Stock Code: Sinotruk Jinan Truck Co.Ltd(000951) stock abbreviation: Sinotruk Jinan Truck Co.Ltd(000951) No.: 202215 Sinotruk Jinan Truck Co.Ltd(000951)
Announcement on the renewal of accounting firm
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.
Sinotruk Jinan Truck Co.Ltd(000951) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) deliberated and passed the proposal on renewing the appointment of financial audit institution and internal control audit institution at the 10th meeting of the 8th board of directors held on March 30, 2022. The company plans to renew the appointment of Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Ernst & Young Huaming”) as the company’s audit service institution in 2022. Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Basic information of continuing employment of accounting firm
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), hereinafter referred to as “Ernst & Young Huaming”, was established in September 1992, completed the localization transformation in August 2012, and transformed from a Sino foreign cooperative limited liability firm to a special general partnership firm. Ernst & Young Huaming is headquartered in Beijing and its registered address is room 01-12, 17th floor, Ernst & Young building, Oriental Plaza, No. 1, East Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing. By the end of 2021, it has 203 partners, and the chief partner is Mr. Mao Anning. An Yonghua Ming has always paid attention to talent training. By the end of 2021, he had 1604 certified public accountants, including more than 1300 certified public accountants with experience in securities related business services. Among the certified public accountants, those who have signed the audit report of securities service business
There are more than 400 certified public accountants. The total business income of Ernst & Young Huaming in 2020 was RMB 4.76 billion, including audit business income of RMB 4.589 billion and securities business income of RMB 2.146 billion. In 2020, there were 100 annual report audit clients of A-share listed companies, with a total charge of RMB 824 million. The main industries of these listed companies involve manufacturing, finance, wholesale and retail, information transmission, software and information technology services, real estate, etc. There are 3 listed companies in the same industry.
2. Investor protection ability
Ernst & Young Huaming has good investor protection ability, and has withdrawn occupational risk fund and purchased occupational insurance in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, covering Beijing head office and all branches. The sum of the accrued occupational risk fund and the purchased occupational insurance cumulative compensation limit exceeds 200 million yuan. Ernst & Young Huaming has not borne any civil liability due to civil litigation related to practice in recent three years.
3. Integrity record
Ernst & Young Huaming and its employees have not been subject to any criminal punishment or administrative punishment due to their professional behavior in recent three years, as well as the self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions of self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations. It has twice received the decision of warning letter measures issued by the securities regulatory authority, involving 13 employees. The aforesaid decision to issue a warning letter is a supervisory and administrative measure, not an administrative penalty. According to the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, the supervision and management measures will not affect an Yonghua ming to continue to undertake or perform securities service business and other businesses.
(II) project information
1. Basic information
Mr. Zhang Yiqiang, the project partner and the first signing certified public accountant, became a certified public accountant in 1999, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2000, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 2015, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; Signed / reviewed the annual reports / internal control audits of 7 listed companies in the past three years, involving industries including special equipment manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, etc.
Ms. Zhang Ningning, the reviewer of quality control, became a certified public accountant in 1999, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 1997, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 1997, and provided audit services for the company from 2020; Signed / reviewed the annual reports / internal control audits of 8 listed companies in the past three years, involving industries such as automobile manufacturing, engineering construction, real estate, pharmaceutical manufacturing, etc.
Ms. Teng Teng, the accountant who signed the report, became a certified public accountant in 2014, began to audit listed companies in 2012, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 2012 and provided audit services for the company from 2020; Annual reports / internal control audits of two listed companies have been signed in the past three years, involving industries including automobile manufacturing, software and information technology services.
2. Integrity record
The project partner, the signing certified public accountant and the project quality control reviewer have not been subject to any criminal and administrative punishment in the past three years, as well as the self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions of stock exchanges, industry associations and other self-discipline organizations.
3. Independence
Ernst & Young Huaming and the above project partners, signing certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.
4. Audit fees
Pricing is mainly based on the responsibility of professional services and the degree of professional technology investment, and comprehensively considering the experience and level of employees involved in the work, the corresponding charging rate and the working hours invested. The audit fee of the company’s financial statements in 2021 is RMB 1.34 million (including tax), and the audit fee of internal control is RMB 500000 (including tax).
In 2022, the general meeting of shareholders was requested to authorize the board of directors and management of the company to determine their remuneration according to the actual business conditions and market conditions and comprehensively considering the experience, level, investment time and work quality of the project team members participating in the audit.
2、 Procedures for renewing the appointment of accounting firms
(I) deliberations of the audit committee
The first audit committee of the eighth board of directors of the company in 2022 reviewed Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), and considered that Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has the professional audit ability and qualification, sufficient independence and investor protection ability, and can meet the audit requirements of the company in 2022, Agree to recommend to the board of directors the appointment of Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s financial audit institution and internal control audit institution in 2022.
(II) prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors
1. Prior approval opinions of independent directors
After verification, the independent directors believe that Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has fully completed the audit related work in the process of providing audit services for the company in 2021, followed the independent, objective and fair practice standards.
The proposed renewal of the accounting firm is conducive to ensuring the quality of the company’s audit work and protecting the interests of the company and other shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders. Ernst & Young Huaming accounting firm (special general partnership) has sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability.
The proposed renewal of the accounting firm complies with the provisions of relevant laws and regulations, normative documents and the articles of association.
In order to maintain the continuity and stability of the company’s audit work, the independent directors of the company agreed to submit this proposal to the board of directors for deliberation.
2. Independent opinions of independent directors
After review, the independent directors believe that Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is qualified in the securities industry, has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can meet the requirements of the company’s financial audit and internal control audit in 2022, and can independently audit the company’s financial situation. The decision-making procedures of the company’s continued employment of Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s financial audit institution and internal control audit institution in 2022 comply with the company law, the securities law, the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the articles of association and other relevant provisions. Therefore, we agree to renew the appointment of Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the financial audit institution and internal control audit institution of the company in 2022, and agree to submit the proposal to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
(III) deliberations of the board of directors and the board of supervisors
At the 10th meeting of the 8th board of directors and the 9th meeting of the 8th board of supervisors held on March 30, 2022, the company reviewed and approved the proposal on the renewal of financial audit institution and internal control audit institution respectively, and agreed to renew Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s financial audit institution and internal control audit institution in 2022.
(IV) effective date
The matters to be reviewed and approved by the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in 2021 shall take effect from the date when the matters to be reviewed and approved by the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in 2022.
3、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolutions of the 10th meeting of the 8th board of directors of the company;
2. Resolutions of the 9th meeting of the 8th board of supervisors of the company;
3. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on guarantees and other matters;
4. Independent opinions of independent directors on guarantee and other matters;
5. Supporting documents on the performance of the Audit Committee;
6. Explanation of Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) on its basic information.
It is hereby announced.
Sinotruk Jinan Truck Co.Ltd(000951) board of directors April 1, 2002
