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EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - LONGWEI PETROLEUM INVESTMENT HOLDING LTD | ex232.htm |
As filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2010
Registration
No. 333-164020
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
to
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
LONGWEI
PETROLEUM INVESTMENT
HOLDING
LIMITED
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Colorado
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5171
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84-1536518
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
No.
30 Guanghau Street, Xiaojingyu Xiang, Wan Bailin District
Shanxi
Province, People’s Republic of China 030024
(617)
699-6325
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s
principal executive offices)
James
Crane
Chief
Financial Officer
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
No.
30 Guanghau Street, Xiaojingyu Xiang, Wan Bailin District
Shanxi
Province, People’s Republic of China 030024
(617)
699-6325
(Name,
address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent
for service)
Copies
to:
Darrin
M. Ocasio, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference, LLP
61
Broadway, 32nd
Floor
New
York, New York 10006
Telephone:
(212) 930-9700
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable
after this registration statement becomes effective.
If any of
the securities being registered on the Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933,
check the following box: þ
i
If this
Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering: o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462
(c) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration
statement for the same offering: o
If this
Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering:
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company þ
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED
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PROPOSED
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AMOUNT TO
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MAXIMUM
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MAXIMUM
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TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF
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BE
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OFFERING
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AGGREGATE
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AMOUNT OF
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SECURITITES TO BE
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REGISTERED
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PRICE PER
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OFFERING
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REGISTRATION
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REGISTERED
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(1)
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SHARE (2)
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PRICE
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FEE
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Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(3)
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4,724,747
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$
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2.28
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$
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10,772,423.16
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$
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768.07
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Total
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4,724,747
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$
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$
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10,772,423.16
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$
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768.07
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*
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_______________
*Previously
Paid
(1)
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In
the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar transaction
involving the common stock, the number of shares registered shall
automatically be increased to cover the additional shares of common stock
issuable pursuant to Rule 416.
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(2)
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Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based on the average
high and low prices of the common stock of the Registrant as reported on
the OTC Bulletin Board on March 4, 2010.
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(3)
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Represents
shares of the Registrant’s common stock being registered for resale that
are issuable to the selling stockholders named in the prospectus or a
prospectus supplement upon conversion of outstanding shares of series A
convertible preferred stock.
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THE
REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS
MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A
FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL THERAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING
PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
ii
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be
changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the
registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is
effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is
not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY
PROSPECTUS
SUBJECT
TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 5, 2010
LONGWEI
PETROLEUM INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
4,724,747
Shares of Common Stock
This
prospectus relates to the resale of up to 4,724,747 shares of our common stock
by the selling stockholders identified under the section entitled “Selling
Stockholders” in this prospectus. The shares of common stock offered by this
prospectus consist of 4,724,747 shares of our common stock issuable upon
conversion of outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock issued
to the selling stockholders pursuant to the private placement entered into on
October 29, 2009. This prospectus does not include the following
shares of common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the
private placement: (i) 8,774,527 shares of our common stock issuable upon
conversion of outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock (ii)
13,499,274 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding
warrants and (iii) 13,499,274 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to a
make good escrow agreement, dated October 29, 2009.
All of
the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are being sold by the
selling stockholders. It is anticipated that the selling stockholders will sell
these shares of common stock from time to time in one or more transactions, in
negotiated transactions or otherwise, at prevailing market prices or at prices
otherwise negotiated (see “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page 39). We will
not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling
stockholders. We may receive proceeds from any exercise of
outstanding warrants. The selling shareholders and placement agent (and its
designees) may exercise the warrants on a cashless basis if the shares of common
stock underlying the warrants are not then registered pursuant to an effective
registration statement. In the event the selling shareholders or placement agent
(or its designees) exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis, then we will not
receive any proceeds.
Our
common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, commonly known as
the OTCBB, under the symbol “LPIH.OB.” On March 4, 2010, the last sale price of
our common stock on the OTCBB was $2.28 per
share.
No
underwriter or person has been engaged to facilitate the sale of shares of our
common stock in this offering. None of the proceeds from the sale of common
stock by the selling stockholder will be placed in escrow, trust or any similar
account. There are no underwriting commissions involved in this offering. We
have agreed to pay all the costs of this offering other than customary brokerage
and sales commissions. The selling stockholders will pay no offering expenses
other than those expressly identified in this prospectus.
Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider
the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning
on page 4 of this prospectus before making a decision to purchase our
common stock.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date
of this prospectus is __________, 2010
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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RISK
FACTORS
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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12 | |||
USE
OF PROCEEDS
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12 | |||
MARKET
FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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12 | |||
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL POSITION AND PLAN OF
OPERATION
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BUSINESS
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MANAGEMENT
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28 | |||
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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30 | |||
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
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32 | |||
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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36 | |||
PENNY
STOCK
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37 | |||
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
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EXPERTS
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F-1
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You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained
in this prospectus. The selling stockholders are offering to sell shares of our
common stock and seeking offers to buy shares of our common stock only in
jurisdictions where such offers and sales are permitted. You should assume that
the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on
the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results
of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
iv
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The
following summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus.
It may not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should
read this entire prospectus carefully, including the sections entitled “Risk
Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation,” and
our historical financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
prospectus.
In this
prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,”
“Longwei,” “we,” “our” and “us,” refer to Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding
Limited, a Colorado corporation together with its subsidiaries.
Company
History
We were
incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on March 17, 2000 as
Tabatha II, Inc. On October 12, 2007, we changed our name to Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited. On October 16, 2007, we entered into a
Share Exchange Agreement and agreed to issue 69,000,000 shares of our common
stock in exchange for 100% of the outstanding ownership units of Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (Longwei BVI), a British Virgin Islands
entity. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition.
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited, formerly known as Tabatha II,
Inc., did not have any operations and majority-voting control was transferred to
Longwei BVI. The transaction required a recapitalization of Longwei
BVI. Since Longwei BVI acquired a controlling voting interest; it was deemed the
accounting acquirer, while Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
(formerly Tabatha II, Inc.) was deemed the legal acquirer.
Business
Overview
We are an
energy company that, through our subsidiaries, engages in oil and gas operations
in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Oil and gas operations
consist of transporting, marketing and selling finished petroleum
products. Our headquarters and primary facilities are located in
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province (Shanxi). We purchase diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and
kerosene (the “Products”) from various petroleum refineries in the PRC. We are 1
of 5 licensed intermediaries in Shanxi that operates its own large scale storage
tanks and has the necessary licenses to operate and sell Products not only in
Shanxi but throughout the entire PRC. Our storage tanks have the largest storage
capacity of any non-government operated entity in Shanxi. We seek to
earn profits by selling our Products at
competitive prices to large scale gas stations, coal plants and other power
supply customers and small, independent gas stations. We also earn revenue by
acting as a purchasing agent for other intermediaries in Shanxi and through the
sale of diesel and gasoline at a gas station located on our property in Taiyuan.
The sales price and the cost basis of our Products are largely dependent on the
price of crude oil. The price of crude oil is subject to fluctuation due to a
variety of factors, all of which are beyond our control.
For the
six months ended December 31, 2009, we reported revenues of approximately $130.5
million, an increase of 33% from revenues of approximately $98.1 million
reported for the six months ended December 31, 2008. For the year
ended June 30, 2009, we reported revenues of approximately $197 million, an
increase of 37% from revenues of approximately $144 million reported for
the year ended June 30, 2008. We continued to expand our customer
base and the pricing of our Products continued to follow a trend towards higher,
more profitable pricing.
Our
principal executive offices are located at No. 30 Guanghau Street, Xiaojingyu
Xiang, Wan Bailin District, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of
China 030024 and our telephone number is (617) 699-6325. We maintain
a website at www.longweipetro.com
which contains a description of our company, but such website is not part of
this prospectus. Please note that you should not view such website as part of
this prospectus and should not rely on such website in making a decision to
invest in our common stock.
1
The
Offering
Common
stock offered by the selling stockholders:
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4,724,747 shares
(1)
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Common
stock outstanding:
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85,191,546 (2) | |||
Use
of proceeds:
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling
stockholders. We may receive proceeds from any exercise of
outstanding warrants. The selling shareholders and placement agents may
exercise the warrants on a cashless basis if the shares of common stock
underlying
the warrants are not then registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement. In the event the selling shareholders or placement agents’
exercise the Warrants on a cashless basis, then we will not receive any
proceeds.
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Risk
factors:
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An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should
carefully consider the information set forth in this prospectus and, in
particular, the specific factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section
beginning on page 3 of this prospectus before deciding whether or not to
invest in shares of our common stock.
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OTC
Bulletin Board symbol:
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LPIH.OB
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(1)
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Represents
4,724,747 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of
outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock.
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(2)
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Represents
the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 4, 2010,
and excludes:
·
4,724,747 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which shares are being
offered by this prospectus;
· 8,774,527
shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding shares
of Series A Preferred Stock, which shares are not being offered by this
prospectus;
·
13,499,274 shares of our common stock underlying outstanding warrants that
are not being offered by this prospectus;
·
13,499,274 shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to a make good
escrow agreement, dated October 29, 2009 that are not being offered by
this prospectus and
·
1,349,927 shares of our common stock underlying outstanding placement
agent warrants that are not being offered by this
prospectus.
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2
Issuance
of Shares to the Selling Stockholders
On
October 29, 2009, we entered in a securities purchase agreement with certain
accredited investors pursuant to which we issued and sold 13,499,274 of our
newly designated series A convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 13,499,274 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase
price of $14,849,201.50. National Securities Corporation acted as the
lead placement agent on the private placement.
The
series A preferred stock is convertible into shares of our common stock based on
a one to one conversion ratio, at an initial conversion price of $1.10 per
share, subject to adjustment. The holders of our series A preferred
stock do not have voting rights except as required by Colorado
law. In addition, so long as any shares of series A preferred stock
are outstanding, we cannot, without the written consent of the holders of 75% of
the then outstanding series A preferred stock: (i) alter or change adversely the
powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or
amend this Certificate, (ii) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as
to dividends or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined in the
certificate of designation) senior to or otherwise pari passu with the series A
preferred stock, or any series of preferred stock possessing greater voting
rights or the right to convert at a more favorable price than the series A
preferred stock, (iii) amend our certificate of incorporation or other charter
documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (iv) increase the
authorized number of shares of series A preferred stock or the number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (v) enter into any agreement with
respect to the foregoing. In the event of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, The holders of our series A preferred
stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available
therefore, an amount in cash equal to $1.10 per share of Series A Preferred
Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends. No distribution shall be
made on any junior securities by reason of any liquidation of the Company unless
each holder of series A preferred stock shall have received all amounts in full
to which such holder shall be entitled. The series A preferred stock holders
shall be entitled to receive dividends payable at the rate of 6% of the
liquidation price of each share of series A preferred stock, which is defined as
$1.10, payable quarterly. The series A preferred stock also contains
limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the holders may not
convert their shares to the extent that upon exercise the holder, together with
its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares
of common stock.
The
warrants are exercisable for a term of three years at an exercise price of
$2.255 per share. The warrants also contain anti-dilution provisions,
including but not limited to, if the Company issues shares of its common stock
at less than the then existing conversion price, the conversion price of the
warrants will automatically be reduced to such lower price and the number of
shares to be issued upon exercise will be proportionately
increased. The warrants contain limitations on exercise, including
the limitation that the holders may not convert their Series A Warrants to the
extent that upon exercise the holder, together with its affiliates, would own in
excess of 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
Additionally,
as further consideration for the transaction, we, along with the investors,
entered into a make good escrow agreement with certain insiders of the Company
who placed an aggregate of 13,499,274 shares of the Company’s
common stock into escrow, to be distributed if certain financial milestones of
the Company are not met. Pursuant to the terms of the make good
escrow agreement, if the After Tax Net Income reported in the Company’s 2010
Annual Report is less than $23,900,000, then the investors shall be entitled to
receive on a “pro rata” basis, determined by dividing each investor’s
investment amount by the aggregate of all investment amounts delivered to us by
the investors, for no consideration other than their part of their respective
investment amount at closing, some or all of the escrow shares determined
according to the following formula:
E
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Minus
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C
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((A
/ B) X D)
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For the
purposes of the foregoing formula:
A =
Actual After Tax Net Income for 2010
B = 2010
Guaranteed ATNI ($23,900,000)
C =
Escrow Shares (13,499,274)
D =
Initial Conversion Price of Series A Preferred Stock ($1.10)
E = Total
Investment Amount ($14,849,201.50)
3
RISK
FACTORS
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Prospective
investors should carefully consider the risks described below and other
information contained in this prospectus before purchasing shares of our common
stock. There are numerous and varied risks that may prevent us from achieving
our goals. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial
condition or results of operations may be materially adversely affected. If this
were to happen, the trading price of our common stock could decline
significantly and investors in our common stock might lose all or a part of your
investment.
Risks
Related to Business Operations
We
may be unable to manage our growth.
We are
planning for rapid growth and intend to aggressively expand operations. The
growth in the size and geographic range of our business will place significant
demands on management and our operating systems. Our ability to manage growth
effectively will depend on our ability to attract additional management
personnel; to develop and improve operating systems; to hire, train, and manage
an employee base; and to maintain adequate service capacity. Additionally, the
proposed expansion of operations may require hiring additional management
personnel to oversee procurement duties. We will also be required to rapidly
expand operating systems and processes in order to support the projected
increase in product demand. There can be no assurance that we will be able to
effectively manage growth and build the infrastructure necessary to achieve
growth as management has forecasted.
The
strategy of acquiring complementary businesses and assets may fail which could
reduce our ability to compete for customers.
As part
of our business strategy, we have pursued, and intend to continue to pursue,
selective strategic acquisitions of businesses, assets and technologies that
complement our existing business. We intend to make other acquisitions in the
future if suitable opportunities arise. Acquisitions involve uncertainties and
risks, including:
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potential
ongoing financial obligations and unforeseen or hidden
liabilities;
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•
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failure
to achieve the intended objectives, benefits or revenue-enhancing
opportunities;
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costs
and difficulties of integrating acquired businesses and managing a larger
business; and
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diversion
of resources and management
attention.
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The
failure to address these risks successfully may have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition and results of operations. Any such acquisition may
require a significant amount of capital investment, which would decrease the
amount of cash available for working capital or capital expenditures. In
addition, if we use our equity securities to pay for acquisitions, we may dilute
the value of your shares. If we borrow funds to finance acquisitions, such debt
instruments may contain restrictive covenants that could, among other things,
restrict us from distributing dividends. Such acquisitions may also generate
significant amortization expense related to intangible assets.
Our
operating results may fluctuate, which makes our results difficult to predict
and could cause our results to fall short of expectations.
We
currently consume a large amount of refined diesel and gasoline. While we try to
adjust the sales price of the products to track international crude oil price
fluctuations, our ability to pass on the increased cost resulting in diesel and
gasoline price increases to our customers is dependent on international and
domestic market conditions as well as the PRC government’s price control over
refined petroleum products. For example, the international crude oil price
reached its historically high level in July 2008, but we were not able to
effectively pass the increased cost to its customers. Although the current
price-setting mechanism for refined petroleum products in China allows the PRC
government to adjust price in the PRC market when the average international
crude oil price fluctuates beyond certain levels within a certain time period,
the PRC government still retains discretion as to whether or when to adjust the
refined petroleum products price. The PRC government will exercise certain
price controls over refined petroleum products once international crude oil
price experiences sustained growth or becomes significantly volatile. As a
result, our results of operations and financial condition may be materially and
adversely affected by the fluctuation of crude oil and refined petroleum product
prices. Our operating results may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors,
many of which are outside of our control, such as the price of crude oil. For
these reasons, comparing operating results on a period-to-period basis may not
be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of
future performance. Quarterly and annual revenues, costs and expenses as a
percentage of our revenues may be significantly different from our historical or
projected rates. Operating results in future quarters may fall below
expectations. Any of these events could cause the price of our common stock to
fall.
4
We
rely heavily on outside suppliers for products derived from crude oil and other
raw materials, and may even experience disruption of our ability to obtain
products refined from crude oil and other raw materials.
We
purchase a significant portion of our products from outside suppliers located in
different provinces within the PRC. We are also aware that a large portion of
our products originated in other countries. We are subject to the
political, geographical and economic risks associated with these other provinces
and perhaps even the countries where the products have originated. If one or
more of our material supply contracts were terminated or disrupted due to any
natural disasters or political events, it is possible that we would not be able
to find sufficient alternative sources of supply in a timely manner or on
commercially reasonable terms. As a result, our business and financial condition
would be materially and adversely affected.
Our
business faces operation risks and natural disasters that may cause significant
property damages, personal injuries and interruption of operations, and we may
not have sufficient insurance coverage for all potential financial losses
incurred.
Transporting
petroleum products involves a number of operating
hazards. Significant operating hazards and natural disasters may
cause interruption to business operations, property or environmental damages as
well as personal injuries, and each of these incidents could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
We do not
yet maintain insurance coverage on our property, plant, equipment and inventory.
However, preventative measures such as insurance may not be effective in any
event and if we should acquire insurance coverage it may not be sufficient to
cover all the financial losses caused by operation risks and potential natural
disasters, among other risks. Losses incurred or payments required to be made by
us due to operating hazards or natural disasters, which are not fully insured,
may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
success depends on our ability to retain key personnel.
Our
present and future performance will depend on the continued service of senior
management personnel, key sales personnel, and consultants. The key employees
include Cai Yongjun, the Company’s Chairman. The loss of the services of Mr. Cai
could have an adverse effect on us. We do not have a long term employment
agreement with Mr. Cai. We do not maintain any key man life insurance on any
personnel.
We
are dependent on third parties to transport our products, so their failure to
transport the products could adversely affect our earnings, sales and geographic
market.
We use
third parties for the vast majority of our shipping and transportation needs. If
these parties fail to deliver products in a timely fashion, including lack of
available trucks or drivers, labor stoppages or if there is an increase in
transportation costs, including increased fuel costs, it would have a material
adverse effect on our earnings and could reduce our sales and geographic
market.
We
have limited business insurance coverage and potential liabilities could exceed
our ability to pay them.
The
insurance industry in the PRC is still at an early stage of development.
Insurance companies in the PRC offer limited business insurance products. We do
not have any business liability or disruption insurance coverage for our
operations in the PRC. Any business disruption, litigation or natural disaster
may result in substantial costs and the diversion of our resources.
5
Risks
Related to Corporate Governance and Common Stock
Our
common stock is classified as a “penny stock” as that term is generally defined
in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to mean equity securities with a price of
less than $5.00. Our common stock will be subject to rules that
impose sales practice and disclosure requirements on broker-dealers who engage
in certain transactions involving a penny stock.
We are
subject to the penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission that require brokers to provide extensive disclosure to its customers
prior to executing trades in penny stocks. These disclosure requirements may
cause a reduction in the trading activity of our Common Stock, which in all
likelihood would make it difficult for the Company’s stockholders to sell their
securities.
Rule
3a51-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 establishes the definition of a
"penny stock," for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a
minimum bid price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less
than $5.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are not
available to us. It is likely that our shares will be considered to be penny
stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and
adversely affects any market liquidity for our common stock.
For any
transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules
require that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in
penny stocks and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written
agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the
penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for
transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial
information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a
reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for
that person and that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in
financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny
stocks.
The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market,
which, in highlight form, sets forth:
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basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination,
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the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
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Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases
of fraud in penny stock transactions.
Finally,
monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the
penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny
stocks.
Because
of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the
above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter
difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may
affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell
their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the
level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales
practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our common stock.
In addition, the liquidity for our common stock may decrease, with a
corresponding decrease in the price of our common stock. Our common stock is
subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our
shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their common
stock.
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The
market for penny stock has experienced numerous frauds and abuses which could
adversely impact subscribers of our stock.
We
believe that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and
abuse. Such patterns include:
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of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are
often related to the promoter or issuer;
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manipulation
of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false
and misleading press releases;
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room" practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic
price projections by inexperienced sales persons;
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and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling
broker-dealers; and
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wholesale
dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after
prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable
collapse of those prices with consequent investor
losses.
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We
believe that many of these abuses have occurred with respect to the promotion of
low price stock companies that lacked experienced management, adequate financial
resources, an adequate business plan and/or marketable and successful business
or product.
We
are controlled by the officers and directors of the Company.
Our
officers, directors and principal stockholders and their affiliates own or
control a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these
stockholders, if acting together, would be able to effectively control matters
requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of our Board of
Directors.
Our
certificate of incorporation limits the liability of members of the Board of
Directors.
Our
certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of the director of
the Company for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
subject to certain exceptions, to the fullest extent allowed. We are organized
under Colorado law. Accordingly, except in limited circumstances, our directors
will not be liable to our stockholders for breach of their fiduciary
duties.
Provisions
of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Colorado corporate law have
anti-takeover effects.
Some
provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws could delay or prevent
a change in control of us, even if that change might be beneficial to our
stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions
that might make acquiring control of us difficult, including provisions limiting
rights to call special meetings of stockholders and regulating the ability of
our stockholders to nominate directors for election at annual meetings of our
stockholders. In addition, our board of directors has the authority, without
further approval of our stockholders, to issue common stock having such rights,
preferences and privileges as the board of directors may determine. Any such
issuance of common stock could, under some circumstances, have the effect of
delaying or preventing a change in control of us and might adversely affect the
rights of holders of common stock.
In
addition, we are subject to Colorado statutes regulating business combinations,
takeovers and control share acquisitions, which might also hinder or delay a
change in control of us. Anti-takeover provisions in our certificate of
incorporation and bylaws, anti-takeover provisions that could be included in the
common stock when issued and the Colorado statutes regulating business
combinations, takeovers and control share acquisitions can depress the market
price of our securities and can limit the stockholders’ ability to receive a
premium on their shares by discouraging takeover and tender offer bids, even if
such events could be viewed by our shareholders or others as beneficial
transactions.
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Our internal financial reporting
procedures are still being developed. During the fiscal year ending December 31,
2010, the Company will need to allocate significant resources to meet applicable
internal financial reporting standards.
We have
adopted disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we submit under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures
include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit
under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to management, including
principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We are taking steps to develop
and adopt appropriate disclosure controls and procedures.
These
efforts require significant time and resources. If we are unable to establish
appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, our reported
financial information may be inaccurate and we will encounter difficulties in
the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements by our independent
auditors, which in turn may have material adverse effects on our ability to
prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America and to comply with SEC
reporting obligations.
Failure
to achieve and maintain effective internal controls in accordance with Section
404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 could prevent us from producing reliable
financial reports or identifying fraud. In addition, current and potential
stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could have
an adverse effect on our stock price.
We are
subject to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Effective internal
controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and
effectively prevent fraud, and a lack of effective controls could preclude the
Company from accomplishing these critical functions. We are required to document
and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with, Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 5 (“AS 5”)
which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting. Although we intend to
augment our internal control procedures and expand our accounting staff, there
is no guarantee that this effort will be adequate.
During
the course of testing, we may identify deficiencies which we may not be able to
remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for
compliance with the requirements of Section 404 and AS5. In addition, if we fail
to maintain the adequacy of our internal accounting controls, as such standards
are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to
ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal
controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404. Failure to
achieve and maintain effective internal controls could cause us to face
regulatory action and also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported
financial information, either of which could have an adverse effect on our stock
price.
Shareholders
may have difficulty trading and obtaining quotations for our common
stock.
Our
common stock may not be actively traded, and the bid and ask prices for our
common stock on the OTCBB may fluctuate widely. As a result, shareholders may
find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations of the
price of, our securities. This severely limits the liquidity of the common
stock, and would likely reduce the market price of our common stock and hamper
our ability to raise additional capital.
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The
market price of our common stock may, and is likely to continue to be, highly
volatile and subject to wide fluctuations.
The market price of our common
stock is likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations
in response to a number of factors that are beyond our control,
including:
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dilution
caused by the issuance of additional shares of common stock and other
forms of equity securities in connection with future capital financings to
fund business operations and growth, to attract and retain valuable
personnel and in connection with future strategic partnerships with other
companies;
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announcements
of new acquisitions or other business initiatives by the Company’s
competitors;
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our
ability to take advantage of new acquisitions or other business
initiatives;
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fluctuations
in revenue from our petroleum products;
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changes
in the market for petroleum products and/or in the capital markets
generally;
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changes
in the demand for petroleum products, including changes resulting from the
introduction or expansion of new petroleum products;
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quarterly
variations in our revenues and operating expenses;
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changes
in the valuation of similarly situated companies, both in our industry and
in other industries;
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changes
in analysts’ estimates affecting us, our competitors and/or our
industry;
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changes
in the accounting methods used in or otherwise affecting our
industry;
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additions
and departures of key personnel;
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announcements
of technological innovations or new products available to our
industry;
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announcements
by relevant governments pertaining to incentives for biodegradable product
development programs;
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fluctuations
in interest rates and the availability of capital in the capital markets;
and
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significant
sales of our common stock, including sales by the investors following
registration of the shares of common stock issued in future offerings by
us.
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These and
other factors are largely beyond our control, and the impact of these risks,
singly or in the aggregate, may result in material adverse changes to the market
price of our common stock and/or our results of operations and financial
condition.
Our
operating results may fluctuate significantly, and these fluctuations may cause
our stock price to decline.
Operating
results will likely vary in the future primarily as the result of fluctuations
in our revenues and operating expenses, expenses that we incur, and other
factors. If results of operations do not meet the expectations of current or
potential investors, the price of our common stock may decline.
We
are required to pay dividends under certain recent financing arrangements but
otherwise we do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable
future.
We do not
intend to declare dividends payable to common stock shareholders for the
foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will reinvest any future
earnings in the development and growth of our business. Therefore, investors
will not receive any funds unless they sell their common stock, and stockholders
may be unable to sell their shares on favorable terms or at all. Investors
cannot be assured of a positive return on investment or that they will not lose
the entire amount of their investment in our common stock.
Risks
Related to the Company’s Corporate Structure
PRC
laws and regulations governing our business and the validity of certain
contractual arrangements are uncertain. If we are found to be in violation, we
could be subject to sanctions which could result in significant disruptions to
our operations and/or our ability to generate revenues.
There are
substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC
laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations
governing our business, or the enforcement and performance of our contractual
arrangements with our vendors and customers. We are considered a foreign person
or foreign enterprise under PRC law. These laws and regulations are
relatively new and may be subject to change, and their official interpretation
and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly
enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental
reliance by foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and
proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively.
