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Churchill China plc appointed Forvis Mazars LLP as its new auditor, an action approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting on 29 May 2026. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ceased to hold office as the Company's auditor, stating its reason was an unsuccessful bid in a competitive tender process for the statutory auditor position.
| Date | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:06 |
| Category | Corporate updates |
| ID | 5597I |
17 June 2026
Churchill China plc
("Churchill China" or the "Company")
Change of Auditor
Churchill China plc (AIM: CHH), the manufacturer of innovative performance ceramic products serving hospitality markets worldwide, announces that, as approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 29 May 2026, the Company has appointed Forvis Mazars LLP as its new auditor.
As required by section 519 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"), upon ceasing to hold office as the Company's auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has provided a statement (the "Statement") to the Company confirming the reason for its resignation as follows:
The reason we are ceasing to hold office is that the Company undertook a competitive tender process for the position of statutory auditor and we were unsuccessful in retaining the audit.
The Statement will be sent to the Company's shareholders as required by section 520(2) of the Act.
For further information, please contact:
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Churchill China plc |
Tel: 01782 577566 |
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David O'Connor / James Roper / Michael Cunningham |
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Burson Buchanan |
Tel: 020 7466 5000 |
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Helen Tarbet / Sophie Wills / Abby Gilchrist |
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Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
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David Flin / Oliver Cardigan |
Tel: 020 7597 5970 |
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Panmure Liberum Limited (Joint Broker) |
Tel: 020 3100 2000 |
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Edward Thomas / John More |
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