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Unless otherwise indicated, the information contained in this management information circular (the “Circular”) is given as at July 14, 2020 and all amounts in dollars refer to Canadian dollars.

This Circular is provided in connection with the solicitation by the management of Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) of proxies to be used at the annual meeting (the “Meeting”) of the shareholders of the Corporation (the “Shareholders”) to be conducted online only through a live audio webcast at https://webcast.fmav.ca/nept-agm2020/, on Wednesday August 12, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. (eastern time), and any adjournment thereof for the purposes set out in the accompanying notice of Meeting (the “Notice of Meeting”). It is expected that the solicitation will be made primarily by mail. However, directors, officers, and employees of the Corporation may also solicit proxies by telephone, fax, email, or in person. The entire cost of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Corporation.

The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy are directors of the Corporation and officers of the Corporation. Each Shareholder who is entitled to vote at the Meeting is entitled to appoint a person, who need not be a Shareholder of the Corporation, to represent him or her at the Meeting other than those whose names are printed on the accompanying form of proxy by inserting such other person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy and signing the form of proxy or by completing and signing another proper form of proxy.

In addition to voting online at the Meeting, shareholders who hold their shares directly in their respective names (referred to herein as “Registered Shareholders”) may vote by mail by completing and signing the enclosed form of proxy and by delivering it to Computershare Investor Services Inc. (i) by mail or hand delivery to Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 8^th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, or (ii) by facsimile to 416-263-9524 or 1-866-249-7775. Registered Shareholders may also vote using the internet at www.investorvote.com or by telephone at 1-866-732-8683. In order to be valid and acted upon at the Meeting, the duly completed form of proxy must be received by Computershare Investor Services Inc. no later than 10:30 a.m. (eastern time) on August 10, 2020, or, in the event the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the adjourned meeting is reconvened or the postponed meeting is convened. The instrument appointing a proxyholder must be in writing and executed by the Shareholder or by his attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized. In addition to the foregoing, a Shareholder must register his, her or its proxyholder as per the procedure described below in order for the proxyholders to be able to attend and vote at the Meeting.

To register a proxyholder, Shareholders MUST visit http://www.computershare.com/Neptune no later than 10:30 a.m. (eastern time) on August 10, 2020 and provide Computershare Investor Services Inc. with the required proxyholder contact information, so that Computershare Investor Services Inc. may provide the proxyholder with a Username via email. Without a Username, proxyholders will not be able to attend and vote at the Meeting.

A Shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it, as to any motion on which a vote has not already been cast pursuant to the authority conferred by it, by an instrument in writing executed by the Shareholder or by the Shareholder’s attorney authorized in writing or, if the Shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal

or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized. The revocation of a proxy, in order to be acted upon, must be deposited with Computershare Investor Services Inc. by mail or by hand delivery to Proxy Department, 100 University Avenue, 8^th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1, or by facsimile to 416- 263-9524 or 1-866-249-7775, no later than 10:30 a.m. (eastern time) on August 10, 2020, or, in the event the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, not less than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the adjourned meeting is reconvened or the postponed meeting is convened, or in any other manner permitted by law.

All common shares of the Corporation (the “Common Shares”) represented at the Meeting by properly-executed proxies will be voted and where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the instrument of proxy, the Common Shares represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with such specifications. In the absence of any such specifications, the persons designated in the enclosed form of proxy will vote in favour of all the matters set out herein. Instructions with respect to voting will be respected by the persons designated in the enclosed form of proxy. With respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting and with respect to other matters that may properly come before the Meeting, such Common Shares will be voted by the persons so designated at their discretion. At the time of printing this Circular, management of the Corporation knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters.

Only Registered Shareholders, or proxyholders duly appointed by the Shareholders, are permitted to vote at the Meeting. However, in many cases, shares beneficially owned by a person (a “Non-Registered Shareholder”) are registered either:

Intermediaries are required to forward the Meeting Materials to Non-Registered Shareholders, and often use a service corporation for this purpose. Non-Registered Shareholders will either:

In either case, the purpose of these procedures is to permit Non-Registered Shareholders to direct the voting of the Common Shares which they beneficially own.

Should a Non-Registered Shareholder who receives a voting instruction form wish to vote online at the Meeting (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Shareholder), the Non-Registered Shareholder should print his, her or its own name, or that of such other person, on the voting instruction form and return it to the Intermediary or its service corporation AND will need to register himself or herself, or or such other person, as his, her or its proxyholder, as described below. Should a Non-Registered Shareholder who receives a proxy form wish to vote online at the Meeting (or have another person attend and vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Shareholder), the Non-Registered Shareholder should strike out the names of the persons set out in the proxy form and insert the name of the Non-Registered Shareholder or such other person in the blank space provided and submit it to Computershare Investor Services Inc. at the address set out at (b) above prior to the proxy deadline.

Please also see further instructions below under the heading “the Meeting - Attending and Participating at the Meeting”.

In all cases, Non-Registered Shareholders should carefully follow the instructions of their Intermediary, including those regarding when, where and by what means the voting instruction form or proxy form must be delivered.

A Non-Registered Shareholder may revoke voting instructions which have been given to an Intermediary at any time prior to the Meeting by written notice to the Intermediary.

The Corporation is holding the Meeting as a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via a live audio webcast. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Meeting in person. In order to vote at the Meeting and to ask questions thereat, Shareholders must have a valid Username.

Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be able to attend, participate and vote at the Meeting online at https://webcast.fmav.ca/nept-agm2020/. Such persons may then enter the Meeting by entering the information requested on the registration page of the webcast, including a Username, after which the Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will receive a password by email. Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will need to login to the webcast using the email address they used for the registration of the webcast and the Password they received. The Username for the Meeting is for:

If as a Registered Shareholder or a proxyholder you are using your control number or Username to login to the Meeting, if you vote by online ballot on the matters put forth at the Meeting you will be revoking any and all previously submitted proxies for the Meeting.

You should allow enough time to check into the Meeting online and complete the related procedure.

To attend, participate and vote at the Meeting, Beneficial Shareholders in the United States must first obtain a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent and then register in advance to attend the Meeting. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or bank to request a legal proxy form. After first obtaining a valid legal proxy from your broker, bank or other agent, to then register to attend the Meeting, you must submit a copy of your legal proxy to Computershare Investor Services Inc. Requests for registration should be directed to:

Requests for registration must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than August 10, 2020 10:30 a.m. (eastern time). You will receive a confirmation of your registration by email after Computershare Investor Services Inc. receive your registration materials. You may attend the Meeting and vote your Common Shares online at https://webcast.fmav.ca/nept-agm2020/ during the Meeting. Please note that United States Non-Registered Shareholders are required to register their appointment at http://www.computershare.com/Neptune.

Only Registered Shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be entitled to attend, participate and vote at the Meeting. Non-Registered Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder will not be able to attend, vote and ask questions at the Meeting.

Shareholders who wish to appoint a proxyholder to represent them at the Meeting (including Non-Registered Shareholders who wish to appoint themselves as proxyholder to attend, participate or vote at the Meeting) MUST submit their duly completed proxy or voting instruction form AND register the proxyholder.

Shareholders may vote before the Meeting by completing his, her or its form of proxy or voting instruction form in accordance with the instructions provided therein. Non-Registered Shareholders should also carefully follow all instructions provided by their Intermediaries to ensure their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting.

Registered Shareholders may vote at the Meeting by completing a ballot online during the Meeting, as further described above. See “Attending and Participating at the Meeting” above.

Non-Registered Shareholders who have not duly appointed themselves as proxyholder will not be able to vote at the Meeting. This is because the Corporation and its transfer agent do not have a record of the Non-Registered Shareholders of the Corporation and, as a result, will have no knowledge of your shareholdings or entitlement to vote, unless you appoint yourself as a proxyholder. If you are a Non-Registered Shareholder and wish to vote at the Meeting, you have to appoint yourself as proxyholder, by inserting your own name in the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to you and must follow all of the applicable instructions provided by your Intermediary. See “Non-Registered Shareholders” above.

If you attend the Meeting and are entitled to vote thereat, it will be important that you remain connected to the internet at all times during the Meeting in order to vote when balloting commences. It is your responsibility to ensure connectivity for the duration of the Meeting. You should allow enough time to check into the Meeting online and complete the related procedure.

Only Shareholders of record as at the close of business on July 8, 2020 (the “Record Date”) will receive notice of, and be entitled to attend and vote at the Meeting. A shareholder of record on the Record Date will be

entitled to vote those shares included in the list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting prepared as at the Record Date, even though the shareholder may subsequently dispose of his or her shares. No shareholder who has become a shareholder after the Record Date will be entitled to attend or vote at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

The authorized share capital of the Corporation is comprised of an unlimited number of Common Shares. Each holder of Common Shares has the right to vote at any meeting of the Shareholders of the Corporation.

As at the Record Date, there were 106,592,581 issued and outstanding Common Shares, each entitling its holder to one (1) vote.

The by-laws of the Corporation provide that a quorum will be present at the Meeting if there is at least two (2) persons present together holding or representing by proxy at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at the Meeting.

Other than as set forth below, as of the Record Date, to the best knowledge of the Corporation, no person beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, or exercised control or direction over, more than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Corporation.

To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, no one who has been a (i) Director or executive officer of the Corporation at any time since the beginning of the Corporation’s last financial year; (ii) a proposed nominee for election as a Director of the Corporation; or (iii) an associate or affiliate of the persons listed in (i) and (ii) above, has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise in any matter to be acted upon at the Meeting.

The annual audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation for the financial year ended March 31, 2020 and the report of the auditor thereon (the “Annual Report”) will be placed before the Meeting. The Annual Report was mailed to Shareholders who requested a copy and is also available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and the Corporation’s website at www.neptunecorp.com.

The Corporation’s articles currently provide that the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) may consist of a maximum of ten directors (the “Directors”). The Board is currently comprised of seven Directors. Ms. Hélène F. Fortin, who has served on the Board of Directors since 2018, has advised the Corporation that she will not seek re-election as Directors at the Meeting. The Board has determined to nominate six (6) of the current Directors listed below for election as a Director at the Meeting. The Board has also determined to nominate Ms. Jane Pemberton and Mr. Frank Rochon for election as a Director at the Meeting. Information relating to Ms. Fortin is not included below in the section “Nominees for

Election as Director”. However, because Ms. Hélène F. Fortin is currently a director and will serve as such until the Meeting, information relating to her appears in the other sections of this Circular that pertain to the directors. The Board recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the election of each of the eight (8) nominees for election as Directors.

The persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote for the election of the eight (8) nominees whose names are set forth below. Management does not contemplate that any such nominees will be unable to serve as a Director of the Corporation. However, if, for any reason, any of the proposed nominees does not stand for election or is unable to serve as such, proxies in favour of management designees will be voted for another nominee at their discretion unless the Shareholder has specified in his proxy that his shares are to be withheld from voting in the election of Directors.

Each Director will hold office for a term expiring at the conclusion of the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until his or her successor is elected or appointed, unless the Director resigns or the office becomes vacant by removal, death or other cause. Each Director will be eligible for re-election. A Director appointed by the Board between meetings of Shareholders or to fill a vacancy will be appointed for a term expiring at the conclusion of the next annual meeting or until his or her successor is elected or appointed and will be eligible for election or re-election.

The Board has adopted a policy that entitles each Shareholder to vote for each nominee on an individual basis. The policy also stipulates that if the votes in favour of the election of a Director represent less than a majority of the Common Shares voted and withheld, the nominee will submit his or her resignation promptly after the Meeting for the consideration of the Board. After reviewing the matter, the Board’s decision whether to accept or reject the resignation offer will be disclosed to the public within 90 days of the Meeting. The Board has discretion to accept or reject a resignation. However, the Board must accept the resignation absent exceptional circumstances. The nominee will not participate in any Board deliberations on the resignation offer. The policy does not apply in circumstances involving contested elections.

The Corporation’s by-laws contain advance notice requirements for Director nominations. Shareholders who wish to nominate candidates for election as Directors must provide timely notice in writing to the attention of the Secretary of the Corporation, and include the information set forth in the advance notice by-laws of the Corporation. Among other requirements, the notice must be made not less than 30 days and not more than 65 days prior to the date of the relevant shareholder meeting. The Corporation’s by-laws are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

The following table sets out the name and the province and country of residence of each of the persons proposed to be nominated for election as Directors, all other positions and offices with the Corporation now held by such person, his or her principal occupation, the year in which the person became a Director of the Corporation, and the number of Common Shares, that such person has declared to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or over which control or direction is exercised by such person as at the date indicated below.

