Securities code: Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137) securities abbreviation: Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137) Announcement No.: 2022014 Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137)
Announcement on the renewal of accounting firm
The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the contents of the announcement are true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.
Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) held the 21st Meeting of the 6th board of directors on April 22, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firm and paying remuneration to accounting firm, and agreed to renew the appointment of Rongcheng accounting firm (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Rongcheng accounting firm” or “Rongcheng club”) as the company’s financial audit institution in 2022, And agreed to submit the proposal to the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation. The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Description of the proposed accounting firm
Rongcheng club has securities qualification and experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies. As the company’s audit institution in 2021, in the process of providing audit services for the company, it has completed all the audit work entrusted by the company strictly and seriously, and the audit report issued objectively, truly and completely reflects the company’s financial status and operating results. In order to maintain the continuity of the company’s audit work, the company plans to continue to employ Rongcheng club as the company’s audit institution in 2022. At the same time, the general meeting of shareholders of the company is requested to authorize the board of directors of the company to determine the audit fee according to the actual business situation, with reference to the market price and the principle of fair and reasonable pricing.
2、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be renewed
1. Institutional information
Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) was renamed 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, and the chief partner Xiao houfa.
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 information
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 and pharmaceutical manufacturing), information transmission Software and information technology service industry, construction industry, wholesale and retail industry, water conservancy, environment and public facilities management industry, transportation, storage and postal industry, scientific research and technical service 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 where Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137) company is located.
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.
6. Practice information
(1) Personnel information
Project partner: Pan Rubin, a Chinese certified public accountant, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2000, providing securities services such as annual report audit for many companies.
Certified public accountant to be signed: Liao Rui, a Chinese certified public accountant, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2009, providing securities services such as annual report audit for many companies.
Certified public accountant to be signed: Hao Mengxing, a Chinese certified public accountant, has been engaged in the audit of listed companies since 2014, providing securities services such as annual report audit for many companies.
Reviewer of project quality control: Liu run, who became a Chinese certified public accountant in 2002, began to engage in the audit business of Listed Companies in 1998 and began to practice in Rongcheng certified public accountants in 2019; Signed or reviewed audit reports of several listed companies in the past three years.
(2) Integrity records of the above-mentioned relevant personnel
Pan Rubin, the project partner, Liao Rui, Hao Mengxing, the signing certified public accountant, and Liu run, 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.
3、 Procedures to be performed by the accounting firm to be renewed
1. Performance of audit committee
Through reviewing the relevant situation of Rongcheng club and making professional judgment, the Audit Committee believes that Rongcheng club provided audit services for the company in 2021, showed good professional ethics and practice level, has the qualification to carry out securities and futures related businesses, has the qualification and ability to engage in financial audit and internal control audit, and can maintain independence, professional competence and due attention. In order to ensure the continuity of audit work, the audit committee of the company agreed to renew the appointment of Rongcheng club as the audit institution of the company in 2022, and agreed to submit the matter to the board of directors of the company for deliberation.
2. Prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors
(1) Prior approval opinion
The independent directors of the company expressed their prior approval opinions on the renewal of the accounting firm: Rongcheng accounting firm (special general partnership) has the qualification to engage in securities business and has rich experience and professional quality in the audit of listed companies. In providing the company with audit services in 2021, the office can scrupulously abide by its duties, follow the independent, objective and impartial practice standards, and the report issued can be objective Truly reflect the actual situation, financial status and operating results of the company, and better complete the work entrusted by the company.
Agree to renew the appointment of Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the auditor of the company’s 2022 financial report, and agree to submit this proposal to the board of directors for deliberation.
(2) Independent opinion
The independent directors expressed the following independent opinions on this matter: Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) has the qualification to engage in securities business and rich experience and professional quality in the audit of listed companies. In the process of providing the company with the audit service of 2021 annual financial report, it has demonstrated a high professional level and diligent spirit of work, and has sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability, The audit report objectively reflects the company’s financial status and operating results. In order to maintain the continuity and stability of the company’s audit work, we agree to renew the appointment of Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022 for one year, and agree to submit the proposal to the general meeting of shareholders for deliberation. 3. Review procedure
The company held the 21st Meeting of the 6th board of directors on April 22, 2022, deliberated and approved the proposal on renewing the appointment of accounting firm and paying remuneration to accounting firm, and agreed to continue to employ Rongcheng accounting firm (special general partnership) as the company’s audit institution in 2022. This matter needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
4、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolutions of the 21st Meeting of the 6th board of directors;
2. Resolutions of the 15th meeting of the audit committee of the sixth board of directors;
3. Prior approval and independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 21st Meeting of the sixth board of directors;
4. The business license of Rongcheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), the information and contact information of the main person in charge and the contact person of the regulatory business, and the identity certificate, practice license and contact information of the certified public accountant to be responsible for the specific audit business.
Shenzhen Sea Star Technology Co.Ltd(002137) board of directors April 26, 2022
