ARC FUNDS LIMITED — Capital/Financing Update 2021

May 9, 2021

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Announcement Summary

Entity name

AUSTRALIAN RURAL CAPITAL LIMITED

Announcement Type

New announcement

Date of this announcement

Monday May 10, 2021

The Proposed issue is:

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A standard pro rata issue (including non-renounceable or renounceable)

Total number of +securities proposed to be issued for a standard pro rata issue (including non-renounceable or renounceable)

ASX +security code

+Security description

Maximum Number of +securities to be issued

ARC ORDINARY FULLY PAID 14,888,176

Ex date

Wednesday May 12, 2021

+Record date

Thursday May 13, 2021

Offer closing date

Friday May 28, 2021

Issue date

Friday June 4, 2021

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Part 1 - Entity and announcement details

1.1 Name of +Entity

AUSTRALIAN RURAL CAPITAL LIMITED

We (the entity named above) give ASX the following information about a proposed issue of +securities and, if ASX agrees to +quote any of the +securities (including any rights) on a +deferred settlement basis, we agree to the matters set out in Appendix 3B of the ASX Listing Rules.

1.2 Registered Number Type

Registration Number

ABN 52001746710

1.3 ASX issuer code

ARC

1.4 The announcement is

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New announcement

1.5 Date of this announcement

Monday May 10, 2021

1.6 The Proposed issue is:

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A standard +pro rata issue (non-renounceable or renounceable)

1.6a The proposed standard +pro rata issue is:

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• Non-renounceable

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Part 3 - Details of proposed entitlement offer issue

Part 3A - Conditions

3A.1 - Are any of the following approvals required for the entitlement offer to be unconditional? +Security holder approval Court approval Lodgement of court order with +ASIC ACCC approval FIRB approval Another approval/condition external to the entity

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No

Part 3B - Offer details

Class or classes of +securities that will participate in the proposed issue and class or classes of +securities proposed to be issued

ASX +security code and description

ARC : ORDINARY FULLY PAID

Is the proposed security a 'New class' (+securities in a class that is not yet quoted or recorded by ASX) or an 'Existing class' (additional securities in a class that is already quoted or recorded by ASX)? Existing class

Will the proposed issue of this If the entity has quoted company +security include an offer of options, do the terms entitle option attaching +securities? holders to participate on exercise? No No

Details of +securities proposed to be issued

ASX +security code and description

ARC : ORDINARY FULLY PAID

ISIN Code (if Issuer is a foreign company and +securities are non CDIs)

ISIN Code for the entitlement or right to participate in a non-renounceable issue (if Issuer is foreign company and +securities are non CDIs)

Offer ratio (ratio to existing holdings at which the proposed +securities will be issued)

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The quantity of additional +securities For a given quantity of +securities to be issued held 1 1 What will be done with fractional Maximum number of +securities entitlements? proposed to be issued (subject to rounding) Fractions rounded up to the next 14,888,176 whole number

Offer price details for retail security holders

In what currency will the offer be What is the offer price per +security made? for the retail offer? AUD - Australian Dollar AUD 0.21000

Oversubscription & Scale back details

Will individual +security holders be permitted to apply for more than their entitlement (i.e. to over-subscribe)? Yes

Describe the limits on over-subscription

Individual security holders who take up their entitlement can elect to participate in a top up facility in respect of retail entitlements not taken up by eligible security holders, provided that the issue of the additional shares under the top up facility does not result in a breach of the ASX Listing Rules, Corporations Act or any applicable law.

Will a scale back be applied if the offer is over-subscribed?

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Yes

Describe the scale back arrangements

Where there is an oversubscription of New Shares, a scale back will be determined at the Board's absolute discretion.

