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PLAYSIDE STUDIOS LIMITED AGM Information 2022

Sep 22, 2022

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AGM Information

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21 September 2022

Dear Shareholder,

Annual General Meeting

On behalf of the Board of Directors of PlaySide Studios Limited (Company), you are invited to the Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held at 2.30pm (Melbourne time) on Wednesday, 26 October 2022.

The Notice of AGM is available electronically at https://investor.playsidestudios.com/agm/

The Company is pleased to provide Shareholders the opportunity to either physically attend the meeting or participate in the Meeting through an online meeting platform powered by Link's virtual meeting platform, which will be available at https://meetings.linkgroup.com/PLY22

The Notice of AGM outlines the process for shareholders to ask questions and make comments at the AGM. Gerry Sakkas, Managing Director and CEO, and I will provide a brief presentation at the AGM before the formal items of business are considered, and we will endeavour to address as many of the more frequently raised relevant questions as possible during the course of the meeting.

Additional shareholder information and company announcements are available on the Company's website at https://www.playsidestudios.com/

For the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 15.5, the Company confirms that this document has been authorised for release to the market by the Chairman.

Yours sincerely

Cris Nicolli Non-Executive Chairman

PLAYSIDE STUDIOS LIMITED ACN 154 789 554 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is given that the Meeting will be held at:

TIME: 2:30 pm AEDT

DATE: 26 October 2022

PLACE: The meeting is a hybrid meeting. BDO, Collins Square I Tower Four, Level 18, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008

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

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.

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 7.00 pm on 24 October 2022.

BUSINESS OF THE M EET ING

AGENDA

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

To receive and consider the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Director's report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor's report.

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution:

"That, for the purposes 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 2022."

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

A voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – MR CRISTIANO NICOLLI

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purpose of clause 14.2 of the Constitution, Listing Rule 14.5 and for all other purposes, Cristiano Nicolli, a Director, retires by rotation, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director."

4. RESOLUTION 3 – ISSUE OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR – MR GERRY SAKKAS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution:

"That, for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14 and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 370,446 Performance Rights to Mr Gerry Sakkas (or his nominee) under the Performance Rights Plan on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement."

A voting exclusion statement and voting prohibition statement applies to this Resolution. Please see below.

Dated: 21 September 2022

By order of the Board

Darren Briggs Company Secretary

Voting Prohibition Statements

Resolution 1 – Adoption ofRemuneration Report A vote on this Resolution must not be cast (in any capacity) by or on behalf ofeither of the following persons:
(a)a member of the Key Management Personnel, details of whoseremuneration are included in the Remuneration Report; or
(b)a Closely Related Party of such a member.
However, a person (the voter) described above may cast a vote on thisResolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person describedabove and either:
(a)the voter is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way theproxy is to vote on this Resolution; or
(b)the voter is the Chair and the appointment of the Chair as proxy:
(i)does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on thisResolution; and
expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxy even though this Resolutionis connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KeyManagement Personnel.
Resolution 3 – Issue ofPerformance Rights toDirector – Mr Gerry Sakkas A person appointed as a proxy must not vote, on the basis of that appointment,on this Resolution if:(a)the proxy is either:(i)a member of the Key Management Personnel; or(ii)a Closely Related Party of such a member; and(b)the appointment does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on thisResolution.However, the above prohibition does not apply if:(a)the proxy is the Chair; and(b)the appointment expressly authorises the Chair to exercise the proxyeven though this Resolution is connected directly or indirectly withremuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.

Voting Exclusion Statements

In accordance with Listing Rule 14.11, the Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of the resolution set out below by or on behalf of the following persons:

Resolution 3 – Issue of Performance Rights to Director – Mr Gerry Sakkas Any person referred to in Listing Rule 10.14.1, 10.14.2 or 10.14.3 who is eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in question (including Mr Gerry Sakkas)or an associate of that person or those persons.

However, this does not apply to a vote cast in favour of the Resolution by:

  • (a) a person as a proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with the directions given to the proxy or attorney to vote on the Resolution in that way; or
  • (b) the Chair as proxy or attorney for a person who is entitled to vote on the Resolution, in accordance with a direction given to the Chair to vote on the Resolution as the Chair decides; or
  • (c) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee, custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:
    • (i) the beneficiary provides written confirmation to the holder that the beneficiary is not excluded from voting, and is not an associate of a person excluded from voting, on the resolution; and
    • (ii) the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

Voting by proxy

To vote by proxy, please complete and sign the enclosed Proxy Form and return by the time and in accordance with the instructions set out on the Proxy Form.

