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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2011 (February
9, 2011)
E-BAND MEDIA,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-54117
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27-2951584
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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No.5
West Section, Xidajie Street, Xinmi City,
Henan
Province,
P.R. China
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452370
(Zip
Code)
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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86-371-
69999012
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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240.13e-4(c))
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SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Description of
Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from
any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, the factors described in the section captioned “Risk
Factors” below. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,”
“should,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with
respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and
uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements include, among other things, statements relating to:
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anticipated growth strategies and our ability to manage the expansion of
our business operations
effectively;
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ability to maintain or increase our market share in the competitive
markets in which we do business;
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ability to keep up with rapidly changing technologies and evolving
industry standards, including our ability to achieve technological
advances;
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dependence on the growth in demand for our
products;
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ability to diversify our product offerings and capture new market
opportunities;
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ability to source our needs for skilled labor, machinery and raw materials
economically;
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loss of key members of our senior management;
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uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal and regulatory
environment.
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Also, forward-looking statements
represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this
report. You should read this report and the documents that we
reference and file as exhibits to this report completely and with the
understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from
what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking
statements, even if new information becomes available in the
future.
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Use
of Certain Defined Terms
Except
where the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report
only:
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the
“Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the combined business of E-Band
Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, China Green
Refractories (“China Green”), a BVI limited company, Alex Industrial
Investment Limited (“Alex Industrial”), a Hong Kong limited company,
Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd. (“Annec”), a PRC wholly-Foreign Owned
Enterprise, and Annec’s variable interest entity, through its contractual
arrangement with Annec (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Beijing Annec”), a PRC limited
company;
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refers to the British Virgin
Islands;
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“Exchange
Act” refers the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended;
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Kong” refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China;
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“China,” and “Chinese,” refer to the People's Republic of
China;
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and “RMB” refer to the legal currency of
China;
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refers to the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
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“Securities
Act” refers to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
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dollars,” “dollars”, “USD” and “$” refer to the legal currency of the
United States.
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All
currency amounts are in USD unless otherwise stated. Foreign currency
translation in this Form 8-K (excluding financial statements or amounts
from the financial statements) is based on the conversion of $1.00 = RMB
6.84090.
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Item
1.01 Entry Into A
Material Definitive Agreement
On February 11, 2011, E-Band Media,
Inc. ("E-Band Media") entered and closed a Share Exchange Agreement
(“Share Exchange Agreement”), with certain shareholders and warrant
holders, Dean Konstantine, Muzeyyen Balaban, Bernieta Masters, and Linda
Masters, and with China Green Refractories ("China Green"), a BVI corporation,
and its shareholders, New-Source Group Limited, a BVI company, High-Sky Assets
Management Limited, a BVI company, Joint Rise Investments Limited, a BVI
company, Giant Harvest Investment Limited, a BVI company, and Mr. QIAN Yun
Ting (collectively the “China Green Shareholders”), pursuant to which
E-Band Media acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of China Green in exchange for 19,220 shares of E-Band Media's Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock"). Pursuant to the
terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, E-Band Media will effect a 1-for-14.375
reverse stock split ("Reverse Split") of its outstanding common stock. In
addition, pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the China Green Shareholders
acquired all 10,000,000 shares of E-Band Media's common stock from Dean
Konstantine ("Controlled Shares") and all outstanding warrants of E-Band Media
from Muzeyyen Balaban, Bernieta Masters, and Linda Masters (“Warrants”) for an
aggregate purchase price of $250,000 and 100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
held by China Green Shareholders. The Warrants were cancelled by the
China Green Shareholders pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement. As a result
of the Share Exchange Agreement, the China Green Shareholders will own 98% of
our issued and outstanding common stock on an as-converted common stock basis as
of and immediately after the effectiveness of the Reverse Split as contemplated
by the Share Exchange Agreement.
As discussed in more detail in Item
5.06 of this report, as a result the share exchange, (i) we indirectly control
through subsidiaries, Annec, which is engaged in the business of design,
manufacturing of and selling of medium and high level refractory materials for
top combustion type, internal combustion type, and external combustion type hot
blast stoves, and (ii) through our variable interest entity (“VIE”),
Beijing Annec, we provide turnkey service for large hot blast stove projects,
integrating the structural design, equipment purchase, construction, refractory
production/sale and after-sale service of hot blast
stoves.
The foregoing description of the terms
of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
provisions of the agreements filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this report, which are
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
2.01 Completion Of Acquisition Or Disposition Of Assets
On February 11, 2011, we completed the
acquisition of China Green pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement described in
Item 1.01 above. The acquisition was accounted for as a recapitalization
effected by a share exchange, wherein China Green is considered the acquirer for
accounting and financial reporting purposes. The assets and liabilities of the
acquired entity have been brought forward at their book value and no goodwill
has been recognized.
Form
10 Disclosure
As disclosed elsewhere in this report,
on February 11, 2011, we acquired China Green in a reverse acquisition
transaction. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a shell
company, as we were immediately before the reverse acquisition transaction
disclosed under Item 2.01, then the registrant must disclose the information
that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form registration
of securities on Form 10.
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Accordingly, we are providing
information that would be included in a Form 10 had we been required to file
such form. Please note that the information provided below relates to
the combined entity after the acquisition of China Green, except that
information relating to periods prior to the date of the Share Exchange
Agreement only relate to China Green unless otherwise specifically
noted.
Description
of Business
Overview
We are
one of leading refractory enterprises in China. Through Annec and our VIE,
Beijing Annec, we provide integrated stove design, turnkey contracting,
refractory production and sales, and are one of the largest manufacturers of
refractory materials and products for hot blast stoves in China.
History
Our company, E-Band Media, Inc., was
organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 29, 2010 as part of
the implementation of the Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of AP Corporate
Services,
Inc. ("AP").
AP was incorporated in the State of
Nevada in 1997 and was formed to provide a variety of services to small,
entrepreneurial businesses. These services included business planning, market
research, accounting advice, incorporation and resident agent services. Between
1997 and 1999 AP's business focus changed. In addition to providing business
services, AP began to own and develop businesses related to the medical
professions. In 1999 AP organized E-Band Media.com with the intent of offering
live "chat" consultations via the internet with nurses and physicians. A website
was developed but it was unable to
generate significant revenues and the site was terminated prior to AP's
bankruptcy filing in 2008.
AP filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in
September 2008 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of
California. AP's plan of reorganization was confirmed by the Court on December
24, 2009 and became effective on January 4, 2010. This plan of reorganization
provided, among other things, for the incorporation of E-Band Media and the
distribution of 1,085,000 shares in it to AP's bankruptcy creditors. The shares
were distributed pursuant to section 1145 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The plan
also provided for the transfer to E-Band Media of any interest which AP and/or
E-Band Media.com had in the development of a medical "chat" website. However, no
assets existed at the time of reorganization.
As stated in the Plan of Reorganization
ordered by the Court, these shares were issued "to enhance the distribution to
creditors," i.e. to enhance their opportunity to recover the losses they
sustained in the AP bankruptcy. To this end, AP, by and through its president,
agreed "to use its best efforts to have the
shares... publicly traded on the Over-The-Counter market in order to provide an
opportunity for liquidity to the creditors" (from the Court approved "Disclosure
Statement" describing the Plan of Reorganization). The present filing is a
result of this commitment. Subsequent to the effectiveness of the plan of
reorganization the Company issued 10,000,000 restricted shares to its President,
Dean Konstantine, at par value ($0.0001) for services rendered and costs
advanced totaling $1,000.
On September 14, 2010, E-Band Media
filed a Registration Statement on Form 10SB (File No.: 000-54117) with the SEC
to register its common stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act. The Registration Statement went effective by operation of law on
November 13, 2010, at which point we became a reporting company under the
Exchange Act.
As a result of our acquisition of China
Green, we are no longer a shell company and active business operations were
revived.
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Reverse
Acquisition of China Green
Pursuant to the Share Exchange
Agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of China
Green in exchange for 19,220 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock which will
constitute 98% of our issued and outstanding common stock on an as-converted
common stock basis as of and immediately after the effectiveness of the Reverse
Split as contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement.
As a result of the reverse acquisition,
we have assumed the business and operations of China Green and its
subsidiaries, and its VIE, Beijing Annec.
For accounting purposes, the reverse
acquisition with China Green was treated as a reverse acquisition, with China
Green as the acquirer and E-Band Media as the acquired party. Unless the context
suggest otherwise, when we refer in this report to business and financial
information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, we
are referring to the business and financial information of China
Green.
Our
Corporate Structure
All of our business operations are
conducted through our wholly-foreign owned Chinese subsidiary, Annec, and our
VIE, Beijing Annec.
Annec was founded in 2003 with
approximately $3.0 million as its registered capital. Effective as of
January 14, 2011, Annec was acquired by China Green through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Alex Industrial and became a wholly-foreign owned enterprise under
Chinese law.
Beijing Annec was founded in 2008 with
approximately $0.9 million as it initial registered capital. In 2010, Beijing
Annec's registered capital was increased to approximately $2.8
million. Beijing Annec mainly engages in turnkey services of
large-scale hot blast stove projects, including stove structure design,
equipment purchase, project construction, refractory production sales and
after-sale support. On January 14, 2011, Beijing Annec entered into a
contractual agreement, or the VIE Agreement, with Annec pursuant to which
Beijing Annec became our VIE. The VIE structure is a common structure used to
acquire PRC companies, particularly in certain industries where foreign
investment is restricted or forbidden by the PRC government. The VIE
Agreements include the following arrangements:
(1) Exclusive
Business Cooperation Agreement ("Cooperation Agreement"), where Annec, in
general, becomes Beijing Annec's exclusive services provider to provide Beijing
Annec with business support and technical and consulting services in exchange
for annual service fee equal to all of Beijing Annec's audited total net income
for such year;
(2) Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement ("Pledge Agreement") under which Mr. LI Fuchao, our
chairman and 100% owner of all of the equity interest in Beijing Annec (as of
August 25, 2011), has pledge all of his equity interest in Beijing Annec to
Annec as a guarantee of Beijing Annec's performance of its obligations under the
Cooperation Agreement;
(3) Exclusive
Option Agreement ("Option Agreement") under which Mr. LI Fuchao grants Annec an
irrevocable right and option to acquire any and all of Mr. LI Fuchao's equity
interest in Beijing Annec, as and when permitted by PRC laws, for an exercise
price equal to the actual capital contributions paid in the registered capital
of Beijing Annec by Mr. LI Fuchao unless an appraisal is required by applicable
PRC laws; and
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(4) Power
of Attorney ("POA") under which Mr. LI Fuchao grants Annec the right to (i)
attend shareholders meetings of Beijing Annec, (ii) exercise all of Mr. LI
Fuchao's shareholder's rights and shareholder's voting rights in Beijing Annec,
including, but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of
his stock in whole or in part, and (iii) designate and appoint on Mr. LI
Fuchao's behalf the legal representative, the executive director and/or
director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management of
Beijing Annec.
As a result of the foregoing structure,
we control 100% of Beijing Annec and have rights to all of Beijing Annec's
audited total net income for such year revenues.
The foregoing description of the terms
of the Cooperation Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Option Agreement, and
the POA is qualified in its entirety by the agreements filed as Exhibits 10.1,
10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Our principal executive office is
located at No.5 West Section, Xidajie Street, Xinmi City, Henan Province,
452370. The telephone number at our principal executive office is (86-371-
69999012).
Industry
In general, refractory materials are
inorganic, non-metallic, materials that can withstand temperatures of more than
1,580°C, with specific high temperature mechanical properties and high
stability. Refractory materials are an important supporting material
for iron and steel thermodynamic equipment, non-ferrous metals, and building
materials, and are used in the chemical and electrical power
industries. According to Luoyang Institute of Refractories, 70% of
the world's refractories are used for smelting of iron and steel, 17% for
building materials, 4% for chemical industry, 3% for non-ferrous metals
industry, and 6% for other industry. In China, the consumption of refractories
for the iron and steel industry is approximately 65%.
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Historically, the European refractory
industry has led the development and output of the world refractory
industry. However, the refractory industry has been gradually
shifting to China because of China’s abundant resources in refractory raw
materials and rapid growth of the iron, steel and cement
markets. Presently, the total refractory output of China is more than
70% of the total refractory output of the world, making China the largest
refractory producing country in the world.
Industry
Trends in China
The China refractory industry is a
large, highly fragmented and competitive industry whose overall performance is
closely tied to the performance of other industries, such as the iron and steel
industry. As such, we believe that the following trends in the
iron and steel industry will have an effect on the refractory industry in
China:
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Demand for Green
Refractory. The high temperature iron and steel industry is
continuously making progress to increase efficiency, lower energy
consumption and develop new technologies that rely heavily on high quality
of refractory products. As such, the refractory industry must continually
develop and improve its refractory products to keep pace with the iron and
steel industry. We are now seeing a demand for “green refractory” which
are refractory materials that meet certain performance levels, are
environmentally friendly, and have the following characteristics: high
quality, low consumption of resources and energy, environmentally friendly
during production and use, and meets national environment policy and high
temperature industrial standards. We intend to focus our
research and development in green refractory to take advantage of this
growing trend.
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Total
Solutions. Traditionally, most refractory enterprises have focused
on the production of refractory products, with less emphasis on
services. However, that trend is changing. The iron and steel
industry, in order to reduce refractory costs and meet new requirements
for iron and steel smelting technologies, is now demanding total solutions
where one or more refractory companies are responsible for the supply of
refractory, masonry, operation and maintenance, and dismantling of the
lining after the useful life of the refractory. Through Beijing Annec, we
believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of this
trend.
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In addition, even though China is the
largest refractory producing country in the world, most of China’s refractory
enterprises are small-scale with low industrial centralization and market
shares. We are seeing a trend towards industry consolidation and
restructuring. We believe that given our market leadership position,
we are well positioned to acquire smaller refractory companies to expand our
market share and customer base.
Products
and Services
We are a
refractory and technology-based company that designs, develops, produces, and
markets refractory products. In addition, through our VIE, Beijing
Annec, we provide integrated stove design, turnkey contracting, refractory
production and sales.
Refractory
Products
We offer
a broad range of refractory products primarily marketed to the iron and steel
industry. Our sales for refractory products were $23,408,259 and
$38,187,579 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We
produce our refractory products through three divisions: Fuliang, Fuhua and
Fugang.
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Fuliang
and Fuhua are mainly responsible for design and production of medium and high
level refractory materials for top combustion type, internal combustion type,
and external combustion type hot blast stoves. Since 2008, we have focused our
resources and production on the design and production of our patented 37 holes
checker brick and burner for hot blast stove.
Fugang is
responsible for a low temperature sintering production line for special steel
smelting, consumables for production of shaped and non-shaped steels, with
excellent slag resistance, thermal shock resistance and stability. Currently,
the sales of consumables has been limited by the scale of our production line
and we are only providing the consumables to small steel factories, such as
Wuhan Iron and Steel Company, Xinjiang Iron and Steel Company, Anyang Iron and
Steel Company and one foreign client, India Diangang. We believe that
the demand for consumable will increase and we intend to increase our sales and
production capacity of consumables by expanding our production
facility.
The below
table is an illustration of our product category in 2009:
Product
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Percent of variety
structure
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High-alumina
brick
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Clay
brick
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Silica brick
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Carbonic
brick
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2 | % | ||
Non-shaped
material
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15 | % | ||
Total
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100 | % |
Marketing and
Sales
The Company's principal market for its
refractory products is the iron and steel industry in
China. We sell and market our products mainly
through the following channels:
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State-owned
large–scale design institutes that design hot blast stoves. Currently
there are five main iron and steel design institutes in China and we have
established good long-term strategic relationships with three of those
institutes: MCC Jingcheng, MCC Nanfang and MCC
CISDI.
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Direct
customer sales developed through our own marketing channels and through
Beijing Annec.
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Currently most of our marketing
efforts and sales are focused in China. However, we have a
large-scale steel work project in India and several other opportunities outside
of China.
The following are our top ten
refractory clients for fiscal year ended December 31, 2009:
Clients
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Sales (US$)
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Shougang
Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd
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$ | 3,847,269 | ||
Shougang
Qianan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd
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$ | 2,962,787 | ||
Tangshan
Ganglu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd
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$ | 2,498,796 | ||
MCC
Jingcheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd – Tianguan
projet
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$ | 1,696,683 | ||
Fujian
Desheng Nickel Industry Co., Ltd
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$ | 1,607,976 | ||
MCC
Jingcheng Engineering Technology Co., Ltd – Jiujiang
project
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$ | 1,369,340 | ||
Yangchun
New Iron & Steel Co., Ltd
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$ | 1,244,385 | ||
Sinosteel
Equipment & Engineering –Cangzhou project
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$ | 1,161,940 | ||
MCC
Nanfang Engineering Technology Co., Ltd – Xianggang
project
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$ | 849,591 | ||
Shanxi
Liheng Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.
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$ | 795,682 |
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Production
process
The raw materials for our refractory
products consist primarily of ores, clay, and certain additives. Upon
receipt of these raw materials at our facilities, we sort and classify these
materials according to various specifications. Next, these materials
are conveyed to a crusher for crushing. After being crushed, the raw
materials are weighed and conveyed to our electronic blender which is
computer-controlled where they are mixed and fully agitated into the various
mixtures required for the production of different products. The use
of our electronic mixture ensures the accuracy of our mixtures which improves
product quality. After being mixed, the materials are conveyed to the
forming workshop where the mixtures are formed into bricks – we have the ability
to form bricks according to specifications submitted to us by our
customers. The shaped bricks are then sent to sintering workshop for
sintering after being dried, and formed into the finished products, which are
then sorted according to the relevant standards. All finished products are
promptly stored and packed for deliver to our customers. All rejected
products are recovered and reworked.
Production
equipment
We have five (5) special production
lines of refractory for hot blast stove and steel and iron smelting consumables,
including two silica product production lines, two alumina product production
line, and one consumables production line. We also have more than 1,000 sets of
modern processing equipment and four (4) high temperature tunnel kilns. One of
our high temperature tunnel kilns is 313 meter long and is the longest one in
Asia. Clean energy-coal seam gas is used as source of energy, and the raw
material is pulverized through cone and Raymond mill. The forming equipment are
400 ton, and 600 ton pneumatic brick press. In addition, in 2010, we rented a
1,000 ton brick press and blast furnace tunnel kiln.
Suppliers
We procure raw materials and chemicals
to manufacture into our end products. All of our suppliers are in
China and we believe that there are an ample numbers of suppliers and raw
materials to meet our current needs. The principal raw materials and
our suppliers for our products are:
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Materials
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Supplier
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Percent
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total supply
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Aluminite
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Jinzhong
Dongbao mineral products Co., Ltd
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20.46 | % | |||
Andalusite
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Kefumin
Andalusite Mining Co., Ltd
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29.17 | % | |||
Sillimanite
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Jixi
Tiansheng Nonmetallic Mining Co., Ltd
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48.09 | % | |||
Bituminite
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A
local private coal mine
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98.33 | % | |||
Poshan
bauxite
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Pingdingshan
Huanai Mining Co., Ltd
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20.51 | % |
In recent years, the domestic demand
for raw materials has been steadily increasing due to China’s rapid growth. As a
result, the prices of raw materials have increased dramatically. This
increase in cost has affected our profits. Moreover, the grades of
many raw materials have been declining due to gradual exploitation, resulting in
a certain risk to our product quality and production cost. To control
the quality, supply and price of our main raw materials, we may acquire
mines in the future to ensure our supply of raw materials and reduce pricing
volatility.
However, at this present time, we
typically do not enter into supplier agreements. When we do, they are usually
long term contracts and do not impose minimum purchase
requirements. We enter into supplier agreement not to ensure
availability of the raw material but to ensure the quality of the raw
material. The cost of raw materials purchased during the term
of a supplier agreement usually is the market price for the raw materials at the
time of purchase. We generally do not engage in speculative raw material
commodity contracts. Rather, we attempt to reflect raw material price
changes in the sale price of our products.
Design
and Engineering Services
In keeping pace with the demands from
the iron and steel industry, through our VIE, Beijing Annec, we provide design
and engineering services for hot blast stoves and blast furnace. Our design and
engineering services often entails equipment specification and refractory
optimization, project construction, and follow up services. In addition, as part
of our services, we also supply the refractory materials for our
projects.
