Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589) : Announcement on renewing the appointment of accounting firms

Securities code: Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589) securities abbreviation: Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589) Announcement No.: 2022019 Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589)

Announcement on the 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.

Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 31st meeting of the 7th board of directors on March 4, 2022, deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution and paying remuneration in 2022, Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Zhonghua office”) is proposed to be reappointed as the company’s audit institution in 2022. This proposal needs to be submitted to the company’s general meeting for deliberation. The details are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed

(I) institutional information

1. Organization information:

Organization Name: Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)

Nature of organization: special general partnership

History: Zhonghua Institute, formerly known as the accounting firm of Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences established in 1985, was transformed into a special general partnership with the approval of the Ministry of Finance and other departments in 2013. The registered address is room 1088, building 5, No. 1630, Yecheng Road, Jiading Industrial Zone, Shanghai. He has been engaged in securities service business since 1993 and has rich experience in securities service business.

Personnel information: the chief partner of Zhonghua office is Mr. Lu Shimin. At the end of 2021, there were 42 partners and 338 certified public accountants, including more than 140 certified public accountants who signed the audit report of securities service business.

Business scale: the total audited business income of Zhonghua exchange in 2020 was RMB 468 million, the audit business income was RMB 387 million and the securities business income was RMB 167 million.

The number of audit clients of listed companies of Zhonghua exchange in the previous year (2021) was 74, and the total audit fees were 92 million yuan. Among the listed companies provided by Zhonghua, the main industries are manufacturing, information transmission, software, information technology services and construction. Among the listed companies that Zhonghua provides audit services, there are 5 clients in the same industry as the company.

2. Investor protection ability:

In accordance with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance purchased by Zhonghua is not less than 50 million yuan, which can cover the civil compensation liability caused by audit failure, which is in line with relevant regulations.

Civil liability in civil litigation related to practice in recent three years:

(1) Shandong Yabo Technology Co.Ltd(002323) Securities Misrepresentation liability dispute

In December 2021, the higher people’s Court of Jiangsu Province made a second instance judgment on the dispute over the liability of investors suing Shandong Yabo Technology Co.Ltd(002323) , Jinyuan Securities Co., Ltd. and Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), and changed the judgment that Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) should bear joint and several liability within 30% of its repayment obligation to Yabo technology.

(2) Ningbo Sunlight Electrical Appliance Co.Ltd(002473) Securities Misrepresentation liability dispute

In October 2021, the higher people’s Court of Zhejiang Province made a second instance judgment on the dispute over the liability of investors suing Ningbo Sunlight Electrical Appliance Co.Ltd(002473) , Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) for Securities Misrepresentation, and ruled that Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) should bear joint and several liability with shenglaida, Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has applied for retrial against these second instance judgments.

3. Integrity record:

Zhonghua institute does not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants. In the past three years, he has been subject to administrative punishment twice, administrative supervision measures seven times, and has not been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions. In the past three years, employees have been subject to administrative punishment for practicing behavior, involving 3 people and 13 person times of supervision and management measures. No employees have been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions.

(II) project information

1. Basic information:

Project partner: Gong Xiaohan, who became a certified public accountant in 2017, began to audit listed companies in 2011, began to practice in Zhonghua Institute in 2012, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2021; Audit reports of three listed companies have been signed in the past three years.

Signature certified public accountant: Guo Weina, who became a certified public accountant in 2016, began to audit listed companies in 2010, began to practice in Zhonghua Institute in 2012, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; As of the date of this announcement, the audit reports of three listed companies have been signed in the past three years.

Quality control reviewer: Cao Lei, who became a certified public accountant in 2009, began to audit listed companies in 2005, began to practice in Zhonghua Institute in 2005, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2022; As of the date of this announcement, the audit reports of three listed companies have been reviewed in recent three years.

2. Integrity record:

In the past three years, the above project partners, signed certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers 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, or self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations.

3. Independence:

Zhonghua Institute, project partners, signing certified public accountants, project quality control reviewers and other practitioners do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

4. Audit fees:

(1) Audit fee pricing principle

The audit fee is mainly based on the business scale, industry and accounting complexity of the company, the level and experience of auditors required for the annual report audit of the unit (the company), the workload invested and the fee standard of the firm.

(2) Year on year changes in audit fees

Considering that the phase I project of the company’s Vietnam plant will be completed and reach production capacity in 2022, and the audit scale will be expanded, the audit cost of financial report in 2022 is 1.5 million yuan, an increase of 500000 yuan over the previous year; The cost of internal control audit was 500000 yuan, the same as that of the previous year.

2、 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 of the company, after many times of communication, understanding and consulting relevant materials, especially the professional qualification, practice quality, independence and integrity of the firm, believes that Zhonghua has the qualification requirements for providing audit services for the company and has shown good professional ethics and practice level in providing audit services for the company, Be competent in company audit. In order to maintain the continuity of audit work, it is agreed to renew the appointment of Zhonghua Institute as the company’s audit institution in 2022.

2. Prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors:

Before the 2022 annual audit meeting of the independent accounting firm, the company issued the following opinions on the appointment of independent directors and the renewal of the independent accounting firm:

“Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has provided audit services for the company for many consecutive years.

During his tenure as the company’s audit institution, he was able to follow the independent auditing standards for Chinese certified public accountants, express independent audit opinions diligently, dutifully, fairly and reasonably, and showed good professional ethics and practice level. Continuing to hire him as the company’s audit institution in 2022 is conducive to ensuring the continuity of the company’s audit work. The review procedure complies with the relevant provisions of relevant laws and regulations. We agree to renew the appointment of Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022, and agree to submit the proposal to the company’s general meeting of shareholders for deliberation. “

3. Deliberations of the board of directors:

The company held the 31st meeting of the 7th board of directors on March 4, 2022, and deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution and paying remuneration in 2022 with 10 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes and 0 abstention votes.

4. Effective date

The matters required for the renewal of Zhonghua need to be submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation, which will take effect from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of shareholders.

3、 Filing documents

1. Resolutions of the 31st meeting of the 7th board of directors;

2. Resolution of the Audit Committee on renewing the appointment of Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the audit institution of the company in 2022;

3. Prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors on the renewal of Zhonghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution and payment of remuneration in 2022;

4. Explanation on the basic information of the proposed accounting firm.

It is hereby announced.

Gui Zhou Tyre Co.Ltd(000589) board of directors

March 8, 2002

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