ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Stock Code: 301330 Abbreviation of Securities: ZKTECO Announcement No.: 2024-047 ZKTECO CO., LTD. 2024 3rd Quarter Report The Company and all members of the Board of Directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete, without any false records, misleading statements or material omissions. Important content tips: 1. The Board of Directors, the Board of Supervisors, directors, supervisors, and senior management guarantee that the information presented in this report is true, accurate and complete without any false records, misleading statements or material omissions, and will undertake individual and joint legal liabilities. 2. The Company's legal representative, the person in charge of the accounting work, and the person in charge of accounting institution (accounting supervisor) hereby declare that the financial information in this report is true, accuracy and complete. 3. Whether the 3rd quarter report has been audited □ Yes No 1 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report I. Key Financial Data (I) Main Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Whether the Company performed a retroactive adjustment or restatement of the previous accounting data □ Yes No Increase/decrease in this From the beginning of YoY change during the reporting period Current reporting period 2024 to the end of the reporting period compared to the same reporting period period last year Operating income (RMB) 507,796,993.98 0.99% 1,410,900,152.75 -2.02% Net profit attributable to shareholders of listed 42,040,658.61 -15.73% 120,678,385.94 -12.96% companies (RMB) Net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies after deducting 38,795,453.63 -22.60% 105,967,658.69 -26.72% non-recurring profits and losses (RMB) Net cash flows from operating activities -- -- 136,138,600.04 -25.73% (RMB) Basic earnings per share 0.2184 4.00% 0.6254 -12.92% (RMB/share) Diluted earnings per share 0.2182 4.05% 0.6218 -12.93% (RMB/share) Weighted average return 1.30% -0.28% 3.71% -0.73% on net assets At the end of this At the end of the previous Increase or decrease at the end of this reporting reporting period year period compared to the end of the previous year Total assets (RMB) 3,841,374,527.18 3,923,900,732.70 -2.10% Owner's equity attributable to 3,255,415,344.68 3,265,413,589.20 -0.31% shareholders of the listed company (RMB) (II) Items and Amounts of Non-recurring Gains and Losses Applicable □Not applicable Unit: RMB Amount from the beginning of Amount during this Item 2024 to the end of the reporting Remarks reporting period period Losses and gains from disposal of non-current assets (including the offsetting portion of the -400,990.50 -544,946.06 provision for asset impairment) 2 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Government subsidies included in current profits and losses (except those closely related to the normal business of the Company, which are in line with national policies and regulations, 849,656.13 5,880,119.01 enjoyed according to determined standards, and have a continuous impact on the Company's profits and losses) Profits and losses from fair value changes arising from the holding of financial assets and Mainly due to investment financial liabilities by non-financial enterprises, income and fair value as well as the gains and losses arising from the 5,310,789.65 11,416,299.65 changes generated by disposal of financial assets and financial financial products liabilities except for effective hedging business related to the normal operation of the Company Capital occupancy fees charged to non-financial 10,688.36 31,883.47 enterprises included in current profits and losses Reversal of the provision on receivables with impairment test conducted on an individual basis 70,000.00 240,000.00 Other non-operating income and expenses other -2,668,740.04 -1,200,608.90 than the above items Less: income tax impact -83,891.73 1,194,233.30 Minority interest impact 10,090.35 -82,213.38 (after tax) Total 3,245,204.98 14,710,727.25 -- Details of other profit and loss items that meet the definition of non-recurring profits and losses: □Applicable Not applicable The Company does not have other specific conditions of profit and loss items that meet the definition of non-recurring profit and loss. Explanations on classifying any non-recurring gain/loss item mentioned in the "Explanatory Announcement for Information Disclosure by Companies that Issue Securities to the Public No. 1 - Non-recurring Gains and Losses" as recurring Gain/loss