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Kazia Therapeutics Limited Announces Oversubscribed Closing of Up to $120 Million Public Offering

Company to host a corporate update call Tuesday, September 1st at 8:00am ET

SYDNEY, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA) (“Kazia” or the “Company”), an oncology-focused biotechnology company developing therapies that selectively reprogram cancer biology, restore anti-tumor immunity and overcome treatment resistance, today announced the closing of its previously announced oversubscribed, tranched registered public offering (the “Offering”) generating approximately $40 million in upfront gross proceeds. Both clinical milestone-linked warrant tranches were priced at premiums to the $15.50 offering price, with exercise prices of $17.825 per ADS, a 15% premium, tied to the Company’s Stage IV triple-negative breast cancer (“TNBC”) data readout, and $19.375 per ADS, a 25% premium, tied to the Company’s HR+/HER2- breast cancer data readout. If all milestone-linked warrants are exercised in full, the Offering would provide Kazia with approximately $80 million in additional gross proceeds, for total potential gross proceeds of approximately $120 million.

The Offering consisted of (i) 2,580,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each representing five hundred (500) ordinary shares of the Company, no par value per share, or in lieu of ADSs to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase ADSs, (ii) accompanying Series A Warrants to purchase up to 2,243,478 ADSs (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), exercisable immediately at a purchase price of $17.825 per ADS, expiring upon the earlier of 30 days following the Company’s Stage IV triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) data readout, expected in the second half of 2027, or the five-year anniversary of issuance, and (iii) accompanying Series B Warrants to purchase up to 2,064,000 ADSs (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof), exercisable immediately at a purchase price of $19.375 per ADS, expiring upon the earlier of 30 days following the Company’s HR+/HER2- data readout, expected in the first half of 2028, or the five-year anniversary of issuance. All securities in the Offering were sold by Kazia.

The combined public offering price was $15.50 per ADS together with its accompanying Series A and Series B Warrants, and $15.4999 (equal to the combined public offering price per ADS and accompanying warrants less $0.0001) for each pre-funded warrant together with its accompanying Series A and Series B Warrants. Gross proceeds to Kazia at closing were approximately $40 million, before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses.

The Offering included participation from new and existing institutional investors, including ADAR1 Capital Management, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Lynx1 Capital Management, Marshall Wace, and Pointillist Family Office.

Leerink Partners and Guggenheim Securities acted as joint bookrunning managers, BTIG and Needham & Company acted as lead managers, and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. acted as co-manager for the Offering.

Kazia intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering primarily to fund clinical development of paxalisib, including ongoing and planned studies in triple-negative breast cancer, HR+/HER2- breast cancer, and pMMR colorectal cancer, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Corporate Update Call

Kazia Therapeutics will host a corporate update conference call on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 8:00am ET. A link to the webcast of the conference call will be available on the Kazia website at https://www.kaziatx.com/investors/news-and-events/ir-calendar or click here. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-4018 (U.S.) or 1-201-689-8471 (international), using Conference ID: 13762519.

About Kazia Therapeutics

Kazia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KZIA) is an oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia. The Company’s lead asset, paxalisib, is an investigational brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat multiple forms of cancer. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib is or has been the subject of over 15 clinical trials. A completed Phase 2/3 study in glioblastoma (GBM AGILE) was reported in 2024, and discussions are ongoing for designing and executing a pivotal registrational study in pursuit of a standard approval. Other clinical trials involving paxalisib are ongoing in advanced breast cancer, brain metastases, diffuse midline gliomas, and primary central nervous system lymphoma, with several of these trials having reported encouraging interim data. Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation (FTD) for glioblastoma in August 2020. Paxalisib was also granted FTD in July 2023 for the treatment of solid tumor brain metastases harboring PI3K pathway mutations in combination with radiation therapy. Additionally, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in August 2020 and for atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors in June 2022 and July 2022, respectively. Kazia is also developing EVT801, a small molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. In addition to its clinical-stage programs, Kazia is advancing NDL2, a potentially first-in-class intracellular PD-L1 protein degrader program targeting a newly identified mechanism of immunotherapy resistance and metastatic progression, as well as MSETC, a potentially first-in-class SETDB1 inhibitor program intended to restore immune signaling in tumors that have become resistant to immunotherapy, including checkpoint inhibitors. Both programs are currently in preclinical development. For more information, please visit www.kaziatx.com or follow us on X @KaziaTx.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Offering and the potential gross proceeds therefrom, including the exercise of the Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants; the Company’s ability to achieve clinical milestones, including the Stage IV TNBC and HR+/HER2- data readouts that may trigger warrant exercise periods; the Company’s intended use of proceeds; and the Company’s plans for clinical development of paxalisib. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the Company’s ability to complete the Offering; the Company’s ability to achieve clinical milestones, including the Stage IV TNBC and HR+/HER2- data readouts that trigger warrant exercise periods; risks associated with the conduct of clinical trials and regulatory approvals; volatility in the price of the Company’s ADSs and warrants; general economic and market conditions; and the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with NASDAQ listing requirements.

