Securities code: Houpu Clean Energy Co.Ltd(300471) securities abbreviation: Houpu Clean Energy Co.Ltd(300471) Announcement No.: 2022037 Houpu Clean Energy Co.Ltd(300471)
Announcement on the renewal of accounting firm
The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the contents of the announcement are true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.
On March 23, 2022, Houpu Clean Energy Co.Ltd(300471) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 17th meeting of the 4th board of directors. The meeting deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of 2022 audit institution, agreed to renew the appointment of Sichuan Huaxin (Group) Certified Public Accountants (special general partner) (hereinafter referred to as “Sichuan Huaxin”) as the company’s 2022 audit institution, and agreed to submit the proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders for deliberation, Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Description of the matters to be re employed by the accounting firm
Sichuan Huaxin is qualified to engage in Securities and futures related businesses, and has sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability. During the period of acting as the company’s 2021 audit institution, the Institute followed the auditing standards for Chinese certified public accountants and the relevant rules of internal control audit, worked diligently and conscientiously, adhered to the independent, objective and fair auditing standards, fairly and reasonably issued independent audit opinions, better fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations stipulated in the contract signed by both parties, and issued the company’s 2021 annual audit report on schedule. In order to maintain the continuity of audit work, the board of directors of the company plans to reappoint Sichuan Huaxin as the financial audit institution of the company in 2022.
2、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
Firm name: Sichuan Huaxin (Group) Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)
Date of establishment: June 1988 (date of conversion and certificate replacement: November 27, 2013)
Registered address: No. 2, unit 3, building 28, middle Jiangyang Road, Luzhou City
Headquarters office address: 28th floor, jinmaolidu south, No. 18, Ximianqiao street, Wuhou District, Chengdu
As of December 31, 2021, the number of Certified Public Accountants: 129, including 106 certified public accountants who have signed the audit report of securities service business;
In 2021, Sichuan Huaxin’s total audited income was 193996300 yuan, audit income was 193996300 yuan, and securities business income was 133178100 yuan;
In 2021, there were 42 audit clients of listed companies. The main industries of audit clients include: manufacturing, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, information transmission, software and information technology services, culture, sports and entertainment, construction, wholesale and retail, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management;
Audit fees of Listed Companies in 2021: 44.215 million yuan;
Number of audit clients of Listed Companies in the same industry as the company: None
2. Investor protection ability
In accordance with the Interim Measures for professional liability insurance of accounting firms, Sichuan Huaxin has purchased an occupational insurance with a cumulative compensation limit of 80 million yuan and an occupational risk fund of 25.58 million yuan. The purchase of occupational insurance mentioned in the occupational risk fund complies with the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Finance on the measures for the administration of occupational risk fund of accounting firms and other documents.
In the past three years, Huaxin has not undertaken civil liability in relevant civil proceedings due to its practice.
3. Integrity record
In recent three years, Huaxin Institute has been subject to supervision and management measures for practice for 6 times; 10 employees have been subject to supervision and management measures for 5 times and self-discipline supervision measures for 0 times in recent three years.
(II) project member information
1. Personnel information
(1) Project partner to be signed: Liu Jun
Chinese certified public accountant, who became a certified public accountant in 1997, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2001, has been practicing in Sichuan Huaxin since 2001, and has provided audit services for the company since 2022; The audit reports of listed companies signed or reviewed in recent three years include: Wuliangye Yibin Co.Ltd(000858) etc. Have rich working experience and professional competence, and do not work part-time in other units.
(2) Certified public accountant to be signed: Xu Jiamin
He began to practice in the exchange and has provided audit services for the company since 2018; Listed companies that have signed audit reports in recent three years include: Chengdu Galaxy Magnets Co.Ltd(300127) . Have rich working experience and professional competence, and do not work part-time in other units.
(3) Certified public accountant to be signed: Liu Mei
Chinese certified public accountant, who became a certified public accountant in 2017, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2013, has been practicing in the exchange since 2013, and has provided audit services for the company since 2020; Listed companies that have signed audit reports in recent three years: Chengdu Qinchuan Iot Technology Co.Ltd(688528) . Have rich working experience and professional competence, and do not work part-time in other units.
