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PYC THERAPEUTICS LIMITED AGM Information 2020

Oct 4, 2020

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ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 5 October 2020

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

Announcement

PYC Therapeutics Limited (“ PYC ” or “ the Company ”) advises that an Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9.00am (AWST) on Friday 6 November 2020 at seminar Room 272, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009.

Please see attached a Notice of Annual General Meeting and a letter to shareholders advising further details of the meeting and accessing meeting documents.

This announcement has been approved for release by the Board of PYC Therapeutics Limited.

For further information, please contact:

Kevin Hart

-Q Company Secretary

+61 8 9316 9100

[email protected]

ENDS For further information, please contact:

INVESTORS Kaggen Ausma CBO [email protected]

About PYC Therapeutics

PYC Therapeutics (ASX: PYC) is a drug development company solving a major challenge in the development of a revolutionary new class of drugs – delivering large drugs into cells. Cell Penetrating Peptides (CPPs) can overcome ‘the delivery challenge’ and provide access for a wide range of potent and precise drug ‘cargoes’ to the ‘undruggable genome’ – the highest value drug targets that exist inside cells. PYC Therapeutics is using its CPP platform to develop a pipeline of novel therapies with an initial focus on inherited retinal diseases.

About Vision Pharma

Vision Pharma Pty Ltd (Vision) is a joint venture between PYC Therapeutics (PYC) and the Lions Eye Institute (LEI) dedicated to the development of new treatments for a range of debilitating eye diseases. Vision is advancing a lead program for the treatment of a form of Retinitis Pigmentosa as well as a range of other precision medicines for different eye diseases. Vision combines the clinical expertise of LEI with the drug development capabilities of PYC and is owned according to a 90% (PYC) and 10% (LEI) shareholding distribution.

Forward looking statements

Any forward-looking statements in this ASX announcement have been prepared on the basis of a number of assumptions which may prove incorrect and the current intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs about future events are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from assumptions or expectations expressed or implied in this ASX announcement include known and unknown risks. Because actual results could differ materially to assumptions made and the Company’s current intentions, plans, expectations and beliefs about the future, you are urged to view all forward-looking statements contained in this ASX announcement with caution. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

This ASX announcement should not be relied on as a recommendation or forecast by the Company. Nothing in this ASX announcement should be construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell shares in any jurisdiction.

Tel: +61 8 6151 0994 pyctx.com

PYC Therapeutics Limited

ACN 098 391 961

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Annual General Meeting Notice and Proxy Form

5 October 2020

Dear Shareholder

PYC Therapeutics Limited (ACN 63 098 391 961) ( PYC or the Company ) is convening an Annual General Meeting ( Meeting ) to be held at Seminar Room 272, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009 on Friday, 6 November 2020 at 9.00am (AWST).

The Company and the Board are very aware of the current circumstances resulting from COVID-19 and the impact it is having, and is likely to continue to have, on physical meetings. Accordingly, the Board has made the decision that it will hold a physical Meeting with any appropriate social gathering and physical distancing measures in place to comply with the State and Federal Government’s current restrictions for physical gatherings.

In accordance with subsection 5(f) of the Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No. 1) 2020, the Company will not be dispatching physical copies of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ( Notice ). Instead, a copy of the Notice will be available under the “ASX announcements” section of PYC’s website at https://pyctx.com/investors/

As you have not elected to receive notices by email, a copy of your personalised proxy form is enclosed for your convenience. Shareholders are encouraged to complete and lodge their proxies online or otherwise in accordance with the instructions set out in the proxy form and the Notice.

Your proxy voting instruction must be received by 9.00am (AWST) on Wednesday, 4 November 2020, being not less than 48 hours before the commencement of the Meeting. Any proxy voting instructions received after that time will not be valid for the Meeting.

The Notice is important and should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course of action you should follow, you should consult your financial adviser, lawyer, accountant or other professional adviser. If you have any difficulties obtaining a copy of the Notice of Meeting please contact the Company’s share registry, Automic Group on, 1300 288 664 (within Australia) or +61 (2) 9698 5414 (overseas).

Circumstances relating to COVID-19 are changing rapidly. The Company will update shareholders if changing circumstances will impact the planning or arrangements for the Meeting by way of announcement on ASX and the details will also be made available on our website at https://pyctx.com/

The Company appreciates the understanding of shareholders during this time.

