KENANGA INVESTMENT BANK BERHAD 126 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2025 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW STATEMENT Employees’ Share Scheme After obtaining the Shareholders’ approval at an EGM held on 25 May 2017, KIBB had, on 21 September 2017, established and implemented an ESS of up to 10% of its total issued share capital (excluding treasury shares) at any one time during the duration of the Scheme for the Eligible Employees which would be valid for a period of five (5) years from its commencement date. Following the Board of KIBB’s approval on 10 June 2020, the duration of the ESS has been extended for another five (5) years from 21 September 2022 to 20 September 2027 in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws of the ESS. The ESS comprises the ESOS and Employees’ Share Grant Plan (“ESGP”). It is governed by the ESS By-Laws approved by the Shareholders at the aforesaid EGM and administered by the ESS Committee, comprising three (3) INEDs. Since the commencement of the ESS on 21 September 2017, six (6) offers had been made under the ESOS on 2 January 2018, 31 May 2018, 2 May 2019, 17 June 2019, 1 July 2020 and 2 August 2021 respectively. As for the ESGP, the Board of KIBB had on 4 March 2021, approved the granting of the Performance Share Plan (“PSP”) Award to Eligible Employees of the Company and its non-dormant subsidiaries on 3 May 2021 where the PSP shares were vested on 2 June 2021 (“Vesting Date”). In determining the total number of shares to be awarded to each Eligible Employee, the ESS Committee and the GNC had taken into consideration amongst others, the Eligible Employees’ performance, seniority (denoted by corporate rank) and contribution to the growth and performance of KIBB Group. As part of the condition attached to the PSP Award, the PSP Grantee is restricted from selling/ transferring the shares issued to him/ her for a period of one (1) year from the Vesting Date. The details of the ESS are set out under Note 55 of the Financial Statements section appearing on pages 371 to 380 of this Integrated Annual Report 2025. Brief details on the number of options granted, exercised, forfeited and outstanding since the commencement of the ESS on 21 September 2017 and during the Financial Year (“FY”) 2018, FY 2019, FY 2020, FY 2021, FY 2022, FY 2023, FY 2024 and FY 2025 are set out below. For the Period from 21 September 2017 to 31 December 2018 ESOS(1) Total GMD(2) Senior Management Other Entitled Employees Granted 59,423,000 10,000,000(3) 16,580,000(3) 32,843,000(3) Exercised 194,400 0 0 194,400 Forfeited(4) 1,479,000 0 0 1,479,000 Outstanding 57,749,600 10,000,000 16,580,000 31,169,600 For the FY from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 ESOS(1) Total GMD(2) Senior Management Other Entitled Employees Granted 6,431,000 0 750,000(5) 5,681,000(5) Exercised 0 0 0 0 Forfeited(4) 1,528,000 0 0 1,528,000 Cancelled(6) 265,500 0 195,000 70,500 Outstanding 62,387,100 10,000,000 17,135,000 35,252,100
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