For a more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Mixx Launches SxC™ Connector for High-Radix Scale-Up and Multi-Petabit Connectivity

One fiber connector technology, from the optical engine to the box edge. Live connector demonstration at SEMICON Taiwan.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mixx Technologies, Inc., a US-based venture-backed deep-tech company building co-packaged optics for hyperscale AI infrastructure, today launched the SxC™ Connector, an optical connector for both the front plane and the backplane that terminates up to 24,576 fibers in a single rack unit. Mixx will hold live connector demonstrations at SEMICON Taiwan, booth #I2923, beginning September 2, 2026. 

Mixx’s first product to market is a fiber connector. The industry is moving toward co-packaged optics (CPO) in steps, through near-package optics, CPX, and similar socketed approaches. Each step needs more radix out of the box than existing connectors can deliver, and true CPO won’t arrive without it. The connector determines how much optical I/O a box can carry. This layer decides whether optics solves the inference challenge at rack scale or only demonstrates it on a bench.

Inference has changed what a scale-up network needs. Mixture-of-experts and agentic workloads require every node to reach every other node with the lowest latency, and that all-to-all connectivity comes down to radix, the number of endpoints a single node can reach. Higher radix reduces the switching layers a packet crosses. Each layer removed takes its switches, transceivers, and cables with it, which means lower latency, lower aggregate power, and fewer components in the failure chain. 

Scale-out runs on a mature pluggable transceiver ecosystem, and the opportunity in scale-up is to extend that ecosystem rather than replace it. But the arithmetic arrives at the connector. A 400T switch brings thousands of fibers out of a single box, and pluggable transceivers cannot support that density at the front panel. Once optics move inside the box, fiber becomes the next bottleneck, and existing connector families do not easily support the density this generation requires. The inference challenge also means replacing an electrical backplane with an optical one, a requirement the mature ecosystem was never built to meet. 

One connector technology, inside the box and outside it

The SxC™ Connector is the first product in the SxC™ connector family, the system-level connectivity layer of the HBxIO™ platform. It uses the same core connector technology Mixx deploys across the optical signal chain. Mixx builds the optical engine and the connector, so it can optimize the interface from the start rather than negotiating it across multiple vendors.

Each connector scales up to 64 fibers, supporting both SMF and PMF in the same form factor depending on customer requirements. The same connector serves the front plane and the backplane, mounted at the faceplate or seated in a bulkhead. The industry workhorse, the MPO, carries 16 in the configuration typically deployed for this application, and the newer, more compact VSFF also usually carries 16. The SxC™ form factor does not change with lane rate or optical power, so the connector supports current and next-generation rates without redesign. By ganging up sixteen connectors within a bulkhead for the backplane, Mixx can terminate 1,024 fibers in less than 800 square millimeters, which is the figure of merit for a connector: fibers per square millimeter. Radix resolves to fiber count, and fiber count resolves to density at the box edge.

Twenty-four bulkheads bring a single OCP rack unit to 24,576 fibers. That is 4x the fiber density of MMC-VSFF, the highest-density connector platform qualified for deployment today, and what previously required a four-rack-unit enclosure with MMC connectors now fits in a single rack unit. That density is what makes the next step in CPO integration possible. Advanced packaging and cooling technologies have scaled what can sit inside a box faster than the front panel has scaled what can come out of it, and a box of co-packaged optical engines is limited today by the fiber at the box edge, not by the silicon inside. Bringing the fiber out through the edge of the box at this density removes that limit and puts multi-petabit connectivity from a single box within reach. 

Mixx is a member of the Expanded Beam Optics Multi-Source Agreement (EBO MSA), the multi-source agreement standardizing expanded-beam optical connectors, and the first connector specification is now in development. Expanded beam is where the industry is heading, and Mixx is contributing to that work while building for deployments happening now. Mixx’s ferrule is glass rather than the plastic used in most connectors, which lets it handle the optical power levels that remote laser architectures and future multi-wavelength signals require. 

