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XPON TECHNOLOGIES GROUP LIMITED Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Dec 16, 2021

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Major Shareholding Notification

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603 page 1/2 15 July 2001

Form 603 Corporations Act 2001 Section 671B

Notice of initial substantial holder

Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder Notice of initial substantial holder
ToCompany Name~~/Scheme~~
XPON Technologies GroupLimited(XPN)
ACN/~~ARSN~~
635 810 258
1. Details of substantial holder (1)
Name
XPON Technologies GroupLimited
ACN/ARSN (if applicable)
635 810 258
The holder became a substantial holder on
16/12/2021
2. Details of voting power
The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme that the substantial holder or an associate (2) had a
relevant interest(3)in on the date the substantial holder became a substantial holder are as follows:
Class of securities(4)
Number of securities
Person’s votes(5)
Voting power(6)
Fully paid ordinary shares
15,374,120
15,374,120
5.06%
3. Details of relevant interests
The nature of the relevant interest the substantial holder or an associate had in the following voting securities on the date the substantial holder became a
substantial holder are as follows:
Holder of relevant interest
Nature of relevant interest(7)
Class and number of securities
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Relevant interests held under section 608(1)(c) of the
Corporations Act 2011(Cth) arising from voluntary
escrow arrangements (Voluntary Restriction Deeds)
as disclosed in the prospectus issued by XPON
Technologies Group Limited on 15 November 2021.
Copies of the Voluntary Restriction Deeds are
attached as Annexure A.
15,374,120 fully paid ordinary shares
4. Details of present registered holders
The persons registered as holders of the securities referred to inparagraph 3 above are as follows:
Holder of relevant
interest
Registered holder of
securities
Person entitled to be
registered as holder(8)
Class and number
of securities
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
PDJ Invest Pty Ltd (as trustee for
the Pereira Family Trust)
PDJ Invest Pty Ltd (as trustee for
the Pereira Family Trust)
1,307,425 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Marcus Winton Callon (as trustee
for the Callon Family Trust)
Marcus Winton Callon (as trustee
for the Callon Family Trust)
4,409,270 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Brent Lupton
Bren Lupton
75,760 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Matthew Daniels (as trustee for
the A&M Family Trust)
Matthew Daniels (as trustee for
the A&M Family Trust)
2,113,445 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Christopher Michael Rozic (as
trustee for the Rozic Family Trust)
Christopher Michael Rozic (as
trustee for the Rozic Family Trust)
3,156,725 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
Rose Robert Pty Ltd (as trustee
for Rowan Family Trust)
Rose Robert Pty Ltd (as trustee
for Rowan Family Trust)
4,311,495 fully paid
ordinary shares
5. Consideration
The consideration paid for each relevant interest referred to in paragraph 3 above, and acquired in the four months prior to the day that the substantial holder
became a substantial holder is as follows:
Holder of relevant
interest
Date of acquisition
Consideration (9)
Class and number
of securities
Cash
Non-cash
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
16/12/2021
N/A
15,374,120 fully paid
ordinary shares
XPON Technologies GroupLimited(XPN)
635 810 258
XPON Technologies GroupLimited
635 810 258
Holder of relevant
interest
Date of acquisition Consideration (9) Class and number
of securities
Cash Non-cash
XPON Technologies Group
Limited
16/12/2021 N/A 15,374,120 fully paid
ordinary shares

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603 GUIDE page 1/1 13 March 2000

6. Associates

The reasons the persons named in paragraph 3 above are associates of the substantial holder are as follows:

Name and ACN/ARSN (if applicable) Nature of association
N/A N/A

7. Addresses

The addresses of persons named in this form are as follows:

Name Address
XPON Technologies Group Limited Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
PDJ Invest Pty Ltd 16 Millwood Avenue, Chatswood, NSW 2067
Marcus Winton Callon 56 Morland Street, Mount Gravatt East, QLD 4122
Brent Lupton 9 Norham Court, Carindale, QLD 4152
Matthew Daniels 15 Emerson Street, Toowong, QLD 4066
Christopher Michael Rozic 12 Grove Street, Albion, QLD 4010
Rose Robert Pty Ltd Level 7, 77 Market Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500

