the said 10-day period, the Owner shall thereafter do all such acts and things or shall cause all such acts and things to be done, at the Holder’s own sole cost and expense, to assign or convey, as appropriate, the Released Properties to the Holder for the said $10.00 and to have the Released Properties recorded or registered into the name of the Holder (at the sole cost of the Holder). If the Holder does not forward the said written notice to the Owner within the said 10-day period, then the Owner or the Affiliate of the Owner shall have the right to complete the Relinquishment Event with respect to the applicable Released Properties. If a Relinquishment Event is completed and thereafter, the Owner or any Affiliate of the Owner subsequently reacquires a direct or indirect beneficial interest in the Released Properties then such Released Properties will once again be subject to the obligation to pay the FCF Royalty pursuant to this Agreement with respect thereto.

14.

Transfer by Owner

Subject to Section 5, the Owner shall be entitled to Transfer the Properties and its rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided the following conditions are satisfied, and upon such conditions being satisfied in respect of any Transfer only the Owner shall be released from all obligations under this Agreement:

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(a)            any purchaser, transferee, lessee or assignee of the Properties or this Agreement (other than a mortgagee, charge, xxxxxx, assignee or encumbrancer) agrees in writing in favour of the Holder to be bound by the terms of this Agreement;

(b)            any purchaser, transferee or assignee of this Agreement (other than a mortgagee, charge, lessee, assignee or encumbrancer) has simultaneously acquired the Owner’s right, title and interest in and to the Properties; and

(c)            any mortgagee, chargee, lessee, assignee or encumbrancer of the Properties or this Agreement agrees in advance in writing in favour of the Holder to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement in the event it takes possession of or forecloses on all or part of the Properties and undertakes to obtain an agreement in writing in favour of the Holder from any subsequent purchaser, lessee, assignee or transferee of such mortgagee, chargeholder, lessee or encumbrancer that such subsequent purchaser, lessee, assignee or transferee will be bound by the terms of this Agreement including, without limitation, this Section 14.

15.

Conduct of Operations

(a)            All decisions concerning methods, the extent, times, procedures and techniques of any exploration, development, mining, milling, processing, extraction treatment, if any, and the materials to be introduced into the Properties or produced therefrom, and all decisions concerning the sale or other disposition of Minerals (including, without limitation, decisions as to buyers, times of sale, whether to store or stockpile Minerals for a reasonable length of time without selling the same) shall be made by the Owner, in its sole discretion, provided that if the Owner determines to stockpile Minerals it shall first take commercially reasonable steps to secure such Minerals from loss, theft, tampering and contamination.

(b)            The Owner shall not be responsible for nor obliged to make any FCF Payments which account for the value of any Minerals lost in any mining or processing of the Minerals.

16.

Books; Records; Inspections

The Owner shall keep true, complete and accurate books and records of all of its operations and activities with respect to the Properties, including the mining of Minerals therefrom and the mining, treatment, processing, refining and transportation of Minerals, prepared in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied. Subject to complying with the confidentiality provisions in Section 11(a) of this Agreement, the Holder and/or its authorized representatives shall be entitled, upon delivery of thirty (30) business days advance notice, and during the normal business hours of the Owner, to perform audits or other reviews and examinations of the Owner’s books and records relevant to the calculation and payment of the FCF Payments pursuant to this Agreement no more than once per calendar year to confirm compliance with the terms of this Agreement. All expenses of any audit or other examination permitted hereunder shall be paid by the Holder, unless the results of such audit or other examination permitted hereunder disclose a deficiency in respect of any FCF Payments paid to the Holder hereunder in respect of the period being audited or examined in an amount greater than five percent (5%) of the amount of the FCF Payments properly payable with respect to such period, in which event all expenses of such audit or other examination shall be paid by the Owner.

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17.

Information and Inspection Rights

(a)            The Holder shall be entitled to convene a meeting with members of the Owner’s senior management team up to two times per calendar year (or such additional number as the Owner may otherwise agree) for the purpose of keeping the Holder advised of material matters in respect of the Operations and to allow the Holder to make suggestions regarding the Operations, which the Owner will consider in good faith; provided, however, that if the Owner wishes to undertake an Additional Capital Project, the Holder shall be entitled to promptly have convened an additional meeting with members of the Owner’s senior management team in connection with its evaluation of such Additional Capital Project, such meeting to occur no later than 10 days after receipt by the Holder of Approval Matter Supporting Material in respect of such Additional Capital Project in accordance with Section 6(b).

