NOTICE OF ANNUAL

GENERAL MEETING

ST GROUP FOOD INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Company Registration No. 201801590R)

(Incorporated in Singapore)

This Notice has been made available on the home page of the Company's corporate website (www.stgroup.net.au) and SGXNET. A printed copy of this Notice will not be despatched to members of the Company.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") of ST GROUP FOOD INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company") will be by way of electronic means on Tuesday, 30 November 2021 at 10.00 a.m. for the following purposes:

AS ORDINARY BUSINESS

1. To receive and adopt the Directors' Statement and the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended

30 June 2021 together with the Auditors' Report thereon.

(Resolution 1)

2. To re-elect the following Directors retiring pursuant to Regulation 110 of the Company's Constitution:

Mr. Yap Zhi Chau

(Resolution 2)

Ms. Saw Lee Ping

(Resolution 3)

Mr. Yap Zhi Chau will, upon re-election as a Director of the Company, remain as an Independent Director, Chairman of the Audit and Nominating Committees and a member of the Remuneration Committee, and will be considered independent for the purposes of Rule 704(7) of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited ("SGX-ST") Listing Manual Section B: Rules of Catalist ("Catalist Rules").

The information relating to Mr. Yap Zhi Chau and Ms. Saw Lee Ping as required under Rule 720(5) of the Catalist Rules is set out on pages 47 to 50 of the Annual Report.

3. To approve the payment of Directors' fees of S$99,600 for the financial year ending 30 June 2022, to be paid quarterly in

arrears (FY2021: S$99,600).

(Resolution 4)

4. To re-appoint Baker Tilly TFW LLP as the Auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors of the Company to fix their

remuneration.

(Resolution 5)

5. To transact any other ordinary business which may be transacted at an Annual General Meeting.

AS SPECIAL BUSINESS

To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following resolutions as ordinary resolutions, with or without any modifications:

6. AUTHORITY TO ALLOT AND ISSUE SHARES

That pursuant to Section 161 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 (the "Companies Act") and Rule 806 of the Catalist Rules, the Directors of the Company be authorised and empowered to:

  1. (i) allot and issue shares in the Company ("shares") whether by way of rights, bonus or otherwise; and/or

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  1. make or grant offers, agreements or options (collectively, "Instruments") that might or would require shares to be issued, including but not limited to the creation and issue of (as well as adjustments to) options, warrants, debentures or other instruments convertible into shares,

at any time and upon such terms and conditions and for such purposes and to such persons as the Directors of the Company may in their absolute discretion deem fit; and

  1. (notwithstanding the authority conferred by this resolution may have ceased to be in force) issue shares in pursuance of any Instruments made or granted by the Directors of the Company while this resolution was in force,

Provided always that:

  1. the aggregate number of shares (including shares to be issued in pursuance of the Instruments, made or granted pursuant to this resolution) to be issued pursuant to this resolution shall not exceed one hundred per centum (100%) of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company (as calculated in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below), of which the aggregate number of shares to be issued other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders of the Company shall not exceed fifty per centum (50%) of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company (as calculated in accordance with sub- paragraph (2) below);
  2. (subject to such manner of calculation as may be prescribed by the SGX-ST) for the purpose of determining the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under sub-paragraph (1) above, the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) shall be based on the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company at the time of the passing of this resolution, after adjusting for:
    1. new shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities;
    2. new shares arising from exercising share options or vesting of share awards which are outstanding or subsisting at the time of the passing of this resolution, provided the options or awards were granted in compliance with Part VIII of Chapter 8 of the Catalist Rules;
    3. any subsequent bonus issue, consolidation or subdivision of shares;
  3. in exercising the authority conferred by this resolution, the Company shall comply with the provisions of the Catalist Rules for the time being in force (unless such compliance has been waived by the SGX-ST) and the Constitution of the Company; and
  4. unless revoked or varied by the Company in a general meeting, such authority shall continue in force until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or the date by which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is required by law to be held, whichever is earlier.

[See Explanatory Note (i)]

(Resolution 6)

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7. AUTHORITY TO GRANT AWARDS AND TO ALLOT AND ISSUE SHARES UNDER THE ST GROUP PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

That pursuant to Section 161 of the Companies Act, the Directors of the Company be authorised and empowered to grant awards under the prevailing ST Group Performance Share Plan (the "Scheme") and to issue from time to time such number of shares in the capital of the Company as may be required to be issued pursuant to the vesting of awards granted by the Company under the Scheme, whether granted during the subsistence of this authority or otherwise, provided always that the aggregate number of shares issued and/or issuable pursuant to the Scheme shall not exceed fifteen per centum (15%) of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company from time to time and that such authority shall, unless revoked or varied by the Company in a general meeting, continue in force until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or the date by which the next Annual General Meeting of the Company is required by law to be held, whichever is earlier.