In accordance with section 249L of the Corporations Act, Shareholders are advised that:

  • each Shareholder has a right to appoint a proxy;
  • the proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company; and
  • a Shareholder who is entitled to cast two (2) or more votes may appoint two (2) proxies and may specify the proportion or number of votes each proxy is appointed to exercise. If the member appoints two (2) proxies and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the member's votes, then in accordance with section 249X(3) of the Corporations Act, each proxy may exercise one-half of the votes.

Shareholders and their proxies should be aware that:

  • if proxy holders vote, they must cast all directed proxies as directed; and
  • any directed proxies which are not voted will automatically default to the Chair, who must vote the proxies as directed.

Voting in person

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

Attending the Meeting online

In accordance with the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2021, the Company will not be sending hard copies of the Notice of Meeting to shareholders unless a shareholder has previously requested a hard copy. The Notice of Meeting can be viewed and downloaded from the link set out below: https://investor.playsidestudios.com/agm/

The Company is pleased to provide Shareholders with the opportunity to attend and participate in the Meeting through an online meeting platform powered by Link's virtual meeting platform.

The Company will publish a Virtual Meeting Guide on the ASX and the Company's website in the week prior to the Annual General Meeting, outlining how Shareholders will be able to participate in the Meeting via the internet. Any shareholders who wish to attend the AGM online should therefore monitor the Company's website and its ASX announcements for any updates about the AGM.

Shareholders attending the AGM virtually will be able to ask questions and the Company has made provisions for Shareholders who register their attendance before the start of the Meeting to also cast their votes on the proposed resolutions.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Meeting. The Directors strongly encourage all Shareholders to lodge a directed proxy form prior to the Meeting even if they are planning to attend the Meeting online.

Should you wish to discuss the matters in this Notice of Meeting please do not hesitate to contact the Company Secretary on +61 407 880 693.

EXPLANATORY S TATEMENT

This Explanatory Statement has been prepared to provide information which the Directors believe to be material to Shareholders in deciding whether or not to pass the Resolutions.

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTS

In accordance with the Corporations Act, the business of the Meeting will include receipt and consideration of the annual financial report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 together with the declaration of the Directors, the Directors' report, the Remuneration Report and the auditor's report.

The Company will not provide a hard copy of the Company's annual financial report to Shareholders unless specifically requested to do so. The Company's annual financial report is available on its website at www.playsidestudios.com.

2. RESOLUTION 1 – ADOPTION OF REMUNERATION REPORT

2.1 General

The Corporations Act requires that at a listed company's annual general meeting, a resolution that the remuneration report be adopted must be put to the shareholders. However, such a resolution is advisory only and does not bind the company or the directors of the company.

The remuneration report sets out the company's remuneration arrangements for the directors and senior management of the company. The remuneration report is part of the directors' report contained in the annual financial report of the company for a financial year.

The chair of the meeting must allow a reasonable opportunity for its shareholders to ask questions about or make comments on the remuneration report at the annual general meeting.

2.2 Voting consequences

A company is required to put to its shareholders a resolution proposing the calling of another meeting of shareholders to consider the appointment of directors of the company (Spill Resolution) if, at consecutive annual general meetings, at least 25% of the votes cast on a remuneration report resolution are voted against adoption of the remuneration report and at the first of those annual general meetings a Spill Resolution was not put to vote. If required, the Spill Resolution must be put to vote at the second of those annual general meetings.

If more than 50% of votes cast are in favour of the Spill Resolution, the company must convene a shareholder meeting (Spill Meeting) within 90 days of the second annual general meeting.

All of the directors of the company who were in office when the directors' report (as included in the company's annual financial report for the most recent financial year) was approved, other than the managing director of the company, will cease to hold office immediately before the end of the Spill Meeting but may stand for re-election at the Spill Meeting.

Following the Spill Meeting those persons whose election or re-election as directors of the company is approved will be the directors of the company.