The table below summarizes the largest
refractory turnkey projects we contracted in 2010:
Client
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Stove body
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Total price of contract
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Completion
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Tangshan
Changcheng Iron and Steel Group Songting Iron and Steel Co., Ltd #6 blast
furnace
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1780m3
blast furnace and refractory for matching hot blast stove, and stove
pipe
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$ | 7,235,890 |
In
progress
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Tangshan
Changcheng Iron and Steel Group Songting Iron and Steel Co., Ltd #7 blast
furnace
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1780m3
blast furnace and refractory for matching hot blast stove, and stove
pipe
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$ | 7,235,890 |
In
progress
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Tianjin
Tiangang Joint Iron and Steel Co., Ltd
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Turnkey
service of refractory for 3×1080m3 blast furnace project
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$ | 7,908,316 |
In
progress
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Client
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Stove body
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Total price of contract
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Completion
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Changzhou
Zhongfa Iron-smelting Co., Ltd
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850m3,
2×1580m3 phase II blast furnace and general contract service of refractory
for matching hot blast stove
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$ | 13,929,226 |
In
progress
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Xinjiang
County Gaoyi Smelting Co., Ltd
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General
contract service of refractory for hot blast stove system of 630m3 blast
furnace
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$ | 2,675,087 |
Completed
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Research
and Development
The development of new products and new
technology is critical to our success. Accordingly, we devote
significant resources to research and development. We have a
39-person research and development team, which includes nine professionals and
professors. Our research and development team operates our central
laboratory, which facilitates chemical examination of raw material, accessory
material and our final product. In addition, the team operates the
new product research and development office, which is responsible for
researching and developing our products.
We also have established long term
relationships with some of China’s top iron and steel design institutes. For
example, with MCC JingCheng Engineering Technology Company, we developed a top
combustion swirl type stove that can generate 1400°C air temperature, 100°C higher than
ordinary types stoves. This improvement reduces the consumption of
coke to or by 20kg/t iron which has the effect of reducing the cost per ton iron
by $4.43. The cost price per ton of iron is $354-$443. At an annual
output of 0.50 million tons of iron, the cost savings associated with our
development amount to approximately $2.21 million per year. This new
top combustion stove has promoted our research and development abilities and
effectively expand our sales. This service is mainly applicable for the current
new-built stove and reforming of old stoves.
Competition
The refractory manufacturing business
is extremely competitive in China. We are continuing to explore ways
to increase our market share in China including, but not limited to, acquiring
our competitors.
Our main
competitors in China include Yuxing Refractory Co., Xinmi Zhengtai Refractory
Co., Ltd, Wunai Group, and Luoyang Refractory. Yuxing Refractory
mainly produces the ceramic burner, combination brick on hot blast stove,
checker brick, and refractory ball. Yuxing Refractory has an license agreement
with MCC CISDI where all of the stoves designed by MCC CISDI using Yuxing
Refractory patented technology shall use the refractory from Yuxing Refractory.
Xinmi Zhengtai Refractory Co., Ltd. has three production lines, one 198m high
temperature tunnel kiln and 400t and 600t presses. Wunai Group has one 200m high
temperature tunnel kiln, and has engaged Lin Binyin, professor, a senior
engineer from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, as its chief
engineer.
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Growth
Strategy
Our
growth strategy is as follows:
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Product
Development and Enhancement. We continue to develop our
refractory products for blast furnaces and steel making and improve our
other refractory products. Further, we plan to produce
high-tech carbon bricks through technology cooperation with international
companies.
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Pursue
Sales Opportunities in New Markets. We are actively
pursuing additional market channels outside of China in order to increase
our international market share. We intend to distribute our
products in India.
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Promote
Refractory Contract Service Model. We continuously and
vigorously promote our refractory contract service model to generate
additional significant and continuous revenue
stream.
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Strategic
Acquisitions. We intend to expand our market
share by pursuing strategic acquisitions of our competitors and other
companies in related industries that will expand our product line and
manufacturing efficiency.
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Research
and Development Investment. We will continue to invest
heavily into research and development to further develop unique and
quality products to further our position as a market leader in some areas,
and increase our presence in
others.
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Intellectual
Property
We take precaution to protect our
products and our technical and proprietary know-how. In addition, we
own several patents and trademarks described below.
The PRC’s intellectual property
protection regime is consistent with those of other modern industrialized
countries. The PRC has domestic laws for the protection of rights in
copyrights, patents, trademarks and trade secrets.
We have
five independently developed patents, and one patent jointly developed patent
with MCC Jingcheng. See table below for a summary of patents in
China:
Patent Name
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Patent No.
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Owned by
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Validity period
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19
holes cell-type checker brick
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ZL200520031144.X
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Annec
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Apr.
11, 2007 -
Apr.
11, 2017
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31
holes cell-type checker brick
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ZL200620008222.9
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Annec
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Jun.
27, 2007 -
Jun
27, 2017
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37
holes cell-type checker brick
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ZL200620113567.X
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Annec
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Apr.
11, 2007 -
Apr.
11, 2017
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61
holes cell-type checker brick
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ZL200720142954.1
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Annec
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May
14, 2008 -
May
14,
2018
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Patent Name
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Patent No.
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Owned by
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Validity period
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Perforated
wave-shaped cell-type checker brick
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ZL200720148139.6
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Annec
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May
8, 2008 -
May
8, 2018
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Swirl
type top combustion hot blast stove burner
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ZL200420008906.X
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Annec
and MCC Jingcheng
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Sept.
28, 2005 -
Sept.
28,
2015
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We also have several trademarks as
follows:
Trademark
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Registration No.
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Country
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3977113
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PRC
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安耐克
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6802049
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PRC
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ANNEC
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6769885
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PRC
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Competitive
Strengths
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Technical
superiority. We employ experts known for their research
and development skills and innovation and we observe and utilize the
advanced technology of international business leaders in our
industry.
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Product
advantage. We have a variety of high quality patented
products available in the refractory and hot-blast stove
fields.
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Marketing
advantage. We maintain excellent relationships with our
customers who include many large and medium size companies in China, and
we have a marketing network all over China. Further, we have
received high praise for the quality of our products, our post-sale
service and its delivery time.
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Brand
advantage. Our brands are well known in the hot stove
and refractory fields and have received a number of
awards.
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Environmentally
friendly and energy efficient. Our products are in
compliance with the PRC’s requirements related to efficiency and
environmental protection.
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Recurring
revenue stream. We have developed a series of patented
refractory products which we use in our hot-blast furnace designs and
other refractory products. These products require Our customers
to engage us to maintain and repair our proprietary products and,
accordingly, provide us a recurring revenue
stream.
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PRC
Government Regulations
Business
license
Annec was
established on July 30, 2003 with a registered capital of approximately $0.73
million. On October 8, 2003, the shareholders of Annec reached a resolution of
increasing the registered capital of Annec from approximately $0.73 million to
$3.0 million. This increase of registered capital was evidenced by
amendment to the articles of association, capital assessment report, and
registration of alteration filed with Zhengzhou AIC. According to the business
license of Annec issued on April 29, 2005, the registered capital of Annec was
increased to approximately $3.0 million. Any company that conducts
business in the PRC must have a business license that covers a particular type
of work. Annec obtained a business license from the Zhengzhou Administration for
Industry and Commerce on January 14, 2011, which identifies the business scope
of Annec as “production, sale and after-sale support of refractory and
electrofusion products”.
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Annec
Beijing was established on January 16, 2008 with a registered capital of
approximately $0.87 million. Annec Beijing obtained a business license from the
Beijing Administration
for Industry and Commerce on August 25, 2010, which demonstrates that the
registered capital of Annec Beijing has been increased to approximately $2.8
million and identifies the business scope of Annec Beijing as “technology
development, technology transfer, technology support, image-text design and
production, project technology consultation, sale of construction materials,
computer, software and auxiliary equipment, mechanical equipment, chemical
products (not include dangerous chemical materials), import and export agency,
import and export”. Prior to expanding our business beyond that of our business
licenses, we may be required to apply and receive approval from the relevant PRC
government authorities and we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain
the necessary government approval for any change or expansion of our
business.
Environmental
Regulations
We are subject to various PRC laws and
regulations on environmental protection, water pollution, occupational disease,
air pollution, solid waste pollution, noise pollution and labor
contracts. We intend to comply with these various laws and
regulations and we regularly monitor and review our operations and procedures to
ensure that we are compliant.
Taxation
On March
16, 2007, the National People's Congress of China passed a new Enterprise Income
Tax Law, or New EIT Law, and on December 6, 2007, the State Council of China
passed its implementing rules, which took effect on January 1, 2008. Before the
implementation of the New EIT Law, foreign invested enterprises, or FIEs,
established in the PRC, unless granted preferential tax treatments by the PRC
government, were generally subject to an earned income tax, or EIT, rate of
33.0%, which included a 30.0% state income tax and a 3.0% local income tax. The
New EIT Law and its implementing rules impose a unified EIT of 25.0% on all
domestic-invested enterprises and FIEs, unless they qualify under certain
limited exceptions. Despite these changes, the New EIT Law gives FIEs
established before March 16, 2007, or Old FIEs, a five-year transition period
since January 1, 2008, during which time the tax rate will be increased step by
step to the 25% unified tax rate set out in the New EIT Law. From January 1,
2008, for the enterprises whose applicable tax rate was 15% before the
promulgation of the New EIT Law , the tax rate will be increased to 18% for year
2008, 20% for year 2009, 22% for year 2010, 24% for year 2011, 25% for year
2012. For the enterprises whose applicable tax rate was 24%, the tax rate will
be changed to 25% from January 1, 2008. The discontinuation of any
such special or preferential tax treatment or other incentives would have an
adverse effect on any organization's business, fiscal condition and current
operations in China.
In
addition to the changes to the current tax structure, under the New EIT Law, an
enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies” within
China is considered a resident enterprise and will normally be subject to an EIT
of 25% on its global income. The implementing rules define the term “de facto
management bodies” as “an establishment that exercises, in substance, overall
management and control over the production, business, personnel, accounting,
etc., of a Chinese enterprise.” If the PRC tax authorities subsequently
determine that we should be classified as a resident enterprise, then our
organization's global income will be subject to PRC income tax of 25%. For
detailed discussion of PRC tax issues related to resident enterprise status, see
“Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business – Under the Enterprise Income Tax
Law, we may be classified as a ‘resident enterprise' of China. Such
classification will likely result in unfavorable tax consequences to us and our
non-PRC shareholders.”
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The New
EIT Law provides that an income tax rate of 20% may be applicable to dividends
payable to non-PRC investors that are “non-resident enterprises”. Non-resident
enterprises refer to enterprises which do not have an establishment or place of
business in the PRC, or which have such establishment or place of business in
the PRC but the relevant income is not effectively connected with the
establishment or place of business, to the extent such dividends are derived
from sources within the PRC. The income tax for non-resident enterprises shall
be subject to withholding at the income source, with the payor acting as the
obligatory withholder under the New EIT Law, and therefore such income taxes
generally called withholding tax in practice. The State Council of the PRC has
reduced the withholding tax rate from 20% to 10% through the Implementation
Rules of the New EIT Law. It is currently unclear in what circumstances a source
will be considered as located within the PRC. We are a U.S. holding company and
substantially all of our income is derived from dividends we receive from our
subsidiaries located in the PRC. Thus, if we are considered a “non-resident
enterprise” under the New EIT Law and the dividends paid to us by our subsidiary
in the PRC are considered income sourced within the PRC, such dividends may be
subject to a 10% withholding tax. Annec is considered a FIE and is directly held
by our subsidiary in Hong Kong. According to a 2006 tax treaty between the
Mainland and Hong Kong, dividends payable by an FIE in China to the company in
Hong Kong which directly holds at least 25% of the equity interests in the FIE
will be subject to a no more than 5% withholding tax. We expect that such 5%
withholding tax will apply to dividends paid to Alex Industrial by Annec, but
this treatment will depend on our status as a non-resident
enterprise.
Pursuant
to the Provisional Regulation of China on Value Added Tax and its implementing
rules, all entities and individuals that are engaged in the sale of goods, the
provision of repairs and replacement services and the importation of goods in
China are generally required to pay value added tax, or VAT, at a rate of 17.0%
of the gross sales proceeds received, less any deductible VAT already paid or
borne by the taxpayer. Further, when exporting goods, the exporter is entitled
to some or all of the refund of VAT that it has already paid or
borne.
Pursuant
to the New EIT Law, designated hi-tech corporation may be accorded a tax
preference at the rate of 15%. Zhengzhou Annec qualified as a hi-tech
corporation and was accorded certain tax incentives for said designation.
Accordingly, Zhengzhou Annec was subject to tax at a statutory rate of 15% for
the years ended December 31 2008 and 2009. Zhengzhou Annec will continue to be
subject to a 15% tax rate for the years ending December 31, 2010, 2011, and
2012, and expects that thereafter will become subject to a rate of 25% unless
Zhengzhou Annec applies for and receives a further tax preference for the
succeeding five years.
Employment
laws
We are
subject to laws and regulations governing our relationship with our employees,
including: wage and hour requirements, working and safety conditions, and social
insurance, housing funds and other welfare. These include local labor
laws and regulations, which may require substantial resources for
compliance.
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China’s
National Labor Law, which became effective on January 1, 1995, and China’s
National Labor Contract Law, which became effective on January 1, 2008, permit
workers in both state and private enterprises in China to bargain
collectively. The National Labor Law and the National Labor Contract
Law provide for collective contracts to be developed through collaboration
between the labor union (or worker representatives in the absence of a union)
and management that specify such matters as working conditions, wage scales, and
hours of work. The laws also permit workers and employers in all
types of enterprises to sign individual contracts, which are to be drawn up in
accordance with the collective contract. The National Labor Contract
Law has enhanced rights for the nation’s workers. The legislation requires
employers to provide written contracts to their workers, restricts the use of
temporary labor and makes it harder for employers to lay off
employees. It also requires that employees with fixed-term contracts
be entitled to an indefinite-term contract after a fixed-term contract is
renewed twice or the employee has worked for the employer for a consecutive
ten-year period.
Foreign
Currency Exchange
Foreign
currency exchange in the PRC is governed by a series of regulations, including
the Foreign Currency
Administrative Rules (1996), as amended, and the Administrative Regulations Regarding
Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), as amended.
Under these regulations, the Renminbi is convertible for current account items,
including the distribution of dividends, interest payments, trade and
service-related foreign exchange transactions. Conversion of Renminbi for
capital account items, such as direct investment, loan, security investment and
repatriation of investment, however, is still subject to the approval of the PRC
State Administration of Foreign Exchange, or SAFE. FIEs established in the PRC
may only buy, sell and remit foreign currencies at those banks authorized to
conduct foreign exchange business after providing valid commercial documents
and, in the case of capital account item transactions, obtaining approval from
the SAFE. Capital investments by FIEs outside of China are also subject to
limitations, which include approvals by the Ministry of Commerce, the SAFE and
the State Reform and Development Commission. We currently do not hedge
our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Dividend
Distributions
The
principal laws and regulations in the PRC governing distribution of dividends by
FIEs include:
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The
Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law (1979), as amended, and the
Regulations for the Implementation of the Sino-foreign Equity Joint
Venture Law (1983), as amended;
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The
Sino-foreign Cooperative Enterprise Law (1988), as amended, and the
Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Sino-foreign Cooperative
Enterprise Law (1995), as amended;
and
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The
Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (1986), as amended, and the Regulations
of Implementation of the Foreign Investment Enterprise Law (1990), as
amended.
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Under
applicable PRC regulations, FIEs in China may pay dividends only out of their
accumulated profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting
standards and regulations. In addition, a FIE in China is required to set aside
at least 10% of its after-tax profit based on PRC accounting standards each year
to its general reserve fund until the accumulative amount of such reserve
fund reaches 50% of its registered capital. The general reserve fund
is not distributable as cash dividends. The board of directors of a FIE has the
discretion to allocate a portion of its after-tax profits to staff welfare and
bonus funds, which may not be distributed to equity owners except in the event
of liquidation.
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Employees
As of February 11, 2011, we employed
approximately 1,263 employees as follows, 110 in management, 1,091 in
production, 30 in research and development, and 32 in marketing.
We maintain a satisfactory working
relationship with our employees, and we have not experienced any significant
labor disputes or any difficulty in recruiting employees for our operations.
None of our employees are represented by a labor union.
Our employees are all in China and
participate in the state pension plan organized by the Chinese municipal and
provincial government. We are required by Chinese law to cover employees in
China with various types of social insurance. We believe that we are in material
compliance with the relevant PRC laws.
Property
All land
in China is owned by the State. Individuals and companies are permitted to
acquire rights to use land or land use rights for specific purposes. In the case
of land used for industrial purposes, the land use rights are generally granted
for a period of 50 years. Granted land use rights are transferable and may be
used as security for borrowings and other obligations.
All of
our facilities are located in Xinmi, Henan Province. We own one manufacturing
facility which includes offices, workshops, dormitory, and dining halls that
total approximately 998,758 square feet. In addition, we own another workshop
located on land that we lease from He Xi village of Xinmi city. The land is
approximately 370,666 square feet and the rent is $7,551 per year for 50 years
starting in 2010. We also lease another workshop from an unrelated
third party. The rent for the workshop is $207,575 per year for 4
years.
We believe that our facilities, which
are of varying ages and are of different construction types, have been
satisfactorily maintained. They are in good conditions and are suitable for our
operations and generally provide sufficient capacity to meet our production and
operational requirements.
Legal
Proceedings
From time to time, we may become
involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary
course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent
uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from
time to time that may harm our business.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the
other information included in this report, before making an investment
decision. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business,
financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that
case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all
or part of your investment. You should read the section entitled
“Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for a discussion of
what types of statements are forward-looking statements, as well as the
significance of such statements in the context of this report.
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Risks Related To Our Overall
Business Operations
Current economic conditions may
adversely affect consumer spending and the overall general health of our retail
customers, which, in turn, may adversely affect our financial condition, results
of operations and cash resources.
Uncertainty about the current and
future global economic conditions may cause our customers to defer purchases or
cancel purchase orders for our products in response to tighter credit, decreased
cash availability and weakened consumer confidence. Our financial
success is sensitive to changes in general economic conditions, both globally
and nationally. Recessionary economic cycles, higher interest
borrowing rates, higher fuel and other energy costs, inflation, increases in
commodity prices, higher levels of unemployment, higher consumer debt levels,
higher tax rates and other changes in tax laws or other economic factors that
may affect consumer spending or buying habits could continue to adversely affect
the demand for our products. In addition, a number of our customers
may be impacted by the significant decrease in available credit that has
resulted from the current financial crisis. If credit pressures or
other financial difficulties result in insolvency for our customers it could
adversely impact our financial results. There can be no assurances
that government and consumer responses to the disruptions in the financial
markets will restore consumer confidence.
We may be unable to successfully
execute our long-term growth strategy or maintain our current revenue
levels.
Our ability to maintain our revenue
levels or to grow in the future depends upon, among other things, the continued
success of our efforts to maintain our brand image and bring new products to
market and our ability to expand within our current distribution channels. For
year ended 2009, we experienced a decrease in our revenues. There can be no
assurances that we will be able to maintain or grow our revenues, or
successfully execute our long-term growth strategy.
A downturn or negative changes in the
highly volatile steel and iron industry will harm our business and
profitability.
Our main customers consist largely of
iron and steel companies. Accordingly, our business performance is
closely tied to the performance of the steel industry. The sector as
a whole is cyclical and its profitability can be volatile as a result of general
economic conditions, labor costs, competition, import duties, tariffs and
currency exchange rates. These factors have historically resulted in
wide fluctuations in the Chinese and the global economies in which steel
companies sell their products. In the event that these fluctuations
occur, a resulting decreased demand for steel products could negatively impact
our sales, margins and profits.
Industry growth rate for refractory
products may decelerate and may affect our future revenue growth.
As a result of the growth of the
Chinese steel industry, the production of refractory materials in China has
experienced tremendous growth in recent years. If the steel industry
growth rate slows, it will likely negatively impact our growth
rate.
Our inability to overcome fierce
competition in the highly competitive Chinese refractory market could reduce our
revenue and net income.
We compete with many other refractory
manufacturers in China and, if we are successful in expanding our market reach,
we will have international competitors as well. Remaining competitive
requires a variety of things – market share and customer growth, continued
success in technology development, access to reasonable priced raw materials and
other supplies, etc. Much of our future success will be dependent on our ability
to secure and retain adequate financing of our current operations and research
and development. If we are unable to secure financing, or if any
other market factor makes it difficult to remain competitive, our revenue and
net income will be adversely affected.
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Our limited operating history may not
serve as an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of
operations.
We have a limited operating history
because we have only been in operation since 2003. This limited
operating history makes it difficult for investors to evaluate our businesses
and predict future operating results. An investor in our securities
must consider the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered
by companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. The risks and
difficulties we face include challenges in accurate financial planning as a
result of limited historical data and the uncertainties resulting from having
had a relatively limited time period in which to implement and evaluate our
business strategies as compared to older companies with longer operating
histories.
Our ability to obtain additional
financing may be limited, which could delay or prevent the completion of one or
more of our strategies.
