DBS : SGX Announcement on the AGM

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

(Company Registration No. 199901152M)

Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore

24TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD AT

MARINA BAY SANDS EXPO AND CONVENTION CENTRE,

LEVEL 4, ROSELLE AND SIMPOR BALLROOMS, 10 BAYFRONT AVENUE, SINGAPORE 018956

ON 31 MARCH 2023 AT 2.00 P.M.

1. Background. DBS Group Holdings Ltd (the "Company" or "DBSH") refers to:
2. 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 convene, hold or conduct general meetings;
   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" dated 23 May 2022 issued by Singapore Exchange Regulation, which provides guidance on the conduct of general meetings amid the evolving Covid-19 situation.
3. Date, time and place of Annual General Meeting. DBSH is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Order, its 24th Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held, in a wholly physical format, at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 4, Roselle and Simpor Ballrooms, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956 on Friday, 31 March 2023 at 2.00 p.m.(Singapore time).

There will be no option for shareholders to participate virtually.

1. Notice of AGM and proxy form. The Notice of AGM and proxy form will be sent to shareholders by electronic means via publication on the Company's website and the SGX website1. Printed copies of these documents will not be sent to shareholders.
2. Arrangements for participation in the AGM. Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, may participate in the AGM by:
3. 1. attending the AGM in person;
   2. submitting questions to the Chairman of the Meeting in advance of, or at, the AGM; and/or
   3. voting at the AGM (i) themselves; or (ii) through duly appointed proxy(ies)2.

1 The Notice of AGM and proxy form may be accessed on the Company's website at the URL

https://www.dbs.com/investors/agm-and-egm/default.pageand the SGX website at the URLhttps://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 at the AGM on their behalf.

Details of the steps for 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 who wish to request their CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as their proxy in respect of the DBSH shares held by such CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators on their behalf should approach their respective CPF Agent Banks or SRS Operators to submit their votes by 5.00 p.m. on 21 March 2023.

5. Persons who hold shares through relevant intermediaries. Persons who hold DBSH shares 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. attending the AGM in person;
2. submitting questions to the Chairman of the Meeting in advance of, or at, the AGM; and/or
3. voting at the AGM (i) themselves; or (ii) by appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as proxy in respect of the DBSH shares held by such relevant intermediary on their behalf,

should (if the relevant intermediary has not already contacted them) 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.

6. Key actions to be taken. In summary, the key actions to be taken by shareholders if they wish to participate in the AGM, based on the manner in which they hold their shares in DBSH, are set out in the table below:

				If I hold shares via CDP or in			If I hold shares			If I hold shares
						through CPF or			through a relevant
				scrip
						SRS			intermediary
	I wish to			Register in person at the AGM venue		Approach your
	attend, speak				relevant
			by 2.00 p.m. on 31 March 2023
	and vote in				intermediary
			to attend, ask questions and vote at the AGM
	person at the				(if it has not already
			(refer to Steps 1, 2(b) and 3(b) under the Appendix)
	AGM				contacted you)
	I wish to ask			Submit questions in advance via email or by post		Approach your
				relevant
	questions in
			by 17 March 2023		intermediary
	advance of
			(refer to Step 2(a) under the Appendix)		(if it has not already
	the AGM
									contacted you)
	I do not wish
	to attend the			Submit proxy form appointing		Approach your		Approach your
	AGM, but			Chairman of the Meeting as		CPF Agent Bank		relevant
	wish to vote			proxy to our Polling Agent via		or SRS Operator		intermediary to
	by appointing			email or by post by 2.00 p.m.		to submit your		submit your votes
	Chairman of			on 28 March 2023(refer to		votes by 5.00 p.m.		(if it has not already
	the Meeting			Step 3(c) under the Appendix)		on 21 March 2023		contacted you)
	as proxy
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		If I hold shares via CDP or in			If I hold shares			If I hold shares
				through CPF or			through a relevant
		scrip
				SRS			intermediary
		Submit proxy form appointing
		third party proxy(ies) to our
		Polling Agent via email or by
		post by 2.00 p.m. on 28 March
I do not wish		2023(refer to Step 3(c) under
to attend the		the Appendix)
AGM, but
wish to					Not applicable		Not applicable
appoint third		Your proxy(ies) must register
party		in person at the AGM venue
proxy(ies)		by 2.00 p.m. on 31 March
		2023to attend, ask questions
		and vote at the AGM (refer to
		Steps 1, 2(b) and 3(b) under
		the Appendix)