2.3 Previous voting results

At the Company's previous annual general meeting the votes cast against the remuneration report considered at that annual general meeting were less than 25%. Accordingly, the Spill Resolution is not relevant for this Meeting.

3. RESOLUTION 2 – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTOR – CRISTIANO NICOLLI

3.1 General

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

The Constitution sets out the requirements for determining which Directors are to retire by rotation at an annual general meeting.

Mr Cristiano Nicolli, who has served as a Director since 31 October 2020, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.

3.2 Qualifications and other material directorships

Mr Nicolli has an extensive career as an influential leader and highly successful businessman in the technology sector. From 2010 to 2016, Mr Nicolli was the Group Managing Director and CEO of ASX-listed IT services company UXC Limited. During his 13 years with UXC, Mr Nicolli was instrumental in leading the growth of UXC's ITservices business from $60 million annual revenue to $750 million (via both organic growth and acquisitions) and employing 3,000 staff. Under Mr Nicolli's leadership, UXC became widely recognised as the largest and one of the most respected ASX-listed IT companies in Australia. Mr Nicolli oversaw the acquisition of UXC by global IT firm CSC in late 2016 for in excess of $400 million.

Mr Nicolli is a Fellow of Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and has a Bachelor of Management and Business Studies.

3.3 Independence

If re-elected the Board considers Mr Cristiano Nicolli will be an independent Director.

3.4 Board recommendation

The Board has reviewed Mr Cristiano Nicolli's performance since his appointment to the Board and considers that Mr Cristiano Nicolli's skills and experience will continue to enhance the Board's ability to perform its role. Accordingly, the Board supports the re-election of Mr Cristiano Nicolli and recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of Resolution 2.

4. RESOLUTION 3 – ISSUE OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS TO DIRECTOR – MR GERRY SAKKAS

4.1 General

The Company has agreed, subject to obtaining Shareholder approval, to issue 370,446 performance rights (Performance Rights) to Mr Gerry Sakkas (or his nominee) pursuant to the Performance Rights Plan on the terms and conditions set out below. The Performance Rights shall be issued in the following classes and in the following amounts:

  • (a) 185,223 Class J Performance Rights;
  • (b) 111,134 Class K Performance Rights; and
  • (c) 74,089 Class L Performance Rights.

Resolution 3 seeks Shareholder approval for the issue of the Performance Rights to Mr Gerry Sakkas (or his nominee).

4.2 Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act

Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act requires that for a public company, or an entity that the public company controls, to give a financial benefit to a related party of the public company, the public company or entity must:

  • (a) obtain the approval of the public company's members in the manner set out in sections 217 to 227 of the Corporations Act; and
  • (b) give the benefit within 15 months following such approval,

unless the giving of the financial benefit falls within an exception set out in sections 210 to 216 of the Corporations Act.

The issue of Performance Rights to Mr Gerry Sakkas (or his nominee) constitutes giving a financial benefit and Mr Gerry Sakkas is a related party of the Company by virtue of being a Director.

The Directors (other than Mr Sakkas) consider that Shareholder approval pursuant to Chapter 2E of the Corporations Act is not required in respect of the issue of Performance Rights, because the issue of Performance Rights constitutes reasonable remuneration payable to Mr Sakkas.

4.3 Listing Rule 10.14

Listing Rule 10.14 provides that an entity must not permit any of the following persons to acquire equity securities under an employee incentive scheme without the approval of the holders of its ordinary securities:

  • 10.14.1 a director of the entity;
  • 10.14.2 an associate of a director of the entity; or
  • 10.14.3 a person whose relationship with the entity or a person referred to in Listing Rules 10.14.1 to 10.14.2 is such that, in ASX's opinion, the acquisition should be approved by security holders.

The issue of Performance Rights to Mr Sakkas falls within Listing Rule 10.14.1 and therefore requires the approval of Shareholders under Listing Rule 10.14.

Resolution 3 seeks the required Shareholder approval for the issue of the Performance Rights under and for the purposes of Listing Rule 10.14.

4.4 Technical information required by Listing Rule 14.1A

If Resolution 3 is passed, the Company will be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Rights to Mr Sakkas under the Performance Rights Plan within three years after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules). As approval pursuant to Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the issue of the Performance Rights (because approval is being obtained under Listing Rule 10.14), the issue of the Performance Rights will not use up any of the Company's 15% annual placement capacity.

