Exhibit 99.28

 

 

GOLD X2 MINING INC.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026

 

 

Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is dated May 27, 2026, and presents the financial condition and results of operations of Gold X2 Mining Inc. (“GoldX2” or the “Company”) for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (the “Financial Statements”) and related notes thereto. In addition, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements and the relates notes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The financial data was prepared using accounting policies consistent with with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as applicable to interim financial reports including International Accounting Standards 34 – “Interim Financial Reporting” issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and all figures are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the adequacy of cash resources to carry out the Company’s exploration programs or the need for future financing are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, including those not specifically identified herein, are made subject to cautionary language included in this MD&A. Readers are advised to refer to the cautionary language when reading any forward-looking statements.

 

This MD&A is prepared in conformity with National Instruments 51-102F1 Continuous Disclosure Obligations.

 

Peter Flindell, PGeo, MAusIMM, MAIG, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and a qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has approved the scientific and technical information contained in this MD&A.

 

DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS

 

Gold X2 is a gold focused Canadian mineral exploration company. The Company’s primary business is the acquisition and evaluation of precious metal mineral properties in Canada. Gold X2 currently holds title to the Moss Gold Project, Huronian Project, Hillcrest Project, an option to earn into the Vanguard Project, Coldstream Project, and Star Lake Project located in Ontario, Canada. The Company’s head office is located at 450 Commerce Place, 400 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3A6 and its registered and records office is at 1111 West Hastings Street, 15th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 2J3. The Company was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on April 30, 2009.

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company’s Board of Directors consists of the following: Tom Obradovich (Chairman), Michael Henrichsen, David Stone, Shawn Khunkhun, Joanna Pearson and Kyle Hickey.

 

Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and the Company’s website at www.goldx2.com.

 

2026 Strategic and Corporate Highlights

 

On April 2, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Mr. Amiel Blajchman as Vice President, Sustainability. Mr. Blajchman will oversee the execution of the Company’s commitment to responsibly advance the Moss Gold Project. Mr. Blajchman brings more than 20 years of experience advancing mining and resource development projects across Canada and internationally.

 

On February 19, 2026, the Company completed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement and issued 23,800,0000 units of the Company at a price of $0.95 per unit for total gross proceeds of $22,610,000 and 16,666,666 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $20,549,999. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of two years to acquire one additional common share at a price of $1.42 per share. On February 26, 2026, the Company completed the second tranche of the non-brokered private placement and issued 58,992,945 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $72,738,301. The gross proceeds from the sale of the charity flow-through shares will be used to advance exploration and resource expansion activities at the Company’s Moss Gold Project.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

The financing included significant participation from AngloGold Ashanti, which upon closing, had acquired 58,992,945 common shares representing approximately a 9.9% equity interest in the Company, alongside another strategic investor; AngloGold Ashanti entered into an investor rights agreement providing participation and top-up rights and collaboration through a joint technical committee. Separately, Hess Capital acquired 23.8 million units, with proceeds supporting project advancement and consulting services to be provided post-closing.

 

On January 26, 2026, the Company announced the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (the “PEA”) and updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for its 100% owned Moss Gold Project.

 

On January 12, 2026, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Sky Gold Corp. to acquire, in stages, up to 100% of Sky Gold’s interest in an option agreement over the 10,540-hectare Star Lake Project, located approximately 23 km east of the Company’s Moss Gold Project in the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt, Ontario, which would increase Gold X2’s total regional land package to 48,455 hectares. The Company may earn a 50%, 75%, and ultimately 100% interest through staged consideration comprising assessment credits, exploration expenditures, cash payments, and share issuances to Sky Gold and the underlying local prospector, with Stage 1 obligations required by March 14, 2028, and no time limits on subsequent stages. Upon earning 100% of the option interest, Gold X2 will have the exclusive right to acquire 100% of the mineral rights, subject to a retained 2% net smelter return royalty held by the local prospector, which may be repurchased for $3 million, and minimum annual advance royalty payments of $20,000 from 2030 to 2033.

 

On February 19, 2026, the Company entered into an amendment agreement with Sky Gold establishing minimum issue prices for shares issued to satisfy dollar-denominated consideration under the definitive agreement of $0.90 per the Company’s share and $0.085 per Sky Gold share. All shares issued are subject to a four-month hold period, no finders’ fees are payable, and the transaction is at arm’s length.

 

2026 ACQUISITION AND EXPLORATION HIGHLIGHTS

 

Moss Gold Project

 

Preliminary Economic Assessment and Mineral Resource Estimate

 

On January 26, 2026, the Company announced the results of its Preliminary Economic Assessment (the “PEA”) and updated Mineral Resource Estimate (“MRE”) for its 100% owned Moss Gold Project.

 

Base Case (US$2,750/oz Au, US$35.00/oz Ag, $1.34 USD/CAD): After-tax NPV5% of $2.232 billion, IRR of 22.1% and payback of 3.2 years.

 

Long-Term Consensus Gold Price (US$3,137/oz, US$37.74/oz Ag, $1.35 USD/CAD): After-tax NPV5% of $3.152 billion, IRR of 28.1% and payback of 2.5 years.

