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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-189607
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250827
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250827
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250827

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BIRKS GROUP INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001179821
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-JEWELRY STORES [5944]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0330

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32635
		FILM NUMBER:		251264294

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 ROBERT BOURASSA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			MONTREAL
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3A 2A5
		BUSINESS PHONE:		514-397-2592

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 ROBERT BOURASSA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			MONTREAL
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3A 2A5

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Birks Group Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20131003

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BIRKS & MAYORS INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051115

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HENRY BIRKS & SONS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020809
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of August, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission file number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-32635</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BIRKS GROUP INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of Registrant&#8217;s name into English) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Suite 200 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Montreal,
Qu&eacute;bec </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Canada </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>H3A 2A5 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of
principal executive office) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">&#9746;&#8194;Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#9744;&#8194;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check
mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1):&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7):&#8194;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Note</B>: Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or
legally organized (the registrant&#8217;s &#8220;home country&#8221;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&#8217;s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not
required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant&#8217;s security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> submission or other Commission filing on
EDGAR. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following document of the Registrant is submitted herewith: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Suite 200 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:26%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;27, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To Our
Shareholders: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On behalf of the Board of Directors of Birks Group Inc. (the &#8220;<B>Company</B>&#8221;), I cordially invite you to
attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the &#8220;<B>Meeting</B>&#8221;) to be held at the Saint-James Club, 1145 Union Avenue, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3B 3C2 on Thursday, September&nbsp;18, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern
Time). A notice of the Meeting, form of proxy and a management proxy circular containing information about the matters to be acted on at the Meeting are enclosed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is important that your shares be represented at the Meeting, whether in person or by proxy. To facilitate your participation in the
Meeting, regardless of whether you plan to attend in person, please complete, sign, date, and promptly return the enclosed proxy. If you attend the Meeting in person, even if you have previously returned your form of proxy, you may revoke your proxy
at that time and vote by following the procedures set forth in the management proxy circular. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We look forward to our Meeting on<B>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN</B> that the Annual Meeting (the &#8220;<B>Meeting</B>&#8221;) of Shareholders of BIRKS GROUP INC. (the
&#8220;<B>Company</B>&#8221;) will be held at the Saint-James Club, 1145 Union Avenue, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3B 3C2 on Thursday, September&nbsp;18, 2025, at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. (Eastern Time), for the purposes of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">receiving the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;29, 2025, together with
the auditors&#8217; report thereon; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">electing a board of six directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">approving the appointment of the Selected Auditors (as defined in the accompanying Management Proxy Circular of
the Company) as auditors of the Company to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The specific details of all matters proposed to be put before the Meeting are set forth in the accompanying Management Proxy Circular. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Only holders of record of Class&nbsp;A voting shares or Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares of the Company at the close of business on
July&nbsp;25, 2025 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Miranda Melfi</I></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Vice President, Human Resources,</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec &#8211; August&nbsp;27, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN <U>THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE</U> PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE. PROXIES MUST
BE RECEIVED AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE TRANSFER AGENT OF THE COMPANY NOT LESS THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SHAREHOLDERS WHO EXECUTE A PROXY CARD MAY NEVERTHELESS ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON, REVOKE THEIR PROXY, AND VOTE THEIR
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Solicitation of Proxies </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This Management Proxy Circular (the </B><B>&#8220;</B><B>Circular</B><B>&#8221;</B><B>)</B><B>, which is being mailed to shareholders on or
about August</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;27, 2025, is furnished in connection with the solicitation by management of Birks Group Inc. (the </B><B>&#8220;</B><B>Company</B><B>&#8221;</B><B>), whose principal executive office is located at 2020 Robert-Bourassa
Blvd., Suite</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;200, Montreal, Qu</B><B>&eacute;</B><B>bec, Canada, H3A 2A5, of proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the </B><B>&#8220;</B><B>Meeting</B><B>&#8221;</B><B>) to be held on
September</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;18, 2025 at the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or any adjournment thereof</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The cost of preparing, assembling and mailing this Circular, the Notice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and the enclosed proxy, will be
borne by the Company, as well as the cost of the solicitation of any proxies except as otherwise noted herein. In addition to the primary use of mail, the Company&#8217;s employees may also solicit proxies personally, by telephone or other means of
telecommunications. The Company&#8217;s employees will receive no compensation for soliciting proxies other than their regular salaries. The Company has hired Georgeson Inc. to assist it in soliciting proxies for an anticipated fee of US$6,000<B>
</B>(approximately $8,350<B> </B>in Canadian dollars) plus <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses. The Company may request banks, brokers, and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
to forward copies of the proxy material to their principals and to request authority for the execution of proxies. The Company may reimburse such persons for their expenses in so doing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>References </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the
context otherwise requires, the terms &#8220;Birks Group&#8221; and the &#8220;Company&#8221; are used in this Circular to refer to Birks Group Inc., a Canadian corporation, and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In addition, the term
&#8220;Mayors&#8221; refers to Mayor&#8217;s Jewelers, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mayor&#8217;s Jewelers of Florida, Inc., which entities were sold by the Company to a third party on October&nbsp;23, 2017. The term &#8220;Birks&#8221;
refers to Henry Birks&nbsp;&amp; Sons Inc., the legal name of Birks Group prior to the merger. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated, all monetary
references in this Circular are denominated in Canadian dollars; references to &#8220;dollars&#8221; or &#8220;$&#8221; are to Canadian dollars and references to &#8220;US$&#8221; or &#8220;US dollars&#8221; are to US dollars. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Within this Circular, the Company&#8217;s fiscal years ended, March&nbsp;25, 2023, March&nbsp;30, 2024 and March&nbsp;29, 2025 are referred to
as fiscal year 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively. The Company&#8217;s fiscal year ends on the last Saturday in March of each year. Fiscal years ended 2023 and 2025 each consisted of 52 weeks (reported in four
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-week</FONT> periods) whereas the fiscal year ended 2024 consisted of 53 weeks (reported in three <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-week</FONT> periods and one <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14-week</FONT>
period). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information and documents on the Company&#8217;s website do not form part of this Circular and are not incorporated by
reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A registered shareholder is a shareholder whose name appears on his, her or its share certificate (&#8220;<B>Registered</B>
<B>Shareholder</B>&#8221;) or on the share register maintained by the Company or the Company&#8217;s transfer agent. A form of proxy is included in the package sent to the Registered Shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-registered</FONT> shareholder is a shareholder whose shares are held by his, her or its bank, trust
company, securities, broker or other intermediary on his, her or its behalf (&#8220;<B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Registered</FONT> Shareholder</B>&#8221;) and, if so, the shares are likely <B>not</B> to be registered in the name of the
shareholder in the Company&#8217;s share register. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Registered</FONT> Shareholders will likely <B>not</B> receive a form of proxy. Intermediaries are generally prohibited from voting, as shares should only be
voted upon instructions of the beneficial holder. <B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Registered</FONT> Shareholders may vote their voting shares in person at the Meeting or through their nominee by following the instructions provided to them by
their nominee.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A Registered Shareholder may appoint as proxyholder a person other than the persons named in the accompanying form
of proxy to attend and vote at the Meeting in his or her stead, and may do so by inserting the name of such other person, who need not be a shareholder, in the blank space provided in the form of proxy or by completing another proper form of
proxy</B>.<B><I> </I></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may instruct your proxyholder how you want to vote on the matters listed in the Notice of Meeting by
checking the appropriate boxes on the form of proxy. If you have specified on the form of proxy how you want to vote on a particular issue (by checking FOR, AGAINST or ABSTAIN, as applicable), then your proxyholder must cast your votes as
instructed. By checking ABSTAIN on the form of proxy, where applicable, you will be abstaining from voting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A shareholder, or his or her
attorney authorized in writing, who executed a form of proxy may revoke it in any manner permitted by law, including by depositing an instrument of revocation in writing at the principal place of business of the Company, 2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd.,
Suite 200, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3A 2A5, at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting or an adjournment thereof or with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or an adjournment
thereof but prior to the use of the proxy at the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Purposes of the Annual Meeting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Meeting, the Company&#8217;s shareholders will receive the consolidated financial statements of the Company for fiscal year 2025,
together with the auditors&#8217; report thereon and will consider and act upon the following matters: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">electing a board of six directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">approving the appointment of the Selected Auditors (as defined in this Circular) as auditors of the Company to
serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and authorizing the directors to fix their remuneration; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">transacting such other business as may properly be brought before the Meeting. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The persons whose names are printed on the accompanying form of proxy will, on a show of hands or any ballot that may be called for, vote
or abstain from voting the shares in respect of which they are appointed in accordance with the direction of the shareholder appointing them. If no choice is specified by the shareholder, the shares will be voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of
each of the nominees for directors set forth in this Circular under the heading &#8220;Election of Directors&#8221;, and &#8220;FOR&#8221; the appointment of the Selected Auditors as auditors as set forth in this Circular under the heading
&#8220;Appointment and Remuneration of the Company&#8217;s Auditors&#8221;. Each such matter will be determined by a majority of votes validly cast at the Meeting or by proxy.</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the persons named therein with respect to amendments or variations to
matters identified in the notice of the Meeting and to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. As at the date of this Circular, management knows of no such amendment, variation or other matters to come before the Meeting. If any
matters which are not now known should properly come before the Meeting, the persons named in the form of proxy will vote on such matters in accordance with their judgment.</B> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order for proxies to be recognized at the Meeting, the completed forms of proxy must be received at the office of the Company&#8217;s
transfer agent, by (i)&nbsp;regular mail at Computershare Investor Services, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI, 02940-3006, United States, or (ii)&nbsp;overnight mail at Computershare Investor Services, 150 Royall St, Suite 101, Canton, MA, 02021,
United States, not less than 48 hours prior to the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Company&#8217;s Class&nbsp;A Voting Shares, Class&nbsp;B Multiple
Voting Shares and Preferred Shares </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is currently authorized to issue an unlimited number of Class&nbsp;A voting shares
without nominal or par value, an unlimited number of Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares without nominal or par value, and an unlimited number of preferred shares without nominal or par value, issuable in series. As of July&nbsp;25, 2025, the
Company had 11,876,717 Class&nbsp;A voting shares issued and outstanding, 7,717,970 Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares issued and outstanding, and no preferred shares issued and outstanding. As it concerns voting at the Meeting: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">each Class&nbsp;A voting share will entitle the holder thereof to one (1)&nbsp;vote at the Meeting; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share will entitle the holder thereof to ten (10)&nbsp;votes at the Meeting.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, each holder of Class&nbsp;A voting shares will be entitled to one (1)&nbsp;vote, and each holder of
Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares will be entitled to ten (10)&nbsp;votes, at the Meeting for each such share, as the case may be, registered in his or her name at the close of business on July&nbsp;25, 2025, being the date fixed by the
Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (&#8220;<B>Board of Directors</B>&#8221; or &#8220;<B>Board</B>&#8221;)<B> </B>for the determination of the registered holders of such shares who are entitled to receive the Notice of the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders enclosed with this Circular (the &#8220;<B>Record Date</B>&#8221;).<B> </B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will prepare, no later than ten days
after the Record Date, an alphabetical list of shareholders entitled to vote as of the Record Date. This list of shareholders will be available for inspection during usual business hours at the registered office of the Company and at the Meeting.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A quorum for the Meeting shall be persons present being not less than two (2)&nbsp;in number and holding or representing by proxy at
least 50% of the total voting rights attached to the issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote at the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The chairman of the
Meeting may, with the consent of the Meeting, adjourn the Meeting to a fixed time and place. If the Meeting is adjourned for less than 30 days, it is not necessary to give notice of the adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the Meeting.
