OUE LIMITED

(Company Registration No. 196400050E)

Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 25 APRIL 2023

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  1. Background. OUE Limited (the "Company") refers to:
    1. the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 which enables the Minister for Law by order to prescribe alternative arrangements for listed companies in Singapore to, inter alia, conduct general meetings, either wholly or partly, by electronic communication, video conferencing, tele-conferencing or other electronic means;
    2. the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings for Companies, Variable Capital Companies, Business Trusts, Unit Trusts and Debenture Holders) Order 2020 (the "Order") which sets out the alternative arrangements in respect of, inter alia, general meetings of companies; and
    3. the joint statement by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange Regulation of 13 April 2020 (and subsequently updated on 27 April 2020, 22 June 2020, 1 October 2020 and 4 February 2022), read together with the FAQs on "The Holding of General Meetings" issued by Singapore Exchange Regulation on 23 May 2022, which provides guidance on the conduct of general meetings amid the evolving COVID-19 situation.
  2. Date, time and conduct of Annual General Meeting. The Company is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Order, its annual general meeting ("AGM") will be convened and held by way of electronic means on Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 10.00 a.m.(Singapore time).
    Representative(s) from the Board of Directors will conduct the proceedings of the AGM.
  3. Notice of AGM and proxy form. The Notice of AGM and proxy form will be sent to shareholders solely by electronic means via publication on our corporate website and the SGX website1. Printed copies of these documents will notbe sent to shareholders.
  4. No personal attendance at AGM. As the AGM will be conducted in an electronic format, shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, will not be able to attend the AGM in person.
    To facilitate shareholder engagement, the Company will implement real-time remote electronic voting ("live" voting) and real-time electronic communications ("live" Q&A) at the AGM.
  5. Alternative arrangements for participation in the AGM. Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, may participate in the AGM by:
    1. observing and/or listening to the AGM proceedings via live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream;
    2. submitting questions to the Chairman of the Meeting in advance of, or "live" at, the AGM; and/or
    3. voting at the AGM (i) "live" by the shareholders themselves or their duly appointed proxy(ies) (other than the Chairman of the Meeting)2 via electronic means; (ii) "live" by the CPF or SRS investors themselves via electronic means if they are appointed as proxies by their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators; or (iii) by appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM.
  1. The Notice of AGM and proxy form may be accessed at our corporate website at the URLhttps://oue.com.sg/investor-relations/agm-egmand the SGX website at the URL https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcements.
  2. For the avoidance of doubt, CPF and SRS investors will not be able to appoint third party proxy(ies) (i.e., persons other than the Chairman of the Meeting) to vote "live" at the AGM on their behalf.

Details of the steps for pre-registration, submission of questions and voting at the AGM by shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.

In particular, CPF and SRS investors should note that they (i) may vote "live" via electronic means at the AGM if they are appointed as proxies by their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators, and should contact their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators if they have any queries regarding their appointment as proxies; or (ii) may appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM, in which case they should approach their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators to submit their votes by 5.00 p.m. on 13 April 2023.

6. Pre-registration. Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) who wish to observe and/or listen to the live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream of the AGM proceedings must pre-register themselves for the AGM at the pre-registration website at the URL https://oue.com.sg/agm2023-registrationfrom 3 April 2023 up to 10.00 a.m. on 22 April 2023 to enable the Company to verify their status.

Shareholders (other than CPF and SRS investors) who wish to appoint a proxy(ies) (other than the Chairman of the Meeting) and who submit instruments appointing a third party proxy(ies) by post or via email, do notneed to pre-register their proxy(ies) at the pre-registration website, as the Company will arrange for validly appointed third party proxy(ies) to be pre-registered on such shareholders' behalf.

Please note that the pre-registration website and live audio-visual webcast are not supported by Internet Explorer. Shareholders are advised to use the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox to access the pre-registration website and live audio-visual webcast.