Yours faithfully

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Kevin Hart Company Secretary PYC Therapeutics Limited

Suite 8, 7 The Esplanade Mt Pleasant WA 6153 Tel: (08) 9316 9100 Fax: (08) 9315 5475 www.pyctx.com ABN 48 098 391 961

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PYC Therapeutics Limited ACN 098 391 961

Notice of Annual General Meeting

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT AND REQUIRES YOUR ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt as to the contents of this document or how to deal with it, please consult your financial or other professional adviser.

The annual general meeting will be held:

  • at Seminar Room 272 The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, 6 Verdun Street, Nedlands, Western Australia

  • on 6 November 2020 at 9.00am AWST

You can vote by:

  • attending and voting at the meeting; or

  • appointing someone as your proxy to attend and vote at the meeting on your behalf, by completing and returning the Proxy Form to the Company in the manner set out in the Proxy Form accompanying this Notice.

Proxy Forms must be received no later than 9.00 am AWST on 4 November 2020. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the Meeting.

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PYC Therapeutics Limited ACN 098 391 961 (Company)

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company ( Meeting ) will be held at:

Date: Friday, 6 November 2020 Time: 9.00 am AWST Venue: Seminar Room 272, Level 2, The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research QEII Medical Centre 6 Verdun Street Nedlands, Western Australia

The purpose of the Meeting is to consider and, if thought fit, pass the Resolutions referred to in this Notice.

An Explanatory Statement containing information on each of the following Resolutions accompanies this Notice. The Explanatory Statement (including the Annexure) and the Proxy Form forms part of this Notice.

Terms used in this Notice and Explanatory Statement are defined in Section 4 'Definitions' of the Explanatory Statement.

1 Financial Statements and Reports

To receive and consider the Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2020.

2 Resolutions

Resolution 1: Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution :

“That the Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 be adopted by the Company.”

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

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Resolution 2: Re-Election of Director – Dr Bernard Hockings

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution :

“That Dr Bernard Hockings, who retires in accordance with clause 13.2 of the Company’s Constitution and, being eligible, having offered himself for re-election, be re-elected as a Director.”

Resolution 3: Approval of Long Term Incentive Plan

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as an ordinary resolution :

"That the Long Term Incentive Plan ( LTIP ), which is summarised in the attached Explanatory Statement, be approved and that for the purposes of Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13) and for all other purposes, the issue of securities under the LTIP within three (3) years from the date of this Resolution be an exception to Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.1A."

Resolution 4: Renewal of Proportional Takeover Provisions

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as a special resolution :

“That approval is given for the Company to modify its existing Constitution by renewing clause 35 and, if Resolution 6 is passed, by adopting the Constitution referred to in that Resolution with clause 38 included for a period of 3 years from the date of this Meeting.

Resolution 5: New Constitution

To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following as a special resolution :

“That for the purposes of section 136(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, the New Constitution tabled at the Meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification is approved and adopted as the constitution of the Company in place of the existing Constitution with effect from the end of the Meeting.”

Explanatory Statement

Please refer to the attached Explanatory Statement for further information on the proposed Resolutions.

3 Voting exclusion statements: Resolutions 1 and 3

Resolution 1 : In accordance with the Corporations Act, a vote on Resolution 1 must not be cast by, or on behalf of, a member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the Remuneration Report, or a Closely Related Party of such member.

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  • Resolution 3 : The Company will disregard any votes cast in favour of Resolution 3 by, or on behalf of, a person who is eligible to participate in the LTIP, and any associates of that person or those persons.

However, the Company need not disregard a vote on Resolution 1 and Resolution 3 if:

  • (a) 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

  • (b) in respect of Resolution 1, it is cast by the Chair pursuant to an express authorisation to exercise the proxy even if this Resolution 1 is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of the Key Management Personnel; and

  • (c) in the case of Resolution 3:

  • (i) the Chair of the Meeting 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

  • (ii) a holder acting solely in a nominee, trustee or custodial or other fiduciary capacity on behalf of a beneficiary provided the following conditions are met:

    • (A) 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

    • (B) the holder votes on the resolution in accordance with directions given by the beneficiary to the holder to vote in that way.

4 Voting entitlement

The Directors have determined pursuant to Regulation 7.11.37 of the Corporations Regulations 2001 that the persons eligible to vote at the Meeting are those who are registered Shareholders at 9.00 am AWST on 4 November 2020.

5 How to vote

Shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting may vote by attending the Meeting in person, by attorney or proxy or, in the case of corporate Shareholders, by a corporate representative.

