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Form 6-K PLATINUM GROUP METALS For: Jan 15

January 15, 2016 9:26 AM EST

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the period of: January 15, 2016

Platinum Group Metals Ltd.
(SEC File No. 001-33562)

Suite 788 – 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC, V6C 2B5, CANADA
Address of Principal Executive Office

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover:

Form 20-F [  ]           Form 40-F [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [  ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [  ]

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 15, 2016 “R. Michael Jones”
  R. MICHAEL JONES
  DIRECTOR & CEO

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description
   
99.1 Notice of Meeting
99.2 Information Circular
99.3 Proxy
99.4 NI Card
99.5 Annual Report



NOTICE AND ACCESS NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

You are receiving this notification as Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) has decided to use the notice and access model (“Notice and Access”) provided for under recent amendments to National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer for the delivery of meeting materials to its shareholders for its annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 (the “Meeting”). Under Notice and Access, instead of receiving printed copies of the Company’s management information circular (“Information Circular”), financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 and management’s discussion and analysis (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”), shareholders are receiving this notice with information on how they may access such Meeting Materials electronically. However, together with this notice, shareholders continue to receive a proxy (in the case of registered shareholders) or a voting instruction form (in the case of non-registered shareholders), enabling them to vote at the Meeting. The Company has adopted this alternative means of delivery in order to further its commitment to environmental sustainability and to reduce its printing and mailing costs. This notice serves as a notice of meeting under section 169 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Meeting Date, Location and Purposes

The Meeting will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 (“Meeting Date”) at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) at 550Burrard Street, Bentall 5 Boardroom, Lobby Level, Vancouver, British Columbia, for the following purposes:

1.

to receive the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 (with comparative statements relating to the preceding fiscal year) together with the report of the auditors thereon;

   
2.

to elect the directors;

   
3.

to appoint the auditors and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;

   
4.

to re-approve the Company’s stock option plan and all unallocated options thereunder, as required every three years by the TSX, as more particularly described in the accompanying Information Circular;

   
5.

to approve the continuation of the Company’s shareholder rights plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying Information Circular; and

   
6.

to transact such further or other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

For detailed information with respect to each of the above matters, please refer to the item bearing the corresponding title in the Information Circular.

The Company urges shareholders to review the Information Circular before voting.

Accessing Meeting Materials Online

The Meeting Materials (and the financial statement request card) can be viewed online under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, or the Company’s website: http://platinumgroupmetals.net/investors/agm_2016/.

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Accompanying this notice are the Information Circular, a form of Proxy (the “Proxy”) or voting information form (“VIF”), and a financial statement request form (“Request Form”). The Information Circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be addressed at the Meeting and is incorporated by reference into this notice.

Requesting Printed Meeting Materials

Any registered shareholder who wishes to receive a paper copy of the Information Circular prior to the date of the Meeting should contact the Company at 1-866-899-5450. Any Canadian or US beneficial holder who wishes to receive a paper copy of the Information Circular prior to the date of the Meeting should contact Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Canada at 1-877-907-7643. To obtain additional information about the Notice and Access Provisions, or to obtain a paper copy of the Information Circular after the date of the Meeting, please contact Frank Hallam, the Corporate Secretary of the Company, at 1-866-899-5450.

Stratification

The Company has determined that those registered and beneficial shareholders with existing instructions on their account to receive printed materials and those registered and beneficial shareholders with addresses outside of Canada and the United States will receive printed copies of the Meeting Materials with this notice.

Voting Process

Registered Shareholders at the close of business on January 4, 2016 may vote in person at the Meeting or by proxy as follows:

By telephone: Call the toll-free number indicated on the proxy form and follow the instructions. If you choose to vote by telephone, you cannot appoint any person other than the officers named on the form of Proxy as your proxy holder.

On the internet: Go to the website indicated on the proxy form and follow the instructions on the screen. If you return your proxy via the internet, you can appoint another person, who need not be a shareholder, to represent you at the Meeting by inserting such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of Proxy. Complete your voting instructions and date and sign the Proxy. Make sure that the person you appoint is aware that he or she has been appointed and attends the Meeting.

By mail: Complete the form of Proxy and return it in the envelope provided. If you return your Proxy by mail, you can appoint another person, who need not be a shareholder, to represent you at the Meeting by inserting such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of Proxy. Complete your voting instructions and date and sign the Proxy. Make sure that the person you appoint is aware that he or she has been appointed and attends the Meeting.

In order to be valid and acted upon at the Meeting, the deadline for receiving duly completed and executed forms of proxy or submitting a proxy by telephone or over the internet is 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, or no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of any adjourned or postponed Meeting.

Beneficial Shareholders may vote or appoint a proxy using their VIF at least one business day in advance of the proxy deposit deadline noted on the form. You should carefully follow the instructions of your intermediary, including those regarding when and where the VIF is to be delivered.

For Any Questions

Shareholders with questions about Notice and Access can contact the Company at 1-866-899-5450. For questions pertaining to the Meeting or if you require assistance with voting, please contact the Company’s Proxy Solicitor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-452-7184 (416-304-0211 Collect) or by email at [email protected].

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 4th day of January, 2016.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
(signed) “R. Michael Jones”
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

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ANNUAL Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
 
GENERAL Management Information Circular
   
MEETING  
   
Date: Friday, February 26, 2016
   
   
   
Place: 550 Burrard Street, Bentall 5
  Boardroom
  Lobby Level
  Vancouver, British Columbia
   
   
Time: 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time)
   
   
   
   
  These materials are important and require your immediate attention. If
  you have questions or require assistance with voting your shares, you may
  contact Platinum’s proxy solicitation agent:
  Laurel Hill Advisory Group
  North American Toll-Free Number: 1-877-452-7184
  Collect Calls Outside North America: 416-304-0211
  Email: [email protected]



CORPORATE DATA   Head Office
    788 – 550 Burrard Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada V6C 2B5
     
    Directors and Officers
    R. Michael Jones – President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
    Frank R. Hallam – Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary & Director
    Iain D.C. McLean – Chairman and Director  
    Barry W. Smee – Director
    Eric H. Carlson – Director
    Timothy D. Marlow – Director
    Diana J. Walters - Director
    Peter C. Busse – Chief Operating Officer  
    Kresimir (Kris) Begic – Vice-President Corporate Development
     
    Registrar and Transfer Agent
    Computershare Investor Services Inc.
    3rd Floor – 510 Burrard Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada V6C 3B9
     
    Legal Counsel
    Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
    2300 – 550 Burrard Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada V6C 2B5
     
    Auditor
    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    250 Howe Street, Suite 700
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada V6C 3S7
     
    Stock Exchange Listing
    Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”)
    Symbol “PTM”
     
    NYSE MKT LLC (“NYSE MKT”)
    Symbol “PLG”

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT! If you have any questions or require assistance with voting your shares, please contact Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-452-7184 (toll-free) or 416-304-0211 (collect) or e-mail at [email protected].

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NOTICE AND ACCESS NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

You are receiving this notification as Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) has decided to use the notice and access model (“Notice and Access”) provided for under recent amendments to National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer for the delivery of meeting materials to its shareholders for its annual general meeting of shareholders to be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 (the “Meeting”). Under Notice and Access, instead of receiving printed copies of the Company’s management information circular (“Information Circular”), financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 and management’s discussion and analysis (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”), shareholders are receiving this notice with information on how they may access such Meeting Materials electronically. However, together with this notice, shareholders continue to receive a proxy (in the case of registered shareholders) or a voting instruction form (in the case of non-registered shareholders), enabling them to vote at the Meeting. The Company has adopted this alternative means of delivery in order to further its commitment to environmental sustainability and to reduce its printing and mailing costs. This notice serves as a notice of meeting under section 169 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).

Meeting Date, Location and Purposes

The Meeting will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 (“Meeting Date”) at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) at 550 Burrard Street, Bentall 5 Boardroom, Lobby Level, Vancouver, British Columbia, for the following purposes:

1.

to receive the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 (with comparative statements relating to the preceding fiscal year) together with the report of the auditors thereon;

   
2.

to elect the directors;

   
3.

to appoint the auditors and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration;

   
4.

to re-approve the Company’s stock option plan and all unallocated options thereunder, as required every three years by the TSX, as more particularly described in the accompanying Information Circular;

   
5.

to approve the continuation of the Company’s shareholder rights plan, as more particularly described in the accompanying Information Circular; and

   
6.

to transact such further or other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

For detailed information with respect to each of the above matters, please refer to the item bearing the corresponding title in the Information Circular.

The Company urges shareholders to review the Information Circular before voting.

Accessing Meeting Materials Online

The Meeting Materials (and the financial statement request card) can be viewed online under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, or the Company’s website: http://platinumgroupmetals.net/investors/agm_2016/.

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Accompanying this notice are the Information Circular, a form of Proxy (the “Proxy”) or voting information form (“VIF”), and a financial statement request form (“Request Form”). The Information Circular provides additional information relating to the matters to be addressed at the Meeting and is incorporated by reference into this notice.

Requesting Printed Meeting Materials

Any registered shareholder who wishes to receive a paper copy of the Information Circular prior to the date of the Meeting should contact the Company at 1-866-899-5450. Any Canadian or US beneficial holder who wishes to receive a paper copy of the Information Circular prior to the date of the Meeting should contact Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Canada at 1-877-907-7643. To obtain additional information about the Notice and Access Provisions, or to obtain a paper copy of the Information Circular after the date of the Meeting, please contact Frank Hallam, the Corporate Secretary of the Company, at 1-866-899-5450.

Stratification

The Company has determined that those registered and beneficial shareholders with existing instructions on their account to receive printed materials and those registered and beneficial shareholders with addresses outside of Canada and the United States will receive printed copies of the Meeting Materials with this notice.

Voting Process

Registered Shareholders at the close of business on January 4, 2016 may vote in person at the Meeting or by proxy as follows:

By telephone: Call the toll-free number indicated on the proxy form and follow the instructions. If you choose to vote by telephone, you cannot appoint any person other than the officers named on the form of Proxy as your proxy holder.

On the internet: Go to the website indicated on the proxy form and follow the instructions on the screen. If you return your proxy via the internet, you can appoint another person, who need not be a shareholder, to represent you at the Meeting by inserting such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of Proxy. Complete your voting instructions and date and sign the Proxy. Make sure that the person you appoint is aware that he or she has been appointed and attends the Meeting.

By mail: Complete the form of Proxy and return it in the envelope provided. If you return your Proxy by mail, you can appoint another person, who need not be a shareholder, to represent you at the Meeting by inserting such person’s name in the blank space provided in the form of Proxy. Complete your voting instructions and date and sign the Proxy. Make sure that the person you appoint is aware that he or she has been appointed and attends the Meeting.

In order to be valid and acted upon at the Meeting, the deadline for receiving duly completed and executed forms of proxy or submitting a proxy by telephone or over the internet is 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, or no later than 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time of any adjourned or postponed Meeting.

Beneficial Shareholders may vote or appoint a proxy using their VIF at least one business day in advance of the proxy deposit deadline noted on the form. You should carefully follow the instructions of your intermediary, including those regarding when and where the VIF is to be delivered.

For Any Questions

Shareholders with questions about Notice and Access can contact the Company at 1-866-899-5450. For questions pertaining to the Meeting or if you require assistance with voting, please contact the Company’s ProxySolicitor, Laurel Hill Advisory Group at 1-877-452-7184 (416-304-0211 Collect) or by email at [email protected].

DATED at Vancouver, British Columbia, this 4th day of January, 2016.
 
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
(signed) “R. Michael Jones”
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

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PLATINUM GROUP METALS LTD.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CIRCULAR
(containing information as at January 4, 2016 unless indicated otherwise)

SOLICITATION OF PROXIES

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) is providing this Information Circular in connection with the management’s solicitation of proxies for use at the annual general meeting of the Company (and any adjournment thereof) to be held on Friday, February 26, 2016 at the place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of meeting (the “Notice of Meeting”). Unless the context otherwise requires, when we refer in this Information Circular to the Company, its subsidiaries are also included.

The solicitation of Proxies will be primarily by mail, but Proxies may be solicited personally or by telephone by directors, officers and regular employees of the Company at nominal cost. The Company has also retained Laurel Hill Advisory Group (“Laurel Hill”) to assist it in connection with Company’s communications with Shareholders. In connection with these services, Laurel Hill is expected to receive a fee of approximately $25,000, plus out-of-pocket expenses. In accordance with National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of Reporting Issuers (“NI 54-101”), arrangements have been made with brokerage houses and other intermediaries, clearing agencies, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of common shares in the capital of the Company (the “Common Shares”) held of record by such persons and the Company may reimburse such persons for reasonable fees and disbursements incurred by them in so doing. All costs of solicitation by management will be borne by the Company.

The Company has given notice of the Meeting in accordance with NI 54-101, pursuant to which it has sent the Notice of Meeting, Proxy and/or voting information form (“VIF”) and a Request Form but not the Information Circular, directly to its registered shareholders (“Registered Shareholders”) and its beneficial shareholders (“Beneficial Shareholders”).

The contents and the sending of this Information Circular have been approved by the directors of the Company.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXYHOLDER

The individuals named as proxyholders in the accompanying form of Proxy are the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of the Company (collectively, “Management’s Nominees”). A SHAREHOLDER WISHING TO APPOINT SOME OTHER PERSON OR COMPANY (WHO NEED NOT BE A SHAREHOLDER) TO REPRESENT THE SHAREHOLDER AT THE MEETING HAS THE RIGHT TO DO SO, EITHER BY STRIKING OUT THE NAMES OF MANAGEMENT’S NOMINEES NAMED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FORM OF PROXY AND INSERTING THE DESIRED PERSON’S OR COMPANY’S NAME IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF PROXY. A proxy will not be valid unless the completed form of Proxy is received by Computershare Investor Services Inc. (“Computershare”), Proxy Dept., 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2Y1 on or before 11:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 (the second business day before the date of the Meeting), being 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) before the time set for holding the Meeting. Proxies delivered after that time will not be accepted. However, the deadline for the deposit of proxies may be waived by the chairman of the Meeting at his sole discretion without notice.

REVOCATION OF PROXIES

A shareholder who has given a proxy may revoke it by an instrument in writing executed by the shareholder or by his attorney duly authorized in writing or, where the shareholder is a corporation, by a duly authorized officer or attorney of the corporation, and delivered to the registered office of the Company, at Suite 2300, 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2B5 (Attention: Daniel M. Allen) at any time up to and including the last business day preceding the day of the Meeting, or if adjourned, any reconvening thereof, or to the Chairman of the Meeting on the day of the Meeting or, if adjourned, any reconvening thereof, or in any other manner provided by law. A revocation of a proxy does not affect any matter on which a vote has been taken prior to the revocation.

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INFORMATION FOR NON-REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS

Only Registered Shareholders or duly appointed proxyholders are permitted to vote at the Meeting. Most shareholders of the Company are “non-registered” shareholders because the Common Shares they own are not registered in their names but are instead registered in the names of a brokerage firm, bank or other intermediary or in the name of a clearing agency. Shareholders who do not hold their Common Shares in their own name (referred to herein as “Beneficial Shareholders”) should note that only registered shareholders may vote at the Meeting. If Common Shares are listed in an account statement provided to a shareholder by a broker, then in almost all cases those Common Shares will not be registered in such shareholder’s name on the records of the Company. Such Common Shares will more likely be registered under the name of the shareholder’s broker or an agent of that broker. In Canada, the vast majority of such Common Shares are registered under the name of CDS Inc. (the registration name for CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., which acts as nominee for many Canadian brokerage firms). Common Shares held by brokers (or their agents or nominees) on behalf of a broker’s client can only be voted (for or against resolutions) at the direction of the Beneficial Shareholder. Without specific instructions, brokers and their agents and nominees are prohibited from voting Common Shares for the brokers’ clients. Therefore, each Beneficial Shareholder should ensure that voting instructions are communicated to the appropriate person well in advance of the Meeting.

Existing regulatory policy requires brokers and other intermediaries to seek voting instructions from Beneficial Shareholders in advance of shareholders’ meetings. The various brokers and other intermediaries have their own mailing procedures and provide their own return instructions to clients, which should be carefully followed by Beneficial Shareholders in order to ensure that their Common Shares are voted at the Meeting. Often the form of proxy supplied to a Beneficial Shareholder by its broker is identical to the form of Proxy provided by the Company to the registered shareholders. However, its purpose is limited to instructing the registered shareholder (i.e. the broker or agent of the broker) how to vote on behalf of the Beneficial Shareholder. The majority of brokers now delegate responsibility for obtaining instructions from clients to Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”). Broadridge typically prepares a machine-readable voting instruction form, mails those forms to the Beneficial Shareholders and asks Beneficial Shareholders to return the forms to Broadridge, or otherwise communicate voting instructions to Broadridge (by way of the internet or telephone, for example). Broadridge then tabulates the results of all instructions received and provides appropriate instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares to be represented at the Meeting. A Beneficial Shareholder who receives a Broadridge voting instruction form cannot use that form to vote Common Shares directly at the Meeting. The voting instruction form must be returned to Broadridge (or instructions respecting the voting of Common Shares must be communicated to Broadridge) well in advance of the Meeting in order to have the Common Shares voted.

Beneficial Shareholders fall into two categories – those who object to their identity being known to the issuers of securities which they own (“Objecting Beneficial Owners” or “OBOs”) and those who do not object to their identity being made known to the issuers of the securities they own (“Non-Objecting Beneficial Owners” or “NOBOs”). Subject to the provisions of NI 54-101, issuers may request and obtain a list of their NOBOs from intermediaries via their transfer agents.

The Company may utilize the Broadridge QuickVote™ service to assist NOBOs with voting their Common Shares. NOBOs may be contacted by Laurel Hill to conveniently obtain a vote directly over the telephone.

This Information Circular and accompanying materials are being sent to both registered shareholders and Beneficial Shareholders. If you are a Beneficial Shareholder, and the Company or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name, address and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the intermediary holding the Common Shares on your behalf.

The Company has adopted the Notice and Access procedure described in NI 54-101 and National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”) to distribute its proxy-related materials to the Registered and Beneficial Shareholders. In addition, the Company has elected to pay to distribute its Meeting Materials to the OBOs.

The Company’s Beneficial Shareholders can expect to receive voting information by Broadridge or their brokers or their broker’s agents as set out above. The Company will reimburse intermediaries for permitted reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by them in mailing proxy materials to Beneficial Shareholders.

Although Beneficial Shareholders may not be recognized directly at the Meeting for the purposes of voting Common Shares registered in the name of their brokers, a Beneficial Shareholder may attend the Meeting as proxyholder for the registered shareholder and vote the Common Shares in that capacity. Beneficial Shareholders who wish to attend the Meeting and indirectly vote their Common Shares as proxyholder for the registered shareholder should enter their own names in the blank space on the proxy provided to them and return the same to their broker (or the broker’s agent) in accordance with the instructions provided by such broker.

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All references to shareholders in this Information Circular and the accompanying form of Proxy and Notice of Meeting are to Registered Shareholders unless specifically stated otherwise.

VOTING OF PROXIES

The Common Shares represented by a properly executed proxy in favour of persons designated as proxyholders in the enclosed form of Proxy will:

  (a)

be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the instructions of the shareholder appointing the proxyholder on any ballot that may be called for; and

     
  (b)

where a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon has been specified in the form of Proxy, be voted in accordance with the specification made in such proxy.

ON A POLL, SUCH COMMON SHARES WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF EACH MATTER FOR WHICH NO CHOICE HAS BEEN SPECIFIED OR WHERE BOTH CHOICES HAVE BEEN SPECIFIED BY THE SHAREHOLDER.

The enclosed form of Proxy, when properly completed and delivered and not revoked, confers discretionary authority upon the person appointed proxyholder thereunder to vote with respect to amendments or variations of matters identified in the Notice of Meeting, and with respect to other matters which may properly come before the Meeting. In the event that amendments or variations to matters identified in the Notice of Meeting are properly brought before the Meeting or any further or other business is properly brought before the Meeting, it is the intention of Management’s Nominees to vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matters or business. At the time of the printing of this Information Circular, management of the Company knows of no such amendment, variation or other matter which may be presented to the Meeting.

VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF

Authorized Share Structure: unlimited Common Shares without par value (the “Common Shares”)
   
Issued and Outstanding: 775,914,708 Common Shares as at January 4, 2016 (the “Record Date”)

Only shareholders of record holding Common Shares at the close of business on the Record Date, who either personally attend the Meeting or who have completed and delivered a form of Proxy in the manner and subject to the provisions described above shall be entitled to vote or to have their Common Shares voted at the Meeting.

On a show of hands, every individual who is present and is entitled to vote as a shareholder or as a representative of one or more corporate shareholders, or who is holding a valid Proxy on behalf of a shareholder who is not present at the Meeting, will have one vote, and on a poll every shareholder present in person or represented by a valid Proxy and every person who is a representative of one or more corporate shareholders, will have one vote for each Common Share registered in that shareholder’s name on the list of shareholders, which is available for inspection during normal business hours at Computershare and will be available at the Meeting. Shareholders represented by proxyholders are not entitled to vote on a show of hands.

To the knowledge of the directors and executive officers of the Company, the following entities beneficially own, or controls or directs, directly or indirectly, voting securities carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to the voting securities of the Company:

Name No. Of Shares Percentage
Franklin Resources, Inc. (1) 149,644,880 19.46%
Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC (1) 145,854,411 18.97%
BlackRock, Inc. (1) 104,537,856 13.5%

NOTE:

(1)

As most recently reported to be owned by the identified entity or its affiliate.

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The board of directors (the “Board”) has determined the number of directors at seven and presently consists of seven directors.

The term of office of each of the present directors expires at the Meeting. The persons named below will be presented for election at the Meeting as management’s nominees and the persons named by management as proxyholders in the accompanying form of Proxy intend to vote for the election of these nominees. Management does not contemplate that any of these nominees will be unable to serve as directors. Each director elected will hold office until the next annual general meeting of the Company or until his or her successor is elected or appointed, unless his or her office is earlier vacated in accordance with the Articles of the Company or the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Act”).

Majority Voting Policy

On January 13, 2015, the Board adopted a majority voting policy, as amended on February 18, 2015 (the “Policy”). The Policy requires that any nominee for director who receives a greater number of votes “withheld” than votes “for” his or her election will be required to tender an offer to resign (a “Resignation Offer”). The Policy applies only to uncontested elections, which are elections of directors where the number of nominees for election as director is equal to the number of directors to be elected at such meeting. Following a tender of a Resignation Offer, the Governance and Nomination Committee will consider the Resignation Offer and will recommend to the Board whether or not to accept or reject the Resignation Offer or to propose alternative actions. The Governance and Nomination Committee will be expected to recommend accepting the Resignation Offer, except in situations where extraordinary circumstances would warrant the applicable director to continue to serve on the Board. Within 90 days following the applicable annual general meeting, the Board will make a determination of the action to take with respect to the Resignation Offer and will promptly disclose by news release its decision to accept or reject the director’s Resignation Offer or to propose alternative actions as referenced in the Policy. If the Board has decided to reject the Resignation Offer or to pursue any alternative action other than accepting the Resignation Offer, then the Board will disclose in the news release its reasons for doing so. The applicable director will not participate in either the Governance and Nomination Committee or Board deliberations on his or her Resignation Offer.

The following table and notes thereto sets out the name of each person proposed to be nominated by management for election as a director, his or her province and country of residence, all offices of the Company now held by him or her, his or her principal occupation, the period of time for which he or she has been a director of the Company, and the number of Common Shares of the Company beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by him or her and his or her associates and affiliates, as at the Record Date:

            Number of
            Shares
            beneficially
            owned, or
Name, Position and       Previous   controlled or
Province/State   Principal Occupation and Occupation   Service as a   directed, directly
and Country of Residence(1)   During the Past 5 Years(1)   Director   or indirectly(2)
             
R. MICHAEL JONES(11)   President and Chief Executive Officer   Feb. 18, 2002(3)   2,699,197(6)
President, Chief Executive   of the Company and a predecessor        
Officer and Director   company from 2000 to present.        
British Columbia, Canada            
             
FRANK R. HALLAM(11)   Chartered Accountant since 1993; Chief   Feb. 18, 2002(4)   1,246,264
Chief Financial Officer,   Financial Officer of the Company and        
Corporate Secretary and Director   the founder of a predecessor company        
British Columbia, Canada   from 1983 to present.        

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            Number of
            Shares
            beneficially
            owned, or
Name, Position and       Previous   controlled or
Province/State   Principal Occupation and Occupation   Service as a   directed, directly
and Country of Residence(1)   During the Past 5 Years(1)   Director   or indirectly(2)
             
BARRY W. SMEE(7)(8)(10)   Geologist and Geochemist. President of   Feb. 18, 2002(3)   210,100
Independent Director   Smee & Associates, a private        
British Columbia, Canada   consulting, geological and geochemistry        
    company, from 1990 to the present.        
             
IAIN D.C. McLEAN(7)(8)(10)   General Management Consultant and   Feb. 18, 2002(5)   203,354
Chairman and Independent   Chartered Engineer. Chief Operating        
Director   Officer, MineSense Technologies, a        
British Columbia, Canada   technology company based in        
    Vancouver, B.C. from Aug 2014 to Sep        
    2015; Regional Vice President,        
    Gemcom Software/Dassault Systemes        
    GEOVIA from June 2010 to July 2014.        
             
ERIC H. CARLSON(7)   Chartered Accountant since 1985; Chief   Feb. 22, 2005   882,800(9)
Independent Director   Executive Officer of Anthem Works        
British Columbia, Canada   Group Ltd., a real estate investment,        
    development and management company        
    based out of Vancouver, B.C., from        
    July 1994 to the present.        
             
TIMOTHY D. MARLOW(10)(11)   Chartered Mining Engineer and   May 6, 2011   30,000
Independent Director   Consultant. President of Philippine        
British Columbia, Canada   Gold Consulting LLC from 1995 –        
    2014; President of Marlow &        
    Associates from 1995 to the present.        
             
DIANA J. WALTERS(7)(8)   Consulting specialist primarily in   July 15, 2013   40,000
Independent Director   natural resources, principal investing,        
New York, USA   investment banking/finance and        
    industry management. President and        
    CEO of Liberty Metals and Mining        
    Holdings, LLC from Jan 2010 to Oct        
    2014.        

NOTES:

(1)

The information as to the province/state and country of residence and principal occupation, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective directors individually.

(2)

The information as to shares beneficially owned, or controlled or directed, directly or indirectly, by each proposed director, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective directors individually.

(3)

Served as a director of one of the Company’s predecessors from February 24, 2000 to February 18, 2002.

(4)

Served as a director of one of the Company’s predecessors from March 11, 1983 to February 18, 2002.

(5)

Served as a director of one of the Company’s predecessors from October 9, 2000 to February 18, 2002.

(6)

Of these shares, 956,000 are held by 599143 B.C. Ltd. (a company 50% owned by Mr. Jones and 50% owned by Mr. Jones’ wife).

(7)

Denotes member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Carlson is chairman of the Audit Committee.

(8)

Denotes member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Smee is the chairman of the Compensation Committee.

(9)

Of these Common Shares, 425,800 are held by Carmax Enterprises Corporation, a private company owned by Mr. Carlson and 255,000 Common Shares are held by Anthem Works Ltd., a company controlled by Mr. Carlson.

(10)

Denotes member of Governance and Nomination Committee. Mr. McLean is the chairman of the Governance and Nomination Committee.

(11)

Denotes member of the Disclosure Committee. Mr. Jones is the chairman of the Disclosure Committee.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Under National Instrument 52-110 – Audit Committees (“NI 52-110”), companies are required to provide certain disclosure with respect to their audit committee, including the text of the audit committee’s charter, the composition of the audit committee and the fees paid to the external auditor. Please refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form dated November 24, 2015 (the “2015 AIF”) with respect to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 under the headings “Directors and Officers – Committees of the Board of Directors – Audit Committee” and Schedule “A” attached thereto. A copy of the 2015 AIF has been filed on the Company’s profile on the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com) and the Company will, upon request from a shareholder, provide a copy of the 2015 AIF free of charge.

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STATEMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

For the purposes of this Information Circular, a Named Executive Officer (“NEO”) of the Company means each of the following individuals:

  (a)

the chief executive officer (“CEO”) of the Company;

     
  (b)

the chief financial officer (“CFO”) of the Company;

     
  (c)

each of the Company’s three most highly compensated executive officers of the Company, including any of its subsidiaries, or the three most highly compensated individuals acting in a similar capacity, other than the CEO and CFO, at August 31, 2015 whose total compensation was, individually, more than $150,000, as determined in accordance with subsection 1.3(6) of Form 51-102F6, for that financial year; and

     
  (d)

each individual who would be an NEO under paragraph (c) above but for the fact that the individual was neither an executive officer of the Company or its subsidiaries, nor acting in a similar capacity, at August 31, 2015.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company had five NEOs: R. Michael Jones, the President and CEO of the Company; Frank R. Hallam, the CFO of the Company; Peter C. Busse, the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Company; Kresimir (Kris) Begic, Vice-President (“VP”) Corporate Development; and Mlibo Mgudlwa, VP of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Begic and Mr. Mgudlwa are not executive officers (as that term is defined under National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations) but constitute NEOs based on paragraph (d) above.

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (“CD&A”)

The Board has established a compensation committee (a “Compensation Committee”) which is responsible for ensuring that the Company has in place an appropriate plan for executive compensation and for making recommendations to the Board with respect to the compensation of the Company’s officers. The CompensationCommittee ensures that total compensation paid to all active NEOs is fair and reasonable and is consistent with the Company’s compensation philosophy. The Compensation Committee is comprised of Barry W. Smee (Chair), IainD.C. McLean and Diana J. Walters, all of whom are independent directors of the Company.

The Company does not generate operating cash flow and relies on equity and debt financings to fund its exploration and corporate activities. Therefore, as the Company seeks to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled and experienced NEOs, it must at the same time consider current market and industry circumstances and the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise further capital.

