The company's short form base shelf prospectus dated June 20, 2023, was filed with and accepted by the TSX Venture Exchange, and filed with and receipted by the British Columbia Securities Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (British Columbia), and the Ontario Securities Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario), on June 20, 2023. The prospectus was also filed under Multilateral Instrument 11-102, Passport System, in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. A receipt for the prospectus is deemed to be issued by the regulators in each of those jurisdictions if the conditions of the instrument have been satisfied.

Further to an at-the-market (ATM) offering of shares made pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated June 26, 2023, to the company's short form base shelf prospectus dated June 20, 2023, the exchange has accepted for filing documentation with respect to the sales set out below under the ATM distribution. The company raised aggregate gross proceeds of $24,447,198.91 (U.S.) pursuant to the ATM distribution from Oct. 1, 2023, to Dec. 31, 2023, as set out below.

The exchange has been advised by the company that sales under the ATM distribution during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2023, occurred for gross proceeds of $24,447,198.91 (U.S.).

Agents:  Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corp., PI Financial Corp., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Haywood Securities Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Canaccord Genuity LLC, and Jett Capital Advisors LLC

Offering:  7,579,563 shares in aggregate during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2023

Share price:  varying prices during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2023, with an average sale price of $3.23 (U.S.) per share

Agents' warrants:  none

Overallotment option:  none

Agents' commissions:  3.0 per cent of the gross proceeds of the offering, being $611,179.97 (U.S.) in aggregate for the quarter

For further information, please refer to the company's short form base shelf prospectus dated June 20, 2023, the prospectus supplement dated June 26, 2023, and the news release dated Jan. 5, 2024, which are available under the company's SEDAR+ profile.