China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) : China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) announcement on renewing the appointment of accounting firm

Securities code: China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) securities abbreviation: China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) Announcement No.: 2022 [013] China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872)

Announcement on the renewal of accounting firm

The board of directors and 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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China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) the board of directors agreed to continue to employ ShineWing Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “ShineWing”) as the company’s 2022 financial statement audit and internal control audit agency, responsible for the company’s accounting statement audit and internal control audit and other related work; The term of employment is one year (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022).

This appointment matter needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information

Name: ShineWing Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)

Date of establishment: March 2, 2012

Organization form: special general partnership

Registered address: 8 / F, building a, Fuhua building, No. 8, Chaoyangmen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Chief partner: Mr. Tan Xiaoqing

As of December 31, 2021, ShineWing has 236 partners (shareholders) and 1455 certified public accountants. More than 630 certified public accountants have signed the audit report of securities service business.

ShineWing’s business income in 2020 was 3.174 billion yuan, including 2.267 billion yuan from audit business and 724 million yuan from securities business. In 2020, there were 346 annual report audit projects of ShineWing listed companies, with a total charge of 383 million yuan. The main industries involved include manufacturing, information transmission, software and information technology services, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, transportation, warehousing and postal services, finance, wholesale and retail, real estate, mining, etc. The number of audit clients of Listed Companies in the same industry is 16. 2. Investor protection ability

ShineWing has purchased professional insurance that complies with relevant regulations and covers the civil liability for providing audit services according to law. The cumulative compensation limit of professional insurance invested in 2021 is 700 million yuan.

In the past three years, there is no relevant civil litigation and civil liability in practice.

3. Integrity record

In the past three years, ShineWing certified public accountants has received 0 criminal punishment, 0 administrative punishment, 12 supervision and management measures, 0 self-discipline supervision measures and 0 disciplinary sanctions for its practice. In recent three years, 29 employees have been subject to criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 2 times, supervision and management measures 27 times and self-discipline supervision measures 2 times.

(II) project information

1. Basic information

Project partner to be signed: Ms. Wang Yaming, who obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 1998, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2006, began to practice in ShineWing in 2006, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020. More than three listed companies have signed and reviewed in recent three years.

Proposed independent review partner: Mr. Pan Chuanyun, who obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 2005, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2006, began to practice in ShineWing in 2006, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2021. More than 10 listed companies have signed and reviewed in recent three years.

Certified public accountant to be signed: Mr. Hou Guanglan, who obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 2009, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2009, began to practice in ShineWing in 2009, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2021. There are two listed companies signed in recent three years. 2. Integrity record

In the past three years, the project partner and the signing certified public accountant have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment and supervision measures by the CSRC and its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, and have not been subject to self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as securities trading places and industry associations.

In the past three years, the project quality control reviewer has not been subject to criminal punishment for his practice behavior, administrative punishment by the CSRC and its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as securities trading places and industry associations. He has been subject to administrative supervision and management measures once. The details are as follows:

Reasons for the implementation of the order and the punishment

No. date penalty type bit

1 pan Chuan, January 13, 2020, supervised and regulated Guangdong securities because there were some problems such as insufficient implementation of some procedures in the audit of the cloud management measures of a listed company’s 2018 annual report, and gave the firm and the signing certified public accountant the measures of issuing a warning letter.

3. Independence

ShineWing certified public accountants, project partners, signing certified public accountants, project quality control reviewers and other practitioners do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

4. Audit fees

The total cost of financial statement audit and internal control audit in 2022 is proposed to be no more than RMB 3.95 million, which is determined according to the professional skills, nature of work and workload required by the accounting firm to provide audit services, as well as the required working people, days and the charging standard of each working person day. The increase in audit fees is due to the gradual expansion of business scale and the increase of audit scope.

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

(I) opinion of the Audit Committee: on March 23, 2022, the audit committee of the sixth board of directors of the company held its seventh meeting, deliberated and adopted the proposal on continuing to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the financial and internal control audit institution of the company in 2022. The Audit Committee believes that ShineWing has served as the company’s financial and internal control audit institution for many years, has the professional ability of financial audit and internal control audit, is honest and credible, pays attention to the protection of investors, especially small and medium-sized investors, and has independence. It agrees to continue to appoint ShineWing as the company’s audit institution in 2022.

(II) opinions of independent directors: Zhang Liang, Sheng Muxian, Wu Shuxiong and Quan Zhongguang, the independent directors of the company, approved in advance the proposal on continuing to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the financial and internal control audit institution of the company in 2022, which was considered at the 12th meeting of the sixth board of directors held on March 24, 2022, And express independent opinions: ShineWing Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) adheres to the independent audit standards, performs the responsibilities and obligations agreed by both parties, has the experience and ability to provide audit services for the company, and can meet the requirements of the company’s financial audit and internal control audit.

In order to maintain the continuity of audit work, we agree to continue to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the financial and internal control audit institution of the company in 2022.

(III) the 12th meeting of the 6th board of directors held on March 24, 2022 considered and passed the proposal on continuing to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the company’s financial and internal control audit institution in 2022. The board of directors agreed to continue to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the company’s financial and internal control audit institution in 2022 and submitted it to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.

(IV) the 10th meeting of the 6th board of supervisors held on March 24, 2022 deliberated and passed the proposal on continuing to employ ShineWing certified public accountants as the company’s financial and internal control audit institution in 2022. The board of supervisors held that ShineWing certified public accountants adhered to independent audit standards and better fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations agreed by both parties in the process of undertaking various special audits and financial statements of the company, Have the experience and ability to provide audit services for the company, and be able to meet the requirements of the company’s financial audit. The company’s deliberation on the employment of accountants met the relevant requirements of laws and regulations. The deliberation of the proposal by the board of directors was a necessary procedure specified in laws and regulations, and the independent directors expressed independent opinions.

(V) the appointment of an accounting firm needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation. It is hereby announced.

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co.Ltd(601872) board of directors March 28, 2022

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