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CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2026
May 28, 2026
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Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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THIS CIRCULAR IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
If you are in any doubt as to the course of action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional advisers immediately.
Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Circular.

CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS
IN RELATION TO THE
PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF OPTIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' SHARE OPTION SCHEME OF CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD ("CTOS") TO ANKUR SEHGAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CTOS ("PROPOSED ALLOCATION")
AND
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
Principal Adviser
RHB Investment
RHB INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD
(Registration No. 197401002639 (19663-P))
(A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)
The Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"), together with the Proxy Form and Administrative Notes for the EGM, is enclosed in this Circular, and can be downloaded from our Company's website at https://ctosdigital.com/investor-relations/shareholdersmeeting/.
As a shareholder, you are entitled to attend and vote at the EGM or appoint proxy(ies) to vote for and on your behalf. In such event, the Proxy Form should be completed and lodged with CTOS' Share Registrar, Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd, at Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur or alternatively to be deposited in the drop-box located at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur or electronically lodged via Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) portal at https://srmy.vistra.com. Please refer to the Administrative Notes for the EGM on the procedures for electronic lodgement of the Proxy Form. The lodging of the Proxy Form will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at the EGM should you subsequently wish to do so, but if you do, your proxy shall be precluded from attending the EGM.
Last date and time for lodging the Proxy Form: Tuesday, 23 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m.
Date and time of EGM: Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m. or immediately upon the conclusion or adjournment (as the case may be) of the 2026 Annual General Meeting of CTOS (which will be held at the same venue on the same day at 9.30 a.m.), whichever is later, or at any adjournment of the EGM
Venue of the EGM: Corporate Meetings by Envivo, Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza, No. 4, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
This Circular is dated 29 May 2026
DEFINITIONS
Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Circular:
"Act" : Companies Act 2016
"Board" : Board of Directors of our Company
"Bursa Securities" : Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
"By-Laws" : The by-laws governing the ESOS as set out in Appendix I of this Circular
"Circular" : This circular to shareholders dated 29 May 2026 in relation to the Proposed Allocation
"CTOS" or "Company" : CTOS Digital Berhad
"CTOS Group" or "Group" : Collectively, CTOS and its subsidiaries
"EGM" : Extraordinary General Meeting
"Eligible Persons" : Collectively, the executive directors and employees of CTOS Group (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any) who are eligible to participate in the ESOS in accordance with the By-Laws
"EPS" : Earnings per Share
"ESOS" : Employees' share option scheme
"ESOS Committee" : The committee appointed and duly authorised from time to time by our Board to administer the ESOS in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws
"ESOS Options" : The options granted or to be granted to the Eligible Persons which may be exercised to subscribe for new Shares at the Exercise Price in accordance with the By-Laws
"Exercise Price" : The price at which Eligible Persons, who have accepted the offer of ESOS Options, are entitled to subscribe for each new Share pursuant to the exercise of ESOS Options
"FYE" : Financial year ended 31 December
"Listing Requirements" : Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities
"LPD" : 15 May 2026, being the latest practicable date prior to the date of this Circular
"MFRS" : Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards
"NA" : Net assets
"Proposed Allocation" : Proposed allocation of ESOS Options to Ankur Sehgal, our Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer
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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)
"RHB Investment Bank" or "Principal Adviser"
: RHB Investment Bank Berhad
"RM"
: Ringgit Malaysia, the lawful currency of Malaysia
"Shares"
: Ordinary shares in CTOS
All references to "our Company" in this Circular are to CTOS, references to "our Group" are to our Company and our subsidiaries, collectively, and references to "we", "us", "our" and "ourselves" are to our Company, and where the context requires, shall include our subsidiaries. All references to "you" in this Circular are to our shareholders.
Unless specifically referred to, words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine and/or neuter genders and vice versa. References to persons shall include corporations.
Any reference to time of day in this Circular is a reference to Malaysian time, unless otherwise stated.
Any reference in this Circular to any enactment or guidelines is a reference to that enactment or guidelines as for the time being amended or re-enacted.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | PAGE |
|---|---|
| LETTER TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION | |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| 2. DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION | 2 |
| 3. RATIONALE AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION | 5 |
| 4. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION | 5 |
| 5. APPROVALS REQUIRED | 7 |
| 6. CONDITIONALITY OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION | 7 |
| 7. INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND/OR PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THEM | 7 |
| 8. DIRECTORS' STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATION | 8 |
| 9. ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR IMPLEMENTATION | 8 |
| 10. HISTORICAL SHARE PRICES | 8 |
| 11. EGM | 9 |
| 12. FURTHER INFORMATION | 9 |
| APPENDICES | |
| APPENDIX I BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS | 10 |
| APPENDIX II FURTHER INFORMATION | 39 |
| NOTICE OF EGM | ENCLOSED |
| ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES | ENCLOSED |
| PROXY FORM | ENCLOSED |
ctos
CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
Registered Office:
Level 5, Guoco Tower
6 Jalan Damanlela
Damansara City
Bukit Damansara
50490 Kuala Lumpur
29 May 2026
Board of Directors:
Dato' Noorazman Bin Abd Aziz (Independent Non-Executive Chairman)
Lynette Yeow Su-Yin (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Nirmala A/P Doraisamy (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Su Puay Leng (Independent Non-Executive Director)
Mizran Bin Md Nahar (Non-Independent Non-Executive Director)
Ankur Sehgal (Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer)
To: Our shareholders
Dear Sir/Madam,
PROPOSED ALLOCATION
- INTRODUCTION
Our Executive Director, Ankur Sehgal, was appointed as our Group Chief Executive Officer on 16 January 2026, and subsequently appointed to our Board on 31 March 2026. Under the terms of the By-Laws, Ankur Sehgal is eligible to participate in the ESOS which was implemented on 12 December 2023.
Pursuant to Paragraph 6.06(1) of the Listing Requirements, a listed issuer must ensure that it or any of its subsidiaries does not issue shares or other convertible securities to the following persons unless shareholders in general meeting have approved the specific allotment to be made to such persons:
(i) a director, major shareholder or chief executive of the listed issuer or a holding company of the listed issuer ("interested director", "interested major shareholder" and "interested chief executive"); or
(ii) a person connected with an interested director, interested major shareholder or interested chief executive.
On 24 April 2026, our Board announced that we proposed to undertake the Proposed Allocation.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CIRCULAR IS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION AND TO SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE ORDINARY RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION TO BE TABLED AT OUR FORTHCOMING EGM. THE NOTICE OF EGM AND THE PROXY FORM ARE ENCLOSED IN THIS CIRCULAR.
YOU ARE ADVISED TO READ AND CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE CONTENTS OF THIS CIRCULAR TOGETHER WITH THE APPENDICES BEFORE VOTING ON THE ORDINARY RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION TO BE TABLED AT OUR FORTHCOMING EGM.
2. DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION
2.1 Proposed Allocation to Ankur Sehgal
The ESOS was implemented by our Company to align the interests of the Eligible Persons with the long term corporate goals of our Group. The ESOS will provide the Eligible Persons with an opportunity to participate in the equity of our Company and, among others, to recognise and reward the contribution of the Eligible Persons whose services are valued and considered vital to the operations and continued growth of our Group.
As at the LPD, the total number of our issued Shares is 2,275,080,800 (excluding 15,450,000 treasury shares). Accordingly, the maximum number of ESOS Options available under the ESOS is 22,750,808 ESOS Options, representing approximately 1.0% of our total issued Shares (excluding treasury shares) as at the LPD.
Our Board (save for Ankur Sehgal) proposes to offer and grant such number of ESOS Options to Ankur Sehgal to incentivise and motivate him, subject to the provisions of the By-Laws and provided always that:
(i) he does not participate in the deliberation or discussion of his own allocation and the allocation to any persons connected to him;
(ii) subject to Section 2.1(iii) below, the number of ESOS Options that may be granted to him is up to 2,700,000 ESOS Options under the Proposed Allocation;
(iii) not more than 10% of the new Shares available under the ESOS shall be allocated to him if he, either singly or collectively through persons connected with him, holds 20% or more of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) of our Company; and
(iv) subject always to such terms and conditions and/or any adjustments which may be made in accordance with the By-Laws and the Listing Requirements or any prevailing guidelines issued by Bursa Securities or any other relevant authorities, as amended from time to time.
2.2 Information on the ESOS
The ESOS entails the granting of ESOS Options to the Eligible Persons to subscribe for new Shares at the Exercise Price, during the duration of the ESOS, in the manner set out in the By-Laws.
The ESOS is administered by our ESOS Committee comprising certain of our Non-Executive Directors, namely Lynette Yeow Su-Yin, Nirmala A/P Doraisamy and Mizran Bin Md Nahar as well as our Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, Ankur Sehgal. Our ESOS Committee will have the sole and absolute discretion in administering the ESOS as it may deem fit, in accordance with the provisions set out in the By-Laws. As Ankur Sehgal is a member of our ESOS Committee and our Board, he has abstained and will continue to abstain from deliberating, voting, expressing an opinion and making any recommendations at all relevant ESOS Committee and Board meetings in relation to the allocation of ESOS Options to him under the Proposed Allocation.
The salient terms of the ESOS are set out below:
(i) the ESOS is intended to align the interests of the Eligible Persons with the long term corporate goals of our Group. The ESOS will provide the Eligible Persons with an opportunity to participate in the equity of our Company and, among others, to recognise and reward the contribution of the Eligible Persons whose services are valued and considered vital to the operations and continued growth of our Group;
(ii) an offer of the ESOS Options, once accepted by an Eligible Person, shall be subject to vesting conditions as may be determined by the ESOS Committee at its sole and absolute discretion. The ESOS Options when vested and exercised under the ESOS will be satisfied by the allotment and issuance of new Shares; and
(iii) the Exercise Price of the ESOS Option shall be based on the 5-day volume weighted average market price of the Shares immediately preceding the date of the offer of the ESOS Options, with a discount, if any, provided always that the discount shall not exceed 10% of the market price of the Shares.
2.3 Maximum number of new Shares available under the ESOS
The maximum number of new Shares, which may be allotted and issued pursuant to the ESOS shall not exceed in aggregate 1% of the total number of issued shares of our Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point in time during the duration of the ESOS.
2.4 Basis of allocation and maximum allowable allotment
The maximum number of new Shares that may be offered to an Eligible Person under the ESOS shall be determined at the sole and absolute discretion of the ESOS Committee after taking into consideration, among others, where relevant, the Eligible Person's performance, contribution, employment grade, seniority, length of service and such other factors that the ESOS Committee may deem relevant in its discretion and shall be subject to the following:
(i) the total number of new Shares to be issued under the ESOS shall not exceed the amount stipulated in Section 2.3 of this Circular;
(ii) the allocation to any individual Eligible Person, who either individually or collectively through persons connected with him/her, holds 20% or more of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any), must not exceed 10% of the total number of new Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) to be issued under the ESOS;
(iii) the executive directors and senior management of our Group (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any) do not participate in the deliberation or discussion of their own allocation of ESOS Options as well as allocation to persons connected with them, if any; and
(iv) up to 100% of the total number of new Shares to be issued under the ESOS shall, in aggregate, be allocated to the executive directors and senior management of our Group (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any) who are Eligible Persons, on the basis that they are crucial to the performance of our Group, as determined by the ESOS Committee at its sole and absolute discretion,
provided always that it is in accordance with the Listing Requirements or any prevailing guidelines issued by Bursa Securities.
In the event that any Eligible Person is a member of the ESOS Committee, such Eligible Person shall not participate in the deliberation or discussion of allocation of ESOS Options to him/her or persons connected with him/her.
The ESOS Committee has the sole and absolute discretion in determining at a later date, among others, the following:
(i) whether the ESOS Options will be granted in a single tranche or on a staggered basis (including any maximum allocation available for each financial year) during the duration of the ESOS; and
(ii) whether the ESOS Options are subject to any vesting period or vesting conditions, including any performance target that must be achieved. The vesting period or conditions, if any, shall be stated in the offer letter to the Eligible Person.
For information purposes, the ESOS Options shall be granted by the ESOS Committee to Ankur Sehgal in a single tranche under the Proposed Allocation. The said ESOS Options shall be subject to vesting period, vesting conditions and performance targets to be determined by the ESOS Committee.
2.5 Duration of the ESOS
The ESOS is in force for a period of 6 years from its effective date of implementation on 12 December 2023 and shall expire on 11 December 2029.
2.6 Ranking of the ESOS Options and new Shares to be issued arising from the exercise of the ESOS Options
The ESOS Options shall not carry any right to vote at any general meeting of our Company or to participate in any form of distribution and/or offer of securities in our Company until and unless such ESOS Options are exercised into new Shares.
The new Shares to be allotted and issued upon the exercise of the ESOS Options will, upon allotment and issuance, rank equally in all respects with the then existing Shares except that the new Shares will not be entitled to any dividends, rights, allotments and/or any other forms of distribution where the entitlement date precedes the date of allotment and issuance of such new Shares.
2.7 Retention period
The new Shares to be allotted and issued to the Eligible Persons pursuant to the By-Laws will not be subject to any retention period or restriction of disposal, transfer and/or assignment, unless the ESOS Committee stipulates otherwise in the offer or prohibited by any applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
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2.8 Utilisation of proceeds
The actual amount of proceeds to be received by our Company arising from the exercise of the ESOS Options will depend on the number of ESOS Options under the Proposed Allocation that are granted, vested and exercised at the relevant point of time, and the exercise price payable upon the exercise of the ESOS Options.
The proceeds arising from the exercise of the ESOS Options under the Proposed Allocation, as and when received during the duration of the ESOS, are expected to be utilised for the working capital requirements of our Group, which may include payment of trade and other payables and defraying marketing and administrative expenses. Such proceeds are expected to be utilised within 12 months from receipt. However, the proceeds to be utilised for each component of working capital requirements are subject to the operating and funding requirements of our Group at the time of utilisation and therefore cannot be determined at this juncture.