 

Spot Gold Price (US$4,600/oz, US$90.00/oz Ag, $1.35 USD/CAD): After-tax NPV5% of $6.578 billion, IRR of 48.6% and payback of 1.0 years.

 

PEA results reflective of the potential for a top 10 producing gold mine in Canada: Estimated average annual payable gold production of approximately 265,000 ounces and silver production of 374,000 ounces respectively over an initial 13.2 year mine life.

 

Strong margins support rapid payback and significant free cash flow generation: All in Sustaining Costs (“AISC”) of US$1,188/oz and Cash Costs of US$999/oz rank the Moss Gold Project in the second quartile of the cost curve. The Project forecasts after-tax free cash flow of $4.035 billion over the life of mine (“LOM”) at US$2,750/oz gold and $10.466 billion at the current gold price of US$4,600/oz.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Detailed capital and infrastructure costs: Initial capital costs of C$2.001 billion (US$1.493 billion) including contingencies of $303 million and excluding working capital.

 

PEA represents a true base-case scenario at a gold price of US$2,750/oz, silver price of US$35.00/oz, with a clear path to improving economic performance and mine life extension.

 

Potential to improve grade in early years of production by optimizing mine scheduling and utilizing stockpile management, which was not included in the final PEA.
Potential for improved processing and metallurgical recoveries through evaluation of a gravity circuit.
Potential to increase mine life through additional drilling of mineralized zones both within and immediately adjacent to the Reasonable Prospects of Eventual Economic Extraction (“RPEEE”) open pit shell.

 

Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for Moss Gold Deposit – improved geological model and resource confidence.

 

Indicated Resources of 2.125 Moz Au at 1.03 g/t Au, 3.160 Moz Ag at 1.53 g/t Ag contained within 64.3 Mt.
Inferred Resources of 3.910 Moz Au at 0.97 g/t Au, 6.273 Moz Ag at 1.55 g/t Ag contained within 125.9 Mt.
73% increase in Indicated ounces following newly completed structural and lithological models and 2025 drilling.
Ten primary shear corridors contain 55% of resource within the Moss Deposit.

 

Updated Mineral Resource Estimate for East Coldstream Deposit – not currently included in the PEA.

 

Indicated Resources of 0.333 Moz Au at 1.09 g/t Au contained within 9.5 Mt.
Inferred Resources of 0.299 Moz Au at 1.06 g/t Au contained within 8.8 Mt.

 

The Company’s 2026 drill program of 160,000 meters is currently underway. It is fully funded and has a clearly defined objective of advancing the Moss Gold Project on three fronts: 1) resource expansion through stepout drilling, 2) resource conversion through infill drilling to upgrade Inferred resources to the Indicated category in support of project development, and 3) exploration drilling at near-deposit targets with the potential to define additional open pit and underground mineable styles of mineralization.

 

In addition, the 2026 exploration program will look to advance the surface exploration along three 10km-long mineralized trends located southwest of the Moss Gold Deposit. The program will include a ground-based induced polarization geophysical survey and a systematic geochemical survey. This program will focus on: 1) discovering additional gold prospects along trend and to the southwest of the Moss Deposit; 2) continued evaluation of the Deaty Trend where the Company made an initial discovery in 2025; and 3) evaluating the high-grade Ardeen Trend, which hosts high-grade vein mineralisation at the historic Ardeen gold mine.

 

Drilling results received to date covering 106 drill holes (27,671 meters) from grade control, infill and expansion drilling at Moss, as well as scout drilling at Bunker, were reported in news releases dated April 28, 2026, April 13, 2026, April 3, 2026, March 3, 2026, February 24, 2026, February 5, 2026, and January 30, 2026 (found on SEDAR+ and the Company’s website).

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Huronian Project

 

On September 30, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with Kesselrun, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Kesselrun. The acquisition provided the Company with a 100% interest in the Huronian Gold Project, located adjacent to and contiguous with the Company’s Moss Gold Project in Northern Ontario. The transaction closed on November 28, 2025. Under the terms of the arrangement, each Kesselrun shareholder received $0.02 in cash and 0.2152 of a Gold X2 common share, representing approximately 4.13% of the Company’s outstanding shares on a post-transaction basis. As part of the transaction, Gold X2 also assumed $2.0 million of Kesselrun’s outstanding debt and provided a $0.5 million interest-free bridge loan prior to closing. The acquisition enhances the regional scale and strategic potential of its Northern Ontario gold assets through consolidation of complementary land positions. The Huronian Project carries various NSR royalties ranging from 0.5% to 2.00%, some of which include buy-back provisions that allow the Company, at its option, to reduce the NSR. The total cost of the NSR’s if the Company were to exercise all of its buy-back rights is $3,834,000 for a total NSR of 1.50%. The Company retains a right of first refusal to acquire certain NSRs on the same terms and conditions as any arm’s length third-party offer.

