Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) : Announcement on the proposed renewal of accounting firm

Stock Code: Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) stock abbreviation: Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) Announcement No.: 2022005 Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379)

Announcement on the proposed renewal of accounting firm

The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.

Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 6th meeting of the 5th board of directors and the 6th meeting of the 5th board of supervisors on February 25, 2022, deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the company’s financial audit institution in 2022, It is proposed to appoint Daxin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Daxin certified public accountants”) as the financial audit institution of the company in 2022. The matter still needs to be submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed

1. Institutional information

Daxin firm was founded in 1985 and transformed into a special general partnership firm in March 2012. Its registered address is room 1504, College International Building, No. 1, Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Daxin has 31 branches across the country, set up branches in Hong Kong and initiated the establishment of Daxin international accounting network in 2017. At present, the global members of Daxin international accounting network include 26 network members such as the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Daxin has the practicing certificate of accounting firm issued by the Ministry of finance. It is one of the earliest accounting firms engaged in securities business in China and one of the first to obtain the audit qualification of H-share enterprises. It has nearly 30 years of securities business experience.

2. Personnel information

The chief partner is Mr. Hu Yonghua. As of December 31, 2021, Daxin has 4262 employees, including 156 partners and 1042 certified public accountants. More than 500 certified public accountants have signed the audit report.

3. Business information

In 2020, the business income was 1.832 billion yuan. In 2020, there were 181 annual report audit clients of listed companies (including H shares). It is mainly distributed in manufacturing, information transmission software and information technology services, water conservancy environment and public facilities management, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, transportation, storage and postal services.

4. Investor protection ability

The sum of the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance and the occupational risk fund withdrawn exceeds 80 million yuan, and the withdrawal of occupational risk fund and the purchase of occupational insurance comply with relevant regulations.

Civil liability in civil litigation related to practice in recent three years: in December 2020, Hangzhou intermediate people’s court ruled that the exchange and other institutions should bear joint and several liability for compensation in the “Wuyang debt” case, and the exchange appealed against the judgment. In September 2021, the higher people’s Court of Zhejiang Province made a judgment and upheld the original judgment. 5. Independence and integrity record

Daxin does not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants. In the past three years, Daxin has been subject to administrative punishment once and administrative supervision measures 14 times, and has not been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and self-discipline sanctions. In the past three years, 2 employees have been subject to administrative punishment and 25 people have been subject to supervision and management measures.

2、 Project information

1. Basic information

Partner of the project to be signed: Zhong Benqing

Certified public accountant qualification. He became a certified public accountant in 2009 and began to audit listed companies in 2008. He began to practice in the exchange in 2007. He signed the audit report of listed companies Shantui Construction Machinery Co.Ltd(000680) 2019, Jilin Jlu Communication Design Institute Co.Ltd(300597) 20192021, Shandong Zhonglu Ocean Fisheries Co., Ltd. 20192020 Yantai Zhenghai Bio-Tech Co.Ltd(300653) 20192021 audit report, Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) 20192021 audit report, Shandong Jinjing Science And Technology Stock Co.Ltd(600586) 20202021 audit report. Not part-time in other units.

Certified public accountant to be signed: Zhao Yangang

Certified public accountant qualification. He became a certified public accountant in 2007, began to audit listed companies in 2010 and began to practice in the exchange in 2009. The audit report of listed companies signed in 20192021 includes Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) 20202021 audit report. Not part-time in other units. Proposed project quality reviewer: He Zheng

Certified public accountant qualification. He became a certified public accountant in 2003 and began to audit listed companies in 2003. He began to practice in the exchange in 2002. He signed the audit report of Listed Companies in 20192021 Inspur Software Co.Ltd(600756) 20202021 and 3 Hongda Xingye Co.Ltd(002002) 0202021. Not part-time in other units.

2. Integrity record

In the past three years, the partners of the project to be signed, the signing certified public accountants and the quality review personnel have not been subject to criminal punishment due to their professional behavior, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures by the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, and self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations. 3. Independence

The partners of the project to be signed, the signing certified public accountants and the quality review personnel do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants, do not hold and buy or sell the company’s shares, and do not have other economic interests that affect the independence. Regular rotation meets the requirements.

4. Audit fees

Daxin firm has provided audit services for the company for many years, and has the experience and ability to provide audit services for the company, which can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit. Daxin firm is diligent, adheres to the principle of independent audit, and strictly abides by the requirements of relevant laws, regulations and policies such as the independent audit standards for Chinese certified public accountants, The company has completed various audit services as planned, which can meet the requirements of the company’s future business development and financial audit. The remuneration for financial audit in 2022 is proposed to be six hundred thousand yuan only (i.e. Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co.Ltd(600000) yuan), unchanged from the previous period. The pricing principle of audit fees is mainly determined according to the audit workload.

3、 Review procedures for appointment of accounting firms

1. Performance of audit committee

The audit committee of the board of directors of the company had a full understanding of Daxin firm in advance, believed that Daxin firm had the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies and was competent for the audit work in 2022, and proposed to the board of directors to appoint Daxin firm as the financial audit institution of the company in 2022.

2. Prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

Prior recognition of independent directors: Daxin firm has the practice certificate of accounting firm and the business qualification related to securities and futures, has the audit service experience of listed companies, and can meet the audit requirements of the company. The appointment of accounting firm does not violate relevant laws and regulations and does not damage the legitimate rights and interests of all shareholders and investors.

We agree to submit the proposal on the renewal of the company’s 2022 financial audit institution to the board of directors for deliberation.

Independent opinions of independent directors: Daxin firm has the practice certificate of accounting firm and the business qualification related to securities and futures, has the audit service experience of listed companies, has sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability, can meet the annual financial audit of the company, and is conducive to ensuring or improving the quality of audit work of listed companies, The review procedure of the company’s appointment of an accounting firm and determination of its remuneration complies with the relevant provisions of laws, regulations and the articles of association, and there is no situation that damages the interests of the company and all shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders. We agree that the company will appoint Daxin firm as the audit institution in 2022 and agree on its remuneration, and submit the proposal on the renewal of the company’s financial audit institution in 2022 to the company’s 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.

3. Deliberation and voting of proposals by the board of directors

The company held the 6th meeting of the 5th board of directors on February 25, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on renewing the company’s 2022 financial audit institution, and agreed to appoint Daxin firm as the company’s 2022 financial audit institution.

4. Effective date

The appointment of an accounting firm will take effect after being submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation and approval.

4、 Filing documents

1. Resolution of the 5th meeting of the board of directors;

2. Supporting documents for the performance of the duties of the Audit Committee;

3. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on the renewal of the company’s financial audit institution in 2022; 4. Independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the sixth meeting of the Fifth Board of directors of the company; 5. Explanation on the basic information of the proposed accounting firm.

It is hereby announced.

Shandong Hongchuang Aluminum Industry Holding Company Limited(002379) board of directors

February 28, 2002

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