(b)            The Holder may, at the risk of the Holder, have access to the Properties up to two times per calendar year (and such other time(s) as the Owner may agree) for the purposes of inspecting the Operations. The Holder must ensure that its representatives or consultant, as the case may be, cause minimal inconvenience to or interference with the Operations and comply strictly with any safety regulations or instructions promulgated or given by or on behalf of the Owner.

(c)            Subject to the Owner’s obligations and restrictions under applicable securities laws, the Owner shall provide the Holder with:

(i)

reasonable access to the Owner’s scientific and technical data (including life of mine plans and related models, work plans and programs, permitting information, environmental studies and feasibility studies) for the Operations and results of Operations;

(ii)

quarterly reports of management of the Owner including a discussion of all material developments in respect of the Operations at the New Afton Mine in the previous quarter;

(iii)

other written reports (including technical reports) on the status of the Owner’s work programs with respect to the Operations as and when such reports are prepared; and

(iv)

all reports of the New Afton Mine Independent Tailings Review Board.

(d)            For certainty, the Holder shall treat all information provided to it pursuant to this Section 17 (whether disclosed in writing, orally, visually, electronically or by any other means) as Confidential Information in accordance with Section 11.

18.

Indemnity by Owner

(a)            The Owner does hereby agree to defend, indemnify, reimburse and hold harmless the Holder, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and their successors and assigns (collectively, “Holder Indemnified Parties”), and each of them, from and against any and all Losses that the Holder Indemnified Parties may sustain, suffer or incur as a result of:

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(i)

any Operations conducted on or in respect of the Properties by or on behalf of the Owner that result from or relate to Losses, in any way arising from or connected with any non-compliance by the Owner with any present or future environmental laws; and

(ii)

any failure by the Owner to timely and fully perform all abandonment, restoration, remediation and reclamation required by all governmental authorities pertaining or related to the Operations or activities by or on behalf of the Owner on or with respect to the Properties.

(b)            The Parties acknowledge that the Holder is acting as agent and trustee for and on behalf of each other Holder Indemnified Party with respect to any rights pursuant to Section 18(a) but the Owner and the Holder agree that they may amend, terminate, revise or replace this Agreement at any time and in any manner whatsoever, notwithstanding any such rights granted pursuant hereto to any such Holder Indemnified Party, without notice to, consent of, or any other obligation whatsoever to, such Holder Indemnified Party.

19.

Dispute Resolution

Any matter in this Agreement in dispute between the Parties which has not been resolved by the Parties within thirty (30) days of the delivery of notice by either Party of such dispute shall be referred to binding arbitration. Such referral to binding arbitration shall be to a qualified single arbitrator pursuant to the Arbitrations Act, 1991 (Ontario), which Act shall govern such arbitration proceeding in accordance with its terms except to the extent modified by the rules for arbitration set out in Schedule ”C”. The determination of such arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties hereto and the costs of such arbitration shall be as determined by the arbitrator. The Parties covenant that they shall conduct all aspects of such arbitration having regard at all times to expediting the final resolution of such arbitration.

20.

General Provisions

(a)            Interest in Land; Registration of Interest

(i)

The Parties intend that, subject to the provisions of Section 13(b), the FCF Royalty on the Properties will be a covenant running with the Properties, will be enforceable as an in rem interest in land which shall run with the Properties (provided that such interest shall be satisfied only by the payment to the Holder of the FCF Payments). Any conveyance by the Owner of the Properties shall include a provision requiring the transferee to pay the FCF Royalty on the Properties. Subject to compliance with Section 14, upon a conveyance by the Owner of the Properties and this Agreement, the Owner shall automatically be released from, and shall have no obligations to the Holder in respect of, any obligations hereunder that accrue following the date of such transfer.

(ii)

It is the express intention of the Parties that to the fullest extent permissible at law, the FCF Royalty on the Properties shall be registerable or otherwise recordable in all public places where interests in a royalty are recordable, and accordingly, the Holder will have the right from time to time after the date hereof, at its own cost and expense, to make any additional registrations or records of notice of this Agreement and the FCF Royalty, any other documents relating to or contemplated by the foregoing and any caution or other title document, against title to the Properties or elsewhere, and the Owner will cooperate with all such registrations and recordings and provide its written consent or signature to any documents and do such other things from time to time as are necessary or desirable to effect all such registrations or recordings or otherwise to protect the interests of the Holder in the FCF Royalty as contemplated hereunder.

