7 7 Item 3 – Appointment of Auditors The auditors of the Corporation are PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who were first appointed as auditors of the Corporation on November 29, 2007. Unless the shareholder has specified in th e enclosed form of proxy that the common shares represented by such proxy are to be withheld from voting in the appointment of auditors, the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy intend to vote F O R the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, as auditors of the Corporation to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, and to authorize the directors to fix the remuneration of the auditors. Fees For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was paid fees in Canadian dollars from the Corporation as detailed below: D D e c 3 1 , 2 0 2 1 D D e c 3 1 , 2 0 2 0 Audit Fees C$917,348 C$1,221,016 Audit-Related Fees C$30,000 C$86,670 Tax Fees C$118,246 C$243,710 Other Fees C$17,663 C$16,899 Total Fees C$1,083,257 C$1,568,295 Note Audit fees are reported on an accrual basis for the relevant year and include out-of-pocket expenses and administrative fees. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, “Audit-Related Fees” noted above are fees incurred for the French translation of documents, “Tax Fees” are fees incurred for tax compliance, planning, and audit support services, and “Other Fees” are fees incurred for the completion of agreed upon procedures regarding the amounts of silver delivered under the Antamina stream. The change in “Audit Fees” and “Audit-Related Fees” for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to December 31, 2020 relates primarily to fees incurred during 2020 for th e Corporation’s at-the-market equity program which was not utilized during 2021. Policies and Procedures Regarding Services Provided by External Auditors The Board, upon the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee (“A A R C ”), has adopted policies and procedures regarding services provided by external auditors (collectively, the “ A u d i t o r I n d e p e n d e n c e P o l i c y ”). Under the Auditor Independence Policy, specific proposals for audit services and permitted non-audit services must be pre- approved by the ARC. The ARC may delegate to any one or more of its members pre- approval authority (other than pre-approval of the annual audit service engagement). Any approvals granted under this delegated author ity must be presented to the ARC at its next meeting. The Auditor Independence Policy also provides that the ARC may