Any adjourned meeting shall be duly constituted if held in accordance with the terms of the adjournment and if a quorum is present at the Meeting. The persons who formed a quorum at the Meeting are not required to form a quorum at the adjourned
meeting. If there is no quorum present at the adjourned meeting, the Meeting shall be deemed to have terminated forthwith after its adjournment. Any business may be brought before or dealt with at any adjourned meeting which might have been brought
before or dealt with at the Meeting in accordance with the notice calling same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to the Meeting, the Company&#8217;s transfer agent,
Computershare Trust Company N.A., shall determine the number of Class&nbsp;A voting shares and Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares represented at the Meeting, and the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive, count, and tabulate ballots and
votes, and determine the results from the Meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A broker or nominee holding shares registered in its name, or in the name of its
nominee, which are beneficially owned by another person and for which it has not received instructions as to voting from the beneficial owner, may have discretion to vote the beneficial owner&#8217;s shares with respect to the election of each of
the directors and other matters addressed at the Meeting. Any such shares that are not represented at the Meeting, either in person or by proxy, will not be considered to have cast votes on any matters addressed at the Meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Major Holders of Class&nbsp;A Voting Shares and Class&nbsp;B Multiple Voting Shares </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth, as of June&nbsp;30, 2025, information regarding the beneficial ownership, or the controlling or the directing,
directly or indirectly, of the voting securities of the Company by each person or entity that beneficially owns, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, an aggregate of 5% or more of the Company&#8217;s outstanding Class&nbsp;A voting shares
and/or Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares. Unless otherwise indicated in the table, each of the persons named below has, to the Company&#8217;s knowledge, sole voting and investment power with respect to the voting shares beneficially owned by
them. The calculation of the percentage of outstanding shares is based on 11,876,717 Class&nbsp;A voting </P>
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shares and 7,717,970 Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares outstanding on June&nbsp;30, 2025<B>,</B> adjusted, where appropriate, for shares of stock beneficially owned but not yet issued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial ownership is determined under the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;). Under these
rules, beneficial ownership includes any of the Class&nbsp;A voting shares and/or Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares, as the case may be, as to which the individual or entity has sole or shared voting power or investment power and includes any
shares as to which the individual or entity has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days through the exercise of any warrant, stock option or other right. The inclusion in this Circular of such voting shares, however, does not
constitute an admission that the named individual is a direct or indirect beneficial owner of such voting shares. The voting shares that a person has the right to acquire within 60&nbsp;days of June&nbsp;30, 2025 are deemed outstanding for the
purpose of calculating the percentage ownership of such person, but are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of calculating the percentage owned by any other person listed. </P>
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Beneficial Owner</I></B><B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><I>Amount&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nature<BR>of&nbsp;Beneficial&nbsp;Ownership</I></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><I>Percentage&nbsp;of&nbsp;Class&nbsp;A&nbsp;Voting&nbsp;Shares<BR>Beneficially<BR>Owned</I></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Grande Rousse Trust<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,646,692</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">69.65</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Meritus Trust Company Limited<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,646,692</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Montel S.&agrave;.r.l<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,846,692</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56.73</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mangrove Holding S.A.<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,800,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30.23</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jason Edward Maynard<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(6)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,876,314</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24.22</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Unless otherwise noted, each person has sole voting and investment power over the shares listed opposite its
name. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes 13,646,692 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, of which 7,717,970 are Class&nbsp;A voting shares to which
Montel S.&agrave;.r.l (&#8220;Montel&#8221;) and Mangrove Holding S.A. (&#8220;Mangrove&#8221;) collectively would be entitled upon conversion of the Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares held by Montel and Mangrove collectively. The Class&nbsp;B
multiple voting shares entitle the holder to ten votes for each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share held and each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share is convertible into one Class&nbsp;A voting share. The shares held by Montel and Mangrove
collectively are beneficially owned by The Grande Rousse Trust. Montrovest B.V. (&#8220;Montrovest&#8221;) merged with its parent company, Montel, on August&nbsp;3, 2018 (the &#8220;Montrovest Merger&#8221;), and as such, all of the shares held by
Montrovest at the time of the Montrovest Merger are now held by Montel. Confido Limited has the power to remove the trustee of The Grande Rousse Trust. As a result, Confido Limited may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Class&nbsp;A
voting shares held by Montel or Mangrove. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Trustee of The Grande Rousse Trust. Includes 13,646,692 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, of which 7,717,970 are
Class&nbsp;A voting shares to which Montel and Mangrove collectively would be entitled upon conversion of the Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares held by Montel and Mangrove collectively. The Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares entitle the holder to
ten votes for each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share held and each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share is convertible into one Class&nbsp;A voting share. The shares held by Montel and Mangrove collectively are beneficially owned by The Grande Rousse
Trust. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Comprised of 8,846,692 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, of which 3,717,970 are Class&nbsp;A voting shares to which
Montel would be entitled upon conversion of the Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares held by Montel and Mangrove collectively. The Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares entitle the holder to ten votes for each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share held
and each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share is convertible into one Class&nbsp;A voting share. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes 4,800,000 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, of which 4,000,000 are Class&nbsp;A voting shares to which
Mangrove would be entitled upon conversion of the Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares held by Mangrove. The Class&nbsp;B multiple voting shares entitle the holder to ten votes for each Class&nbsp;B multiple voting share held and each Class&nbsp;B
multiple voting share is convertible into one Class&nbsp;A voting share. The Grande Rousse Trust is the sole shareholder of Mangrove. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Based on information received from Jason E. Maynard as at June&nbsp;30, 2025. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ELECTION OF DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s articles of incorporation stipulate that the Board of Directors shall consist of a minimum of three directors and a
maximum of 15 directors, and that a director&#8217;s term of office is from the date of the meeting at which he or she is elected or appointed until the next annual shareholders&#8217; meeting following his or her election or appointment, or until
such time as his or her successor is otherwise elected or appointed. The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors currently consists of eight persons. Management is proposing a total of six nominees for election, which consist of five of the current
members of the Board of Directors and one additional nominee, Paola Farnesi, to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are otherwise elected or appointed. Jean-Christophe
B&eacute;dos, Joseph F.X. Zahra and Louis-Philippe Maurice are not standing for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> at the Meeting. We are grateful for the years of dedicated service from Messrs. B&eacute;dos, Zahra and Maurice. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The election of directors at the Meeting will be governed by the majority voting requirements under the <I>Canada Business Corporations
Act</I>. In an uncontested election of directors, such as the one to take place at the Meeting, a nominee must receive 50% or more of the total votes cast &#8220;for&#8221; them in favour of their election in order to be elected. If a nominee does
not receive such a majority, they will not be elected, except that an incumbent director may remain in office until the earlier of the 90<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day after the election or when a successor is appointed
or elected. An &#8220;uncontested elections of directors&#8221; is where the number of director nominees is the same as the number to be elected and no proxy material is circulated in support of one or more nominees other than those supported by the
Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The persons whose names are printed on the form of proxy intend to vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; the election of each of
the six nominees whose names are set forth in the following table. While the Company has no reason to believe that any of the management nominees for election as a director will be unable or unwilling to serve if elected, if any of the nominees is
for any reason unavailable to serve as a director, proxies received in favor of the management nominees will be voted for another nominee in the discretion of the persons named in the form of proxy unless the shareholder has specified in the proxy
that his or her shares are to be withheld from voting on the election of directors. The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors recommends a vote &#8220;FOR&#8221; each of the management nominees for election as directors for the term specified
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following sets forth information regarding each of the six nominees for election as directors, as of August&nbsp;15, 2025: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="10" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B></B><B><I>As of August&nbsp;15, 2025<BR></I></B><B></B><B><I>Control or Direction of the<BR></I></B><B></B><B><I></I></B><B></B><B><I>Company is Exercised
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A</I></B><B></B><B><I><BR></I></B><B></B><B><I>Voting<BR>Shares</I></B><B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></P></TD>

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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">Sept.&nbsp;2010</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(6)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Davide Barberis Canonico<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)(4)(5) </SUP><SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"><BR></SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">59</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Netherne,&nbsp;Coulsdon,&nbsp;U.K.</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">Sept. 2013</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">110,588</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paola Farnesi<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(7)</SUP></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">M. Eugenia Gir&oacute;n<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)(4)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">61</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Madrid, Spain<BR></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Director</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">Sept. 2023</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emilio B. Imbriglio<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">65</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Montreal, Quebec,<BR>Canada<BR></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Director</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">Sept. 2022</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deborah Shannon Trudeau<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">69</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Montreal, Quebec,<BR>Canada<BR></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">Sept. 2022</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Less than 1% </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">This information, not being within the knowledge of the Company, was furnished by the respective nominees
individually. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All shares listed in this column are Class&nbsp;A voting shares. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Member of the executive committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Member of the audit and corporate governance committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Member of the compensation and nominating committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes deferred stock units to acquire an equivalent amount of Class&nbsp;A voting shares upon exercise
following the departure of the director at a price of $0 per share. The deferred stock units are redeemable during the period commencing on the day immediately following the departure of the director and ending on December&nbsp;31 of the following
year. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">At the Meeting, Ms.&nbsp;Farnesi will stand for election on the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors for the
first time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Niccol</I><I>&ograve;</I><I> Rossi di Montelera</I>, age 52, was elected to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors on September&nbsp;23,
2010 and has served as Vice-Chairman of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors from June 2015 until being appointed Executive Chairman of the Board effective January&nbsp;1, 2017. Mr.&nbsp;Rossi di Montelera was a consultant for Gestofi from August
2009 until December&nbsp;31, 2016 and provided consulting services to the Company in the areas of new product and brand development in addition to being involved with the Company&#8217;s business development activities and strategic initiatives.
From 2007 to 2009, he served as the Company&#8217;s Group Divisional Vice President responsible for product development, wholesale and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-commerce.</FONT> From 2005 to 2006, he served as the Company&#8217;s Group
Director responsible for product development. From 2002 to 2003, he worked at Regaluxe Investments SA and was responsible for the North American business development for Royale de Champagne and from 1999 to 2002, he was a Project Leader for Ferrero
Group. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Montrovest until June&nbsp;30, 2012. Mr.&nbsp;Rossi di Montelera is the son of Dr.&nbsp;Rossi di Montelera, who was the Company&#8217;s Chairman of the Board until December&nbsp;31,
2016, and is the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">brother-in-law</FONT></FONT> of Mr.&nbsp;Carlo <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Coda-Nunziante</FONT> who was the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Strategy until
March&nbsp;31, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Davide Barberis Canonico</I>, age 59, was elected to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors on September&nbsp;12,
2013. He was a member of the board of directors of Mayors from November 2005 until October 2017. From January&nbsp;1, 2016 until April 2018, Mr.&nbsp;Barberis Canonico was the Chief Executive Officer of Autofil Yarn Ltd., a company in the textile
industry supplying yarn to the automotive industry with manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom and Bulgaria and was its Group Strategy Director from June 2015 to December 2015. From 1998 to March 2016, he was the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Manifattura di Ponzone S.p.A., an Italian family-owned company in the textile industry. From 2001 to 2015, he was also a member of the board of Sinterama S.p.A., a company in the textile industry with manufacturing facilities
worldwide. He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Montrovest until April 2018. He also serves as a director of a number of other corporate boards. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Paola Farnesi, </I>age 58, is Vice-President and Treasurer of Domtar Corporation (&#8220;Domtar&#8221;), a company in the fiber-based
products industry. Ms.&nbsp;Farnesi has been with Domtar since 1994 and has held several positions including Director, Financial Planning and Vice-President, Internal Audit before becoming Vice-President and Treasurer in 2008. Ms.&nbsp;Farnesi has
been a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1992 and has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions (&#8220;M&amp;A&#8221;) and risk management. Prior to joining Domtar, she was Manager at
Ernst&nbsp;&amp;Young from 1989 to 1994. Ms.&nbsp;Farnesi also has been and currently is a director of several other private companies, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-profit</FONT> organizations as well as public company corporate boards,
including Falco Resources Ltd and Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>M. Eugenia Gir</I><I>&oacute;</I><I>n</I>, age 61, was elected to the
Company&#8217;s Board of Directors on September&nbsp;14, 2023. She is a corporate director. She serves as director of several private and publicly-listed companies operating in the following industries: asset management, automotive, confectionery
and footwear. Since 2018, she has been European Innovation Council Expert and Jury Member of the Executive Agency for Small and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Medium-size</FONT> Enterprises of the European Commission. She was the Founder and
Executive Director of IE Premium&nbsp;&amp; Prestige Business Observatory (IE Business School), a centre that conducts applied research on luxury and premium consumption, from 2010 to 2019, and an advisor and partner of Silvercloud, an investment
vehicle of Marwyn Management Partners investing in companies in the premium and luxury industry from 2010 to 2013. From 1997 to 2006, Ms.&nbsp;Gir&oacute;n was the Chief Executive Officer of Carrera Y Carrera, a Spanish <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-end</FONT> jewellery brand and from 1992 to 1997, she held several senior management positions with Loewe, a luxury goods company. She is Vice-Chair of Oceana, a leading ocean conservation global organization, and a
director of Royal Tapestry Manufacturing. She was a director of a number of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-profit</FONT> organizations including, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">IC-A,</FONT> Instituto de Consejeros y Administradores (the