The mineral exploration and development industry is extremely competitive and active for officers and other employees. Since 2008 the global economic environment has been unstable, resulting in a volatile equity market. Variable commodities market conditions and associated long term market uncertainties since 2011 have had an impact on executive compensation decisions made during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2013, 2014 and 2015.The CD&A that follows outlines the Company’s executive compensation components and philosophies, which at times, was tempered by the Company’s desire to preserve capital in light of uncertain economic circumstances.

Officer Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

The Company’s principal goal is to create value for its shareholders. The Company’s compensation philosophy reflects this goal, and is based on the following fundamental principles:

1.

Compensation programs align with shareholder interests – the Company aligns the goals of officers with maximizing long-term shareholder value;

   
2.

Performance sensitive – compensation for officers should be linked to operating and market performance of the Company and fluctuate with the performance; and

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3.

Offer market competitive compensation to attract and retain talent – the compensation program should provide market competitive pay in terms of value and structure in order to retain existing employees who are performing according to their objectives and to attract new individuals of the highest calibre.

The Company does not have a formal compensation program with set benchmarks; however, the Company does have an informal program designed to encourage, compensate and reward employees on the basis of individual and corporate performance, including but not limited to the Company’s Common Share price, both in the short and the long term, and to align the interests of officers with the interest of the Company’s shareholders. This alignment of interests is achieved by making long term equity-based incentives through the granting of stock options, a significant component of executive compensation (on the assumption that the performance of the Company’s Common Share price over the long term is an important indicator of long term performance).

The objectives of the compensation program in compensating the active NEOs are derived from the above-mentioned compensation philosophy and are as follows: to attract, motivate and retain highly skilled and experienced officers; to align the interests of officers with shareholders’ interests and with the execution of theCompany business strategy; and, to tie compensation directly to those measurements and rewards based on achieving and exceeding performance expectations.

The Compensation Committee has not formally considered the implications of the risks associated with the Company’s compensation policies and practices. Notwithstanding this, risk management is a consideration of the Compensation Committee when implementing its compensation policies and the Compensation Committee does not believe that the Company’s compensation policies and practices result in unnecessary or inappropriate risk taking, including risks that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Competitive Compensation

The Company is dependent on individuals with specialized skills and knowledge related to the exploration for and development of mineral prospects, corporate finance and management. Therefore, the Company seeks to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled and experienced officers by providing competitive compensation. The Compensation Committee reviews data related to compensation levels and programs of various companies that are similar in size to the Company and operate within the mining exploration and development industry, prior to making its recommendations to the Board. These other companies are identified below in the section following the table under the heading entitled “Executive Compensation - Related Fees”. The Compensation Committee also relies on the experience of its members as officers and/or directors of other companies in similar lines of business as the Company in assessing compensation levels.

The purpose of this process is to:

understand the competitiveness of current pay levels for each executive position relative to companies with similar revenues and business characteristics;
identify and understand any gaps that may exist between actual compensation levels and market compensation levels; and
establish as a basis for developing salary adjustments and short-term and long-term incentive awards for the Compensation Committee’s approval and recommendation to the Board.

Elements of Officer Compensation

A combination of fixed and variable compensation is used to motivate officers to achieve overall corporate goals. For the financial year ended August 31, 2015, the three basic components of officer compensation were:

  base salary;
  annual incentives (cash bonus); and
  option based awards (long-term compensation).

Base salary comprises the portion of executive compensation that is fixed, whereas annual incentives and option based compensation represent compensation that is “at risk” and thus may or may not be paid to the respective officer depending on: (a) whether the officer is able to meet or exceed his or her applicable performance expectations; (b) market performance of the Company’s Common Shares; and, (c) the Company’s liquidity and ability to raise further capital in the prevailing economic environment.

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No specific formulae have been developed to assign a specific weighting to each of these components. Instead, the Compensation Committee reviews each element of compensation for market competitiveness, and it may weigh a particular element more heavily based on the officer’s role and responsibilities within the Company. The focus is on remaining competitive in the market with respect to “total compensation” as opposed to within any one component of executive compensation.

The Compensation Committee consists of three independent directors: Diana Walters, Iain McLean and Barry Smee with Barry Smee acting as Chairman.

The members of the Compensation Committee have direct experience with officer compensation which enables them to make decisions on the suitability of the Company’s compensation policies. Barry Smee until recently served as a board member of other publically listed mining companies. Diana Walters has extensive business experience in the natural resources sector, both as an investment banker and in operating and directorship roles. Iain McLean has extensive business experience in mine operations and senior management positions in publicly listed and private technology companies. Collectively the Compensation Committee is aware of the market compensation levels and can provide guidance on the policies required to ensure the Company has appropriate compensation policies in place.

The Compensation Committee reviews on an annual basis the cash compensation, performance and overall compensation package of each active NEO. It then submits to the Board recommendations with respect to base salary adjustments, bonuses and participation in option based compensation arrangements for each NEO.

Base salary is targeted to be competitive in the market place in order to attract and retain qualified individuals to the Company and then typically serves as the foundation for determining annual and long-term incentive plan amounts. The actual amount of annual incentive is decided based on individual performance and the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Long-term compensation is targeted to be competitive in the market place, but is positioned in such a way as to have significant pay at risk and be dependent upon the long-term success of the Company.

Base Salary

The Compensation Committee and the Board approve the salary ranges for the active NEOs. Base salaries are set with the goal of being competitive with corporations of a comparable size and at the same stage of development, thereby enabling the Company to compete for and retain NEOs critical to the Company’s long-term success. In determining the base salary of an NEO, the Compensation Committee places equal weight on the following criteria:

  the particular responsibilities related to the position;
  salaries paid by comparable businesses;
  the experience level of the officer; and
  his or her overall performance or expected performance (in the case of a newly hired officer).

The Compensation Committee makes an assessment of these criteria, and using this information together with budgetary guidelines and other internally generated planning and forecasting tools, performs an annual assessment of the compensation of all officers’ and employees’ compensation levels. In the year ended August 31, 2015, the Compensation Committee engaged an external independent consultant, Lane Caputo Compensation Inc. (the “Consultant”) to assist the Compensation Committee in assessing the criteria and to make recommendations on appropriate compensation levels for officers and employees.

The aggregate fees billed to the Company or its subsidiaries by the Consultant, including any of its associates, during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 was $44,100.

Executive Compensation - Related Fees

Consultant Year Fees
($)
All Other Fees
($)
Total Fees
($)
Lane Caputo Compensation Inc. 2015
2014
44,100
Nil
Nil
Nil
44,100
Nil

NOTE:

(1)

Lane Caputo Compensation Inc. was originally retained in January, 2011 to provide a full review of senior executive and board compensation with a full set of benchmark company comparisons.

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The Compensation Committee and the external consultant had access to other public company data through available information and other public company boards where the members serve. In particular, the Company looked at the following benchmark group:

  Argonaut Gold Inc.
  MAG Silver Corp.
  Semafo Inc.
  Asanko Gold Inc.
  Nevsun Resources Ltd.
  Sierra Metals Inc.
  AuRico Gold Inc.
  Perseus Mining Ltd.
  Teranga Gold Corp.
  Endeavour Mining Corp.
  Primero Mining Corp.
  Torex Gold Resources Inc.
  Guyana Goldfields Inc.
  Romarco Minerals Inc.
  Trevali Mining Corp.
  Katanga Mining Ltd.
  Roxgold Inc.
  True Gold Mining Inc.
  Lucara Diamond Corp.
  Rubicon Minerals Corp.

This benchmark group was selected based on the stage of the company, market capitalization and geographic location of the companies’ properties. The Compensation Committee used the benchmark group data to ensure the compensation levels were sufficient to be competitive without exceeding average compensation for companies of the same size and stage.

During the financial year ending August 31, 2015, approximately: $430,000 (2014 - $390,000) was paid as base fees to the Company’s President/CEO; $396,667 (2014 - $360,000) was paid as base salary for the Company’s CFO; $320,000 (2014 - $290,000) was paid as base salary for the Company’s COO; $201,667 (2014 - $185,000) was paid as a base salary for the Company’s VP Corporate Development; and $190,266 (2014 - $179,324) was paid as a base salary for the VP Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. Employee salaries are based on fair market value and individual performance assessed by management. Incentives and options are considered separately from base salary.

Annual Incentives (Cash Bonus)

Officers are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, payable in cash. The Board approves such annual incentives, relying heavily on the recommendations of the Compensation Committee in granting them. The Compensation Committee assesses each active NEO’s performance and his or her respective contribution to the Company’s success, and after taking into account the financial and operating performance of the Company, makes a recommendation to the Board. Competitive levels of base salary, comparisons and option based awards are considered when setting incentives. Overall compensation is considered as a whole including annual incentives. For the CEO and COO, safety is a consideration for bonus compensation. Significant growth in the Company assets through discovery, increased mineral resources and engineering advancement at the Company’s Waterberg property has been achieved in 2015. The accomplishments at Waterberg, the completion of important financings and the safe progress of surface construction at the Project 1 Platinum Mine in South Africa (“Project 1”) were important considerations in establishing senior management bonus levels for 2015.

In the financial year ended August 31, 2015 the Company’s President/CEO was paid a cash bonus of $331,500 (2014 - $516,500); the Company’s CFO was paid a cash bonus of $306,000 (2014 - $391,000); the Company’s COO was paid a cash bonus of $110,000 (2014 - $91,200); the Company’s VP Corporate Development was paid a cash bonus of $100,000 (2014 - $65,500); and the Company’s VP of Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. was paid a cash bonus of $26,549 (2014 - $26,903).

The cash bonus amounts listed above were paid to NEO’s in January, 2015 following the completion of significant milestones during calendar 2014. Looking forward, although performance milestones were met by NEO’s in calendar 2015, post the Company’s August 31, 2015 fiscal year end, the Compensation Committee reduced cash bonus amounts payable to NEO’s as a reflection of market conditions.

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Option based awards (long term Compensation)

The Compensation Committee believes that it is important to award incentive stock options as part of an overall compensation package. Encouraging its officers and employees to become shareholders of the Company is, in the Compensation Committee’s view, the best way to align their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

Equity participation is accomplished through the Company’s incentive stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”), which is designed to give each option holder an interest in preserving and maximizing shareholder value in the longer term, to enable the Company to attract and retain individuals with experience and ability, and to reward individuals for current performance and expected future performance. Internal experience of the Compensation Committee and Board is used with respect to option levels and comparisons are made to similar companies at the same stage of development in the mining industry.

The Compensation Committee considers stock option grants when reviewing NEO compensation packages as a whole. Stock options granted to NEOs during the most recently completed financial year are disclosed below under the heading “Summary Compensation Table”.

Purchase of Financial Instruments

NEOs 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.

Performance Graph

The following chart compares the total cumulative shareholder return on $100 invested in common shares of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. on August 31, 2010 with the cumulative total returns of the S&P/TSX Composite Index and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index for the five most recently completed financial years.

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  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. 100 70 41 63 61 18
S&P/TSX Composite Index 100 107 100 106 131 116
S&P/TSX Global Mining Index 100 112 83 71 80 52

As shown in the foregoing graph, the Company’s performance has been below the performance of the S&P/TSXComposite Index. The decline in the Company’s share price has resulted from instability in the market due to the decline of conditions in the global economic environment. These conditions have particularly impacted the junior mining sector resulting in the Company performing below the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Market conditions and associated long-term market uncertainties have an impact on officer compensation decisions; however the Compensation Committee also considers the performance of the officers and the achievement of milestones. The Company’s officers have achieved planned milestones even with the difficult market conditions. During the 2013 calendar year, the Company completed a public offering of 225 million shares for gross proceeds of $180 million and completed a public offering of 148.5 million shares for gross proceeds of $175.2 million, successfully completed Phase 1 construction at Project 1, commenced with execution of Phase 2 construction and underground development at Project 1 and advanced the significant new discovery at its Waterberg property including the declaration of inferred resources. During the 2014 calendar year, the Company continued with the execution of Phase 2 construction and underground development at Project 1, further advanced the discovery at its Waterberg property including the completion of a positive preliminary economic assessment for the Waterberg Joint Venture, declared a significant increase to inferred resources for the Waterberg property and completed a public offering of 214.8 million shares for gross proceeds of US$113.8 million. In light of these and other achievements and the high worldwide demand for mining officers leading to an increased need to provide a competitive salary and bonus structure to attract and retain qualified personnel, management’s compensation has not correlated to share price movement. During the 2015 calendar year, at Project 1 the Company completed all required permitting, advanced underground development and substantially completed construction, commenced with preparations for production and completed US $80 million in debt financing. At the Waterberg Project the Company completed an amendment to the existing joint venture arrangement in May, 2015 to consolidate the ownership of the project, achieving US $20 million in partner funding as a component of the deal. A new, larger resource estimate was completed at Waterberg in July of 2015.

From August 31, 2010 to August 31, 2015, the share price of the Company has decreased by approximately 82%, compared to an increase in the S&P/TSX Composite Index of approximately 34% and a decrease of approximately 40% in the S&P/TSX Global Mining Index during the corresponding period.

Option-Based Awards

The Company’s Stock Option Plan provides for the grant of stock options to directors, executive officers and key employees and consultants of the Company and its subsidiaries for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Company and its shareholders through the motivation, attraction and retention of these individuals. It is generally recognized that stock option plans aid in attracting, retaining and encouraging these individuals due to the opportunity offered to them to acquire a proprietary interest in the Company.

The Compensation Committee determines the ranges of stock option grants for each level of executive officer, the key employees to whom it recommends that grants be made, and the terms and conditions of the options forming part of such grants, and makes recommendations to the Board accordingly. Individual grants are determined by an assessment of an individual’s current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities and the importance of the position and contribution to the Company. The existing number and terms of the outstanding options are taken into account when granting new options. The exercise price, which can be no less than the market price (as defined in the TSX Company Manual), the term, up to a maximum of 10 years, and vesting provisions, if any, will be determined by the directors of the Company.

The number of stock options which may be issued under the Stock Option Plan in the aggregate and in respect of any fiscal year is limited under the terms of the Stock Option Plan and cannot be increased without shareholder approval. Details of the Company’s Stock Option Plan are provided below under “Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans”. There was no re-pricing of stock options under the Stock Option Plan or otherwise during the most recently completed financial year.

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Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth all direct and indirect compensation for, or in connection with, services provided to the Company and its subsidiaries for the financial years ended August 31, 2015, August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013 in respect of each NEO.

          Non-Equity Incentive      
           Plan Compensation      
          ($)      
      Share- Option-   Long-      
      Based Based Annual term Pension All Other Total
NEO Name and   Salary Awards  Awards(2) Incentive Incentive  Value Compensation Compensation
Principal Position Year(1) ($) ($) ($) Plans Plans ($) ($) ($)
                   
R. Michael Jones, 2015 430,000 Nil 338,415 331,500 Nil Nil Nil 1,099,915
CEO(3) 2014 390,000 Nil 578,146 516,500(5) Nil Nil Nil 1,484,646
  2013 372,000 Nil 151,176 268,800 Nil Nil Nil 791,976
                   
Frank R. Hallam, 2015 396,667 Nil 282,013 306,000 Nil Nil Nil 984,680
CFO(3) 2014 360,000 Nil 505,878 391,000 Nil Nil Nil 1,256,878
  2013 345,000 Nil 151,176 252,000 Nil Nil Nil 748,176
                   
Peter C. Busse 2015 320,000 Nil 155,107 110,000 Nil Nil Nil 585,107
COO 2014 290,000 Nil 231,258 91,200 Nil Nil Nil 612,458
  2013 287,833 Nil 94,485 140,000 Nil Nil Nil 522,318
                   
Kresimir (Kris) 2015 201,667 Nil 84,604 100,000 Nil Nil Nil 386,271
Begic, 2014 185,000 Nil 211,023 65,500(5) Nil Nil Nil 461,523
VP Corporate 2013 177,583 Nil 94,485 80,000 Nil Nil Nil 352,068
Development                  
Mlibo Mgudlwa, 2015 190,266 Nil $56,403 26,549 Nil Nil 17,656 234,471
VP Platinum 2014 179,324 Nil 86,722 26,903(5) Nil Nil 19,850 312,799
Group Metals 2013 165,990 Nil 89,915 12,326 Nil Nil 23,687 291,918
(RSA) (Pty) Ltd (4)                  

NOTES:

(1)

Financial year ended August 31st.

(2)

Amount is based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant for a financial year using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the various assumptions related to expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected life and expected dividend yield. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimated, and therefore, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options.

(3)

Also a director of the Company. No fees are paid to the NEO in his role as a director.

(4)

Salary paid in Rand. Canadian dollar value is subject to exchange rate fluctuations between the South African Rand and the Canadian dollar.

(5)

Payment of this amount was made in January 2014 and included a one-time incentive representing a Waterberg discovery bonus.

Significant factors necessary to understand the information disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table above are as follows:

Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement dated August 1, 2012 (the “Jones Employment Agreement”), R. Michael Jones is employed as the Company’s President/CEO. Pursuant to the Jones Employment Agreement, Mr. Jones’ annual compensation is $450,000 effective January 1, 2015 and payable in semi-monthly installments. The Jones Employment Agreement also includes a change of control provision, which is described more fully below at “Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts”. Mr. Jones is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement dated July 5, 2012 (the “Hallam Employment Agreement”), Frank R. Hallam is employed as the Company’s CFO. Pursuant to the Hallam Employment Agreement, Mr. Hallam’s annual compensation is $415,000 effective January 1, 2015 and payable in semi-monthly installments. The Hallam Employment Agreement also includes a change of control provision, which is described more fully below at “Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts”. Mr. Hallam is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

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Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement dated July 27, 2012 (the “Busse Employment Agreement”), Peter Busse is engaged as the Company’s COO. Pursuant to the Busse Employment Agreement, Mr. Busse’s annual compensation is $335,000 effective January 1, 2013 and payable in semi-monthly instalments. The Busse Employment Agreement also includes a change of control provision, which is described more fully below at“Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts”. Mr. Busse is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement dated July 25, 2012 (the “Begic Employment Agreement”), Kresimir (Kris) Begic is engaged as the Company’s VP of Corporate Development. Pursuant to the Begic Employment Agreement, Mr. Begic’s annual compensation is $210,000 effective January 1, 2015 and payable in semi-monthly instalments. The Begic Employment Agreement also includes a change of control provision, which is described more fully below at “Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts”. Mr. Begic is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

The Jones Employment Agreement, the Hallam Employment Agreement, the Busse Employment Agreement and the Begic Employment Agreement are collectively the “Employment Agreements”.

Pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement dated June 28, 2011 (the “Mgudlwa Employment Agreement”), Mlibo Mgudlwa is engaged as VP of Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. Pursuant to the Mgudlwa Employment Agreement, Mr. Mgudlwa’s annual compensation effective January 1, 2016 is Rand2,077,819 (approximately $186,018) and payable in semi-monthly instalments. Mr. Mgudlwa is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

Incentive Plan Awards

Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards

The following table sets forth information concerning all awards outstanding under incentive plans of the Company at the end of the most recently completed financial year, including awards granted before the most recently completed financial year, to each of the NEOs. Incentive stock options were fully vested at the time of grant or were fully vested during the year ended August 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted. The closing price of the Company’s Common Shares on the TSX on August 31, 2015 was $0.34.

  Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
  Number of         Market or
  Securities     Value of Number of Payout Value of
  Underlying     Unexercised Shares or Units Share-Based
  Unexercised Option Exercise Option In-The-Money of Shares that Awards that
Name Options Price Expiration Date Options (1) have not vested have not vested
  (#) ($)   ($) (#) ($)
R. Michael Jones 400,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  600,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  500,000 1.30 Nov 15, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  400,000 0.96 Sept 7, 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  1,000,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  1,200,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
             
Frank R. Hallam 350,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  550,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  400,000 1.30 Nov 15, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  400,000 0.96 Sept 7, 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  875,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  1,000,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
             
Peter C. Busse 125,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  200,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  100,000 1.30 Nov 15, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  200,000 0.96 Sept 7, 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  400,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  550,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
             

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  Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
  Number of         Market or
  Securities     Value of Number of Payout Value of
  Underlying     Unexercised Shares or Units Share-Based
  Unexercised Option Exercise Option In-The-Money of Shares that Awards that
Name Options Price Expiration Date Options (1) have not vested have not vested
  (#) ($)   ($) (#) ($)
Kresimir (Kris) 150,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
Begic 250,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  150,000 1.30 Nov 15, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 0.96 Sept 7, 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  365,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  300,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
             
Mlibo Mgudlwa 10,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  30,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  100,000 1.30 Nov 15, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  200,000 0.96 Sept 7, 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  150,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  200,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil

NOTE:

(1)

This amount is calculated based on the difference between the market value of the securities underlying the options at the end of the most recently completed financial year, which was $0.34, and the exercise or base price of the option.

Incentive Plan Awards Value Vested or Earned During the Year

The Company does not have any incentive plans, pursuant to which compensation that depends on achieving certain performance goals or similar conditions within a specified period is awarded, earned, paid or payable to the NEOs.

The following table sets forth, for each NEO, the value of all incentive plan awards vested or earned during the year ended August 31, 2015.

Name
Option-based awards Value
vested during the year
($)
Share-based awards
Value vested during the
year
($)
Non-equity incentive plan
compensation Value earned
during the year
($)
R. Michael Jones Nil Nil N/A
Frank R. Hallam Nil Nil N/A
Peter C. Busse Nil Nil N/A
Kresimir (Kris) Begic Nil Nil N/A
Mlibo Mgudlwa Nil Nil N/A

The options granted to the above NEOs vested at the time of grant. The exercise price of options at the time of grant is set at or above the market price of the Company’s Common Shares on the grant date. Accordingly, the in-the-money value of these incentive stock option grants at the time of vesting is nil.

Defined Benefit or Actuarial Plan Disclosure

The Company does not provide retirement benefits for directors or officers, and does not have a pension plan or a deferred compensation plan.

Termination of Employment, Change in Responsibilities and Employment Contracts

The Company has the following plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by the NEOs in the Company’s most recently completed financial year or current financial year in respect of compensating such officer in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, change of control or change of responsibilities):

No termination or change of control payments are payable to Mr. Mgudlwa pursuant to the Mgudlwa Employment Agreement.

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Pursuant to the Employment Agreements, each of R. Michael Jones, Frank R. Hallam, Peter Busse and Kresimir (Kris) Begic (hereinafter referred to as “Jones”, “Hallam”, “Busse” and “Begic”, respectively; each an “Officer” and collectively, the “Officers”) may resign by giving 90 days’ written notice and the Officer will be entitled to his annual salary earned to the date of cessation, together with any outstanding earned but untaken vacation pay, reimbursement of any final expenses and all bonuses earned in respect of any period before the date of cessation (collectively, the “Final Wages”).

If an Officer is terminated without cause or resigns for good cause (as defined below), the Company will pay the Officer:

  (a)

the Final Wages; and

     
  (b)

an additional amount equal to 12 months (24 months for Jones and Hallam) of the Officers’ annual salary (the “Severance Period”), and

the Officer’s current benefits will continue until the earlier of the end of the Severance Period and receipt of similar benefits through other employment.

In the case of either a termination or resignation for good cause following a Change of Control (as defined below), the Company will pay severance as follows (the “COC Severance”):

  (a)

Final Wages;

     
  (b)

an additional amount equivalent to 24 months’ annual salary (the “COC Severance Period”);

     
  (c)

an additional lump sum equal to the sum of the amounts paid as bonuses to the Officer in respect of the completed three bonus years preceding the date of termination divided by 36 (the “Average Monthly Bonus”) multiplied by the number of completed months in the current bonus year through to the termination date; and

     
  (d)

an additional lump sum equal to the Average Monthly Bonus multiplied by the number of months in the COC Severance Period, and

the Officers’ current benefits will continue until the earlier of the end of the COC Severance Period and the Officers’ receipt of similar benefits through other employment.

In addition, each Officer shall have a special right to resign on one month’s written notice, delivered within 60 days following a Change of Control, in which case the Officer will be entitled to receive the COC Severance.

Upon a Change of Control, any non-vested options held by the Officer will be deemed vested on a Change of Control. Where the Change of Control is a transaction in which the shares of the Company are to be purchased or otherwise exchanged or acquired, such vesting shall take place so as to permit the Officer, at his election to participate in the transaction in respect of any such non-vested option shares, provided that if, for any reason such Change of Control transaction does not complete, the options shall revert to their original terms, including as to vesting and all options the vesting of which is accelerated pursuant to the foregoing shall remain open for exercise until the earlier of their expiry date or one year from the Change of Control.

Definitions

Change of Control” means:

  (a)

the acquisition, beneficially, directly or indirectly, by any person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert, within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 62-104 – Takeover Bids and Issuer Bids (or any successor instrument thereto), of Common Shares of the Company which, when added to all other Common Shares of the Company at the time held beneficially, directly or indirectly by such person or persons acting jointly or in concert, totals for the first time more than 50% of the outstanding Common Shares of the Company; or

     
(b)

the removal, by extraordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company, of more than 51% of the then incumbent directors of the Company, or the election of a majority of directors to theCompany’s Board who were not nominees of the Company’s incumbent Board at the time immediately preceding such election; or

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  (c)

the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the consummation of a reorganization, merger or other transaction which has substantially the same effect; or

     
  (d)

a merger, consolidation, plan of arrangement or reorganization of the Company that results in the beneficial, direct or indirect transfer of more than 50% of the total voting power of the resulting entity’s outstanding securities to a person, or group of persons acting jointly and in concert, who are different from the person that have, beneficially, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the total voting power prior to such transaction.

good cause” means the occurrence of one of the following events without the Officer’s written consent:

  (a)

upon the material breach of any material term of the Employment Agreement by the Company if such breach or default has not been remedied to the reasonable satisfaction of the Officer within 30 days after written notice of the breach of default has been delivered by the Officer to the Company; or

     
  (b)

a material reduction in the Officer’s responsibilities, title or reporting, except as a result of the Officer’s disability;

     
  (c)

any reduction by the Company in the Officer’s then current annual salary; or

     
  (d)

relocation of the Officer’s principal office location more than 25 kilometres.

An estimate of the amount of these payments assuming that the triggering event giving rise to such payments occurred on August 31, 2015, is set out in the table below and is more fully described in the section that follows:

  Triggering Event

NEO

Resignation
Termination Without Cause and
Resignation for Good Cause

Change of Control
R. Michael Jones N/A $900,000 $1,644,533
Frank R. Hallam N/A $830,000 $1,462,667
Peter Busse N/A $335,000 $897,467
Kresimir (Kris) Begic N/A $210,000 $583,667
Mlibo Mgudlwa N/A N/A N/A

Except as described above, the Company has no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by the NEOs in respect of compensating such officer in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control, etc.) or a change in responsibilities.

Significant Conditions or Obligations Attached to Payment and Benefits

Pursuant to the terms of their respective Employment Agreements, the Officers have agreed:

  (a)

to devote such of their time and attention to the affairs and business of the Company and its subsidiaries as required to faithfully fulfill their duties as an officer of the Company;

     
  (b)

not to divulge any confidential information or secrets of the Company to any person or persons without the prior consent in writing of the directors;

     
  (c)

not to participate in the management of any business operation engaged in mineral operation within 10 km of any mineral property being mined, explored or developed by the Company within 12 months of termination without the written consent of the directors; and

     
  (d)

to communicate immediately to the directors all business opportunities which come to the Officers in their position with the Company and to assign ownership of all business opportunities, inventions and improvements in the nature of the business of the Company that the Officers may conceive, make or discover while employed by the Company and such opportunities, inventions and improvements shall become the exclusive property of the Company without any obligation on the Company to make further payment.

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Other than as provided above, as at August 31, 2015, there are no employment contracts between the Company and any NEO to compensate such NEO in the event of resignation, retirement or any other termination of the NEO’s employment with the Company or its subsidiaries, a change of control of the Company or its subsidiaries, or a change in responsibilities of the NEO following a change of control.

Compensation of Directors

The following table describes all amounts of compensation provided to the directors of the Company, who are each not also NEOs, for the year ended August 31, 2015.

    Share- Option- Non-Equity      
  Fees Based Based Incentive Plan Pension All Other  
  Earned Awards Awards(3) Compensation Value Compensation Total
Director Name(1) ($)(2) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
Iain D.C. McLean 76,500 Nil 98,705 Nil Nil Nil 175,205
Eric H. Carlson 52,000 Nil 98,705 Nil Nil Nil 150,705
Barry W. Smee 67,500 Nil 98,705 Nil Nil Nil 166,205
Timothy D. Marlow 45,500 Nil 98,705 Nil Nil Nil 144,205
Diana J. Walters 55,500 Nil 98,705 Nil Nil Nil 154,205

NOTES:

(1)

Relevant disclosure has been provided in the Summary Compensation Table above, for directors who receive compensation for their services as a director who are also NEOs.

   
(2)

The table outlines the compensation paid for Board and committee retainer fees, meeting fees and per diem fees as described below.

   
(3)

Amount is based on the grant date fair value of the award for a financial year using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the various assumptions related to expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, expected life and expected dividend yield. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimated, and therefore, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options.

Schedule of Directors’ Fees and Narrative Description

Except as noted below, the Company has no arrangements, standard or otherwise, pursuant to which the non-NEO directors are compensated by the Company for their services in their capacity as directors, or for committee participation, involvement in special assignments or for services as a consultant or expert during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015.

Except as noted below, none of the Company’s current non-NEO directors have received any manner of compensation for services provided in their capacity as directors, consultants or experts during the Company’s most recently completed financial year.

The fees payable to the non-NEO directors of the Company are for their service as directors and as members of committees of the Board and are as follows:

Board or Committee Name Annual Retainer Meeting Stipend Per Diem
Board of Directors $20,000 $1,500 Nil
Audit Committee $4,000 $1,500 Nil
Compensation Committee $4,000 $1,500 Nil
Special Assignments Nil Nil $1,000

Directors’ fees are recommended by the Compensation Committee based on a review of prevailing market conditions and a comparison to peer group companies with similar lines of business, market capitalization and public stock exchange listings. This recommendation is then subject to the approval of the Board.

