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DATAWORKS GROUP LIMITED AGM Information 2018

Oct 9, 2018

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IXUP Limited 'Lot 10', Level 3, 7 Bridge Street Sydney NSW 2000 ACN: 612 182 368

[email protected] https://ixup.com/

IXUP Limited

Notice of 2018 Annual General Meeting

Explanatory Statement | Proxy Form

13 November 2018

4:00PM AEDT

Address Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000

This Notice of Meeting should be read in its entirety. If Shareholders are in doubt as to how they should vote, they should seek advice from their professional advisers prior to voting.

Contents

Venue and Voting Information 3
Notice of Annual General Meeting (setting out the proposed Resolutions) 4
Explanatory Statement (explaining the proposed Resolutions) 8
Glossary 17
Annexure A – Notice of Nomination 19
Annexure B – Employee Incentive Plan 21
Proxy Form Attached

Venue and Voting Information

The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders to which this Notice of Meeting relates will be held at 4:00pm AEDT on 13 November 2018 at Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

Your vote is important

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

Voting in person

To vote in person, attend the Annual General Meeting on the date and at the place set out above.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please use one of the following methods:

    1. Deliver the Proxy Form:
  • (a) by hand to:

Link Market Services 1A Homebush Bay Drive, Rhodes NSW 2138; or

(b) by post to:

IXUP Limited c/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14, Sydney South NSW 1235; or

Select 'Investor Login' and enter IXUP Limited or the ASX code IXU in the Issuer name field your Security Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) (which is shown on the front of your Proxy Form), postcode and security code which is shown on the screen and click 'Login'. Select the 'Voting' tab and then follow the prompts. You will be taken to have signed your Proxy Form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions given on the website.

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.

Power of Attorney

If the proxy form is signed under a power of attorney on behalf of a shareholder, then the attorney must make sure that either the original power of attorney or a certified copy is sent with the proxy form, unless the power of attorney has already provided it to the Share Registry.

Corporate Representatives

If a representative of a corporate shareholder or a corporate proxy will be attending the Meeting, the representative should bring to the Meeting adequate evidence of their appointment, unless this has previously been provided to the Share Registry.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of IXUP Limited ACN 612 182 368 will be held at 4:00pm AEDT on 13 November 2018 at Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000. (Meeting).

The Explanatory Statement to this Notice of Meeting provides additional information on matters to be considered at the Annual General Meeting. The Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form forms part of this Notice of Meeting.

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Annual General Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 4:00pm AEDT on 11 November 2018. Terms and abbreviations used in this Notice of Meeting and Explanatory Statement are defined in the Glossary.

Agenda

Ordinary business

Financial statements and reports

"To receive and to consider the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors' Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor's Report for that financial year."

Note: This item of ordinary business is for discussion only and is not a resolution.

Pursuant to the Corporations Act, Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to ask questions about, or make comments in relation to, each of the aforementioned reports during consideration of these items.

Resolutions

Part A: Remuneration Report

1. Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company's Annual Financial Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2018."

Note: The vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.

Voting Exclusion Statement: In accordance with the Corporations Act, the Company will disregard any votes cast on Resolution 1 by or on behalf of a member of the Company's key management personnel (including the Directors), whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report (KMP), or any of that person's Closely Related Parties (such as close family members and any controlled companies of those persons) (collectively referred to as Restricted Voter). However, the Company need not disregard a vote if:

  • (a) it is cast by a person as a proxy appointed in writing that specifies how the proxy is to vote on Resolution 1; and
  • (b) it is not cast on behalf of a Restricted Voter.

If you appoint the person chairing the Meeting (Chair) and you are not a Restricted Voter, by submitting the Proxy Form you authorise the person chairing the Meeting to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP, and you will be taken to have directed the Chair to vote in accordance with his or her stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1. If you do not want your vote exercised in favour of Resolution 1, you should direct the person chairing the Meeting to vote "against", or to abstain from voting on, this Resolution.

Part B: Re-election of Director

2. Resolution 2 – Re-election of Dean Joscelyne as Director

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"That Dean Joscelyne, a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with the Company's Constitution and ASX Listing Rule 14.5, and being eligible offers himself for re-election as a Director of the Company, effective immediately."

Part C: ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

3. Resolution 3 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as a Special Resolution:

"That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, the Shareholders approve the issue of equity securities up to 10% of the issued capital of the Company (at the time of issue) calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and otherwise on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting."

Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 3 by or on behalf of:

  • (a) a person who is expected to participate in, or who will obtain a material benefit as a result of, the proposed issue (except a benefit solely by reason of being a holder of ordinary securities in the Company); or
  • (b) an Associate of those persons.

However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

  • (i) it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (ii) it is cast by the Chair as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.

Part D: Appointment of Auditor

4. Resolution 4 – Appointment of Auditor

To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"That, for the purposes of section 327B(1)(a) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd ACN 125 012 124, having been nominated by shareholders and consented in writing to act as auditor of the Company, be appointed as auditor of the Company, effective immediately."

Part E: Adoption of Employee Incentive Plan

5. Resolution 5 – Adoption of Employee Incentive Plan

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolution as an Ordinary Resolution:

"That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (exception 9(b)), and for all other purposes, the Shareholders of the Company approve the adoption of an Employee Incentive Plan, on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement which accompanies and forms part of this Notice of Meeting."

Voting Exclusion Statement: The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 5 by or on behalf of:

  • (a) any Director of the Company (except one who is ineligible to participate in any employee incentive scheme in relation to the Company); or
  • (b) an Associate of those persons.

However, the Company will not disregard a vote if:

  • (i) it is cast by a person as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the proxy form; or
  • (ii) it is cast by the Chair as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Andrew Whitten Company Secretary

Explanatory Statement

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared for the information of the Shareholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual General Meeting to be held at 4:00pm AEDT on 13 November 2018 at Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000.

The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions in the Notice of Meeting.

If you are in any doubt about what to do in relation to the Resolutions contemplated in the Notice of Meeting and this Explanatory Statement, it is recommended that you seek advice from an accountant, solicitor or other professional advisor.

Full details of the business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting are set out below.

Agenda

Ordinary business

Financial statements and reports

In accordance with the Constitution and the Corporations Act, the business of the Annual General Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2018 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director's Report, the Remuneration Report and the Auditor's Report.

In accordance with the amendments to the Corporations Act, the Company is no longer required to provide a hard copy of the Company's Annual Financial Report to Shareholders unless a Shareholder has specifically elected to receive a printed copy.

Whilst the Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company's Annual Financial Report unless specifically requested to do so, Shareholders may view the Company Annual Financial Report on its website at https://ixup.com/.