Pending the use of the cash proceeds raised as and when the ESOS Options under the Proposed Allocation are exercised, the cash proceeds will be placed in interest-bearing deposit(s) with financial institution(s) and/or short-term money market instrument(s), as our Board may deem fit. Any interest income earned from such deposit(s) and/or any gain arising from such interest-bearing deposit(s) and/or short-term money market instrument(s) will be utilised for our future working capital requirements.
For information purposes, no ESOS Options have been exercised and no proceeds have been raised under the ESOS as at the LPD.
3. RATIONALE AND BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION
The ESOS was implemented by our Company with the intention of aligning the interests of the Eligible Persons to the long term corporate goals of our Group, by providing them with an opportunity to have equity participation in our Company.
The Proposed Allocation to Ankur Sehgal is intended to achieve the following objectives:
(i) to incentivise and motivate him towards achieving targeted performance and contribution; and
(ii) to retain and reward his contribution over the medium to long term by allowing him to participate in our Group's future growth and eventually realise any potential capital gains arising from possible appreciation in the value of the new Shares, upon exercising of the ESOS Options.
4. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION
4.1 Issued share capital
The Proposed Allocation is not expected to have any immediate effect on our issued share capital until such time when new Shares are issued arising from the exercise of the ESOS Options.
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4.2 Substantial shareholders’ shareholdings
The Proposed Allocation is not expected to have any immediate effect on the shareholdings of our substantial shareholders until such time when the ESOS Options granted are exercised into new Shares.
Any potential effect on the percentage shareholdings of our substantial shareholders will depend on the actual number of new Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the ESOS Options granted at the relevant point in time.
4.3 NA per Share and gearing
Save for the potential impact of MFRS 2 on ‘Share-based Payment’ issued by the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board as set out in Section 4.4 of this Circular, the Proposed Allocation is not expected to have an immediate effect on our consolidated NA, NA per Share and gearing until such time when the ESOS Options are exercised. The effects will depend on, among others, the Exercise Price and the number of new Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the ESOS Options.
For illustration purposes, upon the exercise of the ESOS Options, the consolidated NA per Share is expected to:
(i) increase if the Exercise Price is higher than the consolidated NA per Share; or
(ii) decrease if the Exercise Price is lower than the consolidated NA per Share,
at the point of exercise of the ESOS Options.
4.4 Earnings and EPS
The Proposed Allocation is not expected to have any immediate effect on our consolidated earnings and EPS until such time when the ESOS Options are granted and exercised. Pursuant to MFRS 2, the costs arising from the ESOS Options are required to be measured at the date on which the ESOS Options are granted and recognised as an expense in our statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income over the vesting period of the ESOS Options, which may have an effect on our future earnings and EPS.
Any potential effects of the Proposed Allocation on our earnings and EPS in the future, as a result of the recognition of the expense, cannot be determined at this juncture as they would depend on the number of ESOS Options granted and exercised, the Exercise Price payable upon the exercise of the ESOS Options, and various factors that affect the fair value of the ESOS Options.
The potential cost of the ESOS Options does not represent a cash outflow as it is only an accounting treatment.
4.5 Convertible securities
As at the LPD, we have 3,285,000 outstanding ESOS Options granted under the ESOS which have yet to be exercised.
Save as disclosed above, we do not have any other convertible securities in issue as at the LPD.
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5. APPROVALS REQUIRED
The Proposed Allocation is subject to the approval of our shareholders at our forthcoming EGM.
The following approvals had been obtained for the ESOS:
(i) approval from Bursa Securities, for the listing of such number of new Shares, representing up to 1% of the total number of issued shares of CTOS (excluding treasury shares, if any) that may be allotted and issued at any point in time pursuant to the exercise of the ESOS Options during the duration of the ESOS on the Main Market of Bursa Securities, which was obtained vide its letter dated 7 November 2023, subject to the following conditions:
| No. | Conditions | Status of compliance |
|---|---|---|
| (a) | RHB Investment Bank and CTOS must fully comply with the relevant provisions under the Listing Requirements pertaining to the implementation of the ESOS; | Noted. |
| (b) | RHB Investment Bank is required to submit a confirmation to Bursa Securities of full compliance of the ESOS pursuant to Paragraph 6.43(1) of the Listing Requirements and stating the effective date of implementation together with a certified true copy of the resolution passed by the shareholders in general meeting approving the ESOS; and | Complied. |
| (c) | CTOS is required to furnish Bursa Securities on a quarterly basis a summary of the total number of shares listed pursuant to the ESOS as at the end of each quarter together with a detailed computation of the listing fees payable. | To be complied throughout the duration of the ESOS. |
| (ii) | approval from our shareholders, for the establishment of the ESOS at the extraordinary general meeting of our Company held on 11 December 2023. |
6. CONDITIONALITY OF THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION
The Proposed Allocation is not conditional upon any other proposals undertaken or being undertaken by our Company.
7. INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS, MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND/OR PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THEM
Ankur Sehgal, being our Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer, is deemed interested in the Proposed Allocation by virtue of the allocation of ESOS Options to him. He has abstained and will continue to abstain from deliberating, voting, expressing an opinion and making any recommendations at all relevant ESOS Committee and Board meetings in relation to the Proposed Allocation.
He will also abstain from voting in respect of his direct and/or indirect shareholding in our Company on the ordinary resolution pertaining to the Proposed Allocation to be tabled at our forthcoming EGM. He has undertaken to ensure that persons connected with him, if any, will abstain from voting in respect of their direct and/or indirect shareholdings in our Company on the ordinary resolution pertaining to the Proposed Allocation to be tabled at our forthcoming EGM.
As at the LPD, he does not have any shareholdings, whether direct or indirect, in our Company.
Save as disclosed above, none of our Directors, major shareholders and/or chief executive, and/or persons connected with them, has any interest, whether direct or indirect, in the Proposed Allocation.
8. DIRECTORS' STATEMENT AND RECOMMENDATION
Our Board (save for Ankur Sehgal), after having considered all aspects of the Proposed Allocation, is of the opinion that the Proposed Allocation is in the best interest of our Company.
Accordingly, our Board (save for Ankur Sehgal) recommends that you vote in favour of the ordinary resolution in relation to the Proposed Allocation to be tabled at our forthcoming EGM.
9. ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Proposed Allocation is expected to be implemented by the 3rd quarter of 2026.
10. HISTORICAL SHARE PRICES
The monthly highest and lowest transacted market prices of our Shares for the past 12 months from May 2025 to April 2026 are as follows:
| High (RM) | Low (RM) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||
| May | 1.040 | 0.960 |
| June | 0.990 | 0.905 |
| July | 0.965 | 0.840 |
| August | 0.945 | 0.820 |
| September | 1.020 | 0.860 |
| October | 0.980 | 0.895 |
| November | 0.950 | 0.800 |
| December | 0.840 | 0.755 |
| 2026 | ||
| January | 0.915 | 0.795 |
| February | 0.915 | 0.765 |
| March | 0.795 | 0.590 |
| April | 0.745 | 0.605 |
| The last transacted market price of our Shares immediately before the announcement of the Proposed Allocation on 24 April 2026 | RM0.710 | |
| The last transacted market price of our Shares as at the LPD | RM0.680 | |
| (Source: Bloomberg) |
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- EGM
Our forthcoming EGM, the notice of which is enclosed in this Circular, will be held physically at Corporate Meetings by Envivo, Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza, No. 4, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor on Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m. or immediately upon the conclusion or adjournment (as the case may be) of our 2026 Annual General Meeting (which will be held at the same venue on the same day at 9.30 a.m.), whichever is later, or at any adjournment of the EGM, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing with or without modifications, the ordinary resolution to give effect to the Proposed Allocation.
You are entitled to attend and vote at our forthcoming EGM or appoint proxy(ies) to vote for and on your behalf. In such event, the Proxy Form should be completed and lodged with our Share Registrar, Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd, at Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur or alternatively to be deposited in the drop-box located at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur or electronically lodged via Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) portal at https://srmy.vistra.com, not later than 48 hours before the time fixed for our forthcoming EGM or any adjournment thereof. The lodging of the Proxy Form will not preclude you from attending and voting in person at our forthcoming EGM should you subsequently wish to do so, but if you do, your proxy shall be precluded from attending the EGM. For further information on the electronic lodgement of Proxy Form, kindly refer to the Administrative Notes for the EGM.
- FURTHER INFORMATION
You are requested to refer to the enclosed appendices for further information.
Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of the Board
CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
DATO' NOORAZMAN BIN ABD AZIZ
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
APPENDIX I
BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS
CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD (Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A)) ("CTOS" or "Company") BY-LAWS OF THE EMPLOYEES' SHARE OPTION SCHEME ("ESOS")
This ESOS will be called the "CTOS Employees' Share Option Scheme" ("CTOS ESOS").
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
In this Scheme, the words herein shall bear the following meanings namely:
"Act" : Companies Act 2016, as amended from time to time and any re-enactment thereof.
"Adviser" : A recognised principal adviser that fulfils the requirements set out under Chapter 7A of the Licensing Handbook issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia and as amended from time to time.
"Auditor" : An external auditor of the Company for the time being or such other external auditor who is registered as a registered auditor with the Audit Oversight Board of the Securities Commission Malaysia.
"Available Balance" : Unissued share capital of the Company which is available for Offer subject to the Maximum Limit and after deducting all Shares under the Options which have been granted.
"Board" : The Board of Directors of the Company for the time being.
"Bursa Depository" : Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd.
"Bursa Securities" : Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
"By-Laws" : The terms and conditions of the Scheme as amended, modified and/or supplemented from time to time.
"CDS Account" : A Central Depository System account opened with Bursa Depository for the recording of deposit of securities and for dealing in such securities by a depositor, being a holder of a CDS Account.
"Company" or "CTOS" : Means CTOS Digital Berhad, a public company limited by shares and incorporated in Malaysia under the Act.
"Constitution" : Means the constitution of the Company.
"Date of Expiry" : The last day of the Duration of the Scheme pursuant to By-Law 20.1 hereof unless earlier terminated pursuant to By-Law 20.6. If the Date of Expiry is not a Market Day, then the stipulated day shall be taken to be the preceding Market Day.
"Date of Offer" : The date on which an Offer is made by the ESOS Committee in writing to any Eligible Person to participate in the Scheme.
"Director(s)" : Means a natural person who holds a directorship in CTOS and shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Paragraph 1.01 of the Listing Requirements.
APPENDIX I
BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS (CONT'D)
"Duration of the Scheme" : Period of six (6) years from the Effective Date subject to any early termination in accordance with By-Laws 20.6 and 20.7.
"Effective Date" : The date on which the Scheme comes into force as provided in By-Law 20.2.
"Eligible Companies" : The Company and its Eligible Subsidiaries.
"Eligible Persons" : Executive Directors or Employees who meet the criteria of eligibility for participation in the Scheme as set out in By-Law 4.
"Eligible Subsidiaries" : Subsidiaries within the Group which are eligible to participate in the Scheme as determined by the ESOS Committee but excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any.
"Employee(s)" : A natural person who is employed by and on the payroll of any of the Eligible Companies.
"Entitlement Date" : The date as at the close of business at 5.00 p.m. on which the names of the shareholders of CTOS must appear in the record of depositors maintained with Bursa Depository in order to be entitled to participate in any right, dividend, allotment and/or other forms of distribution.
"ESOS" or "Scheme" or "CTOS ESOS" : The employees' share option scheme for the benefit of the Eligible Persons to subscribe for new Shares at the Exercise Price according to the terms of these By-Laws.
"ESOS Committee" : The committee appointed and duly authorised by the Board to administer the Scheme.
"Executive Director" : Any executive director of the Group (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any) whom, on the date of the Offer Letter, is on the payroll of the Eligible Companies and is involved in the day-to-day management of the Eligible Companies.
"Exercise Price" : The price at which the Grantee, who has been allotted with the Options, shall be entitled to subscribe for new Shares as set out in By-Law 8.
"Grantee" : A Selected Eligible Person who has accepted the Offer by the ESOS Committee in accordance with the provisions of By-Law 7.
"Group" or "CTOS Group" : Means the Company and its subsidiaries (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any).
"Listing Requirements" : The Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities, as amended from time to time.
"Market Day" : A day on which Bursa Securities is open for trading in securities, which may include a Surprise Holiday.
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"Maximum Allowable Allocation" : The maximum number of new Shares that can be offered and allotted to a Selected Eligible Person to be determined by the ESOS Committee in accordance with the provisions of By-Law 5.
"Maximum Limit" : One percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point in time during the Duration of the Scheme.
"Offer" : An offer made in writing by the ESOS Committee for the Options in accordance with the provisions or in the manner indicated in By-Law 6 to an Eligible Person.
"Offer Letter" : The written offer letter issued by the ESOS Committee to a Selected Eligible Person to participate in the Scheme as set out in By-Law 6.4.
"Options" : The right of a Grantee to subscribe for Shares at the Exercise Price pursuant to the contract constituted by acceptance in the manner indicated in By-Law 7 of any Offer made in accordance with the terms of the Scheme and where the context so requires, means any part of the Options as shall remain unexercised.
"Option Period" : A period commencing from the date of the Offer is accepted in accordance with By-Law 7 and expiring on the last day of the Option Period as specified in the Offer Letter or such other date which the ESOS Committee may in its discretion decide, subject always to any early termination in accordance with the provisions of By-Law 18, provided that no Option Period shall extend beyond the Duration of the Scheme referred to in By-Law 20 hereof.
"Person Connected" : Has the meaning ascribed to it in Paragraph 1.01 of the Listing Requirements.
"Selected Employee" : An Eligible Person who has been selected by the ESOS Committee and to whom an Offer has been made by the ESOS Committee in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.
"Senior Management" : Any Employee of the Group who falls within the grading of senior management as determined by the ESOS Committee from time to time.
