Q & M DENTAL GROUP (SINGAPORE) LIMITED

(Company Registration Number 200800507R)

(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)

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GRANT OF APPROVAL TO ACUMEN DIAGNOSTICS PTE. LTD. FOR OFFSITE COVID-19

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SWAB AND SEROLOGY SERVICES

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The board of directors (the "Board" or "Directors") of Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited ("Q & M" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") refers to its previous announcement dated 18 May 2021 (the "Previous Announcement") in relation to the award of the tender for the provision of COVID-19 swab and testing services ("Tender") by the Health Promotion Board ("HPB") to the Group's 51% subsidiary, Acumen Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. ("Acumen"). Unless otherwise defined, capitalised terms used herein shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Previous Announcement.

The Board is pleased to announce that Acumen had on 2 June 2021 been granted approval by the Ministry of Health (the "Ministry") to provide offsite COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) swab and serology services (the "Services") at former Siglap Secondary School, 10 Pasir Ris Drive 10, Singapore 519385 (the "Approved Premises") as well as any approved sites appointed by HPB pursuant to the Tender from 2 June 2021 to 1 June 2023, subject to certain conditions.

As announced by the Multi-Ministry Task Force on COVID-19 on 31 May 2021, the Singapore government is ramping up its efforts in contact tracing, COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in order to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As an approved partner clinical laboratory of the Ministry, Acumen will be able to provide COVID-19 PCR swab and serology services to members of the public at the Approved Premises to aid the increased contact tracing and testing efforts of the Singapore government.

By Order of the Board

Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited

Vitters Sim

Chief Financial Officer

4 June 2021

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For more information, please contact:

Chief Financial Officer

Vitters Sim

Tel: 6705 9888

Email: vitters@qnm.sg

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