(4) Proposed quality control reviewer: Zhang Meilin
Chinese certified public accountant, who became a certified public accountant in 2020, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2018, has been practicing in the exchange since 2018, and has provided audit services for the company since 2021; The new third board companies reviewed in the past year include Sichuan Donggang new materials Co., Ltd., Chengdu Jiuxin Information Technology Co., Ltd., Sichuan Chuantou water group Shehong Co., Ltd., etc. Not part-time in other units.
2. Record of the independence and integrity of the above-mentioned relevant personnel
The partner of the project to be signed, the certified public accountant to be signed and the project quality control reviewer have not been subject to criminal punishment due to their professional behavior, administrative punishment and supervision measures of the CSRC and its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions of self-discipline organizations such as securities trading places and industry associations in the past three years, and meet the requirements of independence. Huaxin certified public accountants, project partners, signing certified public accountants and project quality control review partners do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.
3. Audit fees
The current audit fee of 1.25 million yuan is the final audit fee determined according to the company’s business scale, industry and accounting complexity, as well as the auditors required for the audit of the company’s annual report, the workload invested and the charging standard of the firm. There is no abnormal change in audit fees compared with the previous period.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed
(I) voting
Voting of the 17th meeting of the 4th board of directors on the proposal on renewing the appointment of the audit institution in 2022: 7 in favor, 0 against and 0 abstention; The motion was passed. This proposal needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation and approval.
(II) opinions of the audit committee
The audit committee of the board of directors of the company has reviewed the qualification and ability of Sichuan Huaxin to provide audit services, and believes that it adheres to the principle of independent audit in the process of practice, objectively, fairly and fairly reflects the company’s financial situation and operating results, and earnestly performs the responsibilities of the audit institution.
The Institute is fully independent, professionally competent and able to protect investors. It is in good faith and can meet the company’s requirements for audit institutions. On March 11, 2022, the audit committee of the Fourth Board of directors held the first meeting in 2022 and agreed to submit the proposal on renewing the appointment of audit institutions in 2022 to the 17th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors for deliberation.
(III) prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors of the company
1. Prior approval opinion
Sichuan Huaxin (Group) Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is qualified in the securities industry and has many years of experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies. In providing audit services for the company, it can audit in accordance with independent, objective and fair professional standards, and the audit report issued for the company objectively and fairly reflects the financial status and operating results of the company. Therefore, we unanimously agree to submit the proposal to the 17th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors of the company for deliberation. 2. Independent opinion
After verification, we believe that Sichuan Huaxin (Group) accounting firm (special general partnership) is a professional, standardized and large-scale accounting firm with the qualification of securities business audit granted by the Ministry of Finance and China Securities Regulatory Commission, and has many years of experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies. During his tenure as the company’s audit institution, he expressed independent audit opinions in a diligent, dutiful, fair and reasonable manner. The company’s continued employment of Sichuan Huaxin (Group) accounting firm (special general partnership) is conducive to ensuring the quality of the company’s audit work and protecting the interests of the company and shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders. Sichuan Huaxin (Group) accounting firm (special general partnership) has sufficient independence, professional competence, investor protection ability and good faith. The decision-making procedure for the company to renew the appointment of the audit institution in 2022 is legal and effective. Therefore, we agree to renew the appointment of Sichuan Huaxin (Group) Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022, and agree to submit the proposal to the company’s 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.
(IV) effective date
The matters to be reviewed and approved by the company’s general meeting of shareholders shall take effect from the date of submission to the company’s general meeting of shareholders for deliberation and approval.
4、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolution of the first meeting of the audit committee of the Fourth Board of directors in 2022;
2. Resolutions of the 17th meeting of the 4th board of directors;
3. Independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 17th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors;
4. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 17th meeting of the Fourth Board of directors;
5. It is proposed to renew the business license of the accounting firm, the information and contact information of the main person in charge and the contact person of the regulatory business, and the identity certificate, practice license and contact information of the certified public accountant who is proposed to be responsible for the specific audit business.
It is hereby announced.
Houpu Clean Energy Co.Ltd(300471) board of directors March 24, 2002
