Sinopec Petrochemical Co. Ltd. Watchdog Report ™ SHI (NYSE) | CIK:908732 | | SEC llings The new model for duciary analysis Oct 1, 2021 Jan 1, 2020 Jan 1, 2016 RECENT PERIOD HISTORICAL PERIOD Key Facts 20-F led on Apr 28, 2021 for period ending Dec 2020 Business address: Shanghai, China Reporting Irregularities RECENT HISTORICAL Industry: Plastics Material and Resin (NAICS 325211) Financial Restatements SEC ler status: Large Accelerated Filer as of Dec 2020 Revisions Market Cap: $2.62b as of Sep 30, 2021 Annual revenue: $9.41b as of Dec 31, 2020 Out of Period Adjustments

Late Filings Corporate Governance Impairments CEO: NOT AVAILABLE CFO: Du Jun since 2020 Changes in Accounting Estimates 1st level Disclosure Controls

Board Chairman: Wu Haijun since 2017 Internal Controls Audit Committee Chair: NOT AVAILABLE 2nd level Critical / Key Audit Matters

Auditor: KPMG LLP since 2021 Anomalies in the Numbers RECENT HISTORICAL Outside Counsel (most recent): Haiwen & Partners Benford's Law 3rd level Beneish M-Score SEC Reviewer: John Cash 4th level Accounting Disclosure Complexity Securities & Exchange Commission Concerns RECENT HISTORICAL SEC Oversight

SEC Letters to Management

Revenue Recognition

Non-GAAP Measures Litigation & External Pressures RECENT HISTORICAL Signicant Litigation

Securities Class Actions

Shareholder Activism

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Information in this report is effective Oct 1, 2021 and is taken from the Auditor Assessment RECENT HISTORICAL company's public nancial and regulatory lings. Latest ling 20-F led Auditor Changes 04/28/2021. Over 75 accounting and data analysts scrutinize and review crucial information, footnotes, disclosures, etc., from these lings. Material Auditor Experience facts are captured and processed using our proprietary methods which identify key risk factors our readers need to know. Each Watchdog Report Auditor Tenure represents 30 or more hours of analysis and processing. Audit Fees

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Overview

Price and Volume History

This graph shows the price and trading history for Shanghai. Warning signs and red ags are marked on the graph according to their disclosure dates.

1 Apr 28, 2021 - Critical / Key Audit Matters 3 Apr 28, 2020 - Critical / Key Audit Matters

2 Mar 26, 2021 - Auditor change 4 Oct 20, 2017 - SEC letters to management

Notications

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There are no notications for Sinopec Shanghai at least since 2016.

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Peer groups are used by companies to benchmark executive compensation and performance. Each company identies its own peer group. Peer groups vary from company to company.

Peer Group Companies Who Named Sinopec Shanghai as a Peer

Sinopec Shanghai is not named as a peer by any company. Company Ticker Market Cap

Avient Corp * AVNT $4.23b

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. SHI $2.62b Ltd.

Kraton Corp. * KRA $1.47b

Advansix Inc. * ASIX $1.12b

Zogenix, Inc. * ZGNX $849m

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. * RYAM $478m

Landec Corp. * LNDC $272m

Core Molding Technologies Inc. * CMT $97.7m

Deswell Industries Inc. * DSWL $56.6m

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. * YTEN $29.2m

* Suggested by Watchdog.

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SHI PEER GROUPFLAGS SHI PEER GROUPFLAGS Reporting Irregularities Litigation & External Pressures

Financial Restatements 9 Signicant Litigation 4 1 4

Revisions 7 2 Securities Class Actions 6 3

Out of Period Adjustments 9 Shareholder Activism 6 2 1

Impairments 2 7 Cybersecurity 9

Changes in Accounting Estimates 7 2 Management Review

Disclosure Controls 2 5 2 Insider Sales 3 3 3

Internal Controls 7 2 Pledged Securities 9

Critical / Key Audit Matters 6 1 Mergers & Acquisitions 6 3

Sales of Assets 9 Anomalies in the Numbers

Benford's Law 5 4 Auditor Assessment

Beneish M-Score 3 4 Auditor Changes 7 1 1

Accounting Disclosure Complexity 6 3 Auditor Experience 8 1

Auditor Tenure 8 1 Securities & Exchange Commission Concerns

SEC Oversight 8 1 Audit Fees 2 7

SEC Letters to Management 1 8 Non-Audit Fees 7 2

Revenue Recognition 7 2

Non-GAAP Measures 9

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