Name, province or state, as the case may be, and country of residence and position with the Corporation	Principal Occupation	First year as Director	Number of Common Shares beneficially owned or over which control is exercised as at the Record Date
Michael Cammarata^(2)(5)(6) Florida, United States of America President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	President and CEO of the Corporation	2019	1,726,391
Michael A. De Geus⁽²⁾⁽⁶⁾ Virginia, United States of America Director	Founder and CEO of Leatherback Gear, LLC	2020	-
Dr. Ronald Denis^(2)(3)(4) Québec, Canada Director	Chief of Surgery at Sacré‑Coeur Hospital in Montréal	2000	-
Richard P. Schottenfeld^(1)(2)(3)(5) New York, United States of America Director	Managing Partner & CEO of Schottenfeld Group, LLC	2016	3,537,540
Jane Pemberton New York, United States of America Nominee for election as Director	Operating Advisor North Castle Partners, LLC	-	4,457
Frank Rochon Ontario, Canada Nominee for election as Director	Executive Advisor	-	-

The information as to voting securities beneficially owned or over which the above-named individuals exercise control or direction and the foregoing information is not within the knowledge of the Corporation and has been furnished by the respective nominees.

Mr. Moretz currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Moretz Marketing, LLC and is Managing Director of Kathy Ireland, LLC. In addition, he is the Managing Director of various real estate entities, including LaMoe, LLC and Moretz Mills, LLC. Mr. Moretz spent 39 years in the textile industry building and marketing numerous consumer brands. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gold Toe Moretz Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries prior to its acquisition by Gildan Activewear Inc. in 2012. Mr. Moretz founded Moretz Marketing in 1987 to create and manage lifestyle brands licensing opportunities. He serves on the following boards: Neptune Wellness Solutions-Chairman, LED Technologies, Blowing Rock Brewery, and McCubbin Hosiery, LLC.

Mr. Buaron is co-founder and CTO of goPeer, Canada’s first regulated consumer peer-to-peer lender, he additionally serves as Chief Strategy Officer to Loti Wellness Inc., a Canadian self-care consumer brand. Prior, Mr. Buaron served as CTO of Schmidt’s Naturals, where he led the technology, AI, digital marketing and consumer support divisions through transition from start-up to enterprise, and subsequently through the acquisition by Unilever, and the integration that followed. Mr. Buaron is a seasoned CTO with over two-decades related experience as an entrepreneur, investor, programmer, solutions architect, and DevOps engineer. His passion for technology reflects his recognition for the tremendous impact it has on our lives and its potential for creating a better tomorrow. Immersed in technology, Mr. Buaron strives to provide vision, leadership, form relationships, and eliminate barriers to allow the brightest minds to flourish.

Mr. Cammarata became CEO of Neptune Wellness Solutions July 8, 2019. Mr. Cammarata is the founder of Random Occurrence, a venture capital and private equity firm. He invested in and cofounded Schmidt’s Naturals, one of the world’s fastest growing wellness brands, leading it from fledgling start-up to acquisition in 2017 by Unilever and onto record breaking growth in 2018. He remained CEO of Schmidt’s Naturals until June 2019, leading its rapid expansion into new and innovative products, retailers and global markets. Mr. Cammarata is a new breed of unconventional CEO with a personal mission to invest and scale companies globally that will make sustainable innovation and modern wellness solutions accessible to the world. He believes that natural products are the future and that every person deserves natural products that work and minimize their harm to people, the planet and animals. Through all his investments, Mr. Cammarata is looking toward future technologies, including AI and machine learning to create stronger connections and personalized products for customers. He is a passionate advocate for ending animal testing in cosmetics. Raised in New York, Mr. Cammarata’s dyslexia made school challenging, but that perspective allowed him to identify opportunities others missed. He became a technology and marketing wunderkind by his mid-teens. He rapidly gained a reputation as an innovative entrepreneur, creating $85 million in revenue by his twenties.

Mr. De Geus is a highly accomplished security executive with domestic and international cyber investigative and physical security experience. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Leatherback Gear, LLC., a producer of bullet proof backpacks. He also served as a Special Agent in federal law enforcement with the Department of Homeland Security and has served on various assignments both physically and with cyber security since 2008. Previously, he served as the Director of Sales at Koro Sun Report in the Fiji Islands and as a consultant for MD Consulting, working on various projects from developing branding and new store layouts to helping with various start-up companies. Mr. De Geus is a Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy specializing in Homeland Security at Walden University, holds a Master of Science in International Relations from the Troy State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from California State University Fullerton.

Dr. Ronald Denis has been Chief of Surgery and director of the Trauma Program at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur in Montréal since 1997. Also, since 1987, Dr. Denis has occupied the position of medical co-director of the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Dr. Denis sits on several scientific boards and management committees.

Mr. Schottenfeld is the founder and Chairman of Schottenfeld Group holding, the parent company of Koyote Capital which is a proprietary trading firm in New York City. He has also served as the general partner of Schottenfeld Associates and the Schottenfeld Opportunity Fund. Mr. Schottenfeld is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College with degrees in both Economics and Government. Mr. Schottenfeld has been a frequent guest on CNBC and other business news programs.

Ms. Pemberton is an experienced growth driven executive, having spent her career as both a successful senior level operator of market leading brands (NYSE:DIS), (NYSE: FOX), (NASDAQ:GAIA), and as a Private Equity Advisor and investor at North Castle Partners, a leading consumer middle market private-equity company focused on investing in and growing healthy living businesses. Ms. Pemberton has a long track record of driving accelerated revenue growth, earnings and brand equity, without compromising core values, culture, authenticity or purpose.

Mr. Rochon was Vice Chairman and Managing Partner with Deloitte until July 2020. In addition, Mr. Rochon was a member of Deloitte’s executive leadership team for over 20 years in various capacities including Regional Managing Partner roles and also Deloitte Canada M&A Executive Leader. Mr. Rochon was a member of Deloitte’s Global Executive leadership for over 8 years. During his 30-year professional career, Mr. Rochon served many of Canada’s most iconic and emerging companies and was widely sought for his trusted counsel and experience. Mr. Rochon is recognized for his strong financial expertise, governance,

market and operational executive leadership. Mr. Rochon has been extensively involved in board leadership capacities for numerous large national non for profit organizations and foundations.

To the knowledge of the Corporation, none of the nominees for election as Director of the Corporation:

Furthermore, to the knowledge of the Corporation, none of the foregoing nominees for election as Director of the Corporation has been subject to (i) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or (ii) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable security holder in deciding whether to vote for a nominee.

Voting for election of Directors is by individual voting and not by slate voting. You can vote your Common Shares for the election of all of the foregoing nominees for election as Directors of the Corporation; or you can vote for some of these nominees for election as Directors and withhold your votes for others; or you can withhold all of the votes attached to the Common Shares you own and, thus, not vote for the election of any of these nominees as Directors of the Corporation.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THE ELECTION OF THE PROPOSED NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR THE ENSUING YEAR.

The voting rights pertaining to Common Shares represented by duly executed proxies in favour of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will be exercised, in the absence of specifications to the contrary, FOR the election of the proposed nominees as Directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year.

At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to appoint Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, to hold office as the Corporation’s auditor until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the Board of Directors to fix its remuneration. The auditor will hold office until the next annual meeting of Shareholders or until its successor is appointed. Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered

Professional Accountants, is proposed to replace KPMG LLP as the Corporation’s auditor. KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, has been acting as auditor for the Corporation since 2006.

The Board of Directors’ recommendation as set out below follows a comprehensive selection process overseen by the Corporation’s Audit Committee. As a result of that process, after a careful review of the proposals received and due consideration of relevant factors, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Corporation’s auditor for the financial year ending March 31, 2021. The recommendation to appoint a new auditor is in line with governance best practices to periodically rotate this function, ensuring the continuity of independence and transparency for the Corporation’s shareholders. In light of the foregoing, a reporting package is annexed to this Circular as Schedule B, as required by National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations. The reporting package contains a: (i) Notice of Change of Auditors dated July 13, 2020 from the Corporation; (ii) letter dated July 15, 2020 from KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants; and (iii) letter dated July 13, 2020 from Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS, AS auditor OF the Corporation UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS and to authorize the Board to FIX ITS remuneration.

The voting rights pertaining to Common Shares represented by duly executed proxies in favour of the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will be exercised, in the absence of specifications to the contrary, FOR the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, as auditor for the Corporation until the close of the next annual meeting of Shareholders and to authorize the Board to fix its remuneration.

For the financial years ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, the Corporation was billed the following fees for audit, audit-related, tax and all other services provided to the Corporation by its current external auditor, KPMG LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants :

Management of the Corporation is not aware of any other matters to come before the Meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting. However, if any other matters that are not known to management should be properly brought before the Meeting, the accompanying form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein to vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.

“Named Executive Officer” (or “NEO”) means: (a) a CEO, (b) a CFO, (c) each of the three (3) most highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation, including any of its subsidiaries, or the three (3) most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and the CFO, at the end of the most recently completed financial year whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000, and (d) each individual who would be an NEO under (c) above but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, nor acting in a similar capacity, at the end of that financial year.

During the financial year ended March 31, 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”), the Corporation had seven (7) NEOs, being, Mr. Michael Cammarata, President and CEO since July 8, 2019, Ms. Claudie Lauzon, Interim CFO and Controller since November 12, 2019, Mr. Michel Timperio, President of Cannabis Business, Mr. Graham Wood, Chief Scientific Officer and Mr. Stephen Lijoi, VP, Operations, as well as Mr. James S. Hamilton, former President and CEO and Mr. Mario Paradis, former Vice President and CFO. Mr. Hamilton ceased to be President and CEO of the Corporation on July 8, 2019 and Mr. Mario Paradis ceased to be Vice President and CFO of the Corporation on November 12, 2019.

Compensation of executive officers and Directors of the Corporation is recommended to the Board of Directors by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the “CHR Committee”). In its review process, the CHR Committee relies on input from management on the assessment of executives and Corporation’s performance. During Fiscal 2020, the Corporation’s Governance and Human Resources Committee (the “GHR Committee”) was dissolved and replaced by the CHR Committee. References herein to the CHR Committee refer to the committees of the Corporation performing the function of a compensation committee from time to time, which includes each of the GHR Committee and the CHR Committee.

As of March 31, 2020, the CHR Committee was composed of the following independent members: Mr. Richard P. Schottenfeld, acting as chairperson, Dr. Ronald Denis and Ms. Hélène F. Fortin. As Ms. Fortin will not be standing for re-election at the Meeting, a successor to Ms. Fortin is expected to be appointed from among the independent Directors elected at the Meeting. The CHR Committee establishes management compensation policies and oversees their general implementation. All members of the CHR Committee have direct experience which is relevant to their responsibilities as CHR Committee members. All members are or have held senior executive or director roles within significant businesses or public organizations, several also having public companies experience, and have a good financial understanding which allows them to assess the costs versus benefits of compensation plans. The members of the CHR Committee combined experience in the Corporation’s sector provides them with the understanding of the Corporation’s success factors and risks, which is very important when determining metrics for measuring success.

Risk management is a primary consideration of the CHR Committee when implementing its compensation program. It does not believe that its compensation program results in unnecessary or inappropriate risk taking, including risks that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Corporation. Payments of bonuses, if any, are not made unless performance goals are met.

For executive, more than half of target direct compensation base salary + target STIP (as defined below) + target LTIP (as defined below) is considered “at risk”. This mix results in a strong pay-for-performance relationship and an alignment with Shareholders and competitive with other firms of comparable size in similar fields. The CEO makes recommendations to the CHR Committee as to the compensation of the Corporation’s executive officers, other than himself, for approval by the Board. The CHR Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors as to the compensation of the CEO, for approval. The CEO’s salary is based on comparable market consideration and the CHR Committee’s assessment of his performance, with regard to the Corporation’s financial performance and progress in achieving strategic performance.

Qualitative factors beyond the quantitative financial metrics are also a key consideration in the determination of individual executive compensation payments. How executives achieve their financial results and demonstrate leadership consistent with the Corporation’s values are key to individual compensation decisions.

The CHR Committee has authority to retain the services of independent compensation consultants to advise its members on executive compensation and related matters, and to determine the fees and the terms and conditions of the engagement of such consultants. During Fiscal 2020, the CHR Committee retained the services of Hexarem Inc. (“Hexarem”) to review the Corporation’s executive compensation programs, including base salary, short-term incentives, total cash compensation levels, severance packages and total direct compensation of certain senior positions, against those of peer groups of similar and larger size, as measured by market capitalization, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and nutrition companies listed or headquartered in North America. Hexarem recently issued a report with the conclusion of its review on the Corporation’s executive compensation programs to the CHR Committee. The CHR Committee is currently assessing this report and will consider making a recommendation to the Board of Directors with respect to the Corporation’s executive compensation programs. In addition to the review the Corporation’s executive compensation programs referred above, Hexarem has provided general advice on executive compensation and related matters to the CHR Committee. All of the services of Hexarem were provided to the CHR Committee.