We have, to date, financed our working
capital and capital expenditure needs primarily from capital contributions of
shareholders of our operating entities, bank loans provided by local banking
institutions and operating cash flows. We expect our working capital
needs and our capital expenditure needs to increase in the future as we continue
to expand and enhance our production facilities, increase our design, research
and development capabilities and as we continue to implement our other
strategies. Our ability to raise additional capital will depend on
the financial success of our current business and the successful implementation
of our key strategic initiatives, as well as financial, economic and market
conditions and other factors, some of which are beyond our
control. We may not be successful in raising any required capital on
reasonable terms and at required times, or at all. Further, equity
financings may have a further dilutive effect on our stockholders. If
we require additional debt financing, the lenders may require us to agree on
restrictive covenants that could limit our flexibility in conducting future
business activities, and the debt service payments may be a significant drain on
our free capital allocated for research and other
activities. If we are unsuccessful in raising additional capital or
if new capital funding costs are higher than our prior capital funding costs,
our business operations and our development programs may be materially and
adversely impacted, with similar effects on our results of operations and
financial condition.
Our production capacity might not be
able to meet with growing market demand or changing market
conditions.
We cannot give assurance that our
production capacity will be able to meet our obligations and the growing market
demand for our products in the future. Furthermore, we may not be
able to expand our production capacity in response to the changing market
conditions. If we fail to meet demand from our customers, we may lose
our market share.
We may not be able to develop new
products or expand into new markets.
We intend to develop and produce new
refractory products. The launch and development of new products
involve considerable time and commitment which may exert a substantial strain on
our ability to manage our existing business and operations. We cannot
ensure our research and development capacity and capability is sufficient to
develop any marketable new products or that any income will be generated from
such new products. If we are not able to develop and introduce new
products successfully, or if our new products fail to generate sufficient
revenues to offset our research and development costs, our business, financial
condition and operating results could be adversely affected. Failure
of such could lead to wasted resources. An element of our strategy
for growth also envisages us selling existing or new products into new markets
other than the PRC market. There is no guarantee that we will be
successful in executing our growth strategy and if we should fail to execute our
growth strategy successfully, it may have a material and adverse affect on our
future revenue and profitability.
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We manufacture our products in a single
location, and any material disruption of our operations could adversely affect
our business.
Our operations are subject to
uncertainties and contingencies beyond our control that could result in material
disruptions in our operations and adversely affect our
business. These include industrial accidents, fires, floods,
droughts, storms, earthquakes, natural disasters and other catastrophes,
equipment failures or other operational problems, strikes or other labor
difficulties.
All of our products are manufactured in
our production facilities in the PRC. If there is any damage to our
production facilities, we may not be able to remedy such situations in a timely
and proper manner, and our production could be materially and adversely
affected. Any breakdown or malfunction of any of our equipment could
cause a material disruption of our operations. Any such disruption in
our operations could cause us to reduce or halt our production, prevent us from
meeting customer orders, adversely affect our business reputation, increase our
costs of production or require us to make unplanned capital expenditures, any
one of which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
The prices for the raw materials and
the costs for labor may increase.
Any decrease in the availability, or
increase in the cost, of raw materials and energy could materially increase our
costs and jeopardize our current profit margins and
profitability. Our ability to achieve our sales target depends on our
ability to maintain what we believe to be adequate inventories of raw materials
to meet reasonably anticipated orders from our customers.
Further, if our existing suppliers are
unable or unwilling to deliver our raw materials requirements on time to meet
our production schedules, we may be unable to produce certain products, which
could result in a decrease in revenues and profitability, a loss of good will
with our customers, and could tarnish our reputation as a reliable supplier in
our industry. In the event that our raw material and energy costs
increase, we may not be able to pass these higher costs on to our customers in
full or at all due to contractual agreements or pricing pressures in the
refractory market. Any increase in the prices for raw materials or
energy resources could materially increase our costs and therefore lower our
earnings and profitability.
The manufacturing industry is labor
intensive. Labor costs in the PRC have been increasing over the past
few years, and we cannot assure you that the cost of labor in the PRC will not
continue to increase in the future or that we will be able to increase the
prices of our products to offset such increases. If we are unable to
identify and employ other appropriate means to reduce our costs of production or
to pass on the increased labor and other costs of production to our customers by
selling our products at higher prices, our business, financial condition,
results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely
affected.
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Our insurance coverage may not be
sufficient to cover all losses.
Although we have obtained insurance
coverage for the operation of our business that we believe is customary in the
PRC refractory industry, covering risks such as loss as a result of fire, theft
or occurrence of certain natural disasters, the insurance may not cover all
types of loss. If we incur substantial losses or liabilities that are
not covered or compensated by our insurance coverage fully or at all, our
business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially and
adversely affected.
We may not be able to comply with all
applicable government regulations.
We are subject to extensive
governmental regulation by the central, regional and local authorities in the
PRC, where our business operations take place. We believe that we are
currently in substantial compliance with all laws and governmental regulations
and that we have all material permits and licenses required for our
operations. Nevertheless, we cannot assure investors that we will
continue to be in substantial compliance with current laws and regulations, or
that we will be able to comply with any future laws and
regulations. To the extent that new regulations are adopted, we will
be required to conform our activities in order to comply with such
regulations. Failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations
could subject us to civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, recalls or
seizures, as well as potential criminal sanctions, which could have a material
adverse effect on its business, operations and finances.
Actions by the Chinese government could
drive up our material costs and could have a negative impact on our
profitability.
In the past years, the Chinese
government has shut down some outdated mineral mines in China. These shutdowns
have decreased the overall supply of raw materials needed to produce refractory
products. As a result, the materials costs for our products have
increased. If the Chinese government shuts down more mineral mines,
we could experience further supply shortages and price increases that could have
a negative impact on our profitability.
Approximately 56% of our sales revenues
were derived from our ten largest customers, and any reduction in revenues from
any of these customers would reduce our revenues and net income.
While we have numerous customers,
approximately 56% of our sales revenue came from our top ten customers in 2009.
If we cease to do business at or above current levels with any one of our large
customers which contribute significantly to our sales revenues, and we are
unable to generate additional sales revenues with new and existing customers
that purchase a similar amount of our products, then our revenues and net income
would decline considerably.
A significant interruption or casualty
loss at any of our facilities could increase our production costs and reduce our
sales and earnings.
Our manufacturing process requires
large industrial facilities for crushing, smashing, batching, molding and baking
raw materials. After the refractory products come off the production
line, we need additional facilities to inspect, package, and store the finished
goods. Our facilities may experience interruptions or major accidents
and may be subject to unplanned events such as explosions, fires, accidents and
other events. Any shutdown or interruption of any facility would
reduce the output from that facility, which could substantially impair our
ability to meet sales targets. Interruptions in production
capabilities will inevitably increase production costs and reduce our sales and
earnings. In addition to the revenue losses, longer-term business
disruption could result in the loss of goodwill with our
customers. To the extent these events are not covered by insurance,
our revenues, margins and cash flows may be adversely impacted by events of this
type.
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Compliance with environmental
regulations can be expensive, and noncompliance with these regulations may
result in adverse publicity and potentially significant monetary damages and
fines.
We have environmental liability risks
and limitations on operations brought about by the requirements of environmental
laws and regulations. We are subject to various national and local
environmental laws and regulations concerning issues such as air emissions,
wastewater discharges, and solid and hazardous waste management and
disposal. These laws and regulations are becoming increasingly
stringent. While we believe that our facilities are in material
compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, the risks of
substantial unanticipated costs and liabilities related to compliance with these
laws and regulations are an inherent part of our business. It is
possible that future conditions may develop, arise or be discovered that create
new environmental compliance or remediation liabilities and
costs. While we believe that we can comply with environmental
legislation and regulatory requirements and that the costs of compliance have
been included within budgeted cost estimates, compliance may prove to be more
limiting and costly than anticipated.
Additionally, if we fail to comply with
present or future environmental regulations, we may be required to pay
substantial fines, suspend production or cease operations. Any
failure by us to control the use of or to restrict adequately the discharge of,
hazardous substances could subject us to potentially significant monetary
damages and fines or suspensions in our business operations. Certain
laws, ordinances and regulations could limit our ability to develop, use, or
sell our products.
If our customers and/or the ultimate
consumers of products which use our products successfully assert product
liability claims against us due to defects in our products, our operating
results may suffer and our reputation may be harmed.
Our products are widely used as
protective linings in industrial furnaces operating in highly hazardous
environments because those furnaces must operate under extremely high
temperatures in order to produce iron, steel and other industrial
products. Significant property damage, personal injuries and even
death can result from the malfunctioning of high temperature furnaces as a
result of defects in our refractory products. The costs and resources
needed to defend product liability claims could be substantial. We
could be responsible for paying some or all of the damages if found
liable. The publicity surrounding these sorts of claims is also
likely damage our reputation, regardless of whether such claims are
successful. Any of these consequences resulting from defects in our
products would hurt our operating results and stockholder value.
If we are not able to adequately secure
and protect our patent, trademark and other proprietary rights our business may
be materially affected.
We hold a number of patents on our
technology. These technologies are very important to our business and
it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy or reverse engineer
our products, or otherwise obtain and use information that we regard as
proprietary. Furthermore, third parties could challenge the scope or
enforceability of our patents. In certain foreign countries,
including China where we operate, the laws do not protect our proprietary rights
to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Decided court
cases in China’s civil law system do not have binding legal effect on future
decisions and even where adequate law exists in China, enforcement based on
existing law may be uncertain and sporadic and it may be difficult to obtain
enforcement of a judgment by a court of another jurisdiction. In
addition, the relative inexperience of China’s judiciary in many cases creates
additional uncertainty as to the outcome of any litigation, and interpretation
of statutes and regulations may be subject to government policies reflecting
domestic political changes. Any misappropriation of our intellectual
property could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of
operations, and we cannot assure you that the measures we take to protect our
proprietary rights are adequate.
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Improvements in the quality and
lifespan of refractory products may decrease product turnover and our sales
revenues.
Technological and manufacturing
improvements have made refractory products more durable and more
efficient. While making products more durable and more efficient is
generally a positive development, the increased quality and durability of
refractory products could lead to declining consumption and turnover of
refractory products. With the growth rate in the steel industry
decelerating and with the consumption rate of refractory products per metric ton
of steel produced decreasing, the refractory industry’s future growth rate may
decelerate. We can increase our prices to offset a decrease in
product consumption, but we cannot assure that price increases will be
acceptable to our customers.
Our new products are complex and may
contain defects that are detected only after their release to our customers,
which may cause us to incur significant unexpected expenses and lost
sales.
Our products are highly complex and
must operate at high temperatures for long periods of time. Although
our new products are tested prior to release, they can only be fully tested when
they are used by our customers. Consequently, our customers may
discover defects after new products have been released. Although we
have test procedures and quality control standards in place designed to minimize
the number of defects in our products, we cannot guarantee that our new products
will be completely free of defects when released. If we are unable to
quickly and successfully correct the defects identified after their release, we
could experience significant costs associated with compensating our customers
for damages caused by our products, costs associated with correcting the
defects, costs associated with design modifications, and costs associated with
service or warranty claims or both. Additionally, we could lose
customers, lose market share and suffer damage to our reputation.
Our business depends substantially on
the continuing efforts of our executive officers, and our business may be
severely disrupted if we lose their services.
We believe that our success is largely
dependent up on the continued service of the members of our management team, who
are critical to establishing our corporate strategies and focus, and ensuring
our continued growth. In particular, our chairman, LI Fuchao and our
president, LI Jiantao, are crucial to our success. Our continued
success will depend on our ability to attract and retain a qualified and
competent management team in order to manage our existing operations and support
our expansions plans. Although this possibility is low, if any of our
executive officers are unable or unwilling to continue in their present
positions, we may not be able to replace them readily, if at
all. Therefore, our business may be severely disrupted, and we may
incur additional expenses to recruit and retain new officers. In
addition, if any of our executives joins a competitor or forms a competing
company, we may lose some of our customers.
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We cannot assure that we will be able
to renew all necessary licenses, certificates, approvals and permits for our
production. Changes in licensing requirements applicable to our
industry may adversely affect us.
We have obtained all necessary
licenses, certificates, approvals and permits for the production of our existing
products. There was no requirement for a particular license,
certificate, approval or permit specific for the production in the
PRC. The abovementioned licenses, certificates, approvals and permits
that were obtained refer to the government licenses, approvals and permits that
we have obtained from the relevant government authorities (1) for the
incorporation of our subsidiary in the PRC to conduct the production and
manufacturing of our refractory materials and products and the other licenses
and permits, including the tax registration, that are generally required for
companies to operate their businesses in the PRC; and (2) for the construction
and operation of our production facility. There is no assurance that
we will be able to renew such licenses, certificates, approvals and permits upon
their expiration. The eligibility criteria for such licenses,
certificates, approvals and permits may change from time to time and may become
more stringent. In addition, new requirements for licenses,
certificates, approvals and permits may come into effect in the
future. The introduction of any new and/or more stringent laws,
regulations, licenses, certificates, approvals or permits requirements relevant
to our business operations and the steel flow control products industry may
significantly escalate our compliance and maintenance costs or may limit the
Company to continue with our existing operations or may limit or prohibit us
from expanding our business. Any such event may have an adverse
effect to our business, financial results and future prospects.
Certain of our existing stockholders
have substantial influence over our company, and their interests may not be
aligned with the interests of our other stockholders.
Mr. LI Fuchao, through New Resource
Group, Ltd., owns approximately 76.8% of our outstanding voting
securities. As a result, New Resource Group, Ltd. have significant
influence over our business, including decisions regarding mergers,
consolidations, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of
directors and other significant corporate actions. This concentration
of ownership may also have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a
future change of control, which could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity
to receive a premium for their shares as part of a sale of our Company and might
reduce the price of our shares.
We may be exposed to potential risks
relating to our internal controls over financial reporting.
As directed by Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), the SEC adopted rules requiring public
companies to include a report of management on the company’s internal controls
over financial reporting in their annual reports, including Form
10-K. Since we just completed the acquisition of China Green on
February 11, 2011, we have not evaluated China Green and its subsidiaries’
internal control systems in order to allow our management to report on our
internal controls on a consolidated basis as required by these requirements of
SOX Rule 404. However, Annec is seeking qualified accounting and
financial personnel with an appropriate level of US GAAP knowledge and
experience appropriate to meet our financial reporting
requirements. As such, Annec relies on financial consultants and has
recently engaged a financial controller to advise and assist management on
financial reporting requirements. In addition, we intend to hire a new chief
financial officer with US GAAP and SEC reporting experience and additional staff
with US GAAP experience. We can provide no assurance that we will be able to
successfully hire a qualified chief financial officer and/or comply with all of
the requirements imposed by SOX Rule 404. In the event we identify
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls that we
cannot remediate in a timely manner, our internal controls over financial
reporting may not be effective.
Risks Related to the VIE
Agreements
The
PRC government may determine that the VIE Agreements are not in compliance with
applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations.
Foreign
ownership in construction project design enterprises such as Beijing Annec are
subject to restrictions under current PRC laws, rules and regulations. As we are
a Delaware company and our PRC subsidiaries are treated as foreign-invested
enterprises under applicable PRC laws, we are subject to ownership limitations
as well as special approval requirements on foreign investment. Specifically,
foreign entities are not allowed to own more than a 75 % equity interest in any
PRC company that provides design and engineering services.
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To comply
with applicable PRC laws, rules and regulations, we conduct our operations in
China through the VIE Agreements, a series of contractual arrangements entered
into among Annec and Beijing Annec, which consist of the Cooperation Agreement,
Pledge Agreement, Option Agreement, and POA. As a result of these VIE
Agreements, Annec manages and operates our design and engineering business
through Beijing Annec pursuant to the rights it holds under our VIE Agreements.
A majority of the economic benefit and almost all of the risks arising from
Beijing Annec’s operations are ultimately enjoyed and undertaken by Annec under
these agreements. Details of the VIE Agreements are set out in “Description of
Business – Our Corporate Structure” above.
There are
risks involved with the operation of our business in reliance on the VIE
Agreements, including the risk that the VIE Agreements may be determined by PRC
regulators or courts to be unenforceable. Although we believe we are in
compliance with current PRC regulations in the execution and implementation of
the VIE Agreements, we cannot assure you that the PRC government would agree
that the VIE Agreements fully comply with existing PRC policies or with policies
that may be adopted in the future. PRC laws and regulations governing the
validity of these the VIE Agreements are uncertain. If the VIE Agreements were
for any reason determined to be in breach of any existing or future PRC laws or
regulations, the relevant regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in
dealing with such breach, including:
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these actions could adversely affect our ability to manage, operate and gain the
financial benefits of Beijing Annec, which would have a material adverse impact
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our
ability to manage and operate Beijing Annec under the VIE Agreements may not be
as effective as direct ownership.
We
conduct our design and engineering business in the PRC and generate virtually
all of our revenues for our design and engineering services through the VIE
Agreements. Our plans for future growth are based substantially on growing the
operations of Beijing Annec. However, the VIE Agreements may not be as effective
in providing us with control over Beijing Annec as direct ownership. Under the
current VIE Agreements, if Beijing Annec fails to perform its obligations under
these contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and
resources to enforce such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies under PRC
law, which we cannot be sure would be effective. Therefore, if we are unable to
effectively control Beijing Annec, it may have an adverse effect on our ability
to achieve our business objectives and grow our revenues.
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As
the VIE Agreements are governed by PRC law, we would be required to rely on PRC
law to enforce our rights and remedies under them; PRC law may not provide us
with the same rights and remedies as are available in contractual disputes
governed by the law of other jurisdictions.
The VIE
Agreements are governed by the PRC law and provide for the resolution of
disputes through arbitral proceedings pursuant to PRC law. If Beijing Annec or
its shareholders fail to perform the obligations under the VIE Agreements, we
would be required to resort to legal remedies available under PRC law, including
seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, or claiming damages. We
cannot be sure that such remedies would provide us with effective means of
causing Beijing Annec to meet its obligations, or recovering any losses or
damages as a result of non-performance. Further, the legal environment in China
is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions. Uncertainties in the
application of various laws, rules, regulations or policies in PRC legal system
could limit our liability to enforce the VIE Agreements and protect our
interests.
The
payment arrangement under the VIE Agreements may be challenged by the PRC tax
authorities.
We
generate our revenues through the payments we receive pursuant to the VIE
Agreements. We could face adverse tax consequences if the PRC tax authorities
determine that the VIE Agreements were not entered into based on arm’s length
negotiations. For example, PRC tax authorities may adjust our income and
expenses for PRC tax purposes which could result in our being subject to higher
tax liability, or cause other adverse financial consequences. According to the
PRC Tax Administration and Collection Law, in the case of a transfer pricing
related adjustment, the statute of limitation is three years normally and 10
years in special instances.
Our
stockholders have potential conflicts of interest with us which may adversely
affect our business.
Mr. LI
Fuchao is our chairman, and also controls Beijing Annec through both direct
equity ownership and the VIE Agreements. There could be conflicts that arise
from time to time between our interests and the interests of Mr. LI Fuchao.
There could also be conflicts that arise between us and Beijing Annec that would
require our stockholders and Beijing Annec’s shareholder to vote on corporate
actions necessary to resolve the conflict. There can be no assurance in any such
circumstances that Mr. LI Fuchao will vote his shares in our best interest or
otherwise act in the best interests of our company. If Mr. LI Fuchao fails to
act in our best interests, our operating performance and future growth could be
adversely affected.
We
rely on the approval certificates and business license held by Beijing Annec for
our design and engineering business and any deterioration of the relationship
between Annec and Beijing Annec could materially and adversely affect our
business operations.
We
operate our design and engineering business in China on the basis of the
approval certificates, business license and other requisite licenses held by
Beijing Annec. There is no assurance that Beijing Annec will be able to renew
its licenses or certificates when their terms expire with substantially similar
terms as the ones they currently hold.
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Further,
our relationship with Beijing Annec is governed by the VIE Agreements that are
intended to provide us with effective control over the business operations of
Beijing Annec. However, the VIE Agreements may not be effective in providing
control over the application for and maintenance of the licenses required for
our business operations. Beijing Annec could violate the VIE Agreements, go
bankrupt, suffer from difficulties in its business or otherwise become unable to
perform its obligations under the VIE Agreements and, as a result, our
operations, reputations and business could be severely harmed.
If
Annec exercises the purchase option it holds over Beijing Annec’s share capital
pursuant to the Option Agreement, the payment of the purchase price could
materially and adversely affect our financial position.
Under the
Option Agreement, Annec has the option to purchase all of the equity interest in
Beijing Annec at a price based on the circumstances of the exercise of the
option as determined by the relevant parties, provided that the acquisition will
not violate any PRC laws or regulations in effect. As Beijing Annec is already
our contractually controlled affiliate, Annec’s exercising of the option would
not bring immediate benefits to our company, and payment of the purchase price
could adversely affect our financial position.
RISKS
RELATED TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA
As
substantially all of our assets are located in the PRC and all of our revenues
are derived from our operations in China, changes in the political and economic
policies of the PRC government could have a significant impact upon the business
we may be able to conduct in the PRC and accordingly on the results of our
operations and financial condition.
Our business operations may be
adversely affected by the current and future political environment in the PRC.