The PRC
government has broad discretion in dealing with violations of laws and
regulations, including levying fines, revoking business and other licenses and
requiring actions necessary for compliance. In particular, licenses and permits
issued or granted to us by relevant governmental bodies may be revoked at a
later time by higher regulatory bodies. We cannot predict the effect of the
interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations on our business. We
cannot assure our shareholders that our current ownership and operating
structure would not be found in violation of any current or future PRC laws or
regulations. As a result, we may be subject to sanctions, including fines, and
could be required to restructure our operations or cease to provide certain
services. Any of these or similar actions could significantly disrupt our
business operations or restrict us from conducting a substantial portion of our
business operations, which could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Risks
Related to Doing Business in China
Governmental
control of currency conversion may affect the value of your
investment.
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The PRC
government imposes controls on the convertibility of Renminbi (“RMB”) into
foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of
China. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB. Under our current
structure, our cash receipts are primarily derived from cash transfers from our
PRC subsidiaries. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict
the ability of our PRC subsidiaries and our affiliated entities to remit
sufficient foreign currency to pay cash or other payments to us, or otherwise
satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. Under existing PRC
foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including
profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related
transactions, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the
PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain
procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate government
authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and
remitted out of China to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of bank
loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its
discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current
account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from
obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may
not be able to pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders,
including holders of our common stock.
Recent PRC
regulations relating to acquisitions of PRC companies by foreign entities may
create regulatory uncertainties that could limit the ability of our PRC
subsidiaries to distribute dividends or otherwise adversely affect the
implementation of our acquisition strategy.
The PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”), issued a public notice in
January 2005 concerning foreign exchange regulations on mergers and acquisitions
in China. The public notice states that if an offshore company intends to
acquire a PRC company, such acquisition will be subject to strict examination by
the relevant foreign exchange authorities. The public notice also states that
the approval of the relevant foreign exchange authorities is required for any
sale or transfer by the PRC residents of a PRC company’s assets or equity
interests to foreign entities, such as us, for equity interests or assets of the
foreign entities.
In April
2005, SAFE issued another public notice clarifying the January notice. In
accordance with the April notice, if an acquisition of a PRC company by an
offshore company controlled by PRC residents had been confirmed by a Foreign
Investment Enterprise Certificate prior to the issuance of the January notice,
each of the PRC residents is required to submit a registration form to the local
SAFE branch to register his or her respective ownership interests in the
offshore company. The SAFE notices do not specify the timeframe during which
such registration must be completed. The PRC resident must also amend such
registration form if there is a material event affecting the offshore company,
such as, among other things, a change to share capital, a transfer of stock, or
if such company is involved in a merger and an acquisition or a spin-off
transaction or uses its assets in China to guarantee offshore obligations. We
have notified our shareholders who are PRC residents to register with the local
SAFE branch as required under the SAFE notices. However, we cannot provide any
assurances that all of our shareholders who are PRC residents will comply with
our request to make or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required
by these SAFE notices. The failure or inability of our PRC resident
shareholders to comply with the registration procedures set forth therein may
subject us to fines and legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment
activities, or limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends to
us.
As it is
uncertain how the SAFE notices will be interpreted or implemented, it is
difficult to predict how these regulations will affect our business operations
or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to more stringent review and
approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as
remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may
adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition,
if we decide to acquire a PRC company, we cannot assure our shareholders or the
owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary
approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the
SAFE notices. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition
strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
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Fluctuation
in the value of the RMB may have a material adverse effect on your
investment.
The value
of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is
affected by, among other things, changes in political and economic conditions.
On July 21, 2005, the PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging
the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the new policy, the RMB is
permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of
certain foreign currencies. While the international reaction to the RMB
revaluation has generally been positive, there remains significant international
pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy,
which could result in a further and more significant appreciation of the RMB
against the U.S. dollar. Our revenues and costs are denominated in RMB. An
appreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar would also result in foreign
currency translation losses for financial reporting purposes when we translate
our RMB denominated financial assets into U.S. Dollars, as the U.S. Dollar is
our reporting currency.
PRC
regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies
by PRC residents, if applied to us, may subject the PRC resident shareholders of
us or our parent company to personal liability and limit our ability to acquire.
PRC companies or to inject capital into our PRC subsidiary, limit our PRC
subsidiary's ability to distribute profits to us or otherwise materially
adversely affect us.
In
October 2005 SAFE issued a public notice, the Notice on Relevant Issues in the
Foreign Exchange Control over Financing and Return Investment Through Special
Purpose Companies by Residents Inside China, or the SAFE notice, which requires
PRC residents, including both legal persons and natural persons, to register
with the competent local SAFE branch before establishing or controlling any
company outside of China, referred to as an "offshore special purpose company,"
for the purpose of overseas equity financing involving onshore assets or equity
interests held by them. In addition any PRC resident that is the
shareholder of an offshore special purpose company is required to amend its SAFE
registration with the local SAFE branch with respect to that offshore special
purpose company in connection with any increase or decrease of capital transfer
of shares, merger, division, equity investment or creation of any security
interest over any assets located in China. Moreover, if the offshore special
purpose company was established and owned the onshore assets or equity interests
before the implementation date of the SAFE notice, a retroactive SAFE
registration is required to have been completed before March 31, 2006. If any
PRC shareholder of any offshore special purpose company fails to make the
required SAFE registration and amendment, the PRC subsidiaries of that offshore
special purpose company may be prohibited from distributing their profits and
the proceeds from any reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the
offshore special purpose company. Moreover, failure to comply with the SAFE
registration and amendment requirements described above could result in
liability under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange
restrictions. After the SAFE notice, an implementation rule on the SAFE notice
was issued on May 29, 2007 which provides for implementation guidance and
supplements the procedures as provided in the SAFE notice.
Due to
lack of official interpretation of SAFE notice and implementation rules, some of
the terms and provisions in the SAFE remain unclear and implementation by
central SAFE and local SAFE branches of the SAFE notice has been inconsistent
since its adoption. Based on the advice of our PRC counsel and after
consultation with relevant SAFE officials, we believe the PRC resident
shareholders of our parent company, Longwei Petroleum Investment Holdings
Limited, were required to complete their respective SAFE registrations pursuant
to the SAFE notice. Moreover, because of uncertainty over how the
SAFE notice and its implementation rules will be interpreted and implemented,
and how or whether SAFE notice and implementation rules will apply it to us, we
cannot predict how it will affect our business operations or future strategies.
For example our present and prospective PRC subsidiaries’ ability to conduct
foreign exchange activities, such as the remittance of dividends and foreign
currency-denominated borrowings, may be subject to compliance with the SAFE
notice by our or our parent company's PRC resident beneficial holders. In
addition, such PRC residents may not always complete the necessary registration
procedures required by the SAFE notice. We also have little control
over either our present or prospective direct or indirect shareholders or the
outcome of such registration procedures. A failure by our or our parent
company's PRC resident beneficial holders or future PRC resident shareholders to
comply with the SAFE notice, if SAFE requires it, could subject us to fines or
legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment activities,
limit our subsidiary's ability to make distributions or pay dividends or affect
our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our business and
prospects.
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CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than
statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including
statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position,
business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations,
are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements.
In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may,"
"will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "intends,"
"target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts,"
"potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar words.
These statements are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future
events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations. We discuss many of the risks in greater
detail under the heading "Risk Factors." Also, these forward-looking statements
represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this prospectus.
Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements after the date of this prospectus.
This
prospectus also contains estimates and other statistical data made by
independent parties and by us relating to market size and growth and other
industry data. This data involves a number of assumptions and limitations, and
you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. We have not
independently verified the statistical and other industry data generated by
independent parties and contained in this prospectus and, accordingly, we cannot
guarantee their accuracy or completeness. In addition, projections, assumptions
and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the
industries in which we operate are necessarily subject to a high degree of
uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in
“Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These and other factors could
cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by
the independent parties and by us.
We will
not receive any proceeds from the sales by the selling
stockholders. We may receive proceeds from any exercise of
outstanding warrants. The selling shareholders and placement agents may exercise
the warrants on a cashless basis if the shares of common stock underlying the
warrants are not then registered pursuant to an effective registration
statement. In the event the selling shareholders or placement agents’ exercise
the Warrants on a cashless basis, then we will not receive any
proceeds.
MARKET
FOR OUR COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our
common stock has been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
"LPIH.OB” since November 13, 2008. The quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-ups, mark-downs, or commissions and may
not necessarily represent actual transactions.
The
closing price of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on March 4,
2010 was $2.28 per share.
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The
following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices as reported on
the OTC Bulletin Board for the periods indicated.
Sales
Price
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quarter ended March 31, 2010 (through March 4,
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Holders
As of
February 12, 2010, an aggregate of 85,191,546 shares of our common stock were
issued and outstanding and were owned by approximately 101 stockholders of
record, based on information provided by our transfer
agent.
Dividends
We have
not paid any cash dividends to shareholders. We are required to pay
dividends on a quarterly basis to the holders of our outstanding series A
preferred stock. The declaration of any future cash dividends is at the
discretion of our board of directors and depends upon our earnings,
if any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general economic
conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is our present
intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, unless
required. We intend to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business
operations.
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
On
September 3, 2008, we issued a total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock to four
entities in accordance with a settlement agreement dated May 27, 2008 for
failure to timely register common stock underlying convertible debt issued to
four entities on December 18, 2007. An additional 5,000 shares of
common stock were issued to a law firm for legal services provided in connection
with the settlement agreement. Such securities have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
February 9, 2009, we issued 15,000 shares of common stock to an entity for
marketing services to be provided over a three month term. Such
securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The
issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933.
On April
9, 2009, we entered into an agreement whereby we agreed that upon certain
contingent events, we would issue 1,900,000 shares of common stock to an entity
for marketing and investor relations services to be provided over a six month
term. The contingent events were met in May and June 2009,
respectively. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
May 2009, the holders of our convertible debt issued on December 18, 2007 agreed
to convert a total of $436,000 of convertible debt, including $1,000 of accrued
interest on the convertible debt, to 622,857 shares of common
stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On June
12, 2009, we entered into four separate consulting agreements whereby we agreed
to issue 1,909,967 shares of common stock to four individuals for consulting
services previously rendered. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
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On June
30, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the Company
agreed to issue 25,000 shares of common stock valued at $24,750 to its Chief
Financial Officer as partial compensation pursuant to the terms of the
consulting agreement. The consulting agreement is effective on July
1, 2009 for a three month term. The stock award was amortized over the three
month term ending September 30, 2009. Such securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
June 2009, the holders of our convertible debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $865,000 of convertible debt to 1,235,714 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On July
16, 2009, the Company completed a private placement with 4 investors and issued
234,484 shares of common stock for $76,000. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
July 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $18,000 of convertible debt to 25,000 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
During
August 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $527,000 of convertible debt to 753,340 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On August
18, 2009, a holder of certain stock warrants elected to exercise 357,143 stock
warrants valued at $304,000 on a cashless basis. The Company issued 184,729
shares of common stock in accordance with the exercise notice. Such securities
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these
shares was exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
On
October 29, 2009, the Company entered in a securities purchase agreement with
certain accredited investors pursuant to which the Company issued and sold
13,499,274 of its newly designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 13,499,274 shares of the Company’s common
stock for an aggregate purchase price of $14,849,201.50. National
Securities Corporation acted as the lead placement agent on the private
placement and was awarded 1,349,927 Warrants to purchase common stock under the
same terms as the Investors.
The
Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company’s common
stock based on a one to one conversion ratio, at an initial conversion
price of $1.10 per share, subject to adjustment. The holders of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock do not have voting rights except as required
by Colorado law. In addition, so long as any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company cannot, without the written consent
of the holders of 75% of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock: (i)
alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series
A Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate, (ii) authorize or create
any class of stock ranking as to dividends or distribution of assets upon a
Liquidation (as defined in the certificate of designation) senior to or
otherwise pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock, or any series of
preferred stock possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a
more favorable price than the Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) amend its
certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the
provisions hereof, (iv) increase the authorized number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (v)
enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing. In the event
of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the
assets of the Company available therefore, an amount in cash equal to $1.10 per
share of Series A Preferred Stock plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. No distribution shall be made on any junior securities by
reason of any liquidation of the Company unless each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have received all amounts in full to which such holder
shall be entitled. The Series A Preferred Stock holders shall be entitled to
receive dividends payable at the rate of 6% of the Liquidation Price (which is
defined as $1.10) payable quarterly. The Series A Preferred Stock
also contains limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the holders
may not convert their shares to the extent that upon exercise the holder,
together with its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.9% of the Company’s
outstanding shares of common stock.
14
The
Warrants are exercisable for a term of three years at an exercise price of
$2.255 per share. The Warrants also contain anti-dilution provisions,
including but not limited to, if the Company issues shares of its common stock
at less than the then existing conversion price, the conversion price of the
Warrants will automatically be reduced to such lower price and the number of
shares to be issued upon exercise will be proportionately
increased. The Warrants contain limitations on exercise, including
the limitation that the holders may not convert their Series A Warrants to the
extent that upon exercise the holder, together with its affiliates, would own in
excess of 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
Additionally,
as further consideration for the transaction, the Company, along with the
Investors, entered into a make good escrow agreement, or the Make Good Escrow
Agreement with certain insiders of the Company who placed an aggregate of
13,499,274 shares
of the Company’s common stock into escrow, or the Escrow Shares, to be
distributed if certain financial milestones of the Company are not
met. Pursuant to the terms of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, if the
After Tax Net Income reported in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report is less than
$23,900,000 (subject to certain exclusions), then the Investors shall be
entitled to receive on a “pro rata” basis (determined by dividing each
Investor’s investment amount by the aggregate of all investment amounts
delivered to the Company by the Investors under the Agreement) for no
additional consideration.
In
October and November 2009, the holders of the December 2007 convertible notes
elected to convert approximately $187,000 in principle and interest on the
convertible notes. A total of approximately 267,000 shares of common
stock were issued upon conversion. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
In
October, 2009, the holders of 914,286 Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
elected to convert the warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock on a
cashless basis. A total of 602,837 shares of common stock were issued
to the holders upon exercise. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
October 26, 2009, the holders of 785,714 Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants
elected to exercise the warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock on a
cashless basis. A total of 477,122 shares of common stock were issued
to the holders upon exercise. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
October 26, 2009, the Company agreed to a new agreement with its Chief Financial
Officer. The agreement is for a term of twelve months. The Chief
Financial Officer will be compensated approximately $10,000 per month. He also
received a share award of 100,000 shares of common stock, 25,000 of which are
immediately vested and 75,000 of which are subject to a vesting schedule over
twelve months. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
In
January 2010, certain Investors elected to convert a total of 600,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock to 600,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
In
January 2010, the remaining holder of 285,714 of Class B Common Stock Purchase
Warrants elected to convert the stock warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock on a cashless basis. A total of 107,339 shares of common stock
were issued to the holder upon exercise. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
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Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The
following table sets forth certain information as of June 30, 2009, with respect
to compensation plans under which the Company’s equity securities are authorized
for issuance:
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
||
_________________
|
_________________
|
_________________
|
||
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
|
The
weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
||
Equity
compensation
|
None
|
-
|
-
|
|
Plans
approved by
|
||||
Security
holders
|
||||
Equity
compensation
|
None
|
-
|
-
|
|
Plans
not approved
|
||||
By
security holders
|
||||
Total
|
16
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATION
•
Highlights and Executive Summary
•
Results of Operations—an analysis of the Company’s consolidated results of
operations, for the two years presented in the consolidated financial
statements
•
Liquidity and Capital Resources—an analysis of the effect of the Company’s
operating, financing and investing activities on the Company’s liquidity and
capital resources
•
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements—a discussion of such commitments and
arrangements
•
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—a discussion of accounting policies
that require significant judgments and estimates
•
New Accounting Pronouncements—a summary and discussion of the Company’s plans
for the adoption of relevant new accounting standards relevant
The following discussion
contains forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s plans, estimates
and beliefs. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in
these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to
these differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and
elsewhere in this Prospectus particularly in "Special Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements," "Market Data" and "Risk
Factors."
Highlights
and Executive Summary
We are an
energy company that, through its subsidiaries, engages in oil and gas operations
in the People’s Republic of China , or PRC. Oil and gas operations
consist of transporting, marketing and selling finished petroleum
products. Our headquarters and primary facilities are located in
Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, or Shanxi. Our second facility is located in
Gujiao, Shanxi. The Gujiao facility increased our storage capacity
for its products from 50,000 metric tons to 120,000 metric tons. The Gujiao
facility was acquired in January 2009 and began to operate and generate revenues
and profits for us in October, 2009. We purchase diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and
kerosene, or the Products, from various petroleum refineries in the PRC. We are
1 of 3 licensed intermediaries in Taiyuan City and the sole licensed
intermediary in Gujiao that operates its own large scale storage tanks. We have
the necessary licenses to operate and sell Products not only in Shanxi but
throughout the entire PRC. Our storage tanks have the largest storage capacity
of any non-government controlled entity in Shanxi. We seek to earn
profits by selling our Products at competitive prices to large scale gas
stations, coal plants, other power supply customers and small, independent gas
stations. We also earns revenue by acting as a purchasing agent for other
intermediaries in Shanxi and through the sale of diesel and gasoline at gas
stations located at each of our facilities. The sales price and the cost basis
of our products are largely dependent on the price of crude oil. The price of
crude oil is subject to fluctuation due to a variety of factors, all of which
are beyond our control.
For the
three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $71,236
thousand, an increase of 33% from revenues of $53,643 thousand reported for the
three months ended December 31, 2008. For the year ended June 30,
2009, we reported revenues of approximately $197 million, an increase of 37%
from revenues of approximately $144 million reported for the year ended
June 30, 2008. The Company continued to expand its customer base. The
new Gujiao facility also began to ship significant deliveries of Products during
December 2009. The Gujiao facility generated $8,474 thousand in revenues while
not at full capacity during the three months ended December 31, 2009. We believe
Gujiao is on track to generate at least $40 million in revenues for the year
ended June 30, 2010.
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Results
of Operations
The
following tables set forth key components of the Company’s results of operations
for the six and three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. All numbers referenced herein are “in
thousands”.
For
the Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to the Six Months Ended December
31, 2008
(In Thousands, Except per Share
Data)
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
130,597
|
$
|
98,118
|
||||
Costs
of Sales
|
105,060
|
76,539
|
||||||
Gross
Profit
|
25,537
|
21,579
|
||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
1,407
|
2,210
|
||||||
Income
From Operations
|
24,130
|
19,369
|
||||||
Other
Income and Expenses
|
(14,320
|
)
|
(116
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
(6,180
|
)
|
(5,003
|
)
|
||||
Net
Income
|
3,630
|
14,250
|
||||||
Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
|
133
|
634
|
||||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
$
|
3,763
|
$
|
14,884
|
||||
Basic
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common
Shareholders
Per Share
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||
Diluted
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common
Shareholders
Per Share
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.18
|
Revenues
Revenues
for the six months ended December 31, 2009 were $130,597 thousand as compared to
$98,118 thousand for the six months ended December 31, 2008. The increase of
$32,479 thousand or 33% was primarily due to certain new customer contracts and
an additional $8,474 thousand in revenues generated by the new Gujiao
facility. Additionally, the average sales price per metric ton of
product the Company sold was $0.80 thousand and $0.72
thousand during the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Costs
of Sales
Costs of
sales for the six months ended December 31, 2009 were $105,060 thousand as
compared to $76,539 thousand for the six months ended December 31,
2008. The increase of $28,521 thousand or 37% was primarily due to
the revenue growth resulting from certain new customer contracts. The
Company’s gross profit was 20% and 22%, respectively, for the six months ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008. The average cost basis per metric ton of
product the Company sold was $0.57 thousand and $0.55
thousand during the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2009 amounted to $1,407 thousand
as compared to $2,210 thousand for the six months ended December 31,
2008. The decrease of $803 thousand or 36% was primarily due to the
curtailing of administrative costs in order to focus resources on the new Gujiao
facility’s buildout. Operating expenses for the remaining two
quarters of the year ended June 30, 2010 should be more substantial. Management
expects salaries of all employees in the PRC will be paid in
cash. Repairs and maintenance expense is likely to increase as a
result of the initial operations of the Gujiao facility.
Net
Income
Net
income for the six months ended December 31, 2009 was $3,630 thousand as
compared to $14,250 thousand for the six months ended December 31, 2008. In
accordance with GAAP, the Company recorded a noncash adjustment to the fair
value of its newly issued stock warrants and previously outstanding stock
warrants totaling $14,276. If the noncash adjustment had not been necessary to
record, the Company’s net income would have been $17,906 thousand, which would
represent net income growth of 26% for the six months ended December 31, 2009 as
compared to the six months ended December 31, 2008.
18
Basic
and Diluted (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Shareholders per
Share
The
Company’s basic net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per share
was $(0.06) and $0.19 for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The Company recorded a deemed dividend of $8,644 thousand, which
is a noncash adjustment, during the six months ended December 31, 2009. The
deemed dividend is a result of the calculation of the estimated fair market
value of the stock the investor purchased less the purchase price of the stock.
The deemed dividend is calculated by multiplying the number of
shares of common stock that the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into, or
13,499,274, by the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s
common on October 29, 2009, or $2.05, less the purchase price of the Series A
Preferred Stock, or $1.10 per share. As a result of the Series A Preferred Stock
being immediately convertible into common stock, the deemed dividend is a
one-time nonrecurring expense and does not result in any additional mark to
market adjustment, expense, or adjustment to the Company’s basic and diluted
(loss) income attributable to common shareholders per share in any future
reporting period.
The
Company’s diluted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per
share was $(0.06) and $0.18 for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
For
the Three Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to the Three Months Ended
December 31, 2008
(In
Thousands, Except per Share Data)
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
71,236
|
$
|
53,643
|
||||
Costs
of Sales
|
57,308
|
41,704
|
||||||
Gross
Profit
|
13,928
|
11,939
|
||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
862
|
43
|
||||||
Income
From Operations
|
13,066
|
11,896
|
||||||
Other
Income and Expenses
|
(13,238
|
)
|
(98
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
(3,403
|
)
|
(3,039
|
)
|
||||
Net
(Loss) Income
|
(3,575
|
)
|
8,759
|
|||||
Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
|
6
|
(436
|
)
|
|||||
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
|
$
|
(3,569
|
)
|
$
|
8,323
|
|||
Basic
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common
Shareholders
Per Share
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
|||
Diluted
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common
Shareholders
Per Share
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
Revenues
Revenues
for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $71,236 thousand as
compared to $53,643 thousand for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase of $17,593 or 33% was primarily due to certain new customer
contracts and additional $8,474 thousand revenues generated by the
new Gujiao facility. Additionally, the average sales price per metric
ton of product the Company sold was $0.79 thousand and $0.70
thousand during the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Costs
of Sales
Costs of
sales for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $57,308 thousand as
compared to $41,704 thousand for the three months ended December 31,
2008. The increase of $15,604 thousand or 37% was primarily due
to the revenue growth resulting from certain new customer contracts and the
additional $8,474 thousand in revenues generated by the new Gujiao facility. The
Company’s gross profit was 20% and 22%, respectively, for the three months ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008. The average cost basis per metric ton of
product the Company sold was $0.62 thousand and $0.55 thousand during
the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2009 amounted to $862
thousand as compared to $43 thousand for the three months ended
December 31, 2008. The increase of $819 thousand was primarily
due to the increased administrative costs from the Gujiao facility. Management
expects salaries of all employees in China will be paid in
cash. Repairs and maintenance expense is likely to increase as a
result of the initial operations of the Gujiao facility.
Net
(Loss) Income
Net
(loss) income for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $(3,575)
thousand as compared to $8,759 thousand for the three months ended
December 31, 2008, due to the reasons set forth above. In accordance with GAAP,
the Company recorded a noncash adjustment to the fair value of its newly issued
stock warrants and previously outstanding stock warrants totaling $13,220
thousand. If the noncash adjustment had not been necessary to record, the
Company’s net income would have been $9,645 thousand, which would represent net
income growth of 10% for the three months ended December 31, 2009 as compared to
the three months ended December 31, 2008.
19
Basic
and Diluted (Loss) Income Attributable to Common Shareholders per
Share
The Company’s basic net
(loss) income attributable to common shareholders per share was $(0.15) and
$0.11 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The
Company recorded a deemed dividend of $8,644 thousand, which is a noncash
adjustment, during the three months ended December 31, 2009. The deemed dividend
is a result of the calculation of the estimated fair market value of the
stock the investors purchased less the purchase price of the stock. The
estimated deemed dividend is calculated by multiplying the number of
shares of common stock that the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into, or
13,499,274, by the difference between the fair market value of the Company’s
common on October 29, 2009, or $2.05, less the purchase price of the Series A
Preferred Stock, or $1.10 per share. As a result of the Series A Preferred Stock
being immediately convertible into common stock, the deemed dividend is a
one-time nonrecurring expense and does not result in any additional mark to
market adjustment, expense, or adjustment to the Company’s basic and diluted
(loss) income attributable to common shareholders per share in any future
reporting period.
The
Company’s diluted net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders per
share was $(0.15) and $0.11 for the three months ended December 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively.
For
the Year Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to the Year Ended June 30,
2008
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
196,811
|
$
|
143,788
|
||||
Costs
of Revenues
|
157,341
|
106,801
|
||||||
Gross
Profit
|
39,470
|
36,987
|
||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
7,667
|
4,863
|
||||||
Income
From Operations
|
31,803
|
32,124
|
||||||
Other
Income and Expenses
|
(906
|
)
|
(1,747
|
)
|
||||
Provision
for Income Taxes
|
(9,120
|
)
|
(9,662
|
)
|
||||
Net
Income
|
21,777
|
20,715
|
||||||
Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
|
(1,372
|
)
|
7,709
|
|||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
$
|
20,405
|
$
|
28,424
|
||||
Basic
Earnings Per Share
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.28
|
||||
Diluted
Earnings Per Share
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.27
|
Revenues
Revenues
for the year ended June 30, 2009 were $196,811 as compared to $143,788 for the
year ended June 30, 2008. We generated increased revenues during the year ended
June 30, 2009 as a result of certain new customer
contracts. Additionally, the average sales price per metric ton of
product we sold was $0.8 and $0.7 during the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Costs
of Sales
Costs of
sales for the year ended June 30, 2009 were $157,341 as compared to $106,801 for
the year ended June 30, 2008. Our gross profit was 20% and 26%,
respectively, for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. The average
cost basis per metric ton of product we sold was $0.7 and $0.6 during the years
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Operating
Expenses
Operating
expenses for the years ended June 30, 2009 amounted to $7,667 as compared to
$4,863 for the year ended June 30, 2008. Operating expenses in 2009
consisted of $3,664 in stock based compensation, $1,183 in repairs and
maintenance and $1,108 in debt extinguishment expense, among
others. Operating expenses in 2008 consisted of $0 in stock based
compensation, $2,549 in repairs and maintenance and $0 in debt extinguishment
expense, among others. Management expects salaries of all employees in the
PRC will be paid in cash. However, consultants and others located
outside of the PRC have been willing to accept stock based compensation in lieu
of cash. We have no plans to make stock based compensation a normal
attribute of its employees and consultants’ contracts but it is likely some
stock issuances for compensation will be awarded during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2010 and forward. The large stock based compensation awards granted
during the year ended June 30, 2009 are not likely to be repeated during the
year ended June 30, 2010. Repairs and maintenance expense is likely to increase
as a result of the initial operations of the Gujiao facility. Debt
extinguishment expense was the result of a February 2009 settlement agreement
with a group of investors. A similar expense is not expected to be incurred in
the year ended June 30, 2010.
