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1 of 2 | Page Media Statement SELGATE HEALTHCARE COLLABORATES WITH KOSSAN GROUP TO ADMINISTER ITS FIRST ONSITE COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME MALAYSIA, Selangor, 13 July 2021 SELGATE Healthcare (“SELGATE”) collaborates with KOSSAN Group (“KOSSAN”) in the latter’s groupwide COVID-19 onsite vaccination programme, targetting close to 5,000 employees who have voluntarily indicated interests to be vaccinated, both local and foreign. The exercise which began earlier today is the first onsite vaccination programme administered by the Selangor State Government’s Vaccination Programme, Vaksin Selangor (Selvax). “We have to work hand in hand as the Selvax Industry Programme is one of the crucial initiatives through ring vaccination method to ensure Selangor and Malaysia as a whole could resume manufacturing operations as per normal again. The programme initiated by the Selangor State Government is also an assurance that the safety of every individual is secured,” commented Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth, Group CEO of SELGATE Corporation. On KOSSAN’s part, the exercise forms part of its corporate responsibility initiatives in addressing the safety and health of its employees as well as in playing its part in minimizing risks relating to the impending pandemic. The groupwide exercise at KOSSAN involves employees from its corporate offices as well as manufacturing plants in the state of Selangor. “KOSSAN’s vaccination programme is indeed a milestone for us particularly in this time and season where initiatives such as this not only enhance the lives of our employees, but is a testament of our commitment in ensuring workplace safety and health that leads to better productivity and continuity of the economies,” said Lawrence Lim, Executive Director of KOSSAN, also Project Director of KOSSAN Vaccination Programme. “Large scale programmes such as this are a catalyst for other employers to consider partnering with relevant healthcare service providers in the country’s effort in the COVID-19 preventive and control measures. At KOSSAN, our partnership with SELGATE in this groupwide exercise is a commitment on the company’s corporate responsibility in our collective effort in addressing this global public health situation,” added Poh Lin, Lim, Head of Corporate Affairs & Communications of KOSSAN Group. The Selangor State Government had earlier on announced its Selvax implementation under two categories: Selvax Community and Selvax Industry, and has been accepted as one of the supporting programmes to the present National COVID-19 Immunization Programme (PICK) since June 2021.

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Media Statement

SELGATE HEALTHCARE COLLABORATES WITH KOSSAN GROUP TO

ADMINISTER ITS FIRST ONSITE COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAMME MALAYSIA, Selangor, 13 July 2021 SELGATE Healthcare (“SELGATE”) collaborates with KOSSAN Group (“KOSSAN”) in the latter’s groupwide COVID-19 onsite vaccination programme, targetting close to 5,000 employees who have voluntarily indicated interests to be vaccinated, both local and foreign. The exercise which began earlier today is the first onsite vaccination programme administered by the Selangor State Government’s Vaccination Programme, Vaksin Selangor (Selvax). “We have to work hand in hand as the Selvax Industry Programme is one of the crucial initiatives through ring vaccination method to ensure Selangor and Malaysia as a whole could resume manufacturing operations as per normal again. The programme initiated by the Selangor State Government is also an assurance that the safety of every individual is secured,” commented Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth, Group CEO of SELGATE Corporation. On KOSSAN’s part, the exercise forms part of its corporate responsibility initiatives in addressing the safety and health of its employees as well as in playing its part in minimizing risks relating to the impending pandemic. The groupwide exercise at KOSSAN involves employees from its corporate offices as well as manufacturing plants in the state of Selangor. “KOSSAN’s vaccination programme is indeed a milestone for us particularly in this time and season where initiatives such as this not only enhance the lives of our employees, but is a testament of our commitment in ensuring workplace safety and health that leads to better productivity and continuity of the economies,” said Lawrence Lim, Executive Director of KOSSAN, also Project Director of KOSSAN Vaccination Programme. “Large scale programmes such as this are a catalyst for other employers to consider partnering with relevant healthcare service providers in the country’s effort in the COVID-19 preventive and control measures. At KOSSAN, our partnership with SELGATE in this groupwide exercise is a commitment on the company’s corporate responsibility in our collective effort in addressing this global public health situation,” added Poh Lin, Lim, Head of Corporate Affairs & Communications of KOSSAN Group. The Selangor State Government had earlier on announced its Selvax implementation under two categories: Selvax Community and Selvax Industry, and has been accepted as one of the supporting programmes to the present National COVID-19 Immunization Programme (PICK) since June 2021.

