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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of substantial Securities Holder

Name	MR CHEW BEN BEN
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares

Details of changes

No	Date of change	No of securities	Type of Transaction	Nature of Interest
1	25 Sep 2020	70,416,260	Disposed	Deemed Interest
	Name of registered holder	Hallmark Epitome Sdn Bhd
	Description of "Others" Type of Transaction	DBT
2	25 Sep 2020	70,416,260	Acquired	Direct Interest
	Name of registered holder	Chew Ben Ben
	Description of "Others" Type of Transaction	DBT

Circumstances by reason of which change has occurred	Acquisition and disposal of 70,416,260 ordinary shares via Direct Business Transaction ("DBT")
Nature of interest	Direct and Indirect Interest
Direct (units)	294,791,200
Direct (%)	22.367
Indirect/deemed interest (units)	25,400,000
Indirect/deemed interest (%)	1.927
Total no of securities after change	320,191,200
Date of notice	25 Sep 2020
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	25 Sep 2020

Notice of Person Ceasing (Section 139 of CA 2016)

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of Substantial Securities Holder

Name	HALLMARK EPITOME SDN BHD
Address	Soho Suites @KLCC Block A2, Level 32-3A No. 20, Jalan Perak Kuala Lumpur 50450 Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia.
Company No.	1317695-W
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares
Name of registered holder	Hallmark Epitome Sdn Bhd
Address of registered holder	Soho Suites @KLCCBlock A2, Level 32-3ANo. 20, Jalan Perak
Date of cessation	25 Sep 2020

No of securities disposed	70,416,260
Circumstances by reason of which a person ceases to be a substantial shareholder	Disposal of 70,416,260 ordinary shares via Direct Business Transaction
Nature of interest	Direct Interest
Date of notice	25 Sep 2020
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	25 Sep 2020

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Type	Announcement
Subject	OTHERS
Description	DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD ("DATASONIC" OR "THE COMPANY")- LETTER OF AWARD ("LOA") FROM JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA MALAYSIA ("JPN") TO DATASONIC TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD ("DTSB"), A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY
The Board of Directors of Datasonic is pleased to announce that DTSB has on 14 October 2020 received and accepted the LOA dated 6 October 2020 from JPN in respect of supply and delivery services of MyTentera raw cards for the use of JPN (“Contract”) for a period of twelve (12) months commencing from 15 October 2020 to 14 October 2021 for a contract sum of RM408,000.00. Please refer to the attached file for the details of the announcement. This announcement is dated 14 October 2020.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3096138

Attachments Letter of award - MyTentera Card.pdf

Type	Announcement
Subject	NEW ISSUE OF SECURITIES (CHAPTER 6 OF LISTING REQUIREMENTS) FUND RAISING
Description	DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD ("DATASONIC" OR THE "COMPANY")PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES IN DATASONIC, REPRESENTING UP TO 10% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUED SHARES IN DATASONIC (EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES) ("PROPOSED PRIVATE PLACEMENT")
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Datasonic, AmInvestment Bank Berhad wishes to announce that the Company proposes to undertake the Proposed Private Placement. Please refer to the attachment for further details of the Proposed Private Placement. This announcement is dated 20 November 2020.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3106809

Attachments Datasonic - Announcement (Proposed Private Placement) 20.11.2020.pdf

SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 30 Sep 2020

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		30 Sep 2020	30 Sep 2019	30 Sep 2020	30 Sep 2019
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000

1	Revenue	43,749	63,544	83,145	121,860
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	9,335	15,300	15,466	29,788
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	7,526	13,918	12,296	27,920
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	7,527	13,864	12,302	27,873
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	0.56	1.03	0.92	2.06
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	0.25	0.75	0.50	1.50
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.0951		0.1939

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Entitlement subject	Second Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	Second Interim Single-Tier Tax Exempt Dividend of 0.25 sen per share in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2021
Ex-Date	11 Dec 2020
Entitlement date	14 Dec 2020
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2021
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	29 Dec 2020
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	14 Dec 2020
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0025

Notice of Interest Sub. S-hldr (Section 137 of CA 2016)

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of Substantial Securities Holder

Name	TITIAN TEGAP SDN BHD
Address	Soho Suites @ KLCC Block A2, Level 32-3A No. 20, Jalan Perak Kuala Lumpur 50450 Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia.
Company No.	201401002515 (1078589-A)
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares
Name of registered holder	TITIAN TEGAP SDN BHD
Address of registered holder	Soho Suites @ KLCCBlock A2, Level 32-3A                  No. 20, Jalan Perak50450 Kuala LumpurWilayah Persekutuan

