Scandium International Mining Corp.: Form DEF 14A - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TAKE NOTICE that the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Scandium International Mining Corp. (the "Company") will be held at Suite 1200 – 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T8 on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) for the following purposes:

1.

to receive the report of the directors;

   
2.

to receive the audited financial statements of the Company for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and the report of the auditors thereon;

   
3.

to fix the number of directors at seven;

   
4.

to elect directors of the Company for the ensuing year;

   
5.

to appoint Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year, and to authorize the directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration;

   
6.

to adopt the Company’s 2015 stock option plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying Proxy Statement prepared for the Meeting;

   
7.

to pass an ordinary resolution of disinterested shareholders approving a five year extension of the expiry date to November 15, 2020 of 4,300,000 stock options held by directors and officers which are currently due to expire on November 5, 2015; and

   
8.

to transact any other business which may properly come before the Meeting, or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed September 21st, 2015 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on that date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting.

All shareholders are invited to attend the Meeting in person, but even if you expect to be present at the Meeting, you are requested to mark, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card in accordance with the instructions set out in the notes to the proxy and any accompanying information from your intermediary as promptly as possible to ensure your representation. All proxies must be received by our transfer agent by no later than 48 hours prior to the time of the Meeting in order to be counted.

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 21st day of September, 2015.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

"George Putnam"
PRESIDENT & CEO


PROXY STATEMENT AND INFORMATION CIRCULAR
AS AT SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 28, 2015

In this Proxy Statement and Information Circular, all references to “$” are references to United States dollars and all references to “C$” are references to Canadian dollars. As at September 21, 2015, one Canadian dollar was equal to approximately $0.75 in U.S. Currency.

GENERAL

The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Scandium International Mining Corp., a British Columbia corporation (the "Company" or “SCY”), for use at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of SCY to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the offices of Morton Law LLP at Suite 1200 - 750 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2T8, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card are being mailed to our shareholders on or about September 28, 2015.

The cost of solicitation will be paid by the Company. The solicitation will be made primarily by mail. Proxies may also be solicited personally or by telephone by certain of the Company’s directors, officers and regular employees, who will not receive additional compensation therefore. In addition, the Company will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners. The total cost of proxy solicitation, including legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of this Proxy Statement and Information Circular, is estimated to be $12,000.

Our administrative offices are located at 1430 Greg Street, Suite 501, Sparks, Nevada, 89431.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDER

The persons named as proxyholder in the accompanying form of proxy were designated by the management of the Company (“Management Proxyholder”). A shareholder desiring to appoint some other person (“Alternate Proxyholder”) to represent him at the Meeting may do so by inserting such other person's name in the space indicated or by completing another proper form of proxy. A person appointed as proxyholder need not be a shareholder of the Company. All completed proxy forms must be deposited with Computershare Trust Company of Canada (“Computershare”) not less than forty-eight (48) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, before the time of the Meeting or any adjournment of it unless the chairman of the Meeting elects to exercise his discretion to accept proxies received subsequently.

EXERCISE OF DISCRETION BY PROXYHOLDER

The proxyholder will vote for or against or withhold from voting the shares, as directed by a shareholder on the proxy, on any ballot that may be called for. In the absence of any such direction, the Management Proxyholder will vote in favour of matters described in the proxy. In the absence of any direction as to how to vote the shares, an Alternate Proxyholder has discretion to vote them as he or she chooses.

The enclosed form of proxy confers discretionary authority upon the proxyholder with respect to amendments or variations to matters identified in the attached Notice of Meeting and other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. At present, Management of the Company knows of no such amendments, variations or other matters.

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PROXY VOTING

Registered Shareholders

If you are a registered shareholder, you may wish to vote by proxy whether or not you attend the Meeting in person. Registered shareholders electing to submit a proxy may do so by completing the enclosed form of proxy (the “Proxy”) and returning it to the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare, in accordance with the instructions on the Proxy. In all cases you should ensure that the Proxy is received at least 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the Meeting or the adjournment thereof at which the Proxy is to be used.

Beneficial Shareholders

The following information is of significant importance to shareholders who do not hold shares in their own name (referred to as “Beneficial Shareholders”). Beneficial Shareholders should note that the only proxies that can be recognized and acted upon at the Meeting are those deposited by registered shareholders (those whose names appear on the records of the Company as the registered holders of shares).

If shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those shares will not be registered in the shareholder's name on the records of the Company. Such shares will more likely be registered under the names of the shareholder's broker or an agent of that broker. In the United States, the vast majority of such shares are registered under the name of Cede & Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (which acts as depositary for many U.S. brokerage firms and custodian banks), and in Canada, under the name of CDS & Co. (the registration name for The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms).

Intermediaries are required to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholders' meetings. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its own return instructions to clients.

If you are a Beneficial Shareholder:

You should carefully follow the instructions of your broker or intermediary in order to ensure that your shares are voted at the Meeting. The form of proxy supplied to you by your broker will be similar to the Proxy provided to registered shareholders by the Company. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the intermediary on how to vote on your behalf. Most brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Investor Communication Services (“Broadridge”) in the United States and in Canada. Broadridge mails a voting instruction form in lieu of a Proxy provided by the Company. The voting instruction form will name the same persons as the Company's Proxy to represent you at the Meeting. You have the right to appoint a person (who need not be a Beneficial Shareholder of the Company), other than the persons designated in the voting instruction form, to represent you at the Meeting. To exercise this right, you should insert the name of the desired representative in the blank space provided in the voting instruction form. The completed voting instruction form must then be returned to Broadridge by mail or facsimile or given to Broadridge by phone or over the internet, in accordance with Broadridge's instructions. Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of shares to be represented at the Meeting. If you receive a voting instruction form from Broadridge, you cannot use it to vote shares directly at the Meeting - the voting instruction form must be completed and returned to Broadridge, in accordance with its instructions, well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the shares voted.

Although as a Beneficial Shareholder you may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting shares registered in the name of your broker, you, or a person designated by you, may attend at the Meeting as proxyholder for your broker and vote your shares in that capacity. If you wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote your shares as proxyholder for your broker, or have a person designated by you do so, you should enter your own name, or the name of the person you wish to designate, in the blank space on the voting instruction form provided to you and return the same to your broker in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker, well in advance of the Meeting.

Alternatively, you can request in writing that your broker send you a legal proxy which would enable you, or a person designated by you, to attend at the Meeting and vote your shares.

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REVOCATION OF PROXIES

In addition to revocation in any other manner permitted by law, a registered shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by:

  (a)

Executing a proxy bearing a later date or by executing a valid notice of revocation, either of the foregoing to be executed by the registered shareholder or the registered shareholder’s authorized attorney in writing, or, if the shareholder is a corporation, under its corporate seal by an officer or attorney duly authorized, and by delivering the proxy bearing a later date to Computershare at any time up to and including the last business day that precedes the day of the Meeting or, if the Meeting is adjourned, the last business day that precedes any reconvening thereof, or to the chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law, or

     
  (b)

Personally attending the Meeting and voting the registered shareholders’ shares.

A revocation of a proxy will not affect a matter on which a vote is taken before the revocation.

Only registered shareholders have the right to revoke a Proxy. Non-Registered Holders who wish to change their vote must, at least seven days before the Meeting, arrange for their respective Intermediaries to revoke the Proxy on their behalf.

VOTING PROCEDURE

A quorum for the transaction of business at the Meeting is, subject to the special rights and restrictions attached to the share of any class or series of shares, one person who is a shareholder, or who is otherwise permitted to vote shares of the Company at a meeting of shareholders pursuant to its articles, present in person or by proxy. Broker non-votes occur when a person holding shares through a bank or brokerage account does not provide instructions as to how his or her shares should be voted and the broker does not exercise discretion to vote those shares on a particular matter. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in determining the presence of a quorum at the Meeting. However, an abstention or broker non-vote will not have any effect on the outcome for the election of directors.

Shares for which proxy cards are properly executed and returned will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with the directions noted thereon or, in the absence of directions, will be voted "FOR" the fixing of the number of directors at seven, “FOR” the election of each of the nominees to the Board of Directors named on the following page, "FOR" the resolution to ratify the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP, Chartered Accountants, as independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration, “FOR” the approval of the Company’s 2015 stock option plan, and “FOR” the approval to a 5 year extension of the expiry date to November 15, 2020 of 4,300,000 stock options held by directors and officers which are currently due to expire on November 5, 2015. It is not expected that any matters other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement will be brought before the Meeting. If, however, other matters are properly presented, the persons named as proxies will vote in accordance with their discretion with respect to such matters.

To be effective, each matter which is submitted to a vote of shareholders, other than for the approval of auditors and the approval to a 5 year extension to the expiry date of stock options held by directors and officers, must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders voting in person or by proxy at the Meeting. To be effective, the resolution approving a 5 year extension to the expiry date of stock options held by directors and officers must be approved by a majority of the votes cast by the shareholders voting in person or by proxy at the Meeting, excluding the votes in respect of shares in our common stock (the “Common Stock”) held by George Putnam, Willem Duyvesteyn, Barry Davies and William Harris and their respective affiliates and associates.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES

On September 21, 2015 (the “Record Date”), there were 225,047,200 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, each share carrying the right to one vote. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote in person or by proxy at the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, the beneficial owners or persons exercising control over Company shares carrying more than 5% of the outstanding voting rights are:

Name Address Number of Shares(1) Approximate % of Total
Issued and Outstanding
Willem Duyvesteyn Reno, Nevada 27,053,119(2)(3) 12.02%
Andrew Greig Teneriffee, QLD, Australia 19,610,400(4) 8.71%
Resource Re Ltd. Bermuda 15,072,333 6.70%

(1)

This information is based on insider reports available at www.sedi.com.

(2)

9,518,693 of these Common Shares are registered in the name of Irene Duyvesteyn, and Mr. Duyvesteyn has voting and investment control over these Common Shares.

(3)

This figure does not include 2,100,000 shares issuable pursuant to exercise of stock options.

(4)

This figure does not include 400,000 shares issuable pursuant to exercise of stock options.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Except as disclosed herein, no Person has any material interest, direct or indirect, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in matters to be acted upon at the Meeting other than the election of directors and the appointment of auditors and as set out herein. For the purpose of this paragraph, “Person” shall include each person: (a) who has been a director, senior officer or insider of the Company at any time since the commencement of the Company’s last fiscal year; (b) who is a proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company; or (c) who is an associate or affiliate of a person included in subparagraphs (a) or (b).

PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors proposes to fix the number of directors at seven and that the following seven nominees be elected as directors at the Meeting, each of whom will hold office until the expiration of their term or until his or her successor shall have been duly appointed or elected and qualified: George Putnam, William Harris, Barry Davies, Willem Duyvesteyn, Warren Davis, James Rothwell, and Andrew Greig.

Unless otherwise instructed, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies on the accompanying proxy card to vote shares represented by properly executed proxies for the election of such nominees. Although the Board of Directors anticipates that the seven nominees will be available to serve as directors of SCY, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, it is intended that the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominee or nominees as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" FIXING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT SEVEN AND “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE SEVEN NOMINEES.

As part of its ongoing review of corporate governance policies, on September 2, 2014, the Board adopted a policy providing that in an uncontested election of directors, any nominee who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” than votes “for” will tender his or her resignation to the Chairman of the Board promptly following the shareholders’ meeting. The Board will consider the offer of resignation and will make a decision whether or not to accept it. In considering whether or not to accept the resignation, the Board will consider all factors deemed relevant by the members of the Board. The Board will be expected to accept the resignation except in situations where the considerations would warrant the applicable director continuing to serve on the Board. The Board will make its final decision and announce it in a press release within 90 days following the shareholders’ meeting. A director who tenders his or her resignation pursuant to this policy will not participate in any meeting of the Board at which the resignation is considered.

The following table sets out the names of the nominees, their positions and offices in the Company, principal occupations, the period of time that they have been directors of the Company, and the number of shares of the Company which each beneficially owns or over which control or direction is exercised.

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Name, Residence and Present
Position with the Company
Director Since # of Shares
Beneficially Owned,
Directly or Indirectly,
or Over Which
Control or Direction is
Exercised (1)
Principal Occupation (1)
George F. Putnam
California, USA
Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
May 3, 2010 8,192,010(5) President and Chief Executive Officer of Scandium International Mining Corp.
William B. Harris (2)(3)
Florida, USA
Director (Chairman of the
Board)
June 5, 2007 2,180,000(5) Partner of Solo Management Group, LLC, an investment management and financial consulting company.
Barry Davies (2)(3)
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Director
January 20, 2010 7,770,000(5) President of Rudgear Holdings Ltd., a private investment company, since March 2006.
Willem P.C. Duyvesteyn (4)
Nevada, USA
Director, Chief Technology
Officer
December 16, 2009 29,153,119(5) President and founder of The Technology Store, Inc. from 2000 until its acquisition by the Company in December 2009; President, Technology and Resource Development Inc. since December 2009. Both companies are involved in the development and commercialization of various mineral and energy related processes and projects.
Warren Davis (2)(3)
California, USA
Director
May 30, 2012 2,583,529(5) Consultant for Parsons Brinckerhoff Power and ClearFuels Technology Inc. Both businesses are involved in the development of power and energy generation technologies.
James Rothwell
Washington, USA
Director
July 16, 2014 1,902,882(5) Mr. Rothwell performs consulting assignments for mining and metals industry companies.
Andrew Greig(6)
Teneriffee, QLD, Australia
Director
August 21, 2015 20,010,400(5) Mr. Greig is an Angel Capital Investor; identifying promising opportunities and providing capital, mentoring and advice through business start-up.

(1)

The information as to principal occupation, business or employment and shares beneficially owned or controlled is not within the knowledge of the management of the Company and has been furnished by the respective nominees. Unless otherwise stated, any nominees named above have held the principal occupation or employment indicated for at least five years.

(2)

Member of the Audit Committee.

(3)

Member of the Compensation Committee.

(4)

Nominee of Willem Duyvesteyn and Irene Duyvesteyn. In connection with the acquisition of The Technology Store, Inc. by the Company, Willem Duyvesteyn and Irene Duyvesteyn have the right to nominate one director to the Board.

(5)

The number of shares issuable pursuant to exercise of stock options included in these numbers is as follows; 4,450,000 shares issuable to George Putnam, 2,150,000 shares issuable to William Harris, 1,800,000 shares issuable to Barry Davies; 2,100,000 shares issuable to Willem Duyvesteyn, 1,300,000 shares issuable to Warren Davis, and 800,000 shares issuable to James Rothwell, and 400,000 shares issuable to Andrew Greig.

(6)

Mr. Greig was appointed as a director of the Company on August 21, 2015.

George Putnam has extensive mining industry experience, having worked for over 20 years for BHP (now BHP-Billiton) and GE/Utah International. Mr. Putnam also served for three years as CFO of QGX Ltd., a TSX-listed mineral exploration and development company. The Board believes that Mr. Putnam’s expertise and experience in the mining industry is valuable to the Board.

William Harris has more than 35 years of experience in financial and executive management with public companies. Mr. Harris is also a board member of EnCore Energy Corp., Silver Predator Corp., and the former President and CEO of Hoechst Fibers Worldwide, a company involved in the global acetate and polyester business of Hoechst AG. Mr. Harris’ expertise and experience make him a valuable member of the Board.

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Barry Davies is a mining engineer with over 30 years of engineering, operations, commercial and corporate management experience in the minerals industry, the majority of service with GE/Utah International and BHP (now BHP/Billiton). Mr. Davies’ experience and his independence from management make him a valuable member of the Board.

Willem Duyvesteyn has 40 years’ experience in the mining, mineral and energy industries. Prior to joining TTS Duyvesteyn was Vice President and General Manager Minerals Technology for BHP for more than 10 years. Prior to BHP he served with AMAX as Director of Laterite Nickel projects. Mr. Duyvesteyn’s extensive experience and his independence from management make him a valuable member of the Board.

Warren Davis has held numerous senior roles in both minerals and engineering industries, with a focus on energy development, project marketing and business strategy. Mr. Davis currently provides consulting services for Parsons Brinckerhoff Power and ClearFuels Technology Inc. His previous positions include roles with Black & Veach (15 years), the Bechtel Group (three years), and The General Electric Company (10 years). Mr. Davis also worked for Utah International Inc. (seven years) in the minerals industry, specifically in acquisitions and strategy. He was founder and president of Golden Bear Energy Services, a start-up energy company, and has worked in numerous entrepreneurial energy development roles. Mr. Davis’ experience and his independence from management make him a valuable member of the Board.

James R. Rothwell has held numerous senior management roles and board positions in Canadian public mining companies, including Chairman of Shore Gold Inc. and Kensington Resources Ltd., Board Director for Motapa Diamonds Inc. and President, CEO and Director of Inca Pacific Resources and Dia Met Minerals Ltd. Prior to these Canadian company positions, he served for 27 years with Utah International and BHP in a number of business roles in the US, Canada, Brazil and Australia. With BHP, his operational experience included thermal coal, iron ore, coking coal, manganese, diamonds, and the leadership of the BHP Minerals marketing effort worldwide. He has served on minerals industry associations in Australia, the USA and Canada. Jim has a BA (Economics) and an MBA (Finance/Accounting) from Stanford University. Mr. Rothwell’s experience and his independence from management make him a valuable member of the Board.

Andrew Greig has 35 years of experience in the mining and natural resource industry with Bechtel Group Inc., a global engineering, construction and project management company. He brings direct experience in developing minerals, resource, power, refining, and chemical projects in 20 countries across six continents. A resident of Australia, Mr. Greig earned a graduate diploma in business from Monash University, Melbourne. Mr. Greig’s experience and his independence from management make him a valuable member of the Board.

Executive Officers

The following sets forth certain information regarding executive officers of the Company. Information pertaining to Mr. Putnam and Mr. Duyvesteyn, each of whom are a director and executive officer of the Company, may be found in the section entitled “Directors.”

Name Position with the Company Age as of the Annual Meeting
Edward Dickinson Chief Financial Officer 69
John Thompson Vice President of Project Development 68

Edward Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer, joined the Company in September 2011. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Dickinson was employed by Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. from August 1996 to August 2011 where he held several senior management positions including Chief Financial Officer, Director of Finance, Corporate Secretary and Senior Director – Program and Contract management. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Dickinson was employed by the Southern California Edison Company as a negotiator of non-utility power generation contracts. Mr. Dickinson was Vice President and Director of Geolectric Power Company during 1993 and 1994, and from 1987 through 1992 was the Director of Finance and Administration for OESI Power Corporation. Prior to 1987, Mr. Dickinson served in various financial and program management positions at the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Dickinson, who is a certified public accountant, obtained a Master’s degree in Accounting from California State University, Northridge.

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John Thompson, Vice President of Project Development, joined the Company in May 2011. Mr. Thompson’s mining career spans 41 years in senior management roles with Utah Development Company, BHP (now BHP Billiton), Newcrest Mining and QGX Ltd., managing and developing mineral projects in Australia, New Zealand, Mongolia and the United States. He has held numerous other leadership roles in the mining industry, including four Mine/General Manager roles in coking coal, gold and titanium/iron sands operations and a General Manager position at Newcrest overseeing five operating gold businesses in Australia. Mr. Thompson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Queensland, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

INVOLVEMENT IN CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

During the past ten years, none of the persons currently serving as executive officers and/or directors of the Company has been the subject matter of any of the following legal proceedings that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K including: (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (b) any criminal convictions; (c) any order, judgment, or decree permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; (d) any finding by a court, the SEC or the CFTC to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud; (e) any sanction or order of any self-regulatory organization or registered entity or equivalent exchange, association or entity; or (f) any material proceedings in which such person is a party adverse to SCY or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to SCY or any of its subsidiaries. Further, no such legal proceedings are believed to be contemplated by governmental authorities against any director, executive officer or affiliate of SCY, any owner of record or beneficially of more than five percent of the Company’s Common Stock, or any associate of such director, executive officer, affiliate of SCY, or security holder.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of September 21, 2015 by:

(i)

each director of SCY;

(ii)

each of the Named Executive Officers of SCY; and

(iii)

all directors and executive officers as a group.

Except as noted below, SCY believes that the beneficial owners of the Common Stock listed below, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares.

