XERO LIMITED — Share Issue/Capital Change 2012

Dec 23, 2012

Appendix
3B New
issue
announcement

Rule
2.7,
3.10.3,
3.10.4,
3.10.5

Appendix 3B

New issue announcement, application for quotation of additional securities and agreement

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

Introduced
01/07/96
Origin:
Appendix
5
Amended
01/07/98,
01/09/99,
01/07/00,
30/09/01,
11/03/02,
01/01/03,
24/10/05,
01/08/12

Name
of
entity

Xero
Limited

ABN 160
661
183

We
(the
entity)
give
ASX
the
following
information.

Part 1 - All issues

You
must
complete
the
relevant
sections
(attach
sheets
if
there
is
not
enough
space).

1 +Class of+securities issued or to be issued 2 Number of+securities issued or to be issued (if known) or maximum number which may be issued 3 Principal terms of the +securities (eg, if options, exercise price and expiry date; if partly paid +securities, the amount outstanding and due dates for payment; if +convertible securities, the conversion price and dates for conversion)	Options
	9,993
	Grant of options under the Xero Limited US Employee Option Scheme as part of the remuneration package of US based employees on 20 December 2012. The exercise price is NZ$7.70. Options are exercisable from each of the three anniversaries of the Grant Date subject to continued employment and meeting the exercise price (other than in exceptional circumstances). Lapse dates exist.

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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4 Do the+securities rank equally in all respects from the date of allotment with an existing+class of quoted+securities? If the additional securities do not rank equally, please state: • the date from which they do • the extent to which they participate for the next dividend, (in the case of a trust, distribution) or interest payment • the extent to which they do not rank equally, other than in relation to the next dividend, distribution or interest payment 5 Issue price or consideration 6 Purpose of the issue (If issued as consideration for the acquisition of assets, clearly identify those assets) 6a Is the entity an+eligible entity that has obtained security holder approval under rule 7.1A? If Yes, complete sections 6b – 6h in relation to the+securities the subject of this Appendix 3B, and comply with section 6i 6b The date the security holder resolution under rule 7.1A was passed 6c Number of+securities issued without security holder approval under rule 7.1
	Not Applicable
	Not Applicable
	Grant of options under the Xero Limited US Employee Option Scheme as part of the remuneration package of US based employees.
	Not Applicable

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms. Appendix
  3B
  Page
  2

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6d Number of+securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.1A 6e Number of+securities issued with security holder approval under rule 7.3, or another specific security holder approval (specify date of meeting) 6f Number of securities issued under an exception in rule 7.2 6g If securities issued under rule 7.1A, was issue price at least 75% of 15 day VWAP as calculated under rule 7.1A.3? Include the issue date and both values. Include the source of the VWAP calculation. 6h If securities were issued under rule 7.1A for non-cash consideration, state date on which valuation of consideration was released to ASX Market Announcements 6i Calculate the entity’s remaining issue capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A – complete Annexure 1 and release to ASX Market Announcements 7 Dates of entering +securities into uncertificated holdings or despatch of certificates 8 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX (including the securities in section 2 if applicable)
	Number	+Class
	117,188,024	Ordinary Shares

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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Number +Class 9 Number and +class of all 592,390 Options over ordinary + securities
not
quoted
on
ASX shares ( including the securities in section
2
if
applicable) 10 Dividend
policy
(in
the
case
of
a Not
Applicable trust,
distribution
policy)
on
the increased
capital
(interests)

Part 2 - Bonus issue or pro rata issue

11 Is security holder approval required? 12 Is the issue renounceable or non- renounceable? 13 Ratio in which the+securities will be offered 14 +Class of+securities to which the offer relates 15 +Record date to determine entitlements 16 Will holdings on different registers (or subregisters) be aggregated for calculating entitlements? 17 Policy for deciding entitlements in relation to fractions 18 Names of countries in which the entity has+security holders who will not be sent new issue documents Note: Security holders must be told how their entitlements are to be dealt with. Cross reference: rule 7.7.