If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will not be able to proceed with the issue of the Performance Rights to Mr Sakkas under the Performance Rights Plan.

4.5 Technical information required by Listing Rule 10.15

Pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of Listing Rule 10.15, the following information is provided in relation to Resolution 3:

  • (a) the Performance Rights will be issued to Mr Gerry Sakkas (or their nominee), who falls within the category set out in Listing Rule 10.14.1, by virtue of Mr Sakkas being a Director;

  • (b) the maximum number of Performance Rights to be issued to Mr Sakkas (or their nominee) is 370,446, and to be made in the following classes and in the following amounts:

    • (i) 185,223 Class J Performance Rights;
    • (ii) 111,134 Class K Performance Rights; and
    • (iii) 74,089 Class L Performance Rights;
  • (c) the current total remuneration package for Mr Sakkas is $865,112, comprising of the following:

    • (i) a fixed directors' fees/salary of $409,091;
    • (ii) a superannuation payment of $42,955;
    • (iii) short term incentive cash bonuses (which amounted to $165,000 for the financial year ending 30 June 2022); and
    • (iv) long term incentive performance rights, which contributed $248,066 to Mr Sakkas' remuneration during the financial year ending 30 June 2022;
  • (d) 2,648,825 Performance Rights have previously been issued to Mr Sakkas for nil cash consideration under the Performance Rights Plan;

  • (e) a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Performance Rights is set out in Schedule 1;

  • (f) the Performance Rights are unquoted performance rights. The Company has chosen to grant the Performance Rights to Mr Sakkas for the following reasons:

    • (i) the Performance Rights are unlisted, therefore the grant of the Performance Rights has no immediate dilutionary impact on Shareholders;
    • (ii) the issue of Performance Rights to Mr Sakkas will align the interests of Mr Sakkas with those of Shareholders;
  • (iii) the issue of the Performance Rights is a reasonable and appropriate method to provide cost effective remuneration as the non-cash form of this benefit will allow the Company to spend a greater proportion of its cash reserves on its operations than it would if alternative cash forms of remuneration were given to Mr Sakkas; and

  • (iv) it is not considered that there are any significant opportunity costs to the Company or benefits foregone by the Company in granting the Performance Rights on the terms proposed;

  • (g) the Company values the Performance Rights at $248,199 (being $0.67 per Performance Right) based on the Black-Scholes methodology, as determined on 14th September 2022;

  • (h) the Performance Rights will be issued to Mr Sakkas (or their nominee) no later than 3 years after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Performance Rights will be issued on one date;

  • (i) the issue price of the Performance Rights will be nil, as such no funds will be raised from the issue of the Performance Rights;

  • (j) a summary of the material terms and conditions of the Performance Rights Plan is set out in Schedule 2;

  • (k) no loan is being made to Mr Sakkas in connection with the acquisition of the Performance Rights;

  • (l) details of any Performance Rights issued under the Performance Rights Plan will be published in the annual report of the Company relating to the period in which they were issued, along with a statement that approval for the issue was obtained under Listing Rule 10.14; and

  • (m) any additional persons covered by Listing Rule 10.14 who become entitled to participate in an issue of Performance Rights under the Performance Rights Plan and who were not named in this Notice will not participate until approval is obtained under Listing Rule 10.14.

GLOS SARY

$ means Australian dollars.

AEDT means Australian Eastern Daylight Time as observed in Melbourne, Victoria.

Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

ASIC means the Australian Securities & Investments Commission.

ASX means ASX Limited (ACN 008 624 691) or the financial market operated by ASX Limited, as the context requires.

Board means the current board of directors of the Company.

Chair means the chair of the Meeting.

Closely Related Party of a member of the Key Management Personnel means:

  • (a) a spouse or child of the member;
  • (b) a child of the member's spouse;
  • (c) a dependent of the member or 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 dealing with the entity;
  • (e) a company the member controls; or
  • (f) a person prescribed by the Corporations Regulations 2001 (Cth) for the purposes of the definition of 'closely related party' in the Corporations Act.

Company means Playside Studios Limited (ACN 154 789 554).

Constitution means the Company's constitution.

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

Directors means the current directors of the Company.

Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.

Key Management Personnel has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board and means those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of the consolidated entity, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, or if the Company is part of a consolidated entity, of an entity within the consolidated group.

Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.

Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.

Notice or Notice of Meeting means this notice of meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.

Option means an option to acquire a Share.

Optionholder means a holder of an Option.

Performance Right means a right to acquire a Share, subject to satisfaction of any vesting conditions, and the corresponding obligation of the Company to provide the Share.

Performance Rights Plan and Plan means the performance rights plan as summarised in Schedule 2.

Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.

Remuneration Report means the remuneration report set out in the Director's report section of the Company's annual financial report for the year ended 30 June 2021.

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

Section means a section of the Explanatory Statement.

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

Shareholder means a registered holder of a Share.

SCHEDULE 1 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS

1. The terms and conditions of the Performance Rights

(a) Milestones

The Performance Rights shall convert to Shares upon the Company achieving the applicable Milestone for that Class of Rights, prior to the applicable expiry date of that Class of Rights.

The Milestones and expiry dates for each Class of Rights is set out in section 2 below.

(b) Notification to holder

The Company shall notify the holder in writing when the Milestone has been satisfied.

(c) Conversion

Subject to paragraph (m), upon vesting, each Performance Right will, at the election of the holder, convert into one (1) Share.

(d) Share ranking

All Shares issued upon the vesting of Performance Rights will upon issue rank pari passu in all respects with other Shares.

(e) Application to ASX

The Performance Rights will not be quoted on ASX. The Company must apply for the official quotation of a Share issued on conversion of a Performance Right on ASX within the time period required by the ASX Listing Rules.

(f) Transfer of Performance Rights

The Performance Rights are not transferable.

(g) Lapse of a Performance Right

If the Milestone attached to the relevant Performance Right has not been satisfied within the time period set out in paragraph (a), the relevant Performance Rights will automatically lapse.

(h) Participation in new issues

A Performance Right does not entitle a holder (in their capacity as a holder of a Performance Right) to participate in new issues of capital offered to holders of Shares such as bonus issues and entitlement issues.

(i) Reorganisation of capital

If at any time the issued capital of the Company is reconstructed, all rights of a holder will be changed in a manner consistent with the applicable ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act at the time of reorganisation.

(j) Adjustment for bonus issue

If the Company makes a bonus issue of Shares or other securities to existing shareholders (other than an issue in lieu or in satisfaction of dividends or by way of dividend reinvestment) the number of Shares or other securities which must be issued on the conversion of a Performance Right will be increased by the number of Shares or other securities which the holder would have received if the holder had converted the Performance Right before the record date for the bonus issue.

(k) Dividend and Voting Rights

The Performance Rights do not confer on the holder an entitlement to vote (except as otherwise required by law) or receive dividends.

(l) Change in Control

Subject to paragraph (m), upon:

  • (i) a takeover bid under Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act having been made in respect of the Company and:
    • (A) having received acceptances for not less than 50.1% of the Company's Shares on issue; and
    • (B) having been declared unconditional by the bidder.
  • (ii) a Court granting orders approving a compromise or arrangement for the purposes of or in connection with a scheme of arrangement for the reconstruction of the Company or its amalgamation with any other company or companies,

then, to the extent Performance Rights have not converted into Shares due to satisfaction of the Milestone, Performance Rights will accelerate vesting conditions and will automatically convert into Shares on a one-for-one basis.

(m) Deferral of conversion if resulting in a prohibited acquisition of Shares

If the conversion of a Performance Right under paragraph (c) or (l) would result in any person being in contravention of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (General Prohibition) then the conversion of that Performance Right shall be deferred until such later time or times that the conversion would not result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. In assessing whether a conversion of a Performance Right would result in a contravention of the General Prohibition:

  • (i) holders may give written notification to the Company if they consider that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in the contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition; and
  • (ii) the Company may (but is not obliged to) by written notice to a holder request a holder to provide the written notice referred to in paragraph (m)(i) within seven days if the Company considers that the conversion of a Performance Right may result in a contravention of the General Prohibition. The absence of such written notification from the holder will entitle the Company to assume the conversion of a Performance Right

will not result in any person being in contravention of the General Prohibition.

(n) No rights to return of capital

A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to a return of capital, whether in a winding up, upon a reduction of capital or otherwise.

