Securities code: 300480 securities abbreviation: Gl Tech Co.Ltd(300480) Announcement No.: 2021-073 Gl Tech Co.Ltd(300480)
Announcement on reappointment of the company’s audit institution in 2021
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.
Gl Tech Co.Ltd(300480) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) convened the 19th meeting of the 4th board of directors and the 14th meeting of the 4th board of supervisors on December 24, 2021, deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the employment of the company’s audit institution in 2021, and agreed to renew the employment of Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Grant Thornton certified public accountants”) ）Served as the company’s audit institution in 2021, effective from the date of deliberation and approval at the first extraordinary general meeting of shareholders in 2022.
1、 Description of the matters to be re employed by the accounting firm
Grant Thornton is a professional audit institution with securities qualification, and has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies. During the audit in 2020, we followed the independent auditing standards for Chinese certified public accountants and the relevant rules of internal control audit, worked diligently and conscientiously, adhered to the independent, objective and fair auditing standards, fairly and reasonably expressed independent audit opinions, and better fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations stipulated in the contract signed by both parties, The audit opinion of the company’s 2020 financial report was issued as scheduled. In order to maintain the continuity of the company’s audit work, the board of directors of the company agreed to continue to hire Zhitong accounting firm as the company’s audit institution in 2021.
2、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
1. Institutional information
Name: Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)
Nature of organization: special general partnership
History: Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), formerly known as Beijing certified public accountants, was founded in 1981 and renamed Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) in 2012. Zhitong Certified Public Accountants issued the ranking information of 100 certified public accountants in the comprehensive evaluation of 2020 issued by China Institute of certified public accountants in 2021 At present, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, it has 28 branches across the country. In 2020, the business income was RMB 2.196 billion, including audit income of RMB 1.679 billion and securities income of RMB 349 million. In 2020, there were 210 audit clients of listed companies.
Grant Thornton is an accounting firm formerly qualified for securities and futures business. It has been engaged in securities service business for the past 20 years. Zhitong office has established a complete quality control system, standardized governance structure and internal management system.
Registered address: 5 / F, Saite Plaza, No. 22, Jianguomenwai street, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
Business qualification: Zhitong office has obtained the practice certificate issued by Beijing Municipal Bureau of finance (Certificate No.: no0014469) is one of the first accounting firms in China to obtain the qualification of securities and futures related business, the qualification of engaging in the audit business of super large state-owned enterprises, and the qualification of financial audit. It is also one of the first accounting firms to obtain the qualification of engaging in the audit business of H-share enterprises issued by the Ministry of Finance and the CSRC, and is registered with PCAOB in the United States.
Have you ever engaged in securities service business: Yes
International Accounting Network: Grant Thornton
Relevant information of the branch undertaking the company’s audit business: the company’s audit business is specifically undertaken by Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) Henan Branch (hereinafter referred to as “Henan Branch”). Henan Branch was established in 2014. The person in charge is Li Guangyu and has obtained the practice certificate issued by Henan Provincial Department of Finance (Certificate No.: 110101564101). The registered address of Henan branch is room 2611, block B, Yunfeng block, window of Greenland, No. 80, Puhui Road, Zhengzhou area (Zhengdong), Henan pilot free trade zone. At present, it has more than 120 employees, including 26 certified public accountants. Henan Branch has been engaged in securities service business since its establishment.
Chief partner: Li Huiqi
Number of partners at the end of 2020: 202
Number of certified public accountants at the end of 2020: 1267
More than 400 certified public accountants have signed the audit report of securities service business
Total revenue in 2020 (audited in the latest year): 2.196 billion yuan
Audit revenue in 2020: RMB 1.679 billion
Securities business income in 2020: 349 million yuan
Number of annual reports audited by Listed Companies in 2020: 210
The industries involved include manufacturing, information transmission, software and information technology services, wholesale and retail, real estate, transportation, warehousing and postal services, with a total charge of 279 million yuan.
Audit fees of Listed Companies in 2020: 32.2236 million yuan
Whether there is audit experience in the industry where the listed company is located: Yes
2. Investor protection ability
Grant Thornton has purchased occupational insurance with a cumulative compensation limit of 600 million yuan, which complies with relevant regulations and can cover civil liability caused by audit failure. By the end of 2020, the occupational risk fund was 10.4351 million yuan.
No civil liability shall be borne for the civil litigation related to practice behavior concluded by Grant Thornton in recent three years. 3. Integrity record
In the past three years, Grant Thornton has been subject to criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 1 time, supervision and management measures 6 times, self-discipline and supervision measures 0 times and disciplinary punishment 1 time. In recent three years, 16 employees have been subject to criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 1 time, supervision and management measures 7 times, self-discipline and supervision measures 0 times and disciplinary punishment 1 time.