6 Voting in person

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

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company may be bound to adhere to any government restrictions on gatherings in place at the date of the Meeting. This could result in the number of people attending the Meeting being restricted. Although the Company intends for all attendees access to the Meeting, should numbers need to be restricted, Shareholders will be given priority.

The Company intends to monitor government guidelines in the lead up to the Meeting, and, if deemed necessary, may change the way in which shareholders can attend and vote on the day of the Meeting, which may include the use of virtual meeting technology. If such an

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arrangement is required, the Company will release an announcement to the ASX advising of such arrangements.

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Voting by proxy

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

Online visiting https://investor.automic.com.au/#/loginsah or by scanning the QR code, found on the enclosed proxy form with your mobile device By post Automic Group, GPO Box 5193, Sydney NSW 2001

Shareholders wishing to vote by proxy must complete, sign and deliver the enclosed personalised Proxy Form, in accordance with the instructions on the form, prior to 9.00 am AWST on 4 November 2020.

8 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 Registry.

9 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 Registry.

10 How the Chair will vote undirected proxies

The Chair will vote undirected proxies on, and in favour of, all the proposed Resolutions (other than Resolution 1). The Chair intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1 in accordance with the express authorisation on the Proxy Form.

If you appoint the Chair as your proxy, you can direct the Chair to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Resolution 1.

By order of the Board

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Kevin Hart Company Secretary

Dated: 5 October 2020

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PYC Therapeutics Limited ACN 098 391 961 (Company)

Explanatory Statement

1. Introduction

The purpose of this Explanatory Statement is to provide Shareholders with an explanation of the business of the Meeting and the Resolutions proposed to be considered at the Meeting. This Explanatory Statement should be read in conjunction with the Notice and forms part of the Notice.

2. Business of the Meeting - Summary

  • (a) To table the Company’s Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2020 and to give Shareholders the opportunity to raise issues and ask questions generally concerning the financial statements or business operations of the Company.

  • (b) To consider and vote on the following Resolutions:

Resolution 1 Adopt the Remuneration Report
Resolution 2 Re-Elect Dr Bernard Hockings as a Director
Resolution 3 Approval of Long Term Incentive Plan
Resolution 4 Renewal of Proportional Takeover Provisions
Resolution 5 Approval of New Constitution

3. Why the Meeting is being held

3.1

Financial Statements and Reports

Shareholders will have a reasonable opportunity to ask questions or make comments on the Company’s Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report for the year ended 30 June 2020.

The Auditor will be present at the Meeting and Shareholders will have an opportunity to ask the Auditor questions in relation to the conduct of the audit, the Auditor’s Report, the Company’s accounting policies and the independence of the Auditor.

There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Company’s Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report.

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A copy of the Company’s 2020 Annual Report, which includes the Company’s Financial Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report is available on the Company’s website: https://pyctx.com/investors/

3.2

Resolution 1: Adoption of Remuneration Report

(a) Background

The Remuneration Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 is included in the Company’s Annual Report and sets out the Company’s remuneration arrangements for Directors and executive staff.

Shareholders will be given a reasonable opportunity at the Meeting to raise questions and make comments on the Remuneration Report. Shareholders will then be asked to vote on the Remuneration Report.

The vote is advisory only and does not bind the Company or its Directors. The Board will consider the outcome of the vote and comments made by Shareholders on the Remuneration Report at the Meeting when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies.

A voting exclusion statement applies to Resolution 1, as set out in the Notice.

(b)

No Spill Resolution

If at least 25% of votes that are cast are voted against the adoption of the Company’s Remuneration Report at two consecutive annual general meetings, Shareholders must vote on whether the Board should go up for re-election.

At the Company’s 2019 Annual General Meeting, less than 25% of the votes cast on the resolution to adopt the 2019 Remuneration Report were voted against the resolution. Accordingly, no spill resolution will be held at this Meeting.

The Company is required by the Corporations Act to put to the vote at the annual general meeting a resolution that the Remuneration Report be adopted. The Company is also required to inform Shareholders in the Notice that a resolution to this effect will be put at the Meeting.

(c)

Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 1.

3.3 Resolution 2: Re-election of Dr Bernard Hockings as a Director

(a) Required Shareholder approval

Shareholder approval is sought for the re-election of Dr Bernard Hockings as a Director pursuant to clause 13.2 of the Constitution. Dr B Hockings was appointed to the Board on 23 January 2014 and was last re-elected on 16 November 2018 at the 2018 AGM.