 

The Huronian Gold Project is in the Thunder Bay Mining District in northwestern Ontario, approximately 105 km west of the City of Thunder Bay, and is directly west, and adjacent, to Gold X2’s Moss Gold Project. The Huronian Gold Project is defined by 293 contiguous mineral claims (4,777.0 ha) and four mining patents (404.3 ha). The mineral claim types include both single cell and boundary cell claims. Most of the claims (279 claims or 95%) occur within the Moss Township. The remaining claims extend southward into the northernmost Powell Lake or Nelson Lake areas. The mining patents occur in the central and northern portions of the Huronian Gold Project. The two central patents were granted in 1858 and include mining and surface rights that encompass the area surrounding the historic and past-producing Ardeen Mine.

 

Kesselrun obtained an early exploration permit for the Huronian Gold Project on August 13, 2025, covering Moss Township and surrounding areas. The permit is on the Winnipeg River watershed and is effective for a period of three years. As exploration activities progress, Gold X2 will apply for additional permits (e.g., a permit to take water and road maintenance permit) for the Huronian Gold Project as required and in association with the host Indigenous communities.

 

On October 23, 2025, the Company filed a technical report prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101–Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (the “Technical Report”) on the high-grade Huronian Gold Project, a past-producing mine strategically located adjacent to Gold X2’s flagship Moss Gold Project in northwestern Ontario. The Technical Report was prepared by Michael B. Dufresne, M.Sc., P.Geo., and D. Roy Eccles, M.Sc., P.Geol., P.Geo., both independent Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101. Information of a scientific or technical nature in respect of the Huronian Gold Project (found on SEDAR+).

 

The Company will commence exploration on the Huronian Project by mid-year with an IP gradient array survey that will cover the extensions of the Moss Trend and Deaty Trend that have been insufficiently explored because they cover the boundary areas of the Company’s Hamlin Block and the area previously owned by Kesselrun. In addition to a bedrock geochemical survey, exploration will unify the exploration dataset over the newly combined area.

 

Coldstream Property

 

On October 28, 2025, the Company entered into a property purchase agreement with an arms length party (the “Vendor”) pursuant to which Gold X2 will acquire from the Vendor all of the rights, title and interests in and to the mineral exploration property known as the Coldstream Claims located to the west of the Moss Gold Deposit in the Province of Ontario.

 

The acquisition resulted in an addition of 939 hectares, further consolidating Gold X2’s land position and enhancing exploration potential across the Shebandowan Greenstone Belt.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

In consideration of the Coldstream Claims, the Company paid the Vendor an initial cash payment of $200,000, and on or before the date that is 12 months from the effective date, the Company will pay the Vendor a final cash payment of $200,000. Commencing from the execution of the purchase agreement until completion of the acquisition, the Company will act as the operator of the Coldstream Claims.

 

Upon completion of the acquisition transaction the Company will grant the Vendor a 2% net smelter returns royalty (the “NSR Royalty”) with respect the Coldstream Claims. The Company will have the right to re-purchase from the Vendor 1% of the NSR Royalty for $500,000 within 30 days of commercial production.

 

This area will also be explored as part of the above program over the Huronian Project and Hamlin Block.

 

Environmental studies

 

During 2025, CSL Environmental & Geotechnical continued environmental baseline studies focused on surface water hydrology and commenced the drilling of water bores in the proposed pit area, along with packer testing and nested water well pairs, of which three were completed to date. Clearview Geophysics completed a seismic geophysics survey over the proposed pit area to assist in the development of a model of the glacial till overburden covering the deposit.

 

On May 8, 2025, the Company signed an Impact Benefit Agreement (“IBA”) term sheet with the Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation. The IBA term sheet sets out the key terms that will guide the negotiation of a future IBA between the Company and Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation.

 

In 2026, the Company has continued its environmental baseline work to establish and document the existing conditions at the Moss Gold Project.

 

Quality Assurance and Quality Control

 

The Company adheres to the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (“CIM”) Best Practices Guidelines for exploration related activities conducted on all of its properties. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (“QA/QC”) procedures are overseen by the qualified person (“QP”). Gold X2 QA/QC protocols are maintained through the insertion of certified reference material (standards), blanks and field duplicates within the sample stream. Drill core is cut in-half with a diamond saw, with one-half placed in sealed bags and shipped to the laboratory and the other half retained on site. Third party laboratory checks on 5% of the samples are carried out as well. Chain of custody is maintained from the drill to the submittal into the laboratory preparation facility.

 

During 2025, all samples were sent to ALS Geochemistry in Thunder Bay for preparation and analysis was performed in the ALS Vancouver analytical facility. ALS is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for the Accreditation of Mineral Analysis Testing Laboratories and CAN-P-4E ISO/IEC 17025. Samples were analysed for gold via fire assay with an AA finish (“Au-AA23”) and 48 pathfinder elements via ICP-MS after four-acid digestion (“ME-MS61”). Samples that assayed over 10 ppm Au were re-run via fire assay with a gravimetric finish (“Au-GRA21”).

 

After an extensive study in 2026, all samples were sent to Paragon Geochemical in Timmins, Ontario for sample preparation. Samples were analysed for gold via PhotonAssay™ (“PA-AU02”) by Paragon’s laboratory in Hamilton, Ontario and then shipped to Activation Laboratories (ActLabs) Ancaster for 60 pathfinder elements via ICP-MS after four-acid digestion (“UT-6”).

