Securities code: China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) securities abbreviation: China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) Announcement No.: 2022014 China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176)
Announcement on change 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 the accounting firm to be employed: Zhongshen Zhonghuan Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Zhongshen Zhonghuan”)
Name of the originally appointed accounting firm: Tianzhi international accounting firm (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Tianzhi international”)
Brief reasons for the change of accounting firm and the objection of the former accountant: in view of the fact that Tianzhi international has provided audit services for the company for many consecutive years, in order to maintain the independence of the company’s audit work, the company plans not to hire Tianzhi international as the audit institution in 2022, and has communicated with Tianzhi international in advance on the non renewal of employment and related matters. Tianzhi international has confirmed that it has no objection to the change of accounting firm. The company expresses its heartfelt thanks to Tianzhi international for its years of hard work.
1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
(1) Organization Name: Zhongshen Zhonghuan Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)
(2) Date of establishment: zhongshenzhonghuan was founded in 1987. It is one of the first large accounting firms approved by the state to engage in Securities and futures related business and financial business audit. According to the filing list of accounting firms engaged in securities services issued by the Ministry of Finance and the CSRC, Zhongshen Zhonghuan is qualified as an audit institution for the issuance of shares and bonds by Co., Ltd. In November 2013, it was transformed into special general partnership according to relevant requirements of the Ministry of finance.
(3) Organization form: special general partnership
(4) Registered address: floor 2-9, No. 169, Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province
(5) Chief partner: Shi Wenxian
(6) At the end of 2021, there were 199 partners, 1282 certified public accountants and 780 certified public accountants who signed the audit report of securities service business.
(7) In 2020, the total audited income was 1946474 million yuan, the audit business income was 1 Rockontrol Technology Group Co.Ltd(688051) 5 million yuan and the securities business income was 4678351 million yuan.
(8) In 2020, there were 179 audit clients of listed companies, mainly in manufacturing, wholesale and retail, real estate, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, information transmission, software and information technology services, mining, culture, sports and entertainment. The audit fee was 181075300 yuan, and there were 4 audit clients of China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) listed companies in the same industry.
2. Investor protection ability
Zhongshen Zhonghuan purchases professional liability insurance according to the scale of business income every year, and makes supplementary provision for professional risk fund. The cumulative compensation limit of the purchased professional insurance is 800 million yuan, which has not been used yet, and can bear the civil compensation liability caused by audit failure.
3. Integrity record
(1) Zhongshen Zhonghuan has not been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions in the last three years. It has been subject to administrative punishment once for its practice behavior in the last three years and 22 times for its practice behavior in the last three years. (2) 45 practitioners have received criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 2 times, administrative measures 43 times, self-discipline and supervision measures 0 times and disciplinary sanctions 0 times in the past three years.
(II) project information
1. Basic information
Project partner: Mr. Liu Qide, who became a certified public accountant in 2009, began to audit listed companies in 2006, began to practice in Zhongshen Zhonghuan in 2006, and began to provide audit services for China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) in 2022; Audit reports of three listed companies have been signed in recent three years.
Signature certified public accountant: Ms. AI Wenbing, who became a certified public accountant in 2017, began to audit listed companies in 2015, began to practice in Zhongshen Zhonghuan in 2015, and began to provide audit services for China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) in 2022; Audit reports of 2 listed companies have been signed in recent 3 years.
Partner of project quality control review: according to the quality control policies and procedures of Zhongshen Zhonghuan, the person in charge of project quality control is Zhao Wenling, who became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2002, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2001, began to practice in Zhongshen Zhonghuan in 2001, and began to provide audit services for China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) in 2022. Review the audit reports of 6 listed companies in the last three years.
2. Integrity record
Liu Qide, the project partner, AI Wenbing, the signing certified public accountant, and Zhao Wenling, the independent review partner, have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, administrative supervision measures and self-discipline punishment in the past three years.
3. Independence
There are no circumstances that may affect the independence of Zhongshen Zhonghuan, project partners, signing certified public accountants and project quality control review partners.
2、 Description of the proposed change of accounting firm
(I) previous accounting firms and audit opinions of the previous year
Tianzhi international, the original audit institution of the company, has provided audit services for the company for 13 consecutive years, and issued a standard unqualified audit report for the company in 2021. During the period of providing audit for the company, Tianzhi international adhered to the principle of independent audit, worked diligently and dutifully, issued audit opinions fairly and independently, reflected the company’s financial statements and internal control objectively, fairly and accurately, earnestly performed the responsibilities of the audit institution, and safeguarded the legitimate rights and interests of the company and shareholders from a professional perspective.
The company does not dismiss the former accounting firm after entrusting the former accounting firm to carry out some audit work.
(II) reasons for the proposed change of accounting firm
Since Tianzhi international has provided audit services for the company for many consecutive years, in order to maintain the independence of the company’s audit work, the company plans not to hire Tianzhi international as the audit institution in 2022, and has communicated with Tianzhi international in advance on the non renewal of employment and related matters. The company expresses its heartfelt thanks to Tianzhi international for its years of hard work. After comprehensive consideration, according to the needs of the company’s business development and future audit, the company plans to change Zhongshen Zhonghuan Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the audit institution in 2022.
(III) communication between the listed company and previous accounting firms
The company has fully communicated with Tianzhi international and Zhongshen Zhonghuan in advance, and all parties have confirmed that they have no objection to the change of accounting firm. The previous and subsequent accounting firms will actively communicate and do a good job in the follow-up work in accordance with the auditing standards for Chinese certified public accountants No. 1153 – communication between former certified public accountants and subsequent certified public accountants and other relevant requirements.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed / changed
(I) performance of the audit committee
After fully understanding and commenting on the professional competence, investor protection ability, independence and integrity of the company, the audit committee of the board of directors of the company believes that the company has many years of experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can undertake the audit work of the company, and agrees to change the accounting firm of the company, It is agreed to employ Zhongshen Zhonghuan as the company’s financial audit and internal control audit institution in 2022.
(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors
Prior approval opinion: Zhongshen Zhonghuan has the practice certificate of accounting firm and the qualification of securities and futures business, has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can provide fair, fair and independent audit services for the company, and meet the requirements of the company’s audit work in 2022. The matters that the company plans to change the accounting firm do not harm the interests of the company and all shareholders. We agree to submit the proposal on changing the accounting firm to the board of directors of the company for deliberation.
Independent opinion: the review procedure of the company’s change of accounting firm complies with the provisions of relevant laws, regulations and the articles of association. Zhongshen Zhonghuan has the practice certificate of accounting firm and the qualification of securities and futures business, has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can provide fair, fair and independent audit services for the company, meets the requirements of the company’s audit work in 2022, and does not damage the interests of the company and shareholders. We agree to appoint Zhongshen Zhonghuan as the audit institution of the company in 2022 and submit the matter to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.
(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors
The company held the 21st Meeting of the 6th board of directors on March 18, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on audit fees and change of accounting firm in 2021, agreed to appoint zhongshenzhonghuan as the company’s financial audit institution and internal control audit institution in 2022, and agreed to submit the proposal to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation. (IV) effective date
This change of 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 general meeting of shareholders of the company.
It is hereby announced.
China Jushi Co.Ltd(600176) board of directors March 18, 2022