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(b)            No Partnership, etc.

This Agreement is not intended to, and will not be deemed to, create (expressly or by implication) any partnership relation between the Parties including, without limitation, a joint venture, mining partnership, commercial partnership or other partnership relationship between the Owner and the Holder, and in this regard the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Holder is neither an owner nor operator of the New Afton Mine. The obligations and liabilities of the Parties will be several and not joint and neither of the Parties will have or purport to have any authority to act for or to assume any obligations or responsibility on behalf of another Party. Nothing herein contained will be deemed to constitute a Party the partner, agent, joint venturer or legal representative of another Party, nor shall anything in this Agreement be construed to create, expressly or by implication, a fiduciary relationship between the Parties.

Each Party shall with reasonable diligence execute all such further instruments and documents and do all such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effectuate the documents and transactions contemplated in this Agreement, in each case at the cost and expense of the Party requesting such further document or action, unless expressly indicated otherwise.

(d)            Binding Effect

All covenants, conditions, and terms of this Agreement shall bind and enure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors (including any successor by reason of amalgamation of any Party) and permitted assigns.

(e)            Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

(f)            Time of Essence

Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

(g)            Waiver

The failure of a Party to insist on the strict performance of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right, power or remedy upon a breach hereof shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of this Agreement or limit the Party’s right thereafter to enforce any provision or exercise any right.

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(h)           Amendment

No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all Parties and, unless otherwise specified, no consent or approval by any Party, shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Party to be bound thereby.

(i)            Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is wholly or partially invalid, this Agreement shall be interpreted as if the invalid provision had not been a part hereof so that the invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the agreement which shall be construed as if the agreement had been executed without the invalid portion. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Parties that this Agreement would have been executed without reference to any portion which may, for any reason, hereafter be declared or held invalid.

(j)            Accounting Principles

All calculations hereunder shall be made in accordance with IFRS.

(k)           Currency

All dollar amounts or references to $ herein are in United States dollars.

(l)            Assignment to Affiliates

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4, a Party may at any time Transfer all or any part of its interest in this Agreement (and the corresponding rights contained in the Purchase Agreement) to an Affiliate provided such Affiliate shall agree in advance in writing with the other Party to be bound by any obligations of such Party to be performed hereunder and further provided that such Party shall remain liable for the due performance of any of its obligations hereunder.

(m)          Notices

Any notice, direction, certificate, consent, determination or other communication required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effectively given and made if (a) delivered personally, or (b) sent by e-mail, in each case to the applicable address set out below:

(i)

if to the Owner:

New Gold Inc.

000 Xxx Xxxxxx,

Suite 3320

Toronto, ON M5J 2T3

Attention:     General Counsel

Email:             xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Davies Xxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP

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000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 00

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 3J7

Email:              [Redacted]

Attention:      Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx

(ii)

if to the Holder:

c/o Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

Investment Division

000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000

Toronto, ON M5J 0G4

Attention:      Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxx

Email:              [Redacted]

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Stikeman Elliott LLP

0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

000 Xxx Xxxxxx

Toronto, ON M5L 1B9

Attention:      Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Email:              [Redacted]

(n)            Entire Agreement

This Agreement, together with the Purchase Agreement and the Partial Royalty Purchase and Amending Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, discussions and understandings, written or oral, between the Parties. Except as may be specifically set forth in this Agreement, there are no representations, warranties, conditions, or other agreements or acknowledgments, whether direct or collateral, express or implied, that form part of or affect this Agreement, or which induced any Party to enter into this Agreement or on which reliance is placed by either Party.

(o)            Execution and Delivery

This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in counterparts and may be executed and delivered by facsimile, .pdf or other electronic means, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

21.

Termination of the Purchase Agreement

The Parties agree that the Purchase Agreement is hereby terminated in its entirety effective as of the date hereof and is of no further force or effect, save and except for Section 4.3, Article 7, Section 8.2, Section 8.3, Section 10.2, Section 10.3 and Section 10.12 of the Purchase Agreement, which shall survive in accordance with their terms together with any such other provisions as and to the extent required to give effect to the foregoing.

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22.