The Chinese government exerts substantial influence and control over the manner
in which we must conduct our business activities. Our ability to operate in
China may be adversely affected by changes in Chinese laws and regulations,
including those relating to taxation, import and export tariffs, raw materials,
environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. Under
the current government leadership, the government of the PRC has been pursuing
economic reform policies that encourage private economic activity and greater
economic decentralization. There is no assurance, however, that the government
of the PRC will continue to pursue these policies, or that it will not
significantly alter these policies from time to time without
notice.
All
of our deposits are held with banks in China which are not insured.
We hold
all of our bank deposits with banks in China. China does not have an
equivalent of federal deposit insurance as in the United
States. Accordingly, all of our deposits held in the banks in China
are not insured. Although, we hold accounts with several banks in
China and periodically evaluate the credit quality of our banks in efforts to
mitigate any potential risk, we may be adversely affected in the event of a
material disruption or financial distress of the banks.
Our
operations are subject to PRC laws and regulations that are sometimes vague and
uncertain. Any changes in such PRC laws and regulations, or the interpretations
thereof, may have a material and adverse effect on our business.
The PRC’s legal system is a civil law
system based on written statutes. Decided legal cases do not have so much value
as precedent in China as those in the common law system prevalent in the United
States. There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and
application of PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to,
governmental approvals required for conducting business and investments, laws
and regulations governing the advertising industry, as well as commercial,
antitrust, patent, product liability, environmental laws and regulations,
consumer protection, and financial and business taxation laws and
regulations.
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The Chinese government has been
developing a comprehensive system of commercial laws, and considerable progress
has been made in introducing laws and regulations dealing with economic matters.
However, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of
the limited volume of published cases and judicial interpretation and their lack
of force as precedents, interpretation and enforcement of these laws and
regulations involve significant uncertainties. New laws and regulations that
affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied
retroactively.
Our PRC subsidiary, Annec, is
considered a foreign invested enterprise under PRC laws, and as a result is
required to comply with PRC laws and regulations, including laws and regulations
specifically governing the activities and conduct of foreign invested
enterprises. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new
PRC laws or regulations may have on our businesses. If the relevant authorities
find us in violation of PRC laws or regulations, they would have broad
discretion in dealing with such a violation, including, without
limitation:
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may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing
foreign judgments or bringing original actions in China based upon U.S. laws,
including the federal securities laws, or other foreign laws against us or our
management.
All of our current operations are
conducted in China. Moreover, most of our directors and officers are nationals
and residents of China. All or substantially all of the assets of these persons
are located outside the United States and in the PRC. As a result, it may not be
possible to effect service of process within the United States or elsewhere
outside China upon these persons. In addition, uncertainty exists as to
whether the courts of China would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts
obtained against us or such officers and/or directors predicated upon the civil
liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state
thereof, or be competent to hear original actions brought in China against
us or such persons predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or
any state thereof.
The
PRC government exerts substantial influence over the manner in which we must
conduct our business activities.
The PRC
government has exercised and continues to exercise substantial control over
virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state
ownership. Our ability to operate in China may be harmed by changes in its laws
and regulations, including those relating to taxation, import and export
tariffs, environmental regulations, land use rights, property, and other
matters. We believe that our operations in China are in material compliance with
all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. However, the central or local
governments of the jurisdictions in which we operate may impose new, stricter
regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require
additional expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with
such regulations or interpretations.
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Accordingly,
government actions in the future, including any decision not to continue to
support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned
economy or regional or local variations in the implementation of economic
policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or
particular regions thereof and could require us to divest ourselves of any
interest we then hold in Chinese properties or joint ventures.
Future
inflation in China may inhibit our ability to conduct business in
China.
In recent
years, the Chinese economy has experienced periods of rapid expansion and highly
fluctuating rates of inflation. During the past ten years, the rate of inflation
in China has been as high as 5.9% and as low as -0.8%. These factors have led to
the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective
measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and
contain inflation. High inflation may in the future cause the Chinese government
to impose controls on credit and/or prices, or to take other action, which could
inhibit economic activity in China, and thereby harm the market for our products
and our company.
Restrictions
on currency exchange may limit our ability to receive and use our sales
effectively.
The
majority of our sales will be settled in RMB and U.S. dollars, and any future
restrictions on currency exchanges may limit our ability to use revenue
generated in RMB to fund any future business activities outside China or to make
dividend or other payments in U.S. dollars. Although the Chinese government
introduced regulations in 1996 to allow greater convertibility of the RMB for
current account transactions, significant restrictions still remain, including
primarily the restriction that foreign-invested enterprises may only buy, sell
or remit foreign currencies after providing valid commercial documents, at those
banks in China authorized to conduct foreign exchange business. In addition,
conversion of RMB for capital account items, including direct investment and
loans, is subject to governmental approval in China, and companies are required
to open and maintain separate foreign exchange accounts for capital account
items. We cannot be certain that the Chinese regulatory authorities will not
impose more stringent restrictions on the convertibility of the
RMB.
Fluctuations
in exchange rates could adversely affect our business and the value of our
securities.
The value
of our common stock will be indirectly affected by the foreign exchange rate
between the U.S. dollar and RMB and between those currencies and other
currencies in which our sales may be denominated. Appreciation or depreciation
in the value of the RMB relative to the U.S. dollar would affect our financial
results reported in U.S. dollar terms without giving effect to any underlying
change in our business or results of operations. Fluctuations in the exchange
rate will also affect the relative value of any dividend we issue that will be
exchanged into U.S. dollars, as well as earnings from, and the value of, any
U.S. dollar-denominated investments we make in the future.
The
Chinese Government controls its foreign currency reserves through restrictions
on imports and conversion of RMB into foreign currency. In July 2005,
the Chinese Government has adjusted its exchange rate policy from “Fixed Rate”
to “Floating Rate”. Accordingly the RMB is no longer pegged to the U.S.
dollar. During January 2008 to January 2009, the exchange rate
between RMB and US dollars has fluctuated from US $1.00 to RMB 7.3141 and US
$1.00 to RMB 6.8542, respectively. Since January 2009, the exchange rate has
been stable, and was approximately at US $1.00 to RMB 6.84. There can be no
assurance that the exchange rate will remain stable.
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Although
the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market
to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the RMB may
appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the
medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future PRC authorities
may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the RMB exchange rate and lessen
intervention in the foreign exchange market. Our financial condition and results
of operations may also be affected by changes in the value of certain currencies
other than the Renminbi in which its earnings and obligations are
denominated.
Very
limited hedging transactions are available in China to reduce our exposure to
exchange rate fluctuations. To date, we have not entered into any hedging
transactions. While we may enter into hedging transactions in the future, the
availability and effectiveness of these transactions may be limited, and we may
not be able to successfully hedge our exposure at all. In addition, our foreign
currency exchange losses may be magnified by PRC exchange control regulations
that restrict our ability to convert RMB into foreign currencies.
Restrictions
under PRC law on our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to make dividends and other
distributions could materially and adversely affect our ability to grow, make
investments or acquisitions that could benefit our business, pay dividends to
you, and otherwise fund and conduct our business.
Substantially
all of our sales are earned by our PRC subsidiaries. However, PRC regulations
restrict the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to make dividends and other
payments to its offshore parent company. PRC legal restrictions permit payments
of dividends by our PRC subsidiaries only out of its accumulated after-tax
profits, if any, determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and
regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries are also required under PRC laws and
regulations to allocate at least 10% of its annual after-tax profits determined
in accordance with PRC generally accepted accounting principles to a statutory
general reserve fund until the amounts in said fund reaches 50% of our
registered capital. The general reserve fund is not distributable as cash
dividends. The board of directors of a FIE has the discretion to allocate a
portion of its after-tax profits to staff welfare and bonus funds, which may not
be distributed to equity owners except in the event of liquidation. Allocations
to these statutory reserve funds can only be used for specific purposes and are
not transferable to us in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends. Any
limitations on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to transfer funds to us could
materially and adversely limit our ability to grow, make investments or
acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business, pay dividends and
otherwise fund and conduct our business.
Failure
to comply with PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special
purpose companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC resident shareholders to
personal liability, limit our ability to acquire PRC companies or to inject
capital into PRC subsidiaries, limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to distribute
profits to us or otherwise materially adversely affect us.
In
October 2005, SAFE issued the Notice on Relevant Issues in the Foreign Exchange
Control over Financing and Return Investment Through Special Purpose Companies
by Residents Inside China, generally referred to as Circular 75 which became
effective as of November 1, 2005, and was further supplemented by two
implementation notices issued by the SAFE on November 24, 2005 and May 29, 2007,
respectively. Circular 75 requires PRC residents to register with the competent
local SAFE branch before establishing or acquiring control over an offshore
special purpose company, or SPV, for the purpose of engaging in an equity
financing outside of China on the strength of domestic PRC assets originally
held by those residents. Amendments to registrations made under Circular 75 are
required in connection with any increase or decrease of capital, transfer of
shares, mergers and acquisitions, equity investment or creation of any security
interest in any assets located in China to guarantee offshore obligations. In
the case of an SPV which was established, and which acquired a related domestic
company or assets, before the implementation date of Circular 75, a retroactive
SAFE registration was required to have been completed before March 31, 2006.
Failure to comply with the requirements of Circular 75 may result in fines and
other penalties under PRC laws for evasion of applicable foreign exchange
restrictions. Any such failure could also result in the SPV’s affiliates being
impeded or prevented from distributing their profits and the proceeds from any
reduction in capital, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, or from engaging
in other transfers of funds into or out of China.
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We have
asked our shareholders, who are PRC residents as defined in Circular 75, to
register with the relevant branch of SAFE as currently required in connection
with their equity interests in us and our acquisitions of equity interests in
our PRC subsidiary. However, we cannot provide any assurances that they can
obtain the above SAFE registrations required by Circular 75. Moreover, because
of uncertainty over how Circular 75 will be interpreted and implemented, and how
or whether SAFE 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 Circular 75 by our PRC resident beneficial
holders.
In
addition, such PRC residents may not always be able to complete the necessary
registration procedures required by Circular 75. 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 PRC resident
beneficial holders or future PRC resident shareholders to comply with Circular
75, if SAFE requires it, could subject these PRC resident beneficial holders to
fines or legal sanctions, restrict our overseas or cross-border investment
activities, limit our subsidiaries' ability to make distributions or pay
dividends or affect our ownership structure, which could adversely affect our
business and prospects.
On August
8, 2006, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), joined by the State-owned
Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, the State
Administration of Taxation, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce,
the China Securities Regulatory Commission and SAFE, released a substantially
amended version of the Provisions for Foreign Investors to Merge with or Acquire
Domestic Enterprises (the “Revised M&A Regulations”), which took effect on
September 8, 2006 and was further amended on June 22, 2009. These new rules
significantly revised China’s regulatory framework governing onshore-to-offshore
restructurings and foreign acquisitions of domestic enterprises. These new rules
signify greater PRC government attention to cross-border merger, acquisition and
other investment activities, by confirming MOFCOM as a key regulator for issues
related to mergers and acquisitions in China and requiring MOFCOM approval of a
broad range of merger, acquisition and investment transactions. Further, the new
rules establish reporting requirements for acquisition of control by foreigners
of companies in key industries, and reinforce the ability of the Chinese
government to monitor and prohibit foreign control transactions in key
industries.
Among other things, the revised M&A
Regulations include new provisions that purport to require that an offshore
special purpose vehicle, or SPV, formed for listing purposes and controlled
directly or indirectly by PRC companies or individuals must obtain the approval
of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such SPV’s securities on an
overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published on its
official website procedures specifying documents and materials required to be
submitted to it by SPVs seeking CSRC approval of their overseas listings.
However, the application of this PRC regulation remains unclear with no
consensus currently existing among the leading PRC law firms regarding the scope
and applicability of the CSRC approval requirement. Our PRC counsel believes
that it is uncertain whether the transaction is subject to CSRC's approval, and
in reality, many other similar companies have completed similar transactions
like the share exchange contemplated under the Exchange Agreement without CSRC's
approval and our PRC legal counsel is not aware of any situation in which the
CSRC has imposed a punishment or penalty in connection with any such
transactions. However, if the CSRC or other PRC Government Agencies subsequently
determine that CSRC approval is required for the share exchange and private
placement contemplated under the Exchange Agreement, we may face material
regulatory actions or other sanctions from the CSRC or other PRC Government
Agencies.
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If the CSRC or another PRC regulatory
agency subsequently determines that CSRC approval was required for our
restructuring, we may face regulatory actions or other sanctions from the CSRC
or other PRC regulatory agencies. These regulatory agencies may impose fines and
penalties on our operations in the PRC, limit our operating privileges in the
PRC, or take other actions that could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition, results of operations, reputation and prospects,
as well as the trading price of our common stock.
Also, if later the CSRC requires that
we obtain its approval, we may be unable to obtain a waiver of the CSRC approval
requirements, if and when procedures are established to obtain such a waiver.
Any uncertainties and/or negative publicity regarding this CSRC approval
requirement could have a material adverse effect on the trading price of our
common stock.
Under
the New Enterprise Income Tax Law, we may be classified as a “resident
enterprise” of China. Such classification will likely result in unfavorable tax
consequences to us and our non-PRC shareholders.
China
passed a new Enterprise Income Tax Law, or The New EIT Law, and its implementing
rules, both of which became effective on January 1, 2008. Under The New EIT Law,
an enterprise established outside of China with “de facto management bodies”
within China is considered a “resident enterprise,” meaning that it can be
treated in a manner similar to a Chinese enterprise for enterprise income tax
purposes. The implementing rules of The New EIT Law define de facto management
as “substantial and overall management and control over the production and
operations, personnel, accounting, and properties” of the
enterprise.
On April
22, 2009, the State Administration of Taxation issued the Notice Concerning
Relevant Issues Regarding Cognizance of Chinese Investment Controlled
Enterprises Incorporated Offshore as Resident Enterprises pursuant to Criteria
of de facto Management Bodies, or the Notice, further interpreting the
application of The New EIT Law and its implementation against non-Chinese
enterprise or group controlled offshore entities. Pursuant to the Notice, an
enterprise incorporated in an offshore jurisdiction and controlled by a Chinese
enterprise or group will be classified as a “domestically incorporated resident
enterprise” if (i) its senior management in charge of daily operations reside or
perform their duties mainly in China; (ii) its financial or personnel decisions
are made or approved by bodies or persons in China; (iii) its substantial assets
and properties, accounting books, corporate chops, board and shareholder minutes
are kept in China; and (iv) at least half of its directors with voting rights or
senior management often resident in China. A resident enterprise would be
subject to an enterprise income tax rate of 25% on its worldwide income and its
non-PRC shareholders would be subject to a withholding tax at a rate of 10% when
dividends are paid to such non-PRC shareholders. However, it remains unclear as
to whether the Notice is applicable to an offshore enterprise incorporated by a
Chinese natural person. Nor are detailed measures on enforcement of PRC tax
against non-domestically incorporated resident enterprises are available.
Therefore, it is unclear how tax authorities will determine tax residency based
on the facts of each case.
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We may be
deemed to be a resident enterprise by Chinese tax authorities. If the PRC tax
authorities determine that we are a “resident enterprise” for PRC enterprise
income tax purposes, a number of unfavorable PRC tax consequences could follow.
First, we may be subject to the enterprise income tax at a rate of 25% on our
worldwide taxable income as well as PRC enterprise income tax reporting
obligations. In our case, this would mean that income such as interest on
financing proceeds and non-China source income would be subject to PRC
enterprise income tax at a rate of 25%. Second, although under The New EIT Law
and its implementing rules dividends paid to us from our PRC subsidiary would
qualify as “tax-exempt income,” we cannot guarantee that such dividends will not
be subject to a 10% withholding tax, as the PRC foreign exchange control
authorities, which enforce the withholding tax, have not yet issued guidance
with respect to the processing of outbound remittances to entities that are
treated as resident enterprises for PRC enterprise income tax purposes. Finally,
it is possible that future guidance issued with respect to the new “resident
enterprise” classification could result in a situation in which a 10%
withholding tax is imposed on dividends we pay to our non-PRC shareholders and
with respect to gains derived by our non-PRC shareholders from transferring our
shares. We are actively monitoring the possibility of “resident enterprise”
treatment for the 2010 tax year and are evaluating appropriate organizational
changes to avoid this treatment, to the extent possible.
If we
were treated as a “resident enterprise” by PRC tax authorities, we would be
subject to taxation in both the U.S. and China, and our PRC tax may not be
creditable against our U.S. tax.
Failure
to apply for and receive a further tax preference as a designated hi-tech
corporation by Annec may limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to distribute
profits to us.
Pursuant
to the New EIT Law, designated hi-tech corporation may be accorded a tax
preference at the rate of 15%. Zhengzhou Annec qualified as a hi-tech
corporation and was accorded certain tax incentives at a statutory rate of 15%
for the years from 2008 to 2012. Annec may not be able to maintain this tax
preference after 2012 unless it applies for and receives a further tax
preference for the succeeding five years. If Annec fails to apply for and
receive such further tax preference, it will be subject to a statutory tax rate
of 25%. Higher tax contributions may limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to
distribute profits to us. Any limitations on the ability of our PRC subsidiaries
to distribute profits to us could materially and adversely limit our ability to
grow, make investments or acquisitions that could be beneficial to our business,
pay dividends and otherwise fund and conduct our business.
We
face uncertainty from China’s Circular on Strengthening the Administration of
Enterprise Income Tax on Non-Resident Enterprises' Share Transfer, or Circular
698, that was released in December 2009 with retroactive effect from January 1,
2008.
The
Chinese State Administration of Taxation, or SAT, released a circular on
December 15, 2009 that addresses the transfer of shares by nonresident
companies, generally referred to as Circular 698. Circular 698, which is
effective retroactively to January 1, 2008, may have a significant impact on
many companies that use offshore holding companies to invest in China. Circular
698, which provides parties with a short period of time to comply with its
requirements, indirectly taxes foreign companies on gains derived from the
indirect sale of a Chinese company. Where a foreign investor indirectly
transfers equity interests in a Chinese resident enterprise by selling the
shares in an offshore holding company, and the latter is located in a country or
jurisdiction where the effective tax burden is less than 12.5% or where the
offshore income of his, her, or its residents is not taxable, the foreign
investor is required to provide the tax authority in charge of that Chinese
resident enterprise with the relevant information within 30 days of the
transfers. Moreover, where a foreign investor indirectly transfers equity
interests in a Chinese resident enterprise through an abuse of form of
organization and there are no reasonable commercial purposes such that the
corporate income tax liability is avoided, the PRC tax authority will have the
power to re-assess the nature of the equity transfer in accordance with PRC’s
“substance-over-form” principle and deny the existence of the offshore holding
company that is used for tax planning purposes. There is uncertainty as to the
application of Circular 698. For example, while the term "indirectly transfer"
is not defined, it is understood that the relevant PRC tax authorities have
jurisdiction regarding requests for information over a wide range of foreign
entities having no direct contact with China. It is also unclear, in the event
that an offshore holding company is treated as a domestically incorporated
resident enterprise, whether Circular 698 would still be applicable to transfer
of shares in such offshore holding company. Moreover, the relevant authority has
not yet promulgated any formal provisions or formally declared or stated how to
calculate the effective tax in the country or jurisdiction and to what extent
and the process of the disclosure to the tax authority in charge of that Chinese
resident enterprise. In addition, there are not any formal declarations with
regard to how to decide “abuse of form of organization” and “reasonable
commercial purpose,” which can be utilized by us to balance if our Company
complies with the Circular 698. If Circular 698 is determined to be applicable
to us based on the facts and circumstances around such share transfers, we may
become at risk of being taxed under Circular 698 and we may be required to
expend valuable resources to comply with Circular 698 or to establish that we
should not be taxed under Circular 698, which could have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
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We
may be exposed to liabilities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and
Chinese anti-corruption laws, and any determination that we violated these laws
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
We are
subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, or FCPA, and other laws that
prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and
their officials and political parties by U.S. persons and issuers as defined by
the statute, for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have
operations, agreements with third parties, and make most of our sales in China.
The PRC also strictly prohibits bribery of government officials. Our activities
in China may create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by
the employees, consultants, sales agents, or distributors of our Company, even
though they may not always be subject to our control. It is our policy to
implement safeguards to discourage these practices by our employees. However,
our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than
effective, and the employees, consultants, sales agents, or distributors of our
Company may engage in conduct for which we might be held responsible. Violations
of the FCPA or Chinese anti-corruption laws may result in severe criminal or
civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could
negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In
addition, the U.S. government may seek to hold our Company liable for successor
liability FCPA violations committed by companies in which we invest or that we
acquire.
Risks Related To The Market
For Our Stock
The market price of our common stock
can become volatile, leading to the possibility of its value being depressed at
a time when you may want to sell your holdings.
The market price of our common stock
can become volatile. Numerous factors, many of which are beyond our
control, may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate
significantly. These factors include:
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Securities class action litigation is
often instituted against companies following periods of volatility in their
stock price. Should this type of litigation be instituted against us,
it could result in substantial costs to us and divert our management’s attention
and resources.
