[诉讼]安道麦B(200553):自愿披露涉及诉讼的进展公告(英文版)
Stock Code: 000553(200553) Stock abbreviation: ADAMA A(B) Announcement No.2026-20 ADAMALtd. AnnouncementonVoluntaryDisclosureoftheProgressof theCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation TheCompany and all membersof itsboard of directors hereby confirmthatallinformationdisclosedhereinistrue,accurateandcompletewithnofalseormisleadingstatementormaterialomission. SpecialNotice: 1.LitigationStageoftheCase:TheHubeiHighPeople’sCourt(hereinafterreferredtoas“HubeiHighCourt”)hasissuedthesecond-instancejudgement.2.Statusofthelistedcompanyasaparty:ADAMALtd.(hereinafterreferredtoasthe“Company”or“ADAMA”)isoneofthedefendantsinthefirstinstanceandoneoftheappelleesinthesecondinstance. 3.ValueInvolved:thethreeappellees(ChinaNationalChemicalCorporationLimited,SyngentaGroupCo.,Ltd.andADAMALtd.)arerequestedtobejointlyliablefortheplaintiff'sinvestmentlossesofRMB916,135andthecostsofthelitigation. 4.ImpactontheCompany'sprofitsandlosses:TheHubeiHighCourt,initssecond-instancejudgement,dismissedtheplaintiff’sappeal,affirmedtheoriginaljudgement,andorderedtheplaintifftobearthelitigationcosts.Thejudgementisfinalandbinding,andtheoutcomeisnotexpectedtohaveanyimpactontheCompany’sprofitforthecurrentorfutureperiods. I.BasicInformationontheLitigation 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'sclaimandthelitigationcostsshouldbebornebytheplaintiff. Subsequently,theCompanyreceivedaCivilAppealNotice.Theplaintiff,whowasdissatisfiedwiththeCivilJudgment[(2025)E’01No.67oftheFirstInstanceforCivilCase]issuedbyWuhanIntermediateCourt,filedanappealwiththeHubeiHighCourt and requested that the first-instance judgement be repealed and the caseremandedforretrialoranewjudgementbeissued,andthattherespondentbeorderedtobearthecostsoftheproceedings. For above information, please refer to the Announcement on VoluntaryDisclosureoftheCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation(AnnouncementNo.2025-5)th disclosedonFebruary15,2025,theAnnouncementonVoluntaryDisclosureoftheProgressoftheCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation(AnnouncementNo.2025-25)th disclosedonAugust6,2025andtheAnnouncementonVoluntaryDisclosureoftheProgressoftheCompany’sInvolvementinLitigation(AnnouncementNo.2025-27),th disclosedonAugust20,2025atwww.cninfo.com.cn. II.ProgressofLitigation th OnJune29,2026,theHubeiHighCourtmadeitssecond-instancejudgmentinthis case. The Court found the plaintiff’s appeal not validated and dismissed itaccordingly.TheHubeiHighCourtaffirmedtheoriginalfirst-instancejudgment,concludingthatthefactswereclearlyestablishedandthelawwascorrectlyapplied.Theplaintiffwasorderedtobearthecostsofbothinstances.Thisjudgmentisfinalandbinding. III.OtherUndisclosedLitigationandArbitrationMatters Asofthedateofthisannouncement,theCompanyanditssubsidiarieshavenootherlitigationorarbitrationmattersthatshouldbedisclosedbuthavenotbeendisclosed. IV.PotentialImpactoftheLitigationontheCompany'sCurrentorFutureProfits The Hubei High Court, in its second-instance judgement, dismissed theplaintiff’sclaimsandorderedtheplaintifftopaythelitigationcosts.Asfinalandbindingasitis,thejudgementisexpectedtohavenoimpactontheCompany’sprofitforthecurrentorfutureperiods. ThemediadesignatedbytheCompanyforinformationdisclosureareChinaSecurities Journal, Securities Times and www.cninfo.com.cn. All informationdisclosed by the Company is subject to the information disclosed in theaforementionedmedia.Investorsareadvisedtomakedecisionswithcautionandpayattentiontoinvestmentrisks. V.ReferenceDocuments 1. CivilJudgementoftheHubeiProvincialHighPeople’sCourt[No.(2025)EMinZhong406]. Itisherebyannounced. BoardofDirectorsofADAMALtd. July2,2026 中财网
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