SYNTARA LIMITED — AGM Information 2017

Oct 11, 2017

NOTICE OF THE 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF PHARMAXIS LTD

TO BE HELD AT THE CHRISTIE CONFERENCE CENTRE 3 SPRING STREET, SYDNEY NSW 2000 ON 13 NOVEMBER 2017 AT 2.30 PM (SYDNEY TIME)

TO BE VALID, PROXY FORMS FOR USE AT THE MEETING MUST BE COMPLETED AND LODGED NO LATER THAN 11 NOVEMBER 2017 AT 2.30 PM (SYDNEY TIME)

IMPORTANT

This document is important and requires your immediate attention. It should be read in its entirety. If you are in doubt as to the course you should follow, you should consult your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately.

12 October 2017

Dear Shareholder,

The 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders of Pharmaxis Ltd ( Company ) will be held at the Christie Conference Centre, located at 3 Spring Street, Sydney NSW 2000, on 13 November 2017 at 2.30pm (Sydney time). The notice of meeting along with a proxy voting form is enclosed.

The formal part of the meeting will cover the consideration of the Company’s financial statements and remuneration report, the re-election of two of our non-executive directors and the grant of securities to our Chief Executive Officer. Details of the resolutions to be considered at the meeting are contained in the explanatory statement which accompanies the notice of meeting.

If you plan to attend the meeting, please bring the enclosed proxy form to facilitate your prompt registration. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you are able to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf online at www.investorvote.com.au or by using the enclosed proxy form. Shareholders will have an opportunity to ask questions during the meeting or by submitting written questions in advance of the meeting. Shareholders are also invited to join the board of directors for light refreshments at the conclusion of the meeting.

We look forward to welcoming you at the meeting.

Yours faithfully,

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David McGarvey Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

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Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders of Pharmaxis Ltd ABN 75 082 811 630 ( Company ) will be held at the Christie Conference Centre, located at 3 Spring Street, Sydney NSW 2000, on 13 November 2017 at 2.30pm (Sydney time).

ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. Financial Statements

To receive and consider the financial report, directors’ report and the auditor’s report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.

2. Remuneration Report

To consider and, if thought fit, pass item 2 as an ordinary resolution (advisory vote only):

That the remuneration report of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2017 be adopted.

3. Re-election of Dr Kathleen Metters as a Non-Executive Director

To consider and, if thought fit, pass item 3 as an ordinary resolution:

That Dr Kathleen Metters, who retires and offers herself for re-election as a director of the Company, be re-elected as a non-executive director of the Company.

4. Re-election of Mr William Delaat as a Non-Executive Director

To consider and, if thought fit, pass item 4 as an ordinary resolution:

That Mr William Delaat, who retires and offers himself for re-election as a director of the Company, be re-elected as a non-executive director of the Company.

SPECIAL BUSINESS

5. Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Gary Phillips

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass item 5 as an ordinary resolution:

That for the purposes of the ASX Listing Rules and for all other purposes, approval be given for the grant of 770,000 zero grant price and zero exercise price employee options ( Performance Rights ) to Mr Gary Phillips under the Company’s performance rights plan, resolved to be granted by the Board in July 2017 and, upon exercise of those Performance Rights, the acquisition of 770,000 ordinary shares underlying those Performance Rights, in accordance with the explanatory statement accompanying this notice of meeting.

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NOTES AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION

VOTING RESTRICTIONS

Item 2 – Pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ( Corporations Act ), a vote must not be cast (in any capacity) on item 2 by or on behalf of either of the following persons:

• a) a member of the Company’s key management personnel details of whose remuneration are included in the remuneration report; or

• b) a closely related party of such a member.

However, a person described in a) or b) may cast a vote on the resolution as a proxy if the vote is not cast on behalf of a person described a) or b) above and either:

• a) the person is appointed as a proxy by writing that specifies the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; or

• b) the voter is the chair of the meeting and the appointment of the chair as proxy: (i) does not specify the way the proxy is to vote on the resolution; and (ii) expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the key management personnel for the company or, if the company is part of a consolidated entity, for the entity.

