Securities code: Changchun Engley Automobile Industry Co.Ltd(601279) securities abbreviation: Changchun Engley Automobile Industry Co.Ltd(601279) Announcement No.: 2022005 Changchun Engley Automobile Industry Co.Ltd(601279)
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 tips: name of the accounting firm to be employed: PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian accounting firm (special general partnership) I. Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian”), formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers Dahua certified public accountants established on March 28, 1993, was approved to be renamed PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian certified public accountants Co., Ltd. in June 2000; Approved by the Ministry of Finance Cai Kuai Han [2012] No. 52 on December 24, 2012, it was transformed into PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) on January 18, 2013. The registered address is room 01, unit 507, DBS building, 1318 Shanghai Lujiazui Finance & Trade Zone Development Co.Ltd(600663) Ring Road, China (Shanghai) pilot free trade zone.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian is a member organization of PricewaterhouseCoopers international network. It has the practice certificate of accounting firm and the qualification to engage in the audit business of H-share enterprises. At the same time, it is also an accounting firm with the qualification of securities and futures related business approved by the Ministry of Finance and the CSRC. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian is also registered with uspcaob (American public company accounting oversight board) and ukfrc (UK financial reporting office) to engage in relevant audit business. PwC Zhongtian has rich experience in securities business and good professional service ability. The chief partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian is Li Dan. As of December 31, 2021, the number of PWC Zhongtian partners was 257 and the number of certified public accountants was 1401, including 346 certified public accountants who have signed the audit report of securities service business since 2013.
In the latest fiscal year (2020) audited by PwC Zhongtian, the total revenue was RMB 6.115 billion, the audit revenue was RMB 5.692 billion and the securities business revenue was RMB 2.861 billion.
PwC Zhongtian has 103 audit clients for the financial statements of A-share listed companies in 2020, and the total audit fees of A-share listed companies are RMB 584 million. The main industries include manufacturing, finance, transportation, warehousing and postal services, real estate, wholesale and retail sales, and a total of 48 audit clients of A-share listed companies in the same industry (Manufacturing).
2. Investor protection ability
In terms of investor protection ability, PwC Zhongtian has taken out occupational insurance in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. The sum of the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance and occupational risk fund exceeds 200 million yuan. The withdrawal of occupational risk fund or the purchase of occupational insurance comply with relevant regulations. PwC Zhongtian has not undertaken civil liability in relevant civil proceedings due to its practice in recent three years.
3. Integrity record
PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian and its employees have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions of stock exchanges, industry associations and other self-discipline organizations for practicing behavior in recent three years; PwC Zhongtian has not been subject to the administrative supervision measures of the CSRC and its dispatched offices due to its practice. The four junior employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian received a warning letter from Shanghai Securities Regulatory Bureau in 2019 because their personal investment behavior violated the relevant provisions on independence. The above personal behavior did not affect the effectiveness of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian quality control system or the practice quality of audit projects. The four employees subsequently resigned from PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian. According to relevant laws and regulations, the above administrative supervision measures will not affect PwC Zhongtian to continue to undertake or execute securities service business and other businesses.
(II) project information
1. Basic information
Project partner and signed CPA: Liu Wei, a practicing member of the Institute of certified public accountants, has been a certified public accountant since 2003, engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2000, provided audit services for the company since 2022, and practiced in PwC Zhongtian since 2002. He has signed or reviewed the audit reports of 8 listed companies in recent three years.
Partner of project quality review: Zhuang Hao, a practicing member of the Institute of certified public accountants, has become a certified public accountant since 2000. He has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 1996. He has provided audit services for the company since 2022. He has been practicing in PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian since 1996. He has signed or reviewed the audit reports of four listed companies in recent three years.
Signed certified public accountant: Fang Dan, a practicing member of the Institute of certified public accountants, has become a certified public accountant since 2019, engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2013, provided audit services for the company since 2018, and practiced in PwC Zhongtian since 2013.
2. Integrity record
With regard to PwC Zhongtian’s proposed employment as the company’s audit institution in 2022, Mr. Liu Wei, the project partner and the signing certified public accountant, Mr. Zhuang Hao, the quality review partner and Ms. Fang Dan, the signing certified public accountant, have not been subject to any criminal and administrative punishment in the past three years, have not been subject to the administrative supervision and management measures of the securities regulatory authority due to their business practices, and have not been subject to the supervision and management measures of the stock exchange Self regulatory measures and disciplinary actions of self regulatory organizations such as industry associations.
3. Independence
As for PwC Zhongtian to be employed as the company’s auditor in 2022, there are no circumstances that may affect the independence of PWC Zhongtian, Mr. Liu Wei, the project partner and the signing certified public accountant, Mr. Zhuang Hao, the quality review partner and Ms. Fang Dan, the signing certified public accountant.
2、 Audit fees
The audit service charge of PWC Zhongtian is determined by both parties through negotiation according to the audit workload and the principle of fairness and reasonableness. According to the workload of the audit, the company paid PwC Zhongtian 2021 financial report audit fee of 2.62 million yuan (before tax, including internal control audit fee of 300000 yuan). The board of directors of the company requests the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the management of the company to negotiate with the audit institution to determine the audit fees of financial report and internal control report in 2022 according to the market fair pricing principle and actual workload.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be reappointed
(I) the first meeting of the audit committee of the Fourth Board of directors of the company in 2022 deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firms. The audit committee of the board of Directors believes that PwC Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has due professional ability, investor protection ability, independence and good faith, and agrees to submit the proposal to the board of directors of the company for deliberation.
(II) the independent directors of the company recognized in advance and expressed independent opinions that PwC Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is qualified for securities practice and has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies. In the audit work of 2021, he was able to fulfill his duties, carry out the audit work in accordance with the relevant provisions of the audit standards, and the relevant audit opinions were objective and fair. The decision-making procedures of the company’s continued employment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhongtian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the financial audit and internal control audit institution in 2022 comply with the relevant provisions of the company law and the articles of association, and will not damage the interests of the company’s shareholders, especially the minority shareholders. Agree to submit the proposal to the board of directors for deliberation, and agree to submit the proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation after being reviewed and approved by the board of directors.
(III) the company held the fifth meeting of the Fourth Board of directors on March 28, 2022, and deliberated and adopted the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firms.
(IV) the appointment of an accounting firm needs to be submitted to the 2021 annual 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.
Changchun Engley Automobile Industry Co.Ltd(601279) board of directors March 30, 2022
