Securities code: Beibu Gulf Port Co.Ltd(000582) securities abbreviation: Beibu Gulf Port Co.Ltd(000582) Announcement No.: 2022028 bond Code: 127039 bond abbreviation: Beigang convertible bond
Beibu Gulf Port Co.Ltd(000582)
Announcement on the proposed 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.
Beibu Gulf Port Co.Ltd(000582) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 13th meeting of the 9th board of directors and the 12th meeting of the 9th board of supervisors on April 11, 2022, deliberated and adopted the proposal on the proposed renewal of accounting firm, and now the specific situation is announced as follows:
1、 Description of the proposed accounting firm
As the company’s 2021 financial report and internal control audit institution, Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Grant Thornton”) completed the annual audit tasks on time in accordance with the audit standards for Chinese certified public accountants, the basic norms of enterprise internal control and the guidelines for enterprise internal control audit, and put forward positive suggestions on the company’s financial management and internal control, Good work quality and service performance.
The company believes that Grant Thornton has the audit qualification of listed companies, has rich experience, good integrity record, has the ability to protect investors, and is competent for the audit of the company’s annual statements and internal control audit institutions. Now it is proposed to continue to employ the audit institution of financial statements and internal control of the company in 2022.
2、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed
(I) institutional information
1. Basic information
Name of accounting firm: Zhitong accounting firm (special general partnership) date of establishment: December 22, 2011
Organization form: special general partnership
Registered address: 5th floor, set square, No. 22 Jianguomenwai street, Chaoyang District, Beijing chief partner: Li Huiqi
Business qualification: Grant Thornton has the practicing qualification of accounting firm and the qualification of securities and futures service business.
Personnel information: by the end of 2021, Zhitong has more than 5000 employees, including 204 partners, 1153 certified public accountants, and more than 400 certified public accountants who have signed the audit report of securities service business.
Business information: the business income of Grant Thornton in 2020 was 2.196 billion yuan, including 1.679 billion yuan from audit business and 349 million yuan from securities business. In 2020, there were 210 audit clients of listed companies of Grant Thornton, with a total charge of 279 million yuan. The main industries include manufacturing, information transmission, software and information technology services, wholesale and retail, real estate, transportation, warehousing and postal services, including one listed company in the same industry as our company.
2. Investor protection ability
In accordance with relevant laws and regulations, Grant Thornton has accrued a full amount of occupational risk fund in previous years, with a cumulative compensation limit of 600 million yuan, and the purchase of occupational insurance complies with relevant regulations. By the end of 2020, the occupational risk fund was 104351 million yuan.
No civil liability shall be borne for the civil litigation related to the practice behavior concluded by Grant Thornton in recent three years.
3. Integrity record
In the past three years, Grant Thornton has been subject to criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 1 time, supervision and management measures 8 times, self-discipline and supervision measures 0 times and disciplinary punishment 1 time for its practice behavior. In recent three years, 20 employees have been subject to criminal punishment 0 times, administrative punishment 1 time, supervision and management measures 9 times, self-discipline and supervision measures 0 times and disciplinary punishment 1 time.
(II) project information
1. Basic information
Project partner and signature certified public accountant: Cen Jing, who became a certified public accountant in 1998, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2001 and began to practice in Grant Thornton in 2018. He has 21 years of experience in securities service business. So far, he has provided securities services such as annual report audit and major asset restructuring audit for 5 listed companies. Since 2018, it has provided audit services for the company and signed or reviewed audit reports for two listed companies in the past three years. Signature certified public accountant: Xiao Qiong, who became a certified public accountant in 2010, began to audit listed companies in 2009 and began to practice in Grant Thornton in 2018. He has 13 years of experience in securities service business. So far, he has provided securities services such as annual report audit and major asset restructuring audit for three listed companies. Since 2018, it has provided audit services for the company and signed or reviewed audit reports for two listed companies in the past three years.
