The Board of Directors of DPS ("Board") wishes to announce that DPS Energy Sdn Bhd ("DPSE") and Shantawood Sdn Bhd ("SSB"), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of DPS, have on 14th August 2026 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with CEIG (M) Sdn Bhd ("CEIG"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Energy International Group Co. Ltd ("CEEC"), a wholly owned China state company and globally recognised fortune 500 company to explore and establish a collaboration in relation to the development, design, construction, promotion and marketing of data centres, renewable and green energy solutions, power generation, power transmission and water infrastructure in Melaka ("Proposed Collaboration").

(DPSE and SSB shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as "Party A", and Party A and CEIG shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as the "Parties".)

Please refer to the attachment for the additional information.

This announcement is dated 14 August 2026.