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Outstanding Share-Based Awards and Option-Based Awards to Directors

The following table sets forth information concerning all awards outstanding under incentive plans of the Company at the end of the most recently completed financial year, including awards granted before the most recently completed financial year, to each of the directors who are not also a NEO. These incentive stock options were fully vested at the time of grant or were fully vested during the year ended August 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted. The closing price of the Company’s shares on the TSX on August 31, 2015 was $0.34.

  Option-Based Awards Share-Based Awards
  Number of         Market or
  Securities     Value of Number of Payout Value
  Underlying   Option Unexercised  Shares or Units of Share-Based  
  Unexercised Option Expiration In-The-Money of Shares that   Awards that
Director Name Options Exercise Price Date Options (1) have not vested have not vested
  (#) ($)   ($) (#) ($)
Iain D.C. McLean 200,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  300,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Nov 15 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 0.96 Sept 7 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  350,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
Eric H. Carlson 200,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  300,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Nov 15 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 0.96 Sept 7 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  350,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
Barry W. Smee 200,000 2.10 Nov 26, 2015 Nil Nil Nil
  300,000 2.05 May 6, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Nov 15 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 0.96 Sept 7 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  350,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
Timothy D. Marlow 250,000 2.05 July 14, 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Nov 15 2016 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 0.96 Sept 7 2017 Nil Nil Nil
  250,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  350,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil
Diana J. Walters 250,000 1.30 Jan 14, 2019 Nil Nil Nil
  350,000 0.65 Feb 16, 2020 Nil Nil Nil

NOTE:

(1)

This amount is calculated based on the difference between the market value of the securities underlying the options at the end of the most recently completed financial year, which was $0.34, and the exercise or base price of the option.

Incentive Plan Awards Value Vested or Earned During the Year

The Company does not have any incentive plans, pursuant to which compensation that depends on achieving certain performance goals or similar conditions within a specified period is awarded, earned, paid or payable to the directors.

The following table sets forth details of the value vested or earned by each director, who is also not a NEO, during the most recently completed financial year for each incentive plan award.




Name
Option-based awards
Value vested during the
year
($)
Share-based awards
Value vested during the
year
($)
Non-equity incentive plan
compensation Value earned
during the year
($)
Iain D.C. McLean Nil N/A N/A
Eric H. Carlson Nil N/A N/A
Barry W. Smee Nil N/A N/A
Timothy D. Marlow Nil N/A N/A
Diana J. Walters Nil N/A N/A

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The options granted to the above directors vested at the time of grant. The exercise price of the options at the time of grant is at the market price of the Company’s Common Shares on the grant date. Accordingly, the in-the-money value of these incentive stock options grants at the time of vesting is nil.

DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

Effective June 30, 2005, National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (“NI 58-101”) was adopted in each of the provinces and territories of Canada. NI 58-101 requires issuers to disclose the corporate governance practices that they have adopted. The corporate governance practices adopted by the Company are set out in Schedule “A” attached to this Information Circular.

INDEBTEDNESS OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

As at the date hereof and during the most recently completed financial year, there was no indebtedness outstanding of any current or former director, executive officer or employee of the Company or its subsidiaries which is owing to the Company or its subsidiaries or to another entity which is the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or its subsidiaries, entered into in connection with a purchase of securities or otherwise.

No individual who is, or at any time during the most recently completed financial year was, a director or executive officer of the Company, no proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company and no associate of such persons:

 

(a)

is or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year has been, indebted to the Company or its subsidiaries; or

 

 

 

 

(b)

whose indebtedness to another entity is, or at any time since the beginning of the most recently completed financial year has been, the subject of a guarantee, support agreement, letter of credit or other similar arrangement or understanding provided by the Company or its subsidiaries, whether in relation to a securities purchase program or other program or otherwise.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATIONS PLANS

The following table provides information regarding the Stock Option Plan, being the only compensation plan in effect as of August 31, 2015, under which securities of the Company are authorized for issuance to directors, senior officers, employees, non-employee directors, management company employees, and consultants:

Plan Category Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of Outstanding Options
(a)
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options
(b)
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))
(c)
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved By Shareholders
28,324,500 $1.21 48,569,803
Equity Compensation Plans Not
Approved By Shareholders
N/A N/A N/A
Total 28,324,500 $1.21 48,569,803

Information Concerning the Stock Option Plan

The Company’s Stock Option Plan was approved by the shareholders at the annual general meeting held on January 10, 2006 and was amended at the Company’s annual general meeting held on January 10, 2007 and was ratified by the shareholders at the annual general meetings held on January 12, 2010 and January 8, 2013. The Stock Option Plan is classified as a 10% “rolling” plan pursuant to which the number of Common Shares which may be issued pursuant to options previously granted and those granted under the Stock Option Plan is a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares at the time of the grant. Other information relating to the Stock Option Plan is as follows:

  The Stock Option Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee.

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Options may be granted to directors, senior officers, employees, non-employee directors, management company employees and consultants of the Company and its affiliates.

 

As at January 4, 2016, an aggregate of up to 77,591,471 options were issued or issuable under the Stock Option Plan, being a number of options equal to 10% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares on such date.

 

As at January 4, 2016, an aggregate of 34,771,750 options were outstanding under the Stock Option Plan, being a number of options equal to 4.5% of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Shares on such date.

 

The number of Common Shares reserved for issuance under options granted to Insiders may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding number of Common Shares unless approved by disinterested shareholders.

 

The number of shares issued to Insiders (together with any shares issued to Insiders (as defined in the Stock Option Plan) pursuant to any other share compensation arrangements of the Company) within a 12-month period may not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding number of Common Shares unless approved by disinterested shareholders.

 

The number of Common Shares reserved for issuance to any one individual pursuant to options or any other share compensation arrangements of the Company in any 12-month period may not exceed 5% of the number of issued and outstanding Common Shares from time to time unless approved by securityholders who are not Insiders.

 

The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be reserved under the Stock Option Plan or other share compensation arrangements of the Company for issuance to any one consultant during any 12-month period may not exceed 2% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

 

The maximum aggregate number of Common Shares that may be reserved under the Stock Option Plan or other share compensation arrangements of the Company for issuance to persons employed in investor relations activities (as a group) may not exceed, in any 12 month period, 2% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares.

 

The exercise price for options granted under the Stock Option Plan is determined by the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, at the time the options are granted, but such price shall be fixed in compliance with the applicable provisions of the TSX Company Manual in force at the time of grant, and, in any event, may not be less than the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the option is granted (provided that if there are no trades on such day then the last closing price within the preceding ten trading days will be used, and if there are no trades within such ten-day period, then the simple average of the bid and ask prices on the trading day immediately preceding the day of grant will be used).

 

The Stock Option Plan does not contain provisions allowing for the transformation of a stock option into a stock appreciation right.

 

 

Vesting of options is at the discretion of the Compensation Committee at the time of grant of options.

 

Options may be exercisable for a period of time determined by the Compensation Committee with the maximum term of options granted under the Stock Option Plan being ten years from the date of grant.

 

Options can only be exercised by the optionee as long as the optionee remains an eligible optionee pursuant to the Stock Option Plan. Options granted to any optionee who is a director, employee, consultant or management company employee must expire within 90 days after the optionee ceases to be in at least one of these categories. Options granted to any optionee who is engaged in investor relations activities must expire within 30 days after the optionee ceases to be employed to provide investor relations activities.

 

In the event of death of the optionee, the outstanding options shall remain in full force and effect and exercisable by the heirs or administrators of the deceased optionee in accordance with the terms of the agreement for one year from the date of death or the balance of the option period, whichever is earlier.

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Options granted under the Stock Option Plan are not assignable or transferable other than pursuant to a will or by the laws of descent and distribution.

 

Subject to the policies of the TSX, the Board may, at any time, without further action by the Company’s shareholders, amend the Stock Option Plan or any option granted thereunder in such respects as it may consider advisable and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it may do so to:


(a)

ensure that the options granted thereunder will comply with any provisions respecting stock options in the income tax and other laws in force in any country or jurisdiction of which a participant to whom an option has been granted may from time to time be resident or a citizen;

   

(b)

make amendments of an administrative nature;

   

(c)

change vesting provisions of an option or the Stock Option Plan;

   

(d)

change termination provisions of an option provided that the expiry date does not extend beyond the original expiry date;

   

(e)

reduce the exercise price of an option for an optionee who is not an Insider;

   

(f)

make any amendments required to comply with applicable laws or TSX requirements; and

   

(g)

make any other amendments which are approved by the TSX.


Other than those set forth in the previous point, any other amendments to the Stock Option Plan or options granted thereunder (or options otherwise governed thereby), including changes to the plan to reduce the exercise price or cancel and reissue options or other entitlements, will be subject to the approval of the shareholders and TSX.

   

The Stock Option Plan does not contain any provisions relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Company to optionees to facilitate the purchase of Common Shares upon the exercise of options.

   

The Stock Option Plan contains adjustment provisions pursuant to which the exercise price of an option and/or the number of securities underlying an option may be adjusted in the event of certain capital changes of the Company including, without limitation, share consolidations, stock-splits, dividends and corporate reorganizations. The adjustment provisions are meant to ensure that the rights associated with the option are neither enhanced nor prejudiced as a result of the capital change.

An administrative amendment by the Board was made to the Stock Option Plan, in accordance with its terms and consistent with TSX requirements, to remove reference to a specific effective date in section 19.2 and replace that date with the TSX requirement that all unallocated options must be approved every three years by the majority of the directors and shareholders.

CORPORATE CEASE TRADE ORDERS OR BANKRUPTCIES

Except as disclosed below, none of the proposed directors (or any of their personal holding companies) of the Company:

  (a)

is, or during the ten years preceding the date of this Information Circular has been, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company, including the Company, that:


  (i)

was subject to an order that was issued while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer; or

     
  (ii)

was subject to an order that was issued after the proposed director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of the relevant company and which resulted from an event that occurred while the proposed director was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer;

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(b)

is, or during the ten years preceding the date of this Information Circular has been, a director or executive officer, of any company, including the Company, that while the proposed director was acting in that capacity, or within a year of the proposed director ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement, or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver-manager, or trustee appointed to hold its assets; or

 

 

 

 

(c)

has, within the ten years preceding the date of this Information Circular, become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver- manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of that individual.

For the purposes of (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above, an “order” means: (i) a cease trade order; (ii) an order similar to a cease trade order; or (iii) an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.

None of the proposed directors (or any of their personal holding companies) has been subject to:

 

(a)

any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority; or

 

 

 

 

(b)

any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body which would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder of the Company in deciding whether to vote for a proposed director.

Messrs. Carlson, Jones and Hallam are directors of Nextraction Energy Corp (“Nextraction”) that is currently the subject of a Cease Trade Order of the British Columbia Securities Commission issued on May 8, 2015 for failure to file a comparative financial statement for its financial year ended December 31, 2014 and a Form 51-102F1 Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the period ended December 31, 2014 (the “2014 Financial Statements”). Nextraction has now filed the 2014 Financial Statements and is in process to complete and file all outstanding required 2015 interim financial reports and Management’s Discussion and Analysis relating to each interim financial report. Nextraction is also working on financing and a reorganization so that it is financially able to continue as a going concern, complete its required filings on an ongoing basis and re-list its common shares for trading.

INTEREST OF INFORMED PERSONS IN MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS

No informed person or proposed director of the Company and no associate or affiliate of the foregoing persons has or has had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction since the commencement of the Company’s most recently completed financial year or in any proposed transaction which in either such case has materially affected or would materially affect the Company.

APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS

Unless such authority is withheld, the person named in the accompanying proxy intend to vote for the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Chartered Accountants of Suite 700, 250 Howe Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3S7, as auditors of the Company.

MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

No management functions of the Company and its subsidiaries are, to any substantial degree, performed other than by their respective directors or executive officers.

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS OR COMPANIES IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Other than as set forth in this Information Circular, no person who has been a director or executive officer of the Company at any time since the beginning of the last fiscal year, nor any proposed nominee for election as a director of the Company, nor any associate or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has any material interest, directly or indirectly, by way of beneficial ownership of securities or otherwise, in any matters to be acted upon at the Meeting exclusive of the election of directors or the appointment of auditors.

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PARTICULARS OF OTHER MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

Re-Approval of Stock Option Plan and Approval of Unallocated Options, Rights and Other Entitlements

The Company implemented the Stock Option Plan which was approved by the shareholders at the annual general meeting held on January 10, 2006, was amended at the Company’s annual general meeting held on January 10, 2007 and was ratified by the shareholders at the annual general meetings held on January 12, 2010 and January 8, 2013. Per the requirements of the TSX, the Company is required to obtain shareholder approval of the Stock Option Plan every three years. As such, at the Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to pass an ordinary resolution re-approving the Stock Option Plan in its current form, such resolution to be substantially in the following form:

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that:

(a)

the Company’s incentive stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) and all unallocated options, rights and other entitlements issuable under the Stock Option Plan are hereby authorized, approved, confirmed and ratified;

   

(b)

the Company have the ability to continue granting options under the Stock Option Plan, until February 26, 2019, a date that is three (3) years from the date of this resolution; and

   

(c)

any director or officer of the Company be and is hereby authorized to do such things and to sign, execute and deliver all documents that such director or officer may, in his or her discretion, determine to be necessary in order to give full effect to the intent and purpose of this resolution.”

In the event the shareholders do not pass the resolution to re-approve the Stock Option Plan and approve all unallocated options, rights and other entitlements thereunder:

 

the existing options will continue unaffected until the expiry date or date of cessation as set out in the respective option agreements; and

 

previously granted options that are cancelled prior to exercise or if they expire unexercised will not be available for re-grant.

A summary description of the Stock Option Plan is provided above under the heading “Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans”. The Stock Option Plan is a rolling 10% plan under TSX policies and the maximum aggregate number of Common Shares available for issuance under the Stock Option Plan at any time is 10% of the outstanding Common Shares, less any Common Shares reserved for issuance under share compensation arrangements other than the Stock Option Plan. A copy of the Stock Option Plan will be available for viewing up to the date of the Meeting at the Company’s offices at Suite 788 – 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2B5 and at the Meeting. In addition, a copy of the Stock Option Plan will be mailed free of charge, to any holder of Common Shares who requests a copy from the Secretary of the Company. Any such requests should be mailed to the Company, at its head office, to the attention of the Secretary.

Unless otherwise directed, the persons named in the enclosed Proxy intend to vote for the re-approval of the Stock Option Plan.

Continuation of the Shareholder Rights Plan

The Board adopted a shareholder rights plan agreement dated as of July 9, 2012 between the Company and Computershare Investor Services Inc., as rights agent (the “Rights Plan”). On January 8, 2013, the Company’s shareholders ratified and confirmed the Rights Plan and the Rights Plan was accepted by TSX. The Rights Plan is intended to provide the shareholders of the Company and the Board with adequate time to consider and evaluate any unsolicited bid made for the Company, to provide the Board with adequate time to identify, develop and negotiate value-enhancing alternatives, if considered appropriate, to any such unsolicited bid, to encourage the fair treatment of shareholders in connection with any takeover bid for the Company and to ensure that any proposed transaction is in the best interests of the shareholders. The Rights Plan will expire at the end of the Meeting, unless the shareholders of the Company vote to approve its continuation.

At the Meeting, the shareholders will be asked to approve the continuation of the Rights Plan. A summary of the Rights Plan is set out in Schedule “B”. Capitalized terms used with the section of this Information Circular and Schedule “B” that are not defined in this Information Circular have the meaning ascribed to them in the Rights Plan.

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Recommendation of the Board

The Board has determined that the continuation of the Rights Plan is in the best interests of the Company and the shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions approving the continuation of the Rights Plan. Unless specified in a proxy that the Company’s shares represented by the proxy shall be voted against the resolution respecting approval of the continuation of the Rights Plan, it is the intention of the persons designated in the enclosed proxy to vote in favour of approval of the continuation of the Rights Plan.

Shareholder Approval

The continuation of the Rights Plan is required to be approved by a majority of the votes cast by Independent Shareholders (as defined in the Rights Plan) of the Company present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. To the best of the knowledge of the Company, all shareholders of the Company as of the Record Date are Independent Shareholders within the meaning of the Rights Plan. The resolution to approve the continuation of the Rights Plan which will be presented at the Meeting adopted with or without variation is as follows:

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, as an ordinary resolution, that:

 

(a)

the continuation of the shareholder rights plan of the Company containing the terms and conditions substantially set forth in the shareholder rights plan agreement between Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) and Computershare Investor Services Inc. dated as of July 9, 2012, is hereby approved;

 

 

 

 

(b)

any one director or officer of the Company is authorized and directed on behalf of the Company to execute all documents and to do all such other acts and things as such director or officer may determine to be necessary or advisable to give effect to the foregoing provisions of this resolution.”

If the continuation of the Rights Plan is not approved by a majority of the votes cast by shareholders as set out above, the Rights Plan will cease to have effect as of the termination of the Meeting.

OTHER MATTERS

Management of the Company knows of no matters to come before the meeting other than those referred to in the Notice of Meeting accompanying this Information Circular. However, if any other matters properly come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons designated by management as proxyholders in the form of Proxy accompanying this Information Circular to vote the same in accordance with their best judgment of such matters.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Additional information regarding the Company and its business activities is available on the SEDAR website located at www.sedar.com under “Company Profiles – Platinum Group Metals Ltd.” The Company’s financial information is provided in the Company’s comparative financial statements and related management discussion and analysis for its most recently completed fiscal year and may be viewed on the SEDAR website. Shareholders of the Company may request copies of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related management discussion and analysis by contacting Platinum Group Metals Ltd., at Suite 788, 550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2B5, attention R. Michael Jones, President; or by telephone: 604-899-5450.

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SCHEDULE “A”

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES

The following table addresses the disclosure requirements set out in Form 58-101F1 Corporate Governance Disclosure:

Corporate Governance Disclosure

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

1.

Board of Directors

       

(a)

Disclose identity of directors who are independent.

(a)

The following directors have been determined by the Board to be independent, as defined in National Instrument 58-101, as they are not members of management and are free from any interest and any business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be perceived to, materially interfere with the director’s ability to act with the best interests of the Company, other than interests and relationships arising from shareholding: Messrs. Barry W. Smee, Eric H. Carlson, Iain D.C. McLean, Timothy D. Marlow and Diana J. Walters.

       

(b)

Disclose identity of directors who are not independent and describe the basis for that determination.

(b)

The Company’s two non-independent directors are Messrs. R. Michael Jones and Frank R. Hallam, the Company’s President/CEO and CFO, respectively. These two directors are non-independent insofar as they have a material relationship with the Company by virtue of their senior executive positions with the Company.

       

(c)

Disclose whether or not a majority of directors are independent. If a majority of directors are not independent, describe what the Board does to facilitate its exercise of independent judgment in carrying out its responsibilities.

(c)

A majority of the Board is independent.

       

(d)

If a director is presently a director of any other issuer that is a reporting issuer (or the equivalent) in a jurisdiction or a foreign jurisdiction, identify both the director and the other issuer.

(d)

The following directors are presently also directors of other issuers as listed: R. Michael Jones is also a director of West Kirkland Mining Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”)) and Nextraction Energy Corp. (TSXV) Frank R. Hallam is also a director of West Kirkland Mining Inc. (TSXV), Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX) and Nextraction Energy Corp. (TSXV).

       

(e)

Disclose whether or not the independent directors hold regularly scheduled meetings at which non-independent directors and members of management are not in attendance. If the independent directors hold such meetings, disclose the number of meetings held since the beginning of the issuer’s most recently completed financial year. If the independent directors do not hold such meetings, describe what the Board does to facilitate open and candid discussion among its independent directors.

(e)

The independent directors of the Board do not hold meetings at which non-independent directors and members of management are not in attendance. However, they have the opportunity to and do hold ad hoc meetings that are not attended by the non-independent directors and members of management and they avail themselves of this opportunity, at their entire discretion, whenever they deem necessary. In 2015, no formal meetings were held. The Company holds regular quarterly meetings and other meetings as required, at which the opinion of the independent directors is sought and duly acted upon for all material matters related to the Company.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

(f)

Disclose whether or not the chair of the Board is an independent director. If the Board has a chair or lead director who is an independent director, disclose the identity of the independent chair or lead director, and describe his or her role and responsibilities. If the Board has neither a chair that is independent nor a lead director that is independent, describe what the Board does to provide leadership for its independent directors.

(f)

Iain D.C. McLean is the Chairman of the Company and is an independent director. Mr. McLean has extensive business experience as senior executive in several public companies managing operations, listings, capital raising, etc. Mr. McLean also has experience in underground mining operations in the UK and South Africa. The chair’s role is to facilitate and chair discussions among the Company’s independent directors, and to facilitate communication between the independent directors and management. The chair is also charged with the responsibility of leading the Board and organizing it to function in partnership with, but independently of, management of the Company in order to facilitate the achievement of the goals of the Company. The chair reviews any comments or requests made by an independent director and oversees the process by which unfettered information to independent directors is made available regarding the Company’s activities.

       

(g)

Disclose the attendance record of each director for all Board meetings held since the beginning of the issuer’s most recently completed financial year.

(g)

Director attendance at Board meetings held during the financial year ended August 31, 2015 is as follows: R. Michael Jones (8/8), Frank R. Hallam (8/8), Barry W. Smee (8/8), Iain D.C. McLean (7/8), Eric H. Carlson (8/8), Timothy D. Marlow (8/8) and Diana J. Walters (8/8).

2. Board Mandate

 

 

Disclose the text of the Board’s written mandate. If the Board does not have a written mandate, describe how the Board delineates its role and responsibilities.

The Board assumes responsibility for stewardship of the Company, including overseeing all of the operation of the business, supervising management and setting milestones for the Company. The Board reviews the statements of responsibilities for the Company including, but not limited to, the code of ethics and expectations for business conduct. The Board approves all significant decisions that affect the Company and its subsidiaries and sets specific milestones towards which management directs their efforts. The strategic planning process is carried out at each Board meeting where there are regularly reviewed specific milestones for the Company. The corporate milestones are incorporated into senior management’s bonus scheme where performance bonuses are matched to the corporate objectives and milestones. The Board reviews the strategic plan at each meeting, usually at least once quarterly. The strategic planning process incorporates identifying the main risks to the Company’s objectives and ensuring that mitigation plans are in place to manage and minimize these risks. The Board considers typical risks, such as currency, commodity, mining exploration and development risks. The Board appoints senior management. As the Company has grown it has seen that management has also grown, mitigating risk with respect to succession planning. At this time two executives are in place with sufficient experience to assume the CEO role in the case of the loss of the CEO. The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and reporting to the Board on management’s succession plans. The Board as a whole, given its small size, is involved in developing the Company’s approach to corporate governance; however, the Board has established a Governance and Nomination Committee to review and make recommendations on matters including, but not limited to: corporate governance in general; size and composition of the Board in the short and long-term; CEO succession planning; and policies and procedures for directors to carry out their duties with due diligence and in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. The Board approves all of the Company’s major communications, including annual and quarterly reports and press releases with specific review of financial disclosure by the Audit Committee. In accordance with the Company’s Timely Disclosure, Confidentiality and Insider Trading Policy, three corporate spokespersons have been formally designated. The communication policy of the Company is to circulate all press releases to technical staff and all responsible people involved in press release material. This policy ensures that shareholders receive information not only from the senior management point of view but from the viewpoint of the project staff. Shareholder feedback, when significant, is also communicated directly back to the Board. The Board and the Audit Committee examine the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control processes and information systems. The Board, and the Audit Committee, consults with the auditor with respect to these systems. In general, budgets over a CDN$200,000 limit or abandonment of mineral properties require the Board’s approval. Budgets document approval and a Board approved capital expenditure procedure has been established for project expenditures. Project budgets are brought before the Board on a regular basis. The Board’s direction with respect to these budgets is communicated back to project staff. The number of scheduled Board meetings varies with circumstances but a minimum of 4 meetings are held annually. In addition, special meetings are called as necessary. The Chairman or the President establishes the agenda at each Board meeting and submits a draft to each director for their review and recommendation for items for inclusion on the agenda and each director has the ability to raise subjects that are not on the agenda at any Board meeting. Meeting agendas and other materials to be reviewed and/or discussed for action by the Board are distributed to directors in time for review prior to each meeting. Board members have full and free access to senior management and employees of the Company.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

 

3.

Position Descriptions

       

(a)

Disclose whether or not the Board has developed written position descriptions for the chair and the chair of each Board committee. If the Board has not developed written position descriptions for the chair and/or the chair of each Board committee, briefly describe how the Board delineates the role and responsibilities of each such position.

(a)

The chair of each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Governance and Nomination Committee has a clear written charter from the Board to carry out his responsibilities. Please refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form with respect to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, which is filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com).

       

(b)

Disclose whether or not the Board and CEO have developed a written position description for the CEO. If the Board and CEO have not developed such a position description, briefly describe how the Board delineates the role and responsibilities of the CEO.

(b)

The Board has developed a written position description for the CEO.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure

 

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

4.

Orientation and Continuing Education

 

 

(a)

Briefly describe what measures the Board takes to orient new directors regarding

(a)

The Company does not have a formal orientation and education program for new directors. However, new directors are provided with relevant materials with respect to the Company as well as being oriented on relevant corporate issues by the CEO. The Governance and Nomination Committee reviews, approves and reports to the Board on the orientation process for new directors.

i.

The role of the Board, its committees and its directors, and

ii.

The nature and operation of the issuer’s business.

 

(b)

Briefly describe what measures, if any, the Board takes to provide continuing education for its directors. If the Board does not provide continuing education, describe how the Board ensures that its directors maintain the skill and knowledge necessary to meet their obligations as directors.

(b)

The Board currently does not provide continuing education for its directors. By using a Board composed of experienced professionals with a wide range of financial, legal, exploration and mining expertise, the Company ensures that the Board operates effectively and efficiently. The Governance and Nomination Committee reviews, approves and reports to the Board on plans for the ongoing development of existing Board members including the provision of continuing education opportunities for all directors, so that individuals may maintain or enhance their skills and abilities as directors, as well as to ensure their knowledge and understanding of the Company’s business remains current.

 

5.

Ethical Business Conduct

 

 

(a)

Disclose whether or not the Board has adopted a written code for the directors, officers and employees. If the Board has adopted a written code:

(a)

The Board has adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the “Code”) for the directors, officers and employees of the Company. The Code is filed on SEDAR (www.sedar.com). The Code is provided to each director, officer, employee and consultant on an annual basis. In addition, if the Code is amended or revised, then a new copy is distributed. The Company’s Governance and Nomination Committee monitors compliance with the Code. Frank Hallam, CFO, has been appointed as the Company’s Ethics Officer to ensure adherence to the Code and to report to the Governance and Nomination Committee. Additionally, in order to ensure compliance with the Code, the Board has established an anonymous complaint procedure for financial concerns, and environment and safety concerns. To date, the Company has not been required to file a material change report relating to a departure from the Code.

i.

Disclose how a person or company may obtain a copy of the code;

ii.

Describe how the Board monitors compliance with its code, or if the Board does not monitor compliance, explain whether and how the Board satisfies itself regarding compliance with its code; and

iii.

Provide a cross-reference to any material change report filed since the beginning of the issuer’s most recently completed financial year that pertains to any conduct of a director or executive officer that constitutes a departure from the code.

 

(b)

Describe any steps the Board takes to ensure directors exercise independent judgment in considering transactions and agreements in respect of which a director or executive officer has a material interest.

(b)

Directors with an interest in a material transaction are required to declare their interest and abstain from voting on such transactions. In addition, the Code requires all directors to obtain the specific permission of the Company’s Ethics Officer or Governance and Nomination Committee prior to becoming involved in certain activities that create or gives the appearance of a conflict of interest. A thorough discussion of the documentation related to material transaction is required for review by the Board, particularly independent directors.

 

(c)

Describe any other steps that Board takes to encourage and promote a culture of ethical business conduct.

(c)

The Board seeks directors who have solid track records in spheres ranging from legal and financial to exploration and mining in order to ensure a culture of ethical business conduct. The Board has also adopted the Code which summarizes the legal, ethical and regulatory standards that the Company must follow to promote integrity and deter wrongdoing. It is a reminder to all directors, officers and employees of the seriousness of the Company’s commitment and compliance with the Code and it is mandatory for every director, officer and employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries to read the Code.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure

 

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

 

6.

Nomination of Directors -

       

(a)

Describe the process by which the Board identifies new candidates for Board nomination

(a)

All of the Company’s directors are involved in the search for new directors. A new director should have direct experience in the mining business and significant public company experience. The nominee must not have a significant conflicting public company association. Experienced mining directors are currently difficult to source as a result of the high level of activity in the mining sector. The Governance and Nomination Committee is responsible for making recommendations on the long term plan for the composition of the Board that takes into consideration the current strengths, skills and experience on the Board and the strategic direction of the Company. The plan includes: (i) the desired qualifications, demographics, skills and experience for potential directors; (ii) an interview process for potential candidates for Board membership; and (iii) a list of future candidates for Board membership after taking into account the competencies and skills that the Board as a whole should possess, the competencies and skills that the existing directors possess, the competencies and skills of the proposed nominee and the amount of time and resources the proposed nominee can devote as a member of the Board. In addition, the Governance and Nomination Committee is also responsible for making recommendations annually regarding potential nominees for election as members of the Board.

(b)

Disclose whether or not the Board has a nominating committee composted entirely of independent directors. If the Board does not have a nominating committee composed entirely of independent directors, describe what steps the Board takes to encourage an objective nomination process.

(b)

The Board has a Governance and Nomination Committee composed entirely of independent directors.

       

(c)

If the Board has a nominating committee, describe the responsibilities, powers and operation of the nominating committee.

(c)

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, the Governance and Nomination Committee is responsible for providing the Board with recommendations relating to corporate governance in general, including, without limitation: (i) all matters relating to the stewardship role of the Board in respect of the management of the Company, (ii) Board size and composition, including the candidate selection process and the orientation of new member, and (iii) such procedures as may be necessary to allow the Board to function independently of management. The Governance and Nomination Committee meets at least once per year and has used an outside search firm for qualified candidates.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

7.