No resolution is required for this item, but Shareholders will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to make comments on the management and performance of the Company.

The Company's auditor will be present at the Meeting. During the discussion of this item, the auditor will be available to answer questions on the:

  • Conduct of the audit;
  • Preparation and content of the Auditor's Report;
  • Accounting policies adopted by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
  • Independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit.

Written questions of the auditor

If you would like to submit a written question about the content of the Auditor's Report or the conduct of the audit of the Annual Financial Report of the Company's auditor, please send your question to the Company Secretary. A list of qualifying questions will be made available at the Meeting.

Please note that all written questions must be received at least five business days before the Meeting, which is by 6 November 2018.

Resolutions

Part A: Remuneration Report

Resolution 1 – Adoption of Remuneration Report

In accordance with section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act, the Company is required to present to its Shareholders the Remuneration Report as disclosed in the Company's Annual Financial Report.

The vote on the Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company. The Remuneration Report is set out in the Company's Annual Financial Report and is also available on the Company's website at https://ixup.com/.

However, if at least 25% of the votes cast are against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting (subject of this Notice of Meeting), and then again at the 2019 Annual General Meeting (2019 AGM), the Company will be required to put to the vote a resolution (Spill Resolution) at the 2019 AGM to approve the calling of a further meeting (Spill Meeting). If more than 50% of Shareholders vote in favour of the Spill Resolution, the Company must convene the Spill Meeting within 90 days of the 2019 AGM. All of the Directors who were in office when the 2019 Directors' Report was approved, other than the Managing Director, will (if desired) need to stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.

The Remuneration Report explains the Board's policies in relation to the nature and level of remuneration paid to KMPs (including Directors) and sets out remuneration details, service agreements and the details of any share-based compensation.

Voting

Note that a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 1 in the terms set out in the Notice of Meeting. In particular, the Directors and other Restricted Voters must not vote on this Resolution and must not cast a vote as proxy, unless the appointment gives a direction on how to vote, or the proxy is given to the Chair and you submit the Proxy Form, authorising the Chair to exercise the proxy even though Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a KMP and that in doing so you will be taken to have directed him to vote in accordance with his stated intention to vote in favour of Resolution 1.

Shareholders are urged to read carefully the Proxy Form and to provide a direction to the proxy on how to vote on this Resolution.

Part B: Re-election of Director

Resolution 2 – Re-election of Dean Joscelyne as Director

Article 6.3(c) of the Company's Constitution requires that if the Company has 3 or more Directors, one third of the Directors (rounded down to the nearest whole number) must retire at each AGM. The Directors to retire are those who have held their office as Director the longest period of time since their last election or appointment, or if two or more Directors have held office for the same period of time, those Directors determined by lot, unless those Director agree otherwise. A Director who retires pursuant to Article 6.3(c) of the is eligible for re-election. These Articles do not apply to the Managing Director of the Company.

ASX Listing Rule 14.5 provides that an entity which has directors must hold an election of directors at each annual general meeting.

Dean Joscelyne was appointed a Director of the Company on 3 May 2016 and has not sought re-election since appointment.

Under this Resolution, Dean Joscelyne has elected to retire by rotation, and being eligible, seeks re-election as a Director of the Company at this AGM.

Dean founded IXUP and is an Executive Director and the Head of Strategy & Innovation. He has over 25 years' experience in business, leading large scale organisational change and is known for innovative thinking and enhancing the customer experience to amplify customer satisfaction and engagement. Dean created IXUP in 2011 because he saw a blind spot and an opportunity to solve universal problems for organisations who needed more powerful data insights, to underpin differentiating growth strategies. Dean's ability to identify problems through a unique lens and apply creative thinking led him to design a novel data collaboration platform.

Directors' recommendation

The Directors (excluding Dean Joscelyne) recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.

Part C: ASX Listing Rule 7.1A

Resolution 3 – ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of Future Issue of Securities

ASX Listing Rule 7.1A enables eligible entities to seek Shareholder approval by Special Resolution passed at an annual general meeting to issue equity securities (which must be in the same class as an existing quoted class of equity securities of the Company) which do not exceed 10% of the existing ordinary share capital without further Shareholder approval. The ability of the Company to make an issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to its 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

An eligible entity for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.1A is an entity that is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a market capitalisation less than the amount prescribed by ASX (currently \$300 million).

As of the date of this Notice of Meeting, the Company is an eligible entity. If at the time of the Meeting the Company is no longer an eligible entity this Resolution will be withdrawn.

Approval under this Resolution is sought for the Company to issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.

If this Resolution is approved the Company may make an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A at any time (either on a single date or progressively) up until the earlier of:

  • (a) the date which is 12 months after the date of the 2018 Annual General Meeting; or
  • (b) the date on which Shareholders approve a transaction under Listing Rule 11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of activities) or 11.2 (disposal of main undertaking);

or such longer period if allowed by the ASX.

Accordingly, the approval given if this Resolution is passed will cease to be valid on the earlier of 13 November 2019 or the date on which holders of the Company's ordinary securities approve a transaction under Listing Rules 11.1.2 or 11.2.

The maximum number of equity securities which may be issued in the capital of the Company under the approval sought by this Resolution will be determined in accordance with the following formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2:

(A x D) – E

where:

  • A is the number of shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue:
  • (i) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2;
  • (ii) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the 12 months;
  • (iii) plus the number of fully paid shares issued in the 12 months with approval of the holders of shares under Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.4 (this does not include an issue of fully paid ordinary shares under the entity's 15% placement capacity without Shareholder approval); and
  • (iv) less the number of fully paid shares cancelled in the 12 months.
  • D is 10%.

E is the number of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued under Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of the issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rules 7.1 or 7.4.

The ability of the Company to make an issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is in addition to its 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1. The effect of Resolution will be to allow the Company to issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A without using the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.

As at 18 September 2018, the Company has on issue 158,481,251 ordinary shares and therefore has capacity to issue:

  • (a) 23,772,187 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1; and
  • (b) subject to Shareholder approval being sought under this Resolution, 15,848,125 equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.

The issue price of the equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A will be determined at the time of issue. The minimum price at which the equity securities, the subject of this Resolution, will be issued is 75% of the volume weighted average market (closing) price (VWAP) of the Company's equity securities over the 15 days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before either:

  • (a) the date on which the price at which the equity securities are to be issued is agreed; or
  • (b) if the equity securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in paragraph (a) the date on which the securities are issued.

If this Resolution is approved, and the Company issues equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the existing Shareholders' voting power in the Company will be diluted. There is a risk that:

  • (a) the market price for the Company's equity securities may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the approval of this Resolution; and
  • (b) the equity securities issued under Listing Rule 7.1A may be issued at a price that is at a discount (as described above) to the market price for the Company's equity securities on the issue date;

which may have an effect on the amount of funds raised by the issue.

