Securities code: 002168 securities abbreviation: Shenzhen Hifuture Information Technology Co.Ltd(002168) Announcement No.: 2022-003 announcement on proposed change of accounting firm
The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.
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1. Name of the original accounting firm: Chongqing Kanghua Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Chongqing Kanghua”)
2. Name of the accounting firm to be employed: Daxin Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership) (hereinafter referred to as “Daxin”)
3. Reasons for changing the accounting firm: Shenzhen Hifuture Information Technology Co.Ltd(002168) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) comprehensively considered the actual situation of the company’s development strategy, future business development and audit needs, and agreed with Chongqing Kanghua through consultation, reviewed by the audit committee of the board of directors, and the board of directors agreed to hire Daxin as the audit institution of the company in 2021, Be responsible for the audit of the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2021.
4. The audit committee of the board of directors, the independent directors and the board of directors of the company have no objection to the proposed change of the accounting firm, and this matter needs to be deliberated and approved by the general meeting of shareholders of the company.
At the 17th meeting of the 7th board of directors held on January 19, 2022, the company deliberated and passed the proposal on proposed change of accounting firm, and the board of directors agreed that the company plans to hire Daxin as the company’s audit institution in 2021. This proposal needs to be submitted to the company’s first extraordinary general meeting in 2022 for deliberation, and the relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
1、 Basic information of the accounting firm to be employed
(I) institutional information
Daxin was founded in 1985 and transformed into a special general partnership firm in March 2012. Its registered address is room 1504, College International Building, No. 1, Zhichun Road, Haidian District, Beijing. Daxin has 31 branches across the country, set up branches in Hong Kong, and initiated the establishment of Daxin international accounting network in 2017. At present, the global members of Daxin international accounting network include 26 network members such as the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Daxin has the practicing certificate of accounting firm issued by the Ministry of finance. It is one of the earliest accounting firms engaged in securities business in China and one of the first to obtain the audit qualification of H-share enterprises. It has nearly 30 years of securities business experience.
(II) personnel information
The chief partner is Mr. Hu Yonghua. As of December 31, 2021, Daxin has 4262 employees, including 156 partners and 1042 certified public accountants. More than 500 certified public accountants have signed the audit report of securities service business.
(III) business information
In 2020, the business revenue was 1.832 billion yuan, providing services to more than 10000 companies. Among the business income, the audit business income was 1.568 billion yuan and the securities business income was 584 million yuan. In 2020, there were 181 annual audit clients (including H shares) of listed companies, with an average asset of 24.951 billion yuan and a total charge of 231 million yuan, mainly distributed in manufacturing, information transmission software and information technology services, water conservancy environment and public facilities management, power, heat, gas and water production and supply, transportation, storage and postal services. Daxin has 16 audit clients of Listed Companies in the same industry.
(IV) investor protection ability
The sum of the cumulative compensation limit of occupational insurance and the occupational risk fund withdrawn exceeds 80 million yuan, and the withdrawal of occupational risk fund and the purchase of occupational insurance comply with relevant regulations.
Civil liability in civil litigation related to practice in recent three years: in December 2020, Hangzhou intermediate people’s court ruled that Daxin and other institutions should bear joint and several liability for compensation in the “Wuyang debt” case, and Daxin appealed against the judgment. In September 2021, the higher people’s Court of Zhejiang Province made a judgment and upheld the original judgment. (V) independence and integrity record
Daxin does not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants. In recent three years, Daxin has been subject to administrative punishment once and administrative supervision measures 14 times, and has not been subject to criminal punishment, self-discipline supervision measures and self-discipline sanctions. In the past three years, 2 employees have been subject to administrative punishment and 25 people have been subject to supervision and management measures.
2、 Project members of the accounting firm to be appointed
(I) basic information
Project partner to be signed: Cai Yu
Chinese certified public accountant, partner. He became a certified public accountant in 1997 and began to audit listed companies and listed companies in the same year. He began to practice in Daxin in 1997 and provided audit services for the company in 2020. He has rich experience in securities business services. Undertaken Guilin Tourism Corporation Limited(000978) , Guangxi Guidong Electric Power Co.Ltd(600310) , Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation(603197) , Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co.Ltd(600395) and other listed companies. Served as an independent director in Shenzhen Mason Technologies Co.Ltd(002654) and Beijing Jiwei Space Information Co., Ltd. Not part-time in other units.
Certified public accountant to be signed: Li Min
Chinese certified public accountant, project manager. He began to audit listed companies and listed companies in 2014, began to practice in Daxin in 2019, and began to provide audit services for the company in 2020. He has undertaken Cmst Development Co.Ltd(600787) , Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co.Ltd(600395) and other listed companies. Not part-time in other units.
