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Appendix 4E - Preliminary Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 Weebit Nano Limited ACN: 146 455 576 Details of the reporting period and previous reporting period This preliminary financial report under ASX listing rule 4.3A covers Weebit Nano Limited and its controlled entities (“the Group”) and is based on the audited Financial Report. Results for announcement to the market Revenue from ordinary activities $NIL (100%) $NIL Loss from ordinary activities after tax attributable to members up $16,437,355 (146%) to $27,696,595 Dividends Final dividend Interim dividend Record date for determining entitlements to the dividend Amount per security NIL NIL Franked amount per security N/A N/A N/A Net tangible assets per security with the comparative figure for the previous corresponding period Net tangible asset backing per share 30 June 2022 31.918 cents 30 June 2021 17.193 cents Details of entities over which control has been gained or lost during the year There were no entities over which control has been gained or lost during the year. Dividend paid or reinvested. No dividends have been declared or are payable for the year ended 30 June 2022. Dividend reinvestment plan No dividend or distribution reinvestment plan was in operation during the year ended 30 June 2022. Accounting standard for foreign entities The accounts of foreign entities within the Group have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. A commentary on the results and additional disclosure information required under listing rule 4.3a is disclosed within the Directors’ Report within the audited full year report for the 2022 financial year. Appendix 4E - Preliminary Financial Report for the year ended 30 June 2022 2022 Annual General Meeting and Director Nominations Weebit Nano Limited advises its Annual General Meeting will be held on 15 November 2022. The time and other details relating to the meeting will be advised in the Notice of Meeting to be sent to all shareholders and released to the ASX immediately after despatch. that In accordance with the ASX Listing Rules, and the Company Constitution, valid nominations for the position of Director are required to be lodged at the registered officer of the Company by 5.00pm (AEDT) on 3 October 2022. WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 ACN 146 455 576 ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 30 June 2022 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CONTENTS CORPORATE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 1 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 CEO REPORT………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 DIRECTORS’ REPORT ............................................................................................................................... 5 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ..................................................................................................... 8 REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) .................................................................................................... 14 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT .............................................................................................. 24 AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION ........................................................................................... 35 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ..................... 37 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION .......................................................................... 38 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY .......................................................................... 39 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS ...................................................................................... 40 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .............................................................................................. 41 DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION ................................................................................................................... 65 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ....................................................................................................... 66 ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 70 This Annual Report covers Weebit Nano Limited (“Weebit” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries, collectively referred to as the “Group”. The financial report is presented in Australian dollars (AUD). Weebit is a company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. Its registered office and principal place of business is: Weebit Nano Limited C/- Mertons Corporate Services Pty Ltd Level 7 330 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CORPORATE INFORMATION Directors: David Perlmutter Chairman Jacob Hanoch Managing Director and CEO Fred Bart Non-Executive Director Ashley Krongold Non-Executive Director Yoav Nissan-Cohen Executive Director Atiq Raza Non-Executive Director Company Secretary: Mark Licciardo Auditors: Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd Level 3, 88 William Street PERTH WA 6000 Bankers: Westpac Banking Corporation 108 Stirling Highway NEDLANDS WA 6009 Solicitors - Sydney: King & Wood Mallesons Level 61 Governor Phillip Tower 1 Farrer Place Sydney NSW 2000 Registered & Principal Office: C/- Mertons Corporate Services Pty Ltd Level 7 330 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 +61 3 8689 9997 Postal Address: C/- Mertons Corporate Services Pty Ltd Level 7 330 Collins Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Home Stock Exchange: Australian Securities Exchange Limited Level 40 152-158 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 ASX Code: WBT Share Registry: Computershare Investor Services Pty Limited Level 11, 172 St Georges Terrace Perth, WA 6000 Australia Website: www.weebit-nano.com 1 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Dear shareholders, On behalf of the Board of Directors of Weebit Nano Limited, I’m proud to present the Company’s Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2022 (FY22). FY22 has been the most significant year to-date in Weebit Nano’s commercialisation journey, one in which we secured our first commercial deal with US-based foundry SkyWater Technology to take our embedded ReRAM to volume production. The deal marked our transition from a R&D company to a commercial provider of next- generation memory technology, with our embedded ReRAM to be first available on SkyWater’s CMOS process for mixed-signal, automotive, industrial IoT and medical applications. In parallel to our progress with SkyWater, we are also in discussions with other prospective customers and partners. These conversations have reiterated the need for faster and more efficient memory technology to support new applications and smaller geometries, with existing Flash memory already at its scaling limits. Digitisation continues to drive semiconductor demand, with memory technology and data storage now required for virtually every industry, application and device. This demand continues to outstrip supply despite record global investment in new fabrication facilities, which typically cost billions of dollars and take years to become operational. Weebit’s next-generation ReRAM technology is well-placed to be the winner of emerging non-volatile memories, with significant competitive advantages including excellent endurance, robustness, reliability, and retention at high temperatures as well as ultra-low power consumption. Our back-end-of-line technology made with fab- friendly materials also allows us to easily integrate into practically any fab using various process nodes. Our competitive advantages combined with a growing addressable market reaffirm the confidence of Weebit’s Board about the market opportunity for our ReRAM technology. We have now started qualifying the technology, a key step towards mass production, and are receiving excellent feedback to the initial results. Key to our success has been our enduring partnership with CEA-Leti and more recently, SkyWater Technology. These successful collaborations have enabled us to accelerate our development progress and we are now significantly further along the commercialisation path. On behalf of the Board, I’d like to thank both Leti and SkyWater for their commitment and support over the past year. We look forward to our continued close co- operation in FY23 and beyond. Our technical and commercial progress over the past year would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of Weebit’s world-class management team. The calibre of our Board and management team is a testament to Coby’s leadership and the innovation of our next-generation technology. Finally, thank you to our loyal shareholders for your ongoing support. We look forward to delivering value for you, our partners, and future customers in FY23 as we commercialise our faster, more efficient memory technology to power the products of tomorrow. David Perlmutter Chairman, Weebit Nano 2 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CEO REPORT Dear fellow shareholders, Weebit Nano enters FY23 on the cusp of commercialisation within the embedded memory market. In the past year we have delivered all our planned technical and commercial milestones, de-risking our technology with commercial validation. Over the course of FY22, we secured our first production partner in SkyWater Technology, successfully completed the technology transfer to its US production fab, taped-out our first silicon demo chip in the fab, scaled our ReRAM down to 28nm, and demonstrated the real-world capability of our technology at a leading industry event. Our technology has matured to a stage where potential customers can prototype their Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) with Weebit’s ReRAM demo chips, testing our technology within future product designs. While potential customers will typically want to wait for final qualification results before adopting a new technology, we are already having promising discussions and technical evaluations with early adopters who are looking for a competitive edge in their own next-generation products. We recently commenced the qualification process with Leti in their state-of-the-art fab. Qualification is a critical step in ensuring a technology is ready for mass production, and the initial results are very positive. We expect to have full qualification results by the end of the 2022 calendar year. While Leti is not a production fab, these qualification results will be relevant for other production fabs and customers. We also achieved technical milestones in the development of our discrete non-volatile memory (NVM) chips, where we see huge market potential for Weebit’s technology in the medium- to long-term. In FY22 we demonstrated our first operational Kilobit (Kb) crossbar arrays that combine our ReRAM technology with a selector - a pivotal step forward in developing a discrete memory solution. We have a strong track record of delivering against our technical and commercialisation roadmaps, and have done so despite operating in one of the most challenging periods for the semiconductor industry. I put this down largely to Weebit’s world class team, which includes industry luminaries as well as some of the most experienced people in the global memory industry. Demand for semiconductor chips remains high and will only continue to grow. We’re seeing the largest-ever government investments in the sector with more than US$600 billion committed to build new fabs in the USA, Korea, EU, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore and India. This investment has in turn increased capital expenditures by semiconductor companies by 40% over the past year, with memory accounting for roughly 35% of this fab equipment spending. The need for a faster and more efficient non-volatile memory technology is rapidly increasing, driven by the emergence of new applications, digitisation, and skyrocketing data movement and storage needs. The automotive industry is representative of this growing demand, with the average modern car now requiring nearly 1000 semiconductor chips. Most of these chips will need NVM for code storage, AI weights and data logging. As we offer a faster, lower cost, more reliable and lower power NVM, the opportunity for us to replace existing flash memory across a broad range of applications continues to grow. We’re well funded to cater to this demand, successfully raising $36 million in November last year, which was led by Israeli institutional investor, Meitav Dash. Our strong balance sheet is enabling us to fast-track our key development priorities, including scaling to 22nm, and developing a solution for the discrete memory market. Commonly used for AI, autonomous driving, 5G and advanced IoT applications, 22nm is attractive for Weebit as it is a node where embedded flash technology is no longer viable. FY23 is shaping up to be the most important year in Weebit’s journey so far – one in which we will qualify our technology, commence volume production with SkyWater, secure first customers and revenues, scale to 22nm, and move closer to a discrete memory solution. We remain confident in our growth outlook, and look forward to an exciting year ahead. Coby Hanoch CEO Weebit Nano 3 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT Your directors present their report on Weebit Nano Limited and its subsidiaries for the year ended 30 June 2022. David ‘Dadi’ Perlmutter - Chairman (Appointed 01/08/2016) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Mr David (Dadi) Perlmutter is focused on investment in growing technology companies in Israel and Si Valley. Mr Perlmutter chairs Teramount (a privately owned company) in addition to various non-profit organisations, is a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and sits on the board of directors of various startups. Mr Perlmutter served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Intel Architecture Group (IAG) and chief product officer of Intel Corporation until early 2014. He was responsible for the business and development of Intel’s platform solutions for all computing and communication segments including datacenters, desktops, laptops, handhelds, embedded devices, and computer electronics. In his tenure he grew the business from US$35 billion in 2008 to more than US$50 billion in 2013, managed 35,000 people worldwide and made investments and acquisitions exceeding US$2.5 billion. OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Massivit 3D (TASE:MSVT), since November 2020 Jacob ‘Coby’ Hanoch - Managing Director and CEO (Appointed 01/10/2017) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Mr Jacob (Coby) Hanoch has 15 years’ experience in engineering and engineering management and 27 years’ experience in sales management and executive roles. Coby was Vice President Worldwide Sales at Verisity where he was part of the founding team and grew the company to over US$100M in annual sales which facilitated its acquisition by Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS). He was also Vice President Worldwide Sales at Jasper, doubling sales in 3 years before it was acquired by Cadence. As CEO of PacketLight, Coby helped steer the company away from bankruptcy. Coby set up a consulting company, EDAcon Partners, which helps startups define their corporate strategies, set up their worldwide sales channel and raise capital. Coby holds a Bachelor of Science in Systems Design from Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. NO OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Fred Bart - Non-Executive Director (Appointed 05/03/2018) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Mr. Fred Bart has an extensive track record of business success behind him and brings decades of business know- how to Weebit Nano. Starting his career in the bed linen retail and fashion industries, Fred’s business interests diversified to include genetics, securities, electro-optics, hospitality and more. In the 1980s he was responsible for transforming his family business from a small operation to a 1,200 employee corporation with a US$200 million turnover. He acquired and turned around several businesses during his impressive career, expanding their operations, growing revenue and helping them to become publicly listed. Currently, he is Chairman of Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX: AKP) and Chairman of Noxopharm Limited (ASX: NOX). Mr Bart also holds a wide range of private companies worldwide. 4 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Electro Optics Systems Limited (ASX: EOS), (May 2000 to July 2021) Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX: AKP), since September 2000 Noxopharm Limited (ASX: NOX), since May 2020 Ashley Krongold – Non-Executive Director (Appointed 30/09/2016) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Mr Ashley Krongold is the CEO of The Krongold Group, a third-generation, family-run group of companies based in Melbourne, Australia, with businesses spanning various industries globally. Prior to Krongold Group, Ashley spent 15 years in the Investment Banking and Accounting industries. He was a founding member of Investec Bank Australia, worked at William Buck Chartered Accountants, ANZ Corporate Finance (London) and ANZ Private Bank (Australia). Ashley is a founding partner of OurCrowd, one of the world's leading global venture investing platforms. NO OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Dr Yoav-Nissan Cohen – Executive Director (Appointed 15/02/2018) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Dr Yoav Nissan-Cohen’s career covers nearly 40 years of scientific research, technology development and executive management in the hi-tech industry. Yoav received his PhD in Applied Physics with focus on semiconductor device physics under the supervision of Prof Dov Frohman, the inventor of the first non-volatile memory technology. He started his illustrious career as a research scientist in GE’s R&D center in New York where he studied the use of silicon dioxide in semiconductor memory devices. He then led the spin-off of National Semiconductor’s fabrication facility in Israel, establishing Tower Semiconductor, a Nasdaq-listed, global specialty semiconductor foundry leader with a market cap of US$3.4 billion, where he served as CEO for nine years. Dr. Nissan-Cohen also played a key role in establishing a non-volatile technology startup, Saifun Semiconductor, which was subsequently sold to Spansion. After two years in the venture capital industry, he returned to his entrepreneurial origins taking up Chairman and CEO positions in Amimon which provides wireless transmissions of HD Video at zero latency. He is currently leading three technology companies, which provide innovative solutions for tele-operation applications, film productions and biological research, and is also serving as an executive board member in Weebit. NO OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Atiq Raza – Non-Executive Director (Appointed 01/07/2019) EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE Atiq Raza is currently the Executive Chairman of Virsec, a next generation Cybersecurity software company. He has served as Chairman of the board at Validity, a biometric solutions company acquired by Synaptics and was also on the board of Seeo, a next generation Li-ion battery company acquired by Bosch. He is also on the board of Arteris-IP, a Network on a Chip company on the board of Centriqe, a Fintech company, CloudDefense, a cybersecurity company and Chairman of the board of Peernova, which is a Fintech company. Atiq served on the Stanford University School of Engineering Advisory Council for eight years until 2016. 