How the ferrule is made

Expanded-beam ferrules are conventionally assembled in series: starting with a V-groove substrate or molded plastic ferrules, individually placing fibers, dispensing epoxy, polishing, then actively aligning a lens before the assembly goes into a housing. That sequence limits fiber placement to a single array and reduces throughput and yield. Mixx forms the optical structures in a full wafer-scale integrated process using no exotic materials. The free-form optics, 3D waveguides, and 2D fiber holes are enabled by true wafer-scale processing, which allows fiber to be placed in a two-dimensional array to achieve high density and low loss.

Mixx is building an EBO connector that scales further than what is available today, so operators committing to optical infrastructure solutions now are committing to something that keeps scaling. Because the same core connector technology serves the optical engine, the external laser source (ELSFP), the backplane, and the front panel, volume aggregates across product lines instead of splitting across them. 

The ferrule was only half the problem. Cable assembly, the next step, has remained largely manual across the industry, and it is the constraint operators hit once ferrule supply is solved. Mixx is automating that step with robotic fiber assembly and automated visual inspection as part of the production pathway. The connector also supports passive fiber attach, drawing on years of pick-and-place optimization to remove the active-alignment step between lens and fiber that has historically limited yield and throughput.

“Every era of the data center has had a connector that carried it,” said Vivek Raghuraman, CEO of Mixx Technologies. “MPO carried one generation, and VSFF carried the next, and each one arrived because the network behind it had changed shape. Inference has changed the shape again. What Mixx has built is not a denser version of the last connector. It is one ferrule technology that terminates the signal chain at the package, at the laser, at the backplane, and at the front panel, so the connectivity problem gets solved once instead of four times.”

Demonstration

Mixx will show the connector at SEMICON Taiwan, booth #I2923, beginning September 2, 2026. The demonstration puts the hardware in visitors’ hands, not on a slide. Attendees can seat and unseat a fully populated bulkhead by hand, watch the link come up on each cycle, and see the ferrule that makes it possible. 

About Mixx Technologies

Mixx Technologies, Inc. is a venture-backed deep-tech company founded by the team that commercialized many zero-to-one silicon photonics products. The company is solving the data-movement bottleneck for AI compute infrastructure through its HBxIO™ platform, a multi-terabit, ultra-high-radix co-packaged optical interconnect architecture enabling cloud service providers to deploy large-scale AI inference at the speed and efficiency hyperscale demands. Headquartered in San Jose, California, with R&D operations in India and Taiwan. Visit mixxtech.io.

Media Contact:
Ramya Barna
Head of Marketing & Investor Relations
Mixx Technologies, Inc
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Bausch Health Announces Availability of Solta Medical’s Fraxel FTX® in Australia

The next generation in skin resurfacing technology is available to Australian health care practitioners beginning 1 September 2026

LAVAL, QC, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE: BHC)(TSX: BHC), a global, diversified pharmaceutical company, and its aesthetics business, Solta Medical, today announced the availability of Fraxel FTX® in Australia, expanding access to its latest skin resurfacing technology to Australian health care practitioners (HCPs) beginning 1 September 2026.

Building on more than 20 years of innovation in skin resurfacing, Fraxel FTX represents the next generation of the Fraxel® platform. Designed to support treatment precision, workflow efficiency and patient comfort, Fraxel FTX brings together trusted technology with meaningful refinements for modern aesthetic practice.

“Fraxel FTX builds on the trusted technology of the Fraxel platform, combining proven performance with enhancements designed to support today’s aesthetic practices,” said Jiny Kim, Senior Vice President, Solta Medical, Bausch Health. “We are pleased to make this technology available in Australia and continue supporting practitioners with solutions designed to meet the evolving needs of their patients.”

Fraxel is one of the highly recognised treatments in skin resurfacing and may be used to address a range of common skin concerns, including the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, lentigos and ephelides, acne scars and surgical scars, dyschromia including melasma, and actinic keratosis. With Fraxel FTX, Solta Medical continues to build on that clinical heritage with a system designed to support consistent treatment delivery across superficial and deeper skin layers.

“Fraxel has long been recognised by practitioners for its precision, versatility and clinical heritage,” said Alistair McKeon, General Manager, Solta, ANZ & SEA. “With Fraxel FTX, we are bringing Australian healthcare practitioners an updated platform that builds on that trusted foundation while supporting ease of use, treatment consistency and patient comfort in everyday practice.”

