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12 July 2022

ASX Market Announcements Office

Australian Securities Exchange

20 Bridge Street

Sydney NSW 2000

Revised Securities Trading Policy

In accordance with ASX Listing Rule 12.10, please find attached a copy of Breville Group Limited's revised Securities Trading Policy.

A copy of the Securities Trading Policy is also available on the corporate governance section of the company's website at www.brevillegroup.com.au.

This release of this announcement was authorised by Sasha Kitto, Joint Company Secretary.

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1. Introduction

Breville Group Limited ("Breville") is a public company whose ordinary shares are listed on the ASX (ASX: BRG). In Australia, the Corporations Act contains "insider trading" laws that prohibit a person from dealing in Securities where that person is in possession of information that is not generally available to others, but if it were, it might have a material impact on the price or value of those Securities. This policy has been developed in an effort to ensure that Breville's directors, employees and other parties covered by this policy comply with these laws and that their dealings in Breville Securities satisfy the highest possible standards of corporate conduct and governance.

Definitions to assist in the interpretation of this policy are set out in section 10.

2. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to:

  • assist Employees (as defined below) to understand and comply with the insider trading laws;
  • outline the procedures that must be followed by Employees when dealing in Breville Securities;
  • protect the reputation of Breville from any real or perceived breach of the insider trading laws; and
  • maintain confidence in the integrity of the market for Breville Securities.

This policy applies to all directors and employees of Breville and its controlled entities, as well as any contractors or consultants whose terms of engagement apply Breville policies to them (collectively, "Employees"). However, certain requirements of this policy apply only to Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties - please see section 4. While this policy should be read in full, a summary is included in section 9 to assist Employees in understanding their obligations.

3. Insider trading

3.1 Insider trading prohibitions

In accordance with the Corporations Act, an Employee who is in possession of Inside Information in relation to Breville must not:

  • deal in Breville Securities;
  • procure another person to deal in Breville Securities; or
  • communicate the Inside Information to another person if they know (or ought to know) that the other person is likely to deal in, or procure another person to deal in, Breville Securities.

Employees should be aware that these prohibitions also apply to the Securities of any other listed company if an Employee is in possession of Inside Information in relation to that company.

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3.2 Inside Information

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Inside Information is information that is:

  1. not Generally Available; and
  2. if the information were Generally Available, a reasonable person would expect it to have a material effect on the price or value of the relevant company's Securities.

Information is considered to be likely to have a material effect on the price or value of Securities of a company if the information would, or would be likely to, influence persons who commonly invest in Securities in deciding whether or not to subscribe for, buy or sell those Securities.

Employees should note that the insider trading prohibitions apply at all times, notwithstanding any other provisions of this policy. Before an Employee deals in Breville Securities (even where the Employee has been given approval to deal in accordance with section 4 below), they should consider carefully whether they are in possession of any Inside Information that might preclude them from dealing at that time. If there is any doubt, the Employee should not deal in Breville Securities.

4. Additional Requirements for Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties

4.1 Restricted Persons

Restricted Persons are Employees who, due to the nature of their position in Breville, are likely to have regular access to Inside Information. Additional obligations apply to Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties if they wish to deal in Breville Securities.

Restricted Persons are Breville's:

  • Directors;
  • Chief Executive Officer;
  • Group Executives and their senior direct reports;
  • Company Secretaries;
  • Group financial reporting personnel; and
  • any other Employee designated by a Company Secretary from time to time.

Restricted Persons must ensure that their Closely Connected Parties do not breach this policy. If a Restricted Person is not sure whether a person or an entity may be one of their Closely Connected Parties, the Restricted Person must discuss this with a Company Secretary prior to any proposed dealing by that Closely Connected Party.

4.2 Closed Periods

Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties must not deal in Breville Securities during any of the following periods:

  1. from the close of trade on the ASX on 31 December of each year (or, if 31 December is not a Trading Day, the preceding Trading Day) until trading on the ASX opens on the Trading Day following the release of Breville's half-year results;
  2. the close of trade on the ASX on 30 June of each year (or, if 30 June is not a Trading Day, the preceding Trading Day) until trading on the ASX opens on the Trading Day following the release of Breville's full-year results; and

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  1. any other period specified by the Breville Board from time to time, (collectively, "Closed Periods").

