KOYO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

(Company Registration No. 200100075E)

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Koyo International Limited ("Company") will be convened and held at Lifelong Learning Institute, Room 01-02 at 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601 on Thursday,

25 April 2024 at 2.00 p.m. (Singapore time) to transact the following businesses:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements and the Directors' Statement of the Company and the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 together with the Auditor's Report thereon.

(Resolution 1)

2. To approve the payment of Directors' fees of S$104,000 for the financial year ending 31 December 2024, payable quarterly in arrears. (FY2023: S$104,000)

(Resolution 2)

3. (a) To re-elect Mr. Foo Suay Wei who is retiring by rotation pursuant to Regulation 100 of the Company's Constitution, as Director of the Company.

(Resolution 3)

  1. To note the retirement of Mr. Yeo Guat Kwang as a Director of the Company pursuant to Regulation 100 of the Constitution of the Company.

[See Explanatory Note (1)]

  1. To re-appoint Messrs UHY Lee Seng Chan & Co as auditors and to authorise the Director to fix their remuneration.
    (Resolution 4)
  2. To transact any other ordinary business which may properly be transacted at an AGM.

AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

To consider and, if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions (with or without amendments) as Ordinary Resolutions:

6. Authority to issue shares in the capital of the Company pursuant to Section 161 of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore ("Companies Act") and Rule 806 of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") Listing Manual - Section B: Rules of Catalist ("Catalist Rules")

THAT the Directors be and are hereby authorised pursuant to the provisions of Section 161 of the Companies Act and Rule 806 of the Catalist Rules to:

  1. (i) allot and issue shares in the capital of the Company ("Shares") by way of rights, bonus or otherwise; and/or
    1. make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively, "Instruments") that might or would require Shares to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments to) options, warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible into Shares,

at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons as the Directors may deem fit; and

  1. (notwithstanding the authority conferred by this Resolution may have ceased to be in force) issue Shares in pursuance of the Instruments made or granted by the Directors while this Resolution was in force.

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PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT:

  1. the aggregate number of Shares to be issued pursuant to this Resolution (including Shares to be issued in pursuance of the Instruments, made or granted pursuant to this Resolution) shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) (as calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below), of which the aggregate number of Shares to be issued other than on a pro rata basis to existing shareholders of the Company shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) (as calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below) or such other limit as may be prescribed by the Catalist Rules as at the date of this resolution in force;
  2. (subject to the manner of calculation and adjustments as may be prescribed by the SGX-ST) for the purpose of determining the aggregate number of Shares (including Shares to be issued in pursuance of the Instruments, made or granted pursuant to this Resolution) that may be issued under sub-paragraph (a), the percentage of the total issued Shares shall be based on the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) at the time this Resolution is passed, after adjusting for:
    1. new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities;
    2. new Shares arising from exercising share options or vesting of share awards, provided that the share options or share awards (as the case may be) were granted in compliance with Part VIII of Chapter 8 of the Catalist Rules; and
    3. any subsequent bonus issue, consolidation or subdivision of Shares;

Adjustments in accordance with sub paragraphs 6(2)(a) or 6(2)(b) are only to be made in respect of new Shares arising from convertible securities, share options or share awards which were issued and outstanding or subsisting at the time of the passing of the resolution approving the mandate.

  1. in exercising the authority conferred by this Resolution, the Company shall comply with the provisions of the Catalist Rules for the time being in force (unless such compliance has been waived by the SGX-ST), and all applicable legal requirements under the Companies Act and the Constitution for the time being of the Company; and
  2. the authority conferred by this Resolution shall, unless revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting, continue in force until the conclusion of the Company's next AGM or the date by which the next AGM of the Company is required by law to be held, whichever is earlier.

