determining the estimated total amount of benefits payable, the Board had considered various factors including the number of scheduled and special meetings for the Board, Board Committees and boards of subsidiaries along with the number of Non-Executive Directors involved. Payment of Non-Executive Directors’ benefits will be made by the Company and its subsidiaries on a monthly basis and/or as and when incurred, provided that the proposed Ordinary Resolution 18 be passed at the 34th AGM. The Board is of the view that it is fair and justifiable for the payment of benefits to the Non-Executive Directors be made as and when incurred, after the Non-Executive Directors have discharged their responsibilities and rendered their services to the Company. Details of the Directors’ Remuneration for the Financial Year ended 31 December2023 are enumerated on page 163 of the Corporate Governance Overview Statement of this Integrated Annual Report. (d) Ordinary Resolution 20 - Re-appointment of Auditors Based on the External Auditors Assessment Result for the Financial Year under review, the Board Audit Committee and Board are satisfied with the quality of service, adequacy of resources provided, communication, independence, objectivity and professionalism demonstrated by the External Auditors in carrying out their duties. Being satisfied with the External Auditors’ performance, the Board recommends the re-appointment of Messrs PricewaterhouseCoopers PLT as External Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year ending 31 December 2024 for the shareholders’ approval at the 34th AGM. The Board is also seeking the shareholders’ approval to authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the External Auditors for Financial Year 2024. NOTICE OF THE 34TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Sec 6 379 NOTES: 1. A member of a Company shall be entitled to appoint another person as his/her proxy to exercise all or any of his/her rights to attend, participate, speak and vote at a meeting of members of the Company, in