Compensation

       

(a)

Describe the process by which the Board determines the compensation for the issuer’s directors and officers.

(a)

The Board reviews the adequacy and form of compensation and compares it to other companies of similar size and stage of development. There is no minimum share ownership requirement of directors. Directors’ compensation is in the form of stock options and annual fees. The Company’s Compensation Committee reviews and recommends to the Board for approval the general compensation philosophy and guidelines for all directors and executive officers, including the CEO. This includes incentive plan design and other remuneration.

       

(b)

Disclose whether or not the Board has a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors.

(b)

The Board has a Compensation Committee composed entirely of independent directors.

       

(c)

If the Board has a compensation committee, describe the responsibilities, powers and operation of the compensation committee.

(c)

The Compensation Committee’s primary responsibility is to approve or provide the Board with recommendations relating to compensation of executive officers, succession plans for executive officers, human resources policies for executive officers, and administration of the Company’s compensation and benefits plans. The Compensation Committee meets annually to review and set the remuneration for the upcoming year.

8.

Other Board Committees

   

If the Board has standing committees other than the audit and compensation committees, identify the committees and describe their function.

The Company has a Governance and Nomination Committee and a Disclosure Committee.

9.

Assessments

   

Disclose whether or not the Board, its committees and individual directors are regularly assessed with respect to their effectiveness and contribution. If assessments are regularly conducted, describe the process used for the assessments. If assessments are not regularly conducted, describe how the Board satisfies itself that the Board, its committees and its individual directors are performing effectively.

The Governance and Nomination Committee is responsible for establishing appropriate processes for the regular evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board, its members, its committees and their charters. It is also responsible for reviewing: (i) the performance of individual directors and committees of the Board; (ii) the performance evaluation of the chair of each Board committee; and (iii) regularly, the performance evaluation of the CEO, including performance against corporate objectives. The Governance and Nomination Committee is in the process of establishing an appropriate process for the regular evaluation of the Board, and will conduct regular assessments in accordance with its mandate. Management and directors communicate with shareholders on an ongoing basis, and shareholders are regularly consulted on the effectiveness of Board members and senior staff.

10.

Director Term Limits and Other Mechanisms of Board Renewal

   

Disclose whether or not the issuer has adopted term limits for the directors on its board or other mechanisms of board renewal and, if so, include a description of those director term limits or other mechanisms of board renewal. If the issuer has not adopted director term limits or other mechanisms of board renewal, disclose why it has not done so.

The Company has not adopted term limits for its directors as the Company is of the view that director term limits reduce continuity and experience on the Board and that term limits force valuable, experienced and knowledgeable directors to leave. As such, the Company views term limits as not in the Company’s best interests. To ensure adequate board renewal, the Governance and Nomination Committee is responsible for conducting regular director, Board and committee assessments. These assessments will evaluate the tenure and performance of individual directors and review the composition and effectiveness of the Board and its committees. The results of these assessments will be reported to the Board and the Chair, together with recommendations, if any, from the Governance and Nomination Committee comprising the composition of the Board.



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Corporate Governance Disclosure  
Requirement The Company’s Approach
 
       
11. Policies Regarding the Representation of Women on the Board
       
(a) Disclose whether the issuer has adopted a written policy relating to the identification and nomination of women directors. If the issuer has not adopted such a policy, disclose why it has not done so. In identifying suitable candidates for nomination to the Board, the Governance and Nomination Committee and the Board do not consider the level of representation of women on the Board in identifying and nominating candidates for election or re-election to the Board, but rather makes their nomination and appointment decisions based on merit, regardless of gender, by assessing whether a person’s skills and experience are appropriate for a Board position. The Company has determined that, due to its current stage of development and the fact that the current nomination and appointment procedures have yielded appropriate candidates for nomination to the Board, it is unnecessary at this time to adopt a written policy regarding the identification and nomination of female directors. The Board also considers the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in connection with its nomination and appointment procedures.
       
       
(b) If an issuer has adopted a policy referred to in (a), disclose the following in respect of the policy: N/A
(i) a short summary of its objectives and key provisions,
(ii) the measures taken to ensure that the policy has been effectively implemented,
(iii) annual and cumulative progress by the issuer in achieving the objectives of the policy, and
(iv) whether and, if so, how the board or its nominating committee measures the effectiveness of the policy.
       
12. Consideration of the Representation of Women in the Director Identification and Selection Process
       
Disclose whether and, if so, how the board or nominating committee considers the level of representation of women on the board in identifying and nominating candidates for election or re-election to the board. If the issuer does not consider the level of representation of women on the board in identifying and nominating candidates for election or re-election to the board, disclose the issuer’s reasons for not doing so. See item 11 above.


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Corporate Governance Disclosure

Requirement

The Company’s Approach

13.

Consideration Given to the Representation of Women in Executive Officer Appointments

       

Disclose whether and, if so, how the issuer considers the level of representation of women in executive officer positions when making executive officer appointments. If the issuer does not consider the level of representation of women in executive officer positions when making executive officer appointments, disclose the issuer’s reasons for not

See item 11 above.

doing so.

14.

Issuer’s Targets Regarding the Representation of Women on the Board and in Executive Officer Positions

       

(a)

For purposes of this Item, a “target” means a number or percentage, or a range of numbers or percentages, adopted by the issuer of women on the issuer’s board or in executive officer positions of the issuer by a specific date.

See item 11 above.

     

(b)

Disclose whether the issuer has adopted a target regarding women on the issuer’s board. If the issuer has not adopted a target, disclose why it has not done so.

     

(c)

Disclose whether the issuer has adopted a target regarding women in executive officer positions of the issuer. If the issuer has not adopted a target, disclose why it has not done so.

     

(d)

If the issuer has adopted a target referred to in

either (b) or (c), disclose:

(i)

the target, and

(ii)

the annual and cumulative progress of the issuer in achieving the target.

15.

Number of Women on the Board and in Executive Officer Positions

       

(a)

Disclose the number and proportion (in percentage terms) of directors on the issuer’s board who are women.

For additional disclosure in respect of the Company’s directors And executive officers, please see sections titled “Election of Directors” and “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” of this Information Circular.

     

(b)

Disclose the number and proportion (in percentage terms) of executive officers of the issuer, including all major subsidiaries of the issuer, who are women.

 



SCHEDULE “B”

SUMMARY OF THE RIGHTS PLAN

The following is a summary of the principal terms of the Rights Plan which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Rights Plan. A copy of the Rights Plan is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Effective Date

The effective date of the Rights Plan (the “Effective Date”) is July 9, 2012.

Term

If the continuance of the Rights Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Meeting, the Rights Plan will continue in force up to the end of the Company’s third annual meeting of shareholders following such approval (subject to earlier expiry in the event of (i) the redemption of the Rights (as defined below); or (ii) the exchange of Rights for debt or equity securities or assets (or a combination thereof), all as more particularly set out in the Rights Plan (the “Expiration Time”)).

Issue of Rights

On the Effective Date, one right (a “Right”) was issued and attached to each of the Company’s outstanding Common Shares and one Right was issued and will continue to be issued in respect of each Common Share of the Company issued thereafter, prior to the earlier of the Separation Time (as defined below) and the Expiration Time.

Rights Exercise Privilege

The Rights will separate from the Common Shares and become exercisable at the Separation Time (as defined below). After the Separation Time, but prior to the occurrence of a Flip-in Event (as defined below), each Right may be exercised to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price per Right of $25 (the “Exercise Price”).

Flip-in Event and Exchange Option

Subject to certain customary exceptions, upon the acquisition by a person of 20% or more of the Common Shares of the Company and that person becoming an Acquiring Person (a “Flip-in Event”) and following the SeparationTime, each Right, other than a Right beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person, its affiliates and associates, their respective joint actors and certain transferees, may be exercised to purchase that number of Common Shares which have a market value equal to two times the Exercise Price. Rights Beneficially Owned by an Acquiring Person, its affiliates and associates, their respective joint actors and certain transferees will be void. The Rights Plan provides that a person (a “Grandfathered Person”) who is the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the outstandingCommon Shares determined as at the Record Time shall not be an Acquiring Person unless, after the Record Time, that person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Common Shares. The Rights Plan also provides that a person (a “Subsequent Grandfathered Person”) who, after the Record Time, acquires all of the voting shares beneficially owned by a Grandfathered Person, provided that person did not beneficially own any other voting shares at the time of such acquisition, shall not be an Acquiring Person unless, after the completion of the transaction pursuant to which such person became a Subsequent Grandfathered Person, that person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Common Shares. The Board is authorized, after a Flip-in Event has occurred, to issue or deliver, in return for the Rights and on payment of the relevant exercise price or without charge, debt, equity or other securities or assets of the Company or a combination thereof.

Certificates and Transferability

Prior to the earlier of the Separation Time (as defined below) and the Expiration Time, the Rights will be evidenced by a legend imprinted on certificates for Common Shares of the Company issued from and after the Effective Date and will not be transferable separately from the Common Shares. From and after the Separation Time (as defined below) and prior to the Expiration Time, the Rights will be evidenced by Rights Certificates which will be transferable and traded separately from the Common Shares of the Company.


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Separation Time

The “Separation Time” shall mean, subject to Section 5.2 of the Rights Plan, the close of business on the tenth trading day after the earliest of:

 

(a)

the Stock Acquisition Date, being the first date of public announcement by the Company or a person of facts indicating that a person has become an Acquiring Person;

 

 

 

 

(b)

the date of commencement of, or first public announcement of the intent of any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company) to commence a takeover bid (other than a Permitted Bid, Competing Permitted Bid or Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid (as defined below)); and

 

 

 

 

(c)

the date upon which a Permitted Bid, Competing Permitted Bid, or Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid ceases to be such; or such later date as may be determined by the Board acting in good faith, provided that if the foregoing results in a Separation Time being prior to Record Time, the Separation Time shall be the Record Time, and provided further that if any takeover bid referred to in clause (b) of this definition expires, is cancelled, terminated or otherwise withdrawn prior to the Separation Time, such takeover bid shall be deemed, for the purposes of this definition, never to have been made.

Permitted Bid and Competing Permitted Bid Requirements

The requirements for a Permitted Bid include the following:

 

(a)

the takeover bid must be made for all Common Shares and by way of a takeover bid circular;

 

 

 

 

(b)

the takeover bid must be made to all shareholders;

 

 

 

 

(c)

the takeover bid must be outstanding for a minimum period 60 days and Common Shares of the Company tendered pursuant to the takeover bid may not be taken up prior to the expiry of the 60 days period and only if at such time more than 50% of the Common Shares of the Company held by Independent Shareholders have been tendered to the takeover bid and not withdrawn; and

 

 

 

 

(d)

if more than 50% of the Common Shares of the Company held by Independent Shareholders are tendered to the takeover bid within the 60 day period, the bidder must make a public announcement of that fact and the takeover bid must remain open for deposits of the Company’s

 

 

 

 

Common Shares for an additional 10 business days from the date of such public announcement.

The Rights Plan allows for a Competing Permitted Bid to be made while a Permitted Bid is in existence. A Competing Permitted Bid must satisfy all the requirements of a Permitted Bid except that it may expire on the same date as the Permitted Bid, subject to the statutory requirement that it be outstanding for a minimum period of 35 days.

Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid

The Rights Plan allow a bidder who together with its affiliates or associates and joint actors has beneficial ownership of securities of the Company carrying 10% or more of the voting rights attached to all of the Company’s voting shares (an “Insider”) to proceed with a “Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid” without triggering the RightsPlan. This feature is in addition to the ability of an Insider to proceed with a Permitted Bid or with prior approval of the Board without triggering the Rights Plan.


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A Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid is a takeover bid made by an Insider by way of takeover bid circular to all registered holders of Common Shares of the Company, other than the Insider, for all Common Shares held by them, and in respect of which:

 

(a)

more than 50% of the Common Shares held by shareholders (other than the Insider and its joint actors) have been tendered to the takeover bid at the time of first take-up under the takeover bid and not withdrawn.

 

 

 

 

(b)

the date of such first take-up occurs not later than the 120th calendar day following the date on which the takeover bid is commenced; and

 

 

 

 

(c)

immediately prior to or contemporaneously with such first take-up, the Insider makes a public announcement (i) informing shareholders of such take-up and the number and percentage of Common Shares then owned or controlled by the Insider and its joint actors, (ii) confirming that the Insider has complied with (a) and (b) above and (iii) confirming that the Insider has extended or will extend its takeover bid for not less than 10 business days in order to allow the remaining shareholders to tender their Common Shares to the bid if they choose to do so.

The requirements for a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid are similar to, but not as stringent as, the requirements for a Permitted Bid. A Permitted Bid must be open for not less than 60 days while a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid is not required to be open for a minimum period of time (but will be subject to a minimum bid period of 35 days in accordance with applicable securities laws). A Permitted Bid must contain an irrevocable minimum tender condition of 50% of the Common Shares held by shareholders (other than Common Shares held by the bidder and certain related persons) and an irrevocable provision that if such minimum tender is achieved and Common Shares are taken up, the bidder must extend the bid for not less than 10 business days. A Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid is not required to contain such irrevocable condition and provision at the outset of the bid, rather, it must have achieved such result at the time of first take up under the bid. The date of first take up under a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid must occur not later than the 120th calendar day following the day on which the bid is commenced, while a Permitted Bid is not subject to a similar restriction.

The Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid provisions are not designed to thwart takeover bids by Insiders. Rather, it provides Insiders with an additional avenue to proceed with a takeover bid in a manner that is fair and non coercive to shareholders (in addition to making a Permitted Bid or proceeding with Board approval) without triggering the Rights Plan.

Under Canadian securities laws, where an Insider proceeds with a takeover bid and shareholders holding more than a majority of the Common Shares reject it, the Insider has the ability to waive any minimum tender condition and take up any Common Shares that are tendered to the bid. Because of the Insider’s already sizeable share position, it can, by purchasing only a relatively small percentage of additional Common Shares, take up enough Common Shares to vest de facto control over the Company in the hands of the Insider without the Insider having had to pay a premium that is sufficient to induce shareholders holding a majority of the Common Shares not held by the Insider and certain related persons to tender to its bid. This potentially coercive conduct, if it occurs, could be extremely damaging to both the short term and long-term financial interests of that large body of shareholders who choose not to tender to the Insider’s bid. Among other things, adopting a coercive strategy of this nature could make it practically impossible for any subsequent competing offer to succeed. As trading liquidity in the Common Shares diminishes, the Insider could choose not to acquire further Common Shares or to time any further acquisition it does elect to proceed with on a basis that may allow it to pay substantially less for the Common Shares that are not tendered to its bid than for those that were tendered. A shareholder may feel compelled to tender to a takeover bid which it considers to be inadequate out of a concern that failing to tender may result in the shareholder being left with illiquid or discounted shares.

In the context of shareholder rights plans, it is common practice in Canada for unsolicited bidders to launch a bid that is not a permitted bid and then apply to Canadian securities regulators for an order that has the effect of rendering the rights plan inoperative in respect of its bid. Typically, absent compelling unusual circumstances, Canadian securities regulators have been prepared to grant such orders within approximately 45 to 70 days following commencement of the bid, based on the premise that shareholders should not be denied the ability to respond to the bid.


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If an Insider does not wish to make a Permitted Bid, the Rights Plan provides an Insider with the ability to make a bid directly to shareholders and complete a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid (on terms less stringent than Permitted Bids) without triggering the Rights Plan and without prior Board approval for the bid, and avoid applying to Canadian securities regulators to render the Rights Plan inoperative in a process that is costly for the Company, the Insider and the regulators. If an Insider applies to Canadian securities regulators for an order that has the effect of rendering the Rights Plan inoperative despite its ability to complete a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid without triggering the Rights Plan, the Board believes that the ability of the Insider to complete a Shareholder Endorsed Insider Bid (which provision was subject to shareholder approval and which allows shareholders to respond directly to the bid through a process that is fair and non-coercive) should allow the Company to make a compelling submission to the regulators to not grant any such order.

Waiver and Redemption

The Board may, prior to a Flip-in Event, waive the dilutive effects of the Rights Plan in respect of a particular Flip-in Event resulting from a takeover bid made by way of a takeover bid circular to all holders of the Company’s Common Shares, in which event such waiver would be deemed also to be a waiver in respect of any other Flip-in

Event occurring under a takeover bid made by way of takeover bid circular to all holders of the Company’sCommon Shares prior to the expiry of the takeover bid in respect of which the waiver is granted. The Board may also waive the Rights Plan in respect of a particular Flip-in Event that has occurred through inadvertence, provided that the Acquiring Person that inadvertently triggered such Flip-in Event reduces its beneficial holdings to less than 20% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company. At any time prior to the occurrence of a Flip-in Event, the Board may also at its option redeem all, but not less than all, of the outstanding Rights at a price of $0.00001 each.

Exemptions for Investment Advisors

Investment managers (for client accounts), trust companies (acting in their capacities as trustees and administrators) registered pension plan administrators, Crown agents and certain statutory bodies that manage investments funds for employee benefit plans, pension plans, insurance plans or various public bodies may acquire greater than 20% of the Company’s Common Shares without triggering a Flip-in Event, provided that they are not making, or are not part of a group making, a takeover bid.

Anti-dilution Adjustments

The Exercise Price of a Right, the number and kind of shares subject to purchase upon exercise of a Right, and the number of Rights outstanding, will be adjusted in certain events, including:

 

(a)

if there is a dividend payable in shares or convertible securities (other than pursuant to any regular dividend reinvestment plan of the Company providing for the acquisition of Common Shares), or a subdivision or consolidation of the Common Shares, or an issuance of shares or Convertible Securities in respect of, in lieu of or in exchange for Common Shares; or

 

 

 

 

(b)

if the Company fixes a record date for the distribution to all holders of Common Shares of certain rights or warrants to acquire shares or Convertible Securities, or for the making of a distribution to all holders of shares of evidences of indebtedness or assets (other than regular periodic cash dividends or stock dividends payable in shares) or rights or warrants.

Supplements and Amendments

The Company is authorized to make amendments to the Rights Plan to correct any clerical or typographical error, or to maintain the validity of the Rights Plan as a result of changes in law or regulation. Prior to the Meeting, the Company is authorized to amend or supplement the Rights Plan as the Board may in good faith deem necessary or desirable. The Company will issue a press release relating to any significant amendment made to the Rights Plan prior to the Meeting and will advise the shareholders of any such amendment at the Meeting. Other amendments or supplements to the Rights Plan may be made with the prior approval of shareholders or Rights holders.


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     Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 31
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (“Platinum Group”, the “Company” or “PTM”) is dated as of November 24, 2015 and focuses on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the year ended August 31, 2015. This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 together with the notes thereto (the “Financial Statements”).

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. All dollar figures included therein and in the following MD&A are quoted in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise noted. All references to “U.S. Dollars” or to “US$” are to United States Dollars. All references to “R” or to “Rand” are to South African Rand.

PRELIMINARY NOTES

NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This MD&A and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “Forward-Looking Statements”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will, may, could or might occur in the future are Forward-Looking Statements. The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “could”, “might”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “budget”, “plan”, “strategy”, “goals”, “objectives”, “projection” or the negative of any of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify Forward-Looking Statements, although these words may not be present in all Forward-Looking Statements. Forward-Looking Statements included or incorporated by reference in this MD&A include, without limitation, statements with respect to:

  •   capital-raising activities and the adequacy of capital;
  •   revenue, cash flow and cost estimates and assumptions;
production estimates and assumptions, including production rate, grade per tonne and smelter recovery;
  •   project economics;
  •   future metal prices and exchange rates;
  •   mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates;
  •   production timing; and
  •   potential changes in the ownership structures of the Company’s projects.

Forward-Looking Statements reflect the current expectations or beliefs of the Company based on information currently available to the Company. Forward Looking Statements in respect of capital costs, operating costs, production rate, grade per tonne and smelter recovery are based upon the estimates in the technical reports referred to in this MD&A and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and ongoing cost estimation work, and the Forward-Looking Statements in respect of metal prices and exchange rates are based upon the three year trailing average prices and the assumptions contained in such technical reports and ongoing estimates.

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P 32 Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Forward-Looking Statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual events or results to differ materially from those discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements, and even if events or results discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, the Company. Factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things:

uncertainty of production, development plans and cost estimates for the Project 1 platinum mine (“Project 1”) of what was formerly the Western Bushveld Joint Venture (the “WBJV”);
failure of the Company or its joint venture partners to fund their pro-rata share of funding obligations;
  •   additional financing requirements;
  •   the Company’s history of losses and ability to continue as a going concern;
  •   the Company’s negative cash flow;
no known mineral reserves on most of the Company’s properties and delays in, or inability to achieve, planned commercial production;
completion of a prefeasibility study for the Waterberg JV Project (defined below) is subject to resource upgrade and economic analysis requirements;
discrepancies between actual and estimated mineral reserves and mineral resources, between actual and estimated development and operating costs, between actual and estimated metallurgical recoveries and between estimated and actual production;
fluctuations in the relative values of the Canadian Dollar as compared to the Rand and the U.S. Dollar;
  •   volatility in metals prices;
the inability of the Company to generate sufficient cash flow to make payment on its indebtedness under the Sprott Senior Secured Loan Facility (the “Sprott Facility”) and the Liberty Loan Facility (the “LMM Loan”) (as defined herein);
the Sprott Facility and the LMM Loan will be secured with the first and second lien positions respectively which potentially could result in the loss of the Company’s interest in the Project 1 and Project 3 (“Project 3”) platinum mines of what was formerly the Western Bushveld Joint Venture and in the Waterberg Project (as defined herein) in the event of a default under either Facility;
delays in the start-up of the Project 1 platinum mine which could result in a default under the LMM Loan or Sprott Facility;
the ability of the Company to retain its key management employees and skilled and experienced personnel;
  •   any disputes or disagreements with the Company’s joint venture partners;
the failure to maintain or increase equity participation by HDSAs (as defined herein) in the Company’s prospecting and mining operations;
certain potential adverse Canadian tax consequences for foreign-controlled Canadian companies that acquire common shares of the Company;
  •   litigation or other legal proceedings brought against the Company;
  •   property and mineral title risks including defective title to mineral claims or property;
changes in national and local government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada, South Africa or other countries in which the Company does or may carry out business in the future;
equipment shortages and the ability of the Company to acquire the necessary access rights and infrastructure for its mineral properties;
environmental regulations and the ability to obtain and maintain necessary permits, including environmental authorizations;
possible inability of the Company to find an additional and suitable BEE joint venture partner, if required, for the Project 1 within such time frame as may be determined by the South African Department of Mineral Resources (“DMR”);
risks of doing business in South Africa, including but not limited to, labour, economic and political instability and potential changes to legislation; and
the other risks disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s 2015 Annual Information Form dated November 24, 2015 (the “AIF”).

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     Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 33
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

These factors should be considered carefully, and investors should not place undue reliance on the Company’s Forward-Looking Statements. In addition, although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions or results to differ materially from those described in Forward-Looking Statements, there may be other factors that cause actions or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.

The mineral resource and mineral reserve figures referred to in this MD&A and the documents incorporated herein by reference are estimates and no assurances can be given that the indicated levels of platinum (“Pt”), palladium (“Pd”), rhodium (“Rh”) and gold (“Au”) (collectively referred to as “4E”) will be produced. Such estimates are expressions of judgment based on knowledge, mining experience, analysis of drilling results and industry practices. Valid estimates made at a given time may significantly change when new information becomes available. By their nature, mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates are imprecise and depend, to a certain extent, upon statistical inferences which may ultimately prove unreliable. Any inaccuracy or future reduction in such estimates could have a material adverse impact on the Company.

Any Forward-Looking Statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any Forward-Looking Statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or results or otherwise.

NOTE TO U.S. INVESTORS REGARDING RESOURCE ESTIMATES:

Estimates of mineralization and other technical information included or incorporated by reference herein have been prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”). The definitions of proven and probable reserves used in NI 43-101 differ from the definitions in SEC Industry Guide 7 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Under SEC Industry Guide 7 standards, a “final” or “bankable” feasibility study is required to report reserves, the three year historical average price is used in any reserve or cash flow analysis to designate reserves and the primary environmental analysis or report must be filed with the appropriate governmental authority. As a result, the reserves reported by the Company in accordance with NI 43-101 may not qualify as “reserves” under SEC standards. In addition, the terms “mineral resource,” “measured mineral resource,” “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource” are defined in and required to be disclosed by NI 43-101; however, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 and normally are not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Investors are cautioned not to assume that any part or all of the mineral deposits in these categories will ever be converted into reserves. “Inferred mineral resources” have a great amount of uncertainty as to their existence, and great uncertainty as to their economic and legal feasibility. It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Under Canadian securities laws, estimates of inferred mineral resources may not form the basis of feasibility or prefeasibility studies, except in rare cases. Additionally, disclosure of “contained ounces” in a resource is permitted disclosure under Canadian securities laws; however, the SEC normally only permits issuers to report mineralization that does not constitute “reserves” by SEC standards as in place tonnage and grade without reference to unit measurements. Accordingly, information contained in this MD&A and the documents incorporated by reference herein containing descriptions of the Company’s mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.

TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION:

The technical and scientific information contained in this MD&A has been reviewed and approved by R. Michael Jones, P.Eng, President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Mr. Jones is a non-independent “qualified person” as defined in NI 43-101 (a “Qualified Person”).

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P 34 Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. is a British Columbia, Canada, company formed by amalgamation on February 18, 2002 pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving an amalgamation between Platinum Group Metals Ltd. and New Millennium Metals Corporation. The Company is a platinum-focused exploration and development company conducting work primarily on mineral properties it has staked or acquired by way of option agreements or applications in the Republic of South Africa and in Canada.

The Company’s business is currently focused on the construction of the Project 1 platinum mine and the exploration and initial engineering on the Waterberg platinum deposit, comprised of the 255 km2 Waterberg Joint Venture Project (the “Waterberg JV Project”) and the adjoining 864 km2 Waterberg Extension Project (the “Waterberg Extension Project” and, together with the Waterberg JV Project, the “Waterberg Project”).

Project 1 is operated by the Company on an “owner managed-contractor” basis. In the last 18 months the Company has undertaken the hiring of full time local mining specialists in South Africa as part of an operational readiness plan while the Company drives toward first production at Project 1. The expanded leadership team includes the addition of a Mine Manager, Financial Manager, Head of Engineering, Senior Plant Operational Personnel, Head of Human Resources Development and a Safety and Environment Manager. The operating team will be overseen in South Africa by the company’s Chief Operating Officer Mr. Peter Busse, a mine builder and mine manager with over 40 years of experience.

The expanded management team has taken over many duties and responsibilities previously assigned to contractors, resulting in improved planning and execution capabilities at Project 1. In addition, the good safety record at Project 1 has systematically improved even further with the addition of these new management personnel and through a focus on safety. The Project 1 management teams have frequent interaction and dialogue with the inspectorate branch of the DMR and follows their guidance carefully.

The Company’s current complement of managers, staff and consultants in Canada consists of approximately 9 individuals and the Company’s complement of managers, staff, consultants, security and casual workers in South Africa consists of approximately 249 individuals, inclusive of approximately 18 individuals active at the Waterberg properties.

As at August 31, 2015, the Company had 79 permanent and temporary staff, 12 technical services personnel, 99 security personnel and 15 human resources and labour consultants assigned to Project 1, while underground mining contractor JIC Mining Services (“JIC”) has approximately 991 people, including mining sub-contractors assigned to working on both the north and south mine areas at Project 1. JIC was engaged in July 2011. Having been appointed in December 2010, DRA Mining (Pty) Ltd., the engineering, procurement, construction and management (“EPCM”) contractor, completed its initial engagement with the Company for Phase 1 establishment of the underground development of the north mine declines in mid-2012, after which Company personnel assumed management over underground services provided by JIC. In December 2012, DRA Mineral Projects (Pty) Ltd. (“DRA”) was formally engaged as the EPCM contractor for commencement of Phase 2 infrastructure, including mill and flotation circuit construction. A dedicated project manager for the Company has overseen the construction work and planning at Project 1, as well as the EPCM work and costs.

At August 31, 2015 DRA was managing approximately 744 people working onsite at Project 1 assigned to civil works, construction of surface and underground infrastructure, tailings facility construction and piping and mechanical and electrical installations of the concentrator plant. At August 31, 2015, there were approximately 1,940 people onsite with approximately half working on the underground development team active on the Project 1 platinum mine. Approximately 22% of the labour force is sourced from the local community.

The mill and surface Infrastructure has been completed within the updated project schedule and generally within the updated cost budget estimate. As of November 15, 2015 the mill and surface infrastructure facilities are substantially complete and have been cold commissioned. Hot commissioning and first production is scheduled to occur before the end of calendar 2015.

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     Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 35
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

2. PROPERTIES

Under IFRS, the Company defers all acquisition, exploration and development costs related to mineral properties. The recoverability of these amounts is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the development of the property, and any future profitable production, or alternatively upon the Company’s ability to dispose of its interests on an advantageous basis.

The Company evaluates the carrying value of its property interests on a regular basis and an impairment analysis was performed as of August 31, 2015 due to the low price of platinum and reduced market capitalization of the Company. No impairment to any of the Company’s core South African properties was deemed necessary at August 31, 2015 while all the Company’s Canadian properties were written off at May 31, 2015 due to the Company’s plans to not pursue them further. Any properties management deems to be impaired are written down to their estimated net recoverable amount or written off. For more information on mineral properties, see below and Notes 6 and 7 of the Company’s Financial Statements.

SOUTH AFRICAN PROPERTIES

The Company conducts its South African exploration and development work through its wholly-owned direct subsidiary Platinum Group Metals RSA (Pty.) Ltd. (“PTM RSA”). Development of Project 1 is conducted through Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd. (“Maseve”), a company which at August 31, 2015 was held 82.9% by PTM RSA and 17.1% by Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (Pty) Limited (“Africa Wide”), which is in turn owned 100% by Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed Wesizwe Platinum Limited (“Wesizwe”). See “Project 1 and Project 3 – Africa Wide Dilution” below for details regarding the dilution of Africa Wide’s shareholding in Maseve.

