April 12, 2021

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Secretariat Building, PICC Complex

Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City

Attention:

Dir. Vicente Graciano P. Felizmenio, Jr.

Market and Securities Regulation Department

Re:

Definitive Information Statement for 2021 Annual Meeting

- DMCI Holdings, Inc.

Gentlemen:

We respectfully submit the following documents of DMCI HOLDINGS, INC. (the "Corporation") in relation to the conduct of its annual stockholders' meeting on May 18, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. via remote communication:

  1. Notice of Meeting signed by the Corporate Secretary with Agenda Rationale;
  2. Proxy form;
  3. Definitive Information Statement ("PIS") signed by the Corporate Secretary;
  4. List of Beneficial Owners as of March 31, 2021;
  5. Management Report;
  6. 2020 Audited Financial Statements ("AFS");
  7. Statement of Management Responsibility ("SMR") signed by the required signatories;
  8. Certification of its Compliance Officer that except for Mr. Isidro A. Consunji who is a board member of the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) and Philippine Overseas Construction Board (POCB), none of the directors / officers is connected with the government;
  9. POCB and CIAP certification consenting to the election of Mr. Isidro A. Consunji;
  10. Certifications of the Independent Directors, Messrs. Honorio Reyes-Lao and Antonio Jose Periquet, signed by each independent director; and,
  11. Instructions on participation in the annual meeting via remote communication.

We also refer to your comments on the Preliminary Information Statement of the Corporation and we provide our answers/ comments thereon as follows:

SEC Comment

Response

Present to the stockholders various

The DIS was revised to incorporate

matters relating to the previous

the various matters pertaining to the

meeting

previous stockholders' meeting.

Security ownership of certain record

Please refer to Page 8

and beneficial owners of more than

5%

Security ownership of management

Please refer to Page 8

Summary compensation table

The DIS was revised to provide the

total per diems received by the

directors in 2020. The directors are

not entitled to any compensation

other than per diem.

Market Price and Dividends -

Revised to indicate "first quarter of

presentation of high and low sales

2021" instead of "first quarter of

price for each quarter within the last

2020"

two fiscal years

Legal matter paragraph in the

The legal matter is in the Auditor's

Auditor's

Report

(Financial

Report on supplementary schedules

Reporting Bulletin No. 1)

(page 141 of the Consolidated

Audited Financial Statements).

Thank you.

Very truly yours,

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Dear Stockholders:

Please be notified that the annual meeting of stockholders of DMCI Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") will be held virtually on May 18, 2021 at 9:30 A.M. with the following agenda:

  1. Call to Order
  2. Report on Attendance and Quorum
  3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Stockholders' Meeting
  4. Management Report for the year ended December 31,2020
  5. Ratification of All Acts of the Board of Directors and Officers during the preceding year
  6. Appointment of Independent Auditor
  7. Re-Electionof Independent Directors (SEC MC No. 4-2017)
    1. Mr. Antonio Jose Periquet
    2. Mr. Honorio O. Reyes-Lao
  8. Election of Directors including the Independent Directors
  9. Other Matters
  10. Adjournment

Stockholders of record as of April 7, 2021 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the said annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Given the current emergency health crisis, stockholders may only attend by remote communication, by voting in absentia, or by appointing the Chairman or the President or the Chief Finance Officer as proxy. Stockholders who intend to attend the said meeting should notify the Corporation by sending an email to dmcihi_asm@dmcinet.com. The Corporation will send the instructions for joining the virtual annual meeting via email to each stockholder who will signify his/her intention to attend the same.

Deadline for submission of proxies is on May 8, 2021 via mail or email at dmcihi_asm@dmcinet.com. Validation of proxies shall be held on May 13, 2021, 2:00 p.m., at the principal office of the Corporation, or virtually, as may be necessary or required.

Makati City, Metro Manila,

April 12. 2021

For the Board of Directors:

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  • DMCI Holdings, Inc. Dividend Policy: The Corporation is committed to provide reasonable economic returns to its shareholders with a dividend payout ratio of at least 25% of the preceding year's Consolidated Core Net Income, or the reported net income excluding all foreign exchange, mark-to-market gains and losses and non-recurring items. The Corporation may, from time to time, pay special dividends as a return of excess funds to shareholders as determined by the Board of Directors upon considering the investing and operating needs of the Corporation. The policy is subject to availability of retained earnings, and subject further to compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations on dividend declarations.

AGENDA DETAILS AND RATIONALE

  1. Call to Order. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Isidro A. Consunji, will call the meeting to order.
  2. Certification of Notice and Quorum . The Corporate Secretary, Atty. Noel A. Laman, will certify that copies of the Notice were sent to the stockholders of record, and will certify the number of shares present at the meeting, for the purpose of determining the presence of quorum for the transaction of corporate business.
  3. Approval/ratification of the minutes of the annual meeting of stockholders held on July 14, 2020. The minutes of the July 14, 2020 annual stockholders' meeting are posted on the company's website. Hardcopies will also be distributed during the meeting. The stockholders will be requested to approve the said minutes. The proposed resolution reads as follows:

"RESOLV ED, That the stockholders of DMCI Holdings, Inc. (the "Corporation") hereby approve the minutes of the annual stockholders' meeting of the Corporation held on July 14, 2020."

4. Approval of the Management Report for the year ending December 31,2020. The President will report on the performance of the company for the year 2020. The proposed resolution reads as follows:

"RESOLVED, That the stockholders of DMCI Holdings, Inc . (the "Corporation") hereby approve the Management Report for the year ending December 31, 2020."

5. Ratification of Acts of Directors and Officers. Resolutions, contracts, and acts of the board of directors and management for ratification refer to those passed or undertaken by them during the year and for the day to day operations of the Company as contained or reflected in the attached annual report and financial statements and more specifically identified in item 9 (2) of the Information Statement. The proposed resolution reads as follows:

"RESOLVED, That the stockholders of DMCI Holdings, Inc. ap prove, ratify and confirm all the acts, decisions and resolutions of the Board of Directors and officers of the Corporation made or undertaken from July 14, 2020 and until the date of this meeting as they are reflected in the books and records of the Corporation."

6. Appointment of Independent Auditors. The stockholders will be requested to approve the appointment of SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. as independent auditors of the Corporation. The proposed resolution reads as follows:

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