PERSISTENCE GOLD (02489): Yantai Zhongjia and Yantai Moujin temporarily suspended production.

Jiuhai Gold (02489) announced that the Yantai Emergency Management Bureau orally notified its subsidiary companies Yantai Zhongjia Mining Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Yantai Zhongjia") and Yantai Moujin Mining Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Yantai Moujin") yesterday that due to a serious accident at a mine site in Yantai Zhaoyuan City by a third party on February 7, 2026, all gold mines involved need to immediately suspend production, and other non-involved mining enterprises (including this Group) also need to stop production immediately. Therefore, Yantai Zhongjia and Yantai Moujin are actively cooperating and have suspended production at all mining areas. Further actions will depend on the formal notification from the Emergency Management Bureau.