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8COMMON LIMITED AGM Information 2021

Oct 18, 2021

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AGM Information

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8common

ASX Release

19 OCTOBER 2021

LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS AND PROXY FORM IN RELATION TO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Fintech company 8common Limited ( 8common or the Company ) (ASX: 8CO ) advises that the following documents in respect of its 2021 Annual General Meeting have today been sent to shareholders that receive hard copy communication:

  • Letter to Shareholders; and

  • Proxy Form.

This Announcement has been authorised for release by David Hwang, Company Secretary of 8common.

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Further information

Corporate Investors Nic Lim Craig Sainsbury [email protected] [email protected] Executive Chairman

About 8common Limited

8common (ASX:8CO) solutions deliver enterprise grade financial transaction processing for government entities and large enterprise businesses. Its flagship Expense8 platform is a leading pureplay provider of end to end travel expense management software, card application and management. The innovative software solutions improve organisation, productivity, incorporate company organisational policies and expense auditing to reduce fraud. Expense8 by 8common was named a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Travel and Expense Management Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment.

Its new products being PayHero (procurement payment gateway) and CardHero (pre-paid card fund distribution) deliver closed loop solutions to support regulated, large network and high-volume requirements. 8common’s specialises in large enterprise and government segments.

Its growing client base of more than 163,000 platform users include enterprise customers Woolworths, Broadcast Australia, Amcor, and over 158 state and federal government entities. For more information, visit https://www.8common.com/

8common

19 October 2021

Dear Shareholder

Re: Annual General Meeting – Letter to Shareholder

8common Limited (ASX: 8CO) (“8CO" or the “Company”) advises that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10am (AEDT) on Friday, 19 November 2021 at Walker Wayland, Level 11, 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney NSW 2000 ( Meeting ).

In accordance with the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Act 2021 , the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Meeting ( Notice ) to Shareholders. The Notice is being made available to Shareholders electronically and can be viewed and downloaded online at the following link : https://www.8common.com/investor-center/

Alternatively, the Notice will also be available on the Company’s ASX market announcements page (ASX: 8CO).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company may be bound to adhere to any government restrictions on gatherings in place at the date of the Annual General Meeting. This could result in the number of people attending the AGM being restricted. Although the Company intends for all attendees to have access to the AGM, should numbers need to be restricted, Shareholders will be given priority.

Given the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, by the time this letter is received by Shareholders, circumstances may have changed but the Notice is given based on circumstances as of 19 October 2021. Accordingly, should circumstances change, the Company will make an announcement on the ASX market announcements platform and on the Company’s website at: https://www.8common.com. Shareholders are urged to monitor the ASX announcements platform and the Company’s website.

Shareholders will be able to vote and ask questions at the meeting. All resolutions will be decided on a poll. The poll will be conducted based on votes submitted by proxy and at the Meeting.

Your vote is important

The business of the Meeting affects your shareholding and your vote is important.

To vote in person, attend the Meeting on the date and at the place set out above. Alternatively, shareholders are strongly encouraged to complete and submit their vote by proxy by using one of the following methods:

Online Lodge the Proxy Form online athttps://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsahby
following the instructions: Log into the Automic website using the holding details as
shown on the Proxy Form. Click on ‘View Meetings’ – ‘Vote’. To use the online
lodgement facility, Shareholders will need their holder number (Securityholder
Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN)) as shown on the
front of the Proxy Form.
By post Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and posting it to:
Automic, GPO Box 5193, Sydney NSW 2001
By hand Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and delivering it by hand to:

8common

Automic, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 By email Completing the enclosed Proxy Form and emailing it to: [email protected]

Your Proxy instruction must be received not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Proxy Forms received later than this time will be invalid.

The Chair intends to vote all open proxies in favour of all resolutions, where permitted.

Yours Faithfully,

David Hwang Company Secretary

8common Limited] | ABN [51 168 232 577]

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Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the meeting in person, please bring this with you for Securityholder registration.