(o) Rights on winding up

A Performance Right does not entitle the holder to participate in the surplus profits or assets of the Company upon winding up.

(p) No other rights

A Performance Right gives the holder no rights other than those expressly provided by these terms and those provided at law where such rights at law cannot be excluded by these terms.

2. Conversion of the Performance Rights

(a) Milestones

Subject to sub-paragraph (b), a Performance Right will vest and be convertible into one (1) Share on the achievement of the following milestones:

(i) Class J Performance Rights

Each Class J Performance Right will vest and be convertible into one Share upon the Company achieving audited revenue in the financial year ending 30 June 2024 which is 40% greater than:

  • (A) the Budgeted Revenue (defined below) for the financial year ending 30 June 2023; or
  • (B) the audited revenue in the financial year ending 30 June 2023,

whichever is the lesser amount of (A) and (B).

(ii) Class K Performance Rights

Each Class K Performance Right will vest and be convertible into one Share upon the Company achieving an audited Pre-Tax Profit in the financial year ending 30 June 2024 greater than:

  • (A) break-even (i.e., zero); or
  • (B) the audited pre-tax profit in the financial year ending 30 June 2023,

whichever is the higher amount of (A) and (B).

(iii) Class L Performance Rights

Each Class L Performance Right will vest and be convertible into one Share upon:

(A) the holder remaining employed with the Company as at 31 August 2025,

In this clause 2(a), Budgeted Revenue means the revenue target amount which has been prepared by the Board as a stretch target. The Directors consider that specific disclosure of the Budgeted Revenue to be commercially sensitive and will be disclosed in the Remuneration Report subsequent to the vesting of any Class of Performance Rights to which the Budgeted Revenue relates, should vesting occur. Furthermore, the Company shall disclose the Budgeted Revenue to the Company's auditors prior to the date of the Company's annual general meeting for 2021, to ensure that it is objectively assessed. Satisfaction of the Milestones will be assessed and determined by the Company's auditors.

For the avoidance of doubt, all calculations for the purposes of satisfying the Milestones will be based on the relevant accounting standards and will exclude:

  • (iv) one off or extraordinary revenue items;
    • (i) revenue received in the form of government grants, allowances, rebates or other hand-outs; and
  • (v) revenue or profit that has been manufactured to achieve the Milestone.

(b) Conversion of Performance Rights

  • (i) Subject to paragraph (b)(ii) below, in the event a Milestone is satisfied, the Performance Rights held by the holders will convert into an equal number of the Company Shares. If the holder provides the Company with:
    • (A) the certificate for the Performance Rights or, if the certificate for the Performance Rights has been lost, mutilated or destroyed, a declaration to that effect, accompanied by an indemnity in favour of the Company against any loss, costs or expenses which might be incurred by the Company as a consequence of its relying on the declaration that the certificate has been lost, mutilated or destroyed; and
    • (B) a notice in the form provided in the Performance Rights plan addressed to the Company and signed by the Participant stating that the Participant request to convert the Performance Rights and specifying the number of Performance Rights which are to be converted.
  • (ii) If the exercise of the Performance Rights into the Company Shares would result in the holder being in contravention of section 606(1) of the Corporations Act, then the conversion of such number of Performance Rights that would cause the contravention will be deferred until such time or times thereafter the conversion would not result in such a breach.

(c) No Conversion if Milestone not Achieved

To the extent that:

  • (vi) the Performance Rights have not converted into Shares on or before the date which is five (5) years from the date of issue (Expiry Date), then all such unconverted Performance Rights will automatically consolidate into one Performance Right and will then convert into one Share; and
  • (vii) the Performance Rights have not converted into Shares on or before the Expiry Date, then all such unconverted Performance Rights will automatically consolidate into one Performance Right and will then convert into one Share.

(d) After Conversion

The Shares issued on conversion of the Performance Rights will, as and from 5:00pm (AEDT) on the date of issue, rank equally with and confer rights identical with all other Shares then on issue and application will be made by the Company to ASX for official quotation of the Shares issued upon conversion.

(e) Escrow

The Shares issued on conversion of the Performance Rights will be subject a voluntary 12 month voluntary escrow period from the date of their issue.

(f) Conversion Procedure

The Company will issue the holders with a new holding statement for the Shares as soon as practicable following the conversion of the Performance Rights into Shares.