The CHR Committee has assessed the independence of Hexarem and concluded that its engagement of Hexarem does not raise any conflict of interest with the Corporation or any of the Directors or executive officers. The total remuneration received by Hexarem during the financial years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020 for executive compensation-related fees was an aggregate value of, respectively, $55,550.00 and $5,772.50 (plus applicable taxes).

The following two (2) comparator groups were used to benchmark the NEO positions.

Canadian Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries		U.S. Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements Industry
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Arbutus Biopharma Corporation		Lifevantage Corporation	Mannatech, Inc.
Biosyent Inc.	CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.		MusclePharm Corp.	Natural Alternatives International Inc.
Cardiome Pharma Corp	Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.		Nature's Sunshine Products Inc.	Nutraceutical International Corporation
Merus Labs International Inc.	Neovasc Inc.		Omega Protein Corporation	Reliv International, Inc.
Novelion Therapeutics Inc.	Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Theratechnologies Inc.	Xenon Pharmaceuticas Inc.

The CHR Committee regularly reviews the competitiveness of its compensation programs and the compensation of certain senior positions against other organizations with whom the Corporation compete for talent. The CHR Committee retains the services of an independent advisor to select an appropriate comparator group and to perform a compensation market review. Selected positions are normally reviewed every two (2) or three (3) years.

The comparator group proposed by the independent advisor and approved by the CHR Committee normally meets the following selection criteria:

Compensation review results presented by the CHR Committee’s independent consultant are size-adjusted to the scope of the Corporation. This method mitigates the impact that much larger companies may have on the competitive compensation levels. Exceptionally, certain senior positions may also be benchmarked against a similar group of U.S. based organizations.

The Corporation anchors its target compensation at the 50^th percentile of the reference market with the following components: (i) 80/120 salary structure with midpoints anchored at the 50^th percentile, (ii) STIP and LTIP targets at the 50^th percentile of the reference market, and (iii) competitive group benefits.

	What are the key features?	Primary objective	What does the compensation element reward?	How is the annual value or target determined?
ANNUAL BASE SALARY	Fixed compensation •Payable in cash •Revised annually and adjusted, as necessary	Provides a market competitive fixed rate of pay	Rewards skills, knowledge, responsibilities and experience	Targets are set at the 50^th percentile of what is paid in the reference market for similar positions
SHORT-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (STIP)	Variable compensation •Payable in cash following the end of each financial year	Encourages performance against our annual corporate and individual objectives	Rewards the achievement of our annual objectives	Targets are set at the 50^th percentile of what is paid in the reference market for similar positions
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP)	Variable compensation •In form of stock options, which vest over three years at a rate of 1/3 per year and expire after five (5) years •Generally granted annually at the beginning of each financial year, unless a special grant covering more than one year is made •Equity incentive grants	Aligns interests of executives and shareholders	Rewards the creation of shareholder value	Targets are set at the 50^th percentile of what is paid in the reference market for similar positions
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES	Fixed compensation Group Benefits •Life, medical, dental and disability insurance perquisites •RRSP Matching Program	Group Benefits •Provides employees and their families with assistance and security perquisites •Complements executives’ total compensation	---	Competitive overall with programs offered in comparable organizations
PENSION	The Corporation does not have any pension plan available for its executives or Directors	---	---	----
RRSP Matching Program	The Corporation sponsors a voluntary RRSP matching program (the “RRSP Matching Program”) which is open to all eligible employees, including NEOs.	To match employees voluntary contribution to a tax-sheltered vehicle for an amount of up to $2,500 for the financial year ending March 31, 2020	Encourages employees to invest and earn interest for retirement or other personal long term project	Competitive overall with programs offered in comparable organizations and set in accordance with The Corporation’s capacity to pay

The Corporation’s executive compensation program is intended to attract, motivate and retain high performing senior executives, encourage and reward superior performance and align the executives’ interests with those of the Corporation by providing a compensation which is competitive with the compensation received by executives employed by comparable companies and ensuring that the achievement of annual objectives is rewarded through the payment of bonuses and providing executives with long-term incentive through the grant of stock options.

Compensation of NEOs is reviewed each year and has been structured to encourage and reward the executive officers on the basis of short-term and long-term corporate performance. In the context of the analysis of the compensation for Fiscal 2020, the following components were examined:

Base salary paid to executives is set within a salary structure consistent with the Corporation’s pay equity policy with a mid-point aligned with the 50^th percentile value of the job within the comparator group. The actual base salary is set in recognition of the individual’s skills, experience, and contribution.

STIP targets are aligned with the 50^th percentile of our reference market and set as a percentage of the executive’s base salary. For Fiscal 2020, Mr. Michael Cammarata, CEO, was eligible for no less than a 75% target bonus, Mr. Michel Timperio, President of Cannabis Business, was eligible for up to a 40% target bonus (up to a 80% maximum bonus) of his annual base salary, Ms. Jaqueline Khayat, Vice President, Business Development – Cannabis and Mr. Stephen Lijoi, VP Operations, were eligible for up to a 30% target bonus (up to a 60% maximum bonus) of their respective annual base salary and Ms. Claudie Lauzon, former interim CFO, was eligible for up to a 20% target bonus (up to a 40% maximum bonus). Mr. James S. Hamilton, former President and CEO, and Mr. Mario Paradis, former CFO, were not eligible for STIP awards in Fiscal 2020 due to their departure from the Corporation prior to the completion of Fiscal 2020.

The STIP is revised by the CHR Committee and its independent advisor every two (2) to three (3) years as market conditions evolve. The annual bonus provides an opportunity for management and executive employees to earn an annual cash incentive based on the global financial results of the Corporation and the degree of achievement of objectives set by the Board of Directors, generally based on actual versus budgeted results.

These performance goals will take into account (i) the Corporation’s adjusted EBITDA (consistent with the definition retained by the Corporation in the preparation of the audited financial statements and accompanying Management & Discussion Analysis) and with budgeted results, (ii) the Corporation’s revenues during the last completed financial year (consistent with the definition retained by the Corporation in the preparation of the audited financial statements and accompanying Management & Discussion Analysis), (iii) the business development of our business through the implementation of our commercial strategy and (iv) other personal achievements fulfilled by each executive officer, as the case may be. The Board may apply a corporate multiplier to consider the Corporation’s capacity to pay even if corporate and individual objectives are met.

LTIP targets are aligned with the 50^th percentile of our reference market and set as a percentage of the executive’s base salary. LTIP targets are reviewed by the CHR Committee and its independent advisor every two (2) to three (3) years as market conditions evolve. The grant of stock options by the Corporation to executives and management aims to recognize and reward the impact of longer-term strategic actions undertaken by management, offering an added incentive for the retention of the Corporation’s executives as well as aligning the interests of the Corporation’s executives with that of its Shareholders.

The CHR Committee is responsible for overseeing and managing the Stock Option Plan. Grants of stock options to executives and management are approved by the Board of Directors. Generally, new stock option grants do not take into account previous grants of stock options when considering new awards. The terms of the Stock Option Plan are described below under the heading “Stock Option Plan”.

The CHR Committee may also determine, in its sole discretion and taking into consideration a wide variety of qualitative and quantitative factors, ad hoc numbers of stock options to be granted to participants in order to address extraordinary situation affecting the Corporation’s overall activities.

The CEO is also provided with a pool of stock options for ad hoc grants to a limited number of other contributors. The CEO has the discretion, with the concomitant support of the CHR Committee to allocate none or all the pool at his/her discretion to:

Each ad hoc grant must be ratified and approved by the Board of Directors in order to give full effect to the issuance of such securities under the Stock Option Plan.

In September 2017, the GHR Committee ordered a study report from Hexarem in order to review the Corporation’s long-term incentive program for certain key senior positions following the repositioning of the Corporation’s activities after its exit from the krill oil manufacturing business. The GHR Committee considered the pros and cons of different designs in order to identify the best-suited approach to support the current and upcoming transformational turnaround challenge. Based on the foregoing, the Corporation approved the GHR Committee recommendations to award a single grant of stock options to certain key senior positions equal to three (3) times the target annual LTIP value for such position, as set forth under the Management Compensation Policy, provided that (i) such options vest over three (3) years (if not accelerated), and (ii) option holders receiving such options will no longer be eligible to receive annual grant of stock options equal to their respective annual LTIP target as set forth under the Management Compensation Policy during such three (3) years. The Corporation believes that the substantial grant completed in 2017 was appropriate for a company in a rapid growth phase, or wishing to reinvent itself, as it would let the market judge its success. It would also provide the necessary retention power consistent with the expected time required to fully deploy the Corporation’s strategic plan. As described above, during Fiscal 2020, the CHR Committee retained the services of Hexarem to review the Corporation’s executive compensation programs, including the Corporation’s long-term incentive program. Hexarem recently issued its report with the conclusion of its review on the Corporation’s executive compensation programs to the CHR Committee. The CHR Committee is currently assessing this report and will consider making a recommendation to the Board of Directors with respect to the Corporation’s executive compensation programs.

An Equity Incentive Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in order to provide the Corporation with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Directors, employees, and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The terms of the Stock Option Plan are described below under the heading “Stock Option Plan”, and the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan are described below under the heading “Equity Incentive Plan”.

The Directors and executive officers are not permitted to purchase financial instruments, including for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, or units of exchange funds that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the Director or executive officer.

Effective for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, executives holding offices of Vice President or above have a maximum period of five (5) years to acquire stock ownership equal to one time (1x) their annual base salary, with the exception of the Corporation’s CEO for which such target is set at two times (2x) his/her annual base salary. Similarly, newly appointed executives will have a maximum period of five (5) years from the date of their appointment to meet their ownership target. Common Shares, as well as “in-the-money” options granted under the Stock Option Plan, Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”), Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”) or similar types of equity-based awards granted under the Corporation’s Equity Incentive Plan (collectively the “Equity-Based Awards”) count towards meeting these ownership targets.

Ownership targets will be measured annually as at the end of the Corporation’s financial year, based on a share market value calculated as the higher of (i) the last 10-day volume weighted average price (10-day VWAP) of the Common Shares trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) as at financial year-end, and (ii) the acquisition cost of the Common Shares (or value of the underlying Common Shares as of the grant date of any Equity-Based Award).

To foster shareholder alignment and to facilitate equity accumulation as well as compliance with this share ownership policy, the annual STIP bonus payable to such executives, pursuant to the Corporation’s Management Compensation Policy, as amended from time to time, will be payable 50% in cash and 50% in fully-vested DSUs. At the sole discretion of the executive, if he/she elects his/her STIP bonus be paid in full in DSUs only, the executive will be entitled to receive 110% of the STIP bonus payable in fully-vested DSUs.

The following is a summary of important provisions of the Stock Option Plan. It is not a comprehensive discussion of all of the terms and conditions of the Stock Option Plan. Readers are advised to review the full text of the Stock Option Plan to fully understand all terms and conditions of the Stock Option Plan. A copy of the Stock Option Plan can be obtained by contacting the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary.

The Stock Option Plan was adopted on May 10, 2001 and was amended from time to time, including most recently on August 14, 2019.

The grant of options is part of the long-term incentive component of executive and Director compensation, and an essential part of compensation. Qualified Directors, employees, and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiaries may participate in the Stock Option Plan, which is designed to encourage optionees to link their interests with those of Shareholders, in order to promote an increase in Shareholder value. Awards and the determination of any exercise price are made by the Board of Directors, after recommendation by the CHR Committee. Awards are established, among other things, according to the role and responsibilities associated with the participant’s position and his or her influence over appreciation in Shareholder value. Any award grants a participant the right to purchase a certain number of Common Shares during a specified term in the future, after a vesting period and/or specific performance conditions, at an exercise price equal to at least 100% of the Market Price (as defined below) of the Common Shares on the grant date.

Under the Stock Option Plan, the “Market Price” of Common Shares as of a particular date shall generally mean the volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares, calculated by dividing the total value by the total volume of Common Shares traded for a relevant period (“VWAP”), on the TSX (and if listed on more than one stock exchange, then the highest of such closing prices) during the last ten (10) business days prior to the grant date (10-day VWAP) (or, if the Common Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the TSX, on such stock exchange in Canada on which the Common Shares are listed and posted for trading as may be selected for such purpose by the Board). In the event that the Common Shares did not trade during such period, the Market Price shall be the average of the bid and asked prices in respect of the Common Shares at the close of trading on any such date during that ten (10) business day period. In the event that the Common Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange, the Market Price shall be the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by the Board in its sole discretion. Previous awards may sometimes be taken into account when new awards are considered.

On May 25, 2016, the Board of Directors approved several amendments to the Stock Option Plan pursuant to which (i) all of an option holder’s options will immediately vest on the date of a Change of Control event (as such term is defined in the Stock Option Plan), subject to the terms of any employment agreement or other contractual arrangement between the option holder and the Corporation, (ii) the period during which an option holder can exercise its vested options, in the case of disability or retirement is extended to 12 months, and (iii) the exercise of each option granted under the Stock Option Plan is subject to the satisfaction of all applicable withholding taxes or other withholding liabilities as the Corporation may determine to be necessary or desirable in respect of such exercise. Shareholder approval was not required for the May 25, 2016 amendments as the Stock Option Plan contains specific amendment provisions pursuant to which such amendments may be made to the Stock Option Plan upon approval of the Board, without Shareholder approval.

