The following information regarding legend removal is being provided for the convenience of shareholders of Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (the “Company”). By providing this general information the Company is not providing legal advice or independent advice and strongly recommends that all shareholders receive independent legal advice to discover the particular circumstances related to their transactions.

Non-Affiliate Shareholders:

If you purchased common shares of the Company (the “Shares”) through a private placement offering, the Shares are “restricted securities” pursuant to Canadian and United States securities laws and restrictive legends (the “Legends”) will have been placed on the certificate(s) representing your shareholdings.

In order to remove the Legends from your common stock certificate(s) one of the following must have occurred:

Option 1. The Company has filed a registration statement registering your Shares with the Securities Exchange Commission and you have been so advised. A copy of the registration statement can be found below; or at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Option 2. You have held the Shares for a minimum of six months but less than a year and anticipate effecting a resale of your Shares within 90 days of removing the Legends. (Should a resale fail to occur within 90 days of the Legends’ removal, the Shares still registered in the name of the original shareholder will be required to be returned to Computershare Trust Company of Canada for replacement of the Legends); or

Option 3. You have held the Shares for a minimum of one year.

For each option noted there is certain documentation that must be provided to Computershare Trust Company of Canada of 510 Burrard Street, 3rd Floor, Vancouver, BC V6C 3B9 Attention: Ginny Kuo so that the Legends removal request can be processed:

Documents Option 1 Option 2 Option 3
December 28, 2022 Registration Statement #333-238915 X
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Authorization Letter X
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Seller Representation Letter X
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Broker Representation Letter X1 X1
Stock Certificate X X X
Power of Attorney (with medallion signature guarantee) X
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Legal Opinion X
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1) Only applicable if Shares are registered in the name of a broker. The broker will have its own form of representation letter that it will use.

For your convenience we are providing samples of the required documentation noted above.

It should be noted that, with respect to share purchase warrants (“Warrants”), the hold periods noted under Options 2 and 3 do not commence until the date that the shareholder exercises the Warrants and the underlying Shares are issued.

Affiliate Shareholders:

Any affiliate of the Company (director, officer or over 10% shareholder of the Company or a spouse or a relative residing in the same residence of such person) who is seeking information regarding legend removal should contact Vanessa Carle, Head of Legal, at vcarle@lexariabioscience.com for assistance.