SHGP Sharpe Resource Corp (CE)

^1. Kimberly Koerner is the daughter of Roland Larsen and the wife of Troy Koerner.

The following discussion provides information on the principal occupations of the above-named directors and executive officers of the Company within the preceding five years.

Roland M. Larsen Mr. Roland M. Larsen, President , has more than 30 years of experience in the natural resources, both in exploration and management roles. Earlier in his career, he worked with BHP Minerals International, Inc. for a period of ten years, where he was the Exploration Manager for the Eastern United States and the North Atlantic Region. Prior to that he was the Senior Geologist for NL Industries, Inc. and NL Baroid Petroleum Services. In addition, he has several years of experience working with consulting engineering firms including Derry, Michner and Booth, and Watts Griffis & McOuat Limited. He is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists, the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. Mr. Larsen holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in geology.

Kimberly Koerner

Ms. Koerner is a consulting financial analyst from northern Virginia. Since graduating with a B. A. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina - Columbia in 1991, she has been employed with NPES of Reston, Virginia and Sharpe Energy Company of Houston, Texas.

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Troy Koerner

Mr. Koerner has been an analyst with E-Trade Advisory Services Inc. since August, 2002. From November 2000 to April 2002, Mr. Koerner served as an Equity Analyst with Lehman Brothers Inc. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, he was in the Global Credit department of JP Morgan Company, Inc.

B. Compensation.

The following table summarizes, for the three most recently completed financial years of the Corporation, information concerning the compensation earned by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, each the Corporation's three most highly compensated executive officers of the Corporation who was serving as an executive officer as at the end of the most recently completed financial year or who was not serving as an officer of the Corporation at the end of the most recently completed financial year-end, and whose aggregate compensation exceeded $150,000, (the "Named Executive Officer").

Notes:

(1)

Options to acquire 500,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share expiring May 8, 2013. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 161.3%; risk-free interest rate of 3.04% and an expected average life of 5 years.

(2)

Options to acquire 1,000,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share expiring May 15, 2012. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 153.8%; risk-free interest rate of 4.21% and an expected average life of 5 years.

No options were exercised by the Named Executive Officer during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Company does not have a Long-Term Incentive Plan for the Named Executive Officers, other than stock options granted from time to time by the board of directors under provisions of the stock option plan.

Stock Option Plan The purpose of this plan (the "Plan") is to develop the interest of bona fide Officers, Directors, Employees, Management Corporation Employees, and Consultants of Sharpe Resources Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") in the growth and development of the Company by

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providing them with the opportunity through stock options to acquire an increased proprietary interest in the Company.

The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company, or if appointed, by a special committee of Directors appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (such committee, or if no such committee is appointed, the Board of Directors of the Company, is hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") pursuant to rules of procedure fixed by the Board of Directors.

The Committee may from time to time designate bona fide Directors, Officers, Employees, Management Corporation Employees and Consultants of the Company (or in each case their personal holding companies) (collectively, the "Optionees"), to whom options ("Options") to purchase common shares ("Common Shares") of the Company may be granted, and the number of Common Shares to be optioned to each, provided that:

(a)

the total number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan shall not exceed 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares, subject to adjustment as set forth in section 10 hereof, and further subject to the applicable rules and regulations of all regulatory authorities.

(b)

the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance, within a one-year period, to any one Optionee shall not exceed 5% of the Outstanding Common Shares;

(c)

the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance, within a one-year period, to any one Consultant of the Company may not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Common Shares;

(d)

the aggregate number of Common Shares reserved for issuance, within a one-year period, to Employees or Consultants conducting Investor Relations Activities may not exceed 2% of the Outstanding Common Shares; and

In the case of Options granted to Employees, Consultants, or Management Corporation Employees, the Company represents that the Optionee is a bona fide Employee, Consultant or Management Corporation Employee, as the case may be.

Outstanding Share-based awards and option based awards

The following table sets out information concerning all awards outstanding at the end of the most recently completed financial year. This includes unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers during 2009 and the value of unexercised options held by the Named Executive Officers as at December 31, 2009. The Company does not have a share-based plan.

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Incentive plan awards - value vested or earned during the year

The following table provides information regarding value vested or earned through incentive plan awards by the Named Executive Officer's during the year ended December 31, 2009.

The Company has no pension plan.

Termination and change of control benefits

There are no employment contracts between either the Company or its subsidiaries and the above-named executive officers other than disclosed herein or in the financial statements attached hereto.

Neither the Company or any of its subsidiaries has any plan or arrangement with respect to compensation to its executive officers which would result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment of the executive officers' employment with the Company and its subsidiaries or from a change of control of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or a change in the executive officers' responsibilities following a change in control, where in respect of an Executive Officer the value of such compensation exceeds $150,000.

Compensation of Directors

The Directors have no standard compensation arrangements, or any other arrangements, with the Company, except as herein disclosed. The Directors had no other arrangements with the Company where they were compensated for services as consultants or experts by the Company or its subsidiaries

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during the financial year ended December 31, 2009. Executive Officers of the Company who also act as Directors of the Company do not receive any additional compensation for services rendered in such capacity, other than as paid by the Company to such Executive Officers in their capacity as Executive Officers. See "Summary of Compensation" above.

The following table provides details with respect to compensation paid to, or earned by the Directors of the Company who were not Named Executive Officers as at December 31, 2009:

Notes:

(1)

Options to acquire 500,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share expiring May 8, 2013. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 161.3%; risk-free interest rate of 3.04% and an expected average life of 5 years.

(2)

Options to acquire 1,000,000 common shares at an exercise price of $0.10 per share expiring May 15, 2012. The fair value of each option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected dividend yield of 0%; expected volatility of 153.8%; risk-free interest rate of 4.21% and an expected average life of 5 years.

Outstanding Option-Based Awards - Directors

The following table sets out information concerning all awards outstanding at the end of the most recently completed financial year. This includes unexercised options held by the Directors during 2009 and the value of unexercised options held by the Directors who were not Named Executive Officers as at December 31, 2009. The Company does not have a share-based plan.

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Incentive plan awards - value vested or earned during the year

The following table provides information regarding value vested or earned through incentive plan awards by the Named Executive Officer's during the year ended December 31, 2009.

Other Compensation

Other than as set forth herein, the Company did not pay any other compensation to the Executive Officers or directors (including personal benefits and securities or properties paid or distributed which compensation was not offered on the same terms to all full time employees) during the financial year ended December 31, 2009.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The only compensation plan under which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance is the Stock Option Plan.

Compensation Policy

The executive compensation policy of the Company is determined with a view to securing the best possible talent to run the Company. Executives expect to reap additional income from the appreciation in the value of the Common Shares they hold in the Company, including stock options.

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Salaries are commensurate with those in the industry with additional options awarded to executive officers in lieu of higher salaries. Bonuses may be paid in the future for significant and specific achievements, which have a strategic impact on the fortunes of the Company. Salaries and bonuses are determined on a judgmental basis after review by the board of directors of the contribution of each individual, including the executive officers of the Company. Although they may be members of the board of directors, the executive officers do not individually make any decisions with respect to their respective salary or bonus. In certain cases, bonuses of certain individuals, other than the executive officers, may be tied to specific criteria put in place at the time of engagement.