20
Net
Income
Net
income for the years ended June 30, 2009 was $21,777 as compared to $20,715 for
the year ended June 30, 2008, due to the reasons set forth above. If the
one-time expenses for stock compensation and debt extinguishment costs are
removed, our year over year net income growth was approximated 28%.
Basic
and Diluted Earnings per Share
Our basic
net income per share was $0.28 and $0.28, respectively for the years ended June
30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As of
December 31, 2009, the Company’s current assets were $109,515 thousand and
current liabilities were $25,579 thousand. Cash and cash equivalents totaled
$12,556 thousand as of December 31, 2009. Cash and cash equivalents
totaled $7,308 as of June 30, 2009. The Company’s shareholders’ equity at
December 31, 2009 was $128,173 thousand. The Company had cash (used in) provided
by operating activities for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 of
$(1,135) thousand and $2,917 thousand, respectively. The Company used
approximately 85%, or $11,750 thousand of the gross proceeds from the October
2009 Financing to directly advance a refinery partner for future inventory
purchases. Total advances to suppliers for the six months ended December 31,
2009 totaled $17,647 thousand. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the
Company expects significant deliveries of inventory to each of the Company’s two
facilities. We had cash provided by (used in) operating activities
for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 of $21,863 and $(172), respectively.
The Company had net cash used in investing activities of $7,646 thousand and
$1,994 thousand for the six months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. During the six months ended December 31, 2009, the Company
incurred $7,646 thousand in costs to refurbish and prepare the Gujiao facility
in order for the facility to be fully operational as of January 1, 2010. During
the six months ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred $1,994 thousand in
costs to refurbish the Company’s facilities at the Taiyuan facility.We had net
cash used in investing activities of $(21,816) and $(28) for the years ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company had net cash provided by
financing activities of $13,896 thousand and $0 for the six months ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company closed private placements
for $13,820 thousand $76 thousand in net proceeds in October and July, 2009,
respectively. The Company had net cash provided by financing activities of
$0 and $2,100 for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company does not have off-balance sheet arrangements, financings, or other
relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons, also known as
“special purpose entities” (SPEs).
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
discussion and analysis of the Company’s results of operations and liquidity and
capital resources are based on the Company’s consolidated financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the
preparation of consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to
make assumptions and estimates about future events, and apply judgments that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and the
related disclosures. The assumptions, estimates and judgments included within
these estimates are based on historical experience, current trends and other
factors the Company believes to be relevant at the time the consolidated
financial statements were prepared. On a regular basis, the accounting policies,
assumptions, estimates and judgments are reviewed to ensure that the
consolidated financial statements are presented fairly and in accordance with
GAAP. However, because future events and their effects cannot be determined with
certainty, actual results could differ from the assumptions and estimates, and
such differences could be material.
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and
assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial
statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but are
not limited to: (1) inventory costs and reserves; (2) asset
impairments (3) and depreciable lives of assets. Future events and their
effects cannot be predicted with certainty, and accordingly, accounting
estimates require the exercise of judgment. The accounting estimates used in the
preparation of the consolidated financial statements will change as new events
occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and
as the Company’s operating environment changes. The Company evaluates and
updates these assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis and may employ
outside experts to assist with these evaluations. Actual results could differ
from the estimates that have been used.
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Significant
accounting policies are discussed in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The
Company believes the following accounting policies are the most critical to aid
in fully understanding and evaluating the Company’s reported financial results,
as they require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments,
and to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently
uncertain.
Description
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Judgments
and Uncertainties
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Effect
if Actual Results
Differ
from Assumptions
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Inventories
|
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The
Company states its inventories at the lower of cost or market value and
net of the cost of excess and obsolete items.
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The
determination of inventory valuation reserves requires management to make
estimates and judgments on the future salability of inventories. Valuation
reserves for excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory are estimated by
comparing the inventory levels in order to identify inventory
for which the resale value or replacement value is less than the
inventoriable cost. Other factors that management considers in determining
these reserves include whether individual inventory parts meet current
specifications and can be substituted for a part currently being sold or
used as a service part, overall market conditions, and other inventory
management initiatives.
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Estimates
of future product demand may prove to be inaccurate, in which case
inventory may be understated or overstated the provision required for
excess and obsolete inventories. In the future, if inventories are
determined to be overvalued, the Company would be required to recognize
such costs in cost of sales at the time of such determination. Likewise,
if inventories are determined to be undervalued, costs of sales may have
been over-reported in previous periods and the Company would be required
to recognize such additional operating income at the time of
sale.
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The
carrying amounts of long-lived assets are reviewed periodically in order
to assess whether the recoverable amounts have declined below the carrying
amounts .
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These
assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that their recorded carrying amounts may not be
recoverable. When such a decline has occurred, the carrying amount is
reduced to recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the greater of
the net selling price and the value in use. It is difficult to
precisely estimate selling price because quoted market prices for the
Company’s assets or cash-generating units are not readily available. In
determining the value in use, expected cash flows generated by the asset
or the cash-generating unit are discounted to their present value, which
requires significant judgment relating to level of sales volume, selling
price and amount of operating costs. The Company uses all readily
available information in determining an amount that is a reasonable
approximation of recoverable amount, including estimates based on
reasonable and supportable assumptions and projections of sales volume,
selling price and amount of operating costs.
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Estimates
contemplated by the Company with regard to the recoverability of carrying
amounts for its long lived assets may prove to be inaccurate, in which
case property, plant and equipment may be understated or overstated. In
the future, if property, plant and equipment are determined to be
overvalued, the Company would be required to recognize such costs in
operating expenses at the time of such determination. Likewise, if
property, plant and equipment are determined to be undervalued, operating
expenses may have been over-reported in previous periods and the Company
would be required to recognize such additional operating income at the
time of sale.
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Depreciable
Lives
|
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The
estimated depreciable life of long lived assets is estimated upon the
acquisition of assets
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These
assets are reviewed by management and assigned a specific depreciable
life. The depreciable life is used to estimate the term for
which the assets cost basis should be depreciated or expense
over. The Company uses all readily available information in
determining a depreciable life that is a reasonable approximation of the
actual depreciable life of an asset.
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Estimates
for depreciable life contemplated by the Company may prove to be
inaccurate, in which case property, plant and equipment may be understated
or overstated. In the future, if property, plant and equipment are
determined to be overvalued, the Company would be required to recognize
such costs in operating expenses at the time of such determination.
Likewise, if property, plant and equipment are determined to be
undervalued, operating expenses may have been over-reported in previous
periods and the Company would be required to recognize such additional
operating income at the time of sale.
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BUSINESS
Overview
We are an
energy company that, through our subsidiaries, engages in oil and gas operations
in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Oil and gas operations
consist of transporting, marketing and selling finished petroleum
products. The Company’s headquarters and primary facilities are
located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province (Shanxi). We purchases diesel, gasoline,
fuel oil and kerosene (Products) from various petroleum refineries in the PRC.
We are 1 of 5 licensed intermediaries in Shanxi that operates its own large
scale storage tanks and has the necessary licenses to operate and sell products
not only in Shanxi but throughout the entire PRC. Our storage tanks
have the largest storage capacity of any non-government operated entity in
Shanxi. We seek to earn profits by selling our products at
competitive prices to large scale gas stations, coal plants and other power
supply customers and small, independent gas stations. We also earn revenue by
acting as a purchasing agent for other intermediaries in Shanxi and through the
sale of diesel and gasoline at a gas station located on our property in Taiyuan.
The sales price and the cost basis of our products are largely dependent on the
price of crude oil. The price of crude oil is subject to fluctuation due to a
variety of factors, all of which are beyond our control.
For the
three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reported revenues of $71,236
thousand, an increase of 33% from revenues of $53,643 thousand reported for the
three months ended December 31, 2008. For the year ended June
30, 2009, we reported revenues of approximately $197 million, an increase of 37%
from revenues of approximately $144 million reported for the year ended
June 30, 2008. We continue to expand our customer base and the
pricing of our Products continued to follow a trend towards higher, more
profitable pricing.
Our
profit margins by product and service category for 2009 and 2008 are
provided below:
Average
Profit Margins by Product or Service Type
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2009
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2008
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Diesel
|
12 | % | 15 | % | ||||
Gasoline
|
17 | % | 15 | % | ||||
Fuel
Oil
|
12 | % | 9 | % | ||||
Solvent
Oil
|
19 | % | 15 | % | ||||
Agency
Fees
|
79 | % | 84 | % |
Customers
Our
primary customers are large-scale gas stations, which represented approximately
45% and 55% of our revenues for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. These customers primarily buy diesel and gasoline. The
second largest group of customers consists of coal plants which use diesel,
gasoline and fuel oil for heat and solvents. These customers
represented approximately 45% and 35% of our revenues for the years ended June
30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Our third largest group of customers consists
of small, independent gas stations. These gas stations represented approximately
10% and 10% of our revenues for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. These gas stations buy gasoline and diesel.
Products
We
purchase diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and kerosene from various petroleum
refineries in the PRC. We have historically sold large quantities of
diesel and gasoline products and have a large and expanding supply chain in
place. We do not generally modify the Products prior to sale. However, in some
scenarios the Company will further refine and modify its Products upon the
request of its customers.
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Facilities
Taiyuan
We have
two facilities where operations will be conducted in the future. The
facility in Taiyuan, Shanxi was our original facility and remains our
headquarters today. This facility has a total of 14 storage tanks
with a capacity to store approximately 50,000 metric tons of
Products. All of our revenues earned during the years ended June 30,
2009 and 2008, respectively, were earned through this facility. We maintain
delivery and distribution platforms, including a railroad and a vehicle loading
and unloading station at this facility.
Gujiao
In July,
2007 we made an initial deposit of approximately $9.2 million on a $30.0 million
purchase contract for the Company’s second facility in Gujiao, Shanxi (Gujiao
Facility). On June 30, 2009, we made the final payment on the
purchase contract for approximately $7.1 million. The Gujiao Facility
has a total of 8 storage tanks with a capacity to store approximately 70,000
metric tons of our products. We are in the process of finalizing the restoration
of this facility, which is currently estimated to be complete in January
2010. Once the facility is restored, we will also maintain delivery
and distribution platforms, including a railroad and a vehicle loading and
unloading station at this facility.
Operating
Licenses
We hold a
Finish Oil Wholesale License (FO License), granted by the PRC
government. The FO License allows us to sell our products to
wholesale customers and other users of gasoline, fuel oil and diesel oil.
This license must be renewed every 5 years. We hold this
license at the discretion of the PRC government. We also hold a
Dangerous Chemical Products Businesses License (DGP License) that allows us and
our personnel to handle and transport gasoline and diesel oil. The
DGP License has to be renewed every 3 years. The constitution of the
PRC states that all mineral and oil resources belong to the
PRC. Without these licenses, we would not be able to sell our
products.
Industry
Overview and Market Opportunity
According
to www.Platts.com, the PRC is the second largest oil consumer in the
world. Platts also noted that in July, 2009, the PRC reached all-time
highs in crude oil imports and refining rates and had an implied demand of
approximately 35 million metric tons of oil. Our operations are in
Shanxi, which is a center of industrial operations and energy supply within the
PRC. We believe our Taiyuan facility is well positioned to continue
revenue growth. The Gujiao Facility is located within a dense
industrial geography and is expected to generate significant revenue growth
within its initial year of operations and going forward. The two
facilities have a combined storage capacity of 120,000 metric tons.
We
believe there are four key market trends that will allow us to achieve
substantial growth in the next five years.
1.
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Oil
consumption by the PRC is growing by 7.5%, according to the Institute for
the Analysis of Global Security.
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2.
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Car
ownership in the PRC is expected to grow at an annual rate of 19%. The
Company's primary end users are individuals driving
cars.
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3.
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The
PRC currently imports 32% of its oil. We are located in a province in the
PRC that does not have any oil refineries. Our storage tanks and strong
supply network are extremely strong barriers to entry whereby the
competitive marketplace is not lively to change dramatically in
the future.
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4.
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A
report by the International Energy Agency suggests that the PRC may
surpass the Unites States in Oil imports by
2030.
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Business
Strengths
Storage
Capacity
We have a
distinct advantage over our competitors in Shanxi as a result of operating our
facilities in Taiyuan and Gujiao. These two facilities, combined, represent the
largest non-government operated petroleum storage and distribution facility in
Shanxi. The storage capacity is critical as there are no significant
petroleum refineries operating in Shanxi as of the date of this
report. All petroleum products are imported to Shanxi from other
provinces within the PRC. Additionally, maintaining adequate and
potentially excessive storage capacity allows us to be flexible and take
advantage of pricing, supply and demand fluctuations within the
marketplace.
Licenses
to Operate
Our FO
License allows the Company to operate throughout the PRC. The FO
License held by us is 1 of 17 such licenses currently effective within
Shanxi. Furthermore, only 4 of our non-government controlled
competitors hold both the FO License and operate a significant storage
facility.
Business Strategy
Expansion
of Customer Base
We
continue to seek expansion of our customer base within Taiyuan City, Shanxi, and
are focused on the development of our customer base at the Gujiao
Facility.
Monitoring
and Management of Market Pricing
We will
continue to monitor and manage our current inventory, the level of demand for
our products from our customers, and will continue to ensure our supply chain
remains strong.
Acquistion
of Additional Facilities
We will
continue to seek out additional facilities with the intention of acquiring
additional facilities in the future. We expect to be successful with
our operations at the Gujiao Facility. Future potential acquisitions
will be contemplated by our management with the knowledge and understanding we
have gained from operations and business development work completed at both the
Taiyuan and Gujiao facilities. In general, we intend to review
potential acquisitions of facilities that we believe will generate profits over
the initial 5 year term for us that equals or exceeds the total purchase price
of a new facility.
Company
History
We were
incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on March 17, 2000 as
Tabatha II, Inc. On October 12, 2007, we changed our name to Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited. On October 16, 2007, we entered into a
Share Exchange Agreement and agreed to issue 69,000,000 shares of our common
stock in exchange for 100% of the outstanding ownership units of Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (Longwei BVI), a British Virgin Islands
entity. This transaction was accounted for as a reverse acquisition.
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited, formerly known as Tabatha II,
Inc., did not have any operations and majority-voting control was transferred to
Longwei BVI. The transaction required a recapitalization of Longwei
BVI. Since Longwei BVI acquired a controlling voting interest; it was deemed the
accounting acquirer, while Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
(formerly Tabatha II, Inc.) was deemed the legal acquirer.
Research
and Development
We do not
currently conduct any research and development.
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We depend
on suppliers, namely refineries, for inventory. The cost of inventory may
fluctuate substantially and it is possible that our demand for inventory could
be met with a short supply, may be available from only one or a limited number
of suppliers, or may only be available from foreign suppliers. Increased costs
or difficulties in obtaining inventory in the requisite quantities, or at all,
could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. The credit
crisis and rapidly escalating raw material costs across a variety of industries
created additional risks for our supplier base. In the fiscal year ending June
30, 2010, the Company’s suppliers could face financial difficulties as a result
of the global economic downturn. We actively monitor our suppliers' financial
condition, but to date we have no knowledge of significant concerns with the
financial stability of any of our major suppliers.
We are
dependent upon the ability of refinery suppliers to meet product specifications,
standards and delivery schedules at anticipated costs. While we maintain a
qualification and performance surveillance system to control risk associated
with this reliance on third parties, the failure of suppliers or to meet
commitments could adversely affect delivery schedules and profitability, while
jeopardizing our ability to fulfill commitments to customers.
Intellectual
Property
We hold
two Finish Oil Wholesale Licenses and two Dangerous Chemical Products Businesses
Licenses. These two licenses were initially acquired when we began
operations in 1995. These licenses do not appear on our balance
sheets within the consolidated financial statements. However, the FO
Licenses have a renewable 5 year term and the DGP Licenses have a renewable 3
year term. We consider these licenses to be extremely valuable and
believe our operations would be severely impacted if these licenses were not
maintained by us.
Inflation
Inflationary
factors such as increases in the cost of our product and overhead costs may
adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that
inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of
operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse
effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling,
general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues if the
selling prices of our products do not increase with these increased
costs.
Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
Our
operating subsidiaries purchase all products and render services in the PRC, and
receive payment from customers in the PRC using RMB as the functional currency.
All of our customers and suppliers are located in the PRC. While our
reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar, all of our consolidated revenues and the
majority of consolidated operating costs and expenses are denominated in RMB.
Substantially all of our assets and liabilities are denominated in RMB. As a
result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of
operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between U.S.
Dollars and RMB. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort
to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.
We
incurred a foreign currency translation adjustment of $(1,372) for the year
ended June 30, 2009, as compared with the foreign currency translation
adjustment of $7,709 for the year ended June 30, 2008. On July 21,
2005, China reformed its foreign currency exchange policy, revalued the RMB by
2.1 percent and allowed the RMB to appreciate as much as 0.3 percent per day
against the U.S. dollar. We implemented exchange rates in translating RMB into
U.S. dollars in our financial statements for years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates
at the balance sheet dates and revenue and expenses are translated at the
average exchange rates for the periods presented and shareholders’ equity is
translated at historical exchange rates. Any translation adjustments resulting
are not included in determining net income but are included in
foreign currency translation adjustment to other comprehensive income, a
component of shareholders’ equity. If the RMB appreciates against the U.S.
dollar, revenue and expenses would be higher than they would have been if there
were no fluctuations in the currencies. Conversely, if the RMB depreciates
against the U.S. dollar, revenue and expenses would be lower than they would
have been if there were no fluctuations in the currencies.
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Companies
which operate petroleum and petrochemical businesses in China are subject to a
variety of taxes, fees and royalties.
On March
26, 2006, the PRC government imposed a special oil income levy on revenues
generated from the sale of domestically produced crude oil when the realized
price exceeds US$ 40 per barrel. The special oil income levy has five levels and
is calculated and charged according to the progressive ad valorem rates on the
excess amounts. The levy is calculated on a monthly basis and collected on a
quarterly basis. The applicable rate of the levy is determined based on the
weighted average crude oil sale price of the exploration and production company
of a particular month.
Starting
from January 1, 2008, the general enterprise income tax rate imposed on
entities, other than certain enterprises defined in the new Enterprise Income
Tax Law of the PRC, shall be 25%.
According
to the Notice on Implementing Reforms on Prices of Refined Products and Tax,
starting from January 1, 2009, consumption tax on refined petroleum products
were adjusted. Applicable tax, fees and royalties on refined petroleum products
and other refined products generally payable by us or by other companies in
similar industries are shown below.
Tax
Item
|
Tax
Base
|
Tax
Rate
|
Enterprise
income tax
|
Taxable
income
|
25%
starting from January 1, 2008.
|
Value-added
tax
|
Revenue
|
13%
for liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas, and low density polyethylene for
production of agricultural film and fertilizers and 17% for other items.
The Company generally charges value-added tax to the Company’s customers
at the time of settlement on top of the selling prices of the Company’s
products on behalf of the taxation authority. The Company may directly
claim refund from the value-added tax collected from the Company’s
customers of any value-added tax that the Company paid for (i) purchasing
materials consumed during the production process; (ii) charges paid for
drilling and other engineering services; and (iii) labor consumed during
the production process.
|
Business
tax
|
Revenue
from pipeline transportation services
|
3%.
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Consumption
tax
|
Aggregate
volume sold or self-consumed
|
RMB
1 per liter for gasoline, naphtha, solvent oil and lubricant; RMB 0.8 per
liter for diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel. Prior to December 31, 2010, the
consumption tax paid for imported naphtha for the production of ethylene
and aromatic hydrocarbon will be refunded, and naphtha procured from
domestic sources for the production of ethylene and aromatic hydrocarbon
will remain tax-free. Consumption tax on jet fuel is currently
exempted.
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Import
tariff
|
CIF
China price
|
5%
for gasoline, 6% for light diesel and 9% for jet kerosene. The actual
applicable tax rate in 2009 for gasoline, diesel and jet kerosene is
1%.
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Resource
tax
|
Aggregate
volume sold or self-consumed
|
RMB
14 to RMB 30 per tonne for crude oil. RMB 7 to RMB 15 per thousand cubic
meters for natural gas.
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City
construction tax
|
Total
amount of value-added tax, consumption tax and business
tax
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1%,
5% and 7%.
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Education
Surcharge
|
Total
amount of value-added tax, consumption tax and business
tax
|
3%.
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Special
Oil Income Levy
|
Any
revenue derived from sale of domestically produced crude oil when the
realized crude oil price exceeds US$ 40 per
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Progressive
rate of 20% to 40% for revenue derived from crude oil with realized price
in excess of US$ 40 per barrel, i.e. 20% for the portion in excess of US$
40 per barrel up to US$ 45 per barrel (inclusive); 25% for the portion in
excess of US$ 45 per barrel up to US$ 50
per
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Employees
We
currently have 65 employees, including our officers. We expect that additional
sales and installation staff will be required to close the prospects currently
in our sales pipeline. We hope to keep our operating costs low by using
supplemental contract labor and subcontracting portions of work to installers
and other specialists, as is common in the construction industry. Our employees
are not represented by any union.
Legal
Proceedings
Other
than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business that we do
not expect, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect
on us, there is no currently pending legal proceeding and, as far as we are
aware, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are
a party or to which any of our properties is subject.
MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth the names, ages, and positions of the Company’s
executive officers and directors as of March 4, 2010.
Name
|
Age
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Positions
and Offices Held
|
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Mr. Cai
Yongjun
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57
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Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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Mr.
James Crane
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33
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Mr.
Xue Yongping
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42
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Secretary
and Director
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The
following summarizes the occupation and business experience for the Company’s
officers, directors, and key employees. Executive officers are
elected annually by the Company’s Board of Directors. Each executive officer
holds his office until he resigns, is removed by the Board, or his successor is
elected and qualified. Directors are elected annually by the Company’s
shareholders at the annual meeting. Each director holds his office until his
successor is elected and qualified or his earlier resignation or
removal.
Cai
Yongjun, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Cai
has been the founder and the Chief Executive of Taiyuan Longwei, the Company's
wholly-owned subsidiary, since October 1995. He has over 12 years
experience in the trading, storage and handling of petroleum products. Mr. Cai
acts as the general manager overseeing operations on a daily basis. From
1995 to 1999, Mr. Cai attended Shanxi University where he majored in Business
Administration.
Mr. Cai
has had no involvement in certain legal proceedings as defined by Item 401(f) of
Regulation S-K.
James
Crane, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Crane
was appointed Chief Financial Officer on June 30, 2009. Mr. Crane is a certified
public accountant licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in good
standing. Mr. Crane received a B.S. degree in Accountancy from Bentley
University in May 1999. Mr. Crane was employed by Ernst & Young LLP
from August 1999 through May 2001. Mr. Crane initially organized J. Crane &
Company in September 1999. Mr. Crane was a partner in the Lexington,
Massachusetts professional services firm of Baker O’Connor, LLC from January 1,
2005 through June 30, 2006. Mr. Crane then reorganized J. Crane &
Company on July 1, 2006 and continues to operate J. Crane & Company through
the date of this report. Mr. Crane has also served as Chief Financial Officer of
Subaye, Inc. since October 2007. Subaye, Inc. is a public company listed on the
Over the Counter Bulletin Board stock market in the United States of
America.
Xue
Yongping, Secretary and Treasurer
Ms. Xue
has been director, secretary and treasurer since November 1998 of Taiyuan
Longwei, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. From August 1994 until November
1998, she was the deputy manager for Taiyuan Hua Xin Trading Company, Ltd.,
where she served as the deputy general manager. Taiyuan Hua Xin
Trading Company is a wholesale petroleum company engaged in the selling of
diesel and gasoline to other wholesale users. From September 1991 to July
1994, Ms. Xue attended Shanxi Law School where she earned her law
degree.
Family
Relationships
None.
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Conflicts
of Interest
Certain
potential conflicts of interest are inherent in the relationships between our
officers and directors and us.
From time
to time, one or more of our affiliates may form or hold an ownership interest in
and/or manage other businesses both related and unrelated to the type of
business that we own and operate. These persons expect to continue to form, hold
an ownership interest in and/or manage additional other businesses which may
compete with our business with respect to operations, including financing and
marketing, management time and services and potential customers. These
activities may give rise to conflicts between or among the interests of us and
other businesses with which our affiliates are associated. Our affiliates are in
no way prohibited from undertaking such activities, and neither us nor our
shareholders will have any right to require participation in such other
activities.
Further,
because we intend to transact business with some of our officers, directors and
affiliates, as well as with firms in which some of our officers, directors or
affiliates have a material interest, potential conflicts may arise between the
respective interests of us and these related persons or entities. We believe
that such transactions will be effected on terms at least as favorable to us as
those available from unrelated third parties.
With
respect to transactions involving real or apparent conflicts of interest, we
have adopted policies and procedures which require that: (i) the fact of the
relationship or interest giving rise to the potential conflict be disclosed or
known to the directors who authorize or approve the transaction prior to such
authorization or approval, (ii) the transaction be approved by a majority of our
disinterested outside directors, and (iii) the transaction be fair and
reasonable to us at the time it is authorized or approved by our
directors.
Our
policies and procedures regarding transactions involving potential conflicts of
interest are not in writing. The Company understands that it will be
difficult to enforce our policies and procedures and will rely and trust our
officers and directors to follow our policies and procedures. We will
implement our policies and procedures by requiring the officer or director who
is not in compliance with our policies and procedures to remove himself and the
other officers and directors will decide how to implement the policies and
procedures, accordingly.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our
knowledge, during the past five (5) years, none of our directors, executive
officers, promoters, control persons, or nominees has been:
· the
subject of any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of
which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the
time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
time;
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|
· convicted
in a criminal proceeding or is subject to a pending criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
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· subject
to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or
temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his
involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
or
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· found
by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission
or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or
state securities or commodities law
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Compliance
With Section 16(A) Of The Exchange Act.