7. 2022 Annual Report and Letter to Shareholders. The 2022 Annual Report and the Letter to Shareholders dated 9 March 2023 (in relation to the proposed renewal of the share purchase mandate) have been published and may be accessed at the Company's website as follows:

1. the 2022 Annual Report may be accessed at the URLhttps://www.dbs.com/investors/financials/group-annual-reportsby clicking on the hyperlinks "A Different Kind of Bank" or "PDF" under the "2022" section of "Group Annual Reports"; and
2. the Letter to Shareholders dated 9 March 2023 may be accessed at the URLhttps://www.dbs.com/investors/agm-and-egm/default.pageby clicking on the hyperlink "Letter to Shareholders dated 9 March 2023" under "9 March 2023".

The above documents may also be accessed on the SGX website at the URL https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcements. Shareholders may request for printed copies of these documents by submitting the request via email to the Company's Share Registrar, Tricor Barbinder Share Registration Services (a division of Tricor Singapore Pte. Ltd.), atdbs- [e-mail] 17 March 2023. To be valid, the request must:

1. specify "Request for Printed Copies of 2022 Annual Report and Letter to Shareholders dated 9 March 2023" as the subject of the email; and
2. state the following:
3. 1. the full name of the shareholder (as per CDP, CPF, SRS and/or scrip-based records);
   2. the mailing address of the shareholder;
   3. the telephone or mobile number of the shareholder; and
   4. the manner in which the shareholder holds shares in DBSH (e.g., via CDP, CPF, SRS and/or scrip).

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By submitting such request, a shareholder agrees and acknowledges that the Company and/or its service providers may collect, use and disclose his/her personal data, as contained in the submitted request or which is otherwise collected from him/her (or his/her authorised representative(s)), for the purpose of processing and effecting his/her request.

8. Key dates/deadlines. In summary, the key dates/deadlines which shareholders should take note of are set out in the table below:

Key dates	Actions
17 March 2023	Deadline:
(Friday)	• for shareholders to submit questions in advance; and
	• for shareholders who wish to request for printed copies of the 2022
	Annual Report and/or the Letter to Shareholders dated 9 March 2023
	to submit the request via email to the Company's Share Registrar,
	Tricor Barbinder Share Registration Services (a division of Tricor
	Singapore Pte. Ltd.), [e-mail].
5.00 p.m. on	Deadline for CPF and SRS investors who wish to appoint the Chairman
21 March 2023	of the Meeting as proxy to approach their respective CPF Agent Banks or
(Tuesday)	SRS Operators to submit their votes.
2.00 p.m. on	Deadline for shareholders to submit instruments appointing a proxy(ies).
28 March 2023
(Tuesday)
Date and time of	Shareholders, including CPF and SRS investors, and (where applicable)
AGM -	duly appointed proxies may attend the AGM in person at Marina Bay
2.00 p.m. on	Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level 4, Roselle and Simpor
31 March 2023	Ballrooms, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956. There will be no
(Friday)	option to participate virtually.
Registration	Please bring along your NRIC/passport to enable the Company to verify
commences at	your identity. The Company reserves the right to refuse admittance to the
1.00 p.m.	AGM if the attendee's identity cannot be verified accurately.

9. Further information. For more information, shareholders can call the following hotline numbers:

Group Secretariat	Investor Relations	Group Strategic Marketing
		and Communications
(65) 6878 4306	(65) 9618 5267	(65) 9248 9483
(65) 6878 7398	(65) 9489 5317
(65) 6878 5912

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10. Important reminder. Shareholders are reminded to check the Company's website at the URL https://www.dbs.com/investors/agm-and-egm/default.pageor the SGX website at the URLhttps://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcementsfor the latest updates on the status of the AGM.

By Order of the Board

Peter Seah Lim Huat

Chairman

9 March 2023

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