Key features and benefits of Fraxel FTX

  • Two wavelengths, one intelligent approach: Fraxel FTX uses dual wavelengths to enable targeted treatment at different tissue depths. The 1927 nanometre wavelength targets the epidermal layer, while the 1550 nanometre wavelength penetrates into the deeper dermis while also treating the epidermis.
      
  • Precision treatment delivery: As the tip moves over the skin, the laser treats a fraction of the skin at a time, creating a large number of microscopic treatment zones in a dot-like pattern. By leaving surrounding tissue intact, the system is designed to support rapid healing.
       
  • Intelligent Optical Tracking™ with AccuTRAC®: The patented optical system calculates hand motion during treatment to help support proper skin contact, dosimetry and uniform delivery, while making laser firing more efficient.
      
  • Redesigned ergonomic handpiece: The handpiece features a 20% reduction in circumference and weight, and is designed to improve field of view, treatment precision and ease of handling.
      
  • Integrated cooling designed for patient comfort: Cooling is routed through the handpiece and tip directly to the skin, with airflow directed at the treatment area.
      
  • Refreshed treatment interface: The guided user interface is designed to facilitate treatment settings, total and estimated energy visibility, handpiece speed, and colour change between wavelengths.
      
  • Modern console design: Fraxel FTX features an updated console with an integrated arm and cable assembly, in line with the Solta product family.

Fraxel FTX is a highly versatile and recognized treatment in aesthetics, designed to address five common skin concerns contributing to skin health: the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, lentigos and ephelides, acne scars and surgical scars, dyschromia including melasma, and actinic keratosis.

Solta Medical supports health care practitioners with more than technology alone. In Australia and New Zealand, that includes clinical education, practical training and ongoing business support designed to help practitioners build confidence in treatment delivery and support long-term practice growth.

To learn more, visit soltamedical.com.au

THIS PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ALWAYS FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE. RESULTS MAY VARY.

About Bausch Health
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) is a global, diversified pharmaceutical company enriching lives through our relentless drive to deliver better health care outcomes. We develop, manufacture and market a range of products primarily in gastroenterology, hepatology, neuroscience, dermatology, dentistry, aesthetics, international pharmaceuticals and eye health, through our controlling interest in Bausch + Lomb Corporation. Our aesthetic business, Solta Medical, is a global leader in the aesthetics market, whose vision is to develop and support trusted aesthetic brands that provide value to our customers and patients. More information about Solta Medical can be found at www.solta.com. Our ambition is to be a globally integrated healthcare company, trusted and valued by patients, HCPs, employees and investors. For more information about Bausch Health, visit www.bauschhealth.com and connect with us on LinkedIn. 

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Fraxel® is a trademark of Solta Medical, Inc. or its affiliates.

©2026 Solta Medical, Inc. or its affiliates

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LX Pantos Thailand Opens Newly Renovated Bangkok Office to Support Business Growth

SEOUL, South Korea and BANGKOK, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LX Pantos Thailand has officially opened its newly renovated office at Lake Rajada Office Complex in Bangkok, following an opening ceremony held on August 7, 2026. The renovation reflects the company’s commitment to fostering a more collaborative workplace while supporting its long-term growth and strengthening its market presence in Thailand.

The office now spans the 17th and 19th floors, covering a total area of 883 square meters. The upgraded workplace is expected to improve operational efficiency and support the company’s expanding business in Thailand.

The opening ceremony was attended by Lee Jong Chan, CEO of LX Pantos Asia, and Yoon Jungyeon, Managing Director of LX Pantos Thailand, highlighting the strategic importance of the renovation as part of the company’s continued expansion in the local market.

Yoon Jungyeon, Managing Director of LX Pantos Thailand, said, “This renovation is designed to create a brighter and more open workspace that supports better communication, enhances employee satisfaction, and fosters a more positive working environment. We believe this new space will help strengthen our operations and support our long-term growth in Thailand.”

Employees responded positively to the upgraded workspace, highlighting the improved layout and meeting facilities.

This renovation marks an important step in strengthening LX Pantos Thailand’s workplace environment and supporting its long-term business development in one of Southeast Asia’s key logistics markets.

About LX Pantos Thailand

Established in 2003, LX Pantos Thailand is a leading provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions, offering services including international freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, cross-border transportation, last-mile delivery, and installation services. As part of LX Pantos, a leading global logistics provider headquartered in Korea, the company delivers comprehensive logistics solutions through a worldwide network spanning more than 40 countries.