Moreover, securities markets may from
time to time experience significant price and volume fluctuations for reasons
unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These
market fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our common stock and other
interests in our Company at a time when you want to sell your interest in
us.
We do not intend to pay dividends on
shares of our common stock for the foreseeable future.
Prior to the Share Exchange Agreement,
Annec declared and paid approximately $676,986 in dividends in January 2011,
however, E-Band Media has never declared or paid any cash dividends on shares of
our common stock. We intend to retain any future earnings to fund the
operation and expansion of our business and, therefore, we do not anticipate
paying cash dividends on shares of our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
Our common stock is illiquid and this
low trading volume may adversely affect the price of our common
stock.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTCBB. The trading market in our common stock is
illiquid. Our limited trading volume will subject our shares of common stock to
greater price volatility and may make it difficult for you to sell your shares
of common stock.
We
may be subject to penny stock regulations and restrictions and you may have
difficulty selling shares of our common stock.
The SEC
has adopted regulations which generally define so-called “penny stocks” to be an
equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share or an exercise
price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exemptions. If our common
stock becomes a “penny stock,” we may become subject to Rule 15g-9 under the
Exchange Act, or the Penny Stock Rule. This rule imposes additional sales
practice requirements on broker-dealers that sell such securities to persons
other than established customers and “accredited investors” (generally,
individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual incomes exceeding
$200,000, or $300,000 together with their spouses). For transactions covered by
the Penny Stock Rule, a broker-dealer must make a special suitability
determination for the purchaser and have received the purchaser’s written
consent to the transaction prior to sale. As a result, this rule may affect the
ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and may affect the ability of
purchasers to sell any of our securities in the secondary market.
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Certain provisions of our Articles of
Incorporation may make it more difficult for a third party to effect a
change-of-control.
Our Certificate of Incorporation
authorize our Board of Directors to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred
stock. The preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, the
terms of which may be determined at the time of issuance by our Board of
Directors without further action by the stockholders. These terms may
include voting rights including the right to vote as a series on particular
matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion rights,
redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. The issuance of any
preferred stock could diminish the rights of holders of our common stock, and
therefore could reduce the value of such common stock. In addition,
specific rights granted to future holders of preferred stock could be used to
restrict our ability to merge with, or sell assets to, a third
party. The ability of our Board of Directors to issue preferred stock
could make it more difficult, delay, discourage, prevent or make it more costly
to acquire or effect a change-in-control, which in turn could prevent our
stockholders from recognizing a gain in the event that a favorable offer is
extended and could materially and negatively affect the market price of our
common stock.
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes and
other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition to
historical financial information, the following discussion contains
forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and
beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from this
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Readers are also urged
to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us which
attempt to advise interested parties of the factors which affect our business,
including without limitation, the disclosures made under “Risk
Factors.”
Overview
We are a
refractory and technology-based company that designs, develops, produces, and
markets refractory products. In addition, through our VIE, Beijing
Annec, we provide integrated stove design, turnkey contracting, refractory
production and sales.
We
generate revenues from the sale of our refractory products and from services
related to the design, engineering and build out of stoves.
For sale
of refractory products, we recognize revenues at the time our products are
accepted by the customer. The sales prices of our refractory products are
established on a cost plus basis and competitor’s prices.
For our
design and engineering services, Beijing Annec enters into contracts for the
design and build out of the stoves. Most of the contracts are fixed price
contracts which typically provide for a stated contract price and a specified
scope of the work to be performed. Payment under the contract is usually based
on the progress of the project.
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Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
consolidated financial statements include the balances and results of Annec and
Beijing Annec. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
The
interim financial information as of September 30, 2010, and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, is unaudited and has been prepared on the
same basis as the audited financial statements. In the opinion of management,
such unaudited information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the interim
information. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 2010.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to
make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but
not limited to: (1) allowance for doubtful accounts, (2) economic lives of
property, plant, and equipment, (3) asset impairments, (4) percentage of
completion on construction projects, and (5) contingency reserves. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates. In addition, any change in these estimates or their related
assumptions could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of
cost or market. Cost is determined on an average cost basis, which approximates
actual cost on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Lower of cost or market is
evaluated by considering obsolescence, excessive levels of inventory,
deterioration, and other factors. Adjustments to reduce the cost of inventory to
its net realizable value, if required, are made for estimated excess or
obsolescence and are charged to cost of revenues.
Revenue
Recognition
Our
principal revenue sources are from the sale of refractory materials and products
and from sales generated from the designing and building of blast furnaces and
hot-air stoves.
Annec
generates revenue from the sale a variety of refractory bricks and the sales
from kits of pre-assembled hot-air ovens. Annec recognizes revenue when: (1)
there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) customers have accepted
receipt of the goods in accordance with the shipping terms; (3) the amount to be
paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and (4) collectability is
reasonably assured. Zhengzhou Annec recognizes revenue from the sale of a kit
when the kit has been delivered and accepted by the client.
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Beijing
Annec enters into contracts to design and build blast furnaces and hot-air
stoves and recognizes revenues during the construction period using the
percentage of completion method. Most of the contracts are fixed-price
contracts, which typically provide for a stated contract price and a specified
scope of the work to be performed. Beijing Annec estimates the percentage of the
job that is complete using variations of the cost-to-cost method. Cost is used
as the primary indicator, but we also considers contract milestones and work in
progress from subcontractor companies. If the estimate of costs left to be
incurred plus actual costs already incurred exceeds the total revenue to be
expected from a contract, then the full amount of the difference is recognized
in the current period as a loss and presented on the consolidated balance sheet
as a current liability.
Shipping
and Handling Costs
Shipping
and handling costs billed to customers are recorded net of the amount collected.
Shipping and handling expense included in sales and marketing expenses amounted
to $2,403,441, $1,929,090, $1,742,494, and $2,305,824 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010,
respectively.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting
Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (SFAS 168), in June 2009,
which approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the
single source of authoritative United States accounting and reporting standards
for all nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the Securities
and Exchange Commission. The Codification, which changes the referencing of
financial standards, is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending
after September 15, 2009. Therefore, in these financial statements, all
references made to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(U.S. GAAP) use the new Codification numbering system prescribed by the FASB.
The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the results of
operations or the Company’s financial statements.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and
Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 (SFAS 161). SFAS 161
was primarily codified into ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815), and
requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging
activities. These enhanced disclosures will discuss (a) how and why an entity
uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged
items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and
(c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s
financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. ASC 815 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008. Currently, the Company does not engage in derivative
and hedging activities and, accordingly, there was no impact upon adoption of
this standard.
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, Subsequent Events, codified under ASC 855,
Subsequent Events, which is effective for interim and annual periods ending
after June 15, 2009. ASC 855 provides guidance to establish general standards of
accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. ASC
855 also requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events
were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected. This
disclosure should alert all users of financial statements that an entity has not
evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of financial statements
being presented. The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 855 in 2009 and it
did not have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations,
or cash flows.
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Recent
Developments
Pursuant to the Share Exchange
Agreement, we acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of China
Green in exchange for 19,220 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock which will
constitute approximately 98% of our issued and outstanding common stock on an
as-converted common stock basis as of and immediately after the effectiveness of
the Reverse Split as contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement.
As a result of the reverse acquisition,
we have assumed the business and operations of China Green and its
subsidiaries, and its VIE, Beijing Annec.
Results
of Operations
Nine Months Ended
September 30
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Cost
of revenues
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24,330,617 | 8,949,658 | 20,793,942 | 23,056,571 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
15,211,418 | 6,324,433 | 11,611, 418 | 16,567,564 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
|
4,454,006 | 2,858,815 | 3,704,000 | 6,451,745 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
4,220,129 | 2,843,579 | 4,155,987 | 5,498,080 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
8,674,135 | 5,702,394 | 7,859,987 | 11,949,825 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
6,537,283 | 622,039 | 3,751,431 | 4,617,739 | ||||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(911,761 | ) | (757,842 | ) | (1,036,076 | ) | (433,303 | ) | ||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision for
Income
taxes
|
5,625,522 | (135,803 | ) | 2,715,355 | 4,184,436 | |||||||||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
686,313 | (16,568 | ) | 331,010 | 500,810 | |||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 4,939,209 | $ | (119,235 | ) | $ | 2,384,345 | $ | 3,683,626 |
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
Revenues
Segments
|
Nine Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2010
|
% of
Revenue
|
Nine Months Ended
Sept. 30, 2009
|
% of
Revenue
|
||||||||||||
Refractory
Sales
|
$ | 36,254,039 | 91.7 | % | $ | 15,181,657 | 99.4 | % | ||||||||
Design
and Engineering Services
|
$ | 3,287,996 | 8.3 | % | $ | 92,434 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 39,542,035 | 100 | % | 15,274,091 | 100 | % |
Revenues were $39,542,035 and
$15,274,091 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. Revenues increased by $24,267,944, or 158.88%, for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period in
2009. Revenues for refractory products for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 increased 138.80% to $36,254,039 from $15,181,657 for the
same period in 2009, and the revenues for design and engineering services
related to stoves for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased
3,457.13% to $3,287,996 from $92,434 for the same period 2009. The increase in
sales of both refractory products and engineering and design services were
mainly due to China's growth in 2010 and the increase in demand for iron and
steel which attributed to the demand for refractory products and construction of
new hot blast stoves.
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Cost
of Revenue
Cost of revenue was $24,330,617 and
$8,949,658 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by
$15,380,959, or by 171.86% compared to the same period in
2009. Stated as a percentage of revenues, cost of revenue for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010, was 61.53% and for the corresponding
period of 2009 was 58.59%. Cost of revenue related to refractory products for
the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased 143.12% to $21,587,165 from
$8,879,063 for the same period in 2009, and cost of revenues for design and
engineering services related to stoves for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 increased 3,786.18% to $2,743,452 from $70,595 for the same period in
2009. The increase in cost of revenue was primarily attributable to
the increase in sales for both refractory products and design and engineering
services.
Operating
Expenses
General and
Administrative. General and administrative expenses include
payroll and related employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs
associated with finance, facilities, legal and other administrative
expenses. General and administrative expenses were $4,220,129 and
$2,843,579 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The $1,376,550 or 48.4% increase in general and administrative expense was
primarily attributable to the increase in sales and the opening of a new factory
in Xinmi, Henan Province.
Sales and Marketing
Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses include payroll,
employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and
marketing personnel and travel, advertising, promotions, trade shows, seminars,
and other programs. Sales and marketing expenses were $4,454,006 and $2,858,815
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009,
respectively. The $1,595,191 or 55.80% increase in sales and
marketing expense was due to increased activities in direct sales and
marketing.
Other Expense. Net other
expense was $911,761 and $757,842 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010
and 2009, respectively. The increase in other expense was primarily
attributable to an increase in interest expense.
Net
Income
Our net
income was $4,939,209 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and a net
loss of 119,235 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Net income
increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by
$5,058,444. The increase in net income was due primarily to the
increase in revenues.
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For
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Revenues
Segments
|
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2009
|
% of
Revenue
|
Year Ended
Dec. 31, 2008
|
% of
Revenue
|
||||||||||||
Refractory
Sales
|
$ | 23,408,259 | 72.24 | % | $ | 38,187,579 | 96.37 | % | ||||||||
Design/Engineering
Services
|
$ | 8,997,101 | 27.76 | % | $ | 1,436,556 | 3.63 | % | ||||||||
Total
|
$ | 32,405,360 | 100 | % | $ | 39,624,135 | 100 | % |
Revenues for the year ended December
31, 2009 decreased 18.2% to $32,405,360 from $39,624,135 for the year ended
December 31, 2008. Revenues for refractory products for the year
ended December 31, 2009 decreased 38.73% to $23,408,259 from $38,187,579 for
year ended December 31, 2008, and the revenues for design and engineering
services related to stoves for the year ended December 31, 2009 increased
526.30% to $8,997,101 from $1,436,556 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The
decrease in sales of refractory products was mainly due to the global financial
crisis in 2009 which drastically decreased the demand for iron and steel which,
in turn, contributed to the decline in sales of refractory products and
construction of new hot blast stoves. The increase in engineering and design
services was mainly due to acceptance of this new business sector by more
clients.
Cost
of Revenue
Cost of revenue was $20,793,942 and
$23,056,571 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. Cost of revenue for the year of 2009 decreased by
$2,262,629, or by 9.81%. Stated as a percentage of revenues, cost of
revenue for the year ending December 31, 2009, was 64.2% and for the
corresponding period of 2008 was 58.2%. Cost of revenue related to refractory
products for the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased 42.23% to $12,654,996
from $21,906,378 for the same period in 2008, and cost of revenues for design
and engineering services related to stoves for the year ended December 31, 2009
increased 607.61% to $8,138,946 from $1,150,193 for the same period in
2008. The decrease in cost of revenue from 2008 to 2009 was primarily
attributable to the decrease in sales for the refractory products.
Operating
Expenses
General and
Administrative. General and administrative expenses include
payroll and related employee benefits, and other headcount-related costs
associated with finance, facilities, legal and other administrative
expenses. General and administrative expenses were $4,155,987 and
$5,498,080 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The
$1,342,093, or 24.4% decrease in general and administrative expense was
primarily attributable to a decline in sales as a result of the global financial
crisis in 2009.
Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales
and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, and other
headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel and
travel, advertising, promotions, trade shows, seminars, and other programs.
Sales and marketing expenses were $3,704,000 and $6,451,745 for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The $2,747,745, or a 42.59% decrease
in sales and marketing expense was due to decreased activities in direct sales
and marketing.
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Other Expense. Net
other expense was $1,036,076 and $433,303 for the years ended December 31, 2009
and 2008, respectively. The increase in other expense was primarily
attributable to an increase in interest expense with an offset in tax subsidy in
2008.
Net
Income
Our net
income for the years ended December 31, 2009 decreased 35.3% to $2,384,345 from
$3,683,626 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in net income from
2008 to 2009 was due primarily to the global financial crisis.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
We had
retained earnings of $18,849,566, $13,910,357 and $11,712,915, as of September
30, 2010, December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, respectively. As
of September 30, 2010, we had cash and restricted cash of $3,903,742 and total
current assets of $65,389,955. As of September 30, 2010,
we had accounts receivable of $22,912,105, representing 35.04% of our total
current assets, compared to $19,282,094, representing 33.74% of total current
assets as of December 31, 2009. Our total liabilities as of September
30, 2010 were $55,998,963, compared to our total liabilities of $50,690,863 as
of December 31, 2009. The increase was primarily due to an increase
in sales. As of September 30, 2010, we had working capital of $9,390,992 and
working capital of $6,462,723 as of December 31, 2009. We
believe our cash and accounts receivable are adequate to satisfy our working
capital needs and sustain our ongoing operations for the remainder of our fiscal
year.
However, even if our cash reserves are
sufficient to sustain operations, we must raise additional capital by the sale
of our securities in order to implement our strategic growth plans which include
increasing our product line, promoting our design and engineering services,
improving our products, and the potential acquisitions of mines and other
refractory companies.
We have
had preliminary discussions for additional investments by existing and
prospective investors but we have no funding commitments in place at this time
and we can give no assurance that such capital will be available on favorable
terms, or at all. Even if we are successful in raising additional
funds, there is no assurance regarding the terms of any additional investment
and any such investment or other strategic alternative would likely
substantially dilute or eliminate the interests of our
shareholders.
Below is
a summary of our cash flow:
Net Cash Provided
by Operating Activities. For
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, net cash provided by operating
activities was $273,253 compared to net cash used in operating activities of
$2,095,066 for the year ended December 31, 2009. The net cash provided by
operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily
due to advances from customers and deferred income.
New Cash Used in
Investing Activities. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, net cash used in investing activities was $1,020,668
compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $1,603,768 for the year
ended December 31, 2009. The net cash used in investment activities
for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was primarily due to the purchase
of land rights and the purchase of plant and equipment.
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Net Cash Provided
by Financing Activities. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, net cash provided by financing activities was $869,468
compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $407,168 for the year
ended December 31, 2009. The net cash provided by financing
activities consisted primarily of proceeds from the issuance of short-term
borrowings and proceeds from issuance of related party payables.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Annec entered into agreements as a debt
guarantor during 2010 for six unaffiliated companies. The guaranteed amount is
approximately $7,487,193 as of September 30, 2010. In exchange, the other
unaffiliated companies also acted as a debt guarantor for Annec starting in
2010. As of September 30, 2010, Annec's loans guaranteed by other unaffiliated
companies are approximately $3,593,853. Annec has not historically incurred any
losses due to such debt guarantees. Additionally, Annec has determined that the
fair value of the guarantees is immaterial.
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Identification
of Directors, Executive Officers and Significant Employees
The following table and text set forth
the names and ages as of our current directors, executive officers and
significant employees as of the date of this report. Our Board of
Directors is comprised of only one class. All of the directors will
serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors
are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation
or removal. There are no family relationships among directors and
executive officers.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
||
LI
Fuchao
|
40
|
Chairman
of Board, Director
|
||
LI
Jiantao
|
40
|
President,
CEO and CFO
|
||
SUN
Zhaoqing
|
65
|
Vice
President,
|
||
WU
Qichang
|
73
|
Chief
Technology Officer
|
||
Dean
Konstantine
|
57
|
Director
|
||
There are
no arrangements or understandings between our directors and executive officers
and any other person pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be
selected as a director or officer.
Business
Experience
LI
Fuchao. Mr. LI Fuchao became chairman in February 2011. He
founded Annec in July 2003. He worked for Yuhua Industrial Co. Ltd. from 1996 to
2003. Mr. LI Fuchao graduated from Luoyang University of Technology in 1996 with
a major in inorganic metal material. He has more than 15 years of experience in
refractory material manufacturing industry. He has knowledge and
experience in refractory material’s manufacture, market development, maintenance
and strategic investment. He is responsible for the Company’s market
development, maintenance and strategic investment.
LI
Jiantao. Mr. LI Jiantao became a president, CEO and CFO in
February 2011. He joined Annec in July 2003. He worked for Attention Electricity
Co., Ltd. from 1998 to 2003. Mr. LI Jiantao graduated from Jiaozuo Mining
Institute in 1994 with a major in electric automatization. He has
more than ten years experience in corporate management and
marketing. His is responsible for the Company’s market
development, maintenance and strategic investment.
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SUN
Zhaoqing. Mr. Sun became a vice-president in February 2011. He
joined Annec in 2008. He has worked for several refractory material
manufacturing firms before 2008. He graduated from Henan Normal University in
1967 with a major in math. He has more than 40 years experience in refractory
material corporate management and manufacturing. He is responsible
for the Company’s day-to-day operations. He is also the chief
executive officer of Zhengzhou Huawei Gear Company.
WU Qichang.
Mr. Wu became a chief technology officer of Annec in 2011. He is a
professor level senior engineer enjoying the Special Government Allowance
granted by the State Council and the leader of the Expert Team of National
Registered Metallurgical Exploration & Design Engineers. He has issued many
papers in domestic publications, showing his original ideas about the methods of
properly handling the coal injection amount of blast furnace and application
theory of heat transfer in engineering design of blast furnaces, etc. He was
awarded the State Excellent Design Gold Award, the State Excellent Design Silver
Award, the second prize of the Excellent Design Award of the Ministry of
Metallurgical Industry and the first prize of the National Award for
Technological Invention. In 2000, he was awarded the title of National
Engineering Design Master by the Ministry of Construction of PRC. He graduated
from the Ferrous Metallurgy Major of Beijing University of Iron and Steel
Technology in 1962.
Dean Konstantine.
Mr. Konstantine has been a director since it was incorporated and was the
previous president and chief executive officer. He was not an officer or
director of AP Corporate Services, Inc. or of E-Band Media.com prior to AP's
bankruptcy filing. Mr. Konstantine is also the Managing Director of Green Go
Solar LLC, a company he formed in 2009 which is in the planning and permit stage
of creating a 37 megawatt solar photo-voltaic generation plant on 160 acres of
Mojave Desert property near Los Angeles. From 2001 to 2009 he was president of
Konstantine Enterprises, a development Company building sustainable green
buildings with integrated solar photo-voltaic energy generating systems for
residential and commercial use. Prior to his work in solar energy he was a
deputy sheriff, chief deputy sheriff, and for six years he served as President
of the Riverside County Sheriff's Association, the collective bargaining agent
for approximately 2,500 members of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. He
also served in the U.S. Marine Corps. As a green energy developer, Mr.
Konstantine has negotiated numerous contracts and business relationships with
organizations as large as Southern
California Edison and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and as small as sole
proprietorships and homeowners, and as president of a Sheriff's Association, he
represented approximately 2,500 peace officers in wage and benefit negotiations.
We believe this experience will be invaluable in negotiating a business
combination for the Company.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, during
the past ten years, none of our directors or executive officers were
involved in any of the following: (1) 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; (2) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3)
being 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; and (4) being found
by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and
Exchange Commission or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have
violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has
not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
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Audit
Committee
We have not adopted an audit committee
charter. Our board of directors will serve the function of the audit
committee. The board of directors in the future intends to establish
an audit committee.