Signature

print name Matthew Arnold Forman
capacity
Managing Director
sign here
date
16/12/2021
DIRECTIONS
er of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and
trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar,
ed to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members
paragraph 7 of the form.
f "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
f "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.
of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.
  • (1) If there are a number of substantial holders with similar or related relevant interests (eg. a corporation and its related corporations, or the manager and trustee of an equity trust), the names could be included in an annexure to the form. If the relevant interests of a group of persons are essentially similar, they may be referred to throughout the form as a specifically named group if the membership of each group, with the names and addresses of members is clearly set out in paragraph 7 of the form.

  • (2) See the definition of "associate" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (3) See the definition of "relevant interest" in sections 608 and 671B(7) of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (4) The voting shares of a company constitute one class unless divided into separate classes.

  • (5) The total number of votes attached to all the voting shares in the company or voting interests in the scheme (if any) that the person or an associate has a relevant interest in.

  • (6) The person’s votes divided by the total votes in the body corporate or scheme multiplied by 100.

  • (7) Include details of:

  • (a) any relevant agreement or other circumstances by which the relevant interest was acquired. If subsection 671B(4) applies, a copy of any document setting out the terms of any relevant agreement, and a statement by the person giving full and accurate details of any contract, scheme or arrangement, must accompany this form, together with a written statement certifying this contract, scheme or arrangement; and

  • (b) any qualification of the power of a person to exercise, control the exercise of, or influence the exercise of, the voting powers or disposal of the securities to which the relevant interest relates (indicating clearly the particular securities to which the qualification applies).

  • See the definition of "relevant agreement" in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.

  • (8) If the substantial holder is unable to determine the identity of the person (eg. if the relevant interest arises because of an option) write “unknown.’”

  • (9) Details of the consideration must include any and all benefits, moneys and other, that any person from whom a relevant interest was acquired has, or may, become entitled to receive in relation to that acquisition. Details must be included even if the benefit is conditional on the happening or not of a contingency. Details must be included of any benefit paid on behalf of the substantial holder or its associate in relation to the acquisitions, even if they are not paid directly to the person from whom the relevant interest was acquired.

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Annexure A to Form 603

This is Annexure A of 73 pages (inclusive of this endorsement page) referred to in Form 603 – Notice of initial substantial holder signed by Matthew Forman (Managing Director) dated 16 December 2021.

This Annexure A contains copies of the following Voluntary Restriction Deeds referred to in the Form 603 –

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 14 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and PDJ Invest Pty Ltd as trustee for the Pereira Family Trust (12 pages);

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 14 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and Marcus Winton Callon as trustee for the Callon Family Trust (12 pages);

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 14 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and Brent Lupton (12 pages);

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 12 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and Matthew Daniels as trustee for the A&M Family Trust (12 pages);

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 12 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and Christopher Michael Rozic as trustee for the Rozic Family Trust (12 pages); and

  • Voluntary restriction deed dated 14 November 2021 between XPON Technologies Group Limited and Rose Robert Pty Ltd as trustee for Rowan Family Trust (12 pages).


Signed

Matthew Forman, Managing Director – XPON Technologies Group Limited

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Voluntary restriction deed

XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.

1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention Matthew Forman
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address [email protected]

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Name Holder
Attention Simon Pereira de Jesus
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
PDJ Invest Pty Ltd ACN 636 482 310 as trustee for the
Pereira Family Trust
The Pereira Family A/C
16 Millwood Avenue
Chatswood, NSW 2067
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
261,485 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

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Director/Secretary

Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

Executed by

PDJ Invest Pty Ltd ACN 636 482 310 as trustee for the Pereira Family Trust by:

  • Director

Simon Pereira

  • Full name of director

  • Director/Secretary

Katherine Pereira De Jesus

  • Full name of director/secretary

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Voluntary restriction deed

XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.