Reviewer of project quality control: Huang Shengsen, who became a certified public accountant in 2001, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 1999 and began to practice in Zhitong Institute in 2012. With 23 years of experience in the securities industry, he has provided 10 listed companies with securities services such as annual report audit. Since 2021, it has provided audit services for the company and signed or reviewed audit reports for 5 listed companies in recent three years.
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 for their professional behavior, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures and self-discipline supervision measures of the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, and self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions of self-discipline organizations such as securities exchanges and industry associations. 3. Independence
There are no circumstances that may affect the independence of Grant Thornton and its project partners, signing certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers.
4. Audit fees
The total audit cost in 2022 is 1.25 million yuan, including 950000 yuan for the audit of annual financial statements and 300000 yuan for the audit of annual internal control report. There is no change in the above two audit costs compared with 2021. The pricing principle of audit fees is mainly determined through consultation according to the business scale and distribution of the company.
In addition, if the company increases the scope of audit business again due to asset restructuring and other reasons, the actual amount of audit remuneration paid shall be subject to the amount determined in the audit engagement letter finally signed by both parties. The fees for other service items other than the above audit provided by Grant Thornton for the company shall be paid separately.
5. Other instructions
The Guangxi Branch of Grant Thornton certified public accountants authorized by Grant Thornton shall be responsible for the specific implementation of the two businesses of financial statement audit and internal control in 2022, contract signing, invoicing, fees and other matters.
3、 Procedures to be performed for the proposed renewal of the accounting firm
(I) performance of the audit committee
The tenth meeting of the audit committee of the ninth board of directors of the company considered and approved the topic of the proposed renewal of accounting firm, and held that:
Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) completed the annual audit tasks on time in accordance with the audit standards for Chinese certified public accountants, the basic norms of enterprise internal control and the audit guidelines for enterprise internal control, and put forward positive suggestions on the work related to the company’s financial management and internal control, with good work quality and service performance.
The meeting considered and agreed in principle to continue to employ Grant Thornton Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s 2022 financial statement audit institution and internal control audit institution.
(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors
1. Prior approval of independent directors
The independent directors of the company have obtained and carefully reviewed the proposal on the proposed renewal of accounting firm and relevant materials before the meeting, and believe that Zhitong accounting firm (special general partnership) has sufficient independence, has the qualification to engage in securities related business audit, and can provide corresponding audit services for the company with due diligence. We hereby approve the proposal on the proposed renewal of the accounting firm in advance and agree to submit the proposal to the 13th meeting of the ninth board of directors for deliberation.
2. Independent opinions of independent directors
The independent directors of the company expressed independent opinions on the renewal of the accounting firm as follows:
(1) The renewal of Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is conducive to ensuring and improving the quality of the company’s audit work and protecting the interests of the company and other shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders. Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has the securities and futures related business license of certified public accountants issued by the Ministry of Finance and China Securities Regulatory Commission, and has sufficient independence Professional competence and investor protection ability.
(2) When the board of directors of the company deliberated this proposal, the deliberation procedures were in line with the relevant provisions of relevant laws and regulations, and the voting results were legal and valid.
To sum up, all our independent directors agree to renew the appointment of Zhitong Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the audit institution of the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2022, and agree to submit it to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation.
(III) deliberation procedures and voting of the board of directors
The company held the 13th meeting of the 9th board of directors on April 11, 2022, and deliberated and adopted the proposal on the proposed renewal of accounting firm with 9 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes and 0 abstention votes.
(IV) effective date
The renewal of the accounting firm needs to be submitted to the 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.
4、 Filing documents
1. Resolutions of the board of directors;
2. Minutes of the 10th meeting of the audit committee of the ninth board of directors;
3. Prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors;
4. Explanation on the basic information of the proposed accounting firm.
It is hereby announced
Beibu Gulf Port Co.Ltd(000582) board of directors
April 12, 2022
