Securities code: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) stock abbreviation: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) No.: pro 2022023 announcement on renewing the appointment of accounting firm 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 individual and joint liabilities for the authenticity, accuracy and completeness of its contents.
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Name of the accounting firm to be employed: Ernst & Young Huaming accounting firm (special general partnership) I. Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
(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 focused on 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, and 400 certified public accountants who signed the audit report of securities service business. Ernst & Young Huaming’s total business income in 2020 was 4.76 billion yuan, including 4.589 billion yuan from audit business (including 2.146 billion yuan from securities business). In 2020, there were 100 annual report audit clients of A-share listed companies, with a total charge of 824 million yuan. These listed companies mainly engaged in manufacturing, finance, wholesale and retail, information transmission, software and information technology services, real estate, etc. The company has 3 audit clients of Listed Companies in the same industry.
Since 2020, anyong Huaming has provided annual report / internal control audit services for the company for two consecutive years, and the type of audit opinion in the previous year was standard unqualified opinion. There is no case that the company has entrusted Ernst & Young Huaming to carry out part of the audit work and then dismissed.
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 accumulated compensation limit of the accrued occupational risk fund and the purchased occupational insurance 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. Zhou Ying, the project partner / signature certified public accountant, became a certified public accountant in 1994, began to audit listed companies in 1998, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 2015, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; In the past three years, the annual reports / internal control audits of five listed companies have been signed / reviewed, involving industries including construction, wholesale and retail, manufacturing, leasing and business services.
Ms. Yang Shujuan, the project partner / signature certified public accountant, became a certified public accountant in 1997, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 1994, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 1994, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; In the past three years, the annual reports / internal control audits of four listed companies have been signed / reviewed, involving industries including construction, manufacturing, leasing and business services, wholesale and retail.
Ms. Shen Yan, the project partner / signature certified public accountant, became a certified public accountant in 2010, began to engage in the audit of Listed Companies in 2004, began to practice at Ernst & Young Huaming in 2001, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020; In the past three years, the annual reports / internal control audits of five listed companies have been signed / reviewed, involving industries including construction and manufacturing.
Ms. Zhang Ningning, the reviewer of project 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 began to provide audit services for the company in 2021; In the past three years, the annual reports / internal control audits of 8 listed companies have been signed / reviewed. The industries involved include construction, real estate, manufacturing, scientific research and technical services, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery.
2. Integrity record.
In the past three years, the above 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 and management 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, signed 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 board of directors of the company requests the general meeting of shareholders to authorize the board of directors of the company to negotiate with Ernst & Young Huaming to determine the relevant audit fees according to the specific audit requirements and audit scope of 2022.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be reappointed
On April 14, 2022, the audit and risk committee of the third session of the board of directors of the company considered and approved the proposal on the renewal of the audit institution of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual financial report and the proposal on the renewal of the audit institution of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual internal control, and proposed to renew Ernst & Young Huaming as the audit institution of the company’s 2022 annual financial report and internal control, which was submitted to the board of directors of the company for deliberation.
The board of auditors and risk committees reviewed Ernst & amp; Wah’s basic information, personnel information, business scale, professional competence, investor protection capabilities, independence and integrity. It is considered that the company has legal qualifications to conduct audit business in Chinese mainland and related regions and other countries and regions, and has rich auditing experience in listed companies. Its past financial report audit projects can conduct independent audit with a fair and objective attitude, and better fulfill the responsibilities and obligations of external audit institutions; At the same time, an Yonghua Ming also has sufficient investor protection ability. After reviewing the resumes, professional qualifications, independence and integrity records of project members, relevant project partners, signing accountants and quality control reviewers have rich professional experience, do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants, and have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, administrative supervision measures and self-discipline supervision measures in the past three years.
The company’s continued employment of Ernst & Young Huaming as the auditor of financial report and internal control in 2022 complies with the relevant provisions of the company law and the articles of association and will not harm the interests of shareholders, especially minority shareholders.
On April 15, 2022, the 15th meeting of the third board of directors and the 10th meeting of the third board of supervisors respectively deliberated and approved the proposal on renewing the appointment of the audit institution of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual financial report and the proposal on renewing the appointment of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual internal control audit institution, and agreed to renew the appointment of Ernst & Young Huaming as the audit institution of the company’s 2022 annual financial report and internal control, The term of employment starts from the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders in 2022 to the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders in the next year. The audit fee shall be determined by the board of directors authorized by the general meeting of shareholders of the company.
The independent directors of the company have expressed their prior approval opinions on this matter and the following independent opinions: the board of directors of the company has obtained our approval before considering the proposal on the renewal of the audit institution of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual financial report and the proposal on the renewal of the audit institution of China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) 2022 annual internal control, The audit and risk committee of the board of Directors proposes to renew the appointment of an Yonghua Ming as the audit institution of the company’s financial report and internal control in 2022. Audited, and he has statutory qualifications, able to conduct audit business in Chinese mainland and Hongkong and other countries and regions, and has the ability to provide audit services for listed companies, which can meet the needs of company audit. The decision-making and deliberation procedures of the company’s reappointment of an Yonghua Ming as the company’s 2022 financial report and internal control audit institution comply with the relevant provisions of the company law and the articles of association, and will not damage the interests of the company or shareholders, especially minority shareholders. We agree to renew the appointment of an Yonghua Ming as the auditor of the company’s financial report and internal control in 2022, and agree to submit relevant proposals to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
The company’s current renewal of the financial report and internal control audit institution shall be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation, and shall take effect from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of shareholders of the company.
It is hereby announced.
China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited(601668) board of directors April 15, 2002