Date interest acquired & no of securities acquired
Date interest acquired	15 Dec 2020
No of securities	133,846,000
Circumstances by reason of which Securities Holder has interest	Acquisition of 133,846,000 ordinary shares by Titian Tegap Sdn Bhd via Direct Business Transaction.
Nature of interest	Direct Interest
Total no of securities after change
Direct (units)	133,846,000
Direct (%)	5.082
Indirect/deemed interest (units)	0
Indirect/deemed interest (%)	0
Date of notice	16 Dec 2020
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	17 Dec 2020

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of substantial Securities Holder

Name	DEMI MEKAR SDN BHD
Address	910 (Suite 1) Block B, Phileo Damansara 2 15, Jalan 16/11 Off Jalan Damansara Petaling Jaya 46350 Selangor Malaysia.
Company No.	200901032073 (875183-U)
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares

Details of changes

No	Date of change	No of securities	Type of Transaction	Nature of Interest
1	24 Dec 2020	62,500,000	Disposed	Direct Interest
	Name of registered holder	Demi Mekar Sdn Bhd
	Address of registered holder	910 (Suite 1) Block B Phileo Damansara 2 15 Jalan 16/11 Off Jalan Damansara 46350 Petaling Jaya Selangor Darul Ehsan
	Description of "Others" Type of Transaction

Circumstances by reason of which change has occurred	Disposal of 62,500,000 ordinary shares via Direct Business Transaction.
Nature of interest	Direct Interest
Direct (units)	151,824,000
Direct (%)	5.765
Indirect/deemed interest (units)	0
Indirect/deemed interest (%)	0
Total no of securities after change	151,824,000
Date of notice	28 Dec 2020
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	28 Dec 2020

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Type	Announcement
Subject	OTHERS
Description	DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD ("DATASONIC" OR "THE COMPANY")- LETTERS OF EXTENSION FROM KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI ("KDN") TO DATASONIC TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD ("DTSB"), A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY
The Board of Directors of Datasonic wishes to announce that DTSB has on 18 November 2021 received Letters of Extension dated 29 October 2021 from KDN in respect of the following Contracts:- (i) Supply of the Malaysian Passport Chips; (ii) Supply of the Malaysian Passport Documents; and (iii) Supply of Polycarbonate Biodata Pages. Extension of the Contracts shall be for a period of twenty four (24) months from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2023. Please refer to the attached file for the details of the announcement. This announcement is dated 18 November 2021.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3210262

Attachments Letters of Extension - Passport Contracts.pdf

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SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 30 Sep 2021

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		30 Sep 2021	30 Sep 2020	30 Sep 2021	30 Sep 2020
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000

1	Revenue	28,748	43,749	46,142	83,145
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	878	9,335	-4,517	15,466
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	1,008	7,526	-4,642	12,296
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	1,012	7,527	-4,634	12,302
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	0.04	0.56	-0.16	0.92
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	0.12	0.25	0.22	0.75
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.0118		0.0862

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	14 Sep 2022
Name	MR CHEW CHI HONG
Age	45
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Degree	Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Marketing	University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Working experience and occupation	Mr. Chew Chi Hong has more than 20 years of working experience in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry in semiconductors and smart card technology. His career spanned a wide portfolio from Sales and Marketing, Corporate Planning, Strategic Development to operations management.He joined Datasonic as Senior Manager in Corporate Planning and Strategic Development in 2006 and was subsequently promoted as Chief Operating Officer in 2007 and assume the position Chief Corporate Officer in 2021. His responsibilities include overseeing the Groups strategic planning, corporate exercises and overall operations of Datasonic Group of Companies.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	No.
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No.
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 97,020,000 ordinary shares and 7,320,000 warrants.

Date of change	14 Sep 2022
Name	DATUK HAJI ABU HANIFAH BIN NOORDIN
Age	71
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Deputy Chairman
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Degree	Degree in Economics	University Malaya

Working experience and occupation	Datuk Haji Hanifah bin Noordin graduated from University Malaya with an Honours Degree in Economics in 1973 and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant in 1976. He was a practising accountant for more than 20 years and was the Chairman and Managing Partner of Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) for 9 years. He also served as the President of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1987 and led the Institute for 13 years until 2000. In that capacity, he also served as a Board member of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). Datuk Haji Hanifah sits on the Board of Titiwangsa Foundation and several private limited companies. He had also served on the boards of several public listed companies, government-linked companies and government committees.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	No.
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No.
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 189,666,900 ordinary shares and 6,683,300 warrants.Indirect interest : 41,641,200 ordinary shares and 55,505,060 warrants.