item. □Applicable Not applicable The Company does not classify any non-recurring gain/loss item mentioned in the "Explanatory Announcement for Information Disclosure by Companies that Issue Securities to the Public No. 1 - Non-recurring Gains and Losses" as recurring gain/loss item. (III) Changes and Reasons for Changes in Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Applicable □Not applicable Unit: RMB Balance Sheet Items September 30, 2024 January 1, 2024 Change ratio Reasons Mainly due to the purchase of financial products, investment expenses for construction Monetary funds 1,115,899,129.93 1,990,924,954.78 -43.95%projects, implementation of share repurchases, and distribution of profits (cash dividends) from the previous year in current period Mainly due to the increase in wealth Trading financial assets 764,033,931.90 80,980,203.63 843.48% management productssuch as structured deposits in the current period 3 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Mainly due to the transfer of large-denomination certificates of deposit from banks at the end of Debt investment 14,375,737.01 42,284,596.90 -66.00%the previous period to non-current assets due within one year Mainly due to the construction project of the Multimodal Biometrics Digitalization Industrial Construction in 242,871,320.17 138,986,483.73 74.74%Base Construction Project and the new progress investment in the construction of the Thai factory in this period Mainly due to the carry-over of the SAP system Intangible assets 89,949,940.34 66,016,371.68 36.25% in the current period when it reaches the usable state Mainly due to the addition and renewal of office Lease liabilities 30,799,092.84 19,713,286.21 56.24%leases in the current period Mainly due to the decrease in the purchase Accounts payable 154,868,304.31 245,084,182.32 -36.81%amount and the decrease in the construction payment payable in the current period Mainly due to the implementation of share Treasury stock 59,683,228.10 784,700.00 7,505.87% repurchase in the current period Income Statement January - September January - September Change ratio Reasons Items 2024 2023 Mainly due to a decrease in interest income and an increase in exchange losses for the current Financial expenses -13,892,864.00 -44,978,271.11 69.11%period (compared to exchange gains in the same period last year) Mainly due to the increase in the income recognized after the expiration of the purchased wealth management products during the reporting period,and the investment losses Investment income 4,917,886.48 -1,725,758.54 384.97% recognized after the expiration of some forward foreign exchange contracts purchased due to hedging the risk of exchange rate fluctuations in the same period last year Mainly due to the increase in the income generated during the holding period of the purchased wealth management products during Gains from changes in the reporting period, and the loss incurred during 8,190,593.67 -1,955,731.23 518.80% the holding period of some forward foreign fair value exchange contracts purchased due to hedging the risk of exchange rate fluctuations in the same period of the previous year Mainly due to the increase in the provision for Losses from -5,994,941.10 -3,428,778.18 74.84%falling prices of inventories during the reporting impairment of assets period Mainly due to the write-off of bad debts in the current period and the decrease in the total Income tax expenses 8,111,368.11 16,266,701.41 -50.14%profits of some subsidiaries, resulting in a decrease in income tax in the current period Cash Flow Statement January - September January - September Change ratio Reasons Items 2024 2023 Net cash flows from Mainly due to the increase in cash payments for 136,138,600.04 183,302,835.87 25.73% operating activities goods purchased and labor services received in 4 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report the current period, as well as the increase in taxes and fees paid in the current period Mainly due to the payment for the construction project of the Multimodal Biometrics Digitalization Industrial Base Construction Net cash flows from Project, the construction of the Thai factory, and -451,646,981.53 -182,299,863.94 -147.75% investing activities the purchase expense of real estate (employee dormitories) in the current period, as well as the increase in financial management purchases in the current period Mainly due to the increase in the distribution of Net cash flows from -181,047,518.00 -86,869,563.26 -108.41% cash dividends and payment of share repurchase financing