 

ALS, Paragon and ActLabs are accredited by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) for the Accreditation of Mineral Analysis Testing Laboratories and CAN-P-4E ISO/IEC 17025.

 

The results of all analytical quality control programs are evaluated and reported to Gold X2 by Orix Geoscience Inc. Orix is also responsible for importing assays into the Company’s MX Deposit database. Assays are not received and assessed by Gold X2 until they have passed independent audit by Orix.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Other Projects

 

Vanguard Project

 

On July 7, 2022, the Company executed an option agreement with Thunder Gold Corp. (“Thunder Gold”) to earn into certain mining claims held by Thunder Gold in the Shebandowan greenstone belt (the “Vanguard Project”). The expenditure commitments in the option agreement were subsequently amended in May 2024. On July 30, 2025, the Company announced it had further amended the option agreement with Thunder Gold to revise the required remaining expenditures on the Vanguard Project to $4,989,000 with no prescribed deadline at the sole discretion of the Company. As of the date of this MD&A, all other commitments related to the option agreement have been completed.

 

The work performed at the Vanguard Project to date consisted of airborne geophysics, mapping, and data compilation. Simcoe Geophysics completed a limited ground gravity survey over selected conductors during the year ended December 31, 2024. This work was conducted to help discriminate sulphide and graphite sources for the conductivity anomalies. The Company’s focus remains on the Moss Gold Project with very limited work completed at the Vanguard Project during 2025.

 

Hillcrest Project

 

On May 8, 2023, the Company staked 390 cell claims covering 8,261 hectares which comprise the Hillcrest Project for $19,500. The Hillcrest Project represents a greenfield approach to gold exploration and is part of a strategy to build a multi-year pipeline of gold projects in the Thunder Bay area.

 

During the first quarter of 2025, a remote sensing study was completed by Terrane Geoscience targeting signatures identified by Gold X2 as important for gold mineralization. This work was completed after the renewal date and so the Company let its claims lapse. In the second quarter, the Company staked 381 cell claims covering 7,989 hectares over the primary targets along the Crayfish Fault at a cost of $19,050. The Company also staked 192 cell claims covering 4,026 hectares at a cost of $9,700 along the Greenwater Fault to the south of Moss to facilitate exploration of an untested crustal-scale structure.

 

The Company’s current focus remains on the Moss Gold Project, and no further field work was completed at the Hillcrest Project during 2025.

 

Star Lake Project

 

The Star Lake Property covers 10,540 hectares and is approximately 23 kilometers to the east of the Company’s Moss Gold Project in Northwest Ontario, Canada.

 

Star Lake hosts one of only four significant gold-in-till anomalies evident in the Ontario Geological Survey’s regional till geochemistry data for the entire Shebandowan greenstone belt. This was initially outlined in the Quetico Reconnaissance Project conducted by Mingold Resources in 1990 and augmented by subsequent explorers. These four clusters of anomalous gold-in-till samples surround the already discovered Moss Gold Project and the historical Ardeen mine, both controlled by Gold X2, the “Eureka Zone” at Delta-1 held by Delta Resources, and the undrilled gold-in-till anomaly at Star Lake held by Sky Gold. There is a fifth single sample anomaly at Kekek, but explorers have not been able to reproduce this anomaly.

 

The Star Lake till anomaly lies within the till train that lies to the southwest in the direction of glacial flow of the historical Shebandowan Nickel Mine, creating a large area of base metal anomalism. This directed historical exploration to focus on magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-PGE deposits. Sky Gold recognized the underlying gold potential as noted in their press release of April 10, 2024:

 

Heavy mineral concentrates from the historic Mingold sampling at Star Lake yielded gold values as high as 5,250 ppb, 1,580 ppb, 1,370 ppb and 1,050 ppb over an area of approximately 3 X 3 kilometres. Delicate, pristine gold grains were also reported at several sample sites, strongly suggesting a local bedrock source for the gold. The high gold values in these samples, also include strongly anomalous pathfinder elements including arsenic, antimony, bismuth, as well as copper, lead and zinc.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Additional till sampling by Sky Gold helped to define two distinct gold and pathfinder trains, associated with favourable geology and structural features which provide favorable settings for orogenic gold deposits:

 

one mineralized trend runs parallel to an unnamed ENE-trending fault along the contact between intermediate volcanics and the Greenwater granodiorite stock; and

 

a second trend runs parallel to the ENE-trending Tinto Fault along the contact of intermediate volcanics and a gabbroic intrusive body.

 

Surface prospecting and stripping have yet to discover the source of the gold anomaly.