Spanish association of independent directors dedicated to the creation and dissemination of good corporate governance practices) and IE University. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Emilio B. Imbriglio</I>, age 65, was elected to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors on September&nbsp;22, 2022. Mr.&nbsp;Imbriglio is a
corporate director. Mr.&nbsp;Imbriglio has been a Chartered Professional Accountant since 1982. From 2002 to 2013, Mr.&nbsp;Imbriglio led Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton LLP&#8217;s (&#8220;RCGT&#8221;)&nbsp;corporate finance unit which included
M&amp;A, financing, business valuation and public-private partnerships. He was also the Chair of the Board of RCGT from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, Mr.&nbsp;Imbriglio was named President&nbsp;and Chief Executive Officer of RCGT and served in that
capacity until he retired in 2021. Mr.&nbsp;Imbriglio also has been and currently is a director of a number of other private companies, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-profit</FONT> organizations as well as public company corporate boards. </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Deborah Shannon Trudeau</I>, age 69, was elected to the Company&#8217;s Board of
Directors on September&nbsp;22, 2022. Ms.&nbsp;Trudeau is former Senior Vice-President of International Business and Licensing at Trudeau Corporation, a Canadian family-owned company founded in 1889 that distributes
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-end</FONT> European crystal and glassware products and is a global leader in the design, creation, marketing and distribution of its own Trudeau-branded lifestyle kitchenware and tableware products. She has over
30 years of experience in leading strategic partnerships, licensing collaborations and business model innovations that expanded Trudeau Corporation&#8217;s market presence to over 60 countries. She continues to serve on Trudeau Corporation&#8217;s
Advisory Board. In addition, from 2017 to 2023, Ms.&nbsp;Trudeau was Vice-Chair of the Board of Royal Canadian Mint, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">for-profit</FONT> crown corporation and a producer of circulation coins for Canada and other
countries, of numismatic coins and gold and silver bullion. She has been and currently is a director of several other private companies, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-profit</FONT> organizations as well as public company corporate boards
including Crescita Therapeutics Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Director Independence, Compensation, Meeting Participation and Other Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Independence </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to the
Meeting, our Board of Directors determined that six of our current eight directors (Davide Barberis Canonico, M. Eugenia Gir&oacute;n, Emilio B. Imbriglio, Louis-Philippe Maurice, Deborah Shannon Trudeau and Joseph F.X. Zahra) qualified as
independent directors within the meaning of Section&nbsp;803A of the NYSE American LLC (&#8220;<B>NYSE American</B>&#8221;) Company Guide. The Board of Directors also determined that Ms.&nbsp;Paola Farnesi, who is standing for election on the Board
of Directors for the first time, is independent. Messrs. Maurice and Zahra are not standing for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> at the Meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the directors on the Company&#8217;s compensation and nominating committee and audit and corporate governance committee are
independent. We are a &#8220;controlled company&#8221; (one in which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company) within the meaning of the rules of the NYSE American. Accordingly, we are not required under
the NYSE American rules to have a majority of independent directors, a nominating and corporate governance committee, and a compensation committee (each of which, under the NYSE American rules, would otherwise be required to be comprised entirely of
independent directors). Since November 2005, our Board of Directors has been comprised of a majority of independent directors, except for (i)&nbsp;fiscal year 2013 following the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos, our President and Chief Executive
Officer, as an additional director of the Company, during which period our Board of Directors was comprised of 50% independent directors, (ii)&nbsp;part of fiscal year 2015 following the 2014 annual shareholder meeting where four of the
Company&#8217;s eight directors qualified as independent directors, (iii)&nbsp;part of fiscal year 2016 following the resignation of Mr.&nbsp;Guthrie J. Stewart in December 2015 until the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Louis&nbsp;L. Roquet in May 2016, and
(iv)&nbsp;part of fiscal year 2017 until the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Joseph&nbsp;F.X. Zahra, during which period our Board of Directors was comprised of a majority of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-independent</FONT> directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the fact that we qualify for the &#8220;controlled company&#8221; exemption, we maintain a compensation and nominating
committee and an audit and corporate governance committee comprised solely of independent directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For transactions, relationships or
arrangements that were considered by the Board of Directors in determining whether each director was independent, please see &#8220;Related Party Transactions&#8221; in this Circular below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cease Trade Orders, Bankruptcies, Penalties or Sanctions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the knowledge of the Company, none of the proposed directors of the Company is, or within 10 years before the date hereof, has been: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company) that:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant
company access to any exemption under securities legislation, that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial
officer, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant
company access to any exemption under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which
resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a director or executive officer of any company (including the Company) that, while that person was acting in
that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise
with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">has become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become
subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromises with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the proposed director. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the knowledge of the Company, none of the proposed directors of the Company have been subject to: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">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 </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered
important to a reasonable investor in making an investment decision. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Compensation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Since October&nbsp;1, 2022, each director who is not an employee of the Company is entitled to receive an annual fee of US$45,000
(approximately $60,600 in Canadian dollars) for serving on the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. The chairperson of each of the audit and corporate governance committee, and the compensation and nominating committee receives an additional annual
fee of US$15,000 and US$12,000 (approximately $20,200 and $16,200 in Canadian dollars) respectively. The members of the audit and corporate governance committee, and the compensation and nominating committee receive an additional annual fee of
US$8,000 and US$6,000 (approximately $10,800 and $8,100 in Canadian dollars), respectively, and the independent members of the executive committee receive an additional annual fee of US$4,000 (approximately $5,400 in Canadian dollars). The
chairperson and any other members of any special independent committee of directors that may be established from time to time is entitled to receive compensation as may be determined by the Board of Directors for his or her service on such
committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From and including October 2023 and every October thereafter, each director who is not an employee of the Company is entitled
to receive deferred stock units equal to a value of US$45,000 (approximately $60,600 in Canadian dollars). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;15, 2016, the
Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved annual payments of &#128;200,000 (approximately $310,000 in Canadian dollars) and &#128;50,000 (approximately $78,000 in Canadian dollars) to Mr.&nbsp;Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera for his role as
Executive Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee, respectively, effective January&nbsp;1, 2017. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth information concerning all amounts of compensation earned by the directors of the Company who are not members of
the management of the Company for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;29, 2025: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">373,375</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">434,143</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Davide Barberis Canonico</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">87,244</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">148,012</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">M. Eugenia Gir&oacute;n</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">78,935</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">139,703</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emilio B. Imbriglio</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">83,090</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">143,858</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Louis-Philippe Maurice<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(4)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">70,626</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">131,394</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deborah Shannon Trudeau</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">78,935</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">139,703</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph F.X. Zahra<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(5)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">66,164</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,768</TD>
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October&nbsp;1, 2024 and have been translated from US to Canadian dollars using an exchange rate of 1:1.3504. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Directors at the Meeting. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Directors at the Meeting. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Incentive Plan Awards &#8211; Value Vested or Earned During the Year </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table provides a summary of the value of option-based and share-based awards vested and of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-equity</FONT> incentive plan compensation earned by directors of the Company who are not members of the management of the Company for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;29, 2025. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">This amount includes the payout received from the Company for the exercise of share appreciation rights and has
been translated from US to Canadian dollars using an exchange rate on the date of exercise. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Mr.&nbsp;Maurice is not standing for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> to the Board of
Directors at the Meeting. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Mr.&nbsp;Zahra is not standing for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-election</FONT> to the Board of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In relation to fiscal year 2025, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors held a total of eleven board meetings and fourteen committee meetings.
With respect to such period, three of the directors attended 100% of the meetings of the Board of Directors, three directors attended 91% of such meetings and two directors attended 64% of the board meetings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has a formal policy regarding director attendance at its meetings. Directors are encouraged to attend the annual
shareholders&#8217; meeting, all meetings of the Board of Directors and all committee meetings of which they are a member. If necessary, directors can attend meetings via teleconference or video conference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company also has a formal policy regarding communications with the Board of Directors. Shareholders may communicate with the Board of
Directors by writing to the Company&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer by mail addressed to such person at 2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada, H3A 2A5, by an email sent to such person at
jcbedos@birksgroup.com, or by fax sent to such person at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(514)&nbsp;397-2577.</FONT> Shareholders should include their contact information in the communication. The President and Chief Executive Officer is
responsible for ensuring that any such communication is delivered to the Board of Directors or to a specified director, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director
Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s director&#8217;s term of office is from the date of the meeting
at which he or she is elected or appointed until the next annual shareholders&#8217; meeting following his or her election or appointment, or until such time as his or her successor is otherwise elected or appointed. The Company has not adopted term
limits for its directors on the Board of Directors or other mechanisms of board renewal, as the Board of Directors is of the view that it is in the Company&#8217;s best interests to retain experienced board members who are familiar with the
Company&#8217;s business, have the requisite skills and experience and can provide continuity to its&nbsp;management. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The effectiveness
and overall efficiency of the Board of Directors and all the Board of Directors committees are regularly evaluated through the compensation and nominating committee. In connection with such evaluations, the compensation and nominating committee
assesses the contribution of individual directors on an ongoing basis and establishes, considering the opportunities and risks facing the Company, the competencies, skills and qualities required of&nbsp;directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Committees of the Board of Directors </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company&#8217;s Board of Directors is supported by committees, which are working groups comprised of members of the Board of Directors that analyze issues and provide recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding their respective areas of
focus. The executive officers interact periodically with the committees to address management issues. Below is an overview of the current committees of the Board of Directors, as well as the reports of certain of those committees. The Board of
Directors may from time to time also create special committees of the Board as needed. Until September 2019, the Board of Directors had a corporate governance and nominating committee. The corporate governance and nominating committee was eliminated
in September 2019 and the corporate governance responsibilities of the committee were transferred to the audit committee and the nominating responsibilities were transferred to the compensation committee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Audit and Corporate Governance Committee</I>. The Company has a separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance
with Section&nbsp;3(a)(58)(A) of the United States <I>Securities Exchange Act of 1934</I> (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;). The audit and corporate governance committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The audit
and corporate governance committee reviews the scope and results of the annual audit of the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements conducted by its independent auditors, the scope of other services provided by its independent auditors,
proposed changes in its financial accounting standards and principles, and its policies and procedures with respect to its internal accounting, auditing and financial controls. The audit and corporate governance committee also examines and considers
other matters relating to the Company&#8217;s financial affairs and accounting methods, including selection and retention of its independent auditors. The audit and corporate governance committee is also responsible for overseeing the
Company&#8217;s major risk exposures, cybersecurity and data privacy risks and protocols. In addition, the audit and corporate governance committee has oversight responsibility on all aspects of the Company&#8217;s corporate governance policies as
well as the oversight and review of all related party transactions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In relation to fiscal year 2025, the audit and corporate governance
committee held six meetings. With respect to such period, all the members of the audit and corporate governance committee attended 100% of these meetings, except for </P>
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one member who attended 83% of the committee meetings. During fiscal year 2025, the audit and corporate governance committee was comprised of Emilio B. Imbriglio, Davide Barberis Canonico and M.
Eugenia Gir&oacute;n, each of whom is financially literate and an independent (as defined by the NYSE American listing standards and SEC rules), <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director of the Company. The Company has determined
that Emilio B. Imbriglio is an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221;, as this term is defined under SEC rules. Neither the SEC nor the NYSE American requires the Company to designate an &#8220;audit committee financial expert&#8221;. A copy
of the audit and corporate governance committee charter is available on the Company&#8217;s website at <U>www.birks.com</U> or at <U>www.maisonbirks.com</U>.<B> </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Audit and Corporate Governance Committee Report.</I> The audit and corporate governance committee has reviewed and discussed the
Company&#8217;s audited consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 with management and with the independent auditors, including matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (&#8220;<B>PCAOB</B>&#8221;), including the Statement on Auditing Standards No.&nbsp;61, as amended, as adopted by the PCAOB and the SEC. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The audit and corporate governance committee has reviewed the independent auditors&#8217; fees for audit and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> services for fiscal year 2025. The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit and interim review of the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for fiscal
year 2025 was $1,217,075. See &#8220;Appointment and Remuneration of the Company&#8217;s Auditors&#8221;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The audit and corporate
governance committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditors required by the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent registered public accounting firm&#8217;s communications with the
audit and corporate governance committee concerning independence and has discussed with the independent auditors their independence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on its review of the audited consolidated financial statements and the various discussions noted above, the audit and corporate
governance committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements be included in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> for fiscal year 2025, filed with the
SEC on July&nbsp;25, 2025 (the &#8220;Annual Report&#8221;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing has been furnished by the audit and corporate governance
committee, namely: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Emilio B. Imbriglio (Chair) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Davide Barberis Canonico </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">M.
