Hainan Jinpan Smart Technology Co.Ltd(688676) : Announcement on reappointment of audit institutions in 2022

Securities code: Hainan Jinpan Smart Technology Co.Ltd(688676) securities abbreviation: Hainan Jinpan Smart Technology Co.Ltd(688676) Announcement No.: 2022023 Hainan Jinpan Smart Technology Co.Ltd(688676)

Announcement on the company’s reappointment of the audit institution in 2022

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

Important content tips

● name of accounting firm to be employed: Zhonghui accounting firm (special general partnership)

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information

Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Zhonghui certified public accountants”) was founded in 1992 and transformed into a special general partnership in December 2013. Its management headquarters is set up in Hangzhou. It is one of the accounting firms with securities and futures business qualifications and has been engaged in securities service business for a long time.

Firm name: Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)

Date of establishment: December 19, 2013

Organizational form: special general partnership

Registered address: Room 601, building a, Hualian times building, No. 8 Xinye Road, Jianggan District, Hangzhou

Chief partner: Yu Qiang

Number of partners at the end of last year (December 31, 2021): 88

Number of certified public accountants at the end of last year (December 31, 2021): 557

Number of certified public accountants who signed the audit report of securities service business at the end of last year (December 31, 2021): 177

Total audited income in the latest year (2020): 788.12 million yuan

Audit income in the latest year: 632.5 million yuan

Securities business income in the latest year: 340.08 million yuan

Number of audit clients of Listed Companies in the previous year (2020 annual report): 111

Main industries of audit clients of Listed Companies in the previous year:

(1) Information transmission, software and information technology services – software and information technology services

(2) Manufacturing – Electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing

(3) Manufacturing – chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing

(4) Manufacturing – special equipment manufacturing

(5) Manufacturing – pharmaceutical manufacturing

Total audit fees of Listed Companies in the previous year: 99.84 million yuan

Number of audit clients of the company’s Listed Companies in the same industry last year: 13

2. Investor protection ability

Zhonghui certified public accountants did not withdraw the occupational risk fund, and the cumulative compensation limit of the occupational insurance purchased was 100 million yuan. The purchase of occupational insurance met the relevant provisions.

Zhonghui certified public accountants is not required to bear civil liability in the civil litigation related to professional behavior concluded in recent three years.

3. Integrity record

In recent three years, Zhonghui certified public accountants has been subject to administrative punishment once and supervision and management measures four times for its practice behavior, and has not been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions. In the past three years, three employees have been subject to administrative punishment once, eight employees have been subject to supervision and management measures four times, and six employees have been subject to self-discipline supervision measures two times. They have not been subject to criminal punishment and disciplinary sanctions.

(II) project information

1. Basic information

Project partner: Huang Leilei, who became a certified public accountant in 2009, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2009, began to practice in the firm in December 2009, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; Audit reports of three listed companies have been signed in recent three years.

Signature certified public accountant: Zhang Huang, who became a certified public accountant in 2018, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2015, began to practice in the firm in February 2017, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; Audit reports of 0 listed companies have been signed in recent three years.

Reviewer of project quality control: Xu juping, who became a certified public accountant in 2002, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2000 and began to practice in the Institute in May 2002; Audit reports of more than 10 listed companies have been reviewed 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 criminal punishment due to their professional behavior, administrative punishment and supervision measures by the CSRC, its dispatched offices and industry competent departments, or self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as securities trading places and industry associations.

3. Independence

Zhonghui certified public accountants, project partners, signing certified public accountants and project quality control reviewers do not have any circumstances that may affect their independence.

4. Audit fees

Pricing principle of audit fee: the audit service fee in 2022 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 board of directors requested the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the management of the company to determine the audit fees in this period with reference to the charging standards and actual business conditions in 2021.

2、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed

(I) performance of the audit committee

The 10th meeting of the audit committee of the second session of the board of directors of the company deliberated and approved the proposal on the renewal of the company’s accounting firm, and believed that Zhonghui accounting firm was diligent and conscientious in the implementation of the audit of financial statements in 2021, earnestly performed its audit responsibilities, and objectively and fairly evaluated the company’s financial situation and operating results. It is agreed that the company will continue to employ Zhonghui certified public accountants as the company’s audit institution in 2022 for one year and submit it to the board of directors for deliberation.

(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

Prior approval opinions of independent directors of the company: Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) is a large comprehensive professional service institution with the audit qualification and evaluation qualification of securities and futures business approved by the Ministry of Finance and the CSRC and the audit qualification of central enterprises of the state owned assets supervision and Administration Commission. It has rich experience and professional quality in the audit of listed companies. During the period of serving as the company’s audit institution in 2021, Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) strictly followed the relevant national regulations and the requirements of the professional norms of certified public accountants, worked diligently and dutifully, issued audit opinions fairly and reasonably in accordance with the professional standards of independence, objectivity and impartiality, and the audit report issued can fairly and truly reflect the company’s financial situation and operating results. Therefore, the proposal on the appointment of Zhonghui accounting firm as the second board of directors of the partnership in 2022 was unanimously approved by the board of directors of the partnership.

Independent opinions of the independent directors of the company: Zhonghui Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) holds the qualification for securities related business and has relevant professional knowledge. At the same time, in the process of providing audit services for the company, the accounting firm has strictly followed the independent audit standards for Certified Public Accountants of China, completed the audit of the company on schedule and fulfilled the responsibilities and obligations specified by both parties. Now, in order to maintain the continuity of the company’s audit work, the independent directors agree to the proposal on the company’s continued employment of accounting firms and agree to submit the proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.

(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors

The company held the 21st Meeting of the second board of directors on April 15, 2022, deliberated and adopted the proposal on the renewal of the company’s accounting firm with 6 affirmative votes, 0 negative votes and 0 abstention votes, and agreed to renew the appointment of Zhonghui accounting firm as the company’s audit institution in 2022 for one year, The general meeting of shareholders is requested to authorize the management of the company to determine the audit fees of Zhonghui certified public accountants in 2022 with reference to the charging standards and actual business conditions in 2021.

(IV) effective date

The proposal to renew the appointment of the 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.

Hainan Jinpan Smart Technology Co.Ltd(688676) board of directors April 16, 2022

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