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms. Appendix
  3B
  Page
  4

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19 Closing date for receipt of acceptances
or
renunciations

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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20 Names of any underwriters 21 Amount of any underwriting fee or commission 22 Names of any brokers to the issue 23 Fee or commission payable to the broker to the issue 24 Amount of any handling fee payable to brokers who lodge acceptances or renunciations on behalf of+security holders 25 If the issue is contingent on +security holders’ approval, the date of the meeting 26 Date entitlement and acceptance form and prospectus or Product Disclosure Statement will be sent to persons entitled 27 If the entity has issued options, and the terms entitle option holders to participate on exercise, the date on which notices will be sent to option holders 28 Date rights trading will begin (if applicable) 29 Date rights trading will end (if applicable) 30 How do+security holders sell their entitlements_in full_through a broker? 31 How do+security holders sell part of their entitlements through a broker and accept for the balance?

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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3B
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6

1/1/2003

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3B New
issue
announcement

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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• 32 How
  do[+] security
  holders
  dispose of
  their
  entitlements
  (except
  by sale
  through
  a
  broker)?

• 33 +Despatch
  date

Part 3 - Quotation of securities

You
need
only
complete
this
section
if
you
are
applying
for
quotation
of
securities

• 34 Type
  of
  securities ( tick
  one )

(a)[Securities
described
in
Part
1
]

• (b)[All
  other
  securities
  ]

Example:
restricted
securities
at
the
end
of
the
escrowed
period,
partly
paid
securities
that
become
fully
paid, employee
incentive
share
securities
when
restriction
ends,
securities
issued
on
expiry
or
conversion
of
convertible securities

Entities that have ticked box 34(a)

**Additional

securities
forming
a
new
class
of
securities**

Tick
to
indicate
you
are
providing
the
information
or documents

35 If
the[+] securities
are[+] equity
securities,
the
names
of
the
20
largest
holders
of
the additional[+] securities,
and
the
number
and
percentage
of
additional[+] securities held
by
those
holders 36 If
the[+] securities
are[+] equity
securities,
a
distribution
schedule
of
the
additional +securities
setting
out
the
number
of
holders
in
the
categories 1
-­‐
1,000 1,001
-­‐
5,000 5,001
-­‐
10,000 10,001
-­‐
100,000 100,001
and
over

• 37 A
  copy
  of
  any
  trust
  deed
  for
  the
  additional[+] securities

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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Entities that have ticked box 34(b)

38 Number
of
securities
for
which +quotation
is
sought 39 Class
of +securities
for
which quotation
is
sought

40 Do
the[+] securities
rank
equally
in all
respects
from
the
date
of allotment
with
an
existing[+] class of
quoted[+] securities? If
the
additional
securities
do
not rank
equally,
please
state:

• the
date
from
which
they
do • the
extent
to
which
they participate for the next dividend,
(in
the
case
of
a trust,
distribution)
or
interest payment • the
extent
to
which
they
do not
rank
equally,
other
than
in relation
to
the
next
dividend, distribution or interest payment 41 Reason
for
request
for
quotation now Example:
In
the
case
of
restricted
securities,
end of
restriction
period (if
issued
upon
conversion
of another
security,
clearly
identify that
other
security) Number +Class 42 Number and +class of all +securities quoted on ASX ( including the
securities
in
clause 38)

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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**Quotation

agreement**

• 1 +Quotation
  of
  our
  additional +securities
  is
  in
  ASX’s
  absolute
  discretion.
  ASX may
  quote
  the[+] securities
  on
  any
  conditions
  it
  decides.

• 2 We
  warrant
  the
  following
  to
  ASX.

• The
  issue
  of
  the[+] securities
  to
  be
  quoted
  complies
  with
  the
  law
  and
  is not
  for
  an
  illegal
  purpose.

• There
  is
  no
  reason
  why
  those[+] securities
  should
  not
  be
  granted + quotation.

• An
  offer
  of
  the[+] securities
  for
  sale
  within
  12
  months
  after
  their
  issue will
  not
  require
  disclosure
  under
  section
  707(3)
  or
  section
  1012C(6)
  of the
  Corporations
  Act.

Note:
An
entity
may
need
to
obtain
appropriate
warranties
from
subscribers
for
the
securities
in
order
to
be able
to
give
this
warranty

• Section
  724
  or
  section
  1016E
  of
  the
  Corporations
  Act
  does
  not
  apply
  to any
  applications
  received
  by
  us
  in
  relation
  to
  any[+] securities
  to
  be quoted
  and
  that
  no-­‐one
  has
  any
  right
  to
  return
  any[+] securities
  to
  be quoted
  under
  sections
  737,
  738
  or
  1016F
  of
  the
  Corporations
  Act
  at
  the time
  that
  we
  request
  that
  the[+] securities
  be
  quoted.

