GRAND TALENTS GROUP HOLDINGS (08516) announced that as of the record date, there were no excluded shareholders, and consequently, no ineligible shareholders held unsubscribed rights shares. By 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, the final acceptance deadline, the company had received a total of 8 valid applications. These applications were for an aggregate of 19.6352 million rights shares, representing approximately 47.8% of the total number of rights shares offered under the rights issue. The remaining 21.4708 million unsubscribed rights shares, accounting for approximately 52.2% of the total offering, will be disposed of under a compensation arrangement. In compliance with GEM Listing Rule 10.31(1)(b), the company has made arrangements to sell these unsubscribed shares by offering them to independent placees, with the proceeds benefiting the shareholders entitled to the rights issue. As disclosed in the rights issue prospectus, the company entered into a placing agreement with a placing agent after trading hours on May 23, 2025. The agreement stipulates that the placing agent will use its best efforts to place the unsubscribed shares with independent placees during the placing period. Any premium generated over the subscription price will be distributed pro-rata to non-acting shareholders. The placing agent will use its best efforts to procure purchasers for all, or as many as possible, of the unsubscribed shares between Friday, January 9, 2026, and no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2026.