SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore

(Company Registration No. 199201624D)

ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO

CLAUSE 704(16) OF THE SGX LISTING MANUAL

ANNOUNCEMENT ON

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE 29TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce, in accordance with Clause 704(16) of the Listing Manual of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited, that at the 29th AGM of the Company held today, all the Resolutions as set out in the Notice of the AGM dated 7 July 2021 were put to the Meeting and duly passed on a poll vote.

  1. Breakdown of valid votes cast

Resolution number and

Total number of

For

Against

details

shares

Number of

As a

Number of

As a

represented by

shares

percentage

shares

percentage

votes for and

of total

of total

against the

number of

number of

relevant

votes for

votes for

resolution

and against

and against

the

the

resolution

resolution

(%)

(%)

Ordinary Business

Resolution 1

11,659,209,344

11,638,685,943

99.82

20,523,401

0.18

Adoption of Directors'

Statement and audited

Financial Statements and

Auditors' Report

Resolution 2

11,693,422,595

11,668,723,419

99.79

24,699,176

0.21

Declaration of a final dividend

Resolution 3

11,607,294,028

11,370,346,622

97.96

236,947,406

2.04

Re-election of Mr Gautam

Banerjee as Director

Resolution 4

11,693,422,595

11,547,140,138

98.75

146,282,457

1.25

Re-election of

Mr Venkataraman

Vishnampet Ganesan as

Director

Resolution 5

11,607,292,478

11,427,025,269

98.45

180,267,209

1.55

Re-election of Ms Teo Swee

Lian as Director

Resolution 6

11,693,422,595

11,688,869,436

99.96

4,553,159

0.04

Re-election of Mr Lim Swee

Say as Director

Resolution 7

11,693,422,595

11,688,869,436

99.96

4,553,159

0.04

Re-election of Mr Rajeev Suri

as Director

Resolution 8

11,607,294,028

11,512,255,836

99.18

95,038,192

0.82

Re-election of Mr Wee Siew

Kim as Director

Resolution number and

Total number of

For

Against

details

shares

Number of

As a

Number of

As a

represented by

shares

percentage

shares

percentage

votes for and

of total

of total

against the

number of

number of

relevant

votes for

votes for

resolution

and against

and against

the

the

resolution

resolution

(%)

(%)

Resolution 9

11,693,422,595

11,683,151,666

99.91

10,270,929

0.09

Re-election of Mr Yuen Kuan

Moon as Director

Resolution 10

11,693,419,035

11,690,661,984

99.98

2,757,051

0.02

Directors' fees for the

financial year ending 31

March 2022

Resolution 11

11,693,159,415

11,682,447,658

99.91

10,711,757

0.09

Re-appointment of Auditors

and authorising the Directors

to fix their remuneration

Special Business

Resolution 12

11,693,422,295

11,184,401,293

95.65

509,021,002

4.35

Share issue mandate

Resolution 13

11,693,422,295

11,559,372,520

98.85

134,049,775

1.15

Allotment/issue shares

pursuant to the Singtel Scrip

Dividend Scheme

Resolution 14

11,692,100,923

11,677,688,948

99.88

14,411,975

0.12

Share purchase mandate

Resolution 15

11,692,495,953

11,493,239,054

98.30

199,256,899

1.70

Extension of, and alterations

to, the SingTel Performance

Share Plan 2012 and to

authorise the Directors to

grant awards and allot/issue

shares pursuant to the

SingTel Performance Share

Plan 2012 (as altered)

  1. Details of parties who are required to abstain from voting on any resolution(s):
    1. Mr Venkataraman Vishnampet Ganesan abstained from voting on Resolution 4 in respect of his own re-election as Director of the Company.
    2. Ms Teo Swee Lian abstained from voting on Resolution 5 in respect of her own re-election as Director of the Company.
    3. Mr Lim Swee Say abstained from voting on Resolution 6 in respect of his own re-election as Director of the Company.
    4. Mr Wee Siew Kim abstained from voting on Resolution 8 in respect of his own re-election as Director of the Company.
  1. Mr Yuen Kuan Moon abstained from voting on Resolution 9 in respect of his own re-election as Director of the Company.

To demonstrate good corporate governance practices:

    1. All Directors of the Company who are also shareholders were requested to abstain from voting on Ordinary Resolution 10 in respect of the payment of Directors' fees for the financial year ending 31 March 2022.
    2. All Directors and employees of the Company who are also shareholders and are eligible to participate in the Singtel Performance Share Plan 2012 were requested to abstain from voting on Ordinary Resolution 15 in respect of the proposed extension of, and alterations to, the SingTel Performance Share Plan 2012 and to authorise the Directors to grant awards and allot/issue shares pursuant to the SingTel Performance Share Plan 2012 (as altered).
  1. Name of firm and/or person appointed as scrutineer: Ernst & Young LLP.
  2. With effect from the conclusion of Singtel's 29th AGM held today, Mr Low Check Kian, who has been a Director of Singtel since 2011 and Lead Independent Director since 2015, has stepped down as a Director and as Lead Independent Director of Singtel. The Board and Management of Singtel thank Mr Low for his invaluable contributions to the Singtel Group and wish him all the best for the future.
    The updated composition of the Singtel Board and Board Committees is set out in the Annex.

Dated: 30 July 2021

Annex

Composition of the Board and Board Committees of Singtel with effect from the

conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 30 July 2021

No

Board/Board

Members

Committee

1

Board of Directors

Mr Lee Theng Kiat

Chairman

Mr Yuen Kuan Moon

Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr Gautam Banerjee

Lead Independent Director

Mr Venky Ganesan

Director

Mr Bradley Horowitz

Director

Mrs Gail Kelly

Director

Mr Lim Swee Say

Director

Mrs Christina Ong

Director

Mr Rajeev Suri

Director

Ms Teo Swee Lian

Director

Mr Wee Siew Kim

Director

2

Audit Committee

Mr Gautam Banerjee

Chairman

Mrs Gail Kelly

Member

Mrs Christina Ong

Member

3

Corporate

Mr Gautam Banerjee

Chairman

Governance and

Mr Lee Theng Kiat

Member

Nominations

Mrs Gail Kelly

Member

Committee

Mrs Christina Ong

Member

Ms Teo Swee Lian

Member

4

Executive Resource

Mrs Gail Kelly

Chairman

and Compensation

Mr Lee Theng Kiat

Member

Committee

Mr Rajeev Suri

Member

Ms Teo Swee Lian

Member

5

Finance and

Mr Lee Theng Kiat

Chairman

Investment

Mr Venky Ganesan

Member

Committee

Mr Bradley Horowitz

Member

Mr Wee Siew Kim

Member

6

Risk Committee

Ms Teo Swee Lian

Chairman

Mr Gautam Banerjee

Member

Mrs Christina Ong

Member

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