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CONVERTIBLE NOTES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

15.CONVERTIBLE NOTES


	Host (amortized cost)	Derivative (FVTPL)	Deferred amount	Total
	$	$	$	$
Issuance ^[1]	48,703	20,453	(2,773)	66,383
Interest accretion	732	—	—	732
Fair value adjustment	—	(11,199)	—	(11,199)
Amortization	—	—	140	140
Foreign exchange	382	127	(21)	488
Balance as of December 31, 2022	49,817	9,381	(2,654)	56,544
Interest accretion	5,082	—	—	5,082
Fair value adjustment	—	(8,049)	—	(8,049)
Amortization	—	—	1,453	1,453
Foreign exchange	(1,275)	(163)	32	(1,406)
Balance as of December 31, 2023	53,624	1,169	(1,169)	53,624
Interest accretion	3,044	—	—	3,044
Fair value adjustment	—	(1,191)	—	(1,191)
Amortization ^[2]	—	—	1,191	1,191
Foreign exchange	2,710	30	(30)	2,710
Settlement	(43,138)	—	—	(43,138)
Balance as of December 31, 2024	16,240	8	(8)	16,240

^[1]Transaction costs of $821 (US$608) have been allocated to the host instrument and reduced from the net proceeds allocated to this component.

^[2]The amortization for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes an additional amount of $1,071 to prevent the net amount of the Derivative and the Deferred amount components from representing a negative amount.

On November 8, 2022, the Company completed a private placement of unsecured convertible notes (the “Notes”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $67.2 million (US$50 million) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (“Mitsui”), Pallinghurst Bond Limited (“Pallinghurst”) and Investissement Québec (“IQ”). The Notes are denominated in U.S. Dollars with a term of 36 months and carry a quarterly coupon interest payment of the greater of the 3-month CME Term SOFR plus 4% and 6%.

Subsequently and effective January 1, 2023, the Notes contracts were amended by:

-	Removing the interest capitalization provisions, such that accrued interest will be deemed paid in full in shares each quarter following the exchange’s approval; and

-	Increasing the interest rate to the greater of the 3-month CME Term SOFR plus 5% and 7%.

The Notes include the following material conversion and settlement options available to the holders and the Company:

General conversion option: The holder of a Note, at any time before maturity, can convert the outstanding principal amount into units for US$5/unit. Each unit comprises one common share of the Company and one share warrant. The share warrant can be used to subscribe one common share of the Company at an exercise price of US$5.70/share for a period of 24 months from the date of conversion of the Note.

Repurchase option: The Company has, at its sole discretion, an option to repay the Notes at the Repurchase Amount (as defined in the subscription agreement) at the earlier of (i) December 31, 2023; or (ii) the date of a final investment decision (FID) as defined in the subscription agreement. Depending on the circumstances, the repurchase amount is affected by the remaining time to maturity and the cumulative interest paid to date to the Holders.

Interest repayment option: Quarterly, the Company has an option to pay the interest due in (i) cash; or (ii) in Common Shares subject to the TSX’s approval, by delivering share certificates to the Holders upon maturity, conversion or redemption at a U.S. Dollar equivalent of the Company’s TSX market share price, determined at the quarter end on which such interest became payable.

-	The Notes also include redemption mechanisms in favor of the holders in the event of a change of control or an event of default.

The Notes represent a hybrid financial instrument with multiple embedded derivatives requiring separation. The debt host portion (the “Host”) of the instrument is classified at amortized cost, whereas the aggregate conversion and prepayment options (the “Embedded Derivatives”) are classified at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL).

The fair value of the Notes at inception were estimated at $77.7 million (US$57.8 million) and determined using the Tsiveriotis and Fernandes valuation model which required the use of significant unobservable inputs. The Company identified a difference between the transaction price and the fair value of $10.5 million (US$7.8 million). The difference has been allocated on a pro-rata basis to the Host and the Embedded Derivatives based

on their relative estimated fair values. The portion allocated to the Host has been integrated in its initial carrying amount. The Company believes that time value is an important factor in the estimation of the Embedded Derivatives’ fair value. Therefore, the unrecognized deferred amount attributed thereto is recognized on a straight-line basis in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss over the estimated life of the combined conversion option and underlying warrants.

On May 2, 2024, the Company closed a private placement with Mitsui and Pallinghurst for the surrender and cancellation of their convertible notes dated November 8, 2022, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2023. The Company issued 12,500,000 Common Shares and 12,500,000 Warrants to Mitsui and 6,250,000 Common Shares and 6,250,000 Warrants to Pallinghurst in exchange for their convertible notes totalling US$37.5 million. Concurrently with the redemption, surrender and cancellation of Mitsui’s and Pallinghurst’s convertible notes, the Company issued 1,579,043 Common Shares that had been reserved for issuance in connection with the interest calculated between November 8, 2022, and February 14, 2024, date on which the subscription agreement was concluded.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the interest coupon totalled an aggregate amount of $2,405 (US$1,764) ($6,863 (US$5,084) for the year ended December 31, 2023). The Company elected to pay the interest coupon with 944,557 common shares (1,634,827 for the year ended December 31, 2023). In connection with the private placement with Mitsui and Pallinghurst, which closed on May 2, 2024, 232,191 shares were issued, and the remaining 712,366 common shares will be issued at maturity or upon conversion of the Notes. The common shares to be issued are recorded as other reserves in the consolidated statements of changes in equity.

Below is a sensitivity analysis on inputs impacting the fair value revaluation of the derivative.

Reasonably

Sensitivity ^[1]

Reasonably

Sensitivity ^[1]

December 31, 2023

possible change

(Derivative liability)

December 31, 2024

possible change

(Derivative liability)

Observable inputs

Share price

US$2.61

+/- 10%

+0.4M/-0.3M

US$1.59

+/- 10%

+0M/0M

Foreign Exchange rate

1.32

+/-5%

+/-0.1M

1.44

+/-5%

+/-0M

Unobservable inputs

Expected volatility

48.5%

+/- 10%

+0.1/-0.3M

47.3%

+/- 10%

+0/0M

Credit spread

4.5%

+/-5%

+/-0.03M

3.0%

+/-5%

+/-0M

^[1]^{Holding all other variables constant.}