Will these +securities rank equally in all respects from their issue date with the existing issued +securities in that class? Yes

Part 3C - Timetable

3C.1 +Record date

Thursday May 13, 2021

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3C.2 Ex date

Wednesday May 12, 2021

3C.4 Record date

Thursday May 13, 2021

3C.5 Date on which offer documents will be sent to +security holders entitled to participate in the +pro rata issue

Tuesday May 18, 2021

3C.6 Offer closing date

Friday May 28, 2021

3C.7 Last day to extend the offer closing date

Tuesday May 25, 2021

3C.9 Trading in new +securities commences on a deferred settlement basis Monday May 31, 2021

3C.10 Last day for entity to announce the results of the offer to ASX, including the number and percentage of +securities taken up by existing +security holders and any shortfall taken up by underwriters or other investors

Wednesday June 2, 2021

3C.11 +Issue date

Friday June 4, 2021

3C.12 Date trading starts on a normal T+2 basis

Monday June 7, 2021

3C.13 First settlement date of trades conducted on a +deferred settlement basis and on a normal T+2 basis

Wednesday June 9, 2021

Part 3E - Fees and expenses

3E.1 Will there be a lead manager or broker to the proposed offer? Yes

3E.1a Who is the lead manager/broker?

Taylor Collison Limited

3E.1b What fee, commission or other consideration is payable to them for acting as lead manager/broker? Management fee of 2.0% of the Underwritten Amount

3E.2 Is the proposed offer to be underwritten? Yes

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3E.2a Who are the underwriter(s)?

Taylor Collison Limited

3E.2b What is the extent of the underwriting (ie the amount or proportion of the offer that is underwritten)?

Fully underwritten

3E.2c What fees, commissions or other consideration are payable to them for acting as underwriter(s)?

Underwriting fee of 4.0% and a Management Fee of 2% of the gross proceeds of the Underwritten Offer .

3E.2d Please provide a summary of the significant events that could lead to the underwriting being terminated

• ARC is removed from the official list of ASX;

• S&P/ASX 300 index falls by 10% or more;

• ASX refuses to grant quotation to the shares issued under the Entitlement Offer;

• ARC alters its capital structure without the consent of the Underwriters

• ARC withdraws any component of the capital raising;

• an insolvency event occurs;

• the directors cease to be satisfied that the safe harbour provisions in the Corporations Act apply;

• a material adverse change occurs;

• a force majeure event occurs;

• ARC or its affiliates, directors or officers engage in fraudulent activity;

• a director or senior manager is charged with an indictable offence;

• a term of the underwriting agreement is breached; - ASIC or another government agency commences a prosecution of ARC, its directors or employees. There a number of additional termination events, each of which will be specified in the entitlement offer booklet.

3E.2e Is a party referred to in listing rule 10.11 underwriting or sub-underwriting the proposed offer? No

3E.3 Will brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of eligible +security holders be paid a handling fee or commission? No

3E.4 Details of any other material fees or costs to be incurred by the entity in connection with the proposed offer

Typical costs associated with equity raising processes, including legal, accounting, share registry and associated administrative costs.

Part 3F - Further Information

3F.1 The purpose(s) for which the entity intends to use the cash raised by the proposed issue

Funds raised will be used to provide working capital, undertake potential new investments including equity investments and/or acquisitions, replenish ARC's capital base following the in-specie return of capital and cover the costs of the Offer.

3F.2 Will holdings on different registers or subregisters be aggregated for the purposes of determining entitlements to the issue? No

3F.3 Will the entity be changing its dividend/distribution policy if the proposed issue is successful? No

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3F.4 Countries in which the entity has +security holders who will not be eligible to participate in the proposed issue

All countries other than Australia and New Zealand.

3F.5 Will the offer be made to eligible beneficiaries on whose behalf eligible nominees or custodians hold existing +securities Yes

3F.5a Please provide further details of the offer to eligible beneficiaries

The Company intends to send a notice to eligible nominees.

3F.6 URL on the entity's website where investors can download information about the proposed issue https://www.ruralcapital.com.au/

3F.7 Any other information the entity wishes to provide about the proposed issue

3F.8 Will the offer of rights under the rights issue be made under a disclosure document or product disclosure statement under Chapter 6D or Part 7.9 of the Corporations Act (as applicable)? No

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