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Dr B Hockings must retire as a Director pursuant to clause 13.2 of the Constitution at the conclusion of the Meeting. Clause 13.2 of the Constitution requires that no Director except the Managing Director may hold office for a period in excess of three years, or beyond the third annual general meeting following the Director's election, whichever is the longer. Clause 13.2 of the Constitution further provides that at every annual general meeting one-third of the previously elected Directors must retire from office and are eligible for re-election.

Dr B Hockings offers himself, and is eligible for, re-election at this Meeting.

If Dr B Hockings is not re-elected, Dr B Hockings will retire from the Company as a Director. The Board may consider an alternative Director be appointed, with ratification at the Company’s next AGM.

(b) Profile

Dr B Hockings retired as an Interventional Cardiologist in Private Practice in Western Australia in July 2017. He is a Clinical Associate Professor in Medicine at the University of Western Australia. Previously he was Director of the Coronary Care Unit at Royal Perth Hospital, Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee at the Mount Hospital and Director of Health Reserves (WA) for the Royal Australian Air Force.

Dr B Hockings has a lifelong interest in medical research. His Doctoral Thesis involved Vasodilator Therapy in the treatment of heart failure. He has been closely involved with clinical teaching throughout his career. Dr Hockings is a major shareholder in the Company.

Dr B Hockings has held no other Australian listed company directorships in the last three years.

(c) Recommendation

The Directors (other than Dr B Hockings) recommend that you vote in favour of this Resolution 2. Dr B Hockings makes no recommendation to Shareholders.

3.4 Resolution 3: Approval of Long Term Incentive Plan

(a) Background

The Company proposes to adopt a long term incentive plan ( LTIP ) pursuant to which issued capital of the Company may be made available to directors, senior management and staff as a form of longer term equity incentive.

If Resolution 3 is passed, the LTIP will enable the Company to issue equity securities to employees and officers of the Company and to issue Shares to those employees and officers if they choose to exercise their equity securities. No equity securities will be issued to Directors without express shareholder approval of the numbers and terms of those securities.

It is intended that the LTIP will supersede the previous Employee Share and Option Plan approved by shareholders at the Company's 2014 AGM.

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(b) Listing Rules 7.1 and 7.2

Listing Rule 7.1 provides that a company must not, subject to specified exceptions, issue or agree to issue during any 12 month period any equity securities, or other securities with rights to conversion to equity (such as an option), if the number of those securities exceeds 15% of the number of securities on issue at the commencement of that 12 month period.

An exception to Listing Rule 7.1 is set out in Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13) which provides that Listing Rule 7.1 does not apply to an issue under an employee incentive scheme if, within the three years before the date of issue, shareholders have approved this issue as an exception to Listing Rule 7.1.

Shareholder approval is sought to adopt the LTIP in accordance with Listing Rule 7.2 (Exception 13) and to enable the Company to subsequently grant equity securities under the plan without having to obtain shareholder approval each time the Company wishes to issue securities which exceed the 15% limit contained in Listing Rule 7.1 and do not otherwise fall within one of the nominated Listing Rule exemptions.

If Resolution 3 is not approved, the grant of any equity securities to employees under the LTIP will count towards the 15% limit in Listing Rule 7.1.

If Resolution 3 is not approved, the Board may need to consider alternative remuneration arrangements which are consistent with the Company’s remuneration principles, including providing an equivalent cash long term incentive subject to the risk of forfeiture, performance conditions and performance period (as well as any potential use of the existing Employee Share and Option Plan).

(c)

Maximum number of securities

The maximum number of securities that can be issued under the LTIP is not to be in excess of 137,307,807 securities (excluding any securities that shareholders specifically approve in general meeting).

(d) No past issues

There have been no securities issued under the LTIP to date.

(e) Material Terms

The material terms of the LTIP are set out in Appendix A to this Notice of Meeting and a voting exclusion applies to Resolution 3.

(f)

Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 3.

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3.5 Resolution 4: Approval Renewal of Proportional Takeover Provisions

(a) Background

The Corporations Act permits a Company’s constitution to include a provision that enables it to refuse to register shares acquired under a proportional takeover bid unless shareholders approve the bid.

As provided in clause 35 of the Company’s Constitution, the existing proportional takeover provision will cease to have effect three years after the date on which it was last renewed, being 24 November 2017.