[See Explanatory Note (2)]

(Resolution 5)

7. Proposed Renewal of Share Buyback Mandate THAT:

  1. for the purposes of Sections 76C and 76E of the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore, the exercise by the Directors of the Company of all the powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire ordinary shares in the capital of the Company ("Shares"), not exceeding in aggregate the Maximum Limit (as hereinafter defined), at such price or price(s) as may be determined by the Directors of the Company from time to time up to the Maximum Price (as hereafter defined), and such purchases and acquisitions of the Shares may be effected by way of:-
    1. Market purchases ("Market Purchases") transacted on the SGX-ST's through the ready market trading system or, as the case may be, any other securities exchange on which the Shares may for the time being be listed and quoted, through one or more duly licensed stockbrokers appointed by the Company for the purpose; and/or

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  1. Off-marketpurchases ("Off-MarketPurchases") effected otherwise than on the SGX-ST in accordance with an equal access scheme(s), as may be determined or formulated by the Directors of the Company as they consider fit, which scheme(s) shall satisfy all the conditions prescribed by the Companies Act and the Catalist Rules;

and otherwise in accordance with all other laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the provisions of the Companies Act, the Constitution of the Company and the Catalist Rules as may for the time being, be applicable, be and is hereby authorised and approved generally and unconditionally ("Share Buyback Mandate");

  1. any Share that is purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate shall, at the discretion of the Directors of the Company, either be cancelled or held in treasury and dealt with in accordance with the Companies Act;
  2. unless varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting, the authority conferred on the Directors of the Company pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate may be exercised by the Directors at any time and from time to time during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) and expiring on the earliest of:
    1. the date on which the next AGM is held or required by law to be held;
    2. the date on which the Share Buybacks are carried out to the full extent mandated; or
    3. the date on which the authority contained in the Share Buyback Mandate is varied or revoked by the Shareholders in a general meeting.
  3. for the purposes of this Resolution:

    1. "Average Closing Price" means the average of the closing market prices of a Share over the last five days on which the SGX-ST is open for trading in securities ("Market Days") and which transactions in the Shares were recorded, immediately preceding the day of the Market Purchase, or as the case may be, the Day of the Making of the offer pursuant to the Off-Market Purchase, and deemed to be adjusted for any corporate action that occurs during the relevant five-day period and the day on which the purchases are made;
      "Day of the Making of the offer" means the day on which the Company announces its intention to make an offer for the purchase of Shares from Shareholders pursuant to the Off-Market Purchase, stating the purchase price (which shall not be more than the Maximum Price calculated on the foregoing basis) for each Share and the relevant terms of the equal access scheme for effecting the Off-Market Purchase; and
      "Maximum Limit" means ten percent (10%) of the total issued Shares of the Company as at the date of the passing of this ordinary resolution, unless the Company has effected a reduction of the share capital of the Company (other than a reduction by virtue of a share buyback) in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, at any time during the Relevant Period (as hereinafter defined) in which event the issued Shares of the Company shall be taken to be the total number of the issued Shares as altered by such capital reduction (the total number of Shares shall exclude any Shares that may be held as treasury shares by the Company from time to time);
      "Maximum Price" in relation to a Share to be purchased or acquired, means the purchase price (excluding brokerage, stamp duties, applicable goods and services tax and other related expenses) which shall not exceed:
    2. in the case of a Market Purchase, 105% of the Average Closing Price of the Shares; and (ii) in the case of an Off-Market Purchase, pursuant to an equal access scheme, 120% of the Average Closing Price; and

"Relevant Period" means the period commencing from the date of passing this ordinary resolution and expiring on the earliest of the date on which the next AGM of the Company is held or required by law to be held, the date on which the Share Buybacks are carried out to the full extent of the Share Buyback Mandate or date the Share Buyback Mandate is revoked or varied by the Shareholders in a general meeting;

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  1. the number of Shares which may in aggregate be purchased or acquired by the Company during the Relevant Period shall be subject to the Maximum Limit;
  2. the Directors of the Company and/or any of them be and are hereby authorised to deal with the Shares purchased by the Company, pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate in any manner as they think fit, which is permitted under the Companies Act; and
  3. the Directors of the Company and/or any of them be and are hereby authorised, empowered to complete and do and execute all such things and acts (including without limitation, to execute all such documents as may be required and to approve any amendments, alterations or modifications to any documents), as they and/or he may consider desirable, expedient or necessary to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this ordinary resolution.