The table set out below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders on the basis of:

  • The market price of the Company's ordinary shares and the number of ordinary shares as at 18 September 2018.
  • Two examples where the number of ordinary shares on issue ("A") has increased, by 50% and 100%. The number of ordinary shares on issue may increase as a result of issues of ordinary shares that do not require Shareholder approval (for example, pro-rata entitlements issues) or as a result of future specific placements under Listing Rule 7.1 that are approved by Shareholders.
  • Two examples of where the issue price of ordinary shares has decreased by 50% and increased by 100% as against the market price as at 18 September 2018.
Dilution
Variable "A" ASX Listing Rule
7.1A.2
\$0.0975 \$0.195 \$0.39
50% decrease in issue price ** 100% increase in
issue price issue price
"A" is the number 10% voting 15,848,125 15,848,125 15,848,125
of shares on issue, dilution
being 158,481,251 Funds raised \$1,545,192 \$3,090,384 \$6,180,769
*** shares
"A" is a 50% 10% voting 23,772,187 23,772,187 23,772,187
increase in shares dilution
on issue, being Funds raised \$2,317,788 \$4,635,576 \$9,271,153
237,721,877 ***
shares
"A" is a 100% 10% voting 31,696,250 31,696,250 31,696,250
increase in shares dilution
on issue, being Funds raised \$3,090,384 \$6,180,769 \$12,361,538
316,962,502 ***
shares *

Notes:

  • (i) The table assumes that the Company issues the maximum number of equity securities available under Listing Rule 7.1A.
  • (ii) The table assumes that no options are exercised in ordinary shares before the date of the issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A.
  • (iii) The table does not show an example of dilution that may be caused to a particular Shareholder by reason of issues of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A based on that Shareholder's holding at the date of this Explanatory Statement.
  • (iv) The table shows the effect of an issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, not under the Company's 15% placement capacity under Listing Rule 7.1.
  • (v) The issue of equity securities under the Listing Rule 7.1A consists only of ordinary shares. If the issue of equity securities includes options, it is assumed that those options are exercised into ordinary shares for the purposes of calculating the voting dilution effect on existing Shareholders.
  • * Any issue of equity securities is required to be made in accordance with the Listing Rules. Any issue made other than under the Company's 15% capacity (Listing Rule 7.1) or the Company's additional 10% capacity (Listing Rule 7.1A) and not otherwise made under an exception in Listing Rule 7.2 (for example, a pro-rata rights issue) would require Shareholder approval.
  • ** Based on the closing price of the Company's Shares on ASX on 18 September 2018.
  • *** Based on the Company's Share structure as at 18 September 2018 .

If this Resolution is approved the Company will have the ability to issue up to 10% of its issued capital without further Shareholder approval and therefore allow it to take advantage of opportunities to obtain further funds if required and available in the future.

As at the date of this Explanatory Statement, the Company has not formed an intention to offer any equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A to any particular person or at any particular time. The total amount that may be raised by the issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will depend on the issue price of the equity securities which will be determined at the time of issue. In some circumstances, the Company may issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration (for example, in lieu of cash payments to consultants, suppliers or vendors). While the Company has not formed an intention to offer any equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, some of the purposes for which the Company may issue equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A include (but are not limited to):

  • (a) raising funds to further develop the Company's business;
  • (b) raising funds to be applied to the Company's working capital requirements;
  • (c) acquiring assets. In these circumstances, the issue of the ordinary shares may be made in substitution for the Company making a cash payment for the assets; and
  • (d) paying service providers or consultants of the Company.

Details regarding the purposes for which any particular issue under Listing Rule 7.1A is made will be more fully detailed in an announcement to the ASX made pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1A.4 and Listing Rule 3.10.5A at the time the issue is made. The identity of the allottees of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A will be determined at the time the Company decides to make an issue having regard to a number of factors including:

  • (a) the capital raising and acquisition opportunities available to the Company and any alternative methods for raising funds or acquiring assets that are available to the Company;
  • (b) the potential effect on the control of the Company;
  • (c) the Company's financial situation and the likely future capital requirements; and
  • (d) advice from the Company's corporate or financial advisors.

The allocation policy the Company may adopt for a particular issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A and the terms on which those equity securities may be offered will depend upon the circumstances existing at the time of the proposed capital raising under Listing Rule 7.1A. Subject to the requirements of the Listing Rules and the Corporations Act, the Directors reserve the right to determine at the time of any issue of equity securities under Listing Rule 7.1A, the allocation policy that the Company will adopt for that issue. As at the date of the Notice of Meeting, the Company has not formed an intention to offer any of the securities to existing security holders, or to any class or group of existing security holders. Alternatively, as at the date of the Notice of Meeting, the Company has not formed an intention to offer the securities exclusively to new investors who have not previously been security holders of the entity.

However, if and when a proposed capital raising is pursued by the Company, offers made under Listing Rule 7.1A may be made to parties including professional and sophisticated investors, existing Shareholders of the Company, clients of Australian Financial Service Licence holders and/or their nominees, or any other person to whom the Company is able to make an offer of equity securities. Any issue to related parties will be subject to Shareholder approval being obtained.

The Company has not previously sought Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1A.

This Resolution is a Special Resolution. For a Special Resolution to be passed, at least 75% of the votes validly cast on the resolution by Shareholders (by number of ordinary shares) must be in favour of this Resolution.

Directors' recommendation

The Board of Directors recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.

Part D: Appointment of Auditor

Resolution 4 – Appointment of Auditor

This is the Company's first annual general meeting as a public company. Accordingly, the Company is required to appoint an auditor at this Meeting (as it its first annual general meeting) pursuant to section 327B(1)(a) of the Corporations Act.

Pursuant to section 328B of the Corporations Act, the Company received a valid notice of nomination which nominated the Company's existing auditor, William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd, to be appointed as the auditor of the Company. A copy of the notice of nomination is set out in Annexure A of this Notice of Meeting.

William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd has provided the Company its written consent to act, subject to Shareholder approval being obtained, as the Company's auditor in accordance with section 328A(1) of the Corporations Act.

Accordingly, under this Resolution, Shareholder approval is being sought to appoint William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd as the auditor of the Company.

Directors' recommendation

The Board of Directors recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.

Part E: Adoption of Employee Incentive Plan

Resolution 5 – Adoption of Employee Incentive Plan

Background

This Resolution seeks Shareholder approval for the Company to adopt an employee incentive scheme entitled the "Employee Incentive Plan" (EIP).