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our officers and directors, and persons who
beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities,
to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and are required to furnish copies to us. To the best of our
knowledge, any reports required to be filed are timely filed for the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
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Board
Committees; Corporate Governance
The Board
of Directors acts as the Audit Committee and the Board has no separate
committees. The Company does not currently have an audit committee. .We expect
our Board of Directors to appoint an audit committee, a nominating committee and
a compensation committee and to adopt charters relative to each such committee.
We intend to appoint such persons to committees of the Board of Directors as are
expected to be required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by
a national securities exchange, although we are not required to comply with such
requirements until we elect to seek listing on a national securities
exchange.
Auditors;
Code of Ethics; Financial Expert
The
Company does not have an audit committee financial expert. However,
Mr. Crane, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, qualifies as an audit
committee financial expert.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table shows the compensation awarded or paid to, or earned by the
officers and directors of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited for the
years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
Totals
($)
|
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Cai
Yongjun,
Chief
Executive
|
2009
|
$11,217
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
$11,217
|
|||||||||||||||||
Officer,
Director
|
2008
|
10,371
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10,371
|
|||||||||||||||||
James
Crane,
Chief
Financial Officer, principal Accounting Officer
|
2009
|
0
|
0
|
24,750
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24,750
|
|||||||||||||||||
(3)
|
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||||||||||||||||
Xue
Yongping, Secretary and
|
2009
|
5,229
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5,229
|
|||||||||||||||||
Director
|
2008
|
4,865
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4,865
|
|||||||||||||||||
(3) James
Crane was originally hired on June 30, 2009. Mr. Crane receives cash
compensation equal to $10,000 per month. On June 30, 2009 he was awarded 25,000
shares of common stock as compensation through September 30, 2009. On October
26, 2009 he was awarded an additional 100,000 shares as compensation for
services to be rendered through October 26, 2010.
Director
Compensation
Our
directors do not receive a fee for attending each board of directors meeting or
meeting of a committee of the board of directors. All directors will be
reimbursed for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with attending board of director and committee meetings.
We will
present all possible transactions between us and our officers, directors or 5%
shareholders, and our affiliates to the Board of Directors for their
consideration and approval. Any such transaction will require approval by a
majority of the disinterested directors and such transactions will be on terms
no less favorable than those available to disinterested third
parties.
Employment
Agreements
On
October 26, 2009, we entered into a consulting agreement with James Crane, our
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to which Mr. Crane would provide certain
consulting services, including serving in his current role as Chief Financial
Officer for a period of twelve months, commencing on the date of the agreement,
in consideration for which we would pay Mr. Crane (a) 68,000 Yuan per month and
(b) 75,000 shares of our common stock, which shall vest on a monthly pro rata
basis over the twelve month period beginning on the date of the Agreement.
Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the agreement, we shall issue to Mr.
Crane, 25,000 shares of our common stock upon execution of the
agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the shares of our
common stock issued to Mr. Crane shall have registration rights and thus be
entitled to be registered on any registration statement field subsequent to the
date of the agreement.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Other
than as set forth below, since the beginning of 2007, we have not entered into
or been a participant in any transaction in which a related person had or will
have a direct or indirect material interest in an amount that exceeds the lesser
of $120,000 or 1% of the average of the company’s total assets for the last
three completed fiscal years.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following tables set forth certain information as of March 4,
2010 regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by
(i) each person or entity who, to our knowledge, owns more than 5% of our
common stock; (ii) each executive officer; (iii) each director; and
(iv) all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise
indicated in the footnotes to the following table, each of the stockholders
named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares of our common stock beneficially owned.
(1 | ) | |||||||
Name
and Address of
Beneficial
Owner (2)
|
Number
of Shares
Beneficially
Owned
|
Percentage
of
Class
|
||||||
Cai
Yongjun (3)
|
34,500,000 | 40.50% | ||||||
Xue
Yongping (4)
|
34,500,000 | 40.50% | ||||||
James
Crane (5)
|
125,000 | * | ||||||
All
Directors and Officers (3 Persons)
|
69,125,000 | 81.14% |
(1) Based
upon 85,191,546 shares of stock issued and outstanding as of February 12,
2010
(2)
Unless otherwise stated, the address for all the officers and directors is No.30
Guanghua Street, Xiaojingyu Xiang, Wanbailin District Taiyuan City, Shanxi
Province, Shanxi, China.
(3) Cai
Yongjun is the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited.
(4) Xue
Yongping is Secretary and Director of Longwei petroleum Investment Holding
Limited.
(5) James
Crane is the Chief Financial Officer of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding
Limited.
* Less
than 1%
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
The table
below sets forth information concerning the resale of the shares of common stock
by the selling stockholders of up to 4,724,747 shares of our common stock, all
of which are being registered for sale for the accounts of the selling
stockholders and include 4,724,747 shares of our common stock
issuable upon conversion of outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock All of the securities being registered were issued pursuant to a private
placement which we entered into on October 29, 2009. The table below does not
include the following shares of common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders
pursuant to the private placement entered into on October 29, 2009: (i)
8,774,527 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock (ii) 13,499,274 shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants and (iii) 13,499,274
shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to a make good escrow agreement,
dated October 29, 2009.
The
shares of common stock referred to above are being registered to permit public
sales of the shares, and the selling stockholders may offer the shares for
resale from time to time pursuant to this prospectus. The selling stockholders
may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of their shares
in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
or pursuant to another effective registration statement covering those shares.
We may from time to time include additional selling stockholders in supplements
or amendments to this prospectus.
Other
than as set forth in the following table, the selling stockholders have not held
any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or any of
our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years.
Name of Selling Stockholder
|
Total Shares Held Including Shares of Common
Stock and Shares Issuable Upon Full Conversion under the Note and/or
exercise of the warrant (2)(3)
|
Total Percentage of Outstanding Shares Assuming Full
Conversion and/or exercise
|
Shares of Common Stock Included in Prospectus
(3)
|
Beneficial Ownership Before Offering
(1)(2)
|
Percentage of Common Stock Before
Offering(1)(2)
|
Beneficial Ownership After the
Offering(4)
|
Percentage of Common Stock Owned After
Offering(4)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Taylor International Fund, Ltd.
(5)
|
2,000,000
|
2.29
|
%
|
350,000
|
2,000,000
|
2.29
|
%
|
1,650,000
|
1.90
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
William Hectler (6)
|
272,728
|
*
|
47,727
|
272,728
|
*
|
225,001
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Suresh Madam (7)
|
136,364
|
*
|
23,864
|
136,364
|
*
|
112,500
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Excalibur Special Opportunities LP
(8)
|
1,545,454
|
1.78
|
%
|
270,454
|
1,545,454
|
1.78
|
%
|
1,275,000
|
1.47
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Lyman O. Heidtke (9)
|
181,818
|
*
|
31,818
|
181,818
|
*
|
150,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Midsouth Investor Fund, LP
(10)
|
727,272
|
*
|
127,273
|
727,272
|
*
|
|
599,999
|
*
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Silver Rock II, Ltd. (11)
|
727,272
|
*
|
127,273
|
727,272
|
*
|
|
599,999
|
*
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Ancora Greater China Fund, LP
(12)
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
159,091
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
749,999
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Chestnut Ridge Partners LP
(13)
|
454,546
|
*
|
79,546
|
454,546
|
*
|
375,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Brio Capital LP (14)
|
272,728
|
*
|
47,727
|
272,728
|
*
|
225,001
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
CNH Diversified Opportunities Master Account, LP
(15)
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
159,091
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
749,999
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Linden Growth Partners Master Fund, LP
(16)
|
200,000
|
*
|
35,000
|
200,000
|
*
|
165,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Whalehaven Capital Fund Ltd.
(17)
|
454,546
|
*
|
79,546
|
454,546
|
*
|
375,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
The USX China Fund (18)
|
364,000
|
*
|
63,700
|
364,000
|
*
|
300,300
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Trillion Growth China LP (19)
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
159,091
|
909,090
|
1.06
|
%
|
749,999
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Trillion Growth China General Partner
(20)
|
90,910
|
*
|
15,909
|
90,910
|
*
|
75,001
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Alder Capital Partners I LP
(21)
|
1,080,000
|
1.25
|
%
|
189,000
|
1,080,000
|
1.25
|
%
|
891,000
|
1.04
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Crescent International Ltd.
(22)
|
600,000
|
*
|
105,000
|
600,000
|
*
|
495,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Paragon Capital LP (23)
|
454,456
|
*
|
79,546
|
454,456
|
*
|
374,910
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Whitebox Combined Partners LP
(24)
|
3,054,546
|
3.46
|
%
|
534,546
|
3,054,546
|
3.46
|
%
|
2,520,000
|
2.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Pandora Select Partners LP
(25)
|
1,818,182
|
2.09
|
%
|
318,182
|
1,818,182
|
2.09
|
%
|
1,500,000
|
1.73
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
Whitebox Intermarket Partners LP
(26)
|
581,818
|
*
|
101,818
|
581,818
|
*
|
480,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Berdon Ventures (27)
|
181,818
|
*
|
31,818
|
181,818
|
*
|
150,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Global Speculation LP (28)
|
200,000
|
*
|
35,000
|
200,000
|
*
|
165,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
DNL Ltd. (29)
|
600,000
|
*
|
105,000
|
600,000
|
*
|
%
|
495,000
|
*
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Rockmore Investment Master Fund Ltd.
(30)
|
454,456
|
*
|
79,546
|
454,456
|
*
|
374,910
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Hudson Bay Fund LP (31)
|
65,456
|
*
|
11,455
|
65,456
|
*
|
54,001
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund Ltd.
(32)
|
116,634
|
*
|
20,364
|
116,634
|
*
|
96,270
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Osmium Special Situations Fund Ltd.
(33)
|
3,181,818
|
3.60
|
% |
556,818
|
3,181,818
|
3.60
|
%
|
2,625,000
|
2.99
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
NLM Ltd. (34)
|
1,000,000
|
1.16
|
%
|
175,000
|
1,000,000
|
1.16
|
%
|
825,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Octagon Capital Partners (35)
|
272,728
|
*
|
47,727
|
272,728
|
*
|
225,001
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Jayhawk Private Equity Fund II LP
(36)
|
2,000,000
|
2.29
|
%
|
350,000
|
2,000,000
|
2.29
|
% |
1,650,000
|
1.90
|
%
|
||||||||||||||||||
JW Partners LP (37)
|
181,818
|
*
|
31,818
|
181,818
|
*
|
150,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Capital Management (38)
|
545,454
|
*
|
95,454
|
545,454
|
*
|
450,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Cape One Financial LP (39)
|
181,818
|
*
|
31,818
|
181,818
|
*
|
150,000
|
*
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Hayden (40)
|
272,728
|
*
|
47,727
|
272,728
|
*
|
225,001
|
*
|
*Less
than 1%
32
(1)
|
These
columns represent the aggregate maximum number and percentage of shares
that the selling stockholders can own at one time (and therefore, offer
for resale at any one time) due to their 4.99%
limitation.
|
(2)
|
The
number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any
other purpose. Under such rule, beneficial ownership includes any shares
as to which the selling stockholders has sole or shared voting power or
investment power and also any shares, which the selling stockholders has
the right to acquire within 60 days. The actual number of shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of the secured convertible notes is
subject to adjustment depending on, among other factors, the future market
price of the common stock, and could be materially less or more than the
number estimated in the table. The number of shares of common stock
outstanding as of February 9, 2010 was
84,747,020.
|
(3)
|
The
Selling Stockholder may not to convert the series A preferred stock or
exercise its warrants and receive shares of our common stock such that the
number of shares of common stock held by them in the aggregate and their
affiliates after such conversion or exercise exceeds 4.99% of the then
issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, the
number of shares of common stock set forth in the table for the selling
stockholders exceeds the number of shares of common stock that the selling
stockholders could own beneficially at any given time through their
ownership of the secured convertible notes and the warrants. In that
regard, the beneficial ownership of the common stock by the selling
stockholder set forth in the table is not determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
|
(5)
|
Includes
350,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Stephen S. Taylor has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Taylor International
Fund, Ltd.
|
(6)
|
Includes
47,727 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock.
|
(7)
|
Includes
23,864 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock.
|
(8)
|
Includes
270,454 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. William Hechter has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Excalibur Special
Opportunities LP.
|
(9)
|
Includes
31,818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock.
|
(10)
|
Includes
127,273 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Lyman O. Heidtke has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Midsouth Investor
Fund LP.
|
(11)
|
Includes
127,273 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Rima Salam has sole voting
and dispositive power over the shares held by Silver Rock II
Ltd.
|
(12)
|
Includes
159,091 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. John P. Michlitsch has
sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Ancora Greater
China Fund LP.
|
(13)
|
Includes
79,546 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Kenneth Pasternak has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Chestnut Ridge
Partners LP.
|
(14)
|
Includes
47,727 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Shaye Hirsch has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Brio Capital
LP.
|
(15)
|
Includes
159,091 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Todd Pulvino has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by CNH Diversified
Opportunities Master Account LP.
|
(16)
|
Includes
35,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Lara S. Coviello has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Linden Growth
Partners Master Fund LP.
|
(17)
|
Includes
(i) 272,728 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of
outstanding shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Brian Mazzella
has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited.
|
33
(18)
|
Includes
63,700 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Stephen L. Parr has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by The USX China
Fund.
|
(19)
|
Includes
159,091 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Corey Mitchell has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Trillion Growth China
LP.
|
(20)
|
Includes
15,909 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Corey Mitchell has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Trillion Growth China
General Partner.
|
(21)
|
Includes
189,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Michael Licosati has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Alder Capital
Partners I LP.
|
(22)
|
Includes
105,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Maxi Brezzi and Bachir
Taleb-Ibrahimi have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares
held by Crescent International Ltd.
|
(23)
|
Includes
79,546 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Alan P. Donenfeld has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Paragon Capital
LP.
|
(24)
|
Includes
534,546 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Andrew J.Redleaf has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Whitebox Combined
Partners LP.
|
(25)
|
Includes
318,182 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Andrew J. Redleaf has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Pandora Select
Partners LP.
|
(26)
|
Includes
101,818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Andrew J. Redleaf has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Whitebox Intermarket
Partners LP.
|
(27)
|
Includes
31,818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Fredrick Berdon has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Berdon Ventures
LLC.
|
(28)
|
Includes
35,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock . Glen Bradford has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Global Speculation
LP.
|
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(29)
|
Includes
105,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Glen Bradford has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by DNL
Ltd.
|
(30)
|
Includes
79,546 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Rockmore Capital, LLC
(“Rockmore Capital”) and Rockmore Partners, LLC (“Rockmore Partners”),
each a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of
Delaware, serve as the investment manager and general partner,
respectively, to Rockmore Investments (US) LP, a Delaware limited
partnership, which invests all of its assets through Rockmore Investment
Master Fund Ltd., an exempted company formed under the laws of Bermuda
(“Rockmore Master Fund”). By reason of such relationships, Rockmore
Capital and Rockmore Partners may be deemed to share dispositive power
over the shares of our common stock owned by Rockmore Master Fund.
Rockmore Capital and Rockmore Partners disclaim beneficial ownership of
such shares of our common stock. Rockmore Partners has delegated authority
to Rockmore Capital regarding the portfolio management decisions with
respect to the shares of common stock owned by Rockmore Master Fund and,
as of the date hereo, Mr. Bruce T. Bernstein and Mr. Brian Daly, as
officers of Rockmore Capital, are responsible for the portfolio management
decisions of the shares of common stock owned by Rockmore Master Fund. By
reason of such authority, Messrs. Bernstein and Daly may be deemed to
share dispositive power over the shares of our common stock owned by
Rockmore Master Fund. Messrs. Bernstein and Daly disclaim beneficial
ownership of such shares of our common stock and neither of such persons
has any legal right to maintain such
authority.
|
(31)
|
Includes
11,455 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Jason Wild has sole voting
and dispositive power over the shares held by Hudson Bay Fund
LP.
|
(32)
|
Includes
20,364 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Sander Gerber has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Hudson Bay Overseas
Fund Ltd.
|
(33)
|
Includes
556,818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Chris Kuchanny has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Osmium Special
Situations Fund Ltd.
|
(34)
|
Includes
175,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Glen Bedford has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by NLM
Ltd.
|
(35)
|
Includes
47,727 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Steven Hart has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Octagon Capital
Partners.
|
(36)
|
Includes
350,000 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Kent C. McCarthy has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Jayhawk Private
Equity Fund II, LP.
|
(37)
|
Includes
31.818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Jason Wild has sole voting
and dispositive power over the shares held by JW Partners
LP.
|
(38)
|
Includes
95,454 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Stephen Rider has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Royal Capital
Management.
|
(39)
|
Includes
31,818 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred stock. Reid Drescher has sole
voting and dispositive power over the shares held by Cape One Financial
LP.
|
(40)
|
Includes
47,727 shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding
shares of Series A convertible preferred
stock.
|
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PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or quoted or in private
transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated
prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
·
|
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
|
·
|
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
|
·
|
purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
|
·
|
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
|
·
|
privately
negotiated transactions;
|
·
|
to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement is
declared effective by the
Commission;
|
·
|
broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
|
·
|
a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
|
·
|
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
|
The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or
discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent
for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be
negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions
and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions
involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of Common Stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this
prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of
selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in
interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In
addition, upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder
that a donee or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a
supplement to this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with
applicable securities law.
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The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any
commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts,
concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be
attributed to the sale of the securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder
and/or the purchasers. Each Selling Stockholder has represented and
warranted to the Company that it acquired the securities subject to this
registration statement in the ordinary course of such Selling Stockholder’s
business and, at the time of its purchase of such securities such Selling
Stockholder had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with
any person to distribute any such securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses
this prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling
Stockholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the
Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder
promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such
Selling Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under
this Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling
Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
PENNY
STOCK
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the
definition of a "penny stock," for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules
require:
·
|
that
a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
|
·
|
the
broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to
be purchased.
|
In order
to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or
dealer must
·
|
obtain
financial information and investment experience objectives of the person;
and
|
·
|
make
a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are
suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and
experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of
transactions in penny stocks.
|
The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock
market, which, in highlight form:
·
|
sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
|
·
|
that
the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
|
Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of
fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and
information on the limited market in penny stocks.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Common
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value per
share. As of February 12, 2010 there were
85,191,546 common shares issued and
outstanding.
The
holders of our common stock have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds
legally available if and when declared by the Company’s board of directors and
are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to
holders of common stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our
affairs. Our common stock does not provide the right to a preemptive,
subscription or conversion rights and there are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions or rights. Our common stock holders are entitled to one
non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which shareholders may
vote.
All
shares of common stock now outstanding are fully paid for and
non-assessable. Our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and the
applicable statutes of the State of Colorado for a more complete description of
the rights and liabilities of holders of the Company’s
securities. All material terms of our common stock have been
addressed in this section.
Holders
of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means
that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the
election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so
choose, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able
to elect any of the Company’s directors.
37
Preferred
Stock
We are
authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value per
share. The terms of the preferred shares are at the discretion of the
board of directors. On October 29, 2009, the Company designated
14,000,000 shares of preferred stock as series A preferred stock. As
of March 4, 2010, 12,899,274 shares of series A preferred stock were issued and
outstanding.
The
series A preferred stock is convertible into shares of our common stock based on
a one to one conversion ratio, at an initial conversion price of $1.10 per
share, subject to adjustment. The holders of our series A preferred
stock do not have voting rights except as required by Colorado
law. In addition, so long as any shares of series A preferred stock
are outstanding, we cannot, without the written consent of the holders of 75% of
the then outstanding series A preferred stock: (i) alter or change adversely the
powers, preferences or rights given to the Series A Preferred Stock or alter or
amend this Certificate, (ii) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as
to dividends or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined in the
certificate of designation) senior to or otherwise pari passu with the series A
preferred stock, or any series of preferred stock possessing greater voting
rights or the right to convert at a more favorable price than the series A
preferred stock, (iii) amend our certificate of incorporation or other charter
documents in breach of any of the provisions hereof, (iv) increase the
authorized number of shares of series A preferred stock or the number of
authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (v) enter into any agreement with
respect to the foregoing. In the event of the liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, The holders of our series A preferred
stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available
therefore, an amount in cash equal to $1.10 per share of Series A Preferred
Stock plus accrued and unpaid dividends. No distribution shall be
made on any junior securities by reason of any liquidation of the Company unless
each holder of series A preferred stock shall have received all amounts in full
to which such holder shall be entitled. The series A preferred stock holders
shall be entitled to receive dividends payable at the rate of 6% of the
liquidation price of each share of series A preferred stock, which is defined as
$1.10, payable quarterly. The series A preferred stock also contains
limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the holders may not
convert their shares to the extent that upon exercise the holder, together with
its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares
of common stock.
Dividends
The
Company has not paid any cash dividends to shareholders. The
declaration of any future cash dividends is at the discretion of the Company’s
board of directors and depends upon the Company’s earnings, if any,
the Company’s capital requirements and financial position, the Company’s general
economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is the
Company’s present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable
future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in the Company’s business
operations.
Warrants
As of
March 4, 2010, there are 14,563,487 outstanding warrants to purchase the
Company’s securities.
Options
As of
March 4, 2010, there are no options to purchase the Company’s securities issued
or outstanding.
38
Registration
Rights
Transfer
Agent
Our
transfer agent is Corporate Stock Transfer, 3200 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite
430, Denver, CO 80209.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
The
Company’s directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Colorado
Statutes and the Company’s Bylaws. The Company has agreed to indemnify each of
the Company’s directors and certain officers against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to the Company’s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant
to the provisions described above, or otherwise, The Company have been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the Company’s payment of
expenses incurred or paid by the Company’s director, officer or controlling
person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, The Company will, unless in the opinion of the
Company’s counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, may be permitted to our directors, officers and persons controlling us,
we have been advised that it is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s opinion
that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
The
consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus have been audited
by Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC, an independent registered public
accounting firm, given on the authority of that firm as experts in accounting
and auditing to the extent and for the periods indicated in their report
appearing elsewhere herein.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, 32nd
Floor, New York, New York 10006 has passed upon the validity of the shares of
common stock to be sold in this offering.
We have
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on
Form S-1, together with any amendments and related exhibits, under the
Securities Act, with respect to our shares of common stock offered by this
prospectus. The registration statement contains additional information about us
and our shares of common stock that we are offering in this
prospectus.
We file
annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available to the public over
the Internet at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room located at 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Securities and Exchange
Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference
rooms and their copy charges. Access to those electronic filings is available as
soon as practicable after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
You may also request a copy of those filings, excluding exhibits, from us at no
cost. Any such request should be addressed to us at: No. 30 Guanghau Street,
Xiaojingyu Xiang, Wan Bailin District, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of
China 030024.
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Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and Subsidiaries
Index
to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-2 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009 and
2008
|
F-3
|
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other
Comprehensive Income for the years ended June 30, 2009 and
2008
|
F-4
|
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’
Equity
|
F-5
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
|
F-6
|
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for
the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
|
F-7 – F-21
|
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December
31, 2009 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2009
|
F-22
|
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the Six and Three Months Ended December 31, 2009 and
December 31, 2008
|
F-23
|
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 and December 31,
2008
|
F-24
|
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements (unaudited)
|
F-25 –
F-37
|
F-1
Marty
D. Van Wagoner, CPA
J.
Russ Bradshaw, CPA
William
R. Denney, CPA
Russell
E. Anderson, CPA
Scott
L. Farnes
1284
W. Flint Meadow Dr. #D
Kaysville,
Utah 84037
Telephone
801.927.1337
Facsimile
801.927.1344
5296
S. Commerce Dr. #300
Salt
Lake City, Utah 84107
Telephone
801.281.4700
Facsimile
801.281.4701
Suite
B, 4F
North
Cape Commercial Bldg.
388
King’s Road
North
Point, Hong Kong
www.cpaone.net
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2009
and 2008, and the related statements of operations and other comprehensive
income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended June 30,
2009 and 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal
control over financial reporting, as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited as of June 30, 2009 and 2008,
and the related statements of operations and other comprehensive income,
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended June 30, 2009 and
2008, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
/s/
Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC
Child,
Van Wagoner & Bradshaw, PLLC
October
12, 2009
Salt
Lake City, Utah
|
F-2
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
As of June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Assets
|
(In Thousands,
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
7,308
|
$
|
8,633
|
||||
Accounts
Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $0 in 2009 and $0 in
2008
|
26,796
|
12,134
|
||||||
Inventories
|
13,976
|
29,053
|
||||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
35,317
|
28,327
|
||||||
Deposits
|
—
|
73
|
||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
83,397
|
78,220
|
||||||
Long
Term Deposits
|
-
|
12,611
|
||||||
Property
Plant and Equipment, Net
|
36,745
|
2,637
|
||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
120,142
|
$
|
93,468
|
||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$
|
2,275
|
$
|
964
|
||||
Convertible
Notes Payable, Net of Discount of $0 and $595
|
800
|
1,508
|
||||||
Taxes
Payable
|
2,144
|
2,455
|
||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
5,219
|
4,927
|
||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
5,219
|
4,927
|
||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
||||||||
Shareholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock, No Par Value, 100,000,000 Shares Authorized, 0 Issued and
Outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and 2008
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Common
Stock, No Par Value; 500,000,000 Shares Authorized; 81,852,831 and
76,205,000 Issued and Outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and
2008
|
11,949
|
7,009
|
||||||
Shares
to be Issued
|
126
|
-
|
||||||
Stock
Subscription Receivable
|
(76
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Deferred
Stock Based Compensation
|
(25
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
2,540
|
1,528
|
||||||
Retained
Earnings
|
90,519
|
68,742
|
||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
9,890
|
11,262
|
||||||
Total
Shareholders' Equity
|
114,923
|
88,541
|
||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
|
$
|
120,142
|
$
|
93,468
|
||||
The
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements are an integral
part of these balance sheets.
