THIS CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS OF SAUDEE GROUP BERHAD ("SAUDEE" OR THE "COMPANY") IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

If you are in any doubt as to the course of action to be taken, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional advisers immediately.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad takes no responsibility for the contents of this Circular, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this Circular.

SAUDEE GROUP BERHAD

(Registration No. 200801036832 (838172-P))

(Incorporated in Malaysia)

CIRCULAR TO SHAREHOLDERS IN RELATION TO THE

  1. PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF UP TO 347,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN SAUDEE, REPRESENTING APPROXIMATELY 35% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF SAUDEE TO INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY INVESTORS TO BE IDENTIFIED AT A LATER DATE;
  1. PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF A SHARE ISSUANCE SCHEME OF UP TO 15% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES OF SAUDEE (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES, IF ANY) TO THE ELIGIBLE DIRECTORS AND ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF SAUDEE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES; AND
  1. PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF SIS OPTIONS PURSUANT TO THE SHARE ISSUANCE SCHEME ABOVE TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY

AND

NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Principal Adviser

TA SECURITIES HOLDINGS BERHAD

(Registration No. 197301001467 (14948-M))

(A Participating Organisation of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad)

The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company ("EGM") will be held on a virtual basis from the Broadcast Venue at Level 4, Menara Lien Hoe, No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan and online voting using the remote participation and voting platform. The Notice of EGM together with the Form of Proxy are enclosed in this Circular.

If you decide to appoint a proxy or proxies for the EGM, you must complete, sign and return the Form of Proxy and deposit it at the Poll Administrator's office at Level 5, Block B, Dataran PHB, Saujana Resort, Section U2, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan or email to admin@aldpro.com.my not less than 24 hours before the date and time indicated below or at any adjournment thereof. The completion and lodging of the Form of Proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the virtual EGM should you subsequently wish to do so and in such an event, your Form of Proxy shall be deemed to have been revoked.

Last date and time for lodging the Form of Proxy

:

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 at 10.30 a.m.

Date and time of the EGM

:

Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 10.30 a.m.

Broadcast Venue of the EGM

:

Level 4, Menara Lien Hoe, No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana,

Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Darul Ehsan

This Circular is dated 11 October 2022

DEFINITIONS

Except where the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Circular:

2020 Private Placement :

Private placement of up to 10% of the issued Shares, which was

completed on 7 September 2020

2021 Private Placement :

Private placement of up to 20% of the issued Shares, which was

completed on 16 December 2021

Act

: Companies Act 2016, as amended from time to time including any re-

enactment thereof

Board

: Board of Directors of Saudee

BNM

:

Bank Negara Malaysia

Bursa Depository

: Bursa Malaysia Depository Sdn Bhd (198701006854 (165570-W))

Bursa Securities

: Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (200301033577 (635998-W))

By-laws

: By-laws governing the SIS, as amended, modified and supplemented

from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the By-laws, a

draft of which is appended in Appendix II of this Circular

Circular

: This circular to Shareholders in relation to the Proposals

Convertible Securities : Collectively, the Warrants B and Existing ESOS Options

COVID-19

: Coronavirus disease of 2019

Date of Offer

: The date of the letter in which an Offer is made by the SIS Committee

to the Eligible Persons to participate in the SIS

Directors

: Directors

of the Company for the

time

being and shall

have the

meaning ascribed to it in Section 2(1) of the Act and Section 2(1) of the

Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and Director shall be construed

accordingly

Effective Date

: The date on which the SIS shall take effect, following full compliance

with all relevant requirements prescribed under the Listing

Requirements

EGM

:

Extraordinary general meeting

Eligible Directors

: Directors

(including executive

and

non-executive

Directors,

independent or otherwise) of the Group who fulfil the eligibility criteria

for participation in the SIS as set out in the By-laws

Eligible Employees

: Employees of the Group who fulfil the eligibility criteria for participation

in the SIS as set out in the By-laws

Eligible Persons

: Collectively, the Eligible Directors and the Eligible Employees

EPS

:

Earnings per Share

Exercise Price

: The price at which a Grantee shall be entitled to subscribe for each

new Share from the Company upon the exercise of the SIS Options,

as specified in the Offer and as may be adjusted in accordance with

the provisions of the By-laws

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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)

Existing By-Laws

: Existing by-laws governing the Existing ESOS

Existing ESOS

: The existing employee share option scheme of the Company which

took effect on 19 January 2018 for a period of 5 years

Existing ESOS Options :

Options granted under the Existing ESOS pursuant to the Existing By-

Laws where each option holder can subscribe for 1 new Share for

every 1 Existing ESOS Option held

FPE

: Financial period ended / ending, as the case may be

FYE

: Financial year ended / ending, as the case may be

GL

:

Gross loss

GP

:

Gross profit

Grantee

: An Eligible Person who has accepted an Offer in the manner provided

in the By-laws

HORECA

: Hotel, restaurant and cafe

IMR Report

: Independent Market Research Report dated 17 August 2022 prepared

by Smith Zander

Interested Person

: A director, major shareholder or chief executive of Saudee or a holding

company of Saudee

LAT

:

Loss after taxation

LBT

:

Loss before taxation

Listing Requirements

: Main Market Listing Requirements of Bursa Securities

LPD

: 23 September 2022, being the latest practicable date prior to the

printing of this Circular

LPS

:

Loss per Share

Maximum Scenario

: Assuming all the treasury shares are resold in the open market and full

exercise of the outstanding Warrants B

Maximum Shares

: Maximum number of Shares that may be granted under the SIS and

shall not in aggregate exceed 15% of the total number of issued shares

of the Company (excluding treasury shares, if any) at any point in time

during the duration of the SIS

Minimum Scenario

: Assuming none of the treasury shares are resold in the open market

and none of the outstanding Warrants B are exercised

NA

:

Net assets

OEM

:

Original equipment manufacturer

Offer

: Written offer of SIS Options at the discretion of the SIS Committee, to

an Eligible Person from time to time within the duration of the SIS

PAT

:

Profit after taxation

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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)

PBT

:

Profit before taxation

Placement Shares

: Up to 347,000,000 new Saudee Shares to be issued pursuant to the

Proposed Private Placement

Private Placement and

: Private placement of up to 61,882,400 Shares and renounceable rights

Rights

Issue

with

issue of up to 536,314,564 Shares together with up to 268,157,282 free

Warrants

detachable Warrants B on the basis of 2 rights shares together with 1

free Warrant B for every 1 existing Share held by the entitled

Shareholders on the entitlement date, which was completed on 23

June 2021.

Proposals

: Collectively, the Proposed Private Placement and Proposed SIS

Proposed

Private

: Proposed private placement of up to 347,000,000 new Saudee Shares,

Placement

representing approximately 35% of the total number of issued shares

of the Company to independent third-party investor(s) to be identified

later and at an issue price to be determined later

Proposed SIS

: Proposed establishment of a SIS of up to 15% of the total number of

issued Shares (excluding treasury shares, if any)

Record of Depositors

: A record of securities holders established by Bursa Depository under

the Rules of Bursa Depository as issued pursuant to the Securities

Industry (Central Depositories) Act, 1991, including the Securities

Industry (Central Depositories) Amendment Act, 1998

RM and sen

: Ringgit Malaysia and sen respectively

Saudee

or

the

:

Saudee Group Berhad (200801036832 (838172-P))

Company

Saudee

Group

or the

:

Collectively, Saudee and its subsidiaries

Group

Saudee Shares or the

:

Ordinary shares in Saudee

Shares

Shareholders

: Registered holders of Saudee Shares

Smith

Zander

or the

:

Smith Zander International Sdn Bhd (201301028298 (1058128-V))

IMR

SIS

: Share issuance scheme for the granting of the SIS Options to the

Eligible Persons to subscribe for new Shares upon the terms as set out

in the By-laws, such scheme to be known as "Employees' Share

Issuance Scheme"

SIS Committee

: The committee appointed and authorised by the Board from time to

time to administer the SIS in accordance with the By-laws, comprising

such number of Directors and/or other persons identified and

appointed from time to time by the Board

SIS Options

: The right of a Grantee to subscribe for new Shares, during the SIS

Option Period, at the Exercise Price pursuant to an Offer duly accepted

by the Grantee

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DEFINITIONS (CONT'D)

SIS Option Period

: The period commencing from the Effective Date and expiring on (i) the

last day of the duration of the SIS, or (ii) such other date as stipulated

by the SIS Committee in the Offer, or (iii) on the date of termination or

expiry of the SIS as provided in the By-laws

TA Securities or the

: TA Securities Holdings Berhad (197301001467 (14948-M))

Principal Adviser

VWAP

: Volume weighted average price

Warrants B

: Outstanding warrants 2021/2024 issued by the Company pursuant to

the Deed Poll B which will expire on 16 June 2024. Each Warrant B

holder is entitled to subscribe for 1 new Share at the exercise price of

RM0.15, subject to adjustments under circumstances prescribed in

accordance with the terms and provisions of the Deed Poll B

All references to "you" in this Circular are to the Shareholders.

In this Circular, words referring to the singular shall, where applicable, include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall, where applicable, include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa. References to persons shall include corporations, unless otherwise specified.

Any reference in this Circular to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as for the time being amended or re-enacted. Any reference to time and date in this Circular shall be a reference to Malaysian time and date, unless otherwise stated. Any discrepancies in the tables between the actual figures, amounts stated and the totals in this Circular are, unless otherwise explained, due to rounding.

Certain statements in this Circular may be forward-looking in nature, which are subject to uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements may contain estimates and assumptions made by the Board after due enquiry, which are nevertheless subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement in this Circular should not be regarded as a representation or warranty that the Company's plans and objectives will be achieved.

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