 

Gold X2 has commenced its assessment of existing exploration datasets, including a reprocessing of airborne VTEM data collected by Sky Gold. This assessment has concluded that the Company does not need to conduct a ground geophysics survey and can instead conduct a focussed soil sampling program, which will commence in the second half of 2026.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

The schedules below summarize the carrying amounts of acquisition costs as at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and exploration expenditures incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

 

   Moss Gold
Project
   Other
Projects
   Total 
Exploration and evaluation assets            
Balance, December 31, 2025  $77,116,805   $662,650   $77,779,455 
Additions   9,672    67,623    77,295 
Balance, March 31, 2026  $77,126,477   $730,273   $77,856,750 
                
Exploration and evaluation expenditures
Assays  $1,194,613    -   $1,194,613 
Camp costs   872,363    -    872,363 
Community   264,976    -    264,976 
Consulting and salaries   1,320,532    -    1,320,532 
Environmental consulting   1,324,748    -    1,324,748 
Database management   123,068    -    123,068 
Drilling   5,107,688    -    5,107,688 
Office and sundry   97,189    -    97,189 
Other costs   4,531    -    4,531 
Three months ended March 31, 2026  $10,309,708   $-   $10,309,708 
                
Exploration and evaluation expenditures
Assays  $596,060    -   $596,060 
Camp costs   401,254    -    401,254 
Consulting and salaries   1,043,191    -    1,043,191 
Database management   45,468    -    45,468 
Drilling   2,426,672    -    2,426,672 
Environmental consulting (2)   898,842         898,842 
Geochemistry and geophysics   273,650    -    273,650 
Government grant   (200,000)   -    (200,000)
Other costs   417,962    -    417,962 
Three months ended March 31, 2025 (restated) (1)  $5,903,099   $-   $5,903,099 

 

(1)The figures have been restated as a result of a change in accounting policy, see Change of Accounting Policy section below.
(2)The figures have been reclassified to conform to current period’s presentation and $898,842 was reclassified from consulting and salaries to environmental consulting.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The most significant assets at March 31, 2026 were cash and cash equivalents of $117,226,004 (December 31, 2025 - $12,601,306) and exploration and evaluation assets of $77,856,750 (December 31, 2025 - $77,779,455). Total assets increased to $196,918,427 at March 31, 2026, from $91,745,104 at December 31, 2025, primarily as a result of an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $104,624,698. The Company generated $115,275,979 of cash and cash equivalents from financing activities primarily from the completion of a non-brokered private placement in two tranches in February 2026 for net proceeds of $112,301,560. The Company also generated $3,003,605 from the exercise of stock options, compensation options and warrants. Cash and cash equivalents generated from financing activities was partially offset by $10,445,713 in cash used in operating activities and $205,568 used in investing activities as the Company continued its exploration program at the Moss Gold project.

 

The Company is in the exploration stage and has no history of revenue generation. As such, continued access to capital markets will impact the Company’s statement of financial position at each reporting period and its ability to realize the value of its assets. Access to capital markets is impacted by regulatory compliance, commodity prices and other risks further described below under Risks and Uncertainties.

 

Summary of Quarterly Financial Results

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s results for the eight most recently completed quarters:

 

As at and for the quarter ended  March 31,
2026
$
   December 31,
2025
$
   September 30,
2025
$
   June 30,
2025
$
 
Loss and comprehensive loss   (13,338,985)   (8,331,501)   (7,370,924)   (4,686,200)
Loss per share   (0.02)   (0.02)   (0.02)   (0.01)
Cash and cash equivalents   117,226,004    12,601,306    25,701,364    39,554,591 
Total assets   196,918,427    91,745,104    88,366,785    93,370,071 
Shareholders’ equity   165,677,153    85,344,947    81,028,990    85,677,016 
                     
                     
As at and for the quarter ended  March 31,
2025
$
   December 31,
2024
$
   September 30,
2024
$
   June 30,
2024
$
 
Loss and comprehensive loss   (5,964,910)   (4,360,955)   (2,977,957)   (1,518,736)
Loss per share   (0.02)   (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.01)
Cash and cash equivalents   10,474,336    15,379,270    6,226,202    4,012,640 
Total assets   64,125,452    69,005,164    59,134,181    56,852,441 
Shareholders’ equity   58,543,994    61,512,149    55,976,638    53,653,242 

 

The main drivers for the fluctuations in loss and comprehensive loss during the periods presented related to the following:

 

Exploration expenditures increased during the most recent eight quarters primarily due to a significant increase in the Company’s drilling activities, technical studies, and resource expansion activities at the Moss Gold Project, which drove the overall increase in net loss.

 

Stock-based compensation expense increased during the most recent eight quarters, primarily as a result of additional RSUs and stock options vesting over the periods, with higher grant date fair values reflecting the Company’s increased share price.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Three months ended March 31, 2026

 

The Company reported a loss and comprehensive loss increased by $7,374,075 to $13,338,985 or $0.02 basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $5,964,910 or $0.02 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase in loss and comprehensive loss was largely due to:

 

Exploration expenses increased by $4,406,609 to $10,309,708 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $5,903,099 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase results from higher expenditures incurred on more exploration and resource expansion activities at the Moss Gold Project as the Company completed more drilling, assays and environmental consulting activities during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company completed 23,761 m of drilling and incurred $5,107,688 in drilling costs, $1,194,613 in related assays costs, $1,320,532 in consulting and salaries, $1,324,748 in environmental consulting relating to completion of baseline environmental studies, $872,363 in camp costs and $264,976 in community costs compared to $2,426,672 in drilling, $1,043,191 in consulting and salaries, $898,842 in environmental consulting and $401,254 in camp costs during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

Stock-based compensation increased by $2,740,732 to $3,523,176 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $782,444 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to increase in the amount of restricted share units (“RSUs”) and stock options vesting during the three months ended March 31, 2026 with higher grant date fair values.