"Shares" or "CTOS Shares" : Ordinary shares in the Company.
"Surprise Holiday" : A day that is declared as a public holiday in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur that has not been gazetted as a public holiday at the beginning of the calendar year.
"Vesting Conditions" : The conditions which are required to be fulfilled by an Eligible Person before the Option(s) is/are capable of being vested on to the Eligible Person, to be communicated in an Offer pursuant to By-Law 6.4(f).
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In these By-Laws:
(i) Any reference to a statutory provision shall include any subordinate legislation made from time to time under the provision and any listing requirements, policies and/or guidelines of Bursa Securities (whether or not having the force of law) but, if not having the force of law, the compliance with which is in accordance with the reasonable commercial practice of persons to whom such requirements, policies and/or guidelines are addressed to by Bursa Securities.
(ii) Any reference to a statutory provision shall include that provision as from time to time modified or re-enacted whether before or after the date of these By-Laws so far as such modification or re-enactment applies or is capable of applying to any Options offered and accepted prior to the expiry of the Scheme and shall include also any past statutory provision (as from time to time modified or re-enacted) which such provision has directly or indirectly been replaced.
(iii) Words denoting the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vice-versa, and the singular includes the plural and vice-versa.
(iv) The headings in these By-Laws are for convenience only and shall not be taken into account in the interpretation of these By-Laws.
(v) Any liberty or power which may be exercised or any determination which may be made hereunder by the ESOS Committee may be exercised at the ESOS Committee's discretion.
(vi) If an event occurs on a stipulated day which is not a Market Day, then the stipulated day will be taken to be the first Market Day after that day PROVIDED ALWAYS if such date shall fall beyond the Duration of the Scheme, then the stipulated day shall be taken to be the preceding Market Day.
(vii) In the event of any change in the name of the Company from its present name, all references to "CTOS Digital Berhad" in these By-Laws and all other documents pertaining to the Scheme shall be deemed to be references to the Company's new name.
2. OBJECTIVE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CTOS ESOS
2.1 The CTOS ESOS is a share incentive scheme. The purpose of the CTOS ESOS is to align the interests of the Executive Directors and Employees who meet the criteria of eligibility for participation in the Scheme to the long-term corporate goals of the Group. The CTOS ESOS will provide an opportunity for them to participate in the equity of the Company and help to achieve the objectives as set out below:
(a) to recognise and reward the contribution of the Eligible Persons whose services are valued and considered vital to the operations and continued growth of the Group;
(b) to motivate the Eligible Persons towards improved performance through greater productivity and loyalty;
(c) to inculcate a greater sense of belonging and dedication as the Eligible Persons are given the opportunity to participate directly in the equity of the Company;
(d) to attract prospective employees with relevant skills and experience to the Group by making the total compensation package more competitive; and
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(e) to retain and reward the Eligible Persons in the medium to long term by allowing them to participate in the Group's future growth and eventually realise any potential capital gains arising from possible appreciation in the value of the new CTOS Shares, upon exercising of the ESOS Options.
2.2 This Scheme shall be administered by the ESOS Committee comprising certain Non-Executive Directors and the Executive Director of the Company and/or other persons within the Group appointed and duly authorised from time to time by the Board. The Board shall have the discretion as it deems fit to rescind the appointment of any member of the ESOS Committee and may appoint replacement members to the ESOS Committee.
2.3 The Board shall have the power to determine all matters pertaining to the ESOS Committee, including without limitation setting the terms of reference for the ESOS Committee, composition, duties, powers and limitations. The Board is entitled at any time and from time to time to change the terms of reference of the ESOS Committee.
2.4 The ESOS Committee shall administer the Scheme in such manner as it shall in its discretion deems fit and within such powers and duties as are conferred upon it by the Board, subject to these By-Laws, including but not limited to the followings:
(i) construe and interpret the Scheme and Options granted under it, to define the terms therein and to recommend to the Board to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations relating to the Scheme and its administration. The ESOS Committee in the exercise of this power may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Scheme or in any agreement providing for an Option in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary to expedite and make the Scheme fully effective; and
(ii) determine all questions of policy and expediency that may arise in the administration of the Scheme and generally exercise such powers and perform such acts as are deemed necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company.
3. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF NEW CTOS SHARES AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME
3.1 The maximum number of new Shares which may be made available under the Scheme shall not exceed in aggregate one percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point of time when the Offer is made or any limit prescribed by any guidelines, rules and regulations of Bursa Securities during the Duration of the Scheme.
3.2 Notwithstanding provision of By-Law 3.1 or any other provisions herein contained, in the event the maximum number of new Shares comprised in the Options (including Shares that have been issued under the Scheme) exceeds the aggregate of one percent (1%) Maximum Limit as a result of the Company purchasing its own Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 127 of the Act or undertaking any other corporate proposals, thereby reducing its total number of issued shares, the Options granted prior to the adjustment of the total number of issued shares of the Company shall remain valid and exercisable in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws. However, in such an event, the ESOS Committee shall not make any further Offer until such time that the number of Shares under the subsisting Options fall below one percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) of the Company.
3.3 The Company will within the Duration of the Scheme keep available sufficient unissued Shares in the capital of the Company to satisfy all outstanding Options, which may be exercised in accordance with these By-Laws.
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3.4 Each Option shall be exercisable into one (1) new Share, in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws.
4. ELIGIBILITY
4.1 An Executive Director or Employee who fulfils the following criteria as at the Date of Offer shall be eligible for participation in the Scheme:
(a) has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(b) is not an undischarged bankrupt nor subject to any bankruptcy proceedings;
(c) he/she has been confirmed in service on a full-time basis and has served at least one (1) year of employment in the Group (unless the ESOS Committee under certain circumstances and at its sole discretion reduces the period of one (1) year to a lesser period as it deems fit);
(d) where the Executive Director or Employee is under an employment contract, the contract is for a duration of at least two (2) years and shall have not expired within six (6) months from the Date of Offer (unless the ESOS Committee under certain circumstances and at its sole discretion reduces the period);
(e) where the Executive Director or Employee has attained the mandatory retirement age of sixty (60) years old, such Executive Director or employee shall have served for a continuous period of at least one (1) year in any corporation within the Group prior to attaining the said mandatory retirement age, and subsequently offered continued employment with such corporation for a minimum period of one (1) year and at the time of consideration for the Offer, he/she continues to be employed;
(f) in the event the director or employee of a corporation which is acquired by the Group during the Duration of the Scheme and such corporation becomes a subsidiary of the Company upon completion of such acquisition, the director or employee must have completed a continuous period of employment of at least one (1) year in the Group from the date of confirmation of employment (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall exclude any probation period) following the date that such corporation becomes or is deemed to be a subsidiary of the Company;
(g) he/she is an Executive Director or a Senior Management of the Group; and
(h) must have complied with any other criteria imposed by the ESOS Committee from time to time,
PROVIDED ALWAYS that the selection of any Eligible Person for participation in the Scheme shall be at the discretion of the ESOS Committee and the decision of the ESOS Committee shall be final and binding. Other eligibility and allocation criteria shall be determined by the Board after recommendation from the ESOS Committee.
4.2 The eligibility, however, does not confer on an Eligible Person a claim or right to participate or a right to claim in or any rights whatsoever under the Scheme and an Eligible Person does not acquire or have any rights over or in connection with the Options unless an Offer has been made in writing by the ESOS Committee to the Eligible Persons and the Eligible Person has accepted the Offer in accordance with these By-Laws.
4.3 For the avoidance of doubt, executive directors and employees of the holding company of the Company, if relevant, and associated companies of the Group, if any, shall not be entitled to participate in the Scheme.
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4.4 Subject to the provisions of By-Law 23, no Eligible Person/Grantee shall participate at any time in more than one (1) employees' share option scheme implemented by any company within the Group during the Duration of the Scheme.
5. BASIS OF ALLOTMENT AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE ALLOCATION OF SHARES
5.1 Subject to any adjustments which may be made under By-Law 15, the aggregate number of new Shares that may be offered and allotted to any Eligible Persons under the Scheme shall be at the discretion of the ESOS Committee, after taking into consideration, amongst others and where relevant, the performance, contribution, employment grade, seniority, length of service and fulfilment of the eligibility criteria under By-Law 4 of the Eligible Persons in the Group or such other matters which the ESOS Committee may in its sole discretion deems fit, subject to the following:
(a) the Executive Directors and Senior Management of the Group shall not be allowed to participate in the deliberation or discussion of their own allocations of Options and/or allocations of Options to persons connected to them under the Scheme;
(b) any Offer, allocation of Options under the Scheme and the related allotment of Shares to any person who is an Executive Director or chief executive officer of the Company or Persons Connected to such Executive Director or chief executive officer shall require the prior approval of the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting. The foregoing persons and Persons Connected to them shall not vote on the resolution approving the said Offer, allocation and allotment.
(c) the aggregate number of Shares comprised in the Options made available under the Scheme shall not exceed the amount stipulated in By-Law 3.1, but the ESOS Committee shall not be obliged in any way to offer an Eligible Person an Option for all the specified maximum number of Shares;
(d) not more than ten percent (10%) of the Shares available under the Scheme at the point when the Offer is made shall be allocated to any individual Eligible Persons who, either singly or collectively through Persons Connected with such Eligible Persons holds twenty percent (20%) or more of CTOS Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any);
(e) at any one time during the Duration of the Scheme, all of the new Shares to be issued under the CTOS ESOS shall be allocated, in aggregate, to the Executive Directors and Senior Management of the Group (excluding dormant subsidiaries, if any) who are Eligible Persons;
(f) the ESOS Committee has the sole and absolute discretion in determining at a later date whether the ESOS Option will be granted in a single tranche or on a staggered basis (including any maximum allocation available for each financial year) during the duration of the Scheme; and
(g) that any performance target to be achieved before the Options can be granted and/or exercised by an Eligible Person shall be determined by the ESOS Committee. The ESOS Committee also has the sole and absolute discretion to determine at a later time whether the Options are subject to any vesting period and if so the Vesting Conditions, which may include, amongst others, the achievement of relevant service objectives and specific performance targets of the Eligible Person and/ or Group as measured by both qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators (as determined by the ESOS Committee) during the Duration of the Scheme.
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5.2 A Grantee who is promoted during the tenure of the Scheme may be offered new additional Options under the Scheme at the discretion of the ESOS Committee up to the Maximum Allowable Allocation to be determined by the ESOS Committee for the category to which he has been promoted to. A Grantee who is demoted to a lower employment category for whatever reason shall only be entitled to the allocation of that lower category unless an Offer has been made and accepted by him before such demotion.
5.3 An Executive Director or Employee who, during the Duration of the Scheme, becomes an Eligible Person may be eligible to participate in the Scheme, the number of new Shares of which is to be decided by the ESOS Committee at its discretion subject to any Maximum Allowable Allocation for the category to be determined by the ESOS Committee. Any Selected Employee holding more than one (1) position in the Eligible Companies and thereby falling within more than one (1) category of Selected Employees in the Eligible Companies shall only be entitled to the Maximum Allowable Allocation of the higher category.
5.4 The allotment of Shares arising from By-Law 5.3 above shall be made from the balance of new Shares available under the Scheme including those from Offers and Options which have lapsed or terminated.
5.5 The allocation of Options pursuant to the Scheme shall be verified by the Audit Committee of the Company, as being in compliance with the criteria set out in these By-Laws (where relevant) at the end of each financial year of the Company.
6. OFFER
6.1 The ESOS Committee may at its discretion at any time and from time to time as it deems fit make an Offer to any Selected Employee whom the ESOS Committee may in its discretion select, to subscribe for new Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.
6.2 The actual number of new Shares which may be offered to a Selected Employee shall be at the discretion of the ESOS Committee and shall not be less than one hundred (100) new Shares but no more than the Maximum Allowable Allocation and shall be in multiples of hundred (100) shares, subject always to the prevailing requirements of the relevant laws and regulations and/or Listing Requirements from time to time.
Nothing herein shall prevent the ESOS Committee from making more than one (1) Offer during the Duration of the Scheme to each Selected Employee after the first Offer was made PROVIDED ALWAYS the aggregate Options offered to each Selected Employee (including Options already offered under previous Offers, if any) shall not exceed the Maximum Allowable Allocation of such Selected Employee at the time the subsequent Offer (if any) is made.
6.3 The ESOS Committee has the discretion not to make further additional Offers regardless of the amount of Available Balance.
6.4 The ESOS Committee will in its Offer Letter to a Selected Employee state, among others, the following information, if applicable:
(a) the number of Options that are being offered;
(b) the number of new Shares that can be subscribed under the Offer;
(c) the Exercise Price determined in accordance with the provisions of By-Law 8;
(d) the closing date for acceptance of the Offer in accordance with By-Law 7.1;
(e) Option Period;
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(f) Vesting Conditions; including but not limited to service and/or performance criteria and number of Options exercisable for each year of continued service;
(g) the manner of exercise of the Options; and
(h) any other information deemed necessary by the ESOS Committee.
6.5 Such Offer is personal to the Selected Employee and cannot be assigned, transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of in any other manner whatsoever.
6.6 The Offer shall automatically lapse and thereafter be rendered null and void in the event of the death of the Selected Employee or the Selected Employee ceasing to be employed by an Eligible Company for any reason whatsoever prior to the acceptance of the Offer by the Selected Employee in the manner set out in By-Law 7.
6.7 The Company shall keep and maintain at its expense, a register of Grantees and shall, as required under Section 129(1) of the Act and, enter in that register the names, addresses and the number of the identity card or the passport number or any other identification number and the nationality of the Grantees, the Maximum Allowable Allocation, the number of Options offered, the number of Options exercised, the Date of Offer and the Exercise Price in accordance with Section 129(2) of the Act.
