P.B. GROUP (08331) subsidiary and Laplace Lab Limited entered into a strategic research cooperation memorandum to jointly explore the application of advanced technology in general risk hedging and personalized enterprise risk management solutions.

P.B. GROUP(08331) announces that the group will expand its professional management and enterprise management consulting services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, P.B. Strategic Management Limited (P.B. Strategic Management). The business positioning of P.B. Strategic Management is to provide professional management and consulting services in the form of an external management team to industrial owners of businesses and individuals in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area. As the first stage of technical and research deployment in expanding the above business, P.B. Strategic Management has entered into a strategic research cooperation memorandum with Laplace Lab Limited (the sole designated technical developer of the decentralized prediction market platform SigMarket) on June 22, 2026. The collaboration aims to explore the application of advanced technology in broad risk hedging and personalized enterprise risk management solutions. SigMarket is a platform focused on decentralized prediction market related technical research and application exploration. According to the memorandum, the collaboration period is 12 months, however, the parties may make alternate arrangements for early termination or renewal of the collaboration in accordance with the terms of the memorandum. During the collaboration period, the parties will conduct research on the application of decentralized prediction market technology in enterprise-level risk hedging scenarios, focusing on: developing enterprise risk hedging analysis tools, exploring the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to build personalized risk hedging portfolio models for enterprises, and studying the application of SigMarket platform in internal scenario planning and resilience management of enterprises. Both parties agree that this collaboration will start with research and concept validation, and specific commercial arrangements and implementation details will be determined through subsequent negotiations and formal agreements. The collaboration will be conducted strictly within applicable regulatory frameworks. The Board believes that expanding professional management and consulting services through P.B. Strategic Management aligns with the overall development direction of the group in continuously expanding its professional management and consulting services. The Board further believes that the above memorandum will help the group explore innovative technologies in the field of enterprise risk management, gradually strengthen the group's professional capabilities in relevant management consulting areas, and potentially assist potential clients of the group in enhancing overall operational resilience and decision-making quality when appropriate.