GULF RESOURCES, INC. 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Statements GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Expressed in U.S. dollars) March 31, December 31, 2026 (Unaudited) 2025 (Audited) Current Assets Cash $ 6,537,505 $ 3,793 Accounts receivable, net 2,674,441 3,269,420 Inventories, net 444,472 562,817 Prepayments and deposits 4,214,805 3,940,045 Amounts due from related parties 15,897 22,763 Other receivables 11,709,769 16,771,928 Total current assets 25,596,889 24,570,766 Non-Current Assets Property, plant and equipment, net 60,102,976 61,944,100 Finance lease right-of use assets 41,054,305 41,140,331 Operating lease right-of-use assets 5,621,918 5,669,794 Prepaid land leases, net of current portion 409,890 406,819 Deferred tax assets, net — — Total non-current assets 107,189,089 109,161,044 Total Assets 132,785,978 133,731,810 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Current Liabilities Short-term bank borrowing $ 5,272,057 $ 2,845,400 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,171,025 1,882,367 Accrued liabilities 507,587 499,688 Taxes payable-current 456,137 365,499 Amount due to related parties 1,903,703 1,896,831 Finance lease liability, current portion 251,900 228,918 Operating lease liabilities, current portion 382,599 523,847 Total current liabilities 10,945,008 8,242,550 Non-Current Liabilities Finance lease liability, net of current portion 5,299,635 5,175,628 Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 6,595,176 6,491,100 Long-term bank borrowing — 2,344,610 Total non-current liabilities 11,894,811 14,011,338 Total Liabilities 22,839,819 22,253,888 Stockholders’ Equity PREFERRED STOCK; $ 0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding — — COMMON STOCK; $ 0.0005 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 1,712,114 and 1,568,114 shares issued; and 1,683,531 and 1,539,531 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 856 784 Treasury stock; 28,583 shares as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 at cost ( 1,372,673 ) ( 1,372,673 ) Additional paid-in capital 106,441,150 105,927,142 Retained earnings unappropriated ( 11,452,728 ) ( 7,526,347 ) Retained earnings appropriated 26,667,097 26,667,097 Accumulated other comprehensive loss ( 10,337,543 ) ( 12,218,081 ) Total Stockholders’ Equity 109,946,159 111,477,922 Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 132,785,978 $ 133,731,810 (1) The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split. See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 1 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Expressed in U.S. dollars) Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) 2025 (Unaudited) NET REVENUE $ 2,368,626 $ 1,604,447 OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSE Cost of revenues ( 2,353,412 ) ( 1,594,270 ) Sales and marketing expenses ( 5,448 ) ( 5,053 ) Direct labor and factory overheads incurred during plant shutdown ( 2,743,262 ) ( 3,225,808 ) General and administrative expenses ( 1,323,101 ) ( 1,389,523 ) TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSE ( 6,425,223 ) ( 6,214,654 ) LOSS FROM OPERATIONS ( 4,056,597 ) ( 4,610,207 ) OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) Interest expense ( 123,444 ) ( 21,722 ) Interest income 253,660 2,429 LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES ( 3,926,381 ) ( 4,629,500 ) INCOME TAX EXPENSE — — NET LOSS $ ( 3,926,381 ) $ ( 4,629,500 ) COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS): NET LOSS $ ( 3,926,381 ) $ ( 4,629,500 ) OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Foreign currency translation adjustments 1,880,538 222,016 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE LOSS $ ( 2,045,843 ) $ ( 4,407,484 ) BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE (1) $ ( 2.48 ) $ ( 3.90 ) BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES (1) : 1,582,931 1,187,413 (1) The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split. (1) The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split. See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 2 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) Common stock Number of shares issued Number of shares outstanding Number of treasury stock Amount Treasury stock Share to be issued Additional paid-in capital Retained earnings unappropriated Retained earnings appropriated Accumulated other comprehensive Income(loss) Total BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2025 (Audited) 1,568,114 1,539,531 28,583 $ 784 $ ( 1,372,673 ) $ — $ 105,927,142 $ ( 7,526,347 ) $ 26,667,097 $ ( 12,218,081 ) $ 111,477,922 Restricted shares issued for services — — — — — — — — — — — Currency translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — 1,880,538 1,880,538 Issuance of Private Placement Units 144,000 144,000 — 72 — — 514,008 — — — 514,080 Net loss for three-month period ended March 31, 2026 — — — — — — — ( 3,926,381 ) — — ( 3,926,381 ) BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2026 (Unaudited) 1,712,114 1,683,531 28,583 $ 856 $ ( 1,372,673 ) $ — $ 106,441,150 $ ( 11,452,728 ) $ 26,667,097 $ ( 10,337,543 ) $ 109,946,159 Common stock Number of shares issued (1) Number of shares outstanding (1) Number of treasury stock (1) Amount (1) Treasury stock Share to be issued Additional paid-in capital (1) Retained earnings unappropriated Retained earnings appropriated Accumulated other comprehensive Income(loss) Total BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 (Audited) (Restated) 1,120,145 1,091,562 28,583 $ 560 $ ( 1,372,673 ) $ 194,700 $ 101,712,325 $ 36,393,884 $ 26,667,097 $ ( 20,783,318 ) $ 142,812,575 Restricted shares issued for services 56,000 56,000 — 28 — ( 194,700 ) 390,772 — — — 196,100 Acquisition of assets 205,969 205,969 — 103 — — 3,089,438 — — — 3,089,541 Currency translation adjustment — — — — — — — — — 222,016 222,016 Net loss for three-month period ended March 31, 2025 — — — — — — — ( 4,629,500 ) — — ( 4,629,500 ) BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2025 (Unaudited) 1,382,114 1,353,531 28,583 $ 691 $ ( 1,372,673 ) $ — $ 105,192,535 $ 31,764,384 $ 26,667,097 $ ( 20,561,302 ) $ 141,690,732 Common Stock Treasury Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings Unappropriated Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Share to be Issued (1) The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split. (1) The shares and per share data are presented on a retroactive basis to reflect the stock split. See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 3 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 2025 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Net Loss $ ( 3,926,381 ) $ ( 4,629,500 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Amortization on capital lease 61,290 21,722 Depreciation and amortization 3,360,131 4,003,524 Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 222,161 217,801 Amortization of finance lease right-of-use asset 733,298 — Stock-based compensation expense — 196,100 Bad debt expense ( 3,236 ) — Accrued interest receivable ( 6,700 ) — Changes in assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 647,174 ( 1,549,443 ) Inventories 126,706 ( 139,285 ) Prepayments and deposits ( 211,577 ) ( 7,340 ) Other receivables ( 389 ) ( 31,987 ) Accounts and other payable and accrued expenses 236,672 401,190 Taxes payable 84,502 162,411 Lease liabilities ( 232,677 ) ( 225,321 ) Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,090,974 ( 1,580,128 ) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Purchase of property, plant and equipment ( 515,413 ) — Repayments for loans to third parties 5,544,810 — Net cash provided by investing activities 5,029,397 — CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from sale of private placement units 280,172 — Proceeds from interest-free loan from a related party 7,195 — Net cash provided by financing activities 287,367 — EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 125,974 28,011 NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 6,533,712 ( 1,552,117 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD 3,793 10,075,162 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD $ 6,537,505 $ 8,523,045 Periods Ended March 31, 2026 2025 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION Cash paid during the three-month period ended March 31, for: Paid for taxes $ 110,858 $ 77,386 Interest paid $ 98,940 $ 21,722 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 4 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – NATURE OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (a) Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Gulf Resources, Inc. (“Gulf Resources”), a Nevada corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Gulf Resources, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Upper Class Group Limited, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, which owns 100% of Hong Kong Jiaxing Industrial Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong (“HKJI”). HKJI owns 100% of Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“SCHC”) which owns 100% of Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited (“SYCI”), Daying County Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“DCHC”) and Shouguang Hengde Salt Industry Co. Ltd. (“SHSI”). All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. On December 22, 2025, SYCI was sold. (b) Nature of Business The Company manufactures and trades bromine through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“SCHC”); manufactures and trades crude salt through its wholly owned subsidiary, SHSI; and manufactures chemical products for use in the oil industry, pesticides, paper manufacturing industry and for human and animal antibiotics through its wholly- owned subsidiary, Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Industry Co., Limited (“SYCI”) in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). DCHC was established to further explore and develop natural gas and brine resources (including bromine and crude salt) in the PRC. DCHC’s business commenced trial operation in January 2019 but suspended production temporarily in May 2019 as required by the government to obtain project approval (see Note 1 (b)(iii)). (i) Bromine and Crude Salt Segments In February 2019, the Company received a notification from the local government of Yangkou County that its Factory No. 1, No. 4, No. 7 and No. 9 passed inspection and could resume operations. In April 2019, Factory No.1, and Factory No.7 resumed operation. On November 25, 2019, the government of Shouguang City issued a notice ordering all bromine facilities in Shouguang City, including the Company’s bromine facilities, including Factory No. 1 and Factory No. 7, to temporarily stop production from December 16, 2019 to February 10, 2020. Subsequently, due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, the local government ordered those bromine facilities to postpone the commencement of production. Subsequently, the Company received an approval dated February 27, 2020 issued by the local governmental authority allowing the Company to resume production after the winter temporary closure. Further, the Company received another approval from the Shouguang Yangkou People’s Government dated March 5, 2020 allowing the Company to resume production at its bromine factories No. 1, No. 4, No.7 and No. 9 in order to meet the needs of bromide products for epidemic prevention and control (the “March 2020 Approval”). The Company’s Factories No. 1 and No. 7 commenced trial production in mid-March 2020 and commercial production on April 3, 2020 and its Factories No. 4 and No. 9 commenced commercial production on May 6, 2020. The Company received verbal notification from the government regarding Factory No. 8, allowing it to recommence production in August 2022. Factory No. 8 began contributing revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022. The Company is awaiting governmental approval for Factories No. 2 and No. 10. To our knowledge, the government is finalizing plans for all mining areas, including flood prevention measures. As a result, we may be required to make certain modifications to our existing wells and aqueducts prior to commencement of operations of these factories in order to satisfy the local government's requirements. Pursuant to the notification from the government of Shouguang City, all bromine facilities in Shouguang City were temporarily closed from December 10, 2022 until February 1, 2023 8:00 AM China Time. To comply with such notification, the Company had temporarily stopped production at its bromine facilities during the aforesaid period and reopened the operating bromine and crude salt factories in February, 2023 as planned. In April 2022, Shouguang Hengde Salt Industry Co. Ltd, our subsidiary, was incorporated in Shandong Province, China, for crude salt production and trading. This subsidiary was created in response to a new government policy that required bromine and crude salt companies to have separate registrations. The creation of this subsidiary and the separation of bromine and crude salt does not impact sales or overall profits. However, the establishment of this subsidiary has resulted in a reallocation of costs between bromine and crude salt. 5 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued (ii) Chemical Segment On November 24, 2017, the Company received a letter from the Government of Yangkou County, Shouguang City notifying the Company to relocate its two chemical production plants located in the second living area of the Qinghe Oil Extraction to the Bohai Marine Fine Chemical Industrial Park (“Bohai Park”). This is because the two plants are located in a residential area and their production activities will impact the living environment of the residents. This is as a result of the country’s effort to improve the development of the chemical industry, manage safe production and curb environmental pollution accidents effectively, and ensure the quality of the living environment of residents. All chemical enterprises which do not comply with the requirements of the safety and environmental protection regulations will be ordered to shut down. In December 2017, the Company secured from the government the land use rights for its chemical plants located at Bohai Park and in June 2018, the Company presented a completed construction design draft and other related documents to the local authorities for approval. In January 2020, the Company received the environmental protection approval by the government of Shouguang City, Shandong Province for the proposed Yuxin Chemical factory. The Company began the construction on its new chemical facilities located at Bohai Marine Fine Chemical Industrial Park in June 2020 and basically completed the civil works by the end of June 2021. On November 15, 2021, the Company announced that due to the supply chain issues as well as the electric restrictions in China, the delivery of some equipment, the equipment installation and testing and beginning trial production at the chemical factory had been delayed. On February 22, 2022, the Company announced that discussions with the government have convinced management that the electricity restrictions are being eased. Accordingly, the Company has contacted its suppliers and will have the remainder of the equipment produced and delivered, so the Company can complete installation and begin testing and trial production. The Company believes this relocation process will cost approximately $ 69 million in total. The Company incurred relocation costs comprising prepaid land lease, professional fees related to the design of the new chemical factory, and progress payments and deposits for the construction of the new factory building in the amount of $ 45,584,344 and $ 45,584,344 , which were recorded in the prepaid land leases, prepayments and deposits and property, plant and equipment in the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. On December 10, 2025, SCHC entered into an equity transfer agreement with Shandong Rongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and SYCI. Pursuant to the agreement, Shandong Rongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. agreed to purchase 100 % of the equity interest in SYCI for an aggregate consideration of RMB 21.2 million (US$ 2,999,304). The transaction was completed on December 22, 2025. (iii) Natural Gas Segment In January 2017, the Company completed the first brine water and natural gas well field construction in Daying located in Sichuan Province, China, and commenced trial production in January 2019. On May 29, 2019, the Company received a verbal notice from the government of Tianbao Town, Daying County, Sichuan Province, whereby the Company is required to obtain project approval for its well located in Daying, including the whole natural gas and brine water project, and approvals for safety production inspection, environmental protection assessment, and to solve the related land issue. Until these approvals have been received, the Company has to temporarily halt trial production at its natural gas well in Daying. In compliance with the Chinese government new policies, the Company is also required to obtain an exploration license and a mining license for bromine and natural gas, respectively. Pursuant to the Opinions of the Ministry of Natural Resources on Several Issues in Promoting the Reform of Mineral Resources Management (Trial) promulgated by the Ministry of Natural Resources of PRC on January 9, 2020, which came into effect on May 1, 2020, privately owned enterprises are allowed to participate in the natural gas production. The Company plans to proceed with its applications for the natural gas and brine project approvals with related government departments until the governmental planning has been finalized. (c) Use of Estimates The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and this requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The most significant accounting estimates with regard to these consolidated financial statements that require the most significant and subjective judgments include, but are not limited to, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, recoverability of long-lived assets, determination of impairment losses, assessment of market value of inventories and provision for inventory obsolescence, allowance for doubtful accounts, recognition and measurement of deferred income taxes, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, and assumptions used for the valuation of share based payments. Accordingly, actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. 6 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued (d) Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Because of short maturity of these investments, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values. (e) Accounts receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Accounts receivable is stated at cost, net of allowance for doubtful accounts. The normal credit term extended to customers ranges between 90 and 180 days. The company reviews all receivables that exceed the term. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on management’s assessment of the collectability of trade and other receivables. A considerable amount of judgment is required in assessing the amount of allowance and the Company considers the historical level of credit losses. The Company makes judgments about the credit worthiness of each customer based on ongoing credit evaluations, and monitors current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future. If the financial condition of the customer begins to deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments within credit term provided, an allowance may be required. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the provision for doubtful debts was $ 13,440 and $ 16,430 , respectively. The reversal for doubtful accounts in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the period ended March 31, 2026 was $ 3,236 . (f) Concentration of Credit Risk The Company is exposed to credit risk in the normal course of business, primarily related to accounts receivable and cash and cash equivalents. Substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are maintained with financial institutions in the PRC, namely, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, China Merchants Bank Company Limited, Sichuan Rural Credit Union, Bank of China Limited and Shandong Shouguang Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., which are not insured or otherwise protected. The Company placed $ 6,537,505 and $ 3,793 with these institutions as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts in the PRC. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable exists as the Company sells a substantial portion of its products to a limited number of customers. However, such concentrations of credit risks are limited since the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and extends credit terms as and when appropriate. (g) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in first-out cost basis, or net realizable value. Costs of work-in-progress and finished goods comprise direct materials, direct labor and an attributable portion of manufacturing overhead. Net realizable value is based on estimated selling price less costs to complete and selling expenses. 7 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued (h) Advances to suppliers, net Advances to suppliers are stated at the original amount less an allowance for doubtful account. Advances to suppliers primarily consist of prepayments for purchase of raw materials and equipment for production purposes. The Company reviews its advances to suppliers on a periodic basis and determines the adequacy of provision when amounts outstanding are not likely to be collected in cash or utilized against receive of products. An allowance for doubtful is recorded in the period in which the Company cash collection or receipts of products is remote. (i) Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Expenditures for new facilities or equipment, and major expenditures for betterment of existing facilities or equipment are capitalized and depreciated, when available for intended use, using the straight-line method at rates sufficient to depreciate such costs less 5% residual value over the estimated productive lives. All other ordinary repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Mineral rights are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation and any impairment losses. Mineral rights are amortized ratably over the term of the lease, or the equivalent term under the units of production method, whichever is shorter. Construction in process primarily represents direct costs of construction of property, plant and equipment. Costs incurred are capitalized and transferred to property, plant and equipment upon completion and depreciation will commence when the completed assets are placed in service. The Company’s depreciation and amortization policies on property, plant and equipment, other than mineral rights and construction in process, are as follows: Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Life Minimum Maximum Useful life (in years) Mineral rights 50 Leasehold Improvements Leasehold Improvements 8 - 20 Plant and machinery (including protective shells, transmission channels and ducts) 3 - 8 Motor vehicles Motor Vehicles 5 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 3 - 8 Producing oil and gas properties are depreciated on a unit-of-production basis over the proved developed reserves. Common facilities that are built specifically to service production directly attributed to designated oil and gas properties are depreciated based on the proved developed reserves of the respective oil and gas properties on a pro-rata basis. Common facilities that are not built specifically to service identified oil and gas properties are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Costs associated with significant development projects are not depreciated until commercial production commences and the reserves related to those costs are excluded from the calculation of depreciation. (j) Asset Retirement Obligation The Company follows Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”), which established a uniform methodology for accounting for estimated reclamation and abandonment costs. FASB ASC 410 requires the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation to be recognized in the period in which the legal obligation associated with the retirement of the long-lived asset is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, the offset is capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Over time, the liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. To settle the liability, the obligation is paid, and to the extent there is a difference between the liability and the amount of cash paid, a gain or loss upon settlement is recorded. 8 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued Currently, there are no reclamation or abandonment obligations associated with the land being utilized for exploitation by the bromine and crude salt factories. Also, for the two chemical plants that are to be relocated, currently, there are no obligations to restore the land to its original condition. (k) Recoverability of Long-lived Assets In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-10-35 ” Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets” , long-lived assets to be held and used are analyzed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be fully recoverable or that the useful lives of those assets are no longer appropriate. The Company evaluates at each balance sheet date whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate possible impairment. The Company determines the existence of such impairment by measuring the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) and comparing such amount to the carrying amount of the assets. An impairment loss, if one exists, is then measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the discounted estimated future cash flows. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value of such assets less costs to sell. Asset impairment charges are recorded to reduce the carrying amount of the long-lived asset that will be sold or disposed of to their estimated fair values. Charges for the asset impairment reduce the carrying amount of the long-lived assets to their estimated salvage value in connection with the decision to dispose of such assets. For the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized impairment of long-lived assets of 0 nil. (l) Retirement Benefits Pursuant to the relevant laws and regulations in the PRC, the Company participates in a defined contribution retirement plan for its employees arranged by a governmental organization. The Company makes contributions to the retirement plan at the applicable rate based on the employees’ salaries. The required contributions under the retirement plans are charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) on an accrual basis when they are due. The Company’s contributions totaled $ 107,657 and $ 173,485 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. 9 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued (m) Mineral Rights The Company follows FASB ASC 805 “Business Combinations” that certain mineral rights are considered tangible assets and that mineral rights should be accounted for based on their substance. Mineral rights are included in property, plant and equipment. (n) Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in finance lease ROU assets and finance lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease and finance lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at January 1, 2019 based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term discounted using the rate implicit in the lease. In cases where the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has elected not to recognize operating lease ROU assets and liabilities arising from short-term lease. Finance leases are initially recorded at the net present value of future minimum lease payments, which includes certain lease and non- lease components. Finance leases generally have one of these five attributes: 1) ownership of the underlying asset transfers to the Company at the end of the lease term, 2) the lease agreement contains a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, 3) the lease term represents the major part of the asset’s economic life, 4) the present value of lease payments over the lease term equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the asset, and 5) the underlying asset is so specialized in nature that it provides no alternative use to the lessor after the lease term. Finance Lease Assets are presented separately on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. (o) Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share of Common Stock Basic earnings per common stock are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share are computed using weighted average number of common stocks plus dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding during the period. Potential common stocks that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per stock are considered to be anti- dilutive, i.e. the exercise prices of the outstanding stock options were greater than the market price of the common share. Anti-dilutive common stock equivalents which were excluded from the calculation of number of dilutive common stock equivalents amounted to 0 share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. These awards could be dilutive in the future if the market price of the common stock increases and is greater than the exercise price of these awards. (p) Reporting Currency and Translation The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using the local currency, Renminbi (“RMB”), as the functional currency; whereas the functional currency and reporting currency of the Company is the United States dollar (“USD” or “$”). 10 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued As such, the Company uses the “current rate method” to translate its PRC operations from RMB into USD, as required under FASB ASC 830 “Foreign Currency Matters”. The assets and liabilities of its PRC operations are translated into USD using the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. The capital accounts are translated at the historical rate. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the balance sheets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are recorded in stockholders’ equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The statement of comprehensive income (loss) is translated at average rate during the reporting period. Gains or losses resulting from transactions in currencies other than the functional currencies are recognized in net loss for the reporting periods as part of general and administrative expense. The statement of cash flows is translated at average rate during the reporting period, with the exception of the consideration paid for the acquisition of business which is translated at historical rates. (q) Revenue Recognition Net revenue is net of discount and value added tax and comprises the sale of bromine, crude salt and chemical products. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the control of the promised goods is transferred to the customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive from the customers in exchange for those goods. The acknowledgement of receipt of goods by the customers is when control of the product is deemed to be transferred. Invoicing occurs upon acknowledgement of receipt of the goods by the customers. Customers have no rights to return the goods upon acknowledgement of receipt of goods. Customers typically pay after the Company delivers and transfers the products to them in accordance to terms set forth in their contract. Revenue from contracts with customers is disaggregated in Note 20. (r) Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC, which requires the use of the liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Under this method, deferred income taxes are recorded to reflect the tax consequences on future years of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts at each period end. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income for the years in which those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. The deferred income tax effects of a change in tax rates are recognized in the period of enactment. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized. The guidance also provides criteria for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures of uncertain tax positions. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable based solely on its technical merits. Interests and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are included within the (benefit from) provision for income tax in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss). (s) Exploration Costs Exploration costs, which included the cost of researching for appropriate places to drill wells and the cost of well drilling in search of potential natural brine or other resources, are charged to the income statement as incurred. Once the commercial viability of a project has been confirmed, all subsequent costs are capitalized. 11 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued For oil and gas properties, the successful efforts method of accounting is adopted. The Company carries exploratory well costs as an asset when the well has found a sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well and where the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and the economic and operating viability of the project. Exploratory well costs not meeting these criteria are charged to expenses. Exploratory wells that discover potentially economic reserves in areas where major capital expenditure will be required before production would begin and when the major capital expenditure depends upon the successful completion of further exploratory work remain capitalized and are reviewed periodically for impairment. (t) Fair Value Measurement The Company applies Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands financial statement disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) on the measurement date in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. ASC Topic 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is based on whether the inputs into the valuation technique are observable or unobservable. The hierarchy is as follows: Level 1 inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in active markets or in inactive markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments. Level 3 inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value. The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments approximate their fair values because of their short-term nature. The Company’s financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, amounts due to related parties, short-term borrowing, long-term borrowing, other receivables, accounts payable and other current payables. There were no material unrecognized financial assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. (u) Loss Contingencies The Company accrues for loss contingencies relating to legal matters, including litigation defense costs, claims and other contingent matters, including liquidated damage liabilities, when such liabilities become probable and reasonably able to be estimated. Such estimates may be based on advice from third parties or on management’s judgment, as appropriate. Revisions to accruals are reflected in income (loss) in the period in which different facts or information become known or circumstances change that affect the Company’s previous assumptions with respect to the likelihood or amount of loss. Amounts paid upon the ultimate resolution of such liabilities may be materially different from previous estimates. (v) Stock-based Compensation The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under the provisions of FASB ASC 718, Compensation Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using the Black- Scholes model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line method. In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 201807, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 7 I8), Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The amendments in this Update expand the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from non-employees. Prior to this Update, Topic 718 applied only to share-based transactions to employees. Consistent with the accounting requirement for employee share-based payment awards, nonemployee share-based payment awards within the scope of Topic 718 are measured at grant-date fair value of the equity instruments that an entity is obligated to issue when the good has been delivered or the service has been rendered and any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the instruments have been satisfied. The Company has elected to account for the forfeiture of stock-based awards as they occur. (w) New Accounting Pronouncements Recent accounting pronouncements adopted There was no recent accounting pronouncements adopted for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. The objective of ASU 2024-03 is to “address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses . . . in commonly presented expense captions (such as cost of sales, selling, general, and administrative expenses, and research and development).” Investors advised the FASB that “disclosure of disaggregated information about expenses is critically important in understanding an entity’s performance, assessing an entity’s prospects for future cash flows, and comparing an entity’s performance over time and with that of other entities.” ASU 2024-03 adds ASC 220-40 to require a footnote disclosure about specific expenses by requiring public entities to disaggregate, in a tabular presentation, each relevant expense caption on the face of the income statement that includes any of the following natural expenses: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion, and amortization (DD&A) recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities or other types of depletion expenses. The tabular disclosure would also include certain other expenses, when applicable. The ASU does not change or remove existing expense disclosure requirements; however, it may affect where that information appears in the footnotes to the financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. The ASU addresses challenges encountered when applying the guidance in Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, to current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amendments will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the impact of the amendments on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 12 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 2 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET Accounts receivable net consist of: Accounts Receivable, Net - Schedule of Accounts Receivable March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Accounts receivable $ 2,687,881 $ 3,285,850 Allowance for doubtful debt ( 13,440 ) ( 16,430 ) $ 2,674,441 $ 3,269,420 The overall accounts receivable balance as of March 31, 2026 decreased by $ 594,979 , as compared to those of December 31, 2025. The decrease in accounts receivable is due to the decrease in sales revenue. We have policies in place to ensure that sales are made to customers with an appropriate credit history. We perform ongoing credit evaluation on the financial condition of our customer. NOTE 3 – INVENTORIES Inventories consist of: Inventories - Schedule of Inventories, Current March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Raw materials $ 56,109 $ 20,079 Finished goods 388,363 838,360 Less: impairment — ( 295,622 ) Inventories, net $ 444,472 $ 562,817 The Company recorded impairment charges for slow moving inventory in the amounts of nil 0 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. NOTE 4 – PREPAYMENTS AND DEPOSITS, NET Prepayments and deposits consisted of the following: Prepayments and Deposits, Net - Schedule of Prepayments and Deposits, Net March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Prepayments and deposits $ 4,214,805 $ 5,625,945 Provision for impairment — ( 1,685,900 ) Prepayments and deposits, net $ 4,214,805 $ 3,940,045 For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized provision of nil for the prepayments and deposits. NOTE 5 – OTHER RECEIVABLES, NET Other receivables consisted of the following: Other Receivable, Net - Schedule of Other Receivable March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Loan receivable (1) $ 9,020,630 $ 14,355,283 Proceeds receivable from sale of subsidiary (2) 2,454,280 2,416,086 Other 234,859 559 Other receivables, net $ 11,709,769 $ 16,771,928 (1) During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company entered into five borrowing arrangements with a third party for an aggregate principal amount of $14,383,955, bearing interest at 9% per annum. Certain borrowings were guaranteed by individuals or entities or secured by certain assets. As of March 31, 2026, the outstanding balance of these borrowings and the associated interests were $8,815,666 and $204,964, respectively. To date, all of the above borrowings, including the related accrued interest, had been fully repaid. (2) The amount represents the receivable from the sale of SYCI, which is due in December, 2026 from Shandong Rongyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 13 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 6 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following: Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 At cost: Mineral rights $ 2,787,202 $ 2,743,826 Leasehold Improvements 13,806,026 13,053,292 Plant and machinery 126,813,783 125,170,996 Furniture, fixtures and office equipment 846,215 833,046 Motor vehicles 30,071 29,603 Construction in process 16,801 — Total 144,300,098 141,830,763 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 83,904,706 ) ( 79,598,798 ) Less: Impairment ( 292,416 ) ( 287,865 ) Net book value $ 60,102,976 $ 61,944,100 The rollforward of property, plant and equipment, net were as follows: Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Rollforward of Property, Plant and Equipment December 31, 2025 Remodel of Brine Well (a) Remodel of Chlorine Gas Shed (b) Depreciation (c) Foreign currency translation March 31, 2026 At cost: Mineral rights 2,743,826 — — — 43,376 2,787,202 Leasehold Improvements 13,053,292 — 544,075 — 208,659 13,806,026 Plant and machinery 125,170,996 ( 334,596 ) — — 1,977,383 126,813,783 Furniture, fixtures and office equipment 833,046 — — — 13,169 846,215 Motor vehicles 29,603 — — — 468 30,071 Construction in progress — 16,730 — — 71 16,801 Total 141,830,763 ( 317,866 ) 544,075 — 2,243,126 144,300,098 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 79,598,798 ) 317,866 4,221 ( 3,356,786 ) ( 1,271,209 ) ( 83,904,706 ) Impairment ( 287,865 ) — — — ( 4,551 ) ( 292,416 ) Net book value 61,944,100 — 548,296 ( 3,356,786 ) 967,366 60,102,976 (a) The Company was undergoing renovation and upgrade work on the brine well, which remained incomplete as of March 31, 2026. Accordingly, the brine well’s original cost and related accumulated depreciation were reclassified to construction in progress pending completion of the renovation and upgrade work. (b) In the first quarter of 2026, the Company completed the renovation and upgrade project for the chlorine gas shed, at a total cost of $548,296. (c) During the three months ended March 31, 2026, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $ 3,356,786 were recorded in direct labor and factory overheads incurred during plant shutdown, cost of revenue, and general & administrative expenses. NOTE 7 – FINANCE LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS Property, plant and equipment under finance leases, net consist of the following: Finance Lease Right-Of-Use Assets - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Under Finance Leases March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 At cost: Buildings $ 61,488,091 $ 60,531,168 Total 61,488,091 60,531,168 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 20,433,786 ) ( 19,390,837 ) Net book value $ 41,054,305 $ 41,140,331 The above buildings erected on parcels of land located in Shouguang, PRC, are collectively owned by local townships. The Company has not been able to obtain property ownership certificates over these buildings as the Company could not obtain land use rights certificates on the underlying parcels of land. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $ 733,298 , which was recorded in direct labor and factory overheads incurred during plant shutdown, cost of revenue, and general & administrative expenses. 14 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 8 – OPERATING LEASE RIGHT–OF USE ASSETS The Company has the rights to use certain parcels of land located in Shouguang, PRC, through lease agreements signed with local townships or the government authority. For parcels of land that are collectively owned by local townships, the Company cannot obtain land use rights certificates. The parcels of land of which the Company cannot obtain land use rights certificates covers a total of approximately 34.93 square kilometers at March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the total operating lease right-of-use assets was $ 5,621,918 . The total operating lease cost for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $ 222,161 and $ 217,801 , respectively. NOTE 9– BORROWINGS The company entered into a loan agreement with Shandong Shouguang Industrial and Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. for a principal amount of $ 2,890,382 , bearing interest at 6.375 % per annum, with a maturity date of December 26, 2025 . The borrowing was guaranteed by Yang Ming, Yu Wenxiang, and Shouguang Broadcasting and Television Group Col, Ltd. The borrowing was also secured by land and buildings owned by Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Industry Group Co., Ltd. The Company paid interest on a monthly basis, however, the principal balance became past due and remained unpaid as of March 31, 2026 due to disputes between the Company and the bank. The Company entered into a loan agreement with Shandong Shouguang Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. for a principal amount of $ 2,381,675 , bearing interest at 6.35 % per annum, with a maturity date of March 26, 2027 . The borrowing was guaranteed by Yang Ming and Yu Wenxiang secured by the 15 th and 16 th floors of Meilin Building, located in Shouguang, Shandong China, which are owned by Shandong Shouguang Hongye Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. The Company pays interest monthly and the principal is due at maturity. NOTE 10 – PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES Payables and accrued expenses consist of the following: Payable and Accrued Expenses - Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Accounts payable $ 434,275 $ 146,148 Salary payable 166,867 155,257 Social security insurance contribution payable 243,874 240,079 Accrued expense for construction 54,991 526,298 Accrued expense-others (1) 1,271,018 814,585 Total $ 2,171,025 $ 1,882,367 (1) Accrued expense-others mainly included accrued professional fees and accrued interest payable that is disputed by the Company in connection with its borrowing from Shouguang Industrial and Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (1) Accrued expense-others mainly included accrued professional fees and accrued interest payable that is disputed by the Company in connection with its borrowing from Shouguang Industrial and Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. NOTE 11– RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS a) Related parties Name of related parties Position Ming Yang Shareholder XiaoBin Liu Chief Executive Officer Min Li Chief Financial Officer NaiHui Miao Chief Operating Officer Chengdu Dianjinshi Culture media Co., LTD Affiliated with company officers b) March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Amount due to related parties: Ming Yang $ 426,305 $ 419,671 XiaoBin Liu 887,214 887,214 Min Li 302,736 302,498 NaiHui Miao 287,448 287,448 Total 1,903,703 1,896,831 c) March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Amount due from related parties: Chengdu Dianjinshi Culture media Co., LTD $ 15,897 $ 22,763 Total $ 15,897 $ 22,763 NOTE 12– TAXES PAYABLE March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Value added tax and other taxes payable $ 456,137 $ 365,499 Total $ 456,137 $ 365,499 Of the remaining balance as of March 31, 2026, $ 263,269 was overdue, as notified by the Tax Bureau in a Tax Matters Notice. The overdue amount was attributable to certain value-added tax invoices issued by the Company's upstream suppliers during 2018 and 2019 that were subsequently identified as abnormal deductions in the tax authorities' system. NOTE 13 – LEASE LIABILITIES - FINANCE AND OPERATING LEASE The components of finance lease liabilities were as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of Finance Leased Liabilities March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Total finance lease liability $ 5,551,535 $ 5,404,546 Less: Current portion ( 251,900 ) ( 228,918 ) Finance lease liability, net of current portion $ 5,299,635 $ 5,175,628 The financing lease includes one contract with a lease term from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2030, and five contracts with the lease term from June 29, 2024 to June 28, 2044. All contracts have a non-cancellable lease period of 20 years, and the company has the right to preferentially renew the lease contract under the same conditions upon the contract expires. However, the Company will decide whether to renew the lease based on the market operation situation upon the expiration. The components of operating lease liabilities are as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of operating Lease Liabilities March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Total Operating lease liabilities $ 6,977,775 $ 7,014,947 Less: Current portion ( 382,599 ) ( 523,847 ) Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion $ 6,595,176 $ 6,491,100 The components of lease cost were as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of Lease Cost Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Finance lease cost: - Amortization of right-of-use assets $ 733,298 $ — - Interest on lease liabilities 61,290 21,722 Operating lease cost 222,161 217,801 Total lease cost $ 1,016,749 $ 239,523 Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of Maturities of Lease Liabilities Finance Lease Operating Lease the next 12 months $ 271,262 $ 649,624 the next 13 to 24 months 5,140,316 854,603 the next 25 to 36 months 271,262 861,118 the next 37 to 48 months 271,262 867,681 the next 49 to 60 months 271,262 874,664 thereafter — 7,600,870 Total 6,225,364 11,708,560 Less: Amount representing interest ( 673,829 ) ( 4,730,785 ) Present value of net minimum lease payments $ 5,551,535 $ 6,977,775 A summary of supplemental information related to leases is listed as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of Supplemental Information Related to Leases Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Weighted average remaining lease term: Finance leases 15.4 years 5.8 years Operating leases 19.7 years 19.6 years Weighted average discount rate: Finance leases 4.53 % 6.70 % Operating lease 4.90 % 4.90 % Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows: Lease Liabilities - Finance and Operating Lease - Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities : -Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 232,677 $ 225,321 -Financing cash flows from finance leases $ — $ — Non-cash information on lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets: -Finance leases $ — $ — -Operating leases $ — $ — 15 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 14 –– EQUITY Reverse Stock Split and Authorized Shares On October 27, 2025, the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock, such that for each ten shares outstanding prior to the stock split there was one share outstanding after the reverse stock split. All shares of common stock referenced in this report have been adjusted to reflect the stock split figures. Restricted Shares A restricted stock award (“RSA”) is an award of common shares that is subject to certain restrictions during a specified period. Restricted stock awards are independent of option grants and are generally subject to forfeiture if employment terminates prior to the release of the restrictions. The grantee cannot transfer the shares before the restricted shares vest. Shares of nonvested restricted stock have the same voting rights as common stock, are entitled to receive dividends and other distributions thereon and are considered to be currently issued and outstanding. The Company expenses the cost of the restricted stock awards, which is determined to be the fair market value of the shares at the date of grant, straight-line over the period during which the restrictions lapse. For these purposes, the fair market value of the restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the grant date. The Company granted an aggregate of 295,000 (post reverse share split 29,500 shares) restricted shares of common stock in January 25, 2025 to a consultant, the Company's directors, officers, and an employee as compensation for services rendered in the year ended December 31, 2024. The restricted shares award was granted under the 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (See Note 16) and vested immediately. The fair value of the award on the date of grant was $ 194,700 (post reverse share split 19,470 shares) which was expensed in full during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company granted in the aggregate, 265,000 (post reverse share split 26,500 shares) restricted shares of common stock on March 21, 2025 to a consultant, the Company's directors, officers and an employee as compensation for services rendered. The restricted shares award were granted under the 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and vested immediately. The fair value of the award on the date of grant was $ 196,100 (post reverse share split 19,610 shares) which was expensed in full during the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company granted in the aggregate, 186,000 restricted shares of common stock on November 21, 2025 to a consultant, the Company's directors, officers and an employee as compensation for services rendered. The restricted shares award were granted under the 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and vested immediately. The fair value of the award on the date of grant was $ 734,700 which was expensed in full during the year ended December 31, 2025. Retained Earnings - Appropriated In accordance with the relevant PRC regulations and the PRC subsidiaries’ Articles of Association, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to allocate its profit after tax to the following reserve: Statutory Reserve The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required each year to transfer at least 10% of the profit after tax as reported under the PRC statutory financial statements to the Statutory Reserve until the balance reaches 50% of the registered share capital. This reserve can be used to make up any loss incurred or to increase share capital. Except for the reduction of losses incurred, any other application should not result in this reserve balance falling below 25% of the registered capital. As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s statutory provident fund stood at $26.67 million. Stock Issued For The Private Equity Financing On January 26, 2026, March 5, 2026, March 19, 2026 and March 28, 2026, respectively, the Company entered into equity financing agreements (individually the “Private Placement Agreement”; collectively the “Private Placement Agreements”), with four individual investors (individually the “Private Placement Purchaser”; collectively “Private Placement Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue new shares of common stock to such investors that in aggregate accounted for approximately 18% of the total shares issued and outstanding of the Company as of December 31, 2025. The purchase price per share under the Private Placement Agreement dated January 26, 2026, was set at 90% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the five trading days prior to the date of such agreement, while the purchase prices under the Private Placement Agreements executed in March 2026 were set at 85% of, or 15% off, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the respective agreement dates, as quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market. On February 10, 2026, the company issued 69,000 shares of its common stock to one individual investor at an agreed price of $ 3.57 per share for aggregate proceeds of $ 246,330 , pursuant to the private placement agreement dated on January 26, 2026. On March 24, 2026, the company issued 75,000 shares of its common stock to one individual investor at an agreed price of $ 3.57 per share for aggregate proceeds of $ 267,750 , pursuant to the private placement agreement dated on March 5, 2026. NOTE 15 – TREASURY STOCK As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the number of treasury stock of the Company was 28,583 and 28,583 , respectively. NOTE 16 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Pursuant to the Company’s 2025 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan adopted and approved in 2025 (“2025 Plan”), awards under the 2025 Plan are limited in the aggregate to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock, inclusive of the awards that were previously issued and outstanding under the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan,, as amended (the “2019 Plan”). Upon adoption and approval of the 2025 Plan, the 2019 Plan was frozen, no new awards will be granted under the 2019 Plan, and outstanding awards under the 2019 Plan will continue to be governed by the terms and condition of the 2019 Plan and applicable award agreement. As of March 31, 2026, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock available for grant of stock options and issuance under the 2025 Plan is 14,000 shares. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk free rate is based on the yield-to-maturity in continuous compounding of the US Government Bonds with the time-to-maturity similar to the expected tenor of the option granted, volatility is based on the annualized historical stock price volatility of the Company, and the expected life is based on the historical option exercise pattern. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, total compensation costs for options issued recorded in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) were nil. There were no related tax benefits as a full valuation allowance was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The following table summarizes all Company stock option transactions between January 1, 2026 and March 31, 2026. Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Option Activity Number of Option and Warrants Outstanding and exercisable Weighted- Average Exercise price of Option and Warrants Range of Exercise Price per Common Share Balance, January 1, 2026 — $ — — Granted during the period — — — Exercised during the period — — — Expired during the period — $ — $ — Balance, March 31, 2026 — $ — — Stock Options and Warrants Outstanding and Exercisable Outstanding at March 31, 2026 Range of Exercise Prices Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Outstanding and exercisable — — — All options exercisable and outstanding as at March 31, 2026 are fully vested. As of March 31, 2026 there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding stock options. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2026, was nil 0 . During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there were no options exercised. 16 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 17 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES Settled Litigation On September 18, 2023, Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Group Co., Ltd. entered into loan agreements with Shandong Deepin City Emergency Loan Fund Co., Ltd.. A total of nine companies and individuals providing guarantee to these loans, including SCHC and SYCI. As of July 2024, Shangdong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Group Co., Ltd. owed a principal of $2,104,050 and RMB $1,402,700 to Shandong Deepin City Emergency Loan Fund Co., Ltd., respectively. Mediated by the Local Arbitration Commission and documented in mediation documents No. 1358 and 1357, Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Industry Group Co., Ltd. were to repay $2,104,050 and $1,402,700 to Shandong Deepin City Emergency Loan Fund Co., Ltd. before May 8, 2024, respectively. In addition, they were required to pay interests every ten days starting from January 1, 2024. SCHC and SYCI are jointly and severally liable for both the principal and interests. Shandong Deepin City Emergency Loan Fund Co., Ltd. sought court action as Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Industry Group Co., Ltd. were unable to pay principal before deadline or interests as scheduled. Pursuant to court orders (2024) Lu 07 Exec 640 and (2024) Lu 07 Exec 641, SCHC and SYCI, as guarantors, are required to repay the principal and interests. The Shandong Weifang Intermediate People's Court ruled to auction the land at Xiangjiang road, Yangkou town, Shouguang City and the attached properties on it, and the auction proceeds would be used to repay Shandong Deepin City Emergency Loan Fund Co., Ltd. The court engaged a third-party valuer for evaluation of the land at Xiangjiang road, Yangkou town, Shouguang city and its attached properties. The valuation report returned a fair value of $ 4,580,892 . The Company recognized an impairment loss of $ 29,782,912 accordingly. The court imposed a forced auction of the land and its attached properties in July, 2025 however the auction was failed. A second auction was held on August 15, 2025. The land and its attached properties were sold at $ 2,556,733 . As the selling price was lower than the fair value, the Company recognized a loss on disposal of long-lived assets of $ 2,008,853 . As of March 31, 2026, as SCHC were liable for a sum of principal and interests of $ 507,587 , net of auction proceeds, the Company recognized accrued liabilities of $ 507,587 accordingly. NOTE 18 – INCOME TAXES The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740-10. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized. (a) United States (“US”) Gulf Resources, Inc. may be subject to the United States of America Tax laws at a tax rate of 21 % . No provision for the US federal income taxes has been made as the Company had no US taxable income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and management believes that its earnings are permanently invested in the PRC. (b) British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) Upper Class Group Limited, a subsidiary of Gulf Resources, Inc., was incorporated in the BVI and, under the current laws of the BVI, it is not subject to tax on income or capital gain in the BVI. Upper Class Group Limited did not generate assessable profit for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. (c) Hong Kong HKJI, a subsidiary of Upper Class Group Limited, was incorporated in Hong Kong and is subject to Hong Kong taxation on its activities conducted in Hong Kong and income arising in or derived from Hong Kong. No provision for income tax has been made as it has no taxable income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The applicable statutory tax rates for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are 16.5 % . There is no dividend withholding tax in Hong Kong. (d) PRC Enterprise income tax (“EIT”) for the subsidiaries in the PRC is charged at 25 % of the assessable profits. SCHC, SYCI, DCHC, and SHSI are a wholly foreign-owned enterprises (“FIE”) incorporated in the PRC. They are subject to the PRC Local Income Tax Law. The PRC tax losses may be carried forward to be utilized against future taxable profit for ten years for High-tech enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises of science and technology and for five years for other companies. Tax losses of the operating subsidiaries of the Company may be carried forward for five years. The Company’s income tax returns are subject to the various tax authorities’ examination. The federal, state and local authorities of the United States may examine the Company’s income tax returns filed in the United States for three years from the date of filing. The Company’s US income tax returns since 2016 are currently subject to examination. Inland Revenue Department of Hong Kong (“IRD”) may examine the Company’s income tax returns filed in Hong Kong for seven years from date of filing. For the years 2012 through 2019, HKJI did not report any taxable income. It did not file any income tax returns during these years except for 2014 and 2018. For companies which do not have taxable income, IRD typically issues notification to companies requiring them to file income tax returns once in every four years. The tax returns for 2014 and 2018 have been examined, and there is no Hong Kong Profits Tax was charged. The components of the income tax benefit from continuing operations are: Income Taxes - Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense Benefit Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Current taxes – PRC $ — $ — Deferred tax – PRC entities — — Total Income tax (expenses) benefits $ — $ — Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows: Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities March 31, December 31, 2026 2025 Deferred tax liabilities $ — $ — Deferred tax assets: Exploration costs $ 1,799,263 $ 1,771,262 Allowance 3,360 78,013 Impairment of long-lived assets 73,104 71,966 PRC tax losses 7,666,930 7,485,619 Accrued liabilities 126,897 124,922 US federal net operating loss 1,943,119 1,965,991 Total deferred tax assets 11,612,673 11,497,773 Valuation allowance ( 11,612,673 ) ( 11,497,773 ) Net deferred tax asset $ — $ — Deferred tax assets consist of future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and adequate future taxable income, exclusive of reversing deductible temporary differences. As of March 31, 2026 and 2025, valuation allowances were mainly provided against deferred tax assets caused by exploration costs and net operating loss where it was determined it was more likely than not that the benefits of the deferred tax assets will not be realized due to their continuous losses. The increase in valuation allowance for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 is $ 114,900 . The increase in valuation allowance for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025 is $ 1,083,817 . There were no unrecognized tax benefits and accrual for uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and no amounts accrued for penalties and interest for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. 17 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 19 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS ASC 280, Disclosures about Segments, of an Enterprise and Related Information, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities from which they may earn revenues and incurred expenses, and about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-marker, or decision-making group( the “CODM”), in deciding how to allocate resources and assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (Mr. Xiaobin Liu) is determined as the CODM of the Company, Mr Liu measures the performance of each segment based on metrics of revenue and profit before taxes from operations and uses these results to evaluate the performance of, and to allocate resources to each of the segments. The Company has organized operations into four different business segments: (1) bromine, (2) crude salt, (3) chemical products, (4) natural gas. As of March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, the detailed income statements of each of our divisions are presented below: Three-Month Period Ended Crude Chemical Segment March 31, 2026 Operating Segment Bromine * Salt * Products Natural Gas Total Corporate Total Net revenue (external customers) $ 2,249,950 $ 118,676 $ — $ — $ 2,368,626 $ — $ 2,368,626 Loss from operations before income tax benefit ( 3,067,778 ) ( 727,679 ) — ( 31,809 ) ( 3,827,266 ) ( 229,331 ) ( 4,056,597 ) Income tax benefit (expense) — — — — — — — Loss from operations after income tax (expense) benefit ( 3,067,778 ) ( 727,679 ) — ( 31,809 ) ( 3,827,266 ) ( 229,331 ) ( 4,056,597 ) Total assets 82,009,150 49,970,378 — 520,295 132,499,823 286,155 132,785,978 Depreciation and amortization 3,297,472 769,793 — 26,164 4,093,429 — 4,093,429 Capital expenditures 548,296 — — — 548,296 — 548,296 Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2025 Bromine * Crude Salt * Chemical Products Natural Gas Segment Total Corporate Total Net revenue (external customers) $ 1,481,869 $ 122,578 $ — $ — $ 1,604,447 $ — $ 1,604,447 Net revenue (intersegment) — — — — — — — Loss from operations before income expense ( 3,370,836 ) ( 554,062 ) ( 358,629 ) ( 44,844 ) ( 4,328,371 ) ( 281,836 ) ( 4,610,207 ) Income tax (expense) benefit — — — — — — — Loss from operations after income taxes (expense) benefit ( 3,370,836 ) ( 554,062 ) ( 358,629 ) ( 44,844 ) ( 4,328,371 ) ( 281,836 ) ( 4,610,207 ) Total assets 79,995,961 46,300,814 38,410,493 929,031 165,636,299 93,640 165,729,939 Depreciation and amortization 3,258,222 644,677 67,663 32,962 4,003,524 — 4,003,524 Capital expenditures — — — — — — — * Certain common production overheads, operating and administrative expenses and asset items (mainly cash and certain office equipment) of bromine and crude salt segments in SCHC were split by reference to the average selling price and production volume of the respective segments. * Certain common production overheads, operating and administrative expenses and asset items (mainly cash and certain office equipment) of bromine and crude salt segments in SCHC were split by reference to the average selling price and production volume of the respective segment until April 2022. Commencing May 2022, costs were assigned to the two subsidiaries (SCHC and SHSI) by independent accounting. 18 GULF RESOURCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2026 (Expressed in U.S. dollars) (UNAUDITED) NOTE 19 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS – Continued Three-Month Period Ended March 31, Reconciliations 2026 2025 Total segment operating loss $ ( 3,827,266 ) $ ( 4,328,371 ) Corporate costs ( 229,331 ) ( 281,836 ) Unrealized gain (loss) on translation of intercompany balance — — Loss from operations ( 4,056,597 ) ( 4,610,207 ) Interest income 253,660 2,429 Interest expense ( 123,444 ) ( 21,722 ) Loss before taxes $ ( 3,926,381 ) $ ( 4,629,500 ) The following table shows the major customers (10% or more) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026. Business Segments - Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers Number Customer Bromine (000’s) Crude Salt (000’s) Chemical Products (000’s) Total Revenue (000’s) Percentage of Total Revenue (%) 1 Shandong Shouguang Shenruifa Marine Chemical Company Limited $ 393 $ — $ — $ 393 16.6 % 2 Shandong Brother Technology Limited 261 50 — 311 13.1 % 3 Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited 264 43 — 307 13.0 % 4 Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited 263 26 — 289 12.2 % 5 Shandong Xuruixin Materials Company Limited $ 263 $ — $ — $ 263 11.1 % The following table shows the major customers (10% or more) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025. Number Customer Bromine (000’s) Crude Salt (000’s) Chemical Products (000’s) Total Revenue (000’s) Percentage of Total Revenue (%) 1 Shandong Morui Chemical Company Limited $ 196 $ 58 $ — $ 254 15.8 % 2 Shandong Brother Technology Limited 193 36 — 229 14.3 % 3 Shouguang Weidong Chemical Company Limited 197 28 — 225 14.0 % 4 Shandong Shouguangshen Runfa Marine Chemical Company Limited $ 195 $ — $ — $ 195 12.1 % NOTE 20– CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION Revenue Customer Concentration Product During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026, the Company sold 66 % of its products to its top five customers. As of March 31, 2026, amounts due from these customers were $ 1,774,034 . During the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold 62.4 % of its products to its top five customers. As of March 31, 2025, amounts due from these customers were $ 1,462,756 . NOTE 21– MAJOR SUPPLIERS Product Concentration Cost of Goods During the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 the Company purchased 100 % of its raw materials from its top three suppliers. As of March 31, 2026, amounts due to those suppliers were $ 434,275 . During the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, the Company purchased 100 % of its raw materials from its top three suppliers. As of March 31, 2025, amounts due to those suppliers were $ 390,250 . NOTE 22 – LOSS CONTINGENCIES On or about August 3, 2018, written decisions of administration penalty captioned Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 291, Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 292, Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 293, Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 294, Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 295 and Shou Guo Tu Zi Fa Gao Zi [2018] No. 296 (together, the “Written Decisions”) were served on Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“SCHC”) by Shouguang City Natural Resources and Planning Bureau (the “Bureau”), naming SCHC as respondent respectively thereof. The Decisions challenged the land use of Factory nos. 2, 9, 7, 4, 8 and 10, respectively, and alleged, among other things, that SCHC had illegally occupied and used the land in the total area of approximately 52,674 square meter, on which Factory nos. 2, 9, 7, 4, 8 and 10 were built, respectively. The Written Decisions ordered SCHC, among other things, to return the land subject to the Written Decisions to its respective legal owner, restore the land to its original state, and demolish or confiscate all the buildings and facilities thereon and pay monetary penalty of approximately RMB 1.3 million ($184,000) in the aggregate. Each of the Written Decisions shall be executed within 15 days upon serving on SCHC. Additional interest penalty shall be imposed at a daily rate of 3% in the event that SCHC does not make the monetary penalty payment in a timely manner. Subsequently, the Bureau filed enforcement actions to the People’s Court of Shouguang City, Shandong Province (the “Court”), naming SCHC as enforcement respondent and alleged, among other things, that SCHC failed to perform its obligations under each of the Written Decisions within the specified timeframe. The enforcement proceedings sought court orders to enforce the Written Decisions. On May 5, 2019, written decisions of administrative ruling captioned (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 384, (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 385, (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 389, (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 390, (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 393, and (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 394, respectively (together, the “Court Rulings”) were made by the Court in favor of the Bureau. The Court orders, among other relief, to enforce each of the Written Decisions, to return each subject land to its legal owners and demolish or confiscate the buildings and facilities thereon and restore the land to its original state within 10 days from the service of the Court Rulings on SCHC. The Court Rulings became enforceable immediately upon service on SCHC on May 5, 2019. In the last twenty years, to the Company’s knowledge, there were no government regulations requiring bromine manufacturers to obtain land use and planning approval document. As such, the Company believes most of the bromine manufacturers in Shouguang City do not have land use and planning approval documents and lease their land parcels from the village associations. They are facing the same issues in connection with land use and planning as the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, the local government has submitted its plan to solve the issues to higher authority and are waiting for approval from the higher authority. The Company is in the process of resolving the issues in connection with SCHC’s land use and planning diligently. The Company has been in discussions closely with the local government authorities with the help from Shouguang City Bromine Association to seek reliefs and, based on verbal confirmation by local government authorities, believes the administrative penalties imposed by the Bureau according to the Written Decisions are being re-assessed by local government authorities and may be revoked. Pursuant to a Written Application dated October 28, 2019 addressed to the Court by the Bureau, the Bureau withdrew its application for the enforcement proceedings regarding the administrative penalty imposed on Factory No. 7, Factory No. 8 and Factory No.10. Pursuant to a written decisions of administrative ruling captioned (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 389 Zhi Yi, dated November 25, 2020, the Court orders to terminate the enforcement of the case captioned (2019) Lu 0783 Xing Shen No. 389. Production of Factory No. 7 was allowed to resume in April 2019. The Company received a notification from the Shouguang City Government in February 2019 informing the Company that Factory No. 1, No. 4, No. 7 and No. 9 have passed inspection and were approved to resume operation. In addition, on August 28, 2019, the People’s Government of Shandong Province, issued a regulation titled “Investment Project Management Requirements of Chemical Companies in Shandong Province” permitting the construction of facilities on existing sites or infrastructure of bromine manufacturing and other chemical industry-related types of projects (clause 11 of section 3). The Company believes that the goal of the government is to standardize and regulate the industry and not to demolish the facilities or penalize the manufacturers. As of the date of this report, the Company has not been notified by the local government that it will take any measure to enforce the administrative penalties. Based on information known to date, the Company believes that it is remote that the Written Decisions or Court Rulings will be enforced within the expected timeframe and a material penalty or costs and expenses against the Company will result. However, there can be no assurance that there will not be any further enforcement action, the occurrence of which may result in further liabilities, penalties and operational disruption. In view of the above facts and circumstances, the Company believes that it is not necessary to accrue for any estimated losses or impairment as of March 31, 2026. NOTE 23 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT Subsequent Event Private Placement On June 25, 2026, Company received a written notice from Nasdaq (the “Extension Letter”) stating that it had accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). Nasdaq granted the Company a plan period to regain compliance with the Rule. (I) As previously reported in the current report on Forms 8- K (the “Previous Announcements”) filed on April 27, 2026 and May 29, 2026 with the Securities Exchange Commission by the Company, the Company announced that it received delinquency notifications from Nasdaq on April 23, 2026 and May 26, 2026 (the “Deficiency Letters”), due to the Company’s non-compliance with the Rule as a result of the Company’s failure to timely file its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”) and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026 (the “2026 Q1 Form 10-Q” and together with the “2025 Form 10- K”, the “Delinquent Reports”), respectively. (II) The Company submitted a plan to the Nasdaq Listing Qualification (the “Staff”) to regain compliance (the “Compliance Plan”) with the Nasdaq Requirements on June 17, 2026. Under the Extension Letter, the Company is required to file its delinquent 2025 Form 10-K and 2026 Q1 Form 10-Q by the applicable extended deadline to evidence compliance with the relevant Nasdaq requirements.The Extension Letter further provides that if the Company fails to evidence compliance upon filing the Delinquent Reports, Staff will notify the Company that its securities will be subject to delisting. (III)The previously received Deficiency Letters and the Extension Letter have no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq, subject to the Company’s continued compliance with the other applicable listing requirements. (IV)The Company subsequently filed the 2025 Form 10-K on August 17, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On April 8,2026, the company issued 70,000 shares of its common stock to one individual investor at an agreed price of $ 3.94 per share for aggregate proceeds of $ 275,800 , pursuant to the private placement agreement dated on March 19, 2026. On April 14,2026, the company issued 60,000 shares of its common stock to one individual investor at an agreed price of $ 4.1 per share for aggregate proceeds of $ 246,000 , pursuant to the private placement agreement dated on March 28, 2026. 19