IPH LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2021

Oct 13, 2021

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14 October 2021

IPH nomination of Peter Warne as Non-Executive Director and Chairman Elect

IPH Limited, the leading intellectual property (IP) services group in the Asia Pacific region, today announced the nomination of Mr Peter Warne as a Non-executive Director, and as Chairman elect of the Board.

Mr Warne will be nominated for election to the Board at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 18 November 2021. It is intended that Mr Warne will be appointed Chairman of the IPH Board after a transition period in 2022.

Mr Warne has extensive knowledge of, and experience in, financial services and investment banking, through a number of senior roles at Bankers Trust Australia Limited, including as head of its global Financial Markets Group from 1988 to 1999. Mr Warne was a director of the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) from 1990 to 1999, and from 2000 to 2006.

He served as deputy chairman of the SFE from 1995 to 1999. When the SFE merged with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX Limited) in July 2006, he became a director of ASX Limited, a position he held to 2020. Mr Warne has previously served as Chairman of ALE Property Group from 2003 to 2017 and OzForex Group Limited (now trading as OFX Limited) from 2013 to 2016. He was a director of New South Wales Treasury Corporation from 2012 until 2020, where he served as Chairman from 2019 until 2020.

Mr Warne is the chairman of Macquarie Group Limited, a board member of Allens and a member of the ASIC Corporate Governance Consultative Panel.

IPH Chairman Richard Grellman AM said: “We are delighted to announce the nomination of a candidate of Peter’s calibre and experience to the Board, and as Chairman elect. Peter will be a valuable addition to the Board and I look forward to working with him in his transition to the role of Chairman.”

IPH announced on 21 June 2021 that Mr Grellman intended to retire as Chairman and from the Board at the Company’s Annual General Meeting in November 2021. Mr Grellman has subsequently agreed to remain as Chairman for an interim period to allow for an orderly transition to Mr Warne as the new Chairman in 2022.

For more information, please contact:

Martin Cole Capital Markets Communications T . +61 403 332 977 martin.cole@capitalmarketscommunications.com.au

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IPH Limited | Level 24, Tower 2, Darling Park, 201 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000 | ABN 49 169 015 838 | iphltd.com.au

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About IPH Limited

IPH is the Asia Pacific’s leading intellectual property services group, comprising a network of member firms working in eight IP jurisdictions and servicing more than 25 countries. The group includes leading IP firms AJ Park, Griffith Hack, Pizzeys, Shelston IP and Spruson & Ferguson, online IP services provider Applied Marks, and the autonomous timekeeping business, WiseTime. IPH employs more than 900 people working in Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand.

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IPH Limited | Level 24, Tower 2, Darling Park, 201 Sussex St, Sydney NSW 2000 | ABN 49 169 015 838 | iphltd.com.au