A copy of the EIP is set out in Annexure B of this Notice of Meeting.

The purpose of the EIP is to provide eligible participants with an opportunity to share ownership of the Company and to promote the long-term success of the Company as a goal shared by all eligible participants. In addition, it is intended that the EIP will assist in the Company to attract and retain skilled and experienced employees and directors, and provide them with the motivation to make the Company more successful.

ASX Listing Rules

Shareholder approval of the EIP is sought for all purposes under the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules, including ASX Listing Rule 7.2 (exception 9(b)), so that Shares issued in accordance with the EIP will be excluded from the calculation of the maximum number of new shares that can be issued by the Company in any 12 month period (currently 15% of shares previously on issue) for a period of three years from the date of approval.

If this Resolution is approved by Shareholders, it will have the effect of enabling the securities issued by the Company under the EIP to be automatically excluded from the formula to calculate the number of securities which the Company may issue within the 15% in any 12 month limit under Listing Rule 7.1 during the next three-year period.

The following further information is provided for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2 (exception 9(b)):

  • (a) The EIP is attached as Annexure B of this Notice of Meeting.
  • (b) No securities have been to, or for the benefit of, eligible participants under the EIP to date. The EIP will commence after Shareholder approval is obtained for this Resolution.

Directors Recommendation

The Board of Directors recommend that Shareholders vote for this Resolution.

Enquiries

Shareholders are asked to contact the Company's Share Registry on +61 (0)2 9287 0303 if they have any queries in respect of the matters set out in these documents.

Glossary

AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Sydney, New South Wales.

Annual Financial Report means the 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders for the period ended 30 June 2018 as lodged by the Company with ASX on 28 September 2018.

Annual General Meeting or AGM or Meeting means an Annual General Meeting of the Company and, unless otherwise indicated, means the meeting of the Company's members convened by this Notice of Meeting.

ASIC means Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

Associate has the meaning given to it by the ASX Listing Rules.

ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the financial market operated by it, as the context requires, of 20 Bridge Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

ASX Listing Rules or Listing Rules means the official ASX Listing Rules of the ASX and any other rules of the ASX which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the official list of the ASX, as amended or replaced from time to time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by the ASX.

Auditor's Report means the auditor's report of William Buck Audit (WA) Pty Ltd dated 28 September 2018 as included in the Annual Financial Report.

Board means the current board of Directors of the Company.

Business Day means a day on which trading takes place on the stock market of ASX.

Chair means the person chairing the Meeting.

Closely Related Party of a member of the KMP means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;
  • (b) a child of the member's spouse;
  • (c) a dependant of the member or of the member's spouse;
  • (d) anyone else who is one of the member's family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member's dealings with the Company;
  • (e) a company the member controls; or
  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporation Regulations 2001 (Cth).

Company means IXUP Limited ACN 612 182 368.

Constitution means the Company's constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) as amended or replaced from time to time.

Director means a current director of the Company.

Directors' Report means the report of Directors as included in the Annual Financial Report.

Dollar or "\$" means Australian dollars.

EIP means the employee incentive scheme entitled "Employee Incentive Plan" for which Shareholder approval is being sought for the adoption of under Resolution 5 of this Notice of Meeting.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying this Notice of Meeting.

KMP means key management personnel (including the Directors) whose remuneration details are

included in the Remuneration Report.

Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting dated 10 October 2018 including the Explanatory Statement.

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Ordinary Resolution means a resolution that can only be passed if at least 50% of the total votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution are voted in its favour at the meeting.

Proxy Form means the proxy form attached to this Notice of Meeting.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report as set out in the Annual Financial Report.

Resolutions means the resolutions set out in this Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires.

Restricted Voter means a member of the Company's KMP and any Closely Related Parties of those members.

Securities mean Shares and/or Options (as the context requires).

Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

Shareholder means a holder of a Share.

Share Registry means Link Market Services Limited ACN 083 214 537.

Special Resolution means a resolution that can only be passed if at least 75% of the total votes cast by Shareholders entitled to vote on the resolution are voted in its favour at the meeting.

Spill Meeting means the meeting that will be convened within 90 days of the 2019 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2019 AGM.

Spill Resolution means the resolution required to be put to Shareholders at the 2019 AGM if a threshold of votes is cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at the Meeting and the 2019 AGM.

Trading Day has the meaning given to that term in ASX Listing Rule 19.12.

VWAP means the volume weighted average market (closing) price, with respects to the price of Shares.

Annexure A – Notice of Nomination

Annexure B – Employee Incentive Plan

[email protected]

www.whittens.com.au

+61 2 8072 1400 (international) PO Box A2621 Sydney South NSW 1235

Level 29, 201 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000

EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN ("EIP") RULES

IXUP LIMITED ACN 612 182 368

Whittens & McKeough Pty Ltd ACN 147 418 942

Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Legal practitioners employed by Whittens & McKeough Pty Ltd are members of the scheme.

1 Introduction3
2 Definitions and Interpretation 3
3 Awards that may be made under the Plan 7
4 Offers of Awards7
5 Dilution limit and Class Order reliance 8
6 Vesting and Exercise of Awards9
7 Election of Board to settle Awards in cash 9
8 Allotment of Shares on exercise or vesting of Awards 9
9 Rights attaching to Shares 10
10 Restricted Awards 10
11 Corporate Control Event11
12 Cessation of Employment 11
13 Hedging unvested Awards 11
14 Adjustments11
15 Power of attorney 12
16 Tax or social security contributions 12
17 Powers of the Board12
18 Commencement, suspension, termination and amendment of Plan13
19 Connection with other schemes 13
20 General provisions 13

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose

IXUP Limited ACN 612 182 368 (Company) has established this Plan to encourage Employees to share in the ownership of the Company and to promote the long-term success of the Company as a goal shared by all Employees.

1.2 Advice

  • (a) There are legal and tax consequences associated with participation in the Plan. Employees should ensure that they understand these consequences before accepting an invitation to participate in the Plan.
  • (b) Any advice given by or on behalf of the Company is general advice only, and Employees should consider obtaining their own financial product advice from an independent person who is appropriately qualified and/or licensed in their country to give such advice.

2 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

2.1 Definitions

In these Rules unless the contrary intention appears, terms defined in the Corporations Act or Listing Rules have the same meaning in these Rules, and:

Applicable Law means any one or more or all, as the context requires of:

  • the Corporations Act;
  • the Listing Rules;
  • the Constitution of the Company;
  • the Tax Act;
  • any practice note, policy statement, regulatory guide, class order, declaration, guideline, policy, procedure, ruling, judicial interpretation or other guidance note made to clarify, expand or amend (a), (b), (c) or (d) above; and
  • any other legal requirement that applies to the Plan.