Name of
Beneficial Owner
Shares
Beneficially Owned[1]
Percentage of Shares
Beneficially Owned[1]
George Putnam 3,742,010 3.57%
William Harris 30,000 0.96
Barry Davies 5,970,000 3.43
Willem Duyvesteyn 27,053,119 12.83
Warren Davis 1,283,529 1.14
James Rothwell 1,102,882 0.84
Andrew Greig 19,610,400 8.88
John Thompson 3,336,200 1.90
Edward Dickinson 440,708 0.51
All officers and directors (6) persons 62,568,848 32.22%

[1]

These amounts exclude beneficial ownership of securities not currently outstanding but which are reserved for immediate issuance on exercise of stock options as follows; 4,450,000 shares issuable to George Putnam, 1,800,000 shares issuable to William Harris, 1,400,000 shares issuable to Barry Davies; 2,000,000 shares issuable to Willem Duyvesteyn, 900,000 shares issuable to Warren Davis, 400,000 shares issuable to James Rothwell, 1,150,000 shares issuable to John Thompson, 1,000,000 shares issuable to Edward Dickinson, and 400,000 shares issuable to Andrew Greig.

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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires SCY's directors, executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of SCY’s securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of SCY. Directors, executive officers and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish SCY with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

To SCY’s knowledge, based solely on a review of Forms 3 and 4, as amended, furnished to it during its most recent fiscal year, and Form 5, as amended, furnished to it with respect to such year, SCY believes that during the year ended December 31, 2014, its directors, executive officers and greater than 10% shareholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table contains information regarding the members and nominees of the Board of Directors and the Executive Officers of SCY as of the Record Date:

Name Age Position Position Held Since
George Putnam 61 Director, President, CEO May 3, 2010
William Harris 68
Director
Chairman
June 5, 2007
April 2, 2010
Barry Davies 65 Director January 20, 2010
Willem Duyvesteyn 71 Director, CTO December 16, 2009
Warren Davis 71 Director May 30, 2012
James Rothwell 66 Director July 16, 2014
Andrew Greig 58 Director August 21, 2015
Edward Dickinson 69 CFO August 15,2011
John Thompson 68 Vice President Project
Development
March 8, 2011

All of the officers identified above serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors and have consented to act as officers of the Company.

RELATIONSHIPS AMONG DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

There are no family relationships among any of the existing directors or executive officers of SCY.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

The Company’s compensation policies and programs are designed to be competitive with similar mining companies and to recognize and reward executive performance consistent with the success of the Company’s business. These policies and programs are intended to attract and retain capable and experienced people. The Compensation Committee’s role and philosophy is to ensure that the Company’s compensation goals and objectives, as applied to the actual compensation paid to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers, are aligned with the Company’s overall business objectives and with shareholder interests.

In addition to industry comparables, the Compensation Committee considers a variety of factors when determining both compensation policies and programs and individual compensation levels. These factors include the long-range interests of the Company and its shareholders, overall financial and operating performance of the Company and the Compensation Committee’s assessment of each executive’s individual performance and contribution toward meeting corporate objectives.

The current members of the Compensation Committee are James Rothwell, Warren Davis, Barry Davies and William Harris, each of whom are independent directors. The function of the Compensation Committee is to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to the compensation practices of the executive officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee has been empowered to review the compensation levels of the executive officers of the Company and to report thereon to the Board; to review the strategic objectives of the stock option and other stock-based compensation plans of the Company and to set stock based compensation; and to consider any other matters which, in the Compensation Committee’s judgment, should be taken into account in reaching the recommendation to the Board concerning the compensation levels of the Company’s executive officers.

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Report on Executive Compensation

This report on executive compensation has been authorized by the Compensation Committee. The Board assumes responsibility for reviewing and monitoring the long-range compensation strategy for the senior management of the Company although the Compensation Committee guides it in this role. The Board determines the type and amount of compensation for the President and CEO. The Board also reviews the compensation of the Company’s senior executives. The Compensation Committee has not considered the implications of the risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices.

The Compensation Committee makes the final determination on compensation for directors and senior executives of the Company. The Compensation Committee will take recommendations from the CEO as to what appropriate levels of compensation should be for senior executives. The Compensation Committee does not delegate the authority to determine compensation for directors and senior officers to other persons.

Philosophy and Objectives

The compensation program for the senior management of the Company is designed to ensure that the level and form of compensation achieves certain objectives, including:

(a)

attracting and retaining talented, qualified and effective executives;

   
(b)

motivating the short and long-term performance of these executives; and

   
(c)

better aligning their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

In compensating its senior management, the Company has employed a combination of base salary and equity participation through its stock option plan. The Company’s NEOs, as that term is defined in Form 51-102F6, and directors are not permitted to purchase financial instruments, including, for greater certainty, prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars or units of exchange funds, that are designed to hedge or offset a decrease in market value of equity securities granted as compensation or held, directly or indirectly, by the NEO or director.

Elements of the Compensation Program

The significant elements of compensation awarded to the Named Executive Officers (as defined below) are a cash salary and stock options. The Company does not presently have a long-term incentive plan for its Named Executive Officers. There is no policy or target regarding allocation between cash and non-cash elements of the Company’s compensation program. The Compensation Committee reviews annually the total compensation package of each of the Company’s executives on an individual basis, against the backdrop of the compensation goals and objectives described above, and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the individual components of their compensation.

Cash Salary

As a general rule, the Company seeks to offer its Named Executive Officers a compensation package that is in line with that offered by other companies in our industry, and as an immediate means of rewarding the Named Executive Officers for efforts expended on behalf of the Company.

Equity Participation

The Company believes that encouraging its executives and employees to become shareholders is the best way of aligning their interests with those of its shareholders. Equity participation is accomplished through the Company’s stock option plan. Stock options are granted to senior executives taking into account a number of factors, including the amount and term of options previously granted, base salary and bonuses and competitive factors. Options are generally granted to senior executives which vest on terms established by the Board.

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Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits

The Company’s Named Executive Officers are not generally entitled to significant perquisites or other personal benefits not offered to the Company’s other employees.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth all information concerning the total compensation of the Company’s president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and the three other most highly compensated officers during the last fiscal year (the “Named Executive Officers”) during the last three completed fiscal years for services rendered to the Company in all capacities.

Name and
Principal
Position
Year Salary
($)
Bonus
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards(1 )
($)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)

Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($) 
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total ($)
George
Putnam,
President,
CEO and
Director
2014 $200,000 $Nil $Nil $52,207 $Nil $Nil $Nil $252,207
2013 $200,000 $Nil $Nil $4,008 $Nil $Nil $Nil $204,008
2012 $200,000 $Nil $Nil $50,687 $Nil $Nil $Nil $250,687
Edward
Dickinson,
CFO
2014 $52,500 $Nil $Nil $40,151 $Nil $Nil $Nil $92,651
2013 $100,000 $Nil $Nil $2,975 $Nil $Nil $Nil $102,975
2012 $131,250 $Nil $Nil $7,005 $Nil $Nil $Nil $138,255
John
Thompson,
V.P. Project
Development
2014 $59,985 $Nil $Nil $45,169 $Nil $Nil $Nil $105,154
2013 $17,603 $Nil $Nil $1,488 $Nil $Nil $Nil $19,091
2012 $93,449 $Nil $Nil $7,005 $Nil $Nil $Nil $100,454
Willem
Duyvesteyn
CTO and
Director
2014 119,000 $Nil $Nil 40,151 $Nil $Nil $Nil 159,151
2013 $Nil $Nil $Nil 4,008 $Nil $Nil $Nil 4,008
2012 17,000 $Nil $Nil 39,746 $Nil $Nil $Nil 56,746

(1)

The determination of the value of option awards is based upon the Black-Scholes Option pricing model, details and assumptions of which are set out in Note 10 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

No cash compensation was paid to any director of the Company for the director’s services as a director during the financial year ended December 31, 2014, other than the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

The Company has no standard arrangement pursuant to which directors are compensated by the Company for their services in their capacity as directors except for the granting from time to time of incentive stock options in accordance with the policies of the TSX. During the most recently completed financial year, no incentive stock options were granted to directors, including directors who are Named Executive Officers.

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AGGREGATED STOCK OPTION EXERCISES DURING THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

No stock options were exercised by the directors during the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR

  Option-based Awards                Share-based Awards
Name




Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
Option
exercise
price
($)

Option
expiration
date


Value of
Unexercised
in-the
money
options
($)
Number of
shares or units of
shares that have
not vested
(#)
Market or
payout value of
share based
awards that
have not vested
($)
William Harris



350.000
200,000
400,000
800,000
50,000
$0.12
$0.10
$0.08
$0.10
$0.25
July 25, 2019
May 9, 2018
Apr. 24, 2017
Nov 5, 2015
Jan 4, 2015
Nil
Nil
$6,896
Nil
Nil
N/A N/A
Barry Davies


300,000
200,000
400,000
500,000
$0.12
$0.10
$0.08
$0.10
July 25, 2019
May 9, 2018
Apr. 24, 2017
Nov 5, 2015
Nil
Nil
$6,896
Nil
N/A N/A
Willem Duyvesteyn





400,000
200,000
200,000
400,000
500,000
100,000
$0.12
$0.10
$0.07
$0.08
$0.10
$0.25
July 25, 2019
May 9, 2018
Aug. 8, 2017
Apr. 24, 2017
Nov 5,2015
Jan 4, 2015
Nil
Nil
$5,172
$6,896
Nil
Nil
N/A N/A
George Putnam



550,000
200,000
400,000
400,000
2,500,000
$0.12
$0.10
$0.07
$0.08
$0.10
July 25, 2019
May 9, 2018
Aug. 8, 2017
Apr.24, 2017
Nov. 5, 2015
Nil
Nil
$10,344
$6,896
Nil
N/A N/A
Warren Davis

300,000
200,000
400,000
$0.12
$0.10
$0.07
July 25, 2019
May 9, 2018
Aug. 8, 2017
Nil
Nil
$10,344
N/A N/A
James Rothwell 400,000        $0.12 July 25, 2019 NIL N/A N/A

(1)

"Value of unexercised in-the-money options" is calculated by determining the difference between the market value of the securities underlying the options at the date referred to and the exercise price of the options and is not necessarily indicative of the value (i.e. loss or gain) that will actually be realized by the directors.

(2)

''in-the-money options" means the excess of the market value of the Company's shares on December 31, 2014 over the exercise price of the options.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets out information as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 with respect to compensation plans under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance.