6.8 The Company shall, on the Date of Offer, announce the following to Bursa Securities upon the Options offered under the Scheme:
(a) Date of Offer;
(b) Exercise Price;
(c) number of Options offered;
(d) market price of CTOS Shares on the Date of Offer;
(e) number of Options offered to each Director, if any; and
(f) vesting period of the Options offered.
6.9 In the event of any error or omission on the part of the Company or the ESOS Committee in respect of the Offer, the ESOS Committee shall do all such things and acts to rectify such error or omission and if necessary, issue a supplemental Offer to amend or rectify the error or omission within such period as may be reasonable prior to the acceptance of the Offer by an Eligible Person.
7. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
7.1 An Offer made under By-Law 6, shall be valid for a period of thirty (30) days from the Date of Offer or such longer period as may be determined by the ESOS Committee on a case-to-case basis at its discretion and may be accepted within this prescribed period by the Selected Employee by written notice to the ESOS Committee in the form prescribed by the ESOS Committee, accompanied by a payment to the Company of a nominal non-refundable sum of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) only as consideration for the grant of the Option.
7.2 If the Offer is not accepted in the manner aforesaid, such Offer shall, upon the expiry of the aforesaid period, automatically lapse and thereafter be null and void and of no further effect, and the CTOS Shares comprised in such Options may, at the discretion of the ESOS Committee, be re-offered to other Eligible Persons.
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7.3 Within thirty (30) days of the date of acceptance of an Offer or such longer period as may be determined by the ESOS Committee, the ESOS Committee shall issue to each of the Grantees, a certificate ("Option Certificate") in such form as may be determined by the ESOS Committee, for all valid acceptances of the Offer in accordance with the provisions of this By-Law.
8. EXERCISE PRICE
Subject to any adjustments made under these By-Laws and pursuant to the Listing Requirements, the Exercise Price shall be determined by the ESOS Committee and in any case, shall be based on the five (5)-day weighted average market price of CTOS Shares, as quoted on Bursa Securities, immediately preceding the Date of Offer of the Options, with a discount, if any, PROVIDED ALWAYS that the discount shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the market price of CTOS Shares.
The Exercise Price as determined in the manner set out above shall be conclusive and binding on the Grantee.
9. NON-ASSIGNABLE
An Option is personal to the Grantee. Save and except as provided in By-Law 18.5, an Option shall be non-assignable and non-transferable.
10. EXERCISE OF OPTION
10.1 An Option granted to a Grantee under the Scheme, subject to the provisions of By-Law 19, may be exercised by the Grantee,
(a) during his lifetime;
(b) whilst he is in the employment of the Group; and
(c) within the Option Period,
in full or in part on such time and working days as the ESOS Committee may notify the Grantee from time to time.
10.2 The ESOS Committee may, pursuant to By-Law 16, at any time and from time to time, before or after an Option is granted, limit the exercise of the Option to a maximum number of new CTOS Shares and/or such percentage of total new CTOS Shares comprised in the Option during such periods within the Option Period and impose any other terms and/or conditions deemed appropriate by the ESOS Committee in its sole discretion including amending or varying any terms and conditions imposed earlier.
10.3 The Grantee shall notify the Company in writing of his intention to exercise an Option in such form as the ESOS Committee may prescribe or approve ("Notice of Exercise"), which will be attached to the Offer Letter. Every Notice of Exercise shall state the number of new Shares the Grantee intends to subscribe and be accompanied with the remittance for the full amount of the subscription monies payable in respect thereof and the Option Certificate which is the prima facie proof of a Grantee's entitlement to the Options set out therein.
10.4 Any partial exercise of the Option shall not preclude the Grantee from exercising the Option as to the balance of the Shares of his entitlement under the Scheme (if any) prior to the expiry of the Grantee's employment contract or prior to the expiry of the Option Period, whichever is the earlier.
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10.5 When an Option is exercised only in part, a new Option Certificate for the balance of the Options not exercised shall be issued accordingly by the ESOS Committee to the Grantee within thirty (30) Days after receipt by the Company of notice of the partial exercise together with the requisite remittance as required by By-Law 10.3.
10.6 An Option may be exercised in respect of such lesser number of new Shares as the Grantee may decide to exercise provided that the number shall be in multiples of and not less than one hundred (100) new Shares save and except that in the event a Grantee's balance of new Shares exercisable under the option is less than one hundred (100), the said balance shall, if exercised, be exercised in a single tranche. Such partial exercise of an Option shall not preclude the Grantee from exercising the Option as to the balance of any new Shares, if any, which he is entitled to subscribe under the Offer.
10.7 The Grantee shall state his CDS Account number in the Notice of Exercise and the Company shall within eight (8) Market Days after the receipt of the valid Notice of Exercise and remittance from the Grantee or such other period as may be prescribed by Bursa Securities:
(a) issue and/or allot the relevant number of Shares to the Grantee;
(b) deliver a notice of allotment to the Grantee; and
(c) make an application for the quotation of such number of Shares.
No physical share certificates will be delivered to the Grantee.
10.8 The ESOS Committee shall have the discretion to reject any incomplete or inaccurate Notice of Exercise. The ESOS Committee shall inform the Grantee of the rejection by notice in writing within fourteen (14) days from the date of rejection and the Grantee shall then be deemed not to have exercised his Options.
10.9 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained in these By-Laws, the ESOS Committee shall have the right in its discretion by notice in writing to that effect:
(i) to suspend the right of any Grantee who is found to have contravened the written policies and guidelines of the Group (whether or not such contravention may give rise to a disciplinary proceeding being instituted) to exercise his Option. In addition to this right of suspension, the ESOS Committee may impose such terms and conditions as the ESOS Committee shall deem appropriate in its discretion, on the right of exercise of the Option having regard to the nature of the contravention PROVIDED ALWAYS that in the event such contravention would result in the dismissal or termination of service of such Grantee, the Option shall immediately cease without notice, upon pronouncement of the dismissal or termination of service of such Grantee; or
(ii) to suspend the right of any Grantee who is being subjected to disciplinary proceedings (whether or not such disciplinary proceedings may give rise to a dismissal or termination of service of such Grantee) to exercise his Option pending the outcome of such disciplinary proceedings. In addition to this right of suspension, the ESOS Committee may impose such terms and conditions as the ESOS Committee shall deem appropriate in its discretion, on the right of exercise of the Option having regard to the nature of the charges made or brought against such Grantee PROVIDED ALWAYS that:
(a) in the event such Grantee is found not guilty of the charges which gave rise to such disciplinary proceedings, the ESOS Committee shall reinstate the right of such Grantee to exercise his Option;
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(b) in the event such Grantee is found guilty resulting in the dismissal or termination of service of such Grantee, all unexercised and partially exercised Options of the Grantee shall immediately cease without notice and become null and void, upon the pronouncement of such dismissal or termination of service of such Grantee; or
(c) in the event such Grantee is found guilty but is not dismissed or termination of service is not recommended, the ESOS Committee shall have the right to determine in its discretion whether or not the Grantee may continue to exercise his Option and if so, to impose such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, upon such exercise.
11. RIGHTS OF A GRANTEE
11.1 The Options shall not carry any right to vote at any general meeting of the Company.
11.2 A Grantee shall not be entitled to any dividends, rights or other entitlements on his unexercised Options.
12. RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE NEW CTOS SHARES
The new CTOS Shares to be issued and allotted and pursuant to the exercise of the Option shall, upon issuance and allotment, rank pari passu in all respects with the then existing Shares of the Company, save and except that the new Shares will not be entitled to any dividends, rights, allotments and/or other forms of distribution, which may be declared, made or paid, of which the Entitlement Date is prior to the date of allotment and issuance of the new Shares. The new Shares will be subject to all the provisions of the Constitution of the Company relating to transfer, transmission or otherwise.
13. RETENTION PERIOD
The Shares to be issued and allotted to a Grantee pursuant to the exercise of an Option under the Scheme will not be subject to any retention period or restriction on transfer.
14. LISTING OF AND QUOTATION FOR THE NEW SHARES
14.1 The Company shall make an application to Bursa Depository within eight (8) Market Days after the receipt of notice of exercise and remittance from the Grantee or such other period as may be prescribed by Bursa Securities, for the quotation of such new CTOS Shares and use its best endeavours to obtain such approval.
14.2 The Company and the ESOS Committee shall not under any circumstances be held liable for any costs, losses and damages whatsoever and howsoever relating to the delay on the part of the Company in issuing and allotting Shares or in procuring Bursa Depository for the quotation of the Shares for which the Grantee is entitled to subscribe.
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15. ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND ADJUSTMENT
15.1 Subject to By-Law 15.3, in the event of any alteration in the capital structure of the Company during the Option Period, whether by way of a rights issue, bonus issue or other capitalisation issue, consolidation or subdivision of shares or reduction of capital or otherwise howsoever, the Company shall cause such adjustment to be made to:
(i) the number of Options granted to each Grantee (excluding Options already exercised);
(ii) the Exercise Price; and
(iii) the number of Options and/or Exercise Price comprised in an offer which is open for acceptance (but has yet to be accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Offer and the ESOS),
as shall be necessary to give a Grantee, the same proportion of the issued share capital of the Company as that to which he was entitled prior to the event giving rise to such adjustment (i.e not taking into account Options already exercised).
The computation for the adjustment to the number of Options granted to each Grantee and/or the Exercise Price is set out in Appendix A to these By-Laws.
15.2 By-Law 15.1 shall not be applicable where an alteration in the capital structure of the Company arises from any of the following:
(i) an issue of Shares upon the exercise of Options or future Options to Eligible Persons pursuant to the Scheme;
(ii) an issue of Shares arising from the conversion of securities with a right of conversion into Shares;
(iii) an issue of securities as consideration or part consideration for an acquisition;
(iv) an issue of securities as a private placement or restricted issue;
(v) an issue of securities as a special issue approved by the relevant governmental authorities;
(vi) a share buy-back by the Company and the cancellation of all or a portion of the Shares pursuant to Section 127 of the Act; or
(vii) any issue of Shares by the Company pursuant to a dividend reinvestment scheme undertaken in accordance with the Listing Requirements or for any purpose whatsoever.
The following provisions shall be applicable in relation to a share buy-back by the Company under By-Law 15.2 (vi) above:
(a) if the number of Shares in respect of the Options granted by the Company as at the date of designation of the Shares so purchased as treasury shares or cancellation of such Shares is greater than one percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) after such designation or cancellation, the ESOS Committee shall not make any further Offers; and
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(b) if the number of Shares in respect of the Options granted by the Company as at the date of designation of the Shares so purchased as treasury shares or cancellation of such Shares is less than one percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) after such designation or cancellation, the ESOS Committee may grant further Offers only until the total number of Options granted by the Company is equivalent to one percent (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) after such designation or cancellation.
15.3 In the event that the Company enters into any scheme of arrangement or reconstruction pursuant to Subdivision 2 of Division 7 of Chapter III of the Act, By-Law 15.1 shall be applicable in respect of such parts of the scheme which involves any alterations in the capital structure of the Company to which By-Law 15.1 is applicable, provided that By-Law 15.1 shall not be applicable in respect of such parts of the scheme which involves any alterations in the capital structure of the Company to which By-Law 15.2 is applicable.
15.4 An adjustment pursuant to By-Law 15.1 shall be made at the following times:
(i) in the case of a rights issue, bonus issue or other capitalisation issue on the Market Day immediately following the date of entitlement in respect of such issue; or
(ii) in the case of a consolidation or subdivision of Shares or capital reduction or any other variation of capital, on the Market Day immediately following the date of entitlement/effective date in respect of such consolidation, subdivision or reduction.
Upon any adjustment being made, the ESOS Committee shall within fifteen (15) Market Days from the adjustment date give notice in writing to the Grantee or his legal or personal representatives where the Grantee is deceased, of the adjustment and the event giving rise thereto.
15.5 In the event of a fraction of a Share arising from the adjustments referred to in this By-Law would otherwise be required to be issued upon the exercise of an Option by the Grantee, the Grantee's entitlement shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
15.6 All adjustments, other than on a bonus issue, subdivision or consolidation of shares must be confirmed in writing by an Auditor of the Company or the Adviser of CTOS or such other persons as allowed by Bursa Securities (who shall act as an expert and not as an arbitrator), to be in his opinion fair and reasonable. In addition, the Company shall, at the request of any Grantee, furnish such Grantee with a copy of the certificate from an Auditor or such other persons as allowed by Bursa Securities to the effect that in the opinion of such auditor or persons, acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator, an adjustment is fair and reasonable, either generally or as regards such Grantee, and such certification shall be final and binding on all parties.
15.7 Notwithstanding the provisions referred to in this By-Law, the ESOS Committee may exercise its discretion to determine whether any adjustments to the Exercise Price and/or the number of Options be calculated on a different basis or date or should take effect on a different date or that such adjustments be made to the Exercise Price and/or the number of Options notwithstanding that no such adjustment formula has been explicitly set out in this By-Law.
16. AMENDMENT AND/OR MODIFICATION TO THE SCHEME
16.1 Subject to the compliance with the Listing Requirements and any other relevant authorities, the ESOS Committee may at any time and from time to time recommend to the Board any additions, modifications or amendments to or deletion of these By-Laws as it shall in its discretion thinks fit and the Board shall have the power by resolution to add, amend or delete all or any of these By-Laws upon such recommendation PROVIDED THAT no additions or amendments to or deletion of these By-Laws shall be made which will:
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(a) prejudice any rights then accrued to the Grantee of the Company without his prior consent or sanction of that Grantee;
(b) increase the number of CTOS Shares available under the Scheme beyond the maximum imposed by the Maximum Allowable Allocation; or
(c) alter to the advantage to any Eligible Persons in respect of any matters which are required to be contained in these By-Laws by virtue of Appendix 6E of the Listing Requirements,
without the prior approval of the Company's shareholders in a general meeting unless allowed by the provision of the Listing Requirements.