The grant of stock options under the Company's Stock Option Plan is designed to give each option holder an interest in preserving and maximizing shareholder value in the longer term and to reward employees for both past and future performance. Individual grants are determined by an assessment of an individual's current and expected future performance, level of responsibilities and the importance of his/her position with and contribution to the Company.

C. Board practices.

The Board recognizes it is responsible for the stewardship of the business and affairs of the Company and has adopted a set of principles and practices setting out its stewardship responsibilities. Under its mandate, the Board seeks to discharge such responsibility by reviewing, discussing and approving the Company's strategic planning and organizational structure, and supervising management to ensure that the foregoing enhance and preserve the underlying value of the Company for the benefit of all shareholders. As part of the strategic planning process, the Board contributes to the development of a strategic direction for the Company by reviewing, on an annual basis, the Company's principal opportunities, the processes that are in place to identify such opportunities and the full range of business risks facing the Company, including strategic, financial, operational, leadership, partnership and reputation risks. On an ongoing basis, the Board also reviews with management how the strategic environment is changing, what key business risks and opportunities are appearing and how they are managed, including the implementation of appropriate systems to manage these risks and opportunities. The performance of management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer, is also supervised to ensure that the affairs of the Company are conducted in an ethical manner. The Board, directly and through its committees, ensures that the Company puts in place, and reviews at least on an annual basis, comprehensive communication policies to address how the Company (i) interacts with analysts, investors, other key stakeholders and the public, and (ii) complies with its continuous and timely disclosure obligations. Finally, the Board monitors the integrity of corporate internal control procedures and management information systems to manage such risks and ensure that the value of the underlying asset base is not eroded.

The Board from time to time delegates to senior executives the authority to enter into certain types of transactions, including financial transactions, subject to specified limits. According to the Company's policy, investments and other similar expenditures above the specified limits, including major capital projects as well as material transactions outside the ordinary course of business, whether on or off balance sheet, are reviewed by, and subject to, the prior approval of the Board.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Following are the principles of the Company's corporate governance arrangements:

• Subject to the relatively small size of the Company and to business needs, the size of the Board must be kept to a sufficiently low number to facilitate open and effective dialogue and full participation and contribution of each Director.
• The Board must function as a cohesive team, with shared responsibilities and accountabilities that are clearly defined, understood and respected.
• The Board must have the ability to exercise all its supervisory responsibilities independent of any influence by management.
• The Board must have access to all the information needed to carry out its full responsibilities. Information must be available in a timely manner and in a format conducive to effective decision making.
• The Board must develop, implement, and measure effective corporate governance practices, processes and procedures.

Election of Directors and Officers

The Company's articles provide for a minimum of three and a maximum of seven directors, to be elected yearly and to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until their successors are duly elected or appointed. The whole board is elected at each annual meeting, and all directors then in office must retire, but, if qualified, are eligible for re-election. If an election of directors is not held at the proper time, the directors continue in office until their successors are elected or appointed. Each officer continues to hold office until the appointment of officers at the first meeting of the board of directors after the election of directors and, in default of the appointment of officers at such meeting, continues to hold office after such meeting. In the absence of written agreements to the contrary, the board may remove at its pleasure any officer of the Company.

Committees of the Board

There are currently two committees of the board of directors. The board does not have, nor does it currently intend to form, a nominating committee. It is the view of the board of directors that its current size (three) is small enough to make such additional committees counter productive. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings of the board, its members are in continuous contact with one another and with the members of senior management. If the size of the board were to be enlarged or if the Company were to undergo a substantial change in its business and operations, consideration would at that point be given to the formation of additional committees, including a nominating committee.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

The charter of the Corporation's audit committee charter is as follows:

1. Establishment of Audit Committee: The board of directors of the Corporation hereby establishes a committee to be called the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors to assist the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities. The Audit Committee's primary duties and responsibilities are to:

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a) Identify and monitor the management of the principal risks that could impact the financial reporting of the Corporation; b) Monitor the integrity of the Corporation's financial reporting process and system of internal controls regarding financial reporting and accounting compliance; c) Monitor the independence and performance of the Corporation's external auditors; d) Provide an avenue of communication among the external auditors, management and the Board of Directors.

The Audit Committee has the authority to conduct any investigation appropriate to fulfilling its responsibilities, and it has direct access to the external auditors as well as anyone in the organization. The Audit Committee has the ability to retain, at the Corporation's expense, special legal, accounting, or other consultants or experts it deems necessary in the performance of its duties.

1. Membership: The Audit Committee will be comprised of three or more directors as determined by the Board and the make-up of which shall satisfy applicable independence requirements of applicable securities regulatory authorities. Members shall be appointed annually from among the members of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Audit Committee shall be appointed by the board of directors. All members of the Audit Committee shall be financially literate. An Audit Committee member who is not financially literate may be appointed to the Audit Committee provided that the member becomes financially literate within a reasonable period of time. The following board members have been appointed to serve on the Audit Committee as follows:
2. The role of the Audit Committee is to provide oversight, and, in such a role, it has the powers set forth in this Charter. While being financially literate, the members of the Committee are generally not accountants or auditors by profession or experts in the fields of accounting or auditing and, in any event, do not serve in such capacity. Consequently, it is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements are complete and accurate or are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Nor is it the duty of the Audit Committee to conduct investigations and to assure compliance with any laws and regulations and the Company's business conduct guidelines. These matters are the responsibility of management and, in certain cases, the external auditor.
3. Mandate: The Audit Committee shall, in addition to any other duties and responsibilities specifically assigned or delegated to it from time to time by the board of directors:

a) Meet with the independent external auditors (the "auditors") and the senior management of the Corporation to review the year-end audited financial statements of the Corporation which require approval by the board of directors, prior to the issuance of any press release in respect thereof;

b) Review with senior management and, if necessary, the auditors, the interim financial statements of the Corporation prior to the issuance of any press release in respect thereof;

c) Review the MD&A and press releases containing financial results of the Corporation;

d) Review all prospectuses, material change reports and annual information forms;

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e) Review the audit plans and the independence of the auditors;

f) Meet with the auditors independently of management;

g) In consultation with senior management, review annually and recommend for approval by the board of directors:

(i)    the appointment of auditors at the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Corporation;

(ii)    the remuneration of the auditors; and

(iii)    pre-approve all non audit services to be provided to the Corporation by the external auditor;

h) review with the auditors:

(i)   the scope of the audit;

(ii)  significant changes in the Corporation's accounting principles, practices or policies; and

(iii)  new developments in accounting principles, reporting matters or industry practices which may materially affect the financial statements of the Corporation;

i) review with the auditors and senior management the results of the annual audit, and make appropriate recommendations to the board of directors, having regard to, among other things:

(i)    the financial statements;

(ii)    management's discussion and analysis and related financial disclosure contained in continuous disclosure documents;

(iii)    significant changes, if any, to the initial audit plan;

(iv)    accounting and reporting decisions relating to significant current year events and transactions;

(v)    the audit findings report and management letter, if any, outlining the auditors' findings and recommendations, together with management's response, with respect to internal controls and accounting procedures; and

(vi)    any other matters relating to the conduct of the audit, including the review and opportunity to provide comments in respect of any press releases announcing year end financial results prior to issue and such other matters which should be communicated to the Audit Committee under generally accepted auditing standards;

j) Review with the auditors the adequacy of management's internal control procedures and management information systems and inquiring of management and the auditors about significant risks and exposures to the Corporation that may have a material adverse impact on the Corporation's financial statements, and inquiring of the auditors as to the efforts of management to mitigate such risks and exposures;

k) Monitor policies and procedures for reviewing directors' and officers' expenses and perquisites, and inquire about the results of such reviews;

l) Review and approve written risk management policies and guidelines including the effectiveness of the overall process for identifying the principal risks affecting financial reporting;

m) Review issues relating to legal, ethical and regulatory responsibilities to monitor management's efforts to ensure compliance Including any legal matters that could have a significant impact on the Corporation's financial statements, the Corporation's compliance with applicable laws and regulations and inquiries received from regulators of governmental agencies; and,

n) Establish procedures for:

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a.    the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the issuer regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters; and

b.    the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of the issuer of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.

