Management's Discussion and Analysis

For the financial year ended

March 31, 2023

Dated: June 29, 2023

(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

Introduction

This Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") is dated June 29, 2023, and is in respect of the financial year ended March 31, 2023. The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Zentek Ltd. (the "Company") constitutes management's review of the factors that affected the Company's financial and operating performance for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and corresponding notes to the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. The Company's audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed herein are denominated in Canadian dollars which is the Company's functional and reporting currency. There are no off-balance sheet items.

Additional information relating to the Company can be found under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Forward Looking Statements

This MD&A and the documents incorporated into this MD&A contain "forward-looking statements" and "forward- looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (forward-looking information and forward- looking statements being collectively hereinafter referred to as "forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this MD&A or the dates of the documents incorporated herein, as applicable. Any statements that involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends", or variations of such words and phrases, or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "should", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements and are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements and information concerning: the intentions, plans and future actions of the Company; statements relating to the business and future activities of the Company after the date of this MD&A; market position, ability to compete and future financial or operating performance of the Company after the date of this MD&A; statements based on the audited and unaudited financial statements of the Company; anticipated developments in operations; the timing and amount of funding required to execute the Company's development and business plans; intellectual property expenditures; capital and exploration and development expenditures; the effect on the Company of any changes to existing legislation or policy; government regulation of patent law or mining operations; the length of time required to obtain permits, certifications and approvals; markets for the Company's graphene related products and the ability to supply those markets; the success of exploration, development and mining activities; the geology of mineral properties; environmental risks; the availability of labour; demand and market outlook for precious metals and the prices thereof; progress in development of mineral properties; estimated budgets; currency fluctuations; requirements for additional capital; government regulation; limitations on insurance coverage; the timing and possible outcome of litigation in future periods; the timing and possible outcome of regulatory and permitting matters; goals; strategies; future growth; planned business activities and planned future acquisitions; the adequacy of financial resources; and other events or conditions that may occur in the future.

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Forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company's management, as well as on assumptions, which such management believes to be reasonable based on information currently available at the time such statements were made. However, by their nature, forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those risks outlined under the heading Risk and Uncertainties in this MD&A.

The list of risk factors set out in this MD&A is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any forward-looking statements of the Company. Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of the matters set out or incorporated by reference in this MD&A generally and certain economic and business factors, some of which may be beyond the control of the Company, including, among other things, potential direct or indirect operational impacts resulting from infectious diseases or pandemics, such as the COVID-19 outbreak, and other factors not currently viewed as material that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. In addition, recent unprecedented events in the world economy and global financial and credit markets as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak have resulted in high market and commodity volatility and a contraction in debt and equity markets, which could have a particularly significant, detrimental, and unpredictable effect on forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend and does not assume any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law. For all of these reasons, the Company's securityholders should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Company Overview and Discussion of Operations

The Company was incorporated in Ontario, Canada as 1774119 Ontario Limited on July 29, 2008. Pursuant to Articles of Amendment dated November 24, 2009, the Company changed its name to Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. On January 1, 2019, the Company filed Articles of Amendment changing its name from "Zenyatta Ventures Ltd." to "ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd." On October 27, 2021 (effective October 28, 2021), the Company filed Articles of Amendment changing its name from "ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd." to "Zentek Ltd." The common shares of the Company trade on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the symbol "ZEN" and in the United States on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbol "ZTEK".

The Company commenced operations as a junior mineral exploration company focused primarily on mineral deposits in Northern Ontario, Canada. The Company was actively engaged in exploring mining projects and held an interest in exploration licenses on properties located north of Lake Superior and west of James Bay in Northern Ontario, Canada in the "Arc of Fire" area. The properties, located north of Lake Superior and southwest of James Bay in northeastern Ontario, Canada, were unpatented, non-contiguous, and consisted of nine claim blocks, including 234 claims comprised of 3,549 claim units over a total of 56,784 ha.

Within such claim blocks, the Company continued to hold a 100% undivided interest in Claim Block 4F, comprised of 521 mining claims (461 single-cell claims and 60 boundary-cell claims), which hosts an igneous-hosted, fluid- derived graphite deposit (the "Albany Graphite Project"). The Company did extensive work to determine potential uses for the graphite materials to be extracted from the Albany Graphite Project, including engaging in testing and studies on graphene materials.

In May 2018, the Company began to focus resources on the research and development of graphene and related applications, which was supported by shareholders of the Company who voted in favour of a new Board of Directors with an interdisciplinary team to augment key management personnel with expertise in business, science, marketing, and government relations.

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In February of 2020, the Company opened a research facility in Guelph, Ontario, to support its university and industrial partners' ongoing research and to scale-up production of graphene products. Subsequently, the COVID- 19 pandemic halted research at the Company's collaborators' laboratories. The Company pivoted to focus its resources to develop graphene-based solutions for the fight against COVID-19.

Pursuant to a License Agreement dated September 22, 2020, between the Company and the University of Guelph, the Company holds the exclusive global rights to intellectual property regarding an electrochemical exfoliation ("ECE") process to produce graphene oxide ("GO").

On September 22, 2020, the Company announced, based on the results from a report to the Company dated September 18, 2020, from the ImPaKT Centre at the University of Western Ontario entitled "Zen Graphene - Lab Test Report No. Z03-092020", the development and successful testing of a now patented GO/silver compound that showed to be 99% effective against COVID-19 virus a minimum of 35 days after application of the coating to N95 mask material. On December 22, 2020, the Company announced the successful testing at the Department of Microbiology at Mount Sinai Hospital/University Health Network of the GO/silver compound that showed to be 99.9% effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic bacteria as well as against fungus/yeast, based on a report to the Company dated December 18, 2020 entitled "Evaluation of Graphene Oxide with Silver Cations (GO-Ag+)as an Antibacterial Agent against Respiratory Pathogens", which stated that if the compound could be shown to be safe and effective, it could provide a breakthrough alternative therapy for the practices of family medicine, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology and intensive care units.

