ASX:AU1 · 15 October 2021

Update of Federal Court proceedings MCL Pty Ltd v AU1

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ASX Release
15 October 2021

 Update of Federal Court proceedings MCL Pty Ltd v The Agency
                     Group Australia Ltd
The Agency Group Australia (ASX:AU1) (“The Agency” or “the Company”) is pleased to advise that it has been
successful in the Federal Court in its defence in the case of MCL Pty Ltd v The Agency Group Australia Ltd (No
3) [2021] FCA 1241. The board are very pleased with the result and are delighted that the proceedings have
now come to an end.

The following is a judgement summary delivered by Justice Colvin;

         1.   That MCL 105 Pty Ltd’s finance offer expired on 30 April 2020. There was no exercise of any
              right to withdraw by MCL, and therefore no liability to pay the fees claimed by MCL (except the
              due diligence fee of $10,000).

         2.   That MCL did not withdraw the offer because it was not satisfied with the due diligence
              information, nor because of any breach of the exclusivity provision. The Court rejected MCL’s
              claim that those were the reasons for bringing the offer to an end.
         3.   That MCL had, by the time closing submissions were made, accepted that it did not have the
              capital for the loan to be made under the agreement.
         4.   That, by the terms of the agreement, only the $10,000 due diligence fee was payable, and that
              is the amount that the Court has required AU1 to pay (with the question of costs and interest
              yet to be determined).

A full copy of the Court’s judgement can be viewed via the Federal Court website (www.fedcourt.gov.au) with
proceeding number WAD 7 of 2021.

                                                      ENDS

Announcement authorised for release by Stuart Usher, Company Secretary.

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