16.2 The Company shall be required to submit to Bursa Securities, each time a modification or change is made, a confirmation letter that the modification or change does not contravene any of the relevant provisions of the Listing Requirements on employee share options scheme and the Rules of Bursa Depository no later than five (5) Market Days after the effective date of such amendment and/or modification.
16.3 The ESOS Committee shall within reasonable time furnish a written notification to all Grantees and the Company shall make all necessary announcements to Bursa Securities in respect of such amendments and/or modifications.
16.4 Any amendments/modifications to the By-Laws shall not contravene any of the provisions of the guidelines on the employees' share option scheme as stipulated under the Listing Requirements and/or any other relevant regulatory authority in relation to the ESOS.
17. TAKE-OVER AND MERGERS
Notwithstanding By-Law 10 and subject to the provisions of any applicable statutes, rules, regulations and/or conditions issued by the relevant authorities, in the event of:
17.1 a take-over offer being made for the Company, under the Rules on Take-overs, Mergers and Compulsory Acquisitions issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia, to acquire the Shares of the Company (or such part thereof not at the time held by person making the take-over offer) ("Offeror") or any persons acting in concert with the Offeror) any unexercised Options shall remain in force and be exercisable until the expiry of the Option Period applicable thereto; and
17.2 the Offeror becoming entitled or bound to exercise the rights of compulsory acquisition of the new CTOS Shares under the provisions of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and gives notice to the Grantee that it intends to exercise such rights on a specific date ("Specific Date"), the Option shall remain exercisable by the Grantee until the expiry of the Specific Date.
In the foregoing circumstance, if the Grantee fails to exercise his Option or elects to exercise only in respect of a portion of such Shares by the Specific Date, then the Option, or as the case may be, the Option in relation to such balance Shares, shall automatically lapse after the Specific Date and be null and void.
18. TERMINATION OF OPTIONS
18.1 In the event of cessation or termination of employment or appointment of a Grantee with the Group for whatever reason prior to the full exercise of an Option or part thereof, such Option or the balance thereof, as the case may be, shall cease immediately unless otherwise determined by the ESOS Committee in its sole discretion.
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18.2 The ESOS Committee may in its discretion, allow any unvested Options to remain exercisable during the Option Period on such terms and conditions as it shall deem fit if such cessation occurs by reason of:
(i) his retirement at or after attaining normal retirement age under the Group's retirement policy;
(ii) retirement before the normal retirement age (with the consent of the ESOS Committee);
(iii) ill-health, injury or physical or mental disability;
(iv) redundancy or retrenchment, pursuant to the acceptance by that Grantee of a voluntary separation scheme offered by the Group; or
(v) any other reasons which are acceptable to the ESOS Committee.
18.3 If a Grantee ceases his employment or appointment with an Eligible Company by reason of his resignation or for reasons other than those stated in By-Law 18.2, his remaining unexercised Options, shall cease with immediate effect on the date of such cessation. For the avoidance of doubt, the date of termination of employment of the Grantee or tender by the Grantee of his resignation, shall be deemed to be the date on which a Grantee ceases his employment or appointment with such Eligible Company unless approval was given by the ESOS Committee to extend the Options for a predefined period of time or before the expiration of the Options, whichever is earlier.
18.4 An Option shall immediately become void and of no further force and effect upon the Grantee being adjudicated a bankrupt.
18.5 (i) In the event where a Grantee dies before the expiration of the Option Period and at the time of his death holds unexercised Options, such Options shall cease immediately on the date of his death without any claim against the Company PROVIDED ALWAYS that subject to the written approval of the ESOS Committee in its discretion, such unexercised Options may be exercised in full by the legal or personal representatives of the Grantee after the date of his death within the Option Period and not later than the Option Period.
(ii) Notwithstanding By-Law 18.5(i), the Grantee may, during his lifetime, nominate any of his immediate family members who have attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of nomination to exercise the Option or Options (which are unexercised at the time of the death of the deceased Grantee) after the death of the deceased Grantee but in any event during the Option Period. The Options exercised pursuant to the provision of this By-Law 18.5(ii) may be for the benefit of the estate of the Grantee or for the personal benefit of the nominated person. The nomination as aforesaid shall be made by the Grantee during his lifetime and shall be in the prescribed form approved by the ESOS Committee and the Shares to be allotted and issued will be in the name of the deceased Grantee's estate or in the name of the nominated person as the Grantee shall elect in his lifetime. In the event no nomination is made by the Grantee during his lifetime, his unexercised Options shall only be exercised by his legal personal representatives pursuant to By-Law 18.5(i) above.
(iii) For the purposes of By-Law 18.5(ii) above, the term "immediate family members" shall include the spouse, parent, child (including legally adopted child but excluding step child), brother and sister of the Grantee.
18.6 Any Options which have been offered by the ESOS Committee but have not been accepted in the manner prescribed in By-Law 7.1 arising from an Eligible Person's death or the cessation or termination of his employment with an Eligible Company, as the case may be, shall become null and void and of no further force and effect.
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19. WINDING UP
In the event of a members' winding-up and a resolution is passed for the winding-up or liquidation of the Company, all unexercised or partially exercised Options shall automatically lapse and be null and void and of no further force and effect from the date of the members' resolution for such winding-up or liquidation of the Company.
In the event a petition is presented in Court for the winding-up or liquidation of the Company, all rights to exercise the Options shall automatically be suspended from the date of the presentation of the petition. If a court order winding-up the Company pursuant to the petition for winding-up is made, all unexercised Options shall automatically lapse and be null and void and of no further force and effect from the date of the court order. Conversely, if the petition for winding-up is dismissed in Court, the right to exercise the Options shall accordingly be unsuspended.
20. DURATION & TERMINATION OF THE SCHEME
20.1 The Scheme shall be in force for a period of six (6) years commencing from the Effective Date of the implementation of the Scheme.
20.2 The Effective Date shall be the date of full compliance with the last of all the requirements as follows:
(i) the submission to Bursa Securities of the final copy of these By-Laws together with a letter of compliance issued pursuant to Paragraph 2.12 of the Listing Requirements confirming compliance with Paragraph 6.42 and a checklist showing compliance with Appendix 6E of the Listing Requirements;
(ii) receipt of approval for the listing of the new CTOS Shares to be issued under the Scheme from Bursa Securities;
(iii) procurement of shareholders' approval for the Scheme;
(iv) receipt of approval of any other relevant authorities, where applicable; and
(v) fulfilment of all conditions attached to the above approvals, if any.
20.3 The Adviser of the Company will be required to submit a confirmation letter to Bursa Securities of full compliance of By-Law 20.2 and state the Effective Date together with a certified true copy of the relevant resolution passed by the shareholders of the Company in a general meeting. The submission of the confirmation letter must be made no later than five (5) Market Days after the Effective Date.
20.4 Offers can only be made during the Duration of the Scheme before the Date of Expiry, which date shall be at the end of the six (6) years from the Effective Date. The ESOS shall not be extended.
20.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all unexercised Options shall lapse at 5.00pm on the Date of Expiry.
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20.6 Subject to compliance with the requirements of Bursa Securities and any other relevant regulatory authorities, the Company may at any time before the Date of Expiry, at its sole discretion without obtaining the approvals or consents from the Grantees and/or the shareholders, terminate the continuation of this Scheme by way of passing a board resolution and no further Offers shall be made by the ESOS Committee. All Offers outstanding but not yet accepted by the Selected Employees at the date of the said board resolution shall automatically lapse or cease to have effect as at the date of the board resolution and the Options yet to be exercised shall automatically lapse or cease to have effect.
20.7 The Company shall immediately upon the termination of the Scheme before the Date of Expiry announce to Bursa Securities:
(a) the effective date of termination;
(b) the number of options exercised or shares vested; and
(c) the reasons for termination.
20.8 Subject to the relevant approvals being obtained, the Company may implement a new employees' share option scheme after the expiration or termination of the Scheme pursuant to By-Law 20.6.
21. DISPUTES/DIFFERENCES
In the case of any dispute or difference that may arise between the ESOS Committee and Grantee as to any provisions contained in the By-Laws, the ESOS Committee shall determine such dispute or difference by a written decision given to the Eligible Person.
In the event the Grantee shall dispute the same by written notice to the ESOS Committee within fourteen (14) days of the receipt of the written decision, then such dispute or difference shall be referred to the Board, whose decision shall be final and binding in all respects, provided that any Director of the Company who is also in the ESOS Committee shall abstain from voting and no person shall be entitled to dispute any decision or certification which is stated to be final and binding under these By-Laws.
22. COSTS AND EXPENSES
All fees, costs and expenses incurred in relation to preparation and/or operation of the Scheme including but not limited to the fees, costs and expenses relating to the issuance and allotment of new Shares pursuant to the exercise of any Option shall be borne by the Company. The Grantee shall bear the fees, costs and any taxes (including income tax) and stamp duty, if any, arising from the exercise of any Options under the Scheme (including all brokerage fees, commission and such other incidental costs arising from the sale of the shares).
23. TRANSFERS FROM OTHER COMPANIES TO CTOS GROUP
In the event:
(i) an Executive Director or Employee who was employed in a company which is related to the Company pursuant to Section 7 of the Act, (that is to say, a company which does not fall within the definition of "the Group") and is subsequently transferred from such company to an Eligible Company; or
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(ii) an Executive Director or Employee who was in the employment of a company which subsequently becomes an Eligible Company as a result of a restructuring or divestment exercise or otherwise involving the Company and/or any company within the Group with any of the first mentioned company stated in sub-clause (i) above:
(The first mentioned company in By-Laws 23.1(i) and 23.1(ii) above are hereinafter referred to as the “Previous Company”), such Executive Director or Employee of the Previous Company (the “Affected Employee” or “Affected Executive Director”) shall, if the Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director satisfies all the conditions of the By-Laws hereunder, be eligible to participate in the Scheme on the following conditions:
(a) the Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director shall be entitled to continue to exercise all such unexercised options which were granted to him under the employees’ share option scheme (if any) in which he was participating (the “Previous ESOS”) whilst the Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director was in the employment of the Previous Company in accordance with the By-Laws of such Previous ESOS but he shall not, upon such restructuring or divestment as the case may be, be eligible to participate for further options of such Previous ESOS;
(b) the Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director shall only be eligible to participate in the Scheme for its remaining duration thereof; and
(c) if the Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director has participated in the Previous ESOS, the number of Shares to be offered to such Affected Employee or Affected Executive Director under the Scheme shall be in the discretion of the ESOS Committee.
24. DIVESTMENT FROM THE CTOS GROUP
If a Grantee who was in the employment of a company in the Group which was subsequently divested wholly or in part, from the Group, resulting in such company no longer be a subsidiary of CTOS, then such Grantee:
(a) will notwithstanding such divestment and subject to the provisions of By-Laws 10 and 18.3 be entitled to continue to exercise all such unexercised Options which were granted to him under the Scheme within a period of three (3) months from the date of such divestment and within the Option Period, failing which the right of such Executive Director or Employee to subscribe for the number of new Shares or any part thereof granted under such unexercised Options shall automatically lapse and be null and void and of no further force and effect; and
(b) shall not be eligible to participate for further Offers under the Scheme.
In the event a Grantee was in the employment of a company in the CTOS Group and that the company was subsequently partially divested but remained as a subsidiary of CTOS pursuant to Section 4 of the Act, then such Grantee shall continue to be entitled to all his/her rights in relation to the unexercised Options and he/she shall be eligible for further participations of the Options under the ESOS.
25. SCHEME NOT A TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
This Scheme does not form part of or constitute and shall not in any way be construed as a term or condition of employment of an Eligible Person.
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26. COMPENSATION
26.1 Notwithstanding any provisions of these By-Laws:
(i) this Scheme shall not form part of any contract of employment between an Eligible Company of the Group and any Executive Directors or Employees of the Eligible Company or afford such Grantee any additional rights to compensation or damages in consequence of the termination of office or employment for any reason and the rights of any Grantee under the terms of his office and employment with the Eligible Company shall not be affected by his participation in the Scheme;
(ii) this Scheme shall not confer on any person any legal or equitable rights (other than those constituting the Option themselves) against the Eligible Company directly or indirectly or give rise to any cause of action at law or in equity against the Eligible Company or the Group; and
(iii) a Grantee who ceases to hold office or employment shall not be entitled to any compensation for the loss of any right or benefit or prospective right or benefit under the Scheme which he might otherwise have enjoyed whether such compensation is claimed by way of damages for wrongful or unfair dismissal or other breach of contracts or by way of compensation for loss of office.
26.2 No Grantee or his legal or personal representatives shall bring any claim, action or proceedings against the Company or the ESOS Committee or any party for compensation, loss or damages whatsoever and howsoever arising from the suspension of his rights to exercise his Options or his Options ceasing to be valid pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws as may be amended from time to time in accordance with By-Law 16 or termination of the Scheme in accordance with By-law 20.
27. CONSTITUTION OF THE COMPANY
Notwithstanding the terms and conditions contained herein, if a situation of conflict should arise between the Scheme and the Constitution of the Company, the provisions of the Constitution shall at all times prevail.
28. INSPECTION OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
All Grantees are entitled to inspect, during normal office hours from 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Mondays to Fridays (except all public holidays declared in Malaysia) or as otherwise specified by the ESOS Committee, the latest audited financial statements of the Company at the registered office of the Company.
29. SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYEE'S SHARE OPTION SCHEME
29.1 Subject to the approval of the relevant authorities and compliance with the requirements of the relevant authorities, the Company may establish a new ESOS after the Date of Expiry or upon termination of this Scheme. Where this Scheme has been renewed (subject to By-Law 20), the new ESOS may be established upon expiry of the renewed Scheme, if any.
29.2 The Company may establish more than one (1) Scheme provided always that the aggregate number of Shares available under the ESOS does not exceed one per centum (1%) of the total number of issued shares of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point of time during the Duration of the Scheme as provided by By-Law 20.1.