 

Consulting fees increased by $605,353 to $891,453 for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to $286,100 for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The Company incurred higher management, corporate development and investor relations expenditures as a result of an increase in business activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

As at March 31, 2026, the Company’s current assets exceeded its current liabilities by $96,963,128 (December 31, 2025 – $7,686,851). Current liabilities include a flow-through share premium liability of $15,203,133 (December 31, 2025 – $997,309) which is not repayable in cash. At March 31, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $97,465,024 (December 31, 2025 – $84,130,597).

 

Gold X2 currently has no operations that generate cash flows. The Company’s future financial success will depend on the discovery and development of one or more economic mineral deposits. This process can take years, can consume significant resources and is largely based on factors that are beyond the control of the Company’s management. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to raise equity capital or borrowings sufficient to meet current and future obligations. The business of mining and exploration involves a high degree of risk and there can be no assurance that management’s plans will be successful. The Company currently is not generating any revenue. Whether and when the Company can obtain profitability and positive cash flows from its operations is uncertain.

 

These material uncertainties may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s Financial Statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Such adjustments could be material.

 

The sources of funds currently available to the Company for its acquisition and exploration projects are solely from equity financing. The Company does not have bank debt or banking credit facilities in place as at the date of this report.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Base Shelf Prospectus

 

On July 28, 2025, the Company filed its final short form base shelf prospectus (the “base shelf prospectus”) with the securities commissions in each of the provinces of Canada, except Quebec. The base shelf prospectus allows the Company to offer up to $150,000,000 of common shares, subscription receipts, warrants and units comprised of one or more of the other securities described from time to time over the 25-month period. The base shelf prospectus was filed to provide the Company with the flexibility to take advantage of financing opportunities from time to time and as market conditions dictate. The terms of such future offerings, if any, will be established at the time of such offerings. At the time any of the securities covered by the base shelf prospectus are offered for sale, a prospectus supplement containing specific information about the terms of any such offering will be filed with applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities

 

Financings

 

February 2026 Non-Brokered Private Placement

 

On February 19, 2026, the Company completed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement and issued 23,800,0000 units of the Company at a price of $0.95 per unit for total gross proceeds of $22,610,000 and 16,666,666 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $20,549,999. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of two years to acquire one additional common share at a price of $1.42 per share. On February 26, 2026, the Company completed the second tranche of the non-brokered private placement and issued 58,992,945 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $72,738,301. The gross proceeds from the sale of the units, flow-through common shares and charity flow-through shares will be used to advance exploration and resource expansion activities at the Company’s Moss Gold Project, for general and corporate expenses and for working capital purposes.

 

June 2025 Bought Deal Private Placement

 

On June 20, 2025, the Company completed a bought deal private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $36,085,000. In connection with the private placement, the Company issued:

 

26,315,790 flow-through common shares at a price of $0.38 for gross proceeds of $10,000,000;
28,409,090 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $0.44 for gross proceeds of $12,500,000;
43,822,580 common shares at a price of $0.31 for gross proceeds of $13,585,000.

 

The table below summarizes the use of proceeds from as at March 31, 2026:

 

Date of
Financing
Gross
Proceeds
$
Use of Funds Incurred to
March 31,
2026
$
Balance
Remaining
$
February 2026 93,288,300 Moss Gold Project exploration flow-through eligible spending 5,683,108 87,605,192
February 2026 22,610,000 General, corporate and administrative expenses and working capital to fund ongoing operations 6,471,712 16,138,288
June 2025 22,500,000 Moss Gold Project exploration flow-through eligible spending 16,872,640 5,627,360
June 2025 13,585,000 General, corporate and administrative expenses and working capital to fund ongoing operations 13,585,000 -

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Commitments

 

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had the following commitments related to its projects:

 

Moss Gold Project

 

Underlying advanced royalty commitment of $18,125 annually, due quarterly, until the project enters production.

 

Related to the repurchase of 1.5% of a 2.5% net profit interest (“NPI”) on the Moss Gold Project, monthly cash payments of $20,000 over a 41-month term, concluding April 2029, and the issuance of common shares on May 1, 2029, having a total value of $300,000 up to a maximum of 1,176,470 shares.

 

Vanguard Project

 

Required remaining expenditures of $4,989,000 on the Vanguard Project, which may be incurred at any time, at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

Coldstream Project

 

Required a cash payment of $200,000 on the Coldstream Project on or before October 20, 2026.