5 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Atiq Raza is an industry veteran and has been working in engineering leadership and senior management positions for the past thirty-five years. He was Chairman and CEO of NexGen, the first company to challenge Intel in microprocessors. NexGen became a public company and subsequently was acquired by AMD for approximately US$850 million in AMD stock. Atiq became the President and COO of AMD and served on its Board of Directors. At AMD he laid the foundation of its processor business and brought the AMD-K6 and Athlon products to market and established the Opteron 64-bit instruction set architecture. Prior to NexGen, Atiq held various management positions at VLSI Technology Incorporated, most notably the president of Technology Centers. Post AMD, Atiq founded Raza Microelectronics Incorporated (RMI). RMI was acquired by NetLogic in October 2009 and Atiq served as Chief Technology Advisor to NetLogic. NetLogic in turn was acquired by Broadcom on the strength of the RMI Processor. Atiq has been on the boards of several successful start-ups including Mellanox (now a public company), SiByte (acquired by Broadcom for US$2.2 billion), Siara (acquired by Redback for US$4 billion), VxTel (acquired by Intel for US$500 million) and Magma (now a public company).He has several degrees, including his Bachelor’s degree with honors in Physics from Punjab University, with a double bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with honours from the University of London, and his Master’s degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Stanford University. OTHER CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS OF LISTED COMPANIES Arteris IP (NASDAQ AIP) Company Secretary Mark Licciardo (Appointed 01/02/2017) Mark is the founder of Mertons Corporate Services, now part of Acclime Australia and is responsible for Acclime Australia’s Listed Services Division. He is also an ASX-experienced director and chair of public and private companies, with expertise in the listed investment, infrastructure, bio-technology and digital sectors. He currently serves as a director on a number of Australian company boards as well as foreign controlled entities and private companies. During his executive career, Mark held roles in banking and finance, funds management, investment and infrastructure development businesses, including being the Company Secretary for ASX:100 companies Transurban Group and Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited. Mark holds a Bachelor of Business degree in accounting, a Graduate Diploma in Governance and is a Fellow of the Chartered Governace Institute, the Governance Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 6 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Principal Activities The Company is developing a next generation Non-Volatile Memory using a Resistive RAM (ReRAM) technology based on fabrication factory (“fab”) friendly materials. On 24 November 2017 Weebit Nano Israel, a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated a 100% held R&D subsidiary in France- Weebit Nano France. Dividends No dividends were paid or declared during the year or in the period from the year end to the date of this report. Results As the group is in the research and development stage it does not yet generate revenue. The Loss for the year attributable to members of the Group for the year ended 30 June 2022 amounted to $27,696,595 (2021: $11,259,240). The loss mainly reflects the research and development activities of the Group as well as marketing, business development and administration costs. Operating And Financial Review Overview Weebit is a leading developer of next-generation semiconductor memory technology. The Company’s Resistive RAM (ReRAM) technology addresses the growing need for significantly higher performance and lower power memory solutions in a range of new electronic products such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, smartphones, robotics, autonomous vehicles, 5G communications and artificial intelligence. Weebit’s ReRAM is significantly faster, less expensive, more reliable and more energy efficient than existing flash memory solutions. Based on fab-friendly materials, Weebit’s ReRAM technology can be easily integrated with existing flows and processes without the need for special equipment or large investments. The Company, and its R&D French subsidiary, signed a collaboration agreement with CEA-Leti (Leti), a leading French microelectronics research institute, for the development and prototyping of advanced ReRAM memories based on fab-friendly materials. This created a team of highly skilled scientists based in a world-class facility to further develop the technology. Weebit significantly progressed its technical and commercial roadmaps in FY22, achieving all key commercial and technical milestones in the embedded memory market. The Company leveraged its strong balance sheet to accelerate future development projects, including a solution for the discrete memory market and scaling to smaller geometries. First commercial deal with SkyWater Technology In September 2021, Weebit secured its first commercial deal with US-based semiconductor foundry SkyWater Technology Inc to take its technology to volume production. The deal incorporates a technology transfer and qualification agreement, as well as a non-exclusive licensing agreement. Under the non-exclusive licensing agreement, SkyWater will manufacture Weebit Nano’s ReRAM technology in its fab and add Weebit Nano’s memory module to its 130nm Process Design Kit, which is ideal for analog, power management, automotive, IoT and medical applications. This enables SkyWater customers who license Weebit Nano’s technology to embed it within new product designs they develop and mass-produce at SkyWater’s fab. 7 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Completed technology transfer Towards the end of FY22, Weebit Nano successfully completed the transfer of its technology to SkyWater’s US production fab, taping-out (releasing to manufacturing) demonstration (demo) chips integrating its embedded ReRAM module. As the first tape-out of Weebit Nano’s ReRAM technology to a production fab, this is a major commercialisation milestone. Technology qualification will commence as soon as the chips are back from manufacturing, ensuring the readiness of Weebit Nano’s embedded ReRAM for mass production at SkyWater. Silicon demo chips complete functional testing During the year, Weebit Nano moved closer to delivering a commercial product with demo chips integrating its embedded ReRAM module successfully completing functional testing. Weebit Nano received the silicon wafers containing the demo chips from manufacturing in December 2021 and together with Leti, sliced the wafers into chips, packaged and extensively tested them. Testing confirming the demo chips perform as expected. Commenced tech qualification at Leti Weebit Nano has commenced technology qualification of its ReRAM memory module produced at Leti with very good initial results. While Leti is not a production fab, it has a state-of-the-art facility, and the qualification data will be relevant for other production fabs and customers. Initial qualification results were presented recently at the Flash Memory Summit conference, and are helping Weebit Nano its discussions with other fabs. The Company expects to have full qualification results by the end of CY22. in Demonstrated ReRAM at 28nm, scaling down to 22nm In October 2021, Weebit Nano and Leti successfully scaled its embedded ReRAM technology down to 28nm on 300mm wafers, demonstrating a 1Mb array with very good endurance, data retention and other production-level parameters. As the 28nm geometry is widely used in a range of advanced embedded applications, this demonstration is a key step towards productisation of embedded Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) for AI, autonomous driving, 5G and advanced IoT. In March 2022, Weebit Nano commenced scaling its embedded ReRAM technology down to 22nm – an advanced process node which only a few of the world’s leading fabs support. The Company is working with Leti to design a full IP memory module integrating a multi-megabit ReRAM block targeting an advanced 22nm Fully Depleted Silicon On Insulator (FD-SOI) process. There is strong demand for an efficient NVM technology at 28nm and 22nm, as embedded flash technology has difficulty scaling down below 40nm. Demonstrated its first crossbar ReRAM arrays In FY22, Weebit Nano and Leti achieved a key technical milestone for the discrete (stand-alone) market, demonstrating its first operational Kilobit (Kb) crossbar arrays that combine Weebit Nano’s ReRAM technology with a selector. Weebit Nano’s crossbar arrays were developed using 1S1R (one selector one resistor) architecture, which have potential applications in storage class memory, persistent memory, as a NOR flash replacement, as well as machine learning and edge AI. 8 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Expanded strategic partnership with CEA-Leti In August 2021, Weebit licensed additional IP from French development partner CEA-Leti under a new strategic agreement. The integration of Leti’s additional IP has improved Weebit Nano’s array-level endurance and increased data retention compared to previous results under the same conditions. These improvements enable Weebit Nano to address new high-volume markets such as automotive and smart cards that require high- temperature reliability up to 175°C and high-temperature compatibility for wafer level packaging. Well capitalised with a strong balance sheet During the year, Weebit Nano completed a successful $35.4 million Placement and Entitlement Offer, welcoming four Israel-based institutional and pension funds to the register. The capital raise was also supported by three eligible Weebit Nano Directors, who contributed a total of $300,000. An additional $16 million was received through the exercising of listed options as at 30 June 2022. The capital enables Weebit to fast-track longer-term R&D and commercial activities, including: Moving to smaller geometries below 28nm in the embedded memory sector; Ongoing development of a solution for the discrete memory market; Improving the baseline parameters of Weebit’s ReRAM technology; and Expanding sales and marketing activities to increase engagement with additional fabs and customers. NVM expert Gabriel Molas joins executive team In FY22, Weebit Nano further strengthened its executive team with the appointment of ReRAM and non-volatile memory (NVM) expert Gabriel Molas as Chief Scientist. Mr Molas is leading the Company’s applied research efforts, focused on continuous ReRAM optimisations and ongoing leadership on all technical parameters. He brings more than 17 years’ NVM experience to Weebit Nano, gained at CEA-Leti where he led numerous ReRAM research projects including work with the Company’s ReRAM. Sales and marketing activities Weebit Nano significantly increased its sales and marketing activities during the year. Towards the end of FY22, the Company participated in a series of conferences and trade shows including International Memory Workshop in Germany, ChipEx in Israel, and CIMTEC in Italy. At Leti Innovation Days in June 2022, Weebit Nano publicly demonstrated its ReRAM IP module for the first time. The interactive demonstration showed Weebit ReRAM embedded in silicon being fed live images, retaining this data while powered-off, and then displaying the data separately. Post reporting period, Weebit Nano sponsored Flash Memory Summit in California, where it met with potential customers and partners and showed both the new demonstration of its demo chip as well as its compelling neuromorphic demo. At the conference, Weebit presented its most recent qualification test results, exhibiting production-level readiness. These results are a significant confirmation for other foundries looking to integrate Weebit’s technology into their production lines. Weebit Nano is also in discussions and technical evaluations with several leading fabs and potential customers. While many customers prefer to wait for final qualification results from a production fab before committing to a new technology, promising discussions are underway with early adopters looking for a competitive edge in their own next-generation products. 9 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Financial Position The consolidated financial report has been prepared on the going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activity and the realisation of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Group reported a net loss for the period of $27,696,595 (2021: $11,259,240) and a cash outflow from operating activities of $21,815,971 (2021: $7,048,400). The Group had a net working capital surplus of $54,605,575 (2021: $20,997,222) including cash of $50,247,738 at 30 June 2022 (June 2021: $21,726,173). The loss mainly reflects the research and development activities of the Group. Based on a cash flow forecast prepared by management, the Group’s working capital surplus at 30 June 2022 and the Group’s ability to raise funds and to reduce costs if necessary, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate. 10 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) Financial review As the Group is in the research and development stage it does not yet generate revenue. The loss for the year ended 30 June 2022 was $27,696,595 (2021: $11,259,240) reflecting the significant increase in development activities, strengthened senior management team and marketing and business development activities ahead of commercialisation. The loss for the year ended 30 June 2022 mainly comprised the following: Financial Statement Line Item Research and development (net) $ Commentary 16,776,687 Research and Development costs increased as the Group accelerated its development projects and technology toward qualification and commercialisation, as well as further strengthening its team in Israel and France. transfer Weebit Nano France is entitled to receive Research and Development grants (tax refunds) from the French government. The 2021 grant totaled $5.6 million and was received in July 2022. The 2020 grant, totaling $2.2 million, was received in April 2021. R&D costs were reduced accordingly. R&D expenses include $5,364,153 for share based compensation (2021: $1,566,925). Sales and Marketing 2,350,508 Reflects the significant increase in sales, marketing and business development activities during the year. S&M expenses include $761,577 for share based payments (2021: $574,608). General and Administrative 8,371,598 $4,964,757 was for share based payments (2021: $1,929,355) As at 30 June 2022, the total current assets of the Group were $56,270,012 (2021: $22,020,589) of which $50,247,738 (2021: $21,726,173) comprised cash and cash equivalents. Total assets were $57,008,175 (2021: $22,209,537). Total liabilities, including lease liabilities, as at 30 June 2022 were $2,012,438 (2021: $1,042,982). Total equity as at 30 June 2022 was $54,995,737 (2021: $21,166,555). The increase in equity despite the loss for the year is mainly due to a share issuance and options exercise, net of capital raising costs, of $50,756,599. Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended 2022 was $21,815,971 (2021: $7,048,400), mainly in respect of payments to suppliers, consultants and employees. Net cash flows provided by financing activities for the year ended 2022 were $50,544,065 (2021: $24,718,338) from share issuance and options exercise, net of capital raising costs and repayments of lease liabilities. 11 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE STATE OF AFFAIRS There were no significant changes in the state of affairs of the Group during the financial year. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE There were no significant events after the balance date. LIKELY DEVELOPMENTS AND EXPECTED RESULTS The Company is currently engaged with multiple potential customers and partners as part of its move from development to commercialisation and productisation. It expects to reach its first customer agreement in the near future. Other than as disclosed elsewhere in the report, no other likely developments, future prospects and business strategies of the operations of the Company have been included in this report as the directors believe that the inclusion of such information would be likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Group. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION The Group’s operations are not subject to environmental regulations in the jurisdictions in which it operates. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND AUDITOR During the financial year, the Group has paid a premium of $125,750 (2021: $118,655) excluding GST to insure the directors and officers of the Company for a 12-month period. The liabilities insured are legal costs that may be incurred in defending civil or criminal proceedings that may be brought against the officers in their capacity as officers of the Group, and any other payments arising from liabilities incurred by the officers in connection with such proceedings. This does not include such liabilities that arise from conduct involving a willful breach of duty by the officers or the improper use by the officers of their position or of information to gain advantage for themselves or someone else or to cause detriment to the Group. The Group has not, during or since the financial year, indemnified or agreed to indemnity the auditor of the Group, Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd or any related entity (Nexia) against a liability incurred by the auditor. During the financial year, the Group has not paid a premium in respect of a contract to insure the auditor of the Group or any related entity. 