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30. TAXES
All taxes (including income tax), if any, arising from the exercise of any Option under the Scheme shall be borne by the Grantee.
31. SEVERABILITY
Any term, condition, stipulation or provision in these By-Laws which is illegal, void, prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such illegality, voidness, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such illegality, voidness, prohibition or unenforceability shall not invalidate or render illegal, void or unenforceable any other term, condition, stipulation and provision herein contained.
32. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
32.1 The Scheme shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Grantee, by accepting the Options in accordance with the By-Laws and terms of the Scheme, irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.
32.2 In order to facilitate the making of any Offer under this Scheme, the Board may provide for such special terms to the Eligible Person(s) who are employed by any corporation in the Group or is an Executive Director of any corporation in the Group in a particular jurisdiction as the Board may consider necessary or appropriate for the purposes of complying with differences in local law, tax, policy or custom of that jurisdiction. The Board may further approve such supplements to or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of the Scheme as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Scheme as in effect for any other purpose, and the appropriate officer of the Company may certify any such document as having been approved and adopted in the same manner as the Scheme. No such special terms, supplements, amendments or restatements, however, shall include any provisions that are inconsistent with the terms of this Scheme, as then in effect, unless this Scheme has been amended to eliminate such inconsistency. Notwithstanding the above, any Offer made to such Eligible Person(s) pursuant to the Scheme shall be valid strictly in Malaysia only unless specifically mentioned otherwise by the ESOS Committee in the Offer.
33. NOTICE
33.1 Any notice or request which the Company is required to give, or may desire to give, to any Eligible Person or the Grantee pursuant to the Scheme shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be sufficiently given:
(a) if it is sent by ordinary post by the Company to the Eligible Person or the Grantee at the last address known to the Company as being his address, such notice shall be deemed to have been received three (3) Market Days after posting;
(b) if it is given by hand to the Eligible Person or the Grantee, such notice or request shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery; or
(c) if it is sent by electronic media, including but not limited to electronic mail, to the Eligible Person or the Grantee, such notice or request shall be deemed to have been received upon confirmation or notification received after the sending of notice or request by the Company.
Any change of address of the Eligible Person or the Grantee shall be communicated in writing to the Company and the ESOS Committee.
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33.2 Any certificate, notification or other notice required to be given to the Company or the ESOS Committee shall be delivered to its business address or any other address which may be notified in writing by the ESOS Committee from time to time.
33.3 Where any notice which the Company or the ESOS Committee is required to give, or may desire to give, in relation to the matter which may affect all the Eligible Employees or all the Grantee pursuant to the Scheme, the Company or the ESOS Committee may give such notice through an announcement to all employee of the Group to be made in such manner deemed appropriate by the ESOS Committee. Upon making such announcement, the notice to be made under By-Laws 33.1 shall be deemed to be sufficiently given, served or made to all affected Eligible Employee or Grantee.
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APPENDIX A
(By-Law 15 – Alteration of Share Capital and Adjustment)
The Exercise Price and/or the number of Options in respect of the right to subscribe for new Shares so far as unexercised to which a Grantee may be entitled from time to time be adjusted, calculated or determined by the ESOS Committee and certified by the Auditor of the Company or such other persons allowed by Bursa Securities in accordance with the following relevant provisions in consultation with the Adviser and/or the Auditor:
(a) If and whenever a consolidation, subdivision (including bonus issue of new shares without capitalisation) or conversion of Shares occurs, the Exercise Price and/or the number of Options held by each Grantee shall be adjusted, calculated or determined in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = \left[ \frac{A}{B} \right] \times S
$$
$$
\text{Adjusted number of Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{B}{A} \right]
$$
Where:
A = the aggregate number of issued Shares immediately before such consolidation, subdivision or conversion;
B = the aggregate number of new Shares immediately after such consolidation, subdivision or conversion;
S = existing Exercise Price; and
T = existing number of Options that remains unexercised.
Each such adjustment will be effective from the close of business on the Market Day following the date on which the consolidation, subdivision or conversion becomes effective or such other date as may be prescribed by Bursa Securities.
(b) If and whenever the Company shall make an issue of new Shares to shareholders by way of bonus issue or capitalisation of profits or reserves (whether of a capital or income nature), the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = S \times \left[ \frac{A}{A + B} \right]
$$
Whilst the number of additional Options to be issued shall be calculated in the following manner:
$$
\text{Number of additional Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{A + B}{A} \right] - T
$$
Where:
A = the aggregate number of issued Shares immediately before such bonus issue or capitalisation issue;
B = the aggregate number of new Shares to be issued pursuant to any allotment to shareholders of the Company by way of bonus issue or capitalisation of profits or reserves (whether of a capital or income nature);
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S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above; and
T = T as in By-Law 15(a) above.
Each such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the next Market Day following the Entitlement Date for such issue.
(c) If and whenever the Company shall make:
(i) a Capital Distribution (as defined below) to its ordinary shareholders whether on a reduction of capital or otherwise (but excluding any cancellation of capital which is lost or unrepresented by available assets);
(ii) any offer or invitation to its ordinary shareholders whereunder they may acquire or subscribe for Shares by way of rights; or
(iii) any offer or invitation to its ordinary shareholders by way of rights whereunder they may acquire or subscribe for securities convertible into Shares or securities with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares,
then and in any such case, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = S \times \left[ \frac{C - D}{C} \right]
$$
and in any such case referred to in By-Law 15(c)(ii) above, the number of additional Options to be issued shall be calculated as follows:
$$
\text{Number of additional Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{C}{C - D^*} \right] - T
$$
Where:
S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above;
T = T as in By-Law 15(a) above;
C = the current market price (as defined in By-Law 15(h)) of each Share on the Market Day immediately preceding the date on which the Capital Distribution, or as the case may be, the offer or invitation is publicly announced or (failing any such announcement), immediately preceding the date of the Capital Distribution or, as the case may be, of the offer or invitation; and
D = (A) In the case of an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for the Shares under By-Law 15 (c)(ii) above or for securities convertible into Shares or securities with rights to acquire or subscribe for the Shares under By-Laws 15 (c)(iii) above, the value of rights attributable to one (1) Share (as defined below); or
(B) In the case of any other transaction falling within By-Law 15(c) above, the fair market value, as determined (with the concurrence of the Auditor and/or Adviser of the Company), of that portion of the Capital Distribution attributable to one (1) Share.
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For the purpose of definition (A) of "D" above, the "value of rights attributable to one (1) Share" shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
$$
\frac {C - E}{F + 1}
$$
Where:
C = C as in By-Law 15(c) above;
E = the subscription price of one (1) additional Share under the terms of such offer or invitation to acquire or one (1) additional Shares upon conversion of the convertible securities or exercise of such rights to acquire or subscribe for one (1) Share under the offer or invitation;
F = the number of Shares which it is necessary to hold in order to be offered or invited to acquire or subscribe for one (1) additional Share or security convertible into rights to acquire or subscribe for one (1) additional Share; and
D* = the value of rights attributable to one (1) Share (as defined below).
For the purpose of D* above, the "value of the rights attributable to one (1) Share" shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
$$
\frac {C - E ^ {}}{F ^ {} + 1}
$$
Where:
C = C as in By-Law 15(c) above;
E* = the subscription price of one (1) additional Share under the terms of such offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for one (1) Share; and
F* = the number of Shares which is necessary to hold in order to be offered or invited to acquire or subscribe for one (1) additional Share.
For the purpose of By-Law 15(c) above, "Capital Distribution" shall (without prejudice to the generality of that expression) include distributions in cash or specie or by way of issue of Shares (other than an issue falling under By-Law 15(b) above) or other securities issued by way of capitalisation of profits or reserves (whether of a capital or income nature). Any dividend charged or provided for in the accounts of any period shall (whenever paid and howsoever described) be deemed to be a Capital Distribution unless it is paid out of the aggregate of the net profits attributable to the ordinary shareholders of the Company as shown in the audited consolidated statement of comprehensive income of the Company.
Such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the next Market Day following the Entitlement Date for the above transaction.
(d) If and whenever the Company makes any allotment to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Law 15(b) above and also makes any offer or invitation to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Laws 15(c)(ii) or (c)(iii) above and the Entitlement Date for the purpose of the allotment is also the Entitlement Date for the purpose for the offer or invitation, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text {New Exercise Price} = \mathrm {S} \times \left[ \frac {\left(\mathrm {G} \times \mathrm {C}\right) + (\mathrm {H} \times \mathrm {I})}{\left(\mathrm {G} + \mathrm {H} + \mathrm {B}\right) \times \mathrm {C}} \right]
$$
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and where the Company makes any allotment to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Law 15(b) above and also makes any offer or invitation to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Laws 15(c)(ii) above and the Entitlement Date for the purpose of the allotment is also the Entitlement Date for the purpose for the offer or invitation, the number of additional Options shall be calculated in the following manner:
$$
\text{Number of additional Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{(G + H^ + B) \times C}{(G \times C) + (H^ \times I^*)} \right] - T
$$
Where:
B = B in By-Law 15(b) above;
C = C in By-Law 15(c) above;
G = the aggregate number of issued Shares on the Entitlement Date;
H = the aggregate number of new Shares under an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for Shares by way of rights or under an offer or invitation by way of rights to acquire or subscribe for securities convertible into Shares or with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares, as the case may be;
H* = the aggregate number of new Shares under an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for Shares by way of rights;
I = the subscription price of one (1) additional Share under an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for Shares or the exercise price on conversion of such securities or exercise of such rights to acquire or subscribe for one (1) additional Share, as the case may be;
I* = the subscription price of one (1) additional Share under the offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for Shares;
S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above; and
T = T as in By-Law 15(a) above.
Such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the next Market Day following the Entitlement Date for such issue.
(e) If and whenever the Company makes any offer or invitation to its ordinary shareholders to acquire or subscribe for Shares as provided in By-Law 15(c)(ii) above together with an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for securities convertible into Shares or securities with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares as provided in By-Law 15(c)(iii) above and the Entitlement Date for the purpose of the allotment is also the Entitlement Date for the purpose for the offer or invitation, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = S \times \left[ \frac{(G \times C) + (H \times I) + (J \times K)}{(G + H + J) \times C} \right]
$$
and the number of additional Options shall be calculated in the following manner:
$$
\text{Number of Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{(G + H^) \times C}{(G \times C) + (H^ \times I^*)} \right] - T
$$
APPENDIX I
BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS (CONT'D)
Where:
C = C as in By-Law 15(c) above;
G = G as in By-Law 15(d) above;
H = H as in By-Law 15(d) above;
H = H as in By-Law 15(d) above;
I = I as in By-Law 15(d) above;
I = I as in By-Law 15(d) above;
J = the aggregate number of Shares to be issued to its ordinary shareholders upon conversion of such securities or exercise of such rights to subscribe for Shares by the ordinary shareholders;
K = the exercise price on conversion of such securities or exercise of such rights to acquire or subscribe for one (1) additional Share;
S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above; and
T = T as in By-Law 15(a) above.
Such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the next Market Day following the Entitlement Date for such issue.
(f) If and whenever the Company makes an allotment to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Law 15(b) above and also makes an offer or invitation to acquire or subscribe for Shares to its ordinary shareholders as provided in By-Law 15(c)(ii) above, together with rights to acquire or subscribe for securities convertible into or with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares as provided in By-Law 15(c)(iii) above and the Entitlement Date for the purpose of the allotment is also the Entitlement Date for the purpose of offer or invitation, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = S \times \left[ \frac{(G \times C) + (H \times I) + (J \times K)}{(G + H + J + B) \times C} \right]
$$
and the number of additional Options shall be calculated in the following manner:
$$
\text{Number of Options} = T \times \left[ \frac{(G + H^ + B) \times C}{(G \times C) + (H^ \times I^*)} \right] - T
$$
Where:
B = B as in By-Law 15(b) above;
C = C as in By-Law 15(c) above;
G = G as in By-Law 15(d) above;
H = H as in By-Law 15(d) above;
H = H as in By-Law 15(d) above;
I = I as in By-Law 15(d) above;
APPENDIX I
BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS (CONT'D)
I = I as in By-Law 15(d) above;
J = J as in By-Law 15(e) above;
K = K as in By-Law 15(e) above;
S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above; and
T = T as in By-Law 15(a) above.
Such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the next Market Day following the Entitlement Date for such issue.
(g) If and whenever (otherwise than pursuant to a rights issue available to all ordinary shareholders of the Company and requiring an adjustment under By-Laws 15(c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d), (e) or (f) above), the Company shall issue either any Shares or any securities convertible into Shares or with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares, and in any such case the Total Effective Consideration per Share (as defined below) is less than ninety per centum (90%) of the Average Price of a Share (as defined below) or, as the case may be, the price at which the Shares will be issued and/or transferred upon conversion of such securities or exercise of such rights is determine, the Exercise Price shall be adjusted in the following manner:
$$
\text{New Exercise Price} = S \times \frac{L + M}{L + N}
$$
Where:
L = the number of Shares in issue at the close of business on the Market Day immediately preceding the date on which the relevant adjustment becomes effective;
M = the number of Shares which the Total Effective Consideration (as defined below) would have purchased at the Average Price of a Share (as defined below) (exclusive of expenses);
N = the aggregate number of Shares which so issued or, in the case of securities convertible into Shares or securities with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares, the maximum number (assuming no adjustment of such rights) of Shares issuable upon full conversion of such securities or the exercise in full of such rights; and
S = S as in By-Law 15(a) above.
