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Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Company Announcements

Australian Securities Exchange

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.17, attached is a copy of the Notice and Access letter, Notice of Meeting and Proxy form in relation to Sonic Healthcare Limited's (ASX: SHL; ADR: SKHHY) (Sonic) 2020 Annual General Meeting, to be held virtually on Thursday 12 November 2020 at 10.00am AEDT.

The Notice and Access letter will be sent to shareholders today. Sonic's 2020 Annual Report, which was lodged with the ASX on 23 September 2020, is accessible online at www.sonichealthcare.com/annual-reports. As permitted by section 314 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Annual Report will be sent only to those shareholders who have requested a copy.

This announcement has been authorised by Sonic's Company Secretary, whose contact details for further information are as follows:

Paul Alexander

Company Secretary

Sonic Healthcare

Telephone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED ABN 24 004 196 909 • LEVEL 22, GROSVENOR PLACE • 225 GEORGE STREET • SYDNEY • NSW 2000 • AUSTRALIA

LOCKED BAG 145 • NORTH RYDE • NSW 1670 • TELEPHONE[phone] • FACSIMILE [phone]

	Need assistance?
ABN 24 004 196 909	Phone:

1300 850 505 (within Australia)

[phone] (outside Australia)

Online:

www.investorcentre.com/contact

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

For your proxy appointment to be effective it

must be received by 10:00am (Sydney time)

Tuesday 10 November 2020.

Sonic Healthcare Limited Annual General Meeting 2020

This year, as part of the Australian Government's response to the Coronavirus crisis, temporary modifications have been made to the Corporations Act 2001 under the Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No.1) 2020.

These modifications allow notices of meeting, and other information regarding a meeting to be provided online where it can be viewed and downloaded. We are relying on technology to facilitate shareholder engagement and participation in the meeting. Details of where you can access the notice of meeting, lodge a proxy and participate in the meeting are contained in this letter.

Meeting date and location

The Annual General Meeting (AG ) of Sonic Healthcare Limited will be a virtual meeting, which will be conducted online on Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 10:00am (Sydney time). Shareholders are advised that attendance in person at the AGM is not possible as there will not be a physical meeting.

Attending the meeting online

If you choose to participate online on the day of the AGM you will be able to view a live webcast of the AGM, ask the Directors questions online and submit your vote in real time.

To participate online you will need to visit web.lumiagm.com/357926886 on your smartphone, tablet or computer.

You will need the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 11, Edge or

Firefox. Please ensure your browser is compatible. For further instructions on how to participate online please view the online meeting user guide at www.sonichealthcare.com/agm.

Access the meeting documents and lodge your proxy online

Online

Access the meeting documents and lodge your vote online at www.investorvote.com.au using your secure access information or use your mobile device to scan the personalised QR code.

Your secure access information is

Control Number:

SRN/HIN:

For Intermediary Online subscribers (custodians) go to www.intermediaryonline.com

PLEASE NOTE: For security reasons it

is important that you keep your SRN/HIN confidential.

THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT

If you do not understand it or are in any doubt about how to act, you should consult your

stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately.

SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED

ACN 004 196 909

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2020

AND

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders will be held on 12 November 2020, commencing at 10.00am (Sydney time). In the interests of safety for shareholders, the Board, team members and the broader community during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 AGM will be held virtually, rather than at a physical location.

Sonic has adopted measures to allow shareholders to participate in the AGM online this year. The AGM will be made accessible to shareholders via a live webcast as well as an online platform which will include a facility for shareholders to ask questions in relation to the business of the meeting and to vote in real time at the meeting. These processes are set out in this Notice of Meeting.

The Board of Sonic encourages shareholders to participate virtually in the meeting. Whilst shareholders will be able to ask questions and vote online during the meeting, you are encouraged to lodge a proxy ahead of the meeting at www.investorvote.com.au.

Proxies must be appointed in accordance with the instructions set out in this Notice of Meeting. Proxy appointments and any authority documents must be received by no later than 10.00am (Sydney time) on 10 November 2020.

A copy of Sonic's Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2020 is accessible on Sonic's website at the following address: www.sonichealthcare.com/annual-reports. As permitted by the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), a physical copy of the Annual Report has been sent only to shareholders who have elected to receive a physical copy.

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SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED ABN 24 004 196 909 ∙ LEVEL 22, GROSVENOR PLACE ∙ 225 GEORGE STREET ∙ SYDNEY ∙ NSW 2000 ∙ AUSTRALIA

LOCKED BAG 145 ∙ NORTH RYDE ∙ NSW 1670 ∙ TELEPHONE [phone] ∙ FACSIMILE [phone]

How to participate in the virtual AGM

Shareholders can participate in the AGM and watch the webcast online from their computer or mobile device, by entering the URL https://web.lumiagm.com/357926886in their browser.

The online platform will allow shareholders to view the meeting, vote and ask questions in real- time. To assist the meeting to run smoothly shareholders are encouraged to lodge questions prior to the AGM. Questions may be submitted by emailing [e-mail] by submitting an online question when lodging your proxy vote online at www.investorvote.com.au.

Important information: To participate and vote online you will need the meeting ID for the Sonic

AGM, which is: 357-926-886, your security holder number (SRN or HIN) and postcode, or if overseas your three character country code which can be obtained on the User Guide accessible on Sonic's website at the following address www.sonichealthcare.com/agm. To participate online, security holders can register from 9.30am (Sydney time) on Thursday 12 November 2020.

How to submit your vote in advance of the meeting

Proxy appointments and any authority documents must be received by no later than 10.00am (Sydney time) on 10 November 2020. Instructions on how to appoint a proxy are on the online voting website, www.investorvote.com.au. Your proxy may be appointed in a variety of ways described on page 8 of the Notice of Meeting under 'Proxies'.

Further information on how to attend and participate online is set out on page 10 of this Notice of Meeting. We look forward to engaging with Shareholders in this new way, and we hope that you will participate virtually in the AGM.

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SONIC HEALTHCARE LIMITED ABN 24 004 196 909 ∙ LEVEL 22, GROSVENOR PLACE • 225 GEORGE STREET • SYDNEY • NSW 2000 • AUSTRALIA

LOCKED BAG 145 ∙ NORTH RYDE ∙ NSW 1670 ∙ TELEPHONE [phone] ∙ FACSIMILE [phone]