Application means a written acceptance of an Offer for, or an application for, Awards in a form approved by or acceptable to the Board (which may, without limitation, be an electronic form that is accessible and submitted via a website managed by the Company, its share registry or any other third party service provider).

ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited or the securities market which it operates, as the context requires.

Award means:

  • an Option, or
  • a Performance Right,

as applicable.

Associated Body Corporate means:

  • a body corporate that is a related body corporate of the Company;
  • a body corporate that has Voting Power in the Company of not less than 20% and that has been approved for participation in the Plan by the Company; or

a body corporate in which the Company has Voting Power of not less than 20% and that has been approved for participation in the Plan by the Company,

and Associated Bodies Corporate means all such bodies corporate.

Board means:

  • (a) all or some of the Directors, acting as a board; or
  • (b) any committee, person or persons to whom power or authority to exercise or perform the relevant power, function or discretion, or to administer the Plan generally, has been delegated under the Rules (including any sub-delegate).

Business Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in the New South Wales, excluding Saturdays or Sundays.

Business Hours means from 9.00am to 5.00pm on a Business Day.

Clawback Policy means the policy, if any, adopted by the Board in relation to any circumstances in which the Company may claw back performance-based remuneration from key management personnel (or other senior executives) of the Company (or any other Group Company).

Constitution means the constitution of the Company (as amended from time to time).

Control has the meaning given to that term in section 50AA of the Corporations Act.

Corporate Control Event means any one or more of the following events or circumstances:

  • an offer is made for Shares (or shares in a subsidiary) pursuant to a takeover bid under Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act;
  • the Court orders a meeting of members (or a class of members) or creditors (or a class of creditors) under Part 5.1 of the Corporations Act for the purpose of considering a proposed compromise or arrangement relating to the Company (or a subsidiary) or a compromise or arrangement proposed for the purposes of, or in connection with, a scheme for the reconstruction of the Company (or a subsidiary) or its amalgamation with any other body corporate or bodies corporate;
  • approval is given by a resolution duly passed at a general meeting, or by circular resolution, of members of the Company for an acquisition that would result in a person having Voting Power in the Company of more than 50%;
  • a person acquires Voting Power of more than 50% in the Company:
  • (i) as a result of a takeover bid for all of the issued shares in the Company; or
  • through a scheme of arrangement relating to the acquisition of all of the issued shares of the Company;
  • the Board determines that a change of control of the Company has occurred within the meaning of section 50AA of the Corporations Act;
  • any other event or transaction (including any other merger, consolidation or amalgamation involving the Company) occurs or is proposed where either or both of the following applies:
  • in the case of a merger, consolidation or arrangement, the transaction results in the holders of Shares immediately prior to the merger, consolidation or amalgamation having relevant interests, in aggregate, in 50% or less of the voting shares in the body corporate resulting from the merger consolidation or amalgamation; or
  • (ii) the Board determines, in its discretion, that the relevant transaction constitutes a Corporate Control Event for the purposes of the Rules;

  • the Company enters into an agreement or agreements to sell, in aggregate, a majority in value of the business or assets of all Group Companies (whether or not in the form of shares in a Group Company) to a person or persons that are not Group Companies; or

  • an administrator, liquidator, provisional liquidator, receiver or receiver and manager is appointed in respect of the Company or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Date of Grant means the date on which the Company issues an Award to an Eligible Employee.

Deal or Dealing means sale, transfer, assignment, mortgage, pledge, grant of a lien or other alienation or encumbrance over or attempted sale, transfer, assignment, mortgage, pledge, grant of a lien or other alienation or encumbrance over, or creation in favour of any third party of any interest whatsoever.

Director means a director of the Company (including a non-executive director).

Eligible Employee means:

  • (a) an Employee to whom, or who falls within a class of Employees to whom, the Board determines that an Offer is to be made under the Plan; or
  • (b) an Employee who satisfies the eligibility criteria (if any) determined by the Board for a proposed Offer.

Employee means:

  • a full-time or part-time employee of a Group Company (including any employee on parental leave, long service leave or other special leave as approved by the relevant Group Company); or
  • a director of a Group Company who holds a salaried employment or other salaried office in a Group Company (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a non-executive director).

Exercise means exercise of an Award in accordance with its terms and includes automatic exercise in accordance with these Rules.

Exercise Price means the price payable (if any) per Share to exercise an Award.

Expiry Date means the date on which an Award lapses, being the date specified in an Offer as the Expiry Date or fixed by a method of calculation set out in an Offer.

Fair Market Value means the closing sales price per Share for the relevant date on the ASX, or, if there is no such sale on the relevant date, then on the last previous day on which such a sale is reported.

Group means the Company and its Associated Bodies Corporate.

Group Company means any body corporate within the Group.

Issue Price means the price (if any) to be paid for the issue of a Share as stated in the Offer.

Legal Personal Representative means the executor of the will or an administrator of the estate of a deceased person, the trustee of the estate of a person under a legal disability or a person who holds an enduring power of attorney granted by another person.

Listed means the Company being and remaining admitted to the official list of the ASX (or the applicable securities exchange).

Listing Rules means the listing rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX (or the applicable securities exchange) that are applicable to the Company or the Shares while the Company is Listed on that exchange, each as amended or replaced from time to time, and except to the extent of any express written waiver by ASX.

Market Price means the weighted average sale price of Shares on the ASX over the five trading days immediately preceding the day the Offer is made, or another pricing method determined by the Company.

Offer means an offer or issue of Awards made to an Employee under clause 4.2. Where Awards are issued without the need for acceptance, an Offer includes the document setting out the terms of the Award.

Option means an option to acquire Shares issued under clause 3.2.

Participant means an Employee to whom Awards are issued.

Performance Right means a right to acquire a Share issued under clause 3.3.

Plan means the IXUP Limited Employee Incentive Plan.

Plan Shares means the Shares allotted and issued, or transferred, by the Company to a Participant in respect of an Award.

Restricted Award means an Award or a Share issued on exercise of an Award in respect of which a restriction on sale or disposal applies under this Plan.

Restriction Period means the period during which Awards, or Shares issued on exercise of Awards, must not be sold or disposed of, as specified in the Offer in respect of the Awards.

Rules means these rules as amended from time to time.

Security Interest means an interest in an asset which provides security for, or protects against default by, a person for the payment or satisfaction of a debt, obligation or liability including a mortgage, charge, bill of sale, pledge, deposit, lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, first right of refusal, voting right or arrangement for the retention of title or any agreement, option or other arrangement to grant such an interest or right.

Share means a fully paid ordinary share of the Company.