The Company has filed four provisional patent applications relating to its antimicrobial coating, and on April 13, 2021, announced the brand name ZenGUARD ("ZenGUARD™") for such coating. On September 27, 2022, the Company announced that its patent application directed to the ZenGUARD technology for use on personal protective equipment ("PPE") and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ("HVAC") had been allowed including all 54 claims made in the application, and on December 6, 2022, the patent was granted with a term until September 20, 2041.

On October 18, 2021, the TSXV changed the Company's classification from a "mining issuer" to an "industrial, technology, or life sciences issuer", which was approved by the shareholders of the Company on September 27, 2021, in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSXV.

On November 29, 2021, the Company announced that it had been issued a Medical Device Establishment License ("MDEL") from Health Canada (license number 18823) for the manufacture and distribution of any Class I medical devices, including any such devices with or without the ZenGUARD™ coating.

The Company is now an intellectual property development and commercialization company focused primarily on commercializing ZenGUARD™, as well as on the development of certain rapid detection technologies and other nanomaterials-basedtechnologies. 

On May 23, 2023, the Company completed the transfer of the ownership over the Albany Graphite Project to a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Company, Albany Graphite Corp. ("AGC") pursuant to a property purchase agreement dated April 24, 2023 as described in more detail under the heading "Albany Graphite Project" below. The Company does not require materials extracted from the Albany Graphite Project for its current business plans, although such materials could hold significant value to the Company in the future.

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Current Business

ZenGUARD™ Antimicrobial Compound

During the reporting period, the Company continued to advance toward commercial production of its ZenGUARD™ antimicrobial coating at industrial scale for application to non-woven, spunbond polypropylene material to be used in surgical mask manufacturing and potentially on other materials and products including HVAC filters. Based on reports from GAP EnviroMicrobial Services Ltd. ("GAP Labs") dated May 3, 2021, the addition of ZenGUARD™ coating to surgical masks has been shown to increase the bacterial and viral filtration efficiency of masks and acts as an antimicrobial agent, providing increased protection when compared to similar uncoated masks.

The sale of ZenGUARD™-coated PPE masks received Health Canada authorization on September 22, 2021, under Interim Order No.2 - #329587 - Respecting the Importation and Sale of Medical Devices for Use in Relation to COVID-19. On September 23, 2021, The Company announced that it had delivered and generated revenue from its first shipment of ZenGUARD™ antimicrobial coating.

On November 29, 2021, the Company announced that it had been issued a MDEL from Health Canada for the manufacture and distribution of any Class I medical devices, allowing the Company to work with any manufacturers and distributors inside and outside of Canada to bring ZenGUARD™ surgical masks and, potentially, other PPE to the Canadian market. The MDEL also allows the Company to produce and sell its own Class I medical device PPE products.

On April 12, 2022, the Company announced that it entered into a Reciprocal Supply Agreement dated March 31, 2022, with EkoMed Global Inc. ("EkoMed"), a globally integrated manufacturer and distributor of PPE, pursuant to which (i) the Company will sell quantities of ZenGUARD™ coating to EkoMed for use initially on EkoMed's surgical masks, and potentially other PPE in the future, including N95 and KN95 type masks; and (ii) the Company will purchase surgical masks manufactured by EkoMed, to be treated with ZenGUARD™ coating and resold by the Company.

On May 13, 2022, the Company announced that Mark's Work Wearhouse had placed an initial order for ZenGUARD™-coated masks to be sold at select stores across Canada, and online.

Effective July 29, 2022, Trebor Rx Corp. ("Trebor") entered receivership, effectively terminating the supply agreement with Trebor. Management of the Company determined that the termination of the Trebor supply agreement would not result in a material loss, as the Company had already entered into a Reciprocal Supply Agreement with EkoMed and was already in advanced negotiations with Viva Healthcare Packaging (Canada) Ltd. ("VMedCare") for an additional supply agreement, and held an MDEL allowing the Company to work with other manufacturers and distributors inside and outside of Canada and to produce and sell its own Class I medical device PPE products. Furthermore, the Company received a quantity of masks already manufactured by Trebor, the value of which set-off amounts owed by Trebor in royalties, resulting in a non-material amount of royalties remaining owing to the Company. Management of the Company currently expects that the agreements with EkoMed and VMedCare will result in sufficient production capacity to meet the current demand which has been impacted by. Changes in COVID mandates globally and a significant inventory build by medical device companies and hospitals near the end of the pandemic. We expect these inventory build-ups to begin to roll off in late 2023 and into 2024 and open new sales opportunities.

On September 7, 2022, the Company announced that it had entered into a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with VMedCare to manufacture and sell surgical masks enhanced with ZenGUARD™ antimicrobial coating, pursuant to which the Company would provide ZenGUARD™-coated spunbond material to VMedCare, which will be responsible for manufacturing and packaging ZenGUARD™ branded surgical masks. As at the date hereof, the Company has provided ZenGUARD™-coated material to VMedCare for the manufacture of approximately 6,000,000 masks. Approximately 9,000 masks have been manufactured at March 31, 2023 which are awaiting testing results.

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