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10 November 2021

Market Announcements Office

Australian Securities Exchange

Exchange Centre

20 Bridge Street

SYDNEY NSW 2000

Dear Sir/Madam

Constitution of Vicinity Limited

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 15.4.2, please find attached the current constitution of Vicinity Limited incorporating the general amendments approved by securityholders at the Annual General Meeting held today.

Authorised for lodgement by:

Rohan Abeyewardene

Group Company Secretary

Vicinity Centres

National Office

Vicinity Limited ABN 90 114 757 783

Level 4, Chadstone Tower One

and Vicinity Centres RE Ltd

1341 Dandenong Road

T +61 3 7001 4000

ABN 88 149 781 322

PO Box 104

F +61 3 7001 4001

As responsible entity for:

Chadstone VIC 3148

vicinity.com.au

Vicinity Centres Trust ARSN 104 931 928

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Constitution

Vicinity Limited

ACN 114 757 783

Adopted on 10 November 2021

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Contents

1

Preliminary

5

1.1

Definitions and interpretation.....................................................................................

5

1.2

Application of the Act, Listing Rules and ASX Settlement Operating Rules .............

8

1.3

Exercising powers .....................................................................................................

9

2

Issue of Shares

10

2.1

Shares .....................................................................................................................

10

2.2

Special rights ...........................................................................................................

10

2.3

Partly paid Shares ...................................................................................................

11

2.4

Issue price of Shares...............................................................................................

11

2.5

Preference shares ...................................................................................................

11

2.6

Effect of allotment on class rights............................................................................

12

2.7

Equitable and other claims ......................................................................................

12

2.8

Entitlement to certificates ........................................................................................

13

2.9

Joint holders of Shares............................................................................................

13

2.10

Variation of class rights ...........................................................................................

13

2.11

Conversion or reclassification of Shares .................................................................

14

3

Issue of Options

14

3.1

Issue of Options.......................................................................................................

14

3.2

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

14

4

Alteration of Share capital

15

4.1

Reduction of capital .................................................................................................

15

4.2

Alteration of Share capital .......................................................................................

15

4.3

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

15

5

Calls, forfeiture, indemnities, lien and surrender

15

5.1

Calls.........................................................................................................................

15

5.2

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

16

5.3

Proceedings to recover calls ...................................................................................

16

5.4

Payments in advance of calls ..................................................................................

17

5.5

Forfeiting partly paid Shares ...................................................................................

17

5.6

Members' indemnity ................................................................................................

18

5.7

Lien on Shares ........................................................................................................

19

5.8

Surrender of Shares ................................................................................................

20

5.9

Sale, reissue or other disposal of Shares by the Company ....................................

20

5.10

Interest payable by Member ....................................................................................

21

6

Transfer and transmission of Shares

21

6.1

Transferring Shares.................................................................................................

21

6.2

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

22

6.3

Power to decline to register transfers......................................................................

23

6.4

Power to suspend registration of transfers..............................................................

23

6.5

Procedure for sale of non-marketable parcels of Shares........................................

23

6.6

Other sales of non-marketable parcels of Shares ...................................................

24

6.7

Restricted securities ................................................................................................

24

6.8

Transmission of Shares...........................................................................................

25

6.9

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

26

7

Stapled Security Register

26

8

General meetings

26

8.1

Calling general meetings .........................................................................................

26

8.2

Notice of general meetings......................................................................................

27

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Admission to general meetings ...............................................................................

27

8.4

Quorum at general meetings ...................................................................................

28

8.5

Chairperson of general meetings ............................................................................

29

8.6

Conduct at general meetings ..................................................................................

29

8.7

Decisions at general meetings ................................................................................

30

8.8

Voting rights.............................................................................................................

31

8.9

Representation at general meetings .......................................................................

33

8.10

Effect of Stapling .....................................................................................................

36

8.11

Form of Direct Vote .................................................................................................

36

8.12

Validity of Direct Votes ............................................................................................

37

9

Directors

38

9.1

Appointment and retirement of Directors.................................................................

38

9.2

Vacating office .........................................................................................................

39

9.3

Remuneration ..........................................................................................................

39

9.4

Director need not be a Member...............................................................................

41

9.5

Directors may contract with the Company and hold other offices ...........................

41

9.6

Powers and duties of the Board ..............................................................................

42

9.7

Proceedings of Directors .........................................................................................

43

9.8

Calling meetings of the Board .................................................................................

43

9.9

Quorum at meetings of Board .................................................................................

44

9.10

Chairperson and deputy chairperson of the Board .................................................

44

9.11

Decisions of the Board ............................................................................................

44

9.12

Written resolutions ...................................................................................................

45

9.13

Alternate Directors...................................................................................................

45

9.14

Delegation by the Board ..........................................................................................

46

9.15

Validity of acts .........................................................................................................

47

10

Executive officers

47

10.1

Managing Directors and executive Directors ..........................................................

47

10.2

Secretary .................................................................................................................

47

10.3

Provisions applicable to all executive officers .........................................................

47

11

Indemnity and insurance

48

11.1

Persons to whom rules 11.2 and 11.4 apply ...........................................................

48

11.2

Indemnity .................................................................................................................

48

11.3

Extent of indemnity ..................................................................................................

48

11.4

Insurance .................................................................................................................

48

11.5

Savings ....................................................................................................................

49

11.6

Deed ........................................................................................................................

49

12

Seals

49

12.1

Using the seal..........................................................................................................

49

12.2

Seal register ............................................................................................................

49

13

Distribution of profits

49

13.1

Dividends .................................................................................................................

49

13.2

Capitalising profits ...................................................................................................

52

13.3

Ancillary powers ......................................................................................................

53

13.4

Reserves .................................................................................................................

54

13.5

Carrying forward profits ...........................................................................................

54

13.6

Share investment plan.............................................................................................

54

13.7

Dividend selection plans..........................................................................................

54

14

Winding up

55

14.1

Distributing surplus ..................................................................................................

55

14.2

Dividing property......................................................................................................

55

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Inspection of and access to records

56

16

Notices

56

16.1

Notices by the Company to Members .....................................................................

56

16.2

Notices by the Company to Directors......................................................................

57

16.3

Notices by Directors to the Company ......................................................................

58

16.4

Time of service ........................................................................................................

58

16.5

Other communications and documents...................................................................

58

16.6

Written notices .........................................................................................................

58

17

Stapling

58

17.1

Stapling....................................................................................................................

58

17.2

Ability of the Board to Staple ...................................................................................

59

17.3

Issue of Stapled Securities required........................................................................

59

17.4

Paramountcy of Stapling .........................................................................................

59

17.5

Unstapling Date .......................................................................................................

59

17.6

Variation of Stapling provisions ...............................................................................

60

18

Capital Reallocation

60

19

General

60

19.1

Submission to jurisdiction ........................................................................................

60

19.2

Prohibition and enforceability ..................................................................................

60

20

Transitional provisions

61

21

Partial Takeovers

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