Resolution 4 is a special resolution which will enable the Company to modify its Constitution by renewing clause 35 for a period of 3 years from the date of Shareholder approval. If renewed, the proposed proportional takeover provision will be in exactly the same terms as the existing provisions in clause 35 of the Company’s Constitution. If not renewed, the proportional takeover provisions will cease to apply three years after 24 November 2017.

Under Resolution 4, the Company is proposing to replace its existing Constitution with the proposed New Constitution (see below for more details). The New Constitution also contains proportional takeover provisions in clause 38. If Resolution 4 and 5 are passed, then the proportional takeover provisions in clause 38 of the New Constitution will apply for 3 years from the Meeting.

A copy of the Constitution is available for download from the Company's website at https://www.pyctx.com.

(b) Proportional takeover provisions (clause 35 of the Constitution)

A proportional takeover bid is a takeover bid where the offer made to each shareholder is only for a proportion of that shareholder’s shares.

The proportional takeover provisions set out in clause 35 of the Constitution provides that a proportional takeover bid for Shares may only proceed after the bid has been approved by a meeting of Shareholders held in accordance with the terms set out in the Constitution.

This clause will cease to have effect on the third anniversary of the date of the adoption of the last renewal of the clause.

(c) Information required by section 648G of the Corporations Act

(i) Effect of proportional takeover provisions

Where offers have been made under a proportional off-market bid in respect of a class of securities in a company, the registration of a transfer giving effect to a contract resulting from the acceptance of an offer made under such a proportional off-market bid is prohibited unless and until a resolution to approve the proportional off-market bid is passed or the deadline for obtaining such approval has passed.

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(ii) Reasons for proportional takeover provisions

A proportional takeover bid may result in control of the Company changing without Shareholders having the opportunity to dispose of all their Shares. By making a partial bid, a bidder can obtain practical control of the Company by acquiring less than a majority interest. Shareholders are exposed to the risk of being left as a minority in the Company and the risk of the bidder being able to acquire control of the Company without payment of an adequate control premium.

These amended provisions allow Shareholders to decide whether a proportional takeover bid is acceptable in principle, and assist in ensuring that any partial bid is appropriately priced.

(iii) Knowledge of any acquisition proposals

As at the date of this Notice, no Director is aware of any proposal by any person to acquire, or to increase the extent of, a substantial interest in the Company.

(iv) Advantages and disadvantages of proportional takeover provisions during the period in which they have been in effect

The advantages and disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include those set out immediately below, which were applicable during the period in which they have been in effect

(v) Potential advantages and disadvantages of proportional takeover provisions

The potential advantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

  • the right to decide by majority vote whether an offer under a proportional takeover bid should proceed;

  • assisting in preventing Shareholders from being locked in as a minority;

  • increasing the bargaining power of Shareholders which may assist in ensuring that any proportional takeover bid is adequately priced; and

  • each individual Shareholder may better assess the likely outcome of the proportional takeover bid by knowing the view of the majority of Shareholders which may assist in deciding whether to accept or reject an offer under the takeover bid.

The potential disadvantages of the proportional takeover provisions for Shareholders include:

  • proportional takeover bids may be discouraged;

  • lost opportunity to sell a portion of their Shares at a premium; and

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  • the likelihood of a proportional takeover bid succeeding may be reduced.

(d) Review of advantages and disadvantages of the proportional takeover approval provisions

While proportional takeover provisions have been in effect under the Company’s Constitution, no takeover bids for the Company have been made, either proportional or otherwise. Accordingly, there are no actual examples against which the advantages or disadvantages of the existing proportional takeover provisions (that is, clause 35 of the existing Constitution) could be reviewed for the Directors and Shareholders of the Company.

The Directors are not aware of any potential takeover bid that was discouraged by clause 35.

(e) Directors' Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommends that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 4.

3.6 Resolution 5: Adopt New Constitution

(a) Background

A company may modify or repeal its constitution or a provision of its constitution by special resolution of Shareholders.

Resolution 5 seeks Shareholder approval for the repeal of the Company’s existing Constitution and the adoption of the New Constitution in accordance with section 136 of the Corporations Act.

The Company’s constitution was last updated in 2010. There have been a number of developments in law, corporate governance principles and general corporate and commercial practice for ASX listed companies since that time.

The New Constitution contains a number of changes to the current Constitution, many of which are administrative or relatively minor in nature and will not result in any material change to the rights and obligations of Shareholders.

