ASX ANNOUNCEMENT Results of the Annual General Meeting Held on Wednesday 14 December 2016 Sydney Australia, 14 December 2016: In accordance with Listing Rule 3.13.2 and section 251AA of the Corporations Act, we advise details of the resolutions and the proxies received in respect of each resolution on the agenda of this morning's Annual General Meeting. Remuneration Report

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

45,586,681

4,363,185

246,760

1,366,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Re-­‐election of Director - Dr John Chiplin

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

41,834,713

9,180,043

103,409

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Election of Director - Ms. Megan Boston

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

47,929,608

3,044,475

144,082

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Approval of 10% Placement Capacity

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

46,916,649

3,889,171

107,345

1,771,350

The motion was carried as a special resolution on a show of hands.

Ratification of Prior Issue of Shares to Nant Capital, LLC

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

19,969,429

1,799,241

43,676

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Approval of New Issue of Shares to Nant Capital, LLC

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

18,152,197

3,621,473

38,676

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Election of Director - Dr. Jerel Banks

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

49,502,632

1,508,451

107,082

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

Approval of New Issue of Shares to Sophisticated and Institutional Investors

The instructions given to validly appointed proxies in respect of the resolution were as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Proxy's discretion

46,813,729

4,279,146

25,290

1,566,350

The motion was carried as an ordinary resolution on a show of hands.

For further information regarding Benitec and its activities, please contact the persons below, or visit the Benitec website at www.benitec.com.

Australia Investor Relations United States Investor Relations

Market Eye Orla Keegan Director

Tel: +61 (2) 8097 1201

Email: orla.keegan@marketeye.com.au

M Group Strategic Communications Jay Morakis

Managing Director Tel: +1 212.266.0190

Email: jmorakis@MGroupSC.com

About Benitec Biopharma Limited:

Benitec Biopharma Limited (ASX: BLT; NASDAQ: BNTC; NASDAQ: BNTCW) is a biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics based on its patented gene-­‐silencing technology called ddRNAi or 'expressed RNAi'. Based in Sydney, Australia with laboratories in Hayward, California (USA), and collaborators and licensees around the world, the company is developing ddRNAi-­‐based therapeutics for chronic and life-­‐ threatening human conditions including hepatitis B, wet age-­‐related macular degeneration and OPMD. Benitec has also licensed ddRNAi to other biopharmaceutical companies for applications including HIV/AIDS, Huntington's Disease, chronic neuropathic pain and retinitis pigmentosa.

Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release contains "forward-­‐looking statements" within the meaning of section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any forward-­‐looking statements that may be in the press release are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to the difficulties in Benitec's plans to develop and commercialize its product candidates, the timing of the initiation and completion of preclinical and clinical trials, the timing of patient enrolment and dosing in clinical trials, the timing of expected regulatory filings, the clinical utility and potential attributes and benefits of ddRNAi and Benitec's product candidates, potential future out-­‐licenses and collaborations, the intellectual property position and the ability to procure additional sources of financing. Accordingly, you should not rely on those forward-­‐looking statements as a prediction of actual future results.

Benitec Biopharma Ltd. published this content on 14 December 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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