5. Administrative Matters: The following general provisions shall have application to the Audit Committee:

a) A quorum of the Audit Committee shall be the attendance of two members thereof present in person or by telephone. No business may be transacted by the Audit Committee except at a meeting of its members at which a quorum of the Audit Committee is present or by a resolution in writing signed by all the members of the Audit Committee. Meetings of the Audit Committee shall be held at least annually and more often as the Chair of the Audit Committee may determine;

b) Any member of the Audit Committee may be removed or replaced at any time by resolution of the directors of the Corporation. A member of the Audit Committee shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the Audit Committee upon ceasing to be a director of the Corporation. The board of directors, upon recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, may fill vacancies on the Audit Committee by appointment from among its members. If and whenever a vacancy shall exist on the Audit Committee, the remaining members may exercise all its powers so long as a quorum remains. Subject to the foregoing, each member of the Audit Committee shall hold such office until the close of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Corporation next following the date of appointment as a member of the Audit Committee or until a successor is duly appointed. Any member of the board of directors who has served as a member of the Audit Committee may be re-appointed as a member of the Audit Committee following the expiration of his term;

c) The Audit Committee may invite such officers, directors and employees of the Corporation as it may see fit from time to time to attend at meetings of the Audit Committee and to assist thereat in the discussion of matters being considered by the Audit Committee. The independent auditor of the Corporation is to appear before the Audit Committee when requested to do so by the Audit Committee;

d) The time at which and the place where the meetings of the Audit Committee shall be held, the calling of meetings and the procedure at such meetings shall be determined by the Audit Committee, having regard to the by-laws of the Corporation. A meeting of the Audit Committee may be held at any time without notice if all of the members are present or, if any members are absent, those absent have waived notice or otherwise signified their consent in writing to the meeting being held in their absence;

e) The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Audit Committee and shall have a second and deciding vote in the event of a tie, provided that, in the event of a tie vote when only two members of the Audit Committee are present at a particular meeting, the matter shall be resolved by a future vote of members of the Audit Committee at which more than two members are present. In the absence of the Chair, the other members of the Audit Committee shall appoint one of their members to act as Chair for the particular meeting;

f) Notice of meetings of the Audit Committee may be given to the auditor of the Corporation and shall be given in respect of meetings relating to the annual audited financial statements. The auditor has the right to appear before and to be heard at any meeting of the Audit Committee. Upon the request of the auditor, the Chair of the Audit Committee shall convene a meeting of the

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Audit Committee to consider any matters which the auditor believes should be brought to the attention of the directors or shareholders of the Corporation;

g) The Audit Committee shall report to the directors of the Corporation on such matters and questions relating to the financial position of the Corporation or any affiliates of the Corporation as the directors of the Corporation may from time to time refer to the Audit Committee;

h) The members of the Audit Committee shall, for the purpose of performing their duties, have the right of inspecting all the books and records of the Corporation and its affiliates and of discussing such books and records in any matter relating to the financial position of the Corporation with the officers, employees and auditor of the Corporation and its affiliates;

i) Minutes of the Audit Committee will be recorded and maintained and the Chair of the Audit Committee will report to the board of directors on the activities of the Audit Committee and/or the minutes will promptly be circulated to the directors who are not members of the Audit Committee or otherwise made available at the next meeting of directors;

j) The Chair of each meeting of the Audit Committee shall appoint a person to act as recording secretary to keep the minutes of the meeting. The recording secretary need not be a member of the Audit Committee;

k) Unless the Audit Committee has been provided with express instructions from the board of directors, the Audit Committee shall function primarily to make assessments and determinations with respect to the purposes mandated herein and its decisions shall serve as recommendations for consideration by the board of directors.

l) The Audit Committee is a committee of the Board of Directors and is not and shall not be deemed to be an agent of the Company's shareholders for any purpose whatsoever. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, permit departures from the terms hereof, either prospectively or retrospectively, and no provision contained herein is intended to give rise to civil liability to shareholders of the Company or other liability whatsoever.

Corporate Governance Committee

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for the development, maintenance, and disclosure of the Company's corporate governance practices. The mandate of the committee includes:

• developing criteria governing the size and overall composition of the Board;
• conducting an annual review of the structure of the Board and its committees, as well as of the mandates of such committees;
• recommending new nominees for the Board (in consultation with the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer); and
• recommending the compensation of directors
• ensuring that the Company's policy on disclosure and insider trading, including communication to the different stakeholders about the Company and its subsidiaries, documents filed with securities regulators, written statements made in documents pertaining to the Company's continuous disclosure obligations, information contained on the Company's Web site and other electronic communications, relationships with investors, the media and analysts is timely, factual and accurate, and broadly disseminated in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The committee also coordinates the annual evaluation of the Board, the committees of the Board and individual directors. All issues identified through this evaluation process are then discussed by the

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Corporate Governance Committee and are reported to the Board. Finally, it also has the responsibility for annually initiating a discussion at the Board level on the performance evaluation and remuneration of the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Conflicts of Interest

Some of the directors and officers of the Company also serve as directors and officers of other companies involved in the resource exploration sector. Consequently, there exists a possibility for any such officer or director to be placed in a position of conflict. Each such director or officer is subject to fiduciary duties and obligations to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company.

Similar duties and obligations will apply to such other companies. Thus any future transaction between the Company and such other companies will be for bona fide business purposes and approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the Company.

D. Employees.

In addition to the officers and directors, the Company has one part-time administrative assistant.

E. Share ownership.

Name	Office Held	Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned or Over Which Control is Exercised1
Roland M. Larsen Richmond, Virginia	President, CEO & Director	5,277,720
Kimberley Koerner Brambleton, Virginia	Treasurer & Director	3,518,480
Troy Koerner Brambleton, Virginia	Director	2,638,860

1. The information as to shares beneficially owned or over which control or direction is exercised, not being within the knowledge of the Company, has been furnished by the respective individuals.

Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions

A. Major Shareholders

The following table shows as at December 31, 2009 each person who is known to the Company, or its directors and officers to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, or to exercise control or direction over securities carrying more than 10% of the voting rights attached to any class of outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to be voted.

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Name of Shareholder	Securities Owned, Controlled or Directed	Percentage of the Class of Outstanding Voting Securities of the Company (1)
CDS & Co. (2) Toronto, Ontario	24,222,266 Common Shares	51.96%
Roland M. Larsen Richmond, Virginia	5,277,720	11.32%

(1)     Based on 46,619,863 Common Shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2009.