Eugenia Gir&oacute;n </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Compensation and Nominating Committee</I>. The Company has a standing compensation and nominating committee. The
compensation and nominating committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The purpose of the compensation and nominating committee is to recommend to the Board of Directors (i)&nbsp;director compensation, and
(ii)&nbsp;executive compensation, including base salaries, bonuses and long-term incentive awards for the Chief Executive Officer and certain other executive officers of the Company. The compensation and nominating committee also establishes
criteria for goals and objectives for variable compensation, evaluates the performance of the Chief Executive Officer on an annual basis and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding Chief Executive Officer and senior management
succession plans. Certain decisions regarding compensation of certain executive officers are reviewed by the compensation and nominating committee. In relation to fiscal year 2025, the compensation and nominating committee held four meetings and all
members of the compensation and nominating committee attended 100% of these meetings with respect to that period. During fiscal year 2025, the compensation and nominating committee was comprised of Deborah&nbsp;Shannon&nbsp;Trudeau, Davide Barberis
Canonico, Louis-Philippe Maurice and Joseph F.X. Zahra (until September&nbsp;19, 2024). Each member of the compensation and nominating committee is an independent (as defined by the NYSE American listing standards),
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director of the Company. Each member of the compensation and nominating committee has experience in implementing, managing or providing advice on compensation policies and practices. As a result,
the members of the compensation and nominating committee have the relevant skills and experience necessary to enable the compensation and nominating committee to make decisions as to the suitability of the Company&#8217;s policies and practices. A
copy of the compensation and nominating committee charter is available on the Company&#8217;s website at <U>www.birks.com</U> or at <U>www.maisonbirks.com</U>. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee reviews whether both the compensation and benefits
programs provided to the executive officers is generally competitive with similar organizations within the luxury jewellery and retail industry. In determining the compensation of certain of the Company&#8217;s executive officers, the committee
takes into account all factors that it considers relevant, including business conditions in general and the Company&#8217;s performance during the year in light of such conditions, the market compensation for executives of similar background and
experience, and the performance of the specific executive officer under consideration and the business area of the Company for which such executive officer is responsible. Regarding the Chief Executive Officer&#8217;s compensation, the compensation
and nominating committee considers many of the same factors looked at for the other executive officers. Some of the key company performance measures are sales, gross profit, EBITDA, cash flow, and other key strategic and financial objectives as
outlined in the Company&#8217;s profit and strategic plans. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee believes that the annual cash bonus
portion of the executive officers&#8217; compensation, or the variable compensation component, should vary according to the executive officer&#8217;s level of responsibility, their capacity to add shareholder value and their individual performance
and be based upon the Company&#8217;s overall financial performance. The compensation and nominating committee believes that this portion of the executive officer&#8217;s compensation is critical in order to ensure that such executive
officer&#8217;s interests are aligned with the interests of the Company&#8217;s shareholders. The bonus targets for executive officers range from 40% to 85% of their respective annual base salary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to fiscal year 2023, the payout was based on the achievement of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-set</FONT> financial and leadership
goals (quantitative and qualitative) once the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-set</FONT> minimum threshold related to annual planned adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (&#8220;Adjusted EBIT&#8221;) has been met. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In June 2022, the Board of Directors approved an Annual Corporate Bonus Plan effective from fiscal year 2023 for all employees, including the
Chief Executive Officer and the other executive officers, with the exception of some employees who benefit from a variable compensation component based on sales targets. The Annual Corporate Bonus Plan is based on the following criteria:
(i)&nbsp;the total bonus pool for any fiscal year is not more that 10% of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-bonus</FONT> EBITDA, (ii)&nbsp;before a bonus can be earned and paid, the Company must achieve net earnings for the bonus year equal to at
least 10% of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-bonus</FONT> EBITDA, (iii)&nbsp;the bonus payout for each eligible employee is based on the attainment of two key performance measures, namely, EBITDA and individual performance in attaining
annual goals and objectives, and (iv)&nbsp;the target bonus payout for each eligible employee is expressed as a percentage of annual base salary. For fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025, the Company did not make any bonus payments to executive officers
under the Annual Corporate Bonus Plan as the Company did not meet the minimum required threshold. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive officers may, from time to
time, be granted options to purchase the Company&#8217;s Class&nbsp;A voting shares or other equity or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-equity-based</FONT> incentive awards. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee has the authority to obtain the advice and seek assistance from internal and external legal,
accounting, compensation and other advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee is also responsible for nominating potential
nominees to the Board of Directors. The Company&#8217;s policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by a shareholder is that it will consider such candidates and evaluate such candidates by the same process as
candidates identified by the compensation and nominating committee. The Company has adopted a policy requiring that a director nominee, whether such candidate was recommended by the compensation and nominating committee or a shareholder, should
possess, at least, integrity and commitment to service on the board. In addition to those minimum qualifications, the compensation and nominating committee will consider the following qualities or skills, which the Board as a whole should possess:
business judgment, financial literacy, public company experience, accounting and finance experience, industry knowledge, diversity and the ability to provide strategic insight and direction. A detailed discussion of each of these attributes can be
found in the compensation and nominating committee charter, which is available on the Company&#8217;s website at <U>www.birks.com</U> or at <U>www.maisonbirks.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee shall identify director nominee candidates from any appropriate source including shareholder
recommendations. To submit a nominee to be considered by the committee and possibly placed on the proxy statement, a shareholder must submit the nominee&#8217;s resume and other contact information to the committee at the Company&#8217;s principal
executive office, 2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada, H3A 2A5, during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period that begins on the 150<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day
before the anniversary of the previous annual meeting of shareholders of the Company. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee has the responsibility to ensure that an
appropriate system is in place to regularly evaluate the effectiveness and overall efficiency of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors committees. In connection with such evaluations, the compensation and nominating committee shall
assess the contribution of individual directors on an ongoing basis and establish, considering the opportunities and risks facing the Company, the competencies, skills and qualities required of&nbsp;directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Executive Committee</I>. The Company has a standing executive committee. The executive committee operates under a written charter adopted
by the Board of Directors. The purpose of the executive committee is to provide a simplified review and approval process in between meetings of the Board of Directors for certain corporate actions. The intent of the executive committee is to
facilitate the Company&#8217;s efficient operation with guidance and direction from the Board of Directors. The goal is to provide a mechanism that can assist with the Company&#8217;s operations, including but not limited to, monitoring the
implementation of policies, strategies and programs. In addition, the executive committee&#8217;s mandate is to assist the Board with respect to the development, continuing assessment and execution of the Company&#8217;s strategic plan. The
executive committee is comprised of at least three members of the Board of Directors. Vacancies on the committee are filled by majority vote of the Board of Directors at the next meeting of the Board of Directors following the occurrence of the
vacancy. During fiscal year 2025, the executive committee consisted of Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera (Chair), <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Jean-Christophe</FONT> B&eacute;dos, Davide Barberis Canonico and M. Eugenia Gir&oacute;n. In relation
to fiscal year 2025, the executive committee held four meetings. All of the members of the executive committee attended 100% of these meetings for such period. Messrs.&nbsp;Barberis Canonico and Ms.&nbsp;Gir&oacute;n are independent, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Compensation and Nominating Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During fiscal year 2025, Deborah Shannon Trudeau (Chair), Davide Barberis Canonico, Louis-Philippe Maurice, and Joseph F.X. Zahra
(until September&nbsp;19, 2024) served as members of the Company&#8217;s compensation and nominating committee. None of the members of the compensation and nominating committee served as an officer or employee of the Company during fiscal year 2025
and there were no material transactions between the Company and any of the members of the compensation and nominating committee during fiscal year 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During fiscal year 2025, none of the Company&#8217;s executive officers served as a member of the Board of Directors of any other entity that
has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of the Company&#8217;s compensation and nominating committee. During fiscal year 2025, none of the Company&#8217;s executive officers served as a member of the compensation and nominating
committee, or any committee performing an equivalent function, of any other entity that has one or more of its executive officers serving as a member of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller (which can be found at <U>www.birks.com</U> or at <U>www.maisonbirks.com</U>) and a similar code that applies to Company&#8217;s financial directors. These codes of ethics are designed to deter wrongdoing
and to promote honest and ethical conduct, full and accurate disclosure in periodic reports, and compliance with laws and regulations by the Company&#8217;s senior officers and financial directors that have financial responsibilities. These codes of
ethics are in addition to the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct described below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors has also adopted a
Code of Conduct that applies to all employees of the Company as well as Board members and contains guidelines for conducting the Company&#8217;s business with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory
requirements. The Code of Conduct addresses several matters, including conflicts of interest, integrity of corporate records, confidentiality of corporate information, protection and use of corporate assets and opportunities, insider trading,
compliance with laws and reporting of unethical or illegal behaviour. The Code of Conduct also contains whistleblowing procedures for reporting improper or questionable behaviour by the Company or employees thereof. Also included in the
Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct is its policy against workplace violence, discrimination, harassment and bullying. It is the policy of the Company to maintain a workplace that is free from the intimidation, coercion, discrimination, violence,
harassment, including psychological and sexual harassment, and bullying of any employee. Any conduct that an employee considers harassment should be immediately reported and the complaint will be investigated. Employees can report such conduct
through the Company&#8217;s alertline. Current employees are reminded of their obligation to adhere, and new employees must read and acknowledge adherence, to the policy on a regular basis and any material modifications to the policy from time to
time are explained. The compensation and nominating committee oversees compliance with the harassment policy. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Code of Conduct is available upon written request to Birks Group Inc., Attention:
Corporate Secretary, 2020&nbsp;Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3A 2A5. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Board Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors recognizes the benefits that diversity, equity and inclusion brings to a board of directors. The
Board of Directors believes that a board comprised of women and men representing diverse points of view, having regard to ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, Aboriginal status, disability, sexual orientation, cultural background, business
experience, professional expertise, personal skills and geographic background, can add greater value than a board comprised of directors with similar perspectives and insights. In particular, the Board of Directors regards the involvement of women,
Indigenous peoples (including First Nations, Inuit, and M&eacute;tis), persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities (collectively, &#8220;<B>Designated Groups</B>&#8221;) and their experience and input as constructive to successful <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">decision-making</FONT> and stewardship. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In September 2020, the Company adopted a written policy with respect
to diversity, equity and inclusion and the representation of Designated Groups on the Board of Directors, which was subsequently amended in June 2023. The Board of Directors continues to assess its objectives, targets and capabilities in order to
identify and attract qualified candidates from Designated Groups to serve on the Board of Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">M. Eugenia Gir&oacute;n and Deborah
Shannon Trudeau are the only self-identified women Designated Group members currently sitting on the Board of Directors (they represent approximately 25% of the Company&#8217;s directors). Consideration of the number of individuals from Designated
Groups who are directors has been and will continue to be an important component of the selection process for new members of the Board of Directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee has had, within the purview of its mandate, the responsibility to take diversity into consideration
as part of the overall director selection and nomination processes and to make the identification of candidates from Designated Groups a search criterion. Diversity on the Board of Directors will be achieved by continuously monitoring the level of
Designated Group representation on the Board of Directors and, where appropriate, recruiting qualified candidates from Designated Groups to fill positions on the Board of Directors, as the need arises, through vacancies, growth or&nbsp;otherwise.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As at the date of this Circular, the Board of Directors has not adopted a target regarding the number or percentage of individuals from
Designated Groups on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has determined that a target would not be the most effective way of ensuring greater diversity. The Board of Directors will however consider the appropriateness of adopting such a
target in the&nbsp;future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In appointing individuals to executive officer positions, the Company will weigh a number of factors,
including skills, experience and personal attributes required for the position along with the level of Designated Group representation within its senior management team. As at the date of this Circular, there are three Designated Group individuals
occupying an executive officer position with the Company (75%). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As at the date of this Circular, the Company has not adopted a target or
percentage for Designated Groups in executive officer positions. The Board of Directors believes the most effective way to achieve greater diversity in its senior management team is to identify <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">high-potential</FONT>
candidates from Designated Groups within the organization and work with them to ensure they develop the skills, acquire the experience and have the opportunities necessary to eventually occupy executive officer positions. This includes acting to
