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March 16, 2014

Notice of special general meeting of shareholders

To be held at 8:00 a.m. on April 15, 2014 (Hong Kong time) and 6:00 p.m. on April 14, 2014 (Calgary time)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the special meeting (the “Meeting”) of the holders (the “Shareholders”) of Class “A” Common Voting Shares (the “Shares”) of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (“Sunshine” or the “Corporation”) will be held in the Regus Conference Centre, PLAZA meeting room, 35/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on April 15, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time), for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following resolutions with or without amendments, as an ordinary resolution giving the Board a general and unconditional mandate to allot, issue or otherwise deal with unissued Shares up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate issued and outstanding share capital of the Corporation until the next annual meeting.

At the Meeting, the Shareholders will be asked to approve the following ordinary resolution:

“BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

  1. Subject to paragraph (3) of this resolution, the exercise by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. (the “Corporation”) during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) to allot, issue and otherwise deal with additional shares in the share capital of the Corporation or securities convertible into such shares or options, warrants, or similar rights to subscribe for any such shares or such convertible securities and to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers, subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws, be and is hereby generally and unconditionally approved.
  2. The approval of paragraph (1) of this resolution shall authorize the Board during the Relevant Period to cause the Corporation to make or grant offers, agreements and options which would or might require the exercise of such powers at any time during or after the end of the Relevant Period.
  3. The aggregate share capital of the Corporation which may be allotted or conditionally or unconditionally agreed to be allotted (whether pursuant to an option or otherwise), issued or otherwise dealt with by the Board pursuant to the approval in paragraph (1) of this resolution, otherwise than pursuant to (i) a Rights Issue (as hereinafter defined) or (ii) the exercise of the subscription or conversion rights attaching to any securities or warrants which may be issued by the Corporation or any securities which are convertible into common shares of the Corporation from time to time or (iii) the exercise of options granted under the stock option plan of the Corporation or similar arrangements from the time being adopted for the grant or issue to officers and/or employees of the Corporation and/or any of its subsidiaries of common shares or rights to acquire common shares of the Corporation, or (iv) any issues of shares in lieu of the whole or part of a dividend on shares in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation in force from time to time, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate issued and outstanding share capital of the Corporation as at the date of passing of this resolution.
  4. For the purpose of this resolution:

    “Relevant Period” means the period from the time of the passing of this resolution until whichever is the earliest of:

    1. the conclusion of the next annual meeting of the Corporation;
    2. (the expiration of the period within which the next annual meeting of the Corporation is required to be held under any applicable laws or under the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation; and
    3. the time of the passing of an ordinary resolution of the Corporation in a general meeting revoking or varying the authority set out in this resolution.

      Rights Issue” means an offer of shares open for a period fixed by the Board to holders of shares whose names appear on the register of members of the Corporation on a fixed record date in proportion to their then holdings of such shares (subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or expedient in relation to fractional entitlements or having regard to any restrictions or obligations under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognized regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory applicable to the Corporation).

  5. The directors and officers of the Corporation are hereby authorized to do all things necessary in order to give effect to the foregoing resolution.”

Time and venue of the Meeting

The Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. on April 15, 2014 (Hong Kong time) in the Regus Conference Centre, PLAZA meeting room, 35/F, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Registered Shareholders If you hold Shares in your own name, you are a registered shareholder of the Corporation (“Registered Shareholder”). As a Registered Shareholder, if you are unable to attend the Meeting in person and wish to ensure that your Shares are voted at the Meeting, you must complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and deliver it in accordance with the instructions set out in the form of proxy and in the Circular. Such form of proxy is also published on the HKExnews’ website of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited at www.hkexnews.hk and the website of the Corporation at www.sunshineoilsands.com.

Beneficial Shareholders

If your Shares are held in an account with a brokerage firm or an intermediary (i.e. a broker, investment firm, clearing house or a similar entity), you are a beneficial shareholder of the Corporation (“Beneficial Shareholder”). Beneficial Shareholders should follow the instructions set out in the voting instructions form or other form of proxy provided by your intermediaries to ensure that your Shares will be voted at the Meeting.

Record Date

All Registered Shareholders as at 4:30 p.m. on April 10, 2014 (Hong Kong Time) or 4:30 p.m. on April 10, 2014 (Calgary time), as the case may be (the “Record Date”), may vote in person at the Meeting or any adjournments thereof, or they (including a Beneficial Shareholder) may appoint another person (who need not be a Shareholder) as their proxy to attend and vote in their place.

Delivery of Proxy

Shareholders who receive this Circular and other accompanying Meeting materials from the Corporation’s branch share registrar in Hong Kong, being Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services, and who are unable to be present at the Meeting are requested to date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services at 17M Floor, Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wan Chai, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, in the enclosed envelope provided for that purpose.

Shareholders who receive this Circular and other accompanying Meeting materials from the Corporation’s principal share registrar in Canada, being Alliance Trust Company, and who are unable to be present at the Meeting are requested to date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return it to Alliance Trust Company at Suite 1010, 407 – 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 2Y3, in the enclosed envelope provided for that purpose.

In order to be valid, all proxies must be received by Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited or Alliance Trust Company as applicable, by at least 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in Calgary and Hong Kong (i.e. 4:30 p.m. on April 10, 2014 (Calgary time) and 4:30 p.m. on April 10, 2014 (Hong Kong time), as the case may be) before the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof, or deposited with the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting prior to the commencement of the Meeting.

Results of the Meeting

The votes to be taken at the Meeting will be taken by poll, the result of which will be published on the websites of the Corporation and the Stock Exchange websites after the meeting.

    BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUNSHINE OILSANDS LTD.
(signed) “Songning Shen”
Songning Shen
Co-Chairman
  (signed) “Michael John Hibberd”
Michael John Hibberd
Co-Chairman
     
Calgary, Alberta, March 17, 2014.    
     

Registered Office:

Suite 4000, 421 Seventh Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 4K9, Canada

 

Principal place of business in Hong Kong:

Unit 8504A, 85/F., International Commerce Centre, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon

As at the date of this notice, the board of directors consists of Mr. Michael John Hibberd and Mr. Songning Shen as executive directors, Mr. Hok Ming Tseung, Mr. Tingan Liu, Mr. Haotian Li, Mr. Gregory George Turnbull as non-executive directors and Mr. Raymond Shengti Fong, Mr. Wazir Chand Seth, Mr. Robert John Herdman and Mr. Gerald Franklin Stevenson as independent non-executive directors.