Director Designation Attendance of Board Meetings Datuk Wira Lye Ek Seang Independent NonExecutive Director 5/5 Madam Vivienne Cheng Chi Fan Independent NonExecutive Director 5/5 Datuk Tan Mann Chai, JP Independent NonExecutive Director 5/5 Ms Emelia Binti Matrahah (Appointed w.e.f. 4 March 2025) Independent NonExecutive Director 3/4# Ms Alice Dora Boucher (Resigned w.e.f 10 February 2026) Independent NonExecutive Director 5/5 Note: # Appointed in FY2025 All the existing Directors as at the date of this Statement have complied with the minimum requirement of 50% attendance in respect of Board meetings held in FY2025 as stipulated in the MMLR of Bursa Securities. In the intervals between Board meetings, for any matters requiring Board’s decisions, Board’s approvals are obtained through written resolutions in circulation. The resolutions passed by way of resolutions in circulation were then noted by the Board at the next quarterly Board meeting. The Directors are expected to allocate sufficient time to the Company to perform their duties effectively, including being prepared for the meetings and contributing effectively to the businesses of the Company. Directors of the Company must not hold directorships in more than five (5) public listed companies and they should notify the Board of any change of their directorships as soon as the change takes effect for notification to the Companies Commission of Malaysia within fourteen (14) days therefrom. VI. Company Secretaries The appointment and removal of Company Secretaries are a matter of the Board as a whole. The Board recognises the importance that the Company Secretaries should be suitably qualified and capable of carrying out the duties required of the post. The key roles of the Company Secretaries are to provide unhindered professional advices and services to the Directors as and when the need arises, to enhance the effective functioning of the Board and to ensure regulatory compliance. Other primary responsibilities of the Company Secretaries include:- • advising the Board and Management on governance issues; • ensuring compliance with MMLR of Bursa Securities and related statutory obligations; • attending the Board, Board Committees and general meetings and ensuring all meeting procedures are followed as well as a proper recording of minutes; • ensuring the proper maintenance of statutory registers and records; • assisting the Chairman in the preparation and conduct of meetings; • updating the Directors on any new changes and developmentstothestatutoryorregulatoryrequirements concerning their duties and responsibilities as well as those concerning the Company; • regularly update and keep the Board and Management informed of the requirements in dealing with the securities of the Company during the closed period and non-closed period; and • assisting the communications between the Board and Management. The Company Secretaries had assessed the requirements of the Companies Act 2016 (“the Act”) and MCCG and facilitated training for the Board on the approaches envisaged by the Act and MCCG as well as providing advices to the Board on the application of practices within the Group. AR 2025 | GOVERNANCE 208
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