F-3
Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income
For the Years Ended June
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(In Thousands, Except
Per Share Data)
|
||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
196,811
|
$
|
143,788
|
||||
Cost
of Sales
|
157,341
|
106,801
|
||||||
Gross
Profit
|
39,470
|
36,987
|
||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||
Stock
Based Compensation
|
3,664
|
—
|
||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
4,003
|
4,863
|
||||||
Total
Operating Expenses
|
7,667
|
4,863
|
||||||
Operating
Income
|
31,803
|
32,124
|
||||||
Other
Income and Expenses, Net
|
(620
|
)
|
(1,702
|
)
|
||||
Interest
Expense
|
(286
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
||||
Income
Before Income Tax Expense
|
30,897
|
30,377
|
||||||
Income
Tax Expense
|
(9,120
|
)
|
(9,662
|
)
|
||||
Net
Income
|
21,777
|
20,715
|
||||||
Foreign
Currency Translation Adjustment
|
(1,372
|
)
|
7,709
|
|||||
Comprehensive
Income
|
$
|
20,405
|
$
|
28,424
|
||||
Earnings
per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.28
|
||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.27
|
||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||
Basic
|
76,537
|
73,341
|
||||||
Diluted
|
78,524
|
75,739
|
||||||
The
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of
these statements.
F-4
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(In Thousands)
Common
Stock
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Issued
|
No
Par Value
|
Shares
to be Issued
|
Deferred
Stock Based Compensation
|
Stock
Subscription Receivable
|
Additional
Paid in Capital
|
Other
Compre-hensive
I ncome
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Total
Stockholder’s Equity
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
June
30, 2007
|
69,000,000 | $ | 6,067 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 3,553 | $ | 48,124 | $ | 57,744 | |||||||||||||||||||
Share
Exchange
|
6,000,000 | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | (97 | ) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Detachable Stock Warrants
|
- | - | - | - | - | 1,528 | - | - | 1,528 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Stock For Registration Rights Penalty
|
1,205,000 | 844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 844 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
Loss on Available for Sale Marketable Securities
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | 7,709 | - | 7,709 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20,715 | 20,715 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
June
30, 2008
|
76,205,000 | 7,009 | - | - | - | 1,528 | 11,262 | 68,742 | 88,541 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Stock For Conversion of Debt
|
1,822,864 | 1,276 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 1,301 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of Stock for Cash
|
- | - | 76 | - | (76 | ) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debt
Extinguishment
|
- | - | - | - | - | 1,012 | - | - | 1,012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock
Based Compensation
|
3,824,967 | 3,664 | 25 | (25 | ) | - | - | - | - | 3,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
Loss on Available for Sale Marketable Securities
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | (1,372 | ) | - | (1,372 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21,777 | 21,777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
June
30, 2009
|
81,852,831 | $ | 11,949 | 126 | $ | (25 | ) | $ | (76 | ) | 2,540 | $ | 9,890 | $ | 90,519 | $ | 114,923 |
The
accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements are an integral
part of these statements.
F-5
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and Subsidiaries
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended
June, 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(In Thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
21,7777
|
$
|
20,715
|
||||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating
Activities—
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
392
|
359
|
||||||
Stock
Based Compensation
|
3,664
|
891
|
||||||
Debt
Extinguishment
|
1,108
|
-
|
||||||
Amortization
of Debt Discount
|
592
|
-
|
||||||
Stock
Issued for Registration Rights Penalty
|
—
|
844
|
||||||
(Increase)
Decrease in Assets—
|
||||||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
(14,662
|
)
|
(6,305
|
)
|
||||
Inventories
|
15,077
|
(8,644
|
)
|
|||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
(6,990
|
)
|
2,251
|
|||||
Income
Taxes Receivable
|
-
|
1,475
|
||||||
Other
Current Assets
|
-
|
(69
|
)
|
|||||
Deposits
|
-
|
(11,888
|
)
|
|||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Liabilities —
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
1,216
|
840
|
||||||
Advances
From Customers
|
-
|
(1,819
|
)
|
|||||
Taxes
Payable
|
(311
|
)
|
1,220
|
|||||
Other
Current Liabilities
|
-
|
(42
|
)
|
|||||
Net
Cash Provided By (Used in) Operating activities
|
21,863
|
(172
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
Purchase
of Land and Buildings
|
(21,816
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
||||
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
|
(21,816
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Proceeds
From Issuance of Convertible Debt
|
-
|
2,100
|
||||||
Net
Cash Provided By (Used in) Financing activities
|
-
|
2,100
|
||||||
Effect
of Exchange Rate Changes in Cash
|
(1,372
|
)
|
673
|
|||||
(Decrease)
Increase in Cash
|
(1,325
|
)
|
2,573
|
|||||
Cash,
Beginning of Year
|
8,633
|
6,060
|
||||||
Cash,
End of Year
|
$
|
7,308
|
$
|
8,633
|
||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information:
|
||||||||
Cash
Paid During the Year for
|
||||||||
Interest,
Net of Amounts Capitalized
|
$
|
168
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Income
Taxes
|
$
|
9,431
|
$
|
8,186
|
||||
Supplemental
Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
None
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of
these statements.
F-6
Footnotes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Years Ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
NOTE
1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding, Limited (the “Company”) is an energy company that,
through its subsidiaries, engages in oil and gas operations in the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC”). Oil and gas operations consist of
transporting, marketing and selling finished petroleum products. The
Company’s headquarters and primary facilities are located in Taiyuan, Shanxi
Province (“Shanxi”). The Company purchases diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and
kerosene (the “Products”) from various petroleum refineries in the PRC. The
Company is 1 of 5 licensed intermediaries in Shanxi that operates its own large
scale storage tanks and has the necessary licenses to operate and sell Products
not only in Shanxi but throughout the entire PRC. The Company’s storage tanks
have the largest storage capacity of any non-government operated entity in
Shanxi. The Company seeks to earn profits by selling its Products at
competitive prices to large scale gas stations, coal plants and other power
supply customers and small, independent gas stations. The Company also earns
revenue by acting as a purchasing agent for other intermediaries in Shanxi and
through the sale of diesel and gasoline at a gas station located on the
Company’s property in Taiyuan. The sales price and the cost basis of the
Company’s products are largely dependent on the price of crude oil. The price of
crude oil is subject to fluctuation due to a variety of factors, all of which
are beyond the Company’s control.
The
Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado on March 17,
2000 as Tabatha II, Inc. On October 12, 2007, the Company changed its
name to Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding, Limited.
Control
by Principal Shareholders
The
Company’s directors, executive officers and their affiliates or related parties,
own beneficially and in the aggregate, the majority of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. Accordingly, the
directors, executive officers and their affiliates, if they voted their shares
uniformly, would have the ability to control the approval of most corporate
actions, including increasing the authorized capital stock of the Company and
the dissolution, merger or sale of the Company's assets or
business.
Financial
Statements Presented
On
October 16, 2007, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement and agreed
to issue 69,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100% of the
outstanding ownership units of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited,
(“Longwei BVI”) a British Virgin Islands entity. This transaction was
accounted for as a reverse acquisition. Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding
Limited, formerly known as Tabatha II, Inc., did not have any operations and
majority-voting control was transferred to Longwei BVI. The
transaction also requires a recapitalization of Longwei BVI. Since Longwei BVI
acquired a controlling voting interest; it was deemed the accounting acquirer,
while Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (formerly Tabatha II, Inc.)
was deemed the legal acquirer.
The
historical consolidated financial statements of the Company are those of Longwei
BVI, and of the consolidated entities from October 16, 2007, the date of merger,
and subsequent. The consolidated financial statements for the Company
for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 include the financial statements of
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited, Longwei BVI, Longwei BVI’s
subsidiary Taiyuan Yahua Energy Conversion Ltd. (“Taiyuan Yahua”), Taiyuan
Longwei Economy & Trading Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Taiyuan Yahua and
Shanxi Heitan Zhingyou Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Intercompany transactions
and balances are eliminated in consolidation.
F-7
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America, include
the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of the Company and
all its subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect
necessary adjustments not recorded in the books and records of the Company’s
subsidiaries to present them in conformity with GAAP.
State
and Countries Registered In
|
Percentage of
Ownership
|
||||||
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
|
British
Virgin Islands
|
100.00 |
%
|
||||
Taiyuan
Yahua Energy Conversion Ltd.
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00 |
%
|
||||
Taiyuan
Longwei Economy & Trading Ltd.
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00 |
%
|
||||
Shanxi
Heitan Zhingyou Petrochemical Co., Ltd
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00 | % | (a) |
A
total of 95% of the ownership units are held by the Company. The remaining
5% of the ownership units are held in trust by an individual who is also
an employee of the Company. This ownership structure is organized as such
due to PRC business ownership laws.
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and cash flow statements, the
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of
three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Cash
includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained at banks within
the PRC. Certain financial instruments, which subject the Company to
concentration of credit risk, consist of cash. The Company maintains
cash balances at financial institutions which do not provide for insurance
against lost funds. The Company has not experienced any losses with regard
to its bank accounts and believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in
bank accounts.
Accounts
Receivable
Trade
receivables are recognized and carried at the original invoice amount less
allowance for any uncollectible amounts. An estimate for doubtful accounts is
made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. Bad debts are
written off as incurred.
Advances
to Suppliers
Advances
to suppliers represents cash paid in advance for purchases of inventory from
suppliers. The Company locks in prices with suppliers in advance by using
the Company’s cash resources. The Company expects to maintain this level
of advances in the future to ensure that the Company has adequate supplies and
can obtain the best possible price for the Company’s inventory for each
purchase. The Company does not foresee potential losses being possible with
regard to these advances as a result of the suppliers being large enterprises
that have significant controls placed on them by the PRC government.
The Company has not had to make any historical adjustments to these
accounts for any deficiencies or negative impacts related to the Company’s
suppliers. The Company receives preferential pricing by paying in advance
because the Company receives a discount from the spot price and the Company
locks in the price, which provides us with greater profitability.
Inventory
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, or net
realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the
ordinary course of business less the estimated cost of completion and the
estimated costs necessary to make the sale.
When
inventories are sold, their carrying amount is charged to expense in the year in
which the revenue is recognized. Write-downs for declines in net realizable
value or for losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the year the
impairment or loss occurs. There were no declines in net realizable value of
inventory for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008.
F-8
Property
Plant and Equipment
Property
and equipment is located at the Company’s facilities in Taiyuan City and Gujiao
City in the PRC and is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.
Depreciation and amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over
the expected useful life of the asset, after the asset is placed in service. The
Company generally uses the following depreciable lives for its major
classifications of property and equipment:
Description
|
Useful
Lives
|
|
Land
and Buildings
|
20
years
|
|
Heavy
Machinery and Production Equipment
|
8-20
years
|
|
Railway
|
20
years
|
|
Motor
Vehicles
|
5
years
|
Valuation
of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived
tangible assets and definite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for possible
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The Company uses an
estimate of undiscounted future net cash flows of the assets over the remaining
useful lives in determining whether the carrying value of the assets is
recoverable. If the carrying values of the assets exceed the expected future
cash flows of the assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss equal to the
difference between the carrying values of the assets and their estimated fair
values. Impairment of long-lived assets is assessed at the lowest levels for
which there are identifiable cash flows that are independent from other groups
of assets. The evaluation of long-lived assets requires the Company to use
estimates of future cash flows. However, actual cash flows may differ from the
estimated future cash flows used in these impairment tests. As of June 30, 2009,
management does not believe any of the Company’s assets were
impaired.
Goodwill
and Intangible Assets
The
Company utilizes the purchase method of accounting for any business combinations
initiated after June 30, 2002, and further clarifies the criteria to recognize
intangible assets separately from goodwill. Goodwill and indefinite−life
intangible assets are not amortized but are reviewed for impairment
annually.
Comprehensive
Income
Accumulated
other comprehensive income represents unrealized gains and losses on marketable
securities held by the Company, which are included in the consolidated statement
of shareholders’ equity.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company records revenues when the following fundamental criteria are met: (i)
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred or
services have been rendered, (iii) the price to the customer is fixed or
determinable and (iv) collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably
assured.
The
Company negotiates contracts with its customers, which may include revenue
arrangements with multiple deliverables. The Company’s accounting policies are
defined such that each deliverable under a contract is accounted for separately.
Historically, the Company has not entered into contracts with its customers that
provided for multiple deliverables.
The
Company derives the bulk of its revenue from sales of gasoline, diesel, kerosene
and fuel oil. These product sales revenues are recognized when customers take
possession of goods in accordance with the terms of purchase order agreements
that evidence agreed upon pricing and when collectibility is reasonably assured.
Cost of revenues for product sales include costs to purchase and transport the
product to the Company, costs to deliver the goods to the customer and
depreciation on product storage and delivery equipment.
Agency fee
revenues consists of fees charged to small fuel distributors who lack the
required licenses to purchase directly from large refineries. The Company
allocates a portion of its purchasing quota to these customers for a fee similar
to a sales commission. Agency fee revenues is recognized when there is
evidence of an arrangement that specifies pricing and irrevocable allocation of
a portion of the Company’s purchase quota and collection has occurred. Cost of
agency service revenues consists primarily of selling commissions.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company does not have a formal stock option plan.
F-9
All
shares based payments to employees, consultants and others are required to
be recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on the estimated
fair value of the equity award.
Stock-based
compensation cost includes: compensation cost for the portions of all
share-based payments granted to consultants, based on the grant date fair value
estimated in accordance revelant accounting guidance amortized on a
straight-line basis over the vesting period of the stock awards.
Advertising
Advertising
costs are expensed as incurred.
Reclassification
Certain
amounts in the 2008 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to
the 2009 financial statements presentation. Such reclassification had no effect
on net income, total assets or total liabilities.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial carrying amounts of existing
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax
credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in
income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company
follows appropriate accounting guidance with regard to the accounting for
uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a return. The
Company reviews guidance on the measurement, recognition, classification and
disclosure of tax positions, along with accounting for the related interest and
penalties.
The
charge for taxation is based on the results for the year as adjusted for items,
which are non-assessable or disallowed. It is calculated using tax rates that
have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet
date.
Deferred
tax is accounted for using the balance sheet liability method in respect of
temporary differences arising from differences between the carrying amount of
assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the
corresponding tax basis used in the computation of assessable tax profit. In
principle, deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary
differences, and deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is
probably that taxable profit will be available against which deductible
temporary differences can be utilized.
Deferred
tax is calculated using tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when
the asset is realized or the liability is settled. Deferred tax is charged or
credited in the income statement, except when it is related to items credited or
charged directly to equity, in which case the deferred tax is also dealt with in
equity.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities are offset when they related to income taxes levied
by the same taxation authority and the Company intends to settle its current tax
assets and liabilities on a net basis.
Net
Earnings Per Share
Basic
gain or loss per share is computed by dividing the gain or loss available to
common stockholders (as the numerator) by the weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding (as the denominator). Diluted gain or loss per share is
computed similar to basic gain or loss per share except that the denominator is
increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been
outstanding if all potential common stock (including common stock equivalents)
had all been issued, and if such additional common shares were dilutive. If
the additional common shares are anti-dilutive, they are not added to the
denominator in the calculation. Where there is a loss, the inclusion of
additional common shares is anti-dilutive (since the increased number of shares
reduces the per share loss available to common stock holders).
F-10
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are periodically
reviewed and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated
financial statements in the period they are determined to be
necessary. The consolidated financial statements include some amounts
that are based on management’s best estimates and
judgments. Significant estimates include the stock based
compensation, warrant liabilities, depreciation, amortization, useful lives of
fixed assets and intangible assets, and tax liabilities. These estimates may be
adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any future
adjustments could be significant in nature to the consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole.
NOTE
3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
Company’s business operations are conducted in the PRC. During the normal course
of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers. Management
reviews its accounts receivable on a regular basis to determine if an allowance
for doubtful accounts is necessary and adequate. An estimate for doubtful
accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.
Through the date of these financial statements, the Company has never
experienced a significant bad debt. As result, no
allowance for doubtful accounts has been recorded. Trade accounts receivable at
June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 consisted of the following:
June
30,
2009
(in thousands)
|
June
30,
2008
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Trade
Accounts Receivable
|
$
|
26,796
|
$
|
12,134
|
||||
Less:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
26,796
|
$
|
12,134
|
NOTE
4 – INVENTORIES
As of
June 30, 2009 and 2008, inventory consisted of significant quantities of diesel
oil and gasoline, among others, as outlined herein:
June
30,
2009
(in thousands)
|
June
30,
2008
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Diesel
Oil
|
$
|
7,951
|
$
|
16,433
|
||||
Gasoline
|
6,025
|
12,620
|
||||||
Fuel
Oil
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
White
Spirit
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
13,976
|
$
|
29,053
|
F-11
NOTE
5 – ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS
As of
June 30, 2009 and 2008, advances to suppliers consisted of significant deposits
on account with the Company’s refinery partners. The deposits are
held by the Company’s refinery partners to ensure that the delivery of inventory
to the Company is made in a timely manner. The Company attempts to
maintain a significant balance on account with refinery partners with the
expectation of receiving preferential pricing from the refinery
partners.
June
30,
2009
(in thousands)
|
June
30,
2008
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
$
|
35,317
|
$
|
28,327
|
||||
Other
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
35,317
|
$
|
28,327
|
NOTE
6 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment consisted of the following:
June
30,
2009
(in thousands)
|
June
30,
2008
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Land
and Buildings
|
$
|
36,561
|
$
|
2,053
|
||||
Machinery
and Production Equipment
|
2,799
|
2,799
|
||||||
Railway
|
1,440
|
1,440
|
||||||
Motor
Vehicles
|
215
|
215
|
||||||
Total
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
41,015
|
6,507
|
||||||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(4,270
|
)
|
(3,870
|
)
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
36,745
|
$
|
2,637
|
Depreciation
expense for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $385 and $359,
respectively.
NOTE
7 – ACQUISITION OF GUJIAO
On August
7, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Shanxi
Heitan Zhingyou Petrochemical Co., Ltd (“Shanxi Heitan”) for approximately $17
million. On August 7, 2007, a payment was made towards the
acquisition price for approximately $9.2 million. On February 5,
2008, the purchase agreement was amended to change the terms of the purchase
agreement such that the total purchase price would be approximately $30 million
rather than $17 million and the Company would not only acquire the assets
of Shanxi Heitan but the Company would also acquire a 95% ownership of Shanxi
Heitan. The remaining 5% of the Shanxi Heitan was not eligible to be
acquired under PRC law and was therefore allocated by Shanxi Heitan to an
individual from Taiyuan City who is also an employee of the Company. On January
22, 2009, the Company held majority control of the assets and ownership units of
Shanxi Heitan. The Company hired an external professional valuation firm to
conduct a valuation of the assets acquired from Shanxi Heitan. The
external professional valuation firm determined that the value of the assets was
in excess of the total purchase price paid by the Company of approximately $30
million. In accordance with the purchase method of accounting, the
results of Shanxi Heitan and the estimated fair market value of the assets and
liabilities of Shanxi Heitan assumed have been included in the consolidated
financial statements from the date of acquisition, January 22, 2009 through June
30, 2009.
The
purchase price of Shanxi Heitan was allocated to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed by the Company. The Company recorded the full value of the
purchase price to land and buildings within the Company’s property, plant and
equipment classification on the balance sheets.
F-12
in
thousands
|
||||
Land
and Buildings
|
$ | 29,966 | ||
Net
Assets Acquired
|
$ | 29,966 | ||
Purchase
Consideration
|
$ | 29,966 |
Goodwill
is comprised of the residual amount of the purchase price over the fair value of
the acquired tangible and intangible assets. Shanxi Heitan was a dormant
operating entity upon the date of acquisition. As a result, the
inclusion of Shanxi Heitan’s operating results from January 22, 2009 through
June 30, 2009 had no impact on the Company’s statement of
operations. If the operating results had been included since the
beginning of the current fiscal year, July 1, 2008, the Company’s pro-forma
consolidated revenue and the Company’s pro-forma net income for the year ended
June 30, 2009 was $196,811 thousand (unchanged) and $21,777
thousand (unchanged), respectively.
NOTE
8 – TAXES
Taxes
payable consisted of the following:
June
30,
2009
(in thousands)
|
June
30,
2008
(in thousands)
|
|||||||
Income
Tax Payable
|
$
|
960
|
$
|
1,190
|
||||
Value
Added Tax Payable
|
733
|
963
|
||||||
Business
Taxes and Other Payables
|
451
|
302
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,144
|
$
|
2,455
|
United
States of America
Since the
Company had no operations within the United States, there is no provision for US
taxes and there are no deferred tax amounts as of June 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Colorado
The
Company is incorporated in Colorado but does not conduct business in Colorado.
Therefore, the Company is not subject to corporate income tax.
British
Virgin Islands
The
Company’s subsidiary, Longwei BVI, is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands
and, under the current laws of the British Virgin Islands, is not subject to
income taxes.
People’s
Republic of China
Income
Tax
Enterprise
income tax in PRC is generally charged at 25% of a company’s assessable profit.
The Company’s subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC are subject to PRC
enterprises income tax at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income as
reported in their Chinese statutory accounts in accordance with the relevant
enterprises income tax laws applicable to foreign enterprises.
The
Company is governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China
concerning Foreign Investment Enterprises and Foreign Enterprises and various
local income tax laws (“the Income Tax Laws”). Under the Income Tax Laws,
foreign investment enterprises (“FIE”) generally are subject to an income tax at
an effective rate of 25% on income as reported in their statutory
financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments unless the enterprise is
located in specially designated regions of cities for which more favorable
effective tax rates apply.
F-13
The
following table reconciles the PRC statutory rates to the Company’s effective
tax rate for the years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
U.S.
Statutory Income Tax Rate
|
35.0
|
%
|
35.0
|
%
|
||||
Foreign
Income Exclusion
|
(35.0
|
)
|
(35.0
|
)
|
||||
PRC
Income Tax
|
25.0
|
29.0
|
||||||
Effective
Income Tax Rate
|
25.0
|
%
|
29.0
|
%
|
Value
Added Tax
In
accordance with the relevant taxation laws in the PRC, the normal VAT rate for
domestic sales is 13%, which is levied on the invoiced value of sales and is
payable by the purchaser. The Company is required to remit the VAT it collects
to the tax authority.
The value
added tax refundable presents the VAT that the Company paid for the purchasing
products and can be used to deduct the VAT related to the sale of
products.
NOTE
9 – CONVERTIBLE DEBT
On
December 18, 2007, the Company issued convertible debt totaling $2,100
thousand (the “Convertible Debt”) to four entities (the
“Holders”). The Convertible Debt bore interest at an annualized rate
of 4%, was convertible to shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed
exercise price of $0.70 per share, contained piggyback registration rights and a
cashless conversion provision if the Company was unable to register the shares
of the Company’s common stock underlying the Convertible Debt by December 18,
2008. In connection with the Convertible Debt issuance, the Company
issued a total of 1,500,000 warrants (the “Class A Common Stock Purchase
Warrants”) to purchase 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants had an exercise
price of $0.80 and could be exercised at any time until December 18,
2010.
On
May 27, 2008, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the Holders
whereby the Company issued a total of 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock valued at $844 thousand. The settlement agreement was entered
into as a result of the Company’s decision to remove the shares underlying the
Convertible Debt from a registration statement filed with the SEC during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.
On
December 18, 2008, the Company defaulted on the Convertible Debt when it failed
to make repayment of the Convertible Debt in accordance with the terms entered
into with the Holders on December 18, 2007.
On
February 2, 2009, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the
Holders of the Convertible Debt. The significant terms of the
settlement agreement are provided below:
1.
|
The
maturity date of the Convertible Debt was extended to September 18,
2009
|
2.
|
The
interest rate on the Convertible Debt was retroactively adjusted to
approximately 8% for the period from December 17, 2007 through December
18, 2008 and $168 thousand in interest was payable to the Holders
immediately
|
3.
|
The
exercise price of the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants was lowered
from $0.80 to $0.70
|
4.
|
The
exercise period of the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants was extended
from December 10, 2010 to December 10, 2012
|
5.
|
The
Company agreed to issue an additional 1,200,000 warrants (the “Class B
Common Stock Purchase Warrants”) to the Holders. The Class B
Common Stock Purchase Warrants had an exercise price of $0.70 and could be
exercised at any time until February 2, 2014.
|
If
the Convertible Debt is not repaid upon the maturity date, September 18,
2009, the interest rate on the Convertible Debt would increase to a 10%
annualized rate
|
F-14
The
Company determined that the conversion of debt instruments resulted in
instruments being exchanged with substantially different terms and applied debt
extinguishment accounting. The Company assessed the present value of both the
original debt terms and the new debt terms. The Company determined
that the present value of the cash flows associated with the new debt
instruments exceeded the present value of the old debt instruments by more than
10%. The present value, on February 2, 2009, of the new debt terms less the
present value of the original debts, resulted in a loss on extinguishment of
debt of $1,108 thousand, which was recorded as an increase to additional paid in
capital and a loss on debt extinguishment within the Company’s statement of
operations and change in comprehensive income. The Company also
assessed the beneficial conversion feature at a fair market value and determined
the value to be $0.
As of
June 30, 2009, a balance of $800 thousand remained outstanding on the
Convertible Debt. A total of $1,300 thousand of the Convertible
Debt was converted to common stock in the months of May and June, 2009. Accrued
interest as of June 30, 2009 totaled $89.
NOTE
10 – DETACHABLE STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
On
December 18, 2007, in connection with the issuance of the Convertible Debt, the
Company issued Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants to purchase 1,500,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company valued the Class A
Common Stock Purchase Warrants at $1,528 thousand. The value of the
Class A Common Stock Warrants was recorded as an increase to equity and a debt
discount which offset the principal balance of the Convertible Debt on the
Company’s balance sheets as presented herein. The value of the
warrants was then amortized over the expected term of the Convertible Debt. As a
result, as of June 30, 2009, a total of $1,528 thousand has been amortized
and recorded as interest expense.
The
Company determined the fair value of the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants
and the beneficial conversion features based upon the following management
assumptions:
Fair
Market Value per Share
|
$1.50
|
Exercise
Price
|
$0.80
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
Expected
volatility
|
78.05%
|
Expected
term
|
3
years
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
4.375%
|
On
February 2, 2009, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the
holders of the Convertible Debt. The Company issued Class B Common Stock
Purchase Warrants to purchase 1,200,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The Company valued the Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
at $453 thousand. The value of the Class B Common Stock Warrants was
immediately expensed as a debt extinguishment cost.
The
Company determined the fair value of the Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
and the beneficial conversion features based upon the following management
assumptions:
Fair
Market Value per Share
|
$0.45
|
$0.70
|
|
Expected
dividends
|
0%
|
Expected
volatility
|
123%
|
Expected
term
|
5
years
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
1.88%
|
F-15
The
following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity, adjusted for changes
in the exercise price of the warrants:
Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Exercisable
– June 30, 2007
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Granted
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercised
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Outstanding
– June 30, 2008
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercisable
– June 30, 2008
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Granted
|
1,200,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercised
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
-
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Outstanding
– June 30, 2009
|
2,700,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercisable
– June 30, 2009
|
2,700,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
Warrants
Exercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range
of
exercise
price
|
Number
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Number
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
0.70
|
2,700,000
|
4.38
years
|
$
|
0.70
|
2,700,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
At June
30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, the total intrinsic value of warrants outstanding
and exercisable was $2,673 thousand and $4,050 thousand,
respectively.