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4.3 Dealing in Breville Securities outside a Closed Period

Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties require approval to deal in Breville's Securities at any time, even outside a Closed Period.

To request approval to deal outside a Closed Period, a Restricted Person (including where the dealing is proposed by a Closely Connected Party of the Restricted Person) must complete a 'Request to Deal Form' (available on the Breville intranet) and submit it to a Company Secretary. The Company Secretary will forward the application to the relevant approver, as follows:

Restricted Person

Approver

Chair of the Board

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Breville Director (excluding Chair of the

Chair of the Board

Board)

Chief Executive Officer, Group

Chair of the Board

Executive, or a Company Secretary

All other Restricted Persons

Company Secretary

The approver may refuse a request, impose conditions on a proposed dealing or revoke a previously granted request, and in each case is not obliged to provide reasons for their action. Any refusal to approve a request will be final and binding, and the person seeking approval must keep that decision confidential.

Any approval will be provided in writing (which may include by email) and will be valid for a period of 5 business days from (and including) the date of approval. If the approved dealing does not occur in this time, the approval will lapse, and a new request will need to be submitted.

Restricted Persons should note that an approval to deal in Breville Securities does not constitute an endorsement of the proposed trade. Each individual remains responsible for their own investment decisions and compliance with insider trading laws. If a Restricted Person comes into possession of Inside Information after receiving an approval to deal in Breville Securities, they must not deal despite having received approval.

4.4 Dealing during closed periods in exceptional circumstances

In exceptional circumstances, Restricted Persons may apply for and be granted approval to deal in Breville Securities during a Closed Period, provided they are not in possession of Inside Information.

These circumstances are:

  1. the person is suffering severe and unforeseen financial hardship;
  2. the person is bound by a court order, enforceable undertaking or other legal or regulatory requirement to transfer or sell Breville Securities; or
  3. the person's circumstances are otherwise exceptional and the proposed dealing is the only reasonable course of action available.

To request approval to deal during a Closed Period under exceptional circumstances, a Restricted Person must complete a 'Request to Deal in Exceptional Circumstances Form' (available on the Breville intranet) and submit it to a Company Secretary. The Company Secretary will forward the

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request to the Chair of the Board or, in the case of the Chair of the Board, to the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Any approval will be provided in writing (which may include by email) and will be valid for a period of five (5) business days from (and including) the date of approval. Even if approval is granted under this section, the Restricted Person (and their Closely Connected Parties) must not deal in Breville Securities if they are aware of Inside Information in relation to Breville.

4.5 Confirmation of dealings

Breville is required to disclose dealings in Breville Securities by a Director (and their Closely Connected Parties) within a prescribed period after the occurrence of that dealing. Breville is also required to disclose the equity interests of key management personnel (KMP) in its Annual Report. To assist Breville to comply with these requirements, Directors and KMP must notify a Company Secretary in writing within one (1) business day of any dealing.

4.6 Margin lending and similar funding arrangements

Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties may not include their Breville Securities in a margin loan portfolio or similar funding arrangement without first seeking the approval of the Chair using the approval procedures described in section 4.3 above.

4.7 Short selling

Short selling involves a person borrowing a Security and selling it in anticipation that they will be able to buy back that security at a lower price at some point in the future (thereby closing out their "short" position at a profit). Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties are prohibited from short selling Breville Securities at any time. Restricted Persons and their Closely Connected Parties are also prohibited from "lending" their Breville Securities to any other party for the purposes of short selling, Securities lending or for any other purpose.

5. Other Restrictions

5.1. Limiting economic risk

No Employee may enter into any agreement, arrangement or scheme (including options, hedging arrangements or other Derivative products) whereby the Employee changes the economic benefit or risk derived by the Employee in relation to any holding of Breville shares or an equity-based incentive award or grant made by Breville to the Employee, irrespective of the outcome under that incentive award or grant.

5.2. Short-term trading

No Employee may deal in Breville Securities on a short-term basis. Short-term trading includes buying and selling securities on market within a 3-month period or entering into other short-term dealings such as forward contracts.

6. Excluded dealings

Subject to an Employee's obligation to comply with the insider trading laws at all times, this policy does not apply to:

  1. the acquisition of Breville Securities under an offer or invitation made to all or most shareholders, such as a rights issue, share purchase plan, bonus issue or dividend reinvestment plan;

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