[诉讼]安道麦B(200553):自愿披露公司涉及诉讼的进展公告（英文版）
ADAMALtd. AnnouncementonVoluntaryDisclosureoftheProgressof theCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation TheCompany and all membersof itsboard of directors hereby confirmthatallinformationdisclosedhereinistrue,accurateandcompletewithnofalseormisleadingstatementormaterialomission. SpecialNotice: 1.LitigationStageoftheCase:ReceiptoftheCivilAppeal. 2.Statusofthelistedcompanyasaparty:ADAMALtd.(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Company”or“ADAMA”)isoneofthedefendantsinthefirstinstanceandoneoftheappelleesinthesecondinstance. 3.ValueInvolved:thethreeappellees(ChinaNationalChemicalCorporationLimited,SyngentaGroupCo.,Ltd.andADAMALtd.)arerequestedtobejointlyliablefortheplaintiff'sinvestmentlossesofRMB916,135andthecostsofthelitigation. 4.ImpactontheCompany'sprofitsandlosses:GiventhatthesecondinstanceofthelitigationhasnotyetcommencedasofthedateofthisAnnouncement,thereisuncertaintyastothedecisionandthusitsimpactontheCompany’sprofitsforthecurrentorfutureperiods.TheCompanywilltimelyfulfillitsinformationdisclosureobligationsinaccordancewiththelawasthelitigationprogress. InFebruary2025,anaturalperson(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Plaintiff”)filedalawsuitagainstChinaNationalChemicalCorporationLimited(ChemChina,DefendantIorAppelleeI),SyngentaGroupCo.,Ltd.(SyngentaGroup,DefendantIIorAppelleeII)andtheCompany(DefendantIIIorAppelleeIII)onthegroundsofliabilityforsecuritiesmisrepresentation(hereinafterreferredtoas“thislawsuit”).ThePlaintiff alleged that, based on the trust on the Company and its shareholders(DefendantsIandII)tofulfilltheircommitmentanddisclosureobligations,hemadealong-terminvestmentintheCompany'sshares.DefendantsIandIIfailedtofulfiltheobligationssetforthintheAnnouncementofResponsetoRestructuringQueriesfromShenzhenStockExchange,SanondaRestructuringReport,andADAMAAcquisitionReport, including not resolving horizontal competition and failing to performobligations in accordance with the promised manner and timeline. InformationdisclosedbytheCompanyonHuDongYi,theinteractionplatformofShenzhenStockExchange that the performance capability analysis contained in SanondaRestructuringReportdidnotconstitutespecificcommitmentsmadebyChemChinaisinconsistentwiththecommittedmatters,constitutingfalseandmisleadingstatements.AndtheCompanyfailedtofulfillitsinformationdisclosureobligations.TheplaintiffarguedthattheactionsofthethreedefendantshadadirectcausalrelationwithhisinvestmentlossesandrequestedthatthethreedefendantsjointlycompensatehisinvestmentlossesofRMB916,135yuanandlitigationcosts. th On August 4, 2025, the Intermediate People's Court of Wuhan, HubeiProvince (hereinafter as “Wuhan Intermediate Court”) issued its first instancejudgmentonthislitigation.Afterreviewingthecase,WuhanIntermediateCourtruledthat the plaintiff's claim lacked factual and legal basis and was not validated.Therefore,thecourtdismissedtheplaintiff'sclaim.Thelitigationcostsshallbebornebytheplaintiff. For above information, please refer to the Announcement on VoluntaryDisclosureoftheCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation(AnnouncementNo.2025-5)th disclosedonFebruary15,2025andtheAnnouncementonVoluntaryDisclosureofthe Progress of the Company’s Involvement in Litigation (Announcement No.th 2025-25)disclosedonAugust6,2025atwww.cninfo.com.cn. II.ProgressoftheLitigation TheCompanyreceivedacivilappealrecentlybecausetheplaintiffhasbeendissatisfiedwiththeCivilJudgment[(2025)E’01No.67oftheFirstInstanceforCivilCase] issued by Wuhan Intermediate Court. Hehas filed an appeal with HubeiProvincialHigherPeople'sCourtandrequestedthatthefirst-instancejudgmentberevoked,thecaseberemandedforretrial,orthejudgmentbeamended,andthattheappelleesbearthelitigationcosts. III.OtherUndisclosedLitigationandArbitrationMatters Asofthedateofthisannouncement,theCompanyanditssubsidiarieshavenootherlitigationorarbitrationmattersthatshouldbedisclosedbuthavenotbeendisclosed. IV.PotentialImpactoftheLitigationontheCompany'sCurrentorFutureProfits GiventhatthesecondinstanceofthelitigationhasnotyetcommencedasofthedateofthisAnnouncement,thereisuncertaintyastothedecisionandthusitsimpactontheCompany’sprofitsforthecurrentorfutureperiods.Whilecloselymonitoringtheprogressofthecase,theCompany willactivelytakenecessary measurestosafeguardthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofitsownanditsshareholdersandcomplywithlawsandregulationstofulfilitsinformationdisclosureobligationsinatimelymanneraccordingly.ThemediadesignatedbytheCompanyforinformationdisclosureareChinaSecuritiesJournal,SecuritiesTimesandwww.cninfo.com.cn.AllinformationdisclosedbytheCompanyissubjecttotheinformationdisclosedintheaforementionedmedia.Investorsareadvisedtomakedecisionswithcautionandpayattentiontoinvestmentrisks. V.ReferenceDocuments 1.TheCivilAppeal Itisherebyannounced. BoardofDirectorsofADAMALtd. th August20,2025 中财网
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