12 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS IN SHARES, OPTIONS AND PERFORMANCE RIGHTS Details of relevant interests of current directors in Weebit ordinary shares, options and performance rights as at the date of this report are as follows: Shares Performance Rights Unlisted Options Director Held Directly Held Indirectly Held Directly Held Indirectly Held Directly Held Indirectly Dadi Perlmutter Coby Hanoch Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan-Cohen Atiq Raza TOTAL 915,980 375,045 - - - 137,877 1,428,902 1,153,500 270,000 758,668 1,229,150 - - 3,411,318 - 210,000 128,000 - - 80,000 418,000 - - - - 80,000 - 80,000 2,850,000 4,580,000 440,000 - 930,000 348,750 9,148,750 - - - 280,000 160,000 - 440,000 MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS The number of meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors (Board) and of each Board Committee held during the financial year ended 30 June 2022, and the number of meetings attended by each director are tabled below: Dadi Perlmutter Coby Hanoch Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan-Cohen Atiq Raza Board Meetings Remuneration Committee Meetings Held 15 15 15 15 15 15 Attended 14 15 15 14 14 13 Held 1 1 - - - 1 Attended 1 1 - - - 1 The full Board assumes the responsibility of the Audit & Risk Committee. 13 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) This report outlines the remuneration arrangements in place for directors and key management personnel (KMP) of the Company for the year ended 30 June 2022. The information contained in this report has been audited as required by section 308(3C) of the Corporations Act 2001. This remuneration report details the remuneration arrangements for key management controlling the major activities of the Company and the Group, directly or indirectly, including any director (whether executive or otherwise) of the Company, and includes those executives in the Company and the Group receiving the highest remuneration. Key Management Personnel Directors: Mr David Perlmutter (Chairman) Mr Jacob Hanoch (CEO and Managing Director) Mr Fred Bart (Non-Executive Director) Mr Ashley Krongold (Non-Executive Director) Dr Yoav Nissan-Cohen (Executive Director) Mr Atiq Raza (Non-Executive Director) Remuneration Policy The Group’s performance relies heavily on the quality of its KMP which currently consists of directors only. The Group has therefore designed a remuneration policy to align director and executive reward with business objectives and shareholder value. The Board believes the remuneration policy to be appropriate and effective in its ability to attract and retain high calibre management personnel and directors to run and manage the Group. Remuneration Committee The Remuneration Committee, established this year, assists the Board in fulfilling its responsibilities in relation to remuneration practices. The Committee is responsible for among other things, reviewing and where appropriate making recommendations to the Board on: remuneration of directors and executives; compensation arrangements for the Managing Director and executives, remuneration policies and practices, retirement, termination policies and practices, share schemes and other incentive schemes, superannuation arrangements and remuneration arrangements for members of the Board; and the Group’s remuneration policies, packages and schemes, including issue of securities to directors or their associates under any equity-based incentives, which should be subject to shareholder approval. Remuneration Structure In accordance with best practice corporate governance, the structure of non-executive director and any executive remuneration is separate and distinct. Non-executive Director Remuneration The Board policy is to remunerate non-executive directors at market rates for comparable companies for time, commitment and responsibilities. The Board determines payments to the non-executive directors and reviews their remuneration annually, based on market practice, duties and accountability. Independent external advice is sought when required. The maximum aggregate amount of annual fees that can be paid to non-executive directors is subject to approval by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting (currently $300,000). 14 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) Fees for non-executive directors are not linked to the performance of the Group. However, to align directors’ interests with shareholder interests, the directors are encouraged to hold shares in the Company and are able to participate in employee incentive option plans that may exist from time to time. Executive Remuneration Executive remuneration currently consists of fixed and variable remuneration (comprising short-term and long- term incentive schemes). Fixed Remuneration The Group’s performance relies heavily on the quality of its KMP. The Group has therefore designed a remuneration policy to align non-executive director and executive reward with business objectives and shareholder value. The fixed remuneration of the Company’s KMP is detailed in page 16. Variable Remuneration The remuneration policy has been tailored to increase goal congruence between shareholders and directors and KMP. Currently this is facilitated through bonus plans and through the issue of options and performance rights to KMP to encourage the alignment of personal and shareholder interests. The Group believes this policy will be effective in increasing shareholder wealth. Directors and executives may be issued options to encourage the alignment of personal and shareholder interests. Options and performance rights issued to directors or executives may be subject to market-based price hurdles and vesting conditions and the exercise price of options is set at a level that encourages the directors and executives to focus on share price appreciation. The Group believes this policy will be effective in increasing shareholder wealth. The Board may exercise discretion in relation to approving incentives such as options. The policy is designed to reward KMP for performance that results in long- term growth in shareholder value. Remuneration of Directors and Executives Details of the remuneration of the directors and the KMP (as defined in AASB 124 Related Party Disclosures) of Weebit are set out in the following tables. 15 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) Key management personnel of Weebit Nano Limited 2022: Short Term Benefits Key Management Personnel Salary and Fees Non- Monetary Post Employment Benefits Share Based Payments Total % of remuneration consisting of options and performance rights $ $ $ $ $ David Perlmutter Jacob Hanoch1 Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan Cohen2 Atiq Raza Total 99,554 965,809* 45,000 45,000 147,215 46,532 1,349,109 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,566,942 2,167,853 174,071 164,993 345,491 177,343 4,596,693 1,666,496 3,133,662 219,071 209,993 492,706 223,875 5,945,802 94% 69% 79% 79% 70% 79% 2021: Short Term Benefits Key Management Personnel Salary and Fees Non- Monetary Post Employment Benefits Share Based Payments Total % of remuneration consisting of options and performance rights David Perlmutter Jacob Hanoch1 Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan Cohen2 Atiq Raza Total $ 103,309 733,932* 45,000 45,000 141,742 43,984 1,112,967 $ $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 475,655 946,590 106,446 80,679 243,474 105,738 1,958,582 578,964 1,680,522 151,446 125,679 385,216 149,722 3,071,549 82% 56% 70% 64% 63% 71% * Salary includes bonuses of $580,436 (2021:$373,911). 1. The appointment of Jacob Hanoch may be terminated by giving not less than 6 months’ notice. Jacob Hanoch shall disclose to the Company any specific issues that are or might reasonably create conflict of interest. In the event that the foregoing engagement shall raise a major conflict of interest, the Board may require employee to resign from respective companies or terminate his contract upon 60 day notice. 2. The appointment of Yoav Nissan Cohen may be terminated by giving not less than 1 months’ notice. 16 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) a) Shareholdings of key management personnel The number of ordinary shares of Weebit held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each Director, including heir personally-related entities, as at balance date: 2022: Directors D. Perlmutter J. Hanoch F. Bart A. Krongold Y. Nissan Cohen A Raza Total 2021: Directors D. Perlmutter J. Hanoch F. Bart A. Krongold Y. Nissan Cohen A Raza Total Held at 1 July 2021 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2022 1,813,746 532,672 596,237 1,229,150 - 361,613 4,533,418 255,734 112,373 162,431 - (223,736) 306,802 2,069,480 645,045 758,668 1,229,150 - 137,877 4,840,220 Held at 1 July 2020 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2021 1,456,603 354,101 399,809 1,429,150 219,032 133,077 3,991,772 357,143 178,571 196,428 (200,000) (219,032) 228,536 541,646 1,813,746 532,672 596,237 1,229,150 - 361,613 4,533,418 17 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) b) Listed option, unlisted Options and Performance Rights holdings of Key Management Personnel The number of unlisted options over ordinary shares in Weebit Nano Ltd held directly, indirectly or beneficially, by each specified Director and specified executive, including their personally-related entities, as at the balance date is as follows: Vested and exercisable at 30 June 2022 1,378,125 2,742,500 286,253 122,500 739,381 141,250 5,410,009 Vested and exercisable at 30 June 2022 128,000 64,000 150,000 40,000 382,000 2022 (Unlisted Options): Directors Held at 1 July 2021 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2022 Dadi Perlmutter Coby Hanoch Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan-Cohen Atiq Raza Total For movement during the year refer to (a) 1,800,000 3,320,000 360,000 200,000 970,000 268,750 6,918,750 1,050,000 1,260,000 80,000 80,000 120,000 80,000 2,670,000 2,850,000 4,580,000 440,000 280,000 1,090,000 348,750 9,588,750 2022 (Performance Rights): Directors F. Bart Y. Nissan-Cohen J. Hanoch A Raza Total Held at 1 July 2021 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2022 128,000 80,000 210,000 80,000 498,000 - - - - - 128,000 80,000 210,000 80,000 498,000 2022 (Listed options): Directors D. Perlmutter J. Hanoch F. Bart A. Krongold Y. Nissan Cohen A Raza Total Held at 01-Jul-21 Movement during year Held at 30-Jun-22 357,143 178,571 196,428 - - 89,286 821,428 357,143 178,571 196,428 - - 89,286 821,428 - - - - - - - 18 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Vested and exercisable at 30 June 2021 718,750 1,623,750 173,750 43,750 435,000 22,500 3,017,500 Vested and exercisable at 30 June 2021 104,000 32,000 30,000 8,000 174,000 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) 2021 (Unlisted Options): Directors Held at 1 July 2020 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2021 Dadi Perlmutter Coby Hanoch Fred Bart Ashley Krongold Yoav Nissan-Cohen Atiq Raza Total 1,300,000 2,420,000 260,000 100,000 720,000 260,000 5,060,000 2021 (Performance Rights): 500,000 900,000 100,000 100,000 250,000 8,750 1,858,750 1,800,000 3,320,000 360,000 200,000 970,000 268,750 6,918,750 Directors F. Bart Y. Nissan-Cohen J. Hanoch A Raza Total Held at 1 July 2020 Movement during year Held at 30 June 2021 128,000 136,000 210,000 128,000 602,000 - (56,000) - (48,000) (104,000) 128,000 80,000 210,000 80,000 498,000 2021 (Listed options): Directors D. Perlmutter J. Hanoch F. Bart A. Krongold Y. Nissan Cohen A Raza Total Held at 01-Jul-20 Movement during year Held at 30-Jun-21 - - - - - - - 357,143 178,571 196,428 - - 89,286 821,428 357,143 178,571 196,428 - - 89,286 821,428 19 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) REMUNERATION REPORT (AUDITED) (continued) (a) During the current reporting period, 2,120,000 options and performance options were granted to directors. All the directors’ options were issued on 14 December 2021, following approval at the AGM, at an exercise price of $2.68 (equal to the volume weighted average market price calculated during the three trading days preceding the grant of the Options). The fair value of each option was $2.77, calculated using the Black and Scholes model. The following figures were used for the fair value calculation: underlying share price - $3.19, share price volatility – 89.80% and risk free interest rate – 1.84$. The Options shall be vested and be exercisable during a four year period (Vesting Period) based on the following: 1. 25% of the Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of issue; and 2. thereafter for a period of three years, 6.25% of the Options shall vest at the end of each quarter. These options and rights will expire 10 years from the date of grant. For further details on the valuation assumptions, refer to the table below and Note 14 to the financial statements. (b) During the current reporting period, 550,000 performance options were granted to directors and issued on 4 October 2021. Shareholders approved the grant of these options at the Company’s AGM on 17 November 2020. The options have an exercise price of $0.823. The fair value of each option was $3.23, calculated using the Black and Scholes model. The following figures were used for the fair value calculation: underlying share price - $3.49, share price volatility – 88.90% and risk free interest rate – 1.81%. The Options shall be vested and be exercisable during a four year period (Vesting Period) based on the following: 1. 25% of the Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of issue; and 2. thereafter for a period of three years, 6.25% of the Options shall vest at the end of each quarter. These options and rights will expire 10 years from the date of grant. For further details on the valuation assumptions, refer to the table below and Note 14 to the financial statements. **********END OF REMUNERATION REPORT********** 20 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) SHARE OPTIONS/PERFORMANCE RIGHTS Shares under Option and Performance Rights At the date of this report there are 16,752,092 unlisted options and 808,000 performance rights outstanding as summarised below: Date Granted Security Type Expiry Date Exercise Price 30-Nov-17 Unlisted Options 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 30-Jul-20 30-Jul-20 30-Jul-20 13-Sep-20 17-Sep-20 24-Nov-20 3-Feb-21 4-Feb-21 17-Mar-21 25-Mar-21 25-Mar-21 16-Jul-21 29-Sep-21 27-Jan-22 29-Sep-21 29-Sep-21 29-Sep-21 1-Dec-21 1-Dec-21 1-Jan-22 31-Mar-22 1-Apr-22 Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Performance Rights Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Performance Rights Performance Rights Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options Unlisted Options 01-Oct-27 01-Jan-28 15-Feb-28 05-Mar-28 16-Oct-28 01-Oct-27 1-Oct-27 29-Jan-28 5-Mar-28 14-Apr-29 14-Aug-29 14-Aug-29 14-Aug-29 16-Oct-29 25-Sep-29 14-Aug-29 26-Mar-30 25-Jun-30 26-Mar-30 13-Sep-30 17-Sep-30 24-Nov-30 3-Feb-31 4-Feb-31 17-Mar-31 25-Mar-31 25-Mar-31 3-Jun-31 29-Sep-25 27-Jan-26 29-Sep-31 25-Oct-31 16-Nov-31 1-Dec-31 1-Dec-31 1-Jan-32 31-Mar-32 20-Feb-32 21 $0.43875 $1.44500 $1.56500 $1.27250 $0.84750 $0.43875 Nil Nil Nil $0.4286 $0.4468 $0.74 $0.54 $0.39 Nil Nil A$0.2312 A$0.27 Nil A$0.286 A$0.823 A$0.286 Nil A$2.82 A$2.82 Nil A$2.63 A$1.90 Nil Nil A$2.68 A$2.82 A$2.68 A$3.04 A$3.04 A$3.04 A$2.96 A$3.27 Number of shares under option 1,120,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 800,000 400,000 210,000 112,000 128,000 67,500 100,000 768,750 1,468,749 100,000 64,000 80,000 108,125 34,370 20,000 1,287,677 2,500,000 1,190,758 74,000 150,000 100,000 8,000 117,000 500,000 12,000 100,000 662,000 1,727,163 2,120,000 50,000 50,000 100,000 300,000 450,000 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 These unlisted options and performance rights do not entitle the holders to participate in any share issue of the Company or any other body corporate. In addition to the above, the company has granted 150,000 options to employees which have not yet been issued on the ASX as at the date of this report. PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE Group No person has applied to the Court under section 237 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) for leave to bring proceedings on behalf of the Group, or intervene in any proceedings to which the Company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the Company for all or any part of those proceedings. The Group was not a party to any such proceedings during the year. AUDIT SERVICES During the year the following fees were paid or payable for services provided by the auditor. Amounts received or due and receivable by Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd An audit and review of the financial report of the parent and any other entity in the Group Other services in relation to the parent and any other entity in the Group Amounts received or due and receivable by BDO Israel BDO Israel – Audit and review of the subsidiary Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel)* Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ 52,600 43,350 27,700 2,700 86,058 70,969 166,358 117,019 *The fee for BDO Israel includes the audit of statutory financial statements for Weebit Nano Limited (Israel) and Weebit Nano SARL (France), as well as the audit of the tax return for Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel). 22 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ REPORT (continued) OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY WHO ARE FORMER AUDIT PARTNERS OF NEXIA There are no officers of the Company who are former partners of Nexia. AUDITOR’S INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION The auditor’s independence declaration as required under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 for the year ended 30 June 2022 has been received and can be found on page 35. AUDITOR Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Act 2001. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to Section 298(2) of the Corporations Act 2001. On behalf of the directors David Perlmutter Chairman Melbourne 25 August 2022 23 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT The Board is responsible for establishing the Company’s corporate governance framework. In establishing its corporate governance framework, the Board has referred to the 4th edition of the ASX Corporate Governance Councils’ Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Corporate Governance Statement discloses the extent to which the Company follows the recommendations. The Company will follow each recommendation where the Board has considered the recommendation to be an appropriate benchmark for its corporate governance practices. Where the Company’s corporate governance practices will follow a recommendation, the Board has made appropriate statements reporting on the adoption of the recommendation. In compliance with the “if not, why not” reporting regime, where, after due consideration, the Company’s corporate governance practices will not follow a recommendation, the Board has explained its reasons for not following the recommendation and disclosed what, if any, alternative practices the Company will adopt instead of those in the recommendation. The Company’s governance- related documents can be found on its website at www.weebit-nano.com under the section marked Corporate Governance. Principle 1 – Lay solid foundations for management and oversight Recommendation 1.1 A listed entity should have and disclose a board charter setting out: (a) the respective roles and responsibilities of its board and management; and (b) those matters expressly reserved to the board and those delegated to management. The Company has established the respective roles and responsibilities of its Board and management, and those matters expressly reserved to the Board and those delegated to management and has documented this in its Board Charter. The responsibilities of the Board include but are not limited to: a) Provide strategic direction for the Company and directing and monitoring the Company’s performance against strategies; b) Establish goals for management and monitor the achievement of those goals; c) Review and oversee the operation of systems of risk management; d) Ensuring the overall corporate governance of the Company, including conducting regular reviews of the balance of responsibilities within the Company to ensure division of functions between management and the Board remain appropriate to the needs of the Company; and e) Formation and monitoring of corporate governance policies, codes of conduct and committees. In exercising its responsibilities, the Board recognises that there are many stakeholders in the operations of the Company, including employees, shareholders, co-ventures, the government and the community. A copy of the Board Charter is publicly available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/corporate-governance/ Recommendation 1.2 A listed entity should: (a) undertake appropriate checks before appointing a director or senior executive or putting someone forward for election as a director; and (b) provide security holders with all material information in its possession relevant to a decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect a director The Board carefully considers the character, experience, education and skillset, as well as interests and associations of potential candidates for appointment to the Board and conducts appropriate checks to verify the suitability of the candidate, prior to their election. The Company has appropriate procedures in place to ensure that material information relevant to a decision to elect or re-elect a director is disclosed in the notice of meeting provided to shareholders. 24 Recommendation 1.3 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 A listed entity should have a written agreement with each director and senior executive setting out the terms of their appointment. The Company has a written agreement with each of the Directors. The material terms of any employment, service or consultancy agreement the Company, or any of its child entities, has entered into with its Chief Executive Officer, any of its directors, and any other person or entity who is a related party of the Chief Executive Officer or any of its directors will be disclosed in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 3.16.4 (taking into consideration the exclusions from disclosure outlined in that rule). Contract details of senior executives who are KMP are summarised in the Remuneration Report in the Company’s Annual Report. Recommendation 1.4 The company secretary of a listed entity should be accountable directly to the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning of the board. The Company Secretary is accountable to the Board for facilitating the Company’s corporate governance processes and the proper functioning of the Board. Each Director is entitled to access the advice and services of the Company Secretary. In accordance with the Company’s Constitution, the appointment or removal of the Company Secretary is a matter for the Board as a whole. Details of the Company Secretary’s experience and qualifications are set out in the Annual Report. Recommendation 1.5 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose a diversity policy; (b) through its board or a committee of the board set measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board, senior executives and workforce generally; and (c) disclose in relation to each reporting period: (1) the measurable objectives set for that period to achieve gender diversity; (2) the entity’s progress towards achieving those objectives; and (3) either: (A) the respective proportions of men and women on the board, in senior executive positions and across the whole workforce (including how the entity has defined “senior executive” for these purposes); or (B) if the entity is a “relevant employer” under the Workplace Gender Equality Act, the entity’s most recent “Gender Equality Indicators”, as defined in and published under that Act. If the entity was in the S&P/ASX 300 Index at the commencement of the reporting period, the measurable objective for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board should be to have not less than 30% of its directors of each gender within a specified period. The Company is committed to creating a diverse working environment and promoting a culture which embraces diversity. Given the size of the Company and scale of its operations, however, the Board is of the view that a written diversity policy with measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity is not required at this time. Further, as the Company has not established measureable objectives for achieving gender diversity, the Company has not reported on progress towards achieving them. 25 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Recommendations 1.6 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the performance of the Board, its committees and individual Directors; and (b) disclose for each reporting period whether performance evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that process during or in respect of that period. Whilst the Company has a written policy (Board Charter), the Board recognises that as a result of the Company’s size and the stage of the entity’s life, the assessment of the directors’ overall performance and its own succession plan is conducted on an informal basis. The Board will review its performance by discussion and by reference to generally accepted Board performance standards. Evaluation of performance of the board is completed annually by the Directors. For FY22 this process occurred via each director completing a Board Review Questionnaire. Recommendation 1.7 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose a process for evaluating the performance of its Senior Executives at least once every reporting period; (b) disclose for each reporting period whether a performance evaluation has been undertaken in accordance with that process during or in respect of that period. The performance of the Company’s Senior Executives, including the CEO, is reviewed regularly to ensure that Senior Executive members continue to perform effectively in their roles. Performance is measured against the goals and Company performance set at the beginning of the financial year and reviewed throughout the year. A performance evaluation for Senior Executives has occurred during the year in accordance with this process. Principle 2 – Structure the board to be effective and add value The Board of a listed entity should be of an appropriate size and collectively have the skills, commitment and knowledge of the entity and the industry in which it operates, to enable it to discharge its duties effectively and to add value. Recommendation 2.1 The Board of a listed entity should: (b) have a Nomination Committee which: (b) has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent; and (ii) is chaired by an Independent Director. And disclose: (iii) the Charter of the Committee; (iv)the members of the Committee; and (v) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the Committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at those meetings; or 26 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 (b) if it does not have a nomination committee, disclose that fact and the processes it employs to address board succession issues and to ensure that the board has the appropriate balance of skills, knowledge, experience, independence and diversity to enable it to discharge its duties and responsibilities effectively. As a result of the Company’s size and the stage of the entity’s life as a publicly listed junior technology company and given the size of the Board at present a Nomination Committee has not been established. The Board meets as a whole to consider new directors. The Board from time to time reviews the skill mix required for the Board and, where gaps are identified, embarks on a process to fill those gaps. Recommendation 2.2 A listed entity should have and disclose a board skills matrix setting out the mix of skills that the board currently has or is looking to achieve in its membership. The details of the skill set of the current Board members are set out in the description of each Director in the Annual Report. The Board has adopted the following Board Skills Matrix which sets out the mix of skills and diversity that the Board is looking to achieve in its membership. The Board Skills Matrix highlights the key skills and experience of the Board and the extent to which those skills are currently represented on the Board. Skills and experience Number of Directors/ Board representations (out of 6) Executive leadership - Senior executive experience including international experience. Board experience - Experience as a board member or member of a governance body. Financial acumen - Senior executive or equivalent experience in financial accounting and reporting, corporate Semiconductor - Experience related to the Semiconductor market, connections to key companies in the domain. ASX and Australian public market - Experience in raising capital in Australia, knowledge of the Australian l Strategy - Experience in developing, implementing and challenging a plan of action designed to achieve the long- term goals of an organisation, information Capital management - Experience in capital management strategies, including capital partnerships, debt financing including 6 6 6 4 4 6 6 Recommendation 2.3 A listed entity should disclose: (a) the names of the Directors considered by the Board to be Independent Directors; (b) if a Director has an interest, position or relationship that might raise issues about the independence of a Director but the Board is of the opinion that it does not compromise the independence of the Director, the nature of the interest, position or relationship in question and an explanation of why the Board is of that opinion; and (c) the length of service of each Director. As at 30 June 2022, the board consisted of six directors, four of whom are Independent Non-Executive Directors. The Board considers David Perlmutter (Non-executive Chairman), Ashley Krongold (Non-executive Director), Fred Bart (Non-executive Director) and Atiq Raza (Non-executive Director) to be Independent Directors. The length of service of each Director has been disclosed in the Annual Report. 27 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Recommendation 2.4 The majority of the Board of a listed entity should be independent Directors. As noted under Recommendation 2.3, the Board comprises six Directors of whom four are considered Independent Directors. The Board comprises a majority of independent directors and is satisfied that its current composition is suitable for the Company given its resources, size and operations. The current structure and composition of the Board has been determined having regard to the nature and size of the Company, the skill set of the Company’s directors both individually and collectively, and the best interests of shareholders. The Board believes that independent judgment is achieved and maintained in respect of its decision-making processes. Furthermore, all directors are entitled to seek independent professional advice as and when required. The directors believe that they are able to objectively analyse the issues before them in the best interests of all shareholders and in accordance with their duties as directors. Recommendation 2.5 The Chair of the Board of a listed entity should be an independent Director, and in particular, should not be the same person as the CEO of the entity. The Chairman, Mr David (Dadi) Perlmutter, is an Independent Director. His role as Chairman of the Board is separate from that of the Managing Director (who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company) and is in compliance with the ASX Recommendation that these roles not be exercised by the same individual. Recommendation 2.6 A listed entity should have a program for inducting new directors and for periodically reviewing whether there is a need for existing directors to undertake professional development to maintain the skills and knowledge needed to perform their role as directors effectively. The Board recognises that as a result of the Company’s size and the stage of the entity’s life, the Board has not put in place a formal program for inducting new directors. However, it does provide a package of background information on commencement and provides ready interaction with the Company’s personnel to gain a stronger understanding of the business. The Board will define a specific training for new directors based on their background. Principle 3 – Instill a culture of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly A listed entity should instill and continually reinforce a culture40 across the organisation of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly. Recommendation 3.1 A listed entity should articulate and disclose its values. The Company is committed to promoting good corporate conduct grounded by strong ethics and responsibility. The Company’s values have been communicated across the Company and disclosed on the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/company-values/ Recommendation 3.2 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose a code of conduct for its Directors, Senior Executives and employees; and (b) ensure that the Board or a committee of the Board is informed of any material breaches of the code. The Company has established a Code of Conduct (Code), which addresses matters relevant to the Company’s legal and ethical obligations to its stakeholders and ensures that the Board is informed of material breaches of the Code. It may be amended from time to time by the Board and is disclosed on the Company’s website. The Code applies to all Directors, employees, contractors and officers of the Company. A copy of the Company’s Code of Conduct is publicly available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s 28 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 website at https://www.weebit-nano.com/corporate-governance/. Recommendation 3.3 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose a whistleblower policy; and (b) ensure that the board or a committee of the board is informed of any material incidents reported under that policy. The Board has developed a whistleblower policy, which applies to all Directors, employees, contractors and officers. Investigation findings under the whistleblower Policy and material breaches will be reported to the Board. A copy of the Company’s whistleblower policy is publicly available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/corporate-governance/ Recommendation 3.4 A listed entity should: (a) have and disclose an anti-bribery and corruption policy; and (b) ensure that the board or a committee of the board is informed of any material breaches of that policy. The Board has adopted an anti-bribery and corruption policy, which applies to all Directors, employees, contractors and officers. Material breaches of the policy will be reported to the Board. A copy of the Company’s anti-bribery and corruption policy is publicly available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/corporate-governance/ Principle 4 – SAFEGUARD THE INTEGRITY OF CORPORATE REPORTS A listed entity should have appropriate processes to verify the integrity of its corporate reports. Recommendation 4.1 The Board of a listed entity should: (a) have an Audit Committee which: (i) has at least three members, all of whom are Non- Executive Directors and a majority of whom are independent Directors; and (ii) is chaired by an independent Director, who is not the Chair of the Board. and disclose: (iii) the Charter of the Committee; (iv) the relevant qualifications and experience of the members of the Committee; and (v) in relation to each reporting period, the number of times the Committee met throughout the period and the individual attendance of the members at those meetings. (b) if it does not have an audit committee, disclose that fact and the processes it employs that independently verify and safeguard the integrity of its corporate reporting, including the processes for the appointment and removal of the external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement partner. WBT is not a Company required by ASX Listing Rule 12.7 to have an Audit Committee, although the ASX Corporate Governance principles recommend an Audit Committee is formed. The Board has not established an Audit Committee at this point in the Company’s development. It is considered that the size of the Board along with the level of activity of the Company renders this impractical and the full Board considers in detail all corporate reporting, including the appointment and removal of the external auditor and the rotation of the audit engagement partner. 