NOTE
11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The
Company is authorized to issue 600,000,000 shares, in aggregate, consisting
of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value, and 100,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, no par value. The Company's current Certificate of
Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to determine the
preferences, limitations and relative rights of any class or series of preferred
stock prior to issuance. Each such class or series must be given
distinguishable designated rights prior to issuance. As of June 30, 2009, 0
shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock and 81,852,831 shares of the Company’s
common stock were issued and outstanding.
Debt
Conversions
During
May 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007 agreed
to convert a total of $436 of convertible debt and accrued interest to
622,857 shares of common stock.
During
June 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $865 of convertible debt to 1,235,714 shares
of common stock.
Stock
Based Compensation
On
February 9, 2009, the Company entered issued 15,000 shares of common stock
valued at $7 thousand to an entity for marketing services to be provided over a
three month term.
On April
9, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement whereby the Company agreed to
certain contingent events whereby the Company would issue 1,900,000 shares of
common stock valued at $1,537 thousand to an entity for marketing and
investor relations services to be provided over a six month term. The
contingent events were met in May and June 2009, respectively. The stock award
was valued as of each date each contingent event was met.
F-16
On June
12, 2009, the Company entered into four separate consulting agreements whereby
the Company agreed to issue 1,909,967 shares of common stock valued at $2,120
thousand to four individuals for consulting services previously
rendered.
On June
30, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the Company
agreed to issue 25,000 shares of common stock valued at $25 thousand to its
Chief Financial Officer as partial compensation pursuant to the terms of the
consulting agreement. The consulting agreement is effective on July
1, 2009 for a three month term. The stock award will be amortized over the three
month term.
NOTE
12 – COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
We may be
involved from time to time in ordinary litigation that will not have a material
effect on the Company’s operations or finances. The Company is not aware of any
pending or threatened litigation against the Company or the Company’s officers
and directors in their capacity as such that could have a material impact on the
Company’s operations or finances.
Contingent
Fees - Consultant
On April
9, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with an entity to provide
advisory services with regard to a potential capital raise to completed by the
Company. The agreement provides for negotiable cash fees for advisory
services provided in connection with the capital raise of between $400
thousand and $1,200 thousand. Fees to be paid in accordance with
the agreement will be finalized if and when a capital raise is
completed.
Contingent
Fees - Placement Agent
On
June 15, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with a placement agent for
a four month term to facilitate a capital raise for the Company. The
placement agent is entitled to cash compensation of up to 6.0% of all funds
raised on behalf of the Company, warrants equal to 10% of the total units sold
to investors upon closing of the capital raise and 50,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock. As of October 13, 2009 the capital raise had not yet
been completed.
NOTE
13 – CONCENTRATIONS
|
June
30,
2009
|
June
30,
2008
|
||||||
Customer
1
|
17
|
%
|
23
|
%
|
||||
Customer
2
|
16
|
%
|
27
|
%
|
||||
Customer
3
|
9
|
%
|
15
|
%
|
||||
Customer
4
|
6
|
%
|
4
|
%
|
||||
Customer
5
|
5
|
%
|
-
|
%
|
The
Company has the following concentrations of business with customers constituting
greater than 5% of the Company’s revenues for the years ended June 30, 2009 and
June 30, 2008, respectively. The loss of these customers, individually or in the
aggregate, could have a material impact on the Company’s future results of
operations.
F-17
|
June
30,
2009
|
June
30,
2008
|
||||||
Taiyuan
Yanyu Oil Supply Company Limited
|
12
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
||||
Taiyuan
City XiShan Gujiao Material and Oil Storage Labor Service
Department2
|
9
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
The
Company has the following concentrations of business with suppliers constituting
greater than 10% of the Company’s purchasing volume as of June 30, 2009 and June
30, 2008, respectively. The loss of any one of these suppliers, individually or
in the aggregate, could have a material impact on the Company’s future results
of operations.
|
June
30,
2009
|
June
30,
2008
|
||||||
Yanlian
Industry Group Selling Division
|
19
|
%
|
11
|
%
|
||||
Tuha
Oil Exploring and Exploiting Headquarters
|
13
|
%
|
13
|
%
|
||||
Tianjin
Dagang Jingyu Industry Company Limited
|
11
|
%
|
13
|
%
|
||||
Panjin
Jinjiang Oil Chemical Company Limited
|
11
|
%
|
22
|
%
|
NOTE
14 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
The
Company operates under the following business segments:
1.
|
Product
Sales - The Company purchases and sells diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and
kerosene in the PRC.
|
|
2. |
Agency
Sales - The Company acts as an agent in the purchase and sale of products
by other gas and oil distributors in the PRC
.
|
Year
Ended
June
30, 2009
|
Product
Sales
|
Agency
Sales
|
Consolidated
Total
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
186,904
|
$
|
9,907
|
$
|
196,811
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
155,325
|
2,016
|
157,341
|
|||||||||
Segment
Income
|
13,905
|
7,872
|
21,777
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
120,142
|
-
|
120,142
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
21,816
|
-
|
21,816
|
Year
Ended
June
30, 2008
|
Product
Sales
|
Agency
Sales
|
Consolidated
Total
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
134,026
|
$
|
9,762
|
$
|
143,788
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
105,205
|
1,596
|
106,801
|
|||||||||
Segment
Income
|
12,549
|
8,166
|
20,715
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
93,468
|
-
|
93,468
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
28
|
-
|
28
|
NOTE
15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company has evaluated for subsequent events between the balance sheet date of
June 30, 2009 and October 13, 2009, the date the consolidated financial
statements were issued.
F-18
Approval
of Reverse Stock Split
On July
23, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved a proposal to
implement a reverse stock split whereby one share of the Company’s common stock
will be issued for every three shares of the Company’s common stock held by a
shareholder. As of the date of the filing of this Form 10-K, the
reverse stock split has not been implemented by the Company’s
management. The Company can not be certain that the reverse stock
split will be implemented in the future.
Conversion
of Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants
Extension
of Consulting Agreement with Chief Financial Officer
On
October 6, 2009, the Company agreed to extend the Chief Financial Officer’s
consulting agreement until October 31, 2009 under equivalent monthly
compensation and terms as previously agreed to.
Non-Reliance
on Previously Issued Financial Statements
On
October 12, 2009, the Company’s management concluded its review of accounting
issues previously identified that related to the February 2, 2009 settlement
agreement with the Company’s debtholders. The Company’s management concluded its
review process, discussed the issues with its independent auditor, and
determined that the Company’s previously issued financial statements for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 should no longer be relied
upon. The Company’s management determined the Company’s financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2009 overstated net income by
approximately $1.1 million due to a noncash expense which was not recorded
within the financial statements to account for a loss on debt
extinguishment. The loss on debt extinguishment is the result of
additional consideration, namely in the form of the Class B stock warrants, that
was awarded to the Company’s debtholders upon the finalizing of the February 2,
2009 settlement agreement. The Company intends to file an amendment
to its Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as soon as
possible.
NOTE 16 – RECENTLY ISSUED
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141R, Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”),
which replaces FASB SFAS 141, Business Combinations. This Statement
retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of
accounting be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be
identified for each business combination. SFAS 141R defines the acquirer as the
entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business
combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer
achieves control. SFAS 141R will require an entity to record
separately from the business combination the direct costs, where previously
these costs were included in the total allocated cost of the
acquisition. SFAS 141R will require an entity to recognize the assets
acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquired
at the acquisition date, at their fair values as of that date. This
compares to the cost allocation method previously required by SFAS No.
141. SFAS 141R will require an entity to recognize as an asset or
liability at fair value for certain contingencies, either contractual or
non-contractual, if certain criteria are met. Finally, SFAS 141R will
require an entity to recognize contingent consideration at the date of
acquisition, based on the fair value at that date. This Statement
will be effective for business combinations completed on or after the first
annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15,
2008. Early adoption of this standard is not permitted and the
standards are to be applied prospectively only. Upon adoption of this
standard, there would be no impact to the Company’s results of operations and
financial condition for acquisitions previously completed. The
adoption of SFAS No. 141R is not expected to have a material effect on its
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletin
No 51” (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting
standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the
parent, changes in a parent’s ownership of a noncontrolling interest,
calculation and disclosure of the consolidated net income attributable to the
parent and the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest
while the parent retains its controlling financial interest and fair value
measurement of any retained noncontrolling equity investment. SFAS 160 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption
is prohibited. The adoption of SFAS No. 160 is not expected to have a material
effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
F-19
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities—An Amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133.” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 establishes the disclosure
requirements for derivative instruments and for hedging activities with the
intent to provide financial statement users with an enhanced understanding of
the entity’s use of derivative instruments, the accounting of derivative
instruments and related hedged items under Statement 133 and its related
interpretations, and the effects of these instruments on the entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. This statement is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the effect of
the adoption of SFAS 161 to have a material impact on its financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) SFAS No. 142-3, “ Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets” . This FSP amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142,
“Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets” (“SFAS 142”). The intent of this FSP is to improve the
consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under
SFAS 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair
value of the asset under SFAS 141R, and other GAAP. This FSP is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is
prohibited. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS FSP 142-3, to have
a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
In May
2008, the FASB issued FSP Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 14-1 “Accounting for Convertible Debt
instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash
Settlement)” ( “FSP APB
14-1” ). FSP APB 14-1 requires the issuer of certain convertible debt
instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to
separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option)
components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s
non-convertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008 on a retroactive basis. The Company does not
expect the adoption of FSP APB 14-1, to have a material impact on its financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3, “ Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market For That Asset Is Not Active” (“FSP FAS
157-3”), with an immediate effective date, including prior periods for which
financial statements have not been issued. FSP FAS 157-3 amends FAS 157 to
clarify the application of fair value in inactive markets and allows for the use
of management’s internal assumptions about future cash flows with appropriately
risk-adjusted discount rates when relevant observable market data does not
exist. The objective of FAS 157 has not changed and continues to be the
determination of the price that would be received in an orderly transaction that
is not a forced liquidation or distressed sale at the measurement date.
The adoption of FSP FAS 157-3 did not have a material effect on the Company’s
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
` In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 157-4, “Determining Whether a Market Is Not
Active and a Transaction Is Not Distressed,” which further clarifies the
principles established by SFAS No. 157. The guidance is effective for the
periods ending after June 15, 2009 with early adoption permitted for the periods
ending after March 15, 2009. The adoption of FSP FAS 157-4 did not have a
material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or
cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166 “ Accounting for Transfers of
Financial Assets—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 166”).
SFAS 166 improves the relevance, representational faithfulness, and
comparability of the information that a reporting entity provides in its
financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the effects of a
transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; and a
transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred financial assets.
SFAS 166 is effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first
annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods
within that first annual reporting period and for interim and annual reporting
periods thereafter. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS
166 will have on its financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167 “Amendments to FASB Interpretation
No. 46(R)” (“SFAS 167”). SFAS 167 improves financial reporting by
enterprises involved with variable interest entities and to address (1) the
effects on certain provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December
2003), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”, as a result of the
elimination of the qualifying special-purpose entity concept in SFAS 166 and (2)
constituent concerns about the application of certain key provisions of
Interpretation 46(R), including those in which the accounting and disclosures
under the Interpretation do not always provide timely and useful information
about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity. SFAS 167 is
effective as of the beginning of each reporting entity’s first annual reporting
period that begins after November 15, 2009, for interim periods within that
first annual reporting period, and for interim and annual reporting periods
thereafter. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 167 will
have on its financial statements.
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In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168 “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification
and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of
FASB Statement No. 162”. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification
(“Codification”) will be the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. Rules and interpretive releases of the
SEC under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative
GAAP for SEC registrants. SFAS 168 is effective for interim and annual periods
ending after September 15, 2009. All existing accounting standards are
superseded as described in SFAS 168. All other accounting literature not
included in the Codification is nonauthoritative. The Codification is not
expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Other
accounting standards have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other
standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date and
are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial
statements upon adoption.
F-21
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and Subsidiaries
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December
31,
2009
|
June
30,
2009
|
|||||||
Assets
|
(In Thousands,
|
|||||||
Current
Assets:
|
Except Share Data)
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
Cash
|
$
|
12,556
|
$
|
7,308
|
||||
Accounts
Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $0 as of December
31, 2009 and $0 as of June 30, 2009
|
26,639
|
26,796
|
||||||
Inventories
|
16,766
|
13,976
|
||||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
590
|
-
|
||||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
52,964
|
35,317
|
||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
109,515
|
83,397
|
||||||
Property,
Plant and Equipment, Net
|
44,237
|
36,745
|
||||||
Total
Assets
|
$
|
153,752
|
$
|
120,142
|
||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders' Equity
|
||||||||
Current
Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
$
|
1,764
|
$
|
2,275
|
||||
Convertible
Notes Payable
|
-
|
800
|
||||||
Warrant
Derivative Liability
|
19,514
|
-
|
||||||
Taxes
Payable
|
4,301
|
2,144
|
||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
25,579
|
5,219
|
||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
25,579
|
5,219
|
||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
||||||||
Shareholders'
Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred
Stock, No Par Value, 86,000,000 Shares Authorized, 0 Issued and
Outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and June 30,
2009
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock, No Par Value, 14,000,000 Shares Authorized,
13,499,274 and 0 Issued and Outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and June
30, 2009 (Liquidation Preference of $14,849,201 as of December 31,
2009)
|
6,176
|
-
|
||||||
Common
Stock, No Par Value; 500,000,000 Shares Authorized; 85,131,546
and 81,852,831 Issued and Outstanding, 13,499,274 Shares Held in
Escrow Subject to Contingent Future Events, as of December 31, 2009 and
June 30, 2009
|
15,590
|
11,949
|
||||||
Shares
to be Issued
|
-
|
126
|
||||||
Stock
Subscription Receivable
|
-
|
(76
|
)
|
|||||
Deferred
Stock Based Compensation
|
(120
|
)
|
(25
|
)
|
||||
Additional
Paid-in Capital
|
8,644
|
2,540
|
||||||
Retained
Earnings
|
87,860
|
90,519
|
||||||
Other
Comprehensive Income
|
10,023
|
9,890
|
||||||
Total
Shareholders' Equity
|
128,173
|
114,923
|
||||||
Total
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
|
$
|
153,752
|
$
|
120,142
|
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F -
22
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive
Income
(In
Thousands, Except Share Data)
For the Three Months Ended
December
31,
|
For the Six Months Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
71,236
|
$
|
53,643
|
$
|
130,597
|
$
|
98,118
|
||||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
57,308
|
41,704
|
105,060
|
76,539
|
||||||||||||
Gross
Profit
|
13,928
|
11,939
|
25,537
|
21,579
|
||||||||||||
General
and Administrative Expenses
|
862
|
43
|
1,407
|
2,210
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Income
|
13,066
|
11,896
|
24,130
|
19,369
|
||||||||||||
Change
in Fair Value of Derivatives
|
(13,220
|
)
|
-
|
(14,276
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Interest
Income
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
||||||||||||
Interest
Expense
|
(22
|
)
|
(102
|
)
|
(53
|
)
|
(124
|
)
|
||||||||
(Loss)
Income Before Income Tax Expense
|
(172
|
)
|
11,798
|
9,810
|
19,253
|
|||||||||||
Income
Tax Expense
|
(3,403
|
)
|
(3,039
|
)
|
(6,180
|
)
|
(5,003
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income
|
(3,575
|
)
|
8,759
|
3,630
|
14,250
|
|||||||||||
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
6
|
(436
|
)
|
133
|
634
|
|||||||||||
Comprehensive
(Loss) Income
|
$
|
(3,569
|
)
|
$
|
8,323
|
$
|
3,763
|
$
|
14,884
|
|||||||
Net (Loss)
Income
|
$
|
(3,575
|
)
|
$
|
8,759
|
$
|
3,630
|
$
|
14,250
|
|||||||
Preferred
Stock Dividends Paid in Cash
|
(156
|
)
|
-
|
(156
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Preferred
Stock Deemed Dividends
|
(8,644
|
)
|
-
|
(8,644
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
(12,375
|
)
|
$
|
8,759
|
(5,170
|
)
|
$
|
14,250
|
||||||||
(Loss)
Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.19
|
||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.18
|
||||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
83,347,520
|
76,205,000
|
83,334,315
|
76,205,000
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
83,347,520
|
81,080,000
|
83,334,315
|
81,080,000
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
F -
23
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and Subsidiaries
Unaudited
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For
the Six Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
(In Thousands)
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
Income
|
$
|
3,630
|
$
|
14,250
|
||||
Adjustments
to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided By Operating
Activities—
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and Amortization
|
154
|
197
|
||||||
Stock
Based Compensation
|
119
|
-
|
||||||
Change
in Fair Value of Derivatives
|
14,276
|
-
|
||||||
Accretion
of Debt Discount
|
-
|
637
|
||||||
(Increase)
Decrease in Assets—
|
||||||||
Accounts
Receivable
|
157
|
(18,463
|
)
|
|||||
Inventories
|
(2,790
|
)
|
10,462
|
|||||
Prepaid
Expenses
|
(590
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
(17,647
|
)
|
(5,696
|
)
|
||||
Increase
(Decrease) in Liabilities—
|
||||||||
Accounts
Payable
|
(601
|
)
|
(193
|
)
|
||||
Taxes
Payable
|
2,157
|
1,581
|
||||||
Other
Current Liabilities
|
-
|
142
|
||||||
Net
Cash (Used in) Provided By Operating activities
|
(1,135
|
)
|
2,917
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities:
|
||||||||
Property
Improvements
|
(7,646
|
)
|
(1,994
|
)
|
||||
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
|
(7,646
|
)
|
(1,994
|
)
|
||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities:
|
||||||||
Net
Proceeds From Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock
|
13,820
|
-
|
||||||
Net
Proceeds From Issuance of Common Stock
|
76
|
-
|
||||||
Net
Cash Provided By Financing activities
|
13,896
|
-
|
||||||
Effect
of Exchange Rate Changes in Cash
|
133
|
86
|
||||||
Increase
in Cash
|
5,248
|
1,009
|
||||||
Cash,
Beginning of Period
|
7,308
|
8,633
|
||||||
Cash,
End of Period
|
$
|
12,556
|
$
|
9,642
|
||||
Supplemental
Cash Flow Information:
|
||||||||
Cash
Paid During the Period for
|
||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Income
Taxes
|
$
|
4,023
|
$
|
3,961
|
||||
Supplemental
Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing
activities:
|
||||||||
Common
Stock Issued for Services, Deferred Compensation
|
$
|
239
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Warrant Derivative Liability for Fair Value of Stock Warrants Prior to
Conversion to Common Stock
|
$
|
3,645
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Common Stock, Par, for Conversion of Debt
|
$
|
892
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Common Stock, Par, for Common Stock Compensation Related to October
2009 Financing
|
$
|
317
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Initial
Fair Value Allocation of Investor Stock Warrants, to Warrant Derivative
Liability
|
$
|
6,205
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Initial
Fair Value Allocation of Placement Agent Warrants, to Warrant Derivative
Liability
|
$
|
1,122
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Additional Paid in Capital, for Beneficial Conversion
Feature
|
$
|
8,644
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Accounts Payable for Quarterly Dividends Accrued
|
$
|
156
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Increase
to Warrant Derivative Liability for Cumulative Effect of Accounting
Change
|
$
|
1,557
|
$
|
-
|
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
F -
24
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and Subsidiaries
Footnotes
to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the Six Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
NOTE
1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding, Limited (the “Company”) is an energy company that,
through its subsidiaries, engages in oil and gas operations in the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC”). Oil and gas operations consist of
transporting, marketing and selling finished petroleum products. The
Company’s headquarters and primary facilities are located in Taiyuan City,
Shanxi Province (“Shanxi”). The Company’s second facility is located in Gujiao,
Shanxi. The Gujiao facility increased the Company’s storage capacity for its
products from 50,000 metric tons to 120,000 metric tons. The Gujiao facility was
acquired in January 2009 and began to operate and generate revenues and profits
for the Company in October, 2009. The Company purchases diesel, gasoline, fuel
oil and kerosene (the “Products”) from various petroleum refineries in the PRC.
The Company is 1 of 3 licensed intermediaries in Taiyuan City and the sole
licensed intermediary in Gujiao that operates its own large scale storage tanks.
The Company has the necessary licenses to operate and sell Products not only in
Shanxi but throughout the entire PRC. The Company’s storage tanks have the
largest storage capacity of any non-government controlled entity in
Shanxi. The Company seeks to earn profits by selling its Products at
competitive prices to large scale gas stations, coal plants, other power supply
customers and small, independent gas stations. The Company also earns revenue by
acting as a purchasing agent for other intermediaries in Shanxi and through the
sale of diesel and gasoline at gas stations located at each of the Company’s
facilities. The sales price and the cost basis of the Company’s products are
largely dependent on the price of crude oil. The price of crude oil is subject
to fluctuation due to a variety of factors, all of which are beyond the
Company’s control.
Control
by Principal Shareholders
The
Company’s directors, executive officers and their affiliates or related parties,
own beneficially and in the aggregate, the majority of the voting power of the
outstanding shares of the common stock of the Company. Accordingly, the
directors, executive officers and their affiliates, if they voted their shares
uniformly, would have the ability to control the approval of most corporate
actions, including increasing the authorized capital stock of the Company and
the dissolution, merger or sale of the Company's assets or
business.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles
of Consolidation
The
condensed consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
(“GAAP”), include the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of
the Company and all of its subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidated financial
statements reflect necessary adjustments not recorded in the books and records
of the Company’s subsidiaries to present them in conformity with
GAAP.
Subsidiaries
|
State
and Countries Registered In
|
Percentage of
Ownership
|
|||
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited
|
British
Virgin Islands
|
100.00
|
%
|
||
Taiyuan
Yahua Energy Conversion Ltd.
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00
|
%
|
||
Taiyuan
Longwei Economy & Trading Ltd.
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00
|
%
|
||
Shanxi
Heitan Zhingyou Petrochemical Co., Ltd
|
People’s
Republic of China
|
100.00
|
%(a)
|
(a)
|
A
total of 95% of the ownership units are held by the Company. The remaining
5% of the ownership units are held in trust by an individual who is also
an employee of the Company. This ownership structure is organized as such
due to PRC business ownership
laws.
|
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions
to Form 10-Q. They do not include all of the information and footnotes
required GAAP for a complete financial presentation. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included in the
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative
of the results that may be expected for the full year. The Company’s
accounting policies and certain other disclosures are set forth in the notes to
the condensed consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 as filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2009. These
condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the Company’s audited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in
conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
F -
25
Accounting
for Derivatives
The
Company evaluates conversion options, stock warrants or other contracts to
determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify
as derivatives to be separately accounted for under the relevant sections of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”), namely ASC Topic 815-40, “ Derivative Instruments and Hedging:
Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity ” (“ASC Topic 815-40”). The result
of this accounting treatment could be that the fair value of a financial
instrument is classified as a derivative instrument and is marked-to-market at
each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the
fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in
the statement of operations as other income or other expense. Upon
conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to
fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to
equity. Financial instruments that are initially classified as equity that
become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815-40 are reclassified to a
liability account at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification
date.
Cumulative
Effect of Change in Accounting Principle
On July
1, 2009, the Company adopted certain sections of ASC 815-40 (formerly known as
“EITF 07-5”) and, as a result, determined that certain of its stock warrants
previously issued contain down round protection and such instruments are
not considered indexed to a company’s own stock because neither the occurrence
of a sale of common stock by the Company at market nor the issuance of another
equity-linked instrument with a lower strike price is an input to the fair value
of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares. Accordingly, the warrants
with price protection qualify as derivatives and need to be separately accounted
for as a liability under ASC 815-40. In accordance with ASC 815-40,
the cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle has been applied
retrospectively and has been recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance
of equity. The cumulative-effect adjustment amounts recognized in the
statement of financial position as a result of the initial adoption of this
policy were determined based on the amounts that would have been recognized if
the policy had been applied from the issuance date of the instrument. As a
result of the accounting change, retained earnings as of July 1, 2009 increased
from $90,519 thousand, as originally reported, to $93,030 thousand, warrant
derivative liability increased to $1,557 and additional paid-in capital
decreased from $2,540 thousand as originally reported, to $0. Common
stock, par value, as of July 1, 2009 decreased from $11,949 thousand, as
originally reported, to $10,421 thousand.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the condensed consolidated financial
statements as of June 30, 2009 and for the six and three months ended December
31, 2008 in order to be comparable with the condensed consolidated financial
statements as of and for the six and three months ended December 31, 2009,
respectively.
NOTE
3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
The
Company’s business operations are conducted in the PRC. During the normal course
of business, the Company extends unsecured credit to its customers. Management
reviews its accounts receivable on a regular basis to determine if an allowance
for doubtful accounts is necessary and adequate. An estimate for doubtful
accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable.
Through the date of these financial statements, the Company has never
experienced a significant bad debt. As a result, an allowance for
doubtful accounts has not been recorded. Trade accounts receivable at December
31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 consisted of the following:
December
31,
2009
(000’s)
|
June
30,
2009
(000’s)
|
|||||||
Trade
Accounts Receivable
|
$
|
26,639
|
$
|
26,796
|
||||
Less:
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Totals
|
$
|
26,639
|
$
|
26,796
|
F -
26
NOTE
4 – INVENTORIES
As of
December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, inventory consisted of significant
quantities of diesel and gasoline, among others, as outlined
herein:
December
31,
2009
(000’s)
|
June
30,
2009
(000’s)
|
|||||||
Diesel
Oil
|
$
|
6,538
|
$
|
7,951
|
||||
Gasoline
|
7,021
|
6,025
|
||||||
Fuel
Oil
|
1,802
|
-
|
||||||
Solvent
|
1,405
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
16,766
|
$
|
13,976
|
NOTE
5 – ADVANCES TO SUPPLIERS
As of
December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, advances to suppliers consisted of
significant deposits on account with the Company’s refinery
partners. The deposits are held by the Company’s refinery partners to
ensure that the delivery of inventory to the Company is made in a timely
manner. The Company also attempts to maintain a significant balance
on account with refinery partners with the expectation of receiving preferential
pricing from the refinery partners.