• If
  we
  are
  a
  trust,
  we
  warrant
  that
  no
  person
  has
  the
  right
  to
  return
  the +securities
  to
  be
  quoted
  under
  section
  1019B
  of
  the
  Corporations
  Act
  at the
  time
  that
  we
  request
  that
  the[+] securities
  be
  quoted.

• 3 We
  will
  indemnify
  ASX
  to
  the
  fullest
  extent
  permitted
  by
  law
  in
  respect
  of
  any claim,
  action
  or
  expense
  arising
  from
  or
  connected
  with
  any
  breach
  of
  the warranties
  in
  this
  agreement.

• 4 We
  give
  ASX
  the
  information
  and
  documents
  required
  by
  this
  form.

If
any information
or
document
not
available
now,
will
give
it
to
ASX
before +quotation
of
the +securities
begins.
We
acknowledge
that
ASX
is
relying
on the
information
and
documents.
We
warrant
that
they
are
(will
be)
true
and complete.

Sign
here: ............................................................
Date:
......................... (Director/Company
secretary) Print
name: .........................................................

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• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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Appendix 3B – Annexure 1

Calculation of placement capacity under rule 7.1 and rule 7.1A for[+] eligible entities

Introduced
01/08/12

Part 1

Rule 7.1 – Issues exceeding 15% of capital

Step 1: Calculate “A”, the base figure from which the placement capacity is calculated

• Insert number of fully paid ordinary securities on issue 12 months before date of issue or agreement to issue Add the following: • Number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in that 12 month period under an exception in rule 7.2

• • Number of fully paid ordinary securities issued in that 12 month period with shareholder approval

• • Number of partly paid ordinary securities that became fully paid in that 12 month period

• Note: • Include only ordinary securities here – other classes of equity securities cannot be added

• • Include here (if applicable) the securities the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this form is annexed

• • It may be useful to set out issues of securities on different dates as separate line items

• Subtract the number of fully paid ordinary securities cancelled during that 12 month period “A”

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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Step 2: Calculate 15% of “A”

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Step 2: Calculate 15% of “A”
“B”	0.15 [Note: this value cannot be changed]
Multiply“A” by 0.15
Step 3: Calculate “C”, the amount of placement capacity under rule 7.1 that has already been used
Insertnumber of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued in that 12 month period not counting_those issued: • Under an exception in rule 7.2 • Under rule 7.1A • With security holder approval under rule 7.1 or rule 7.4 _Note: • This applies to equity securities, unless specifically excluded – not just ordinary securities • Include here (if applicable ) the securities the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this form is annexed • It may be useful to set out issues of securities on different dates as separate line items
“C”
Step 4: Subtract “C” from [“A” x “B”] to calculate remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1
“A” x 0.15 Note: number must be same as shown in Step 2
Subtract“C” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 3
Total[“A” x 0.15] – “C”	[Note: this is the remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1]

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms. Appendix
  3B
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Part 2

Rule 7.1A – Additional placement capacity for eligible entities

Step 1: Calculate “A”, the base figure from which the placement capacity is calculated “A” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 1 of Part 1 Step 2: Calculate 10% of “A” “D” 0.10 Note: this value cannot be changed Multiply “A” by 0.10

Step 3: Calculate “E”, the amount of placement capacity under rule 7.1A that has already been used

Insert number of equity securities issued or agreed to be issued in that 12 month period under rule 7.1A

Notes:

• This applies to equity securities – not just ordinary securities

• • Include here – if applicable – the securities the subject of the Appendix 3B to which this form is annexed

• • Do not include equity securities issued under rule 7.1 (they must be dealt with in Part 1), or for which specific security holder approval has been obtained

• • It may be useful to set out issues of securities on different dates as separate line items

• “E”

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms.

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Step 4: Subtract “E” from [“A” x “D”] to calculate remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1A

“A” x 0.10 Note: number must be same as shown in Step 2 Subtract “E” Note: number must be same as shown in Step 3 Total [“A” x 0.10] – “E” Note: this is the remaining placement capacity under rule 7.1A

• See
  chapter
  19
  for
  defined
  terms. Appendix
  3B
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