Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178) : announcement on the renewal of accounting firm

Securities code: Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178) securities abbreviation: Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178) Announcement No.: pro 2022024 Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178)

Announcement on reappointment of accounting firm

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 individual and joint liabilities for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of its contents.

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Name of accounting firm to be employed: zhongxinghua accounting firm (special general partnership)

Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 5th meeting of the 8th board of directors on March 11, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on appointing the company’s audit institution in 2022, and proposed to appoint zhongxinghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “zhongxinghua”) as the company’s financial audit and internal control audit institution in 2022. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information.

Zhongxinghua certified public accountants was established in 1993 and was restructured into “zhongxinghua certified public accountants Co., Ltd.” with the approval of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in 2000. In 2009, Jiangsu Fuhua certified public accountants Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged and renamed “ZTE huafuhua certified public accountants Co., Ltd.”. In 2013, the company carried out partnership transformation, and the name of the transformed firm was “zhongxinghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)”. Registered address: 20th floor, South Building, building 1, yard 20, Lize Road, Fengtai District, Beijing. Chief partner Li Zunnong. At the end of last year, there were 146 partners, 791 certified public accountants and 449 certified public accountants who signed the audit report of securities service business. In 2020, the audited business income was 152351 million yuan, including 133493 million yuan from audit business and 3571593 million yuan from securities business; The annual reports of 80 listed companies were audited last year, and the industries involved by listed companies include manufacturing; Information transmission software and information technology and services; real estate Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery The total audit fees for water conservancy, environment and public facilities management were 83.863 million yuan. The listed companies to be employed belong to the automobile manufacturing industry, and zhongxinghua has 4 audit clients of Listed Companies in this industry.

2. Investor protection ability.

ZTE China has withdrawn 134892600 yuan of occupational risk fund, and the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance purchased is 150 million yuan. 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: because Jiangsu Zhongxian Group Co., Ltd. issued an unqualified audit report on its financial situation from 2011 to 2013. Jiangsu credit re guarantee Group Co., Ltd. filed a lawsuit against Jiangsu Zhongxian Group Co., Ltd., Yuan Changsheng, Xia Baolong, Jianghai Securities Co., Ltd., zhongxinghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), Jiangsu Shita law firm, etc. On June 28, 2021, the people’s Court of Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province ruled in the civil judgment (2019) Su 1003 minchu No. 9692 that ZTE was not liable for tort damages. Jiangsu credit re guarantee Group Co., Ltd. refused to accept the judgment and appealed to Jiangsu Yangzhou intermediate people’s Court on July 23, 2021. At present, the case is under trial.

3. Integrity record.

In the past three years, ZTE China has been subject to six supervision and management measures and one self-discipline supervision measure for its practice. 20 employees of zhongxinghua have been subject to supervision and management measures for 20 times and self-discipline supervision measures for 2 times.

(II) project information

1. Basic information.

Project partner and signature certified public accountant: Mr. Zhang Wenxue has been engaged in audit work since 2006 and has been engaged in securities service business for more than 15 years. He has successively provided IPO audit or annual audit and internal control audit services for many companies. He has no part-time job and has corresponding professional competence. Certified public accountant signing the project: Zhang Zhen, certified public accountant, began to engage in audit business in 2008, has been engaged in securities service business for more than 10 years, has participated in the annual audit of many listed companies, has experience in securities service business, has no part-time job, and has corresponding professional competence.

Reviewer of project quality control: Wu Xiaojing, a certified public accountant, has been engaged in audit work since 2003 and has been engaged in securities service business for more than 17 years. At present, he works in the post of project quality review of the firm and has been responsible for the quality review of many securities business projects, including the annual report of listed companies and the audit of mergers and acquisitions, IPO audit and the audit of enterprises listed on the new third board, Have corresponding professional competence.

2. Integrity record.

The signing partner, the signing certified public accountant and the quality control reviewer of the project have not violated the integrity requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants, and have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, administrative supervision measures and self-discipline supervision measures in the past three years.

3. Independence.

The signing partner, the signing certified public accountant and the quality control reviewer of the project have not violated the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants, and have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, administrative supervision measures and self-discipline supervision measures in the past three years. 4. Audit fees.

In 2021, the company’s audit fee was 980000 yuan. The board of directors of the company requested the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the management to determine the audit fee in 2022 according to the specific workload and market price level in 2022.

2、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be reappointed

(I) performance of the audit committee

Upon review by the audit committee of the company, it is believed that ZTE China has many years of audit service experience in listed companies and can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit; The review procedure for the company to appoint an accounting firm and determine its remuneration according to the workload is in line with the relevant provisions of laws, regulations and the articles of association, and there is no damage to the interests of the company and all shareholders; The company agrees to renew the employment of ZTE Huawei’s 2022 audit institution.

(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

The independent directors of the company recognized the renewal of zhongxinghua in advance and believed that: zhongxinghua has many years of audit service experience in listed companies and can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit. This renewal of the accounting firm determined that its remuneration did not violate relevant laws and regulations and did not damage the legitimate rights and interests of all shareholders and investors according to the workload. We agree to submit the proposal on the appointment of the company’s audit institution in 2022 to the board of directors for deliberation.

The independent directors expressed independent opinions on the renewal of the accounting firm and believed that ZTE China has many years of audit service experience in listed companies and can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit; The review procedure for the company to appoint an accounting firm and determine its remuneration according to the workload is in line with the relevant provisions of laws, regulations and the articles of association, and there is no damage to the interests of the company and all shareholders; We agree to the company’s appointment of ZTE Huawei’s 2022 audit institution, and submit the proposal on the appointment of the company’s 2022 audit institution to the company’s 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.

(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors

On March 11, 2022, the fifth session of the eighth board of directors of the company deliberated and approved the proposal on the appointment of the company’s 2022 audit institution, and agreed to renew the appointment of ZTE Huawei’s 2022 audit institution. Voting results: 9 in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention.

(IV) effective date

The renewal of the accounting firm needs to be submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of the company for deliberation, which will take effect from the date of deliberation and approval by the 2021 annual general meeting of the company.

It is hereby announced.

Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co.Ltd(600178) board of directors March 15, 2022

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