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Plan Category
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights
(a)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuances
under equity
compensation plan
[excluding securities
reflected in column
(a)]
(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 15,378,750 $0.11 14,411,969
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders Nil Nil Nil
Total: 15,378,750 $0.11 14,411,969

TERMINATION AND CHANGE OF CONTROL BENEFITS

The following contracts, agreements, plans, and arrangements provide for payments to the applicable Named Executive Officers following or in connection with any termination (whether voluntary, involuntary or constructive), resignation, retirement, a change in control of the company or a change in such Named Executive Officers’ responsibilities:

George Putnam - the Company entered into a letter agreement effective May 1, 2010 with George Putnam, pursuant to which Mr. Putnam agreed to act as President and CEO of the Company. Mr. Putnam receives a base salary of $200,000 per year. The Compensation Committee has discretion to award an annual bonus, and will review Mr. Putnam’s base salary on an annual basis. Mr. Putnam received an initial grant of 2,000,000 stock options, 25% of which vested immediately, and the remainder of which vested in three equal installments every six months thereafter. Mr. Putnam is entitled to termination payments in the amount of six months base salary if he is terminated without cause in his first year of employment, and six months base salary plus one month salary for each year of full service to a maximum of twenty-four months, if terminated after the first year of employment. If Mr. Putnam is terminated pursuant to a change in control, he is entitled to a termination payment equivalent to three times his base salary.

Other than the agreements described above, the Company and its subsidiaries are not parties to any contracts, and have not entered in to any plans or arrangements which require compensation to be paid to any of the Named Executive Officers in the event of:

(a)

resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment with the Company or one of its subsidiaries;

(b)

a change of control of the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or

(c)

a change in the director, officer or employee’s responsibilities following a change of control of the Company.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Board of Directors held five directors’ meetings. All other matters which required Board approval were consented to in writing by all of the Company’s directors.

The Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has no standing nominating committee. Each of the Audit and Compensation Committees is responsible to the full Board of Directors. The functions performed by these committees are summarized below:

Audit Committee. The Board has an Audit Committee composed of four directors, William Harris (Chair), Barry Davies, Warren Davis, and James Rothwell. All members of the Audit Committee are “independent” and “financially literate” in accordance with Multilateral Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”). The Audit Committee reviews all financial statements of the Company prior to their publication, reviews audits or communications, recommends the appointment of independent auditors, reviews and approves the professional services to be rendered by independent auditors and reviews fees for audit services. The Audit Committee meets both separately with auditors (without management present) as well as with management present. The meetings with the auditors discuss the various aspects of the Company’s financial presentation in the areas of audit risk and Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Specifically, the audit committee has:

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(a)

reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with management;

(b)

discussed with the independent auditors the matters required to be discussed by the statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, as amended; and

(c)

received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent accountant required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding the independent accountant’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent accountant the independent accountant’s independence.

A copy of the text of the Company’s audit committee charter can be found on the Company’s website at www.scandiummining.com.

Based on the foregoing review and discussions, the audit committee recommend to the Board that the audited financial statements should be included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC.

Submitted by the Audit Committee.
William Harris, Chair
Barry Davies, Member
Warren Davis, Member
James Rothwell, Member

Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation of SCY’s officers, reviews and administers SCY’s stock option plan and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding such matters. The members of the Compensation Committee are William Harris, Warren Davis, Barry Davies, and James Rothwell. Each of the Compensation Committee members is an independent director. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.scandiumminingcom.

Nominating Committee. No Nominating Committee has been appointed. Nominations of directors are made by the Board of Directors. The Board is of the view that the present management structure does not warrant the appointment of a Nominating Committee.

In its deliberations for selecting candidates for nominees as director, the Board considers the candidate’s knowledge of the mineral exploration industry and involvement in community, business and civic affairs. Any nominee for director made by the Board must be highly qualified with regard to some or all these attributes. In searching for qualified director candidates to fill vacancies on the Board, the Board solicits its current Board of Directors for names of potentially qualified candidates. The Board would then consider the potential pool of director candidates, select the candidate the Board believes best meets the then-current needs of the Board, and conduct a thorough investigation of the proposed candidate’s background to ensure there is no past history, potential conflict of interest or regulatory issue that would cause the candidate not to be qualified to serve as a director of SCY. Additionally, the Board annually reviews the Board’s size, structure, composition and functioning, to ensure an appropriate blend and balance of diverse skills and experience.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

The Company is not a party to a management contract with anyone other than directors or Named Executive Officers of the Company.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

None of the current or former directors, executive officers, employees, and proposed nominees for election as directors or their associates is or has since the beginning of the last completed financial year, been indebted to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or indebted to another entity where such indebtedness is or was the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar instrument or understanding provided by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

Except as disclosed herein, since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, no informed person of the Company, nominee for director or any associate or affiliate of an informed person or nominee, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or any proposed transaction which has materially affected or would materially affect the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

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An “informed person” means: (a) a director or executive officer of the Company; (b) a director or executive officer of a person or company that is itself an informed person or subsidiary of the Company; (c) any person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, voting securities of the company or who exercises control or director over voting securities of the Company or a combination of both carrying more than 10% of the voting rights other than voting securities held by the person or company as underwriter in the course of a distribution; and (d) the Company itself, if and for so long as it has purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any of its shares.

REPORT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The British Columbia Securities Commission has issued guidelines on corporate governance disclosure for non-venture issuers as set out in National Instrument 58-101 (the “Policy”). The Policy addresses matters relating to constitution and independence of directors, the functions to be performed by the directors of a company and their committees and effectiveness and evaluation of proposed corporate governance guidelines and best practices specified by the Canadian securities regulators. The Company’s approach to corporate governance in the context of the specific issues outlined in Form 58-101F1 is set out below.

Board of Directors

The Board currently consists of seven directors, and it is proposed that all seven be nominated at the Meeting. Of the seven proposed directors, a majority of individuals qualify as independent directors. A director is independent if he or she has no direct or indirect “material relationship” with the Company. A “material relationship” is a relationship which could, in the view of the Board, be reasonably expected to interfere with the exercise of the director’s independent judgment. The following table outlines the Company’s independent and non-independent directors, and the basis for a determination that a director is non-independent:

Name of Director Independent/Non-Independent
George Putnam Non-Independent (serves as President and CEO of the Company)
William Harris Independent (serves as Chairman of the Company)
Barry Davies Independent
Willem Duyvesteyn Non-Independent (holds more than 10% of the Company’s outstanding shares)
Warren Davis Independent
James Rothwell Independent
Andrew Greig Independent

William Harris, an independent director, is the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Harris’ primary roles as Chairman are to chair all meetings of the Board and to manage the affairs of the Board, including ensuring the Board is organized properly, functions effectively and meets its obligations and responsibilities. The Chairman’s responsibilities include, among other things, ensuring effective relations and communications among Board members.

The Board holds meetings as considered appropriate to deal with the matters arising from developments in the business and affairs of the Company from time to time. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the Board held five meetings. In addition to the business conducted at such meetings, various other matters were approved by written resolution signed by all members of the Board.

The attendance record for each director of the Company during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

Name of Director Meetings Attended
George Putnam 5 of 5
William Harris 5 of 5
Barry Davies 5 of 5
James Rothwell 1 of 1
Willem Duyvesteyn 4 of 5
Warren Davis 4 of 5

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The attendance record for each member of the Audit Committee during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

Name of Director Meetings Attended
William Harris 4 of 4
Barry Davies 4 of 4
Warren Davis 4 of 4

The attendance record for each member of the Compensation Committee during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 was as follows:

Name of Director Meetings Attended
William Harris 1 of 1
Barry Davies 1 of 1
Warren Davis 1 of 1

The Board’s policy is to hold independent directors’ meetings as deemed necessary. At these independent directors’ meetings, non-independent and members of management are not in attendance. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the independent directors held no meetings.

The Board does not have a policy regarding a Board members’ attendance at annual meetings of shareholders. One director attended the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of shareholders.

Certain directors of the Company are also presently directors of other issuers that are reporting issuers in Canada or elsewhere. Information as to such other directorships is set out below:

Name of Director Reporting Issuers
George Putnam None
William Harris
Silver Predator Corp.
EnCore Energy Corp.
Barry Davies None
Willem Duyvesteyn None
Warren Davis None
James Rothwell None
Andrew Greig None

Board Mandate

The Board has not adopted a written mandate but understands that its role is to (i) assume responsibility for the overall stewardship and development of the Company and monitoring of its business decisions, (ii) identify the principal risks and opportunities of the Company’s business and ensuring the implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks, (iii) ethically manage the Company and perform succession planning, including appointing, training and monitoring of senior management and directors, (iv) implement a communication policy for the Company, and (v) ensure the integrity of the Company’s internal financial controls and management information systems.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board does not have an express policy regarding the separation of the roles of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, as the Board believes that it is in the best interests of the Company to make that determination based on the position and direction of the Company and the membership of the Board. The Board has reviewed the Company’s current Board leadership structure. George Putnam has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since May 2010, while William Harris has been the Company’s Chairman of the Board since April 2010. In light of the composition of the Board, the Company’s size, the nature of the Company’s business, the regulatory framework under which the Company operates, the Company’s shareholder base, the Company’s peer group and other relevant factors, the Board believes that the current leadership structure is appropriate. Mr. Putnam and Mr. Harris bring complimentary attributes to the Company’s business operations and strategic plans and generally are focused on somewhat different aspects of the Company’s operations.

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The Company does not have a lead independent director. Given the size of the Board, the Board believes that the presence of five independent directors out of the seven directors currently on the Board, is sufficient independent oversight of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. The independent directors work well together in the current Board structure and the Board does not believe that selecting a lead independent director would add significant benefits to the Board oversight role.

Also, the Board does not have a formal policy with respect to the consideration of diversity when assessing directors and director candidates, but considers diversity as part of its overall assessment of the Board’s functions and needs.

Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The understanding, identification and management of risk are essential elements for the successful management of the Company. Management is charged with the day-to-day management of the risks the Company faces. However, the Board, directly and indirectly through its committees, is actively involved in the oversight of the Company’s risk management policies. The Board is charged with overseeing enterprise risk management, generally, and with reviewing and discussing with management the Company’s major risk exposure (whether financial, operating or otherwise) and the steps management has taken to monitor, control and manage these exposures. Additionally, the Compensation Committee oversees the Company’s compensation policies generally, in part to determine whether or not they create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Position Descriptions

To date, the Board has not adopted written position descriptions for the Chairman, the chair of each Committee of the Board, or of the CEO. Currently, William Harris serves as the independent Chairman of the Board. The prime responsibility of the Chairman of the Board is to provide leadership to the Board and to enhance Board effectiveness.

Orientation and Continuing Education

When new directors are appointed, they receive orientation on the Company’s business, current projects and industry and on the responsibilities of directors. With respect to continuing education, Board meetings may include presentations by the Company’s management and employees to give the directors additional insight into the Company’s business.

Ethical Business Conduct

The Board has adopted a written code of conduct applicable to officers and directors of the Company, entitled “Code of Ethics, Trading Restrictions and Whistleblowing”. A copy of this code of conduct is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Other than adoption of the code of conduct, the Board does not take any formal measures to encourage and promote a culture of ethical business conduct. The Board is of the view that that the fiduciary duties placed on individual directors by the Company’s governing corporate legislation and the common law, together with the corporate statutory restrictions on an individual director’s participation in decisions of the Board in which the director has an interest, are sufficient to ensure that the Board operates independently of management and in the best interests of the Company.

Nomination of Directors

The Board annually evaluates the size of the Board and persons as nominees for the position of director of the Company. The Board’s process for nomination of candidates has been an informal process to date but one in which the entire Board is involved. The Board itself reviews candidates for the Board and its executive officers and reviews succession planning on a regular basis.

Compensation

The Board has established a Compensation Committee, comprised of four independent directors, William Harris, Barry Davies, Warren Davis, and James Rothwell. The function of the Compensation Committee is to review, on an annual basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers and to the directors, and to make recommendations on compensation to the Board. In addition, the Committee reviews the compensation plans for the Company’s non-executive staff. The process adopted with respect to the review of compensation for the Company’s directors and senior officers is set out under the heading “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” above.

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Other Board Committees

The Board has no committees other than the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

Assessments

The Board annually, and at such other times as it deems appropriate, reviews the performance and effectiveness of the Board, the directors and its committees to determine whether changes in size, personnel or responsibilities are warranted. To assist in its review, the Board conducts informal surveys of its directors and receives reports from each committee respecting its own effectiveness.

Shareholder Communications

The Company values the views of its shareholders (current and future shareholders, employees and others). Any shareholder who wishes to communicate with the Board may do so in writing, by telephone or fax or by email to the Company as follows:

Suite 501 – 1430 Greg Street, Sparks, Nevada, 89431
Tel: (775) 355-9500
Fax: (775) 355-9506
Email: edward.dickinson@scandiummining.com

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Pursuant to National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company is required to disclose annually in its Information Circular certain information concerning the constitution of its audit committee and its relationship with its independent auditor, as set forth in the following:

The primary function of the audit committee (the “Committee”) is to assist the board of directors in fulfilling its financial oversight responsibilities by reviewing (a) the financial reports and other financial information provided by the Company to regulatory authorities and shareholders; (b) the systems for internal corporate controls which have been established by the Board and management; and (c) overseeing the Company’s financial reporting processes generally. In meeting these responsibilities the Committee monitors the financial reporting process and internal control system; reviews and appraises the work of external auditors and provides an avenue of communication between the external auditors, senior management and the company’s Board. The Committee is also mandated to review and approve all material related party transactions.

The Audit Committee’s Charter

The Company has adopted an Audit Committee Charter, a copy of which can be found on the Company’s website at www.scandiummining.com.

Composition of the Audit Committee

The Committee is comprised of William Harris, Barry Davies, Warren Davis, and James Rothwell. All of the Audit Committee members are considered to be financially literate in that each Committee member has the ability to read and understand a set of financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues that can presumably be expected to be raised by the Company’s financial statements.

Relevant Education and Experience

William Harris has an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements.

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Barry Davies has an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements.

Warren Davis has an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements.

James Rothwell has an understanding of the accounting principles used by the Company to prepare its financial statements.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

William Harris is the Chair and the “financial expert” of the Audit Committee. Mr. Harris is an independent director.

Audit Committee Oversight

Since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year, the Company’s Board has not failed to adopt a recommendation of the Audit Committee to nominate or compensate an external auditor.

Reliance on Certain Exemptions

The Company has not relied on the exemptions contained in sections 2.4, 3.2, 3.3(2), 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8 or Part 8 of NI 52-110.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The audit committee has not adopted specific policies and procedures for the engagement of non-audit services. Subject to the requirements of NI 52-110, the engagement of non-audit services is considered by the Company’s Board, and where applicable the Audit Committee, on a case-by-case basis.

External Auditor Service Fees

The fees for services provided by Davidson & Company LLP to us in each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2013 and 2014 were as follows:

Fees
2013
2014
Audit Fees $44,500 $38,600
Audit Related Fees $Nil $Nil
Tax Fees $5,300 $19,250
All Other Fees $890 $2,430
Total $50,690 $60,280

(1)

“Audit Fees” include fees necessary to perform the annual audit and quarterly reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Audit Fees include fees for review of tax provisions and for accounting consultations on matters reflected in the financial statements. Audit Fees also include audit or other attest services required by legislation or regulation, such as comfort letters, consents, reviews of securities filings and statutory audits.

   
(2)

“Audit-Related Fees” include services that are traditionally performed by the auditor. These audit-related services include employee benefit audits, due diligence assistance, accounting consultations on proposed transactions, internal control reviews and audit or attest services not required by legislation or regulation.

   
(3)

“Tax Fees” include fees for all tax services other than those included in “Audit Fees” and “Audit-Related Fees”. This category includes fees for tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. Tax planning and tax advice includes assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions, and requests for rulings or technical advice from tax authorities.

   
(4)

“All Other Fees” include all other non-audit services.

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PROPOSAL 2
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Davidson & Company LLP (“Davidson”), Chartered Accountants, was appointed as SCY’s independent auditors in January 2008. Davidson served as SCY’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and has been appointed by the Board to continue as SCY’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, and until the next annual general meeting of shareholders.

Representatives of Davidson are expected to be present at the Meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so, and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions from shareholders.

Although the appointment of Davidson is not required to be submitted to a vote of shareholders, the Board believes it appropriate as a matter of policy to request that shareholders ratify the appointment of the independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. In the event a majority of the votes cast at the Meeting are not voted in favor of ratification, the adverse vote will be considered as a direction to the Board to select other auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Section 10A)i) of the Exchange Act prohibits the Company’s independent auditor from performing audit services for the Company as well as any services not considered to be “audit services” unless such services are pre-approved by the Audit Committee of the Board, or unless the services meet certain de minimis standards.

Under the Company’s Audit Committee Charter, all non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s independent auditor must be approved in advance by the Audit Committee.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVIDSON & COMPANY LLP, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS AS SCY'S INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DIRECTORS TO FIX THEIR REMUNERATION.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote is required.

PROPOSAL 3
APPROVAL OF 2015 STOCK OPTION PLAN

The Company has adopted a 2015 stock option plan (the “Plan”), which is attached as Schedule “A” to this Information Circular. The Company is seeking shareholder approval for the adoption of the Plan. The following is a summary of the material terms of the Plan:

  i)

the eligible participants under the Plan are directors, employees and consultants of the Company;

       
  ii)

the maximum number of Shares issuable under the Plan shall not exceed 15% of the Shares outstanding from time to time (calculated at the time of award);

       
  iii)

the aggregate number of Shares issued within any one-year period to insiders under the Plan or any other share compensation arrangements, shall not exceed 10% of the issued Shares of the Company (calculated at the time of award). The aggregate number of Shares reserved at any time for issuance to insiders under the Plan or any other share compensation arrangement, shall not exceed 10% of the issued Shares of the Company (calculated at the time of award);

       
  iv)

the maximum number of securities one person or company is entitled to receive is subject to the Exchange policies, and is otherwise not restricted;

       
  v)

the exercise price for securities under the Plan will be determined by the board of directors in its sole discretion as of the date of grant, and shall not be less than:

       
  (a)

if the Company’s Shares are not listed for trading on an Exchange at the Award Date, the last price at which the Company’s Shares were issued prior to the Award Date; or

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  (b)

if the Company’s Shares are listed for trading on an Exchange at the Award Date, the closing price of the Company’s Shares on the day immediately preceding the Award Date.

       
  vi)

any Option granted under this Plan may include a stock appreciation right, either at the time of grant or by adding it to an existing Option, subject, however, to the grant of such stock appreciation right being in compliance with the applicable regulations and policies of the Exchange. A stock appreciation right granted pursuant to this Plan shall entitle the Option Holder to elect to surrender to the Company, unexercised, the Option with which it is included, or any portion thereof, and to receive from the Company in exchange therefor that number of Shares, disregarding fractions, having an aggregate value equal to the excess of the value of one Share over the purchase price per Share specified in such Option, times the number of Shares called for by the Option, or portion thereof, which is so surrendered. The value of a Share shall be determined for these purposes unless otherwise specified or permitted by applicable regulatory policies, based on the weighted average trading price per Share for the five trading days immediately preceding the date the notice is received by the Company;

       
  vii)

all Options granted pursuant to the Plan will be subject to such vesting requirements as may be prescribed by the Exchange, if applicable, or as may be imposed by the Board;

       
  viii)

the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the date so fixed by the Board at the time the particular Option is awarded, provided that such date shall not be later than the tenth anniversary of the Award Date of the Option. If the Expiry Date of an Option falls within a Blackout Period, then the Expiry Date of the Option will be the date which is ten business days after the expiry date of the Blackout Period. Notwithstanding anything else herein contained, the ten business day period referred to in this Section may not be extended by the Board;

       
  ix)

the Board may terminate the Plan at any time provided that such termination shall not alter the terms or conditions of any Option or impair any right of any Option Holder pursuant to any Option awarded prior to the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the termination of the Plan, the Company, Options awarded under the Plan, Option Holders and Shares issuable under Options awarded under the Plan shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the Plan;

       
  x)

in the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or Consultant of the Company and such Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company other than by reason of death, the Early Termination Date of the Option shall be twelve (12) months from the date the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company unless the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company as a result of:


  i)

termination for cause or, in the case of a Consultant, breach of contract; or

     
  ii)

by order of any securities commission or the Exchange or any other regulatory body having jurisdiction to so order,

in which case the Early Termination Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company.