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, whether directly or indirectly. Members of the Company’s key management personnel include its directors and certain senior executives.

A closely related party of a member of the key management personnel means any of the following:

• a spouse or child of the member;

• a child of the member's spouse;

• a dependant of the member or of the member's spouse;

• anyone else who is one of the member's family and may be expected to influence the member, or be influenced by the member, in the member's dealings with the entity;

• a company the member controls; or

• a person prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

• Item 5 - As required by the ASX Listing Rules, the Company will disregard any votes cast on item 5: a) by a director of the Company who is eligible to participate in the employee incentive scheme in respect of which approval is sought and if ASX has expressed an opinion under rule 10.14.3 that approval is required for participation in the employee incentive scheme by anyone else, that person; and

• b) an associate of that person (or those persons).

However the Company need not disregard a vote 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) it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy directs.

VOTING ENTITLEMENTS

For the purpose of the Corporations Act, the Company has determined that the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares for the purpose of the annual general meeting, will be the registered holders of ordinary shares as at 7:00 pm (Sydney time) on 11 November 2017.

PROXIES

Shareholders have the right to appoint a proxy, who need not be a shareholder of the Company. If a shareholder is entitled to two or more votes they may appoint two proxies and may specify the percentage of votes that each proxy is appointed to exercise. A proxy form has been included with this notice of meeting. Proxy voting instructions are provided with the proxy form.

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You may submit your proxy form online by visiting www.investorvote.com.au. To use the online facility you will require the secure access information set out on your proxy form. You will be taken to have duly executed the proxy form if you lodge it in accordance with the instructions prior to 2.30pm (Sydney time) on 11 November 2017. Custodians who are subscribers of Intermediary Online, please submit your votes electronically via www.intermediaryonline.com.

Completed proxies can also be lodged with the Company’s registrar, Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited:

by hand: Level 4, 60 Carrington Street, Sydney NSW 2000 by post: GPO Box 242, Melbourne VIC 3001 by facsimile: 1800 783 447

or directly to the Company:

by hand or by post: 20 Rodborough Road, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 by facsimile: +61 (2) 9451 3622

Duly completed proxies must be received by no later than 2.30pm (Sydney time) on 11 November 2017 .

POWER OF ATTORNEY

If a shareholder has appointed an attorney to attend and vote at the meeting, or if a proxy form is signed by an attorney, a certified copy of the power of attorney must likewise be received by Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited or the Company by no later than 2.30pm (Sydney time) on 11 November 2017 by one of the means listed above.

CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES

If a corporate shareholder wishes to appoint a person to act as a representative at the meeting, that person should be provided with a letter authorising that person as the company’s representative (executed in accordance with that company’s constituent documents and the Corporations Act).

APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OR OTHER KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AS YOUR PROXY

Due to voting exclusions and requirements referred to in this notice of meeting, if you intend to appoint a member of key management personnel (which includes each of the directors and executives named in the Company’s 2017 Remuneration Report) or their closely related parties other than the Chairman as your proxy, you are encouraged to direct them how to vote on item 2 (Remuneration Report) and item 5 (Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Gary Phillips) by marking either “For”, “Against” or “Abstain” on the proxy form for the relevant item of business. If you do not direct such a proxy how to vote on those items they will not be able to vote an undirected proxy and your vote will not be counted. This does not apply to the Chairman, who is able to vote undirected proxies where he or she is expressly authorised to do so on the proxy form.

If the Chairman of the meeting is appointed, or taken to be appointed, as your proxy, you can direct the Chairman of the meeting to vote “For”, “Against”, or to “Abstain” from voting on, items 2 to 5 by marking the appropriate box opposite the relevant item on the proxy form. However, if the Chairman of the meeting is your proxy and you do not mark any of the boxes opposite those items 2 to 5, your undirected proxies held by the Chairman will be taken as an express authorisation for the Chairman to vote as he or she decides, in which case the Chairman intends to vote in accordance with the stated intention below.