Tax Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth) (ITAA 1997) or any legislation amending or replacing the provisions of that Act relating to the issue and exercise of Awards.

Vesting Conditions means any conditions described in the Offer that must be satisfied before an Award can be exercised or before an Award (or Share issued under an Award) is no longer subject to forfeiture.

Vesting Date means the date on which an Award is exercisable or is no longer subject to forfeiture following satisfaction of any Vesting Conditions.

2.2 Interpretation

In these Rules, unless expressed to the contrary:

  • (a) words importing:
  • (i) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
  • (ii) any gender includes the other genders;
  • (b) if a word or phrase is defined cognate words and phrases have corresponding definitions;
  • (c) a reference to:
  • (i) a person includes a firm, unincorporated association, corporation and a government or statutory body or authority;

  • (ii) a person includes its Legal Personal Representatives, successors and assigns;

  • (iii) a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and other statutory instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any of them;
  • (iv) a right includes a benefit, remedy, discretion, authority or power;
  • (v) "\$" or "dollars" is a reference to the lawful currency of Australia;
  • (vi) this or any other document includes the document as varied or replaced and notwithstanding any change in the identity of the parties; and
  • (vii) any thing (including, without limitation, any amount) is a reference to the whole or any part of it and a reference to a group of things or persons is a reference to any one or more of them.

2.3 Headings

Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Rules.

3 AWARDS THAT MAY BE MADE UNDER THE PLAN

3.1 Awards may be made by the Board

The Company may, at the discretion of the Board, offer and issue Awards to Employees of the kind set out in this clause 3.

3.2 Options

The Company may offer or issue Options, which are rights to be issued a Share upon payment of the Exercise Price and satisfaction of specified Vesting Conditions. These terms apply unless the Offer specifies otherwise:

  • (a) Options are Restricted Awards until they are exercised or expire.
  • (b) An Offer may specify a Restriction Period for Shares issued on the exercise of Options.
  • (c) Options are subject to adjustment under clause 14.

3.3 Performance Rights

The Company may offer or issue Performance Rights, which are rights to be issued a Share for nil Exercise Price upon the satisfaction of Vesting Conditions specified in the Offer. These terms apply unless the Offer specifies otherwise:

  • (a) Performance Rights are Restricted Awards until they are exercised or expire.
  • (b) An Offer may specify a Restriction Period for Shares issued on the exercise of Performance Rights.
  • (c) Performance Rights are subject to adjustment under clause 14.

4 OFFERS OF AWARDS

4.1 Company may make Offers

Subject to clause 5, the Company may make an Offer to any Employee.

4.2 Form of Offer

Each Offer must be in writing (which includes email), include an Application if acceptance is required, and specify the following to the extent applicable:

(a) the name and address of the Employee to whom the Offer is made;

  • (b) the type of Awards being offered;
  • (c) the number of Awards being offered;
  • (d) the Date of Grant;
  • (e) any Vesting Conditions for the Awards;
  • (f) the Issue Price and/or Exercise Price for the Awards, or the manner in which the Issue Price and/or Exercise Price is to be determined;
  • (g) the Expiry Date (if any);
  • (h) any Restriction Period;
  • (i) any other terms or conditions that the Board decides to include; and
  • (j) any other matters required to be specified in the Offer by either the Corporations Act or the Listing Rules.

4.3 Applicable law

If required by Applicable Laws or the conditions to applicable ASIC relief, the Offer must include an undertaking by the Company to provide to a Participant, if a request is made before the Award is exercised and within a reasonable period of being so requested, the current Market Price of the Shares.

4.4 Compliance with laws

No Offer will be made to the extent that any such Offer would contravene the Company's Constitution, the Listing Rules, the Corporations Act or any other Applicable Law.

4.5 Acceptance

If acceptance of an Offer is required, it may be accepted:

  • (a) by an Employee completing and returning the Application, as required by the Offer, by no later than the date specified in the Offer; and
  • (b) if required, by the Employee making or directing payment of the total amount payable for the Awards (if any) accepted under the Offer, in the manner specified in the Offer.

4.6 Lapse of Offer

An Offer which requires acceptance lapses if it is not accepted by the Employee to whom the Offer is made as required under clause 4.5.

4.7 Acceptance by Employee

For the avoidance of doubt, an Offer may only be accepted by (and the relevant Award and any subsequent Share issues may only be granted or issued to) the Employee to whom the Offer is made.

5 DILUTION LIMIT AND CLASS ORDER RELIANCE

  • (a) Subject to approval by Shareholders, the number of Awards which may be granted under this Plan (assuming all Options and Performance Rights were exercised) must not at any time exceed in aggregate 10% of the total issued capital of the Company at the date of any new proposed Awards.
  • (b) If Shareholder approval is not obtained under clause 5(a) above, an Offer of Awards must not be made if the total of:
  • (i) the number of Shares which are the subject of the Offer of Awards; and

(ii) underlying Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of any Offers of Award, or similar offer of Shares under a predecessor or other employee incentive plan, made at any time during the previous 3 year period in reliance on relief granted by ASIC (however obtained),

would exceed 5% of the number of Shares on issue at the time of the Offer.

6 VESTING AND EXERCISE OF AWARDS

6.1 Vesting Conditions

  • (a) The Awards held by a Participant will vest in and become exercisable by that Participant upon the satisfaction of any Vesting Conditions specified in the Offer and in accordance with these Rules.
  • (b) Vesting Conditions may be waived at the absolute discretion of the Board (unless such waiver is excluded by the terms of the Award).

6.2 Automatic Exercise

The vesting of an Award on the satisfaction of any Vesting Conditions will not automatically trigger the exercise of the Award unless specified in the Offer.

6.3 Exercise of Awards

  • (a) A Participant is, subject to this clause 6, entitled to exercise an Award on or after the Vesting Date. Any exercise must be for a minimum number or multiple of Shares (if any) specified in the terms of the Offer.
  • (b) Awards may be exercised by the Participant delivering to the Company a notice stating the number of Awards to be exercised together with the Issue Price (if any) for the Shares to be issued.

7 ELECTION OF BOARD TO SETTLE AWARDS IN CASH

If the Board determines that for a taxation, legal, regulatory or compliance reason it is not appropriate to issue or transfer Shares, the Company may in lieu and final satisfaction of the Company's obligation to issue or transfer Shares as required upon the exercise of an Award by a Participant, make a cash payment to the Participant equivalent to the Fair Market Value as at the date of exercise of the Award (less any unpaid Exercise Price applicable to the exercise of the Award) multiplied by the relevant number of Shares required to be issued or transferred to the Participant upon exercise of the Award.