  xi)

options may not be assigned or transferred;

     
  xii)

the Board may terminate, suspend or amend the terms of the Plan or any Option; provided, however that where required by any relevant law, rule or regulation or by applicable regulatory authority, including the Exchange, any amendment to the Plan or any Option will be subject to the approval by the affirmative votes of a majority of shareholders or, disinterested shareholders, as the case may be, present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable corporate laws;

     
  xiii)

the Board shall have the power and authority to approve amendments relating to the Plan or to Options, without Shareholder Approval, to the extent that such amendments do not amount to substantive changes to the Plan, including with respect to the following:

     
 

(a) altering, extending or accelerating the terms and conditions of vesting of any Options or the Plan;

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  (b)

extending the applicable Early Termination Date pursuant to paragraph 3.5 for up to an additional 5 years, provided that such extension does not exceed the Expiry Date and the Option Holder is not an insider;

     
  (c)

accelerating the Expiry Date of any Option;

     
  (d)

amending the Exercise Price of any Options held by persons who are not insiders;

     
  (e)

amending or modifying the mechanics of exercise of the Options as set forth in paragraph 4.1;

     
  (f)

amending the terms of any Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to Article V and Bonus granted pursuant to Article VI in connection with an amendment of outstanding Options;

     
  (g)

effecting amendments of a “housekeeping” nature including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amendment for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error, or inconsistency in or from the Plan or to correct any typographical errors in the Plan, including the attached Option Certificate and Exercise notice; and

     
  (h)

effecting amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable laws (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange and U.S. federal and state securities laws).

Provided that with respect to Options amended pursuant to items (a), (c) and solely with respect to an increase in the Exercise Price in (d) above, the holders of such Options shall provide written consent to the Company prior to the amendment.

Upon approval by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting, the Plan will replace the Company’s 2008 stock option plan. If the Plan is not approved by shareholders at the Meeting, then existing stock options granted and outstanding under our previous 2008 Stock Option Plan will be unaffected.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY’S 2015 STOCK OPTION PLAN.

Shareholder Approval

Shareholders will be asked at the Meeting to approve with or without variation the following resolution:

“BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Company’s 2015 stock option plan (the “Plan”) is hereby approved and subject to the requirements of the Toronto Stock Exchange.”

PROPOSAL 4
EXTENSION OF EXPIRY DATE OF STOCK OPTIONS

Pursuant to TSX policies governing security based compensation arrangements, the Company is seeking disinterested shareholder approval to a 5 year extension of the expiry date of stock options held by directors and officers which are currently due to expire on November 5, 2015, as more particularly described below. The exercise price will not change.

Name and Title # of Stock Options Exercise Price Current Expiry
Date
Proposed Expiry
Date
George Putnam Director, President and CEO 2,500,000 $0.10 November 5, 2015 November 5, 2020
Willem Duyvesteyn Director, Chief Technology Officer 500,000 $0.10 November 5, 2015 November 5, 2020
Barry Davies
Director
500,000 $0.10 November 5, 2015 November 5, 2020
William Harris Director (Chairman)  800,000 $0.10 November 5, 2015 November 5, 2020

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The purpose of extending the expiry date is to maintain and extend the current directors’ and officers’ incentives and to align their interests with Company interests.

Disinterested Shareholder Approval

Shareholders, excluding the votes in respect of 36,795,129 Common Stock representing 16.35% of Common Stock issued and outstanding held by George Putnam, Willem Duyvesteyn, Barry Davies and William Harris and their respective associates and affiliates, will be asked at the Meeting to approve with or without variation the following resolution:

“BE IT RESOLVED THAT the 5 year extension of the expiry date to November 5, 2020 of 4,300,000 stock options held by directors and officers which are currently due to expire on November 5, 2015 is hereby approved.

OTHER MATTERS

SCY knows of no other matters that are likely to be brought before the Meeting. If, however, other matters not presently known or determined properly come before the Meeting, the persons named as proxies in the enclosed proxy card or their substitutes will vote such proxy in accordance with their discretion with respect to such matters.

PROPOSALS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Meeting Materials sent to Beneficial Owners who have not waived the right to receive Meeting Materials are accompanied by a Voting Instruction Form (“VIF”). This form is instead of a proxy. By returning the VIF in accordance with the instructions noted on it, a Non-Registered Holder is able to instruct the Registered Shareholder how to vote on behalf of the Non-Registered Shareholder. VIF’s, whether provided by the Company or by an Intermediary, should be completed and returned in accordance with the specific instructions noted on the VIF.

In either case, the purpose of this procedure is to permit Non-Registered Holders to direct the voting of the shares which they beneficially own. Non-Registered Holders receiving a VIF cannot use that form to vote common shares directly at the Meeting - Non-Registered Holders should carefully follow the instructions set out in the VIF including those regarding when and where the VIF is to be delivered. Should a Non-Registered Holder who receives a VIF wish to attend the Meeting or have someone else attend on his/her behalf, the Non-Registered holder may request a legal proxy as set forth in the VIF, which will grant the Non-Registered Holder or his/her nominee the right to attend and vote at the Meeting.

Proposals which shareholders wish to be considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and proxy card for the 2016 Meeting of Shareholders, including director nominees, must be received by the Secretary of SCY by December 1, 2015, and must comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Division 7 of Part 5 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). After this date, any shareholder proposal will be considered untimely. If the Company changes the date of next year’s annual meeting by more than thirty days from the date of this year’s meeting, then the deadline is a reasonable time before the Company begins to print and mail its proxy materials.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

A COPY OF SCY’S COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS AND ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.SCANDIUMMINING.COM, WWW.SEDAR.COM, AND WWW.EDGAR.COM. AN ADDITIONAL COPY WILL BE FURNISHED WITHOUT CHARGE TO BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDERS OR SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD UPON REQUEST TO INVESTOR RELATIONS, SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP. AT 1430 GREG STREET, SUITE 501, SPARKS, NEVADA, 89431.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company is available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com. Financial information is provided in the Company’s comparative financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis for its most recently completed financial year, which will be available online at www.sedar.com.

Dated at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 21st day of September, 2015.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

/s/ George Putnam
George Putnam
President

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SCHEDULE “A”

 

SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP.

2015 STOCK OPTION PLAN


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2015 STOCK OPTION PLAN

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1

Definitions

As used herein, unless anything in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

  (a)

“Administrator” means, initially, the secretary of the Company and thereafter shall mean such director or other senior officer or employee of the Company as may be designated as Administrator by the Board from time to time;

       
  (b)

“affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act (British Columbia);

       
  (c)

“associate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act (British Columbia);

       
  (d)

“Award Date” means the date on which the Board grants and announces a particular Option;

       
  (e)

Blackout Periodmeans the period during which an Option Holder cannot trade securities of the Company pursuant to the Company's policy respecting restrictions on trading which is in effect at that time (which, for greater certainty, does not include the period during which a cease trade order is in effect to which the Company or in respect of an insider, that insider, is subject);

       
  (f)

“Board” means the board of directors of the Company;

       
  (g)

“Change of Control” means the acquisition by any person or by any person and a joint actor, whether directly or indirectly, of voting securities of the Company, which, when added to all other voting securities of the Company at the time held by such person or by such person and a joint actor, totals for the first time not less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or the votes attached to those securities are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board of Directors of the Company;

       
  (h)

“Company” means Scandium International Mining Corp.;

       
  (i)

“Consultant” means an individual or Consultant Company, other than an Employee or a Director of the Company, that:

       
  (i)

is engaged to provide services to the Company or to an affiliate of the Company, other than services provided in relation to a distribution;

       
  (ii)

provides the services under a written contract between the Company or the affiliate and the individual or a Consultant Company; and

       
  (iii)

spends or will spend a significant amount of time and attention on the affairs and business of the Company or an affiliate of the Company;



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  (j)

“Consultant Company” means, for an individual consultant, a company which the individual consultant is an employee or shareholder;

       
  (k)

“Director” means any individual holding the office of director or officer of the Company or an affiliate of the Company;

       
  (l)

“Employee” means:

       
  (i)

an individual who is considered an employee of the Company or its subsidiary under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (i.e. for whom income tax, employment insurance and CPP deductions must be made at source);

       
  (ii)

an individual who works full-time for the Company or its subsidiary providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Company over the details and methods of work, as an employee of the Company, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source; or

       
  (iii)

an individual who works part-time for the Company or its subsidiary on a continuing and regular basis providing services normally provided by an employee and who is subject to the same control and direction by the Company over the details and methods of work as an employee of the Company, but for whom income tax deductions are not made at source;

       
  (m)

“Exchange” means the Toronto Stock Exchange, or if the Company is not listed thereon, then it shall mean such exchange or quotation system on which the Shares may primarily be listed or quoted for trading;

       
  (n)

“Exercise Notice” means the notice respecting the exercise of an Option, in the form set out as Schedule “B” hereto, duly executed by the Option Holder;

       
  (o)

“Exercise Period” means the period during which a particular Option may be exercised and is the period from and including the Award Date through to and including the Expiry Date, subject to the provisions of the Plan relating to the vesting of Options;

       
  (p)

“Exercise Price” means the price at which an Option may be exercised as determined in accordance with paragraph 3.3;

       
  (q)

“Expiry Date” means the date determined in accordance with paragraphs 3.4, 3.5 and 3.8 and after which a particular Option cannot be exercised;

       
  (r)

“insider” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Securities Act (British Columbia);

       
  (s)

“Option” means an option to acquire Shares, awarded to a Director, Employee or Consultant pursuant to the Plan;

       
  (t)

“Option Certificate” means the certificate, substantially in the form set out as Schedule “A” hereto, evidencing an Option;

       
  (u)

“Option Holder” means a Director, Employee or Consultant, or a former Director, Employee or Consultant, who holds an unexercised and unexpired Option or, where applicable, the Personal Representative of such person;



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  (v)

“Plan” means this Scandium International Mining Corp. 2015 stock option plan;

       
  (w)

“Personal Representative” means:

       
  (i)

in the case of a deceased Option Holder, the executor (or the administrator of the deceased duly appointed by a court or public authority having jurisdiction to do so); and

       
  (ii)

in the case of an Option Holder who for any reason is unable to manage his or her affairs, the person entitled by law to act on behalf of such Option Holder;

       
  (x)

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c.418, as amended, as at the date hereof; and

       
  (y)

“Share” or “Shares” means, as the case may be, one or more common shares without par value in the capital of the Company.