The Company is the operator of the Waterberg Project, with the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (“JOGMEC”) and Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Ltd. (“Mnombo”) being joint venture partners for the project. During the year the parties amended the existing agreements between them and agreed to consolidate the Waterberg JV and Waterberg Extension properties into one unitized project area. See details below.

Project 1 and Project 3

Project 1 - Recent Activities and Update

Phase 1 establishment of underground development at the north mine declines and preparation on surface for mill and concentrator construction commenced in late 2010 and finished in late 2012. The Company and DRA began design work and preparations for the Phase 2 construction of milling, concentrating and a tailings storage facility (“TSF”) in late 2012. Phase 1 site construction and underground development transitioned into Phase 2 in late 2012 and early 2013, consisting of an additional twin decline access into the southern portion of the deposit, ground preparations and foundations for milling, concentrating facilities and continued underground development at the north declines.

During the year ended August 31, 2015 the Company incurred $169 million (August 31, 2014 - $161 million) in development, construction, equipment and other costs for Project 1 and did not incur any significant costs on Project 3, located adjacent and to the north of Project 1. At August 31, 2015, the Company carried total deferred acquisition, development, construction, equipment and other costs related to Project 1 of $548 million and another $3.1 million related to Project 3. Of the total deferred costs for Project 1 at August 31, 2015 an amount of $498 million (approximately US$451 million at average exchange rates for the development period) relates to Project 1 development, construction, equipment and other costs. Africa Wide’s non-controlling interest in Maseve as at August 31, 2015 was recorded at $66.4 million.

Project 1 was approximately 95% complete in terms of the surface plant and equipment and cost budget estimate scope of work as of August 31, 2015. At the time of writing this MD&A the surface plant and equipment installations at Project 1 are substantially complete and cold commissioning has occurred.

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P 36 Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

From the portal entrance or “collar” the north declines are developed for 1,423 meters linear of system advance to where they reach the first infrastructure level at a vertical depth of 220 meters from surface. At the first infrastructure level storage bins for conveyor transfers from various mining blocks at depth are under construction. Conveyors and chairlifts to surface from the first infrastructure level are nearing completion. Other development includes cross cuts, workshops, reef drive take offs, ventilation headings and other ancillary excavations.

From the first infrastructure level the north declines split into two sets of twin break away declines, one developing toward planned mining blocks 9 and 12, and the other developing towards planned mining blocks 10 and 11. From the first infrastructure level the declines to blocks 9 and 12 are now developed for 1,111 meters of linear system advance to a vertical depth of approximately 332 meters from surface (at November 16, 2015). From the first infrastructure level the declines to blocks 10 and 11 are now developed for 1,672 meters of linear system advance to a vertical depth of approximately 450 meters from surface (at November 16, 2015) and have reached the their targeted mining area. In addition to primary decline development, other north mine development has been completed for sumps, silos, station drives, refuge bays, workshops and water management facilities. Total progressive infrastructure for other development to November 16, 2015 measured 1,541 meters.

At November 16, 2015 approximately 1,726 meters of lateral access development had been completed. Progressive reef development to November 16, 2015 measured 1,795 meters. Raise and diagonal development has commenced into several mining blocks and such work continues. Two ventilation raise bore shafts have been completed and commissioned at the north mine. Geotechnical work and preparations for an additional ventilation shaft are complete and ready for a raise bore machine to establish site while preparation work for a fourth ventilation shaft is in progress. Declines towards and into blocks 9, 10, 11 and 12 are progressing with the objectives of initiating planned reef production profiles. Flexibility of mining using trackless equipment is part of the overall mine design and the most important block in the early mining profile is Block 11.

The rate of underground development in the north and south declines continues to be an important factor with respect to future mine start-up dates and production rates. Delays in underground development, stoping rates and planned tonnages may result in delayed start-up of production and may have a negative impact on peak funding and working capital requirements. As development reaches planned mine blocks increased stoping is scheduled and the successful execution of this stoping will be critical to meeting the planned commencement of production and ramp up.

From the south box cut underground mining has advanced the twin south declines approximately 1,660 meters of linear system advance to a vertical depth of 250 meters from surface (at November 16, 2015). Progressive reef development to November 16, 2015 measured 62 meters. Multiple cross cuts between declines of 10 meters in length and multiple re muck bays have also been installed as well as sumps and water management facilities. Twin south decline development work has now accessed Block 16.

At the time of writing this MD&A development at Project 1 has now reached 13 ends where the Merensky Reef (“MR”) is exposed and of these 7 are currently working ends. Recent efforts have been focused on primary access development and raise lines. As the start-up of production operations approaches before the end of calendar 2015, stoping efforts are increasing. Stock piling of low grade MR development material has been occurring as primary drives have been developed along the strike of the MR. Recent measurements estimated approximately 121,407 tonnes of mainly low grade MR development material and 38,325 tonnes of MR ore material on surface (at November 9, 2015). Stoping rates are planned to increase as targeted production blocks are reached. As development opens areas of MR, evaluation of initial mining blocks is being completed by Company geologists.

Shallow MR mine blocks are exhibiting rolling features where the critical zone of the Bushveld Igneous Complex is in close proximity to the Transvaal Sediment floor rocks. This condition, referred to as an abutment facies of the MR, is common to the shallow portions of the adjacent operating mine. Mine geologists note that this condition is improving as declines are advanced deeper into areas of the deposit which are less ductile and more stable.

Ground preparations for the Project 1 TSF commenced in late 2013 on surface rights owned by Maseve. Further work was postponed in mid-2014 due to concerns on the legal responsibility for safety raised by Royal Bafokeng Platinum Ltd. (“RBPlat”), who own the prospecting rights below the planned TSF site. The DMR has now approved an agreement and a MPRDA Section 79 application by RBPlats whereby legal responsibilities under the MHSA are clearly demarcated over the area of the TSF. Construction is proceeding in a sequential fashion and sufficient TSF capacity is now complete to allow for production to commence. Phase 2 construction of the TSF is in progress at the time of writing and this phase is required for production in 2016.

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Project 1 - Social Development and Responsibilities

Feedback from the public consultation processes for the environmental assessment and Social and Labour Plan development has been constructive and positive. The mine capital development plan includes a significant investment in training through the life of mine, allocated to a social and labour plan to ensure maximum value from the project for all stakeholders, including local residents. Based on interaction with the community, the completion of a skill and needs assessment, and the Company’s training plans, the project is planning for 2,700 jobs with a target of 30% from the local communities. To assist the Company in achieving these goals, the Company has contracted the services of an experienced and professional HR company, Requisite Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd.

Additionally, the Project 1 platinum mine’s financial estimates include an accumulated charge per tonne to create a fund for eventual closure of the mine.

Project 1 - Financial Overview

The Company completed a definitive feasibility study in July 2008 and on November 25, 2009, the Company published an updated feasibility study on Project 1 entitled ‘‘Updated Technical Report (Updated Feasibility Study) Western Bushveld Joint Venture Project 1 (Elandsfontein and Frischgewaagd)’’ dated November 20, 2009 with an effective date of October 8, 2009 (the “2009 UFS”), which was at that time a portion of the WBJV. Included in each study was a declaration of 4E reserve ounces.

On July 15, 2015 the Company published an updated independent resource estimate for Project 1 and an updated independent reserve estimate based on underground sampling and observations as well as recent infill drilling from surface. As a result the 2009 UFS is now superseded and a new NI 43-101 technical report in support of the July 15, 2015 disclosure was filed on SEDAR on August 28, 2015.

Since 2012 operating costs have continued to escalate in Rand terms. As a result of increases in the estimated cost of construction, and due to new regulations requiring the installation of a vinyl liner for the TSF (as described below), peak funding was estimated in April 2015 to have increased from US$506 million to approximately US$514 million (See guidance in a news release dated April 10, 2015). The escalation of costs, wage increases, metal price volatility, production ramp-up timing, grade variations and Rand volatility are all material risk factors for the commercial viability of Project 1. To date cost escalation in Rand terms has been substantially offset by a weaker Rand, but there is no guarantee that this outcome will continue. Lower metal prices, delays in production ramp up or a stronger South African Rand could all result in requirements for further financing being required.

The updated resources and reserves announced on July 15, 2015 may have a material effect on peak funding. However, the approximate 17% decrease in MR reserve grade may be offset in whole or in part by lower costs resulting from less development work off reef in the footwall compared to the approach in earlier reserve estimates. The updated resource cut at 1.0 meters, versus 0.8 meters previously, and a more mechanized approach to mining in the current mining method, are significant changes from past estimates. At this time the Company has not updated its overall “peak funding” requirements as metal prices and Rand exchange rates have been volatile. Ongoing development work on blocks 16, 12, 11, 10 and 9 according to the Company’s mine plan are critical to underground mining plans and the ramp up profile of production. Delays in production ramp up would have a material impact on peak funding. The current mine plan and reserves meet the ounce production forecasts in our previous peak funding time line and the requirements set out in the guidance for the Sprott Facility and LMM Loan. See item F) “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below. The reserves were assessed with spot and three year trailing average prices as recommended in SEC guidelines. Further declines in metal prices or a strengthening Rand would increase peak funding requirements.

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The updated reserve statement incorporates new mining methods that vary from conventional (footwall development and hand stope drilling) to hybrid (development driven in ore for rapid access and ledge cuts off the development for selective fully mechanized mining (bord and pillar). Increased detailed knowledge of the ore based on recent work was used to select the mining method that would provide ramp up tonnes and cut development costs and time on a block by block basis. Priority is given to MR over lower grade UG-2 and development to access to deeper levels of more stable versus shallow rolling reef is emphasized, as previously reported. The use of mechanized equipment to open the orebody is a key element of the revised mine plan and the development experience on site was incorporated into the design.

An authorization is required to undertake certain water uses as specified in the National Water Act No. 36 of 1998 (the “NWA”). Under this legislation the Company requires an Integrated Water Use License (“IWUL”) for the operation of the TSF. Application for an IWUL was made to the Department of Water Affairs (the “DWA”) after the Project 1 Mining Right was granted in 2012. The Company received the grant of its IWUL for Project 1 in July of 2015. In February 2015 the DWA determined that it will require the Company’s TSF to comply with certain norms and standards within the National Environmental Management: Waste Act No. 59 of 2008 (“Waste Act”) regulating the storage, treatment and disposal of waste, among other things, including waste generated by the mining sector. The DWA has required that the TSF construction include a vinyl liner in addition to a standard compact clay liner. The Company anticipates that the acquisition and installation of this additional liner will add approximately Rand 190 million to the cost of the TSF. The Company is building the TSF in a sequential fashion, thereby pushing approximately Rand 90 million of this additional cost beyond peak funding and into a time period when Project 1 is expected to generate free cash flow. This amendment has been included in the previously provided peak funding estimate.

On September 5, 2012, Maseve received notice from Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd. (“RPM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American Platinum Limited (“Amplats”), regarding RPM’s exercise of its 60-day right of first refusal to enter into an agreement with Maseve on terms equivalent to indicative terms agreed to by Maseve with another commercial off-taker for the sale of concentrate produced from Project 1 and Project 3. Formal legal off-take agreements were executed in April 2013 based on the third party indicative terms. The Company has delivered formal notice to RPM of its intention to begin the delivery of concentrate in accordance with the off-take agreement.

On September 9, 2015 Amplats announced that it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Sibanye Gold Limited to sell its Rustenburg mining and concentrating operations. The proposed sale does not include the smelting and refining operations of RPM.

The escalation of costs, metal price volatility, completion of surface infrastructure, advancement of underground mining, production ramp up timing, grade variations and Rand volatility are all material risk factors for Project 1 which could result in the Company breaching one or more covenants with regard to the Sprott Facility or LMM Loan. See item F) “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

Project 1 and Project 3 - Africa Wide Dilution

In October, 2013, Africa Wide elected not to fund its approximate US$21.8 million share of a unanimously approved project budget and cash call for Project 1. In March, 2014, Africa Wide elected not to fund its US$21.52 million share of a second unanimously approved cash call. As a result the Company entered into arbitration proceedings with Africa Wide in accordance with the terms of the Maseve shareholders agreement (the “Maseve Shareholders Agreement”) to determine Africa Wide’s diluted interest in Maseve, and therefore Project 1 and Project 3. On August 20, 2014, an arbitrator ruled in the Company’s favour on all matters and Africa Wide’s shareholding in Maseve was reduced to 21.2766% based on the first missed cash call. As a result of missing the second cash call, Africa Wide’s ownership was further diluted to approximately 17.1% and the Company’s ownership was increased to approximately 82.9% .

All funding provided by PTM RSA to Maseve for development and construction at Project 1 since the second cash call missed by Africa Wide has been, and is planned to be, provided by way of intercompany loans. At August 31, 2015 Maseve owed PTM RSA approximately Rand 1.625 billion ($162 million). All amounts due to PTM RSA are planned to be repaid by Maseve before any distribution of dividends to shareholders.

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Legislation and regulation in South Africa require a 26% equity interest by a Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) entity in for the grant of a Mining Right. Because Africa Wide is the Company’s BEE partner for Project 1, the Company advised the DMR on October 19, 2013 of Africa Wide’s decision to not fund the first cash call and the resulting dilution implications. On October 24, 2013, the DMR provided the Company with a letter stating that it will apply the provisions of the MPRDA to any administrative processes or decisions to be conducted or taken within a reasonable time and in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, reasonableness and procedural fairness in giving the Company the opportunity to remedy the effect of Africa Wide’s dilution. Under the terms of the Maseve Shareholders Agreement, if Maseve is instructed by the DMR to increase its BEE ownership, any agreed costs or dilution of interests shall be borne equally by the Company and Africa Wide. The Company may consider Mnombo as a BEE partner for Project 1.

Project 1 - Labour Relations

The gold and platinum mining industries in South Africa have recently witnessed significant labour unrest and demands for higher wages by certain labour groups. To date, the Company has seen no adverse labour action on its site at Project 1. The Company has worked closely with local communities and human resource specialists Requisite Business Solutions (Pty) Ltd. in order to create a database of local persons interested in work at Project 1, including their skill and experience details. The Company has set a target of 30% local employment for the mine, including persons under the employ of contractors. As at August 31, 2015 approximately 22% of the onsite workforce of approximately 1,940 people was comprised of local persons from surrounding communities. The primary union at the Project 1 platinum mine representing the workers of JIC, the project’s underground mining contractor, is the National Union of Mineworkers (“NUM”). The Company maintains an active dialogue with JIC, NUM and its own employees. JIC recently agreed to terms with NUM for a labour contract at Project 1 for a two-year period ending September 2017. In the future, should higher salaries and wages occur across the industry, the Company will likely see increased labour costs.

Projects 1 and 3 - Mineral Resources and Reserves

On July 15, 2015 the Company published an updated independent resource estimate for Project 1 and an updated independent reserve estimate based on underground sampling and observations as well as recent infill drilling from surface. The NI 43-101 report is titled “An Independent Technical Report on the Maseve Project (WBJV Project areas 1 and 1A) located on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa” (the “Project 1 Report”) dated August 28, 2015 with an effective date of July 15, 2015 for the estimate of mineral resources and reserves, and was prepared by Charles J Muller (B. Sc. (Hons) Geology) Pri. Sci. Nat., of CJM Consulting (Pty) Ltd.; Gert Roets (B. Eng. Mining), Pr. Eng. (ECSA), of DRA Projects; and Gordon Cunningham, B. Eng. (Chemical), Pr. Eng. (ECSA) of Turnberry Projects (Pty) Ltd.

The updated reserve estimate in the Project 1 Report also considers changes in mining widths, methods and costs. As a result of the Project 1 Report the 2009 UFS is now superseded. The Project 1 Report has now become the current technical report for Project 1.

The NI 43-101 report entitled “Technical Report on Project 3 Resource Cut Estimation of the Western Bushveld Joint Venture (WBJV) Located on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa,” dated August 31, 2010 (the “Project 3 Report”), prepared by Charles J. Muller remains the current technical report for Project 3. Project 3 hosts an estimated 1.939 million indicated 4E ounces (11.104 million tonnes @ 5.43 g/t) and 0.076 million inferred 4E ounces (0.443 million tonnes @ 1.47 g/t).

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Based on the Project 1 Report updated independent resource estimate and updated independent reserve estimate, Project 1 hosts the following estimated resources and reserves:

Estimated Resource Project 1
100% Project Basis – July 15, 2015

Merensky - Mining Cut
Resource
Category
Cut-off Tonnage Grade Metal Reef
Width
 4E Pt Pd    Rh Au 4E 4E 4E 4E
  cmg/t  Mt g/t g/t    g/t g/t g/t kg Moz cm
Measured 300 9.266 3.35 1.41    0.21 0.26 5.23 48,461 1.558 152
Indicated 300 12.552 3.65 1.54    0.23 0.29 5.71 71,672 2.304 141
Total 300 21.818 3.53 1.49    0.21 0.28 5.51 120,133 3.862 146
 
Inferred 300 0.196 2.32 0.98    0.14 0.18 3.62 710 0.023 118

UG2 - Mining Cut
Resource
Category
Cut-off Tonnage Grade Metal Reef
Width
4E Pt Pd  Rh Au 4E 4E 4E 4E
  cmg/t Mt g/t g/t  g/t g/t g/t kg Moz cm
Measured 300 8.496 2.29 0.94  0.36 0.04 3.63 30,841 0.992 140
Indicated 300 14.183 2.46 1.01  0.39 0.04 3.90 55,314 1.778 136
Total 300 22.679 2.39 0.99  0.38 0.04 3.80 86,155 2.770 137
 
Inferred 300 0      0      0          0      0      0 0          0 0

Total Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources are 3.9 million ounces 4E on the MR (21.82 M tonnes grading 5.51 g/t 4E) and 2.8 million ounces on the UG2 Reef (22.68 M tonnes grading 3.8 g/t 4E). These Mineral Resources have been calculated based on a thicker resource cut (146cm versus 109cm) and they incorporate recent detailed drilling and underground work to date. The prill splits are as previously announced at 64% Pt, 27% Pd, 4% Rh, 5% Au on the MR and 63% Pt, 26% Pd, 10% Rh, 1% Au on the UG2 Reef. The Company believes the thicker resource cut has better potential for the use of mechanized mining. The 13% lower volume of resource ounces of MR Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources compared to the 2009 UFS does not significantly affect the mine’s first few years of ramp up.

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Estimated Total Reserve Project 1 100% Project Basis – July 15, 2015
Reserve
tonnes
- Mt
Pt

g/t
Pd

g/t
Rh

g/t
Au

g/t
Reserve 4E
Grade - g/t
Reserve 4E
Content - t
Reserve 4E
Content - Moz
MR Proven
and Probable
17.525 2.94 1.24 0.18 0.23 4.59 80.401 2.585
UG2 Proven
and Probable
14.914 2.01 0.83 0.32 0.03 3.19 47.649 1.532
Total    32.439 2.51 1.05 0.25  0.14 3.95 128.05 4.117

Merensky Reserve
Reserve
tonnes
- Mt
Pt

g/t
Pd

g/t
Rh

g/t
Au

g/t
Reserve 4E
Grade - g/t
Reserve 4E
Content - t
Reserve 4E
Content - Moz
Proven 7.082 2.89 1.22 0.18 0.22 4.51 31.905 1.025
Probable 10.433 2.98 1.26 0.18 0.23 4.65 48.496 1.560
Total 17.525 2.94 1.24 0.18 0.23 4.59 80.401 2.585

UG2 Reserve
Reserve
tonnes
- Mt
Pt

g/t
Pd

g/t
Rh

g/t
Au

g/t
Reserve 4E
Grade - g/t
Reserve 4E
Content - t
Reserve 4E
Content - Moz
Proven 5.452 1.95 0.80 0.31 0.03 3.09 16.821 0.540
Probable 9.462 2.05 0.85 0.33 0.03 3.26 30.828 0.992
Total 14.914 2.01 0.83 0.32 0.03 3.19 47.649 1.532

1.

Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves are classified in accordance with the SAMREC standards. There are certain differences with the “CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves”; however, in this case the Company believes the differences are not material and the standards may be considered the same.

2.

Mineral Reserves are a subset of the Mineral Resources and are provided on a 100% project basis.

3.

Mineral Reserves are supported by a mine plan that uses conventional, hybrid and bord and pillar mining with varying costs and thickness.

4.

A planning cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t for both the MR and UG2 Reefs were calculated to delineate the mining blocks from the resource model. The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves have payable credits in copper, nickel, ruthenium and iridium.

5.

Cut off for the MR and UG2 reefs were estimated using average costs, smelter discounts, concentrator recoveries and mine call factor.

6.

Mineral Resources were completed by Charles Muller of CJM Consulting, and the Mineral Reserves were prepared under the supervision of Gert Roets of DRA.

7.

Mineral Resources were calculated using Kriging methods for geological domains created in Datamine from 6413 borehole assay results and geological information from underground workings. The Mineral Reserves were assessed using a Datamine block model and Datamine Mine Design software (Studio-5D Planner) for the mine design and Datamine EPS (Enhanced Production Scheduler) software for the Life of Mine schedule. Economic models completed by the Company were reviewed for cut-off assessment.

8.

The calculation of Mineral Resources and Reserves has taken into account environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing and political factors. The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves may be materially affected by metals prices, exchange rates, labour costs, electricity supply issues or many other factors detailed in the Company’s Annual Information Form.

9.

The following prices based on a 3 year trailing average in accordance with SEC guidance were used for the assessment of Resources and Reserves; USD Pt 1,408/oz, Pd 744/oz, Au 1,374/oz, Rh 1,126/oz, Ru 73/oz, Ir 731/oz, Cu 3.18/lb, Ni 7.11/lb.

Mineral reserves and mineral resources reported above for Project 1 are from combined MR and UG2 reef tonnes. Additional information regarding grades, prill splits, sampling, reserve and resource calculations and risk factors may be found in the Project 1 Report, which was filed on August 28, 2015 on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

Mineral reserves are a sub set of measured and indicated mineral resources and take into account mining factors and are not in addition to the mineral resources.

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The total MR and UG2 Reserves are 4.1 million ounces as detailed above (500,000 ounces 4E less than at the 2009 updated feasibility study) and in the current mine plan are sufficient for an updated annual production target of 250,000 ounces 4E at steady state (modified from the 2009 updated feasibility of 275,000 ounces 4E per year at steady state) and an overall mine life of approximately 20 years.

The revised Project 1 mine plan takes advantage of recently advanced underground development proximal to thicker, deeper mine blocks as compared to the shallower more variable blocks mined in the original design. The Company expects that the adoption of mechanized and hybrid mining approaches will allow for a rapid ramp-up of production with significantly lower waste rock development compared to the conventional mining method that the Company had planned to use previously. The Company expects that dilution resulting from the mechanized approach along with new block information will result in a 17% lower grade on the early mined MR ore, which is largely offset by lower waste rock development and costs. The Company believes that its success during the underground development completed over the past few months combined with the thicker resource cut created this opportunity for a revised mine plan.

Projects 1 and 3 - History of Acquisition

On October 26, 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “WBJV Agreement”) forming the WBJV among the Company (37% interest held through PTM RSA), Amplats (37% interest held through its subsidiary, RPM), and Africa Wide (26% interest held directly) in relation to a platinum exploration and development project on combined mineral rights covering approximately 67 km2 on the Western Bushveld Complex of South Africa. The WBJV was divided into three distinct project areas, namely Projects 1, 2 and 3. In April 2007, Amplats contributed an additional 5 km2 area of prospecting rights into the WBJV. This additional area was adjacent to the east of Projects 1 and 3 and became a part of Project 2 once contributed into the WBJV. Africa Wide was subsequently acquired by Wesizwe, a Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed company, in September 2007. PTM RSA was the operator of the joint venture.

On December 8, 2008, the Company entered into certain agreements to consolidate and rationalize the ownership of the WBJV (the ‘‘Consolidation Transaction’’). On April 22, 2010, the Consolidation Transaction was completed and the WBJV dissolved. As a result Projects 1 and 3 were transferred into Maseve and Project 2 was transferred into Africa Wide. On April 22, 2010, the Company also paid the equalization amount due under the WBJV Agreement to Amplats of Rand 186.28 million (approximately $24.83 million at the time).

Following the Consolidation Transaction, the Company held a 54.75% interest in Maseve and Wesizwe held a 45.25% initial interest in Maseve.

In connection with the Consolidation Transaction, RPM obtained a 60-day right of first refusal on the sale of ore or concentrate produced from Project 1, Project 2 and Project 3, which RPM later exercised with regard to Projects 1 and 3 on September 5, 2012.

Under the terms of the Consolidation Transaction, the Company subscribed for a further 19.25% interest in Maseve, from treasury, in exchange for Rand 408.81 million (approximately $59 million at the time), thereby increasing its effective shareholding in Maseve to 74%. The subscription funds were placed in escrow for application towards Africa Wide’s 26% share of expenditures for Projects 1 and 3. By mid-November 2013, the escrowed funds were fully depleted.

In April 2011, Maseve applied for a mining right in respect of the prospecting rights for Projects 1 and 3 and was issued a letter of grant in respect of the Mining Right on April 4, 2012. The granted Mining Right was notarially executed on the commencement date of May 15, 2012 and shall endure for a period of 30 years ending on May 14, 2042. The Mining Right was subsequently registered in the Mining Titles Office on August 3, 2012 thereby securing rights of tenure. The Mining Right can be renewed for periods of up to 30 years at a time.

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Waterberg Projects

Waterberg Projects – Activities in the period ended August 31, 2015

During the year ended August 31, 2015 the Company incurred $4.3 million (August 31, 2014 - $4.6 million) in exploration and engineering costs on the Waterberg Projects, net of $7.8 million (August 31, 2014 - $2.7 million) in funding provided by JOGMEC. At August 31, 2015, the Company carried total deferred acquisition and exploration and other costs related to the Waterberg Projects of $29.3 million (August 31, 2014 - $24.9 million).

Subsequent to the boreholes drilled up until April 2014 for the June 12, 2014 mineral resource estimate, an additional 85,364 meters in 80 exploration boreholes and 151 deflections was drilled on the Waterberg JV Project and the Waterberg Extension Project for inclusion in the updated resource estimate dated effective July 20, 2015, as further described below. The primary objective of this drilling was to convert resource ounces from the inferred to the indicated confidence category.

On July 22, 2015 the Company reported an updated independent platinum, palladium and gold (collectively referred to as “3E”) resource estimate for the Waterberg Projects effective as of July 20, 2015. The independent Qualified Person responsible for the July 20, 2015 mineral resource estimate is Charles J. Muller (B. Sc. (Hons) Geology) Pri. Sci. Nat., of CJM Consulting (Pty) Ltd. Mr. Muller authored the NI 43-101 technical report entitled “An Independent Technical Report on the Waterberg Project located in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa” dated effective July 20, 2015 (the “July 2015 Waterberg Report”). Readers are directed to review the full text of the report, available for review under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the SEC’s EDGAR website at www.sec.gov, for additional information.

Mineral resources at Waterberg on a 100% project basis increased to an estimated 25.64 million ounces 3E in the Inferred category plus 12.61 million ounces 3E in the Indicated category, from 29 million ounces of 4E inferred in June 2014. See details below.

Since the drilling completed for the July 20, 2015 resource estimate, a further 31,928 meters in 44 exploration boreholes and 71 deflections have been completed on the Waterberg Projects. As at November 8, 2015 a total of approximately 280,676 meters have been drilled on the Waterberg Projects in 275 diamond drill boreholes with 444 deflections. Drilling conducted in 2015 to date is targeting near surface areas of thicker “Super F” mineralization with the objective of delineating new resources while also upgrading both T Zone and F Zone resources into the indicated category.

Engineering work on the Waterberg Projects currently consists of resource modelling, metallurgical work, bulk services design, mine planning and engineering for a prefeasibility study planned for completion in 2016. Additional drilling continues on the projects at present. Based on a reinterpretation of airborne gravity surveys and taking the latest drill hole results into consideration, additional drilling northward along strike is planned for the future. The next updated resource estimate for Waterberg, to be included in the prefeasibility study, is now expected after the current drilling program is completed, most likely in early calendar 2016.

To March 31, 2015, the Company has funded the Company and Mnombo’s combined 63% share of the work on the Waterberg JV Project with the remaining 37% funded by JOGMEC. To March 31, 2015, the Company has funded the Company and Mnombo’s combined 100% share of the work on the Waterberg Extension Project. Exploration work on the Waterberg Extension Project began in a material way in late 2013.

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Waterberg Project - Mineral Resources

The following tables summarize, as at fiscal year-end August 31, 2015, estimated mineral resources for the Waterberg Projects on a 100% project basis based upon the July 2015 Waterberg Report:

Mineral Resources -
Waterberg

Reef
Cut-off 3E
g/t
Tonnes
Mt
Pt
g/t
Pd
g/t
Au
g/t
3E
g/t
3E
Moz
Waterberg - Indicated T 2.5 16.53 1.28 2.12  0.85 4.25 2.26
Waterberg - Indicated F 2.5 104.47 0.93 2.00  0.15 3.08 10.35
Total   2.5 121.00 0.98 2.02  0.25 3.24 12.61
                 
Waterberg - Inferred T 2.5 33.56 1.25 2.09  0.83 4.17 4.5
Waterberg - Inferred F 2.5 212.75 0.93 2.01  0.15 3.09 21.14
Total   2.5 246.31 0.97 2.02  0.24 3.24 25.64

1.

M ineral Resources are classified in accordance with the SAMREC standards. There are certain differences with the “CIM Standards on Mineral Resources and Reserves”; however, in this case the Company believes the differences are not material and the standards may be considered the same.

2.

Mineral resources were estimated by Charles Muller of CJM Consulting using Kriging methods for geological domains created in Datamine from 220 mother holes and 270 deflections.

3.

A cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t 3E for both the T and the F zones is applied to the selected base case mineral resources, and considered costs, smelter discounts and concentrator recoveries from previous engineering work completed on the property.

4.

A process of geological modelling and creation of grade shells using indicating kriging was completed in the estimation process. An allowance for known and expected geological losses (12.5%) is made.

5.

The estimation of Mineral Resources has taken into account environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, socio-economic, marketing and political factors.

