Securities code: Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) securities abbreviation: Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) Announcement No.: 2022011 Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086)
Announcement on receiving the inquiry letter on illegal guarantee matters of Guangdong Amethyst information storage technology Co., Ltd. from Shanghai Stock Exchange
The board of directors and all directors of the company guarantee that there are no false records, misleading statements or major omissions in the contents of this announcement, and bear legal responsibility for the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of its contents according to law.
Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) received the inquiry letter on Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) illegal guarantee matters (hereinafter referred to as “the inquiry letter”) issued by Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 13, 2022. The specific contents of the inquiry letter are as follows:
“ Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) ：
Your company submitted the announcement on the company’s self inspection involving illegal guarantees on March 13, 2022. From March 2021 to March 2022, the company had multiple illegal guarantees. As of March 10, the company had pledged 13 certificates of deposit, with a guarantee amount of 373 million yuan for a third party, involving 4 banks and 14 guaranteed parties. Among them, the debt secured by the pledge of RMB 100 million certificate of deposit deposited in Bank of Guangzhou expired on March 5, 2022, and the corresponding funds were transferred to the bank account of the guaranteed party Zhejiang Jingchao Trading Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhejiang Jingchao) on March 11, 2022. In accordance with the provisions of article 14.1.1 of the Listing Rules of Shanghai Stock Exchange on the science and innovation board, your company is requested to verify and supplement the disclosure of the following matters.
1、 The announcement shows that as of March 11, 2022, 14 guaranteed parties have been involved in illegal guarantee. Some of them are company customers or are associated with company customers; Other guaranteed parties, such as Zhejiang Jingchao, have no affiliated relationship and business dealings with the company. Your company shall immediately carry out a comprehensive self-examination, verify and disclose one by one: (1) the specific circumstances, causes and rationality of the illegal guarantee; (2) The basic information of the guaranteed party, including but not limited to the establishment time, shareholder structure, operation and financial status, and clearly state whether there is an association or other relationship between the guaranteed party and the company, directors, supervisors, actual controllers and their affiliates, customers and suppliers of the company; (3) The purpose and actual capital flow of the secured party’s loan; (4) Whether there are other behaviors that should be disclosed but not disclosed, such as illegal guarantee, capital occupation and other behaviors that damage the interests of the listed company.
2、 The announcement shows that the debt guaranteed by the pledge of RMB 100 million certificates of deposit deposited in the Bank of Guangzhou has been released in March 2022
The funds were transferred to the account of Zhejiang Chaojing bank on November 2025. The company is requested to make supplementary disclosure: (1) the specific process, handling basis and participants of the transfer of RMB 100 million to Zhejiang Jingchao; (2) When the effectiveness of the pledge agreement is in doubt, the reason and rationality of the transfer of RMB 100 million to Zhejiang Jingchao; (3) Specific arrangements for recovery of relevant funds.
3、 The funds involved in this illegal guarantee account for 40.49% of the monetary funds in the company’s consolidated statements as of September 30, 2021. The company is requested to verify and disclose one by one: (1) whether the time deposit guaranteed by the above pledge is the company’s daily operating funds and reflected in the company’s financial statements, combined with the assets, financial status and repayment ability of the guaranteed party, Prudently and fully assess the risk exposure of undertaking the guarantee liability; (2) In combination with the fact that the company’s 100 million yuan fund has been transferred to the guaranteed party and the subsequent pledge guarantee will expire one after another, fully disclose the possible impact of the guarantee on the company’s production and operation and cash flow, specify the solution measures taken and proposed to be taken and the specific progress, and clarify the rectification period.
4、 The announcement shows that the relevant illegal guarantee is arranged by Zheng mu, one of the actual controllers of the company and the chairman of the board; At the same time, it promises to bear joint and several liability for all losses and potential losses caused to the company by the illegal guarantee. The company is requested to verify and disclose one by one: (1) the relevant participants in the illegal guarantee, the signing process of the guarantee agreement, the reasons for failing to perform the decision-making procedures and information disclosure obligations; (2) Specific agreements between the company, the guaranteed party and the bank on the pledge and guarantee of certificates of deposit, and submit all contracts, agreements and relevant documents; (3) The legal effect of this guarantee and the possible legal liability of the company, and hire a lawyer to express clear opinions; (4) The internal control system and its implementation of the company’s external guarantee and seal management, comprehensively sort out whether there are major defects, find out the causes of the problems, and take practical and effective measures for serious rectification; (5) Fully explain the feasibility of chairman Zheng Mu’s performance of relevant commitments and whether there are safeguard measures, and verify and explain the specific time arrangement as soon as possible before the company or its subsidiaries recover from the relevant parties according to law.
5、 In the early stage, the company made it clear in the reply announcement on Shanghai Stock Exchange’s inquiry letter on the supervision of information disclosure of Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) 2021 semi annual report that there was no capital restriction due to pledge and guarantee in the relevant bank accounts, and the sponsor China Securities Co.Ltd(601066) also issued clear verification opinions; However, according to this announcement, four illegal guarantees occurred from March to April 2021, involving an amount of 232.5 million yuan. The company and the recommendation institution are requested to conduct serious self-examination and disclose the verification process, implementation procedures and evidence obtained in response to regulatory inquiries in the early stage, and explain the reasons and responsible persons for the inconsistency between the previous and subsequent information disclosure.
The actual controllers, controlling shareholders and all directors, supervisors and senior officers of your company shall be diligent and responsible, attach great importance to the existing illegal guarantee problems, complete the rectification as soon as possible, ensure the effectiveness of corporate governance and internal control, fulfill the obligation of information disclosure in accordance with the law, and fully safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of listed companies and minority shareholders. The company’s recommendation institution shall fully verify the above matters and express clear opinions one by one. In addition, the company’s annual audit accountant is requested to carefully evaluate the impact of relevant illegal guarantees on the preparation and audit of the 2021 annual report in the annual report audit, and specially verify the company’s capital security, the capital transactions between the company and the actual controller and other related parties, and the effectiveness of the internal control mechanism.
Please disclose it immediately after receiving this letter and reply before March 18, 2022. For this illegal guarantee behavior, the exchange will start the disciplinary procedure and seriously hold the relevant responsible persons accountable in accordance with the law and regulations. ” According to the requirements of Shanghai Stock Exchange, the company will actively organize all parties to reply to the questions involved in the inquiry letter and timely fulfill the corresponding information disclosure obligations. Please pay attention to the company’s announcement and pay attention to investment risks.
It is hereby announced.
Amethystum Storage Technology Co.Ltd(688086) board of directors March 14, 2022