Compensation
Committee and Governance and Nomination Committee
We have not adopted a compensation
committee and governance committee charters. The board of directors
currently serves these functions. The board of directors will
consider establishing a compensation committee and governance committee in the
future.
Code
of Conduct and Ethics
We have not adopted a Code of Conduct
for our CEO and Senior Financial Officers.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Summary
Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the
information, on an accrual basis, with respect to the compensation of our and
Annec's executive officers for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2009 and December 31, 2008.
Name and
Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
|
Non- Qualified
Deferred
Compen-
sation
Earnings
|
All Other
Compen-
sation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LI
Fuchao(1)
|
2009
|
$ | 16,573 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 16,573 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chairman
|
2008
|
$ | 13,172 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 13,172 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
LI
Jiantao(2)
|
2009
|
$ | 13,475 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 13,475 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
President,
CEO and CFO
|
2008
|
$ | 11,376 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 11,376 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
SUN
Zhaoqing(3)
|
2009
|
$ | 13,433 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 13,433 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Vice
president
|
2008
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(1) Mr.
LI Fuchao serves as the chairman of Annec.
(2) Mr.
LI Jiantao serves as the president, CEO, and CFO of Annec.
(3) Mr.
SUN Zhaoqing serves as the vice president of Annec.
Options/SAR
Grants
During the last fiscal year, we have
not granted any stock options or Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARS”) to any
executive officers or other individuals.
Aggregated
Option/SAR exercised and Fiscal year-end Option/SAR value table
Neither our executive officers nor the
other individuals listed in the tables above, exercised options or SARs during
the last fiscal year.
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Stock
Option Plan
We have not adopted a stock option
plan.
Long-term
incentive plans
We have not adopted long term incentive
plan.
Defined
benefit or actuarial plan disclosure
As required by Chinese law, our Chinese
subsidiaries contribute 10% of an individual employee’s monthly salary to
pension insurance.
Compensation
of Directors
Our
non-executive director does not receive any compensation for his services as a
director and currently no compensation arrangements are in place for the
compensation of directors.
Employment
contracts and termination of employment and change-in-control
arrangements
None of our officers or employees is
under an employment contract or has contractual rights triggered by a change in
control of the company.
Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
We have not established a Compensation
Committee and our board of directors will serve this function. No
interlocking relationship exists between our board of directors and the board of
directors or compensation committee of any other entity.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
As used in this section, the term
beneficial ownership with respect to a security is defined by Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as consisting of sole or shared
voting power (including the power to vote or direct the vote) and/or sole or
shared investment power (including the power to dispose of or direct the
disposition of) with respect to the security through any contract, arrangement,
understanding, relationship or otherwise, subject to community property laws
where applicable. As of February 11, 2011, we had a total of
11,150,000 shares of common stock outstanding and 19,220 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock outstanding.
The following table sets forth, as
of February 11, 2011: (a) the names and addresses of each beneficial
owner of more than five percent of our common stock known to us, the number of
shares of common stock beneficially owned by each such person, and the percent
of our common stock so owned; and (b) the names and addresses of each director
and executive officer, the number of shares our common stock beneficially owned,
and the percentage of our common stock so owned, by each such person, and by all
of our directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated,
the business address of each of our directors and executive offices is c/o
Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co. Ltd., 15/F, Central Bldg, 5 West St., Xinmi,
Henan, China. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to
the shares of our common stock, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial
ownership consists of a direct interest in the shares of common stock, except as
otherwise indicated.
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Name and Address of Beneficial
Owner
|
Title of Class
|
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership(1)
|
Percentage
of Series A
Preferred
Stock
|
Percentage
of
Common
Stock
|
Percent of
Combined
Voting Power
of Common
Stock and
Series A
Preferred
Stock(2)
|
|||||||||||||
LI
Fuchao, Chairman
|
Common
Stock
|
7,483,138 | (3) | -0- | 67.11 | % | 76.8 | % | ||||||||||
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
14,824 | (3) | 77.2 | % | -0- | |||||||||||||
LI
Jiantao,
|
Common
Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer
|
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||
SUN
Zhaoqing, Vice President
|
Common
Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||||
WU
Qichang, Chief Technology
|
Common
Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||
Officer |
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||
Dean
Konstantine, Director
|
Common
Stock
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | * | |||||||||||||
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
5 | * | -0- | |||||||||||||||
All
Officers & Directors as a
|
Common
Stock
|
7,483,138 | -0- | 70.3 | % | 77.6 | % | |||||||||||
Group (4 people) |
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
15,001 | 78.0 | % | -0- | |||||||||||||
More
than 5% Holders
|
||||||||||||||||||
LI
Ling(4)
|
Common
Stock
|
980,392 | -0- | 8.8 | % | 9.6 | % | |||||||||||
Series
A Preferred Stock
|
1,853 | 9.6 | % | -0- |
*
Individual owns less than 1% of our securities.
(1) As
used in this section, the term beneficial ownership with respect to a security
is defined by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
as consisting of sole or shared voting power (including the power to vote or
direct the vote) and/or sole or shared investment power (including the power to
dispose of or direct the disposition of) with respect to the security through
any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, subject to
community property laws where applicable. Includes shares of common stock which
an individual or group has a right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to the
exercise of options or warrants and such are deemed to be outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such individual or
group.
(2) Common
Stock shares have one vote per share. Excludes shares of Series A
Preferred Stock which will automatically convert into shares of common stock on
the basis of one share of Series A Preferred Stock for 1,000 shares of common
stock upon the effectiveness of a planned 1-for-14.375 reverse split of our
outstanding common stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock vote with
the holders of common stock on all matters on an as-converted to common stock
basis, based on an assumed post 1-for-14.375 reverse split (to retroactively
take into account the Reverse Split). For example, assuming 100
shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding on the record date
for any stockholder vote, such shares, voting in aggregate, would vote a total
of 1,437,500 voting shares.
(3)
Includes shares held by New-Source Group Limited, a British Virgin Islands
company. Mr. LI Fuchao is the sole
director. and beneficial owner.
(4) Includes
shares held by High-Sky Assets Management Limited, a British Virgin Islands
company. Ms. LI Ling is the sole director and
shareholder.
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions
with Related Persons
At December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
September 30, 2010, Annec had loans payable to Messrs. LI Fuchao, our
chairman, and LI Jiantao, our executive officer and
president, and two former owners and now employees of Annec. Annec
and the lenders have not signed notes, there are no specific due dates, and no
interest is paid on the loans. Money is transferred between lenders and Annec
mainly for cash flow purposes. The amounts loaned and borrowed are short-term in
nature and the balances at both year-ends are considered at the fair market
value of the amounts owed. The following amounts were payable to the lendees as
of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010:
2010
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2008
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2009
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(unaudited)
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FAN
Haixue
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$ | 1,178,839 | $ | 1,371,907 | $ | - | ||||||
LI
Fuchao
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466,867 | 468,028 | 722,364 | |||||||||
LI
Jiantao
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122,553 | 73,129 | - | |||||||||
FAN
Yinling
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- | - | 182,688 |
Related
Entities
The
transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement resulted in
a change of control by issuance of our securities to the following entities and
individuals:
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New-Source Group
Limited. New-Source Group
Limited is our major shareholder which owns approximately 76.87% of our
common stock on completion of the share exchange. Mr. LI
Fuchao, our chairman, is a director of this entity. The shares
of this entity are held by Ms. LI Ling who holds the shares for the
benefit of Mr. LI Fuchao.
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High-Sky Assets Management
Limited. High-Sky Assets Management Limited owns
approximately 9.61% of our common stock on completion of the share
exchange. Ms. LI Ling is the director and shareholder of this
entity.
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Joint Rise Investment.
Joint Rise Investment owns less than 5% of our common stock on completion
of the share exchange. Mr. LEE Hon Wah is the director and
shareholder of this entity.
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Giant Harvest
Investment. Giant Harvest Investment owns less than 5% of our
common stock on completion of the share exchange. Ms. CHEUNG
Yun Nai Annie is the director and shareholder of this
entity.
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Mr. Qian Yun
Ting. Mr. Qian owns less than 2% of our common stock on
completion of the share exchange.
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Beijing
Annec
On January 14, 2011, prior to the
reverse acquisition transaction, Beijing Annec entered into a contractual
agreement, or the VIE Agreement, with Annec pursuant to which Beijing Annec
became our VIE. The VIE structure is a common structure used to acquire PRC
companies, particularly in certain industries where foreign investment is
restricted or forbidden by the PRC government. The VIE Agreements
include the following arrangements:
(1) Exclusive
Business Cooperation Agreement ("Cooperation Agreement"), where Annec, in
general, becomes Beijing Annec's exclusive services provider to provide Beijing
Annec with business support and technical and consulting services in exchange
for an annual service fee equal to all of Beijing Annec's audited total amount
of net income for such year;
(2) Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement ("Pledge Agreement") under which Mr. LI Fuchao, our
chairman and 100% owner of all of the equity interest in Beijing Annec (as of
August 25, 2011), has pledge all of his equity interest in Beijing Annec to
Annec as a guarantee of Beijing Annec's performance of its obligations under the
Cooperation Agreement;
(3) Exclusive
Option Agreement ("Option Agreement") under which Mr. LI Fuchao grants Annec an
irrevocable right and option to acquire any and all of Mr. LI Fuchao's equity
interest in Beijing Annec, as and when permitted by PRC laws, for an exercise
price equal to the actual capital contributions paid in the registered capital
of Beijing Annec by Mr. LI Fuchao unless an appraisal is required by applicable
PRC laws; and
(4) Power
of Attorney ("POA") under which Mr. LI Fuchao grants Annec the right to (i)
attend shareholders meetings of Beijing Annec, (ii) exercise all of Mr. LI
Fuchao's shareholder's rights and shareholder's voting rights in Beijing Annec,
including, but not limited to the sale or transfer or pledge or disposition of
his stock in whole or in part, and (iii) designate and appoint on Mr. LI
Fuchao's behalf the legal representative, the executive director and/or
director, supervisor, the chief executive officer and other senior management of
Beijing Annec.
As a result of the foregoing structure,
we control 100% of Beijing Annec and have rights to all of Beijing Annec's
audited net income for such year revenues.
The foregoing description of the terms
of the Cooperation Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Option Agreement, and
the POA is qualified in its entirety by the agreements filed as Exhibits
10.1,10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Director
Independence
We currently do not have any
independent directors as the term “independent” is defined by the rules of the
Nasdaq Stock Market.
MARKET
PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE
REGISTRANT’S
COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market
Information
On January 3, 2011, our common stock
started quotation on the OTCBB under the symbol “EBDM.” As of the
date of this Report, there has not been any trading activity for our common
stock on the OTCBB.
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Shareholders
As of December 31, 2010, we had 96
shareholders of record and 11,150,000 shares issued and
outstanding. This does not include the holders whose shares are held
in a depository trust in "street" name. Currently no shares are
currently held by Depository Trust Company in "street name.”
Dividend
Policy
We presently do not expect to declare
or pay such dividends in the foreseeable future and expect to reinvest all
undistributed earnings to expand our PRC operations, which the management would
be is in the best interest of our shareholder. Undistributed earnings will be
reinvested in our operations in the PRC. Payment of dividends to our
shareholders would require payment of dividends by our PRC subsidiary to
us. PRC accounting standards and regulations currently permit payment
of dividends only out of accumulated profits, a portion of which is required to
be set aside for certain reserve funds. Our inability to receive all
of the revenues from our PRC subsidiary's operations may provide an additional
obstacle to our ability to pay dividends if we so decide in the
future. The declaration of dividends, if any, will be subject to the
discretion of our board of directors, which may consider such factors as our
results of operations, financial condition, capital needs and acquisition
strategy, among others. Please refer to the risk factors for a more detailed
discussion on the limitations on the payment of dividends to us by our
subsidiary.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We have no compensation plans under
which equity securities are authorized for issuance.
Recent
Sales Of Unregistered Securities
Reference is made to the disclosure set
forth Item 3.02 of this report, which disclosure is incorporated by reference
into this section.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Common
Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists
of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of
February 11, 2011, we have 11,150,000 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
All shares of our Common Stock have
equal voting rights and, when validly issued and outstanding, are entitled to
one vote per share in all matters to be voted upon by shareholders. The shares
of Common Stock have no preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption
rights. Cumulative voting in the election of directors is not permitted, which
means that the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock represented at any meeting at which a quorum is present will be
able to elect the entire Board of Directors if they so choose and, in such
event, the holders of the remaining shares of Common Stock will not be able to
elect any directors. In the event of liquidation of the Company, each
shareholder is entitled to receive a proportionate share of the Company's assets
available for distribution to shareholders after the payment of liabilities and
after distribution in full of preferential amounts, if any. Holders of the
Common Stock are entitled to share pro rata in dividends and distributions with
respect to the Common Stock, as may be declared by the Board of Directors out of
funds legally available therefor. Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue
our preferred stock in series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences,
and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications,
limitations, or restrictions thereof.
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Preferred
Stock
We are authorized to issue up to
20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, in one or
more series as may be determined by our board of directors, who may establish,
from time to time, the number of shares to be included in each series, may fix
the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such
series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions
thereof. Any preferred stock so issued by the board of directors may
rank senior to the common stock with respect to the payment of dividends or
amounts upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us, or
both. Moreover, while providing desirable flexibility in connection
with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, under certain
circumstances, the issuance of preferred stock or the existence of the unissued
preferred stock might tend to discourage or render more difficult a merger or
other change of control.
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
In accordance with our Certificate of
Incorporation, our Board of Directors unanimously approved the filing of a
Certificate of Designation designating and authorizing the issuance of up to
19,220 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Certificate of
Designation was filed on February 9, 2011.
Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will
automatically convert into shares of common stock on the basis of one share of
Series A Preferred Stock for 1,000 shares of common stock upon the effectiveness
of a planned 1-for-14.375 reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of our outstanding
common stock. Upon the Reverse Split, the 19,220 outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 19,220,000 shares of
common stock, which pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, will constitute
approximately 96% of the outstanding common stock of E-Band Media subsequent to
the Reverse Split.
Holders of Series A Preferred Stock
vote with the holders of common stock on all matters on an as-converted to
common stock basis, based on an assumed post 1-for-14.375 reverse split (to
retroactively take into account the Reverse Split). For example, assuming
100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding on the record
date for any stockholder vote, such shares, voting in aggregate, would vote a
total of 1,437,500 voting shares.
The holders of our Series A Preferred
Stock are entitled to vote on all matters together with all other classes of
stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock have protective class voting
veto rights on certain matters, such as increasing the authorized shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and modifying the rights of Series A Preferred
Stock.
Following the reverse acquisition as of
February 11, 2011, we had 19,220 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
outstanding. Following the effectiveness of the Reverse Split and the
conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into common stock, there will be
19,995,652 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.
Anti-takeover
Effects of Our Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws
Our Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws contain certain provisions that may have anti-takeover effects, making it
more difficult for or preventing a third party from acquiring control of the
Company or changing its board of directors and management. According to
our Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation, neither the holders of the
Company’s common stock nor the holders of the Company’s preferred stock have
cumulative voting rights in the election of our directors. The combination
of the present ownership by a few stockholders of a significant portion of the
Company’s issued and outstanding common stock and lack of cumulative voting
makes it more difficult for other stockholders to replace the Company’s board of
directors or for a third party to obtain control of the Company by replacing its
board of directors.
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Anti-takeover
Effects of Delaware Law
Delaware
Anti-Takeover Statute.
We are
subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
regulating corporate takeovers. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly
held Delaware corporation from engaging, under certain circumstances, in a
business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years
following the date the person became an interested stockholder
unless:
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prior
to the date of the transaction, our board of directors approved either the
business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder
becoming an interested stockholder;
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upon
completion of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of
the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the
transaction commenced, calculated as provided under Section 203;
or
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at
or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is
approved by our board of directors and authorized at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative
vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock which is not
owned by the interested
stockholder.
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Generally, a business combination
includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a
financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a
person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years
prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, did own 15% or more
of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock. We expect the existence of this
provision to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions our board
of directors does not approve in advance. We also anticipate that Section 203
may also discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market
price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.
The provisions of Delaware law and the
provisions of our certificate of incorporation could have the effect of
discouraging others from attempting hostile takeovers and, as a consequence,
they might also inhibit temporary fluctuations in the market price of our common
stock that often result from actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts. These
provisions might also have the effect of preventing changes in our management.
It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish
transactions that stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best
interests.
Transfer
Agent And Registrar
Our independent stock transfer agent is
Globex Transfer, LLC. Their mailing address is 780 Deltona Blvd.,
Suite 202, Deltona, Florida 32725.
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INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Except for acts or omissions which
involve intentional misconduct, fraud or known violation of law, there shall be
no personal liability of a director or officer to the Company, or to its
stockholders for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer.
The Company may indemnify any person for
expenses incurred, including attorneys fees, in connection with their good faith
acts if they reasonably believe such acts are in and not opposed to the best
interests of the Company and for acts for which the person had no reason to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Company may indemnify the officers
and directors for expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action,
suit or proceeding as they are incurred in advance of the final disposition of
the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf
of the director or officer to repay the amount of such expenses if it is
ultimately
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in which the action or suit is
brought that such person is not fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for such expenses.
Insofar as indemnification for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act, as amended, may be permitted to
officers, directors or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the
foregoing, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC indemnification
is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is therefore
unenforceable.
Item
3.02 Unregistered Sales Of Equity Securities
On February 11, 2011, we issued 19,220
shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to the shareholders of China Green.
The total consideration for the 19,220 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock
was 102 ordinary shares of China Green, which is all the issued and outstanding
capital stock of China Green. The number of our shares issued to the
shareholders of China Green was determined based on an arms-length negotiation.
The issuance of our shares to the shareholders of China Green was made in
reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the
offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering and Regulation S
promulgated thereunder.
The issuance of our shares to the
shareholders of China Green and the registered broker-dealer were made in
reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act for the
offer and sale of securities not involving a public offering. Our
reliance was based upon the following factors: (a) the issuance of the
securities was an isolated private transaction by us which did not involve a
public offering; (b) there were only a limited number of offerees; (c) there
were no subsequent or contemporaneous public offerings of the securities by us;
(d) the securities were not broken down into smaller denominations; and (e) the
negotiations for the sale of the stock took place directly between the offerees
and us.
Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will
automatically convert into shares of common stock on the basis of one share of
Series A Preferred Stock for 1,000 shares of common stock upon the effectiveness
of a planned 1-for-14.375 reverse split of our outstanding common stock.
Upon the Reverse Split, the 19,220 outstanding shares of Series A Preferred
Stock will automatically convert into 19,220,000 shares of common stock, which
will constitute approximately 96% of the outstanding common stock of subsequent
to the Reverse Split.
Item
5.01 Changes In Control Of Registrant
Reference is made to the disclosure set
forth under Item 2.01 of this report, which disclosure is incorporated herein by
reference.
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As a result of the closing of the
reverse acquisition with China Green, the former shareholders of China Green
will own 89.7% of the total outstanding shares of our common stock, 98.3% of the
total outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock, and 98% total voting
power of all our outstanding voting securities.
Item
5.02 Departure Of Directors Or Certain Officers; Election Of Directors;
Appointment Of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements Of Certain
Officers
Upon the closing of the reverse
acquisition, (i) Josephine Resma, our secretary, chief financial officer and
director submitted a resignation letter pursuant to which she resigned as
director and from all office she held, effectively immediately, and (ii) Dean
Konstantine, our CEO, President, and a director, submitted a resignation letter
pursuant to which he resigned from all offices that he held effective
immediately; and from his position as our director that will become effective on
the tenth day following the mailing by us of an information statement to our
stockholders that complies with the requirements of Section 14(f) of the
Exchange Act. In addition, our board of directors on February 9, 2011,
increased the size of our board of directors to four directors and appointed LI
Fuchao (Chairman) to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Josephine
Resma effective as of the date of the closing of the reverse acquisition and
appointed, LI Jiantao, SUN Zhaoqing and ZHENG Yang to fill the vacancy upon the
effective resignation of Dean Konstantine and the increase in the size of the
board, with such directorships in compliance with Section 14(f) of the Exchange
Act. In addition, upon closing of the reverse acquisition, our
executive officers were replaced by LI Jiantao, as President, SUN Zhaoqing, as
vice president, and WU Qichang, as chief technology officer.
Ms. Zheng became a director of Annec in
February 2011. She has been a vice-president of High-Sky Asset management Co.,
Ltd since 2010. She became a vice-chairman of Shang Hai Peng Cheng glass Co.,
Ltd since 2008. She was a strategic development director of West Holding
development Co., Ltd from 2004 to 2007. She was a marketing manager and
vice-president of Shang Hai Ji Guo investment Co., Ltd from 1999 and 2003. Ms.
Zheng worked at local Administration of Radio, Film and Television from 1994 to
1999. She received bachelor degree from He Nan normal university in 1994. Ms
Zheng familiar with corporate management and company strategy, and also have
experience in investment.