[Photo] LX Pantos Thailand employees pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony
[Photo] LX Pantos Thailand employees pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony

 

YY Group Enters New Era as YYForce, Expanding AI, Automation and Human-Robot Workforce Strategy; Nasdaq Ticker Changes to “YFOR”

New name reflects evolution into automation and AI-enabled workforce management and integrated facility management (IFM) infrastructure platform

Trading under new ticker symbol YFOR expected to commence September 2, 2026

SINGAPORE, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) (the “Company”), an AI-enabled workforce management platform and integrated facility management (IFM) provider operating across Asia and beyond, today announced a corporate rebranding to YYForce Inc. (“YYForce”) and Nasdaq ticker symbol change to “YFOR.”

The Company will operate under the name “YYForce Inc.” from September 2, 2026. The corporate name and ticker symbol change are also expected to become effective with Nasdaq on September 2, 2026, with the Company’s Class A ordinary shares expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the new ticker symbol “YFOR” at the open of business on the same day. Until that date, the Company’s Class A ordinary shares will continue to trade under the ticker symbol “YYGH.” No action is required by existing shareholders with respect to the name change or ticker update. Outstanding stock certificates representing shares of YY Group Holding Limited will remain valid and do not need to be exchanged. The Company’s ISIN number will remain the same.

“We chose the name YY Group when our business was focused on regional workforce solutions,” said Mike Fu, CEO of YY Group. “We’ve since scaled rapidly into an AI-enabled, international platform infrastructure company, offering a vast human capital network, integrated IFM services, human-robot co-working models, and intelligent software that helps our clients run their businesses and properties more efficiently. Our corporate identity must evolve in parallel. We believe the name “YYForce” reflects our global growth momentum, our expanding footprint across workforce management, IFM, and commercial automation, and our dedication to driving value creation for our clients, partners, and shareholders.”

Alongside the name change, YYForce has unveiled a new corporate identity, including a refreshed logo and the tagline, “Forging Forward Together.” The updated identity will roll out across the Company’s investor relations materials, digital platforms, and site signage over the coming months.

YYForce’s new corporate logo and tagline, “Forging Forward Together.”
YYForce’s new corporate logo and tagline, “Forging Forward Together.”

The corporate rebranding does not affect the Company’s operations, management, business strategy, or the rights of its shareholders. Existing customer contracts, purchase orders, and supplier agreements will remain in force. Effective September 2, 2026, the corporate investor relations website will be updated to reflect the new brand identity at www.yyforce.ai.

About YY Group

YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH), is an AI-enabled workforce management platform and integrated facility management (IFM) provider, headquartered in Singapore and operating across Asia and beyond. The Company’s intelligent workforce solutions platform, YY Circle, helps clients across hospitality, food and beverage, retail, and other service sectors predict, plan, and optimize workforce deployment. In YY Group’s IFM business, its 24IFM software platform and comprehensive IFM subsidiary portfolio support clients across hospitality, transportation, banking, retail, and mixed-use facilities.

As both business lines scale, the Company is systematically embedding AI and automation capabilities – progressing from intelligent decision support toward increasingly autonomous workforce management – to improve service quality, reduce deployment costs, and drive long-term margin expansion. Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YY Group is committed to infrastructure innovation, measurable client outcomes, and long-term value creation.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company bases these forward-looking statements on its expectations and projections about future events, which the Company derives from the information currently available to it. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about the Company and a number of factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, the Company’s goals and strategies; the Company’s future business development, financial condition and results of operations, including the introduction of new products and services, expected changes in the Company’s revenues, costs and expenditures, anticipated customer growth, and demand for and market acceptance of the Company’s products and services; and industry, market and regulatory conditions, including competition, government policies and regulations affecting the Company’s industry, and other factors that may affect the Company’s financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. For a more detailed discussion of risk factors, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 20-F, as amended.

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Jason Zhi Yong Phua, Chief Financial Officer
YY Group Holding Limited
enquiries@yyforce.ai

Beat the Heat, Cut Energy Costs: SUNON Brings Smarter Industrial Cooling to the Workplace

KAOHSIUNG, Sept. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Hot, stuffy factory floors can make work uncomfortable, reduce productivity, and drive up energy bills.

SUNON’s bionic HVLS ceiling fans and ultra-mobile industrial fans deliver powerful, wide-reaching airflow to keep large spaces cooler and more comfortable—while using less energy.

Cooler workplaces. Lower energy costs. Better everyday comfort. With SUNON, smarter industrial cooling is here.