(2)     This is a nominee account. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no beneficial ownership of these shares by this nominee. The shares are held by a number of securities dealers and other intermediaries holding shares on behalf of their clients who are the beneficial owners.

B. Related party transactions.

Following is a summary of the related party transactions of the Corporation for the last three years ending December 31:

	2009	2008	2007
Due from related party 1	250,000	$250,000	$250,000
Due to related party Roland M. Larsen 2 Royal Standard Minerals Inc. 3	25,400 111,654	$25,400 110,306	$25,400 108,813
Kentucky Standard Energy Co. 4	Nil	25,000	Nil

1. Standard Energy Company is a private company related by virtue of its ownership by an officer and director of the Company. The loan receivable is unsecured, non-interest bearing and no date is set for its repayment.
2. This loan is payable to an officer and director of the Company. It is unsecured, bearing interest at 8% and has no date set for its repayment. The interest payable on this loan has been accrued but has not yet been paid.
3. Royal Standard Minerals Inc. is a related company by virtue of common management and common directors. The loan payable was unsecured, non-interest bearing and had no date set for its repayment.

   On September 9, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with RSM for the repayment of the loan. To this end, the Company has executed a promissory note (the "Note") in favor of RSM that provides for the repayment of the loan over a three-year period commencing on September 9, 2008. The first principle payment of $42,499 is due on September 9, 2009, $42,499 on September 9, 2010 and $42,499 on September 9, 2011. Pursuant to the Note, the outstanding amount of the loan will accumulate interest at the rate of 4% per annum, such interest to accrue daily and be payable monthly, in arrears on the first business day of each and every month commencing on October 9, 2008 until the full amount of the loan together with all interest on such amount has been repaid in full. For the year ended December 31,

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   2009, the Company accrued interest of $2,841 (2008 - $1,493 and 2007 - $Nil) on this liability.

   On September 11, 2009, RSM obtained an extension of the option and joint venture agreement it has with the Company as disclosed in Note 10(b) of the audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. As consideration for this extension, RSM cancelled the Note received from the Company and received a new promissory note in the amount of $13,134 which is non-interest bearing payable in three equal installments of $44,378 on September 9, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Netted against the due to related parties, Royal Standard Minerals Inc. is a balance due from related parties, Royal Standard Minerals Inc. in the amount of $21,480 (2008 - $21, 548).

4. This loan was payable to Kentucky Standard Energy Company with which the Company has common management and common directors. It is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and was repaid in February, 2009.

Management fees of $nil (2008- $nil, 2007 - $15,000) were paid to an officer and director of the Company.

These transactions are in normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount (the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties which approximate the arm's length equivalent value).

C. Interests of experts and counsel.

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Financial Information

A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information

Following is a list of financial statements filed as part of the annual report under Item #17:

• Auditor's Report for Sharpe Resources Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Consolidated Balance Sheets of Sharpe Resources Corporation as at December 31, 2009 and 2008

• Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit of Sharpe Resources Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Sharpe Resources Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation

• Management's Discussion and Analysis

The consolidated financial statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and are expressed in United States dollars. For a discussion of the reconciliation of such financial statements to United States generally accepted accounting principles, see note #12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation.

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B. Significant Changes.

a) On December 1, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 100% interest in Standard. Standard is a private company related by virtue of its ownership by an officer and director of the Company. Standard's primary asset includes 100% ownership in all of the coal seams on more than 17,000 acres in Preston County, West Virginia.

The purchase price consists of the forgiveness of the repayment of US $250,000 demand promissory note owing from Standard to the Company and the issuance of 2 million shares of the Company's common stocks. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and as of December 31, 2009, the business combination has not been so approved. The 2 million shares of the Company's common stock were not issued as of December 31, 2009. Subsequent to the 2009 year end, this transaction was terminated.

b) On June 12, 2008, the Company announced that Royal Standard Minerals Inc. ("RSM") had reached a letter of intent agreement in principle with the Company to jointly develop and operate a number of coal projects. To enter into the transaction RSM has agreed in principle to advance to the projects up to $2 million to facilitate the startup.

Roland M. Larsen is the Chief Executive Officer of both RSM and the Company.

In an effort to achieve diversity within its natural resource portfolio RSM has entered into the joint venture program mentioned above focused initially on the eastern Kentucky coal fields with the Company. The joint venture will involve the opportunity for RSM to earn a 50% interest in coal projects that Standard has acquired or holds under option agreements. RSM can earn its 50% interest by advancing four projects to production over the next 12 months. The agreement was approved and executed by both Boards of Directors on November 12, 2008.

c) The Company has entered into an option and joint venture agreement whereby it agreed to an option for RSM to acquire a 50% interest in coal properties in eastern Kentucky by advancing to the project $2 million prior to December 9, 2009.

The optionee of the agreement is RSM which is related to the Company due to the fact that they have common management and directors.

On September 11, 2009, RSM obtained an extension of the option and joint venture agreement it has with the Company. The extension allows RSM to incur expenditures of $2,000,000 under the agreement up to December 9, 2011.

Once the option is exercised by RSM a formal 50/50 joint venture agreement will be entered into by the parties.

Item 9. The Offer and Listing

A. Offer and listing details.

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The authorized capital of the Company consists of (i) an unlimited number of Common Shares and (ii) an unlimited number of preferred shares. The Common Shares are the only class of securities which are the subject of this registration statement on Form 20-F.

The Common Shares, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable, carry one vote at all meetings of shareholders (except meetings at which only holders of another class or series of shares are entitled to vote), participate ratably in any dividend declared by the directors, subject to the rights of holders of any shares ranking prior to the Common Shares, carry the right to receive a proportionate share of the assets of the Company available for distribution to holders of the Common Shares in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company. The Common Shares do not carry any pre-emptive rights or voting rights.

On May 10, 1998, the shareholders of the Company approved by the requisite vote an amendment to the Company's articles to increase the authorized capital of the Company by the creation of an unlimited number of preferred shares. The preferred shares are issuable in series and authorize the directors of the Company to fix the number of shares in, and determine the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the shares of each series. As of December 31, 2009, no series has been designated by the board of directors of the Company.

There are no laws or regulations, which would impose voting restrictions on non-resident shareholders.

The following table sets forth the reported high and low sales prices and the average daily trading volume of the outstanding Common Shares.

TSX Venture Exchange (stated in Canadian currency)

	High	Low	Avg. Volume
2005 First Calendar Quarter Second Calendar Quarter Third Calendar Quarter Fourth Calendar Quarter	$0.05 $0.06 $0.09 $0.17	$0.04 $0.03 $0.03 $0.04	9,378 27,991 41,567 108,903
2006 First Calendar Quarter Second Calendar Quarter Third Calendar Quarter Fourth Calendar Quarter	$0.18 $0.18 $0.17 $0.10	$0.09 $0.10 $0.08 $0.05	39,533 51,333 17,900 19,500
2007 First Calendar Quarter Second Calendar Quarter Third Calendar Quarter Fourth Calendar Quarter	$0.12 $0.07 $0.07 $0.08	$0.05 $0.06 $0.06 $0.04	29,567 19,267 14,262 29,696
2008 First Calendar Quarter Second Calendar Quarter	$0.15 $0.23	$0.05 $0.12	43,057 56,959

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Over the Counter Bulletin Board (stated in US currency).