Date of change	14 Sep 2022
Name	ENCIK WAN ZALIZAN BIN WAN JUSOH
Age	52
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Type of change	Redesignation
Previous Position	Managing Director
New Position	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive

Date of change	14 Sep 2022
Name	GEN TUN (DR) MOHAMED HASHIM BIN MOHD ALI (RTD)
Age	87
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Chairman
Directorate	Independent and Non Executive
Type of change	Retirement

Qualifications

No

Qualifications

Major/Field of Study

Institute/University

Additional Information

Working experience and occupation	N/A
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 15,000,000 ordinary shares and 7,500,000 warrants.

Date of change	14 Sep 2022
Name	MR CHIA KOK KHUANG
Age	44
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Type of change	Redesignation
Previous Position	Deputy Managing Director
New Position	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Entitlement subject	First Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	First Interim Single-Tier Tax Exempt Dividend of 0.25 sen per share in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2023
Ex-Date	13 Oct 2022
Entitlement date	14 Oct 2022
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2023
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	28 Oct 2022
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	14 Oct 2022
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0025

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	29 Sep 2022
Name	TAN SRI DATO' SERI DR KHALID BIN ABU BAKAR
Age	65
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Independent Director
Directorate	Independent and Non Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Degree	Bachelor Degree in Law	International Islamic University Malaysia
2	Others	Wolfsons Leadership Course	Cambridge University, United Kingdom

Working experience and occupation

Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr Khalid bin Abu Bakar started his career with the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on 5 December 1976. Upon completing the basic training as Probationary Inspector, he was transferred to the Anti-Narcotics Branch at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. Prior to reaching the summit of PDRMs hierarchy, he had served various posts including the Deputy Director of Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department; the Head of Management at the Pahang Police Contingent; Kuantan District Police Chief and the State Police Chief of Negeri Sembilan and Selangor. He was appointed as the Director of the Internal Security and Public Order Department on 25 October 2010 before being promoted as Deputy Inspector-General of Police on 15 April 2011.Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr Khalid was appointed as the Inspector-General of Police on 17 May 2013. During his time in the force, he received extended experience at the international level where he attended various courses and capability development programmes in countries like Australia, Japan, Thailand, Canada and the Netherlands. He was the driving force in establishing various strategic alliances and collaborations with foreign enforcement agencies in combating global security issues. On 5 September 2017, Tan Sri Dato Seri Dr Khalid was appointed as Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of Malaysia in matters relating to combating terrorism, extremism and human trafficking on the international stage.

Date of change	29 Sep 2022
Name	DATUK HAJI ABU HANIFAH BIN NOORDIN
Age	71
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Type of change	Redesignation
Previous Position	Executive Deputy Chairman
New Position	Executive Chairman
Directorate	Executive

Qualifications

No

Qualifications

Major/Field of Study

Institute/University

Additional Information

Working experience and occupation	N/A
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No.
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 189,666,900 ordinary shares and 6,683,300 warrants.Indirect interest : 41,641,200 ordinary shares and 55,505,060 warrants.

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Notice of Interest Sub. S-hldr (Section 137 of CA 2016)

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of Substantial Securities Holder

Name	MR CHEW CHI HONG
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares
Name of registered holder	Chew Chi Hong

Date interest acquired & no of securities acquired
Date interest acquired	28 Sep 2022
No of securities	15,000,000
Circumstances by reason of which Securities Holder has interest	Transfer of 15,000,000 ordinary shares from his family member to the account of Chew Chi Hong.
Nature of interest	Direct and Indirect Interest
Total no of securities after change
Direct (units)	112,020,000
Direct (%)	3.917
Indirect/deemed interest (units)	33,072,300
Indirect/deemed interest (%)	1.156
Date of notice	29 Sep 2022
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	29 Sep 2022

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	29 Sep 2022
Name	ENCIK WAN ZALIZAN BIN WAN JUSOH
Age	52
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Resignation
Reason	On 28 September 2022, Encik Wan Zalizan bin Wan Jusoh had given his letter of resignation with immediate effect due to his disagreement with the Board of the Company over his re-designation from Managing Director to Executive Director.