December
31,
2009
(000’s)
|
June
30,
2009
(000’s)
|
|||||||
Advances
to Suppliers
|
$
|
52,964
|
$
|
35,317
|
||||
Other
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
52,964
|
$
|
35,317
|
NOTE
6 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment consisted of the following:
December
31,
2009
(000’s)
|
June
30,
2009
(000’s)
|
|||||||
Land
and Buildings
|
$
|
44,209
|
$
|
36,561
|
||||
Machinery
and Production Equipment
|
2,799
|
2,799
|
||||||
Railway
|
1,440
|
1,440
|
||||||
Motor
Vehicles
|
215
|
215
|
||||||
Total
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
48,663
|
41,015
|
||||||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(4,426
|
)
|
(4,270
|
)
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
44,237
|
$
|
36,745
|
Depreciation
expense for the six and three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $154
thousand and $197 thousand and $77 thousand and $117 thousand,
respectively.
NOTE
7 – ACQUISITION OF GUJIAO
On August
7, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Shanxi
Heitan Zhingyou Petrochemical Co., Ltd (“Shanxi Heitan”) for approximately
$17,000 thousand. On August 7, 2007, a payment was made towards the
acquisition price for approximately $11,888 thousand. On February 5,
2008, the purchase agreement was amended to change the terms of the purchase
agreement such that the total purchase price would be approximately $29,966
thousand rather than $17,000 thousand and the Company would not only acquire the
assets of Shanxi Heitan but the Company would also acquire a 95% ownership of
Shanxi Heitan. The remaining 5% of the Shanxi Heitan was not eligible
to be acquired under PRC law and was therefore allocated by Shanxi Heitan to an
unaffiliated individual from Taiyuan City to be held in trust on behalf of the
Company. On January 22, 2009, the Company therefore held majority control of the
assets and ownership units of Shanxi Heitan. The Company hired an
external professional valuation firm to conduct a valuation of the assets
acquired from Shanxi Heitan. The external professional valuation firm
determined that the value of the assets was in excess of the total purchase
price paid by the Company of approximately $30,000 thousand. In
accordance with the purchase method of accounting, the results of Shanxi Heitan
and the estimated fair market value of the assets and liabilities of Shanxi
Heitan assumed have been included in the condensed consolidated financial
statements from the date of acquisition, January 22, 2009 through December 31,
2009.
The
purchase price of Shanxi Heitan was allocated to the assets acquired and
liabilities assumed by the Company. The Company recorded the full value of the
purchase price to land and buildings within the Company’s property, plant and
equipment classification on the balance sheets.
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Goodwill
is comprised of the residual amount of the purchase price over the fair value of
the acquired tangible and intangible assets. Shanxi Heitan was a
dormant entity upon the date of acquisition. Operations by Shanxi Heitan at
the Gujiao facility began in October 2009 when limited shipments of Products
began. By November 2009, significant shipments of Products were being
delivered at the Gujiao facility. For the six and three months ended December
31, 2009, the Gujiao facility generated revenues of $8,474 thousand,
respectively. The gross margin generated from these revenues for the
six and three months ended December 31, 2009 was 16%. As a result, the inclusion
of Shanxi Heitan’s operating results from January 22, 2009 through December 31,
2009 does not represent financial results the Company would expect from the
Gujiao facility if it were fully operational for that time period. If the
operating results of Shanxi Heitan, which was a dormant entity at the time, had
been included since the beginning of the prior fiscal year, July 1, 2008, the
Company’s pro-forma consolidated revenue and the Company’s pro-forma net income
for the six and three months ended December 31, 2008 would have been $98,118
thousand (unchanged) and $53,643 thousand (unchanged) and $14,250 thousand
(unchanged) and $8,759 thousand (unchanged), respectively.
NOTE
8 – TAXES
Taxes
payable consisted of the following:
December
31,
2009
(000’s)
|
June
30,
2009
(000’s)
|
|||||||
Income
Tax Payable
|
$
|
3,422
|
$
|
960
|
||||
Value
Added Tax Payable
|
803
|
733
|
||||||
Business
Taxes and Other Payables
|
76
|
451
|
||||||
Total
|
$
|
4,301
|
$
|
2,144
|
NOTE
9 – CONVERTIBLE DEBT
On
December 18, 2007, the Company issued convertible debt totaling $2,100 thousand
(the “Convertible Debt”) to four entities (the “Holders”). The
Convertible Debt bore interest at an annualized rate of 4%, was convertible to
shares of the Company’s common stock at a fixed exercise price of $0.70 per
share, contained piggyback registration rights and a cashless conversion
provision if the Company was unable to register the shares of the Company’s
common stock underlying the Convertible Debt by December 18, 2008. In
connection with the Convertible Debt issuance, the Company issued a total of
1,500,000 warrants (the “Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants”) to purchase
1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Class A Common
Stock Purchase Warrants had an exercise price of $0.80 and could be exercised at
any time until December 18, 2010.
On
December 18, 2008, the Company defaulted on the Convertible Debt when it failed
to make repayment of the Convertible Debt in accordance with the terms entered
into with the Holders on December 18, 2007.
On
February 2, 2009, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with the
Holders of the Convertible Debt. The significant terms of the
settlement agreement are provided below:
1.
|
The
maturity date of the Convertible Debt was extended to September 18,
2009
|
2.
|
The
interest rate on the Convertible Debt was retroactively adjusted to
approximately 8% for the period from December 17, 2007 through December
18, 2008 and $168 thousand in interest was payable to the Holders
immediately
|
3.
|
The
exercise price of the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants was lowered
from $0.80 to $0.70
|
4.
|
The
exercise period of the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants was extended
from December 10, 2010 to December 10, 2012
|
5.
|
The
Company agreed to issue an additional 1,200,000 warrants (the “Class B
Common Stock Purchase Warrants”) to the Holders. The Class B
Common Stock Purchase Warrants had an exercise price of $0.70 and could be
exercised at any time until February 2, 2014.
|
6.
|
If
the Convertible Debt is not repaid upon the maturity date, September 18,
2009, the interest rate on the Convertible Debt would increase to a 10%
annualized rate
|
As of
December 31, 2009, a balance of $0 remained outstanding on the Convertible
Debt. A total of $867 thousand of principle and interest accrued on
the Convertible Debt was converted to common stock in the six months ended
December 31, 2009. Accrued interest as of December 31, 2009 totaled
$0.
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NOTE
10 – OCTOBER 2009 FINANCING
On
October 29, 2009 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a securities
purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with several investors, including
institutional, accredited and non-US persons and entities (the “Investors”),
pursuant to which the Company issued and sold units, comprised of its newly
designated Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series A
Preferred Stock”), and warrants (the “Investor Warrants”), for a purchase price
of US$1.10 per unit (the “October 2009 Financing”). The Company sold
13,499,274 units in the aggregate, which included (i) 13,499,274 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) Warrants to purchase an additional
13,499,274 shares of common stock at an exercise price of US$2.255 per share
(the “Exercise Price”) with a three-year term. Gross proceeds totaled
$14,849 thousand, issuance cost totaled $2,468 thousand. National
Securities Corporation acted as placement agent and received (i) a placement fee
in the amount equal to 6% of the gross proceeds, (ii) 50,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock and (iii) warrants to purchase up to 1,349,927 shares of
common stock at the Exercise Price with a three-year term (“Placement Agent
Warrants” and together with the Investor Warrants, the “Warrants”). An
additional 105,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to other
third parties who provided assistance with the capital
raise.
The
Warrants have an Exercise Price which is subject to adjustments in certain
circumstances for stock splits, combinations, dividends and distributions,
reclassification, exchange or substitution, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or sales of assets, issuance of additional shares of common stock
or equivalents. The Warrants may not be exercised if it would result
in the holder beneficially owning more than 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding
common shares.
Accounting for the
Warrants
The
Company analyzed the Warrants in accordance to ASC Topic 815 to determine
whether the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative under ASC Topic 815
and, if so, whether the Warrants meet the scope exception of ASC Topic 815,
which is that contracts issued or held by the reporting entity that are both (1)
indexed to its own stock and (2) classified in stockholders’ equity shall not be
considered to be derivative instruments for purposes of ASC Topic
815. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC Topic 815 subtopic 40
“Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an
Entity’s Own Stock” (“ASC Topic 815 subtopic 40”) on July 1, 2009, which applies
to any freestanding financial instruments or embedded features that have the
characteristics of a derivative, as defined by ASC Topic 815 and to any
freestanding financial instruments that are potentially settled in an entity’s
own common stock. As a result of adopting ASC Topic 815 subtopic 40,
the Company concluded that the Warrants issued in the October 2009 Financing
should be treated as a derivative liability because the Warrants are entitled to
a price adjustment provision to allow the Conversion Price to be reduced in the
event the Company issues or sells any additional shares of common stock at a
price per share less than the then-applicable Exercise Price or without
consideration, which is typically referred to as a “down-round protection” or
“anti-dilution” provision. According to ASC Topic 815 subtopic 40,
the “down-round protection” provision is not considered to be an input to the
fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares which leads the Warrants
to fail to be qualified as indexed to the Company’s own stock and then to fail
to meet the scope exceptions of ASC Topic 815. Therefore, the Company accounted
for the Warrants as derivative liabilities under ASC Topic
815. Pursuant to ASC Topic 815, derivatives should be measured at
fair value and re-measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in
earnings at each reporting period.
Fair Value of the
Warrants
Fair
value is generally based on independent sources such as quoted market prices or
dealer price quotations. To the extent certain financial instruments trade
infrequently or are non-marketable securities, they may not have readily
determinable fair values. The Company estimated the fair value of the Warrants
and Series A Preferred Stock using a Black Scholes pricing model and available
information that management deems most relevant. Among the factors considered in
determining the fair value of financial instruments are discounted anticipated
cash flows, the cost, terms and liquidity of the instrument, the financial
condition, operating results and credit ratings of the issuer or underlying
company, the quoted market price and trading history of similarly traded
securities, and other factors generally pertinent to the valuation of financial
instruments. The following table provides the valuation inputs used to value the
Warrants issued in connection with the October 2009
Financing.
October
2009 Financing Warrants - Valuation Inputs
|
||||||||
December
31,
2009
|
October
29,
2009
|
|||||||
Stock
Price
|
$
|
2.70
|
$
|
2.05
|
||||
Risk
Free Interest Rate
|
1.49
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
||||
Volatility
|
63.90
|
%
|
63.90
|
%
|
||||
Exercise
Price
|
$
|
2.255
|
$
|
2.255
|
||||
Dividend
Yield
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
2.77
|
3
|
Allocation of the Proceeds
at Commitment Date and Re-Measurement as of December 31,
2009
In
accordance with ASC Topic 470-20, “ Debt with Conversion and Other
Options,” the proceeds of $14,849 thousand from the October 2009
Financing were first allocated between the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Warrants based upon their estimated relative fair values as of the closing date,
resulting in an aggregate amount of $6,205 thousand being allocated to the
Warrants and $8,644 thousand being allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock as
of October 29, 2009.
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The
re-measured fair value of the Investor Warrants as of December 31, 2009 was
$17,177 thousand. The change in fair value of the Investor Warrants
of $10,972 thousand was recorded in earnings for the six and three month periods
ended December 31, 2009.
Placement Agent
Warrants
In
accordance with ASC Topic 340 subtopic 10 section S99-1 “Miscellaneous
Accounting Expenses of Offering” (“ASC Topic 340 subtopic 10 section S99-1”),
the specific incremental costs directly attributable to the October 2009
Financing may properly be deferred and charged against the gross proceeds of the
October 2009 Financing. In accordance with the SEC accounting and reporting
manual, the cost of issuing equity securities is charged directly to equity as a
deduction against the fair value assigned to shares issued in the October 2009
Financing. Accordingly, the Company concluded that the Warrants
issued to the placement agents are directly attributable to the October 2009
Financing. If the Company had not issued the Placement Agent
Warrants, the Company would have had to pay the same amount of cash as the fair
value. Therefore, as of the Closing Date, the Company recorded the
total fair value of the Placement Agent Warrants of $1,122 thousand as a
deduction of the fair value assigned to the Series A Preferred
Stock.
Since
they contain the same terms as the Investor Warrants, the Placement Agent
Warrants are also entitled to the benefits of the “down-round protection”
provisions, which means that the Placement Agent Warrants will also need to be
accounted for as a derivative under ASC Topic 815 with changes in fair value
recorded in earnings at each reporting period. As of December 31, 2009, the
total fair value of the Placement Agent Warrants was $1,718 thousand, therefore,
the changes of the total fair value of the Placement Agent Warrants of $596
thousand was recorded in earnings for the six and three month periods ended
December 31, 2009.
Summary of Fair Value
Assigned to Warrants and the Re-measurement of Fair
Value
As
of
December
31, 2009
(000’s)
|
As
of
October
29,
2009
(000’s)
|
Changes
in
Fair
Value
(000’s)
|
||||||||||
Fair
Value of the Warrants:
|
||||||||||||
Investor
Warrants
|
$
|
17,177
|
$
|
6,205
|
$
|
10,972
|
||||||
Placement
Agent Warrants
|
1,718
|
1,122
|
596
|
|||||||||
$
|
18,895
|
$
|
7,327
|
$
|
11,568
|
Key Terms of October 2009
Financing
Additional
key terms of the Series A Preferred Stock sold by the Company in the October
2009 Financing are summarized as follows. The Company has filed a Form 8-K on
November 2, 2009 to provide the complete contractual terms and actual copies of
the documents associated with the October 2009 Financing. The following
disclosures should be read in conjunction with the Form 8-K filed on November 2,
2009.
Liquidation
Preference
In the
event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the
Company, whether voluntary or involuntary (each, a “Liquidation”), the holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to receive,
out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders,
an amount equal to $14,849 thousand or US$1.10 per share of the Series A
Preferred Stock, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, whether or not
declared, together with any other dividends declared but unpaid thereon, as of
the date of Liquidation (collectively, the “Liquidation Price”) before any
payment shall be made or any assets distributed to the holders of the common
stock or any other junior stock. If upon the occurrence of Liquidation, the
assets thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall
be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full Liquidation
Price, then the entire assets of the Company legally available for distribution
shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
Dividends
Dividends
on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue and be cumulative from and after
the issuance date, October 29, 2009. For each outstanding share of
Series A Preferred Stock, dividends are payable at the per annum rate of 6% of
the Liquidation Price per share of the Series A Preferred
Stock. Dividends are payable quarterly within five (5) days following
the last business day of each June, September, December and March of each year
(each, a “Dividend Payment Date”), and continuing until the Series A Preferred
Stock is fully converted. The Company shall have the right, at its sole and
exclusive option, to pay all or any portion of each and every quarterly dividend
that is payable on each Dividend Payment Date, either (i) in cash, or (ii) by
issuing to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock such number of fully paid and
non-assessable unrestricted freely-tradeable shares of the Company’s common
stock equal to the value of the cash dividend payable divided by the twenty (20)
day volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the Company’s common stock as
quoted on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board or other national senior
stock exchange in the United States of America (the “Quoted Market Price”) of
the last business day of each June, September, December and March of each year
until each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is converted in full to common
stock and is no longer outstanding. The Series A Preferred Stock has no maturity
date and is perpetual in nature. Therefore, there is no limit on the amount of
dividends that may be paid to the holders of the Series A Preferred
Stock.
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Voting
Rights
The
holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to any voting rights
other than those provided for by Colorado law.
Conversion
Rights
At any
time on or after the date of the initial issuance of the Series A Preferred
Stock, the holder of any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock may, at such
holder’s option, subject to the limitations described below in “Conversion
Restriction ” , elect
to convert all or portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such
person into a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock
equal to the quotient of Liquidation Price of the Series A Preferred Stock
divided by the initial conversion price of US$1.10. The initial conversion price
may be adjusted for stock splits and combinations, dividend and distributions,
reclassification, exchange or substitution, reorganization, merger,
consolidation or sales of assets, issuance of additional shares of common stock
or equivalents with lower price or without considerations etc, as stipulated in
the Series A Preferred Stock certificate of designation.
Conversion
Restriction
Holders
of the Series A Preferred Stock may not convert the Series A Preferred Stock to
common shares if the conversion would result in the holder beneficially owning
more than 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common
stock.
Registration Rights
Agreement
In
connection with the October 2009 Financing, the Company entered into a
registration rights agreement (the “RRA”) with the Investors in which the
Company agreed to file a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”)
with the SEC to register a total of 120% of the shares of common stock
underlying the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) the Warrants
(the “Warrant Shares”) and the shares underlying the Make Good Agreement (the
“Make Good Shares” and together the “Investor Shares”), sixty (60) days after
the Closing Date. The Registration Statement was filed on December
24, 2009. An amendment to the Registration Statement was filed on February 11,
2010. The Company is working to ensure the Registration Statement will be
approved by the SEC in February 2010
The
Company is required to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective
under the Securities Act until such date as is the earlier of the date when all
of the securities covered by that registration statement have been sold or the
date on which such securities may be sold without any restriction pursuant to
Rule 144 (the “Financing Effectiveness Period”). If the Registration
Statement is not declared effective within the foregoing time periods or ceases
to be effective prior to the expiration of the Financing Effectiveness Period,
the Warrants will be granted a cashless exercise option such that upon exercise
of the Warrants, the holder of the Warrants will not need to pay any cash upon
exercise and will be granted a number of shares of common stock determined by
dividing the Quoted Market Price of the Company’s common stock into the value of
the Quoted Market Price in excess of the Exercise Price.
The
Company evaluated the contingent obligation related to the RRA liquidated
damages in accordance to ASC Topic 825 subtopic 20 “Accounting for Registration
Payment Arrangements” (“ASC Topic 825 subtopic 20”), which requires the
contingent obligation to make future payments or otherwise transfer
consideration under a registration payment arrangement, whether issued as a
separate agreement or included as a provision of a financial instrument or other
agreement be separately recognized and measured in accordance with ASC Topic
450, “Accounting for Contingencies” (“ASC Topic 450”). The Company
concluded that there are no contingent future payments or a scenario whereby
consideration would need to be transferred and such obligation was not probable
to incur based on the best information and facts available as of December 31,
2009. Therefore, no contingent obligation related to the RRA was
recognized as of December 31, 2009.
Security Escrow
Agreement
In
conjunction with the October 2009 Financing, the Company also entered into a
make good escrow agreement with the Investors (the “Securities Escrow Agreement
”), pursuant to which the Company’s majority shareholders initially placed
13,499,274 shares of Common Stock (equal to 100% of the number of shares of
Common Stock underlying the Make Good Shares) (the “ Escrow Shares ”) into an
escrow account. The Escrow Shares are being held as security for the achievement
of $23,900 thousand in audited net income for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2010 (the “2010 Performance Threshold”). If the Company achieves the 2010
Performance Threshold, the Escrow Shares will be released back to the majority
shareholders. If the 2010 Performance Threshold is not achieved, an aggregate
number of Escrow Shares (such number to be determined by the formula set forth
in the Securities Escrow Agreement) will be distributed to the Investors, based
upon the number of Investor Shares (on an as converted basis) purchased in the
October 2009 Financing and still beneficially owned by such Investor, or such
successor, assign or transferee, at such time. If less than 100% of the 2010
Performance Threshold is achieved, based on the formula set forth in the
Securities Escrow Agreement, a certain amount of Escrow Shares may be released
to the Investors. If any Investor transfers Investor Shares, the rights to the
Escrow Shares shall similarly transfer to such transferee, with no further
action required by the Investor, the transferee or the Company. With respect to
the 2010 Performance Threshold, net income shall be defined in accordance with
GAAP and reported in the Company’s audited financial statements for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2010 adjusted for any expense recorded as a result of the
Securities Escrow Agreement during the fiscal year ending June 30,
2010.
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According
to the accounting interpretation and guidance of the staff of the SEC, the
placement of shares in escrow is viewed as a recapitalization similar to a
reverse stock split. The agreement to release the shares upon achievement of
certain criteria is presumed to be a separate compensatory arrangement with the
Company. Accordingly, when the Escrow Shares are released back to the majority
shareholders, an expense equal to the amount of the grant-date fair value of
$2.05 per share of the Company’s common stock as of October 29, 2009, or the
date of the Securities Escrow Agreement will be recognized in the Company’s
financial statements in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation –
Stock Compensation”. Otherwise, if the net income threshold is not met and the
Escrow Shares are released to the investors instead, it will be accounted for as
a capital transaction with the investors resulting in adjustments to the
stockholders’ equity accounts only. In this event, no income or expense would be
recognized in the Company’s financial statements.
As the
release of the Escrow Shares to the majority shareholders requires the
attainment of the performance threshold for 2010, the Company will only commence
to recognize compensation expense when the Company will be able to evaluate
whether it is probable that the Company will achieve the 2010 Performance
Threshold to provide for the ultimate release of the Escrow Shares back to the
majority shareholders. For the six and three months ended December
31, 2009, no compensation expense has been recognized in the Company’s condensed
consolidated financial statements in relation to the Securities Escrow
Agreement. If the 2010 Performance Threshold is met and all of the Escrow Shares
are released back to the Company’s majority shareholders, the Company estimates
noncash stock compensation expense of $27,674 thousand will be recognized for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. However, there are many variables
associated with the accounting for this potential noncash stock compensation
expense and the Company has no accurate method of predicting certain events such
as the Investors’ decision to convert the Series A Preferred Stock, the
Investors or Placement Agent Warrant holders’ decisions to convert the Warrants,
and the noncash expense associated with the fair value adjustments to the
Warrants for the year ending June 30, 2010, all of which have a significant
impact on whether or not the Company meets the 2010 Performance Threshold and
whether or not the Escrow Shares are delivered to the Investors or the majority
shareholders of the Company.
Fair Value of the Series A
Preferred Stock:
Fair
value is generally based on independent sources such as quoted market prices or
dealer price quotations. To the extent certain financial instruments trade
infrequently or are non-marketable securities, they may not have readily
determinable fair values. The Company estimated the fair value of the Warrants
and Series A Preferred Stock using a Black Scholes pricing model and available
information that management deems most relevant. Among the factors considered in
determining the fair value of financial instruments are discounted anticipated
cash flows, the cost, terms and liquidity of the instrument, the financial
condition, operating results and credit ratings of the issuer or underlying
company, the quoted market price and trading history of similarly traded
securities, and other factors generally pertinent to the valuation of financial
instruments.
Accounting for the Series A
Preferred Stock
The
Series A Preferred Stock has been classified as permanent equity as there was no
redemption provision at the option of the holders that is not within the control
the Company on or after an agreed upon date. The Company evaluated the embedded
conversion feature in its Series A Preferred Stock to determine if there was an
embedded derivative requiring bifurcation. The Company concluded that
the embedded conversion feature of the Series A Preferred Stock does not
required to be bifurcated because the conversion feature is clearly and closely
related to the host instrument. The Company believes the economic risks and
characteristics of the Series A Preferred Stock itself and the common stock the
embedded conversion feature allows the Investor to convert into have similar
economic risks and characteristics.
Allocation of the Proceeds
at Commitment Date and Calculation of Beneficial Conversion
Feature
The
following table summarized the allocation of the gross proceeds from the October
2009 Financing to the Series A Preferred Stock and the
Warrants:
Gross
proceeds Allocated
(000’s)
|
Number
of Instruments
|
Allocated
Value per Instrument
(000’s)
|
||||||||||
Investor
Warrants
|
$
|
6,205
|
13,499,274
|
$
|
0.4597
|
|||||||
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
8,644
|
13,499,274
|
$
|
0.6403
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
14,849
|
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The
Company then evaluated whether a beneficial conversion feature exists by
comparing the operable conversion price of Series A Preferred Stock with the
fair value of the common stock at the commitment date. The Company
concluded that the fair value of common stock was greater than the operable
conversion price of Series A Preferred Stock at the commitment date and the
intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature is greater than the
proceeds allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock. In accordance to
ASC Topic 470, subtopic 20-30-6, if the intrinsic value of beneficial conversion
feature is greater than the proceeds allocated to the Series A Preferred Stock,
the amount of the discount assigned to the beneficial conversion feature is
limited to the amount of the proceeds allocated to the Series A Preferred
Stock. Accordingly, the total proceeds allocated to Series A
Preferred Stock were allocated to the beneficial conversion feature with a
credit to additional paid-in capital upon the issuance of the Series A Preferred
Stock. Since the Series A Preferred Stock may convert to the
Company’s common stock at any time on or after the initial issue date, the
entire discount previously recorded as the beneficial conversion feature was
immediately recognized as a deemed dividend and a reduction to net income
attributable to common shareholders.
The
movement of the balance of the Series A Preferred Stock presented on the
condensed consolidated balance sheet is as follows:
Par
Value
(000’s)
|
||||
Series
A Preferred Stock, Balance as of July 1, 2009
|
$
|
-
|
||
Proceeds
allocated to Series A Preferred Stock as of October 29,
2009
|
8,644
|
|||
Allocation
of Proceeds to Beneficial Conversion Feature
|
(8,644
|
)
|
||
Amortization
of Beneficial Conversion Feature Deemed Analogous to a Dividend on the
Series A Preferred Stock
|
8,644
|
|||
Deduction
of Issuance Costs Incurred in October 2009 Financing Paid in
Cash
|
(1,029
|
)
|
||
Deduction
of Initial Fair Value of the Placement Agent Warrants and Common Stock
Issued in Connection with October 2009 Financing
|
(1,439
|
)
|
||
Series
A Preferred Stock, Balance as of December 31, 2009
|
$
|
6,176
|
NOTE
11 – DETACHABLE STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS
On July
1, 2009 the Company adopted ASC 815-40 due to the reset provision in the Class A
and Class B stock warrants. ASC 815-40 requires the Company to re-evaluate the
warrants issued with the convertible notes and to determine if the previous
accounting for these items would change. Upon this re-evaluation, the Company
determined it is required to reclassify the stock warrants from equity to a
liability account. The Company will have to mark to market the value of the
stock warrants each reporting period. The Company used a Black-Scholes valuation
model to determine the value of the stock warrants associated with the
convertible notes as of July 1, 2009. In accordance with the guidance of ASC
815-40, a cumulative adjustment increasing July 1, 2009 retained earnings by
$2,511 thousand was recorded as of July 1, 2009 to reflect this new accounting
policy. The Company will be required to re-value these amounts in each reporting
period based on a revised valuation of the warrant derivative
liability.
The
Company valued the stock warrants as of the issuance dates, December 17, 2007
and February 2, 2009, and as of the most recent fiscal year end, June 30, 2009,
in order to determine the cumulative adjustment to retained earnings. The
Company then valued the stock warrants as of December 31, 2009 in order to mark
the stock warrants to market.