SCHEDULE 2 – TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERFORMANCE RIGHTS PLAN

  • (a) Eligibility: Participants in the Performance Rights Plan may be:
    • (i) a Director (whether executive or non-executive) of the Company or any associated body corporate of the Company (each, a Group Company);
    • (ii) a full or part time employee of any Group Company;
    • (iii) a casual employee or contractor of a Group Company to the extent permitted by ASIC Class Order 14/1000 as amended or replaced (Class Order); or
    • (iv) a prospective participant, being a person to whom the offer is made but who can only accept the offer if an arrangement has been entered into that will result in the person becoming a participant under subparagraphs (i), (ii), or (iii) above,

who is declared by the Board to be eligible to receive grants of Performance Rights under the Performance Rights Plan (Eligible Participant).

  • (b) Offer: The Board may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, make a written offer to any Eligible Participant to apply for Performance Rights, upon the terms set out in the Performance Rights Plan and upon such additional terms and conditions as the Board determines.

  • (c) Plan limit: The Company must have reasonable grounds to believe, when making an offer, that the number of Shares to be received on exercise of Performance Rights offered under an offer, when aggregated with the number of Shares issued or that may be issued as a result of offers made in reliance on the Class Order at any time during the previous 3 year period under an employee incentive scheme covered by the Class Order or an ASIC exempt arrangement of a similar kind to an employee incentive scheme, will not exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the offer.

  • (d) Consideration: Performance Rights granted under the Performance Rights Plan will be issued for nil cash consideration.

  • (e) Vesting conditions: A Performance Right may be made subject to vesting conditions as determined by the Board in its discretion and as specified in the offer for the Performance Right (Vesting Conditions).

  • (f) Vesting: The Board may in its absolute discretion (except in respect of a change of control occurring where Vesting Conditions are deemed to be automatically waived, unless an offer provides otherwise) by written notice to a participant (being an Eligible Participant to whom Performance Rights have been granted under the Performance Rights Plan or their nominee where the Performance Rights have been granted to the nominee of the Eligible Participant (Relevant Person)), resolve to waive any of the Vesting Conditions applying to Performance Rights due to:

    • (i) special circumstances arising in relation to a Relevant Person in respect of those Performance Rights, being:
      • (A) a Relevant Person ceasing to be an Eligible Participant due to:
  • (I) death or total or permanent disability of a Relevant Person; or

  • (II) retirement or redundancy of a Relevant Person;

  • (B) a Relevant Person suffering severe financial hardship;

  • (C) any other circumstance stated to constitute "special circumstances" in the terms of the relevant offer made to and accepted by the participant; or

  • (D) any other circumstances determined by the Board at any time (whether before or after the offer) and notified to the relevant participant which circumstances may relate to the participant, a class of participant, including the participant or particular circumstances or class of circumstances applying to the participant,

(Special Circumstances), or

  • (ii) a change of control occurring; or

  • (iii) the Company passing a resolution for voluntary winding up, or an order is made for the compulsory winding up of the Company.

  • (g) Lapse of a Performance Right: A Performance Right will lapse upon the earlier to occur of:

    • (i) an unauthorised dealing in, or hedging of, the Performance Right occurring;
    • (ii) a Vesting Condition in relation to the Performance Right is not satisfied by its due date, or becomes incapable of satisfaction, as determined by the Board in its absolute discretion, unless the Board exercises its discretion to waive the Vesting Condition and vest the Performance Right in the circumstances set out in paragraph (f) or the Board resolves, in its absolute discretion, to allow the unvested Performance Rights to remain unvested after the Relevant Person ceases to be an Eligible Participant;
    • (iii) in respect of unvested Performance Right only, a Relevant Person ceases to be an Eligible Participant, unless the Board exercises its discretion to vest the Performance Right in the circumstances set out in paragraph (f) or the Board resolves, in its absolute discretion, to allow the unvested Performance Rights to remain unvested after the Relevant Person ceases to be an Eligible Participant;
    • (iv) in respect of vested Performance Rights only, a Relevant Person ceases to be an Eligible Participant and the Performance Rights granted in respect of that Relevant Person are not exercised within one (1) month (or such later date as the Board determines) of the date that Relevant Person ceases to be an Eligible Participant;
    • (v) the Board deems that a Performance Right lapses due to fraud, dishonesty or other improper behaviour of the Eligible Participant;
  • (vi) the Company undergoes a change of control or a winding up resolution or order is made, and the Board does not exercise its discretion to vest the Performance Right; and

  • (vii) the expiry date of the Performance Rights.