[See Explanatory Note (ii)]

(Resolution 7)

8. THE PROPOSED RENEWAL OF THE SHARE BUYBACK MANDATE That:

  1. for the purposes of Sections 76C and 76E of the Companies Act, the exercise by the Directors of the Company (the "Directors") of all the powers of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire issued ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") not exceeding in aggregate the Maximum Percentage (as hereafter defined), at such price or prices as may be determined by the Directors from time to time up to but not exceeding the Maximum Price (as hereafter defined), whether by way of:
    1. market purchase(s) ("Market Purchase(s)") on the SGX-ST transacted through the SGX-ST trading system; and/or
    2. off-marketpurchase(s) ("Off-Market Purchase(s)") (if effected otherwise than on the SGX-ST as may be determined or formulated by the Directors as they consider fit, which scheme(s) shall satisfy all the conditions prescribed by the Companies Act,

and otherwise in accordance with all other laws and regulations and the Catalist Rules as may for the time being be applicable, be and is hereby authorised and approved generally and unconditionally (the "Share Buyback Mandate");

  1. unless revoked or varied by the Company in a general meeting, the authority conferred on the Directors pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate may be exercised by the Directors at any time and from time to time during the period commencing from the date of the passing of this resolution and expiring on the earliest of:
    1. the date on which the next annual general meeting of the Company is held or required by law to be held;
    2. the date on which the authority conferred by the Share Buyback Mandate is revoked or varied by the Company at a general meeting (if so varied or revoked prior to the next annual general meeting); and
    3. the date on which the purchases or acquisitions of Shares by the Company pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate are carried out to the full extent mandated;

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  1. in this resolution:
    "Average Closing Price" means the average of the closing market prices of a Share over the last five (5) Market Days on which the Shares are transacted on the SGX-ST or, as the case may be, such securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or quoted, immediately preceding the date of the Market Purchase by the Company or, as the case may be, the date of the making of the offer pursuant to the Off-Market Purchase, and deemed to be adjusted, in accordance with the Catalist Rules, for any corporate action that occurs during the relevant five (5) Market Day period and the day on which the purchases are made;
    "date of the making of the offer" means the date on which the Company announces its intention to make an offer for the purchase or acquisition of Shares from holders of Shares, stating therein the purchase price (which shall not be more than the Maximum Price for an Off-Market Purchase calculated on the foregoing basis) for each Share and the relevant terms of the equal access scheme for effecting the Off-Market Purchase;
    "Market Day" means a day on which the SGX-ST is open for securities trading;
    "Maximum Percentage" means that number of issued Shares representing 10.0% of the issued Shares as at the date of the passing of this resolution; and
    "Maximum Price" in relation to a Share to be purchased or acquired, means the purchase price (excluding related brokerage, commission, applicable goods and services tax, stamp duties, clearance fees and other related expenses) which shall not exceed 105.0% of the Average Closing Price of the Shares (for both Market Purchases and Off-Market Purchases); and
  2. the Directors and/or any of them be and are and/or is hereby authorised and empowered to complete and do all such acts and things (including executing such documents as may be required) as they and/or he may consider expedient or necessary to give effect to the transactions contemplated and/or authorised by this resolution.

[See Explanatory Note (iii)]

(Resolution 8)

By Order of the Board

Toh Li Ping, Angela

Company Secretary

15 November 2021

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Explanatory Notes:

  1. Resolution 6 in item 6 above, if passed, will empower the Directors of the Company, effective until the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company, or the date by which the next AGM of the Company is required by law to be held or such authority is varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting, whichever is the earlier, to issue shares, make or grant Instruments convertible into shares and to issue shares pursuant to such Instruments, up to a number not exceeding, in total, 100% of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company, of which up to 50% may be issued other than on a pro rata basis to shareholders.
    For determining the aggregate number of shares that may be issued, the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) will be calculated based on the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company at the time this ordinary resolution is passed after adjusting for new shares arising from the conversion or exercise of any convertible securities or share options or vesting of share awards which were issued and outstanding or subsisting at the time when this ordinary resolution is passed, provided the options or awards were granted in compliance with Part VIII of Chapter 8 of the Catalist Rules; and any subsequent bonus issue, consolidation or subdivision of shares.
  2. Resolution 7 in item 7 above, if passed, will empower the Directors of the Company, effective until the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company, or the date by which the next AGM of the Company is required by law to be held or such authority is varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting, whichever is the earlier, to issue shares in the Company pursuant to the vesting of awards granted or to be granted under the Scheme up to a number not exceeding in aggregate (for the entire duration of the Scheme) fifteen per centum (15%) of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury shares and subsidiary holdings) in the capital of the Company from time to time.
  3. Resolution 8 proposed in item 8 above, if passed, will empower the Directors from the date of the passing of this resolution until the date the next AGM is to be held or is required by law to be held, whichever is earlier, to make purchases (whether by way of On-Market Share Purchases or Off-Market Share Purchases on an equal access scheme) from time to time of up to 10% of the total number of issued Shares excluding any Shares which are held as treasury shares of the Company at prices up to but not exceeding the Maximum Price. The rationale for, the authority and limitation on, the sources of funds to be used for the purchase or acquisition including the amount of financing and the financial effects of the purchase or acquisition of Shares by the Company pursuant to the Share Buyback Mandate are set out in greater details in the Appendix accompanying this Notice.

Notes:

General

  1. Pursuant to the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings for Companies, Variable Capital Companies, Business Trusts, Unit Trusts and Debenture Holders) Order 2020 (as amended from time to time), the Company has the option to hold a virtual meeting, even where the Company is permitted under safe distancing to hold a physical meeting. Due to current COVID-19 situation and the Company's efforts to minimise physical interactions and COVID-19 transmission risk to a minimum, the AGM will be held by way of electronic means and members will NOT be allowed to attend the AGM in person.
  2. Alternative arrangements relating to, among others, attendance, submission of questions in advance and/or voting by proxy at the AGM are set out in this Notice of AGM. The Notice of AGM is also made available on SGXNet at the following URL:https://www.sgx.com/securities/company-announcementsand the Company's website at the following URL: www.stgroup.net.au.
    For Central Provident Fund ("CPF") and Supplementary Retirement Scheme ("SRS") Investment Account Holders, please refer to Note 18 below for further details. For persons who are holding Shares through relevant intermediaries (other than for CPF and SRS Investment Account Holders), please refer to Note 19 below for further details.

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