Securities Code: 002403 Securities Abbreviation: Aishida Announcement Number: 2026-015 Aishida Co., Ltd. Announcement on Re-appointment of the Company's 2026 Audit Institution The Company and all members of the Board of Directors guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, and completeness of the information disclosed, and there are no false records, misleading statements, or major omissions. Aishida Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") held the fifteenth meeting of the Sixth Board of Directors on April 24, 2026, and deliberated and passed the "Proposal on Re-appointing the Company's 2026 Audit Institution." It was agreed to continue to engage Lixin Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) (hereinafter referred to as "Lixin" or "Lixin Certified Public Accountants") as the financial report audit institution and internal control audit institution for the Company in 2026. The specific situation is hereby announced as follows: I. Explanation of the Proposed Re-appointment of the Audit Institution Lixin has many years of cooperation experience with the Company, possesses the qualifications for securities business and rich experience and professional ethics in auditing listed companies, has sufficient independence, professional competence, and investor protection capabilities, and has a good integrity record. In the past cooperation with the Company, it has provided high-quality audit services, playing a positive and constructive role in standardizing the Company's financial operations. During its tenure as the Company's audit institution, it has complied with the "Chinese Certified Public Accountants Independent Auditing Standards," diligently and conscientiously, and issued independent audit opinions fairly and reasonably. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and evaluated its 2025 audit work and professional quality and expressed its affirmation. Therefore, it is proposed to continue to engage Lixin Certified Public Accountants as the financial report audit institution and internal control audit institution for the Company in 2026, responsible for the Company's audit work, with a term of one year. It is proposed to authorize the Chairman of the Board to determine its annual audit fees based on the specific workload and market price level of the 2026 audit. II. Basic Information of the Proposed Re-appointed Audit Institution (I) Institutional Information
- Basic Information Lixin Certified Public Accountants was founded by the renowned Chinese accounting master Dr. Pan Xulun in Shanghai in 1927, resumed operations in 1986, and became the first special general partnership accounting firm in China to complete its restructuring in 2010. Its registered address is in Shanghai, and the managing partner is Mr. Zhu Jiandi. Lixin is a member of the international accounting network BDO, has long been engaged in securities services, holds securities and futures business licenses before the implementation of the new Securities Law, has H-share audit qualifications, and is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in the United States.
- Personnel Information As of the end of 2025, Lixin had 300 partners, 2,523 certified public accountants, and a total of 9,933 employees, including 802 certified public accountants who signed audit reports for securities services.
- Business Scale Lixin's business revenue in 2025 (unaudited) was RMB 5.00 bil