Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSX:SSL) entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. (TSX:NSR) from Orion Mine Finance Fund II LP, managed by Orion Mine Finance Management II Limited, Orion Mine Finance Fund III LP, managed by Orion Resource Partners, OMF Fund II (Li) LP, Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) and others for approximately CAD 720 million on May 1, 2022. Under the terms of the transaction, shareholders of Nomad will receive 1.21 common shares of Sandstorm for each Nomad Share held. As part of the transactions, Sandstorm will issue approximately 78.6 million Sandstorm shares to Nomad shareholders. Upon closing of the transaction, existing Sandstorm shareholders will comprise 67% of the Company's ownership, while Nomad shareholders will own approximately 28% of Sandstorm. The Arrangement Agreement contains customary reciprocal non-solicitation covenants, a right to match in favor of Sandstorm, and $20.6 million (CAD 26.6 million) or $23.6 million (CAD 30.4 million) in termination and reverse termination fees payable to Sandstorm or Nomad, respectively, in certain circumstances.

The transaction will be effected by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canadian Business Corporation Act and will be subject to the approval of 66 2/3% of the votes cast by shareholders of Nomad at a special meeting of the shareholders of Nomad and the approval of a simple majority of the vote cast by shareholders of Nomad at the Nomad Meeting, excluding votes cast by the senior officers, as required under Multilateral Instrument 61-101. Sandstorm will be required under the policies of the TSX to obtain the approval of a simple majority of the votes cast by shareholders of Sandstorm at a special meeting of the shareholders of Sandstorm. In addition to the Nomad and Sandstorm shareholder approvals, the transaction is subject to each of the Interim Order and Final Order being obtained by the Superior Court of Québec, regulatory approvals including that of the Canadian Competition Bureau, the TSX and the New York Stock Exchange approvals for the listing of Sandstorm Shares, the replacement options to be issued to Nomad option holders in exchange for their Nomad options pursuant to the Plan of arrangement shall be exempt from the registration requirements, Nomad shareholders shall not have exercised Dissent Rights, or have instituted proceedings to exercise Dissent Rights, in connection with the Arrangement (other than Nomad Shareholders representing not more than 5% of the Nomad Shares then outstanding), third party consents as well as other customary closing conditions. Nomad's principal shareholders, Orion Mine Finance Fund II LP and Orion Mine Finance Fund III LP (collectively, “Orion”), have entered into irrevocable voting support agreements with Sandstorm pursuant to which Orion has agreed to vote all of its Nomad Shares, representing in total approximately 61% of the Nomad Shares on a fully diluted basis, in favor of the transaction. Directors and officers of Nomad, holding a total of approximately 5% of the Nomad Shares on a fully diluted basis, have also entered into voting support agreements with Sandstorm, pursuant to which they have agreed to vote their Nomad Shares in favor of the Transaction. Following completion of the Arrangement, the Company expects to delist its common shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), the New York Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and to delist its listed warrants from the TSX. The board of directors of Nomad, having received a unanimous recommendation from a special committee comprised solely of independent directors, has unanimously approved the transaction and determined that the transaction is in the best interest of Nomad and fair to the shareholders of Nomad. Accordingly, the board of directors of Nomad unanimously recommends the shareholders of Nomad to vote in favors of the Transaction. The Arrangement Agreement has been unanimously approved and recommended to shareholders by the Board of Directors of Sandstorm as well. Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. LLC, Sandstorm Gold Ltd have recommended that the company's shareholders vote for the issuance of Sandstorm shares in connection with the acquisition. As of July 27, 2022, Sandstorm reported that it has received the South African Competition approval and the listing approval from the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). As of August 9, 2022, the transaction has been approved by the shareholders of Nomad Royalty and Sandstorm at their respective special meeting of shareholders. As of August 12, 2022, the Superior Court of Québec has issued a final order approving the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2022. As of July 13, 2022, the transaction is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2022. Subject to court approval being obtained which is scheduled to take place on August 12, 2022, and the other conditions to closing being satisfied or waived, the transaction is expected to be effective on or about August 15, 2022.

National Bank Financial, Inc. acted as financial advisor to the Special Committee and has provided an opinion to the board of directors of Nomad and to the Special Committee. Cormark Securities has provided an independent opinion to the Special Committee of Nomad. Sébastien Bellefleur and Marie-Josée Neveu of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Martin Glass of Jenner & Block LLP acted as legal advisors to Nomad and the Special Committee in connection with the transaction. BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc is acting as financial advisor to Sandstorm and its Board of Directors and provided a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Sandstorm. Jennifer Traub and Jen Hansen of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and John Koenigsknecht of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP are acting as legal counsel to Sandstorm. Computershare Investor Services Inc. acted as depositary to Nomad. Sandstorm has engaged Kingsdale Advisors as strategic shareholder advisor and proxy solicitation agent and will pay fees of approximately CAD 50,000 to Kingsdale Advisors for the proxy solicitation services in addition to certain out-of-pocket expenses. Nomad's registrar and transfer agent is Computershare Investor Services Inc. Computershare Investor Services Inc. acted as transfer agent and registrar to Sandstorm. Cormark Securities Inc. acted as financial advisor to the Nomad Special Committee. Robin Upshall of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP acted as counsel to Cormark Securities in its role as the independent financial advisor.

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (TSX:SSL) completed the acquisition of Nomad Royalty Company Ltd. (TSX:NSR) from Orion Mine Finance Fund II LP, managed by Orion Mine Finance Management II Limited, Orion Mine Finance Fund III LP, managed by Orion Resource Partners, OMF Fund II (Li) LP, Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) and others on August 15, 2022. As a result of the transaction, the shares of Nomad will be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and the listed warrants of Nomad will be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange shortly after the date hereof. The Sandstorm Shares issued pursuant to the transaction are expected to be listed and posted for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.