APPEN LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2023

Jul 20, 2023

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Appen Limited Level 6, 9 Help Street Chatswood NSW 2067

Tel : 02 9468 6300 www.appen.com

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

20 July 2023

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

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

The Company issued 1,108,155 restricted ordinary shares ( New Shares ) to the Employee Share Trust for the purpose of employee retention initiatives on 30 June 2023.

The Company advises that:

1. the New Shares were issued without disclosure to investors under Part 6D.2 of the Corporations Act.

2. As at the date of this notice, the Company has complied with:

   • (i) the provisions of Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act as they apply to the Company; and

   • (ii) section 674 and 674A of the Corporations Act; and

3. 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 which is required to be disclosed by the Company under section 708A(6)(e) of the Corporations Act.

Authorised for release by the Board of Appen Limited.

Please contact for more information:

Rosalie Duff Investor Relations +61 2 9468 6300 investorrelations@appen.com

www.appen.com/investors