 

Star Lake Project

 

Stage 1 – Acquisition of 50% of the Option Interest: In order to acquire 50% of the Option Interest the Company must: (i) provide $395,200 of assessment credits for the Stare Lake property, which has been provided; (ii) issue Sky Gold shares of Gold X2 having a total value of $37,500 upon receipt of the TSX approval (issued) and another $37,500 at any time prior to Gold X2’s completion of the requirements for the 50% assignment of the interest; (iii) pay the Local Prospector $200,000 in either cash or shares, at the Company’s election and issue the Local Prospector shares of the Company having a total value of $25,000, in each case, by November 14, 2026; and (iv) complete Sky Gold’s exploration spend obligation under the underlying option agreement totaling $1,000,000 on or before March 14, 2028.

 

Stage 2 – Acquisition of 75% of the Option Interest: In order to acquire 75% of the Option Interest the Company must: (i) incur an additional $250,000 exploration spend on the Star Lake property; (ii) issue Sky Gold shares of the Company having a total value of $100,000; and (iii) issue the Local Prospector shares of the Company having a total value of $50,000.

 

Stage 3 – Acquisition of 100% of the Option Interest: In order to acquire 100% of the Option Interest the Company must: (i) incur an additional $250,000 exploration spend on the Star Lake property; (ii) issue Sky Gold shares of the Company having a total value of $125,000 and pay Sky Gold $250,000 in cash; and (iii) issue the Local Prospector shares of the Company having a total value of $50,000.

 

Exercising the Option: Upon acquiring 100% of the Option Interest, the Company may exercise its option to acquire the Star Lake property by issuing the Local Prospector that number of the Company’s shares having an aggregate value equal to the value of 125,000 shares of Sky Gold, determined as of the issuance date. Upon completion of the acquisition, the Local Prospector will retain a 2% NSR royalty on the Star Lake property and the Company will retain Sky Gold’s rights under the Option Agreement to purchase the NSR royalty from the Local Prospector in full for $3M. Additionally, the Company will be required to make minimum and advance royalty payments to the Local Prospector of $20,000 yearly from 2030-2033.

 

The minimum issue prices for shares issued to satisfy dollar-denominated consideration under the definitive agreement of $0.90 per the Company’s share and $0.085 per Sky Gold share. All other terms and conditions of the definitive agreement remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

As at March 31, 2026, the Company also had the following contractual obligations:

 

Contractual Obligations 1 Year   1-3 Years   4-5 Years   After 5
years
  Total  
$   $   $   $   $  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6,153,218   -   -   -   6,153,218  
Lease obligations 76,690   101,730   -   -   178,420  
Other liabilities 240,000   480,000   -   -   720,000  
Total 6,469,908   581,730   -   -   7,051,638  

 

OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA

 

The Company’s authorized share capital consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. The issued and outstanding common shares and instruments convertible into common shares of the Company are as follows:

 

  As at  
  The date of this
MD&A
March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025  
Common shares 606,202,228 603,660,562 496,825,290  
RSUs (1) 9,010,000 8,910,000 4,945,000  
Stock options (2) 31,776,608 33,918,274 34,203,828  
Warrants (2) 23,800,000 23,800,000 1,008,000  
Compensation options (2) 411,891 411,891 1,617,565  

 

(1)Once vested, each RSU represents the right to receive one common share of the Company, the equivalent cash value thereof, or a combination of the two, at the Company’s discretion.

 

(2)Each stock option, warrant and compensation option is exercisable into one common share of the Company at the option of the holder.

 

A summary of activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026 up to the date of this MD&A is presented below:

 

On February 19, 2026, the Company completed the first tranche of a non-brokered private placement announced in January 2026, and issued 23,800,0000 units of the Company at a price of $0.95 per unit for total gross proceeds of $22,610,000 and 16,666,666 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $20,549,999. Each unit is comprised of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable for a period of two years to acquire one additional common share at a price of $1.42 per share. On February 26, 2026, the Company completed the second tranche of a non-brokered private placement and issued 58,992,945 charity flow-through common shares at a price of $1.233 for gross proceeds of $72,738,301. The total premium received from both tranches on the charity flow-through common shares issued was determined to be $25,194,650. In connection with the non-brokered private placement, the Company paid $3,596,740 of share issuance costs.

 

On March 13, 2026, the Company issued 37,500 shares to Sky Gold pursuant to the Star Lake property acquisition agreement.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 4,890,801 stock options were exercised into common shares at a weighted average exercise price of $0.47 for gross proceeds of $2,299,870.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company issued 250,000 common shares in connection with the vesting of 250,000 RSUs previously granted to a former officer of the Company.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 1,008,000 warrants were exercised into common shares at a weighted average exercise price of $0.13 for gross proceeds of $131,040.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 1,205,674 compensation options were exercised into common shares at an exercise price of $0.48 for gross proceeds of $572,695.

 

On April 1, 2026, the Company granted 100,000 RSUs to an employee. The RSUs vest on April 1, 2027.

 

Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company issued 400,000 stock options with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.62 per share to employees.

 

Subsequent to March 31, 2026, 2,541,666 stock options were exercised into common shares at a weighted average exercise price of $0.63 for gross proceeds of $1,597,250.