Resolution 5 is a special resolution and therefore requires approval of 75% of the votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote (in person, by proxy, by attorney or, in the case of a corporate Shareholder, by a corporate representative).

If the New Constitution is not approved, then the existing Constitution will not change and the Board may consider whether ad hoc amendments to the Constitution will need to be put to the Shareholders for consideration in the future.

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(b) Main differences between the Constitution and proposed New Constitution

The main differences between the existing Constitution and the proposed new Constitution involve:

  • (i) General meeting procedure : facilitation of hybrid meetings and the adoption of technological means of conducting meetings, as well as including greater clarity around meeting procedure;

  • (ii) Direct voting : The existing Constitution is silent on direct voting. The New Constitution has provisions allowing for procedures to accommodate ‘direct votes’ by Shareholders. That is, remote voting by Shareholders who are not necessarily present in person at the meeting and including them in the quorum requirements;

  • (iii) Board meetings and decisions : allowing greater informality in how Directors conduct meetings and pass resolutions including reliance on modern technology.

  • (iv) Restricted Securities : The New Constitution includes updated restricted security provisions to reflect the changes to Listing Rule 15.12 in December 2019.

  • (v) Disclosure : giving the Company specific power to enforce shareholder and director disclosure to the Company of shareholdings where disclosure by the Company is required by the ASX Listing Rules.

There are a number of other differences between the existing and proposed Constitutions which are not summarised or referred to below because they do not materially alter the effect of the existing Constitution.

No changes are proposed to:

  • (i) the minimum or maximum number of Directors;

  • (ii) nomination deadlines for candidates for board appointment; or

  • (iii) the level of executive or non-executive Director remuneration authorised by the Constitution.

(c)

How to obtain a copy of the proposed New Constitution

Copies of the Company’s existing Constitution and proposed New Constitution are available on the Company’s website at https://www.pyctx.com .

A copy of the New Constitution will also be available for inspection by Shareholders at the Meeting.

(d) Recommendation

The Directors unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution 5.

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4. Definitions

  • 4.1 In this Notice and the Explanatory Statement:

$ means Australian dollars. AWST means Australian Western Standard Time. Annual Report means the Directors’ Report, the Financial Report and the Auditor’s Report in respect to the financial year ended 2020. ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691. Auditor's Report means the auditor's report on the Financial Report. Auditor means HLB Mann Judd. Board means the board of Directors. Closely Related means: Party (a) a spouse or child of the member; or (b) has the meaning given in section 9 of the Corporations Act. Company or PYC means PYC Therapeutics Limited ACN 098 391 961. Constitution means the constitution of the Company as at the commencement of the Meeting. Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). Director means a director of the Company. Directors' Report means the annual directors' report prepared under chapter 2M of the Corporations Act for the Company and its controlled entities. Explanatory means the Explanatory Statement attached to the Notice. Statement Financial Report means the annual financial report prepared under Chapter 2M of the Corporations Act of the Company and its controlled entities. Key Management has the same meaning as in the accounting standards issued by the Personnel 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.

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LTIP the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan sought to be approved under Resolution 3.

Meeting has the meaning in the introductory paragraph of the Notice. New Constitution means the new constitution of the Company that will take effect from close of the Meeting if Resolution 5 is passed. Notice means this notice of Meeting. Remuneration means the remuneration report of the Company contained in the Report Directors' Report. Registry means Atomic Group, the Company’s Registry. Resolutions means a resolution proposed to be considered and, if thought fit, to be passed at the Meeting. Shareholder means a shareholder of the Company.

  • 4.2 In this Notice and the Explanatory Statement words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa.

5. Queries

If you have any queries about the meeting, the Resolutions to be put to the Meeting or the proposals being considered, please contact:

Kevin Hart Company Secretary

Telephone: (08) 9316 9100 Facsimile: (08) 9315 5475 E-mail: [email protected]

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Annexure A 2020 Employee Long Term Incentive Plan

Set out below is a summary of the key terms of the Long Term Incentive Plan, for which Shareholder approval is sought under Resolution 3:

TERM SUMMARY
Purpose The Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) is intended to
retain and motivate the Company’s Eligible Employees.
Share Rights Under the LTIP, the Board has the power to grant Share Rights to
Eligible Employees (or their nominees) in various forms, including
as:

Performance Rights(ie. Share Rights with no exercise
price);

Options(ie. Share Rights generally with an exercise price
equal to the market value of a Share on the Date of Grant);
or

Premium Priced Options(ie. Share Rights with an
exercise price that is greater than the market value of a
Share on the Date of Grant).
Share Rights are a right to acquire shares in the Company (or in
some cases, to receive a payment of cash instead of Shares) upon
the satisfaction of any terms and conditions, including any
Performance Criteria, as determined by the Board and set out in a
Plan Invitation.
Eligibility The rules allow for offers of Share Rights under the LTIP to be
made by the Board to Eligible Employees, being any person who is
in full-time or permanent part-time employment of the Company or
one of its related bodies corporate, including any Directors.
Awards of Share Rights under the LTIP are made at the Board's
discretion.