(Resolution 6)

By Order of the Board

Sharon Lim Siew Choo

Company Secretary

9 April 2024

Explanatory Notes

  1. Mr Foo Suay Wei ("Mr. Foo") will, upon re-election as a director of the Company, remain as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Nominating Committee. Mr. Foo is the brother of Mr. Foo Suay Lun, Executive Director of the Company, who owns 100% of Salix Capital Pte Ltd, a 26.05% shareholder of the Company.
    Please refer to Corporate Governance Report of the Annual Report for the detailed information for Mr. Foo required pursuant to Rule 720(5) of the Catalist Rules.
  2. Ordinary Resolution 5 above, if passed, will empower the Directors of the Company from the date of this AGM until the date of the next AGM of the Company, or the date by which the next AGM of the Company is required by law to be held or such authority is varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting, whichever is the earlier, to allot and issue ordinary Shares, make or grant Instruments convertible into Shares and to issue Shares pursuant to such Instruments. The aggregate number of Shares (including Shares to be made in pursuance of Instruments made or granted pursuant to this Resolution) which the Directors may allot and issue, shall not exceed, in total, one hundred percent (100%) of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings), of which the total number of Shares issued other than on a pro rata basis to existing shareholders of the Company, shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings).

For determining the aggregate number of Shares that may be issued, the percentage of total issued Shares will be calculated based on the total number of issued Shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) at the time Resolution 5 is passed after adjusting for new Shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities, the exercise of share options or vesting of share awards outstanding or subsisting at the time when Resolution 5 is passed and any subsequent consolidation or subdivision of Shares.

Notes relating to conduct of AGM:

  1. The AGM of the Company will be held, in a wholly physical format, at Lifelong Learning Institute, Room 01-02 at 11 Eunos Road 8, Singapore 408601 on Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 2.00 p.m. (Singapore time). Shareholders, including Central Provident Fund ("CPF") and Supplementary Retirement Scheme ("SRS") investors, and (where applicable) duly appointed proxies and representatives will be able to ask questions and vote at the AGM by attending the AGM in person. There will be no option for the members to participate virtually.
  2. Please bring along your NRIC/passport so as to enable the Company to verify your identity.
    Printed copies of this Notice and the accompanying proxy form and the Request Form for members to request a printed copy of the Annual Report ("Request Form") will be sent by post to members. These documents will also be published on the Company's website at the https://www.koyotech.comand the SGX website at the https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcements.

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Voting by proxy

  1. A member who is unable to attend the AGM and wishes to appoint proxy(ies) to attend, speak and vote at the AGM on his/her/its behalf should complete, sign and return the instrument of proxy in accordance with the instructions printed thereon.
  2. A proxy need not to be a member of the Company.
  3. In relation to the appointment of proxy(ies) to attend, speak and vote on his/her/its behalf at the AGM, a member (whether individual or corporate) appointing his/her/its proxy(ies) should give specific instructions as to his/her/its manner of voting, or abstentions from voting, in respect of a resolution in the instrument of proxy. If no specific instruction as to voting are given, or in the event of any other matter arising at the AGM and at any adjournment thereof, the proxy(ies) will vote or abstain from voting at his/her/their discretion.
  4. The instrument appointing a proxy or proxies must be under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing. Where the instrument appointing a proxy or proxies is executed by a corporation, it must be executed either under its seal, executed as a deed in accordance with the Companies Act 1967 or under the hand of an attorney or an officer duly authorised, or in some other manner approved by the Directors. Where the instrument appointing a proxy or proxies is executed by an attorney on behalf of the appointor, the letter or power of attorney or a duly certified copy thereof must be lodged with the instrument of proxy.
  5. The instrument appointing a proxy, together with the letter or power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed or a duly certified copy thereof (if applicable), must be submitted either:
    1. if sent personally or by post, the proxy form must be lodged at the Company's registered office at 33 Ubi Avenue 3, #02-16, Singapore 408868; or
    2. if by email, the proxy form must be received at mail@koyointernational.com;

In either case, by no later than 22 April 2024, 2.00 p.m., being at least seventy-two (72) hours before the time appointed for holding the AGM.

A member who wishes to submit an instrument of proxy must first download, complete and sign the proxy form, before submitting it by post to the address provided above, or before scanning and sending it by email to the email address provided above.

8. A member can appoint the Chairman of the AGM as his/her/its proxy, but this is not mandatory.

The proxy must bring along his/her NRIC/passport so as to enable the Company to verify his/her identity.

