APPEN LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Apr 5, 2021

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Appen Limited Level 6, 9 Help Street Chatswood, NSW 2067 Tel + 61 2 9468 6300 Fax + 61 2 9468 6311 www.appen.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/company/appen

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

06 April 2021

DISCLOSURE NOTICE UNDER SUBSECTION 708A(5)(e) OF THE CORPORATIONS ACT

Appen Limited ACN 138 878 298 ( Appen ) (ASX: APX) today gives this notice in accordance with section 708A(5)(e) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ).

1. On 06 April 2021, Appen issued 53,750 new fully paid ordinary shares as a result of the vesting of performance rights, under section 708 of the Corporations Act.

2. The shares were issued without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act.

3. As a disclosing entity, Appen is subject to regular reporting and disclosure obligations.

4. As at the date of this notice, Appen has complied with:

5. (i) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to Appen; and

6. (ii) section 674 of the Corporations Act as it applies to Appen.

7. As at the date of this notice, there is no excluded information of the type referred to in sections 708A(7) or 708A(8) of the Corporations Act.

The release of this announcement was authorised by the board.

Please contact for more information:

Kevin Levine (CFO) klevine@appen.com +612 9468 6322.

Carl Middlehurst (Company Secretary, VP and General Counsel) cmiddlehurst@appen.com +612 9468 6322

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