  • (h) Not transferrable: Subject to the ASX Listing Rules, and except as otherwise provided for by an offer, Performance Rights are only transferrable in Special Circumstances with the prior written consent of the Board (which may be withheld in its absolute discretion) or by force of law upon death, to the participant's legal personal representative or upon bankruptcy to the participant's trustee in bankruptcy.

  • (i) Shares: Shares resulting from the vesting of the Performance Rights shall, subject to any sale restrictions (refer to paragraph (j)) from the date of issue, rank on equal terms with all other Shares on issue.

  • (j) Sale restrictions: The Board may, in its discretion, determine at any time up until exercise of Performance Rights, that a restriction period will apply to some or all of the Shares issued to a participant on exercise of those Performance Rights (Restriction Period). In addition, the Board may, in its sole discretion, having regard to the circumstances at the time, waive any such Restriction Period.

  • (k) Quotation of Shares: If Shares of the same class as those issued under the Performance Rights Plan are quoted on the ASX, the Company will, subject to the ASX Listing Rules, apply to the ASX for those Shares to be quoted on ASX within 5 business days of the later of the date the Shares are issued and the date any Restriction Period applying to the Shares ends. The Company will not apply for quotation of any Performance Rights on the ASX.

  • (l) No participation rights: There are no participation rights or entitlements inherent in the Performance Rights and participants will not be entitled to participate in new issues of capital offered to Shareholders during the currency of the Performance Rights without exercising the Performance Right.

  • (m) No change: A Performance Right does not confer the right to a change in the number of underlying Shares over which the Performance Right can be exercised.

  • (n) Reorganisation: If, at any time, the issued capital of the Company is reorganised (including consolidation, subdivision, reduction or return), all rights of a participant are to be changed in a manner consistent with the Corporations Act and the ASX Listing Rules at the time of the reorganisation.

  • (o) Amendments: Subject to express restrictions set out in the Performance Rights Plan and complying with the Corporations Act, ASX Listing Rules and any other applicable law, the Board may, at any time, by resolution amend or add to all or any of the provisions of the Performance Rights Plan, or the terms or conditions of any Performance Rights granted under the Performance Rights Plan including giving any amendment retrospective effect.

The maximum number of equity securities proposed to be issued under the Performance Rights Plan over the 3 years from the date of the Company's IPO prospectus, as lodged with ASIC on 19 November 2020 (Prospectus), will not exceed 5% of the total number of Shares on issue at the date of the Prospectus.

LODGE YOUR VOTE
ONLINEhttps://investorcentre.linkgroup.com
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PROXY FORM

I/We being a member(s) of PlaySide Studios 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 and email of the person or body corporate you are appointing as your proxy. An email will be sent to your appointed proxy with details on how to access the virtual meeting.

Name

Email

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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 2:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 (the Meeting) and at any postponement or adjournment of the Meeting.

The Meeting will be conducted as a hybrid event. You can participate by attending in person at BDO, Collins Square, Tower Four, Level 18, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3008 or logging in online at https://meetings.linkgroup.com/PLY22 (refer to details in the Virtual Annual General Meeting Online Guide). Important for Resolution 1: 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 Resolution 1, even though the Resolution is 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

  • For Against Abstain*
  • 1 Adoption of the Remuneration Report
  • 2 Re-Election of Director Mr Christiano Nicolli
  • 3 Issue of Performance Rights to Director – Mr Gerry Sakkas
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* If you mark the Abstain box for a particular Item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf 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

STEP 3

STEP 2

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).

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 and email address 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 Resolution is 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.

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 Virtually the appropriate "Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative" must be received at [email protected] prior to admission in accordance with the Notice of Annual General 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 2:30pm (AEDT) on Monday, 24 October 2022, 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:

https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com

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).

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 https://investorcentre.linkgroup.com 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

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

+61 2 9287 0309

BY HAND

delivering it to Link Market Services Limited* Parramatta Square Level 22, Tower 6 10 Darcy Street Parramatta NSW 2150 or Level 12 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000

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