Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131) : Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131) announcement on employing the company’s 2022 audit institution

Securities code: Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131) securities abbreviation: Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131) Announcement No.: 2022030 Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131)

Announcement on employing the company’s 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: audit institution to be appointed: Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership)

Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the fifth meeting of the third board of directors and the fifth meeting of the third board of supervisors on April 20, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on hiring the company’s audit institution in 2022. The company plans to hire Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Rongcheng certified public accountants”) as the company’s audit institution in 2022. The proposal still needs to be submitted to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation. Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed

(I) institutional information

1. Basic information

Rongcheng certified public accountants changed its name from the former Huapu Tianjian Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership). It was initially established in August 1988 and restructured into a special general partnership on December 10, 2013. It is one of the first certified public accountants in China to be allowed to engage in securities service business and has been engaged in securities service business for a long time. The registered address is 901-22 to 901-26, foreign economic and Trade Building 1, No. 22, Fuchengmenwai street, Xicheng District, Beijing

2. Personnel information

As of December 31, 2021, Rongcheng accounting firm has 160 partners and 1131 certified public accountants, of which 504 have signed the audit report of securities service business.

3. Business scale

The total audited revenue of Rongcheng certified public accountants in 2020 is 1875787300 yuan, including 16312632 million yuan from audit business and 7361092 million yuan from securities and futures business.

Rongcheng certified public accountants Co., Ltd. undertakes the annual report audit of 274 listed companies in 2020, with a total audit fee of 318433900 yuan. Its customers are mainly concentrated in manufacturing (including but not limited to computer, communication and other electronic equipment manufacturing, special equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing, chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing, automobile manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing) and information transmission, software and information technology services, Construction industry, wholesale and retail industry, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management industry, transportation, warehousing and postal industry, scientific research and technical services industry, financial industry, power, heat, gas and water production and supply industry, culture, sports and entertainment industry, mining industry and other industries. Rongcheng certified public accountants has 185 audit clients for listed companies in the same industry.

4. Investor protection ability

Rongcheng certified public accountants has purchased professional liability insurance for certified public accountants, and the purchase of professional insurance complies with relevant regulations; As of December 31, 2021, the cumulative limit of liability and compensation is 900 million yuan.

In the past three years, there is no relevant civil litigation and civil liability in practice.

5. Integrity record

Rongcheng certified public accountants has received 0 criminal punishment, 0 administrative punishment, 1 supervision and management measure, 1 self-discipline supervision measure and 0 disciplinary punishment for its practice in recent three years.

Five employees have been subject to self regulatory measures once due to their professional behavior during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years; 11 employees have been supervised and managed once during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years.

10 employees have been subject to supervision and management measures once each during their practice in other accounting firms in recent three years. (II) project information

1. Basic information

Project partner: Pan Shengguo, who became a Chinese certified public accountant in 1998, began to engage in the audit business of Listed Companies in 2008, began to practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in 2008, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2015; In recent three years, he has signed audit reports of listed companies such as Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co.Ltd(002531) , A-Zenith Home Furnishings Co.Ltd(603389) and so on.

Certified public accountant signing the project: Liu Lijuan, who became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2015, began to engage in the audit business of Listed Companies in 2013, began to practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in 2015, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2015; Signed audit reports of Jiangsu Hengli Hydraulic Co.Ltd(601100) and other listed companies in recent three years.

Reviewer of project quality control: Tang Yan, who became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2013, began to engage in the audit business of Listed Companies in 2013 and began to practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in 2021; Signed or reviewed audit reports of Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co.Ltd(688180) , Shanghai Gentech Co.Ltd(688596) and other listed companies in recent three years.

2. Integrity records of the above-mentioned relevant personnel

Pan Shengguo, the project partner, Liu Lijuan, the signing certified public accountant and Tang Yan, the reviewer of project quality control, have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions for their professional behavior in recent three years.

3. Independence

Rongcheng certified public accountants and the above personnel do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

4. Audit fees

Pricing principle of audit fees: the final audit fees shall be determined according to the company’s business scale, industry, complexity of accounting treatment and other factors, as well as the auditors required for the audit of the company’s annual report, the workload invested and the charging standard of the firm.