1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention Matthew Forman
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address [email protected]

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Name Holder
Attention Marcus Callon
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
Marcus Winton Callon as trustee for the Callon Family Trust
56 Morland Street
Mt Gravatt East, QLD 4122
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
4,409,270 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

Signed sealed and delivered by Marcus Winton Callon as trustee for the Callon Family Trust by:

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Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

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 Signature of Marcus Winton Callon

  • Signature of witness

Carissa Daus

 Name of witness (print)

Witnessed via audio visual link in accordance with section 14G Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW)

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XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Voluntary restriction deed

Dated 14 November 2021

Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.
  • 1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention Matthew Forman
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address [email protected]

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Name Holder
Attention Brent Lupton
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
Brent Lupton
9 Norham Court
Carindale QLD 4152
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
75,760 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

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Director/Secretary

Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

Signed sealed and delivered

by Brent Lupton in the presence of:

  • Signature of Brent Lupton

  • Signature of witness

Sonya Lupton

 Name of witness (print)

Witnessed via audio visual link in accordance with section 14G Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW)

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Voluntary restriction deed

XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Voluntary restriction deed

12 November 2021 Dated

Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.
  • 1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention Matthew Forman
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address [email protected]

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Name Holder
Attention Matthew Daniels
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
Matthew Daniels as trustee for the A&M Family Trust
15 Emerson Street
Toowong, QLD 4066
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
2,113,445 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

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Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

Signed sealed and delivered by Matthew Daniels as trustee for the A&M Family Trust:

  • Signature of Matthew Daniels

  • Signature of witness

Amanda McMorrow

 Name of witness (print)

Witnessed via audio visual link in accordance with section 14G Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW)

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XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.

1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention Matthew Forman
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address [email protected]

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Name Holder
Attention Christopher Rozic
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
Christopher Michael Rozic as trustee for the Rozic Family
Trust
12 Grove Street
Albion, QLD 4010
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
3,156,725 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

Signed sealed and delivered by Christopher Michael Rozic as trustee for the Rozic Family Trust:

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  • Director/Secretary

Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

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  • Signature of Christopher Michael Rozic

Emma Riordan

  • Name of witness (print)

Witnessed via audio visual link in accordance with section 14G Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW)

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XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

The parties listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Version: 1

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Table of contents

Parties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Background -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Agreed terms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1
1 Definitions and interpretation --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
1.1
Definitions
1
1.2
Interpretation
2
2 Restrictions------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
2.1
Holder’s activity during Restricted Period
3
2.2
Holding lock
3
3 Takeover Bid ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
3.1
Release during Takeover Bid
3
3.2
Return of holding lock
3
4 Merger ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3
4.1
Release during merger
3
4.2
Return of holding lock
3
5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
5.1
Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements
4
5.2
Limited release
4
6 Warranties ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
6.1
Holder’s warranties
5
6.2
Breach of warranties
5
7 Consequences of breaching this document ------------------------------------------------------ 5
7.1
Enforcement
5
7.2
Consequences of breach
5
8 General ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
8.1
Governing law and jurisdiction
5
8.2
Counterparts
5
8.3
Amendments
5
9 Notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
9.1
Method of giving notice
6
9.2
When is notice given
6

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9.3
Address for notices
6
Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8
Particulars (clause 1) 8
Execution ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9

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Voluntary restriction deed

14 November 2021 Dated

Parties

Company XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258

of Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006

Holder The party listed in item 1 of the Schedule

of the address listed in item 1 of the Schedule

Background

  • A The Company has issued securities to the Holder.

  • B The Holder holds the securities as set out in this document.

  • C The Holder has agreed to enter into this document voluntarily for the benefit of the Company.

Agreed terms

1 Definitions and interpretation

1.1 Definitions

In this document, terms defined in the Listing Rules have the same meanings when used in this document, and:

Term Definition
ASX means ASX Limited ACN 008 624 691 or the securities
exchange operated by it (as the case requires).
Bidder has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Business Day means a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in
the place where an act is to be performed, notice received or a
payment is to be made.
Corporations Act means Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

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Term Definition
Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX and any other rules of ASX
which are applicable while the Company is admitted to the
Official List of ASX, each as amended or replaced from time to
time, except to the extent of any express written waiver by
ASX.
Offer has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Pre-Bid Acceptance has the meaning set out in clause 5.1.
Agreement
Restricted Period means the period set out in item 2 of the Schedule.
Securities means the securities held by the Holder set out in item 3 of the
Schedule.
Takeover Bid has the meaning given to that term in the Corporations Act.
Underwriter means Sequoia Corporate Finance Pty Ltd ACN 602 219 072.