The HVLS ceiling fans use seven curved, aircraft-grade aluminum blades with an aerodynamic profile, generating broad, turbulence-free airflow at low speeds rather than relying on high rotational speed like conventional fans. The result is a gentle, natural breeze-like sensation with significantly reduced noise. Powered by SUNON’s in-house BLDC motor, the fans achieve over 90% motor efficiency with a maintenance-free, gearless direct-drive design. Users can experience a 5-8°C perceived temperature drop in summer, while a reverse mode in winter redistributes warm ceiling air for year-round energy savings—ideal for factories, warehouses, and large exhibition spaces.

The industrial portable fans are built around a hexagonal honeycomb frame, reinforcing the hub and structure against wind load while keeping the unit lightweight and stable even during extended high-speed use. Standing about 2 meters tall with heavy-duty casters and double-row ball bearings, the fan can be repositioned by a single person for flexible, on-demand cooling at events, sports facilities, and production lines. It also features a BLDC motor, high airflow, low noise, and IP55 waterproofing, and was honored with the 2026 Taiwan Excellence Award.

SUNON’s full product line uses EU RoHS-compliant, non-toxic materials, with an engineering team supporting customers in selecting the optimal setup for their space.

About SUNON
Founded in 1980 under the brand promise of “Sun On Everyday,” SUNON’s signature green identity represents its dual commitment to environmental protection and product safety—plus an ongoing pursuit of sustainability in everything it builds. Guided by this philosophy, the company has focused on core energy-saving motor technologies and pioneered MagLev fan technology, providing industrial, green building, and residential cooling solutions worldwide.


Relativity Brings Powerful Legal Data Intelligence to Microsoft Copilot, Expanding AI Assistant Support for Legal Teams

News Summary

  • RelativityOne now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
  • This integration enables legal teams to automate RelativityOne administrative workflows in Copilot through natural language.
  • The company’s continued efforts in expanding MCP integrations serve to extend Relativity solutions into the surfaces where legal professionals already do their work.

CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Relativity, a legal data intelligence company, today announced that RelativityOne, its extensible AI platform for legal work, now integrates with Microsoft Copilot through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). With this integration, legal teams can now use natural language in Copilot to execute administrative reporting capabilities directly within the RelativityOne environment without switching contexts or platforms.

“Copilot is now one more place our users can take action in RelativityOne in plain language without leaving Microsoft 365,” said Chris Brown, President, Relativity. “This accelerates administration, while aiR continues to transform the high-stakes legal work that demands deep context, and tight governance stays in RelativityOne.”

According to the International Legal Technology Association’s 2025 Legal Technology Survey of global law firms, Microsoft Copilot is the most widely used generative AI tool in the industry. It reports that Copilot is used by 68% of firms and 84% of the largest firms. Integrating RelativityOne with Copilot serves to enable legal professionals to work more seamlessly across the two surfaces.

“As legal teams embrace AI to transform how work gets done, the ability to securely connect enterprise knowledge, workflows, and data systems becomes increasingly important,” said Mala Anand, Executive Vice President & Chief Customer Officer at Microsoft. “By bringing RelativityOne into Microsoft 365 Copilot through MCP, we are enabling legal professionals to use natural language to orchestrate complex workflows, accelerate time to insight, and unlock the value of their data within a trusted AI-powered experience.”

By streamlining the work required to understand data structures, and manage users, teams can move faster from trigger event to analysis, while decisions still drive impact. The integration also delivers insights into data and usage patterns to reinforce best practices, strengthen governance, and support more informed decisions across matters, clients, and practice groups.

RelativityOne has long been a platform designed to be extended through APIs and a partner ecosystem. This Copilot integration further empowers Relativity’s user community to manage and tailor their RelativityOne environments to meet their unique needs, simplify operational tasks and ultimately focus more time on the consequential work that drives successful outcomes.

Relativity’s integration with Microsoft Copilot currently enables orchestration and reporting capabilities in Copilot Cowork, including standing up workspaces, organizing case data and managing legal operations through natural language. Reporting capabilities—such as analyzing workspace access and generating administrative reports—are enabled in Copilot Chat. Support for orchestration capabilities is planned to be added to Copilot Chat later this year.

Following the company’s recent moves to launch Relativity claiR in advanced access, plans to integrate Gavel‘s Word capabilities into RelativityOne, recent MCP expansions, this Copilot integration is the latest advancement in Relativity’s strategy of expanding RelativityOne to meet legal teams where and how they work.