build a culture of inclusion throughout the organization. The Board of Directors will, however, continue to evaluate the appropriateness of adopting targets in the&nbsp;future. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Throughout the Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We strive to embed diversity, equity and inclusion (&#8220;<B>DE&amp;I</B>&#8221;) in our corporate culture and provide our employees across
Canada with equal opportunities and a sense of belonging, regardless of their background, experience or beliefs. This creates a better work environment and fosters individual and team growth, allowing us to better serve our customers and attract the
best diverse talent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We promote equal opportunity in recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, employee development such as training,
and all other terms and conditions of employment. As such, all decisions regarding these matters are made without </P>
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bias relating to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, gender, sex, sexual orientation, matrimonial status, civil status, physical or mental ability, or thoughts and beliefs, in
each case in accordance with the laws of the jurisdictions in which we operate and as set out in our Code of Conduct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the
Company&#8217;s tangible initiatives to promote DE&amp;I and foster a more inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong include: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The establishment of a Diversity&nbsp;&amp; Inclusion Task Force (the &#8220;<B>Task Force</B>&#8221;) in July
2020, which has expanded to 10 members spanning multiple functions, regions and levels within the Company and led by a senior executive, namely Miranda Melfi. The Task Force has developed recommendations to create opportunities that promote cultural
awareness and open dialogue and facilitate inclusion at all levels of the Company, which are being implemented by the relevant departments of the Company. Such recommendations were developed based on an analysis of the valuable feedback received
from survey results and team lead interviews conducted with employees, department heads and team leads throughout the Company. The Task Force has been renamed the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee (the &#8220;<B>DE&amp;I</B>
<B>Committee</B>&#8221;). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">A mandatory <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">two-session</FONT> training course on diversity, inclusion and
unconscious bias was delivered by an external consultant with subject matter expertise in DE&amp;I, to all of the Company&#8217;s employees as well as the Board of Directors. The course, which emphasizes both the Company&#8217;s and employee&#8217;s
responsibility to build an inclusive culture, has become a part of the Company&#8217;s training program, and all new employees must complete the course as part of their onboarding. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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expertise in DE&amp;I, to all of the Company&#8217;s employees. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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employees two mandatory online courses covering (i)&nbsp;inclusive language and communication, and (ii)&nbsp;micro-aggressions in the workplace. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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order to create awareness and to publicly recognize the diversity of the Company&#8217;s workforce and to foster a more inclusive environment. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Flexible work arrangements are offered to office employees, allowing office employees (i)&nbsp;a flexible work
schedule, (ii)&nbsp;the opportunity to telework within a hybrid work model, and (iii)&nbsp;a summer schedule allowing employees to take a few Friday afternoons off during the summer. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is committed to enhancing its Environmental, Social and Governance (&#8220;<B>ESG</B>&#8221;) practices and disclosure. We
organize our ESG efforts around three pillars: (1)&nbsp;Environmental, (2) Social, and (3)&nbsp;Governance. These pillars are reflective of the integrity of the Birks brand and are embedded in our operations and culture. They specifically focus on
our employees, communities, operations and products, and priorities are distributed across our value chain from raw material sourcing and third-party manufacturing, our stores, head office, distribution center and our watch and jewellery ateliers,
through to our products&#8217; use and end of life impacts. We believe this approach creates value for all of our stakeholders, including our customers, employees, suppliers and partners, and the communities we serve, in turn creating long-term
value for our shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the highlights of our key initiatives and achievements are described below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Environmental </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our commitment to
sustainable business operations spans from the products we offer to our customers, to our store construction, maintenance and operations, to our supply chain and packaging initiatives, and to an ethical sourcing program. In addition, our Birks
branded jewellery collections are inspired by the Canadian nature which we believe contributes to keeping the environment in the front and center. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Since 2014, we have been reporting verified conflict-free gold to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We have recovered approximately 1,057 troy ounces of gold and platinum in fiscal year 2025 through our Maison
Birks Gold Exchange Program. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We have recovered approximately 11% of our diamonds in fiscal year 2025 through our diamond upgrade program that
were sold or made available for sale. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Following the recommendations of our former paperless committee, we have implemented initiatives which led to the
reduction of our consumption of paper and ink by (i)&nbsp;reducing the number of documents being printed, (ii)&nbsp;reducing the number of printers, (iii)&nbsp;providing two computer screens to employees which allow them to view documents on two
screens thereby reducing the need to print, and (iv)&nbsp;offering and encouraging our customers to use the option of electronic statements. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sourcing and Quality Assurance </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We uphold high standards in quality and maintain a global sourcing program to obtain high-quality products from
our suppliers around the world. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">To ensure that suppliers adhere to our standards of social and environmental responsibility, we also have a
global responsible sourcing program and support the Kimberley Process which is an international certification initiative that regulates trade in rough diamonds and is intended to ensure that diamonds are not illegally traded to fund conflict thereby
protecting human rights and the environment. As part of this initiative, we require our diamond suppliers to acknowledge compliance with the Kimberley Process and invoices received for diamonds purchased by us must include certification from the
vendor that the diamonds and diamond containing jewellery are conflict free. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">In addition, we maintain high standards of diamond traceability and in keeping with our commitment to responsible
sourcing, we provide a Birks Canadian Diamond Certificate for every newly sourced, individually registered Canadian diamond (of 0.18 carats and larger) that are set in our diamond engagement rings. The Certificate provides an individual Birks
Canadian Diamond Identification Number which allows for detailed traceability of the diamond from the mine to the Birks engagement ring. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sustainable Packaging </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We are currently working with suppliers to find ways to make our Birks bags more recyclable. We have set goals to
lessen the environmental impact of our Birks bags by prioritizing recycling and reuse, and selecting more sustainable materials. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Bee Protection </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">One of the Company&#8217;s objectives is to spread awareness to ensure the longevity of bees. The world
population of bees is decreasing at an alarming rate due to climate change, pesticides, insecticides, loss of habitat and new diseases. Bees play a pivotal role in maintaining and protecting natural ecosystems and biodiversity contributing to the
overall wellbeing of our environment. To that end, the Company is working with Pollinator Partnership Canada and Alv&eacute;ole Urban Beekeeping, to help ensure the longevity of Canada&#8217;s world-renowned natural environment. The Company is proud
to home beehives in Montreal managed by Alv&eacute;ole. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Social </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is committed to corporate social responsibility. Our core values are at the root of all of our human capital management programs,
policies and practices. We aim to support our employees by offering training, competitive wages, flexible ways of working, and opportunities for growth. We believe these efforts help our employees deliver great customer experience and reflect our
core values. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">As discussed in this Circular under &#8220;Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Throughout the Company&#8221; above,
we created a DE&amp;I Committee. We strive to create an inclusive and respectful environment that encourages our employees to bring their whole selves to work every day. We have a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">zero-tolerance</FONT> policy for
discrimination or harassment. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We strive to maintain an open and ongoing dialogue with our employees, which helps us to make Birks Group a
better, more fulfilling place to work. Throughout the year, we engage our employees through a variety of remote and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-site</FONT> events, including training and health and wellness activities. We also actively seek
employee feedback through formal and informal touchpoints. We use the feedback from these touchpoints to help improve the overall employee experience. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Employee Development </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We invest in the development of our employees to enable them to thrive in our highly competitive industry. As
such, we offer our employees the opportunity to benefit from development opportunities. We invest in ongoing growth and development by integrating our culture and values into our management practices, providing leadership coaching and support, and
empowering our employees to learn new skills through diverse learning opportunities and challenging work experiences. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company continually refreshes its product knowledge training to retain our competitive edge in the jewellery
industry. Our retail employees are highly skilled professionals as a result of our continuous training and development of their skillsets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We equip our leaders with the tools they need to develop themselves and their teams through several programs
designed to help them lead inclusively, empower their teams, and serve as mentors for our employees. Employees in management positions can also participate in courses or programs designed to build critical skills, grow as effective leaders and
strengthen our culture, such as training on leadership skills, inclusiveness, employee engagement, and unconscious bias. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Commitment to Equitable and Competitive Compensation and Benefits </I></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We are committed to equal opportunity and treatment for all employees which includes equal career advancement
opportunities and equitable and competitive compensation and benefits. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Consistent with our core values, we invest in our employees by offering competitive compensation including
bonuses based on Company performance and individual performance, as well as a broad range of benefits. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We make compensation and benefits investments to ensure our compensation and benefits packages reflect the
evolving circumstances across our markets. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to certain eligibility requirements, our employees can take advantage
of a range of benefits including a<B> </B>group insurance plan (health, dental and life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance), telemedicine, an employee assistance program, a generous merchandise discount, vacation days and
personal days as well as a flexible work schedule and hybrid work model for head office employees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Health and Safety as a Priority
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Birks Group is committed to the health and safety of its employees, every day and especially in times of crisis.
We provide safe and clean facilities, comply with all applicable workplace safety laws and have safety policies and procedures to articulate our expectations with respect to managing the health and safety aspects of our retail stores, head office,
distribution center and our watch and jewellery ateliers. We are dedicated to the overall wellbeing of our employees and hence we offer a comprehensive health and safety program, including an employee assistance program which offers confidential
counseling and support services, and virtual care which provides remote access to healthcare professionals. These programs ensure our employees have the resources they need to support their physical and mental health and overall wellbeing.
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productivity, engagement, and performance. As more customers shop digitally, we have adapted by adding more roles in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-commerce</FONT> fulfillment and our home office employees have accelerated tech-based solutions
that enhance the customer and employee experiences. The Company provided greater flexibility and new options to customers with browsing, shopping, and pickup. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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digital meeting platforms for collaboration. Our employees embraced technology to connect, learn, and collaborate as they attained results. The Company provided training sessions for retail employees on the technology and the ability of virtual
selling. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">We have established an artificial intelligence (&#8220;AI&#8221;) committee whose purpose is to explore and
integrate AI technologies in order to enhance our business processes and drive efficiencies throughout the organization. We offer a variety of training designed to help employees confidently use available AI tools and discover ways that AI can
facilitate their daily work. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Strengthen our Communities </I></P>
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monetary or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-kind</FONT> donations to various <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-profit</FONT> organizations, such as the following: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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provides education and sports integration programs to enhance the mental, emotional and physical well-being of youth in Indigenous Communities across Canada. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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on combatting 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination, racism, and bullying in schools, summer camps, and workplaces. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>Vancouver General Hospital Foundation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B></B>Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In May 2024, we published our first report under the <I>Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act</I> (Canada),
which describes, among other things, the policies and steps implemented and taken by the Company with respect to forced labour and child labour. In May 2025, we published our second report which is available on our website at <U>www.birks.com</U>.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Birks Group has a strong
commitment to ethics and integrity, which serve as the foundation of our business and the guiding principles behind the decisions we make every day. As part of the governance pillar, we strive to continue to make sound strategic decisions and
maintain high ethical standards. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Supported by management, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors is the ultimate steward of ESG matters.
Management is responsible for the development and implementation of ESG strategies and continues to work toward enhancing disclosure in this regard. The leadership and execution of ESG priorities is shared across a number of departments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Together, the Board of Directors and management have full oversight and accountability for the Company&#8217;s ESG activities and performance.