On July 8, 2019, the Board of Directors approved, and the Shareholders confirmed on August 14, 2019, amendments to the Stock Option Plan to (a) increase the limit on the number of options to acquire Common Shares under the Stock Option Plan (“Stock Options”) from 15% to 25%, (b) increase the insider participation limits set forth in the Stock Option Plan from 15% to 25%, (c) increase the limit on the number of Stock Options that may be granted to any one insider and such insider’s associates within any twelve month period from 5% to 20%.

Options for Common Shares representing, from time to time, up to 25% of the outstanding issued Common Shares then outstanding may be granted by the Board pursuant to the Stock Option Plan.

Not more than 20% of Common Shares issued by the Corporation pursuant to the Stock Option Plan may be granted to any single optionee during a 12-month period (not more than 2% if such optionee is a consultant or an employee providing investor relations services). In addition, the Stock Option Plan, together with any other plan to be established or any options already granted, will not result in either (i) the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance in connection with options granted to insiders representing more than 25% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding, or (ii) the issuance to insiders, during a 12-month period, of a number of options representing more than 25% of the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding.

For additional information as of March 31, 2020, see “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans”.

Options granted under the Stock Option Plan are non-transferable and are subject to a minimum vesting period of 18 months, with gradual and equal vesting on no less than a quarterly basis. They are exercisable, subject to vesting and/or performance conditions, at the Market Price of the Common Shares on the day prior to the grant of such options. The expiry date of an option is fixed by the Board at the time the particular option is granted, and must not exceed 10 years.

In the event that the holder of options dies, becomes disable or retires from the Corporation while he or she is still an employee, director or consultant, the expiry date of the options will be the first anniversary of the holder’s date of death, disability or retirement, as applicable.

If the holder of options holds his or her option as a director of the Corporation and such holder ceases to be a director of the Corporation other than by reason of death or disability, the expiry date of the option will not exceed the 60^th day following the date the holder ceases to be a director of the Corporation unless the holder ceases to be a director of the Corporation as a result of (i) ceasing to meet the qualifications of a director set forth under applicable corporate law, (ii) an ordinary resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Corporation pursuant to applicable corporate law, or (iii) an order made by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction to so order, in which case the expiry date will be the date the holder ceases to be a director of the Corporation.

If the holder of options holds his or her option as an employee or consultant of the Corporation and such holder ceases to be an employee or consultant of the Corporation other than by reason of death, disability or retirement, the expiry date of the option will not exceed the 60^th day following the termination date or, if the employee or consultant provides investor relations services, the 30^th day following the termination date, unless the holder (i) ceases to be an employee of the Corporation as a result of termination for cause, or (ii) ceases to be an employee or consultant of the Corporation as a result of an order made by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction to so order, in which case the expiry date will be the termination date.

In the event that a holder of options commits an act of bankruptcy or any proceeding is commenced against the holder under applicable bankruptcy or insolvency legislation in force at the time of such bankruptcy or insolvency, the expiry date of the option will be the date immediately preceding the date on which such holder commits such act of bankruptcy.

Subject to the approval of the relevant authorities, including the TSX if applicable, and compliance with any conditions attached to such approval (including, in certain circumstances, approval by Shareholders) if applicable, the Board may amend, suspend or discontinue the Stock Option Plan, and amend or discontinue any options granted under the Stock Option Plan, at any time without shareholder approval. Without limiting the foregoing, the Board is specifically authorized to amend the terms of the Stock Option Plan, and the terms of any options granted under the Stock Option Plan, without obtaining shareholder approval, to:
(i) amend the vesting provisions, (ii) amend the termination provisions, except as otherwise provided in the Stock Option Plan, (iii) amend the eligibility requirements of eligible Directors, employees or consultants which would have the potential of broadening or increasing insider participation, (iv) add any form of financial assistance, (v) amend a financial assistance provision which is more favourable to Directors, employees or consultants, (vi) add a cashless exercise feature, payable in cash or securities, whether or not the feature provides for a full deduction of the number of underlying Common Shares from the reserved Common Shares, (vii) add a deferred or restricted share unit or any other provision which results in Directors, employees or consultants receiving securities while no cash consideration is received by the Corporation, and (viii) make other amendments of a housekeeping nature or to comply with the requirements of any regulatory authority. However, unless option holders consent to the amendment or termination of the Stock Option Plan in writing, any such amendment or termination of the Stock Option Plan cannot affect the conditions of options that have already been granted and that have not been exercised under the Stock Option Plan.

The Board may not amend the Stock Option Plan without Shareholders’ approval to: (i) increase the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under the Stock Option Plan, including a change in the manner of determining the exercise price of the options, (ii) increase the aggregate number of Common Shares in respect of which options have been granted and remain outstanding so that such number of Common Shares, when taken together with all of the Corporation’s security based compensation arrangements then either in effect or proposed, shall at any time be such as to result in the number of Common Shares issuable to insiders pursuant to stock options exceeding 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, or the issuance to insiders pursuant to stock options, within a one-year period, of a number of Common Shares exceeding 25% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, (iii) amend the amending provisions of the Stock Option Plan, and (iv) change the employees (or class of employees) eligible to receive options under this plan. Further, the Board may not amend granted options without Shareholders’ approval to reduce the exercise price for the benefit of insiders, or to extend the termination date for the benefit of insiders, other than in accordance with the Stock Option Plan.

Options granted under the Stock Option Plan to U.S. Taxpayers may be nonqualified stock options or incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 (“ISOs”) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the applicable authority thereunder (the “Code”). “U.S. Taxpayer” means a person who is a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or U.S. tax resident for the purposes of the Code whose purchase of Common Shares under the Stock Option Plan would be subject to U.S. taxation under the Code. Such person shall be considered a U.S. Taxpayer solely with respect to such options.

The maximum number of options that may be granted as ISOs is equal to the maximum number of Common Shares issuable under the Stock Option Plan. The terms and conditions of any ISOs granted, including the eligible recipients of ISOs, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, and the terms, conditions, limitations and administrative procedures established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation from time to time in accordance with the Stock Option Plan.

If an ISO is granted to a person who owns shares representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Corporation or of a subsidiary or parent, as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, the term of the option shall not exceed five (5) years from the time of grant of such option and the exercise price shall be at least 110% of the Market Price (at the time of grant) of the Common Shares subject to the option.

To the extent the aggregate Market Price (determined at the time of grant) of the Common Shares for which ISOs are exercisable for the first time by any person during any calendar year (under all plans of the Corporation) exceeds $100,000, such excess ISOs shall be treated as nonqualified stock options.

Any options granted to U.S. Taxpayers shall be limited to employees or consultants providing services to the Corporation or to an affiliate which is an “eligible issuer”, as defined in final Treas. Reg. 1.409A-1(b)(iii) (this includes corporate subsidiaries in which the Corporation has a controlling interest).

The Stock Option Plan provides that if the expiration of the term of options awarded under the Stock Option Plan occurs during, or within five (5) business days after, a trading black-out imposed by the Corporation to restrict trades in the Corporation’s securities (a “Blackout Period”), then such term will be extended until the tenth business day after the end of such Blackout Period.

On January 30, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution approving the Equity Incentive Plan in order to provide the Corporation with a share related mechanism to attract, retain, and motivate qualified Directors, employees, and consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The adoption of the Equity Incentive Plan was approved by the Shareholders of the Corporation at its 2013 Shareholders’ meeting held on June 27, 2013 and renewed at its 2018 Shareholder’s meeting held on August 15, 2018.

The following is a summary of important provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan. It is not a comprehensive discussion of all of the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan. Readers are advised to review the full text of the Equity Incentive Plan to fully understand all terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan. A copy of the Equity Incentive Plan can be obtained by contacting the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary.

Purpose. The purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan is to promote the Corporation’s interests and long-term success by providing Directors, officers, employees and consultants with greater incentive to further develop and promote the Corporation’s business and financial success, to further the identity of interest of persons to whom certain awards may be granted with those of the Shareholders generally through a proprietary ownership interest in the Corporation, and to assist the Corporation in attracting, retaining and motivating its Directors, officers, employees and consultants.

Administration. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, the Board of Directors can, at any time, appoint a committee to, among other things, interpret, administer and implement the Equity Incentive Plan on behalf of the Board of Directors in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Board may prescribe, consistent with the Equity Incentive Plan (provided that if at any such time such a committee has not been appointed by the Board of Directors, the Equity Incentive Plan will be administered by the Board of Directors).

Eligible Persons. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, awards may be granted to any Director, officer, employee, or consultant (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan) of the Corporation or of a subsidiary (an “Eligible Person”). A participant (“Participant”) is an Eligible Person to whom an award has been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Number of Securities Reserved for Issuance. Subject to the adjustment provisions provided for in the Equity Incentive Plan and the applicable rules and regulations of all regulatory authorities to which the Corporation is subject (including any stock exchange), the total number of Common Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan will be equal to a number that shall not exceed 2.5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time.

The aggregate maximum number of Common Shares available under the Equity Incentive Plan may be used for any type of award. Subject to the provisions and restrictions of the Equity Incentive Plan, if any award is exercised, cancelled, expired or otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever, the number of Common Shares in respect of which an award is exercised, cancelled, expired or otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever, as the case may be, will again be immediately available for purchase pursuant to awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Maximum Grant to Any Participants that are Insiders. On July 8, 2019, the Board of Directors approved, and the Shareholders confirmed on August 14, 2019, amendments to the Equity Incentive Plan to increase the insider participation limits set forth in the Equity Incentive Plan, when combined with all of Corporation’s other security based share compensation arrangements, from 15% to 25%. Thereafter, if, and for so long as the Common Shares are listed on the TSX, the number of Common Shares (A) issuable, at any time, to Participants that are insiders, and (B) issued to Participants that are insiders within any 12-month period, pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, or when combined with all of Corporation’s other security based share compensation arrangements shall not, in aggregate, exceed 25% of the total number of outstanding Common Shares on a non-diluted basis.

Restricted Shares. The Board of Directors is authorized to grant restricted shares (“Restricted Shares”) to Eligible Persons subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and the requirements of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading. Subject to the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan and any applicable award agreement, the Eligible Person shall generally have the rights and privileges of a Shareholder as to such Restricted Shares, including the right to vote such Restricted Shares. A Restricted Share award will be subject to a Restricted Share award agreement containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, as the Board of Directors determines and which the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading allows. The number of Restricted Shares to be credited to each Eligible Person’s account shall be computed by dividing (a) the award value, by (b) the Market Price (as defined hereunder) of a Common Share on the day immediately preceding the grant date, with fractions rounded down to the nearest whole number.

In addition to any other restrictions set forth in an Eligible Person’s award agreement, until such time that the restricted period for the Restricted Shares has lapsed pursuant to the terms of the applicable award agreement, which restricted period the Board may in its sole discretion accelerate at any time, the Eligible Person shall not be permitted to sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber the Restricted Shares.

For the purposes of the Equity Incentive Plan, “Market Price” at any date in respect of the Common Shares shall be the VWAP on the TSX (and if listed on more than one stock exchange, then the highest of such closing prices) during the last ten (10) business days prior to the relevant date (10-day VWAP) (or, if the Common Shares are not then listed and posted for trading on the TSX, on such stock exchange in Canada on which the Common Shares are listed and posted for trading as may be selected for such purpose by the Board). In the event that the Common Shares did not trade on such ten (10) business days, the Market Price shall be the average of the bid and asked prices in respect of the Common Shares at the close of trading on any such date within that ten (10) business day period. In the event that the Common Shares are not listed and posted for trading on any stock exchange, the Market Price shall be the fair market value of the Common Shares as determined by the Board in its sole discretion.

Restricted Share Units. The Board of Directors is authorized to grant Restricted Share Units (“RSUs”) to Eligible Persons subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and the requirements of the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed for trading. The number of RSUs to be credited to each Eligible Person’s account shall be computed by dividing (a) the award value, by (b) the Market Price of a Common Share on the day immediately preceding the grant date, with fractions rounded down to the nearest whole number. A RSU award will be subject to a restricted share unit award agreement containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, as the Board of Directors determines and which the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading allows.

The Board shall have the authority to condition the grant of RSUs upon the attainment of specified performance goals, or such other factors as the Board may determine in its sole discretion. The Board shall have the authority to determine at the time of grant, in its sole discretion, the duration of the vesting period and other vesting terms applicable to the grant of RSUs, provided that no RSU granted shall vest and be payable after December 31 of the third calendar year following the year of service for which the RSU was granted.

