the Company’s Constitution Clause 64(1) of the Company’s Constitution provides among others, that one-third (1/3) of the Directors at the time being of whom have been longest in office shall retire by rotation at the AGM of the Company and shall be eligible for re-election. Clause 63(2) of the Company’s Constitution provides among others, that the Directors shall have power at any time and from time to time to appoint any other person to be a Director of the Company either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors. Any Director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following AGM of the Company and shall then be eligible for re-election. The Board with the assistance of the Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee(BNRC) conducted an independence assessment of all Independent Directors including Ong Ai Lin and Dato’ Roslina binti Zainal and are satisfied that they have complied with the independence criteria as required by the Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (MMLR) and continued to bring independent and objective judgment to the Board deliberations. Based on the 2023 Board Evaluation Assessment results, the Board demonstrated solid performance across various effectiveness indicators, including Corporate Strategy & Direction Setting, Board Governance & Oversight, Board Composition, Boardroom Conduct & Dynamics and Board Management & Operations. Peer assessments further underscored the Directors’ performance indicating that each Director was generally effective in dispensing his/her responsibilities. The BNRC and Board also considered the Board Evaluation Assessment including the Self and Peer Assessment results of Ong Ai Lin, Dato’ Roslina binti Zainal, Muazzam bin Mohamad and Selvendran Katheerayson and agreed that they have met the Board’s expectation in terms of experience, expertise, integrity, competency, commitment and individual contribution by continuously performing their duties diligently as Company Directors. Based on the