HOW THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING WILL VOTE UNDIRECTED PROXIES

Subject to the law, the Chairman of the meeting will vote undirected proxies on, and in favour of, all proposed resolutions, including item 2 (Remuneration Report) and item 5 (Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Gary Phillips).

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Shareholders can appoint the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy to vote contrary to this stated intention or to abstain from voting on a resolution. Shareholders are encouraged to direct their proxies how to vote.

By order of the Board

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Mr David McGarvey, Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

12 October 2017

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Item 1 - Financial Statements

In accordance with section 317 of the Corporations Act, the financial report, directors’ report and the auditor’s report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2017 will be presented to the meeting. Shareholders will be provided with an opportunity to ask questions in relation to the reports, however, in accordance with the Corporations Act there will be no formal resolution put to the meeting. The reports are contained in the Company’s 2017 statutory annual report which is available at www.pharmaxis.com.au.

Item 2 - Advisory Vote in Relation to the Remuneration Report

Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act requires that shareholders vote in respect of the adoption of the Company’s Remuneration Report. Section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act provides that the vote on the resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Company’s board of directors ( Board ) or the Company. The Board will continue to consider and take into account the outcome of the vote and feedback from shareholders on the Remuneration Report when reviewing the Company’s remuneration policies.

The Corporations Act provides that if 25% or more of the votes are cast against the adoption of the Remuneration Report at two consecutive annual general meetings, a shareholder vote on whether to convene a special meeting at which all directors (other than our Chief Executive Officer), who were in office at the second annual general meeting, must stand for re-election.

The Chairman will allow a reasonable opportunity for shareholders as a whole to ask questions about, or make comments on, the Remuneration Report at the meeting before calling for a vote. The Remuneration Report is set out in section 2 of the Company’s 2017 statutory annual report.

The Board unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

Item 3 - Re-election of Dr Kathleen Metters as a Non-executive director

Dr Kathleen Metters (age: 61) has been a non-executive director of the Company since June 2017. In accordance with the requirements of the Company’s constitution and the ASX Listing Rules, Dr Metters retires and offers herself for re-election.

Dr Metters is an internationally recognised executive with over 25 years experience in the discovery and development of novel therapies for the treatment of serious diseases. From 2011 to 2014 Dr Metters was President and Chief Executive officer for Lycera Corp., a biopharmaceutical company pioneering innovative approaches to novel oral medicines for treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. From 1988 to 2011 Dr Metters was employed by Merck & Co. In 2009 she was appointed to design and establish External Discovery and Preclinical Sciences for Merck & Co. From 2005 to 2009 Dr Metters was head of Worldwide Basic Research for Merck & Co. From 2002 to 2005 Dr Metters was head of Merck Frosst, during which time she was the Basic Research Therapeutic Area Head for the Respiratory Franchise and from 2003 to 2005 was chair of the Respiratory Worldwide Business Strategy Team.

Dr Metters is currently working as an independent biopharma consultant and as senior advisor for New York‐based Bridge Medicines.

Dr Metters holds a Bachelor of Science, in biochemistry from the University of Manchester Institute for Science and Technology as well as a Ph.D from the Imperial Collect of Science and Technology in London. Dr Metters has completed post-doctoral training at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France and at the Clinical Research Institute of Montreal. Dr Metters was appointed to the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board in August 2017.

If re-elected, Dr Metters’ term of appointment will be until the end of the third annual general meeting following her re-election or three years (whichever is longer), subject to the constitution of the Company, the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act.

The Board (with Dr Metters abstaining) recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

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Item 4 - Re-election of Mr William Delaat as a Non-Executive Director

Mr William Delaat (age: 66) has been a non-executive director of the Company since June 2008. In accordance with the requirements of the Company’s constitution and the ASX Listing Rules, Mr Delaat retires and offers himself for re-election.