1.2

Choice of Law

The Plan is established under and the provisions of the Plan shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

1.3

Headings

The headings used herein are for convenience only and are not to affect the interpretation of the Plan.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE AND PARTICIPATION

2.1 Purpose

The purpose of the Plan is to provide the Company with a share-related mechanism to attract, retain and motivate qualified Directors, Employees and Consultants, to reward such of those Directors, Employees and Consultants as may be awarded Options under the Plan by the Board from time to time for their contributions toward the long-term goals of the Company and to enable and encourage such Directors, Employees and Consultants to acquire Shares as long term investments.

2.2 Participation

The Board shall, from time to time, in its sole discretion determine those Directors, Employees and Consultants, if any, to whom Options are to be awarded. If the Board elects to award an Option to a Director, the Board shall, in its sole discretion but subject to paragraph 3.2, determine the number of Shares to be acquired on the exercise of such Option. If the Board elects to award an Option to an Employee or Consultant, the number of Shares to be acquired on the exercise of such Option shall be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and in so doing the Board may take into account the following criteria:

  (a)

the remuneration paid to the Employee or Consultant as at the Award Date in relation to the total remuneration payable by the Company to all of its Employees and Consultants as at the Award Date;

     
  (b)

the length of time that the Employee or Consultant has been employed or engaged by the Company; and



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  (c)

the quality of work performed by the Employee or Consultant.


2.3

Notification of Award

Following the approval by the Board of the awarding of an Option, the Administrator shall notify the Option Holder of the award and may provide the Option Holder with an Option Certificate representing the Option so awarded.

2.4

Copy of Plan

Each Option Holder, concurrently with the notice of the award of the Option, shall be provided with a copy of the Plan, unless a copy has been previously provided to the Option Holder. A copy of any amendment to the Plan shall be promptly provided by the Administrator to each Option Holder.

2.5

Limitation

The Plan does not give any Option Holder that is a Director the right to serve or continue to serve as a Director of the Company nor does it give any Option Holder that is an Employee or Consultant the right to be or to continue to be employed or engaged by the Company.

ARTICLE III

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS

3.1

Board to Allot Shares

The Shares to be issued to Option Holders upon the exercise of Options shall be allotted and authorized for issuance by the Board prior to the exercise thereof.

3.2

Number of Shares

The maximum number of Shares issuable under the Plan shall not exceed 15% of the Shares outstanding from time to time. Additionally, if at any time the Company is subject to restrictions on stock option grants prescribed by applicable securities laws or by an Exchange, the Company shall not grant Options which exceed such restrictions. Further, in no case shall:

  (a)

the aggregate number of Shares issued within any one-year period to insiders under the Plan or any other share compensation arrangements, exceed 10% of the issued Shares of the Company (calculated at the time of award); or

     
  (b)

the aggregate number of Shares reserved at any time for issuance to insiders under the Plan or any other share compensation arrangement, exceed 10% of the issued Shares of the Company (calculated at the time of award).

If any Option is exercised or expires or otherwise terminates for any reason, the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised or expired or terminated shall again be available for the purposes of the Plan.


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3.3

Exercise Price

The Exercise Price shall be that price per share, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion as of the Award Date, at which an Option Holder may purchase a Share upon the exercise of an Option, and shall not be less than:

  (a)

if the Company’s Shares are not listed for trading on an Exchange at the Award Date, the last price at which the Company’s Shares were issued prior to the Award Date; or

     
  (b)

if the Company’s Shares are listed for trading on an Exchange at the Award Date, the closing price of the Company’s Shares on the day immediately preceding the Award Date.


3.4

Term of Option

Subject to paragraph 3.5, the Expiry Date of an Option shall be the date so fixed by the Board at the time the particular Option is awarded, provided that such date shall not be later than the tenth anniversary of the Award Date of the Option.

If the Expiry Date of an Option falls within a Blackout Period, then the Expiry Date of the Option will be the date which is ten business days after the expiry date of the Blackout Period. Notwithstanding anything else herein contained, the ten business day period referred to in this Section may not be extended by the Board.

3.5

Termination of Option

An Option Holder may, subject to any vesting provisions applicable to Options hereunder, exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time or from time to time during the Exercise Period provided that, with respect to the exercise of part of an Option, the Board may at any time and from time to time fix a minimum or maximum number of Shares in respect of which an Option Holder may exercise part of any Option held by such Option Holder. Any Option or part thereof not exercised within the Exercise Period shall terminate and become null, void and of no effect as of 5:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the Expiry Date. The Expiry Date of an Option shall be the earlier of the date so fixed by the Board at the time the Option is awarded and the date established, if applicable, in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) below (the “Early Termination Date”):

  (a)

Death

In the event that the Option Holder should die while he or she is still a Director (if he or she holds his or her Option as Director) or Employee or Consultant (if he or she holds his or her Option as Employee or Consultant), the Early Termination Date shall be twelve (12) months from the date of death of the Option Holder; or

  (b)

Ceasing to hold Office

In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as Director of the Company and such Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Company other than by reason of death, the Early Termination Date of the Option shall be no later than that date which is twelve (12) months from the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Company unless the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Company but continues to be engaged by the Company as an Employee or Consultant, in which case the Expiry Date shall remain unchanged, or unless the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Company as a result of:


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  (i)

ceasing to meet the qualifications set forth in the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia); or

     
  (ii)

a resolution having been passed by the shareholders of the Company pursuant to the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) removing the Director as such; or

     
  (iii)

by order of any securities commission or the Exchange or any other regulatory body having jurisdiction to so order,

in which case the Early Termination Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to be a Director of the Company.

  (c)

Ceasing to be Employed or a Consultant

In the event that the Option Holder holds his or her Option as an Employee or Consultant of the Company and such Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company other than by reason of death, the Early Termination Date of the Option shall be no later than that date which is twelve (12) months from the date the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company unless the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company as a result of:

  (i)

termination for cause or, in the case of a Consultant, breach of contract; or

     
  (ii)

by order of any securities commission or the Exchange or any other regulatory body having jurisdiction to so order,

in which case the Early Termination Date shall be the date the Option Holder ceases to be an Employee or Consultant of the Company.

3.6

Vesting

All Options granted pursuant to the Plan will be subject to such vesting requirements as may be prescribed by the Exchange, if applicable, or as may be imposed by the Board.

3.7

Effect of a Take-Over Bid

If a bona fide offer (an “Offer”) for Shares is made to an Option Holder or to shareholders of the Company generally or to a class of shareholders which includes the Option Holder, which Offer, if accepted in whole or in part, would result in the offeror becoming a control person of the Company, within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Company shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of the Offer, notify each Option Holder of full particulars of the Offer, whereupon all Shares subject to Options will become vested and the Options may be exercised in whole or in part by each Option Holder so as to permit each Option Holder to tender the Shares received upon exercise of his Options, pursuant to the Offer. However, if:

  (a)

the Offer is not completed within the time specified therein; or



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  (b)

all of the Shares acquired by the Option Holder on the exercise of his Option and tendered pursuant to the Offer are not taken up or paid for by the offeror in respect thereof,

then the Shares received upon the exercise of such Options, or in the case of clause (b) above, the Shares that are not taken up and paid for, may be returned by each Option Holder to the Company and reinstated as authorized but unissued Shares and with respect to such returned Shares, the Options shall be reinstated as if they had not been exercised and the terms upon which such Shares were to become vested pursuant to paragraph 3.6 shall be reinstated. If any Shares are returned to Company under this paragraph 3.7, the Company shall immediately refund the exercise price to the Option Holder for such Shares.

3.8 Acceleration of Expiry Date

If at any time when an Option granted under the Plan remains unexercised and an Offer is made by an offeror, the Directors may, upon notifying each Option Holder of full particulars of the Offer, declare all Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan, vested, and, notwithstanding paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5, may declare that the Expiry Date for the exercise of all unexercised Options granted under the Plan is accelerated so that all Options will either be exercised or will expire prior to the date upon which Shares must be tendered pursuant to the Offer.

3.9 Effect of a Change of Control

If a Change of Control occurs, all Shares subject to each outstanding Option will become vested, whereupon all Options may be exercised in whole or in part by the Option Holders.

3.10 Assignment of Options

Options may not be assigned or transferred, provided however that the Personal Representative of an Option Holder may, to the extent permitted by paragraph 4.1, exercise the Option within the Exercise Period.

3.11 Adjustments

If prior to the complete exercise of any Option the Shares are consolidated, subdivided, converted, exchanged or reclassified or in any way substituted for (collectively the “Event”), an Option, to the extent that it has not been exercised, shall be adjusted by the Board in accordance with such Event in the manner the Board deems appropriate. No fractional Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of any Option and accordingly, if as a result of the Event, an Option Holder would become entitled to a fractional Share, such Option Holder shall have the right to purchase only the next lowest whole number of Shares and no payment or other adjustment will be made with respect to the fractional interest so disregarded. Additionally, no lots of Shares in an amount less than 500 Shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the Option unless such amount of Shares represents the balance left to be exercised under the Option.

ARTICLE IV

EXERCISE OF OPTION

4.1 Exercise of Option

An Option may be exercised only by the Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder. An Option Holder or the Personal Representative of any Option Holder may exercise an Option in whole or in part at any time or from time to time during the Exercise Period up to 5:00 p.m. local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date by delivering to the Administrator an Exercise Notice, the applicable Option Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to Scandium International Mining Corp.in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Shares to be purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option.


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4.2 Issue of Share Certificates

As soon as practicable following the receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Administrator shall cause to be delivered to the Option Holder a certificate for the Shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Option. If the number of Shares purchased is less than the number of Shares subject to the Option Certificate surrendered, the Administrator shall forward a new Option Certificate to the Option Holder concurrently with delivery of the aforesaid share certificate for the balance of Shares available under the Option.

4.3 Condition of Issue

The issue of Shares by the Company pursuant to the exercise of an Option is subject to this Plan and compliance with the laws, rules and regulations of all regulatory bodies applicable to the issuance and distribution of such Shares and to the listing requirements of any stock exchange or exchanges on which the Shares may be listed. The Option Holder agrees to comply with all such laws, rules and regulations and agrees to furnish to the Company any information, report and/or undertakings required to comply with and to fully cooperate with the Company in complying with such laws, rules and regulations.