	High	Low	Avg.Volume
2008 Third Calendar Quarter Fourth Calendar Quarter	$0.45 $0.15	$0.08 $0.05	2.633 2,533
2009 First Calendar Quarter Second Calendar Quarter Third Calendar Quarter Fourth Calendar Quarter	$0.11 $0.09 $0.09 $0.09	$0.02 $0.02 $0.06 $0.03	700 6,700 5,700 10,267
2010 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010	$0.06 $0.07 $0.05 $0.06 $0.12	$0.02 $0.03 $0.03 $0.04 $0.04	6,100 5,100 6,100 13,600 5,700

B. Plan of Distribution

Not Applicable

C. Markets

The Company's shares currently trade only on the OTC:BB under the symbol SHGP.

D. Selling shareholders.

Not Applicable

E. Dilution.

Not Applicable

F. Expenses of the issue.

Not Applicable

Item 10. Additional Information

A. Share capital.

Not applicable

B. Memorandum and articles of association.

These documents were filed with the original registration report in July, 1998.

C. Material contracts.

There are no material contracts.

D. Exchange controls.

There is no law, governmental decree or regulation in Canada that restricts the export or import of capital, including foreign exchange controls, or that affects the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non-resident holders of Common Shares, other than withholding tax requirements and

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potential capital gain on the disposition of the Common Shares under certain circumstances. (See Item 10. E. - Taxation.)

There is no limitation imposed by Canadian law or by the Articles or other charter documents of the Company on the right of a non-resident to hold or vote Common Shares, other than as provided by the Investment Canada Act (Canada) as amended, including as amended by the World Trade Organization Implementation Act (Canada). The following summarizes the principal features of the Investment Canada Act for non-Canadians who propose to acquire Common Shares.

The Investment Canada Act (the "Act") enacted on June 20, 1985, as amended, including as amended by the World Trade Organization Implementation Act (Canada), requires notification and, in certain cases, advance review and approval by the Government of Canada of the acquisition by a "non-Canadian" of "control" of a "Canadian business," all as defined in the Act. "Non-Canadian" generally means an individual who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or a Corporation, partnership, trust or joint venture that is ultimately controlled by non-Canadians. For purposes of the Act, "control" can be acquired through the acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets used in the Canadian business, or the direct or indirect acquisition of voting interests or shares in an entity that carries on a Canadian business or which controls the entity which carries on the Canadian business whether or not the controlling entity is Canadian. Under the Act, control of a Corporation is deemed to be acquired through the acquisition of a majority of the voting shares of a Corporation, and is presumed to be acquired where at least one-third, but less than a majority, of the voting shares of a Corporation or of an equivalent undivided ownership interest in the voting shares of a Corporation are acquired unless it can be established that the Corporation is not controlled in fact through the ownership of voting shares. Other rules apply with respect to the acquisition of non-corporate entities.

All investments to acquire control of a Canadian business are notifiable, unless they are reviewable. Investments requiring review and approval include: (i) a direct acquisition of control of a Canadian business with assets with a value of Cdn. $5,000,000 or more; (ii) an indirect acquisition of control of a Canadian business where the value of the assets of the Canadian business and of all other Canadian entities the control of which is acquired directly or indirectly is Cdn. $50,000,000 or more; and (iii) an indirect acquisition of control of a Canadian business and of all other Canadian entities the control of which is acquired directly or indirectly is Cdn. $5,000,000 or more and represents greater than 50% of the total value of the assets of all of the entities, control of which is being acquired. Subject to certain exceptions, where an investment is made by a "WTO Investor" (generally, nationals or permanent residents of World Trade Organization member states, or entities controlled by residents or nationals of WTO member states) or the Canadian business is controlled by a WTO Investor, the monetary thresholds discussed above are higher. In these circumstances the monetary threshold with regard to direct acquisitions is Cdn. $160,000,000 in constant 1995 dollars as determined in accordance with the Act. Indirect acquisitions of Canadian businesses by or from WTO Investors are not subject to review. The United States is a WTO member state.

Special rules apply with respect to investments by non-Canadians (including WTO Investors) to acquire control of Canadian businesses that engage in certain specified activities, including financial services, transportation services and activities relating to Canada's cultural heritage or national identity.

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If an investment is reviewable, an application for review in the form prescribed by regulation is normally required to be filed with the Investment Review Division of Industry Canada prior to the investment taking place and the investment may not be normally implemented until the review has been completed and ministerial approval obtained.

The Investment Review Division will submit the application for review to the Minister of Industry (Canada), together with any other information or written undertakings given by the acquirer and any representations submitted to the division by a province that is likely to be significantly affected by the investment. The Minister will then determine whether the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada," taking into account the information provided and having regard to certain factors of assessment prescribed under the Act. Among the factors considered are: (i) the effect of the investment on the nature and level of economic activity in Canada, including the effect on employment, on resource processing, on the utilization of parts, components and services produced in Canada, and on exports from Canada; (ii) the degree and significance of participation by Canadians in the Canadian business and in any industry in Canada of which it forms a part; (iii) the effect of the investment on productivity, industrial efficiency, technological development, product innovation and product variety in Canada; (iv) the effect of the investment on competition within any industry or industries in Canada; (v) the compatibility of the investment with national industrial, economic and cultural objectives enunciated by the government or legislature of any province likely to be significantly affected by the investment; and (vi) the contribution of the investment to Canada's ability to compete in world markets.

Within 45 days after completed application for review has been received, the Minister must notify the investor that (a) he is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada," or (b) he is unable to complete his review in which case he shall have 30 additional days to complete his review (unless the investor agrees to a longer period) or (c) he is not satisfied that the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada." If the Minister is unable to complete his review and no decision has been taken within the prescribed or agreed upon time, the Minister is deemed to be satisfied that the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada."

Where the Minister has advised the investor that he is not satisfied that the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada," the acquirer has the right to make representations and submit undertakings within 30 days of the date of notice (or any further period that is agreed upon between the investor and the Minister). On the expiration of the 30-day period (or an agreed extension), the Minister must notify the investor whether or not he is satisfied that the investment is likely to be of "net benefit to Canada." In the latter case, the investor may not proceed with the investment, or if the investment has already been implemented, must divest itself of control of the Canadian business.

No securities of the Company are subject to escrow or similar restrictions.

E. Taxation

The following is a summary of certain Canadian federal income tax provisions applicable to United States corporations, citizens and resident alien individuals purchasing Common Shares. The discussion is only a general summary and does not purport to deal with all aspects of Canadian federal taxation that may be relevant to shareholders, including those subject to special treatment under the income tax laws. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors regarding the Canadian federal income tax consequences of holding and disposing of the Company's Common Shares, as well as any consequences

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arising under U.S. federal, state or local tax laws or tax laws of other jurisdictions outside the United States. The summary is based on the assumption that, for Canadian tax purposes, the purchasers or shareholders (i) deal at arm's-length with the Company, (ii) are not residents of Canada, (iii) hold the Common Shares as capital property and (iv) do not use or hold Common Shares in, or in the course of, carrying on business in Canada (a "Non-Resident Holder").