Mr Delaat has over 40 years’ experience in the global pharmaceutical industry, most recently as the managing director of the Australian subsidiary of Merck & Co., a position he held from 1997 until his retirement in 2008. During his career Mr Delaat has held executive positions in both Europe and Australia for Merck and AstraZeneca. Mr Delaat is experienced in sales and marketing and has been responsible for international product launches and commercialisation of respiratory products. Mr Delaat was chairman of Medicines Australia, and the Pharmaceuticals Industry Council from 2008 to 2012. He is also the former Chairman of EnGeneIC Ltd, an unlisted Australian biotech company, and is a member of other Government appointed Councils and Not-for-Profit Boards. Mr Delaat holds a Bachelor of Science, Physiology & Chemistry from the University of London. Mr Delaat is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and the Audit Committee and has been its chairman since 1 May 2012.

If re-elected, Mr Delaat’s term of appointment will be until the end of the third annual general meeting following his re-election or three years (whichever is longer), subject to the constitution of the Company, the ASX Listing Rules and the Corporations Act.

The Board (with Mr Delaat abstaining) recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

Item 5 – Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Gary Phillips

The grant of securities to a director under an employee incentive scheme requires the approval of shareholders under ASX Listing Rule 10.14.

Mr Gary Phillips has been the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and managing director since March 2013 and prior to this appointment, Mr Phillips served as our Chief Operating Office since November 2003. If approved by shareholders, 770,000 zero grant price and zero exercise price options ( Performance Rights ) would be granted to Mr Phillips pursuant to the terms and conditions of our performance rights plan, which is governed by our existing employee option plan ( Performance Rights Plan ). The Performance Rights would be granted to Mr Phillips as soon as practicable after the meeting and in any event, no later than 12 months from the date of the meeting.

The Performance Rights have a life of 10 years and will vest in two equal tranches (385,000) on each of 30 June 2019 and 30 June 2020, subject to Mr Phillips’ continued employment with the Company.

In accordance with the Performance Rights Plan, if a formal takeover offer is made for the Company, all Performance Rights which have not yet vested, automatically vest. When exercisable, each Performance Right would entitle Mr Phillips to subscribe for one fully paid ordinary share. Each ordinary share issued on exercise of a Performance Right will rank equally with all other ordinary shares then on issue. While Mr Phillips is our Chief Executive Officer, restrictions will apply to the shares issued on exercise of Performance Rights, including that the shares may only be traded following Board approval. Additionally, the 385,000 Performance Rights which are capable of vesting on 30 June 2019 are not able to traded until 30 June 2020, and then only after Board approval.

Further information about our remuneration framework for executive officers, including the use of Performance Rights, is set out in the remuneration report contained in the 2017 statutory annual report. The Board considers that Performance Rights are widely accepted in the Australian context to provide equity remuneration to management and employees. Performance Rights typically provide lower potential rewards to managers and employees when compared to traditional options, but by also reducing the risk for employees they provide a stable equity remuneration instrument to retain and reward employees over the longer term.

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As approval of shareholders is being sought pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.14, ASX Listing Rule 7.2 Exception 14 provides that the Company is not required to seek approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.

The Board (with Mr Phillips abstaining) recommends that shareholders vote in favour of this resolution.

Additional ASX Listing Rule disclosures for Item 4: The Company will not provide any loans or other financial assistance in connection with the grant or exercise of Performance Rights. Mr Phillips is the only executive director and the only director entitled to participate in our employee option plan as the Board has resolved that no other directors are entitled to participate. On 30 November 2016, following receipt of necessary shareholder approval at the 2016 annual general meeting, the Company granted 880,000 zero grant price and zero exercise price employee options to Mr Gary Phillips. No other equity securities have been issued by the Company to any other director under our employee option plan or any other employee incentive scheme since this last approval.

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Lodge your vote:

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By Mail:

Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited GPO Box 242 Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia

Alternatively you can fax your form to (within Australia) 1800 783 447 (outside Australia) +61 3 9473 2555

For Intermediary Online subscribers only (custodians) www.intermediaryonline.com

For all enquiries call:

(within Australia) 1300 850 505 (outside Australia) +61 3 9415 4000

Proxy Form

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Vote and view the annual report online

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• Go to www.investorvote.com.au or scan the QR Code with your mobile device.