Amendment and Restatement of the Original Agreement

This Agreement amends and restates the Original Agreement. Without affecting the validity of any action taken in accordance with the Original Agreement prior to the date hereof, this Agreement replaces and supersedes the Original Agreement with respect to all matters arising after the date hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

NEW GOLD INC.

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

BEAR HOLDINGS LP, by its general partner
3336050 NOVA SCOTIA LIMITED

	By:
		Name:
		Title:

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SCHEDULE “A”

[Descriptions of the Properties Redacted]

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SCHEDULE “B”

Determination of Free Cash Flow

Determination of FCF Payments.

(a)            As used herein, “Free Cash Flow” for any period means the following based on incurred or accrued in that period:

Revenues for such period; less

The sum of each of the following, for the period (without duplication):

Treatment and Refining Costs;

ii.

Operating Costs;

iii.

Exploration Costs;

iv.

Interest Costs;

Taxes (excluding any and all federal or provincial income taxes);

vi.

Change in Working Capital (which may be a positive or negative number);

vii.

Lease Payments;

viii.

Capital Costs; and

ix.

solely in periods after the Rate Adjustment Date, Allowance for Future Reclamation Costs,

Subject to the application of Section 2(c) of the Agreement, in the event that Free Cash Flow is a negative number, “Free Cash Flow” shall be deemed to be one dollar ($1.00).

(b)            “Revenues” means, for any period, the sum of the following revenues:

proceeds received by the Owner from the sale of all Minerals (less any proceeds from the sale of Minerals from Unapproved Additional Capital Projects); and

ii.

Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx.

(c)            “Treatment and Refining Charges” shall mean all costs related to third party smelting, refining, penalty and transport costs of Minerals (except Minerals from Unapproved Additional Capital Projects) and net cash gains/losses from Concentrate Sales Process Xxxxxx.

(d)            “Operating Costs” shall mean all operating costs and expenses related with the mining, processing or treatment of Minerals from the Properties (excluding operating costs and expenses from Unapproved Additional Capital Projects), including without limitation, all of the following (determined without duplication) Mining Costs, Milling and Processing Costs, General and Administrative Costs, Royalties and Selling and Delivery Costs:

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“Mining Costs” shall mean costs and expenses in the period incurred in respect of exploring for, developing, mining, extracting, removing, and transporting to any processing site Minerals. Such costs and expenses shall include, without limitation, those incurred for labor, machinery operations, fuel, explosives and other materials, developmental or ore delineation drilling;

ii.

“Milling and Processing Costs” shall mean costs and expenses incurred in respect of: (x) milling, treating or processing and transportation costs, all costs, charges and expenses for treatment in the smelting and refining process (including handling, processing, deductions, tolling charges); and (y) sales and brokerage costs, and actual costs of transportation (including insurance, storage, warehousing, port demurrage, delay and forwarding expenses) of Minerals or other products from the Properties to the place of treatment and then to the place of sale, without duplication;

iii.

“General and Administrative Costs” shall mean costs and expenses incurred in respect of the Properties during the calendar year and the production of ores and Minerals therefrom;

iv.

“Royalties” means all royalties or production royalties or royalties of any nature incurred in respect of the Properties (other than the FCF Payments pursuant to the FCF Royalty) or other payments of any nature whatsoever payable to third parties having an interest in the Properties and includes payments to any Indigenous Group pursuant to any impact benefit, participation or other similar agreement; and

“Selling and Delivery Costs” shall mean costs and expenses incurred in respect of the production of Minerals from Properties during the calendar year in or in connection with the marketing of Minerals and the delivery of such Minerals to points of ultimate delivery to customers, including without limitation, all shipping and delivery costs, agency fees, and storage charges, without duplication.

For greater certainty, in the event of any Unapproved Additional Capital Projects, the exclusion of operating costs and expenses from Unapproved Additional Capital Projects for purposes of the calculation of Mining Costs, Milling and Processing Costs, General and Administrative Costs, Royalties and Selling and Delivery Costs for purposes of the calculation of Free Cash Flow shall be allocated on a proportionate basis and in accordance with generally accepted practices in the mining industry, and in a manner mutually satisfactory to the Owner and the Holder (each acting reasonably and in good faith).