Proposed project quality reviewer: Feng Jianfa
Chinese certified public accountant, senior partner. He became a certified public accountant in 2002 and began to review the audit quality of listed companies and listed companies in 2013. He began to practice in Daxin in 2013. He presided over Beijing Originwater Technology Co.Ltd(300070) , CLP Guangtong and other large projects. He has rich professional knowledge in accounting, securities, finance and taxation. During his tenure as manager of the review department, he professionally reviewed the project drafts and reports and put forward opinions and suggestions, Not part-time in other units. (II) integrity record
In the past three years, the partners of the project to be signed, the signing certified public accountants and the quality review personnel 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, and self-discipline supervision measures and disciplinary sanctions by self-discipline organizations such as stock exchanges and industry associations. (III) independence
The partner of the project to be signed, the signing certified public accountant and the quality review personnel do not violate the independence requirements of the code of professional ethics for Chinese certified public accountants, do not hold and buy or sell the company’s shares, and do not have other economic interests affecting the independence. Regular rotation meets the requirements.
(IV) audit fees
The company plans to appoint Daxin as the audit institution of the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2021. The audit fees will be determined through consultation according to the fair and reasonable pricing principle of the market and the nature and complexity of audit services.
The audit fee of the company in the previous year was 680000 yuan.
The current audit fee is 680000 yuan and the internal control audit service fee is 120000 yuan, which is consistent with the original audit fee of Chongqing Kanghua.
3、 Description of the proposed accounting firm
(I) previous accounting firms and audit opinions of the previous year
Daxin is the audit institution of the company in 2020 and has issued a qualified audit report for the company in 2020. The company does not dismiss the former accounting firm after entrusting the former accounting firm to carry out some audit work.
(II) reasons for proposed change of accounting firm
In comprehensive consideration of the company’s development strategy, future business development and audit needs, the board of directors agreed to hire Daxin as the company’s 2021 audit institution to be responsible for the company’s 2021 financial statements and internal control audit after reaching an agreement with Chongqing Kanghua and reviewed by the audit committee of the board of directors.
(III) communication between the company and previous accounting firms
The company has communicated with Chongqing Kanghua and Daxin in advance on the proposed change of accounting firm, and the previous accounting firms have no objection to the proposed change of accounting firm; The previous and subsequent accounting firms will actively communicate with each other in accordance with the requirements of relevant laws and regulations.
4、 Procedures to be performed by the proposed accounting firm
(I) opinions of the audit committee
The audit committee of the board of directors of the company has fully understood and reviewed Daxin, and believes that Daxin has the qualification, experience, professional ability and investor protection ability to provide audit services for the company, adheres to the principles of integrity and independent audit in the process of practice, and can meet the requirements of the company’s audit work. Considering the needs of future development and audit work, the company plans to change the accounting firm after consultation with Chongqing Kanghua and Daxin, and the reasons for the change are appropriate. Therefore, it is proposed to the board of directors to appoint Daxin as the audit institution of the company in 2021.
(II) prior approval opinions and independent opinions of independent directors
1. Prior approval
After verification, Daxin has the qualification for securities and futures related business, has many years of experience and ability to provide audit services for listed companies, can provide true and fair audit services for the company, and meet the requirements of the company’s audit work in 2021. Comprehensively considering the company’s development strategy, future business development and audit needs, the company plans to employ Daxin as the company’s 2021 financial statement and internal control audit institution, and the reasons for the change are appropriate. In conclusion, we agree to appoint Daxin as the company’s financial audit institution in 2021, and agree to submit this proposal to the 17th meeting of the seventh board of directors for deliberation.
2. Independent opinion
After verification, Daxin has sufficient independence, professional competence and investor protection ability to meet the requirements of the company’s financial and internal control audit in 2021. The appointment of Daxin as the audit institution for the company’s financial statements and internal control in 2021 complies with the requirements of relevant laws and regulations, and there is no damage to the interests of listed companies and other shareholders, especially the interests of minority shareholders. The decision-making procedures for the company to appoint Daxin as the company’s audit institution for financial statements and internal control in 2021 comply with the company law, the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the articles of association and other relevant provisions. In conclusion, we agree that the company plans to appoint Daxin as the company’s audit institution in 2021, and submit the proposal to the company’s first extraordinary general meeting in 2022 for deliberation.
(III) opinions of the board of directors
At the 17th meeting of the 7th board of directors held on January 19, 2022, the company deliberated and adopted the proposal on proposed change of accounting firm with 9 affirmative votes, 0 abstention votes and 0 negative votes, and agreed that the company plans to appoint Daxin as the audit institution of the company’s 2021 annual financial report, and the audit fee of the annual consolidated financial and accounting statements is RMB 680000, The internal control audit service fee is 120000 yuan.
(IV) effective date
This matter shall be submitted to the first extraordinary general meeting of the company in 2022 for deliberation and shall come into force from the date of deliberation and approval by the general meeting of the company.
5、 Documents for future reference
1. Resolution of the first meeting of the audit committee of the seventh board of directors in 2022;
2. Resolutions of the 17th meeting of the seventh board of directors;
3. Prior approval opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 17th meeting of the seventh board of directors;
4. Independent opinions of independent directors on matters related to the 17th meeting of the seventh board of directors;
5. Daxin business license, information and contact information of the main person in charge and the contact person of the regulatory business, and the identity certificate, license and contact information of the certified public accountant to be responsible for the specific audit business;
6. Written statement of opinions of the former accounting firm;
7. Other documents required by SZSE.
It is hereby announced.
Shenzhen Hifuture Information Technology Co.Ltd(002168) board of directors January 20, 2002
