RESPONSE TO SGX QUERY

The Board of Directors of GuocoLand Limited (the "Company") refers to the query raised by the Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") on 6 October 2022 in respect of the Company's Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 and wishes to respond as follows:

SGX Query

We refer to the Company's Annual Report for the financial year ended 30 June 2022 ("AR 2022") as well as its Notice of AGM announced on 29 September 2022. We note that Mr. Wee Lieng Seng and Mr. Kwek Leng Hai are candidates for re-election to the Board at the upcoming AGM. It was stated in the Notice of AGM that the information as set out in Appendix 7.4.1 of the SGX-ST Listing Manual on Mr. Wee Lieng Seng and Mr. Kwek Leng Hai could be found under "Board of Directors" in the Company's AR 2022. No such information was found in the Company's AR 2022. Please provide the information relating to each candidate as set out in Appendix 7.4.1.

Company's Response

The respective profiles of Mr Wee Lieng Seng and Mr Kwek Leng Hai have been provided under "Board of Directors" in the Company's AR2022. Supplemental Information on the said Directors who are seeking reelection at the Company's 46th AGM are provided in the table below:

Name of Director

Mr Kwek Leng Hai

Mr Wee Lieng Seng

Country of principal

Hong Kong

Singapore

residence

The Board's comments on

Having regard to the recommendation

Having regard to the recommendation

this appointment (including

of the Nominating Committee ("NC")

of the Nominating Committee ("NC")

rationale, selection criteria,

which had considered the contribution

which had considered the contribution

board diversity

and performance of the Directors, the

and performance of the Directors, the

considerations, and the

Board concurred that Mr Kwek Leng Hai,

Board concurred that Mr Wee Lieng

search and nomination

who would be retiring from office and

Seng, who would be retiring from office

process)

being eligible, to offer himself for re-

and being eligible, to offer himself for

election by shareholders at the 46th

re-election by shareholders at the 46th

AGM in accordance with the Company's

AGM in accordance with the Company's

Constitution.

Constitution.

Shareholding interest in the

35,290,914 ordinary shares in

Nil

listed issuer and its

GuocoLand Limited

subsidiaries

226,800 ordinary shares in

GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad

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GUOCOLAND LIMITED

RESPONSE TO SGX QUERY

Name of Director

Mr Kwek Leng Hai

Mr Wee Lieng Seng

Any relationship (including

Mr Kwek is a brother of Mr Quek Leng

Nil

immediate family

Chan who is a Director, shareholder and

relationships) with any

deemed substantial shareholder of the

existing director, existing

Company.

executive officer, the issuer

and/or substantial

Mr Kwek is also a shareholder of the

shareholder of the listed

Company and Executive Chairman of

issuer or of any of its

Guoco Group Limited (the Company's

principal subsidiaries

intermediate holding company) as well

as a Director of GuoLine Capital Assets

Limited (the Company's ultimate

holding company).

Conflict of interest

Nil

Nil.

(including any

competing business)

Undertaking (in the format

Yes

Yes

set out in Appendix 7.7)

under Rule 720(1) has been

submitted to the listed

issuer

Information required under

Mr Kwek has confirmed that the

Mr Wee has confirmed that the

items (a) to (k) of Appendix

responses for items (a) to (k) of

responses for items (a) to (k) of

7.4.1 of the SGX-ST Listing

Appendix 7.4.1 of the SGX-ST Listing

Appendix 7.4.1 of the SGX-ST Listing

Manual

Manual are all "No".

Manual are all "No".

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

MARY GOH SWON PING

Group Company Secretary

7 October 2022

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