MEASAT GLOBAL BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia Company No.: 2866-T)

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1 MEASAT GLOBAL BERHAD (Incorporated in Malaysia Company No.: 2866-T) NOTICE OF FIFTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fiftieth Annual General Meeting of MEASAT Global Berhad will be held at 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 6 June 2007 at the Emerald Room, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the transaction of the following businesses: AGENDA Ordinary Business 1. To receive the audited financial statements of the Company and of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2006 and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors thereon. 2. To re-elect the following Director who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 91 of the Company s Articles of Association: Augustus Ralph Marshall 3. To elect the following Director who vacates office in accordance with Article 96 of the Company s Articles of Association: Khairussaleh bin Ramli 4. To re-appoint Messrs. PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration for the ensuing year. RESOLUTION 1 RESOLUTION 2 RESOLUTION 3 RESOLUTION 4 Special Business 5. To pass the Special Resolution more particularly set out in the Appendix hereto to amend certain of the Articles of Association of the Company, the details of which are set out in the Circular to Shareholders dated 14 May 2007, to principally conform to the recent amendments to Chapter 7 (Articles of Association) of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. SPECIAL RESOLUTION Other Business 6. To consider and, if thought fit, pass any resolution for which due notice in accordance with Section 151 of the Companies Act, 1965 has been given. By Order of the Board CHUA SOK MOOI (MAICSA ) Company Secretary Kuala Lumpur 14 May 2007 Notes: 1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint proxies to attend and vote instead of him. A member shall not be entitled to appoint more than two (2) proxies to attend and vote at the meeting except where the member is an Authorised Nominee as defined in the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991, in which event it may appoint at least one (1) proxy in respect of each Securities Account it holds with ordinary shares of the Company standing to the credit of such Securities Account, to attend and vote instead of him. 2. Each appointment of proxy by an Authorised Nominee shall be by way of a separate instrument of proxy which shall specify the Securities Account number and the name of the beneficial owner for whom the Authorised Nominee is acting. 1

2 3. A proxy need not be a member of the Company and a member may appoint any person to be his proxy without limitation and the provisions of Sections 149(1)(a) and 149(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 1965 shall not apply to the Company. Where a member who is not an Authorised Nominee appoints more than one (1) proxy, the appointment shall be invalid unless he specifies the proportions of his holdings to be represented by each proxy. 4. A proxy may vote on a show of hands and on a poll. If the form of proxy is returned without an indication as to how the proxy shall vote on any particular matter the proxy may exercise his discretion as to whether to vote on such matter and if so, how. 5. If the appointor is a corporation, this form of proxy should be executed under its Seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised in writing or in some other manner approved by its directors. 6. The form of proxy shall be deposited at the office of the Company s Share Registrars, Symphony Share Registrars Sdn Bhd at Level 26, Menara Multi-Purpose, Capital Square, No. 8 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the time appointed for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting or in the case of a poll, not less than twenty-four (24) hours, before the time appointed for the taking of the poll and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the form of proxy is signed or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority shall be deposited at the office of the Share Registrars at the above address before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting or in the case of a poll, before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; otherwise the form of proxy shall not be treated as valid and the person named in the form of proxy shall not be entitled to vote in respect thereof. Forms of proxy transmitted by fax will not be accepted. The Company will not accept any photocopies of the form of proxy in place of the original signed copy. 7. The lodging of the form of proxy does not preclude a member from attending and voting in person at the meeting, should the member subsequently decide to do so. 8. Explanatory Notes on Special Business: Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association ( Articles ) of the Company The Proposed Amendments to the Articles are intended to principally conform to the recent amendments to Chapter 7 (Articles of Association) of the Listing Requirements of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Details of the Proposed Amendments to the Articles and the rationale therefor are set out in the Circular to Shareholders dated 14 May 2007, which is despatched together with the Annual Report. The provisions in the existing Articles that will be affected by the Proposed Amendments to the Articles have been marked up for ease of reference in the Schedule to the Circular. 2

