Securities code: Shandong Humon Smelting Co.Ltd(002237) securities abbreviation: Shandong Humon Smelting Co.Ltd(002237) Announcement No.: 2022014 Shandong Humon Smelting Co.Ltd(002237)
Announcement on the renewal of the company’s 2022 financial audit institution
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.
Shandong Humon Smelting Co.Ltd(002237) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 13th meeting of the 9th board of directors and the 10th meeting of the 9th board of supervisors on March 21, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on renewing the company’s financial audit institution in 2022, and agreed to continue to employ Hexin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Hexin certified public accountants”) as the company’s financial audit institution in 2022. Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Description of the proposed accounting firm
Hexin certified public accountants is an accounting firm with securities and futures related business qualifications, with sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability. During the period of providing audit services for the company, the office scrupulously performed its duties, followed the independent, objective and impartial practice standards, better completed the relevant work entrusted by the company, and strictly fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations specified in the business agreement between the two parties. Due to the good cooperation between the two sides, in order to maintain the continuity of the company’s audit work, the company plans to continue to employ Hexin certified public accountants as the audit institution of the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2022 for one year.
2、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
1. Basic information
(1) Name of accounting firm: Hexin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership);
(2) Date of establishment: December 1987 (April 23, 2013); (3) Organizational form: special general partnership;
(4) Registered address: 7th floor, salt building, No. 59, Wenhua East Road, Jinan;
(5) Chief partner: Wang Hui;
(6) Hexin certified public accountants has 37 partners at the end of 2021 and 258 certified public accountants at the end of 2021, including 169 certified public accountants who have signed the audit report of securities service business;
(7) The total audited income of Hexin certified public accountants in 2020 was 2679315 million yuan, including 2291891 million yuan from audit business and 1108143 million yuan from securities business.
(8) In the previous year, there were 44 audit clients of listed companies, including manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, information transmission software and information technology services, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, construction, transportation, storage and postal industry, finance, culture, sports and entertainment, comprehensive industry, etc. the total audit fee was 59.61 million yuan. There are 32 clients of Listed Companies in the same industry as the company audited by Hexin certified public accountants.
2. Investor protection ability
The cumulative compensation limit of professional liability insurance purchased by Hexin certified public accountants is 100 million yuan. The purchase of professional insurance complies with relevant regulations, and there has been no civil liability in relevant civil proceedings due to professional behavior in recent three years. 3. Integrity record
Hexin certified public accountants has not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions for its practice in recent three years. In the past three years, Hexin certified public accountants has no employees subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures and self-discipline supervision measures due to their professional behavior.
3、 Project information
1. Basic information
(1) Mr. Liu Xuewei, the project partner, became a Chinese certified public accountant in 1997, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2000, began to practice in Hexin certified public accountants in 2002, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2022. In the past three years, 27 audit reports of listed companies have been signed or reviewed.
(2) Mr. Liu abin, the signing certified public accountant, became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2016, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2012, began to practice in Hexin certified public accountants in 2016, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2019. A total of 7 audit reports of listed companies have been signed or reviewed in the past three years.
(3) Ms. Qin Xiuzhen, the reviewer of project quality control, became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2002, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2002, began to practice in Hexin certified public accountants in 2002, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020. Seven audit reports of listed companies have been signed or reviewed in the past three years.
2. Integrity record
In the past three years, Mr. Liu Xuewei, the project partner, Mr. Liu abin, the signing certified public accountant and Ms. Qin Xiuzhen, the reviewer of project quality control, have not been subject to criminal punishment due to their professional behavior, administrative punishment and supervision measures by the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, and self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary measures by self-discipline organizations such as securities trading places and industry associations.
3. Independence
Mr. Liu Xuewei, the project partner, Mr. Liu abin, the signing certified public accountant and Ms. Qin Xiuzhen, the reviewer of project quality control, do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.
4. Audit fees
In 2021, the audit fee was 1.95 million yuan, an increase of 5.41% over 1.85 million yuan in 2020, mainly due to the expansion of the company’s scale and business volume in 2021, and the increase of personnel at all levels and time-consuming of audit institutions participating in the annual report audit. The pricing principle of audit fees is mainly determined according to the audit workload. The audit fees in 2022 shall be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the company’s management and Hexin certified public accountants to determine.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed
(I) audit opinions of the audit committee
The audit committee of the board of directors of the company has fully understood and reviewed the professional competence, investor protection ability, independence and integrity of Hexin certified public accountants, and believes that in the process of annual report audit of the company, Hexin certified public accountants can strictly implement the formulated audit plan, scrupulously perform its duties, follow the independent, objective and fair practice standards, and diligently perform its audit duties, It is suggested that the company renew the appointment of Hexin as a financial audit institution in 2022, and it is agreed to submit the proposal to the board of directors of the company for deliberation.
(II) prior approval opinions of independent directors
Before the board of directors considered the proposal, we carefully reviewed the proposal on the renewal of the company’s financial audit institution in 2022 and the necessary financial data, and conducted necessary communication and exchange with the members of the board of directors and the management. We believe that:
Hexin certified public accountants has the experience and ability to provide audit services for the company and can meet the quality requirements of the company’s audit work in 2022. The continued employment of Hexin certified public accountants is conducive to ensuring or improving the quality of the audit work of listed companies, maintaining the continuity of the company’s audit work, and protecting the interests of listed companies and other shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders.
Therefore, we agree to submit the proposal on the renewal of the company’s 2022 financial audit institution to the 13th meeting of the ninth board of directors for deliberation.
(III) independent opinions of independent directors
Through reviewing the proposal on renewing the employment of the company’s financial audit institution in 2022, we believe that Hexin certified public accountants has a securities and futures business license and has continuously provided audit services for the company for many years. In the past cooperation with the company, the auditors’ staff have been serious and rigorous, have due comprehensive quality and professional level, and provide objective and professional audit reports for each period of the company It fairly reflects the financial status and operating results of the company in each period. Therefore, we agree to continue to employ Hexin certified public accountants as the financial audit institution of the company in 2022, and agree to submit this proposal to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
(IV) the 13th meeting of the 9th board of directors and the 10th meeting of the 9th board of supervisors of the company deliberated and adopted the proposal on the renewal of the company’s financial audit institution in 2022, which needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
4、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolutions of the 13th meeting of the ninth board of directors of the company;
2. Resolutions of the 10th meeting of the ninth board of supervisors of the company;
3. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 13th meeting of the ninth board of directors;
4. Independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 13th meeting of the ninth board of directors;
5. The business license of the accounting firm to be employed, the information and contact information of the main person in charge and the contact person of the regulatory business, and the identity certificate, license and contact information of the certified public accountant to be responsible for the specific audit business. It is hereby announced.
Shandong Humon Smelting Co.Ltd(002237)
Board of directors
March 22, 2022
