Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) : Announcement on the renewal of accounting firm

Securities code: Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) securities abbreviation: Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) Announcement No.: 2022023 Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036)

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.

Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) (hereinafter referred to as “the company” or “the company”) the ninth meeting of the ninth board of directors was held in the company’s conference room on March 15, 2022. The proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firm was reviewed and approved, and it was agreed to renew the appointment of Lixin certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022, The proposal still needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation. The details are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information

Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Lixin”) was founded in Shanghai in 1927 by Dr. pan Xulun, a Chinese accounting leader, and reopened in 1986. In 2010, it became the first special general partnership certified public accountants firm in China to complete the restructuring. Its registered address is Shanghai and its chief partner is Mr. Zhu Jiandi. As a member of the international accounting network BDO, Lixin has been engaged in securities service business for a long time. Before the implementation of the new securities law, it has a securities and futures business license, has H-share audit qualification, and has been registered with the American public company accounting supervision board (PCAOB).

By the end of 2021, Lixin had 252 partners, 2276 certified public accountants, 9697 employees, and 707 certified public accountants who had signed the audit report of securities service business.

In 2020, the business income (audited) of Lixin was 4.106 billion yuan, including 3.431 billion yuan from audit business and 1.357 billion yuan from securities business.

Last year, Lixin provided annual report audit services for 587 listed companies, with an audit fee of 719 million yuan and 191 audit customers of Listed Companies in the same industry.

2. Investor protection ability

By the end of 2021, Lixin had withdrawn 129 million yuan from the occupational risk fund, and the cumulative compensation limit of the occupational insurance purchased was 1.25 billion yuan. The relevant occupational insurance can cover the civil liability caused by audit failure. Civil liability in civil litigation related to practice in recent three years:

Result of prosecution (Arbitration) (sued (arbitrated) (arbitrated) (arbitrated) (arbitrated) (Arbitration)

Adjudicator adjudicator adjudicator adjudicator adjudicator event adjudicator amount

Geeya technology, joint and several liability, Zhou Xuhui, a professional insurance investor insured by Lixin, and Lixin’s 2014 annual report are expected to be 45 million, which is enough to cover the amount of compensation. At present, the effective judgment of Xinyuan has been fulfilled

In the judgment of the first instance, Lixin evaluated and reported the investor’s trust of baoqianli and Dongzhong Securities Group in 2015 due to Securities Misrepresentation from December 30, 2015 to December 14, 2017 In 2016, 15% of the debt of 800000 yuan assumed the responsibility of supplementary compensation and letter of responsibility, and the occupational insurance insured by Lixin was sufficient to cover the amount of compensation

3. Integrity record

In the past three years, Lixin has been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment once, supervision and management measures 24 times, self-discipline and supervision measures and disciplinary punishment twice for its practice behavior, involving 63 employees.

(II) project information

1. Basic information

When the certified public accountant starts to practice for the project name division of the company, the time between the audit practice time of the municipal company and the provision of audit services

Project partner Zhang Jianxin 20072005 2004

Signed CPA Cao Libin 2021202120212021

Reviewed by: Hong Jianliang 201320132021

(1) Employment of project partners in recent three years

Name: Zhang Jianxin

Time listed company name position

Partner of Ningbo Exciton Technology Co.Ltd(300566) project in 2021

Partner of Zhejiang Changhua Auto Parts Co.Ltd(605018) project in 2021

Partner of Zhejiang Great Shengda Packing Co.Ltd(603687) project in 2021

2021 project partner of Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co.Ltd(600120) gene biological products Co., Ltd

Partner of Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Corporation(601702) project in 2021

(2) Employment of Certified Public Accountants in recent three years

Name: Cao libin

Time listed company name position

2021 Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) signed accountant

(3) Employment of quality control reviewer in recent three years:

Name: Hong Jianliang

Time listed company name position

20192020 Zhejiang Kaier New Materials Co.Ltd(300234) signature accountant

2019 Wenzhou Yihua Connector Co.Ltd(002897) signed accountant

2021 Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co.Ltd(605378) signature accountant

2. Record of independence and integrity of project team members

The project partner, the signing certified public accountant and the quality control reviewer do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

(the above personnel have no bad records in the past three years.)

2、 Audit fees

(I) audit fee pricing principle

Pricing is mainly based on the responsibility of professional services and the degree of professional technology investment, and comprehensively considering the experience and level of employees involved in the work, the corresponding charging rate and the working hours invested.

(II) year on year changes of audit fees

Increase or decrease of the project from 2021 to 2022%

The chairman of the company is authorized by the general meeting of shareholders of the company

The amount of annual report audit fees (10000 yuan) is determined according to the audit workload and fair and reasonable

Yuan, including internal control and assurance) 100.00 – the annual audit fee shall be determined according to the price principle

3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed

(I) performance of the audit committee

The audit committee of the board of directors of the company has reviewed Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) and believes that Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) can meet the requirements of the company for audit institutions in terms of professional competence, investor protection, integrity and independence, and has the experience and ability to provide audit services for the company, Agree to propose to the board of directors to renew the appointment of Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022, and agree to submit the proposal to the board of directors for deliberation.

(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

(1) Prior approval

After verification, we believe that Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has the audit qualification of securities and futures related businesses, has sufficient professional competence, investor protection ability and independence, and can meet the requirements of the company’s audit in 2022. Therefore, we agree to submit the matter of renewing the appointment of Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the audit institution of the company in 2022 to the board of directors of the company for deliberation. (2) Independent opinion

In accordance with the guiding opinions on establishing the working system of independent directors in listed companies, the articles of association, the working system of independent directors and other relevant rules and regulations, as an independent director of the company, I hereby express the following independent opinions on the company’s renewal of the appointment of an accounting firm in 2022: after verification, We believe that Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is qualified for auditing securities and futures related businesses, adheres to the principle of independent audit in the process of practicing, can issue various professional reports for the company on time, and the contents of the reports are objective and fair, and can meet the work requirements of the company’s financial audit in 2021. We believe that the re employment of Lixin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022 is in line with relevant laws, regulations, normative documents and the articles of association, and does not harm the interests of the company and the majority of shareholders. We agree to the proposal and submit it to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.

(III) deliberation and voting of proposals by the board of directors

The company held the 9th meeting of the 9th board of directors on March 15, 2022. With 9 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes and 0 abstention, the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firm was deliberated and adopted, and it was agreed to renew the appointment of Lixin Accounting firm (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022.

(IV) effective date

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

4、 Filing documents

1. Resolutions of the ninth meeting of the ninth board of directors of the company;

2. Supporting documents on the performance of the Audit Committee;

3. Prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the resolutions of the ninth meeting of the ninth board of directors;

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

It is hereby announced.

Zhejiang Taitan Co.Ltd(003036) board of directors

March 16, 2022

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