activities expenses in the current period Mainly due to a decrease in net cash flow from Net increase in cash -501,361,903.62 -83,173,247.43 -502.79% investing activities and financing activities in the and cash equivalents current period 5 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report II. Shareholder Information (I) Table of the Total Number of Common Shareholders and the Number of Preferred Shareholders with Resumed Voting Rights and Information about Top Ten Shareholders Unit: share Total number of preferred shareholders whose Total number of common shareholders at the end of the 18,942 voting rights have been recovered at the end of the 0 reporting period reporting period (if any) Particulars about the top 10 shareholders (excluding shares lent through refinancing) Total shares Number of shares Pledged, marked or frozen Shareholding Name of shareholder Nature of shareholder held at the with trading percentage Share status Amount period-end restrictions Shenzhen ZKTeco Times Domestic non state- 30.05% 58,500,000 58,500,000 Not applicable Investment Co., Ltd. owned legal persons 0 Che Quanhong Domestic individual 17.48% 34,022,300 34,022,300 Not applicable 0 Shenzhen JYSJ Investment Domestic non state- 7.21% 14,038,400 7,053,800 Not applicable 0 Enterprise (Limited Partnership) owned legal persons Shenzhen JYHY Investment Domestic non state- 7.13% 13,874,950 6,960,524 Not applicable 0 Enterprise (Limited Partnership) owned legal persons Dongguan LX Investment Domestic non state- Partnership Enterprise (Limited 5.08% 9,880,000 9,880,000 Not applicable 0 owned legal persons Partnership) Shenzhen JYLX Consulting Domestic non state- 2.30% 4,476,086 2,374,190 Not applicable 0 Enterprise (Limited Partnership) owned legal persons Shenzhen JYQL Investment Domestic non state- Consulting Enterprise (Limited 0.78% 1,521,100 881,400 Not applicable 0 owned legal persons Partnership) Shenzhen Gohedge Fund Management Co., Ltd. - others 0.35% 688,580 0 Not applicable 0 Gohedge Pearl No.1 Private Equity Fund Shenzhen Fuhai Juanyong I Domestic non state- Venture Investment Fund 0.34% 666,138 0 Not applicable 0 owned legal persons (Limited Partnership) Hong Kong Securities Clearing Foreign legal person 0.34% 655,954 0 Not applicable 0 Company Limited Particulars about the top 10 shareholders not subject to trading restrictions (excluding shares lent through refinancing and executive lockup shares) Types of shares Name of shareholder Number of shares without trading restrictions Type Number RMB Shenzhen JYSJ Investment Enterprise (Limited 6,984,600 denominated 6,984,600 Partnership) ordinary shares 6 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report RMB Shenzhen JYHY Investment Enterprise (Limited 6,914,426 denominated 6,914,426 Partnership) ordinary shares RMB Shenzhen JYLX Consulting Enterprise (Limited 2,101,896 denominated 2,101,896 Partnership) ordinary shares RMB Shenzhen Gohedge Fund Management Co., Ltd. - 688,580 denominated 688,580 Gohedge Pearl No.1 Private Equity Fund ordinary shares RMB Shenzhen Fuhai Juanyong I Venture Investment Fund 666,138 denominated 666,138 (Limited Partnership) ordinary shares RMB Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited 655,954 denominated 655,954 ordinary shares RMB Shenzhen JYQL Investment Consulting Enterprise 639,700 denominated 639,700 (Limited Partnership) ordinary shares RMB Guangfa Securities Co., Ltd. - Bodao Growth Zhihang 536,550 denominated 536,550 Equity Securities Investment Fund ordinary shares RMB Gu Meijuan 500,000 denominated 500,000 ordinary shares Changjiang Wealth Asset Management - Bank of RMB Nanjing - Changjiang Wealth - ZKTeco Employee 379,592 denominated 379,592 Strategic Placement No.1 Collective Asset ordinary shares Management Plan Shareholder Che Quanhong is elder brother of shareholder Che Quanzhong from Shenzhen ZKTeco Times Investment Co., Ltd., and son of Che Jun, partner of Dongguan LX Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership). The shareholder Che Quanhong holds 76.02% of the equity of Shenzhen ZKTeco Times Investment Co., Ltd., being the controlling shareholder of Shenzhen ZKTeco Times Investment Co., Ltd. Meanwhile, Che Quanhong holds 1.18% of the property share of shareholder Dongguan LX Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership) and 6.57% of the Explanation on associated relationship and concerted actions among property share of shareholder Shenzhen JYLX Consulting above shareholders Enterprise (Limited Partnership). Che Quanzhong, the younger brother of shareholder