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Best Mart 360 Reports Interim Revenue Growth to HK$1.45 billion

Proposed an interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share


Highlights:

  • Revenue increased to approximately HK$1,450.9 million.
  • Gross profit increased to approximately HK$518.8 million.
  • Profit attributable to owners of the Company amounted to approximately HK$116.2 million.
  • As at 30 June 2026, the Group operated a total of 190 chain retail stores
  • Basic earnings per share was approximately HK11.6 cents. The Board recommended the payment of interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share.

Financial Highlights:

For the 6 months ended 30 Jun
HK$’000 2026 2025 Change
Revenue 1,450,897 1,436,576 +1.0%
Sales derived from private label products 277,194 251,203 +10.3%
Gross profit 518,758 518,177 +0.1%
Interim dividend per share (HK cents) 11.0 11.0 –

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 31 August 2026 – Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited (“Best Mart 360” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”; stock code: 2360.HK), a leading leisure food retailer in Hong Kong, announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (“the Period under Review”). During the Period under Review, the revenue recorded by the Group amounted to approximately HK$1,450,897,000, representing an increase of approximately 1.0% as compared to approximately HK$1,436,576,000 for the six months ended 30 June 2025 (the “Corresponding Period Last Year”).

During the Period under Review, profit attributable to owners of the Company amounted to approximately HK$116,221,000.

For the six months ended 30 June 2026, gross profit of the Group was approximately HK$518,758,000, representing an increase of approximately 0.1%, as compared to gross profit of approximately HK$518,177,000. Gross profit margin during the period was approximately 35.8%. During the Period under Review, basic earnings per share of the Group was approximately HK11.6 cents. The Board recommended the payment of interim dividend of HK11.0 cents per share.

BUSINESS REVIEW

CHAIN RETAIL STORES

As at 30 June 2026, the Group operated a total of 190 chain retail stores, including 184 chain retail stores in Hong Kong and 6 chain retail stores in Macau, respectively. During the Period under Review, the Group continued to implement its store network optimization strategy to fully showcase its diverse product portfolio, further enhance its overall brand image and provide customers with a more comfortable shopping environment.

Since 2021, the Group has launched its brand of global wine and food stores “FoodVille”, which provides mid-to-high-end, premium food products from around the globe. These include fine wines, premium chocolates, health foods, cheese, Western sauces and ingredients from around the world, aming to cater to the market’s pursuit of a quality of life and expanding the Group’s customer base. As at 30 June 2026, the Group operated a total of 8 retail stores under the brand.

During the Period under Review, the rental expenses (on a cash basis) of the Group’s retail stores accounted for approximately 9.7% of its sales revenue.

THE PRODUCTS

During the Period under Review, the Group adhered to its global procurement strategy, sourcing high-quality products from around the world to provide customers with a diversified range of choices. During the Period under Review, the Group sold over 1,045 brands and more than 3,054 stock keeping units (“SKUs“) of products in total. The Group continuously optimised its product portfolio and actively introduced a variety of new products and flavours to meet customers’ ever-changing needs.

To enrich its product mix and maintain effective control over product quality, supply stability and profit margins, the Group continued to actively develop its private label products. During the Period under Review, sales derived from private label products amounted to approximately HK$277,194,000 (six months ended 30 June 2025: approximately HK$251,203,000), which accounted for approximately 19.1% of the Group’s total revenue for the Period under Review. The Group had a total of 12 private labels covering approximately 272 SKUs of products, including masks, canned Chinese delicacies, cereals, milk, honey, nuts and dried fruits as well as a wide range of leisure food products.

MEMBERSHIP SCHEME AND MARKETING & PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

As at 30 June 2026, the Group had a cumulative total of approximately 2,469,754 registered fans and members (30 June 2025: approximately 2,243,198). As at 30 June 2026, the number of mobile app members reached approximately 1,374,462 (30 June 2025: approximately 1,238,775).

During the Period under Review, the Group continued to carry out a variety of marketing activities, including “Best Price”, “Instant Redemption upon Purchase” and other promotional campaigns, which provided customers with a series of special offers on selected quality products as a way to show its appreciation for their support and effectively enhance customer loyalty. The Group also launched a new brand promotion campaign, namely “Best Mart, Always a Friendly Buy”, in 2026. By integrating online and offline promotional channels, the Group further strengthened its brand image and enhanced its interaction and connection with customers.

The Group also utilised a variety of outdoor media, such as large-scale advertisements at MTR stations and truck wraps, together with marketing strategies on digital media and social platforms, to further increase its brand exposure and market penetration, thereby attracting more new customers to shop at its stores.