Performance Share Units. The Board of Directors is authorized to grant performance share units (“PSUs”) to Eligible Persons subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and the requirements of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading. A PSU award will be subject to a performance share unit award agreement containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, as the Board of Directors determines and which the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading allows. The number of PSUs to be credited to each Participant’s account shall be computed by dividing (a) the award value, by (b) the Market Price of a Common Share on the day immediately preceding the grant date, with fractions rounded down to the nearest whole number.

A PSU granted under the Equity Incentive Plan may be denominated in Common Shares and will confer on the holder thereof the right to receive payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such performance goals during such performance periods as the Board of Directors establishes. Subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan, the performance goals to be achieved during any performance period, the length of any performance period, the amount of any PSUs granted, the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any PSUs and any other terms and conditions of the PSUs will be determined by the Board of Directors.

Deferred Share Units. The Board of Directors is authorized to grant Deferred Share Units (“DSUs”) to Eligible Persons subject to the terms and conditions of the Equity Incentive Plan and the requirements of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading. A DSU award will be subject to a Deferred Share Unit award agreement containing such terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Equity Incentive Plan, as the Board of Directors determines and which the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading allows. The number of DSUs to be credited to each Participant’s account shall be computed by dividing (a) the award value, by (b) the Market Price of a Common Share on the day immediately preceding the grant date, with fractions rounded down to the nearest whole number. DSUs shall be settled on the date established in the award agreement; provided, however that in no event shall a DSU award be settled prior to the date of the applicable Participant’s separation from service. If the award agreement does not establish a date for the settlement of the DSUs, then the settlement date shall be the date of separation from service.

Other Share-Based Awards. The Board of Directors is authorized to grant to an Eligible Person, subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan and the requirements of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading, such other share-based awards consisting of a right (A) which is other than a Restricted Share, a RSU, a PSU, or a Deferred Share Unit and (B) which is denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to, Common Shares (including, without limitation, securities convertible into Common Shares), as are deemed by the Board of Directors to be consistent with the purpose of the Equity Incentive Plan.

Causes of Cessation. In the event the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person for any reason, other than the death of the Participant or the termination of the Participant for cause, then unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors and set forth in an award agreement, any awards held by the Participant that are not yet vested (or for which the restricted period has not lapsed) at the date the Participant ceases to be an Eligible Person are immediately forfeited to the Corporation on such date.

In the event of the termination of the Participant for cause, all awards held by such Participant will be immediately forfeited to the Corporation.

In the event of the death or disability of a Participant prior to the Participant ceasing to be an Eligible Person (A) a portion of the next instalment of any awards due to vest (or for which the restricted period is due to lapse) shall immediately vest (or cease to be restricted) such portion to equal to the number of awards next due to vest (or cease to be restricted) multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days elapsed since the date of vesting (or lapse of restricted period) of the last instalment of the awards (or if none have vested or have ceased to be restricted, the date of grant) to the date of disability or death and the denominator of which is the number of days between the date of vesting (or lapse of restricted period) of the last instalment of the awards (or if none have vested or have ceased to be restricted, the date of grant) and the date of vesting (or lapse of restricted period) of the next instalment of the awards; (B) unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors and set forth in an award agreement and subject to subsection (C), any awards held by the Participant that are not yet vested (or for which the restricted period has not lapsed) at the date of disability or death are immediately forfeited to the Corporation on the date of disability or death; and (C) such Participant’s eligibility to receive further grants of awards under the Equity Incentive Plan ceases as of the date of disability or death.

Where a Director’s term of office terminates for any reason other than death or disability of the Director or a breach by the Director of his or her fiduciary duty to the Corporation (as determined by the Board in its sole discretion), the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time prior to or following the termination date, provide for the vesting (or lapse of restrictions) of any or all awards held by a Director on the termination date.

Assignability. Awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan are non-transferable and non-assignable to anyone other than to a “permitted assign” as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan.

Distribution Equivalents. RSUs, PSUs, and DSUs shall be credited with dividend equivalents in the form of additional RSUs, PSUs, and DSUs as of each dividend payment date in respect of which normal cash dividends are paid on Common Shares. Such dividend equivalents shall be computed by dividing: (a) the amount obtained by multiplying the amount of the dividend declared and paid per Common Share by the number of RSUs, PSUs, and DSUs held by the participant on the record date for the payment of such dividend, by (b) the Market Price on the first business day immediately following the dividend record date, with fractions computed to three decimal places. Dividend equivalents credited to a participant’s accounts shall vest in proportion to the RSUs, PSUs, and DSUs to which they relate. The Board may in its discretion include in an

award agreement applicable to an other share-based award a dividend equivalent right entitling the participant to receive amounts equal to the normal cash dividends that would be paid, during the time such award is outstanding and unexercised, on the Common Shares covered by such award if such Common Shares were then outstanding and may decide whether such payments shall be made in cash, in Common Shares or in another form, whether they shall be conditioned upon the vesting of the award to which they relate, the time or times at which they shall be made, and such other terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate.

Procedure for Amending. Subject to terms of the Equity Incentive Plan and any applicable requirements of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading, the Board may, without notice or Shareholder approval, at any time or from time to time, amend the Equity Incentive Plan for the purposes of:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, both the approval of the stock exchange where the Common Shares are listed for trading and the approval of Shareholders is required for amendments (A) which would increase the number of Common Shares issuable under the Equity Incentive Plan, except as otherwise provided pursuant to the provisions in the Equity Incentive Plan, (B) which would increase the number of Common Shares issuable to insiders of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided pursuant to the provisions in the Equity Incentive Plan, and (C) which would amend the terms described under this “Procedure for Amending” section.

Subject to the terms of the Equity Incentive Plan with respect to a change in control of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall not materially adversely alter or impair any rights or increase any obligations with respect to an award previously granted under the Equity Incentive Plan without the consent of the Participant, as the case may be.

Other Material Information. Should the Corporation effect a subdivision or consolidation of Common Shares or any similar capital reorganization or a payment of a stock dividend (other than a stock dividend that is in lieu of a cash dividend), or should any other change be made in the capitalization of the Corporation that does not constitute a change in control and that would warrant the amendment or replacement of any existing awards in order to adjust the number of Common Shares that may be acquired on the vesting of outstanding awards and/or the terms of any award in order to preserve proportionately the rights and obligations of the Participants holding such awards, the Board of Directors will, subject to the prior approval of the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed for trading, authorize such steps to be taken as it may consider to be equitable and appropriate to that end.

In the event of an amalgamation, combination, arrangement, merger or other transaction or reorganization involving the Corporation and occurring by exchange of shares, by sale or lease of assets or otherwise, that does not constitute a change in control and that warrants the amendment or replacement of any existing awards in order to adjust: (a) the number of shares that may be acquired on the vesting of outstanding awards and/or (b) the terms of any award in order to preserve proportionately the rights and obligations of the Participants holding such awards, the Board will, subject to the prior approval of the of the stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed for trading, authorize such steps to be taken as it may consider to be equitable and appropriate to that end.

Where the Board determines that the steps provided in the two immediately preceding paragraphs would not preserve proportionately the rights, value and obligations of the Participants holding such awards in the circumstances or otherwise determines that it is appropriate, the Board may permit the immediate vesting of any unvested awards and immediate lapse of any restricted period.

The Board may, in its discretion, at any time prior to or following the termination of employment or services of a Participant, permit the acceleration of vesting (or restricted period) of any or all awards, all in the manner and on the terms as may be authorized by the Board.

The Board has the right to determine that any unvested or unearned awards subject to a restricted period outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of a change in control shall become fully vested or earned or free of restriction upon the occurrence of such change in control. The Board of Directors may also determine that any vested or earned awards shall be cashed out at the Market Price as of the date such change in control is deemed to have occurred, or as of such other date as the Board of Directors may determine prior to the change in control. Further, the Board of Directors shall have the right to provide for the conversion or exchange of any awards into or for rights or other securities in any entity participating in or resulting from the change in control.

All option agreements entered into under the Stock Option Plan and future option grants will continue to be governed by the terms of the Stock Option Plan.

The table below sets out the burn rate for each of the Corporation’s equity compensation plans as of the ends of its last three (3) financial years. The burn rate represents the total number of Stock Options or Awards granted during the applicable financial year of the Corporation, divided by the weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding in the applicable financial year.

Since June 1, 2016, the Corporation sponsors a voluntary RRSP matching program (the “RRSP Matching Program”) which is available to all eligible employees, including NEOs. For the financial years ending March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021, the RRSP Matching Program matches employees’ contributions up to a maximum of $2,500 per financial year for eligible employees who participate in the program.

Other than matching contributions under the RRSP Matching Program, the Corporation does not provide pension or retirement benefits to its employees or Directors.

The Corporation’s executive employee benefit program also includes life, medical, dental, and disability insurance. These benefits and perquisites are designed to be competitive overall with programs offered in comparable organizations.

The following graph shows the cumulative total shareholder return (“TSR”) in dollars of a $100 investment in Common Shares compared to the cumulative return on the S&P/TSX Composite Index for the five-year period from February 28, 2015 to March 31, 2020. On March 31, 2020, the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX was $1.70 per share.


	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 29, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020
NEOs Total Annual Compensation	$2,913,500	$2,711,915	$1,976,485	$7,784,162	$2,017,972	$61,247,962
Annual Change (in %)	‑	-6.92%	-27.12%	293.84%	-74.08%	2,935.12%
Neptune TSR	$100.00	$63.48	$58.70	$157.39	$184.35	$78.70
Annual Change (in %)	‑	-36.52%	-7.53%	168.13%	17.13%	-57,31%

Total annual compensation of the NEOs, who were in office at the end of each financial year increased by approximately 2,002% between February 28, 2015 and March 31, 2020. Over the same period, the TSR of a $100 investment in the Common Shares, decreased by approximately 21%. The increase in total compensation in the financial year ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to the equity awards granted to Mr. Michael Cammarata upon his appointment. See “Compensation of Named Executive Officers – Compensation Discussion Analysis – Michael Cammarata Employment Agreement and Grants”.

The CHR Committee is in charge of evaluating compensation and, in doing so, considers a number of factors and performance elements when determining compensation for NEOs. Although total cumulative shareholder return is one performance measure that is reviewed, it is not the only consideration in compensation deliberations. As a result, a direct correlation between total cumulative shareholder return over a given period and compensation levels is not anticipated.

The following compensation table provides a summary of the compensation earned by the NEOs of the Corporation in the financial years ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Name and Position	Year ended	Salary ($)	Share-Based Awards ($) ⁽¹⁾	Option-based awards ($) ^{(2) (3)}	Annual Incentive plans ($)	All other compensation ($) ⁽⁴⁾	Total Compensation ($)
Michael Cammarata President and CEO	2020	878,372⁽⁵⁾	16,244,278	39,862,750	1,757,750⁽⁶⁾	-	58,743,150
	2019	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2018	-	-	-	-	-	-
James S. Hamilton Former President and CEO	2020	207,692	-	-	-	150,577⁽⁷⁾	358,269
	2019	450,000	-	-	169,436	-	619,436
	2018	444,904	-	2,967,664	434,050	-	3,846,618
Claudie Lauzon⁽¹³⁾ Interim CFO	2020	153,606	9,222⁽⁸⁾	38,663	-	16,000⁽⁹⁾	217,491
	2019	150,000	-	18,670	27,240	-	195,910
	2018	145,000	-	57,063	25,926	-	227,989
Mario Paradis Former Vice President and CFO	2020	212,712	-	-	-	23,077⁽¹⁰⁾	235,789
	2019	280,288	-	-	228,943	-	509,231
	2018	269,904	-	970,509	105,805	-	1,346,218
Graham Wood Chief Scientific Officer	2020	263,077	-	486,372	11,006	-	760,455
	2019	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2018	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michel Timperio President of Cannabis Business	2020	307,212	-	-	12,300	-	319,512
	2019	285,478	25,000	-	102,960	-	413,438
	2018	256,657	-	1,057,681	145,808	-	1,460,146
Stephen Lijoi⁽¹⁴⁾ Vice President Operations	2020	208,792⁽¹¹⁾	-	391,634	12,867⁽¹²⁾	-	613,293
	2019	-	-	-	-	-	-
	2018	-	-	-	-	-	-

For the period ended March 31, 2019, the fair market value of the August 17, 2018 share-based awards of the Corporation is based on a fair value of $3.79 per DSU granted to Mr. Michel Timperio. The total value granted was $50,000. The vesting of the DSU was based on performance conditions. As only 50% of the performance conditions were achieved, 50% of the grant has vested.

For the period ended March 31, 2019, the fair market value of the June 21, 2018 option-based awards of the Corporation is based on a fair value of $2.08 per option granted to Ms. Claudie Lauzon.