Che Quanhong, holds a 23.98% equity in Shenzhen ZKTeco Times Investment Co., Ltd. Che Jun, the father of shareholder Che Quanhong, holds 98.68% of the property share of Dongguan LX Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership). In addition the company does not know whether there is an associated relationship or a concerted action relationship among the other shareholders. Information on Top 10 shareholders of participating in margin trading No and short selling business (if any) Note: Special explanations on the existence of repurchased accounts among the top 10 shareholders not subject to trading restrictions 7 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report As of September 30, 2024, the Company's repurchased special securities account holds 2,230,000 ordinary shares, accounting for 1.15% of the current total share capital of the Company. As required, it is not included in the list of the top 10 shareholders of the Company. It is hereby clarified. Participation of shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares, the top 10 shareholders and the top 10 shareholders of outstanding shares not subject to trading restrictions in the lending of shares through refinancing □ Applicable Not applicable Changes to the top 10 shareholders and the top 10 shareholders of outstanding shares not subject to trading restrictions compared to the previous period due to reasons related to lending/repayment through refinancing □ Applicable Not applicable (II) Total Number of Preferred Shareholders and information about Top 10 Preferred Shareholders □Applicable Not Applicable (III) Changes in Restricted Shares Applicable □Not applicable Unit: share Number of Number of shares Increase in Number of Name of restricted shares released from restricted restricted shares Reason for Date of releasing from shareholder at the beginning trading restrictions shares in this at the end of the restrictions trading restrictions of the period in this period period period During the tenure of directors, supervisors and senior executives, 25% of the Executives lock Jin Hairong 5,850 5,850 total number of shares held up shares will be unlocked every year, and the remaining 75% will be automatically locked Restricted Che Quanhong 34,022,300 34,022,300 shares before February 17, 2026 IPO During the tenure of directors, supervisors and senior executives, 25% of the Executives lock Mu Wenting 8,775 8,775 total number of shares held up shares will be unlocked every year, and the remaining 75% will be automatically locked During the tenure of directors, supervisors and senior executives, 25% of the Executives lock Fu Zhiqian 5,362 5,362 total number of shares held up shares will be unlocked every year, and the remaining 75% will be automatically locked Shenzhen ZKTeco Restricted Times Investment 58,500,000 58,500,000 shares before February 17, 2026 Co., Ltd. IPO 8 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Dongguan LX Investment Restricted Partnership 9,880,000 9,880,000 shares before August 17, 2025 Enterprise (Limited IPO Partnership) Shenzhen JYHY One quarter of the shares will Restricted Investment be unlocked from August 17, 10,440,787 3,480,263 6,960,524 shares before Enterprise (Limited 2023, until all shares are IPO Partnership) unlocked on August 17, 2026 Shenzhen JYSJ One quarter of the shares will Restricted Investment be unlocked from August 17, 10,580,700 3,526,900 7,053,800 shares before Enterprise (Limited 2023, until all shares are IPO Partnership) unlocked on August 17, 2026 Shenzhen JYQL One quarter of the shares will Investment Restricted be unlocked from August 17, Consulting 1,322,100 440,700 881,400shares before 2023, until all shares are Enterprise (Limited IPO unlocked on August 17, 2026 Partnership) Shenzhen JYLX One quarter of the shares will Restricted Consulting be unlocked from August 17, 3,561,285 1,187,095 2,374,190 shares before Enterprise (Limited 2023, until all shares are IPO Partnership) unlocked on August 17, 2026 Total 128,327,159 8,634,958 0 119,692,201 -- -- 9 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report III. Other Important Events Applicable □ Not applicable 1. Some of the shares issued before the initial public offering are listed for circulation The total number of shareholders who have lifted the restricted shares this time is 4, and the number of restricted shares listed and traded is 8,634,958 shares, accounting for 4.4355% of the company's total share capital. The above-mentioned shares will be lifted from sales restrictions and will be