6.

Mineral resources may be materially affected by metals prices, exchange rates, labour costs, electricity supply issues or other factors detailed in this AIF. The following prices based on an approximate recent 3 year trailing average in accordance with SEC guidance was used for the assessment of Resources; USD Pt 1,408/oz, Pd 744/oz, Au 1,374/oz, Rh 1,126/oz, Ru 73/oz, Ir 731/oz, Cu 3.18/lb, Ni 7.11/lb.

7.

Estimated grades and quantities for Rhodium will be included in recoverable metals and estimates in the on-going pre-feasibility work.

The earlier June 12, 2014 Waterberg resource estimate dataset consisted of 151 drill holes, 222 deflections and 163,384 metres of core. The raw database for the July 20, 2015 resource estimate consists of 231 drill holes with 373 deflections totalling 248,748 metres, of which the southern JV area consisted of 182 holes and 303 deflections and the northern Extension area consisted of 49 drill holes with 70 deflections.

Each borehole was examined for completeness in respect of data (geology, sampling, collar) and sample recovery prior to inclusion in the estimate.

Waterberg Projects – History of Acquisition

The Waterberg JV Project is comprised of a contiguous granted prospecting right area of approximately 255 km2 located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, approximately 80 km northwest of the town of Mokopane (formerly Potgietersrus). PTM RSA applied for the original 137 km2 prospecting right for the Waterberg JV Project area and in September 2009, the DMR granted the prospecting right until September 1, 2012. This prospecting right was later increased in size to 153 km2 by way of section 102 application to the DMR. Renewal of this prospecting right for a further three years ending September 29, 2018 was granted by the DMR in September 2015. Under the MPRDA, a prospecting right remains valid during the application period pending the grant of a renewal. Two further prospecting rights totaling 102 km2 were granted to PTM RSA on October 2, 2013. These two prospecting rights are valid until October 1, 2018 and may each be renewed for a further period of three years thereafter.

The Waterberg Extension Project includes contiguous granted and applied-for prospecting rights with a combined area of approximately 864 km2 adjacent and to the north of the Waterberg JV Project, approximately 80 km northwest of the town of Mokopane. Two of the prospecting rights were executed on October 2, 2013 and each is valid for a period of five years, expiring on October 1, 2018. The third prospecting right was executed on October 23, 2013 and is valid for a period of five years, expiring on October 22, 2018. The Company has made an application under section 102 of the MPRDA to the DMR to increase the size of one of the granted prospecting rights by 44 km2. The Company has the exclusive right to apply for renewals of the prospecting rights for periods not exceeding three years each and the exclusive right to apply for a mining right over these prospecting right areas. Applications for a fourth and a fifth prospecting right covering 331 km2 were accepted for filing with the DMR on February 7, 2012 for a period of five years. These applications, which are not directly on the trend of the primary exploration target, are in process with the DMR. No work has been completed to date on the areas covered by the fourth and fifth prospecting rights pending their formal grant by the DMR.

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The Company is the operator of the Waterberg Projects. PTM RSA holds legal title to the prospecting rights underlying the Waterberg Projects, and Mnombo is identified as the Company’s BEE partner. The Company holds the prospecting permits in trust for the joint venture and subject to the ownership terms and conditions of the JOGMEC Agreement and the 2nd Amendment thereto, as described below.

In October 2009, PTM RSA, JOGMEC and Mnombo entered into a joint venture agreement (the “JOGMEC Agreement”) whereby JOGMEC could earn up to a 37% participating interest in the Waterberg JV Project for an optional work commitment of US$3.2 million over four years, while at the same time Mnombo could earn a 26% participating interest in exchange for matching JOGMEC’s expenditures on a 26/74 basis (US$1.12 million).

On November 7, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement with Mnombo whereby the Company acquired 49.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Mnombo in exchange for cash payments totaling R1.2 million and an agreement that the Company would pay for Mnombo’s 26% share of costs on the Waterberg Joint Venture until the completion of a feasibility study.

To the Company’s knowledge, Mnombo remains over 50% held for the benefit of historically disadvantaged persons or historically disadvantaged South Africans (“HDSAs”), as defined respectively by the MPRDA and the Amendment of the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry, 2010 (“Mining Charter”) and is a qualified BEE corporation under the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (the “BEE Act”).

On May 26, 2015, the Company announced a second amendment (the “2nd Amendment”) to the JOGMEC Agreement. Under the terms of the 2nd Amendment the Waterberg JV and Waterberg Extension projects (as described below and collectively the “Waterberg Project”) are to be consolidated and contributed into a newly created operating company named Waterberg JV Resources (Pty) Ltd. (“Waterberg JV Co.”). The Company is to hold 45.65% of Waterberg JV Co. while JOGMEC is to own 28.35% and Mnombo will hold 26%. Through its 49.9% share of Mnombo, the Company will hold an effective 58.62% of Waterberg JV Co., post-closing. Based on the June 2014 Waterberg resource estimate the number of ounces owned by each entity did not change with the revised ownership percentages. Under the 2nd Amendment JOGMEC has committed to fund US$20 million in expenditures over a three year period ending March 31, 2018, of which US$8 million will be funded by JOGMEC to March 31, 2016 and the first US$6 million to be spent in each of the following two 12 month periods will also be funded by JOGMEC. Project expenditures in excess of US$6 million in either of years two or three are to be funded by the JV partners’ pro-rata to their interests in Waterberg JV Co. The Company remained the Project operator. Closing of this transaction is subject to MPRDA Section 11 approval by the DMR to transfer title of the prospecting rights. If Section 11 transfer approval is not obtained the parties will default to the pre-amendment JV arrangement, with any advances received from JOGMEC to be used to offset its spending commitments on the Waterberg JV property.

The Company has carried Mnombo’s 26% share of expenses in the Waterberg project until March 31, 2015, after which time JOGMEC has been funding expenses to date under the terms of the 2nd Amendment.

Under the terms of the JOGMEC Agreement, as amended, any mineral products derived from the Waterberg Project are to be taken by each participant in proportion to its then participating interest in the joint venture. Provided JOGMEC or its nominee holds at least a 25% interest in the Waterberg JV Project, JOGMEC or its nominee has the exclusive right to direct the marketing of the mineral products of the other participants for a 10 year period from first commercial production on an equivalent to commercially competitive arm’s length basis and has the first right of refusal to purchase at prevailing market prices any mineral products taken by another participant as its share of joint venture output.

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The Company has not yet secured adequate surface rights for the Waterberg Project and should a decision to mine on either project area be taken, the Company would need to secure a suitable location by purchase or long-term lease of surface rights to establish the surface facilities necessary to mine and process, including processing plants and tailings facilities.

NON-MATERIAL MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

The non-material mineral property interests of the Company include the War Springs and Tweespalk projects located in South Africa and various Canadian mineral property interests in Ontario, the Northwest Territories and Newfoundland and Labrador. These non-material property interests are not, individually or collectively, material to the Company. All non-material properties have been written off and are also described in the Company’s Financial Statements and Annual Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2015, copies of which may be obtained online on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

3. DISCUSSION OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

A) Results of Operations

Year Ended August 31, 2015

For the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company had a net loss of $4.8 million (August 31, 2014 – net loss of $10.5 million). The net loss for the year ended August 31, 2015 was lower than in the comparative period due to the Company recording a foreign exchange gain of $10.7 million, which was partially offset by deferred financing fees of $4.2 million being written off and financing and termination fees of $2.0 million being recognized in the current period. Both financing expenses were related to fees incurred for the discontinued project loan facility and unit offering in October 2014. The foreign exchange gain of $10.7 million (August 31, 2014 – gain of $0.96 million) was due to the stronger U.S. Dollar during the period when the Company held a significant proportion of its cash on hand in U.S. Dollars. During the year $2.8 million in exploration and evaluation assets were written off while the previous year $5.4 million in exploration and evaluation assets were written off. General and administrative expenses totaled $8.3 million (August 31, 2014 - $7.9 million).

Comprehensive loss for the year was $13.7 million (August 31, 2014 –$12.3 million) with the results in the current year being largely affected by the Company’s South African subsidiaries being converted at a slightly weaker Rand exchange rate to their Canadian Dollar value at the end of the year relative to the start of the year.

Finance income earned in the year ended August 31, 2015 totaled $4.6 million as compared to $3.9 million in the comparative period in the prior year due higher amounts of cash held in Rand during the current fiscal year which yields a higher interest rate than balances held in US and Canadian Dollars.

Three Months Ended August 31, 2015

For the quarter ended August 31, 2015, the Company had a loss of $0.3 million (August 31, 2014 – net loss of $2.9 million). This difference is predominantly due to a foreign exchange gain of $1.9 million in the current quarter ($0.5 million in the quarter ended August 31, 2014) and mineral property write-downs of $2.0 million in the prior year’s comparative quarter as compared to zero in the current quarter. Comprehensive loss for the quarter was $11.7 million (August 31, 2014 $4.5 million) with the large difference being due to a decrease in the value of the Rand relative to the Canadian dollar in the quarter which effects the translation of the Company’s South African Rand denominated subsidiaries.

Finance income earned in the quarter ended August 31, 2015 totaled $1.0 million as compared to $0.5 million in the comparative period in the prior year due to more cash being held in Rand which yields a higher interest rate than balances held in US and Canadian Dollars.

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Annual Financial Information

The following tables set forth selected financial data from the Company’s annual audited financial statements and should be read in conjunction with those financial statements:

(In thousands of dollars, except for share data)

    Year ended Aug 31, 2015     Year ended Aug 31, 2014     Year ended Aug 31, 2013  
Interest income $  4,574 (1) $  3,886 (1) $  5,002 (1)
Net loss $  4,803   $  10,438   $  12,369  
Basic loss per share $  0.01 (2) $  0.02 (2) $  0.04 (2)
Diluted loss per share $  0.01 (2) $  0.02 (2) $  0.04 (2)
Total assets $  655,627 (3) $  550,239 (3) $  389,980 (3)
Long term debt   Nil     Nil     Nil  
Dividends   Nil     Nil     Nil  

Explanatory Notes:

(1)

The Company’s only significant source of income during the years ending August 31, 2013 to 2015 was interest income from interest bearing accounts held by the Company. The amount of interest earned correlates directly to the interest rate at the time and the amount of cash on hand during the year referenced.

(2)

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The Company uses the treasury stock method for the calculation of diluted earnings per share. Diluted per share amounts reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted to common shares. In periods when a loss is incurred, the effect of potential issuances of shares under options and share purchase warrants would be anti-dilutive, and accordingly basic and diluted loss per share are the same.

(3)

The increase in total assets between August 2013 and August 2015 was primarily from increased cash balances from the equity offerings that closed December 31, 2013 and 2014.

Quarterly Financial Information

The following tables set forth selected quarterly financial data for each of the last eight quarters and are derived from unaudited quarterly financial statements and annual audited financial statements.

(In thousands of dollars, except for share data)

Quarter ended
(in thousands of dollars, except share data)
  Aug. 31, 2015     May 31, 2015     Feb. 28, 2015     Nov. 30, 2014  
Interest income (1) $  994   $  1,325   $  1,038   $  1,217  
Net income (loss) (2)   (317 )   (3,188 )   4,324     (5,622 )
Basic earnings(loss) per share (3)   (0.00 )   (0.00 )   0.01     (0.01 )
Total assets(4)   655,627     658,254     685,694     545,069  
                         
Quarter ended
(in thousands of dollars, except share data)
  Aug. 31, 2014     May 31, 2014     Feb. 28, 2014     Nov. 30, 2013  
Interest income(1) $  486   $  694   $  1,730   $  976  
Net income (loss)(2)   (2,864 )   (4,320 )   (3,739 )   464  
Basic earnings(loss) per share(3)   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   0.00  
Total assets(4)   550,239     543,778     543,632     386,446  

Explanatory Notes:

(1)

The Company earns income from interest bearing accounts and deposits. Rand balances earn significantly higher rates of interest than can be earned at present in Canadian or U.S. Dollars. Interest income varies relative to cash on hand.

(2)

Net income (loss) by quarter is affected by the timing and recognition of large non-cash items. In the quarter ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 there were share-based compensation expenses and in the quarters ending May 31, 2015 and May 31, 2014 there were mineral property write- downs. Net income (loss) can also be impacted by the movement of the Rand and the U.S. Dollar relative to the Canadian Dollar as the Company currently and in the past has held significant portions of its cash in each currency. At the end of each reporting period Rand and U.S. Dollar cash balances are translated to Canadian Dollars at period end exchange rates.

(3)

Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share. Diluted per share amounts reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted to common shares. In periods when a loss is incurred, the effect of share issuances under options would be anti-dilutive, resulting in basic and diluted loss per share being the same.

(4)

At February 28, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s assets increased compared to prior periods as a result of equity offerings.

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B) Dividends

The Company has never declared nor paid dividends on its common shares. The Company has no present intention of paying dividends on its common shares, as it anticipates that all available funds will be invested to finance its business.

C) Trend Information

The success of the Company’s Project 1 platinum mine and its other properties will be primarily dependent on the future price of platinum, palladium and gold. Metal prices have historically been subject to significant price fluctuation. No assurance may be given that metal prices will remain stable. Significant price fluctuations over short periods of time may be generated by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including domestic and international economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations, interest rates, global or regional consumption patterns, speculative activities and increases or decreases in production due to improved mining and production methods.

Significant reductions or volatility in metal prices may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, including the economic attractiveness of the Company’s projects, the Company’s ability to obtain financing and the amount of the Company’s revenue or profit or loss. In addition, a prolonged period of lower platinum, palladium and gold prices could result in the Company breaching one or more covenants with regard to its drawdown of the Sprott Facility and LMM Loan, resulting in default. A period of prolonged lower platinum, palladium and gold prices may cause the Company to alter or delay its planned start-up of the Project 1 mine in late 2015. See item F) “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

For a detailed description of Risks and Uncertainties refer to the Company’s Annual Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2015.

Other than the financial obligations as set out in the table provided at item F) below, there are no demands or commitments that will result in, or that are reasonably likely to result in, the Company’s liquidity either increasing or decreasing at present or in the foreseeable future.

D) Related Party Transactions

Transactions with related parties are as follows:

  i.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, $297 ($311 – August 31, 2014) was paid to independent directors for directors’ fees and services.

     
  ii.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company accrued or received payments of $102 ($102 – August 31, 2014) from West Kirkland Mining Inc. (“WKM”), a company with two directors in common, for administrative services. Amounts receivable at the end of the period include an amount of $26 ($24 – August 31, 2014) due from WKM.

     
  iii.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company accrued or received payments of $Nil ($25.2 – August 31, 2014) from Nextraction Energy Corp. (“Nextraction”), a company with three directors in common, for administrative services. Amounts receivable at the end of the period include $206 ($206 – August 31, 2014) due from Nextraction. Nextraction is currently going through a credit restructuring and non-conflicted directors of the Company will decide on the form of settlement with Nextraction. Nextraction is not incurring further indebtedness to the Company for services at this time.

All amounts in amounts receivable and accounts payable owing to or from related parties are non-interest bearing with no specific terms of repayment. These transactions are in the normal course of business and are measured at the estimated fair value, which is the consideration established and agreed to by the noted parties.

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E) Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any special purpose entities nor is it party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.

F) Liquidity and Capital Resources

On December 9, 2014, the Company announced a bought deal financing for 207.6 million common shares of the Company at a price of US$0.53 per share. Including the partial exercise of an over-allotment option by the Agents, a total of 214.8 million shares were issued on closing resulting in gross proceeds of US$113.8 million.

On February 16, 2015 the Company announced it had entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders (The “Lenders”) led by Sprott Resource Lending Partnership for a senior secured loan facility (the “Sprott Facility” as previously defined) of up to US$40 million. Interest will be compounded and payable monthly at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 8.50% . The Company has made or will be obligated to make certain payments to the Lenders, including (a) a bonus payment made concurrently with execution and delivery of the credit agreement in the amount of US$1.5 million, being 3.75% of the principal amount of the Sprott Facility, paid by issuance of 2,830,188 common shares of the Company; (b) a draw down payment to the Lenders equal to 2% of the amount being drawn down under the Sprott Facility, payable in common shares issued at a deemed price equal to the volume weighted average trading price (the “VWAP”) of the common shares on the TSX for the ten trading days immediately prior to the draw down request or such other VWAP as required by the TSX; (c) a structuring fee comprised of a cash payment in the amount of US$0.10 million, paid concurrently with the execution and delivery of the term sheet for the Sprott Facility; and (d) a standby fee in cash equal to 4% per annum of the un-advanced principal amount of the Sprott Facility payable in monthly instalments until December 31, 2015. The Sprott Facility matures on December 31, 2017 with the repayment of principal due in monthly instalments during calendar 2017.

The Sprott Facility was to be available until December 31, 2015 and was drawn concurrently with the LMM Loan (outlined below) on November 20, 2015 upon completion of due diligence and shareholder approvals.

On November 2, 2015 the Company announced that it had entered into agreements with its largest shareholder, Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance (“LMM”), for a US $40 million loan facility (the “LMM Loan”), subject to regulatory and disinterested shareholder approval and Waterberg Project partner approval. The interest rate on the LMM Loan is 9.5% over LIBOR. Interest payments on the LMM Loan will be accrued until December 31, 2016, and then paid quarterly thereafter. The first 20% of principal and capitalized interest is to be repaid on December 31, 2018 and then in tranches of 10% of the principal at the end of each calendar quarter beginning on March 31, 2019 and for each of the next 7 quarters of the facility.

Pursuant to the LMM Loan, Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (Canada) has entered into a life of mine Production Payment Agreement (“PPA”) with LMM, granted in consideration of the LMM Loan and in exchange for agreeing to a second secured position at the interest rate provided under the LMM Loan. Under the PPA, the Company agrees to pay to LMM a production payment of 1.5% of net proceeds received on concentrate sales or other minerals from Project 1.

The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to buy back 1% of the 1.5% Production Payment for US $17.5 million until January 1, 2019 and then for US $20 million until December 31, 2021. If the Company exercises its right to buy back a portion of the production payment, then the LMM Loan payback will be deferred, with 10% of the principal and accrued interest to be repaid on each of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019, followed by 20% of principal and accrued interest to be repaid on each of March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020.

The PPA will be secured with the second lien position of the LMM Loan until it is repaid. The PPA will be acknowledged in any subsequent debt arrangement of the Company. The Company has a right to refinance the Sprott Facility or the LMM Loan, subject to certain rights granted to LMM under the PPA.

An event of default under the PPA triggers the payment of a termination fee based on a net present value of the Production Payments to be made under the PPA at a 5% discount rate. An event of default under the Sprott Facility or the LMM Loan is also treated as an event of default under the PPA. The Company holds the right to terminate the PPA upon payment of the termination fee.

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Under the LMM Loan, the Company will provide a subordinated pledge of 100% of the shares of Platinum Group Metals RSA Pty Ltd. (“PTM RSA”), its wholly owned South African subsidiary. The LMM Loan will be subordinated to the Sprott Facility and scheduled to be repaid after Sprott.

The Company received the proceeds from draw down of both the Sprott Facility (US $40 million) and the LMM Loan (US $40 million) on November 20, 2015. Subsequent to the receipt of both amounts, as at November 24, 2015, the Company held approximately $126 million in total cash on hand, which combined with the projected operating revenue from Project 1 is estimated to be sufficient to fund the estimated general, exploration and development operations of the Company for more than 12 months. First production at Project 1 is expected in the fourth quarter of calendar 2015. There is no guarantee, however, that available cash, revenues and proceeds from the Sprott Facility and LMM Loan will be sufficient to complete Project 1 or fully fund remaining peak funding requirements. Further, the Company may be required to source additional financing by way of private or public offerings of equity or debt or the sale of project or property interests in order to have sufficient working capital for continued exploration on the Waterberg Project, as well as for general working capital purposes. Metal prices and Rand exchange rates may have material effects on the Company and its requirements for further financing.

Any failure by the Company to obtain required financing on acceptable terms could cause the Company to delay development of its material projects or could result in the Company being forced to sell some of its assets on an untimely or unfavourable basis. Any such delay or sale could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

Accounts receivable at August 31, 2015 totaled $13.2 million (August 31, 2014 - $13.8 million) being comprised mainly of value added taxes refundable in South Africa. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at August 31, 2015 totaled $21.5 million (August 31, 2014 - $28.6 million). Accounts payable at August 31, 2015 were lower than at August 31, 2014 due to the fact that the majority of large component and material purchases for Project 1 occurred before year end and were paid for during fiscal 2015.

Apart from net interest earned on cash deposits and other sundry income during the period ended August 31, 2015 of $4.6 million (August 31, 2014 - $3.9 million), the Company had no sources of income. The Company’s primary source of capital has been from the issuance of equity. At August 31, 2015 the Company had cash equivalents on hand of $51 million compared to $108 million at August 31, 2014 with the cash expenditures being largely funded by the December 2013 and December 2014 equity financings.

The Company receives lump sum cash advances at various times as laid out in agreed budgets from its partners to cover the costs of joint venture projects.

The following table discloses the Company’s contractual obligations as at August 31, 2015.

    < 1 Year     1 – 3 Years     4 – 5 Years     > 5 Years     Total  
Lease obligations $  473   $  1,036   $  1,093   $  -   $  2,602  
ESKOM – power   5,845     -     -     -     5,845  
Magalies water   6,928     -     -     -     6,928  
Tailings & Surface
     Infrastructure
  23,882     -     -     -     23,882  
Mining development   2,354     -     -     -     2,354  
Mining equipment   11,875     -     -     -     11,875  
Sprott Standby Fees   462     -     -     -     462  
Other property expenditures   13,182     -     -     -     13,182  
Totals $  65,001   $  1,036   $  1,093   $  -   $  67,130  

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The above contracts are subject to the following estimated break fees in the event of cancellation at August 31, 2015:

Concentrator plant and surface infrastructure $  9,946  
Magalies water   6,928  
ESKOM   5,845  
Mining equipment   6,450  
Other   7,786  
  $  36,955  

G) Outstanding Share Data

The Company has an unlimited number of common shares authorized for issuance without par value. At August 31, 2015, there were 768,943,030 common shares outstanding, 29,074,500 incentive stock options outstanding at exercise prices of $0.65 to $2.57. At November 24, 2015, there were 775,914,708 common shares outstanding and 27,707,500 incentive stock options outstanding. During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company made no changes to the exercise price of outstanding options through cancellation and re-grant or otherwise.

4. RISK FACTORS

The Company is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, each of which could have an adverse effect on our results, business prospects or financial position.

For a comprehensive list of the risks and uncertainties affecting our business, please refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Information Form which is available at www.sedar.com, and our most recent Form 40-F, which is available on the EDGAR section of the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

5. OUTLOOK

Subsequent to August 31, 2015, on November 20 2015, the Company drew down US $40 million in working capital pursuant to the Sprott Facility. On November 20, 2015 the Company also reported that it had drawn down a further US $40 million pursuant to the LMM Loan. Further details are provided above at item F) “Liquidity and Capital Resources” above.

The Company’s key business objectives for calendar 2016 will be to continue with underground development and mine commissioning at Project 1 and to advance the Waterberg Projects. Development at Project 1 will continue to utilize a majority of the Company’s cash on hand until production commences and positive cash flow is achieved. Initial cold commissioning of the WBJV Project 1 mill and surface infrastructure is complete at the time of writing. Initial commissioning and production of concentrate is planned for late in the fourth quarter of calendar 2015. Initial smelter deliveries are expected to commence at the end of January 2016.

Lower metal prices, delays in production ramp up or a stronger South African Rand could all result in requirements for further financing. Development work in blocks 12, 11, 10 and 9 in the Project 1 mine plan are critical to the underground mining plans and ramp up profile of production.

The Company plans to continue working on the Waterberg Project with its joint venture partners Mnombo and JOGMEC. A resource update is anticipated for the Waterberg in early 2016 and work is continuing at present toward the completion of a prefeasibility study. The scope of the prefeasibility study now includes portions of the Waterberg Extension Project, due to the 2nd Amendment to the JOGMEC Agreement. Drilling on the Waterberg Project to delineate additional indicated resources for inclusion in the prefeasibility study is now underway. Completion of the prefeasibility study is now scheduled for early 2016.

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An important objective for the Company is to determine the scale of the Waterberg deposit and to find the section of the Waterberg deposit with the greatest grade thickness near surface. The deposit remains open and analysis continues at present in advance of additional step out drilling.

As well as the discussions within this MD&A, the reader is encouraged to also see the Company’s disclosure made under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Information Form available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

6. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to use estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as income and expenses. The Company’s accounting policies are described in note 2 of the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015.

Review of asset carrying values and impairment

In accordance with the Company’s accounting policy, each asset or cash generating unit is evaluated every reporting period to determine whether there are any indications of impairment. If any such indication exists, a formal estimate of recoverable amount is performed and an impairment loss is recognised to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash generating group of assets is measured at the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

The determination of fair value less costs to sell and value in use requires management to make estimates and assumptions about expected production, commodity prices, reserves, operating costs, closure and rehabilitation costs and future capital expenditures. The estimates and assumptions are subject to risk and uncertainty; hence there is the possibility that changes in circumstances will alter these projections, which may impact the recoverable amount of the assets. In such circumstances some or all of the carrying value of the assets may be further impaired or the impairment charge reduced with the impact recorded in the income statement.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The amounts recorded for asset retirement costs are based on estimates included in closure and remediation plans. These estimates are based on engineering studies of the work that is required by environmental laws. These estimates include an assumption on the rate at which costs may inflate in future periods. Actual costs and the timing of expenditures could differ from these estimates.

Deferred tax assets, liabilities and resource taxes

The determination of the Company’s future tax liabilities and assets involves significant management estimation and judgment involving a number of assumptions. In determining these amounts the Company interprets tax legislation in a variety of jurisdictions and make estimates of the expected timing of the reversal of future tax assets and liabilities. The Company also makes estimates of the Company’s future earnings which affect the extent to which potential future tax benefits may be used. The Company is subject to assessment by various taxation authorities, which may interpret tax legislation in a manner different from the Company’s view. These differences may affect the final amount or the timing of the payment of taxes. When such differences arise the Company makes provision for such items based on the Company’s best estimate of the final outcome of these matters.

Determination of ore reserve and mineral resource estimates

The Company estimates its ore reserves and mineral resources based on information compiled by Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101. Reserves determined in this way are used in the calculation of depreciation, amortization and impairment charges, and for forecasting the timing of the payment of close down and restoration costs. In assessing the life of a mine for accounting purposes, mineral resources are only taken into account where there is a high degree of confidence of economic extraction. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating ore reserves, and assumptions that are valid at the time of estimation and they may change significantly when new information becomes available. Changes in the forecast prices of commodities, exchange rates, production costs or recovery rates may change the economic status of reserves and may, ultimately, result in reserves being restated. Such changes in reserves could impact on depreciation and amortization rates, asset carrying values and provisions for close down and restoration costs.

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     Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 53
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Achievement of commercial production

Once a mine reaches the operating levels intended by management, depreciation of capitalized costs begins. Significant judgement is required to determine when certain of the Company’s assets reach this level; management must consider several factors including: completion of a reasonable period of commissioning; consistent operating results are being achieved at a pre-determined level of design capacity and indications exist that this level will continue; mineral recoveries are at or near expected production level; and the transfer of operations from development personnel to operational personnel has been completed.

7. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in filings made pursuant to both SEC and Canadian Securities Administrators requirements are recorded, processed, summarized and reported in the manner specified by the relevant securities laws applicable to the Company. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the applicable securities legislation is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as at August 31, 2015 through inquiry, review and testing, as well as by drawing upon their own relevant experience. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as at August 31, 2015.

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, and evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at each fiscal year end. Management has used the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as at August 31, 2015. Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting was effective as at August 31, 2015.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting occurred during the year ended August 31, 2015 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

Exemption from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Under the Jumpstart Our Business & Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) emerging growth companies are exempt from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which generally requires public companies to provide an independent auditor attestation of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of their internal control over financial reporting. The Company qualifies as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act and therefore has not included an independent auditor attestation of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting in this MD&A or in its audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015.

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P 54 Supplementary Information and MD&A for the year ended August 31, 2015
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

8. OTHER INFORMATION

Additional information relating to the Company for the year ending August 31, 2015 may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 together with the notes thereto as well as the Company’s Annual Information Form.

NYSE MKT Option Disclosure

We have issued options under the terms of our stock option plan pursuant to agreements with certain of our directors, officers, consultants and employees. Under the terms of the agreements, the exercise price of each option is set, at a minimum, at the fair value of the common shares at the date of the grant. Stock options are granted to certain of our directors, officers and employees, are subject to vesting provisions, while others vest immediately. At September 1, 2014 and August 31, 2015, we had 35,386,784 and 48,569,803 unoptioned shares available for granting of options under our stock option plan.