• • Follow the instructions on the secure website to vote.

Your access information that you will need to vote:

Control Number: 999999 SRN/HIN: I9999999999 PIN: 99999

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PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

• For your vote to be effective it must be received by 2.30pm (Sydney time) on Saturday, 11 November 2017

How to Vote on Items of Business

All your securities will be voted in accordance with your directions.

Appointment of Proxy

Voting 100% of your holding: Direct your proxy how to vote by marking one of the boxes opposite each item of business. If you do not mark a box your proxy may vote or abstain as they choose (to the extent permitted by law). If you mark more than one box on an item your vote will be invalid on that item.

Voting a portion of your holding: Indicate a portion of your voting rights by inserting the percentage or number of securities you wish to vote in the For, Against or Abstain box or boxes. The sum of the votes cast must not exceed your voting entitlement or 100%.

Appointing a second proxy: You are entitled to appoint up to two proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you appoint two proxies you must specify the percentage of votes or number of securities for each proxy, otherwise each proxy may exercise half of the votes. When appointing a second proxy write both names and the percentage of votes or number of securities for each in Step 1 overleaf.

A proxy need not be a securityholder of the Company.

Signing Instructions for Postal Forms

Individual: Where the holding is in one name, the securityholder must sign. Joint Holding: Where the holding is in more than one name, all of the securityholders should sign.

Power of Attorney: If you have not already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry, 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 sign in the appropriate place to indicate the office held. Delete titles as applicable.

Attending the Meeting

Bring this form to assist registration. If a representative of a corporate securityholder or proxy is to attend the meeting you will need to provide the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from Computershare or online at www.investorcentre.com under the help tab, "Printable Forms". Comments & Questions: If you have any comments or questions for the Company, please write them on a separate sheet of paper and return with this form.

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Change of address. If incorrect, mark this box and make the correction in the space to the left. Securityholders sponsored by a broker (reference number commences with ‘ X ’) should advise your broker of any changes.

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Proxy Form

Please mark

to indicate your directions

Appoint a Proxy to Vote on Your Behalf

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I/We being a member/s of Pharmaxis Ltd hereby appoint

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the Chairman of the Meeting

OR

 PLEASE NOTE: Leave this box blank if you have selected the Chairman of the Meeting. Do not insert your own name(s).

or failing the individual or body corporate named, or if no individual or body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the Meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following directions (or if no directions have been given, and to the extent permitted by law, as the proxy sees fit) at the Annual General Meeting of Pharmaxis Ltd to be held at the Christie Conference Centre, 3 Spring Street, Sydney NSW 2000 on Monday, 13 November 2017 at 2.30pm (Sydney time) and at any adjournment or postponement of that Meeting.

Chairman authorised to exercise undirected proxies on remuneration related resolutions : Where I/we have appointed the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy (or the Chairman becomes my/our proxy by default), I/we expressly authorise the Chairman to exercise my/our proxy on Items 2 & 5 (except where I/we have indicated a different voting intention below) even though Items 2 & 5 are connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of key management personnel, which includes the Chairman.

Important Note: If the Chairman of the Meeting is (or becomes) your proxy you can direct the Chairman to vote for or against or abstain from voting on Items 2 & 5 by marking the appropriate box in step 2 below.

Items of Business  PLEASE NOTE: If you mark the Abstain box for an item, you are directing your proxy not to vote on your behalf on a show of hands or a poll and your votes will not be counted in computing the required majority.

ORDINARY BUSINESS

• 2 Remuneration Report

• 3 Re-election of Dr Kathleen Metters as a Non-Executive Director

• 4 Re-election of Mr William Delaat as a Non-Executive Director

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SPECIAL BUSINESS

• 5 Grant of Performance Rights to Mr Gary Phillips

The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business. In exceptional circumstances, the Chairman of the Meeting may change his/her voting intention on any resolution, in which case an ASX announcement will be made.

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