“Exploration Costs” shall mean exploration costs incurred in respect of the Properties with the objective of identifying new mineralization or additional mineral reserves or mineral resources, or improving confidence in or understanding of existing mineral reserves or mineral resources, within the Properties (excluding exploration costs (i) specifically and directly incurred by the Owner in connection with, and within six months prior to the proposal to the Holder pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement of, an Additional Capital Project (but only if such project becomes an Unapproved Capital Project) and/or (ii) incurred in respect of any project after it becomes an Unapproved Additional Capital Project). For greater certainty, the exclusion of exploration costs referred to in (i) and (ii) above for purposes of the calculation of Exploration Costs for purposes of the calculation of Free Cash Flow shall be allocated on a proportionate basis and in accordance with generally accepted practices in the mining industry, and in a manner mutually satisfactory to the Owner and the Holder (each acting reasonably and in good faith).

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(e)            “Interest Costs” shall mean any interest cost actually incurred during the period in respect of the Properties (including but not limited to, interest on instruments issued for reclamation bonding, interest on advance payments receipts and interest on leased assets) net of any interest income earned solely in respect of the Properties during such period.

(f)             “Taxes” shall mean all taxes, levies, duties, royalties, charges, fees and assessments whatsoever, of any federal, provincial, municipal or local government, domestic and foreign, or any subdivision thereof, whether now or in the future that are imposed on or levied against, or allocated to, any mining, milling, or other operations on the Properties, purchases with respect to such operations, and/or any production or sales of products from the Properties, including without limitation, any Tax payable pursuant to a return filed under the Mineral Tax Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 291, all value added taxes, any payroll taxes, severance taxes, sales and use taxes, customs duties, import fees, government royalties, net proceeds of mines taxes, excluding only federal and provincial income tax payable by the Owner and any value added taxes and sales and use taxes recoverable by the Owner from a Governmental Authority through any refund, rebate, credit or similar means. Taxes shall also include the cost or benefit resulting from an adjustment following the audit and/or reassessment of any Taxes relating to the time period in which the Holder receives FCF Payments.

(g)            “Change in Working Capital” shall mean, for a period, the amount equal to the sum of the accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory cash costs and prepaid expenses, all in respect of the Properties, as of the end of the period, less the sum of those same amounts at the end of the preceding period, such working capital to be managed by the Owner in good faith.

(h)            “Lease Payments” shall mean all payments, without duplication, related to the leasing of assets for use at the Properties.

(i)             “Capital Costs” shall mean all capitalized costs for the period in respect of the Properties and include capitalized costs related to exploration, development (including construction) or mining of the Properties, permitting and the purchase of equipment, buildings and infrastructure for the Properties, but not including capital costs relating to Unapproved Additional Capital Projects.

(j)             “Allowance for Future Reclamation Costs” shall mean the amortization of assets recognized for a provision for future costs anticipated to be incurred by the Owner in reclaiming the Properties in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and agreements and accretion charges incurred in the period related to the associated liability.

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Affiliate Operating Costs.

Where any Operating Costs are incurred with respect to the mining, milling, processing, selling, or delivering of ores and Minerals produced from the Properties in conjunction with the mining, milling, processing, selling, or delivering of ores and minerals produced from other properties controlled by the Owner or its Affiliates, such Operating Costs shall be allocated and apportioned in accordance with generally accepted practices in the mining industry and in a manner mutually satisfactory to the Owner and the Holder (each acting reasonably and in good faith).

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SCHEDULE “C”

Rules for Arbitration

The following rules and procedures shall apply with respect to any matter to be arbitrated by the Parties under the terms of the Agreement.

Initiation of Arbitration Proceedings

(a)            If any Party to this Agreement wishes to have any matter under this Agreement arbitrated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, it shall give notice to the other Party hereto specifying particulars of the matter or matters in dispute and proposing the name of the person it wishes to be the single arbitrator. Within five days after receipt of such notice, the other Party to this Agreement shall give return notice to the first party advising whether such Party accepts the arbitrator proposed by the first Party and if such Party does not accept the arbitrator proposed by the first Party, proposing the name of the person it wishes to be the single arbitrator. If such return notice is not given by the other Party within such five-day period, it shall be deemed to have accepted the arbitrator proposed by the first Party. If such return notice is given within such five day period and does not accept the proposed arbitrator of the first Party and proposes another person to be arbitrator, the first Party shall, within five days after receipt of such return notice, give notice to the other Party advising whether such first party accepts the arbitrator proposed by the other Party. If the Parties do not agree upon a single arbitrator within such second five-day period, the single arbitrator shall be chosen in accordance with the Arbitrations Act, 1991 (Ontario).