Dividends paid to U.S. residents by the Company on the Common Shares generally will be subject to Canadian non-resident withholding taxes. For this purpose, dividends will include amounts paid by the Company in excess of the paid-up capital of the Common Shares on redemption or a purchase for cancellation of such shares by the Company (other than purchases on the open market). For U.S. corporations owning at least 10% of the voting stock of the Company, the dividends paid by the Company are subject to a withholding tax rate of 6% in 1996 and 5% thereafter under the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention (1980), as amended by the Protocol signed on March 17, 1995 (the "Treaty"). For all other U.S. shareholders, the Treaty reduces the withholding tax rate from 25% to 15% of the gross dividend. Other applicable tax treaties may reduce the Canadian tax rate for other Non-Resident Holders.

A Non-Resident Holder will generally not be subject to tax in Canada on capital gains realized from disposition of Common Shares, unless such shares are "taxable Canadian property" within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Generally, the Common Shares would not be taxable Canadian property unless the Non-Resident Holder, together with related parties, at any time during the five years prior to the disposition of the Common Shares owned not less than 25% of the issued shares of any class of the capital stock of the Company. Under the Treaty, a resident of the United States will not be subject to tax under the Income Tax Act (Canada) in respect of gains realized on the sale of Common Shares which constitute "taxable Canadian property", provided that the value of the Common Shares at the time of disposition is not derived principally from real property located in Canada.

F. Dividends and paying agents.

Not applicable.

G. Statement by experts

Not applicable.

H. Documents on display.

Company documents can be viewed at 3258 Mob Neck Road, Heathsville, Virginia 22473. They can also be obtained by writing to this address.

I. Subsidiary Information

Not applicable.

Item 11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk [including interest rate, foreign exchange rate, and commodity and equity price risk].

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Risk management is carried out by the Company's management team with guidance from the Audit Committee under policies approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors also provides regular guidance for overall risk management.

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counterpart's inability to fulfill its payment obligations. The Company's credit risk is primarily attributable to cash and cash equivalents and due from related party. Cash and cash equivalents consist of non-interest and interest bearing bank accounts and money market funds with reputable financial institutions. Due from related party amount is form a company that is related by virtue of its ownership by an officer and director of the Company. The amount is in good standing as of December 31, 2009. Management believes that the credit risk concentration with respect to financial instruments included in cash and cash equivalents and due from related party is minimal.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not have sufficient cash resources to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company's liquidity and operating results may be adversely affected if the Company's access to the capital market is hindered, whether as a result of a downturn in stock market conditions generally or as a result of conditions specific to the Company. As at December 31, 2009, the Company had a cash and cash equivalents balance of $89,138 (December 31, 2008 - $239,155) to settle accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $175,760 (December 31, 2008 - ($192,327), the current portion of due to related parties of $25,400 (December 31, 2008 - $74,708) and other liabilities of $563,818 (December 31, 2008 $563,818). The Company's account payable and accrued liabilities have contractual maturities of less than 30 days and are subject to normal trade terms. A portion of the due to related parties is unsecured with no set date of repayment (see Note 7 (i), (ii) of the Company's financial statements included herein under item #17). The Company is seeking sources of additional capital to improve its liquidity position.

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss that may arise from changes in market factors such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and commodity prices.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company has cash balances and balances due to related parties with fixed interest rates (refer to Note 7(ii) of the Company's financial statements included herein under item #17). The Company's current policy is to invest excess cash in interest bearing bank accounts and money market funds. The Company periodically monitors its interest bearing bank accounts and money market funds and is satisfied with the creditworthiness of its banks .

Foreign Currency Risk

The Company's functional currency is the United States dollar and major purchases are transacted in United States dollars. An operating account is maintained in Canadian dollars

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primarily for settlement of general and corporate expenditures. Management believes the foreign exchange risk derived from currency conversions is negligible and therefore does not hedge its foreign exchange risk.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price risk could adversely affect the Company. Commodity prices have fluctuated significantly in recent years. There is no assurance that, even as commercial quantities of coal may be produced in the future, a profitable market will exist for them. As of December 31, 2009, the Company was not a producer of coal. As a result, commodity price risk may affect the completion of future equity transactions such as equity offerings and the exercise of stock options and warrants. This may also affect the Company's liquidity and its ability to meet its ongoing obligations. The Company closely monitors commodity prices as it relates to coal to determine the appropriate course of action to be taken by the Company.

Sensitivity Analysis

Based on management's knowledge and experience of the financial markets, the Company believes the following movements are "reasonably possible" over a twelve month period:

(i)     Held-for-trading assets include an interest bearing bank account with a variable interest rate. As at December 31, 2009, sensitivity to a plus or minus 10% change in interest rates is not significant to the statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

(ii)    The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk on fluctuations related to cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and due to related parties that are denominated in Canadian dollars. Sensitivity to a plus or minus 10% change in the foreign exchange rate would affect net loss and comprehensive loss by approximately $5,871 with all other variables held constant.

Item 12. Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities.

Not applicable.

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Item 13. Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies.

None.

Item 14. Material Modifications to the Rights of Security Holders and Use of Proceeds.

There have been none.

Item 15. Controls and Procedures

A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report and based on their evaluation the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

B. Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 14d-14(f). Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial reporting reliability and financial statement preparation and presentation. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls become inadequate because of changes in conditions and that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making the assessment, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on its assessment, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

C. Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm .

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the

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D. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could affect these controls subsequent to the date of their most recent evaluation.

Item 16. [Reserved]

Item 16A. Audit committee financial expert.

The board of directors has determined that Director and Audit Committee Member, Ms. Kimberly Koerner has the necessary attributes for designation as the audit committee's financial expert and have designated her as the financial expert.

Item 16B. Code of Ethics.

The company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Directors and Executive Officers. The Code of Ethics can be viewed at 3258 Mob Neck Road, Heathsville, Virginia 22473. It can also be obtained, without charge, by writing to this address.

Item 16C. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

	2009	2008	2007
Audit Fees	$30,000	$35,000	$34,000
Audit Related Fees	$0	$0	$3,000
Tax Fees	$0	$0	$2,000
All Other Fees	$480	$750	$592

Policies and Procedures for Pre-Approval of Auditor's Services

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy and procedures regarding the engagement of the Company's auditors, which are summarized below.

The auditors must submit for approval to the Audit Committee an engagement letter outlining the scope of the audit services, including all statutory engagements as required under securities and corporate laws, proposed to be performed during the fiscal year. This letter of engagement must include a fee proposal for all audit services proposed to be rendered during the fiscal year. This letter of engagement must also outline the scope of the services proposed to be performed in connection with the interim review of the quarterly consolidated financial statements for the first and second quarters of the following fiscal year, prior to the appointment of MSCM LLP as auditors by the shareholders at the Company's next annual meeting. In addition, the engagement letter may include a specific list of permissible audit-related and non-audit services that are generally expected and necessary in the normal course of the Company's business, and that Management recommends the Audit Committee engage the auditors to provide.

At the request of Management, the Audit Committee may approve additional audit services and permissible audit-related and non-audit services. In such circumstances, the auditors must issue separate engagement letters for each additional service. Such engagement letters must confirm to the Audit

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Committee, and Management must also confirm, that the proposed services are permissible under all applicable securities legislation or regulations.

To ensure the prompt handling of day-to-day tax-related matters, Management may request the Audit Committee to pre-approve a maximum periodic amount of tax-related services that may be rendered by the auditors on a pre-identified list of specific tax-related matters for the next quarter.