For certain biographical and other
information regarding the newly appointed officers and other directors, see the
disclosure under Item 2.01 of this report, which disclosure is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock
In accordance with our Certificate of
Incorporation, our Board of Directors unanimously approved the filing of a
Certificate of Designation designating and authorizing the issuance of up to
19,220 shares of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred
Stock”). The Certificate of Designation was filed on February 9,
2011.
Shares of Series A Preferred Stock will
automatically convert into shares of common stock on the basis of one share of
Series A Preferred Stock for 1,000 shares of common stock upon the effectiveness
of a planned 1-for-14.375 reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of our outstanding
common stock. Upon the reverse split the 19,220 outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred Stock will automatically convert into 19,220,000 shares of
common stock which will constitute approximately 96% of the outstanding common
stock of E-Band Media subsequent to the Reverse Split.
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Holders of Series A Preferred Stock
vote with the holders of common stock on all matters on an as-converted to
common stock basis, based on an assumed post 1-for-14.375 reverse split (to
retroactively take into account the Reverse Split). For example, assuming
100 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding on the record
date for any stockholder vote, such shares, voting in aggregate, would vote a
total of 1,437,500 voting shares.
The holders of our Series A Preferred
Stock are entitled to vote on all matters together with all other classes of
stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock have protective class voting
veto rights on certain matters, such as increasing the authorized shares of
Series A Preferred Stock and modifying the rights of Series A Preferred
Stock.
The Certificate of Designation is filed
as Exhibit 3.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
5.06 Change In Shell Company Status
Prior to the closing of the reverse
acquisition, E-Band Media was a “shell company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. As described in Item 2.01 above, which is incorporated by
reference into this Item 5.06, E-Band Media ceased being a shell company upon
completion of the reverse acquisition on February 11, 2011.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements And Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business
Acquired
Filed herewith are:
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Audited
consolidated financial statements of Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008.
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unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements of Zhengzhou Annec Industrial
Co., Ltd. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009.
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(b) Pro
Forma Financial Information
Filed herewith is unaudited pro forma
combined financial information of E-Band Media and its
subsidiaries.
(c) Shell
Company Transactions
Reference is made to Items 9.01(a) and
9.01(b) above and the exhibits referred to therein, which are incorporated
herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
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No.
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Description
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2.1
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Securities
Exchange Agreement dated February 11, 2011*
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation(1)
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3.2
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Bylaws(1)
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3.3
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Certificate
of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock*
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4.1
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Form
of "A" Warrant Agreement(1)
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4.2
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Form
of "B" Warrant Agreement(1)
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4.3
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Form
of "C" Warrant Agreement(1)
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4.4
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Form
of "D" Warrant Agreement(1)
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4.5
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Form
of "E" Warrant Agreement(1)
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10.1
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Exclusive
Business Cooperation Agreement, dated January 16, 2011, between Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd. and Annec (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co.,
Ltd.*
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10.2
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Supplemental
Agreement to Exclusive Business Cooperation Agreement, dated January 16,
2011 between Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd. and Annec (Beijing)
Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.*
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10.3
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Equity
Interest Pledge Agreement, dated January 16, 2011, among Zhengzhou Annec
Industrial Co., Ltd., Li Fuchao, and Annec (Beijing) Engineering
Technology Co., Ltd.*
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10.4
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Power
of Attorney, dated January 16, 2011 by Li Fuchao*
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10.5
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Exclusive
Option Agreement, dated January 16, 2011 among Zhengzhou Annec Industrial
Co., Ltd., Li Fuchao, and Annec (Beijing) Engineering Technology Co.,
Ltd.*
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21.1
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Subsidiaries
of the Company*
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99.1 | Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information of E-Band Media, Inc. |
* Filed
herewith.
(1) Incorporated
by reference from Form 10/A filed with the SEC on December 3, 2010.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
E-Band
Media, Inc.
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a
Delaware Corporation
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Dated: February
11, 2011
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/s/ LI Jiantao |
LI
Jiantao, President
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Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
____________
Consolidated
Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
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Contents
Page
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Independent
Auditors’ Report
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F-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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F-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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F-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Equity
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F-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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F-5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-6
- F-22
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Independent
Auditors’ Report
To the
Board of Directors
of
Zhengzhou Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.:
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Zhengzhou Annec
Industrial Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the Company) (a Company Limited
registered in the People’s Republic of China) as of December 31, 2008 and
2009, and the consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for
the years then ended. These consolidated 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 auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America (United States) and in accordance with the auditing
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s 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 also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements, 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 Zhengzhou Annec Industrial
Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the
results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ Burr
Pilger Mayer, Inc.
Burr
Pilger Mayer, Inc.
San
Francisco, California
January
26, 2011
(except
for Notes 14 and 15, as to
which the
date is February 11, 2011)
F-1
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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December
31,
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30,
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2008
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2009
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2010
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
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$ | 1,540,241 | $ | 1,227,457 | $ | 1,657,584 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
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6,193,283 | 4,972,796 | 2,246,158 | |||||||||
Bank
notes receivable
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1,701,067 | 741,168 | 1,114,735 | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable (net of allowance of $707,720, $709,479,
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and
$726,385 at December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
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September
30, 2010, respectively)
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11,791,669 | 19,282,094 | 22,912,105 | |||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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4,131,756 | 4,762,032 | 9,863,752 | ||||||||
Other
receivable
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4,682,923 | 7,341,759 | 3,280,906 | ||||||||
Inventories
|
14,625,192 | 18,826,280 | 24,314,715 | |||||||||
Total
current assets
|
44,666,131 | 57,153,586 | 65,389,955 | |||||||||
Plant
and equipment, net
|
11,010,241 | 11,091,695 | 11,417,316 | |||||||||
Land
use rights, net
|
- | - | 2,193,324 | |||||||||
Long-term
investment
|
145,896 | 146,259 | 149,744 | |||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 55,822,268 | $ | 68,391,540 | $ | 79,150,339 | ||||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
loans
|
$ | 3,924,601 | $ | 4,811,911 | $ | 8,819,914 | ||||||
Bank
notes payable
|
6,193,283 | 4,972,796 | 2,246,158 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
9,502,479 | 13,562,037 | 10,578,218 | |||||||||
Advances
from customers
|
14,518,598 | 18,921,030 | 24,201,746 | |||||||||
Salaries
payable
|
99,652 | 186,202 | 220,693 | |||||||||
Taxes
payable
|
694,399 | 615,707 | 635,921 | |||||||||
Deferred
income
|
- | 783,947 | 2,711,185 | |||||||||
Related
party payable
|
1,768,259 | 1,913,064 | 905,052 | |||||||||
Loans
payable to employees
|
58,358 | 1,319,204 | 1,915,598 | |||||||||
Loans
payable to other individuals
|
2,542,966 | 1,901,363 | 1,946,670 | |||||||||
Other
payable
|
978,216 | 1,703,602 | 1,817,808 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
40,280,811 | 50,690,863 | 55,998,963 | |||||||||
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 12)
|
||||||||||||
Equity:
|
||||||||||||
Owner’s
capital
|
2,612,769 | 2,612,769 | 2,612,769 | |||||||||
Capital
surplus
|
1,268,626 | 1,436,223 | 1,436,223 | |||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
11,712,915 | 13,910,357 | 18,849,566 | |||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
(52,853 | ) | (258,672 | ) | 252,818 | |||||||
Total
equity
|
15,541,457 | 17,700,677 | 23,151,376 | |||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and equity
|
$ | 55,822,268 | $ | 68,391,540 | $ | 79,150,339 |
The
accompanying notes are integral
part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-2
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
____________
____________
Year
Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 39,624,135 | $ | 32,405,360 | $ | 15,274,091 | $ | 39,542,035 | ||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
23,056,571 | 20,793,942 | 8,949,658 | 24,330,617 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
16,567,564 | 11,611,418 | 6,324,433 | 15,211,418 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Selling
|
6,451,745 | 3,704,000 | 2,858,815 | 4,454,006 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
5,498,080 | 4,155,987 | 2,843,579 | 4,220,129 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
11,949,825 | 7,859,987 | 5,702,394 | 8,674,135 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
4,617,739 | 3,751,431 | 622,039 | 6,537,283 | ||||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense, net
|
(862,271 | ) | (996,067 | ) | (755,593 | ) | (855,435 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income (expense), net
|
428,968 | (40,009 | ) | (2,249 | ) | (56,326 | ) | |||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(433,303 | ) | (1,036,076 | ) | (757,842 | ) | (911,761 | ) | ||||||||
Income
(loss) before provision
|
||||||||||||||||
for
income taxes
|
4,184,436 | 2,715,355 | (135,803 | ) | 5,625,522 | |||||||||||
Provision
(benefit) for income taxes
|
500,810 | 331,010 | (16,568 | ) | 686,313 | |||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 3,683,626 | $ | 2,384,345 | $ | (119,235 | ) | $ | 4,939,209 |
The
accompanying notes are integral
part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-3
Consolidated
Statements of Equity
____________
Accumulated
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Owner’s
|
Capital
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Owner’s
|
||||||||||||||||
Capital
|
Surplus
|
Earnings
|
Income
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
$ | 2,516,119 | $ | 1,268,626 | $ | 8,059,358 | $ | - | $ | 11,844,103 | ||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | 3,683,626 | - | 3,683,626 | |||||||||||||||
Capital
contribution
|
96,650 | - | - | - | 96,650 | |||||||||||||||
Cash
dividend
|
- | - | (30,069 | ) | - | (30,069 | ) | |||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | (52,853 | ) | (52,853 | ) | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
3,630,773 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
2,612,769 | 1,268,626 | 11,712,915 | (52,853 | ) | 15,541,457 | ||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
- | - | 2,384,345 | - | 2,384,345 | |||||||||||||||
Appropriation
to capital surplus
|
- | 167,597 | (167,597 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Cash
dividend
|
- | - | (19,306 | ) | - | (19,306 | ) | |||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment
|
- | - | - | (205,819 | ) | (205,819 | ) | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
2,178,526 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
2,612,769 | 1,436,223 | 13,910,357 | (258,672 | ) | 17,700,677 | ||||||||||||||
Net
income*
|
- | - | 4,939,209 | - | 4,939,209 | |||||||||||||||
Currency
translation adjustment*
|
- | - | - | 511,490 | 511,490 | |||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income*
|
5,450,699 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at September 30, 2010*
|
$ | 2,612,769 | $ | 1,436,223 | $ | 18,849,566 | $ | 252,818 | $ | 23,151,376 | ||||||||||
*unaudited
|
The
accompanying notes are integral
part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
____________
Nine
Months
|
||||||||||||
Year
Ended
|
Ended
|
|||||||||||
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ | 3,683,626 | $ | 2,384,345 | $ | 4,939,209 | ||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in)
|
||||||||||||
operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
922,319 | 948,681 | 854,649 | |||||||||
Provision
for bad debt
|
342,875 | - | - | |||||||||
Loss
(gain) on sale of plant and equipment
|
2,819 | (32,386 | ) | 347,698 | ||||||||
Change
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(2,182,161 | ) | (8,245,442 | ) | (3,975,919 | ) | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and deposits
|
2,600,762 | (630,276 | ) | (5,101,720 | ) | |||||||
Other
receivable
|
(2,247,244 | ) | (2,658,836 | ) | 4,060,853 | |||||||
Inventories
|
(5,883,197 | ) | (4,201,088 | ) | (5,488,435 | ) | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
1,518,581 | 4,420,313 | (2,739,947 | ) | ||||||||
Advances
from customers
|
2,396,599 | 4,402,432 | 5,280,716 | |||||||||
Salary
payable
|
(48,058 | ) | 86,550 | 34,491 | ||||||||
Taxes
payable
|
229,903 | (78,692 | ) | 20,214 | ||||||||
Deferred
income
|
- | 783,947 | 1,927,238 | |||||||||
Other
payable
|
77,369 | 725,386 | 114,206 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
1,414,193 | (2,095,066 | ) | 273,253 | ||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
proceeds from bank notes receivable
|
(1,154,141 | ) | 959,899 | (373,567 | ) | |||||||
Restricted
cash for issuance of bank notes payable
|
(4,164,246 | ) | 1,220,487 | 2,726,638 | ||||||||
Purchase
of plant and equipment
|
(1,304,375 | ) | (576,618 | ) | (1,178,362 | ) | ||||||
Purchase
of land use rights
|
- | - | (2,203,463 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from sale of plant and equipment
|
- | - | 8,086 | |||||||||
|
||||||||||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(6,622,762 | ) | 1,603,768 | (1,020,668 | ) | |||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Payments
of dividends
|
(30,069 | ) | (19,306 | ) | - | |||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of related party payables
|
691,547 | 190,136 | 661,868 | |||||||||
Payments
on related party payables
|
- | (49,728 | ) | (1,715,466 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from loans to employees
|
58,358 | 1,260,846 | 596,394 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from loans to other individuals
|
(149,251 | ) | (641,603 | ) | 45,307 | |||||||
Proceeds
from contributed capital
|
96,650 | - | - | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of short-term borrowings, net of payments
|
6,731,586 | (333,177 | ) | 1,281,365 | ||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
7,398,821 | 407,168 | 869,468 | |||||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
2,190,252 | (84,130 | ) | 122,053 | ||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes
|
(950,396 | ) | (228,654 | ) | 308,074 | |||||||
Cash
at beginning of year
|
300,385 | 1,540,241 | 1,227,457 | |||||||||
Cash
at end of year
|
$ | 1,540,241 | $ | 1,227,457 | $ | 1,657,584 | ||||||
Noncash
financing and investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Reduction
of accounts payable and accrued expenses through disposal
of
|
||||||||||||
plant
and equipment
|
$ | 21,884 | $ | 360,755 | $ | 243,872 | ||||||
Reduction
of accounts receivable through addition of plant and
equipment
|
$ | 176,173 | $ | 755,017 | $ | 345,908 | ||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 348,386 | $ | 476,074 | $ | 661,629 | ||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ | 160,980 | $ | 244,744 | $ | 301,750 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
$ | 30,069 | $ | 19,306 | $ | - |
The
accompanying notes are integral
part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
1.
|
Business
of the Company
|
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd. (Zhengzhou Annec) was established in 2003, a Company
Limited registered in Xinmi city Henan province in the People’s Republic of
China (PRC or China).
Zhengzhou
Annec is principally engaged in the manufacture, design, development, sale,
installation, and maintenance of refractory materials and products. Zhengzhou
Annec’s primary products are heat shock bricks for internal, top, and external
combustion hot air stoves, high alumina brick with heat shock,
cordierite-mullite bricks, non-recasting, soft and high-heating andalusite
brick, and silica bricks with high thermal conductivity and high
density.
Annec
(Beijing) Engineering Technology Co., Ltd (Beijing Annec) was established in
January 2008 as a Company Limited, registered in Beijing China. Beijing Annec’s
primary business is to design and build blast furnaces and hot air stoves.
Beijing Annec acts as a general contractor and has outside construction
companies serve as sub-contractors. Beijing Annec is also in the business of
technology research and development, graphic design, production, engineering and
technical consulting, and sales of building materials.
Zhengzhou
Annec owned 88.3%, 88.3%, and 96.3% of Beijing Annec through individual owners
nominated by Zhengzhou Annec at December 31 2008 and 2009, and September 30,
2010, respectively. Zhengzhou Annec’s Chairman Mr. Fuchao Li owned the remaining
interest of 11.7%, 11.7%, and 3.7%, respectively for those same periods. As
Zhengzhou Annec has control over Beijing Annec, this entity is consolidated with
Zhengzhou Annec with no non-controlling interest and intercompany transactions
and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Hereafter Zhengzhou Annec
and Beijing Annec as a consolidated entity will be referred to as the “Company”
or “Annec”.
2.
|
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
|
Basis
of Presentation
The
financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The consolidated
financial statements include the balances and results of Annec and Beijing
Annec. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated in consolidation.
The
interim financial information as of September 30, 2010, and for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2010, is unaudited and has been prepared on the
same basis as the audited financial statements. In the opinion of management,
such unaudited information includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the interim
information. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are
not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year
ended December 31, 2010.
Continued
F-6
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to
make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities. Significant estimates and assumptions are used for, but
not limited to: (1) allowance for doubtful accounts, (2) economic lives of
property, plant, and equipment, (3) asset impairments, (4) percentage of
completion on construction projects, and (5) contingency reserves. We base our
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we
believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates. In addition, any change in these estimates or their related
assumptions could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
Cash
Cash
consists primarily of cash on hand or cash deposits in banks that are available
for withdrawal without restriction.
Restricted
Cash
Restricted
cash represents cash that is held by the banks as collateral for notes payable.
The banks generally have collateral requirements ranging from 50% to 100% of the
outstanding notes payable. At December 31 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010,
the Company has 100% of the outstanding notes payable balances held by the banks
as collateral.
Bank
Notes Receivable
Bank
notes receivable consists of bank notes from various banks in the PRC, which
generally have a maturity of one to six months. The bank notes are highly liquid
and are sometimes given to or received by vendors and customers instead of the
local currency (Renminbi or RMB). The bank notes can generally be presented to
the bank before maturity and in such case are redeemable at a slight
discount.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are reported at net realizable value. The Company has established an
allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors pertaining to the credit
risks of specific customers, historical trends, age of the receivable and other
information. Delinquent accounts are written off when it is determined that the
amounts are uncollectible.
Continued
F-7
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Concentration
of Credit and Other Risks
Financial
instruments which potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk
consist principally of cash, restricted cash, bank notes receivable, accounts
receivable and other receivable. The Company holds all its bank deposits with
banks in China. In China, there is no equivalent federal deposit insurance as in
the United States; as such, these amounts held in banks in China are not
insured. The Company has not experienced any losses in such bank accounts
through September 30, 2010. In an effort to mitigate any potential risk, the
Company periodically evaluates the credit quality of the financial institutions
which hold the bank deposits and the Company holds its cash in multiple banks
supported by the local and Central Government of the PRC.
The
Company does not require collateral or other security to support the trade
receivables. We are exposed to credit risk in the event of nonpayment by
customers to the extent of amounts recorded on the balance sheet. One customer
accounted for 33%, 37%, and 11% of our trade receivables balance as of December
31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, respectively. An additional customer
accounted for 8%, 18%, and 5% of trade receivables balance as of December 31,
2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, respectively. Additionally, two
individual customers accounted for 15% and 20%, respectively, of accounts
receivable at September 30, 2010.
One
customer individually accounted for 5%, 16%, and 0% of our revenue in the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine month period ended September 30,
2010, respectively. A separate customer individually accounted for 0%, 11%, and
0% of our revenue in the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine
month period ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
Other
receivables are comprised of three categories: receivable from individuals (both
employees and other individuals), receivable from other companies and security
deposits for large contracts.
Receivables
from employees include cash advanced to employees for purchase supplies and
service and employees travel and miscellaneous business expense.
Receivables
from other individuals accounted for 10% and 6% of our other receivable balance
as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, respectively, and are primarily comprised of
loans to associates of Chairman Mr. Fuchao Li.
The
Company is required to advance a security deposit in certain percentages
(generally approximately 10%) of sales contract values to its customers in the
interest of quality guarantee. Security deposits will be returned to the Company
upon the completion of the projects. For certain long term customers, prior
security deposit amounts are carried over to different projects with the same
customers.
Continued
F-8
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Concentration of
Credit and Other Risks, continued
The
operations of the Company are located in the PRC. Accordingly, the Company’s
business, financial condition, and results of operations may be influenced by
the political, economical, and legal environment in the PRC. The Chinese
Government controls its foreign currency reserves through restrictions on
imports and conversion of Renminbi (RMB) into foreign currency. In July 2005,
the Chinese Government has adjusted its exchange rate policy from “Fixed Rate”
to “Floating Rate.” During January 2008 to January 2009, the exchange rate
between RMB and U.S. Dollars (USD) has fluctuated from USD $1.00 to RMB 7.3141
and USD $1.00 to RMB 6.8542, respectively. Since January 2009, the exchange rate
has been relatively stable, and was approximately at USD $1.00 to RMB 6.68.
There can be no assurance that the exchange rate will remain stable. The
Renminbi could appreciate or depreciate against the U.S. Dollar. The Company’s
financial condition and results of operations may also be affected by changes in
the value of certain currencies other than the Renminbi in which its earnings
and obligations are denominated.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on an average cost
basis, which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
Lower of cost or market is evaluated by considering obsolescence, excessive
levels of inventory, deterioration, and other factors. Adjustments to reduce the
cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, are made for
estimated excess or obsolescence and are charged to cost of
revenues.
Plant
and Equipment
Plant and
equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is
computed using the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the
related assets as follows:
Plant
and buildings
|
20
years
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
10
years
|
Vehicles
|
4
years
|
Electronic
equipment
|
3
years
|
Furniture
and tools
|
5
years
|
Repairs
and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Gains or losses on disposals are
immaterial and included in general and administrative expense for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2010.
