Hna Investment Group Co.Ltd(000616) independent director
Special explanation on the fund occupation and external guarantee of the company’s related parties
And independent opinion
Ma Fei, Ma Hongtao and Ni Bingming, the independent directors of the company, based on the principle of loyalty and diligence, checked the occupation of funds and external guarantees of the company’s related parties during the reporting period. Now they explain the relevant situation and give independent opinions as follows:
Hna Investment Group Co.Ltd(000616) (hereinafter referred to as “HNA investment” or “the company”) has provided guarantee for related parties. As of December 31, 2021, the guarantee liability has not been completely relieved. In the process of external guarantee, HNA investment company failed to implement the approval procedures of the company’s internal control system, the decision-making procedures of related party transactions and timely information disclosure, which violated the relevant provisions of internal control such as the management system of external guarantee, the management system of related party transactions and the management measures of information disclosure of HNA investment company.
The independent directors attach great importance to the above matters, and are currently urging the company’s management to take practical measures and measures to solve the above problems, effectively resolve risks, safeguard the company’s rights and interests to the greatest extent, protect the interests of small and medium-sized investors, and timely fulfill the obligation of information disclosure in strict accordance with relevant regulations. The company is required to comprehensively strengthen internal control, continue to carry out in-depth internal self inspection and rectification, conduct comprehensive self inspection and rectification from the aspects of internal control system construction, personnel management and internal control implementation, sort out the existing system, find out omissions and make up deficiencies, and strengthen the depth and breadth of system implementation. In strict accordance with the basic norms of enterprise internal control and other provisions, improve and implement various systems, comprehensively strengthen control, and ensure that the company maintains effective internal control in all major aspects. Commenters: Ma Fei, Ma Hongtao, Ni Bingming
April 28, 2002