listed for circulation on August 19, 2024. For details, please refer to the "Indicative Announcement on the Listing and Circulation of Certain Shares Issued Before the Initial Public Offering" (Announcement No.: 2024-032) disclosed by the company on www.cninfo.com.cn on August 15, 2024. IV. Quarterly Financial Statements (I) Financial Statements 1. Consolidated Balance Sheet Prepared by: ZKTECO CO., LTD. September 30, 2024 Unit: RMB Item September 30, 2024 January 1, 2024 Current assets: Monetary funds 1,115,899,129.93 1,990,924,954.78 Deposit reservation for balance Lendings to banks and other financial institutions Trading financial assets 764,033,931.90 80,980,203.63 Derivative financial assets Notes receivable 515,096.30 Accounts receivable 480,322,527.13 479,803,313.66 Receivable financing Prepayments 27,479,118.04 23,457,907.24 Premiums receivable Reinsurance accounts receivable Reserves for reinsurance contract receivable Other receivables 36,271,529.22 32,744,574.20 Including: interest receivable Dividends receivable Buying back the sale of financial assets Inventories 353,269,196.71 372,714,784.31 Including: Data resources Contract assets 282,186.31 282,186.31 Held-for-sale assets Non-current assets due within one year 28,864,708.11 17,257,614.74 Other current assets 24,882,547.69 25,865,809.28 Total current assets 2,831,819,971.34 3,024,031,348.15 Non-current assets: Loans and advances to customers Debt investment 14,375,737.01 42,284,596.90 Other debt investment Long-term receivables 3,315,367.65 2,447,228.23 10 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Long-term equity investment 28,847,702.47 29,781,888.62 Other equity instrument investments Other non-current financial assets Investment real estate 21,914,609.79 23,145,488.85 Fixed assets 464,154,116.07 470,121,791.29 Construction in progress 242,871,320.17 138,986,483.73 Productive biological assets Oil and gas assets Right-of-use assets 50,679,184.46 38,669,718.86 Intangible assets 89,949,940.34 66,016,371.68 Including: Data resources Development expenditures Including: Data resources Goodwill 499,436.88 504,803.72 Long-term deferred expenses 7,450,870.67 3,768,847.81 Deferred income tax assets 81,997,415.29 67,257,559.01 Other non-current assets 3,498,855.04 16,884,605.85 Total non-current assets 1,009,554,555.84 899,869,384.55 Total assets 3,841,374,527.18 3,923,900,732.70 Current liabilities: Short-term loan Borrowings from the Central Bank Borrowings from banks and other financial institutions Trading financial liabilities Derivative financial liabilities Notes payable 130,269,063.79 122,573,544.09 Accounts payable 154,868,304.31 245,084,182.32 Advances from customer Contract liabilities 77,614,095.66 65,331,106.17 Financial assets sold for repurchase Deposit from customers and interbank Acting trading securities Acting underwriting securities Payroll payable 34,466,595.24 56,630,101.98 Taxes and dues payable 20,424,621.97 28,892,229.44 Other payables 46,806,419.79 36,735,314.36 Including: interest payable Dividends payable Handling charges and commissions payable Reinsurance accounts receivable Liabilities held for sale Non-current liabilities due within one 23,020,192.60 21,094,682.36 year Other current liabilities 10,492,065.50 16,463,934.35 Total current liabilities 497,961,358.86 592,805,095.07 Non-current liabilities: Reserves for insurance contracts Long-term loan 6,964,023.12 7,810,405.04 Bonds payable Including: preferred stock Perpetual bonds Lease liabilities 30,799,092.84 19,713,286.21 11 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Long-term payables Long-term payroll payable Estimated liabilities 600,000.00 Deferred income 1,719,939.68 1,853,549.62 Deferred income tax liabilities 12,936,336.95 10,329,053.48 Other non-current liabilities Total non-current liabilities 52,419,392.59 40,306,294.35 Total liabilities 550,380,751.45 633,111,389.42 Owner's equity: Share capital 194,679,508.00 194,679,508.00 Other equity instruments Including: preferred stock Perpetual bonds Capital reserve 2,086,410,770.67 2,075,479,375.13 Less: treasury stock 59,683,228.10 784,700.00 Other comprehensive income 31,893,739.89 28,000,959.19 Special reserve Surplus reserves 60,455,422.50 60,455,422.50 General risk reserves Undistributed profits 941,659,131.72 907,583,024.38 Total owner's equity attributable to the 3,255,415,344.68 3,265,413,589.20 parent company Minority interests 35,578,431.05 25,375,754.08 Total owner's equity 3,290,993,775.73 3,290,789,343.28 Total liabilities and owner's equity 3,841,374,527.18 3,923,900,732.70 Legal Representative: Jin Hairong. Person in charge of accounting work: Wang Youwu. Person in charge of accounting institution: Fang Li 2. Consolidated income statement Unit: RMB Item 2024 Q3 2023 Q3 I. Total operating income 1,410,900,152.75 1,439,983,612.03 Including: operating income 1,410,900,152.75 1,439,983,612.03 Interest income Premium earned Income from handling charges and commissions II. Total operating cost 1,283,744,507.66 1,262,912,308.23 Including: operating cost 712,445,786.52 747,237,863.64 Interest expenses Expenses from handling charges and commissions Surrender value Net payments for insurance claims Net provisions for policy reserves Policy dividend expenses Reinsurance expenses Taxes and surcharges 19,112,324.06 14,487,429.74 Selling expenses 322,289,681.26 296,766,809.25 Administrative expenses 80,418,280.82 93,319,512.60 12 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report R&D expenses 163,371,299.00 156,078,964.11 Financial expenses -13,892,864.00 -44,978,271.11 Including: interest expenses 2,939,981.92 2,461,347.10 Interest income 33,268,254.31 45,417,933.63 Plus: other income 11,570,705.16 8,430,892.85 Investment income ( loss expressed 4,917,886.48 -1,725,758.54 with "-") Including: investment income 1,598,069.04 1,812,820.04 in associates and joint ventures Gains from derecognition of financial assets measured at amortized cost Gains from foreign exchange (loss expressed with "-") Gains from net exposure hedging (loss expressed with "-") Gains from changes in fair value 8,190,593.67 -1,955,731.23 (loss expressed with "-") Credit impairment loss (loss -2,778,896.29 -4,162,381.02 expressed with "-") Losses from impairment of assets -5,994,941.10 -3,428,778.18 (loss expressed with "-") Income from asset disposal (loss -145,799.95 -234,164.39 expressed with "-") III. Operating profit (loss expressed with "- 142,915,193.06 173,995,383.29 ") Plus: non-operating income 2,507,995.03 780,799.31 Less: non-operating expenditure 3,891,679.49 3,823,995.51 IV. Total profit (loss expressed with "-") 141,531,508.60 170,952,187.09 Less: income tax expenses 8,111,368.11 16,266,701.41 V. Net profit (loss expressed with "-") 133,420,140.49 154,685,485.68 (I) Classification by business continuity 1. Net profit from continuing 133,420,140.49 154,685,485.68 operations (net loss expressed with "-") 2. Net profit from discontinued operations (net loss expressed with "-") (II) Classification by ownership 1. Net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company (net 120,678,385.94 138,643,533.82 loss expressed with "-") 2. Minority shareholders' profit and 12,741,754.55 16,041,951.86 loss(net loss expressed with "-") VI. Other comprehensive income - after tax 5,075,837.07 1,168,896.86 Net of tax of other comprehensive income attributable to the owner of the 3,892,780.70 12,303,916.81 parent company Other comprehensive income that cannot be transferred to profit or loss 1. Changes in re-measurement of the defined benefit plan 2. Other comprehensive income that cannot be transferred to profit or loss under the equity method 13 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report 3. Changes in fair value of other equity instrument investments 4. Changes in the fair value of the Company's own credit risk 5. Other (2) Other comprehensive income that 3,892,780.70 12,303,916.81 will be reclassified into profit or loss 1. Other comprehensive income that can be transferred to profit or loss under the equity method 2. Changes in fair value of other debt investments 3. Amount of financial assets reclassified into other comprehensive income 4. Provision for credit impairment of other debt investments 5. Cash flow hedging reserve 6. Translation difference of foreign 3,892,780.70 12,303,916.81 currency financial statements 7. Others After-tax net amount of other comprehensive income attributable to the 1,183,056.37 -11,135,019.95 minority shareholders VII. Total comprehensive income 138,495,977.56 155,854,382.54 Total comprehensive income attributable 124,571,166.64 150,947,450.63 to owners of the parent company Total comprehensive income attributable 13,924,810.92 4,906,931.91 to minority shareholders VIII. Earnings per share: (I) Basic earnings per share 0.6254 0.7182 (II) Diluted earnings per share 0.6218 0.7141 In the event of a merger of enterprise under the same control in the current period, the net profit realized by the combined party before the merger is RMB 0.00, and the net profit realized by the combined party in the previous period is RMB 0.00. Legal Representative: Jin Hairong Person in charge of accounting work: Wang Youwu Person in charge of accounting institution: Fang Li 3. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement Unit: RMB Item 2024 Q3 2023 Q3 I. Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from sale of goods and 1,506,119,157.41 1,487,266,012.39 rendering of services Net increase in deposits from customers and deposits in banks and other financial institutions Net increase in borrowings from the Central Bank Net increase in borrowings from banks and other financial institutions Cash received from receiving insurance premiums of original insurance contracts 14 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Net cash received from reinsurance business Net increase in deposits and investments from policyholders Cash received from interest, handling fees and commissions Net increase in borrowings from banks and other financial institutions Net capital increase in repurchase business Net cash received from vicariously traded securities Refund of taxes and surcharges 60,316,610.02 48,522,171.18 Cash received from other operating 47,075,742.78 34,026,186.26 activities Subtotal of cash inflows from operating 1,613,511,510.21 1,569,814,369.83 activities Cash paid for purchase of goods and 788,109,062.29 729,304,911.13 rendering of services Net increase in loans and advances to customers Net increase in deposits in Central Bank and other banks and financial institutions Cash paid for original insurance contract claims Net increase in lendings to banks and other financial institutions Cash paid for interest, handling fees and commissions Cash paid for policy dividends Cash paid to and for employees 425,640,836.80 412,108,352.14 Payments of all types of taxes 70,818,064.05 54,586,811.26 Other cash payments relating to operating 192,804,947.03 190,511,459.43 activities Subtotal of cash outflows from operating 1,477,372,910.17 1,386,511,533.96 activities Net cash flows from operating activities 136,138,600.04 183,302,835.87 II. Cash flows from investing activities: Cash received from disinvestment 902,775,551.21 549,376,181.66 Cash received from investment income 5,102,718.06 2,499,098.17 Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term 64,134.09 343,862.87 assets Net cash received from disposal of subsidiaries and other business units Cash received from other investing 68,155.00 activities Subtotal of cash inflows from investing 908,010,558.36 552,219,142.70 activities Cash paid to acquire and construct fixed assets, intangible assets and other long-term 156,725,908.68 108,652,539.76 assets Cash paid for investments 1,202,931,631.21 619,025,771.88 Net increase in pledge loans 15 ZKTeco 2024 Q3 Report Net cash paid to acquire subsidiaries and other business units Cash paid for other investing activities 6,840,695.00 Subtotal of cash outflows from investing 1,359,657,539.89 734,519,006.64 activities Net cash flows from investing activities -451,646,981.53 -182,299,863.94 III. Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from investors 2,445,378.21 Including: cash received by subsidiaries from the absorption of minority 2,445,378.21 shareholders' investments Cash received from borrowings 8,500,000.00 Cash received from other financing 5,255,181.80 activities Subtotal of cash inflows from financing 5,255,181.80 10,945,378.21 activities Cash paid for debt repayments 1,089,804.61 224,246.01 Cash paid for distribution of dividends 97,487,401.63 73,168,224.18 and profits or payment of interest Including: dividends and profits paid to 10,765,313.30 21,116,705.95 minority shareholders by subsidiaries Cash paid for other financing activities 87,725,493.56 24,422,471.28 Subtotal of cash outflows from financing 186,302,699.80 97,814,941.47 activities Net cash flows from financing activities -181,047,518.00 -86,869,563.26 IV. Effect of exchange rate changes on cash -4,806,004.13 2,693,343.90 and cash equivalents V. Net increase in cash and cash equivalents -501,361,903.62 -83,173,247.43 Plus: beginning balance of cash and cash 1,317,020,553.02 1,077,608,258.10 equivalents VI. Closing balance of cash and cash 815,658,649.40 994,435,010.67 equivalents (II) Implementation of new accounting standards adjustment for the first time starting from 2024. Relevant project information on financial statements at the beginning of the year □ Applicable Not applicable (III) Audit Report Whether the 3rd Quarter Report has been audited □ Yes No The Company's Q3 Report has not been audited. ZKTECO CO., LTD. Board of Directors October 30, 2024 16