Saito Biotech announced that Mr. Qi, a former employee of the company, was suspected of systematically stealing the company's trade secrets during his tenure. After leaving his job, he joined a company in Shenyang and applied the stolen trade secrets to the company's production and operation. The company reported the case. The Dingtao Branch of the Heze Public Security Bureau opened an investigation against Mr. Qi in 2022. Mr. Qi was taken into criminal detention on August 18, 2026, and arrested with the approval of the procuratorial authorities on August 31. This case is in the same infringement case as the company's previously disclosed civil lawsuit for infringement of trade secrets of 320 million yuan. It is an independent criminal complaint. Currently, it is still in the criminal investigation stage. The relevant facts are pending trial and confirmation by the judicial authorities, and it is not yet possible to determine the impact on the company's profits and losses.

Saito Biotech announced that Mr. Qi, a former employee of the company, was suspected of systematically stealing the company's trade secrets during his tenure. After leaving his job, he joined a company in Shenyang and applied the stolen trade secrets to the company's production and operation. The company reported the case. The Dingtao Branch of the Heze Public Security Bureau opened an investigation against Mr. Qi in 2022. Mr. Qi was taken into criminal detention on August 18, 2026, and arrested with the approval of the procuratorial authorities on August 31. This case is in the same infringement case as the company's previously disclosed civil lawsuit for infringement of trade secrets of 320 million yuan. It is an independent criminal complaint. Currently, it is still in the criminal investigation stage. The relevant facts are pending trial and confirmation by the judicial authorities, and it is not yet possible to determine the impact on the company's profits and losses.