7. Persons who hold shares through relevant intermediaries. Persons who hold shares of the Company through relevant intermediaries (as defined in Section 181 of the Companies Act 1967), other than CPF and SRS investors, and who wish to participate in the AGM by:

  1. observing and/or listening to the AGM proceedings via live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream;
  2. submitting questions to the Chairman of the Meeting in advance of, or "live" at, the AGM; and/or
  3. voting at the AGM (i) "live" via electronic means; or (ii) by appointing a proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM,

should contact the relevant intermediary through which they hold such shares as soon as possible in order for the necessary arrangements to be made for their participation in the AGM.

8. Annual Report 2022 and Letter to Shareholders. The Annual Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 (the "Annual Report 2022") and the Letter to Shareholders dated 3 April 2023 (in relation to the proposed renewal of the share purchase mandate) may be accessed at our corporate website at the URL https://oue.com.sg/investor-relations/annual-reportsas follows:

  1. the Annual Report 2022 may be accessed by clicking on the hyperlink "2022 Annual Report"; and
  2. the Letter to Shareholders dated 3 April 2023 may be accessed by clicking on the hyperlink "(Letter to Shareholders)" under "2022 Annual Report".

The above documents may also be accessed at the SGX website at the URL https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcements.

  1. Record and payment dates for final dividend. The Share Transfer Books and the Register of Members of the Company will be closed on 18 May 2023 for the preparation of dividend warrants relating to the proposed dividend, subject to shareholders' approval of the proposed dividend at the AGM. Duly completed transfers in respect of ordinary shares of the Company together with all relevant documents of title received by the Company's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private Limited, at 112 Robinson Road #05-01, Singapore 068902 up to 5.00 p.m. on 17 May 2023 (the "Record Date") will be registered to determine shareholders' entitlements to the proposed dividend. Subject as aforesaid, shareholders whose securities accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited are credited with ordinary shares of the Company as at 5.00 p.m. on the Record Date will be entitled to the proposed dividend. The proposed dividend, if approved by shareholders at the AGM, will be paid on 31 May 2023.
  2. Key dates/deadlines. In summary, the key dates/deadlines which shareholders should take note of are set out in the table below:

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Key dates/deadlines

Actions

3 April 2023 (Monday)

Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) may begin to pre-register

themselves for the AGM at the pre-registration website at the URL

https://oue.com.sg/agm2023-registration.

Shareholders (other than CPF and SRS investors) who wish to appoint a

proxy(ies) (other than the Chairman of the Meeting) and who submit

instruments appointing a third party proxy(ies) by post or via email, do notneed

to pre-register their proxy(ies) at the pre-registration website, as the Company

will arrange for validly appointed third party proxy(ies) to be pre-registered on

such shareholders' behalf.

Please note that the pre-registration website and live audio-visual

webcast are not supported by Internet Explorer. Shareholders are advised

to use the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox to access the

pre-registration website and live audio-visual webcast.

10.00 a.m. on

Deadline for shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) to submit

11 April 2023 (Tuesday)

questions in advance of the AGM.

5.00 p.m. on

Deadline for CPF and SRS investors who wish to appoint the Chairman of the

13 April 2023 (Thursday)

Meeting as proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM to approach their respective

CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators to submit their votes.

Before trading hours on

The Company will publish its responses to the substantial and relevant

19 April 2023 (Wednesday)

questions submitted by shareholders by the 11 April 2023 deadline on our

corporate website at the URLhttps://oue.com.sg/investor-relations/agm-egm

and the SGX website at the URLhttps://www.sgx.com/securities/company-

announcements.

10.00 a.m. on

Deadline for shareholders to:

22 April 2023 (Saturday)

pre-register for the AGM; and

submit instruments appointing a proxy(ies).

10.00 a.m. on

Authenticated shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) or, where

24 April 2023 (Monday)

applicable, their duly appointed proxy(ies) who have (or have been) pre-

registered will receive an email which will contain unique user credentials and

instructions on how to access the live audio-visual webcast and live audio-only

stream of the AGM proceedings (the "Confirmation Email").

Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) and, where applicable,

appointed proxies who do not receive the Confirmation Email by 10.00 a.m. on

24 April 2023, but have, where applicable, pre-registered by the 22 April 2023

deadline, should contact Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte. Ltd.

at +65 6230 9586 or +65 6230 9768 before 5.30 p.m. on 24 April 2023 or

between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. on 25 April 2023.