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Key management personnel include those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company as a whole. The Company has determined that key management personnel consist of executive and non-executive members of the Company’s Board of Directors and corporate officers.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2026  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Michael Henrichsen, Chief Executive Officer   90,000    106,661    360,000    556,661 
Michael Kanevsky, Chief Financial Officer   41,411    55,368    -    96,779 
Peter Flindell, Chief Operation Officer   77,500    55,225    -    132,725 
Sam Gibson, Vice President Corporate Development   68,751    239,126    -    307,877 
Juciane Gomes, Former Interim Chief Financial Officer   14,000    6,837    -    20,837 
Board of Directors   63,750    337,517    -    401,267 
Total   355,412    800,734    360,000    1,516,146 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2025  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Michael Henrichsen, Chief Executive Officer   75,000    130,506    -    205,506 
Peter Flindell, Chief Operation Officer   70,000    43,486    -    113,486 
Sam Gibson, Vice President Corporate Development   55,000    59,452    -    114,452 
Marlis Yassin, Former Chief Financial Officer   12,000    8,570    -    20,570 
Erica Bergstrom, Former Chief Financial Officer   27,500    24,845    -    52,345 
Board of Directors   -    143,856    -    143,856 
Former Directors   -    20,953    -    20,953 
Sentinel   -    1,979    -    1,979 
Total   239,500    433,647    -    673,147 

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities at March 31, 2026 were the following amounts owed to related parties:

$30,000 to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for compensation (December 31, 2025 - $353,476) and $13,695 for travel expenditures (December 31, 2025 - $13,737).

$3,061 to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer for travel expenditures (December 31, 2025 - $Nil).

$Nil to the Company’s Chief Operating Officer for compensation (December 31, 2025 - $227,345) and $3,050 for travel expenditures (December 31, 2025 - $7,345).

$15,060 to the Company’s Vice President Corporate Development for compensation (December 31, 2025 - $220,000).

 

The amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and without fixed terms of repayment.

 

Under the terms of their management agreements, certain officers of the Company are entitled to ranges from 3 to 12 months of base pay in the event of their agreements being terminated without cause.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company was party to service agreement whereby it had contracted administrative, corporate and financial reporting services with Sentinel Corporate Services Inc. (“Sentinel”), a company controlled by a close family member of Marlis Yassin, the former Chief Financial Officer. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company incurred related party expenses with Sentinel for administration, corporate and financial reporting services of $15,000. The agreement was in effect until April 30, 2025.

 

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at the amount of consideration paid or received.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS

 

As of the date of this MD&A, the Company does not have any material proposed undisclosed transactions.

 

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY

 

The Company prepares its financial statements using accounting policies consistent with IFRS as issued by the IASB.

 

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates.

 

In preparing the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company applied the critical judgments and estimates disclosed in Note 2 of its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and lease liabilities, all of which are measured at amortized cost. Amounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities include amounts due from and due to related parties. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

The Company’s risk exposures arising from financial instruments and the impact on the Company’s Financial Statements are summarized below:

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. As at March 31, 2026 the Company was exposed to credit risk on its cash and cash equivalents and other receivables. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are held with high credit quality financial institutions in Canada and as at March 31, 2026 management considers its exposure to credit risk to be low. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is equal to the carrying amount of its cash and cash equivalents and other receivables.

 

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with its financial liabilities. The Company has aimed to manage liquidity risk by maintaining adequate cash and managing its capital and expenditures. At March 31,2026 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $117,226,004 and accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $6,153,218 with contractual maturities of less than one year. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on management’s ability to raise financing until such time that the Company is profitable. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and investing activities. Management and the Board of Directors are actively involved in the review, planning and approval of significant expenditures and commitments. At March 31, 2026, the Company assessed its liquidity risk as low.

 

Market risk

 

The risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. The Company is not exposed to significant currency risk, interest rate risk or other price risk. There have been no changes to the Company’s market risk exposure since December 31, 2025.

 

RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

The Company is in the mineral exploration and development business and as such is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties that are not uncommon to other similar companies in a comparable stage of development. Prospective investors should carefully consider the risks described in this MD&A and refer to risk factors disclosed in the Company’s annual MD&A and annual information form (“AIF”) dated April 28, 2025 and available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) before making an investment decision.

 

CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Some of the statements contained in this MD&A are “forward-looking statements.” Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, or developments to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “could” or “should” occur.

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Gold X2 Mining Inc.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

 

Forward-looking statements in this MD&A include, among others, statements relating to expectations regarding the exploration and development of the Moss Gold Project, Hillcrest Project, Huronian Project and an option to earn into the Vanguard Project, Coldstream Project, and Star Lake Project, the release of a preliminary economic assessment, including the timing of when these activities may occur, and other statements that are not historical facts. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

Such factors and risks include, among others: the Company may require additional financing from time to time in order to continue its operations which may not be available when needed or on acceptable terms and conditions acceptable; compliance with extensive government regulation; domestic and foreign laws and regulations could adversely affect the Company’s business and results of operations; and the stock markets have experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the performance of companies and these fluctuations may adversely affect the price of the Company’s securities, regardless of its operating performance.

 

The forward-looking information contained in this MD&A represents the expectations of the Company as of the date of this MD&A and, accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the event that management’s beliefs, estimates or opinions, or other factors, should change.

 

This MD&A does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

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