The
Company capitalizes interest attributable to capital construction projects, if
material, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic
835-20, Capitalization of
Interest, which defines that interest shall be capitalized for assets
that are constructed or otherwise produced for an entity’s own use, including
assets constructed or produced for the entity by others for which deposits or
progress payments have been made.
Continued
F-9
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Plant and
Equipment, continued
Occasionally
the Company will settle outstanding accounts receivable and accounts payable
balances through non-monetary exchanges such as receiving or signing over the
title to vehicles. The Company accounts for these transactions in accordance
with ASC 845, Nonmonetary
Transactions. The Company records a gain or loss on the disposal/transfer
of the vehicles to the extent that the fair value of the receivable or payable
balance differs from the book value of the vehicles.
Land
Use Rights
In the
PRC there is no land ownership, but land use rights can be obtained. Land use
rights are stated at cost less accumulated amortization. Amortization expense is
recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the land use rights. Land use
rights are an intangible asset. The Company reviews intangible assets for
impairment periodically and at least annually.
Long-term
Investment
Long-term
investment represents an investment the Company has in a regional bank within
China. We did not hold a greater than 5% interest and we have determined that we
did not have significant control or influence in the bank. Accordingly, we
record the investment at cost. Our investment is in a private company where
there is not a market to determine the value of the investment.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived
assets held and used by the Company, including long-term investments, are
reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be
recoverable. If the carrying amount of an asset or asset group (in use or under
development) is evaluated and found not to be recoverable (carrying amount
exceeds the gross, undiscounted cash flows from use and disposition), then an
impairment loss is recognized. The impairment loss is measured as the excess of
the carrying amount over the asset’s or asset group’s fair value. Through
September 30, 2010, the Company has not recorded any impairment of its
long-lived assets.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
On
December 31, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 157, Fair Value Measurements,
now known as the provisions of ASC Subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (ASC 820-10), which defines fair value, establishes a
framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820-10 applies whenever other
statements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair
value.
Continued
F-10
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Fair Value of
Financial Instruments, continued
ASC
820-10 includes a fair value hierarchy that is intended to increase the
consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related
disclosures. The fair value hierarchy is based on inputs to valuation techniques
that are used to measure fair value that are either observable or unobservable.
Observable inputs reflect assumptions market participants would use in pricing
an asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources
while unobservable inputs reflect a reporting entity’s pricing an asset or
liability based upon their own market assumptions. The fair value hierarchy
consists of the following three levels:
Level 1–inputs are unadjusted
quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the
Company has the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2–observable inputs
other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or
liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that
are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for
substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3–instrument valuations
are obtained without observable market values and require a high-level of
judgment to determine the fair value.
The
Company’s financial instruments consist mainly of cash, restricted cash, other
receivable, and debt obligations. Other receivable are reflected in the
accompanying financial statements at historical cost, which approximates fair
value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Based on the borrowing
rates currently available to the Company for loans and similar terms and average
maturities, the fair value of debt obligations also approximates its carrying
value due to the short-term nature of the instruments. While the Company
believes its valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other
market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to
determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a
different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.
In
January 2008, the Company adopted SFAS 159, the Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities, now known as the provisions of ASC
Subtopic 825-10, Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, and have elected
not to measure any of our current eligible financial assets or liabilities at
fair value. SFAS 159 was issued to allow entities to voluntarily choose to
measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value (fair value
option). The fair value option may be elected on an instrument-by-instrument
basis and is irrevocable, unless a new election date occurs. If the fair value
option is elected for an instrument, SFAS 159 specifies that unrealized gains
and losses for that instrument shall be reported in earnings at each subsequent
reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective January 1, 2008. We did not elect the fair
value option for our financial assets and liabilities existing on January 1,
2008, and did not elect the fair value option for any financial assets or
liabilities transacted during the twelve months ended December 31,
2009.
Continued
F-11
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Government
Assistance
The
Company is currently the beneficiary of government grants that are generally
intended to be used towards capital technology improvement with the end goal of
increased production and energy efficiency. These grants are recorded as
deferred income in the liabilities section of the balance sheet when cash is
received and are accreted into nonoperating income over the life of the
asset.
Capital
Surplus
In
accordance with PRC regulations, the Company is required to make appropriations
to the statutory surplus reserve during the years that dividends are
distributed, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with PRC
GAAP. Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least 10% of
the after-tax net income determined in accordance with PRC GAAP until the
reserve is equal to 50% of the Company’s registered capital. Surplus reserve is
nondistributable other than in liquidation.
Foreign
Currency Translation
The
accompanying financial statements are presented in United States Dollars. The
functional currency of our Company is the Renminbi, the official currency of the
PRC. Capital accounts of the financial statements are translated into United
States Dollars from RMB at their historical exchange rates when the capital
transactions occurred. Assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange
rates as of the balance sheet date. Income and expenditures are translated at
the average exchange rates for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010. For all periods reported, there
were not any transactions outside the PRC; thus, all of our transactions are in
RMB, our functional currency. Currency translation adjustment results from
translation to U.S. Dollars for financial reporting purposes are recorded in
other comprehensive income as a component of equity.
Foreign
exchange (gains) losses recorded in other comprehensive income for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2010
represent $(52,853), $(205,819), and $511,490, respectively.
Continued
F-12
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Foreign Currency
Translation, continued
A summary
of the conversion rates for the periods presented is as follows:
December
31,
|
||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
Year
end RMB: U.S. Dollar exchange rate
|
6.85420 | 6.83720 | ||||||
Average
RMB: U.S. Dollar exchange rate
|
6.96225 | 6.84090 | ||||||
September
30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||
unaudited
|
||||||||
Period
end RMB: U.S. Dollar exchange rate
|
6.83760 | 6.67807 | ||||||
Average
RMB: U.S. Dollar exchange rate
|
6.84251 | 6.81640 |
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income
We report
comprehensive income in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, which
establishes standards for reporting comprehensive income or loss and its
components in the financial statements. The accumulated other comprehensive
income represents foreign currency translation adjustments.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company’s principal revenue sources are from the sale of refractory materials
and products and from sales generated from the designing and building of blast
furnaces and hot-air stoves.
Zhengzhou
Annec generates revenue from the sale a variety of refractory bricks and the
sales from kits of pre-assembled hot-air ovens. Zhengzhou Annec recognizes
revenue when: (1) there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement; (2) customers
have accepted receipt of the goods in accordance with the shipping terms; (3)
the amount to be paid by the customer is fixed or determinable; and (4)
collectability is reasonably assured. Zhengzhou Annec recognizes revenue from
the sale of a kit when the kit has been delivered and accepted by the
client.
Continued
F-13
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Revenue
Recognition, continued
Beijing
Annec enters into contracts to design and build blast furnaces and hot-air
stoves and recognizes revenues during the construction period using the
percentage of completion method. Most of the contracts are fixed-price
contracts, which typically provide for a stated contract price and a specified
scope of the work to be performed. Beijing Annec estimates the percentage of the
job that is complete using variations of the cost-to-cost method. Cost is used
as the primary indicator, but the Company also considers contract milestones and
work in progress from subcontractor companies. If the estimate of costs left to
be incurred plus actual costs already incurred exceeds the total revenue to be
expected from a contract, then the full amount of the difference is recognized
in the current period as a loss and presented on the consolidated balance sheet
as a current liability.
Sales
Returns Allowance
We
estimate future product returns related to current period product revenue. We
analyze historical returns, and changes in customer demand and acceptance of our
products when evaluating the adequacy of the sales returns allowance.
Significant management judgment and estimates must be made and used in
connection with establishing the sales returns allowance in any accounting
period. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of our revenue
for any period if management made different judgments or utilized different
estimates. Based on our analysis, we did not record any provision for sales
returns as of December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010.
Shipping
and Handling Costs
Shipping
and handling costs billed to customers are recorded net of the amount collected.
Shipping and handling expense included in sales and marketing expenses amounted
to $2,403,441, $1,929,090, $1,742,494, and $2,305,824 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010,
respectively.
Income
Taxes
We
account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740)
(formerly SFAS 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that
have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this
method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future
years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their
financial reporting amounts at each period end based on enacted tax laws and
statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are
expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when
necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
The Company adopted accounting policies in accordance to U.S. GAAP as its basis
for computing the current income tax provision. Therefore, there were no
significant deferred tax assets or liabilities during the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Continued
F-14
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
2.
|
Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies,
continued
|
Income
Taxes, continued
We
adopted the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes, on January 1,
2009, that clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum
recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized
in our financial statements. The Interpretation also provides guidance for the
measurement and classification of tax positions, interest and penalties, and
requires additional disclosure on an annual basis. The adoption had no effect on
our financial statements. Following implementation, the ongoing recognition of
changes in measurement of uncertain tax positions will be reflected as a
component of income tax expense. Interest and penalties incurred associated with
unresolved income tax positions will continue to be included in other income
(expense).
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting Standards
Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a
replacement of FASB Statement No. 162 (SFAS 168), in June 2009, which
approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the single
source of authoritative United States accounting and reporting standards for all
nongovernmental entities, except for guidance issued by the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The Codification, which changes the referencing of
financial standards, is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending
after September 15, 2009. Therefore, in these financial statements, all
references made to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
(U.S. GAAP) use the new Codification numbering system prescribed by the FASB.
The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the results of
operations or the Company’s financial statements.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No.
133 (SFAS 161). SFAS 161 was primarily codified into ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC
815), and requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging
activities. These enhanced disclosures will discuss (a) how and why an entity
uses derivative instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged
items are accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and
(c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s
financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. ASC 815 is effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008. Currently, the Company does not engage in derivative
and hedging activities and, accordingly, there was no impact upon adoption of
this standard.
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165, Subsequent Events, codified
under ASC 855, Subsequent
Events, which is effective for interim and annual periods ending after
June 15, 2009. ASC 855 provides guidance to establish general
standards of accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the
balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available
to be issued. ASC 855 also requires entities to disclose the date through
which subsequent events were evaluated as well as the rationale for why that
date was selected. This disclosure should alert all users of financial
statements that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in
the set of financial statements being presented. The Company adopted the
provisions of ASC 855 in 2009 and it did not have a material impact on its
financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Continued
F-15
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
3.
|
Inventories
|
The
components of the Company’s inventories are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ | 3,906,636 | $ | 3,368,957 | $ | 7,383,927 | ||||||
Work
in process
|
638,878 | 293,826 | 429,590 | |||||||||
Finished
goods
|
10,079,678 | 15,163,497 | 16,501,198 | |||||||||
Total
inventories
|
$ | 14,625,192 | $ | 18,826,280 | $ | 24,314,715 |
4.
|
Plant
and Equipment, net
|
The
components of the Company’s plant and equipment are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Plants
and buildings
|
$ | 8,717,696 | $ | 8,813,027 | $ | 9,046,369 | ||||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
3,240,501 | 3,439,435 | 3,512,372 | |||||||||
Vehicles
|
1,173,148 | 1,647,392 | 1,521,916 | |||||||||
Electronic
equipment
|
161,342 | 239,805 | 205,144 | |||||||||
Furniture
and tools
|
33,224 | 47,762 | 42,130 | |||||||||
13,325,911 | 14,187,421 | 14,327,931 | ||||||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(2,315,670 | ) | (3,095,726 | ) | (2,910,615 | ) | ||||||
Total
plant and equipment, net
|
$ | 11,010,241 | $ | 11,091,695 | $ | 11,417,316 |
Depreciation
expense related to property and equipment was $922,319, $948,681, and $844,716
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September
30, 2010, respectively.
Continued
F-16
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
5.
|
Land
Use Rights, net
|
The
components of the Company’s land use rights are as follows:
Estimated
|
||||||||
Remaining
|
September
30,
|
|||||||
Life
|
2010
|
|||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Land
use rights
|
46.70
years
|
$ | 2,203,463 | |||||
Less
accumulated amortization
|
(10,139 | ) | ||||||
Total
land use rights, net
|
$ | 2,193,324 |
Amortization
expense related to land use rights was $0, $0, and $9,933 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine months ended September 30, 2010,
respectively. The difference between the amortization expense and accumulated
amortization is due to exchange rate differences as we translate expense using
an average exchange rate for the fiscal year and translate the accumulated
amortization using the fiscal year end exchange rate.
Amortization
of land use rights attributable to future periods is as follows:
Period
ending December 31:
|
||||
2010
|
$ | 21,297 | ||
2011
|
44,632 | |||
2012
|
44,632 | |||
2013
|
44,632 | |||
2014
|
44,632 | |||
Thereafter
|
2,003,639 | |||
$ | 2,203,463 |
6.
|
Short-Term
Loans
|
The
components of the Company’s short-term loans are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
loans:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
due to financial institutions
|
$ | 3,924,601 | $ | 4,811,911 | $ | 8,819,914 |
Continued
F-17
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
6.
|
Short-Term Loans,
continued
|
All
short-term loans are due within one year and have interest rates ranging from
5.84% to 14.4% during 2008 and 2009. As of December 31, 2009, all of the loans,
with the exception of two, are secured by the Company’s movable property or
equipment mortgage and three loans are secured by multiple
guarantors.
7.
|
Bank
Notes Payable
|
The
components of the Company’s bank notes payable are as follows:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Notes
payable:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
due to financial institutions
|
$ | 6,193,283 | $ | 4,972,796 | $ | 2,246,158 |
Bank
notes payable are due to financial institutions with maturity dates of less than
one year. All are noninterest-bearing notes. The notes payable are not secured,
but do require cash to be held in reserve of 50% to 100% of the total
outstanding notes payable. At December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30,
2010, the Company had 100% of the loan amounts due held in reserves as
restricted cash.
8.
|
Advances
from Customers
|
The
components of the Company’s customer deposits consists of amounts payable to
various customers for deposits received.
9.
|
Related
Party Payable
|
The
components of the Company’s loans payable to related party consist of various
unsecured noninterest bearing loans payable to owners of the Company with a
balance of $1,768,259, $1,913,064, and $905,052 as of December 31, 2008 and
2009, and September 30, 2010, respectively. These loans do not carry a specific
due date and will not be called in the current operating cycle, but will be
returned to the owners in the future. These debt instruments have
characteristics similar to a permanent capital equity loan. PRC regulations
prohibit additional equity infusions without documentation and audit by a
third-party. Due to the nature of these notes, they are recorded at face value
and have not been discounted for the noninterest feature (see Note
10).
Continued
F-18
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
10.
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
At
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010, the Company had loans
payable to four owners of the Company. The Company and the owners have not
signed notes, there are no specific due dates, and no interest is paid on the
loans. Money is transferred between the owners and the Company mainly for cash
flow purposes. The amounts loaned and borrowed are short-term in nature and the
balances at both year-ends are considered at the fair market value of the
amounts owed. The following amounts were payable to the owners as of December
31, 2008 and 2009, and September 30, 2010:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Haixue
Fan
|
$ | 1,178,839 | $ | 1,371,907 | $ | - | ||||||
Fuchao
Li
|
466,867 | 468,028 | 722,364 | |||||||||
Jiantao
Li
|
122,553 | 73,129 | - | |||||||||
Yinling
Fan
|
- | - | 182,688 | |||||||||
$ | 1,768,259 | $ | 1,913,064 | $ | 905,052 |
11.
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company is subject to applicable local tax statutes and is governed by the
Income Tax Law of the PRC and local income tax laws (the PRC Income Tax
Law).
Zhengzhou
Annec qualified as a hi-tech corporation and was accorded certain tax incentives
for said designation. Accordingly, Zhengzhou Annec was subject to tax at a
statutory rate of 15% for the years ended December 31 2008 and 2009. Zhengzhou
Annec will continue to be subject to a 15% tax rate for the years ending
December 31, 2010, 2011, and 2012, and expects that thereafter will become
subject to a rate of 25% unless Zhengzhou Annec applies for and receives a
further tax holiday for the succeeding five years. The tax savings due to tax
holiday is approximately $545,000, $348,000, and $720,000 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2009, and the nine months ended September 30, 2010,
respectively.
Beijing
Annec is subject to taxes at a statutory rate of 25%.
As of
December 31, 2008 and 2009, the Company is not in any uncertain tax positions
and thus has no accrued interest and penalties related to those matters. The
differences between U.S. GAAP net income and PRC taxable income are considered
as permanent differences and thus the Company did not record any deferred
taxes.
Continued
F-19
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
11.
|
Income Taxes,
continued
|
Income
before provision of income taxes:
December
31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
Operations
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
China
Operations
|
4,184,436 | 2,715,355 | 5,625,522 | |||||||||
Total
|
$ | 4,184,436 | $ | 2,715,355 | $ | 5,625,522 |
The
provision for income taxes includes:
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||||||||
Chinese
Operations
|
$ | 500,810 | $ | 331,010 | $ | (16,568 | ) | $ | 686,313 | |||||||
Income
tax provision
|
$ | 500,810 | $ | 331,010 | $ | (16,568 | ) | $ | 686,313 |
Annual
Enterprise Income Tax (EIT) assessments shall be completed before the end of May
every year. The tax authority conducts reviews of the EIT returns once a year.
Based on PRC tax regulations, the tax authority has rights to review for
underpaid or unpaid taxes for a period of three years. If an amount of underpaid
or unpaid taxes exceeds RMB 100,000, the tax authority has rights to review for
five years. If any tax evasion is involved, there is no time limitation for
review.
12.
|
Commitments and
Contingencies
|
Third
Party Guarantees
The
Company entered into agreements as a debt guarantor during 2010 for six parties.
The guaranteed amount is approximately $7,487,193 as of September 30,
2010.
Other
parties also acted as a debt guarantor for the Company starting in 2010. As of
September 30, 2010, the Company’s loans guaranteed by other parties are
approximately $3,593,853. The Company has not historically incurred any losses
due to such debt guarantees. Additionally, the Company has determined that the
fair value of the guarantees is immaterial.
Continued
F-20
Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
____________
13.
|
Foreign
Operations
|
As of
December 31, 2009, all of our revenues and assets are associated with operations
conducted in the PRC.
14.
|
Segment
Reporting
|
The
Company operates in two reportable segments: Zhengzhou Annec and Beijing
Annec. The Zhengzhou Annec segment manufactures and sells a variety
of refractory bricks and kits of pre-assembled hot-air ovens. The
Beijing Annec segment designs and builds blast furnaces and hot-air stoves on a
contract basis and uses subcontractors throughout the construction
process.
All
revenues are related to end customers in China.
Information
on reportable segments for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 is as follows:
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
Year
Ended December 31,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
2010
|
|||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Zhengzhou
Annec
|
$ | 38,187,579 | $ | 23,408,259 | $ | 15,181,657 | $ | 36,254,039 | ||||||||
Beijing
Annec
|
1,436,556 | 8,997,101 | 92,434 | 3,287,996 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
39,624,135 | 32,405,360 | 15,274,091 | 39,542,035 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Zhengzhou
Annec
|
21,906,378 | 12,654,996 | 8,879,063 | 21,587,165 | ||||||||||||
Beijing
Annec
|
1,150,193 | 8,138,946 | 70,595 | 2,743,452 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
23,056,571 | 20,793,942 | 8,949,658 | 24,330,617 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
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Zhengzhou
Annec
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11,625,897 | 7,474,265 | 5,490,635 | 8,311,057 | ||||||||||||
Beijing
Annec
|
323,928 | 385,722 | 211,759 | 363,078 | ||||||||||||
Total
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11,949,825 | 7,859,987 | 5,702,394 | 8,674,135 | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
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$ | 4,617,739 | $ | 3,751,431 | $ | 622,039 | $ | 6,537,283 | ||||||||
Plant
and equipment, net
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Zhengzhou
Annec
|
$ | 10,743,332 | $ | 10,901,178 | $ | 10,117,685 | $ | 11,257,141 | ||||||||
Beijing
Annec
|
266,909 | 190,517 | 123,507 | 160,175 | ||||||||||||
Total
identifiable assets
|
$ | 11,010,241 | $ | 11,091,695 | $ | 10,241,192 | $ | 11,417,316 |
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Zhengzhou
Annec Industrial Co., Ltd.
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, and
nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2010 (unaudited)
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15.
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Subsequent
Events
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The
Company has evaluated all events occurring subsequent to December 31, 2009
through February 11, 2011, the date which these financial statements were
available to be issued, during which time nothing has occurred outside the
normal course of business operations, except for the following:
Subsequent
to year end, the Company obtained the land use rights for the primary refractory
plant Fuliang (see Note 5). In September 2010, the Company entered into an
agreement with Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Zhengzhou Branch for a secured
borrowing of $3.0 million in bank notes for the purpose of purchasing raw
materials, with the land and buildings on the land as collateral. The Company
was required to make a $1.5 million restricted cash deposit with the
bank.
In
January 2011, the Company became a wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) under
Chinese law. The Company is 100% owned by Alex Industrial Investment Limited, a
company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong.
On January 28, 2011, the Company declared and paid dividends of
$676,986 to the shareholders of record.
The
corporate structure was changed in contemplation of the Company completing a
reverse merger with a publicly held Company in the United States of
America.
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