We believe this allocation of responsibilities to be the most effective means at the moment to drive accountability for ESG matters, and we will regularly <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-evaluate</FONT> our approach to ensure its effectiveness.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As part of the Company&#8217;s enterprise risk management framework, the committees of the Board receive regular reports from management
on the principal risks and opportunities of the Company&#8217;s business relating to the committees&#8217; oversight responsibilities which are also discussed at the Board on a regular basis, including key areas which are material to the business
from an ESG perspective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hence, ESG matters described herein are considered to mitigate risks and maximize our positive impacts. We
continue to identify and monitor relevant risks and compliance expectations through ongoing assessments. </P>
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initiatives to support the execution of its ESG priorities. These include but are not limited to the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Board of Directors consists of a majority of independent directors. All of our current directors, other than
Messrs. Rossi di Montelera and B&eacute;dos, have been affirmatively determined by the Board of Directors to be independent in accordance with the NYSE American Company Guide (even though due to the Company&#8217;s controlled company status it may
be exempted from the independence requirement). With respect to board diversity, please see &#8220;Board Diversity&#8221; in this Circular above. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The Company&#8217;s anti-money laundering program. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Oversight of data privacy and security through the audit and corporate governance committee.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">An assessment process for the Chief Executive Officer, the Board, the committees and the directors, individually.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Policy Regarding the Mandatory Recovery of Compensation (i.e. claw back policy) and incentive compensation claw
back policy in our Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (for grants made after September 2016). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Furthermore, the Board has
incorporated consideration of DE&amp;I matters into its governance practices as provided in the Company&#8217;s Board Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy. This is achieved through ensuring that diversity considerations are taken into account in
Board of Directors vacancies. Additionally, the compensation and nominating committee considers the Board&#8217;s diversity in its regular assessment of the Board&#8217;s effectiveness and its periodic review of the composition of the Board. As part
of the selection process for new directors, a skills matrix is used to assess the overall strengths of directors and to assist in the ongoing renewal process of the Board of Directors, which skills matrix includes various <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ESG-related</FONT> skills. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Diversity considerations are also taken into account in senior management
succession planning, committing to retention and development to ensure that the Company&#8217;s most talented employees are promoted from within the organization, and ensuring that diversity is taken into account when identifying and fostering the
development of high-potential individuals within the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We look forward to continuing to improve our ESG practices and to keeping
our stakeholders informed of our progress. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers and D&amp;O Insurance </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the <I>Canada Business Corporations Act </I>(the &#8220;<B>CBCA</B>&#8221;), a company may not, by contract, resolution or <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-law,</FONT> limit the liability of its directors for breaches of their fiduciary duties. However, a company may indemnify a director or officer, a former director or officer or a person who acts or acted at the
company&#8217;s request as a director or officer of an entity of which the company is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his or her heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an
action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by him or her because of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the company or the
entity, if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, that
person had reasonable grounds for believing that his or her conduct was lawful. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> provide for indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the CBCA. The CBCA expressly provides for advance payment of an indemnified person&#8217;s costs, charges and
expenses in respect of a proceeding provided that the individual is obligated to repay such advances if the individual has not fulfilled the conditions summarized above. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company maintains directors&#8217; and officers&#8217; liability insurance covering liability, including defense costs, of its directors
and officers and other employees (as defined in the policy), arising out of a wrongful act committed while performing their duties in such capacity, provided they acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the
Company.&nbsp;The current limit of insurance is US$5&nbsp;million (approximately $7.0&nbsp;million in Canadian dollars) for each </P>
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loss and US$5&nbsp;million (approximately $7.0&nbsp;million in Canadian dollars) for each policy period. An annual premium of US$172,900 (approximately $241,000 in Canadian dollars) was paid by
the Company for the limit of insurance in its last completed financial year with respect to the period from April&nbsp;1, 2024 to April&nbsp;1, 2025.&nbsp;Claims payable to the Company are subject to a retention, for the primary limit, of US$500,000
(approximately $696,000 in Canadian dollars) per occurrence applicable to indemnifiable loss only. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Officers Compensation
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During fiscal year 2025, the Company had four executive officers. The aggregate compensation paid by the Company to these four
executive officers in fiscal year 2025 was approximately $1,770,000 (annual salary). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Set out below are the biographies of the
Company&#8217;s current four executive officers: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Jean-Christophe B</I><I>&eacute;</I><I>dos</I>, age 61, is the Company&#8217;s
President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior thereto he was the Company&#8217;s Chief Operating Officer from January 2012 to March 2012. He has been a director of the Company since April&nbsp;19, 2012. He has over 25 years of experience in
merchandising, marketing, branding and product development in the global retail luxury sector. Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos was President and Chief Executive Officer of French jeweller Boucheron from May 2004 to September 2011. Prior to that, he was the
Managing Director of Cartier France from 2002 to 2004, and International Executive Manager alongside the President and Chief Executive Officer of Richemont International from 2000 to 2002. Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos started his career in the jewellery
industry at Cartier in 1988. He also served as a director and Vice-Chairman of the Board of The Montreal General Hospital Foundation until June&nbsp;18, 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Maryame El Bouwab</I>, age 47, is the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Merchandising, Planning and Supply Chain and has been with the
Company since March 2013. Prior to her current position, she was the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Planning and Supply Chain from June&nbsp;1, 2018 to September&nbsp;30, 2018 and Vice President, Merchandise Planning from February&nbsp;1, 2017 to
May&nbsp;31, 2018 and, the Company&#8217;s Director of Merchandise Planning from March 2013 to February 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Ms.&nbsp;El Bouwab was, from 2005 to 2012, with Mexx Canada where she held the position of Merchandise
Planning Manager and with Lucky Brand Jeans as Merchandising and Planning&nbsp;&amp; Allocation Manager. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Katia Fontana,</I> age 55, is
the Company&#8217;s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has been with the Company since January&nbsp;13, 2020. Prior to joining the Company, she was Chief Financial Officer at Avenir Global, a holding company for communications and public
relations firms. Prior thereto, she was with Groupe Dynamite Inc., an apparel retailer, from 2004 to 2018 in various positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Administration and Director, Finance. From 1993 to 2004,
she was at Deloitte in its audit and assurance practice. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of A&eacute;roports de Montr&eacute;al. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Miranda Melfi</I>, age 61, is the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and has been
with the Company since April 2006. Prior to her current position, she was the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary from April 2006 to September 2018. Prior to joining the Company, Ms.&nbsp;Melfi was with Cascades
Inc., a publicly-traded pulp and paper company for eight years and held the position of Vice President, Legal Affairs, Boxboard Group. From 1994 to 1998, Ms.&nbsp;Melfi was Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary at Stella-Jones Inc.,
a publicly-traded wood products company, and from 1991 to 1994, practiced corporate, commercial and securities law with Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. She also serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Concordia University. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Agreements with Respect to Termination of Employment or a Change of Control </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has employment agreements with certain of its executive officers, certain of which contain provisions that would apply in the event
of a termination of employment (whether as a result of resignation, retirement, a change of control, etc.) or a change in responsibilities following a change of control. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Jean-Christophe B&eacute;dos </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;4, 2012, Birks Group entered into an employment agreement with Jean-Christophe B&eacute;dos, who became the
President&nbsp;&amp; Chief Executive Officer effective April&nbsp;1, 2012, and prior to that was the Company&#8217;s Chief Operating Officer. Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos may terminate the agreement by giving the Company at least ninety days written
notice. The agreement provides that if Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos is terminated without &#8220;cause&#8221; or resigns for &#8220;good reason,&#8221; as these terms are defined in the agreement, Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos will receive (i)&nbsp;any earned and
accrued but unpaid base salary, (ii)&nbsp;up to twelve months of salary in lieu of further salary or severance payments, which may be increased by one additional month after five (5)&nbsp;years of service
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for each additional year of service thereafter, up to a maximum of eighteen (18)&nbsp;months after ten (10)&nbsp;years of service, (iii)&nbsp;certain health benefits for the period that the
severance will be payable in (ii), and (iv)&nbsp;his bonus through the date of termination and up to twelve (12)&nbsp;months average annual cash bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to him over the previous three fiscal years).
Mr.&nbsp;B&eacute;dos is prohibited from competing with Birks Group during his employment and for a period of twelve-months thereafter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Maryame El Bouwab </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Birks
Group entered into an employment agreement with Maryame El Bouwab, effective June&nbsp;1, 2018 to then serve as the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Planning and Supply Chain (currently, Ms.&nbsp;El Bouwab is the Company&#8217;s Vice President,
Merchandising, Planning and Supply Chain). Ms.&nbsp;El Bouwab may terminate the agreement by giving the Company at least ninety days written notice. The agreement provides that if Ms.&nbsp;Bouwab is terminated without &#8220;cause&#8221; or resigns
for &#8220;good reason&#8221;, as these terms are defined in the agreement, Ms.&nbsp;Bouwab will receive (i)&nbsp;any earned and accrued but unpaid base salary, (ii)&nbsp;up to six months of salary in lieu of further salary or severance payments,
which may be increased by one additional month after two (2)&nbsp;years of service for each additional year of service thereafter, up to a maximum of 12&nbsp;months after eight (8)&nbsp;years of service, (iii)&nbsp;certain health benefits for the
period that the severance will be payable in (ii), and (iv)&nbsp;her bonus through the date of termination and up to six months average annual bonus (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to her over the previous three fiscal years).
Ms.&nbsp;El Bouwab is prohibited from competing with Birks Group for a period of twelve months after the termination of the agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Katia Fontana </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Birks
Group entered into an employment agreement with Katia Fontana, effective January&nbsp;13, 2020 to then serve as the Company&#8217;s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms.&nbsp;Fontana may terminate the agreement by giving the Company at
least sixty days written notice. The agreement provides that if Ms.&nbsp;Fontana is terminated without &#8220;cause&#8221; or resigns for &#8220;good reason,&#8221; as these terms are defined in the Agreement, Ms.&nbsp;Fontana will receive
(i)&nbsp;any earned and accrued but unpaid base salary, (ii)&nbsp;up to six months of salary continuation in lieu of further salary or severance payments, which may be increased by one additional month after two (2)&nbsp;years of service for each
additional year of service thereafter, up to a maximum of 12 months after eight (8)&nbsp;years of service, (iii)&nbsp;certain health benefits for the period that the severance will be payable in (ii), and (iv)&nbsp;her bonus through the date of
termination and an average annual bonus payable over the period that the severance will be payable in (ii) (based on the average annual cash bonus paid to her over the previous three fiscal years). Ms.&nbsp;Fontana is prohibited from competing with
the Company during her employment and for a period of twelve months thereafter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Miranda Melfi </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Birks Group entered into an employment agreement with Miranda Melfi, effective April&nbsp;3, 2006 to then serve as the Company&#8217;s Group
Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary (currently, Ms.&nbsp;Melfi is the Company&#8217;s Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary). Ms.&nbsp;Melfi may terminate the agreement by giving the Company
at least thirty days written notice. The agreement allows Birks Group to terminate Ms.&nbsp;Melfi&#8217;s employment without cause. If Birks Group exercises its right to terminate Ms.&nbsp;Melfi&#8217;s employment without cause or if she resigns for
good reason, she will be paid her salary through her termination date, will receive the pro rata<I> </I>share of the bonus to which she would have been entitled for that fiscal year, and will receive her salary and all other amounts to which she is
entitled to under any compensation or benefit program for an additional period consisting of the greater of ninety days or such additional period that would be required in accordance with applicable law. The agreement prohibits Ms.&nbsp;Melfi from
competing with Birks Group for a period of time during which her salary is continued but for no more than six months from the termination date. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Compensation Philosophy and Objectives </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our compensation and nominating committee has adopted a compensation philosophy for our executive compensation program that contains the
following primary goals: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Attract, retain and develop the best talented team of executives necessary to drive the achievement of both the
Company&#8217;s short-term and long-term goals that will contribute to its success; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Focus on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pay-for-performance</FONT></FONT> by
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Align the interests of executives and shareholders by delivering a component of executive pay through long-term
incentives. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Compensation Risk Management </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company proactively manages the risks related to the compensation policies and practices. The purpose of such proactive management is to
ensure that no compensation program or practice of the Company whether alone or in relation with other programs and practices, prompts the Company&#8217;s employees to adopt behavior that could have a material adverse effect on the Company&#8217;s
results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The performance objectives and criteria used for compensation purposes are generally linked to the Company&#8217;s business plan
and objectives and are established and verified in order to ensure that the employees who could benefit from it do not take any risks that are inappropriate or excessive for the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee reviews, on an annual basis, the risks associated with the Company&#8217;s compensation policies and
practices to confirm that such policies and practices do not encourage unnecessary and excessive risk-taking. The compensation and nominating committee reviews management&#8217;s assessment of eleven measures which it believes impose appropriate
limits to avoid excessive or inappropriate risk-taking behaviour such as: no guaranteed minimum payout, reasonable maximum payout, strategic alignment, performance metrics, balance between short and long-term performance, controls and a claw back
policy. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of the compensation and nominating committee&#8217;s fiscal year 2025 review of the risks related to the
Company&#8217;s compensation policies and practices, the compensation and nominating committee determined that any risks that may result from such policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Role of Compensation and Nominating Committee and Management in Executive Compensation Decisions </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee meets with the Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of the fiscal year to agree upon the Chief
Executive Officer&#8217;s performance objectives and metrics for the fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year, the committee leads the Board in an annual assessment of the Chief Executive Officer&#8217;s performance relative to the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-determined</FONT> performance objectives and metrics. This evaluation, as well as comparative review of relevant market compensation data, are used by the compensation and nominating committee in assessing the Chief
Executive Officer&#8217;s total compensation review which takes place in September. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the other executive officers, the compensation
and nominating committee receives in June a summary review of the performance evaluation and succession and development plans prepared by the Chief Executive Officer. Annually, the compensation and nominating committee reviews the total compensation