T o ensure prompt handling of unexpected matters, the Audit Committee delegates to its Chair the authority to approve additional audit services and permissible audit-related and non-audit services. Based on the materiality of the proposed services, the Chair may decide that a special meeting of the Audit Committee is necessary in order to appropriately assess the proposal. The Chair reports any action taken to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting.

The Audit Committee is informed quarterly as to the status and estimated fees regarding services actually provided by the auditors pursuant to these pre-approval procedures.

The auditors and Management must ensure that all audit, audit-related and non-audit services provided to the Company have been approved by the Audit Committee. The Chair of the Audit Committee is responsible for tracking all auditors' fees against the estimates for such services and reporting to the Audit Committee every quarter.

As required by the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act"), all audit, audit related and non-audit services rendered by MSCM LLP pursuant to engagements entered into since March 23, 2009 and prior to that by McCarney Greenwood, LLP pursuant to engagements entered into since May 6, 2003 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to these pre-approval procedures. In 2005, no audit-related and non-audit services rendered by the auditors were required to be approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception set out in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Item 16D. Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees.

The Company is relying on the exemption in section 6.1 in Multilateral Instrument 52-110 - Audit Committees ("MI 52-110"), which provides that venture issuers (as that term is defined therein) are not required to comply with certain audit committee composition requirements and have different reporting obligations, as specified by MI 52-110..

Item 16E. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers.

There were no known purchases of the Company's securities by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliated purchaser during the period covered by this Annual Report.

Item 16F. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

Not applicable.

Item 16G. Corporate Governance.

Not applicable.

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Item 17. Financial Statements.

Following is a list of financial statements filed as part of the annual report.

• Auditor's Report for Sharpe Resources Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Consolidated Balance Sheets of Sharpe Resources Corporation as at December 31, 2009 and 2008

• Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit of Sharpe Resources Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows of Sharpe Resources Corporation for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008, 2007

• Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation

• Management's Discussion and Analysis

The consolidated financial statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Canada and are expressed in United States dollars. For a discussion of the reconciliation of such financial statements to United States generally accepted accounting principles, see note #12 of the notes to the consolidated financial statements of Sharpe Resources Corporation.

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April 4, 2008

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders of Sharpe Resources Corporation

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Sharpe Resources Corporation (An Exploration Stage Company) as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years ended December 31, 2007 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.

"McCarney Greenwood LLP" Toronto, Canada

McCarney Greenwood LLP

Chartered Accountants Licensed Public Accountants

Comments by Auditors on United States of America-Canada Reporting Difference

In the United States of America, reporting standards for auditors require the addition of an explanatory paragraph (following the opinion paragraph) when the financial statements are affected by conditions and events that cast doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, such as those described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. Our report to the shareholders dated April 4, 2008 is expressed in accordance with Canadian reporting standards which do not require a reference to such conditions and events in the auditor's report when these are adequately disclosed in the financial statements.

"McCarney Greenwood LLP" Toronto, Canada

McCarney Greenwood LLP

Chartered Accountants Licensed Public Accountants

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion (the "MD&A") of the financial condition and results of operations of Sharpe Resources Corporation Inc. (the "Corporation") constitutes management's review of the factors that affected the Corporation's financial and operating performance for the year ending December 31, 2009. The MD&A was prepared as of April 26th, 2010 and should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of the Corporation, including the notes thereto. Unless otherwise stated, all amounts discussed herein are denominated in United States dollars.

Overview

The Corporation is continued under the Canadian Business Corporations Act (CBCA) and its common shares are listed in the United States on the OTC:BB symbol SHGP.

The Corporation is considered in the exploration stage as of January 1, 2002 as it started disposing of its interest in petroleum and natural gas properties that year. The Corporation completed the disposal of these properties during the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2005. The Corporation is currently engaged in the development of coal and coal gas projects in the northern and central Appalachian region of the eastern United States.

The Corporation has one reportable business segment. Substantially all of the Corporation's assets are located in the United States except for small balances held in Canadian banks. The Corporation's operations in Canada consist of general and administrative expenses necessary to maintain the Corporation's public Corporation status.

Results of Operations

The net loss for the year ending December 31, 2009 was $113,903 as compared to the net loss of $321,495 for the year ending December 31, 2008 a decrease of $207,592 and is primarily due to the decrease in Stock option compensation from $188,873 for the year ending December 31, 2008 to zero in 2009. General and Administrative expenses also decreased by $31,249.

Revenue decreased from $43,039 for the year ending December 31, 2008 to $30,663 for the year ending December 31, 2009 and represents interest income and various small override interests in petroleum and natural gas properties.

On December 1, 2007, the Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Standard Energy Corporation ("Standard"). Standard is a private company related by virtue of its ownership by an officer and director of the Company. Standard's

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primary asset includes 100% ownership interest in all of the coal seams on more than 17,000 acres in Preston County, West Virginia. Standard and the Company were also applying for up to 10 drilling permits to test the property. The purchase price consisted of the forgiveness of the repayment of $250,000 demand promissory note owing from Standard to the Company and the issuance of 2 million shares of the Company's common stock. The agreement was subject to regulatory approvals and as of December 31, 2009, the business combination has not been approved. The 2 million shares of the Company's common stock were not issued as of December 31, 2009. Subsequent to the 2009 year end, this transaction was terminated.

The Company has entered into an option agreement whereby it agreed to an option for RSM to acquire a 50% interest in coal properties in eastern Kentucky by advancing to the project $2 million prior to December 9, 2009. Once the option is exercised by RSM a 50/50 joint venture agreement will be entered into by the parties. The optionee of the agreement is RSM which is related to the Company due to the fact that they have common management and directors. On September 11, 2009, RSM obtained an extension of the option and joint venture agreement it has with the Company. The extension allows RSM to incur expenditures of $2,000,000 under the agreement up to December 9, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Corporation's cash balance at December 31, 2009 was $89,138 compared to $239,155 at December 31, 2008. Total assets at December 31, 2009 were $339,138 compared to $493,260 at December 31, 2008.

Total liabilities decreased from $916,851 at December 31, 2008 to $876,632 at December 31, 2009 a decrease of $40,219. Accounts payable decreased from $192,327 at December 31, 2008 to $175,760 at December 31, 2009. The Current portion of due to related parties decreased from $74,708 at December 31, 2008 to $25,400 at December 31, 2009.

Following is a summary of contractual obligations including payments due for each of the next five years and thereafter.

	Contractual Obligations Payments by Period
	Total	Less than 1 Year	1-3 Years	4-5 Years	After 5 Years
Long Term Debt	$111,654*		$111,654

* See item (iii) under Related Party Transactions below on page 4.

On a forward going basis equity and debt financings will remain the single major source of cash flow for the Corporation. As revenue from operations improve the capital requirement of the Corporation will also improve. However, debt and equity financings will continue to be a source of capital to expand the Corporation's activities in the future.

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The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares of which 46,619,863 are outstanding at December 31, 2009. Also at December 31, 2009 the Corporation had outstanding options to purchase 3,580,000 common shares with exercise prices of C$0.10 per share and expiration dates ranging from May 2010 to May 2013.

There are no warrants outstanding at December 31, 2009.

