NOTICE OF THIRTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CONT’D 7. PROPOSED RENEWAL OF SHAREHOLDERS’ MANDATE FOR SHARE BUY-BACK (Ordinary Resolution 8) “THAT subject always to the Companies Act 2016, the Constitution of the Company, the Main Market Listing Requirements (“Listing Requirements”) of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) and all other applicable laws, guidelines, rules and regulations, approval be and is hereby given for the Company to purchase such amount of ordinary shares in the Company as may be determined by the Directors of the Company from time to time through Bursa Securities upon such terms and conditions as the Directors of the Company may deem fit and expedient in the interest of the Company (“Share Buy-Back Mandate”) provided that:- (a) the aggregate number of ordinary shares in the Company purchased and/or held as treasury shares pursuant to this ordinary resolution does not exceed ten per centum (10%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company at any point in time; (b) the maximum funds to be allocated by the Company for the purpose of purchasing its ordinary shares shall not exceed the total retained profits of the Company based on the latest audited financial statements and/or the latest management accounts (where applicable) available at the time of the purchase; and (c) the Directors of the Company may decide either to retain the shares so purchased as treasury shares or cancel the shares so purchased or retain part of the shares so purchased and cancel the remainder or resell the treasury shares on Bursa Securities or distribute the treasury shares as dividends or transfer the treasury shares under an employees’ share scheme or as purchase consideration or otherwise use the treasury shares for such other purpose in the manner as prescribed by the applicable laws, guidelines, rules and regulations. THAT the authority conferred by this resolution will be effective upon the passing of this resolution and will continue to be in force until: (a) the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company, at which time it shall lapse, unless by an ordinary resolution passed at that meeting, the authority is renewed, either unconditionally or subject to conditions; (b) the expiration of the period within which the next AGM of the Company after that date is required by law to be held; or (c) revoked or varied by an ordinary resolution passed by the shareholders in a general meeting, whichever occurs first, but shall not prejudice the completion of purchase(s) by the Company of its own shares before the aforesaid expiry date and, in any event, in accordance with the Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities and any applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, guidelines and requirements issued by any relevant authorities. AND THAT authority be and is hereby given to the Directors of the Company to take all such steps to implement, finalise and give full effect to the Share Buy-Back Mandate with full power to assent to any conditions, modifications, variations and/ or amendments as may be required by the relevant authorities or as the Directors deem fit and expedient at their discretion in the best interest of the Company.” 167 ANNUAL REPORT 2023
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