Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499) : Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499) announcement on the renewal of accounting firm

Securities code: Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499) securities abbreviation: Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499) Announcement No.: 2022021 Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499)

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 legal liabilities for the authenticity, accuracy and integrity of its contents according to law.

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Name of accounting firm to be renewed: Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as "Ernst & Young Huaming")

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information

Ernst & Young Huaming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as "Ernst & Young Huaming"), 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, it has 1604 certified public accountants, including more than 1300 certified public accountants with experience in securities related business services, and more than 400 certified public accountants who have signed the audit report of securities service business.

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.

The company has 43 audit clients of 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

Ms. Xu Fei, the project partner and the first signing certified public accountant, became a certified public accountant in 2006, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 1998, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 1998 and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; In the past three years, the annual reports / internal control audit reports of five listed companies have been signed / reviewed, involving industries including special equipment manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, wholesale and retail, information transmission, software and information technology services.

Mr. Wen Boyuan, the certified public accountant who signed the project, became a certified public accountant in 2010, began to audit listed companies in 2005, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 2004, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; In the past three years, we have signed / reviewed the annual reports / internal control audit reports of two listed companies, including special equipment manufacturing, automobile manufacturing and other industries.

Mr. Huang Yin, the reviewer of quality control, became a certified public accountant in 2006, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2011, began to practice full-time at Ernst & Young Huaming in 1997, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020. In recent three years, he signed / reviewed the annual reports / internal control audit reports of six listed companies, involving special equipment manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, education, professional and technical services, pharmaceutical manufacturing, real estate and other industries.

2. Integrity record

In recent three years, project partners, signed certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers have not been subject to criminal punishment due to their professional behavior, have been subject to administrative punishment and supervision measures by the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, and have been subject to self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations.

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

The audit service fee shall be determined by the company and Ernst & Young Huaming through consultation according to the audit workload and the principle of fairness and reasonableness. The audit fee paid by the company to Ernst & Young Huaming for the audit project of financial statements in 2021 is RMB 1.37 million (including internal control audit fee of RMB 200000). The board of directors of the company requests the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the operation and management of the company to negotiate with Ernst & Young Huaming to determine the audit fees (including the audit fees of financial reports and internal control) according to the actual business and market conditions of the company in 2022, and sign relevant service agreements and other matters.

2、 Procedures to be performed by financial and internal control audit institutions to be renewed

(I) deliberations of the audit committee of the board of directors

The fifth meeting of the audit committee of the second board of directors held on March 28, 2022 considered and approved the proposal on the company's continued employment of accounting firms. The audit committee of the board of directors fully understood and reviewed the professional competence, investor protection ability, integrity and independence of Ernst & Young Huaming. Ernst & Young Huaming was honest, trustworthy, diligent and conscientious during the company's 2021 audit. In accordance with the independent audit standards, Ernst & Young Huaming objectively and fairly issued the audit report for the company, and earnestly fulfilled the responsibilities of its audit institution. In order to maintain the continuity of the company's audit work, the company agreed to appoint an Yonghua Ming as the company's financial and internal control audit institution in 2022, and agreed to submit the proposal to the board of directors for deliberation.

(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

1. Prior approval of independent directors

After verification, anyong Huaming has the qualification of listing audit, has good service awareness, professional ethics and duty performance ability, and the previous audit reports issued for the company objectively and fairly reflect the financial status, operating results and cash flow of the company in each period. In order to ensure the continuity of the company's audit business, we unanimously agree to submit the proposal on the company's continued employment of accounting firms to the board of directors for deliberation.

2. Opinions of independent directors

The independent directors believe that the company's renewal of an Yonghua Ming as the company's 2022 financial report and internal control audit institution complies with the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Finance and the CSRC. The deliberation and voting procedures of the company's renewal of the accounting firm comply with relevant laws and regulations and will not damage the legitimate rights and interests of all shareholders.

(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors

At the 9th meeting of the second board of directors held on April 7, 2022, the company considered and approved the proposal on the company's renewal of the appointment of accounting firm, agreed to renew the appointment of an Yonghua Ming as the company's financial audit and internal control audit institution in 2022, and submitted it to the company's 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.

(IV) effective time

The appointment of an accounting firm by the company needs to be submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation, which will take effect from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of shareholders of the company.

It is hereby announced.

Guangdong Lyric Robot Automation Co.Ltd(688499) board of directors April 7, 2022

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