Stock abbreviation: Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited(600377) Stock Code: Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited(600377) No.: pro 2022022 Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited(600377)
Announcement on the renewal 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. Important content note: name of accounting firm to be renewed: KPMG Huazhen accounting firm (special general partnership)
Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited(600377) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) convened the 8th meeting of the 10th board of directors of the company on March 25, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on the appointment of auditors for the company’s financial report and internal control in 2022, and planned to continue to appoint KPMG Huazhen Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the auditor for the company’s financial report and internal control in 2022. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: I. Basic information of the proposed accounting firm
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
KPMG Huazhen certified public accountants was established in Beijing on August 18, 1992. It was approved by the Ministry of finance to be transformed into a special general partnership on July 5, 2012. It was renamed KPMG Huazhen Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “KPMG Huazhen”). It obtained the industrial and commercial business license on July 10, 2012 and officially operated on August 1, 2012.
KPMG Huazhen general office is located in Beijing and its registered address is 8 / F, building 2, East Oriental Plaza, No. 1, East Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.
Zou Jun, the chief partner of KPMG Huazhen, is a Chinese national with the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant.
On December 31, 2021, KPMG Huazhen had 199 partners and 977 certified public accountants, of which more than 210 certified public accountants signed the audit report of securities service business.
KPMG Huazhen’s total audited business income in 2020 exceeded RMB 3.4 billion, including audit business income of more than RMB 3.1 billion (including domestic legal securities business income of more than RMB 600 million, other securities business income of more than RMB 700 million, and securities business income of more than RMB 1.3 billion).
KPMG Huazhen has 57 annual report audit clients of Listed Companies in 2020, and the total audit fees of financial statements of listed companies are RMB 356 million. The main industries of these listed companies are manufacturing, finance, mining, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, wholesale and retail, transportation, storage and postal services, real estate, leasing and business services, scientific research and technical services, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management, information transmission, software and information technology services, as well as health and social work. KPMG Huazhen had 2 audit clients of Listed Companies in the same industry in 2020.
2. Investor protection ability
The sum of the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance purchased by KPMG Huazhen and the accrued occupational risk fund exceeds 200 million yuan, which is in line with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations. KPMG Huazhen has not been subject to civil liability due to civil litigation related to its practice in recent three years.
3. Integrity record
KPMG Huazhen and its employees have not been subject to any criminal punishment, administrative punishment, administrative supervision measures of the CSRC and its dispatched offices, or self-discipline supervision measures or disciplinary sanctions of self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations in recent three years.
(II) project information
1. Changes of project partners, signed certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers
KPMG Huazhen, as the auditor of the company’s 2022 financial report and internal control, originally appointed the project partner as Huang Wenhui, the original appointed signing certified public accountants as Huang Wenhui and Zhou Xuchun, and the quality control reviewer is Yang Jie. Now, due to the work adjustment, KPMG Huazhen appointed Zhou Xuchun to replace Huang Wenhui as the project partner, Zhou Xuchun and Cao Yang as the signing certified public accountants, and Li Jun to replace Yang Jie as the quality control reviewer to continue to complete the audit of the company’s financial statements and internal control audit in 2022. The partner of the changed financial statement audit and internal control audit project is Zhou Xuchun, the signing certified public accountants are Zhou Xuchun and Cao Yang, and the quality control reviewer is Li Jun.
The relevant work has been handed over in an orderly manner in the process of this change, and the changes will not have an adverse impact on the audit of the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2022.
2. Basic information
KPMG huazhencheng is the project partner, signing certified public accountant and project quality control reviewer of the company’s 2022 financial statements and internal control audit project. The information is as follows: (1) project partner and signing certified public accountant
Zhou Xuchun, the project partner of the project, obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 2010. Zhou Xuchun began to practice in KPMG Huazhen in 2005, engaged in the audit of Listed Companies in 2005, and provided audit services for the company from 2021. Zhou Xuchun signed or reviewed 5 audit reports of Listed Companies in recent three years.
Cao Yang, the signing certified public accountant of the project, obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 2018. Cao Yang began to practice in KPMG Huazhen in 2013, engaged in the audit of Listed Companies in 2014, and provided audit services for the company from 2021. Cao Yang signed or reviewed one audit report of Listed Companies in recent three years.
(2) Quality control reviewer
Li Jun, the quality control reviewer of the project, obtained the qualification of Chinese certified public accountant in 2007. Li Jun began to practice in KPMG Huazhen in 2001, engaged in the audit of Listed Companies in 2016 and provided audit services for the company from 2022. Li Jun signed or reviewed 6 audit reports of domestic and foreign listed companies in recent three years.
2. Integrity record
In the past three years, the project partner, the signing certified public accountant and the project quality control reviewer have not been subject to any criminal punishment or administrative punishment due to their professional behavior, or the administrative supervision measures of the CSRC and its dispatched offices, or the self-discipline supervision measures or disciplinary measures of self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations.
3. Independence
KPMG Huazhen, the project partner, the signing certified public accountant and the project quality control reviewer maintained their independence in accordance with the provisions of the code of professional ethics.
4. Audit fees
KPMG Huazhen’s audit service charge is determined according to the business responsibility, complexity, work requirements, required working conditions and working hours, as well as the professional knowledge and working experience invested by staff at all levels who actually participate in the business. The audit fee in 2022 is RMB 3 million, which is consistent with the audit fee of the previous year.
(III) in addition to the above matters, there is no other information that should be disclosed but not disclosed by Shanghai Stock Exchange.
2、 Procedures for renewing the appointment of accounting firms
(I) opinions of the audit committee of the board of directors
The company held the 2021 annual report audit committee meeting on March 25, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on appointing the company’s 2022 annual financial report auditor and internal control auditor. 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 record of KPMG Huazhen, agreed that the company will continue to employ KPMG Huazhen as the financial audit institution and internal control audit institution of the company in 2022, and agreed to submit this proposal to the board of directors of the company for deliberation. It is suggested that the salary should be 3 million yuan / year (including 2.3 million yuan for financial audit and 700000 yuan for internal control audit).
(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors
Prior approval opinions of independent directors:
KPMG Huazhen has independent legal personality and qualification to engage in Securities and futures related business audit, which can meet the company’s requirements for audit work. We agree to submit the proposal on the appointment of auditors for the company’s financial report and internal control in 2022 to the 8th meeting of the 10th board of directors of the company for deliberation.
Independent opinions expressed by independent directors:
KPMG Huazhen has independent legal personality, has professional qualifications in line with the provisions of the securities law, and can meet the company’s requirements for audit work. The company’s employment decision-making procedures comply with the provisions of laws, regulations and the articles of association, and do not harm the interests of the company and all shareholders, especially small and medium-sized shareholders. Agree to appoint KPMG Huazhen as the company’s financial audit institution and internal control audit institution in 2022, and agree to submit this proposal to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation after it is reviewed and approved by the board of directors.
(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors
The company held the 8th meeting of the 10th board of directors on March 25, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on appointing the company’s 2022 annual financial report auditor and internal control auditor, and agreed to appoint KPMG Huazhen as the company’s financial auditor and internal control auditor, with an audit fee of RMB 3 million (including financial audit fee of RMB 2.3 million and internal control audit fee of RMB 700000); And agreed to submit this proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
(IV) 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 general meeting of shareholders of the company.
It is hereby announced.
Jiangsu Expressway Company Limited(600377) board of directors March 28, 2002