1.2 Interpretation

In this document:

  • (a) a reference to a clause, schedule, annexure or party is a reference to a clause of, and a schedule, annexure or party to, this document and references to this document include any schedules or annexures;

  • (b) a reference to a party to this document or any other document or agreement includes the party’s successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns;

  • (c) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;

  • (d) a reference to a document or agreement (including a reference to this document) is to that document or agreement as amended, supplemented, varied or replaced;

  • (e) a reference to this document includes the agreement recorded by this document;

  • (f) a reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation (including subordinate legislation) is to that legislation as amended, re-enacted or replaced, and includes any subordinate legislation issued under it;

  • (g) if any day on or by which a person must do something under this document is not a Business Day, then the person must do it on or by the next Business Day;

  • (h) a reference to a person includes a corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government and local authority or agency, or other entity whether or not it comprises a separate legal entity; and

  • (i) a reference to ‘month’ means calendar month.

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2 Restrictions

2.1 Holder’s activity during Restricted Period

Subject to clauses 3, 4 and 5, during the Restricted Period the Holder must not:

  • (a) sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or agree or offer to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, the Securities;

  • (b) create, or agree to create, any security interests in the Securities; or

  • (c) do, or omit to do, any act if the act or omission would have the effect of transferring effective ownership or control of the Securities.

2.2

Holding lock

If the Securities are kept on an issuer sponsored sub-register, the Holder agrees to the application of a holding lock to the Securities.

3 Takeover Bid

3.1 Release during Takeover Bid

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if:

  • (a) a Takeover Bid is made to acquire all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company; and

  • (b) holders of at least 50% of the Securities in the bid class that are not subject to escrow have accepted the Takeover Bid.

3.2 Return of holding lock

If the Takeover Bid does not become unconditional, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

4 Merger

4.1 Release during merger

The Company must release all or any part of the Securities from the restrictions in clause 2 by written notice to the Holder if the Securities are proposed to be transferred or cancelled as part of a merger by way of scheme of arrangement under part 5.1 Corporations Act.

4.2 Return of holding lock

If the merger by scheme of arrangement is not carried out, the Holder and the Company agree for holding locks on the Securities to be reapplied.

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5 Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

5.1 Entry into Pre-bid Acceptance Agreements

The Holder may enter into, and perform its obligations under, an agreement with a potential Bidder under which each of the Holder agrees to accept the offer made to it under a Takeover Bid for all of the issued ordinary shares of the Company ( Offer ) within a period of time after the offer period begins ( Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement ), provided that the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement:

  • (a) is subject to a condition precedent that the Bidder publicly propose the Offer within five Business Days after the date of the Pre-Bid Acceptance Agreement;

  • (b) requires the Holder to accept the Offer for all or any part of the Securities no earlier than ten Business Days after the offer period begins; and

  • (c) automatically terminates if:

  • (i) the Bidder does not dispatch offers under the Offer within two months after the date on which the Bidder publicly announces that it intends to make the Offer;

  • (ii) a competing Takeover Bid that has been publicly announced, (being one that, taking into account all aspects of the proposal, is reasonably capable of being completed and values each Security higher than under any other Takeover Bid that is on offer at the relevant time) is made before the Holder accepts the Offer;

  • (iii) the Bidder’s offers under the Offer lapse (without being free of all conditions);

  • (iv) a court or the Takeovers Panel decides that all or any part of the transaction contemplated by the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement is unlawful or constitutes unacceptable circumstances; or

  • (v) on the date which is three months after the date of the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

5.2 Limited release

  • (a) Subject to clauses 5.2(b) and 5.2(c) and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement satisfying the requirements of clause 5.1, the Company must:

  • (i) release those Securities which are the subject of the Offer and the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement from the restrictions in clause 2; and

  • (ii) do all other things necessary in time to permit the Holder to comply with its obligations to accept the Offer under the Pre-bid Acceptance Agreement.

