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HELLOWORLD TRAVEL LIMITED Board/Management Information 2021

Nov 8, 2021

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Board/Management Information

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT

– HELLOWORLD APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER ROBERT DALTON

Melbourne, 09 November 2021

Helloworld Travel Limited (ASX:HLO) Chairman, Garry Hounsell today announced the appointment of Robert Dalton as an Independent Non-Executive Director to the Board of Helloworld Travel Limited.

The Chairman welcomed Mr Dalton by saying that his extensive accounting and leadership experience across a range of organisations and industries would add to the depth of experience currently on the HLO Board.

“Robert brings 30 years’ experience across a range of organisations and industries and true commercial understanding of complex business issues”.

Robert will join the HLO Board from 09 November 2021 ahead of a shareholder vote on his appointment at Helloworld Travel Limited’s 2022 Annual General Meeting.

The Board has appointed Robert as a member and Chairman of HLO’s Audit and Risk Committee and he will serve as a member of the Remuneration and the Nominations & Governance Committees.

About Robert Dalton

Mr Dalton has over 30 years accounting, advisory and leadership experience including 25 years as a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young (EY) where he focused on leadership, governance, strategy, audit and entrepreneurship.

Since retiring from EY in December 2019, Robert has been Acting Chief Executive of Sport Australia and the Australian Sports Commission based in Canberra. Robert oversees 110 National Sporting Organisations in Australia and provides funding to sports and activity providers to grow participation across the sector, and in building expertise in a wide range of capabilities and Governance programs.

In his previous role as a Senior Partner at EY in Melbourne, Robert worked with various fast growth private companies and public organisations, ranging from strategy advice to assisting with growth programs, acquisitions, maximizing efficiency, IPOs, and general business advice.

In August 2021, Mr Dalton was appointed a Director of K&S Corporation Limited, one of Australia’s largest freight companies. Mr Dalton has been appointed as a member of the K&S Corporation Limited Audit Committee.

Mr Dalton is Chair of Kookaburra Sport Pty limited, an iconic sports equipment manufacturer with multiple Australian and overseas manufacturing locations.

Mr Dalton’s Appendix 3X Initial Director’s Interest Notice is attached to this announcement.

- ENDS -

David Hall Company Secretary

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About Helloworld Travel Limited

Helloworld Travel Limited (ASX: HLO) is a leading Australian & New Zealand travel distribution company, comprising retail travel networks, corporate travel management services, destination management services (inbound), air ticket consolidation, wholesale travel services, and online operations.

INVESTOR CONTACT:

David Hall Chief Financial Officer Helloworld Travel Limited

+ 61 3 9867 9600 [email protected]

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Rule 3.19A.1

Appendix 3X

Initial Director’s Interest Notice

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX’s property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/9/2001.

Name of entity HELLOWORLD TRAVEL LIMITED
ABN 60 091 214 998

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.1 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director
Date of appointment
ROBERT JOHN DALTON
09 NOVEMBER 2021

Part 1 - Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is the registered holder

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Number & class of securities

NIL

Part 2 – Director’s relevant interests in securities of which the director is not the registered holder

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In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Name of holder & nature of
interest
Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise
to the relevant interest.
Number & class of Securities
NIL

Part 3 – Director’s interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of “notifiable interest of a director” should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract N/A
Nature of interest N/A
Name of registered holder
(if issued securities)
N/A
No. and class of securities to which
interest relates
N/A

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