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ACROW LIMITED AGM Information 2021

Oct 21, 2021

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ASX:ACF Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited C/- Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000

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ASX Release

22 October 2021

Letter to Shareholders and Proxy Form in relation to Annual General Meeting

Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited (ASX: ACF) attaches in relation to its 2021 Annual General Meeting, the following documents which were today posted to those shareholders electing to receive communications by post:

  • Letter to Shareholders; and

  • Proxy Form.

This announcement has been approved by the Acrow Board of Directors for release to the ASX.

-ENDS-

About Acrow

Acrow is a leading hirer of formwork and scaffolding systems to large construction and civil infrastructure providers across Australia, operating a network of formwork and scaffolding branches in six states and employing approximately 245 people. The business services a diversified customer base of approximately 1,300 customers.

Acrow has a high quality and versatile portfolio of assets and has identified a number of near term growth opportunities, most particularly through the investment in capital equipment to take advantage of a range of opportunities in the growing East Coast civil infrastructure market, particularly in New South Wales and Victoria where the business is still underrepresented.

For further information, please contact:

Steven Boland Managing Director Ph: +61 (02) 9780 6500

Andrew Crowther Chief Financial Officer Ph: +61 (02) 9780 6500

Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited

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ASX:ACF Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited C/- Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000

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22 October 2021

Dear Shareholder,

Annual General Meeting – Letter to Shareholders and Proxy Form

Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited (ASX: ACF) (“ Acrow " or the “ Company ”) advises that its 2021 Annual General Meeting (“ AGM” ) will be held on Monday, 22 November 2021 at 11:00AM (AEDT) as a virtual meeting.

In accordance with the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021 which came into force on 14 August 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 from the Company’s website at: https://www.acrow.com.au/asx-announcements/.

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

Given the health concerns and restrictions attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company considers that it is appropriate to hold this AGM as a virtual meeting. Details on how to attend and participate in the virtual meeting can be found in the Notice of Meeting.

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 at the date of this letter. 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.acrow.com.au/asx announcements/. Shareholders are urged to monitor the ASX announcements platform and the Company’s website.

Virtual Meeting

The Company is pleased to provide Shareholders with the opportunity to attend and participate in the AGM through an online meeting platform powered by Automic.

Shareholders that have an existing account with Automic will be able to watch, listen and vote online.

Shareholders who do not have an account with Automic are strongly encouraged to register for an account as soon as possible and well in advance of the AGM to avoid any delays on the day of the AGM. An account can be created via the following link: investor.automic.com.au and then clicking on “ register ” and following the prompts. Shareholders will require their holder number (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification nUmber (HIN)) to create an account with Automic.

Your vote is important

The busines of the AGM affects your Shareholding and your vote is important.

All resolutions will be decided on a poll. The poll will be conducted based on votes submitted by proxy and at the AGM.

Shareholders attending the meeting virtually and wishing to vote on the day of the meeting can find further instructions on how to do so in the Notice of Meeting. Alternatively, shareholders are strongly

Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited

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ASX:ACF Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited C/- Level 5, 126 Phillip Street Sydney NSW 2000

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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/#/loginsah by 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:
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, Lee Tamplin Company Secretary

Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited

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Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited | ABN 35 004 284 806 23

Proxy Voting Form If you are attending the virtual Meeting please retain this Proxy Voting Form for online Securityholder registration.

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Holder Number:

Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 11.00am (AEDT) on Saturday, 20[th] 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.

Meeting. SUBMIT YOUR PROXY Complete the form overleaf in accordance with the instructions set out below. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS Lodging your Proxy Voting Form: 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 Online: investor portal: https://investor.automic.com.au/#/home Shareholders sponsored by a broker should Use your computer or smartphone to advise their broker of any changes. appoint a proxy at STEP 1 – APPOINT A PROXY https://investor.automic.com.au/#/logi If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chair of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name nsah of that Individual or body corporate. A proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company. Otherwise, if or scan the QR code below using you leave this box blank, the Chair of the Meeting will be appointed as your proxy by default. your smartphone DEFAULT TO THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING Login & Click on ‘Meetings’. Use the Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chair of the Meeting, Holder Number as shown at the top who is required to vote these proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chair of the of this Proxy Voting Form. 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 BY MAIL: the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy Automic 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. GPO Box 5193 APPOINTMENT OF SECOND PROXY Sydney NSW 2001 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 IN PERSON: percentage or number, each proxy may exercise half the votes. You must return both Proxy Voting Automic Forms together. If you require an additional Proxy Voting Form, contact Automic Registry Services. Level 5, 126 Phillip Street SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS Individual : Where the holding is in one name, the Shareholder must sign. Sydney NSW 2000

STEP 2 - VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS

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.

BY EMAIL:

[email protected]

BY FACSIMILE:

+61 2 8583 3040

All enquiries to Automic:

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.

PHONE:

1300 288 664 (Within Australia) +61 2 9698 5414 (Overseas)

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION AT THE AGM:

The company is pleased to provide shareholders with the opportunity to attend and participate in a virtual Meeting through an online meeting platform powered by Automic, where shareholders will be able to watch, listen, and vote online.

To access the virtual meeting:

  1. Open your internet browser and go to investor.automic.com.au

  2. Login with your username and password or click “ register ” if you haven’t already created an account. Shareholders are encouraged to create an account prior to the start of the meeting to ensure there is no delay in attending the virtual meeting

Further information on how to do this is set out in the Notice of Meeting. The Explanatory Notes that accompany and form part of the Notice of Meeting describe the various matters to be considered.

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 Acrow Formwork and Construction Services Limited, to be held at 11.00am (AEDT) on Monday, 22[nd] November 2021 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. 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 1 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Resolution 1 is 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. Election of Melanie Allibon as Director 3. Election of Laurie Lefcourt as Director 4. Re-election of Peter Lancken as Director 5. Re-election of David Moffat as Director 6. Special Resolution ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities 7. Ratification of Prior Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1A 8. Ratification of Prior Issue of Placement Shares under Listing Rule 7.1 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.

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SIGNATURE OF SECURITYHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED

Individual or Securityholder 1 Securityholder 2 Securityholder 3

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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 permissible).