ST Hua King: Further Delay in Response to Shanghai Stock Exchange Inquiry Letter

*Kao Corporation Announcement: The company has received the Shanghai Stock Exchange's query letter No. [2025] 294 regarding the major asset purchase plan of Kao Eco Engineering Co., Ltd. The company has applied for an extension to reply multiple times, but due to the need for further supplementation and improvement of the response content, it is once again applying for an extension to reply to the query letter, with the extension period not exceeding five trading days.*