According to an announcement from FRIENDTIMES (06820), the board has been informed by Mr. Jiang Xiaohuang, an executive director, chairman of the board, and a controlling shareholder of the company, that Warm Sunshine Holdings Limited acquired 1.32 million shares of the company on the open market on June 23, 2026.

This share purchase represents approximately 0.06% of the company's total issued share capital as of the date of the announcement.

Following this transaction, the number of shares held by Warm Sunshine increased from 190 million shares to 191.32 million shares.

Consequently, the total number of shares in which Mr. Jiang holds an interest rose from 1.245 billion shares to 1.24632 billion shares, constituting approximately 57.16% of the company's total issued share capital.

The board of directors views this share purchase as a demonstration of the controlling shareholder's strong confidence in the company's long-term development and future prospects.