ARTICLE V

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

5.1 Stock Appreciation Rights

Any Option granted under this Plan may include a stock appreciation right, either at the time of grant or by adding it to an existing Option; subject, however, to the grant of such stock appreciation right being in compliance with the applicable regulations and policies of the Exchange.

5.2 Stock Appreciation Rights Tied to Options

A stock appreciation right which may be granted pursuant to this Plan shall be exercisable to the extent, and only to the extent, the Option with which it is included is exercisable. To the extent that a stock appreciation right included in or attached to an Option granted hereunder is exercised, the Option to which it is included or attached shall be deemed to have been exercised to a similar extent.

5.3 Terms of Stock Appreciation Rights

A stock appreciation right granted pursuant to this Plan shall entitle the Option Holder to elect to surrender to the Company, unexercised, the Option with which it is included, or any portion thereof, and to receive from the Company in exchange therefor that number of Shares, disregarding fractions, having an aggregate value equal to the excess of the value of one Share over the purchase price per Share specified in such Option, times the number of Shares called for by the Option, or portion thereof, which is so surrendered. The value of a Share shall be determined for these purposes, unless otherwise specified or permitted by applicable regulatory policies, based on the weighted average trading price per Share for the five trading days immediately preceding the date the notice provided for in section 5.1 hereof is received by the Company on the Exchange.


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5.4 Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, a stock appreciation right granted hereunder may be exercised from time to time by delivering to the Company the Exercise Notice.

ARTICLE VI

BONUSES

6.1 Grant of Bonus

The Board shall have the right to determine and to grant Options to any Director or Employee, together with a corresponding right to be paid, in cash, an amount equal to the exercise price of such Options, subject to such provisons and restrictions as the Board may determine, and subject to any applicable Exchange or other approvals, if required.

6.2 Number of Shares

The Options granted as part of the bonus provided in section 6.1 shall be included in, and are not in addition to, the maximum number of Options which may be granted under this Plan from time to time.

The maximum number of shares granted under this section will be 3 million shares per year, which if granted would be applied against the 15% maximum permitted under the Plan.

ARTICLE VII

ADMINISTRATION

7.1 Administration

The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator on the instructions of the Board. The Board may make, amend and repeal at any time and from time to time such regulations not inconsistent with the Plan as it may deem necessary or advisable for the proper administration and operation of the Plan and such regulations shall form part of the Plan. The Board may delegate to the Administrator or any Director, officer or employee of the Company such administrative duties and powers as it may see fit.

7.2 Interpretation

The interpretation by the Board of any of the provisions of the Plan and any determination by it pursuant thereto shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to any dispute by any Option Holder. No member of the Board or any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by it hereunder shall be liable for any action or determination in connection with the Plan made or taken in good faith and each member of the Board and each such person shall be entitled to indemnification with respect to any such action or determination in the manner provided for by the Company.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

8.1 Amendments to the Plan or to Options

Subject to paragraph 8.2, the Board may terminate, suspend or amend the terms of the Plan or any Option; provided, however that where required by any relevant law, rule or regulation or by applicable regulatory authority, including the Exchange, any amendment to the Plan or any Option will be subject to the approval by the affirmative votes of a majority of shareholders or, disinterested shareholders, as the case may be, present, or represented, and entitled to vote at a meeting duly held in accordance with the applicable corporate laws (“Shareholder Approval”).


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8.2 Amendment to the Plan or to Options without Shareholder Approval

The Board shall have the power and authority to approve amendments relating to the Plan or to Options, without Shareholder Approval, to the extent that such amendments do not amount to substantive changes to the Plan, including with respect to the following:

  (a)

altering, extending or accelerating the terms and conditions of vesting of any Options or the Plan;

     
  (b)

extending the applicable Early Termination Date pursuant to paragraph 3.5 for up to an additional 12 months, provided that such extension does not exceed the Expiry Date and the Option Holder is not an insider;

     
  (c)

accelerating the Expiry Date of any Option;

     
  (d)

amending the Exercise Price of any Options held by persons who are not insiders;

     
  (e)

amending or modifying the mechanics of exercise of the Options as set forth in paragraph 4.1;

     
  (f)

amending the terms of any Stock Appreciation Rights granted pursuant to Article V and Bonus granted pursuant to Article VI in connection with an amendment of outstanding Options;

     
  (g)

effecting amendments of a “housekeeping” nature including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any amendment for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, error, or inconsistency in or from the Plan or to correct any typographical errors in the Plan, including the attached Option Certificate and Exercise notice; and

     
  (h)

effecting amendments necessary to comply with the provisions of applicable laws (including, without limitation, the rules, regulations and policies of the Exchange and U.S. federal and state securities laws).

Provided that with respect to Options amended pursuant to items (a), (c) and solely with respect to an increase in the Exercise Price in (d) above, the holders of such Options shall provide written consent to the Company prior to the amendment.

8.3 Termination

The Board may terminate the Plan at any time provided that such termination shall not alter the terms or conditions of any Option or impair any right of any Option Holder pursuant to any Option awarded prior to the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the termination of the Plan, the Company, Options awarded under the Plan, Option Holders and Shares issuable under Options awarded under the Plan shall continue to be governed by the provisions of the Plan.


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8.4

Agreement

The Company and every person to whom an Option is awarded hereunder shall be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. This Plan repeals and replaces any stock option plan adopted by the Company prior to the date hereof and any options awarded and outstanding under such prior plan shall hereafter be governed by the provisions of this Plan.

8.5

Effectiveness of Amendments to the Plan or Options

Amendments to the Plan shall govern all outstanding Options on the date of, and all Options granted after, the effective date of such amendment.

ARTICLE IX

UNITED STATES REQUIREMENTS

10.1 Compliance with U.S. Securities Laws

No Option will be granted and issued unless the grant and issuance of such Option shall comply with all relevant provisions of applicable United States federal and state securities laws, including the availability of an exemption from registration for the issuance and sale of such Shares. The Company has no obligation to undertake registration under any United States federal or state laws of Options or the Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options.

As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Board or Administrator may require the Optionee to make representations and warranties in writing at the time of such exercise in order to establish, to the satisfaction of the Company and its legal counsel, that the Shares to be issued on such exercise may legally be issued in compliance with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws. If required by applicable United States federal and state securities laws, a stop-transfer order against such Shares shall be placed on the share ledger books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that the Shares may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred unless an opinion of counsel is provided stating that such transfer is not in violation of any applicable law or regulation, shall be stamped on the certificates representing such shares. The Board or Administrator also may require such other documentation as they, in their sole discretion, may from time to time determine to be necessary to comply with United States federal and state securities laws.

Unless not required under U.S. federal securities law, the Option Certificate in respect of the grant of any Options will include the following statement:

This Option has not been registered under any U.S. federal or state law and may not be exercised except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all applicable U.S. state securities laws, or pursuant to available exemptions from such registration requirements.

10.2. Non-Qualified Plan

No Option granted under the Plan will constitute an Incentive Stock Option as described in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.


SCHEDULE “A”

SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

OPTION CERTIFICATE

This Certificate is issued pursuant to the provisions of Scandium International Mining Corp.. (the “Company”) Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and evidences that (the “Holder”) is the holder of an option (the “Option”) to purchase up to common shares (the “Shares”) in the capital stock of the Company at a purchase price of $ per Share. Subject to the provisions of the Plan:

  (a)

the Award Date of this Option is ______________________________; and

     
  (b)

the Expiry Date of this Option is  ______________________________.

The right to purchase Shares under the Option will vest in the Holder in increments over the term of the Option as follows:

Date Cumulative Number of Shares which may be Purchased
   
   
   
   

This Option may be exercised in accordance with its terms at any time and from time to time from and including the Award Date through to and including up to 5:00 local time in Vancouver, British Columbia on the Expiry Date, by delivery to the Administrator of the Plan an Exercise Notice, in the form provided in the Plan, together with this Certificate and a certified cheque or bank draft payable to “Scandium International Mining Corp.” in an amount equal to the aggregate of the Exercise Price of the Shares in respect of which the Option is being exercised. If the Optionee is an employee or consultant, the Optionee confirms that it is a bona fide employee or consultant, as the case may be.

The foregoing Option has been awarded this ___day of ____________________.

SCANDIUM INTERNATIONAL MINING CORP.

Per:  


SCHEDULE “B”

EXERCISE NOTICE

TO: The Administrator, Stock Option Plan
  c/o Scandium International Mining Corp.
  Suite 1470, 701 West Georgia Street
  Vancouver, BC V7Y 1C6

1.

EXERCISE OF OPTION

The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the Scandium International Mining Corp. (the “Company”) Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), of the exercise of the Option to acquire and hereby subscribes for (cross out inapplicable item):

(a)

all of the Shares; or

   
(b)

_______________ of the Shares, which are the subject of the option certificate attached hereto.

Calculation of total Exercise Price:

(i) number of Shares to be acquired on exercise:                                              shares
         
(ii) times the Exercise Price per Share: $  
         
  Total Exercise Price, as enclosed herewith: $  

The undersigned tenders herewith a cheque or bank draft (circle one) in the amount of $ , payable to Scandium International Mining Corp. in an amount equal to the total Exercise Price of the Shares, as calculated above.

2.

EXERCISE OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT (Complete only if exercising stock appreciation rights]

The undersigned hereby irrevocably gives notice, pursuant to the Plan, of the exercise of the stock appreciation right provided under the Plan and accordingly, wishes to receive such number of Shares as calculated in accordance with the Plan. As consideration for the Shares, the undersigned hereby agrees to cancel [cross out inapplicable item]:

(a) all of the Rights; or
(b) ______________________________ of the Rights.

2.

DELIVERY OF SHARE CERTIFICATE

The Company is directed to deliver the share certificate evidencing the number of Shares to be issued to the undersigned pursuant to this Exercise Notice, to the undersigned at the following address:

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

All the capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined in this Exercise Notice, will have the meaning provided in the Plan.


SCHEDULE “B”

DATED the _____day of ______________________________________.

Witness   Signature of Option Holder
     
Name of Witness (Print)   Name of Option Holder (Print)