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Vesting Conditions Shares Rights may be granted under the LTIP subject to vesting
conditions, including time and performance based hurdles.
The Board determines the details of any vesting conditions
applicable to any Share Rights granted under the LTIP prior to Plan
Invitations being made. Share Rights will generally only vest (under
normal circumstances) upon satisfaction of any time and
performance based vesting conditions. If those conditions are not
met, any Share Rights will generally lapse and not be capable of
exercise.
Delivery of Shares Shares in the Company will be delivered to Participants upon
exercise of vested Share Rights (or in certain circumstances, cash
will be paid by the Company in lieu of delivering shares). On
exercise, subject to payment of any exercise price, the Company
will deliver shares either by way of new issue or by arranging for
shares to be purchased on-market.
Subject to Board approval, a Participant may elect not pay the
Exercise Price for certain Convertible Securities on the basis that
on exercise the Company will transfer or allot to the Participant that
number of Shares equal in value to the positive difference between
the then Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise and the
Exercise Price that would otherwise be payable to exercise those
Convertible Securities (with the number of Shares rounded down to
the nearest whole Share).
Cessation of Employment If a Participant ceases employment with the Company group:

any unvested Share Rights will generally lapse unless the
Participant ceases employment with the Company group due to
a 'Good Leaver Event' (including death, Permanent
Disablement, Retirement and Redundancy (in each case, as
defined in the Rules)). If a Participant is a 'good leaver', a pro
rata number of Share Rights will generally be retained.
However, the Board retains the discretion to determine a
different outcome; and

any vested Share Rights at the time of ceasing employment will
generally only be exercisable until the earlier of (i) three months
after the date on which the Participant ceases employment, and
(ii) the expiry date of the Share Rights.

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Change of Control On a change of control of the Company, the Board has a broad
discretion to deal with vested and unvested Share Rights, including
a discretion to waive any vesting conditions applicable to unvested
Share Rights, subject to such terms and conditions as it
determines.
Plan limits Issues of shares including on exercise of Share Rights granted
under the LTIP will be subject to a cap of 5% of the issued share
capital of the Company, inclusive of shares that may be issued
under other employee incentive schemes of the Company for
employees and non-executive directors, but disregarding offers
made outside of Australia, made under a prospectus or other
disclosure document or which do not require a disclosure
document.
Expiry of Share Rights Share Rights which have not been exercised by the expiry date will
expire and cease to exist at 5pm (AWST) on the expiry date
specified in the Plan Invitation or upon the Board making a
determination that the Share Rights are to be forfeited.
Forfeiture conditions If a Participant commits any act of fraud, defalcation or gross
misconduct or other similar acts, any Share Rights held by the
Participant will generally lapse. In addition, the Board can include,
in a Plan Invitation, additional circumstances in which the Share
Rights will be forfeited.
Disposal restrictions A share delivered to a Participant under the LTIP may not be
disposed of or otherwise dealt with by that Participant at any time
when the Participant would be precluded from dealing in shares
pursuant to the Company's securities dealing policy.
Hedging prohibited Without limiting the prohibitions in Part 2D.7 of the Corporations Act
(ban on hedging remuneration of key management personnel), the
terms of the LTIP prohibit entering into transactions or
arrangements which limit the economic risk of participating in
unvested entitlements under the LTIP.
Amendments The Board has the discretion to amend the rules of the LTIP
(including retrospectively in respect of previous awards of Share
Rights) but not so as to reduce the rights of participants, except
where necessary to correct obvious errors or mistakes or to comply
with legal requirements or for the purpose of enabling Participants
to receive a more favourable taxation treatment.

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Copies of Incentive Plan A copy of the full terms of the LTIP can be obtained by contacting
the Company Secretary on (08) 9316 9100 or via email at
[email protected]

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