For the purposes of By-Law 15(g) above, the "Total Effective Consideration" shall be determined by the Board with the concurrence of an Auditor of the Company and/or the Adviser and shall be:
(i) in the case of the issue of Shares, the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company on payment in full for such Shares;
(ii) in the case of the issue by the Company of securities wholly or partly convertible into new Shares, the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company on payment in full for such securities or such part of the securities as is convertible together with the total amount receivable by the Company upon full conversion of such securities (if any); or
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BY-LAWS FOR THE ESOS (CONT'D)
(iii) in the case of the issue by the Company of securities with rights to acquire or subscribe for Shares, the aggregate consideration attributable to the issue of such rights together with the total amount receivable by the Company upon full exercise of such rights,
in each case without any deduction of any commission, discounts or expenses paid, allowed or incurred in connection with the issue thereof, and the "Total Effective Consideration per Share" shall be the Total Effective Consideration divided by the number of new Shares issued as aforesaid or, in the case of securities convertible into new Shares, by the maximum number of new Shares issuable on full conversion of such securities or on exercise in full of such rights.
For the purpose of By-Law 15(g) above, the Average Price of a Share shall be the average price of one (1) Share as derived from either the last transacted price or average transacted price for one (1) or more board lots of Shares as quoted on Bursa Securities on the Market Days comprised in the period used as a basis upon which the issue price of such Shares is determined.
Each such adjustment will be calculated (if appropriate, retroactively) from the close of business on Bursa Securities on the Market Day immediately following the date on which the issue is announced, or (failing any such announcement) on the next Market Day immediately following the date on which the Company determines the offering price of such Shares. Each such adjustment will be effective (if appropriate, retroactively) from the commencement of the Market Day immediately following the completion of the above transaction.
(h) For the purpose of By-Laws 15(c), (d), (e) and (f) above, the current market price in relation to one (1) existing Share for any relevant day shall be the either the volume weighted average market price for the five (5) consecutive Market Days before such date or during such other period as many be determined in accordance with any guidelines issued, from time to time, by Bursa Securities.
The foregoing provisions on adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be subject to the following:
(i) on any such adjustment, the resultant Exercise Price shall be rounded down to the nearest one (1) sen;
(ii) no adjustment shall be made to the Exercise Price in any case in which the amount by which the same would be reduced in accordance with the foregoing provisions of "would be less than one (1) sen" or the number of Options so far as unexercised is less than one (1) Share and any adjustment that would otherwise be required then to be made will not be carried forward;
(iii) if an event giving rise to any such adjustment shall be capable of falling within any two (2) or more of paragraphs (i) to (ii) of By-Law 15.1 (both inclusive) or if such event is capable of giving rise to more than one (1) adjustment, the adjustment shall be made in such manner as the Directors of the Company and the Auditor of the Company may agree;
(iv) if for any reason an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Exercise Price and/or the number of Options so far as unexercised to which a Grantee may be entitled to is cancelled, revoked or not completed, the adjustment shall not be required to be made or shall be reversed with effect from such date and in such manner as the Directors of the Company and the Auditor of the Company may agree; and
(v) in determining a Grantee's entitlements to subscribe for Shares, any fractional entitlements will be disregarded.
If an event that is not set out in By-Laws 15(a) to (g) above occurs or if the application of any of the formulae to an event results in a manifest error, the ESOS Committee in its discretion, may agree to an adjustment subject to the provision of By-Law 15.1 provided that the Grantees shall be notified of the adjustment through an announcement to all Grantees to be made in such manner deemed appropriate by the ESOS Committee.
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APPENDIX II
FURTHER INFORMATION
1. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Our Board has seen and approved this Circular and it collectively and individually accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the information given in this Circular and confirms that, after having made all reasonable enquiries and to the best of its knowledge and belief, there are no false or misleading statements or other facts, the omission of which would make any statement in this Circular false or misleading.
2. CONSENT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST
RHB Investment Bank, being our Principal Adviser for the Proposed Allocation, has given and has not subsequently withdrawn its written consent to the inclusion of its name and all references thereto in the form and context in which they appear in this Circular.
RHB Investment Bank, its subsidiaries and associated companies, as well as its holding company, RHB Bank Berhad ("RHB Bank"), and the subsidiaries and associated companies of RHB Bank (collectively, the "RHB Banking Group") forms a diversified financial group and may extend credit facilities or engage in private banking, commercial banking and investment banking transactions including, amongst others, brokerage, securities trading, asset and fund management and credit transaction service businesses. The RHB Banking Group has engaged and may in the future, engage in transactions with and perform services for our Company and/or our affiliates, in addition to the role as set out in this Circular. The RHB Banking Group, its directors and major shareholders may from time to time hold or deal in the securities of our Company and/or our affiliates for their own accounts or their proprietary accounts.
Furthermore, in the ordinary course of business, the RHB Banking Group may at any time offer or provide its services or engage in any transactions (whether on its own account or otherwise) with our Company and/or our affiliates and/or any other entity or person, hold long or short positions in the securities offered by our Company and/or our affiliates, make investments recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views on such securities and may trade or otherwise effect transactions for its own account or the account of its customers in debt or equity securities or senior loans of our Company and/or our affiliates.
The business of the RHB Banking Group generally act independently of each other, and accordingly, there may be situations where parts of the RHB Banking Group and/or its customers now have or in the future, may have interest or take actions that may conflict with the said regulations issued by the relevant authorities governing its advisory business, which require, amongst others, segregation between dealing and advisory activities and Chinese Wall between different business divisions.
As at the LPD, Employees Provident Fund Board ("EPF") and Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) ("KWAP") are common substantial shareholders of our Company and RHB Bank. Nevertheless, EPF and KWAP are not involved in the day-to-day operations of both our Group and the RHB Banking Group.
Tan Sri Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir (who is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of RHB Bank) and Dato' Mohamad Nasir Ab Latif (who is the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Bank and Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of RHB Islamic Bank Berhad) are nominee directors of EPF. YM Tunku Afwida Binti Tunku A. Malek (who is the Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Investment Bank, Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Asset Management Sdn Bhd and Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Islamic International Asset Management Berhad) and Puan Zaida Khalida Binti Shaari (who is the Independent Non-Executive Director of RHB Islamic Bank Berhad) are Investment Panel members of KWAP. However, they are not involved in the day-to-day operations of RHB Banking Group due to their non-executive roles.
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FURTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
In addition, the RHB Banking Group has, in the ordinary course of business, extended credit facilities with a limit of approximately RM169.0 million to our Group, of which approximately RM72.6 million is outstanding as at the LPD.
As at the LPD, the equity derivatives department of RHB Investment Bank ("RHB EQD") has issued 50,000,000 units of call warrants which will expire on 24 September 2026 ("Call Warrants") as well as entered into a swap contract which will expire on 29 September 2026 ("Swap Contract"). The issuance of the Call Warrants and the entering into the Swap Contract would expose RHB Investment Bank to the movement in our Share price. RHB Investment Bank has purchased our Shares as part of its hedging activities to mitigate RHB Investment Bank's risk exposure to the Call Warrants and Swap Contract.
Notwithstanding the above, RHB Investment Bank is of the view that the abovementioned does not give rise to a conflict of interest in its capacity as the Principal Adviser for the Proposed Allocation due to the following reasons:
(a) RHB Investment Bank is a licensed investment bank and its appointment as the Principal Adviser for the Proposed Allocation is in the ordinary course of its business and RHB Investment Bank does not receive or derive any financial interest or benefit save for the professional fees received in relation to the aforesaid appointment;
(b) the credit facilities provided by the RHB Banking Group is on an arm's length basis and in its ordinary course of business, and is not material when compared to the audited NA of the RHB Banking Group as at 31 December 2025 of approximately RM34.1 billion (representing approximately 0.5% of the RHB Banking Group's audited NA);
(c) the hedging activities of the Call Warrants and Swap Contract by RHB Investment Bank are made on an arm's length basis and the value of our Shares purchased by RHB Investment Bank is not material when compared to our market capitalisation of approximately RM1.5 billion as at the LPD;
(d) the hedging activities of RHB EQD are governed by internal limits to manage the RHB Banking Group's overall exposure to a particular underlying security where, in this case, RHB EQD can only acquire up to RM140.0 million of our Shares ("Exposure Limit"), representing approximately 9.0% of our market capitalisation as at the LPD.
Nevertheless, depending on the market condition and underlying value of our Shares, RHB EQD may increase the Exposure Limit subject to the necessary approvals from the Chief Executive Officer of RHB Investment Bank, Group Investment Underwriting Committee and/or Board Credit Committee (depending on the amount). Hence, RHB Investment Bank's potential exposure to the movement in the price of our Shares pursuant to the Call Warrants issued and Swap Contract entered into cannot be ascertained at this juncture.
RHB Banking Group is also governed by other regulatory requirements and its own internal control in relation to exposures to a single counterparty.
(e) the Corporate Finance division of RHB Investment Bank is required under its investment banking license to comply with strict policies and guidelines issued by the Securities Commission Malaysia, Bursa Securities and Bank Negara Malaysia governing its advisory operations. These guidelines require, among others, the establishment of Chinese Wall policies, clear segregation between dealing and advisory activities and the formation of an independent committee to review its business operations; and
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FURTHER INFORMATION (CONT'D)
(f) the conduct of the RHB Banking Group in its banking business is strictly regulated by the Financial Services Act 2013, Islamic Financial Services Act 2013, Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and the RHB Banking Group's own internal controls and checks which include segregation of reporting structures, in that its activities are monitored and reviewed by independent parties and committees.
Save as disclosed above, RHB Investment Bank has confirmed that no conflict of interest exists or is likely to exist in its capacity as the Principal Adviser for the Proposed Allocation.
- MATERIAL COMMITMENTS
As at the LPD, there is no material commitment incurred or known to be incurred by our Group which may have a material impact on the financial results/position of our Group.
- CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
As at the LPD, there is no contingent liability incurred or known to be incurred by our Group which, upon becoming enforceable, may have a material impact on the financial results/position of our Group.
- MATERIAL LITIGATION, CLAIMS OR ARBITRATION
As at the LPD, our Group is not involved in any material litigation, claims or arbitration, either as plaintiff or defendant, and our Board is not aware of any proceedings, pending or threatened, against our Group or any facts which are likely to give rise to any proceedings which may materially and adversely affect the business or financial position of our Group.
- DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Copies of the following documents are available for inspection at our registered office at Level 5, Guoco Tower, 6 Jalan Damanlela, Damansara City, Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia during normal office hours from Monday to Friday (except public holidays) from the date of this Circular up to and including the date of our EGM:
(i) our Constitution;
(ii) our audited consolidated financial statements for the past 2 financial years, FYE 2024 and FYE 2025, as well as our latest unaudited consolidated financial statements for the 3-month financial period ended 31 March 2026;
(iii) the By-Laws referred to in Appendix I of this Circular; and
(iv) the letter of consent and conflict of interest referred to in Section 2 of this Appendix.
ctos
CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of CTOS Digital Berhad ("CTOS" or the "Company") will be held physically at Corporate Meetings by Envivo, Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza, No. 4, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor on Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m. or immediately upon the conclusion or adjournment (as the case may be) of the 2026 Annual General Meeting of CTOS (which will be held at the same venue on the same day at 9.30 a.m.), whichever is later, or at any adjournment of the EGM, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing with or without modifications, the following ordinary resolution:
ORDINARY RESOLUTION
PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF OPTIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' SHARE OPTION SCHEME OF CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD TO ANKUR SEHGAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CTOS ("PROPOSED ALLOCATION")
"THAT subject to the approvals of the relevant authorities and/or parties (where applicable) being obtained, approval be and is hereby given to the Board of Directors of CTOS ("Board") to authorise the Employees' Share Option Scheme ("ESOS") Committee to award and grant to Ankur Sehgal, being the Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company, from time to time throughout the duration of ESOS, the options to subscribe for new ordinary shares in CTOS ("Shares") available under the ESOS ("ESOS Options"), provided always that:
(i) he does not participate in the deliberation or discussion of his own allocation and the allocation to any persons connected to him;
(ii) subject to item (iii) below, the number of ESOS Options that may be granted to him is up to 2,700,000 ESOS Options under the Proposed Allocation;
(iii) not more than 10% of the new Shares available under the ESOS shall be allocated to him if he, either singly or collectively through persons connected with him, holds 20% or more of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares, if any) of the Company; and
(iv) subject always to such terms and conditions and/or any adjustments which may be made in accordance with the By-Laws governing and constituting the ESOS and the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad or any prevailing guidelines issued by Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad or any other relevant authorities, as amended from time to time.
AND THAT the Board be and is hereby authorised to allot and issue from time to time such number of new Shares to Ankur Sehgal upon the exercise of ESOS Options that may be granted to him under the Proposed Allocation."
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
NG CHEONG SENG (SSM PC NO. 202408000584) (MIA 17444)
KOOI EE LIN (SSM PC NO. 201908001822) (MAICSA 7066158)
Company Secretaries
Kuala Lumpur
29 May 2026
Notes:
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For the purpose of determining who shall be entitled to attend this General Meeting, the Company shall be requesting Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd to make available to the Company, the Record of Depositors as of 16 June 2026. Only a member whose name appears on this Record of Depositors shall be entitled to attend this General Meeting or appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote on his/her/its behalf.
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A member entitled to attend and vote at this General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or attorney or in the case of a corporation, to appoint a duly authorised representative to attend, participate, speak and vote in his place. A proxy may but need not be a member of the Company.
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A member of the Company who is entitled to attend and vote at a General Meeting of the Company may appoint not more than two (2) proxies to attend, participate, speak and vote instead of the member at the General Meeting.
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Where a member of the Company is an authorised nominee as defined in the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 ("Central Depositories Act"), it may appoint not more than two (2) proxies in respect of each securities account it holds in ordinary shares of the Company standing to the credit of the said securities account.
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Where a member of the Company is an exempt authorised nominee which holds ordinary shares in the Company for multiple beneficial owners in one securities account ("omnibus account"), there is no limit to the number of proxies which the exempt authorised nominee may appoint in respect of each omnibus account it holds. An exempt authorised nominee refers to an authorised nominee defined under the Central Depositories Act which is exempted from compliance with the provisions of Section 25A(1) of the Central Depositories Act.