Selected Annual Information

The following selected financial information is derived from the financial statements of the Corporation and should be read in conjunction with such statements, including the notes thereto:

2009		2008	2007
Selected Operating Data
Revenue	$30,663	$43,039	$10,808
Operating Costs	($533)	($1,824)	($26,210)
Expenses	($144,033)	($362,710)	($225,425)
Management Fee	($0)	($0)	($15,000)
Net loss for the year	($113,903)	($321,495)	($255,827)
Loss per share - basic	($0.00)	($0.01)	($0.01)
Loss per share - diluted	($0.00)	($0.01)	($0.01)
	2009	2008	2007
Selected Balance Sheet Data
Total Assets	$339,138	$493,260	$554,548
Total Long Term Debt	$111,654	$85,998	$0
Total Liabilities	$876,632	$916,851	$845,517
Share Capital	$11,463,430	$11,463,430	$11,463,430
Deficit	($12,456,259)	($12,342,356)	($12,020,861)

Selected Quarterly Information

The following is a summary of selected financial information of the Corporation for the quarterly periods indicated:

3 Mos.		3 Mos.	3 Mos.	3 Mos.
Ending Dec 31, 2009		Ending Sept 30, 2009	Ending June 30, 2009	Ending Mar 31, 2009
Revenue	$3,982	$21,652	$3,100	$1,929
Expenses Net Income	($9,872)	($62,635)	($50,418)	($21,641)
(Loss) Net Income	($5,890)	($40,983)	($47,318)	($19,712)
(Loss) per Common
share basic
and diluted	($0.00)	($0.00)	($0.00)	($0.00)
3 Mos. Ending Dec 31, 2008	3 Mos. Ending Sept 30, 2008	3 Mos. Ending June 30, 2008	3 Mos. Ending Mar 31 2008
$11,912	$18,922	$11,901	$304
($78,978)	($41,607)	($228,470)	($15,479)
($67,066)	($22,685)	($216,569)	($15,175)
($0.01)	($0.00)	($0.00)	($0.00)

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Transactions with Related Parties

Following is a summary of the related party transactions of the Corporation:

December 31, 2009			December 31, 2008	December 31, 2007
Due From Related Party	Standard Energy Corporation (i)	$250,000 $250,000	$250,000 $250,000	$250,000 $250,000
Due To Related Parties	Roland M. Larsen (ii) Royal Standard Minerals Inc. (iii) Kentucky Standard Energy Corporation (iv)	$25,400 $111,654 $0 $137,054	$25,400 $110,306 $25,000 $160,706	$25,400 $108,813$0 $134,213

(i) The purpose of this transaction was to acquire an asset that Sharpe would become an interest holder in the project either in Standard Energy Corporation ("Standard") or a direct interest in the Kingwood Coal Project. Standard is related by virtue of its ownership by an officer and director of the Corporation. The loan receivable was unsecured, non-interest bearing and no date was set for its repayment. On December 1, 2007, Sharpe entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in Standard Energy as described in Note 10(a) of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of the Corporation.

(ii) This loan is payable to an officer and director of the Corporation and was used to fund payables. It is unsecured, bearing interest at 8% and has no date set for repayment. The interest payable on this loan has been accrued but has not yet been paid.

(iii) Royal Standard Minerals Inc. ("RSM") is a related Corporation by virtue of common management and common directors. The loan payable was unsecured, non-interest bearing and had no date set for its repayment. On September 9, 2008, the Corporation entered into an agreement with RSM for the repayment of the loan. To this end, the Corporation has executed a promissory note (the "Note") in favor of RSM that provides for the repayment of the loan over a three-year period commencing on September 9, 2008. The first principle payment of $42,499 was due on September 9, 2009, $42,499 on September 9, 2010 and $42,499 on September 9, 2011. Pursuant to the Note, the outstanding amount of the loan will accumulate interest at the rate of 4% per annum, such interest to accrue daily and be payable monthly, in arrears on the first business day of each and every month commencing on October 9, 2008 until the full amount of the loan together with all interest on such amount has been repaid in full. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company accrued interest of $2,841 (2008 - $1,483) on this liability.

On September 11, 2009, RSM obtained an extension of the option and joint venture agreement it has with the Company as disclosed in Note 10(b) of the Company's audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of the Corporation. As consideration for this extension, RSM cancelled the Note received from the Company and received an new promissory note in the amount of $133,134 at 0% interest payable in three equal installments on September 9, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

(iv) This loan was payable to Kentucky Standard Energy Corporation with which the Company has common management and common directors. It was unsecured, non-interest bearing, and was repaid in February, 2009.

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These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are considered to be in the best interest of all shareholders to support corporate growth and future development and are measured at the exchange amount (the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties which approximate the arm's length equivalent value).

Changes in Accounting Policies

Changes in accounting policies are explained in detail in Note 2 of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of the Corporation.

Risk and Uncertainties

At the present time, the Corporation does not have sufficient assets to maintain ongoing profitability. The Corporation's ability to acquire and develop new projects is a function of its ability to raise the necessary capital to pursue the efforts successfully.

The Corporation has limited financial resources and there is no assurance that additional capital will be available to it for further acquisitions, exploration and development of new or existing projects. Failure to obtain such additional financing could result in delay or indefinite postponement of further exploration and development of the property interests of the Corporation with the possible dilution or loss of such interests. The Corporation's Audited Financial Statements contain a note about the Corporation's ability to continue as a Going concern.

The Corporation's business is subject to variety of risks and uncertainties. These risks are explained in detail in Note 4 of the audited Consolidated Financial Statements as at December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 of the Corporation.

Environment

Operations, development and exploration projects could potentially be affected by environmental laws and regulations of the country in which the activities are undertaken. The environmental standards continue to change and the global trend is to a longer, more complex process. Although the Corporation continuously reviews environmental matters and undertakes to comply with changes as expeditiously as possible, there is no assurance that existing or future environmental regulation will not materially adversely affect the Corporation's financial condition, liquidity and results of operation. Certain environmental issues, such as storm events, tailings storage seepage, dust and noise emissions, while having been assessed and strategies based on best practices have been adopted, there can be no assurance an unforeseen event will not occur which could have a material adverse effect on the viability of the Corporation's business and affairs.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Corporation has no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Management’s Responsibility for Financial Information

The Corporation's financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation's management, and have been approved by the Board of Directors. The consolidated financial statements were prepared by the Corporation's management in accordance with Canadian and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The consolidated financial statements include certain amounts based on the use of estimates and assumptions. Management established these amounts in a reasonable manner, in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects.

Forward Looking Statements

This MD&A includes certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this MD&A that address activities, events or developments that the Corporation expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including such things as future business strategy, competitive strengths, goals, expansion and growth of the Corporation's businesses, operations, plans and other such matters are forward-looking statements. When used in this MD&A, the words "estimate", "plan", "anticipate", "expect", "intend", "believe" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks related to joint venture operations, actual results of current exploration activities, changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, unavailability of financing, fluctuations in oil and gas prices and other factors. Although the Corporation has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results to be different than anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Additional Information

Additional information relating to the Corporation, including the annual information form of the Corporation, can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Corporation's website at www.sharperesourcescorporation.com.

s Roland M. Larsen
Roland M. Larsen President

Heathsville, VA
April 26, 2010

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Item 18. Financial Statements.

Not applicable.

Item 19. Exhibits.

Exhibit 12 Section 302 Certifications
Exhibit 13 Section 906 Certifications

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

SHARPE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Registrant)

s Roland M. Larsen
Roland M. Larsen, President & CEO

 

Date: June 29, 2010

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