29 Recommendation 4.2 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 The board of a listed entity should, before it approves the entity’s financial statements for a financial period, receive from its CEO and CFO a declaration that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained and that the financial statements comply with the appropriate accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the entity and that the opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively. Before approval of the financial statements the Board received assurance from the CEO and the CFO that the declaration provided in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act. Further, that it is founded on a sound system of risk management and internal control and that the system is operating effectively in all material respects in relation to financial reporting risks. The Board has also received from the CEO and the CFO written affirmations concerning the Company’s financial statements as set out in the Directors’ Declaration. Recommendation 4.3 A listed entity should disclose its process to verify the integrity of any periodic corporate report it releases to the market that is not audited or reviewed by an external auditor. The Board and relevant Senior Management review any periodic corporate report that is released to the market that has not been audited or reviewed by an external auditor. Principle 5 – Make timely and balanced disclosure A listed entity should make timely and balanced disclosure of all matters concerning it that a reasonable person would expect to have a material effect on the price or value of its securities. Recommendation 5.1 A listed entity should have and disclose a written policy for complying with its continuous disclosure obligations under listing rule 3.1. The Company has adopted a Continuous Disclosure Policy which sets out policies and procedures for the Company’s compliance with its continuous disclosure obligations under the ASX Listing Rules, and addresses financial markets communication, media contact and continuous disclosure issues. A copy of the Continuous Disclosure Policy is available in the Corporate Governance section of the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/corporate- governance/ Recommendation 5.2 A listed entity should ensure that its Board receives copies of all material market announcements promptly after they have been made. The Board has received confirmation of release from the ASX Market Announcements Office whenever there has been a market release by the Company. Recommendation 5.3 A listed entity that gives a new and substantive investor or analyst presentation should release a copy of the presentation materials on the ASX Market Announcements Platform ahead of the presentation. The Company ensures that all investor presentations are lodged with the ASX ahead of the presentation. Principle 6 – Respect the rights of security holders A listed entity should provide its security holders with appropriate information and facilities to allow them to exercise their rights as security holders effectively. 30 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Recommendation 6.1 A listed entity should provide information about itself and its governance to investors via its website. The Company keeps investors informed of its corporate governance, financial performance and prospects via its website – www.weebit-nano.com. Investors can access copies of all announcements to the ASX, notices of meetings, Investor annual reports and presentations via https://weebit-nano.com/presentations-and-webcasts/ Investors can access general information regarding the Company and the structure of its business by accessing the Company’s website at https://weebit- nano.com/about/. financial statements via https://weebit-nano.com/asx-announcements/, and Recommendation 6.2 A listed entity should have an investor relations program that facilitates effective two-way communication with investors The Board aims to ensure that shareholders are informed of all major developments affecting the Company’s. In accordance with the ASX Recommendations, information is communicated to shareholders as follows: the annual financial report which includes relevant information about the operations of the Company during the year, changes in the state of affairs of the entity and details of future developments, in addition to the other disclosures required by the Corporations Act 2001; the quarterly cash flow and activities report and half yearly financial report lodged with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX); notifications relating to any proposed major changes in the Company which may impact on share ownership rights that are submitted to a vote ofshareholders; notices of all meetings of shareholders; publicly released documents including full text of notices of meetings and explanatory material- made available on the Company’s website at www.weebit-nano.com; disclosure of the Company’s Corporate Governance practices on the entity’s website; and, email and other electronic means. In addition to the abovementioned communication methods, the Company has maintained an active investor relations program to facilitate effective two-way communication with relevant equity market stakeholders. This program includes face to-face meetings with investors, broker analysts and proxy firms as well as responding to shareholder enquiries as appropriate. The Company utilises public investor webcasts and conference calls for key announcements such as the full year and half year financial results. To ensure that shareholders can obtain all relevant information to assist them in exercising their rights as shareholders, the Company has made available an email address and relevant contact for shareholders to make their enquiries. The Board encourages effective participation at the Company’s General Meetings by providing opportunity for shareholders to ask questions of the Company’s directors and auditors. The Company encourages shareholders to receive Company information electronically by registering their email address online with the Company’s shareholder registry. The Company also allows shareholders to communicate electronically with the Company and share registry including providing shareholders the ability to submit proxy voting instructions online. Recommendation 6.3 A listed entity should disclose how it facilitates and encourages participation at meetings of security holders. The Board encourages full participation of security holders at the General Meetings to ensure a high level of accountability and identification with the Company’s strategy and goals. Before and during the General Meetings, the security holders are invited to raise questions regarding the operations and performance of the Company. Recommendation 6.4 A listed entity should ensure that all substantive resolutions at a meeting of security holders are decided by a poll rather than by a show of hands. 31 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 All resolutions put to security holders at a meeting of security holders are decided by a poll. Recommendation 6.5 A listed entity should give security holders the option to receive communications from, and send communications to, the entity and its security registry electronically. The Company provides its security holders the option to receive communications from and send communications to, the Company and the share registry electronically. Principle 7 – Recognise and manage risk A listed entity should establish a sound risk management framework and periodically review the effectiveness of that framework. Recommendation 7.1 The Board of a listed entity should: (a) have a committee(s) to oversee risk, each of which: (i) has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent Directors; and (ii) is chaired by an independent Director. and disclose (iii) the Charter of the Committee; (iv) the members of the Committee; and (v) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the Committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at those meetings. (b) if it does not have a risk committee or committees that satisfy (a) above, disclose that fact and the processes it employs for overseeing the entity’s risk management framework. Due to the size of the Board, the Company does not have a separate Risk Committee. The Board is responsible for the oversight of the Company’s risk management and control framework. The Board has adopted a Risk Management Policy, which is disclosed on the Company’s website. Recommendation 7.2 The Board or a committee of the Board should: (a) review the entity’s risk management framework at least annually to satisfy itself that it continues to be sound and that the entity is operating with due regard to the risk appetite set by the Board; and (b) disclose, in relation to each reporting period, whether such a review has taken place. The Board recognises that there are inherent risks associated with the Company’s operations including technological, legal and other operational risks. The Board endeavors to mitigate such risks by continually reviewing the activities of the Company in order to identify key business and operational risks and ensuring that they are appropriately assessed and managed. No formal report in relation to the Company’s management of its material business risks is presented to the Board. The Board reviews the risk profile of the Company and monitors risk informally throughout the year. Recommendation 7.3 (a) if it has an internal audit function, how the function is structured and what role it performs; or (b) if it does not have an internal audit function, that fact and the processes it employs for evaluating and continually improving the effectiveness of its governance, risk management and internal control processes. Due to the Company’s scale, it does not have a formal Internal Audit function. However, responsibility for risk management and maintenance of internal controls lies with several executives including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, who monitor and report on compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures and its legal and regulatory obligations and oversee any required remedial activities. 32 Recommendation 7.4 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to environmental or social risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks. The Company constantly monitors and reviews the key risks that affect the Company and the management of those risks. They include economic, environment and social risks. At the time of reporting, the Company has no material exposure to risks to our environmental and social sustainability profile. Principle 8 – Remunerate fairly and responsibly A listed entity should pay director remuneration sufficient to attract and retain high quality directors and design its executive remuneration to attract, retain and motivate high quality senior executives and to align their interests with the creation of value for security holders and with the entity’s values and risk appetite. Recommendation 8.1 The board of a listed entity should: (a) have a remuneration committee which: (1) has at least three members, a majority of whom are independent directors; and (2) is chaired by an independent director, and disclose: (3) the charter of the committee; (4) the members of the committee; and (5) as at the end of each reporting period, the number of times the committee met throughout the period and the individual attendances of the members at those meetings; or (b) if it does not have a remuneration committee, disclose that fact and the processes it employs for setting the level and composition of remuneration for directors and senior executives and ensuring that such remuneration is appropriate and not excessive. The Board has established a Remuneration Committee to assist in the discharge of its responsibilities. The role of the Remuneration Committee is to review and make recommendations to the Board on remuneration packages and polices related to the Directors and Senior Executives. The Remuneration Committee is also charged with ensuring that the remuneration policies and practices are consistent with the Company’s strategic goals and objectives. The Committee currently comprises David (Dadi) Perlmutter (Chair - Non-Executive Director), S. Atiq Raza (Non- Executive Director) and Jacob (Coby) Hanoch (Managing Director and CEO). The Remuneration Committee meets on an as-needed basis. The number of Remuneration Committee meetings held during the year is set out in the Directors’ Report under Directors’ Meetings. Following each meeting, the Remuneration Committee reports to the Board on any matter that should be brought to the Board’s attention and on any recommendation of the Remuneration Committee that requires Board approval. The Board has adopted a Remuneration Committee Charter, which describes the role, composition, functions and responsibilities of the Remuneration Committee and is disclosed on the Company’s website at https://weebit- nano.com/corporate-governance/ Recommendation 8.2 A listed entity should separately disclose its policies and practices regarding the remuneration of non-executive directors and the remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives. Details of the Company’s policies on remuneration are set out in the Company’s ‘Remuneration Report’ in each Annual 33 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Report published by the Company. This disclosure will include a summary of the Company’s policies regarding the deferral of performance-based remuneration and the reduction, cancellation or claw-back of the performance-based remuneration in the event of serious misconduct or a material misstatement in the Company’s financial statements. Recommendation 8.3 A listed entity which has an equity-based remuneration scheme should: (a) have a policy on whether participants are permitted to enter into transactions (whether through the use of derivatives or otherwise) which limit the economic risk of participating in the scheme; and (b) disclose that policy or a summary of it. The Company’s Security Trading Policy includes a statement prohibiting directors, officers and employees entering into transactions (whether through the use of derivatives or otherwise) which limit the economic risk of their security holding in the Company or of participating in unvested entitlements under any equity based remuneration schemes. Security Trading Policy In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 12.9, the Company has adopted a trading policy which sets out the following information: a) b) c) closed periods in which directors, employees and contractors of the Company must not deal in the Company’s securities; trading in the Company’s securities which is not subject to the Company’s trading policy; and the procedures for obtaining written clearance for trading in exceptional circumstances. The Company’s Security Trading Policy forms part of the Company’s corporate policies and procedures and is available to all staff and on the Company’s website at https://weebit-nano.com/corporate-governance/ Additional recommendations that apply only in certain cases The following additional recommendations apply to the entities described within them. Recommendation 9.1 A listed entity with a director who does not speak the language in which board or security holder meetings are held or key corporate documents are written should disclose the processes it has in place to ensure the director understands and can contribute to the discussions at those meetings and understands and can discharge their obligations in relation to those documents. All directors speak the language that the meetings are held in. Recommendation 9.2 A listed entity established outside Australia should ensure that meetings of security holders are held at a reasonable place and time. The Company ensures that meetings of security holders are held at a reasonable place and time. Recommendation 9.3 A listed entity established outside Australia, and an externally managed listed entity that has an AGM, should ensure that its external auditor attends its AGM and is available to answer questions from security holders relevant to the audit. The external auditor of the Company is also invited to the Annual General Meeting of shareholders and is available to answer any questions concerning the conduct, preparation and content of the auditor’s report. Pursuant to section 249K of the Corporations Act 2001 the external auditor is provided with a copy of the notice of meeting and related communications received by shareholders. 34 Lead auditor’s independence declaration under section 307C of the Corporations Act 2001 To the directors of Weebit Nano Limited I declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, in relation to the audit for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 there have been: (i) no contraventions of the auditor’s independence requirements as set out in the Corporations Act 2001 in relation to the audit; and (ii) no contraventions of any applicable code of professional conduct in relation to the audit. Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd M. Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen Director Perth 25 August 2022 35 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME For the year ended 30 June 2022 Research and Development expenses (net) Sales and Marketing expenses General and Administrative expenses Finance income (costs) Loss before tax Income tax expense Loss for the year Note 3(t) 9 Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ (16,776,687) (2,350,508) (8,371,598) (197,802) (5,344,067) (1,262,439) (4,633,424) (19,310) (27,696,595) (11,259,240) 5 - (27,696,595) - (11,259,240) Other Comprehensive Income potentially reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations Total Comprehensive Loss for the year Total Comprehensive Loss attributable to: Owners of the parent entity (321,309) (28,017,904) 176,307 (11,082,933) (28,017,904) (11,082,933) Basic and Diluted Loss per share 4 (0.185) (0.101) The above Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 36 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION As at 30 June 2022 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Trade and other receivables Total current assets Non-current assets Plant and equipment Right of use assets Long term deposit Total non-current assets TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES Current liabilities Trade and other payables Lease liability – current Total current liabilities Non-current liabilities Lease liability – non-current Total non-current liabilities TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS EQUITY Share capital Reserves Accumulated losses TOTAL EQUITY Note Consolidated 30 June 2022 $ Consolidated 30 June 2021 $ 11 6 7A 8 7B 7B 10 50,247,738 6,022,274 56,270,012 288,205 428,778 21,180 738,163 21,726,173 294,416 22,020,589 67,889 70,109 50,950 188,948 57,008,175 22,209,537 1,597,613 66,824 1,664,437 348,001 348,001 993,835 29,532 1,023,367 19,615 19,615 2,012,438 1,042,982 54,995,737 21,166,555 110,818,345 22,661,335 (78,483,943) 54,995,737 60,061,746 11,892,157 (50,787,348) 21,166,555 The above Statement of Financial Position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 37 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the year ended 30 June 2022 CONSOLIDATED 2022 Balance at 1 July 2021 Loss for the year Other comprehensive income Total comprehensive loss for the year Transactions with equity holders: Contributions of capital Capital raising costs Exercise of options Exercise of listed options Share-based payments Balance at 30 June 2022 CONSOLIDATED 2021 Balance at 1 July 2020 Loss for the year Other comprehensive income Total comprehensive loss for the year Transactions with equity holders: Contributions of capital Capital raising costs Exercise of options Exercise of listed options Share-based payments Options expired Balance at 30 June 2021 Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations $ (699,401) - (321,309) (321,309) Note Issued Capital $ 60,061,746 - - - 10 10 10 10 14 35,443,051 (1,215,556) 340,756 16,188,348 - - 110,818,345 - - - - - - (1,020,710) Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations $ (875,708) - 176,307 176,307 Note Issued Capital $ 36,133,657 - - - Option Reserve $ 12,591,558 - - - - - - - 11,090,487 - 23,682,045 Accumulated Losses $ (50,787,348) (27,696,595) - (27,696,595) Total Equity $ 21,166,555 (27,696,595) (321,309) (28,017,904) - - - - - - (78,483,943) 35,443,051 (1,215,556) 340,756 16,188,348 11,090,487 - 54,995,737 Option Reserve $ 7,639,009 - - - Accumulated Losses $ (39,554,446) (11,259,240) - (11,259,240) Total Equity $ 3,342,512 (11,259,240) 176,307 (11,082,933) 10 10 10 10 14 21,888,241 (2,485,382) 1,028,435 3,496,795 - - 60,061,746 - - - - - - (699,401) - 908,000 - - 4,070,887 (26,338) 12,591,558 - - - - - 26,338 (50,787,348) 21,888,241 (1,577,382) 1,028,435 3,496,795 4,070,887 - 21,166,555 The above statement of changes in equity should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 38 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the year ended 30 June 2022 Cash flows from operating activities Interest Paid Payments to suppliers and employees Payments of leases Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ Note (36,202) (21,774,327) (5,442) (12,609) (7,030,040) (5,751) Net cash used in operating activities 11 (21,815,971) (7,048,400) Cash flows from investing activities Payments for Property, Plant and Equipment (Increase) decrease in deposits and restricted cash Net cash used in investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issues of share capital Proceeds from options exercise Capital Raising Costs Repayment of lease liabilities (236,293) 29,769 (21,596) (37,444) (206,524) (59,040) 10 10 10 7B 35,443,051 16,529,104 (1,215,556) (212,535) 21,888,241 4,525,230 (1,581,232) (113,901) Net cash flows provided by financing activities 50,544,065 24,718,338 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 28,521,565 17,610,898 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 21,726,173 4,115,275 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 11 50,247,738 21,726,173 The above Statement of Cash Flows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. 