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Both SELGATE and KOSSAN expressed their gratitude and appreciation for the strategic collaborative efforts which culminate into the first onsite vaccination programme under Selvax. While SELGATE remains agile in its supportive administration of the programme, KOSSAN remains committed to exercising its corporate and social responsibilities, which include the safety and health of its employees, both local and foreign.

---end--- For enquiries, please contact: Rhainna (Ms.) Poh Lin, Lim (Ms.) Marketing & Corporate Communications Corporate Affairs & Communications SELGATE Corporation KOSSAN Group Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.selgatecorporation.com www.kossan.com.my

About SELGATE Healthcare Selgate Healthcare is a subsidiary of Selgate Corporation Sdn Bhd which was established in 2016 as a starting point for the Selangor healthcare industry through its four main businesses: hospital operations, GP Clinic Network, Third-Party Healthcare Administrator (TPA) / Managed Care Organization (MCO) as well as exploring the technology industry through Selangkah. SELGATE Healthcare Sdn Bhd has several key services such as SELCARE Nursing, SELCARE Diagnostics, SELCARE Dental, SELCARE Pharmacy, SELCARE Management, SELCARE Insurance, SELCARE Senior Living and SELANGKAH Ventures Sdn Bhd. About Vaksin Selangor (Selvax) Vaksin Selangor (Selvax) is the Selangor State’s efforts to complement the Program Imunisasi Covid-19 Kebangsaan (PICK) to achieve the target of herd immunity. It comprises a programme to speed up the inoculation process of target groups identified by the State (State Programme) and a programme to protect the State’s economy which contributes majorly to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (Industry Programme). The State Programme will be given for free to at least 250,000 citizens who are not inoculated yet. The Industry Programme is a paid programme open to companies voluntarily and is focused on inoculating at least 1,000,000 workers. However, employers are to bear the costs of this vaccination programme and employees shall bear no cost related to Selvax. About KOSSAN Group STRETCHING LIMITS SINCE 1979. KOSSAN is one of the largest manufacturers of gloves and technical rubber products in the world with a broad-based market reach worldwide, particularly to the United States, the United Kingdom, Scandinavian countries, Europe, China, Korea and Japan. KOSSAN manufactures and offers a wide range of products equipped with solid manufacturing capabilities with automation potentials. A preferred OEM manufacturer and business partner for more than 40 years, KOSSAN is recognized for its capabilities in bringing forth innovative products with consistency in quality, professional business ethics and backed by a robust financial track record. KOSSAN’s journey continues with future-proofing initiatives in R&D, innovation, digitalisation and business transformation across board, whilst adapting to the ever-changing landscapes of the industry and markets worldwide.