(b)            The individual selected as Arbitrator shall be qualified by education and experience to decide the matter in dispute. The Arbitrator shall be at arm’s length from both Parties and shall not be a member of the audit or legal firm or firms who advise either Party, nor shall the Arbitrator be a person who is otherwise regularly retained by either of the Parties.

Submission of Written Statements

(a)            Within five days of the appointment of the Arbitrator, the Party initiating the arbitration (the “Claimant”) shall send the other Party (the “Respondent”) a statement of claim setting out in sufficient detail the facts and any contentions of law on which it relies, and the relief that it claims.

(b)            Within 10 days of the receipt of the statement of claim, the Respondent shall send the Claimant a statement of defence stating in sufficient detail which of the facts and contentions of law in the statement of claim it admits or denies, on what grounds, and on what other facts and contentions of law he relies.

(c)            Within five days of receipt of the statement of defence, the Claimant may send the Respondent a statement of reply.

(d)            All statements of claim, defence and reply shall be accompanied by copies (or, if they are especially voluminous, lists) of all essential documents on which the Party concerned relies and which have not previously been submitted by any Party, and (where practicable) by any relevant samples.

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(e)            After submission of all the statements, the Arbitrator will give directions for the further conduct of the arbitration.

Meetings and Hearings

(a)            The arbitration shall take place in the City of Toronto, or in such other place as the Claimant and the Respondent shall agree upon in writing. The arbitration shall be conducted in English. Subject to any adjournments which the Arbitrator allows, the final hearing will be continued on successive working days until it is concluded.

(b)            All meetings and hearings will be in private unless the Parties otherwise agree.

(d)            Each Party may examine, cross-examine and re-examine all witnesses at the arbitration.

The Decision

(a)            The Arbitrator will make a decision in writing and, unless the Parties otherwise agree, will set out reasons for decision in the decision.

(b)            The Arbitrator will send the decision to the Parties as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the final hearing, but in any event no later than 10 days thereafter, unless that time period is extended for a fixed period by the Arbitrator on written notice to each Party because of illness or other cause beyond the Arbitrator’s control.

(d)            The decision shall be final and binding on the Parties and shall not be subject to any appeal or review procedure provided that the Arbitrator has followed the rules provided herein in good faith and has proceeded in accordance with the principles of natural justice. In the event either Party initiates any court proceeding in respect of the decision of the Arbitration or the matter arbitrated, such Party shall, if unsuccessful in the court proceeding, pay the other Parties costs on a solicitor/client basis plus all other reasonable expenses incurred by such other Party from the date of delivery of the notice commencing arbitration to the date of determination of such court proceeding.

Jurisdiction and Powers of the Arbitrator

(a)            By submitting to arbitration under these Rules, the Parties shall be taken to have conferred on the Arbitrator the following jurisdiction and powers, to be exercised at the Arbitrator’s discretion subject only to these Rules and the relevant law with the object of ensuring the just, expeditious, economical and final determination of the dispute referred to arbitration.

(b)            Without limiting the jurisdiction of the Arbitrator at law, the Parties agree that the Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to:

(i)

determine any question of law arising in the arbitration;

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(ii)

determine any question as to the Arbitrator’s jurisdiction;

(iii)

determine any question of good faith, dishonesty or fraud arising in the dispute;

(iv)

order any Party to furnish further details of that Party’s case, in fact or in law;

(v)

proceed in the arbitration notwithstanding the failure or refusal of any Party to comply with these Rules or with the Arbitrator’s orders or directions, or to attend any meeting or hearing, but only after giving that Party written notice that the Arbitrator intends to do so;

(vi)

receive and take into account such written or oral evidence tendered by the Parties as the Arbitrator determines is relevant, whether or not strictly admissible in law;

(vii)

make one or more interim awards;

(viii)

hold meetings and hearings, and make a decision (including a final decision) in Toronto, Ontario or elsewhere with the concurrence of the Parties thereto;

(ix)

order the Parties to produce to the Arbitrator, and to each other for inspection, and to supply copies of, any documents or other evidence or classes of documents in their possession or power which the Arbitrator determines to be relevant; and

(x)

make interim orders to secure all or part of any amount in dispute in the arbitration.

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Schedule B

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

[Payment Instructions Redacted]

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