3 STATEMENT ACCOMPANYING NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING pursuant to Paragraph 8.28(2) of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad Listing Requirements Details of the individuals who are standing for election as Directors A. Augustus Ralph Marshall (a) Age : 55 (b) Nationality : Malaysian (c) Qualification : An Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. (d) Position in the Company : Non-Executive Director (e) Working experience and occupation Was appointed a Director of MEASAT Global Berhad on 8 May Has some 30 years experience in financial and general management. Was appointed a Director of Usaha Tegas Sdn. Bhd. ( UT ) in 1992 and has been an active member of the management group responsible for developing and implementing the financial and corporate strategies of the UT Group and its affiliates including the following companies in which UT has significant interest and in which he serves primarily as a representative of the UT Group: - ASTRO ALL ASIA NETWORKS plc. (listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad ( Bursa Securities )) in which he was the Deputy Chairman (since August 2003) and Group Chief Executive Officer ( GCEO ) (since September 2003). He relinquished his position as GCEO and assumed the role of Executive Deputy Chairman on 1 February 2007; - Tanjong Public Limited Company ( Tanjong ) (listed on the Bursa Securities and the London Stock Exchange plc) in which he is an Executive Director (since February 1992); - Powertek Berhad (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tanjong) in which he was reappointed a Director (in February 2007); - Maxis Communications Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities) in which he is a Non-Executive Director (since June 1993); - Arnhold Holdings Limited (listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited) in which he is a Non-Executive Director (since February 2002); - Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd (listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited) in which he is a Non-Executive Director (appointed on 21 September 2006); Was appointed an Independent Director of KLCC Property Holdings Berhad (listed on the Bursa Securities) since 1 September (f) Other directorships of public companies* *Only public companies incorporated pursuant to the Malaysian Companies Act, 1965 are included (ii) (iii) Maxis Communications Berhad KLCC Property Holdings Berhad Powertek Berhad (g) Details of any interest in the securities of the Company and its subsidiaries (h) Family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company : Does not have any interest in the securities of the Company or its subsidiaries. Any conflict of interest that the Director has with the Company : There is no business arrangement with the Company or its subsidiaries in which he has a personal interest. (j) List of convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any 3

4 B. Khairussaleh bin Ramli (a) Age : 39 (b) Nationality : Malaysian (c) Qualification : Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. (d) Position in the Company : Non-Executive Director (e) Working experience and occupation : Was appointed to the Board of MEASAT Global Berhad on 23 November Served in the Public Bank Group for 7 years from 1990 to 1997, during which time he gained experience in corporate banking, equity research and futures broking, and as Executive Director of PB Futures from 1995 to Served in Bursa Malaysia Berhad ( Bursa Malaysia ) from July 1998 to August 2006 in the following capacities:- i) July December 2000: Senior Manager, Strategic Planning and International Affairs; ii) January October 2001: Vice President, Business Development & International Affairs; iii) November February 2002: Vice President, Planning & Business Development; iv) March August 2003: Senior Vice President, Policy & Development; v) September May 2004: Head, Strategy & Corporate Finance; and vi) June August 2006: Chief Financial Officer. Was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of TM Ventures, an operating division within Telekon Malaysian Berhad on 4 September 2006, a position which he currently holds. (f) Other directorships of public companies* : VADS Berhad *Only public companies incorporated pursuant to the Malaysian Companies Act, 1965 are included (g) Details of any interest in the securities of the Company and its subsidiaries : Does not have any interest in the securities of the Company or its subsidiaries. (h) Family relationship with any Director and/or major shareholder of the Company Any conflict of interest that the Director has with the Company : There is no business arrangement with the Company or its subsidiaries in which he has a personal interest. (j) List of convictions for offences within the past 10 years other than traffic offences, if any 4

5 APPENDIX TO THE NOTICE OF THE FIFTIETH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEASAT GLOBAL BERHAD SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION THAT: the definition of Approved Market Place as set out in Article 2 be deleted in its entirety. (ii) the definitions of "Depositor", "Document" and "In Writing" and "Written" as set out in Article 2 be deleted and be replaced by the following corresponding definitions:- "depositor" "document" "in writing" and "written" A holder of Securities Account established by the Depository. means any matter expressed, described, or howsoever represented, upon any substance, material, thing or article, including any matter embodied in a disc, tape, file, sound track, form (whether visible or not) of storage or other device whatsoever, by means of:- (a) letters, figures, marks, symbols, signals, signs, or other forms of expression, description, or representation whatsoever; or (b) any form of recording (whether sound, visual, electronic, magnetic, mechanic or otherwise howsoever); or (c) transmission over a distance of any matter by any, or any combination of the above means; or by more than one, of the aforementioned means, intended to be used or which may be used for the purpose of expressing, describing or howsoever representing or recording that matter. Includes type-writing, printing, lithography, photography, electronic storage or transmission or any other method of recording information or fixing information in a form capable of being preserved. (iii) Article 3(2) be deleted in its entirety and be replaced by the following new provision:- "Paragraph (1) of this Article shall be subject to the restriction that no Director shall participate in a share scheme for employees of the Company unless the shareholders in general meeting have approved the specific allotment to be made to such Director." (iv) the last sentence of Article 3(5) be deleted in its entirety and consequent upon the deletion, Article 3(5) shall read as follows:- "Preference shareholders shall have the same rights as ordinary shareholders as regards receiving notices, reports and audited accounts, and attending general meetings of the Company. Preference shareholders shall also have the right to vote at any meetings convened for the purpose of reducing the capital or on a proposal to wind up the Company or during the winding up of the Company, or sanctioning a sale of the whole of the Company's property, business and undertaking, or where the proposition to be submitted to the meeting directly affects their rights and privileges or when the dividend or part of the dividend on the preference shares is in arrears for more than six (6) months. " (v) Article 9(1) be deleted in its entirety and be replaced by the following new provision:- (1) Allotment, despatch of notices of allotment and application for quotation Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Central Depositories Act and the Rules, the Company shall allot and/or issue securities, despatch notices of allotment to the successful allottees and make an application for the quotation of such securities within such other period or periods as may be prescribed or allowed by the Exchange from time to time whether such issue is with regard to a public or rights or bonus issue, an employee share option scheme, or any other issue of securities." 1