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Kenyataan Media

KOLABORASI SELGATE HEALTHCARE BERSAMA KUMPULAN SYARIKAT

KOSSAN DI DALAM PROGRAM PEMVAKSINAN SELVAX IN-SITU PERTAMA MALAYSIA, Selangor, 13 Julai 2021 Kolaborasi SELGATE Healthcare (“SELGATE”) bersama Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN (“KOSSAN”) di dalam program pemvaksinan COVID-19 in-situ syarikat mensasarkan hampir 5,000 pekerja tempatan dan asing yang telah memberikan indikasi secara sukarela untuk divaksin. Program tersebut yang telah bermula pada awal hari ini merupakan program pemvaksinan in-situ pertama di bawah kawal-selia Program Vaksin Selangor (Selvax), Kerajaan Negeri Selangor. “Gandingan usaha amat diperlukan kerana Program Selvax Industri merupakan inisiatif yang penting di dalam metodologi pemvaksinan menyeluruh untuk memastikan Negeri Selangor dan Malaysia secara amnya dapat mengembalikan operasi pembuatan kepada normal semula. Program ini yang dibawakan oleh Kerajaan Negeri Selangor juga merupakan suatu jaminan terhadap keselamatan setiap individu,” komen Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan, SELGATE Corporation. Dalam pada Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN, program sebegini merupakan sebahagian daripada inisiatif tanggungjawab korporatnya untuk menangani keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerja-pekerja serta memainkan peranannya dalam mengurangkan risiko berkaitan situasi pandemik yang masih menular. Program pemvaksinan Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN ini melibatkan pekerja-pekerja dari bahagian pengurusan serta kilang-kilang pembuatannya di Negeri Selangor. “Program pemvaksinan KOSSAN merupakan suatu tonggak sejarah bagi kami, apatah lagi dalam pada masa dan musim pandemik di mana inisiatif seperti ini bukan sahaja meningkatkan taraf kehidupan pekerja kami, tetapi juga membuktikan komitmen syarikat dalam memastikan keselamatan tempat kerja dan kesihatan yang membawa kepada tahap produktiviti yang lebih baik serta kesinambungan ekonomi negara,” kata Lawrence Lim, Pengarah Eksekutif KOSSAN, juga selaku Pengarah Projek untuk Program Pemvaksinan KOSSAN. “Program skala besar seperti ini merupakan pemangkin untuk majikan-majikan lain untuk mempertimbangkan gandingan bersama penyedia perkhidmatan kesihatan dalam usaha menyeluruh negara dalam pencegahan dan pengawalan COVID-19. Di KOSSAN, gandingan bersama SELGATE di dalam program ini merupakan komitmen syarikat dalam tanggungjawab korporat kami dalam menangani situasi kesihatan awam secara kolektif,” tambah Poh Lin, Lim, Ketua Bahagian Hal-Ehwal Korporat dan Komunikasi, Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN. Kerajaan Negeri Selangor awalnya telah mengumumkan implementasi Selvax di bawah dua kategori: Selvax Komuniti dan Selvax Industri, dan telahpun diterimapakai sebagai salah satu program sokongan kepada Progrm Imunisasi COVID-19 Kebangsaan (PICK) sejak bulan Jun 2021.

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Kedua-dua pihak SELGATE dan KOSSAN menzahirkan rasa terima kasih dan penghargaan terhadap usahasama kolaborasi strategik ini yang seterusnya memuncak kepada program pemvaksinan in-situ pertama di bawah program Selvax. Sementara SELGATE tetap tangkas di dalam kawal-selia sokongannya bagi program ini, Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN terus komited dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab korporat dan sosialnya, termasuk keselamatan dan kesihatan pekerja-pekerja tempatan mahupun asing.

---tamat--- Untuk pertanyaan, sila hubungi: Rhainna (Cik) Poh Lin, Lim (Cik) Pemasaran & Komunikasi Korporat Hal-Ehwal Korporat & Komunikasi SELGATE Corporation Kumpulan Syarikat KOSSAN Emel: [email protected] Emel: [email protected] www.selgatecorporation.com www.kossan.com.my

Prevailing Language Should this document be executed in two or more languages, the English version of this Media Statement represents the main understanding of the content intent. Any other language version(s) is provided as a translation. In the event of conflict between the two (or more) versions, the English version will prevail.

APPENDIX

JOINT-MEDIA RELEASE IMAGES: KOSSAN X SELGATE – 13 JULY 2021

Image Captions:

(Left)

– A foreign worker was seen being briefed by a volunteer at the onsite vaccination programme

(Right)

– Meet and greet between KOSSAN Group representatives and SELGATE Corporation representatives

– A brief site tour at the onsite vaccination programme

– Collaboration photo of KOSSAN Group and SELGATE Corporation (L-R: KOSSAN Site General

Manager, KC Pung; KOSSAN Head of Corporate Affairs & Communication, Poh Lin, Lim; KOSSAN

Executive Director, Lawrence Lim; SELGATE Corp Communications rep, Muhammad Ikram Sabri;

SELGATE Group CEO, Noor Hisham Mohd Ghouth; and SELGATE Special Officer to Group CEO, Sip Mun

Yi)

– Onsite vaccination programme administration