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Where a member appoints more than one (1) proxy, the proportion of shareholdings to be represented by each proxy must be specified in the instrument appointing the proxies.
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The appointment of a proxy may be made in a hard copy form or by electronic means in the following manner and must be received by the Company not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the person named in the appointment proposes to vote:
(i) In hard copy form
The original Proxy Form and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified or office copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the Company's Share Registrar, Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd ("Tricor") at Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or alternatively to be deposited in the drop-box located at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(ii) By electronic means
The Proxy Form can be electronically lodged with Tricor via Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) portal at https://srmy.vistra.com. Please follow the procedures set out in the Administrative Notes.
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For a corporate member who has appointed an authorised representative, please deposit the original certificate of appointment of corporate representative with Tricor at the address stated in Note 7(i) above, before the time appointed for holding this general meeting or adjourned meeting.
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Last date and time for lodging the Proxy Form is Tuesday, 23 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m.
Personal data privacy:
By submitting an instrument appointing a proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) to attend, speak and vote at the EGM and/or any adjournment thereof, a member of the Company (i) consents to the collection, use and disclosure of the member's personal data by the Company (or its agents) for the purpose of the processing and administration by the Company (or its agents) of proxies and representatives appointed for the EGM (including any adjournment thereof) and the preparation and compilation of the attendance lists, minutes and other documents relating to the EGM (including any adjournment thereof), and in order for the Company (or its agents) to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, regulations and/or guidelines (collectively, the "Purposes"), (ii) warrants that where the member discloses the personal data of the member's proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) to the Company (or its agents), the member has obtained the prior consent of such proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) for the collection, use and disclosure by the Company (or its agents) of the personal data of such proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) for the Purposes, and (iii) agrees that the member will fully and wholly indemnify the Company on full indemnity basis (whether demanded or not) in respect of any penalty, liability, claim, demand, loss and damage as a result of the member's breach of warranty.
ctos
CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING (EGM)
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES
Day and Date : Thursday, 25 June 2026
Time : 11:30 a.m. or immediately upon the conclusion or adjournment (as the case may be) of the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Company (which will be held at the same venue on the same day at 9.30 a.m.), whichever is later, or at any adjournment of the EGM
Venue : Corporate Meetings by Envivo, Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza, No. 4, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
VENUE ADDRESS
Corporate Meetings by Envivo
Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza
No.4, Jalan 51A/223
46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
By LRT:
Get down at Asia Jaya LRT Station
Our venue is about 150 metres walk from the station.
By Bus:
Get down at PJ436 – Asia Jaya LRT Bus Stop
Our venue is about 150 metres walk from the bus stop
By Own Car:
Open Maps and search “Corporate Meetings by Envivo”
Or click on this link : https://maps.app.goo.gl/ALfxKqaCiY8Yd5B3A
Drive into Crystal Plaza, parking is available underground.
Our venue is at Crystal Plaza, Lobby 1, Ground Floor
REGISTRATION
The registration counter starts at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, 25 June 2026 and will remain open until the conclusion of the EGM or such time as may be determined by the Chairman of the Meeting.
Shareholders or proxies are requested to produce/show their original MyKAD or Passport (for non-Malaysians) to the registration staff for verification purposes. Please ensure the original MyKAD or Passport is returned to you thereafter.
Please take note that no person will be allowed to register on behalf of another person, even with the original MyKAD or Passport of that person.
Upon verification, shareholders or proxies will also be given the identification wristbands for voting purposes. No person will be allowed to enter the meeting hall without the identification wristband. There will be no replacement for the identification wristband if it is lost or misplaced.
PROXY
Only a member whose name appears on the Record of Depositors as at 16 June 2026 shall be entitled to attend and vote or appoint proxy/proxies to attend and vote on his/her/its behalf at the EGM.
If you are unable to attend the meeting on Thursday, 25 June 2026, you may appoint proxy(ies) or the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy and indicate the voting instructions in the Proxy Form. If you wish to personally participate in the EGM yourself, please do not submit any Proxy Form. You will not be allowed to participate in the EGM together with the proxy appointed by you.
The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, in writing shall be signed by the appointor or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under its common seal in accordance with the constitution of the corporation or under the hand of at least two (2) authorised officers, one of whom shall be a Director, or of its attorney duly authorised or any director and/or authorised officers in accordance with the laws of the country under which the corporation is incorporated. Any alteration to the instrument appointing a proxy must be initialed.
The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority must be deposited or submitted in the following manner not later than Tuesday, 23 June 2026 at 11:30 a.m.:
(i) In hard copy form
By hand or post to the office of the Company's Share Registrar at Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or alternatively to be deposited in the drop box located at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(ii) By electronic form
You may also submit your proxy appointment electronically via Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) portal at https://srmy.vistra.com. Please do read and follow the procedures below to submit proxy form electronically.
ELECTRONIC LODGEMENT OF PROXY FORM
| Procedure | Action |
|---|---|
| i. Steps for Individual Shareholders | |
| Register as a User with Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) | 1. Visit the Portal at https://srmy.vistra.com. |
| 2. Click "Register" and select "Individual Holder" and complete the New User Registration Form. | |
| 3. For guidance, you may refer to the tutorial guide available on the homepage. | |
| 4. Once registration is completed, you will receive an email notification to verify your registered email address. | |
| 5. After verification, your registration will be reviewed and approved within one (1) working day. A confirmation email will be sent once approved. | |
| 6. Once you receive the confirmation, activate your account by creating your password. |
If you are an existing user with the Portal or TIIH Online portal previously, you are not required to register again. |
| Proceed with submission of form of proxy | 1. After the release of the Notice of Meeting by the Company, login with your email address and password.
2. Select the corporate event: CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD 2026 EGM.
3. Navigate to the 3 dots at the end of the corporate event and choose SUBMISSION OF PROXY FORM.
4. Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions and confirm the Declaration.
5. Indicate the total number of shares assigned to your proxy(s) to vote on your behalf.
6. Appoint your proxy(ies) and insert the required details of your proxy(ies) or appoint the Chairman as your proxy.
7. Indicate your voting instructions FOR or AGAINST or ABSTAIN.
8. Print the proxy form for your record. |
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| ii. Steps for Corporate or Institutional shareholders | |
| Register as a User with Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) | 1. Visit the portal at https://srmv.vistra.com.
2. Click "Register" and select “Representative of Corporate Holder” and complete the New User Registration Form.
3. Complete the registration form with your personal details.
4. Once registration is completed, you will receive an email notification to verify your registered email address.
5. After verification, your registration will be reviewed and approval within two (2) working days. A confirmation email will be sent once approved.
6. Once you receive the confirmation, activate your account by creating your password.
(Note: The representative of a corporation or institutional shareholder must register as a user in accordance with the above steps before he/she can subscribe to this corporate holder electronic proxy submission. Please contact Tricor if you need clarifications on the user registration.) |
| Proceed with submission of form of proxy | 1. Login to https://srmv.vistra.com with your email address and password.
2. Select the corporate event: CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD 2026 EGM.
3. Navigate to the icon “>” at the end of the corporate event.
4. Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions and confirm the Declaration.
5. Select the corporate holder’s name.
6. Proceed to download the submission file.
7. Prepare the file for the appointment of proxy(ies) by inserting the required data.
8. Proceed to upload the duly completed proxy appointment file.
9. Select “Confirm” to complete your submission.
10. Print the confirmation report of your submission for your record. |
GENERAL MEETING RECORD OF DEPOSITORS
For the purpose determining who shall be entitled to attend the EGM, the Company will be requesting Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn. Bhd. to issue a General Meeting Record of Depositors as at 16 June 2026 and only a depositor whose name appears on such Record of Depositors shall be entitled to attend the said meeting.
NO RECORDING OR PHOTOGRAPHY
No recording or photography of the EGM proceedings is allowed without prior written permission of the Company.
POLL VOTING
The voting at the EGM will be conducted by poll in accordance with Paragraph 8.29A of the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. The Company has appointed Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn. Bhd. ("Tricor") as Poll Administrator to conduct the poll by way of electronic voting.
Shareholders or proxies or corporate representatives or attorneys can proceed to vote on the resolutions upon the announcement by the Chairman of the Meeting.
Upon completion of the voting session for the EGM, the Scrutineer will verify the poll results followed by the Chairman's declaration whether the resolutions are duly passed.
REFRESHMENT
Please be informed that light refreshments will be provided.
CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF OPTIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' SHARE OPTION SCHEME OF CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD ("CTOS") TO ANKUR SEHGAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CTOS ("CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS")
The Company's Circular to Shareholders is available at:
- The Company's website at https://ctosdigital.com/investor-relations/shareholdersmeeting/
- Bursa Malaysia's website at www.bursamalaysia.com under the Company's announcements.
As part of our sustainability initiatives, we encourage you to refer to the digital version.
Should you require a printed copy, please request it at https://srmy.vistra.com and select "Request for Annual Report / Circular" under "Investor Services". The printed copy will be mailed to you as soon as reasonably practicable.
ENQUIRY
If you have any enquiry prior to the meeting, you may contact the Share Registrar during office hours, on Mondays to Fridays, from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. (except public holidays) at:
| Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | General Line | 603-2783 9299 |
| [email protected] |
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CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
PROXY FORM
| CDS Account No. | |
|---|---|
| No of Shares Held |
I/We
[Full name in block, NRIC/Passport/Company No.]
Tel: ____ of ____
[Address]
being a member of CTOS Digital Berhad ("CTOS" or the Company") hereby appoints:
| Full Name (in Block): | NRIC/Passport No. | Proportion of Shareholdings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Shares | % | ||
| Address: | |||
| Email Address: | |||
| Mobile Number: |
and/or* (delete as appropriate)
| Full Name (in Block): | NRIC/Passport No. | Proportion of Shareholdings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Shares | % | ||
| Address: | |||
| Email Address: | |||
| Mobile Number: |
or failing whom, the Chairman of the Meeting as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on *my/our behalf at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held physically at Corporate Meetings by Envivo, Ground Floor, Lobby 1, Crystal Plaza, No. 4, Jalan 51A/223, 46100 Petaling Jaya, Selangor on Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m. or immediately upon the conclusion or adjournment (as the case may be) of the 2026 Annual General Meeting of CTOS (which will be held at the same venue on the same day at 9.30 a.m.), whichever is later, or at any adjournment of the EGM, and to vote as indicated below:
| ORDINARY RESOLUTION | FOR | AGAINST |
|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED ALLOCATION |
Please indicate an "X" in the space provided below on how you wish your votes to be casted. If no specific instruction as to voting is given, the proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his/her discretion.
Signed on this __ day of __ 2026
Signature of Member(s)/ Common Seal
- Manner of execution:
(a) If you are an individual member, please sign where indicated.
(b) If you are a corporate member which has a common seal, this Proxy Form should be executed under seal in accordance with the constitution of your corporation.
(c) If you are a corporate member which does not have a common seal, this Proxy Form should be affixed with the rubber stamp of your company (if any) and executed by:
(i) at least two (2) authorised officers, of whom one shall be a director; or
(ii) any director and/or authorised officers in accordance with the laws of the country under which your corporation is incorporated.
Notes:
- For the purpose of determining who shall be entitled to attend this General Meeting, the Company shall be requesting Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd to make available to the Company, the Record of Depositors as of 16 June 2026. Only a member whose name appears on this Record of Depositors shall be entitled to attend this General Meeting or appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote on his/her/its behalf.
- A member entitled to attend and vote at this General Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy or attorney or in the case of a corporation, to appoint a duly authorised representative to attend, participate, speak and vote in his place. A proxy may but need not be a member of the Company.
- A member of the Company who is entitled to attend and vote at a General Meeting of the Company may appoint not more than two (2) proxies to attend, participate, speak and vote instead of the member at the General Meeting.
- Where a member of the Company is an authorised nominee as defined in the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 ("Central Depositories Act"), it may appoint not more than two (2) proxies in respect of each securities account it holds in ordinary shares of the Company standing to the credit of the said securities account.
- Where a member of the Company is an exempt authorised nominee which holds ordinary shares in the Company for multiple beneficial owners in one securities account ("omnibus account"), there is no limit to the number of proxies which the exempt authorised nominee may appoint in respect of each omnibus account it holds. An exempt authorised nominee refers to an authorised nominee defined under the Central Depositories Act which is exempted from compliance with the provisions of Section 25A(1) of the Central Depositories Act.
- Where a member appoints more than one (1) proxy, the proportion of shareholdings to be represented by each proxy must be specified in the instrument appointing the proxies.
- The appointment of a proxy may be made in a hard copy form or by electronic means in the following manner and must be received by the Company not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the General Meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the person named in the appointment proposes to vote:
(i) In hard copy form
The original Proxy Form and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified or office copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the Company's Share Registrar, Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd ("Tricor") at Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or alternatively to be deposited in the drop-box located at Unit G-3, Ground Floor, Vertical Podium, Avenue 3, Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(ii) By electronic means
The Proxy Form can be electronically lodged with Tricor via Vistra Share Registry and IPO (MY) portal at https://srmy.vistra.com. Please follow the procedures set out in the Administrative Notes.
- For a corporate member who has appointed an authorised representative, please deposit the original certificate of appointment of corporate representative with Tricor at the address stated in Note 7(i) above, before the time appointed for holding this general meeting or adjourned meeting.
- Last date and time for lodging the Proxy Form is Tuesday, 23 June 2026 at 11.30 a.m.
PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY
By submitting an instrument appointing a proxy(ies) and/or representative(s), the member accepts and agrees to the personal data privacy terms set out in the Notice of EGM dated 29 May 2026
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CTOS DIGITAL BERHAD
(Registration No. 201401025733 (1101823-A))
(Incorporated in Malaysia)
c/o Tricor Investor & Issuing House Services Sdn Bhd
Unit 32-01, Level 32, Tower A
Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3
Bangsar South, No. 8 Jalan Kerinchi
59200 Kuala Lumpur
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