The Board of Directors of HB Global Limited ("HBG" or the "Company") wishes to announce that the Company had on today received notification dated 4 September 2026 from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore ("ACRA") granted its consent for Messrs. UHY Lee Seng Chan & Co ("UHY Singapore") to resign as the statutory auditors of the Company in Singapore with effect from 4 September 2026.

Following the approval from ACRA, the Company had also on today received the Notice of Resignation from UHY Singapore dated 7 September 2026.

The resignation of UHY Singapore was by mutual agreement between the Company and UHY Singapore. The Board is not aware of any matters relating to the resignation of UHY Singapore that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company.

Following the resignation of UHY Singapore, FOZL Assurance PAC has been proposed to be appointed as the statutory auditor of the Company, subject to its consent to act, for the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the financial period ended 30 June 2026, for the purpose of statutory filing with ACRA in Singapore.

The Board further wishes to announce that UHY Malaysia PLT, an audit firm registered with the Audit Oversight Board in Malaysia, is proposed to be appointed as the auditors in Malaysia, subject to its consent to act, to perform the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for the financial period ended 30 June 2026, in connection with the related regulatory reporting requirements in Malaysia.

Further announcements will be made by the Company once the respective written consent to act letters have been received accordingly.

This announcement is dated 7 September 2026.