8 ALLOTMENT OF SHARES ON EXERCISE OR VESTING OF AWARDS

8.1 Rights attaching to Shares

The Shares issued under this Plan will upon allotment:

  • (a) be credited as fully paid; and
  • (b) rank equally for dividends and other entitlements where the record date is on or after the date of allotment, but will carry no right to receive any dividend or entitlement where the record date is before the date of allotment; and
  • (c) be subject to any restrictions imposed under these Rules, and
  • (d) otherwise rank equally with the existing issued Shares at the time of allotment.

8.2 Quotation

If the Company is Listed, then as soon as practicable after the date of the allotment of Shares, the Company will, unless the Board otherwise resolves, apply for official quotation of such Shares on the ASX.

8.3 New or existing Shares

  • (a) The Company may, in its discretion, either issue new Shares or cause existing Shares to be acquired for transfer to the Participant, or a combination of both alternatives, to satisfy the Company's obligations under these Rules.
  • (b) If the Company determines to cause the transfer of Shares to a Participant, the Shares may be acquired in such manner as the Company considers appropriate, including from a trustee appointed under clause 8.4.

8.4 Trustee

The Company may appoint a trustee on terms and conditions which it considers appropriate to acquire and hold Shares, options, or other securities of the Company either on behalf of Participants or for the purposes of this Plan.

9 RIGHTS ATTACHING TO SHARES

9.1 Shares to rank equally

Any Plan Shares allotted and issued or transferred by the Company to a Participant will rank equally with all existing Shares on and from the date of issue or transfer.

9.2 Dividends

A Participant will have a vested and indefeasible entitlement to any dividends declared and distributed by the Company on Plan Shares which, at the books closing date for determining entitlement to those dividends, are standing to the account of the Participant.

9.3 Dividend reinvestment

The Participant may participate in any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company in respect of Plan Shares held by the Participant and such participation must be in respect of all Plan Shares held by the Participant. Shares issue under any dividend reinvestment plan operated by the Company will not be subject to any restrictions on dealing.

9.4 Voting rights

A Participant may exercise any voting rights attaching to Plan Shares registered in the Participant's name.

10 RESTRICTED AWARDS

10.1 Restrictions

  • (a) A Participant must not sell, transfer, mortgage, pledge, charge, grant security over or otherwise dispose of any Restricted Awards, or agree to do any of those things, during the Restriction Period.
  • (b) The Company may implement any procedures it considers appropriate to ensure that Restricted Awards are not disposed of during the Restriction Period, including applying a holding lock in respect of Shares.
  • (c) Without limiting its discretions under these Rules, the Board may at any time in its discretion waive or shorten the Restriction Period applicable to an Award.

10.2 Pro rata bonus issues

If the Company makes a pro rata bonus issue to holders of Restricted Awards, the Shares issued to Participants under the pro rata bonus issue will be subject to the balance of the Restriction Period that applied to the Restricted Awards.

10.3 Takeovers

If a takeover bid is made to acquire all of the issued Shares of the Company, or a scheme of arrangement, selective capital reduction or other transaction is initiated which has an effect similar to a full takeover bid for Shares in the Company, then Participants are entitled to accept the takeover bid or participate in the other transaction in respect of all or part of their Awards notwithstanding that the Restriction Period in respect of such Awards has not expired. The Board may, in its discretion, waive unsatisfied Vesting Conditions in relation to some or all Awards in the event of such a takeover or other transaction.

In the event that the takeover or other similar transaction does not proceed for any reason any discretion exercised by the Board to waive unsatisfied Vesting Conditions will be voided.

11 CORPORATE CONTROL EVENT

On the occurrence of a Corporate Control Event, the Board will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, the manner in which all unvested and vested Awards will be dealt with.

12 CESSATION OF EMPLOYMENT

On the occurrence of cessation of employment for any reason, the Board will determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, the manner in which all unvested and vested Awards will be dealt with, including the application of any Clawback Policy.

13 HEDGING UNVESTED AWARDS

Participants must not enter into transactions or arrangements, including by way of derivatives or similar financial products, which limit the economic risk of holding unvested Awards.

14 ADJUSTMENTS

This clause 14 applies to both Options and Performance Rights, and other Awards where the Participant may be entitled to acquire Shares in the future on exercise of the Award.

14.1 New issue of Shares

A Participant is not entitled to participate in a new issue of Shares or other securities made by the Company to holders of its Shares without exercising the Awards before the record date for the relevant issue.

14.2 Bonus issues

If, prior to the exercise of an Award, the Company makes a pro-rata bonus issue to the holders of its Shares, and the Award is not exercised prior to the record date in respect of that bonus issue, the Award will, when exercised, entitle the holder to one Share plus the number of bonus shares which would have been issued to the holder if the Award had been exercised prior to the record date.

14.3 Other reorganisations of capital

If, prior to the exercise of an Award, the Company undergoes a reorganisation of capital (other than by way of a bonus issue or issue for cash) the terms of the Awards of the Participant will be changed to the extent necessary to comply with the Listing Rules as they apply at the relevant time.

14.4 General

  • (a) Unless otherwise permitted by the Listing Rules, the number of Shares which the Participant is entitled to receive on exercise of an Award will only be adjusted in accordance with this clause 14.
  • (b) The Company must give notice to Participants of any adjustment to the number of Shares which the Participant is entitled to receive on exercise of an Award in accordance with the Listing Rules.

15 POWER OF ATTORNEY

15.1 Participant appoints

  • (a) In consideration of the issue of the Awards, each Participant irrevocably appoints each Director and the secretary for the time being of the Company severally as his or her attorney, to do all acts and things and to complete and execute any documents, including share transfers, in his or her name and on his or her behalf that may be convenient or necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of these Rules or the terms of an Award.
  • (b) The Participant (or after his or her death, his or her Legal Personal Representative) will be deemed to ratify and confirm any act or thing done under this power and must indemnify the attorney in respect of doing so.

16 TAX OR SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS

16.1 Tax and social security contributions

Where the Company, or a subsidiary (within the meaning of the Corporations Act) of the Company, must account for any tax or social security contributions (in any jurisdiction) for which a Participant is liable because of the issue or transfer of Shares, payment of cash to the Participant or the vesting or exercise of an Award (the Amount), either the Company or subsidiary of the Company may withhold the Amount in its discretion or the Participant must, prior to the Participant's Shares being issued or transferred or cash being paid to the Participant, or the Award vesting or being exercised (as applicable), either:

  • (a) pay the Amount to the Company; or
  • (b) make acceptable arrangements with the Company for the Amount to be made available to the Company.