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	12 Oct 2022
Name	ENCIK SAFIAN BIN MOHD YUNUS
Age	47
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Type of change	Redesignation
Previous Position	Executive Director
New Position	Non Executive Director
Directorate	Non Independent and Non Executive

Qualifications

No

Qualifications

Major/Field of Study

Institute/University

Additional Information

Working experience and occupation	N/A
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No.
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 8,449,600 ordinary shares; and Indirect interest : 424,231,300 ordinary shares.

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Entitlement subject	Third Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	Third Interim Single-Tier Exempt Dividend of 0.50 sen per share in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2023
Ex-Date	15 Mar 2023
Entitlement date	16 Mar 2023
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2023
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	23 Mar 2023
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	16 Mar 2023
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0050

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SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 30 Jun 2023

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2022
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000

1	Revenue	84,821	64,082	84,821	64,082
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	26,625	16,484	26,625	16,484
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	19,035	12,029	19,035	12,029
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	19,037	12,033	19,037	12,033
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	0.67	0.42	0.67	0.42
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	0.60	0.25	0.60	0.25
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.1260		0.1271

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Entitlement subject	First Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	First Interim Single-Tier Exempt Dividend of 0.60 sen per share in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2024
Ex-Date	21 Sep 2023
Entitlement date	22 Sep 2023
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2024
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	04 Oct 2023
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	22 Sep 2023
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0060

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Type	Announcement
Subject	OTHERS
Description	DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD (REGISTRATION NO. 200801008472 (809759-X)) ("DATASONIC" OR "THE COMPANY")  - LETTER OF AWARD ("LOA") FROM KEMENTERIAN EKONOMI ("KE") TO DATASONIC TECHNOLOGIES SDN BHD (REGISTRATION NO. 199101009313 (219626-X)) ("DTSB"), A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE COMPANY
The Board of Directors of Datasonic wishes to announce that DTSB has on 29 July 2024 received and accepted the LOA dated 22 July 2024 from KE in respect of the rental of eight hundred and eighteen (818) units of self-service machines (vending machine) for the implementation of Program Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat (IPR) Inisiatif Usahawan Makanan (INSAN) at KE (“Contract”) for a period of twenty-four (24) months for a contract value of RM21,163,296.00. The commencement date of the Contract will be determined by KE in due course. Please refer to the attached file for the details of the announcement. This announcement is dated 29 July 2024.

https://www.bursamalaysia.com/market_information/announcements/company_announcement/announcement_details?ann_id=3468157

Attachments Letter of Award - Supply Vending Machine to KE.pdf

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Notice of Interest Sub. S-hldr (Section 137 of CA 2016)

DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Particulars of Substantial Securities Holder

Name	DATIN POPI RIANDANI BINTI DODY MUCHTAR
Nationality/Country of incorporation	Malaysia
Descriptions (Class)	Ordinary Shares
Name of registered holder	Datin Popi Riandani binti Dody Muchtar

Date interest acquired & no of securities acquired
Date interest acquired	15 Aug 2024
No of securities	216,861,400
Circumstances by reason of which Securities Holder has interest	i) Transfer of 106,861,400 ordinary shares from her child, Encik Harrizal Rizhan bin Abu Hanifah; andii)Transfer of 110,000,000 ordinary shares from her child, Encik Handrianov Putra bin Abu Hanifah.
Nature of interest	Direct and Indirect Interest
Total no of securities after change
Direct (units)	216,861,400
Direct (%)	7.783
Indirect/deemed interest (units)	6,010,000
Indirect/deemed interest (%)	0.216
Date of notice	19 Aug 2024
Date notice received by Listed Issuer	19 Aug 2024

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	22 Aug 2024
Name	DATUK HAJI ABU HANIFAH BIN NOORDIN
Age	72
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Deputy Chairman
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Degree	Degree in Economics	University Malaya

Working experience and occupation	Datuk Haji Hanifah bin Noordin graduated from University Malaya with an Honours Degree in Economics in 1973 and subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant in 1976. He was a practising accountant for more than 20 years and was the Chairman and Managing Partner of Ernst & Whinney (now known as Ernst & Young) for 9 years. He also served as the President of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) in 1987 and led the Institute for 13 years until 2000. In that capacity, he also served as a Board member of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). Previously, he had also served on the boards of several public listed companies, government-linked companies and government committees.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	No.
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No.
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No.
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Indirect interest : 227,703,000 ordinary shares.