Date and time of AGM -

Click on the link in the Confirmation Email and follow the instructions to

10.00 a.m. on

access the live audio-visual webcast of the AGM proceedings; or

25 April 2023 (Tuesday)

Call the toll-free telephone number in the Confirmation Email and follow

the instructions to access the live audio-only stream of the AGM

proceedings.

Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) and, where applicable,

appointed proxy(ies) must access the AGM proceedings via the live audio-

visual webcast in order to submit questions and/or vote "live" at the AGM.

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Key dates/deadlines

Actions

5.00 p.m. on

Record date for determining shareholders' entitlements to the final dividend,

17 May 2023 (Wednesday)

subject to shareholders' approval at the AGM.

31 May 2023 (Wednesday)

Payment date for the final dividend, subject to shareholders' approval at the

AGM.

  1. Further information. For more information, shareholders can contact the Company's Investor Relations department via email at investorrelations@oue.com.sgor at +65 6809 6064.
  2. Important reminder. Shareholders are reminded to check our corporate website at the URL https://oue.com.sg/investor-relations/announcementsor the SGX website at the URL https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcementsfor the latest updates on the status of the AGM.

By order of the Board

Kelvin Chua

Company Secretary

3 April 2023

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APPENDIX

Steps for pre-registration, submission of questions and voting at the AGM

Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, will be able to observe and/or listen to the AGM proceedings through a live audio-visual webcast via their mobile phones, tablets or computers or through a live audio-only stream via telephone, submit questions in advance of, or "live" at, the AGM and/or vote at the AGM (i) "live" by the shareholders themselves or their duly appointed proxy(ies) (other than the Chairman of the Meeting)3 via electronic means; (ii) "live" by the CPF or SRS investors themselves via electronic means if they are appointed as proxies by their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators; or (iii) by appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy to vote on their behalf at the AGM.

To do so, they will need to complete the following steps:

No.

Steps

Details

1.

Pre-registration

Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) who wish to observe

and/or listen to the live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream of

the AGM proceedings must pre-register themselves for the AGM at the

pre-registration website at the URL https://oue.com.sg/agm2023-

registrationfrom 3 April 2023 up to 10.00 a.m. on 22 April 2023 to enable

the Company to verify their status.

Shareholders (other than CPF and SRS investors) who wish to appoint a

proxy(ies) (other than the Chairman of the Meeting) and who submit

instruments appointing a third party proxy(ies) by post or via email, do notneed

to pre-register their proxy(ies) at the pre-registration website, as the Company

will arrange for validly appointed third party proxy(ies) to be pre-registered on

such shareholders' behalf.

Please note that the pre-registration website and live audio-visual webcast are

not supported by Internet Explorer. Shareholders are advised to use the latest

versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox to access the pre-registration

website and live audio-visual webcast.

Following the verification, authenticated shareholders (including CPF and SRS

investors) or, where applicable, their duly appointed proxy(ies) who have (or

have been) pre-registered will receive the Confirmation Email by 10.00 a.m.

on 24 April 2023. The Confirmation Email will contain unique user credentials

and instructions on how to access the live audio-visual webcast and live audio-

only stream of the AGM proceedings.

Shareholders (including CPF and SRS investors) and, where applicable,

appointed proxies who do not receive the Confirmation Email by 10.00 a.m.

on 24 April 2023, but have, where applicable, pre-registered by the 22 April

2023 deadline, should contact Boardroom Corporate & Advisory Services Pte.

Ltd. at +65 6230 9586 or +65 6230 9768 before 5.30 p.m. on 24 April 2023

or between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. on 25 April 2023.

2.

Submit questions in

Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, can submit questions

advance of, or "live"

in advance of, or "live" at, the AGM.

at, the AGM

Submission of substantial and relevant questions in advance of the AGM.

Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, can submit substantial and

relevant questions related to the resolutions to be tabled for approval at the

AGM to the Chairman of the Meeting, in advance of the AGM, in the following

manner:

3 See footnote 2 above.

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