  1. A member who is not a relevant intermediary* is entitled to appoint not more than two (2) proxies to attend, speak and vote at the AGM. Where such member appoints two (2) proxies, he/she should specify the proportion of his/her shareholding (expressed as a percentage of the whole) to be presented by each proxy in the instrument appointing a proxy or proxies.
  2. A member who is a relevant intermediary* is entitled to appoint more than two (2) proxies to attend, speak and vote at the AGM, but each proxy must be appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by such member. Where such member appoints more than two (2) proxies, the number and class of shares in relation to which each proxy has been appointed shall be specified in the instrument appointing a proxy or proxies.

*"Relevant Intermediary" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 181 of the Companies Act 1967.

    1. a banking corporation licensed under the Banking Act 1970 of Singapore or a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a banking corporation, whose business includes the provision of nominee services and who holds shares in that capacity; or
    2. a person holding a capital markets services licence to provide custodial services for securities under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore and who holds shares in that capacity; or
    3. the Central Provident Fund Board established by the Central Provident Fund Act 1953 of Singapore, in respect of shares purchased under the subsidiary legislation made under that Act providing for the making of investments from the contributions and interest standing to the credit of members of the Central Provident Fund, if the Board holds those shares in the capacity of an intermediary pursuant to or in accordance with that subsidiary legislation.
  1. For investors who holds shares under the SRS/CPF Investor Schemes and wishes to vote, should approach their respective SRS/CPF Operators to submit their votes, at least 7 working days (by 16 April 2024 at 2.00 p.m.) before the AGM. CPF/SRS Investors should contact their respective SRS Operators/CPF Agent Banks for any queries they may have with regard to the appointment of proxy for the AGM.
  2. The Company shall be entitled to reject the instrument appointing a proxy or proxies if it is incomplete, improperly completed or illegible, or where the true intentions of the appointor are not ascertainable from the instructions of the appointor specified in the instrument.

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Submission of questions prior to the AGM

11. Shareholders may submit questions relating to the resolutions to be tabled for approval at the AGM or in advance of the AGM no later than 2.00 p.m. on 16 April 2024:

  1. by email to mail@koyointernational.com; or
  2. in physical copy by depositing the same at the registered office of the Company at 33 Ubi Avenue 3 #02-16 Singapore 408868.

Shareholders submitting questions are required to state: (a) their full name; (b) their identification/registration number, and

  1. the manner in which his/her/its shares in the Company are held (e.g. via CDP, CPF, SRS and/or scrip), failing which the Company shall be entitled to regard the submission as invalid and not respond to the questions submitted.

All questions submitted in advance of the AGM must be received by the Company by the time and date stated above to be treated as valid.

12. The Company will endeavour to address all relevant and substantial questions (as may be determined by the Company in its sole discretion) relating to the resolutions to be tabled and for approval at the AGM prior to or at the AGM. The responses to these questions will be published on or before 20 April 2024, forty-eight (48) hours before the deadline for shareholders to submit proxy form, via SGXNet and the Company's website or if answered during the AGM, will be included in the minutes of the AGM which shall be published on the SGXNet and the Company's website within one month after the date of AGM.

PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY

By submitting an instrument appointing a proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) to attend, speak and vote at the AGM and/or any adjournment thereof, and/or submitting any questions to the Company in advance of the AGM in accordance with this Notice, 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 or service providers) for the purpose of the processing and administration by the Company (or its agents or service providers) of proxies and representatives appointed for the AGM of the Company (including any adjournment thereof) and the preparation and compilation of the attendance lists, proxy lists, minutes and other documents relating to the AGM of the Company (including any adjournment thereof), and in order for the Company (or its agents or service providers) to comply with any applicable laws, listing rules, regulations and/or guidelines and (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 or service providers), 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 or service providers) of the personal data of such proxy(ies) and/or representative(s) for the Purposes, and (iii) agrees that the member will indemnify the Company in respect of any penalties, liabilities, claims, demands, losses and damages as a result of the member's breach of warranty.

This notice has been reviewed by the Company's sponsor. This notice has not been examined or approved by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") and the SGX-ST assumes no responsibility for the contents of this notice, including the correctness of any of the statements or opinions made, or reports contained in this notice. The contact person for the Sponsor is Ms Charmian Lim (Tel: (65) 6232 3210), at 1 Robinson Road, #21-00 AIA Tower, Singapore 048542.

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