Date of change	22 Aug 2024
Name	DATUK AB.HAMID BIN MOHAMAD HANIPAH
Age	70
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Others	General Certificate of Education	University of Cambridge in collaboration with University of Malaya

Working experience and occupation

Datuk Ab.Hamid graduated with a General Certificate of Education from University of Cambridge in collaboration with University of Malaya in 1977.He began his career as a government security officer in the year 1978 and left the civil service as Deputy Director General of Chief Government Security Office (CGSO), Prime Ministers Department in April 2014. He attended several management and security courses at the Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA) in London in 1992 and 1995, as well as at INTAN Kuala Lumpur and the special branch school in 1978.He has contributed vastly in the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Security Policy and protective security covering training, directives of ICT Security and formulating manual Malaysian Public Sector Management of Information and Communication Technology Handbook (MyMis). He headed the security team during planning and construction of government complexes in Putrajaya. He sits on the board of several subsidiary companies of Datasonic Group Berhad. He is also a Director of Safe Shield Security Sdn Bhd.

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SUMMARY OF KEY FINANCIAL INFORMATION 30 Jun 2024

		INDIVIDUAL PERIOD		CUMULATIVE PERIOD
		CURRENT YEAR QUARTER	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING QUARTER	CURRENT YEAR TO DATE	PRECEDING YEAR CORRESPONDING PERIOD
		30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2023
		$$'000	$$'000	$$'000	$$'000

1	Revenue	90,758	84,821	90,758	84,821
2	Profit/(loss) before tax	36,124	26,625	36,124	26,625
3	Profit/(loss) for the period	27,017	19,035	27,017	19,035
4	Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent	27,024	19,037	27,024	19,037
5	Basic earnings/(loss) per share (Subunit)	0.97	0.67	0.97	0.67
6	Proposed/Declared dividend per share (Subunit)	0.75	0.60	0.75	0.60
		AS AT END OF CURRENT QUARTER		AS AT PRECEDING FINANCIAL YEAR END
7	Net assets per share attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent ($$)	0.1270		0.1313

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Entitlement subject	First Interim Dividend
Entitlement description	First Interim Single-Tier Exempt Dividend of 0.75 sen per share in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2025
Ex-Date	12 Sep 2024
Entitlement date	13 Sep 2024
Entitlement time	5:00 PM
Financial Year End	31 Mar 2025
Period
Share transfer book & register of members will be	to  closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlement
Payment Date	27 Sep 2024
a.Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:30 pm in respect of transfers	13 Sep 2024
b.Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit
c. Securities bought on the Exchange on a cum entitlement basis according to the Rules of the Exchange.
Number of new shares/securities issued (units) (If applicable)
Entitlement indicator	Currency
Announced Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Disbursed Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)
Entitlement in Currency	Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 0.0075

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	27 Sep 2024
Name	MR CHEW CHI HONG
Age	47
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Resignation
Reason	To assume executive role in the subsidiaries
Details of any disagreement that he/she has with the Board of Directors	No
Whether there are any matters that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders	No

Qualifications

No

Qualifications

Major/Field of Study

Institute/University

Additional Information

Working experience and occupation	N/A
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Direct interest : 108,850,000 ordinary shares.Indirect interest : 37,962,300 ordinary shares.

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	02 Oct 2024
Name	MR CHIA KOK KHUANG
Age	46
Gender	Male
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Resignation
Reason	To pursue other interests

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DATASONIC GROUP BERHAD

Date of change	09 Oct 2024
Name	PUAN HAJAH ERNA BT ISMAIL
Age	46
Gender	Female
Nationality	Malaysia
Designation	Executive Director
Directorate	Executive
Type of change	Appointment

Qualifications

No	Qualifications	Major/Field of Study	Institute/University	Additional Information
1	Degree	Bachelor in Business Administration	Universiti Teknologi MARA
2	Diploma	Diploma in Banking Studies	Universiti Teknologi MARA

Working experience and occupation	Puan Hajah Erna Bt Ismail has over 21 years of extensive experience in leading the financial functions of IT & eServices. She began her career in the Finance Division of Koperasi Pembinaan Dan Perumahan DPMM Berhad in 2001. Subsequently, she joined Dagang Net Technologies Sdn Bhd in 2002 as an account executive and later promoted to Financial Controller in 2017.Puan Hajah Erna has contributed significantly to improve overall efficiency, achieving tax savings, and reducing maintenance costs. She also has led cross-functional activities focused on cost and margin management. As an integral part of the management team, she actively participated in developing mission, vision, value, and meaning statements (MVVM), showcasing her leadership and consensus-building skills.
Directorships in public companies and listed issuers (if any)	No
Family relationship with any director and/or major shareholder of the listed issuer	No
Any conflict of interests that he/she has with the listed issuer	No
Details of any interest in the securities of the listed issuer or its subsidiaries	Nil