  • (b) The release contained in this clause 5.2 is a limited release and only releases the Holder from the restrictions in clause 2 for the sole purpose of accepting the Offer.

  • (c) Any waiver of the restrictions in clause 2 by the Company under clause 5.2(a) must first be approved by the Underwriter in writing (that approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

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6 Warranties

6.1 Holder’s warranties

The Holder warrants to the Company that it:

  • (a) before the Restricted Period begins, has not done, or omitted to do, any act which would breach clause 2 if done or omitted to be done during the Restricted Period; and

  • (b) has power to enter into and perform its obligations under this document.

6.2 Breach of warranties

A breach of the warranties in clause 6.1 is a breach of this document.

7 Consequences of breaching this document

7.1 Enforcement

If the Company anticipates that the Holder may breach this document, the Company may take steps necessary to prevent the breach or to enforce the document.

7.2 Consequences of breach

If the Holder breaches this document, each of the following applies:

  • (a) the Company may take the steps necessary against the Holder to enforce the document or to rectify the breach; and

  • (b) the Company may (in addition to other rights and remedies of the Company), refuse to acknowledge, deal with, accept or register any sale, assignment, transfer or conversion of any of the Securities unless prohibited from doing so by the Listing Rules.

8 General

8.1 Governing law and jurisdiction

  • (a) Queensland law governs this document.

  • (b) Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Queensland courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts.

8.2 Counterparts

This document may be signed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts together make one instrument.

8.3 Amendments

This document may only be amended by written agreement between all parties.

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9 Notice

9.1 Method of giving notice

A notice, consent or communication under this document is only effective if it is:

  • (a) in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person giving it;

  • (b) addressed to the person to whom it is to be given; and

  • (c) given as follows:

  • (i) delivered by hand to that person’s address;

  • (ii) sent to that person’s address by prepaid mail or by prepaid airmail, if the address is overseas;

  • (iii) sent by fax to that person’s fax number where the sender receives a transmission confirmation report from the despatching machine indicating the transmission has been made without error and showing the relevant number of pages and the correct destination fax number or name of recipient; or

9.2 When is notice given

A notice, consent or communication given under clause 9.1(a) is given and received on the corresponding day set out in the table below. The time expressed in the table is the local time in the place of receipt.

If a notice is It is given and received on
Delivered by hand or sent
by fax or email
(a)
that day, if delivered or sent by 5.00pm on a Business
Day; or
(b)
the next Business Day, in any other case.
Sent by post (a)
three Business Days after posting, if sent within
Australia; or
(b)
seven Business Days after posting, if sent to or from a
place outside Australia.

9.3 Address for notices

A person’s address, fax number and email address are those set out below, or as the person notifies the sender:

Name Company
Attention
Address Level 2, 33 Longland Street, Newstead, QLD 4006
Email address

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Name Holder
Attention Daniel Rowan
Address
Email address

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Schedule

Particulars (clause 1)

1
Holder
Rose Robert Pty Ltd ACN 162 236 802 as trustee for Rowan
Family Trust
Level 7, 77 Market Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
2
Restricted Period (the period during
which the Securities are restricted)
For the 24-month period from the date of the official
quotation of securities on the Company’s admission to listing
on the ASX.
3
Particulars of Securities
4,311,495 fully paid ordinary shares.

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Execution

EXECUTED as a deed

Signed sealed and delivered

by XPON Technologies Group Limited ACN 635 810 258 by:

  • Director

Matthew Forman

  • Full name of Director

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  • Director/Secretary

Phillip Aris

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

Signed sealed and delivered by

Rose Robert Pty Ltd ACN 162 236 802 as trustee for Rowan Family Trust by:

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  • Director

Daniel Robert Rowan

  • Full name of Director

  • Director/Secretary

Samantha Rose Rowan

  • Full name of Director/Secretary

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