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AZEUS SYSTEMS LAUNCHES CONVENEAGM, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NATIONWIDE MEETING PLATFORM FACILITATING BEST PRACTICE MEETINGS OF ALL FORMS - VIRTUAL, PHYSICAL OR HYBRID IN SINGAPORE

  • ConveneAGM is an end-to-end platform that digitalises and transforms the way annual meetings are conducted
  • ConveneAGM is the only virtual meeting platform in Singapore to offer Singpass login and real-time webcasting
  • Azeus has successfully conducted hundreds of meetings since the start of the pandemic, including the first hybrid meeting with live voting and Q&A for an SGX-listed company

Singapore, September 20, 2021 - Main Board-listed Azeus Systems Holdings Ltd. ("Azeus" or the "Group"), a leading provider of IT products and services, announces the launch of ConveneAGM (www.conveneagm.sg), a platform that enables shareholder and member meetings, whether physically, virtually or hybrid, to be conducted with digitally transformed best practices.

Due to the pandemic, organisations had to pivot their annual or extraordinary general meetings to virtual platforms. Azeus has been at the forefront of digital transformation, spearheading hundreds of meetings with diverse requirements, including the first hybrid meeting with live voting and Q&A in Singapore for an SGX-listed company, iFAST Corporation Ltd, in April 2021.

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Drawing on Azeus' extensive experience helping organisations transform digitally, ConveneAGM offers a best-in-class digital platform aligned with the industry's best practices for organisations to host their meetings seamlessly both physically and virtually. Having registered a number of firsts in the industry, ConveneAGM is now transforming the landscape of shareholder and member meetings in Singapore.

Empowering all stakeholders to be fully engaged at AGMs and EGMs

Organising and running general meetings are highly inefficient and expensive especially in the unpredictable 'new norm' of COVID-19. The cycle repeats for each meeting - a lot of effort is put into planning and setting up, members have to go through the full registration and authentication, and this process is repeated every time a new meeting is planned. ConveneAGM is a gamechanger in the Singapore market as it does not treat regularised meetings as a mere compliance exercise. It is a platform encompassing knowledge retention as past meeting records are kept, which simplifies future meeting preparation, and delivers key governance goals in participation. Stakeholder rights are preserved as they can engage fully in an easy manner - all in a single platform without having to leave the site.

Mr Michael Yap, Executive Director of Azeus shared that: "This first-of-its-kind open nationwide platform aims to transform the way general meetings are conducted and is seamlessly adaptable to changing conditions - virtual, physical, and hybrid. It has been thoughtfully designed to regularise and institutionalise the best practices for running general meetings, helping to ensure compliance, and preserving the rights of all stakeholders. Every feature is made with the end-to-end experience of the stakeholders in mind."

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ConveneAGM redesigns the meeting experience for both meeting organisers and attendees. It is the only provider of regularised meetings in Singapore that offers the following:

  • Single platform login with Singpass: Attendees can register and log in to a meeting using Singpass (optional), allowing them quick access to all their meetings without having to remember different passwords for various meetings.
  • Meeting dashboard: Attendees can access the dashboard to see all upcoming meetings hosted by ConveneAGM. They can also easily sign up for upcoming meetings without having to enter all their details again.
  • Digital proxy form submission: Attendees can submit their proxy form directly via the system without having to scan and email or post the physical form. A checking mechanism is also implemented to prevent unauthorised third-party proxyholders. This relieves the burden on meeting organisers, particularly share registrars, on the verification process.
  • Admin account to track registrants: Organisers no longer have to request for a daily update from their livestream vendor on the registrant count, proxy form submissions, questions received, etc. A comprehensive audit trail is also available in case of disputes.
  • Real-timewebcasting: Leveraging on proprietary technology, ConveneAGM broadcasts have minimal transmission delay, which means that there will be no miscommunication or awkward waiting time when there is live Q&A and/or voting involved - an issue plaguing many live meetings.

Meeting organisers are offered a seamless experience, from 24/7 support to experienced moderators over a fully compliant best-practice platform for their meeting needs - AGMs, EGMs, Creditors Meetings, etc. They can choose to customise the way their meeting is held based on their preferences and may also consider holding it in the hybrid format to simultaneously host both virtual and in-person meetings. Hybrid meetings can also be converted flexibly into fully virtual meetings in the event of changes to the prevailing COVID-19 regulations.

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Jean Paul Wong, Director of Corporate Communications at iFast Corp, said: "iFAST Corp strives to enhance shareholder engagement through the innovative use of technology. With solutions provided by ConveneAGM, iFAST Corp is pleased to be the first listed company in Singapore to conduct a hybrid AGM in April 2021 for our shareholders with features similar to a traditional AGM such as live voting, as well as a Q&A segment with both on-location shareholders and remote participants via a two- way video function. This enables shareholders to pose their questions directly and in real-time to our Board of Directors and Management team."

Mr Yap added: "Holding meetings should not be a complex affair and certainly should not diminish the rights of shareholders. In the past year, many have criticised inept 'one-way' virtual shareholder meetings for being clinical and lacking engagement as companies grapple with the adoption of technological solutions. ConveneAGM changes that by offering a seamless, digitally transformed experience aligned with the industry's best practices."

The launch of ConveneAGM delivers on a recent call by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore), for hybrid AGMs and 'live' voting to be mandatory, owing to the limited opportunities for shareholder interaction during fully virtual AGMs.

Learn more about ConveneAGM here: www.conveneagm.sg

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About Azeus Systems Holdings Ltd.

Azeus is among the first companies in Hong Kong to be appraised at the highest level (Level 5) of the CMMI-SW model for software development. A leading provider of IT products and services, Azeus was listed on the Main Board of the SGX-ST in October 2004, with offices around the world including Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the Philippines and China.

The Group's flagship product, Azeus Convene, is a leading paperless meeting solution used by directors and executives across industries and the public sector. Convene has customers in some 100 countries. The Group has also introduced a virtual AGM solution, ConveneAGM, in response to the shifting trend towards virtual/hybrid AGMs as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. AzeusCare, the Group's proprietary social care system which supports requirements of the UK Care Act 2014, has also been adopted by various local councils in the United Kingdom.

Under Azeus' IT services segment, the Group designs and implements a broad range of IT software and systems, as well as develop and integrate various software programmes of IT systems for its customers. The Group has a sterling track record of completing over 100 IT services projects for more than 40 government departments, as well as over projects for the private sector in Hong Kong, many of which are contracts from repeat customers.

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