17 POWERS OF THE BOARD

17.1 Administration by Board

The Plan will be administered by the Board, or a committee of the Board, which will have an absolute discretion to:

  • (a) determine appropriate procedures for administration of the Plan consistent with these Rules;
  • (b) resolve conclusively all questions of fact or interpretation arising in connection with the Plan or these Rules;
  • (c) delegate to any one or more persons, for such period and on such conditions as they may determine, the exercise of any of their powers or discretions under the Plan or these Rules;
  • (d) formulate special terms and conditions (subject to the Listing Rules), in addition to those set out in these Rules to apply to Participants employed and/or resident in and/or who are

citizens of countries other than Australia. Each of these special terms and conditions will be restricted in their application to those Participants employed and/or resident in and/or who are citizens of other jurisdictions; and

(e) amend these Rules, provided that such amendments do not materially prejudice the rights of existing Participants.

17.2 Subject to Listing Rules

While the Company is Listed, the Board may only exercise its powers in accordance with the Listing Rules.

18 COMMENCEMENT, SUSPENSION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN

18.1 Commencement

Subject to the passing of any necessary resolution approving the establishment of the Plan and the issue of the Awards, the Plan will take effect when the Board decides.

18.2 Suspension, termination or amendment

The Plan may be suspended, terminated or amended at any time by the Board, subject to any resolution of the Company required by the Listing Rules.

19 CONNECTION WITH OTHER SCHEMES

19.1 Connection with other schemes

  • (a) The Company and any related body corporate of the Company are not restricted to using the Plan as the only method of providing incentive rewards to Employees.
  • (b) The Company and any related body corporate of the Company may approve other incentive schemes.
  • (c) Participation in the Plan does not affect, and is not affected by, participation in any other incentive scheme of the Company or any related body corporate of the Company unless the terms of that incentive scheme provide otherwise.

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS

20.1 Participants bound

Participants issued Awards under this Plan are bound by these Rules and by the Constitution of the Company.

20.2 Notices

  • (a) Any notice required to be given by the Company to a Participant or any correspondence to be made between the Company and a Participant may be given or made by the Board or its delegate on behalf of the Company.
  • (b) Any notice to be given by the Company may be given by email, and any reference to the Company giving or providing information or documents in writing includes doing so by email.

20.3 Effect on employee entitlements

(a) Participation in the Plan does not affect an Employee's terms of employment or appointment with the Company. In particular, participation in the Plan does not detract from any right the Company may have to terminate the employment or appointment of an Employee.

(b) Participation in the Plan, or the issuing of any Awards, does not form part of the Employee's remuneration for the purposes of determining payments in lieu of notice of termination of employment, severance payments, leave entitlements, or any other compensation payable to an Employee upon the termination of employment.

20.4 Governing law

These Rules are governed by and are to be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New South Wales.

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PROXY FORM

I/We being a member(s) of IXUP Limited and entitled to attend and vote hereby appoint:

APPOINT A PROXY

the Chairman of the Meeting (mark box)

OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy

STEP 1or failing the person or body corporate named, or if no person or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act on my/our behalf (including to vote in accordance with the following directions or, if no directions have been given and to the extent permitted by the law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 4:00pm on Tuesday, 13 November 2018 at Automic Group, Level 5, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (the Meeting) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting. X99999999999 SAMPLE

Important for Resolutions 1 and 5: If the Chairman of the Meeting is your proxy, either by appointment or by default, and you have not indicated your voting intention below, you expressly authorise the Chairman of the Meeting to exercise the proxy in respect of Resolutions 1 and 5, even though the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the Company's Key Management Personnel (KMP).

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.

VOTING DIRECTIONS

Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the Meeting. Please read the voting instructions overleaf before marking any boxes with an T

Resolutions

STEP 3

STEP 2

For
Against Abstain*
For Against Abstain*
Adoption of Remuneration Report
1
5 Adoption of Employee Incentive Plan
2
Re-election of Dean Joscelyne as
Director
3
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A Approval of
Future Issue of Securities
4
Appointment of Auditor
* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf 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 SHAREHOLDERS – THIS MUST BE COMPLETED
Shareholder 1 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 2 (Individual) Joint Shareholder 3 (Individual)
Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director/Company Secretary (Delete one) Director

This form should be signed by the shareholder. If a joint holding, either shareholder may sign. If signed by the shareholder's attorney, the power of attorney must have been previously noted by the registry or a certified copy attached to this form. If executed by a company, the form must be executed in accordance with the company's constitution and the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

*IXUP PRX1801C*

IXUP PRX1801C

YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS

This is your name and address as it appears on the Company's share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Shareholders sponsored by a broker should advise their broker of any changes. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.

APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box in Step 1. If you wish to appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of that individual or body corporate in Step 1. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.

DEFAULT TO CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING

Any directed proxies that are not voted on a poll at the Meeting will default to the Chairman of the Meeting, who is required to vote those proxies as directed. Any undirected proxies that default to the Chairman of the Meeting will be voted according to the instructions set out in this Proxy Form, including where the Resolutions are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of KMP.

VOTES ON ITEMS OF BUSINESS – PROXY APPOINTMENT

You may direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in 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. SAMPLE

APPOINTMENT OF A SECOND PROXY

You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the Meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company's share registry or you may copy this form and return them both together.

To appoint a second proxy you must:

(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded; and

(b) return both forms together.

SIGNING INSTRUCTIONS

You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:

Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign.

Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either shareholder may sign.

Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you must lodge the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.

Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form must be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form must be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a representative of the corporation is to attend the Meeting the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative" must be produced prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Meeting. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company's share registry or online at www.linkmarketservices.com.au.

LODGEMENT OF A PROXY FORM

This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 4:00pm on Sunday, 11 November 2018, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled Meeting.

Proxy Forms may be lodged using the reply paid envelope or:

ONLINE

www.linkmarketservices.com.au

Login to the Link website using the holding details as shown on the Proxy Form. Select 'Voting' and follow the prompts to lodge your vote. To use the online lodgement facility, shareholders will need their "Holder Identifier" (Securityholder Reference Number (SRN) or Holder Identification Number (HIN) as shown on the front of the Proxy Form).

BY MOBILE DEVICE

Our voting website is designed specifically for voting online. You can now lodge your proxy by scanning the QR code adjacent or enter the voting link www.linkmarketservices.com.au into your mobile device. Log in using the Holder Identifier and postcode for your shareholding.

To scan the code you will need a QR code reader application which can be downloaded for free on your mobile device.

BY MAIL

IXUP Limited C/- Link Market Services Limited Locked Bag A14 Sydney South NSW 1235 Australia

BY FAX +61 2 9287 0309

BY HAND

delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* 1A Homebush Bay Drive Rhodes NSW 2138

* During business hours (Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm)