Cytek Biosciences Inc

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as a result of the material weaknesses in our internal controls, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024.

Material Weaknesses

In connection with our financial statement close process for the year ended December 31, 2023, we identified deficiencies in the control environment and control activities components of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) framework that constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate.

•Control environment – Management did not maintain an effective control environment based on the criteria established in the COSO framework and identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the control environment of the COSO framework. Specifically, the Company does not have a sufficient number of qualified resources within our accounting and IT function with the appropriate level of technical accounting or other requisite knowledge to (1) timely identify and assess accounting implications of transactions and (2) perform assigned responsibilities and have appropriate accountability for the design and operation of internal control over financial reporting.

•Control activities – Management did not design and implement effective control activities based on the criteria established in the COSO framework and identified deficiencies in the principles associated with the control activities component of the COSO framework. Specifically, these related to: (i) selecting and developing control activities that contribute to the mitigation of risks and support achievement of objectives; (ii) selecting and developing general control activities over technology to support the achievement of objectives; and (iii) deploying control activities through policies that establish what is expected and procedures that put policies into action and relate to substantially all financial statement accounts and disclosures.

The following material weaknesses were contributing factors: (i) inadequate general information technology controls (GITCs) in the area of access security over certain information technology systems that support the Company’s financial reporting processes. Some of our business process controls (automated and manual) are dependent on the affected GITCs; they too were deemed ineffective because they could have been adversely impacted; and (ii) ineffective design and/or review procedures for journal entries and balance sheet account reconciliations.

Remediation Plan and Status

We remain committed to remediating the control deficiencies that constituted the above material weaknesses by continuing to enhance our internal control over financial reporting. Management has put in place measures aimed at addressing these deficiencies to ensure the material weaknesses are remediated such that these controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively. Throughout the three months ended March 31, 2024, we have executed, and we will continue to execute the following steps intended to remediate the material weaknesses described above and strengthen our internal control over financial reporting:

•We are committed to augmenting our workforce with qualified personnel in both our accounting and information technology functions.

•Leveraging external consultants, we will revise and improve the design of our controls, implement reviews and monitor the effectiveness of our system of internal controls, including GITCs.

•We are dedicated to identifying and appointing qualified personnel to assume responsibility for the design and operation of internal control over financial reporting and monitor the progress of remediation.

•We are committed to an ongoing process to revise and enhance the design of existing controls and implement new controls, update documentation, expand education and training, and strengthen supervisory reviews by our management.

•We will continue to further strengthen, GITCs related to financial accounting and reporting systems including implementing monitoring controls as appropriate. This includes the implementation of monitoring controls where deemed necessary to ensure ongoing effectiveness.

•We will continue to automate workflows and enhance oversight over the execution and review of manual journal entry controls and account reconciliations. Furthermore, we will continue to provide training for such enhanced oversight and review.

We plan to continue to devote significant time and attention to remediate the above material weaknesses as soon as reasonably practicable. As we continue to evaluate our controls, we will make the changes described above as well as any others needed to enhance our control environment and remediate the material weaknesses. We believe these actions will be sufficient to remediate the identified material weaknesses and strengthen our internal control over financial reporting; however, there can be no guarantee that such remediation will be sufficient. We will continue to evaluate the effectiveness of our controls and will make any further changes management determines appropriate.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We are taking actions to remediate the material weaknesses relating to our internal control over financial reporting. Other than the changes intended to remediate the material weaknesses noted above, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.