39 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 June 2022 NOTE 1: REPORTING ENTITY Weebit Nano Ltd (the “Company” or “Weebit Nano”) is a company domiciled in Australia. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as at and for the year ended 30 June 2022 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”). A description of the nature of the Group’s operations and its principal activities is included in the review of operations and activities in the Directors’ Report on page 7, which does not form part of this financial report. NOTE 2: BASIS OF PREPARATION This General Purpose Financial Report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Corporations Act 2001. The Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes of the Group comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Weebit Nano Ltd is a company limited by shares. The financial report is presented in Australian Dollars which is the Group’s reporting currency and monetary amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, except for earnings per share. Refer to Note 3(n) for the functional currencies of the Group. This Consolidated Financial Report was approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Directors on 25 August 2022. Financial Position The consolidated financial report has been prepared on the going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of normal business activity and the realisation of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Group reported a net loss for the period of $27,696,595 (2021: $11,259,240) and a cash outflow from operating activities of $21,815,971 (2021: $7,048,400). The Group had a net working capital surplus of $54,605,575 (2021: $20,997,222) including cash of $50,247,738 at 30 June 2022 (June 2021: $21,726,173). The loss mainly reflects the research and development activities of the Group. Based on a cash flow forecast prepared by management, the Group’s working capital surplus at 30 June 2022 and the Group’s ability to raise funds and to reduce costs if necessary, the Directors consider the going concern basis of preparation to be appropriate. Historical cost convention These financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and under the historical cost convention. 40 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The significant policies which have been adopted in the preparation of this financial report are: (a) Principles of Consolidation Subsidiaries The consolidated financial statements comprise the assets and liabilities of Weebit Nano Ltd and its subsidiaries at 30 June 2022 and the results of the subsidiaries for the year ended. A subsidiary is any entity controlled by Weebit Nano Ltd. Subsidiaries are all entities (including structured entities) over which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group. They are deconsolidated from the date that control ceases. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as the Parent Company, using consistent accounting policies. Adjustments are made to bring into line any dissimilar accounting policies that may exist. All inter-company balances and transactions, including unrealised profits arising from intra- entity transactions, have been eliminated in full. Unrealised losses are eliminated unless costs cannot be recovered. Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost in the individual financial statements of Weebit Nano Ltd. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is obtained by the Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which control is transferred out of the Group. Where there is a loss of control of a subsidiary, the consolidated financial statements include the results for the part of the reporting period which Weebit Nano Ltd has control. The acquisition of subsidiaries is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The acquisition method of accounting involves recognising at acquisition date, separately from goodwill, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree. The identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are measured at their acquisition date fair values (see note 3(h)). 41 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (b) Segment Reporting An operating segment is a component of an entity that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same entity) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance and for which discrete financial information is available. This includes startup operations which are yet to earn revenues. Management will also consider other factors in determining operating segments such as the existence of a line manager and the level of segment information presented to the board of directors. Operating segments have been identified based on the information provided to the chief operating decision maker – being the board of directors. The group aggregates two or more operating segments when they have similar economic characteristics, and the segments are similar in nature. Operating segments that meet the quantitative criteria as prescribed by AASB 8 are reported separately. However, an operating segment that does not meet the quantitative criteria is still reported separately where information about the segment would be useful to users of the financial statements. Information about other business activities and operating segments that are below the quantitative criteria are combined and disclosed in a separate category for “all other segments”. (c) Income Tax The income tax expense or benefit for the year is the tax payable on the current year’s taxable income based on the national income tax rate for each jurisdiction adjusted by changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements, and to unused tax losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised for temporary differences at the tax rates expected to apply when the assets are recovered or liabilities are settled, based on those tax rates which are enacted or substantively enacted for each jurisdiction. The relevant tax rates are applied to the cumulative amounts of deductible and taxable temporary differences to measure the deferred tax asset or liability. An exception is made for certain temporary differences arising from the initial recognition of an asset or a liability. No deferred tax asset or liability is recognised in relation to these temporary differences if they arose in a transaction, other than a business combination, that at the time of the transaction did not affect either accounting profit or taxable profit or loss. Deferred tax assets are recognised for deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses only if it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilise those temporary differences and losses. Deferred tax liabilities and assets are not recognised for temporary differences between the carrying amount and tax bases of investments in controlled entities where the parent entity is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. 42 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (c) Income Tax (continued) Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. Current and deferred tax balances attributable to amounts recognised directly in equity are also recognised directly in equity. (d) Goods and Services Tax Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (“GST”), except where the GST incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authorities, in which case the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense item as applicable and receivables and payables in the balance sheet are shown inclusive of GST. The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the Statement of Financial Position. Cash flows are included the Cash Flow Statement on a gross basis and the GST component of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities, which is recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority, are classified as operating cash flows. Commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority. (e) Trade and Other Receivables Trade and other receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. They arise when the Group provides money, goods or services directly to another party with no intention of selling the receivables. They are included in current assets, except for those with maturities greater than 12 months after the balance date which are classified as non-current assets. Trade and other receivables are initially recognised at fair value and subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses. (f) Property, Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment is stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Historical cost includes expenditure that is directly attributable to the items. Repairs and maintenance are charged to the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income during the reporting period in which they are incurred. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate asset costs over their estimated useful lives, as follows: Computer equipment 3 years 3 years 5 years Software Plant & equipment 43 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (f) Property, Plant and Equipment (continued) Each asset’s residual value and useful life is reviewed, and adjusted if appropriate, at each balance sheet date. An asset’s carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset’s carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing proceeds with the carrying amount. These are included in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income. (g) Leases Right of Use Assets A right-of-use asset is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability, adjusted for, as applicable, any lease payments made at or before the commencement date net of any lease incentives received, any initial direct costs incurred, and, except where included in the cost of inventories, an estimate of costs expected to be incurred for dismantling and removing the underlying asset, and restoring the site or asset. Right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful life of the asset, whichever is the shorter. Where the consolidated entity expects to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the depreciation is over its estimated useful life. Right-of use assets are subject to impairment or adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The consolidated entity has elected not to recognise a right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability for short-term Leases with terms of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. Lease payments on these assets are expensed to profit or loss as incurred. Lease liabilities A lease liability is recognised at the commencement date of a lease. The lease liability is initially recognised at the present value of the lease payments to be made over the term of the lease, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the consolidated entity's incremental borrowing rate. Lease payments comprise of fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees, exercise price of a purchase option when the exercise of the option is reasonably certain to occur, and any anticipated termination penalties. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. Lease liabilities are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. The carrying amounts are remeasured if there is a change in the following: future lease payments arising from a change in an index or a rate used; residual guarantee; lease term; certainty of a purchase option and termination penalties. When a lease liability is remeasured, an adjustment is made to the corresponding right-of use asset, or to profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is fully written down. 44 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (h) Business Combinations The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for all business combinations, regardless of whether equity instruments or other assets are acquired. Cost is measured as the fair value of the assets given, securities issued or liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange plus costs directly attributable to the acquisition. Where equity instruments are issued in an acquisition, the fair value of the instruments is their published market price as at the date of exchange unless, in rare circumstances, it can be demonstrated that the published price at the date of exchange is an unreliable indicator of fair value and that other evidence and valuation methods provide a more reliable measure of fair value. Transaction costs, other than those associated with the issue of equity instruments, that the Group incurs in connection with a Business Combination are expensed as incurred. Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities and contingent liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured initially at their fair values at the acquisition date, irrespective of the extent of any minority interest. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the Group’s share of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. If the cost of acquisition is less than the Group's share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognised directly in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, but only after a reassessment of the identification and measurement of the net assets acquired. (i) Impairment of Non-Financial Assets Where an indicator of impairment exists, the Group makes a formal estimate of the recoverable amount. Where the carrying amount of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount the asset or cash generating unit is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. For the purpose of impairment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group of assets or groups of assets that generate cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the “cash- generating unit” or ”CGU”). Subject to an operating segment ceiling test, for the purposes of goodwill impairment testing, CGUs to which goodwill has been allocated are aggregated so that the level at which impairment is tested reflects the lowest level at which goodwill is monitored for internal reporting purposes. Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to groups of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of combination. (j) Share-Based Payments The Group has provided payment to service providers and related parties in the form of share-based compensation whereby services are rendered in exchange for shares or rights over shares (‘equity-settled transactions’). The cost of these equity-settled transactions is measured by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined using an appropriate option valuation model for services provided by employees or where the fair value of the goods and services received cannot be reliably estimated. 45 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (j) Share-Based Payments (continued) For goods and services received where the fair value can be determined reliably, the goods and services and the corresponding increase in equity are measured at that fair value. The fair value of the options granted is adjusted to reflect market vesting conditions but excludes the impact of any non-market vesting conditions. Non-market vesting conditions are included in assumptions about the number of options that are expected to become exercisable. At each balance date, the entity revises its estimates of the number of options that are expected to become exercisable subject to non-market vesting conditions. The cost of equity-settled transactions is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in equity, over the period in which the performance conditions are fulfilled, ending on the date on which the relevant parties become fully entitled to the award (‘vesting date’). The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until vesting date reflects the number of awards that, in the opinion of the Directors of the Group, will ultimately vest. This opinion is formed based on the best available information at balance date. No adjustment is made for the likelihood of market performance conditions being met as the effect of these conditions is included in the determination of fair value at grant date. Where the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, as a minimum an expense is recognised as if the terms had not been modified. In addition, an expense is recognised for any increase in the value of the transaction as a result of the modification, as measured at the date of modification. (k) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of financial position comprise cash at bank and in hand and short-term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts. (l) Finance income and expense Finance income comprises interest income on funds invested, gains on disposal of financial assets and changes in fair value of financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss. Finance expenses comprise changes in the fair value of financial assets held at fair value through profit or loss and impairment losses on financial assets. Interest income is recognised as it accrues in profit or loss, using the effective interest rate method. (m) Issued Capital Ordinary shares are classified as equity. Issued and paid up capital is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received by the Company. Any transaction costs arising on the issue of ordinary shares are recognised directly in equity as a reduction of the share proceeds received. 