OMNICANE LIMITED

NOTICE OF MEETING TO SHAREHOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that the 97th annual meeting of the members of the Company will be held in the conference room of Holiday Inn Mon Trésor on Thursday, 25 May 2023 at 10 a.m. to transact the following business:

  1. To consider and approve the Annual Report including the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022.
  2. to 5. To re-appoint as directors the following persons who retire by rotation in terms of Clause 20.5 of the Constitution and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election (as separate resolutions):
    1. Mr Didier MAIGROT
    2. Mr Bertrand THEVENAU
    3. Mr Pierre MARRIER D'UNIENVILLE
    4. Mr Bertrand BOULLE
  1. To re-appoint as directors, Mr Gansam BOODRAM, Ms Maheswaree MADHUB and Mrs Madoobala JEETAH, OSK, of whom were appointed as directors since the last annual meeting retire in terms of the Constitution and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election;
  2. To re-appoint RSM (Mauritius) as auditors until the conclusion of the next Annual Meeting of the Company and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.

A member entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend, speak and vote in his/her stead. The proxy need not be a member of the Company but the proxy forms should reach the Company's registered office, 2nd Floor, Omnicane House, Mon Trésor Business Gateway, New Airport Access Road, Plaine Magnien, not less than twenty four hours before the time for holding the meeting.

By order of the Board

Eddie AH-CHAM, FCCA

for Omnicane Management & Consultancy Limited Secretaries

19 April 2023

PROFILE OF DIRECTORS

PROPOSED FOR RE-ELECTION/ELECTION/RE-APPOINTMENT

Didier MAIGROT

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in 2012

Didier Maigrot holds a Maîtrise en Droit from Université d'Aix Marseille III (France) and has been practising as a notary since 1996. He is a non-executive director of Compagnie du chemin Français, Compagnie Sucrière de Riche en Eau, Compagnie de Beau Vallon Limitée and Tea Blenders Ltd. He was appointed to the board of Omnicane Limited in 2012.

Bertrand THEVENAU

Executive Director

Gansam BOODRAM

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in 2022

Mr Gansam Boodram is a professional in the agribusiness sector and he acquired experience in Israel, Holland, USA and India. He graduated in agriculture with specialisation in soilless culture and protected cropping as well as agricultural management in Israel. He studied environmental control crop in Holland, mechanisation in USA and sugar technology in India. Mr Boodram has been involved in various sugarcane cultivation projects over a total of 12,000 hectare of land across the African continent.

Appointed to the Board in 2008

Madoobala JEETAH, OSK

Non-Executive Director

Bertrand Thevenau is the holder of a University diploma in Technology - International Marketing from Aix en Provence, France. He is the CEO of Retails, Brands & Property for Omnicane Group. He holds a wide experience in the fashion and garment industry, having been exposed to international markets all through his career. Mr Thevenau joined CIEL Textile in 1999 and has previously held key positions within Ciel Group. He started his career as Marketing and Sales Director of CFL. He was then appointed as Executive Director of Tropic Knits Ltd in 2009 and was the Group CEO in 2018. He was appointed to the Board of Omnicane Limited in 2008.

Pierre M. D'UNIENVILLE

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in 2010

Pierre M d'Unienville holds a Licence en Sciences Économiques from the Université d'Aix-Marseille III (France) and has postgraduate specialisation in Finance and Strategy from IEP Paris. After gaining international experience in finance and in mergers and acquisitions, he co-founded Kick Advisory Services Ltd, a consultancy firm, of which he remains a partner and deal executive.

Bertrand BOULLE

Non-Executive Independent Director

Appointed to the Board in 2020

Marie Pierre Bertrand Boulle holds a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Ulster and an MBA from the EU Business School. He began his career with De Beers in the UK. He is currently director of Diamond Fields Resources (TSX-V: DFR), CEO of Sun King® Diamonds Ltd, Director of Alûstre P/S (Denmark), Director of JBRD S.A. (Luxembourg), Chairman of Resources Acquisition Corp. (US) and Managing Director of Investors Europe (Mauritius) Ltd. Mr Boulle was appointed to the Board of Omnicane Limited in February 2020.

Appointed to the Board in 2023

Mrs Madoobala Jeetah, OSK, has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance sector and currently works as a financial advisor in the financial industry. In March 2020, she was ranked as Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (OSK) for her contribution in the social field. Mrs Jeetah has previously been a Board member of the National Women Council and also Chairperson of the Moka Flacq Women Regional Committee for more than 12 years.

Maheswaree MADHUB

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in 2023

Ms Maheswaree Madhub is currently the Senior Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Integration, Social Security and National Solidarity. She holds a BSc Major in Biochemistry and Botany from the Australian National University, a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the University of Mauritius and a Certificate on "La Bonne Governance et Réforme de l'État" from Institut d'Administation Publique/l'École Nationale d'Administration. She started her career in the Public Service in 1988 as Assistant Secretary. She has wide experience in the Public Service, having served in the following Ministries, namely: Ministry of Agriculture and National Resources, Office of the President, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Prime Minister's Office (External Communications Division) and Cabinet Office, Ministry of Industrial Development, SMEs and Cooperatives and Ministry of Housing and Land Use Planning. She has served as Supervising Officer to the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Ministry of Agro- Industry and Food Security. She has also served as Secretary to the Electoral Supervisory Commission and Electoral Boundaries Commission and has served as Chairperson/Director in a number of Statutory Bodies and Government-owned Organisations.

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