Holder Number: [EntityRegistrationDetailsLine4Envelope] [HolderNumber] [EntityRegistrationDetailsLine5Envelope] [EntityRegistrationDetailsLine6Envelope] Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 10.00am (AEDT) on Wednesday, 17 November 2021, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting. SUBMIT YOUR PROXY VOTE ONLINE Vote online at https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Holder Number as shown at the top of this Proxy Voting form.  Save Money: help minimise unnecessary print and mail costs for the Company.  It’s Quick and Secure: provides you with greater privacy, eliminates any postal delays and the risk of potentially getting lost in transit.  Receive Vote Confirmation: instant confirmation that your vote has been processed. It also allows you to amend your vote if required. SUBMIT YOUR PROXY VOTE BY PAPER Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS The name and address shown above is as it appears on the Company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, and you have an Issuer Sponsored holding, you can update your address through the investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise if you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Voting Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP. STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS You may direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid. APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY You may appoint up to two proxies. If you appoint two proxies, you should complete two separate Proxy Voting Forms and specify the percentage or number each proxy may exercise. If you do not specify a percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual : Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Joint holding : Where the holding is in more than one name, all Shareholders should sign. Power of attorney : If you have not already lodged the power of attorney with the registry, please attach a certified photocopy of the power of attorney to this Proxy Voting Form when you return it.

Companies : To be signed in accordance with your Constitution. Please sign in the appropriate box which indicates the office held by you. Email Address : Please provide your email address in the space provided.

By providing your email address, you elect to receive all communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible) such as a Notice of Meeting, Proxy Voting Form and Annual Report via email.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate ‘Appointment of Corporate Representative’ should be produced prior to admission. A form may be obtained from the Company’s share registry online at https://automic.com.au.

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Return your completed form

All enquiries to Automic

WEBCHAT BY MAIL IN PERSON BY EMAIL https://automic.com.au/ Automic Automic [email protected] GPO Box 5193 Level 5, 126 Phillip Street BY FACSIMILE PHONE 1300 288 664 (Within Australia) Sydney NSW 2001 Sydney NSW 2000 +61 2 8583 3040 +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)

Complete and return this form as instructed only if you do not vote online

I/We being a Shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of 8common Limited, to be held at 10.00am (AEDT) on Friday, 19 November 2021 at Walker Wayland, Level 11, 60 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 hereby:

Appoint the Chairman of the Meeting (Chair) OR if you are not appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write in the box provided below the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy or failing the person so named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof.

named or, if no person is named, the Chair, or the Chair’s nominee, to vote in accordance with the following directions, or, if no directions have been given, and subject to the relevant laws as the proxy sees fit and at any adjournment thereof. The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of all Resolutions in which the Chair is entitled to vote. Unless indicated otherwise by ticking the “for”,” against” or “abstain” box you will be authorising the Chair to vote in accordance with the Chair’s voting intention. AUTHORITY FOR CHAIR TO VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES ON REMUNERATION RELATED RESOLUTIONS Where I/we have appointed the Chair as my/our proxy (or where the Chair becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chair to exercise my/our proxy on Resolution(s) 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution(s) 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel, which includes the Chair. Resolutions For Against Abstain 1. Adoption of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of John Du Bois as Director 3. Special Resolution ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities 4. Ratification of Prior Issue of Placement Shares 5. Approval of Issue of Incentive Options to Kah Wui Lim (or his nominee), Director of the Company 6. Approval of Issue of Incentive Options to Adrian Bunter (or his nominee), Director of the Company 7. Approval of Issue of Incentive Options to Nyap Liou Gan (or his nominee), Director of the Company 8. Approval of Issue of Incentive Options to John Du Bois (or his nominee), Director of the Company 9. Approval of Issue of Options to Veritas Securities Limited (or its nominee) Please note: If you mark the abstain box for a particular Resolution, you are directing your proxy not to vote on that Resolution on a show of hands or on a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority on a poll. SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director / Company Secretary Contact Name: Email Address: Contact Daytime Telephone Date (DD/MM/YY) / / By providing your email address, you elect to receive all of your communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally

By providing your email address, you elect to receive all of your communications despatched by the Company electronically (where legally permissible).