46 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (n) Earnings per Share i) Basic earnings per share Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders of the Company, excluding any costs of servicing equity other than ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the financial year. ii) Diluted earnings per share Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential ordinary shares and the weighted average number of shares assumed to have been issued for no consideration in relation to dilutive potential ordinary shares. (o) Trade and other Payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the Group prior to the end of the financial year which are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within 30 days of recognition. Trade and other payables are stated at amortised cost, using the effective interest method. (p) Foreign Currency Translation i) Functional and presentation currency The functional currency of Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel) (Weebit Israel) is US dollars. The functional currency of Weebit Nano Ltd is Australian Dollars. The functional currency of Weebit France (SARL) is Euro. The presentation currency of the Group is Australian Dollars. ii) Transactions and balances Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency by applying the exchange rates ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate as at the date of the initial transaction. Non-monetary items measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates at the date when the fair value was determined. (q) Significant Accounting Estimates and Assumptions Critical accounting estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Australian Accounting Standards requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying the Group’s accounting policies. The Directors evaluate estimates and judgements incorporated into the financial report based on historical knowledge and best available current information. Estimates assume a reasonable expectation of future events and are based on current trends and economic data, obtained both externally and within the Group. The carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities are often determined based on estimates and assumptions of future events. The key estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of certain assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting period are Share-based payment transactions. 47 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (q) Significant Accounting Estimates and Assumptions (continued) The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with management and other parties by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date at which they are granted. The fair value is determined by the Board of Directors using either the Binomial or the Black-Scholes valuation methods, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the equity instruments were granted. The assumptions in relation to the valuation of the equity instruments are detailed in Note 14. The accounting estimates and assumptions relating to equity-settled share-based payments would have no impact on the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next annual reporting period but may impact expenses and equity. Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Judgement has been exercised in considering the impacts that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had, or may have, on the consolidated entity based on known information. This consideration extends to the nature of the activities and geographic regions in which the consolidated entity operates. Other than as addressed in specific notes, there does not currently appear to be either any significant impact upon the financial statements or any significant uncertainties with respect to events or conditions which may impact the consolidated entity unfavourably as at the reporting date or subsequently as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (r) Comparative Information When required by Accounting Standards, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform to changes in presentation for the current financial year. (s) Interest income Interest income is recognised as interest is earned. (t) Research and Development grants Research and Development grants are recognised as and when the receipts are virtually certain. Weebit Nano SARL (France) recognised grants of ~$5.7 million during the year ended 30 June 2022 which offsets the R&D expenses in the Statement of Comprehensive Income. In the year ended 30 June 2021 ~$2 million of grants was recognized. (u) Intangible Assets An intangible asset is recognised, whether purchased or self-created (at cost) if, and only if: it is probable that the future economic benefits that are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity; and the cost of the asset can be measured reliably Initial recognition: research and development costs: All research costs are expensed as incurred: Development costs are capitalised only after technical and commercial feasibility of the asset for sale or use have been established. This means that the Company must intend and be able to complete the intangible asset and either use it or sell it and be able to demonstrate how the asset will generate future economic benefits. 48 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 3: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED) (v) Adoption of New and Revised Accounting Standards The following accounting standards and interpretations are applicable for the first time in the year ending 30 June 2022: AASB 2021-2: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 2 AASB 2021-3: Amendment to AASB 16 Leases - COVID-19 rent concessions AASB 2022-2: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Extending Transition Relief Under AASB 1 The Group has reviewed the new and revised Standards and Interpretations in issue for the year ended 30 June 2022. As a result of this review the Group has determined that there is no material impact of the Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted by the Group; therefore, no change is necessary to the Group’s accounting policies. (w) New accounting standards issued but not yet effective The following accounting standards and interpretations have been issued but are not yet effective for the financial year ending 30 June 2022: AASB 2014-10: Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to AASB 10 and AASB 128) AASB 2020-3: Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018–2020 and Other Amendments AASB 2020-1: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non- Current AASB 2021-2: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Disclosure of Accounting Policies and Definition of Accounting Estimates AASB 2021-5: Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards - Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction The Group has reviewed the new and revised Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted for the year ended 30 June 2022. As a result of this review the Group has determined that there is no material impact of the Standards and Interpretations in issue not yet adopted by the Group; therefore, no change is necessary to the Group’s accounting policies. 49 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 4: LOSS PER SHARE Basic and diluted loss per share Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ (0.185) (0.101) Loss used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share (27,696,595) (11,259,240) Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year used in calculation of basic loss per share Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year used in calculation of diluted loss per share 150,072,195 111,699,284 150,072,195 111,699,284 Options outstanding during the year have not been taken into account in the calculation of the weighted average number of ordinary shares as they are considered anti-dilutive. 50 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 5: INCOME TAX Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ Numerical reconciliation between aggregate tax expenses recognised in the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other comprehensive Income and tax expense calculated per the statutory income tax rate A reconciliation between tax expense and the product of accounting profit before income tax multiplied by the Group’s applicable income tax rate is as follows: Accounting loss before income tax (27,696,595) (11,259,240) Income tax (benefit) using the domestic corporation tax rate of 30% (2021: 30%) Effect of tax rates in foreign jurisdictions Prior year under and over in income tax Effect of change in tax rate Non-deductible expenses Non-assessable income Share based payments Adjustment recognized in the current year in relation to the current tax of previous year Capital raising costs deductible Unrecognised temporary differences Unrecognised tax losses Income tax (expense)/benefit (8,308,979) 2,678,117 - - 82 (51) 3,327,146 272,400 (437,413) (205,494) 2,674,192 - (3,377,772) 1,487,930 - 203,847 - - 1,221,266 (706,219) 113,402 1,057,546 - Weebit Nano Ltd has unrecognised tax losses arising in Australia & Israel which are available indefinitely to offset against future profits of the Group on the condition that the tests for deductibility against future profits are met. (a) Unrecognised deferred tax assets Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of the following items: Deductible temporary differences Tax losses Consolidated 2022 $ 6,900,126 5,983,247 Consolidated 2021 $ 1,074,148 9,340,527 12,883,373 10,414,675 51 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 6: TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES Current RTC receivable in France (1) GST Recoverable Other receivables and prepayments Total Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ 5,566,703 188,326 267,245 6,022,274 - 73,164 221,252 294,416 The above amounts do not bear interest and their carrying amounts are equivalent to their fair value. (1) Weebit Nano SARL (France) participates in a French government R&D incentive plan (“RTC”). According to this plan, Weebit Nano SARL (France) may claim each calendar year a partial refund on its R&D expenses. During 2021, Weebit Nano SARL (France) filed its request for a refund on 2020 R&D costs. The refund was received in April 2021. During 2022, Weebit Nano SARL (France) filed its request for a refund on 2021 R&D costs. The refund was received in July 2022. NOTE 7: LEASES NOTE 7A – RIGHT OF USE ASSETS Balance at 1 July 2021 Derecognition of right of use assets Additions to right-of-use assets Amortisation charge for the year Balance at 30 June 2022 Properties $ - - 357,306 (103,944) 253,362 Consolidated Motor Vehicles $ 70,109 (70,109) 228,060 (52,644) 175,416 Total $ 70,109 (70,109) 585,366 (156,588) 428,778 The Group leases property for its offices and motor vehicles, under agreements of 3 years. The Company commenced a new office lease in July 2021 which has not been included in right of use assets as at 30 June 2021. Payments associated with short-term leases totaling $5,442 (2021: $5,751) were recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. 52 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 7B – LEASE LIABILITY Lease Liability Current Lease Liability Non - Current The interest expense relating to lease liabilities for the year was $48,380. NOTE 8: TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES Trade payables (a) Accruals & accrued employee entitlements Other payables (b) Consolidated 2022 $ 66,824 348,001 414,825 Consolidated 2021 $ 19,615 29,532 49,147 Consolidated 2022 $ 253,210 699,349 644,754 1,597,613 Consolidated 2021 $ 209,244 463,810 320,781 993,835 (a) Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 30-day terms. (b) Other payables are non-trade payables, are non-interest bearing and have an average term of 3 months. NOTE 9: GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE Administration, insurance and compliance costs Consultants and contractors Amortisation and depreciation Employee benefits expenses* Other expenses Consolidated 2022 $ 365,000 799,647 133,942 6,723,996 349,013 8,371,598 Consolidated 2021 $ 325,723 852,849 42,355 3,246,826 165,671 4,633,424 * Included in employee benefits expenses is $4,964,757 for share based compensation (2021: 1,929,355) 53 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 10: ISSUED CAPITAL & RESERVES CONSOLIDATED AND PARENT ENTITY June 2022 No June 2022 $ June 2021 No June 2021 $ 172,303,933 110,818,345 122,702,514 60,061,746 (a) Issued and Paid up Capital Fully paid ordinary shares (b) Movements in fully paid shares on issue Balance at the start of the year 122,702,514 60,061,746 80,388,947 36,133,657 Shares issued in the year: Capital Raising Capital Raising Costs* Listed options exercised Unlisted options and performance rights exercised Balance at end of year 12,479,880 - 35,974,108 35,443,051 (1,215,556) 16,188,348 33,420,749 - 7,770,655 21,888,241 (2,485,382) 3,496,795 1,147,431 172,303,933 340,756 110,818,345 1,122,163 122,702,514 1,028,435 60,061,746 * No capital raising costs were settled via the issue of shares or options. (2021: $908,000 of capital raising costs were settled via the issue of options to the broker). Refer to Note 14 Share Based Payments. 54 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 11: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash at bank Reconciliation of cash Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows is reconciled to items in the balance sheet as follows: Cash and cash equivalents Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities Reconciliation of cash flows from operations with loss after income tax: Loss for the year Adjusted for – Non-cash items: Amortisation Depreciation Share-based payments (Note 14) Changes in assets and liabilities Increase/(Decrease) in trade creditors and accruals Decrease/(Increase) in other debtors Movement in FCTR Cash flows used in operations Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ 50,247,738 50,247,738 21,726,173 21,726,173 Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ 50,247,738 50,247,738 21,726,173 21,726,173 Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ (27,696,595) (11,259,240) 156,588 15,977 11,090,487 666,738 (5,727,857) (321,309) (21,815,971) 86,365 19,612 4,070,888 (47,509) (94,823) 176,307 (7,048,400) Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities Consolidated 2021 $ Cash flows Non-cash changes Consolidated 2022 $ Lease liabilities Total 49,147 49,147 (205,739) (205,739) 571,389 571,389 414,825 414,825 55 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 12: INTEREST IN CONTROLLED ENTITIES The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Weebit Nano Ltd and the subsidiaries listed in the following table: Name Country of Incorporation Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel) Weebit Nano SARL (France)* Israel France * held by Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel). NOTE 13: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS % Equity Interest 2022 100% 100% $ Investment 2022 100% 100% % Equity Interest 2021 100% 100% $ Investment 2021 100% 100% Related party compensation and Equity Interests of Key Management Personnel Information on remuneration of Directors and Key Management Personnel including details of shares and option holdings is contained in the Remuneration Report within the Directors’ Report. Other related party transactions No other related party transactions occurred during the year ending 30 June 2022 or the year ending 30 June 2021. 56 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 14: SHARE BASED PAYMENTS Share-based payment transactions The Company completed the following share-based payment transactions during the year: Under- lying share price $ Share price volatility Risk free interest rate Fair Value $ Date of Grant Grantee Number of options Exercise price Vesting Conditions Expiry date Unlisted Options 29/09/2021 Employees 612,000 2.68 $ 29/09/2021 Advisor 50,000 29/09/2021 Employee 50,000 26/10/2021 Employee 100,000 26/10/2021 Chairman 250,000 26/10/2021 CEO 300,000 4/02/2021 Employee 1,727,163 16/11/2021 Directors 360,000 2.68 2.68 2.68 0.823 0.823 2.82 2.68 16/11/2021 Chairman 800,000**** 2.68 16/11/2021 CEO 960,000**** 2.68 1/12/2021 Employee 150,000 1/12/2021 Advisor 50,000 2/01/2022 Employee 150,000 2/20/2022 Employee 150,000 4/01/2022 Employee 150,000 4/01/2022 Employee 300,000 Performance Rights 29/09/2021 Employee 12,000 10/03/2022 Employee 100,000 3.04 3.04 3.27 3.27 3.27 2.96 Nil Nil * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** ** 29/09/2031 2.63 90.24% 1.03% 1.96 29/09/2031 2.63 90.24% 1.50% 29/09/2031 2.63 90.22% 1.47% 26/10/2031 3.50 90.22% 1.47% 17/09/2030 3.49 88.90% 1.81% 17/09/2030 3.49 88.90% 1.81% *** 4/02/2031 2.79 92.3% 1.19% 16/11/2031 3.19 89.80% 1.84% 16/11/2031 3.19 89.80% 1.84% 2.25 2.75 2.75 3.23 3.23 2.13 2.77 2.77 16/11/2031 3.19 89.80% 1.84% 2.77 1/12/2031 2.96 89.58% 1.48% 1/12/2031 2.96 89.58% 1.73% 31/01/2032 3.35 88.87% 1.70% 20/02/2032 3.08 88.80% 2.02% 31/03/2032 2.65 88.14% 2.73% 31/03/2032 2.65 88.14% 2.73% 29/09/2031 2.63 10/03/2032 2.77 2.21 2.53 2.51 2.28 1.92 1.95 2.63 2.77 *25% shall vest upon the completion of the first 12-month period following the grant and then 6.25% shall vest every 3 months thereafter. **Performance rights- 25% shall vest each year, with the first tranche lock up for 12 months. *** 25% shall on 1 January 2022 and then 6.25% shall vest every 3 months thereafter. **** Out of which 320,000 options for CEO and 266,000 options for Chairman are conditional upon milestone achievement. 