（2） Project information
1. Basic information
The partner of the project is Zheng Junan, the quality control reviewer is Chu Yantao, and the proposed certified public accountant is Zhang renfei. The above three are certified public accountants, with experience in securities services and corresponding professional competence. Their basic information is as follows:
Partner of the project to be signed: Zheng Junan, who became a certified public accountant in 2004, has been engaged in the business of certified public accountant since 2004, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2006, has been practicing in Zhitong firm since 2020, and has provided securities services such as the audit of the company’s annual report and major asset restructuring in 2017. The audit report of one listed company has been signed in recent three years.
Certified public accountant to be signed: Zhang renfei, who became a certified public accountant in 2014, has been engaged in the business of certified public accountant since 2011, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2013, has been practicing in Zhitong firm since 2020, has provided audit services for the company since 2018, and has provided IPO application audit Securities services such as annual report audit and major asset restructuring audit of listed companies. Audit reports of 2 listed companies have been signed in recent three years.
Reviewer of project quality control: Chu Yantao, who became a certified public accountant in 2003, began to audit listed companies in 2007, began to practice in the Institute in 2005 and became the technical partner of the Institute in 2016; Three audit reports of listed companies and two audit reports of companies listed on the new third board have been reviewed in recent three years.
2. Integrity record
In the last three years, Zheng Junan, the project partner, Zhang renfei, the signing certified public accountant, and Chu Yantao, the reviewer of project quality control, have not been subject to criminal punishment for their professional behavior in recent three years, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures and self-discipline supervision measures by the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, or by the stock exchange Self regulatory measures and disciplinary actions of self regulatory organizations such as industry associations.
3. Independence
Zhitong firm and project partner Zheng Junan, quality control reviewer Chu Yantao, and the proposed certified public accountant Zhang renfei did not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants. 4. Audit fees
The current audit fee is priced according to the company’s business scale, industry, complexity of accounting treatment and other factors, and according to the man hour expenses of personnel at all levels of the project proposed to participate in by the accounting firm.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed
1. Performance of the audit committee
The audit committee of the board of directors reviewed the relevant qualification certificates, relevant information and integrity records of Grant Thornton firm, recognized the independence, professional competence and investor protection ability of Grant Thornton firm, held the 10th meeting of the fourth Audit Committee on December 21, 2021, and agreed to recommend to the board of directors that Grant Thornton firm be the audit institution of the company in 2021.
2. Prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors
Prior approval opinions of independent directors: we recognize the renewal of the accounting firm. During the audit service in 2020, Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) was independent, impartial and professional. The audit report issued for the company objectively and fairly reflected the company’s financial status and operating results. Based on independent judgment, we agreed to continue to hire Grant Thornton certified public accountants (special general partnership) is the financial audit institution of the company in 2021 and agrees to submit the proposal to the meeting of the board of directors for deliberation.
Independent opinions of independent directors: after careful review, We believe that Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) in the audit process, it worked diligently, objectively and fairly, and completed the audit of the company’s 2020 annual report on time, showing high professional ethics and professionalism; the annual audit certified public accountants have implemented the audit procedures in strict accordance with the provisions of the auditing standards for Chinese certified public accountants; the audit report issued is objective and fair, which is in line with the actual situation of the company , which fairly reflects the company’s financial position as of December 31, 2020, operating results and cash flow in 2020. We agree to renew the appointment of Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2021, and submit the proposal to the company’s general meeting for deliberation.
3. Deliberation and voting of proposals by the board of directors
On December 24, 2021, the 19th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors of the company deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firm with 9 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes and 0 abstention votes, and agreed to hire Grant Thornton as the audit institution of the company in 2021.
4. Effective date
The renewal of the accounting firm shall be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation, and shall take effect from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of shareholders.
4、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolutions of the 19th meeting of the 4th board of directors;
2. Resolutions of the 14th meeting of the 4th board of supervisors;
3. Supporting documents for the performance of the duties of the Audit Committee;
4. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 19th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors;
5. Independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 19th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors;
6. The business license of the accounting firm to be employed, the information and contact information of the main person in charge and the contact person of the regulatory business, and the identity certificate, practice license and contact information of the certified public accountant to be responsible for the specific audit business;
7. Description of the proposed accounting firm on its basic information.
It is hereby announced.
Gl Tech Co.Ltd(300480) board of directors
December 26, 2021