For the period ended March 31, 2018, the fair market value of the December 6, 2017 option-based awards of the Corporation is based on a fair value of $0.70 per option granted to Messrs. Hamilton, Paradis and Timperio; (ii) the fair market value of the December 6, 2017 option-based awards of the Corporation, which were subject to shareholder’s approval at the 2018 annual meeting of Shareholders, is based on a fair value of $2.11 per option granted to Messrs. Hamilton, Paradis and Timperio. The fair market value of the option-based awards described in (ii) has been revaluated as at March 31, 2018 since at the time of grant, it was not yet approved by Shareholders. Numbers for period ended March 31, 2018 were adjusted to reflect the catch-up of fair value based on revaluation as at August 15, 2018, date of approval. The fair market value of the April 7, 2017 option-based awards of the Corporation is based on a fair value of $0.50 per option granted to Ms. Claudie Lauzon.

The following tables provide information on the number and value of the outstanding share-based and option-based awards held by NEOs as of March 31, 2020. This includes awards granted before the beginning of Fiscal 2020.


Name / Grant Date	Number of Common Shares underlying unexercised options	Option exercise price ($)	Option expiration date	Value of unexercised in-the-money options⁽¹⁾ ($)
Michael Cammarata
July 8, 2019	200,000	4.43 USD	July 8, 2029	-
July 8, 2019	1,200,000	4.43 USD	July 8, 2029	-
July 8, 2019	3,500,000	4.43 USD	July 8, 2029	-
July 8, 2019	4,300,000	4.43 USD	July 8, 2029	-
Claudie Lauzon
June 14, 2019	15,800	6.09	June 14, 2024	-
June 21, 2018	27,400	4.65	June 20, 2023	-
April 7, 2017	12,465	1.36	April 7, 2022	4,238
Michel Timperio
December 6, 2017	237,667	1.98	December 7, 2022	-
December 6, 2017	675,333	1.98	December 7, 2022	-
April 7, 2017	29,965	1.36	April 7, 2022	10,188
Graham Wood
May 13, 2019	225,000	5.61	May 13, 2024	-
Stephen Lijoi
August 16, 2019	150,000	6.65	August 16, 2024	-
(1)Calculation is based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX ($1.70) and the NASDAQ (US$1.17) on March 31, 2020. (2)Claudie Lauzon ceased to be the Interim CFO of the Corporation on April 7, 2020 and resigned from the Corporation on July 10, 2020. (3)Stephen Lijoi ceased to be the Vice President, Operations and an employee of the Corporation on July 13, 2020.

Share-based and Option-based Awards to Named Executive Officers – value vested during Fiscal 2020

The following table sets out the value of share-based awards and option-based awards of the Corporation held by the NEOs that vested during Fiscal 2020 and the value of non-equity incentive plan compensation earned by such NEOs during Fiscal 2020:


Name	Share-based Awards of the Corporation – value vested during Fiscal 2020 ($)⁽¹⁾	Option-based Awards of the Corporation – value vested during Fiscal 2020 ($)⁽¹⁾	Non-equity incentive plan compensation – value earned during Fiscal 2020 ($)
James S. Hamilton⁽³⁾	463,541	4,033,994	-
Michael Cammarata⁽⁴⁾	42,999 USD⁽²⁾	974,667 USD⁽²⁾	57,334 USD⁽²⁾
Mario Paradis⁽⁵⁾	-	1,530,620	-
Claudie Lauzon⁽⁶⁾	-	99,225	-
Michel Timperio	-	216,172	-
Graham Wood	-	-	-
Stephen Lijoi⁽⁷⁾	-	-	-

The Corporation entered into an agreement with Mr. Cammarata on July 8, 2019 in connection with his appointment as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (the “Cammarata Employment Agreement”). The Cammarata Employment Agreement provides for an annual base salary of US$1 million, an annual target bonus opportunity of at least 75% of his base salary, 12 million equity incentive awards granted in the form of options and restricted share units as described in further detail below, and a one-time cash award of US$15 million payable only when the Corporation’s United States market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ is at least US$1 billion. His employment agreement contains a 12 month post-employment non-compete covenant and 18 month post-employment customer and employee non-solicit covenants. The Corporation’s shareholders ratified the grant of 7,800,000 of the options described below at the annual meeting of the shareholders held on August 14, 2019.


No. awarded	Type of award	Vesting
1,200,000	restricted share units granted under the Equity Incentive Plan	monthly pro rata over a 3-year period
1,600,000	restricted share units granted as a special inducement award	monthly pro rata over a 3-year period
200,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	monthly pro rata over a 3-year period
750,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $500 million
450,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $1.0 billion
1,000,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when annual adjusted EBITDA is at least US $40 million in any financial year
1,000,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when annual adjusted EBITDA is at least US $65 million in any financial year
1,500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when annual adjusted EBITDA is at least US $90 million in any financial year
800,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $1.0 billion


No. awarded	Type of award	Vesting
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $2.0 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $2.5 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $3.0 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $3.5 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $4.0 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $4.5 billion
500,000	options granted under the Stock Option Plan	when US market capitalization based on the 30 day volume weighted average trading price of the Common Shares on NASDAQ > US $5.0 billion

As noted above 1,200,000 restricted share units were granted under the Corporation’s existing Equity Incentive Plan. A further 1,600,000 restricted share units were granted as a special inducement award outside of the Corporation’s existing long term incentive plans pursuant a TSX’s exemption from shareholder approval requirements applicable to security based compensation arrangements used as an inducement to an individual not previously employed by and not previously an insider of a listed issuer, provided that: (i) such person enters into a contract of full time employment as an officer of the listed issuer and (ii) the number of securities made issuable pursuant to this exception during any twelve month period do not exceed in aggregate 2% of the number of securities of the listed issuer which are outstanding, on a non-diluted basis, prior to the date this exemption is first used during such twelve month period.

For Fiscal 2020, neither Mr. Michael Cammarata, the Corporation’s President and CEO nor Mr. James S. Hamilton, the Corporation’s former President and CEO, received any compensation from the Corporation in their capacity as Director, and neither were considered by the Board as being “independent” within the meaning of National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”).

For Fiscal 2020, Non-executive Directors were paid according to the following flat fee structure which is aligned with the comparator group’s 50^th percentile total annual compensation and varies for different roles:

Our Board Compensation and Share Ownership Policy, effective since July 12, 2016, guides the development of compensation programs designed to attract competent and dedicated directors to provide oversight and represent the interests of shareholders. The policy is articulated in terms of three pillars:

The CHR Committee periodically reviews the form and amount of non-executive Directors’ compensation with a view to aligning the interests of Directors and shareholders, and providing market competitive compensation. When changes are appropriate, the CHR Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for consideration and approval.

The CHR Committee considers the responsibilities, workload, time commitment, and expertise required of the Directors. It assesses the design and competitiveness of our board compensation against a comparator group of Canadian publicly-traded healthcare companies and other Quebec-based companies of comparable scope, complexity, and size, as measured by financial criteria, including market capitalization, total revenue and other measures. As of 2017, the comparator group consists of the following 18 companies:

The Board of Directors believes the following share ownership policy aligns the interests of Directors with those of shareholders.

Non-executive Directors have a maximum period of five (5) years to acquire stock ownership equal to two (2) times their annual retainer. Similarly, new Directors will have a maximum period of five (5) years from the date of their appointment to meet the share ownership policy. Common Shares as well as “in-the-money” vested options, DSUs, RSUs or similar types of Equity-Based Awards available under the Corporation’s Equity Incentive Plan, count towards meeting the share ownership policy.

To foster shareholder alignment and to facilitate equity accumulation as well as compliance with the share ownership policy, the standard annual retainer of $50,000 of Directors who do not meet the share ownership policy is payable 50% in cash and 50% in fully vested DSUs.

A Director may also request that a higher percentage of his/her annual retainer be payable in fully-vested DSUs by sending a written request to the Corporation’s Corporate Secretary on the date of his/her election or re-election as Director at the annual meeting of shareholders.

A Director whose equity ownership meets or exceeds the share ownership policy may request that up to 100% of his/her annual retainer be paid in cash.

Following their first election to the Board of Directors, non-executive Directors are eligible to receive an initial grant of up to 75,000 stock options, representing no more than 1.5x their annual cash retainer worth of stock options. The stock option shall be issued for a term of five (5) years and vest annually in equal installments over a 3-year period (1/3 every year), and be subject to the other terms and conditions set forth under the Stock Option Plan. Any option granted hereunder to any non-executive Directors should be subject to reissuance by the Board if they expire unexercised by said non-executive Director. The number of stock options to be reissued will be computed as of the date of their reissuance, based on the formula mentioned above. Additional stock options under the Stock Option Plan may from time to time be granted to Directors in recognition for their additional contribution to the Board of Directors.

The total compensation paid by the Corporation to the non-executive Directors during Fiscal 2020 is set out in the following table:


	Fees ($)⁽¹⁾	Share-Based Awards ($)^(2)(5)(6)	Option-based awards^(2)(3)(4) ($)	All other compensation ⁽⁷⁾ ($)	Total ($)
John M. Moretz	125,000	‑	‑	‑	125,000
Ronald Denis	65,000	‑	‑	‑	65,000
Hélène F. Fortin⁽⁸⁾	91,000	25,000	81,124	‑	197,124
Richard P. Schottenfeld	75,500	‑	‑	‑	75,500
Philippe Trudeau⁽⁹⁾	32,500	25,000	192,900	‑	250,400
Katherine Crewe⁽¹⁰⁾	35,000	‑	‑	‑	35,000

The following tables provide information on the number and value of the outstanding share-based, and option‑based awards held by non-executive Directors of the Corporation as at March 31, 2020.


Name	Grant Date	Number of Common Shares underlying unexercised options	Option exercise price ($)	Option expiration date	Value of unexercised in-the-money options⁽¹⁾ ($)
John M. Moretz	February 18, 2019	75,000	4.70	February 17, 2024	-
John M. Moretz	December 12, 2017	75,000	2.13	December 13, 2022	-
Ronald Denis	July 14, 2016	75,000	1.24	July 14, 2021	34,500
Hélène F. Fortin⁽²⁾	May 13, 2019	34,239	5.61	May 13, 2024	-
Hélène F. Fortin⁽²⁾	August 17, 2018	40,761	3.79	August 17, 2023	-
Richard P. Schottenfeld	July 14, 2016	75,000	1.24	July 14, 2021	34,500
(1)Calculation is based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX ($1.70) on March 31, 2020. (2)Ms. Fortin will not be standing for re-election at the Meeting.

Share-based and Option-based Awards to Non-Executive Directors – value vested during Fiscal 2020

The following table sets out the value of share-based and option-based awards of the Corporation held by non-executive Directors that vested during Fiscal 2020:

The following table sets out, as of the March 31, 2020, the share-based compensation plans of the Corporation pursuant to which shares can be issued from treasury. The number of shares which appears at in the line “Share-based compensation plan” refers to the Stock Option Plan and Equity Incentive Plan of the Corporation.

Plan Category	(A) Number of securities to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or other equity-based awards		Percentage of issued and outstanding Common Shares represented by outstanding options or other equity-based awards⁽¹⁾	(B) Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options or other equity-based awards ($)	(C) Numbers of shares available for further issuance under the stock-based compensation plans (excluding shares from (A)) (Common Shares)	Percentage of issued and outstanding Common Shares represented by shares available for issuances in (C)⁽¹⁾
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders	Stock Option Plan⁽²⁾	17,067,427	17.18%	4.29	7,767,107	7.82%
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders	Equity Incentive Plan⁽³⁾	948,313	0.95%	5.64	1,535,140	1.55%
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders⁽⁴⁾	1,199,998		1.21%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Total	19,215,738		19.34%	n/a	9,302,247	9.36%
(1)For the purposes of the calculations, the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares as of March 31, 2020 was 99,338,135. (2)Please refer to Section entitled “Compensation of Named Executive Officers – Compensation Discussion Analysis – Stock Option Plan” in of this Circular for a description of the principal terms of the Stock Option Plan. (3)Please refer to Section entitled “Compensation of Named Executive Officers – Compensation Discussion Analysis –Equity Incentive Plan” in this Circular for a description of the principal terms of the Equity Incentive Plan. (4)Mr. Michael Cammarata was granted an aggregate of 2,800,000 RSUs, each representing a right to receive one (1) Common Share in certain circumstances, as an inducement to join to Corporation as President and CEO on July 8, 2019. Of this award, 1,200,000 RSUs were granted under the Equity Incentive Plan and 1,600,000 were granted as a stand-alone inducement award not subject to shareholder approval, in accordance with TSX rules. See “Compensation of Named Executive Officers – Compensation Discussion Analysis – Michael Cammarata Employment Agreement and Grants”.