9. LIST OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

a) Directors: b) Officers:
   
R. Michael Jones R. Michael Jones (CEO)
Frank R. Hallam Frank R. Hallam (CFO & Corporate Secretary)
Iain McLean Peter C. Busse (COO)
Eric Carlson Kris Begic (VP, Corporate Development)
Barry W. Smee  
Timothy Marlow  
Diana Walters  

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Independent Auditor’s Report P 55

Independent Auditor’s Report

To the Shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Platinum Group Metals Ltd., which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 and the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes, which comprise a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audits is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. as at August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 and its financial performance and cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

signed “PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP”

Chartered Professional Accountants
Vancouver, British Columbia
November 24, 2015

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P 56 Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Financial Statements
For the year ended August 31, 2015

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
ASSETS            
Current            
     Cash and cash equivalents $  51,417   $  108,150  
     Amounts receivable (Note 4)   13,230     13,848  
     Prepaid expenses   455     714  
Total current assets   65,102     122,712  
             
Deferred financing fees (Note 3)   3,504     4,206  
Performance bonds (Note 5)   5,774     5,101  
Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 7)   32,402     30,612  
Property, plant and equipment (Note 6)   548,845     387,608  
Total assets $  655,627   $  550,239  
             
LIABILITIES            
Current            
     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $  21,537   $  28,576  
Total current liabilities   21,537     28,576  
             
Deferred income taxes   8,311     11,585  
Asset retirement obligation (Note 13)   3,038     1,636  
Total liabilities   32,886     41,797  
             
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY            
Share capital (Note 8)   716,148     590,774  
Contributed surplus   25,038     22,374  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (75,473 )   (63,980 )
Deficit   (114,167 )   (120,484 )
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd. 551,546 428,684
             
Non-controlling interest (Note 9)   71,195     79,758  
Total shareholders’ equity   622,741     508,442  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $  655,627   $  550,239  

CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS (NOTE 14)
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (NOTE 19)

Approved by the Board of Directors and authorized for issue on November 24, 2015

“Iain McLean”
Iain McLean, Director
 
“Eric Carlson”
Eric Carlson, Director

PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements  



             Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 57
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share data)

    Year ended     Year ended  
    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
EXPENSES            
     General and administrative (Note 17) $  8,328   $  7,932  
     Foreign exchange gain (Note 17)   (10,738 )   (955 )
     Stock compensation expense   1,398     2,222  
     Termination and finance fees (Note 3)   1,988     -  
     Write-down of deferred financing fees (Note 3)   4,206     -  
     Write-down of exploration and evaluation assets (Note 7)   2,879     5,355  
    (8,061 )   (14,554 )
Finance income   4,574     3,886  
Loss for the year before income taxes   (3,487 )   (10,668 )
Income tax (expense) recovery (Note 18)   (1,316 )   209  
Loss for the year   (4,803 )   (10,459 )
Items that may be subsequently reclassified to net loss:            
     Exchange differences in translating foreign operations   (8,936 )   (1,827 )
Comprehensive loss for the year $  (13,739 ) $  (12,286 )
Loss attributable to:            
     Shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd.   (3,798 )   (10,438 )
     Non-controlling interests   (1,005 )   (21 )
  $  (4,803 ) $  (10,459 )
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to:            
     Shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd.   (13,983 )   (11,550 )
     Non-controlling interests   244     (736 )
  $  (13,739 ) $  (12,286 )
Basic and diluted loss per common share $  (0.01 ) $  (0.02 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:            
     Basic and diluted   695,836,450     501,642,562  

  See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015



P 58 Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share data)

    # of Common     Share     Contributed     Accumulated     Deficit     Attributable to     Non-     Total  
    Shares     Capital     Surplus     Other           Shareholders     Controlling        
                      Comprehensive           of the Parent     Interest        
                      Income (loss)           Company              
Balance, August 31, 2013 $  402,759,542   $  425,435   $  18,593   $  (61,481 ) $  (85,349 ) $  297,198   $  54,410   $  351,608  
     Stock based compensation   -     -     3,803     -     -     3,803     -     3,803  
     Share issuance costs   -     (9,968 )   -     -     -     (9,968 )   -     (9,968 )
     Share issuance – financing   148,500,000     175,230     -     -     -     175,230     -     175,230  
     Issued upon the exercise of options   53,300     77     (22 )   -     -     55     -     55  
     Funding of non-controlling interest   -     -     -     -     (5,029 )   (5,029 )   5,029     -  
     Transactions with non- controlling interest   -     -     -     (1,387 )   (19,668 )   (21,055 )   21,055     -  
     Foreign currency translation   -     -     -     (1,112 )   -     (1,112 )   (715 )   (1,827 )
     Net (loss) income for the year   -     -     -     -     (10,438 )   (10,438 )   (21 )   (10,459 )
Balance, August 31, 2014 $  551,312,842   $  590,774   $  22,374   $  (63,980 ) $  (120,484 ) $  428,684   $  79,758   $  508,442  
     Stock based compensation   -     -     2,664     -     -     2,664     -     2,664  
     Share issuance – financing   214,800,000     132,071     -     -     -     132,071     -     132,071  
     Share issuance costs   -     (8,566 )   -     -     -     (8,566 )   -     (8,566 )
     Shares issued for loan facility   2,830,188     1,869     -     -     -     1,869     -     1,869  
     Transactions with non- controlling interest   -     -     -     (1,308 )   10,115     8,807     (8,807 )   -  
     Foreign currency translation adjustment   -     -     -     (10,185 )   -     (10,147 )   1,249     (8,936 )
     Net loss for the year   -     -     -     -     (3,798 )   (3,798 )   (1,005 )   (4,803 )
Balance, August 31, 2015 $  768,943,030   $  716,148   $  25,038   $  (75,473 ) $  (114,167 ) $  551,584   $  71,195   $  622,741  

PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements



             Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 59
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars)

    Year ended     Year ended  
    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES            
Loss for the year $  (4,803 ) $  (10,459 )
             
     Add items not affecting cash:            
         Depreciation   627     474  
         Unrealized foreign exchange gain   (3,209 )   48  
         Deferred income tax expense (recovery)   1,083     (209 )
         Write-down of deferred finance fees (Note 3)   4,206     -  
         Write-down of exploration properties   2,879     5,355  
         Stock compensation expense   1,398     2,222  
         Net change in non-cash working capital (Note 15)   (2,373 )   (3,546 )
    (192 )   (6,115 )
             
FINANCING ACTIVITIES            
     Share issuance   132,071     175,230  
     Share issuance costs   (8,566 )   (9,968 )
     Share issuance – stock options   -     55  
     Interest Paid (Note 3)   (1,634 )   -  
    121,871     165,317  
             
INVESTING ACTIVITIES            
     Acquisition of property, plant and equipment   (173,037 )   (154,815 )
     Exploration expenditures, net of recoveries   (9,659 )   (9,955 )
     South African VAT   3,639     (6,107 )
     Performance bonds   (778 )   (1,702 )
     Restricted cash   -     10,056  
    (179,835 )   (162,523 )
             
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (58,156 )   (3,321 )
Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents   1,423     (313 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year   108,150     111,784  
             
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $  51,417   $  108,150  

  See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015



P 60 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (the “Company”) is a British Columbia, Canada, company formed by amalgamation on February 18, 2002. The Company’s shares are publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) in Canada and the NYSE MKT LLC in the United States. The Company’s address is Suite 788-550 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 2B5.

The Company is an exploration and development company conducting work on mineral properties it has staked or acquired by way of option agreements in the Republic of South Africa and Canada. The Company is currently developing the WBJV (Maseve) Project 1 platinum and palladium mine located on the Western Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa (“Project 1”). Project 1 is owned through the operating company Maseve Investments 11 (Pty.) Ltd. (“Maseve”), in which the Company held a 82.9% working interest as of August 31, 2015 and the Company’s Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) partner, Africa Wide Mineral Prospecting and Exploration (Pty) Ltd. (“Africa Wide”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Wesizwe Platinum Ltd., owned 17.1% . A formal mining right was granted for Project 1 on April 4, 2012 by the Government of South Africa (the “Mining Right”).

On May 26, 2015, the Company announced an agreement whereby the Waterberg JV Project and Waterberg Extension Project, both located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex in South Africa, are to be consolidated. See details in note 7 below. The Company is advancing the consolidated Waterberg Project, with drilling and engineering work presently underway as part of a pre-feasibility study.

These financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company’s subsidiaries are as follows:

Name of subsidiary Principal
activity
Place of
incorporation
and operation
Proportion of ownership
interest and voting power held
August 31,
2015
August 31,
2014
Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd.1 Exploration South Africa 100% 100%
Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd Mining South Africa 82.9%1 78.7%2
Wesplats Holdings (Pty) Limited3 Dormant South Africa 100% 100%
Platinum Group Metals (Barbados) Ltd. Holding company Barbados 100% 100%
Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Limited. Exploration South Africa 49.9% 49.9%4

1 Waterberg Projects held here until formal JV Company approval received (see Note 7 below)
2 See Note 6(i) “Ownership of Project 1”.
3 In process of being wound up and de-registered.
4 The Company controls Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Limited (“Mnombo”) for accounting purposes.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 61
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) interpretations as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the asset retirement obligation.

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below.

Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include those of Platinum Group Metals, its subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and structured entities, using uniform accounting policies. Control exists when the Company has (i) power over the investee, (ii) exposure, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee, and (iii) the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

Non-controlling interest in the net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are identified separately from the Company’s equity.

Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Company has control. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the group. They are de-consolidated from the date that control ceases.

A joint arrangement is an arrangement of which two or more parties have joint control. Investments in joint arrangements are classified as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the contractual rights and obligations of each of the investors.

Inter-company transactions, balances and unrealized gains on transactions between Group companies are eliminated on consolidation. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

Both Waterberg exploration properties are fully consolidated with third party contributions treated as recoveries.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term deposits, which are readily convertible to cash and have original maturities of 90 days or less.

Exploration and evaluation assets

Exploration and evaluation activity involves the search for mineral resources, the determination of technical feasibility and the assessment of commercial viability of an identified resource.

Exploration and evaluation activity includes:

  acquiring the rights to explore;
  researching and analyzing historical exploration data;
  gathering exploration data through topographical, geochemical and geophysical studies;
  exploratory drilling, trenching and sampling;
  determining and examining the volume and grade of the resource;
  surveying transportation and infrastructure requirements; and
  compiling pre-feasibility and feasibility studies.

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P 62 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Exploration and evaluation expenditures on identifiable properties are capitalized. Exploration and evaluation assets are shown separately until technical feasibility and commercial viability is achieved at which point the relevant asset is transferred to development assets under property, plant and equipment. Capitalized costs are all considered to be tangible assets as they form part of the underlying mineral property.

Capitalized exploration and evaluation assets are reviewed for impairment when facts or circumstances suggest an asset’s carrying amount may exceed its recoverable amount. If impairment is considered to exist, the related asset is written down to the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of an item of property, plant and equipment includes the purchase price or construction cost, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for its intended use, an initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located, and for qualifying assets, the associated borrowing costs.

Where an item of property, plant and equipment is comprised of major components with different useful lives, the components are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and equipment.

Costs incurred for new construction, mine development, and major overhauls of existing equipment are capitalized as property, plant and equipment and are subject to depreciation once they are put into use. The costs of routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Once a mining project has been established as technically feasible and commercially viable, expenditure other than on land, buildings, plant and equipment is capitalised as part of “development assets” together with any related amount transferred from “exploration and evaluation assets”. Capitalization of costs incurred and revenue received during commissioning ceases when the property is capable of operating at levels intended by management.

The present value of the decommissioning cost, which is the dismantling and removal of the asset included in the environmental rehabilitation obligation, is included in the cost of the related preproduction assets. These assets are depreciated over their useful lives.

Subsequent costs are included in the asset’s carrying amount only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be reliably measured. All repairs and maintenance are expensed to profit or loss during the financial period in which they are incurred.

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on the disposal, retirement or scrapping of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in profit or loss.

Where an item of property, plant and equipment is comprised of major components with different useful lives, the components are accounted for as separate items of property, plant and equipment. Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and are depreciated on a straight line basis over the following periods:

  Buildings 20 years
  Mining equipment 2 – 22 years
  Vehicles 3 – 5 years
  Computer equipment and software 3 – 5 years
  Furniture and fixtures 5 years

Development costs are depreciated on a unit of production basis.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 63
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Impairment

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

The Company conducts internal reviews of asset values which are used to assess for any indications of impairment. External factors such as changes in expected future prices, costs and other market factors including market capitalization are also monitored to assess for indications of impairment.

If any such indication exists an estimate of the recoverable amount is undertaken, being the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. If the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount then an impairment loss is recognized.

Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. Fair value of mineral assets is generally determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the use of the asset, including any expansion prospects.

Value in use is determined as the present value of the estimated future cash flows expected to arise from the continued use of the asset in its present form and from its ultimate disposal.

Impairment is assessed at the level of cash-generating units (“CGUs”), which are identified as the smallest identifiable group of assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets. The Company’s CGUs are based on geographic location and the two CGU’s the Company currently has are the WBJV Project 1 Mine and the Waterberg Project.

Long-lived assets that have suffered impairment are tested for possible reversal of the impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the impairment may have reversed. When a reversal of a previous impairment is recorded, the reversal amount is adjusted for depreciation that would have been recorded had the impairment not taken place.

Trade payables

Trade payables are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade payables are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Asset retirement obligations

Provisions for asset retirement obligations are made in respect of the estimated future costs of closure and restoration and for environmental rehabilitation costs (which include the dismantling and demolition of infrastructure, removal of residual materials and remediation of disturbed areas) in the accounting period when the related disturbance occurs. The provision is discounted using a risk-free pre-tax rate, and the unwinding of the discount is included in finance costs. At the time of establishing the provision, a corresponding asset is recognized and is depreciated over the future life of the asset to which it relates. The provision is adjusted on an annual basis for changes in cost estimates, discount rates and inflation.

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P 64 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Share Capital

Common shares are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issue of common shares and share options are recognized as a deduction from equity, net of any tax effect.

Income taxes

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from ‘profit before tax’ as reported in the consolidated statement of loss and other comprehensive loss because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognised for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilised. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realised, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Translation of foreign currencies

Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the financial statements of the Company and each of the Company’s subsidiaries are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (the functional currency) as follows:

Platinum Group Metals Limited Canadian Dollars
Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. South African Rand
Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd. South African Rand
Wesplats Holdings (Pty) Limited South African Rand
Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Limited South African Rand
Platinum Group Metals (Barbados) Ltd. United States Dollars

The Company’s presentation currency is the Canadian dollar (“$”).

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 65
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

The following exchange rates were used when preparing these consolidated financial statements:

Rand/CAD  
Year-end rate: R10.021 (2014 R9.8135)
Year average rate: R9.7487 (2014 R9.7390)

US/CAD  
Year-end rate: US0.7601 (2014 US0.9197)
Year average rate: US0.8266 (2014 US0.9281)

Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the relevant entity’s functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation at period-end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in the income statement.

Subsidiaries

The results and financial position of subsidiaries that have a functional currency different from the presentation currency are translated into the presentation currency as follows:

  Assets and liabilities are translated at the closing rate at the reporting date;
  Income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the period; and
  All resulting exchange differences are recognized in other comprehensive income as cumulative translation adjustments.

When a foreign operation is sold, such exchange differences are recognized in the income statement to the extent of the portion sold as part of the gain or loss on sale.

Stock-based compensation

The fair values for stock-based awards have been estimated using the Black-Scholes model and recorded over the period of vesting. The compensation cost related to stock options granted is expensed or capitalized to mineral properties, as applicable. Cash received on exercise of stock options is credited to share capital and the related amount previously recognized in contributed surplus is reclassified to share capital.

Loss per common share

Basic loss per common share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The Company uses the treasury stock method for the calculation of diluted earnings per share. Diluted per share amounts reflect the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted to common shares. In periods when a loss in incurred, the effect of the potential issuances of shares is anti-dilutive, and accordingly basic and diluted loss per share are the same.

Financial instruments

IFRS establishes a fair value hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels:

  Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for the same instrument.
  Level 2 – Valuation techniques for which significant inputs are based on observable market data.
  Level 3 – Valuation techniques for which any significant input is not based on observable market data.

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P 66 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

(i)

Financial assets and liabilities

   

Loans and receivables – Loans and receivables comprise cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable and performance bonds. Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They are classified as current assets or non-current assets based on their maturity date. Loans and receivables are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently carried at amortized cost less any impairment.

   

Other financial liabilities - Other financial liabilities comprise accounts payable and accrued liabilities and are recognized initially at fair value, net of transaction costs incurred and are subsequently stated at amortized cost. Any difference between the initial cost and the redemption value is recognized in the income statement over the period to maturity using the effective interest method.

   
(ii)

Impairment of financial assets

   

The Company assesses at each reporting date whether there is objective evidence that a financial asset or a group of financial assets is impaired. Impairment losses on financial assets carried at amortized cost are reversed in subsequent periods if the amount of the loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized.

Accounting standards adopted in the current period

The principal accounting policies used by the Company and its subsidiaries are consistent with those of the previous year, except for changes from new or revised IFRS’s. The following new accounting standards, amendments and interpretations were adopted by the Company as of September 1, 2014. The Company has adopted these new and amended standards without any significant effect on the financial statements.

(i)

IAS 36, Impairment of Assets

   

The IASB published amendments to the disclosures required by IAS 36, when the recoverable amount is determined based on the fair value less costs of disposal. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 and are to be applied retroactively.

   
(ii)

IFRS 8, Operating Segments

   

IFRS 8, Operating Segments, require an entity to disclose the judgements made by management in applying aggregation criteria to operating segments and to provide clarity that a reconciliation of a reportable segments’ total assets and the entity’s assets should only be provided if the segment asset details are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker.

Future accounting changes

The following new accounting standards, amendments and interpretations, that have not been early adopted in these consolidated financial statements, will or may have an effect on the Company’s future results and financial position:

(i)

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

   

IFRS 15, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will replace IAS 18, Revenue, is effective for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2018 and is available for early adoption. The standard contains a single model that applies to contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized as control is passed to the customer, either at a point in time or over time. New estimates and judgmental thresholds have been introduced, which may affect the amount and/or timing of revenue recognized. The Company is still in the process of assessing the impact, if any, on the financial statements of this new standard.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 67
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

(ii)

IFRS 9, Financial Instruments

   

In July 2014, the IASB issued IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, which addresses classification and measurement of financial assets and replaces the multiple category and measurement models for debt instruments in IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. Debt instruments will be measured with a new mixed measurement model having only two categories: amortized cost and fair value through profit and loss. The new standard also addresses financial liabilities which largely carries forward existing requirements in IAS 39, with the exception of fair value changes to credit risk for liabilities designated at fair value through profit and loss which are generally to be recorded in other comprehensive income. In addition, the new standard introduces a new hedge accounting model more closely aligned with risk management activities undertaken by entities. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, with an early adoption permitted. The Company is still in the process of assessing the impact, if any, on the financial statements of the new standard.

The Company is currently considering the possible effect of the new and revised standards which will be effective to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the future.

Significant accounting judgments and estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires the use of judgments and estimates that affect the amount reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and related notes. These judgments and estimates are based on management’s best knowledge of the relevant facts and circumstances, having regard to previous experience, but actual results may differ materially from the amounts included in the financial statements. Information about such judgments and estimation is contained in the accounting policies and notes to the financial statements, and the key areas are summarized below.

Areas of judgment and key sources of estimation uncertainty that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in these consolidated financial statements are:

  Review of asset carrying values and impairment assessment (see Note 6)
  Asset retirement obligations (see Note 13)
  Determination of ore reserves and mineral resource estimates
  Deferred tax assets and liabilities and resource taxes; and
  Achievement of commercial production

Each of these judgments and estimates is considered in their respective notes or in more detail below.

Determination of ore reserve and mineral resource estimates

The Company estimates its ore reserves and mineral resources based on information compiled by Qualified Persons as defined by NI 43-101. Reserves determined in this way are used in the calculation of depreciation, amortization and impairment charges, and for forecasting the timing of the payment of close down and restoration costs. In assessing the life of a mine for accounting purposes, mineral resources are only taken into account where there is a high degree of confidence of economic extraction. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating ore reserves, and assumptions that are valid at the time of estimation and they may change significantly when new information becomes available. Changes in the forecast prices of commodities, exchange rates, production costs or recovery rates may change the economic status of reserves and may, ultimately, result in reserves being restated. Such changes in reserves could impact depreciation and amortization rates, asset carrying values and provisions for close down and restoration costs.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities and resource taxes

The determination of our future tax liabilities and assets involves significant management estimation and judgment involving a number of assumptions. In determining these amounts the Company interprets tax legislation in a variety of jurisdictions and makes estimates of the expected timing of the reversal of future tax assets and liabilities. We also make estimates of our future earnings which affect the extent to which potential future tax benefits may be used. We are subject to assessment by various taxation authorities, which may interpret tax legislation in a manner different from our view. These differences may affect the final amount or the timing of the payment of taxes. When such differences arise we make provision for such items based on our best estimate of the final outcome of these matters.

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P 68 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Achievement of commercial production

Once a mine reaches the operating levels intended by management, depreciation of capitalized costs begins. Significant judgement is required to determine when certain of the Company’s assets reach this level; management must consider several factors including: completion of a reasonable period of commissioning; consistent operating results are being achieved at a pre-determined level of design capacity and indications exist that this level will continue; mineral recoveries are at or near expected production level; and the transfer of operations from development personnel to operational personnel has been completed.

3. DEFERRED FINANCING FEES

On February 16, 2015 the Company announced it had entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders (the “Lenders”) led by Sprott Resource Lending Partnership (“Sprott”) for a Senior Secured Loan Facility (the “Sprott Facility”) of up to US$40 million. Interest will be compounded and payable monthly at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 8.50% . The Company has made the following additional payments to the Lenders; (a) a bonus payment made concurrently with execution and delivery of the credit agreement in the amount of US$1.5 million, being 3.75% of the principal amount of the Facility, paid by issuance of 2,830,188 common shares of the Company in the period; (b) a draw down payment to the Lenders equal to 2% of the amount being drawn down under the Facility, payable in common shares of the Company issued at a deemed price equal to the volume weighted average trading price (the “VWAP”) of the common shares on the TSX for the ten trading days immediately prior to the draw down request or such other VWAP as required by the TSX; (c) a structuring fee comprised of a cash payment in the amount of US$0.10 million, paid concurrently with the execution and delivery of the term sheet for the Facility; and (d) a standby fee payable in cash equal to 4% per annum of the un-advanced principal amount of the Facility paid in monthly instalments until the facility was drawn down. The Facility matures on December 31, 2017 with the repayment of principal due in monthly instalments during calendar 2017.

The advance of funds under the Facility by the Lenders was subject to certain terms and conditions set out in the credit agreement. These terms and conditions were satisfied and funds were drawn on November 20, 2015. Please see subsequent events (Note 19) for further details.

Fees paid to the Lenders, (including 2,830,188 common shares issued) and certain legal and regulatory fees incurred for the establishment of the Sprott Facility (see subsequent events for further details) amounting to $3,504 have been recognized as transaction costs at year end and deferred until draw down occurs. When the Facility is drawn, the deferred fees will be netted against the gross proceeds of the financing and recognized over the term of the Facility on an effective interest rate basis.

Deferred finance costs amounting to $4,206, related to a previously proposed loan facility with a syndicate of banks and to a unit offering which did not complete, were written off during the year. Additional termination and finance fees totaling $1,988 related to the previous loan facility and the unit offering were also incurred and expensed during the year.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 69
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

4. AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE

    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
South African VAT $  8,182   $  11,820  
Tax Receivable1   1,518     744  
Other receivables   2,148     393  
Canadian sales tax   41     84  
Due from JOGMEC (Note 7)   1,074     479  
Interest   19     93  
Due from related parties (Note 12)   248     235  
  $  13,230   $  13,848  

1. $236 due from CRA, $1,282 due from the South Africa tax administration (“SARS”)

5. PERFORMANCE BOND

At August 31, 2015 the Company had $5,774 posted in cash for environmental performance and other guarantees in South Africa, of which approximately $5,672 relates to Project 1 ($5,036 – August 31, 2014). In October 2012 a third party insurer posted a bond in the amount of R58.5 million ($5.84 million) to the credit of the DMR in satisfaction of the Company’s environmental guarantee specific to its Project 1 Mining Right after which the DMR released R58.5 million to the Company from funds previously deposited. The Company then deposited $1,284 (R12 million) with The Standard Bank of South Africa against its environmental guarantee obligation and will make further annual deposits of approximately $1,284 (R12 million) per annum until the full amount of the Project 1 environmental guarantee is again on deposit and the third party bond arrangement will be wound up, or renewed at the Company’s election. Interest on deposits will accrue to the Company. The Company pays an annual fee of approximately $64 (R600,000) to the insurer as compensation.

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P 70 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

6. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

          Construction                                
  Development     work-in-     Land     Buildings     Office     Mining     Total  
  assets     progress             Equipment     Equipment      
COST                                          
Balance, August 31, 2013 $  161,097   $  29,400   $  12,924   $  3,442   $  1,713   $  27,746   $  236,322  
     Additions   92,341     57,649     -     1,616     323     11,326     163,255  
     Foreign exchange movement   (1,518 )   (286 )   (125 )   (33 )   (7 )   (270 )   (2,239 )
Balance, August 31, 2014   251,920     86,763     12,799     5,025     2,029     38,802     397,338  
     Additions   101,538     51,675     -     9,093     802     14,106     177,214  
     Foreign exchange movement   (5,083 )   (1,797 )   (265 )   (104 )   (23 )   (803 )   (8,075 )
Balance, August 31, 2015 $  348,375   $  136,641   $  12,534   $  14,014   $  2,808   $  52,105   $  566,477  
                                           
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION                                          
Balance, August 31, 2013 $  -   $  -   $  -   $  374   $  822   $  2,409   $  3,605  
     Additions   -     -     -     233     240     5,683     6,156  
     Foreign exchange movement   -     -     -     (4 )   (4 )   (23 )   (31 )
Balance, August 31, 2014   -     -     -     603     1,058     8,069     9,730  
     Additions   -     -     -     447     352     7,292     8,091  
     Foreign exchange movement   -     -     -     (12 )   (10 )   (167 )   (189 )
Balance, August 31, 2015 $  -   $  -   $  -   $  1,038   $  1,400   $  15,194   $  17,632  
                                           
Net book value, August 31, 2014 $  251,920   $  86,763   $  12,799   $  4,422   $  971   $  30,733   $  387,608  
                                           
Net book value, August 31, 2015 $  348,375   $  136,641   $  12,534   $  12,976   $  1,408   $  36,911   $  548,845  

PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015



Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 71
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

Project 1

Project 1 is located in the Western Bushveld region of South Africa and is currently in development. Project 1 costs are classified as development assets and construction in progress in Property, Plant and Equipment.

  i.

Ownership of Project 1

     
 

Under the terms of a consolidation transaction completed on April 22, 2010, the Company acquired a 74% interest in Projects 1 and 3 of the former Western Bushveld Joint Venture through its holdings in Maseve, while the remaining 26% was acquired by Africa Wide. In consideration for the Company increasing its holdings to 74%, the Company paid subscription funds into Maseve, creating an escrow fund for application towards Africa Wide’s 26% share of capital requirements. These funds were classified as restricted cash and were fully depleted in fiscal 2014.

     
 

The Company has consolidated the results of Maseve from the effective date of the reorganization. The portion of Maseve not owned by the Company is calculated at $65,019 at August 31, 2015 ($75,741 – August 31, 2014) and is accounted for as a non-controlling interest (see note 9 for further details).

     
 

On October 18, 2013, Africa Wide elected not to fund its US$21.8 million share of a project budget and cash call unanimously approved by the board of directors of Maseve. On March 3, 2014, Africa Wide elected not to fund its US$21.52 million share of a second cash call. As a result of the missed cash calls, Africa Wide’s interest in Maseve has diluted in the current period to approximately a 17.1% holding.

     
 

All funding provided by Platinum Group Metals (RSA) (Pty) Ltd. (“PTM RSA”) to Maseve for development and construction at Project 1 since the March 3, 2014 second cash call has been, and is planned to be, provided by way of an intercompany loan. At August 31, 2015 Maseve owed PTM RSA approximately R1.65 billion ($162 million). All amounts due to PTM RSA are planned to be repaid by Maseve before any distribution of dividends to shareholders.

     
 

Legislation and regulations in South Africa require a 26% equity interest by a BEE entity as a prerequisite to the grant of a Mining Right. Because Africa Wide is the Company’s BEE partner for Project 1, the Company advised the Department of Mineral Resources (the “DMR”) on October 19, 2013 of Africa Wide’s decision to not fund the cash call and the associated dilution implications. On October 24, 2013, the DMR provided the Company with a letter stating that it will apply the provisions of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002 (the “MPRDA”) to any administrative processes or decisions to be conducted or taken within a reasonable time and in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, reasonableness and procedural fairness in giving the Company the opportunity to remedy the effect of Africa Wide’s dilution. The Company is considering alternatives to bring additional qualified BEE investment into Maseve if and when instructed by the DMR. Under the terms of the Maseve Shareholders Agreement, if Maseve is instructed by the DMR to increase its BEE ownership, any agreed costs or dilution of interests shall be borne equally by the Company and Africa Wide, notwithstanding that Africa Wide now holds only approximately 17.1% of the equity in Maseve. The DMR officials have stated that overall performance against the Mining Charter objectives in beneficiation will be considered for overall compliance. No notice of compliance or non-compliance with the Mining Charter has been received by the Company at the date of authorization of the financial statements.

     
  ii.

Valuation

     
 

Management is required to make significant judgements concerning the identification of potential impairment indicators. In considering whether any potential impairment indicators occurred in respect of the Company’s long lived assets as at August 31, 2015, management took into account a number of factors such as changes in the pricing of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold prices (the four elements being produced together as a basket “4E Ounce”), foreign exchange rates, capital expenditures, operating costs, increased costs of capital, market capitalization and required ownership by historically disadvantaged South Africans and other factors that may indicate impairment. The decline in platinum prices and the decrease in the Company’s market capitalization in fiscal 2015 were considered to be potential indicators of impairment and the Company assessed the recoverable amount of the Project 1 which has been identified as a CGU.

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P 72 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Project 1 construction is nearly complete at August 31, 2015 and Project 1will be considered a cash generating unit (CGU). On a value in use basis, using the key assumptions below, the recoverable amount of Project 1 exceeds the carrying value. Accordingly, no impairment adjustment was necessary.

The recoverable amount of the Project 1 assets is based on estimates of future discounted cash flows (DCFs) of the latest business forecasts regarding production volumes, costs of production, capital expenditure, metal prices and market forecasts for foreign exchange rates. The discount rate is a risk adjusted discount rate, taking into account specific risks where the cash flows have not been adjusted for the risk.

These assumptions are subject to risk and uncertainty relating to among other factors, metal prices and exchange rates. It is therefore possible that changes such as those indicated in the sensitivity analysis below can occur which may affect the recoverability of the Project 1 assets hence leading to an impairment of the asset.

The key financial assumptions used in the recoverable amount calculations are:

 

The future price per 4E Ounce was considered separately at both the three year trailing average and market consensus based on price projections of international banks and brokerages. A long term price of US$1,346 per 4E Ounce was used in the valuation model.