of each executive officer and considers the compensation adjustment proposals provided by the Chief Executive Officer that are based on relevant comparable competitive benchmark data in addition to the contribution to the Company by each executive
officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to variable compensation programs, the compensation and nominating committee ensures that the variable compensation
targets are aligned with the Company&#8217;s annual profit plan as well as its strategic plan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Role of the Independent Compensation
Consultant </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The compensation and nominating committee engages independent compensation consultants as needed to provide the committee
with support on determining elements of executive compensation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Elements of Compensation </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The overall intent of the Company is to provide executives with the opportunity to receive total compensation that is competitive with the
market in which the Company must compete for talent and to tie a portion of compensation awarded to the achievement of corporate and individual objectives. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Motivate and reward its executive officers for the achievement of the Company&#8217;s annual financial objectives and the individual&#8217;s personal objectives.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Cash payouts are usually dependent on the degree of achievement of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-set</FONT> corporate financial objectives and key leadership objectives that are above a
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<TD VALIGN="top">To reward the achievement of the Company&#8217;s longer term financial goals through the alignment of management interests with those of shareholders; used from time to time, typically to recognize prior performance or to attract or
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Grant size will vary in accordance with the level of responsibility, capacity to add shareholder value and individual performance and depends
on stock price.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Previous grants are taken into account when considering new
grants.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stock options may be granted which typically have a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ten-year</FONT> life and vest over a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-year</FONT> period.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Restricted share units may be granted subject to restrictions or conditions which may be time-based or based on achievement of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-established</FONT> performance goals and objectives. These are typically <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mid-term</FONT> equity with a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">3-year</FONT> life.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Retain executives over the course of their careers.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A comprehensive program of benefits that includes medical, dental, disability and life insurance; contribution to retirement planning; car allowance; merchandise discount program.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Competitive Compensation Analysis </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When appropriate, the compensation and nominating committee refers to compensation data from a range of public companies operating in the
luxury jewellery and retail industry. Because there are few public Canadian and US companies of similar size in the luxury retail business, compensation consultants are retained when required to undertake a total market compensation analysis in
order to assist the committee in determining whether the Company&#8217;s compensation packages for the Chief Executive Officer and executive officers are competitive with external compensation practices. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Executive Compensation &#8211; Related Fees </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During fiscal years 2025 and 2024, the Company did not retain the services of any consulting firm relating to executive compensation. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth all compensation paid by the Company (and, where applicable, aggregated with any amounts paid by any of the
Company&#8217;s subsidiaries) to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and its three other most highly compensated executive officers (the &#8220;named executive officers&#8221;) for fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><I>All Other<BR>Compensation</I></B><B><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP></B><B><I><BR>($)</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><I>Total<BR>Compensation<BR>($)</I></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jean-Christophe B&eacute;dos <BR>President and Chief Executive Officer and a
Director</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2025</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">770,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">162,527</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">932,527</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2024</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">770,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">158,220</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">928,220</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2023</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">770,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">160,390</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">930,390</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Katia Fontana <BR>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2025</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">365,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58,173</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">423,173</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2024</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">365,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58,698</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">423,698</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2023</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">350,246</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60,647</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">410,893</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Maryame El Bouwab <BR>Vice President, Merchandising, Planning and Supply
Chain</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2025</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">285,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">56,893</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">341,893</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2024</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">285,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">57,426</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">342,426</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2023</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">275,619</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">53,973</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">329,592</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Miranda Melfi <BR>Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate
Secretary</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2025</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">350,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">62,387</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">412,387</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2024</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">350,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">62,792</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">412,792</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2023</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">338,744</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">65,161</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">403,905</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Marco Pasteris <BR>Vice President, Finance</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2025</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">269,769</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50,455</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">320,224</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2024</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">267,000</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">48,484</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">315,484</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2023</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">263,154</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">50,646</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">313,800</TD>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#9670;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company has a policy in place whereby its directors and executive officers, including former directors, can
buy merchandise at below retail price. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Represents the amounts earned during the relevant fiscal year. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Represents bonus amount earned and paid with respect to the relevant fiscal year or earned with respect to the
relevant fiscal year and paid in the following fiscal year. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes amounts paid for a car allowance, parking fees and retirement benefit contributions as well as
medical, dental and disability benefits earned and paid with respect to the relevant fiscal year or earned with respect to the relevant fiscal year and paid in the following fiscal year. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Option/RSU Grants and Exercise of Options/RSUs </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the 2025 fiscal year, no option-based awards or share-based awards were exercised by named executive officers and none are currently
available for exercise. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Incentive Plan Awards &#8211; Value Vested or Earned During the Year </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the 2025 fiscal year, no value of option-based and share-based awards vested and no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-equity</FONT>
incentive plan compensation was earned by named executive officers. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of March&nbsp;29, 2025, no awards held by named executive officers were outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company&#8217;s Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In 2006, the Board of Directors adopted the Company&#8217;s Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;<B>LTIP</B>&#8221;) which was approved by the
Company&#8217;s shareholders on September&nbsp;8, 2006. Further to the LTIP, the Company&#8217;s directors and officers, as well as the Company&#8217;s employees and consultants (or the employees and consultants of any of the Company&#8217;s
subsidiaries) may from <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">time-to-time</FONT></FONT> be granted various types of compensation awards. The LTIP provides for the grant of incentive stock options that qualify under
Section&nbsp;422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-statutory</FONT> options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance unit or share awards, as
such terms are defined in the LTIP. A total of 900,000 of the Company&#8217;s Class&nbsp;A voting shares are reserved for issuance under the LTIP. In no event can the Company issue Class&nbsp;A voting shares or awards requiring the Company to issue
Class&nbsp;A voting shares under the LTIP, if such issuance, when combined with the Class&nbsp;A voting shares issuable under any of the Company&#8217;s other equity incentive award plans and all other Class&nbsp;A voting shares issuable under the
LTIP would exceed 1,304,025 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, unless the issuance of such shares or awards in excess of this limit is approved by the shareholders. However, this limit does not restrict the Company&#8217;s ability to issue awards under the
LTIP that are payable other than in shares, including cash-settlement stock appreciation rights. The Long-Term Incentive Plan expired on February&nbsp;10, 2016 and no further awards will be granted under this plan. However, this plan will remain
effective until the outstanding awards issued thereunder terminate or expire by their terms. As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, there were no outstanding exercisable awards under the LTIP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
August&nbsp;15, 2016, the Board of Directors adopted the Company&#8217;s Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Omnibus LTIP&#8221;), and same was approved by the Company&#8217;s shareholders on September&nbsp;21, 2016. Under the Omnibus LTIP,
the Company&#8217;s directors, officers, senior executives and other employees of the Company or one of its subsidiaries, consultants and service providers providing ongoing services to the Company and its affiliates may from <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">time-to-time</FONT></FONT> be granted various types of compensation awards, as same are further described below. The Omnibus LTIP is meant to replace the Company&#8217;s former equity
awards plans. A total of 1,000,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s Class&nbsp;A voting shares were reserved for issuance under the Omnibus LTIP. On January&nbsp;11, 2022 and September&nbsp;22, 2022, the Board of Directors and a majority of
shareholders, respectively, approved the increase to the maximum number of Class&nbsp;A voting shares reserved for issuance under the Omnibus LTIP from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000. In no event could the Company issue Class&nbsp;A voting shares, or awards
requiring the Company to issue Class&nbsp;A voting shares, pursuant to the Omnibus LTIP if such issuance, when combined with the Class&nbsp;A voting shares issuable upon the exercise of awards granted under the Company&#8217;s former plan or any
other equity awards plan of the Company, would exceed 1,796,088 Class&nbsp;A voting shares, unless such issuance of Class&nbsp;A voting shares or awards is approved by the shareholders of the Company. This limit shall not restrict however, the
Company&#8217;s ability to issue awards under the Omnibus LTIP that are payable other than in shares. As of June&nbsp;30, 2025, the only awards outstanding under the Omnibus LTIP were 331,764<B><I> </I></B>deferred stock units granted to members of
the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors which were converted from cash-settled to share-settled awards on December&nbsp;20, 2021 and 231,621 cash-settled deferred stock units granted to members of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table provides information as of March&nbsp;29, 2025 regarding Class&nbsp;A voting shares to be issued upon the exercise of
options and rights under the LTIP, and the Omnibus LTIP and through other agreements: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="10%"></TD>
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<TD></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">(A)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">(B)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">(C)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Plan Category</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number of<BR>Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<BR>issued upon<BR>Exercise of<BR>Outstanding<BR>Options&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rights</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Weighted<BR>Average&nbsp;Exercise<BR>Price of<BR>Outstanding<BR>Options and<BR>Rights<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Securities<BR>Remaining Available<BR>for Issuance Under<BR>Equity&nbsp;Compensation<BR>Plans (Excluding<BR>Securities Reflected<BR>in
Column (A))</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Equity Compensation plans approved by shareholders</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">331,764</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">294,518</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other equity compensation agreements</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#8212;&#8194;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">331,764</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">294,518</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">These figures are in US dollars. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">294,518 Class&nbsp;A voting shares are available for issuance under the Omnibus LTIP; however, when combined
with the Class&nbsp;A voting shares issuable upon the exercise of awards granted under the Company&#8217;s former plan or any other equity awards plan of the Company, in order not to exceed the 1,796,088 Class&nbsp;A voting shares threshold, only
110,606 Class&nbsp;A voting shares are available for issuance. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes share-settled DSUs at an exercise price of $0. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Related Party Transactions </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Management
Consulting Services Agreement </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective January&nbsp;1, 2016, the Company entered into a management consulting services agreement with
Gestofi S.A. (&#8220;Gestofi&#8221;), all in accordance with the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct relating to related party transactions. Under the management consulting services agreement, Gestofi provides the Company with services related to the
obtaining of financing, mergers and acquisitions, international expansion projects, and such other services as the Company may request. Under the agreement, the Company paid an annual retainer of &#128;140,000 (approximately $202,000 in Canadian
dollars). The original term of the agreement was until December&nbsp;31, 2016 and the agreement was automatically extended for successive terms of one year as neither party gave a 60 days&#8217; notice of its intention not to renew. The yearly
renewal of the agreement was subject to the review and approval of the Company&#8217;s corporate governance and nominating committee (and now is subject to the review and approval of the Company&#8217;s audit and corporate governance committee) and
the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct relating to related party transactions. In November 2018, the agreement was renewed on the same terms and conditions except that the retainer was reduced to &#128;40,000
(approximately $61,000 in Canadian dollars). In March 2019, the agreement was amended to (i)&nbsp;waive the yearly retainer and reimburse only the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses
related to the services, and (ii)&nbsp;allow for a success fee to be mutually agreed upon between the Company and Gestofi in the event that financing or a capital raise is achieved. The agreement has been renewed annually since November 2019 and was
renewed in November 2024 for an additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> term on the same terms and conditions. In fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2024, the Company incurred expenses of &#128;11,350 and &#128;28,000
(approximately $17,000 and $41,000 in Canadian dollars) respectively under this agreement to Gestofi. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cash Advance Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has a cash advance outstanding from one of its controlling shareholders, Montel (formerly Montrovest), of US$1.5&nbsp;million
(approximately $2.2&nbsp;million in Canadian dollars) originally received in May 2009 from Montrovest. This cash advance was provided to the Company by Montrovest to finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes. This advance and
any interest thereon is subordinated to the indebtedness of the Company&#8217;s amended senior credit facility and amended senior term loan. This cash advance bears an annual interest </P>