In accordance with the terms and provisions of the employment agreement entered into between the Corporation and Mr. Cammarata, Mr. Cammarata’s employment may be terminated at any time and for any reason. If Mr. Cammarata’s employment is terminated by the Corporation without Cause or by Mr. Cammarata for Good Reason, as those terms are defined in the employment agreement, Mr. Cammarata will, subject to certain conditions, entitled to (a) an amount equal to (i) 18 months of his then-current base salary; and (ii) one-half times his then current target bonus, payable in substantially equal installments for 18 months, (b) a pro-rated bonus equal to the then-current target bonus for the year in which Mr. Cammarata’s employment was terminated, (c) a lump-sum payment equal to 18 months’ premiums for health coverage, (d) the continued vesting of all of Mr. Cammarata’s unvested equity awards for 18 months and the continued exercisability of all stock options for the remainder of their full term, and (e) continued eligibility for LTIP awards for 18 months following the date of termination if the conditions of such LTIP awards are met in such period.

Upon a Change in Control (as such term is defined in the Equity Incentive Plan), Mr. Cammarata will be entitled to (a) payment of the LTIP award, if the condition to such award has been met based on the implied valuation under the Change in Control Transaction, and (b) (i) vesting of all unvested equity awards, and (ii) all stock options that have vested shall remain exercisable for the remainder of their full term, in any event only for equity awards that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended if the Change of Control constitutes a “change of control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(i). In the event Mr. Cammarata’s employment is terminated within 24 months following a Change in Control (as defined in the Equity Incentive Plan), Mr. Cammarata will be entitled to (a) an amount equal to the sum of (i) 24 months of his then-current base salary, (ii) two (2) times his then-current target bonus, and (iii) a pro-rated bonus equal to the then current target bonus for the year in which he is terminated, payable as a lump sum, and (b) a lump-sum payment equal to 18 months’ premiums for health coverage. The following table sets out the amount that would have been payable to Mr. Cammarata if his employment had terminated on March 31, 2020 for the specific events:

In accordance with the terms and provisions of the employment agreement entered into between the Corporation and each of its Named Executive Officers (other than its President and CEO, and Stephen Lijoi Vice President, Operations), the Corporation may terminate the executive’s employment at any time without cause by providing him or her with notice of termination, payment of base salary in lieu of notice, or a combination of notice and payment of base salary, equal to 12 months. In the event the employment is terminated within 24 months following a change of control event (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement of the Stock Option Plan), the payment of base salary in lieu of notice would be equal to 18 months of his or her base salary. In the event that an executive ceases to be an employee of the Corporation, the expiry date of any stock options held by the executive will be governed in accordance with the Stock Option Plan, except that should an executive’s employment be terminated involuntarily prior to December 6, 2020, the vesting of any stock options held by an executive will be accelerated on a prorated basis based on the number of months worked since the date of grant of such stock option until the termination date. In such event, the executive will have 60 days from the termination date to exercise his or her vested stock options, following which period all unexercised stock options will be forfeited and cancelled.

In accordance with the terms and provisions of the employment agreement entered into between the Corporation and Stephen Lijoi Vice President, Operations of the Corporation , If Mr. Lijoi’s employment is terminated by the Corporation without Cause or by Mr. Lijoi for Good Reason, as those terms are defined in the employment agreement, Mr. Lijoi will, subject to certain conditions, entitled to severance pay of one (1) week for each month of service, up to a total of six (6) months of Mr. Lijoi base salary in effect on the date of such termination. Mr. Lijoi ceased to be Vice President, Operations and an employee of the Corporation on July 13, 2020.

Any amounts in excess of the minimum requirements of severance as required per applicable law, are conditional upon (i) the executive signing a full and final release in a form satisfactory to the Corporation, (ii) the executive continuing to comply with the covenants and restrictions contained in the employment

agreement, and (iii) upon the request of the Corporation, the executive promptly re-confirming in writing his agreement to be bound by the covenants and restrictions contained in the employment agreement.

No person who is, or who was at any time during the financial year ended March 31, 2020 a Director, executive officer or senior officer of the Corporation or a subsidiary thereof, and no person who is a nominee for election as a Director of the Corporation, and no associate of such persons is, or was as of the Record Date indebted to the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation, nor is, or was as of the Record Date, indebted to any other entity where such indebtedness is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation.

For the purposes of this Circular, “informed person” means: (i) a Director or executive officer of the Corporation; (ii) a Director or executive officer of a person or corporation that is itself an informed person or subsidiary of the Corporation; (iii) any person or corporation who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the Corporation or who exercises control or direction over voting securities of the Corporation or a combination of both, carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to all outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, other than voting securities held by the person or corporation as underwriter in the course of a distribution; and (iv) the Corporation if it has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its own securities, for so long as it holds any of its securities.

To the best of the Corporation’s knowledge, except as set forth below, no informed person of the Corporation, and no associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons, at any time since the beginning of its last completed financial year, has or had any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any transaction since the beginning of the Corporation’s last completed financial year that has materially affected the Corporation, or in any proposed transaction that could materially affect the Corporation or its subsidiaries, or in any matter to be acted upon at this Meeting.

On November 11, 2019, the Corporation entered into a collaboration agreement with International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. to co-develop hemp-derived CBD products for the mass retail and health and wellness markets. App Connect Service, Inc. (“App Connect”) is also a party to the agreement to provide related branding strategies and promotional activities and will be paid royalties in connection with these activities. App Connect is indirectly controlled by Mr. Michael Cammarata, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

None of the management functions of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries are to any substantial degree performed other than directly by the Directors or executive officers of the Corporation or its subsidiaries.

The Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to financial reporting, including (i) reviewing the Corporation’s procedures for internal control with the Corporation’s auditor and management performing financial functions; (ii) reviewing and approving the engagement of the auditor; (iii) reviewing annual and quarterly financial statements and all other material continuous disclosure documents, including the Corporation’s annual information form and management’s discussion and analysis; (iv) assessing the Corporation’s financial and accounting personnel; (v) assessing the Corporation’s accounting policies; (vi) reviewing the Corporation’s risk management procedures; and (vii) reviewing any significant transactions outside the Corporation’s ordinary course of business and any pending litigation involving the Corporation.

The Audit Committee has direct communication channels with the Corporation’s management performing financial functions and the external auditor of the Corporation to discuss and review such issues as the Audit Committee may deem appropriate.

The Audit Committee is currently comprised of Ms. Hélène F. Fortin, who acts as Chair of the Committee, Mr. John M. Moretz and Mr. Richard P. Schottenfeld. Each of these individuals is “financially literate” and

“independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110. As Ms. Fortin will not be standing for re-election at the Meeting, a successor to Ms. Fortin is expected to be appointed from among the independent directors elected at the Meeting. For more information on the expertise and experience of each member, please refer to the “Report on the Audit Committee” section of the Corporation’s annual information form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Following the Meeting, the Audit Committee is expected to be comprised entirely of members who are “financially literate” and “independent” within the meaning of NI 52‑110.

The Board of Directors believes that, in order to maximize effectiveness, the Board of Directors must be able to operate independently. A majority of Directors must satisfy the applicable tests of independence, such that the Board of Directors complies with all independence requirements under applicable corporate and securities laws and stock exchange requirements applicable to the Corporation. No Director will be independent unless the Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that the Director has no material relationship with the Corporation or any of its affiliates, either directly or indirectly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a material relationship with the Corporation or its affiliates. Such determinations will be made on an annual basis and, if a Director joins the Board of Directors between annual meetings, at such time.

Currently, the Board of Directors considers Dr. Ronald Denis, Mr. John M. Moretz, Ms. Hélène F. Fortin, Mr. Richard P. Schottenfeld, Mr. Michael A. De Geus and Mr. Joseph Buaron “independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110. Ms. Fortin will not standing for re-election at the Meeting. The Board of Directors considers that, if they are elected at the Meeting, each of Ms. Jane Pemberton and Mr. Frank Rochon will be “independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110.

The Board of Directors does not consider Mr. Michael Cammarata “independent” within the meaning of NI 52-110 due to his position as President and CEO of the Corporation.

As of the date of this Circular, the Board of Directors considers six (6) of the seven (7) members of the Board of Directors are independent within the meaning of NI 52-110, as it applies to the Board of Directors. Assuming the election of the proposed nominees for election as Directors, seven (7) of the eight (8) members of the Board for the ensuing year will be independent within the meaning of NI 52-110, as it applies to the Board of Directors, and a majority of the Directors will therefore be independent.

During the last completed financial year ended March 31, 2020, the independent Directors held at least four (4) scheduled meetings at which non-independent Directors and members of management were not in attendance.

During Fiscal 2020, the Board of Directors held 16 meetings. Attendance of Directors at the meetings is indicated in the table below:

Mr. Moretz, an independent Director, acts as Chairman of the Board. His duties and responsibilities consist in the oversight of the quality and integrity of the Board of Directors’ practices.

None of the members of the Board of Directors are currently directors of other issuers that are reporting issuers (or the equivalent) in a jurisdiction of Canada or a foreign jurisdiction.

The Board approved a board mandate on January 12, 2017 (the “Board Mandate”).

The Board Mandate requires that the Board maintain a supervisory role over management, and requires that the Board will, among other things:

How the Board delineates the role and responsibilities of the chair and the chair of each Board committee

The Board has developed written position descriptions for the chair of the Board and for chairs of each Board committee.

The chair of the Board is responsible for leading the Board in fulfilling its duties under its mandate as independent of management and acting as an advisor to the CEO. More specifically, the chair will perform the duties as set out in the Board Mandate, or otherwise delegated by the Board or CHR Committee, and such other duties as may be necessary or appropriate, including (i) chairing all Board meetings and in camera sessions of the Board and establishing appropriate meeting procedures, (ii) ensuring the Board has adequate resources, including the appropriate flow of information and reviewing the adequacy and timing of materials,
(iii) ensuring the Board is appropriately approving strategy and supervising management’s progress against achieving such strategic goals, (iv) facilitating a candid and full discussion of all key matters that come before the Board and ensuring that the independent Directors have adequate opportunities to meet to discuss matters without management present and that decisions are made on a sound and well-informed basis, (v) providing input to the CHR Committee on recommendations to the Board for nomination of new directors and Board committee chairs, and on succession plans for the Chairman of the Board position,
(vi) maintaining on-going and active communications, on behalf of the Board, with the CEO and other senior executives, (vii) overseeing, in conjunction with the CHR Committee, the development of the Corporation’s succession plans for senior executives, (viii) chairing all annual and special meetings of Shareholders,
(ix) acting, as necessary, as liaison between the Board and the Corporation’s stakeholders, (x) inviting Board approved candidates to join the Board as requested by the CHR Committee, (xi) evaluating, in conjunction with the CHR Committee, Board effectiveness and suggesting improvements, and (xii) annually establishing objectives for the Board and for him or herself and reviewing such objectives with the CHR Committee prior to soliciting Board approval.

The chair of each Board committee is responsible for leading such committee in successfully fulfilling its duties under its charter and facilitating the committee’s operations. More specifically, the chair of each committee will perform his or her duties as set out in the committee charter or otherwise delegated by the Board and such other duties as may be necessary or appropriate including (i) coordinating with the Chairman of the Board and the other committee chairs to enhance the overall functioning of the Board and its committees, independent of management, (ii) facilitating a candid and full discussion of all key matters that come before the committee, (iii) establishing annual goals and objectives for themselves and presenting those goals and objectives to the CHR Committee, (iv) presiding over all committee meetings and liaising with regulars and external advisors as required, (v) participating in and providing input on, as required, succession plans in respect of the committee chair position, and (vi) overseeing the orientation of new committee members.

The CEO’s position description is, at a general level, the primary responsibility of the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. As such, the CEO shall establish the strategic and operational orientation of the Corporation and in so doing, provide leadership and vision for the effective overall management, profitability, increasing shareholder value and growth of the Corporation and for conformity with policies agreed upon by the Board. More specifically, in collaboration with the Board, the CEO shall (i) create a culture within the corporation that supports the achievement of strategic and operational objectives by ensuring rigor in the recruitment, selection, individual development and the monitoring of executive team members thus ensuring the Corporation maintains a strong succession plan, (ii) provide leadership and vision for the Corporation and promote the Corporation’s goal of profitability and growth in a sustainable and responsible manner, (iii) promote an environment of customer focus and outstanding customer service so as to respond to the demands of increasingly service oriented markets, (iv) develop and maintain a corporate culture that provides integrity and ethical values throughout the organization, fostering a culture of ethical business conduct, (v) promote and protect the Corporation’s reputation in its markets and with all customers, communities, and government and regulatory bodies, (vi) develop and oversee the execution of, and monitor progress of, the business plan and the annual operating and capital budgets, (vii) identify, and develop plans to manage, the principal risks with respect to the Corporation and its business, (viii) oversee the development and implementation of, and compliance with, key corporate policies, including policies regarding corporate governance, social responsibility, risk management and financial reporting, as well as compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, (ix) serve as the Corporation’s chief spokesperson to its principal

stakeholders including its Shareholders, the financial community customers, government and regulatory bodies and the public generally, (x) ensure appropriate and timely disclosure of material information together with the Disclosure Committee and the CFO, and (xi) carry out any other appropriate duties and responsibilities assigned by the Board.