As
of
December
31, 2009
(000’s)
|
As
of
June 30, 2009
(000’s)
|
Changes
in
Fair
Value *
(000’s)
|
||||||||||
Fair
Value of the Warrants:
|
||||||||||||
Class
A Warrants
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
825
|
$
|
1,330
|
||||||
Class
B Warrants
|
619
|
732
|
1,377
|
|||||||||
$
|
619
|
$
|
1,557
|
$
|
2,707
|
*
Inclusive of re-measurement of fair value of Class A and Class Warrants,
respectively, on the date of exercise of the Class A and Class B Warrants,
respectively, during the six and three months ended December 31,
2009.
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The
valuation attributes utilized in Black Scholes valuation calculations to
determine the valuation of the warrants on each particular date is provided
below.
Class
A Stock Warrant - Valuation Inputs
|
||||||||||||||||
Attribute
|
September
30,
2009
|
July
1,
2009
|
February
9,
2009
|
December
17,
2007
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Price
|
$
|
1.47
|
$
|
0.99
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
1.50
|
||||||||
Risk
Free Interest Rate
|
1.43
|
%
|
1.72
|
%
|
1.38
|
%
|
3.49
|
%
|
||||||||
Volatility
|
63.93
|
%
|
63.93
|
%
|
149.18
|
%
|
70.37
|
%
|
||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
||||||||
Dividend
Yield
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
3.22
|
3.47
|
3.86
|
5.00
|
Class
B Stock Warrant - Valuation Inputs
|
||||||||||||||||
Attribute
|
December
31,
2009
|
September
30,
2009
|
June
30,
2009
|
February
9,
2009
|
||||||||||||
Stock
Price
|
$
|
2.70
|
$
|
1.47
|
$
|
0.99
|
$
|
0.45
|
||||||||
Risk
Free Interest Rate
|
2.50
|
%
|
2.41
|
%
|
2.66
|
%
|
1.88
|
%
|
||||||||
Volatility
|
63.9
|
%
|
63.93
|
%
|
63.93
|
%
|
123.37
|
%
|
||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
$
|
0.70
|
||||||||
Dividend
Yield
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||||||
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
4.11
|
4.36
|
4.62
|
5.86
|
The
following is a summary of the Company’s stock warrant activity, adjusted for
changes in the exercise price of the warrants:
Stock
Warrants
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||
Exercisable
– June 30, 2008
|
1,500,000
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Granted
(Class B Warrants)
|
1,200,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercised
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||
Outstanding
– June 30, 2009
|
2,700,000
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercisable
– June 30, 2009
|
-
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Granted
|
-
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercised
|
(2,414,286
|
)
|
$
|
0.70
|
||||
Forfeited/Cancelled
|
-
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Outstanding
– December 31, 2009
|
285,714
|
$
|
0.70
|
|||||
Exercisable
– December 31, 2009
|
285,714
|
$
|
0.70
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
Warrants
Exercisable
|
||||||||||||||||||
Range
of
exercise
price
|
Number
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years)
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Number
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
||||||||||||||
$
|
0.70
|
285,714
|
4.11
years
|
$
|
0.70
|
285,714
|
$
|
0.70
|
NOTE
12 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The
Company is authorized to issue 600,000,000 shares, in aggregate, consisting
of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value, and 100,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, 14,000,000 of which have been designated as Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, no par value. The Company's current Certificate of
Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to determine the
preferences, limitations and relative rights of any class or series of preferred
stock prior to issuance. Each such class or series must be given
distinguishable designated rights prior to issuance. As of December 31, 2009,
13,499,274 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
85,131,546 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding. A
total of 13,499,274 shares of the Company’s common stock previously issued and
outstanding were placed in escrow by the majority shareholders of the Company in
accordance with the October 2009 Financing and will either be released to the
majority shareholders or the Investors depending upon certain contingent events,
once the Company has completed its annual audit for the year ending June 30,
2010.
Stock
Issuance
On
July 16, 2009, the Company completed a private placement with 4 investors and
issued 158,484 shares of common stock for $76 thousand.
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Debt
Conversions
During
the three months ended December 31, 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt
issued on December 18, 2007 agreed to convert a total of $321 thousand of
convertible debt and related accrued interest to 457,023 shares of common
stock.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt
issued on December 18, 2007 agreed to convert a total of $571 thousand of
convertible debt and related accrued interest to 815,483 shares of common
stock.
Stock
Warrant Exercise
During
the three months ended December 31, 2009, the remaining holders of Class A Stock
Warrants elected to exercise 1,142,857 Class A Stock Warrants valued at $1,851
thousand on a cashless basis. The Company issued 780,159 shares of common stock
in accordance with the exercise notices.
During
the three months ended December 31, 2009, the remaining holders of Class B Stock
Warrants elected to exercise 914,286 Class B Stock Warrants valued at $1,491
thousand on a cashless basis. The Company issued 602,837 shares of common stock
in accordance with the exercise notices.
On August 18, 2009, a holder of Class A
Stock Warrants elected to exercise 357,143 Class A Stock Warrants valued at $303
thousand on a cashless basis. The Company issued 184,729 shares of common stock
in accordance with the exercise notice.
Stock
Based Compensation
On
October 26, 2009, the Company agreed to a new consulting agreement with its
Chief Financial Officer. The agreement is for a term of twelve months effective
on October 1, 2009. The Chief Financial Officer received a share
award of 100,000 shares of common stock, 25,000 of which are immediately vested
and 75,000 of which are subject to a vesting schedule over twelve months. A
total of $54 thousand in stock based compensation expense was recognized on
October 26, 2009. The remaining value of the stock award is classified as
deferred stock based compensation expense and will be amortized over the twelve
months ending September 30, 2009. A total of $94 thousand in stock based
compensation expense was recognized in connection with this consulting agreement
for the three months ended December 31, 2009.
On June
30, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the Company
agreed to issue 25,000 shares of common stock valued at $25 thousand to its
Chief Financial Officer as partial compensation pursuant to the terms of the
consulting agreement. The consulting agreement is effective on July
1, 2009 for a three month term. The stock award was fully amortized over the
three month term ending September 30, 2009 resulting in stock based compensation
expense of $25 thousand.
NOTE
13 – COMMITMENTS & CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
We may be
involved from time to time in ordinary litigation that will not have a material
effect on the Company’s operations or finances. The Company is not aware of any
pending or threatened litigation against the Company or the Company’s officers
and directors in their capacity as such that could have a material impact on the
Company’s operations or finances.
Contingent
Fees - Consultant
On April
9, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with an entity to provide
advisory services with regard to a potential capital raise to be completed by
the Company. The agreement provided for negotiable cash fees for
advisory services provided in connection with the capital raise of between $400
thousand and $1,200 thousand. On October 30, 2009, the agreement was
terminated and the Company and consultant entered into a new joint marketing
agreement for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010. No contingent
consideration was included in the new joint market
agreement.
Contingent
Significant Noncash Stock Compensation Expense
A total
of 13,499,274 shares of the Company’s common stock previously issued and
outstanding were placed in escrow by the majority shareholders of the Company in
accordance with the October 2009 Financing and will either be released to the
majority shareholders or the Investors depending upon certain contingent events,
once the Company has completed its annual audit for the year ending June 30,
2010. If the 2010 Performance Threshold is met and all of the Escrow Shares are
released back to the Company’s majority shareholders, the Company estimates
noncash stock compensation expense of $27,674 thousand will be recognized for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. However, there are many variables
associated with the accounting for this potential noncash stock compensation
expense and the Company has no accurate method of predicting certain events such
as the Investors’ decision to convert the Series A Preferred Stock, the
Investors or Placement Agent Warrant holders’ decisions to convert the Warrants,
and the noncash expense associated with the fair value adjustments to the
Warrants for the year ending June 30, 2010, all of which have a significant
impact on whether or not the Company meets the 2010 Performance Threshold and
whether or not the Escrow Shares are delivered to the Investors or the majority
shareholders of the Company.
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NOTE
14 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table shows the
information used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per
common share (in
thousands, except number of shares and per share
amounts):
For
the Six Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Numerator
— Basic and Diluted:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(5,170
|
)
|
$
|
14,250
|
|||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding — Basic
|
83,334,315
|
76,205,000
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Series A Preferred Stock
|
4,842,131
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Investor Stock Warrants
|
4,842,131
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Placement Agent Stock Warrants
|
484,213
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Class A Stock Warrants
|
1,268,855
|
1,875,000
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Class B Stock Warrants
|
1,145,853
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Convertible Debt
|
510,086
|
3,000,000
|
||||||
Less: Anti-Dilutive
Shares Included Herein
|
(13,093,269
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding — Diluted
|
83,334,315
|
81,080,000
|
||||||
Basic
(Loss) Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income — Basic
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.19
|
|||
Diluted
(Loss) Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income — Diluted
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
0.18
|
For
the Three Months Ended
December
31,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Numerator
— Basic and Diluted:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income Attributable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(12,375
|
)
|
$
|
8,759
|
|||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding — Basic
|
84,347,520
|
76,205,000
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Series A Preferred Stock
|
18,933,415
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Investor Stock Warrants
|
18,933,415
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Placement Agent Stock Warrants
|
1,893,341
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Class A Stock Warrants
|
1,236,601
|
1,875,000
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Class B Stock Warrants
|
1,139,890
|
-
|
||||||
Add: Common
Stock Underlying Convertible Debt
|
293,778
|
3,000,000
|
||||||
Less: Anti-Dilutive
Shares Included Herein
|
(42,430,440
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Weighted
Average Common Shares Outstanding — Diluted
|
83,347,520
|
81,080,000
|
||||||
Basic
(Loss) Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income — Basic
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
|||
Diluted
(Loss) Earnings Per Common Share:
|
||||||||
Net
(Loss) Income — Diluted
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
0.11
|
The
calculation of (loss) earnings per common share is based on the weighted-average
number of our common shares outstanding during the applicable period. The
calculation for diluted (loss) earnings per common share recognizes the effect
of all dilutive potential common shares that were outstanding during the
respective periods, unless their impact would be anti-dilutive. We use the
treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of stock warrants,
convertible debt and other common stock equivalents (potentially dilutive
shares). For the period ended December 31, 2009 above, we have excluded
certain potentially dilutive shares from the calculation of diluted (loss)
earnings per share.
NOTE
15 – SEGMENT INFORMATION
The
Company operates under the following business segments:
1.
|
Product
Sales - The Company purchases and sells diesel, gasoline, fuel oil and
kerosene in the PRC.
|
2.
|
Agency
Sales - The Company acts as an agent in the purchase and sale of products
by other gas and oil distributors in the PRC
.
|
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Six
Months Ended
December
31, 2009
|
Product
Sales
(000’s)
|
Agency
Sales
(000’s)
|
Consolidated
Total
(000’s)
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
123,643
|
$
|
6,954
|
$
|
130,597
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
105,060
|
-
|
105,060
|
|||||||||
Segment
Operating Income
|
17,176
|
6,954
|
24,130
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
153,752
|
-
|
153,752
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
7,646
|
-
|
7,646
|
Six
Months Ended
December
31 , 2008
|
Product
Sales
(000’s)
|
Agency
Sales
(000’s)
|
Consolidated
Total
(000’s)
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
92,687
|
$
|
5,431
|
$
|
98,118
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
76,539
|
-
|
76,539
|
|||||||||
Segment
Operating Income
|
13,938
|
5,431
|
19,369
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
110,427
|
-
|
110,427
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
1,994
|
-
|
1,994
|
Three
Months Ended
December
31, 2009
|
Product
Sales
(000’s)
|
Agency
Sales
(000’s)
|
Consolidated
Total
(000’s)
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
67,636
|
$
|
3,600
|
$
|
71.236
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
57,308
|
-
|
57,308
|
|||||||||
Segment
Operating Income
|
9,466
|
3,600
|
13,066
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
153,752
|
-
|
153,752
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Three
Months Ended
December
31 , 2008
|
Product
Sales
(000’s)
|
Agency
Sales
(000’s)
|
Consolidated
Total
(000’s)
|
|||||||||
Net
Sales
|
$
|
50,160
|
$
|
3,482
|
$
|
53,643
|
||||||
Cost
of Sales
|
41,704
|
-
|
41,704
|
|||||||||
Segment
Operating Income
|
8,414
|
3,482
|
11,896
|
|||||||||
Segment
Assets
|
110,427
|
-
|
110,427
|
|||||||||
Expenditures
for Segment Assets
|
1,273
|
-
|
1,273
|
NOTE
16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company has evaluated for subsequent events between the balance sheet date of
December 31, 2009 and February 12, 2010, the date the condensed consolidated
financial statements were issued.
Conversion
of Series A Preferred Stock to Common Stock
In
January 2010, certain Investors elected to convert a total of 600,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock to 600,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
Exercise
of Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
In
January 2010, the remaining holder of 285,714 of Class B Common Stock Purchase
Warrants elected to convert the stock warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock on a cashless basis. A total of 107,339 shares of common stock
were issued to the holder upon exercise.
NOTE
17 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In
September 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2009-06, “Implementation Guidance on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
and Disclosure Amendments for Nonpublic Entities”. ASU 2009-06 provides
additional implementation guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
and eliminates the disclosures required by paragraph ASC Topic 740-10-50-15(a)
through (b) for nonpublic entities. The Company believes the adoption of
ASU 2009-09 will not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
In
October 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-13, which amends ASC Topic 605,
“Revenue Recognition”, to require companies to allocate the overall
consideration in multiple-element arrangements to each deliverable by using a
best estimate of the selling price of individual deliverables in the arrangement
in the absence of vendor-specific objective evidence or other third-party
evidence of the selling price. ASU 2009-13 will be effective prospectively for
revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years
beginning on or after June 15, 2010 and early adoption will be permitted.
The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2009-13 will not have a material impact
on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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37
PART
II
Item 13.
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The
following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions, if any, payable by us relating to the sale of common
stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration
fee.
SEC
registration fee
|
$ | 7,035.87 | ||
Legal
fees and expenses
|
$ | 30,000 | * | |
Accounting
fees and expenses
|
$ | 10,000 | * | |
Miscellaneous
|
$ | 964.13 | * | |
Total
|
$ | 48,000 | * | |
* Estimated |
The
Company has agreed to bear expenses incurred by the selling stockholders
that relate to the registration of the shares of common stock being offered and
sold by the selling stockholders.
Item 14.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The
Company’s directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Colorado
Statutes and the Company’s Bylaws. The Company has agreed to indemnify each of
the Company’s directors and certain officers against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to the Company’s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant
to the provisions described above, or otherwise, The Company have been advised
that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the Company’s payment of
expenses incurred or paid by the Company’s director, officer or controlling
person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, The Company will, unless in the opinion of the
Company’s counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, may be permitted to our directors, officers and persons controlling us,
we have been advised that it is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s opinion
that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
Item 15.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During
the last three years, we have issued unregistered securities to the persons, as
described below. None of these transactions involved any underwriters,
underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. The sales of
these securities were deemed to be exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of Section 4(2) thereof, and/or
Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an
issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each
such transaction represented their intention to acquire the securities for
investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the certificates
issued in such transactions. All purchasers of our securities were accredited or
sophisticated persons and had adequate access, through employment, business or
other relationships, to information about us.
On
September 3, 2008, we issued a total of 1,200,000 shares of common stock to four
entities in accordance with a settlement agreement dated May 27, 2008 for
failure to timely register common stock underlying convertible debt issued to
four entities on December 18, 2007. An additional 5,000 shares of
common stock were issued to a law firm for legal services provided in connection
with the settlement agreement. Such securities have not been registered under
the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
February 9, 2009, we issued 15,000 shares of common stock to an entity for
marketing services to be provided over a three month term. Such
securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The
issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933.
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On April
9, 2009, we entered into an agreement whereby we agreed that upon certain
contingent events, we would issue 1,900,000 shares of common stock to an entity
for marketing and investor relations services to be provided over a six month
term. The contingent events were met in May and June 2009,
respectively. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
May 2009, the holders of our convertible debt issued on December 18, 2007 agreed
to convert a total of $436,000 of convertible debt, including $1,000 of accrued
interest on the convertible debt, to 622,857 shares of common
stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On June
12, 2009, we entered into four separate consulting agreements whereby we agreed
to issue 1,909,967 shares of common stock to four individuals for consulting
services previously rendered. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On June
30, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the Company
agreed to issue 25,000 shares of common stock valued at $24,750 to its Chief
Financial Officer as partial compensation pursuant to the terms of the
consulting agreement. The consulting agreement is effective on July
1, 2009 for a three month term. The stock award was amortized over the three
month term ending September 30, 2009. Such securities have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
June 2009, the holders of our convertible debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $865,000 of convertible debt to 1,235,714 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On July
16, 2009, the Company completed a private placement with 4 investors and issued
234,484 shares of common stock for $76,000. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
During
July 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $18,000 of convertible debt to 25,000 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
During
August 2009, the holders of the Convertible Debt issued on December 18, 2007
agreed to convert a total of $527,000 of convertible debt to 753,340 shares of
common stock. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
On August
18, 2009, a holder of certain stock warrants elected to exercise 357,143 stock
warrants valued at $304,000 on a cashless basis. The Company issued 184,729
shares of common stock in accordance with the exercise notice. Such securities
have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these
shares was exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933.
On
October 29, 2009, the Company entered in a Securities Purchase Agreement with
certain accredited investors (the “Investors”) (the “Purchase Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Company issued and sold 13,499,274 of its newly designated
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and
warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 13,499,274 shares of the
Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $14,849,201.50 (the
Warrants and, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Private Placement
Securities”). National Securities Corporation acted as the
lead placement agent on the private placement and was awarded 1,349,927
Warrants to purchase common stock under the same terms as the
Investors.
In
connection with the transaction, the Company also entered into a registration
rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the
Investors. The Registration Rights Agreement provides that the
Company will file a “resale” registration statement (the “Initial Registration
Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) covering all
of the Private Placement Securities within 60 days from the date of the closing
of the transaction. If any of the Private Placement Securities are
unable to be included on the Initial Registration Statement, the Company has
agreed to file subsequent registration statements until all of the Private
Placement Securities have been registered.
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The
Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company’s common
stock based on a one to one conversion ratio, at an initial conversion
price of $1.10 per share, subject to adjustment. The holders of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock do not have voting rights except as required
by Colorado law. In addition, so long as any shares of Series A
Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company cannot, without the written consent
of the holders of 75% of the then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock: (i)
alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series
A Preferred Stock or alter or amend this Certificate, (ii) authorize or create
any class of stock ranking as to dividends or distribution of assets upon a
Liquidation (as defined in the certificate of designation) senior to or
otherwise pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock, or any series of
preferred stock possessing greater voting rights or the right to convert at a
more favorable price than the Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) amend its
certificate of incorporation or other charter documents in breach of any of the
provisions hereof, (iv) increase the authorized number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, or (v)
enter into any agreement with respect to the foregoing. In the event
of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the
Company’s Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the
assets of the Company available therefore, an amount in cash equal to $1.10 per
share of Series A Preferred Stock plus accrued and unpaid
dividends. No distribution shall be made on any junior securities by
reason of any liquidation of the Company unless each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have received all amounts in full to which such holder
shall be entitled. The Series A Preferred Stock holders shall be entitled to
receive dividends payable at the rate of 6% of the Liquidation Price (which is
defined as $1.10) payable quarterly. The Series A Preferred Stock
also contains limitations on exercise, including the limitation that the holders
may not convert their shares to the extent that upon exercise the holder,
together with its affiliates, would own in excess of 4.9% of the Company’s
outstanding shares of common stock.
The
Warrants are exercisable for a term of three years at an exercise price of
$2.255 per share. The Warrants also contain anti-dilution provisions,
including but not limited to, if the Company issues shares of its common stock
at less than the then existing conversion price, the conversion price of the
Warrants will automatically be reduced to such lower price and the number of
shares to be issued upon exercise will be proportionately
increased. The Warrants contain limitations on exercise, including
the limitation that the holders may not convert their Series A Warrants to the
extent that upon exercise the holder, together with its affiliates, would own in
excess of 4.9% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock.
Additionally,
as further consideration for the transaction, the Company, along with the
Investors, entered into a make good escrow agreement (the “Make Good Escrow
Agreement”) with certain insiders of the Company who placed an aggregate of
13,499,274 shares
of the Company’s common stock into escrow (the “Escrow Shares”), to be
distributed if certain financial milestones of the Company are not
met. Pursuant to the terms of the Make Good Escrow Agreement, if the
After Tax Net Income reported in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report is less than
$23,900,000 (subject to certain exclusions) (the “2010 Guaranteed ATNI),
then the Investors shall be entitled to receive on a “pro rata”
basis (determined by dividing each Investor’s investment amount by the
aggregate of all investment amounts delivered to the Company by the Investors
under the Agreement) for no additional consideration.
In
October and November 2009, the holders of the December 2007 convertible notes
elected to convert approximately $187,000 in principle and interest on the
convertible notes. A total of approximately 267,000 shares of common
stock were issued upon conversion. Such securities have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
In
October, 2009, the holders of 914,286 Class B Common Stock Purchase Warrants
elected to convert the warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock on a
cashless basis. A total of 602,837 shares of common stock were issued
to the holders upon exercise. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
October 26, 2009, the holders of 785,714 Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrants
elected to exercise the warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock on a
cashless basis. A total of 477,122 shares of common stock were issued
to the holders upon exercise. Such securities have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
On
October 26, 2009, the Company agreed to a new agreement with its Chief Financial
Officer. The agreement is for a term of twelve months. The Chief
Financial Officer will be compensated approximately $10,000 per month. He also
received a share award of 100,000 shares of common stock, 25,000 of which are
immediately vested and 75,000 of which are subject to a vesting schedule over
twelve months. Such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
In
January 2010, certain Investors elected to convert a total of 600,000 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock to 600,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The issuance of these shares was exempted from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
In
January 2010, the remaining holder of 285,714 of Class B Common Stock Purchase
Warrants elected to convert the stock warrants to purchase the Company’s common
stock on a cashless basis. A total of 107,339 shares of common stock
were issued to the holder upon exercise. The issuance of these shares was
exempted from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933.
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Item 16.
Exhibits
and
Financial Statement Schedules
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
for Share Exchange dated October 10, 2007, by and between Tabatha II, Inc.
and Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the Shareholders of
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (herein incorporated by
reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 15, 2007.
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (herein incorporated by reference from Registration
Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on October 11, 2000).
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
(herein incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form
10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22,
2000).
|
|
3.3
|
Amendment
to Articles of Incorporation, indicating the name change to Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (herein incorporated by reference
from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
3.4
|
Certificate
of Designation for the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 from Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2,
2009).
|
|
4.1
|
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in the October 2009 Private
Placement (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 from Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2,
2009).
|
|
5.1
|
Opinion
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
|
|
10.1
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and Etech Securities, Inc. (herein incorporated
by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
10.2
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and Ms. Yan Wang (herein incorporated by
reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
10.3
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited, the BVI company, and John Ballard (herein
incorporated by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23,
2007).
|
|
10.4
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes (herein incorporated by reference from Form S-1 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26,
2007).
|
|
10.5
|
Class
A Common Stock Purchase Warrants (herein incorporated by reference from
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26,
2007).
|
|
10.6
|
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited Term Sheet (herein incorporated by
reference from Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 26, 2007).
|
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10.7
|
Consulting
Agreement as of June 30, 2009 by and between Longwei Petroleum Investment
Holding Limited and James Crane (herein incorporated by reference from
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10,
2009).
|
|
10.8
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.9
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.10
|
Form
of Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.11
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 26, 2009 by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and James Crane (herein incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 10, 2009).
|
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics (herein incorporated by reference from Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25,
2007).
|
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1)
|
|
23.2
|
Consent
of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw,
PLLC*
|
___________
* Filed
herewith
Item 17.
Undertakings
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act
of 1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee”
table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of
1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Taiyuan City in the People’s Republic
of China, on this 5th day of March, 2010.
LONGWEI
PETROLEUM INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
|
||||
By:
|
/s/
Cai Yongjun
|
|||
Name:
|
Cai
Yongjun
|
|||
Title:
|
Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director
|
By:
|
/s/
James Crane
|
|||
Name:
|
James
Crane
|
|||
Title:
|
Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial and and Accounting
Officer)
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
SIGNATURE
|
TITLE
|
DATE
|
||
/s/
Cai Yongjun
Cai
Yongjun
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
March
5, 2010
|
||
/s/
James Crane
James
Crane
|
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
March
5, 2010
|
||
/s/
Yongping Xue
Yongping
Xue
|
Secretary
and Director
|
March
5, 2010
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
for Share Exchange dated October 10, 2007, by and between Tabatha II, Inc.
and Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the Shareholders of
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (herein incorporated by
reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 15, 2007.
|
|
3.1
|
Articles
of Incorporation (herein incorporated by reference from Registration
Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on October 11, 2000).
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
(herein incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form
10-SB filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22,
2000).
|
|
3.3
|
Amendment
to Articles of Incorporation, indicating the name change to Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited (herein incorporated by reference
from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
3.4
|
Certificate
of Designation for the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
(herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 from Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2,
2009).
|
|
4.1
|
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in the October 2009 Private
Placement (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 from Form 8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2,
2009).
|
|
5.1
|
Opinion
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
|
|
10.1
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and Etech Securities, Inc. (herein incorporated
by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
10.2
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and Ms. Yan Wang (herein incorporated by
reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 23, 2007).
|
|
10.3
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 12, 2007, by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited, the BVI company, and John Ballard (herein
incorporated by reference from Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 23,
2007).
|
|
10.4
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes (herein incorporated by reference from Form S-1 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26,
2007).
|
|
10.5
|
Class
A Common Stock Purchase Warrants (herein incorporated by reference from
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 26,
2007).
|
|
10.6
|
Longwei
Petroleum Investment Holding Limited Term Sheet (herein incorporated by
reference from Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 26, 2007).
|
10.7
|
Consulting
Agreement as of June 30, 2009 by and between Longwei Petroleum Investment
Holding Limited and James Crane (herein incorporated by reference from
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10,
2009).
|
|
10.8
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.9
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.10
|
Form
of Make Good Escrow Agreement, dated October 29, 2009 by and
between Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited and the
investors signatory thereto (herein incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 2, 2009).
|
|
10.11
|
Consulting
Agreement as of October 26, 2009 by and between Longwei Petroleum
Investment Holding Limited and James Crane (herein incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 10, 2009).
|
|
14
|
Code
of Ethics (herein incorporated by reference from Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25,
2007).
|
|
23.1
|
Consent
of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP (included in Exhibit
5.1)
|
|
23.2
|
Consent
of Child, Van Wagoner & Bradshaw,
PLLC*
|
*Filed
herewith
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