  The real $US/Rand exchange rate of 13:1 was used
  Long-term real discount rate of 12.35% for the project.

The recoverable amount was derived from the Company’s financial model which is categorised as a level 3 valuation of the fair value hierarchy. The recoverable amount for Project 1 is most sensitive to metal prices, head grades and to a lesser extent operating costs. Sensitivity has been conducted for Project 1 for metal price, head grade, capital cost and exchange rates. Lower metal prices and/or lower head grades both negatively affect the recoverable amount for Project 1. Higher operating costs also negatively affect the recoverable amount for Project 1. Project 1 is not significantly sensitive to capital cost increases as the majority of life of mine capital is sunken as at the date of these financial statements. At a 12.35% discount rate the estimated recoverable amount for Project 1 is reduced by $77 million for a 5% reduction in the life of mine 4E ounce basket price, by $88 million for a 5% decrease in delivered life of mine head grade or by $45 million for a 5% increase in life of mine operating costs. At a 12.35% discount rate a change in the $US/Rand exchange rate from 13:1 to 12:1 decreases the estimated recoverable amount by $131 million assuming the $CAD:Rand exchange rate remains unchanged.

7. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

The Company has exploration projects in Canada and South Africa. The total capitalized exploration and evaluation expenditures are as follows:

    South Africa     Canada     Total  
Balance, August 31, 2013 $  17,194   $  5,253   $  22,447  
Additions   15,885     602     16,487  
Recoveries   (2,800 )   -     (2,800 )
Write-downs   (1,967 )   (3,388 )   (5,355 )
Foreign exchange movement   (167 )   -     (167 )
Balance, August 31, 2014 $  28,145   $  2,467   $  30,612  
Additions   13,066     413     13,479  
Recoveries   (8,056 )   -     (8,056 )
Write-downs   -     (2,880 )   (2,880 )
Foreign exchange movement   (753 )   -     (753 )
Balance, August 31, 2015 $  32,402   $  -   $  32,402  

PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015



Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 73
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

(a) Republic of South Africa

        August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
Project 3 – see Note 6(i)                                                                                                                   $  3,095   $  3,161  
                   
                   
Waterberg JV   Acquisition costs     28     21  
    Exploration and evaluation costs     36,386     27,811  
    Recoveries     (19,372 )   (11,557 )
          17,042     16,275  
                   
Waterberg Extension   Acquisition costs     26     22  
    Exploration and evaluation costs     12,232     8,653  
          12,258     8,675  
                   
War Springs   Acquisition costs     -     128  
    Exploration and evaluation costs     -     3,377  
    Recoveries     -     (2,104 )
    Write-down     -     (1,401 )
          -     -  
                   
Tweespalk   Acquisition costs     -     73  
    Exploration and evaluation costs     -     634  
    Recoveries     -     (157 )
    Write-down     -     (550 )
          -     -  
                   
Other   Acquisition costs     33     10  
    Exploration and evaluation costs     949     1,029  
    Recoveries     (975 )   (1,005 )
          7     34  
Total South Africa                                                                                                                     $  32,402   $  28,145  

Waterberg Projects

The Waterberg Projects are comprised of the Waterberg JV Project, a contiguous granted prospecting right area of approximately 255 km2, and the Waterberg Extension Project, an area of granted and applied for prospecting rights with a combined area of approximately 864 km2, located adjacent and to the north of the Waterberg JV Project and both located on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, approximately 80 km northwest of the town of Mokopane (formerly Potgietersrus).

PTM RSA holds legal title to the prospecting rights underlying the Waterberg Projects with Mnombo identified as the Company’s 26% BEE partner for all. The Company holds the Waterberg JV Project prospecting permits in trust for the joint venture and subject to the ownership terms and conditions of the JOGMEC Agreement and the 2nd Amendment thereto, as defined below.

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P 74 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

The Company holds the Waterberg Extension Project prospecting permits in trust for Mnombo and the Company, subject to the planned consolidation according to the 2nd Amendment to the JOGMEC Agreement, as defined below.

In October 2009, PTM RSA, the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (“JOGMEC”) and Mnombo entered into a joint venture agreement with regard to the Waterberg JV project (the “JOGMEC Agreement”). Under the terms of the JOGMEC Agreement, in April 2012, JOGMEC completed a US$3.2 million work requirement to earn a 37% interest in the Waterberg JV Project, leaving the Company with a 37% interest and Mnombo with a 26% interest. Following JOGMEC’s earn-in, the Company funded Mnombo’s 26% share of costs, totalling US$1.12 million, until the earn-in phase of the joint venture ended in May 2012.

On November 7, 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with Mnombo to acquire 49.9% of the issued and outstanding shares of Mnombo in exchange for cash payments totalling R1.2 million and the Company’s agreement to pay for Mnombo’s 26% share of costs on the Waterberg JV Project until the completion of a feasibility study.

For accounting purposes, the Company fully consolidates Mnombo. The portion of Mnombo not owned by the Company, calculated at $4,791 at August 31, 2015 ($4,017 – August 31, 2014), is accounted for as a non-controlling interest.

On May 26, 2015, the Company announced a second amendment (the “2nd Amendment”) to the existing JOGMEC Agreement. Under the terms of the 2nd Amendment the Waterberg JV and Waterberg Extension projects, as described below, are to be consolidated and contributed into a newly created operating company named Waterberg JV Resources (Pty) Ltd. (“Waterberg JV Co.”). The Company is to hold 45.65% of Waterberg JV Co. while JOGMEC is to own 28.35% . Mnombo will hold 26%. Through its 49.9% share of Mnombo, the Company will hold an effective 58.62% of Waterberg JV Co., post-closing. Under the 2nd Amendment, JOGMEC has committed to fund US$20 million in expenditures over a three year period ending March 31, 2018. An amount of US$8 million will be funded by JOGMEC to March 31, 2016, followed by the first US$6 million to be spent in each of the following two 12 month periods. Any amounts in excess of US$6 million to be spent in either of years two or three is to be funded by the JV partners pro-rata to their holdings. Closing of this transaction is subject to Section 11 approval by the DMR for the transfer of title to the Waterberg prospecting rights and other project assets into the new Waterberg JV Co. The Company will continue its current accounting treatment for the Waterberg JV and Waterberg Extension projects until closing. If Section 11 approval for the transfer is not obtained the parties will default to the pre 2nd amendment JV arrangement, with any advances received from JOGMEC to be used to offset its spending commitments on the Waterberg JV property.

  i.

Waterberg JV Project

PTM RSA applied for the original 137 km2 prospecting right for the Waterberg JV Project area and in September 2009 the DMR granted the prospecting right until September 1, 2012. This prospecting right was later increased in size to 153 km2 by way of section 102 application to the DMR. Renewal of this prospecting right for a further three years ending September 29, 2018 was granted by the DMR in September 2015. Under the MPRDA, a prospecting right remains valid during the application period pending the grant of a renewal. Two further prospecting rights totaling 102 km2 were granted to PTM RSA on October 2, 2013. These two prospecting rights are valid until October 1, 2018 and may each be renewed for a further period of three years thereafter.

Since the earn-in period ended in May 2012 and up to August 31, 2015 an additional US$33.5 million has been spent on the Waterberg JV Project. The Company and Mnombo’s combined 63% share of this work totaled US$19.4 million up until March 31, 2015 (at which time the above mentioned 2nd Amendment comes into effect) with the remaining US$14.1 million funded by JOGMEC. As of August 31, 2015 an amount of US$0.81 million is due from JOGMEC against expenditures made on the Waterberg JV project since March 31, 2015.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 75
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

  ii.

Waterberg Extension Project

The Waterberg Extension Project includes contiguous granted and applied-for prospecting rights with a combined area of approximately 864 km2. Two of the prospecting rights were executed on October 2, 2013 and each is valid for a period of five years, expiring on October 1, 2018. The third prospecting right was executed on October 23, 2013 and is valid for a period of five years, expiring on October 22, 2018. The Company has made an application under section 102 of the MPRDA to the DMR to increase the size of one of the granted prospecting rights by 44 km2. The Company has the exclusive right to apply for renewals of the prospecting rights for periods not exceeding three years each and the exclusive right to apply for a mining right over these prospecting right areas. Applications for a fourth and a fifth prospecting right covering 331 km2 were accepted for filing with the DMR on February 7, 2012 for a period of five years. These applications, which are not directly on the trend of the primary exploration target, are in process with the DMR. No work has been completed to date on the areas covered by the fourth and fifth prospecting rights pending their formal grant by the DMR.

Before closing of the 2nd Amendment as described above, the Company holds a direct 74% interest and Mnombo holds a 26% interest in the Waterberg Extension Project, leaving the Company with an 86.974% effective interest by way of the Company’s 49.9% shareholding in Mnombo. The Company has carried Mnombo’s 26% share of ongoing costs on the Waterberg Extension Project until March 31, 2015. Under the 2nd Amendment JOGMEC will fund US$20 million in expenditures to March 31, 2018 on the combined Waterberg Projects.

To March 31, 2015 US$9.5 million has been spent on the Waterberg Extension Project. Mnombo’s combined 26% share of this work totalled US$2.5 million up until March 31, 2015, at which time the above mentioned 2nd Amendment comes into effect. Spent to date post March 31, 2015 is US$2.1 and at August 31, 2015, an amount of US$0.1 million is due from JOGMEC against expenditures made on the Waterberg Extension projects since March 31, 2015.

War Springs and Tweespalk

On June 3, 2002, the Company acquired an option to earn a 100% interest in the 2,396 hectare War Springs property and the 2,177 hectare Tweespalk property, both located in the Northern Limb or Platreef area of the Bushveld Complex. BEE groups Africa Wide and Taung Minerals (Pty) Ltd. have each acquired a 15% interest in the Company’s rights to the War Springs project carried to bankable feasibility. The Company retains a net 70% project interest. Africa Wide also has a 30% participating interest in the Tweespalk property. The Company wrote off all deferred costs related to these properties in fiscal 2014 while continuing to hold the prospecting rights, which are subject to renewal by the DMR.

(b) Canada

On August 9, 2013, the Company entered into an option agreement with Benton Resources Inc. on the Mealy Lake Property in southwestern Labrador. The Company does not plan to continue exploration on the project and $999 of deferred acquisition and exploration costs were written off during the year ended August 31, 2015.

In September 2011, the Company purchased the Providence property located in the Northwest Territories from Arctic Star Exploration Corp. During the period the Company wrote off all deferred acquisition and exploration costs related to the project in the amount of $1,821. Subsequent to year end, the Company sold its rights to the project to Benton Resources Inc., who acquired the rights by making an approximate $28,000 lease payment to the NWT government and granting Platinum Group a 0.75% NSR along with a 0.5% NSR to Arctic Star Exploration Corp.

The Company maintains a mineral rights position in the Lac Des Iles area north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. On April 23, 2014 the Company entered into an option to purchase agreement with Lac des Iles Mines Ltd. (“LDI”) (a 100% owned subsidiary of North American Palladium Ltd.) whereby LDI can earn a 100% undivided interest in the Company’s Shelby Lake property by completing $400 in exploration expenditures over a three year period, with an initial cash payment to the Company of $25. The Company will retain a 1% NSR if LDI completes the earn-in. During the year ended August 31, 2014 all deferred acquisition and exploration costs were written off for all Ontario properties.

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P 76 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

8. SHARE CAPITAL

(a) Authorized

Unlimited common shares without par value.

(b) Issued and outstanding

At August 31, 2015, the Company had 768,943,030 shares outstanding.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company closed an offering of 214.8 million shares at a price of US$0.53 ($0.61) per share resulting in gross proceeds of US$114 million ($132 million). The offering closed December 31, 2014 with net proceeds to the Company after fees, commissions and costs of approximately US$106 million ($124 million).

During the year ended August 31, 2015 the Company issued 2,830,188 common shares at a deemed price of US$0.53 per share in connection with the Senior Secured Loan Facility entered into on February 16, 2015 (Note 3). The total issue price of US$1.5 million represents 3.75% of the principal amount of the Facility.

(c) Incentive stock options

The Company has entered into Incentive Stock Option Agreements (“Agreements”) under the terms of its stock option plan with directors, officers, consultants and employees. Under the terms of the Agreements, the exercise price of each option is set, at a minimum, at the fair value of the common shares at the date of grant. Stock options granted to certain employees, directors and officers of the Company are subject to vesting provisions, while others vest immediately.

The following tables summarize the Company’s outstanding stock options:

    Number of Shares     Average Exercise Price  
Options outstanding at August 31, 2013   15,808,500   $  1.58  
     Granted   6,575,000     1.30  
     Exercised   (53,300 )   1.00  
     Cancelled   (2,585,700 )   1.63  
Options outstanding at August 31, 2014   19,744,500     1.48  
     Granted   9,430,000     0.65  
     Cancelled   (850,000 )   1.33  
Options outstanding at August 31, 2015   28,324,500   $  1.21  

            Average Remaining  
Number Outstanding and Exercisable at August 31, 2015     Exercise Price     Contractual Life (Years)  
9,295,000   $  0.65     4.47  
3,124,000     0.96     2.02  
100,000     1.05     2.75  
25,000     1.20     1.35  
9,814,000     1.30     3.43  
75,000     1.38     1.47  
35,000     1.40     2.55  
3,554,000     2.05     0.68  
2,252,500     2.10     0.24  
50,000     2.20     0.27  
28,324,500           3.00  

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 77
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

The stock options outstanding have an intrinsic value of $Nil at August 31, 2015.

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company granted 9,430,000 stock options (August 31, 2014 – 6,575,000). The Company recorded $2,664 ($1,398 expensed and $1,266 capitalized to properties) of compensation expense for the year ended August 31, 2015 (August 31, 2014 - $3,803 ($2,222 expensed and $1,581 capitalized to properties)).

The Company uses the Black-Scholes model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options. Assumptions used in valuing stock options granted during the year ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 follow:

Period ended August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014
Risk-free interest rate 0.60% 1.47%
Expected life of options 3.8 years 3.7 years
Annualized volatility 60% 60%
Forfeiture rate 0% 0%
Dividend rate 0.00% 0.00%

9. NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST

The table below shows details of non-wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group that have material non-controlling interests:

Company Proportion of ownership Loss allocated to Accumulated non-
  and voting rights held by non-controlling controlling
  non-controlling interests interests interests
  2015 2014 2015 2014    2015 2014
Maseve Investments 11 (Pty) Ltd 17.1% 21.3% 1,005 55 66,404 75,741
Mnombo Wethu Consultants (Pty) Limited 50.1% 50.1% - - 4,791 4,017
           Total 71,195 79,758

10. CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company’s objectives in managing its liquidity and capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and provide financial capacity to meet its strategic objectives. The capital structure of the Company consists of share capital, contributed surplus, accumulated other comprehensive loss and accumulated deficit.

The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may issue new shares, issue new debt, acquire or dispose of assets.

In order to facilitate the management of its capital requirements, the Company prepares annual expenditure budgets that are updated as necessary based on various factors, including successful capital deployment and general industry conditions. The annual and updated budgets are approved by the Board of Directors. The Company does not currently declare or pay out dividends.

As at August 31, 2015, the Company did not have any long-term debt and was not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. Subsequent to year end, the Company closed the Sprott Facility and the LMM Facility (defined herein). See subsequent events (Note 19) below for further details.

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P 78 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

The Company examines the various financial risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of occurrence. These risks may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risks.

(a) Credit risk

Credit risk arises from the risk that the financial asset counterparty, may default or not meet its obligations timeously. The Company minimizes credit risk by monitoring the reliability of counterparties to settle assets. The maximum exposure to the credit risk is represented by the carrying amount of all the financial assets. There is no material concentration of credit risk in cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and loans.

(i) Amounts receivable

Total credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of amounts receivable.

(ii) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

In order to manage credit and liquidity risk the Company invests only in term deposits with Canadian Chartered and South African banks that have maturities of three months or less. A South African Bank Rand account held in the United Kingdom is used for holding Rand denominations only, and is not restricted. Deposit limits are also established based on the type of investment, the counterparty and the credit rating.

(iii) Performance Bonds

In order to explore and develop its properties in South Africa, the Company was required to post performance bonds as financial guarantees against future reclamation work. These funds are held with Standard Bank of South Africa Limited with the Department of Mineral Resources in South Africa as beneficiary in accordance with the MPRDA and the Company’s environmental management programme.

(b) Liquidity risk

The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to support the Company’s normal operating requirements and its exploration and development plans. The annual budget is approved by the Board of Directors.

Future exploration, development, mining, and processing of minerals from the Company’s properties will require additional financing. Subsequent to year end the Company closed two debt financings which are expected to fund the Project 1 platinum mine to production based on current projections. See subsequent events for further details of the transactions.

Further, the Company may be required to source additional financing by way of private or public offerings of equity or debt or the sale of project or property interests in order to have sufficient working capital for continued exploration on the Waterberg Projects, as well as for general working capital purposes.

Any failure by the Company to obtain additional required financing on acceptable terms could cause the Company to delay development of its material projects or could result in the Company being forced to sell some of its assets on an untimely or unfavourable basis. Any such delay or sale could have a material and adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

(c) Currency risk

PTM Canada’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar, while the functional currency of all South African subsidiaries is the Rand. The Company’s operations are in both Canada and South Africa; therefore the Company’s results are impacted by fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies in relation to the Canadian dollar. The Company also held material USD denominated cash balances. The Company’s significant foreign currency exposures on financial instruments comprise cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Company has not entered into any agreements or purchased any instruments to hedge possible currency risks at this time.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 79
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk through the following financial instruments denominated in a currency other than Canadian dollars:

Year ended   August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
Cash (Rand) $  9,467   $  4,854  
Cash (USD)   27,152     23,985  
Accounts payable (Rand)   21,024     27,054  
Accounts receivable (Rand)   11,611     12,215  

The Company’s comprehensive loss is affected by changes in the exchange rate between its operating currencies and the Canadian dollar. At August 31, 2015, based on this exposure a 10% strengthening/weakening in the Canadian dollar versus Rand foreign exchange rate and United States dollar would give rise to a decrease/increase in net loss for the year presented of approximately $3.66 million.

(d) Interest rate risk

The Company’s interest income earned on cash and cash equivalents and on short term investments is exposed to interest rate risk. At August 31, 2015, based on this exposure a 1% change in the average interest rate would give rise to an increase/decrease in the net loss for the year of approximately $1,170.

At August 31, 2015, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, performance bonds and accounts payable and accrued liabilities are considered to be reasonable approximations of their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with related parties are as follows:

  (a)

During the year ended August 31, 2015, $297 ($311 – August 31, 2014) was paid to independent directors for directors’ fees and services.

     
  (b)

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company accrued or received payments of $102 ($102-August 31, 2014) from West Kirkland Mining Inc. (“West Kirkland”), a company with two directors in common, for administrative services. Amounts receivable at the end of the period include an amount of $26 ($24 – August 31, 2014) due from West Kirkland.

     
  (c)

During the year ended August 31, 2015, the Company accrued or received payments of $Nil ($25-August 31, 2014) from Nextraction Energy Corp. (“Nextraction”), a company with three directors in common, for administrative services. Amounts receivable at the end of the period include an amount of $206 ($206 – August 31, 2014) due from Nextraction. Nextraction is currently going through a credit restructuring and non-conflicted directors of the Company will decide on the form of settlement with Nextraction. Nextraction is not incurring further indebtedness to the Company for services at this time.

All amounts receivable and accounts payable owing to or from related parties are non-interest bearing with no specific terms of repayment. These transactions are in the normal course of business and are measured at the estimated fair value, which is the consideration established and agreed to by the parties.

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P 80 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

Key Management Compensation

The remuneration of directors, the CFO, CEO, COO and other key management personnel during the years ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

Year ended August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014
Salaries 2,493 2,289
Share-based payments 1,354 1,526
Total 3,847 3,815

13. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

The amounts recorded for asset retirement costs are based on estimates included in mine closure, demobilization, rehabilitation and remediation plans. These estimates are based on engineering studies of the work that is required by environmental laws. These estimates include an assumption on the rate at which costs may inflate in future periods. Actual costs and the timing of expenditures could differ from these estimates.

There was an increase in the net present value of the asset retirement obligation (”ARO”) during the year ended August 31, 2015, due mainly to ongoing construction work on Project 1. At August 31, 2015, the ARO is estimated based on a total future liability of approximately R 44.0 million (August 31, 2014 – R 22.3 million). A discount rate of 7.97% and an inflation rate of 6.4%, which represents South Africa’s expected inflation rate, were used to calculate the ARO.

Balance August 31, 2013 $  1,407  
Additional obligation incurred   125  
Accretion expense   118  
Foreign exchange gain   (14 )
Balance August 31, 2014 $  1,636  
Additional obligation incurred   1,258  
Accretion expense   179  
Foreign exchange gain   (35 )
Balance August 31, 2015 $  3,038  

14. CONTINGENCIES AND COMMITMENTS

The Company’s remaining minimum payments under its office and equipment lease agreements in Canada and South Africa total approximately $2,602 to August 31, 2020.

The Company’s project operating subsidiary, Maseve, is party to a long term 40MVA electricity supply agreement with South African power utility, Eskom. In consideration Maseve is to pay connection fees and guarantees totaling R147 million ($14.7 million at August 31, 2015) to fiscal 2016 of which R88.4 million ($8.8 million at August 31, 2015), has been paid, leaving R58.6 million ($5.9 million) of the commitment outstanding. These fees are subject to possible change based on Eskom’s cost to install. Eskom’s schedule to deliver power is also subject to potential for change.

In November 2012, Maseve entered into a water supply agreement with Magalies Water. In terms of the agreement Maseve is required to contribute to the Pilansberg Water Scheme to the amount of R142 million. Contributions to the scheme can be in the form of cash contributions or via infrastructural builds jointly managed by Maseve and Magalies. As at August 31, 2015, Maseve has contributed R72.8 million ($7.3 million) to the scheme, leaving R69.42 million ($6.9 million at August 31, 2015) of the commitment outstanding.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 81
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

From period end the aggregate commitments are as follows:

    < 1 Year     1 – 3 Years     4 – 5 Years     > 5 Years     Total  
Lease obligations $  473   $  1,036   $  1,093   $  -   $  2,602  
ESKOM – power   5,845     -     -     -     5,845  
Magalies water   6,928     -     -     -     6,928  
Tailings & Surface Infrastructure   23,882     -     -     -     23,882  
Mining development   2,354     -     -     -     2,354  
Mining equipment   11,875     -     -     -     11,875  
Sprott Standby Fees (Note 3)   462     -     -     -     462  
Other property expenditures   13,182     -     -     -     13,182  
Totals $  65,001   $  1,036   $  1,093   $  -   $  67,130  

The above contracts are subject to the following estimated break fees in the event of cancellation at August 31, 2015:

Concentrator plant and surface infrastructure $  9,946  
Magalies water   6,928  
ESKOM   5,845  
Mining equipment   6,450  
Other   7,786  
  $  36,955  

Break fees are estimated by means of contractual notice periods, work in progress costs and normal costs associated with the unwinding and disestablishment of certain contractors.

Subsequent to year end the Company drew down on the Sprott Facility and entered into and drew down on the LMM Facility (defined herein). Loan repayment details are also included below in the subsequent events (Note 19).

15. SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Net change in non-cash working capital:

Year ended   August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
             
Amounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets $  (3,040 ) $  (3,280 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   667     (266 )
  $  (2,373 ) $  (3,546 )

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P 82 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

16. SEGMENTED REPORTING

The Company operates in one operating segment, that being exploration and development of mineral properties. Information presented on a geographic basis follows:

Assets

    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
Canada $  46,166   $  118,174  
South Africa   609,461     432,065  
  $  655,627   $  550,239  

Substantially all of the Company’s capital expenditures are made in South Africa, although the Company also held exploration properties in Canada which were written off during the year.

Income (Loss) attributable to the shareholders of Platinum Group Metals Ltd.

Year ended   August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
Canada $  1,170   $  (8,263 )
South Africa   (4,968 )   (2,175 )
  $  (3,798 ) $  (10,438 )

17. EXPENSES

      i) General and Administrative

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE   Year Ending     Year Ending  
    August 31, 2015     August 31, 2014  
Salaries and benefits $  3,567   $  3,391  
Professional/consulting fees   1,859     1,649  
Depreciation   627     474  
Travel   593     724  
Regulatory Fees   409     538  
Insurance   361     451  
Rent   295     227  
Accretion   179     118  
Other   438     360  
Total $  8,328   $  7,932  

      ii) Foreign Exchange Gain

The foreign exchange gain of $10.7 million is due to the Company holding US Dollars during the year while the US Dollar increased in value relative to the Canadian dollar.

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Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015 P 83
(in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)  
Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)  

18. INCOME TAXES

The income taxes shown in the consolidated earnings differ from the amounts obtained by applying statutory rates to the earnings before provision for income taxes due to the following:

    2015     2014  
             
Loss before income taxes $  3,487   $  10,668  
Income tax recovery at statutory rates   (906 )   (2,774 )
Difference of foreign tax rates   (53 )   (30 )
Non-deductible expenses   (570 )   1,431  
Changes in unrecognized deferred tax assets and other   2,845     1,164  
Income tax expense (recovery)   1,316     (209 )
Income tax expense (recovery) consists of:            
     Current income taxes $  233   $  -  
     Deferred income taxes   1,083     (209 )
  $  1,316   $  (209 )

The gross movement on the net deferred income tax account is as follows:

    2015     2014  
Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year $  (11,585 ) $  (11,908 )
Tax (expense) recovery relating to the loss from continuing operations   (1,083 )   209  
Tax recovery relating to components of other comprehensive income   4,357     114  
Deferred tax liability at the end of the year $  (8,311 ) $  (11,585 )

The significant components of the Company’s net deferred income tax liabilities are as follows:

    2015     2014  
Mineral properties $  (23,326 ) $  (31,257 )
Loss carry forwards   15,015     19,672  
  $  (8,311 ) $  (11,585 )

Unrecognized deductible temporary differences, unused tax and unused tax credit losses are attributed to the following:

    2015     2014  
Tax Losses:            
Operating loss carry forwards $  58,335   $  46,892  
Capital loss carry forwards   1,484     12,841  
    59,819     59,733  
Temporary Differences:            
Mineral properties   10,061     7,181  
Share issuance costs   15,729     15,532  
Property, plant and equipment   699     603  
Deductible temporary difference related to net investment in a subsidiary   -     50,614  
Other   620     270  
  $  27,109   $  74,200  
Investment Tax Credit: $  375   $  375  

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P 84 Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2015
  (in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)
  Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (An Exploration and Development Stage Company)

The Company has operating loss carry-forwards that may be available for tax purposes in Canada totaling $58,335 (August 31, 2014 - $46,892). These losses expire between 2016 and 2035.

The Company has capital loss carry-forwards that may be available for tax purposes in Canada totaling $1,484 (August 31, 2014 - $12,841). These capital losses can be carried forward indefinitely.

The Company has unused investment tax credit carry-forwards that may be available for tax purposes in Canada totaling $375 (August 31, 2014 - $375). These tax credits expire between 2029 and 2034.

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The following significant events occurred subsequent to year end. These events as well as other non-significant subsequent events may be mentioned elsewhere in the financial statements.

On November 20, 2015, the Company drew down US$40 million working capital facility pursuant to the Sprott Facility with Sprott and others executed on February 16, 2015. Pursuant to the terms of the Sprott credit agreement, the Company paid a draw down fee of US$800,000 (being 2% of the amount being drawn down under the Facility) paid in 3,485,839 common shares of the Company.

On November 20, 2015, the Company also drew down US$40 million from a loan facility (the “LMM Facility”) pursuant to a credit agreement (the “LMM Credit Agreement”) entered into on November 2, 2015 with its largest shareholder, Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC (“LMM”), a subsidiary of Boston based Liberty Mutual Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the LMM Credit Agreement, the Company paid a draw down fee of US$800,000 to LMM, being 2% of the amount being drawn down under the LMM Facility, paid in 3,485,839 common shares of the Company.

The interest rate on the LMM Facility is 9.5% over LIBOR. Interest payments on the LMM Facility will be accrued and capitalized until December 31, 2016, and then paid to LMM quarterly thereafter. The first 20% of principal is to be repaid on December 31, 2018 and then in tranches of 10% of the principal at the end of each calendar quarter beginning on March 31, 2019 and for each of the next 7 quarters of the LMM Facility.

Pursuant to the LMM Credit Agreement the Company entered into a life of mine Production Payment Agreement (“PPA”) with LMM. Under the PPA, the Company agreed to pay to LMM a production payment of 1.5% of net proceeds received on concentrate sales or other minerals from the Project 1 platinum and palladium mine (the “Production Payment”). The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to buy back 1% of the 1.5% Production Payment for US$17.5 million until January 1, 2019 and then for US$20 million until December 31, 2021.

If the Company exercises its right to buy back a portion of the production payment, then the LMM Facility payback will be deferred, with 10% of the principal and capitalized interest to be repaid on each of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019, followed by 20% of principal and capitalized interest to be repaid on each of March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2020.

Sprott, in first lien position, agreed to amend its original terms and enter into an inter creditor agreement to allow for the second lien position for LMM. The Sprott Facility is to be repaid during 2017. Events of default under the Sprott Facility are also treated as events of default under the LMM Facility, and vice versa. Under the LMM Facility, the Company has provided a subordinated pledge of 100% of the shares of PTM RSA. The LMM Facility is subordinated to the Sprott Facility and scheduled to be repaid after Sprott. An event of default under the PPA triggers the payment of a termination fee based on a net present value of the Production Payments to be made under the PPA at a 5% discount rate. An event of default under the Sprott Facility or the LMM Facility is also treated as an event of default under the PPA. The Company holds the right to terminate the PPA upon payment of the termination fee.

The PPA is secured with the second lien position of the LMM Facility until it is repaid. The PPA will be acknowledged in any subsequent debt arrangement of the Company. The Company has a right to refinance the Sprott Facility or the LMM Facility, subject to certain rights granted to LMM under the PPA.

PLATINUM GROUP METALS ANNUAL REPORT 2015







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