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rate of 11%, net of withholding taxes, representing an effective interest rate of approximately 12%, and is repayable upon demand by Montel once conditions stipulated in the Company&#8217;s
amended senior credit facility permit such a payment. At March&nbsp;29, 2025 and March&nbsp;30, 2024, advances payable to Montel amounted to US$1.5&nbsp;million (approximately $2.2&nbsp;million and $2.0&nbsp;million in Canadian dollars,
respectively). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to the Montrovest Merger, Montrovest&#8217;s separate legal existence ceased and as a result of such merger, the cash
advance agreements have been assumed by Montel. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reimbursement Letter Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the Company&#8217;s Code of Conduct related to related party transactions, in April 2011, the Company&#8217;s corporate
governance and nominating committee and Board of Directors approved the reimbursement to Regaluxe Srl, of certain expenses, such as rent, communication, administrative support and analytical service costs, incurred in supporting the office of
Dr.&nbsp;Lorenzo Rossi di Montelera, the Company&#8217;s then Chairman, and of Mr.&nbsp;Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera, the Company&#8217;s Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Company&#8217;s current Executive Chairman of the Board, for
the work performed on behalf of the Company, up to a yearly maximum of US$260,000 (approximately $340,000 in Canadian dollars). The yearly maximum was reduced to US$130,000 (approximately $170,000 in Canadian dollars). This agreement has been
renewed annually and was renewed in March 2019 for an additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> term, except that the only services being reimbursed are for administrative support and analytical services costs and in March 2020,
for an additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year,</FONT> except expenses were as of then being charged in Euro (&#128;). In March 2025 and 2024, the agreement was renewed for an additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT>
term upon the same terms and conditions. During fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2024, the Company incurred expenses of &#128;17,000 and &#128;17,000 (approximately $26,000 and $25,000 in Canadian dollars) respectively<B> </B>to Regaluxe Srl under
this agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Distribution Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In April 2011, our corporate governance and nominating committee and Board of Directors approved the Company&#8217;s entering into a Wholesale
and Distribution Agreement with Regaluxe Srl. Under the agreement, Regaluxe Srl is to provide services to the Company to support the distribution of the Company&#8217;s products in Italy through authorized dealers. The initial <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> term of the agreement began on April&nbsp;1, 2011. Under this agreement, the Company pays Regaluxe Srl a net price for the Company&#8217;s products equivalent to the price, net of taxes, for the products
paid by retailers to Regaluxe Srl less a discount factor of 3.5%. The agreement&#8217;s initial term was until March&nbsp;31, 2012, and may be renewed by mutual agreement for additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> terms. This
agreement has been renewed annually and in March 2023, the agreement was renewed for an additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> term. This agreement was not renewed in March 2024. During fiscal year 2025 and 2024, the Company did
not make any payments to Regaluxe Srl under this agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consulting Agreement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;28, 2018, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors approved the Company&#8217;s entry into a consulting services agreement with
Carlo <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Coda-Nunziante</FONT> effective April&nbsp;1, 2018. Under the agreement, Carlo <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Coda-Nunziante,</FONT> the Company&#8217;s former Vice President, Strategy and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">brother-in-law</FONT></FONT> of the Executive Chairman of the Board, is providing advice and assistance on the Company&#8217;s strategic planning and business strategies for a total annual
fee, including reimbursement of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses, of &#128;146,801 (approximately $222,000 in Canadian dollars), net of applicable taxes. In fiscal year 2025 and
2024, the Company incurred charges of &#128;37,000 and &#128;149,000 (approximately $55,000 and $217,000 in Canadian dollars), including applicable taxes, respectively. In 2024, this agreement was extended for a six (6)&nbsp;month period and ended
on September&nbsp;30, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Retail Support and Administrative Service Fee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company provides RMBG Retail Vancouver ULC (&#8220;RMBG&#8221;), a joint venture with FWI LLC, that operates a retail location in
Vancouver, British Columbia, with retail support and administrative services, and charges RMBG for these related services. During fiscal year 2025, the Company charged $520,623 to RMBG and $612,500 during fiscal year 2024. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In December 2024, the Company received a dividend from RMBG, in the amount of US$960,784 (approximately $1.38&nbsp;million in Canadian
dollars), based on its proportionate joint venture shareholdings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Support Letters and Loan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;15, 2024, the Company obtained a support letter (the &#8220;Shareholder Support Letter&#8221;) from one if its controlling
shareholders, Mangrove, providing financial support in an amount of up to $3.75&nbsp;million, of which $1.0&nbsp;million would be available after January&nbsp;1, 2025. These amounts can be borrowed, if needed, when deemed necessary by the Company,
upon approval by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors, until at least July&nbsp;31, 2025, to assist the Company in satisfying its obligations and debt service requirements as they come due in the normal course of operations, or in maintaining
minimum excess availability at all times as defined in its amended senior credit facility and amended senior term loan. Amounts drawn under this support letter will bear interest at an annual rate of 15%. However, there will be no interest or
principal repayments prior to July&nbsp;31, 2025. On November&nbsp;27, 2024, the support letter was extended until December&nbsp;31, 2025. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;26, 2025, the Shareholder Support Letter was terminated and replaced with a loan agreement whereby Mangrove agreed to advance the
Company $3.75&nbsp;million of additional indebtedness to fund the Company&#8217;s working capital requirements, at an annual interest rate of 15%, which would be repayable, in full, on December&nbsp;24, 2026 (the &#8220;Mangrove Loan&#8221;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;21, 2025, the Company obtained support letters providing financial support for an aggregate total amount of up to
$1.5&nbsp;million from (i)&nbsp;Mangrove (one of the Company&#8217;s controlling shareholders) for up to $500,000, (ii) Davide Barberis Canonico (a member of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors) for up to $800,000, and (iii)&nbsp;Marco Pasteris
(the Company&#8217;s Vice-President, Finance) for $200,000. These amounts can be borrowed, if needed, when deemed necessary by the Company, upon approval by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors, until at least July&nbsp;31, 2026, to assist the
Company in satisfying its obligations and debt service requirements as they come due in the normal course of operations, or in maintaining minimum excess availability at all times as defined in its amended senior credit facility and amended senior
term loan. Amounts drawn under these support letters will bear interest at an annual rate of 15%. However, there will be no interest or principal repayments prior to July&nbsp;31, 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, on July&nbsp;21, 2025, the Company obtained from Mangrove a deferral of interest payments payable in relation to the cash advance
outstanding of US$1.5&nbsp;million and the Mangrove Loan of $3.75&nbsp;million, of up to a maximum of $813,227, effective immediately and through July&nbsp;31, 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Parties </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has adopted a written Code for Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that requires the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Controller to disclose any actual, apparent or potential material conflict of interest to the Company&#8217;s audit and corporate governance committee, who will review the transaction or relationship impacted by any such
conflict of interest. The Company&#8217;s written Code of Conduct provides that employees must disclose conflict of interest situations, including the entering into relationships on behalf of the Company with any person with whom the employee has an
intimate relationship, to management and obtain written approval in advance. The Board of Directors may waive in writing the application of the Code of Conduct to directors and executive officers under exceptional circumstances, provided that a
request by a director or executive officer is made in writing to the Board of Directors in advance of any activities requiring waiver. No waiver of the application of the Code of Conduct is required with respect to a single related party transaction
that has a value of $25,000 or less, and which when combined with all other related party transactions under $25,000 do not exceed in the aggregate $100,000 during the Company&#8217;s fiscal year, but each such transaction must be reported to the
audit and corporate governance committee of the Board of Directors in advance and the audit and corporate governance committee retains the authority to disapprove of any such related party transaction. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE COMPANY&#8217;S AUDITORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The firm of KPMG LLP (&#8220;<B>KPMG</B>&#8221;) has served as the Company&#8217;s independent auditors since January&nbsp;25, 2000. On
July&nbsp;29, 2025, following the issuance of KPMG&#8217;s audit report on the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2025, the Company, upon recommendation of its audit and corporate governance committee, launched a
competitive request for proposal (&#8220;RFP&#8221;) process inviting proposals from our incumbent auditors and other qualified firms in order to evaluate and select auditors (the &#8220;Selected Auditors&#8221;) for its fiscal year ending
March&nbsp;30, 2026 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders at such remuneration as may be fixed by its Board of Directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The RFPs are due by August&nbsp;20, 2025. Upon conclusion of the RFP process, the Board of Directors will recommend the appointment of the
Selected Auditors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders. Since the launch of the RFP process, the Company has been actively engaged in discussions with several potential successors, including KPMG, but has not yet appointed auditors
as of the date of this Circular. However, the Company expects to make an announcement on the appointment of the Selected Auditors shortly and, in any event, prior to the Meeting. The announcement regarding the Selected Auditors will be issued by
press release and filed with the SEC on a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At the Meeting, shareholders will be asked to
appoint the Selected Auditors as auditors of the Corporation for the fiscal year ending March&nbsp;30, 2026 to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until a successor is appointed, and to authorize the directors to fix the Selected
Auditors&#8217; remuneration. Unless otherwise directed, proxies appointing the management designees as proxy will be voted &#8220;FOR&#8221; the appointment of the Selected Auditors as the auditors of the Company at a remuneration to be fixed by
the directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A majority of the votes of the shareholders present or represented by proxy at the Meeting is required for the approval of
such matter. Abstentions will be considered as shares present and entitled to vote on this matter and will be counted as votes cast at the Meeting but will not be counted as votes cast for or against this matter. Representatives of the Selected
Auditors will be present at the Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so. They will also be available to respond to appropriate questions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Independent Auditors. </I>During fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2024, the Company retained its independent auditors, KPMG, to provide
services in the following categories and amounts: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Audit Fees</U>. The aggregate fees for professional services rendered by KPMG for
the audit and interim review of the Company&#8217;s financial statements was $1,217,075 in fiscal year 2025 and $760,350 in fiscal year 2024 for the audit and interim review of the Company&#8217;s financial statements and auditor&#8217;s involvement
in a registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Audit Related Fees</U>. During fiscal years 2025 and 2024, KPMG provided audit related services for a
total amount of $nil and $nil, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Tax Fees</U>. During fiscal years 2025 and 2024, KPMG provided tax advisory services for
a total amount of $nil and $22,753, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>All Other Fees</U>. During fiscal years 2025 and 2024, KPMG provided other services
for a total amount of $nil and $23,005, respectively, related to assurance reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Approval</FONT> Policies and Procedures</I>. The audit and corporate governance committee has
established a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> policy as described in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;2-01(c)(7)(i)</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X.</FONT> The audit and corporate governance
committee approves in writing, in advance, any audit or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> services provided to the Company by the independent accountants that are not specifically disallowed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. None of
the services described in the preceding three sections were approved by the audit and corporate governance committee pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;2-01(c)(7)(i)(C)</FONT> of Regulation
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Company&#8217;s Board of Directors recommends that all shareholders vote
&#8220;FOR&#8221; the approval of the appointment of the Selected Auditors as its independent auditors. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you have any questions that are not answered by this Circular, or would like additional information, you should contact your professional
advisors. You can also contact Computershare Trust Company N.A., the Company&#8217;s transfer agent, (i)&nbsp;by regular mail at Computershare Investor Services, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI, 02940-3006, United States, or (ii)&nbsp;by overnight
mail at Computershare Investor Services, 150 Royall St, Suite 101, Canton, MA, 02021, United States, or go to www.computershare.com/investor should you have any questions regarding voting of your shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#8217;s financial information is included in its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025. Copies of these financial
statements will be available at the Meeting. They can also be obtained upon request to the Corporate Secretary of the Company at its principal executive office (2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 200, Montreal, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3A 2A5, or by
email at mmelfi@birksgroup.com), or on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Other Matters </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Shareholder Proposals for the 2026 Annual Meeting </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shareholder proposals intended to be included in the Company&#8217;s 2026 Circular and presented at the Company&#8217;s 2026 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders must be submitted to our principal executive office for inclusion in our proxy materials during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period that begins on the 150<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day
before the anniversary of the previous annual meeting of shareholders of the Company. The period for submitting a proposal to the Company in connection with the next annual meeting of shareholders is between April&nbsp;21, 2026 and June&nbsp;19,
2026. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company files or furnishes with or to the SEC annual reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F,</FONT> reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> and annual proxy circular and amendments to such filings. The
Company&#8217;s SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov. These reports are also available free of charge from the Company&#8217;s website at <U>www.birks.com</U> or at <U>www.maisonbirks.com</U> as soon as
reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files or furnishes such material with or to the SEC. The information on the Company&#8217;s website is not incorporated by reference into this Circular. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as otherwise set out under the heading &#8220;Related Party Transactions&#8221; commencing at page 27 of this Circular, the
Company&#8217;s management is unaware of any material interest of any of its directors or officers, of any management nominee for election as a director or of any person who beneficially owns or exercises control or direction over shares carrying
more than ten percent of the voting rights attached to all of the Company&#8217;s shares, or any associate or affiliate of any such person, in any transaction since the beginning of its last completed fiscal year or in any proposed transactions that
have materially affected or will materially affect the Company or any of its affiliates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Approval by Directors </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">01&nbsp;-&nbsp;Niccol&ograve;&nbsp;Rossi&nbsp;di&nbsp;Montelera</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The undersigned shareholder of BIRKS GROUP INC. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby appoints Niccol&ograve; Rossi di Montelera or, failing whom, Katia
Fontana, or instead of the foregoing, ______________________, as the proxyholder of the undersigned to attend and act for and on behalf of the undersigned at the <B>Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the &#8220;Meeting&#8221;) to be held
on September</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;18, 2025,</B> and at any adjournment thereof to the same extent and with the same power as if the undersigned were present in person thereat and with authority to vote and act in the said proxyholder&#8217;s
discretion with respect to amendments or variations to matters referred to in the notice of the Meeting and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. <B>This proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the Management of
the Company.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The said proxyholder is specifically directed to vote the shares registered in the name of the undersigned as indicated on the
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a corporation, under the corporate seal or by an officer or attorney thereof duly authorized. Joint holders should each sign. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should so indicate when signing. If undated, this proxy is deemed to bear the
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