6 (vi) Article 26 be deleted in its entirety and be replaced by the following new provision:- "Fixing of Books Closing Date The transfer books and the Record of Depositors may be closed for such periods as the Directors think fit provided that notice of intention to fix a Books Closing Date and the reasons therefor shall be published in at least one (1) nationally circulated Bahasa Malaysia or English daily newspaper. The Books Closing Date shall be not less than such period as may be prescribed by law or prescribed or allowed by the Exchange, after the date of the announcement to the Exchange and not exceeding in the whole thirty (30) days, or such other period as may be prescribed by law or prescribed or allowed by the Exchange, in each year. The transfer books and Record of Depositors may be closed for the purpose of determining persons entitled to dividends, interest, or new securities, or rights to a priority of application for issue of securities." (vii) Article 33 be deleted in its entirety and be replaced by the following new provision:- "Transmission of shares Where:- (a) (b) the shares in the Company are listed on another stock exchange; and the Company is exempted from compliance with Section 14 of the Central Depositories Act or Section 29 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) (Amendment) Act, 1998, as the case may be, under the Rules in respect of such shares, and subject to compliance with and there being no contravention of any applicable laws, regulations and/or directives, the Company shall, upon request of a shareholder, permit a transmission of shares held by such shareholder from the register of holders maintained by the registrar of the Company in the jurisdiction of the other stock exchange, to the register of holders maintained by the registrar of the Company in Malaysia and vice versa provided that there shall be no change in the ownership of such shares." (viii) In view of the deletion of the definition of "Approved Market Place" and amendment to Article 33, Article 34 be deleted in its entirety. (ix) Article 54 be deleted in its entirety and be replaced by the following: "Notice of meetings An Annual General Meeting and a meeting called for the passing of a special resolution shall be called by twenty-one (21) days' notice in writing at the least, and a meeting of the Company other than an Annual General Meeting and a meeting called for the passing of a special resolution shall be called by fourteen (14) days' notice in writing at the least. The notice convening a meeting to consider a special resolution shall specify the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or deemed to be served and of the day for which it is given, and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special business, the general nature of that business and effect of any proposed resolution in respect of such special business shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner, if any, as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting to all the Members (other than those who under the provisions of these Articles or the conditions of issue of the shares held by them are not entitled to receive the notice) and to the Auditors for the time being of the Company and debenture holders in the event the meeting shall be called for the alteration of the Company's object in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Act regarding notices to the debenture holders. At least fourteen (14) days' notice or twenty-one (21) days' notice in the case where any special resolution is proposed or where it is the Annual General Meeting shall be given by advertisement in at least one (1) nationally circulated Bahasa Malaysia or English daily newspaper and in writing to the Exchange upon which the Company is listed. Provided that a meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in this Article, be deemed to have been duly called if it is so agreed (a) in the case of a meeting called as the Annual General Meeting, by all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and 2

7 (b) in the case of any other meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety-five per centum (95%) in nominal value of the shares giving that right." (x) Article 55(2) be amended to clarify that the Record of Depositors for a general meeting shall be dated as at the latest date which is reasonably practicable and consequent upon the amendment, Article 55(2) shall read as follows:- "The Company shall request the Depository in accordance with the Rules, to issue a Record of Depositors as at the latest date which is reasonably practicable, which shall in any event be not less than three (3) market days or such other period as may be prescribed by the Central Depositories Act and/or the Rules before the general meeting (hereinafter referred to as "the General Meeting Record of Depositors )." (xi) the specific reference to Directors having to be natural persons, which in any event is required under Section 122(2) of the Companies Act 1965, be deleted from the existing Article 79 and consequent upon the deletion, Article 79 shall read as follows:- "Unless and until otherwise determined by the Company in general meeting, the number of Directors shall not be less than three (3) nor more than twelve (12)." (xii) Paragraph (a) of Article 90 be qualified by the words during his term of office and paragraph (f) of the same Article be qualified by the words except when an exemption or waiver is obtained from the Exchange and consequent upon the amendments, Article 90 shall read as follows:- "The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:- (a) becomes bankrupt or becomes of unsound mind during his term of office; (b) is removed by ordinary resolution as provided by the Article 97; (c) ceases to hold the required shares, if any, to qualify him for office, or does not acquire the same within two (2) months after election to appointment; (d) resigns his office by notice in writing as provided by the Article 99; (e) having been a Director of the Company at the start of the relevant financial year of the Company, is absent from more than fifty per cent (50%) of the total Board of Directors meetings (whether or not an alternate director appointed by him attends) held during that financial year of the Company except when an exemption or waiver is obtained from the Exchange; (f) absent from more than 50% of the total Board of Directors meetings (whether or not an alternate director appointed by him attends) held from the date of his election or appointment as a Director to the end of the then current financial year of the Company except when an exemption or waiver is obtained from the Exchange; (g) if prohibited from being a Director under Section 130 of the Act." 3

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