The financial audit fee of Rongcheng certified public accountants for the company in 2021 is RMB 1.1 million (including tax).

With regard to the audit fee in 2022, the general meeting of shareholders is requested to authorize the board of directors to determine the audit fee in 2022 according to the specific workload and market price level of financial audit in 2022.

2、 Procedures to be performed by audit institutions

(I) performance of the audit committee

The company held the second meeting of the audit committee of the third board of directors on April 10, 2022 and passed the proposal on hiring the company’s audit institution in 2022. In view of Rongcheng accounting firm’s scrupulous compliance with its responsibilities and in accordance with the independent audit standards, it objectively and fairly issued the audit report for the company. In order to maintain the continuity of the company’s audit work, it is agreed that the company will hire Rongcheng certified public accountants as the company’s audit institution in 2022. It is agreed to submit the proposal to the board of directors for deliberation and voting and submit it to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.

(II) prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors

1. Prior approval of independent directors

Rongcheng accountant has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit, and has professional competence; It can follow the independent, fair and objective practice standards to provide independent audit for the company and has independence; Rongcheng certified public accountants has received 0 criminal punishment, 0 administrative punishment, 1 supervision and management measure, 1 self-discipline supervision measure and 0 disciplinary punishment for its practice in recent three years.

Five employees have been subject to self regulatory measures once due to their professional behavior during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years; 11 employees have been supervised and managed once during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years. 10 employees have been subject to supervision and management measures once each during their practice in other accounting firms in recent three years. Pan Shengguo, the project partner, Liu Lijuan, the signing certified public accountant and Tang Yan, the reviewer of project quality control, have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions for their professional behavior in recent three years. Rongcheng certified public accountants and the above personnel do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

Rongcheng certified public accountants has purchased professional liability insurance for certified public accountants, and the purchase of professional insurance complies with relevant regulations; As of December 31, 2021, the cumulative limit of liability and compensation is 900 million yuan. In the past three years, there has been no relevant civil litigation and civil liability in practice, and it has the ability to protect investors.

We agree to employ Rongcheng certified public accountants as the audit institution of the company in 2022, and agree to submit the proposal to the fifth meeting of the third board of directors for deliberation.

2. Independent opinions of independent directors

After verification, we believe that:

Rongcheng accountant has the experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can meet the requirements of the company’s annual financial audit and internal control audit, and has professional competence; It can follow the independent, fair and objective practice standards to provide independent audit for the company and has independence; Rongcheng certified public accountants has received 0 criminal punishment, 0 administrative punishment, 1 supervision and management measure, 1 self-discipline supervision measure and 0 disciplinary punishment for its practice in recent three years. Five employees have been subject to self regulatory measures once due to their professional behavior during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years; 11 employees have been supervised and managed once during their practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in recent three years. 10 employees have been subject to supervision and management measures once each during their practice in other accounting firms in recent three years. Pan Shengguo, the project partner, Liu Lijuan, the signing certified public accountant and Tang Yan, the reviewer of project quality control, have not been subject to criminal punishment, administrative punishment, supervision and management measures, self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions for their professional behavior in recent three years. Rongcheng certified public accountants and the above personnel do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants.

Rongcheng certified public accountants has purchased professional liability insurance for certified public accountants, and the purchase of professional insurance complies with relevant regulations; As of December 31, 2021, the cumulative limit of liability and compensation is 900 million yuan. In the past three years, there has been no relevant civil litigation and civil liability in practice, and it has the ability to protect investors.

We agree to employ Rongcheng certified public accountants as the company’s audit institution in 2022 and agree to submit the proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.

(III) deliberation and voting of the board of directors

The company held the fifth meeting of the third board of directors on April 20, 2022 and passed the proposal on employing the company’s audit institution in 2022. It agreed that the company would employ Rongcheng certified public accountants as the company’s audit institution in 2022 and submit it to the company’s 2021 annual general meeting for deliberation.

(IV) effective date

The company’s engagement of an audit institution this time still 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.

Shanghai Haoyuan Chemexpress Co.Ltd(688131)

Board of directors

April 22, 2022

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