In addition, the Group actively fulfilled its corporate social responsibility by partnering with the charitable foundation under China Merchants Group to launch the “Care 360˚” Neighborhood Support Programme, which aids families in need, continuously promotes community care and inclusion and actively puts into practice the core principles of corporate sustainability.

EMPLOYEES

As at 30 June 2026, the Group employed a total of 1,257 full-time and part-time employees (31 December 2025: 1,227). The increase in the total number of employees was primarily due to the Group’s recruitment of additional staff for its newly opened stores. To retain talent and provide its employees with appropriate incentives to enhance their sense of belonging and loyalty, the Group regularly reviews and updates its employee remuneration packages and benefit plans, taking into account labour market supply and remuneration trends as well as individual employee performance. During the Period under Review, the staff costs of the Group (excluding emoluments of the Directors) accounted for approximately 9.6% of its total revenue (six months ended 30 June 2025: approximately 9.7%).

OUTLOOK

Global geopolitical tensions remain high, and uncertainty persists regarding the pace of the external economic recovery. Meanwhile, the active expansion of mainland Chinese e-commerce platforms into Hong Kong has driven the popularity of cross-border online shopping, further intensifying competition in the local retail market. Amid complex and increasingly competitive market conditions, the overall business environment for the retail sector is expected to remain under pressure in the second half of 2026. However, as Hong Kong hosts a series of major international events and exhibitions as well as cultural and sports activities, the number of visitors to Hong Kong and their willingness to spend are steadily recovering. At the same time, consumption of daily necessities has demonstrated strong resilience. Market demand for value-for-money globally sourced food products and healthy snacks continues to grow, presenting the Group with solid development opportunities. Looking ahead, the Group remains cautiously optimistic about its business prospects. To address intense market competition, we are committed to refining operational management, optimizing business processes, and maintaining strict cost controls.

To further strengthen its connection with consumers, the Group officially launched a rebranding campaign in June 2026, adopting “Best Mart, Always a Friendly Buy” as its new core brand value and striving to build a more welcoming, youthful, vibrant and creative brand image. Regarding its store network management, the Group will balance strategic expansion with operational optimization. On one hand, the Group will capitalise on appropriate market opportunities and continue to expand its footprint through a “dual-brand” strategy featuring “Best Mart 360˚” and “FoodVille”, aiming to precisely meet the demand for high-quality food across different customer segments. On the other hand, the Group will adhere to strict capital-return discipline by actively negotiating with landlords for more flexible and reasonable lease terms, while regularly reviewing the operational efficiency of existing stores. Through these efforts, the Group aims to comprehensively enhance the overall profitability of its network and deepen its presence in the mass retail market.

Faced with a complex, ever-changing and highly competitive market environment, the Group is comprehensively exploring and researching the application of artificial intelligence in its business processes, aiming to enhance operational efficiency through innovative technology. The Group will further deepen its online-offline integration strategy, fully leverage the advantages provided by the extensive member database of its mobile app and implement targeted marketing through big data analysis to effectively increase member engagement and overall repeat purchase rates.

In terms of online channels, the Group will strengthen its collaboration with the foodpanda mall platform to ensure a seamless shopping experience. The Group will also remain agile in our operational strategies to optimize overall sales performance.

Guided by its core brand philosophy of “Best Quality” and “Best Price”, the Group will make every effort to expand its upstream supplier network while ramping up the development of its private label products. These initiatives will solidify our competitive pricing advantage while effectively meeting the market demand for daily necessities. The Board is confident that, through prudent yet flexible strategic planning, strong brand appeal and an optimised product portfolio, the Group will successfully enhance customer loyalty. This will steadily drive the business toward sustainable growth, thus creating long-term and robust returns for shareholders.

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About Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited

Best Mart 360 Holdings Limited, mainly operates chain retail stores under the brand “Best Mart 360˚”. It offers a wide collection of imported prepackaged leisure foods and other grocery products, principally from overseas. The Group’s business objective is to offer “Best Quality” and “Best Price” products to customers through continuous efforts on global procurement with a mission to provide comfortable shopping environment and pleasurable shopping experience to customers. As at 30 June 2026, the Group operates 190 retail stores that are strategically located across 18 districts in Hong Kong and Macau. In addition, the Group’s new global gourmet store, “FoodVille”, was officially opened in September 2021, which mainly provides globally sourced medium-to-high-end quality food products.