The Corporation provides orientation for new appointees to the Board of Directors and committees in the form of informal meetings with members of the Board and senior management, complemented by presentations on the main areas of the Corporation’s business.

Measures the Board takes to ensure that its Directors maintain the skill and knowledge necessary to meet their obligations as Directors

The Board does not formally provide continuing education to its Directors. The Directors are experienced members. The Board of Directors relies on professional assistance when judged necessary in order to be educated/updated on a particular topic.

The Board of Directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code of Conduct”) for its Directors, officers, and employees, as amended from time to time, including most recently on June 4, 2018, which can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Corporation’s web site on www.neptunecorp.com. A copy of the Code of Conduct can also be obtained by contacting the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation. Since its adoption by the Board of Directors, any breach of the Code of Conduct must be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors by the CEO or other senior executive of the Corporation. No material change report has ever been filed which pertains to any conduct of a Director or executive officer that constitutes a breach to the Code of Conduct.

The Board of Directors also adopted the following policies: (i) disclosure policy, (ii) insider trading policy, (iii) majority voting policy, (iv) management compensation policy, (v) board compensation and ownership policy, and (vi) whistleblower policy.

The Board of Directors actively monitors compliance with the Code of Conduct and promotes a business environment where employees are encouraged to report malfeasance, irregularities, and other concerns. The Code of Conduct provides for specific procedures for reporting non-compliant practices in a manner which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, encourages and promotes a culture of ethical business conduct.

In addition, under the Civil Code of Québec, to which the Corporation is subject as a legal person incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Québec), a Director of the Corporation must immediately disclose to the Board of Corporation any situation that may place him or her in a conflict of interest. Any such declaration of interest is recorded in the minutes of proceeding of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Director abstains, except if required, from the discussion and voting on the question. In addition, it is the policy of the Corporation that an interested Director recuse himself or herself from the decision-making process pertaining to a contract or transaction in which he or she has an interest.

The Board of Directors receives recommendations from the Nominating Committee, but retains responsibility for managing its own affairs by, among other things, giving its approval for the composition and size of the Board of Directors, and the selection of candidates nominated for election to the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee shall initially evaluate candidates for election as Directors, having regard to the background, employment, and qualifications of possible candidates.

The selection of nominees for the Board of Directors is made by the other members of the Board, based on the needs of the Corporation and the qualities required to sit on the Board of Directors, including ethical character, integrity and maturity of judgment of the candidates; the level of experience of the candidates, their ideas regarding the material aspects of the business of the Corporation, the expertise of the candidates in fields relevant to the Corporation while complementing the training and experience of the other members of the Board of Directors; the will and ability of the candidates to devote the necessary time to their duties to the Board of Directors and its committees, the will of the candidates to serve on the Board of Directors for numerous consecutive financial periods and finally, the will of the candidates to refrain from engaging in activities which conflict with the responsibilities and duties of a Director of the Corporation and its Shareholders. The Corporation researches the training and qualifications of potential new Directors which seem to correspond to the selection criteria of the Board of Directors and, depending on the results of said research, organizes meetings with the potential candidates.

In the case of incumbent Directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Corporation will review such Directors’ overall service to the Corporation during their term of office, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance and any transactions of such Directors with the Corporation during their term of office.

The Corporation may use various sources in order to identify the candidates for the Board of Directors, including its own contacts and the references of other Directors, officers, advisors of the Corporation and executive placement agencies. The Corporation will consider Director candidates recommended by Shareholders and will evaluate such Director candidates in the same manner in which it evaluates candidates recommended by other sources. In making recommendations for Director nominees for the annual meeting of Shareholders, the Corporation will consider any written recommendations of Director candidates by Shareholders received by the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation no later than 120 days before the anniversary of the previous year’s annual meeting of Shareholders. Recommendations must be made in accordance with the Corporation’s advance notice by-law no. 2013-1 and include the candidate’s name, contact information and a statement of the candidate’s background and qualifications, and must be mailed to the Corporation.

Following the selection of the candidates by the Board of Directors, the Corporation will propose a list of candidates to the Shareholders, for the annual meeting of the Corporation.

The members of the Nominating Committee are Mr. Richard P. Schottenfeld, who acts as Chair of the Committee, Dr. Ronald Denis, Mr. Michael A. De Geus, Mr. John Moretz and Mr. Michael Cammarata. The Nominating Committee is not comprised entirely of independent directors, as Mr. Cammarata is not an independent director in that he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. A majority of the members of the Nominating Committee are independent, as is a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, ensuring any candidate recommended to the Board of Directors by the Nominating Committee is approved by a majority of independent members of the Nominating Committee and the Board of Directors. Following the Meeting, the Nominating Committee is expected to continue to be comprised of a majority of independent directors within the meaning of NI 52-110.

The CHR Committee has the responsibility of evaluating the compensation, performance incentives, as well as the benefits granted to the Corporation’s upper management in accordance with their responsibilities and performance as well as to recommend the necessary adjustments to the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The CHR committee also reviews the amount and method of compensation granted to the Directors. The CHR Committee may mandate an external firm in order to assist it during the execution of its mandate. The CHR Committee considers time commitment, comparative fees, and responsibilities in determining compensation. With respect to the compensation of the Corporation’s officers, see “Compensation of Named Executive Officers – Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above.

The CHR Committee is only composed of independent members within the meaning of NI 52-110, namely Mr. Richard P. Schottenfeld, who acts as Chair of the Committee, Dr. Ronald Denis, and Ms. Hélène F. Fortin. Following the Meeting, the CHR Committee is expected to continue to be comprised only of independent directors within the meaning of NI 52-110.

In addition to the Audit Committee, the Nominating Committee and the CHR Committee, the Corporation also has the Governance Committee, Special Transaction Committee and Operations and IT Committee. The Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing the Corporation’s corporate governance practices and procedures, monitoring relationships and communication between management and the Board of Directors, monitoring emerging best practices in corporate governance and oversight of governance matters and assessing the Board of Directors and its committees. The Governance Committee is also in charge of establishing the procedure which must be followed by the Corporation in order for it to comply with the guidelines of the TSX regarding corporate governance.

The Board of Directors, its committees, and each Director of the Corporation are subject to periodic evaluations of their efficacy and contribution at least once a year. The evaluation procedure consists in identifying any shortcomings and implementing adjustments proposed by Directors for the Board of Directors and each of its committees. Among other things, these adjustments deal with the level of preparation of Directors, management and consultants employed by the Corporation, the relevance and sufficiency of the documentation provided to Directors and the time allowed to Directors for discussion and debate of items on the agenda.

The Board has actively considered the issue of term limits for Directors and will continue to do so. At this time, the Board does not believe that it is in the best interests of the Corporation to establish a limit on the number of times a Director may stand for election. While such a limit could help create an environment where fresh ideas and viewpoints are available to the Board, a director term limit could also disadvantage the Corporation through the loss of the beneficial contribution of directors who have developed increasing knowledge of, and insight into, the Corporation and its operations, over a period of time. As the Corporation operates in a unique industry, it is difficult to find qualified directors with the appropriate background and experience and the introduction of a director term limit would impose further difficulty.

POLICIES REGARDING THE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN ON THE BOARD AND AMONGST EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The Corporation has not adopted a formal written policy regarding diversity amongst executive officers and members of the Board of Directors, including mechanisms for board renewal, in connection with, among other things, the identification, and nomination of women Directors. Nevertheless, the Corporation recognizes that gender diversity is a significant aspect of diversity and acknowledges the important role that women with appropriate and relevant skills and experience can play in contributing to the diversity of perspective on the Board of Directors.

Rather than considering the level of representation of women for directorship and executive officer positions when making board or executive officer appointments, the Corporation considers all candidates based on their merit and qualifications relevant to the specific role. While the Corporation recognizes the benefits of diversity at all levels within its organization, it does not currently have any targets, rules or formal policies that specifically require the identification, consideration, nomination or appointment of candidates for directorship or executive management positions or that would otherwise force the composition of the Corporation’s Board of Directors and executive management team. Currently, the Corporation has one (1) woman serving in an executive officer position at the Corporation, representing 20% of the executive officers. There is currently one (1) woman, Ms. Hélène F. Fortin, serving on the Board of Directors which represents one (1) out of the seven (7) (14.3%) Directors. If Ms. Jane Pemberton is elected at the Meeting, there will be one (1) woman serving on the Board of Directors. representing one (1) out of the eight (8) (12.5%) Directors.

Financial information about the Corporation is contained in its comparative consolidated financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, and additional information about the Corporation is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

In addition, copies of the Corporation’s Annual Report, financial statements, management discussion and analysis and management information circular, all as filed on SEDAR, may be obtained from the Corporate Secretary of the Corporation upon request. The Corporation may require the payment of a reasonable charge if the request is made by a person who is not a Shareholder.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation has approved the contents and the mailing of this Circular.

The board of directors (the “Board”) of Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) is responsible for supervising the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In carrying out these responsibilities and discharging its obligations, the Corporation will, either directly or through its committees, perform the duties set out in this Board of Directors’ Mandate and such other duties as necessary or appropriate, including:

Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 4.11 of National Instrument 51-102 - Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”) of the termination of KPMG LLP (the “Former Auditor”) as the auditor of the Corporation and the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP (the “Successor Auditor”) in its place. The Corporation confirms that:

Pursuant to National Instrument 51-102 (Part 4.11), we have read the above-noted Change of Auditor Notice and confirm our agreement with the information contained in the Notice pertaining to our firm.

Société membre d’Ernst & Young Global Limited / A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited

We have read the Notice of Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. dated July 13, 2020 and are in agreement with the statements contained in such Notice except that we are not in a position to agree or disagree with the Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.’s statements made in such notice in bullet points 1 to 3.

KPMG LLP is a Canadian limited liability partnership and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative (“KPMG International”), a Swiss entity. KPMG Canada provides services to KPMG LLP.


	Financial Year Ended March 31, 2020	Financial Year Ended March 31, 2019
Audit Fees ⁽¹⁾………………………………..…	$561,400	$356,000
Audit-Related Fees ⁽²⁾…...…………………….	$553,000	$35,000
Tax Fees⁽³⁾ ………………………………..….	$87,100	$54,000
Other Fees ⁽⁴⁾ ………………………………..….	$9,200
Total Fees Paid	$1,210,700	$445,000


Security-Based Compensation Arrangements⁽¹⁾	March 31, 2018	March 31, 2019	March 31, 2020
Stock Option Plan	9.54%	0.42%	11.78%
Equity Incentive Plan	0.26%	0.02%	3.12%

Named Executive Officers	Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#)	Market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested ($)⁽¹⁾	Market or payout value of vested share-based awards not paid-out or distributed ($)⁽¹⁾
Michael Cammarata⁽²⁾	2,022,220	2,365,997	-
Michel Timperio	-	-	58,942
(1)Calculation is based on the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX ($1.70) and the NASDAQ (US$1.17) on March 31, 2020.
(2)Mr. Michael Cammarata was appointed as President and CEO of the Corporation and began his function on July 8, 2019.


Role	Annual Retainer
Chairman of the Board	$100,000
Member of the Board	$50,000
Chairperson of a Committee	Additional $10,000 (per chair position)
Member of a Committee⁽¹⁾	Additional $10,000 (per committee)
⁽¹⁾No additional retainer is currently paid for membership in the Governance Committee or for any meetings of the Governance Committee.

Healthcare Canada		General Industry Québec
Neovasc Inc.	Theratechnologies Inc.	Stingray Digital Group Inc.
Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc.	Immunotec Inc.	BTB Real Estate Investment Trust
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation	Cardiome Pharma Corp.	D-Box Technologies Inc.
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.	BioSyent Inc.	Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc.
Merus Labs International Inc.	Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc	Mediagrif Interactive Technologies
CRH Medical Corporation	Medicure Inc.	Savaria Corporation

Non-Executive Directors’ Name	Number of shares or units of shares that have not vested (#)	Market or payout value of share-based awards that have not vested ($)⁽¹⁾	Market or payout value of vested share-based awards not paid-out or distributed ($)⁽¹⁾
Hélène F. Fortin⁽²⁾	2,583	4,391	15,603


Board Members⁽¹⁾	Total Attendance
John M. Moretz	16/16
Michael Cammarata (Director since July 8, 2019)	8/10
Ronald Denis	12/16


Hélène F. Fortin	16/16
Richard P. Schottenfeld	16/16
Katherine Crewe (Director until August 14, 2019)	8/8
James S. Hamilton (Director until July 8, 2019)	6/6
Philippe P. Trudeau (Director from August 14, 2019 until February 13, 2020)	5/5


BBy order of the Board of Directors


/s/ John Moretz

John Moretz
Chairman of the Board