57 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 14: SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED) Share based payments expenses Research and Development Expense Sales and Marketing Expense General and Administrative Expense Capital Raising Costs (recognised directly in equity) Total Share Based Payments for the Period Consolidated 2022 $ 5,364,153 761,577 4,964,757 - 11,090,487 Consolidated 2021 $ 1,566,925 574,608 1,929,355 908,000 4,978,888 In addition to the options and performance rights detailed above, the options and performance rights granted in a previous year which existed and vested during the year were: Date of Grant Grantee Unlisted Options 30.11.2017 30.01.2018 30.01.2018 15.02.2018 26.02.2018 CEO Employees Director Director Director No. of options/ performance rights Exercise price $ 1,120,000 290,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 0.43875 1.7125 1.4450 1.5650 1.2725 28.11.2018 Director 800,000 0.8475 28.11.2018 12.10.2018 12.10.2018 14.04.2019 14.8.2019 26.9.2019 26.9.2019 26.9.2019 26.9.2019 26.9.2019 1.10.2019 26.03.2020 25.06.2020 13.09.2020 24.11.2020 17.11.2020 17.11.2020 4.02.2021 17.03.2021 25.03.2021 25.03.2021 3.06.2021 CEO Consultant Consultant Employees Employees CEO Director Directors Director Consultant Consultant Employees Employee Employees Employees Directors CEO Employess Employees Employees Consultants Employees 400,000 180,000 180,000 248,000 450,000 900,000 400,000 800,000 160,000 100,000 100,000 310,000 50,000 1,587,677 1,587,677 1,050,000 900,000 150,000 100,000 109,500 15,000 500,000 0.43875 1.3125 1.53125 0.4286 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.74 0.45 0.74 0.39 0.2312 0.27 0.286 0.823 0.823 0.823 2.82 2.82 2.63 2.63 1.9 58 Vesting Schedule Contractual Term * * * * * 25% vest on 16/10/2019 and 6.25% on quarterly basis thereafter * Fully vested Fully vested * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 No. of options/ performance rights Exercise Price $ Vesting Schedule Contractual Term 32,000 16,000 64,000 210,000 128,000 64,000 80,000 20,000 74,000 8,000 N/A - - - - - - - - - ** * * * * ** * ** ** ** 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 years Date of Grant Grantee Performance Rights 30.01.2018 15.02.2018 15.02.2018 28.11.2018 26.02.2018 29.7.2019 26.9.2019 26.03.2020 02.04.2021 25.03.3021 Employees Director Director CEO Director Employee Director Employees Employees Employees * 4 years: 25% after 1 year, and 12 equal quarterly portions thereafter ** 25% shall vest each year, with the first tranche lock up for 12 months. 59 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 14: SHARE BASED PAYMENTS (CONTINUED) A summary of the movements of all Company options issued as share-based payments is as follows: Outstanding at the beginning of the year Granted Forfeited Exercised 2022 Number Weighted Average Price $ 11,992,041 6,159,163 (128,681) (1,120,431) 0.692 2.247 0.661 0.376 Outstanding at year-end 16,902,092 1.421 Included in the options granted are 150,000 options which have performance conditions. These options have not yet been issued on the ASX as at 30 June 2022. The outstanding options have a weighted average contractual life of 8.07 years (2021: 8.4 years) A summary of the movements of all Company performance rights issued as share-based payments is as follows: Outstanding at the beginning of the year Granted Exercised Forfeited Expired Outstanding at the end of the year 2022 Number 2021 Number 838,391 112,000 (27,000) - (115,391) 808,000 1,024,741 82,000 (264,350) (4,000) - 838,391 60 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 15: AUDITORS’ REMUNERATION Amounts received or due and receivable by Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd: An audit or review of the financial report of the parent and any other entity in the Group Other services in relation to the parent and any other entity in the Group Amounts received or due and receivable by BDO Israel *Audit and review of the subsidiaries Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel) and Weebit Nano SARL (France) Consolidated 2022 $ Consolidated 2021 $ 52,600 43,350 27,700 2,700 86,058 70,969 166,358 117,019 *The fee for BDO Israel includes the audit of statutory financial statements for Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel) and audit of tax return for Weebit Nano Ltd (Israel). NOTE 16: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT Risk management is carried out by the CEO. Foreign Currency Risk As a result of significant operations in the Israel and France, the Group's statement of financial position can be affected significantly by movements in the NIS/USD, EURO/AUD USD/AUD exchange rates. As at the end of the reporting period the Group’s exposure to foreign currency risk was considered immaterial by the Company and therefore no sensitivity analysis has been disclosed. The Group also has transactional currency exposures. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases by an operating entity in currencies other than the functional currency. Price risk The Group is not directly exposed to any price risk. Interest rate risk The Group’s cash balances are subject to changes in interest rates. a) Credit Risk The Group has no significant concentrations of credit risk except cash at bank with various banks b) Liquidity Risk The Group manages liquidity risk by monitoring forecast cash flows and ensuring that adequate working capital is maintained for the coming months. Upcoming capital needs and the timing of raisings are assessed by the Board at each Meeting of Directors. 61 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 16: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) The following are the contractual maturities of the financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments and excluding the impact of netting arrangements: Nature of financial liabilities Trade and other payables Carrying Amount $ Contractual cash flows $ At 30 June 2022 1,597,613 1,597,613 At 30 June 2021 993,833 993,833 < 1year 1 - 5 years > 5 years $ - - $ - - $ - - Lease liability At 30 June 2022 414,825 414,825 66,824 341,599 6,402 At 30 June 2021 49,117 49,117 29,532 19,615 - c) Cash flow and Interest Rate Risk The Group’s exposure to interest rate risk, which is the risk that a financial instrument’s value will fluctuate as a result in changes in market interest rates and the effective weighted average interest rates on classes of financial assets and financial liabilities, only cash is affected by interest rate risk as cash is the Group’s only financial asset exposed to fluctuating interest rates. In accordance with AASB 9 the following sensitivity analysis has been performed for the Group’s Interest Rate risk: Consolidated Risk Variable Interest Rate Sensitivity 1% -1% Effect On: Profit 2022 $ 502,477 (502,477) Effect On: Equity 2022 $ 502,477 (502,477) Effect On: Profit 2021 $ 217,260 (217,260) Effect On: Equity 2021 $ 217,260 (217,260) * It is considered that 100 basis points a ‘reasonably possible’ estimate of the sensitivity in the interest rate. The fair values of all financial assets and liabilities of the Group approximate their carrying values. Capital management The Board’s policy is to maintain a strong capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. The Group’s capital includes ordinary share capital and share options, supported by financial assets. There were no changes in the Group’s approach to capital management during the year ended 30 June 2022. Neither the Company nor the Group are subject to externally imposed capital requirements. 62 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 17: SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE DATE There were no significant events after the balance date. NOTE 18: COMMITMENTS As at 30 June 2022, the Group had the following commitments: Contracted future payments to Leti Contracted future payments for others NOTE 19: SEGMENT REPORTING Within 1 year $2,356,366 $2,024,787 Greater than 1 year $nil $146,700 An operating segment is a component of an entity that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same entity), whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the entity's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance and for which discrete financial information is available. This includes start-up operations which are yet to earn revenues. Management will also consider other factors in determining operating segments such as the existence of a line manager and the level of segment information presented to the board of directors. During the year the Company has only operated in one segment and that was the development of the next generation of Non-Volatile Memory using a Resistive RAM (ReRAM) technology based on fab-friendly materials. 63 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) NOTE 20: PARENT COMPANY DISCLOSURES Results of the parent entity Loss for the year Financial position of the parent entity at year end Current assets Non-Current Assets Provision for non-recovery of loans Total assets Current liabilities Total liabilities Total equity of the parent entity comprising: Share capital Reserves Accumulated losses Total equity Parent Entity Contingencies 2022 $ 2021 $ (28,017,902) (13,674,396) 47,072,574 44,043,892 (36,071,215) 55,045,251 18,494,806 22,620,446 (19,855,939) 21,259,316 49,514 49,514 92,761 92,761 110,818,346 23,682,045 (79,504,654) 54,995,737 60,061,746 12,591,558 (51,486,752) 21,166,555 The Directors are not aware of any contingent liabilities that may arise from the Company’s operations as at 30 June 2022 apart from as disclosed elsewhere in this report. 64 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION In the Directors’ opinion: a) the financial statements and notes set out on pages 36 to 64 and the Remuneration Report in the Directors’ Report are in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: i. giving a true and fair view of the Group's financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its performance, as represented by the results of its operations, changes in equity and its cash flows, for the year ended on that date; and ii. complying with Australian Accounting Standards, Corporations Regulations 2001 and other mandatory professional reporting requirements. b) there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Group will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable. c) the financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. This declaration is made after receiving the declarations required to be made to the Directors in accordance with section 295A of the Corporations Act 2001 for the year ended 30 June 2022. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. On behalf of the Board David Perlmutter Chairman 25 August 2022 Melbourne 65 Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Weebit Nano Limited Report on the Audit of the Financial Report Opinion We have audited the financial report of Weebit Nano Limited (“the Company”) and its subsidiaries (“the Group”), which comprises the consolidated statement of financial position as at 30 June 2022, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, the consolidated statement of changes in equity and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the directors’ declaration. In our opinion, the accompanying financial report of the Group is in accordance with the Corporations Act 2001, including: (i) giving a true and fair view of the Group’s financial position as at 30 June 2022 and of its performance for the year then ended; and (ii) complying with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Regulations 2001. Basis for Opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations Act 2001 and the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including Independence Standards) (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We confirm that the independence declaration required by the Corporations Act 2001, which has been given to the directors of the Company, would be in the same terms if given to the directors as at the time of this auditor’s report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Key Audit Matters Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial report of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial report as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. 66 Key audit matter Future Funding (Refer to Note 2) The Group’s primary activity is research and development, which is funded through equity raising as the Group does not yet have revenue generating activities. As disclosed in Note 2, the Group reported an operating loss after tax for the year ended 30 June 2022 of $27,696,595 of which $11,090,487 represented share based payment expenses. The Group reported net cash outflows from operating activities of $21,815,971. The adequacy of funding and liquidity, as well as the relevant impact on the going concern assessment, is a key audit matter due to the significance of management’s judgments and estimates in respect of this assessment. Other Information How our audit addressed the key audit matter Our procedures included, amongst others: ▪ Checking the mathematical accuracy of the cash flow forecast prepared by management; ▪ Evaluating the reliability and completeness of management’s assumptions by comparing them to our understanding of the Group’s future plans and operating conditions; ▪ Obtaining an understanding of management’s the sensitivity of forecast and evaluating assumptions made by management; and ▪ Considering events subsequent to year end to determine whether any additional facts or information have become available since the date on which management made its assessment. The directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information in the Group’s annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022, but does not include the financial report and the auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of the other information we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Responsibilities of the Directors’ for the Financial Report The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and the Corporations Act 2001 and for such internal control as the directors determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the consolidated financial report, the directors are responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the directors either intend to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of this financial report. 67 As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also: • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the directors. • Conclude on the appropriateness of the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern. • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation. We communicate with the directors regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. We also provide the directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied. From the matters communicated with the directors, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial report of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. Report on the Remuneration Report Opinion on the Remuneration Report We have audited the Remuneration Report included in pages 11 to 17 of the Directors’ Report for the year ended 30 June 2022. In our opinion, the Remuneration Report of Weebit Nano Limited for the year ended 30 June 2022 complies with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. 68 Responsibilities The directors of the Company are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the Remuneration Report in accordance with section 300A of the Corporations Act 2001. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Remuneration Report, based on our audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Nexia Perth Audit Services Pty Ltd M. Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen Director Perth 25 August 2022 69 ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 Additional information required by the ASX Limited Listing Rules not disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report is set out below. This information is dated as at 11 August 2022. CAPITAL a) Ordinary Share Capital 172,303,933 ordinary fully paid shares. All ordinary shares carry one vote per share. b) Unlisted Options over Unissued Shares 16,752,092 unlisted options. Exercise price $0.43875 $1.44500 $1.56500 $1.27250 $0.84750 $0.43875 $0.4286 $0.4468 $0.74 $0.54 $0.39 A$0.2312 A$0.27 A$0.286 A$0.823 A$0.286 A$2.82 A$2.82 A$2.63 A$1.90 A$2.68 A$2.68 A$2.68 A$3.04 A$3.04 A$3.02 A$3.27 A$3.27 A$3.27 Number 1,120,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 800,000 1,520,000 67,500 100,000 768,750 1,468,749 100,000 108,125 34,370 1,287,677 2,500,000 1,190,758 150,000 100,000 117,000 500,000 662,000 1,727,163 2,120,000 50,000 50,000 100,000 150,000 150,000 450,000 Expiry date 30-Nov-17 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 24-Dec-18 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 26-Sep-19 30-Jul-20 30-Jul-20 13-Sep-20 17-Sep-20 24-Nov-20 4-Feb-21 17-Mar-21 25-Mar-21 16-Jul-21 29-Sep-21 29-Sep-21 29-Sep-21 1-Dec-21 1-Dec-21 1-Jan-22 1-Feb-22 1-Apr-22 1-Apr-22 70 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 ASX ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED) c) Performance Rights d) 808,000 Performance Rights with an exercise price of $NIL. Number Expiry Date 64,000 25-September-29 210,000 112,000 128,000 80,000 20,000 74,000 8,000 12,000 100,000 01-Oct-27 29-Jan-28 05-Mar-28 14-Aug-29 26-Mar-30 3-Feb-31 25-Mar-31 29-Sep-25 27-Jan-26 71 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 TOP 20 SHAREHOLDERS AS AT 11 AUGUST 2022 Rank Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED CITICORP NOMINEES PTY LIMITED KETOM PTY LTD ARVADA PTY LTD BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD BEARAY PTY LIMITED ARVADA PTY LTD HSBC CUSTODY NOMINEES (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED IBI TRUST MANAGEMENT SILVER HORIZON PTY LTD IBI TRUST MANAGEMENT BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD BARCLAYS DROXFORD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED BNP PARIBAS NOMINEES PTY LTD ACF CLEARSTREAM MR DAVID DEWAR JOHNSON + MRS LUCY JULIA JOHNSON MR ERIC MARK CASPARY MR DAVID ELIMELECH PERLMUTTER MR ELI STAUB BT PORTFOLIO SERVICES LIMITED NETWEALTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED Top 20 holders of ordinary shares Total remaining holders balance Number of ordinary shares held 9,091,416 % of issued capital 5.28 4,671,273 2,368,461 2,170,000 1,883,287 1,645,505 1,600,000 1,416,719 1,309,462 1,229,150 1,153,500 1,064,832 1,044,000 1,037,698 1,003,500 993,505 867,389 825,000 814,118 2.71 1.37 1.26 1.09 0.96 0.93 0.82 0.76 0.71 0.67 0.62 0.61 0.60 0.58 0.58 0.50 0.48 0.47 803,587 36,992,402 135,311,531 0.47 21.47 78.53 72 WEEBIT NANO LIMITED ACN: 146 455 576 DISTRIBUTION OF SHAREHOLDERS AS AT 11 AUGUST 2022 Total holders Units % Units Range 1 - 1,000 1,001 - 5,000 5,001 - 10,000 10,001 - 100,000 100,001 Over 4,626 4,199 1,195 1,785 296 2,247,094 10,578,529 8,955,549 52,895,304 97,627,457 Total 12,101 172,303,933 Unmarketable Parcels Minimum $500.00 parcel at $2.88 per unit There is no current on-market buy-back. Minimum Parcel Size 174 Holders 485 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS AS AT 11 AUGUST 2022 There are no substantial shareholders of the Company as at 11 August 2022. RESTRICTED SECURITIES The Company had 105,984 ordinary shares subject to voluntary escrow as at 11 August 2022. PRINCIPAL REGISTERED OFFICE As disclosed in the Corporate directory on page 1 of this Annual Report. REGISTERS OF SECURITIES As disclosed in the Corporate directory on page 1 of this Annual Report. 1.30 6.14 5.20 30.70 56.66 100.00 Units 48,396 STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING Quotation has been granted for all the ordinary shares of the Company on the Australian Securities Exchange, as disclosed in the Corporate directory on page 1 of this Annual Report. USE OF FUNDS The Company has used its funds in accordance with its initial business objectives. 73

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